Hey guys. I'm trying to be a bit faster on getting these out, so hopefully it hasn't been too long since I wrote this that I updated. I always write the beginning authors note first, so it could be several days after I wrote this that I actually updated. This is back in Kendra's POV too. Anyways, enjoy!
Also, there something else I wanted to inform you. I'm moving around a few episodes to fit into the storyline I'm doing. You'll see when why when I get there. I'm switching episode 52 and 57. You'll see why so don't worry about it. Let's just say a bunch of crap is gonna hit the fan around there. I won't say anything else though.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything that has to do with Aladdin. At all. So don't think I do. I'm just borrowing these characters for a little while.
Chapter Twenty-Eight: 5m3w4d
Four days have passed since the incident with the ifreet. We decided to get out of Agrabah for a while, but we did not expect to end up in the middle of this mess. I guess it's a good thing Jasmine and Kristy decided to stay home.
Anyway, we're currently standing outside a cannon where a Chinese man dressed in all white was trying to get out. Don't ask how we got here, it's a long story. Anyway, he was almost out, when the rock crumbles beneath him and he went tumbling back into the cannon. I gasped when I saw he was surrounded by snarling wolves.
"Don't move! I'll be right down! Genie!" Aladdin shouted from beside me. I kept an eye on the young man, hoping we wouldn't be too late.
"You've got it, Al!" Genie saluted before he used one of his hands as a grappling hook and shot it towards the other side of the canyon. Aladdin and I slid down the rope and knocked two of the wolves out of the way before it reached the man.
"Why is it every time we're in a rush they have to make like a hero?" I vaguely heard Iago complain. But I was too busy trying to protect myself and the man from the wolves. One wolf starting biting Al's arm while the others surrounded us.
"The sky is clear and the track is dry. Folks, we're gonna see some top-notch racing!"Genie said, now as an announcer. He then zapped the wolves and they're suddenly on a track and wearing numbers like racing greyhounds, looking very confused. "Contestants, on your marks!"He yelled as he turned into the mechanical rabbit the greyhounds chase. "They're off!"
Rabbit-Genie started running along a rail and the wolves chased him. Genie then went into a tunnel, but when the wolves try to go in after him it turned out to be just a poster of a tunnel over solid rock, and they crash into it. Genie shrugged. "Watch a cartoon once and awhile!" He shouted after them and I couldn't help but giggled.
"Dragon! Run! Danger! Must get away!" The man we saved shouted as he began to run away from us fearfully. Aladdin watched him confused. "Dragon? What's he talking about?" Aladdin wondered aloud.
"It's a total freak-out! Back away slowly." Iago informed. I watched them man, wondering what his problem was. Genie, however, went and appeared in front of the man.
"Hey, what's up?"He asked with a smile. The man, however, was so shocked that he fainted. "Whoa, all I said was, "hey, what's up?""Genie said. I was worried now, something definitely wasn't right with this man and I wanted to know what was up.
"Must be heatstroke, Genie. Come on, let's get him out of here." Aladdin said and Carpet picked up the man.
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Somewhere in the desert, a short while later, Aladdin and I were riding two camels with a sack of trade goods with us. Iago and Abu were riding another camel. Genie flew along side Carpet and the unconscious man. "Genie, will he make it?" Aladdin asked.
"How many fingers do you see? Ooh, he's gone from seeing things to seeing nothing!"Genie asked and them said when he got no reaction.
"Haul humps, you deadbeat!" Iago said to his camel. I looked over and noticed that Abu looked ready to pass out and he was leaning against Iago. "Watch it, monkey! You're gettin' heat exhaustion all over me!" Iago growled and Aladdin told him to calm down.
"Calm down? We'll be jerky meat by the time we get to Pei Ling. Caravans are supposed to make money, and to make money a caravan has to trade, so let's start trading already!" Iago shouted in irritation.
" Can we start by trading you for an animal with a sunny disposition?" Genie asked and Abu and I grinned. "Ah, yes, the monkey. Nature's little clown."
"Save it!" Iago shouted. I glared at Iago, annoyed with his negative attitude. Aladdin was too because he told Iago that his temper was way out of control. "IT IS NOT!" Iago shouted, proving our point.
"You're a hothead!" Genie laughed as his head turned into a rocket. He handed it to Iago and lit the fuse. We all watched as the rocket shot up high above the clouds. I heard Iago say something about Pei Ling City before the rocket started to fall once more. Genie caught him. "Rest stop next exit!"
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We finally arrived in Pei Ling after what felt like days. The city, however, was not what we expected it to be like. In fact, it looked completely abandoned. "This is Pei Ling?" Aladdin asked in disbelief.
Genie was busy looking at a map. "The trading hub of the East." He said. Iago scoffed and said that if this was the crossroads of the world, then where was all the people. "Three-day weekend?" Genie almost asked.
Nobody noticed that the guy had woken up and looking around fearfully. "No, it can't be! I must get away!" he shouted, catching our attention. Aladdin asked him what can't be. "Did you bring me back here?" The man asked scornfully.
Aladdin didn't catch it and said that it was no trouble and not for him to thank him. "You have summoned catastrophe by bringing me to this wicked place!"Aladdin repeated the word catastrophe in disbelief. "This is a city of destruction! Of evil! Of the dragon!"
Genie was a reporter now, taking notes. "Hold on, I've got "destruction" and "evil"! What was the last thing?" Genie asked and the man shouted the words a dragon.
That was when a woman walked up to us. "Don't worry! The dragon is gone!" She informed us cheerfully. Iago smirked and said that they should open up shop so they could do some trading. "Oh, no! Today we close our market to celebrate!"
"Some people'll look for any excuse to loaf!" Iago grumbled irately. " Iago! Settle down!" Aladdin snapped, unamused with his angered mumbles.
"The dragon lives on! He will destroy again!" The man exclaimed and Abu pointed to a parade that was coming towards us. "A dragon, ooh, scary! It's a parade float!" Iago huffed sarcastically. I rolled my eyes, that bird was being extra irritating today.
"A parade?"Genie asked as he turned into a float. "I love a parade!" He laughed and Aladdin turned to the man and informed him that we could handle the paper dragon. The man, however, freaked out and told us we didn't understand before he ran away. Aladdin shouted after him to wait, but he ran into an alley.
We ran after him, but by time we got to the alley he had disappeared in, he had, well, disappeared. Again. "Where'd he go?" Aladdin asked out loud. Iago said some more sarcastic things about how he was a flake and we should forget about him and get down to business. "Would you relax? We have plenty of time to trade." Aladdin snapped.
That was when I noticed a shadow looming over the parade spectators. Everyone began screaming when they realized it was a red dragon flying towards us."Uh guys, I think we have a problem!" I gasped, pointing to where it was.
Genie was still a float. "Boy, is that good! I bet it wins the governor's trophy!"He was saying as the dragon flew after Genie, who started running away. "Watch out! You'll disqualify me!" Genie exclaimed. The dragon scratched him and he deflated. It then destroyed the paper dragon, a row of buildings, and a pagoda.)
"Zin wasn't kidding! This town has a dragon problem!" Aladdin said as he started climbing up onto the roof of a building. "Somebody better slow him down! And that somebody is me!" Aladdin jumped onto the dragon's back as it flies by.
"Oh, this is gonna be ugly." Iago groaned as Aladdin hung onto the dragon for dear life. "Okay, maybe I'm not the someone to slow him down!" Aladdin yelped.
"Genie, go help him." I told my husband, who saluted me. Then he transformed himself into a cowboy. " Yup, t'ain't nobody been able to ride ol' Whittamaker. But I figure if any buckaroo stands a chance, it's Al."Genie said.
The dragon shook Aladdin off its back, and some sacks broke his fall. I gasped as the dragon flew back to attack Aladdin. Thankfully though, Aladdin picked up a nearby umbrella and opened it in the dragon's mouth. After a few seconds of struggling, it managed to crush the umbrella and spit it out, then turned back to Aladdin. "Well, Genie, I didn't stop the dragon, but I did make him mad!"
"Worry not, Al!"Genie promised as he turned into a samurai in armor and ran at the dragon, which roared at him. "Uh, your shoe's untied!" Genie chuckled before the dragon slashed at Genie with its claws, cutting him into pieces.
"Genie!" I yelped.
Genie, however, was unfazed. "Oh! And they said this silk was supposed to wear like iron!" He said as the dragon tried to attack Genie again, but he created a crate around it, trapping it. "Handle with care!" He looked through a hole in the crate, and the dragon tried to slash at him again. "Ooh! Stay away from the business end, folks!"
Iago was looking at our smashed trade goods as all this was going on. "This is a disaster! Ruined! Everything! What do you people have against a profit motive! What?!" He yelled in anger. Aladdin once again told him to control his anger. "You wanna see out of control?! Now I'm outta control!" Iago yelled as he started smashing our wares even more. "Look at me! I'm animal wild! What're we gonna trade? We came here for nothing!"
"Iago, enough."I snapped as I walked over and grabbed him, pulling him away from the damaged items. "Excuse me, sirs, madame. I am the mayor of Pei Ling. We are deeply sorry for the damage the dragon has caused you."The mayor said as he walked over to us.
"Sorry doesn't pay the bills!" Iago snapped once more. "Iago! So, your honor, uh, nice town except of course for the, uh, um, the dragon problem."Aladdin chuckled, trying to take the mayors attention away from our rude parrot.
"The dragon used to be the protector of our city." The mayor sighed. I felt sorry for him. "It's a familiar story. City cuts monster from budget, monster has too much free time, monster snaps. It happens." Genie said, shrugging as if it was no big deal.
" No. It is because the balance has been lost." The mayor said and I repeated the word balance curiously. "We believe that life is a delicate balance between joy and sorrow, good and evil." He continued to explained.
"Me and you!"Genie laughed to Iago. " Watch it!" He snapped back and I chuckled. "You guys, stop it and let the mayor explain the story."I told them sternly.
"Our guardian has become a force of chaos. But you have captured the dragon! There is a fine reward." The mayor explained and Iago repeated the word reward cheerfully. The mayor nodded, then gestured towards a nearby cartload of silk cloth.
"Silk! Gorgeous, ridiculously expensive silk!" He exclaimed while jumping onto the pile of silk. "Oh, yeah!" He laughed as Abu held a piece of silk to his face in awe. "It's nice, isn't it?" Iago asked and Abu nodded cheerfully. "And it's mine, so beat it! You'll shed monkey fur on it."
"You know, Iago, I don't think you can control your temper." Aladdin pointed out and Iago just waved him off. " How about a deal? If you can hold your temper until we leave, my share of the silk is yours." Aladdin bargained and Iago asked if he heard a sucker bet. "Of course, one little tantrum and you get nothing." Aladdin finished explained. Iago said it would be easy and that he was cool as a cucumber.
Genie, as a mover, said. "Yo, folks! This box marked "dragon", where do you want it? Kitchen or den?" He asked as he picked up the crate. "Hmm, feels curiously light. Feels almost…" He looked inside the crate."empty! Uh, Al? The dragon's gone."
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That night, we all gathered together to try and find the dragon. He had to make an appearance at some point, right? Iago didn't seem to think so. "Face it, the dragon is gone. As is our reward." Iago was complaining, which he had been doing all day.
"Shh. I have a gut feeling it's still here." Aladdin assured him. Iago rolled his eyes. "I'm supposed to trust your gut? I am out of here!" Iago nearly shouted when Aladdin reminded him that the bet was still on."I'm with you, laddie." Iago assured, forcefully smiling.
I shook my head. These people were crazy. "I think we have more important things to worry about than a silly bet." I reminded them. Then I turned to Genie. "Any idea on where he could be, love?" I asked my husband.
Genie turned into a swat member. "An anonymous tip places the suspect inside this government warehouse. It's the biggest building in Pei Ling! Semi-phenomenal, nearly cosmic deductive reasoning." Genie told us.
"We've sunk to this." Iago groaned and Aladdin and I turned to glare at him. "Uh, I mean, Genie knows best!" He chuckled nervously.
More Genie SWAT team members arrive at this time, and one of them knocked down the door to the warehouse. "After you!" Genie said and we all entered the warehouse. Aladdin, Abu and I were all carrying lanterns Genie had made appear for us.
"Smells funny in here." Aladdin pointed out and I sniffed, realizing he was right. Iago asked if it was Dragon smell. Abu saw a paper dragon and was so scared he dropped his lantern and ran away. The crates in the warehouse are filled with fireworks.)
"Gunpowder smell!"Genie said in relief, before instantly becoming alarmed."Gunpowder?!" He yelped and I gasped, realizing what that meant. The flame from Abu's lantern was working its way toward the crates of fireworks. Genie picked me up and we all run out of the building and hid behind some barrels just before it exploded.
"Well, if the dragon's around, he's awake." Aladdin said right as the guy from earlier popped up from inside one of the barrels. He gasped when he saw the fireworks. "Hey! It's the heatstroke-delirious-run-away-screaming guy!" Genie said, causing me to stifle a giggle.
"My name is Zin Lao." Zin informed us. Genie smiled. "Nice barrel! I live in a lamp!" He exclaimed, but Aladdin had now caught Zins attention."Zin, who are you hiding from?" Aladdin asked and when Zins answer was myself, we all gave him a strange look. Why would he be hiding from himself?
"Yeah, that's very deep. But we're on a dragon hunt with reward pending." Iago informed him, looking annoyed once more. Zin then informed us that the dragon would not attack us as long as we were with him. "Right. This is one of those dragons that fears young cowards."
Aladdin yelled Iago's name, not impressed with his attitude. "Eh, this kid has some complex problems. Let him crawl back into his barrel and we'll scoot." Iago whispered and I rolled my eyes at his negativity. He seriously needed to work on it.
Genie was examining the barrel while this was going on. I turned to face him when he said, "Hmm, roomier than the lamp but kinda musty." He stuck his head through a knothole then. "Nice view, though!"
"Okay, here's what we'll do. Zin knows the town, he can help. We'll split up. Abu, Zin, and I'll search the south side. Carpet, Iago, Kendra and Genie take the north. We'll meet back in town square." Aladdin informed us and we all nodded our agreement.
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My group was now on the north side of town. Carpet looked inside a building while Genie, with his head turned into a search light, shone light on him. We hadn't found anything yet. "Another bright idea." Iago said sarcastically.
"I know! I'll think like a dragon!" Genie exclaimed, ignoring Iago as he turned his head into a dragon's, breathes fire, then changed back to normal. Iago asked him well. "Hard to say. Does "a land called Honah Lee" mean anything to you?" Genie asked.
"Could have been worse. I could have been on Zin-wimp's team." Iago sighed as the shutters of one of the houses open and Zin- or someone who looked like him- looked outside. "Hey, isn't that Zin guy supposed to be checking out the south side?"
"Yes." I replied, looking at the man curiously. He looked like him, but different. Darker almost. Genie flew up to him. "Sometimes I have trouble with simple instructions, so I write little reminders on my hand!" Genie said as he turned his hand into a notepad.
"Out of my way!"Zin lookalike said as he jumped out of the window to the ground. Iago then said that Zin was a deadbeat loser. "Where is Zin?" He growled.
"Is this a trick question?" Genie asked and Iago scoffed. He yelled at him that he was who he asked where he was. Confusing huh? "Let's review: we split into two teams, remember? The parrot, the rug, and myself took the north side. You, Zin, should be with Al and Abu on the south side!" Genie reminded him. The lookalike yelled the south side before running off. "Funny guy."
"Hilarious."Iago rolled his eyes.
"Guys, I feel like something is up with this guy. Something just doesn't make sense here." I said as I watched him run away.
"Eh, whatever it is, I'm sure we'll find out sooner or later. Now come on! We got some looking to do!" Genie assured me. I shrugged and followed him and the others to continue our search through the town.
After he ran off, an hour later still found us searching through the north side of town, trying to find the dragon. "Never get involved. It's a code that's always worked for me!" Iago was muttering to us annoyed.
That was when Zin ran past us, looking scared. " Help! Please!" He yelled. Genie and I ran after him, shouting his name. "My code! My code!" Iago yelled after him and we both stopped running to look at him.
"But he's scared! He needs us!" Genie said and I nodded in agreement. That was when the Zin lookalike ran past us, chasing after the real Zin. "That's a mood swing."
After that, it wasn't long before Aladdin and Abu ran up to where we were standing. Genie and Aladdin yelled each others names before all three of us said simultaneously, "Something weird is going on."
"I'll tell you what's weird. I spent all night on a wild dragon chase. He's all gone!" Iago exclaimed and Genie reminded him about his temper. "I don't care anymore. No dragon means no silk means mad bird!" Iago grumbled before Carpet tapped Iago's shoulder. "And whadda you want?!" He almost shouted and Carpet pointed to the dragon approaching us. "Gentlemen, the bet is still on."
We quickly got onto Carpet and flew away from the dragon, but it chased us. "Assuming we live!" Genie gulped. Iago wouldn't have that though. "Okay, we've gotta catch this thing. What's your plan?" He asked Aladdin.
" Carpet, let's take him for a ride." Aladdin decided.
"That's the plan? We're gonna ride-share with a dragon? Even the genie, even the monkey could come up with something better than that!" Iago exclaimed as the dragon chased us through town, destroying buildings in the process.
"We have to lead him away before he destroys the city. Under the bridges!" Aladdin told Carpet and we flew under a tall bridge, then a low one. The dragon followed us.
"Low bridge!"Genie exclaimed and looked ahead. "Even lower bridge!" He pointed out as we just make it under the lowest bridge, but the dragon was too large and he got stuck. "I'll take it from here, Al! Ooh, I just love the way mud squishes through my toes, don't you?" He asked as he jumped into the river.
The dragon roared at him as Genie turned the mud into a brick. "Well, learn to like it! You're gonna be here for awhile." Genie smirked as he built a brick prison around the dragon. "Behold! The Great Wall of Genie!"
"Thanks, Genie. That should hold him this time." Aladdin smiled. Iago also looked really happy by this. "Come on, let's get the mayor." He said impatiently. Abu pointed towards the prison; red light was shining out of it. Zin then climbed out onto the roof. "Not again, I can't take this!"
"Zin?" Aladdin asked confused. Zin yelled at us to get away, that it was too dangerous. " Zin, what happened?" Aladdin asked, still not understanding what was going on.
I noticed the Zin lookalike at that point on another part of the roof. "Go ahead, Zin. Tell him. Tell your friend the truth." He shouted.
" Wait a minute!"Aladdin yelled. Genie looked between the two and said there was twin Zins. Which Iago said was double trouble. Aladdin jumped off Carpet onto the roof. I followed suit. "Zin, what is going on?" Aladdin asked.
"Yeah, where's the dragon? Spit it out!" Iago snapped before he suddenly covered his beak. "Oops, the bet! I'm not getting involved."
"That is Zang. My, how shall I say, not-so-better half." Zin explained and Zang laughed saying that's debatable. "When we get together there's, well, you've seen it."
" You're the evil dragon?" I asked curiously. I knew something strange was going on, but this was weird. Of course, in this place, should I really be surprise with anything going on here? I've gone through so much stuff recently, it shouldn't be any surprise that two guys can get together and turn into a dragon.
"I'm involved!"Iago suddenly shouted before whispering. "The rewards rules are very explicit. Let him turn into the dragon."
" Zang is the evil one, but he has become so much stronger than I." Zin explained and Zang laughed saying that over the years, Zin had grown weary in his battle to control Zang. I felt sorry for Zin at that point. I can only imagine knowing that all the destruction going on here was because of him, even if he couldn't control it.
Genie appeared as an angel on Zin's shoulder. "Zin! Good can take evil any day!" He said before a Genie devil appeared on Zin's other shoulder. "You wish!" He laughed before the angel zapped the devil, who disappeared. "This was just a demonstration, but you get the point."
"Let us become the dragon, Zin, and destroy these fools!" Zang exclaimed and I rolled my eyes. Iago told them to go ahead and become the dragon and for us to get the nets. That was when Zang attacked Zin and them both began to wrestle.
"Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!: Iago yelled and Aladdin reminded him that we could all be killed. "Then we'll die rich! Yes! Dragon twin powers activate! Come on, Zin baby, go with the flow! What're you waiting for? Dragonize!"
"We're already rich, dummy. And I'm almost six months pregnant and have no intention of dieing any time soon." I snapped at the irritating bird.
"Will you just be quiet!" Zin snapped at us. Aladdin told him yes and to say the same thing to Zang. Zang laughed and said not in a million years. " No, Zang! Right now!" Zin snapped and he pushed Zang off the roof, and Carpet caught him.
"I think Zin's backbone just grew three sizes!" Genie smiled and I nodded in agreement. Aladdin cheered for Aladdin. Zang jumped back onto the roof. "You are quite the busybody." Zang snapped before he went to attack Aladdin and I. But Zin jumped in front of him.
"Leave them alone!" Zin snapped. Zang tried to punch Zin, but he blocked it. "Leave me alone."He growled. Zin and Zang were suddenly surrounded by a glowing white light. Zang began to tell Zang couldn't control him, but Zin stopped him. "Nothing without me!" Zin finished as the two men continued to fight, when they suddenly fell off the roof.
"Zin!" Aladdin shouted. The dragon appeared then, but this time it is white instead of red. It bowed to Aladdin and I, and we bowed back. It then flew over the buildings that were destroyed earlier, and they were magically restored.
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The next day in Pei Ling, Aladdin and I gathered to talk with the mayor. "Ah, balance. The spirits are at peace." The mayor was saying with a smile.
" Well, some more than others." Aladdin said and all three of us turned to where Genie and Iago were fighting over a piece of silk. I shook my head and turned to the mayor. "I apologize for my husbands behavior. Can't really say anything about the bird though." I told the mayor, who just chuckled.
"Face it! You blew it when you blew up at Zin!" Genie was telling Iago. "If I didn't freak out on Zin, he wouldn't have freaked out on Zang! I saved the day!" Iago defended himself. "Saved the day, lost the bet."Genie said.
Iago, who was now yelling incoherently at the top of his lungs, flew away. I shook my head at both of their immaturity.
"Ah, yes. The cosmic balance has been restored."
And done! I feel like this was more of a filler chapter too, but it did have more of Kendra in it. Next chapter will probably not have much Kendra or Kristy in it, but the one after it will. I already have an idea for it. Hope you enjoyed this nonetheless. Please leave me a review though! Without those, I am sad!
