Mission Imp Possible part 2
"ALARIC! I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME!" Genie shouted his face turning redder and redder. I backed away from him, gulping as I did. I had never seen him so mad before. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?" He yelled at me loudly and I flinched into Carpet who was waving at Genie wildly.
"I-I-I th-th-thought if I hadn't he might….try something."
"Don't you think that I can judge if someone is trying to pull one over on me?" Genie asked and I shifted, tearing my gaze from him and looked at my feet. "Well?"
"Give the kid a break." Iago snapped. "He came here for you, you big lug!"
"I told him to stay put!" Genie shouted back. "Alaric, I want you to go back." He growled and I looked up at him.
"Didn't you hear what I said?" I asked pushing back the stinging feeling in my eyes as I looked him in the face. "He tied me and Carpet up!" Genie shut his eyes, frowning, and put a hand to his temple squeezing a bit. Then he sucked in a breath.
"Nefir wouldn't do that. He's helping us."
"But he-"
"I suppose its too late to send you back." He murmured, shaking his head. "We'll talk about this later."
"But Genie…" He turned his back to me and I faltered in disbelief. Iago opened and closed his mouth. Nefir smirked widely at me and I couldn't see how Genie missed that look he was giving me.
"Not another word from you, mister. I can't believe you disobeyed me and made up some sort of story. I'm disappointed in you, I expected better." He stated and I couldn't stop the hurt from coming then and I turned away from him, tears threatening to boil over.
"We're almost to the tower." Nefir stated and Iago landed on my shoulder. Carpet shook a tassel at Genie. "Let's go, Carpet." The rug slumped and went under my feet, lifting me off the ground. I didn't turn back around to look at any of them.
"You okay, kid?" Iago murmured and I nodded to him, my vision blurry.
"Y-yeah." I said and my voice broke a bit. Genie shifted ahead of me and I heard him turn around. I didn't meet his gaze.
"Rick, I-I didn't…I mean I-" He stopped when Nefir shoved a paper in his face. "Give me another bill and I'll rip out your spine and floss with it." He warned and Nefir hid the paper. We walked in silence then.
We soon came through some gates and into a courtyard to the tower. There we saw the large doors to the worm's stronghold.
"So, is the worm that makes the gold in there?" Iago asked nervously, hiding on my shoulder and Nefir, who was cowering behind Genie nodded.
"Yes."
"And what are we waiting for?" Iago cried over excitedly and he sprung ahead. I stood near Carpet, watching the parrot fly up to the massive doors and Genie tried to catch my eye. I looked at Iago instead focusing on him. Carpet patted me and Genie winced a bit. The doors to the tower slammed open and there was a giant three-headed lion. Iago gulped.
"Nothing's ever easy, it is?" He croaked and he flew into my chest in fear. We all backed away as the giant monster headed towards us.
"Wow…the worm has a body-guard." Carpet jostled me and I looked back at him.
"Let's see if we can reason with it." Genie murmured and Iago shook in fear in my arms.
"Nice kitty, pretty kitty…" He tried and the lions' snarled. The far left off snapped its tongue at Nefir, while the right blew fire at Genie.
"None shall pass!" It growled and Iago gaped.
"Whew! My head just talks!" He stated and we were glad it didn't do anything else.
Nefir took off at a run had the bad luck of having one of the lions' tongues wrapped around him. Genie was attacked by one of the other heads then, and was burnt by a burst of fire.
"Hickory smoked goodness." Genie coughed as some sort of food and then he returned to normal. Nefir was pulled along the ground beside him and Genie grabbed the tongue, unwrapping Nefir. As a boy scout he saluted the beast. Carpet, meanwhile scooped up me and Iago and flew us over the scene.
"Be prepared." Genie spoke and then with the tongue he ran over to a large tree and tied it around the tree's trunk. Unfortunately, the large, three-headed lion had wings and he started off into the air along with the tree, which he promptly ate. It flew back down and chased Genie all around the island, literally and as much as I wanted to help, I was not willing to get yelled at again so I kept still. Iago sensed my worry and moved closer to me, frowning down at Genie.
"I'm sure he didn't mean it."
"Yes, he did." I said to Iago and he didn't speak again.
The lion gave up the chase and waited for Genie to make another round of the island. On his way back, around the lion turned and swatted him. Genie was sent flying towards the wall. Panicking, Carpet took us over to a large tree to hide behind.
"Halt foul lion!" Genie yelled and we watched him through the hole in the wall. He was dressed as some sort of weirdly dressed person and with a zap of his magic he had the lion trapped in a similar looking contraption to what Nefir had stuck Genie in once. "Recant thy evil ways!"
"We made it past all the obstacles. It should be perfectly safe." Nefir stated opening the doors a bit and we stood behind him.
I am not, under any circumstances, going in." Iago pouted firmly and Genie rubbed his chin.
"The gold's in there." He said slyly and Iago's eyes lit up. Instantly he bailed from my arms.
"C'mon! c'mon! We made it last the obstacle, it's perfectly safe! Move! Move!" Iago called and he took hold of Nefir's wrist pulling him in first and then he grabbed Genie tugging him next and I followed him without much prompting while I rolled my eyes at his change of heart.
"It's beautiful." Genie murmured and he was right. It was a whole forest environment inside the tower and Carpet and I looked around in awe.
"Wow!"
"Sure, sure, it's gorgeous." Iago grumbled and I looked down to see him turning over rocks. "Where's the gold? What's a silkworm look like? I don't see anything!" Nefir and Genie ignored Iago. "Aphids." He stated, peering behind a bush. "I don't think they're golden. Are golden aphids worth anything?"
"The Worm of Panacea." Nefir and Genie said at the same time. Iago and I saw that they were both looking up.
"What, what is it? Is it gonna rain? What?!" Iago cried and then his eyes spotted the sparkling mound of gold at the top of the domed ceiling. "Awk!"
"That is almost as much gold as I can imagine." He murmured and I snickered quietly. Genie flew up towards it and took a piece from the mound. He flew back down and presented it for everyone to see.
"Well, we got what we came for. Let's go." Iago scoffed the string of gold.
"That's it? That tiny piece? Shouldn't we bring more just in case, like say…all we can carry?" Genie ignored him. Iago grumbled and flew over to sit on my shoulder. "Jeez we came all this way for a string!"
"Sorry, Iago, but I think that's all we need."
"You know, Nefir, we haven't always gotten along well. I just wanted to say, thanks for leading us here. I guess you're not so bad after all." Genie stated and I huffed. Carpet patted me.
"No, he just trussed up the kid and the rug for no reason." Iago snapped loudly and Nefir gave him a dirty look.
"Yeah!" I added, but Genie ignored us all.
"Thanks. Oh, you'd better put that in here, before it goes, uh, stale?" Nefir held out a bottle towards Genie with a sly expression. I gasped. Nefir was going to put Genie in a bottle I just know it!
"You're so thoughtful! Boy, was I wrong about you!" Genie exclaimed and he dropped the small golden string into the bottle.
"Oh, I think you dropped it." Nefir stated, pretending that the string wasn't sitting at the bottom of the bottle.
"I don't think so." Genie scratched his head in thought. Iago started searching the ground instantly.
"Finders keepers! Finders keepers!" He called, but again no one paid him any mind. I cleared my throat and he looked up at me from the ground. 'It's in the bottle.' I mouthed and he gave me a quizzical look.
"I don't see anything, but it's kinda dark in there." Nefir eyed the bottle, making sure to keep the string from view. "Maybe you better go inside and take a look."
"Haha, you know, if I hadn't just developed a grudging respect for you I'd think this was a trick!" Genie told him and then he went into the bottle.
"No, don't!" I cried, but it was too late. Nefir slammed the cork down into the top of it and I groaned.
"You dimwit! You pathetic fool! You dolt!" Nefir jeered at Genie thoughts bouts of laughter and I clenched my fists. Ooh, that imp is gonna get it! "Even I know better than to trust an imp! I poisoned Aladdin because I need you to reach the gold! And I even made you beg me to do it! Ohh, by the way I did tie you your loudmouthed kid, though how he got out still puzzles me." I stuck my tongue out at Nefir ready to jump him as soon as the bottle was out of his hands and the imp stuck his tongue out at me back.
"Anyway, guess he'll never have to worry about you yelling at him anymore. Silly genie. What a dolt." Inside the bottle, Genie slumped and I knew that he was sorry for sending me away. Nefir tucked the bottle into his belt before I could do anything and he flew up above to gather more silk. Taking a string he pulled slowly unwinding the gold as he flew back down to the ground. Nefir started to whirl around with the string, pulling more and more silk and Iago flew above him.
"You fiend!" he yelled at Nefir, and the imp stopped twirling showing a large ball of gold.
"Here's your share of the gold bird." He stated, taking a longer string of gold and handed it to Iago.
"You expect me to betray my best friend?!" He cried and I cheered him on.
"Tell him, Iago!"
"It's gonna cost ya more than that…" He trailed off and I scowled.
"Iago!"
"What?" He asked, but Nefir took some of the gold and tied Iago up with it.
"Not exactly what I had in mind." Iago muttered and Nefir knocked him off the ball of silk. I wanted to get him then, but Nefir was already spinning again and I needed to wait until he let go of the gold lest I share the same fate.
"Tada!" Nefir exclaimed and he was all done with the ball of golden silk. Now I could kick his butt!
"You stupid imp!" I shouted and tackled him off the top of the ball of silk. I gave him a good punch in the eye and he yelped.
"You better stay out-of-the-way, brat. Or I'll do the same to you!" He yelled and kicked me off him, running and snatching a sting of gold. When he turned around I saw the bruise I had left.
"Here, little brat." He called and I scowled. A loud screech caught our attention and we all looked up to see a large, angry, frothing-at-the-mouth moth, flying towards us. Nefir dodged its attack, flying away and the moth gave chase. He lost it in the trees and landed on the ground near Iago, Carpet, and I who were lying on the ground to keep from getting attacked.
"I thought you said this thing was a worm?" Iago screamed at Nefir and the imp gasped.
"The ancient prophecies have come true!" He mumbled in a horrified tone.
"Uh oh, ancient prophecies never predict anything good." Iago murmured and I looked at Nefir.
"What ancient prophecy?" I asked and Nefir sucked in a breath.
"After centuries within the cocoon, the worm metamorphosed into…Mothias, destroyer of cities, bringer of plague and pestilence! According to imp lore, age ago these moths roamed the Earth hunting imps! They considered us," He paused and gulped. "-a delicacy."
"Serves you greedy-guses right." I snorted and he scowled. Iago waddled up to us.
"How about parrots, kids, and rugs?" He asked afraid and the imp shook his head.
"No, no, no, no, they eat only imps."
"Well the, looks like you've got some problems!" Iago yelped and we all ducked into a bush as the moth flew off overhead.
"Let Genie out of the bottle!" I demanded in a hushed tone and Nefir fidgeted.
"Yeah, let's not take the chance this guy has gone off his diet."
"Uh, uh, I don't think that's such a good idea now." Nefir stuttered and I growled at him.
"You better or I'll sock you one." I showed him my fist and then grinned. "Then I'll shove you right out there with that moth." I threatened and then we all screamed as the moth almost took our heads off. It clipped the bushes instead and I lifted my head to see that it was buzzed down quite a bit.
"Just do it!" Iago screamed and Nefir patted his pocket.
"Well?" I demanded. "You better hurry or that moth will come back."
"I-I…dropped it."
"YOU WHAT!" I shouted and he gulped nervously, shushing me.
"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Iago screamed and I clamped a hand over his beak.
"I think I dropped it over there somewhere." He pointed and I rolled my eyes.
"Seriously, you dumb imp?" I hissed. "Well, go get it!"
"I'm not going out there."
"Go now or I'll hit slug you good! Again!" He flew up in the air and I guessed as he spotted the bottle for he flew down grabbing something and barely missing the moth. Nefir dodged the moth and flew up behind a tree bottle in hand. Iago, Carpet, and I ran over, well Iago hopped, and we got to the tree.
"Do I have to?" Nefir asked and I shoved my fist in his face. "Okay, okay!" He shouted and then looked down at the bottle in his hands. "Heh, heh, just kidding about tricking you and poisoning Aladdin and uh…." He opened the bottle and Genie came out to tower over the imp, his back to me. I kept an eye on the moth to see where it was while he spoke to Nefir.
"So I'm a dimwit, huh? A pathetic fool?! A dolt!?"
"A figure of speech, Please, please, please, please save me! I'll do anything! Look, I'm on my knees! I'm begging you for my life! I'm begging you like I made you beg me!" Nefir sobbed and I looked at Genie he was untying Iago.
"I'm sorry, what did you say? I wasn't listening!" He shouted and he looked at me. I frowned and then looked at Nefir.
"You call that begging?" I sneered at him. "More tears!" I mocked and he groaned.
"I was on my knees begging and you didn't even notice?" Nefir asked Genie.
"You don't have to beg me. I'm not that kind of guy. I'll save you!"
"Uh, you can beg me and the kid." Iago stated with a grin. "I enjoy watching others grovel."
"What about you? Do you enjoy it?" Nefir asked, holding a hand to his black eye.
"No, but seeing you do what you made Genie do was good enough for me." The moth gave a screech and we all dove again. Iago was in a bad spot however and the moth chased him instead.
"Ahh!" He screamed and the moth swallowed him.
"IAGO!" I yelled and Carpet flew towards the moth. It had stopped flying and was grimacing like it didn't like what it ate.
"I am not an imp! I'm a parrot! I'm a parrot!" Iago yelled from inside the moth and Carpet rolled up and swatted the back of the moth. Iago was propelled from its mouth and he was caught by Carpet who brought him back down to us.
"Stupid moth! You oughta have your eyes checked!" He looked down at himself and noticed the moth saliva. "Ew, moth drool."
"Way to go Carpet." I said and high-fived him. Iago wanted me to hold him, but I declined and he huffed. Genie flew over to the large ball of silk that Nefir had made and lifted it up.
"In a supreme act of irony, I shall ensnare you in a web of your own silk!" Genie flew down to where two trees were next to each other and he tried to make a web. He ended up tangled in it instead.
"I never was good at irony." He told us when we came up to him.
"You call that a web?" Nefir sneered. "I could build a better web than that!"
"Wait a minute! You're an imp!" Genie exclaimed. "You could build it!"
"I don't do manual labor. I supervise"
"Oh, so you can't do it." I stated and Nefir turned to me.
"Can too!"
"Prove it then!"
"Yeah and what was that you said earlier about moths hunting imps?" Genie asked and Iago grinned evilly.
"Yes, a delicacy as I remember. Yum yum."
"Why don't you distract him while I make the web?" Nefir conceded and we grinned.
"We'll supervise." Iago told him and then we grinned at one another. Genie and Carpet went to distract the moth.
"Stop!" He shouted trying to get the moth to listen. Carpet only smacked himself in disbelief. Nefir worked in normal imp speed which was very fast and in seconds was done with a perfect web. Iago and I examined it. Genie crashed into the ground then, badly beaten by the moth,
"How much longer will this take? He's not very easily distracted." Genie groaned and Carpet flew down towards us.
"Uh, huh…uh, huh….okay!" Iago stated after his examining was over. "We're in business." We shook hands with Nefir and he nodded.
"Nice, web if I do say so myself. But, how are you going to get him to fly into it?" He asked and a sly look went across Genie's face.
"Let's see…who do I know who I'd like to use as bait for a huge flesh-rending insect?" Genie pretended to think and then grabbed Nefir tying him to the web.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" he shouted, struggling and I snickered.
"Good thinking! Make lots of noise to attract the moth!" Genie told him and Nefir struggled harder.
"You can't do this! You're one of the good guys!" I rolled my eyes at him and he looked at me. "Think about the boy! You wouldn't want him thinking you're the bad guy!"
"I don't think he is." I stated and frowned at Nefir. "But I do think you deserve what's coming to you." He only gaped and Genie turned into a carnival man.
"Get yer imps, right here! Tasty, moth-fresh imps! All you can get! Cholesterol free! Num, num, num!" He called
"Uh, I just remembered, I have a dental appointment." Iago ran away, but Carpet scooped him up. The moth closed in on Nefir and I was beginning to think that Genie did intend on letting the moth eat him. No matter how much I hated that imp, I didn't want him to die thanks to us! Luckily for Nefir, just as the moth got too close to change its direction, Genie pulled him free of the web and the moth slammed into it, getting tangled. Dropping the imp, Genie flew over and super quick tied the moth back into a cocoon of silk. He then stuck it back up where the moth had been earlier and Nefir sighed with relief.
"Hey, you didn't really think I was gonna let you get eaten, did you?" Genie asked and then he snapped his fingers. Oh…Here's my bull for saving your life." He stated writing on a piece of paper and sticking it in Nefir's hand. "It's been nice working with ya!" Nefir stood there stunned by the paper and I snickered.
"Are you just gonna let that imp get away that easy?" Iago asked and Genie grinned mischievously.
"Not a chance." I didn't know what he was up to, but he went outside and came back with the lion.
"Oh, Nefir?" He called out and the imp's eyes widened. "Seeing how you're in here now, don't you think you need to protect the gold?" Iago and I were snickering now at Nefir's facial expression. "And look! I brought you a friend!" He tossed the giant three-headed lion in and carpet scooped us all up as Nefir gave a screech.
"Bye!" I called to the screaming imp as he flew to get away from the large lion and we left him inside.
We flew back to Agrabah on Carpet and everyone was silent. I sat as far from Genie as I could, sitting on the very edge of Carpet, my feet dangling off. Iago was looking from me to Genie wondering who was going to speak first. I felt the silence weigh in on me and I finally sighed. Letting out the sigh made more tears appear and I didn't bother to wipe them as I turned around.
"Genie?" I said quietly and he turned his head to look at me. "I'm sorry!" I sobbed and hugged him, burying my face in his neck. He didn't hesitate like I thought he would, instead he hugged me back putting a hand to the back of my head.
"I'm sorry too, kiddo. I didn't mean what I said."
"But you were right; I didn't stay like you wanted me too." Genie surprised me by making me look at him.
"Well, yes. You didn't, but…I think I should have told you to stay. We all care about Al and it wasn't fair for me to make you stay." He let go of my chin and sighed, letting my head fall back on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."
"It's okay."
"No, it's not. I should know better by now that you knew about Nefir."
"He's sneaky."
"Yes, that's true. I suppose we both made mistakes today."
"Jaz and Al will be mad at me too." I murmured and Genie sighed, setting me down beside him.
"I'm not mad anymore, short man. And I'm certainly not disappointed in you. You did a brave thing by coming to help."
"Genie?"
"Yeah?"
"I am sorry."
"I know, shorty." He hugged me again and smiled. "I know." Iago nudged his way in between us muttering about how stupid we were and Genie laughed, ruffling his feathers. "I suppose I should listen to you too, you knew Alaric coming along was a good idea." Iago seemed proud of that and I hugged him to me.
"Yeah, he's a great friend." I stated and for once Iago didn't argue with me. We arrived back at the hovel and of course I got an earful from Jasmine and Abu both while Genie mixed up the worm's silk for Al. Once that was done, he gave some to my brother and Al woke up instantly.
"What happened?" He asked as I flung myself against him. He patted me as Genie told the whole story and by the end Al was rolling his eyes at me.
"Genie, I want to thank you." He told us and Genie smiled.
"I couldn't have done it without, shorty." Genie winked and Al grinned, ruffling my hair.
"Oo, I wish I could get my hands on that Nefir." Jaz stated and Genie and I grinned.
"Don't worry about him. He won't be bothering anyone for a while." I said and Al arched an eyebrow.
"What did you guys do?"
"He stayed behind to make sure that Mothias never gets free again."
"He volunteered to do this?" Al asked skeptically and I snickered as Genie grinned sheepishly.
"Well, not exactly…."
"Now, Rick, what's this I hear about you running away?" Al asked and I sighed. Here we go again.
Okay so how'd you like it? Good, bad? I hope it's good! Okay, so here are the answers to reviews! I decided to do it here!
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