Friends like Me
"This place is dirty." Donald muttered as he got mud on his shoes.
Goofy nooded. "Yeah, should do some upkeep."
"So this is what a bad side of town looks like," Riku snickered, a mischievous grin on his face. "I like it."
Sora shook his head, "It's kinda stinky for my taste, do people actually live here."
"Sadly yes….and don't worry I've been recently aware of this myself." Jasmine muttered as she pushed over a wooden board giving them a path to squeeze through. "Sadly haven't been in any real position do anything about it. Agrabah has been in decay for quite a long time, didn't really realize it though until Jafar came to power."
Night began to fall upon the city of Agrabah, the once crowded streets began to die down as people headed home. Markets and bazaars were left open and empty, all the goods now gone. Jasmine had been trying to keep them away from the Heartless and other thugs, using various tunnels and hiding areas to keep the boys safe. Apparently her and the rebellion she was part of him had been greatly dismantled since they had arrived in Agrabah. Jafar had unleashed a fury of Heartless seaking for a mysterious Keyhole that would gain him control of the world, and according to spies a mysterious second and third thing that they were unable to identify.
"Glad we had some time for shopping before we got chased by the Heartless." Goofy said looking through his pack. "Let's see, potions, jems, and I got this fancy ring that said to protect yuh."
Donald rolled his eye. "Oh please that guy was just conning you, like Pete did with your last car."
"My car been working fine for years, it just tends to explode from time to time is all.
Riku groaned leaning in towards Sora to speak to him in a whisper. "You let these guys handle the munny."
"They know the world more than me."
"Great-" Riku sighed and grimace. "Just great."
As the moon continued to rise their new ally, Jasmine, had sent them to a more run down area of the city. Slums and tents covered most of the streets and most of the buildings had holes in them or are in some form of decay. As they went on, Sora became surprised that they hadn't been jumped by the Heartless judging by just how dark and dank this place had become. Yet thankfully, their journey was a safe one, at least for now.
"So where are you taking us?" Riku asked, starting to get antsy as the sun began to set. "I hope it at least it smells better than the rest of this place."
"A safe place, come on." Jasmine said staying a few steps ahead. "And by the way what you are smelling is Camel."
"Cool." Sora snickered as he kept on following.
"I still don't trust her." Riku muttered to Sora as the two continued following. "She doesn't talk much and she's kinda bossy."
"Well do you have any better ideas?" Sora asked angrily. "Besides she's taking us somewhere safe and things aren't going well for her city, I would be in a bad mood too if that happened."
"Go back to the ship and ditch this place." Riku muttered much to Sora's shagrin..
The further deep they went the more paranoid Riku became. Donald and Goofy were starting to get jumpy as well as the shadows from the moonlight began to creep up on them. Goofy, especially, held his shield close to the chest incase there was a attack.
"Garsh, night time is spooky." he said voice shaking.
"Ugh, my feet are wet." Donald muttered looking down at his webbed feet stepping in the mud.
Finally, Jasmine stopped at one of the taller buildings with a long robe dangling from it. Quickly, she began to climb and signaled the others to follow.
"Really this building?" Riku asked pointing to the run down place. "It's a dump."
Jasmine nodded. "Yes, I've been staying here for weeks now, so far the Heartless haven't shown up throughout most of it."
"Hopefully we won't give them away." Sora said thinking to his Keyblade and the Heartless connection to it.
"Why would you give me away,"
"Well because I'm….The Keyblade Master?"
Jasmine stopped trying to think, "Keyblade Master….I know that name?"
"You do?" Soa said looking stunned,
Jasmine nodded as she pressed forward, "Yes, but it's better if we talk inside."
Carefully, they followed her up a rickety ladder and up to the higher levels of the building. Jasmine pushed a curtain to reveal a one room area, the only windows were that of the massive holes in the wall. A few rugs laid on the ground as well as some rocks to elevate the head. To many this would be considered nothing more than a condemned building right now it was a place to rest and regroup.
"This is your home?" Sora said looking shocked.
"Why are you sad?" Jasmine asked immediately. "Not like you live here."
Sora shook his head embarrassed, he shouldn't judge a person life by the size of their house or lack of bed. "Oh, nothing, so, is this your place then-it's nice."
Everyone took a moment to rest and sit down, Sora pulled the curtain on the large massive whole to see what was behind it and saw to his astonishment the palace in all its wonder and majesty. The white walls glittered in the moonlight and the golden orb pillars shun brightly giving the place a almost illuminated feel to it. A stark contrast to the rest of the city that looked like it was slowly coming apart, already the stench of darkness.
"It's not that impressive." Jasmine said commenting on the palace as she checked the other holes to make sure no Heartless were following them. "Rather have the city look more like that than the palace."
"I guess you're right." Sora sighed looking back out. "At least you have a lot space right?"
Riku shrugged and leaned against the wall. "Big houses aren't that impressive, lived in one long enough to know."
Sore remembered the villa that belonged to Riku's parents. Not as big as a palace but compared to his old house, it was definitely a place to behold. He remembered how he and Riku used to run around in the garden and play in the pool when it was hot. Yet also how they run into Riku's mother and father and get a harsh scolding too, Riku always looking sad whenever it was time for Sora to go. Sora always wondering just what happened in that place when he wasn't their, despite the large open areas it did always have a sense of sadness to it. .
Quickly, Sora shook his head again, realizing that remembering the past should come later. Right now, they had things to do.
"So, why did you bring us here?" Sora asked feeling something was out of place. "Who are you really?
Jasmine sighed and sat down now on a rock, a look of sadness forming on her face as he removed her scarf showing her majestic black hair and a cyan headband over her head with a lush blue diamond in the center. Such a diamond looks almost like it belonged to royalty itself.
"Like I said my name is Jasmine, that was part was true what I didn't tell you was that well I'm uh-uh.. I-I was the princess of this land. So I am Princess Jasmine, the daughter of the former Sultan of Agrabah."
Instantly, Sora's eyes widened as he sat down next to her while Donald and Goofy were moving in closer as their interest increased.
"Princess?" Sora said looking shocked. "The one rebelling against Jafar?"
"Yes."
Donald and Goofy instantly bowed in a show of respect.
"Your majesty," Donald said.
Goofy lifted his hat and gave a deep bow, "It's an honor your majesty."
Jasmine raised a hand and shook her head. "No, no, please…Jasmine is fine. Besides, as you can tell, I haven't been Princess for a while now."
A princess, a actual Princess, Sora felt both honored and nervous at the same time. He had never actually met royalty before. He didn't know whether to bow, stand at attention salute, did being a Keyblade Master mean he have to be extra polite. He had so many questions. Quickly he looked to Riku who just leaned against the wall looking unimpressed, instead he looked at her with even more suspicious now as his face darkened in the shadow of the room.
"So what Jafar do...I've only met him once but he seems powerful." Sora said remembering Traverse Town.
Jasmine nodded looking up at the palace.
"Yes, he took over the kingdom using those horrid creatures known as the Heartless. One day he arrived and stormed the castle taking my father hostage. I was able to escape with the help by a friend of mine named Aladdin, he saved me and brought me here."
"Aladdin?" Soras said raising eyebrow. "You never mentioned a Aladdin before.
"I wasn't sure if I could trust you, but yes, this is Aladdin's house, he's been helping be survive the streets of Agrabah, see he was a thief. Or at least someone who had to survive because he didn't have any money-and well neither do I now. He knows quite a lot actually. A lot more than the actual princess of the Kingdom. Kinda embarrassing actually."
"But he isn't here anymore, isn't he?" Riku said looking around. "Am I right, this place seems quite empty just by the feel of it?"
Jasmine sighed as she leaned back down looking out at the palace. "He was captured by Jafar and sent to the dungeon, I don't know what happened to him after that….But maybe we have a chance now."
"Huh?"
"Well, you are the Keyblade Master yes?" Jasmine said.
Sora nodded.
"I've read about them, they are quite powerful warriors from the legends, that Keyblade could literally be what we need to stop Jafar and free Agrabah."
Sora frooze looking nervous.
"Woah, woah, Princess...hang on." Riku stepped in front of him now coming off more aggressive then he probably should. "You can't just ask Sora to jump in and save the city let alone the world, it's bad enough he can't even summon thing."
Jasmine remained silent as she just looked at Riku, not angry, but stoic, as if trying to determine just what kind of person he was.
Sora pushed Riku aside, "I mean i'm doing that for Leon I didn't see you make a argument then."
"Well I'm making it now," Riku said looking at Sora disapprovingly. "Sora don't go making promises you can't keep."
Those words struck a chord, Wonderland again flooding his mind and the failure that world had caused. He sunk back lowering his head in shame. Riku noticed and bit his lip grumbling to himself.
"Just trying to keep you safe," he moaned as he walked over to the side.
"Well your majesty, if Sora wants to help, I'll be happy to help too." Goofy interjected easing the tension
Jasmine sighed noticing Sora's dismay, "Perhaps we should rest for now, will need all our strength for the morning."
Sora sighed knowing that he wasn't going to get any argument from anyone at the moment. He decided it would be best to sleep, maybe clearing their heads and get some rest. He took a nice spot by the window so he could look outside.. Agrabah, Sora realized, was slowly becoming a world quite complicated, rebellions, princesses, evil Vizers. All this wrapped inside his head as he tried to sleep, twisting and turning unable to move. This wasn't the first time he hadn't had trouble sleeping, every now and then he'd struggle to sleep when in his cabin at the gummi ship, wishing he was in his room. Though this time though, he remembered, he wasn't alone.
"Riku," Sora hissed as he gently scootched over to wear he was sleeping, poking his back. "Riku, you awake."
A light groan came from him, "I am now." He muttered.
Sora looked down, "I can't sleep."
"I'm aware," Riku grumbled curling up, "I'm going to hug you like we were kids if that's what your asking.
Sora frowned, "Oh...Yeah, of course not." He chuckled nervously.
"Riku?"
"What?"
Sora grimaced, "Do you think I'll make a great Keyblade Master some day."
"Huh?" Riku turned around and got up looking at Sora confused, "Why do you care."
"I don't know, everyone says I need to be a good Keyblade Master so I wanna know, do you think I'll make a good one. I mean everyone says I'm supposed to be this powerful warrior ….I mean, I don't think I think I got the looks"
"You wish, Riku snickered,
"Hey I do," Sora smirked, "Besides, I've been chased by thugs and monsters so I've got some credibility right?"
Riku shrugged. "I don't know, and personally I don't think you need too. You don't owe any of these people anything. As far as I'm concerned you should ditch these people, we take the ship and go out and find Kairi."
"Riku," Sora scoffed looking at him as if he had suggested murder, "I can't do that to them, there my friends."
"I'm your friend first, so come…."
"Riku," Sora eyes narrowed now.
Riku huffed and sat back down, "Fine…..Do whatever."
"Riku, don't be like that please." Sora sighed wishing that he'd just hold him like he did when he was a kid. He could really use his friends warmth and comfort right now.
When they younger Riku was Sora's protector, not just from bullies but also from nightmares. Sora remembered Riku would always hold him tight when he was in the middle of a nightmare. Even when he was crying Riku would always be able to calm him down if his mother wasn't around. When his father died it was Riku who gave him solace during hard times. Now though, his friend had grown so distance. He thought for a moment during those final few days on the Island things were improving but apparently they weren't.
Sora walked over the window to look out at the Agrabah palace. He held his fist tight.
Riff Raff
Key Brat
I don't buy that
Only they look closer
Would they see a poor boy.
No sir ree
They'll find out
There's so much more to me.
Eventually Sora fell into the world of dream his mind swirling though as to what to do next. As morning dawned and the sun began to come through the room Sora began to slowly open his eyes.
"W-What?" Sora felt something soft tickling his nose, "Donald, what do you want?"
Again he felt the tickling.
"Donald I?" Sora stopped as he opened his eyes and looked up and saw what looked to be a large purple carpet standing before waving at him.
Sora jumped up screaming causing Riku to twirl over and awake. Jasmine, Donald and Goofy also awoke taking a moment to figure out what was going on as they saw the large carpet standing before them now. It moved around, like it was alive, and right now it was scared and confused.
"Hey, it's okay," Jasmine said to the shock of everyone as she slowly approached it, "We won't hurt you."
"It's a carpet," Riku said, still annoyed by his rude awakening. "Why is it alive, let alone why are you trusting it?"
"It seems fine to me," Jasmine said giving the thing a light rub. "There, there, it's okay…."
"Your very accepting of it be alive," Sora said bluntly.
"I've read a lot about flying carpets and other things magical back at the palace."
The carpet rubbed itself against the palm of Jasmine hand, clearly swooned by her warm touch. Suddenly it stepped back and began to shuffle around. From one it's golden tuffs that it used as hands it pulled out a red fez and held it up to Jasmine who took it slowly, examining it carefully. Sora watched eagerly wondering what that to do.
"Aladdin," Jasmine said shocked, "This is his hat….Do you-Do you know where he is."
The carpet nodded.
"Can you take us to him?"
Again the carpet nodded.
"Alright," Sora cheered, finally some good news. "I say we go save Aladdin," he spoke with confidence.
"What?" Riku looked shocked.
Sora grabbed him by the hand and lunged him onto the carpet much to his annoyance.. "Come on Riku time's a wastin."
The carpet flattened itself on the ground and tapped it's main center. Jasmine slowly got on top of it and sat down. Sora, Donald, Goofy and Riku joined her carefully, each trying to find a spot for them to sit on. Once all were nice and secure they rose up into the air, then stumbled, the carpet taking a moment to adjust for there wait before hoovering a few feet on the ground. One heartbeat later Sora and his friends found themselves zooming off, far away from the city and towards the desert.
"Don't worry Aladdin-" Sora heard Jasmine muttered, "We're coming."
-000-
The Desert was hot, endless, sand going on for miles on end, creating a dry atmosphere making anyone who traversed it feel dehydrated and sweating. Sora mouth felt try, constantly licking his mouth to get some saliva to moisten his mouth. They had been going through the vast desert now for what seemed like hours. The carpet going in vast speed, almost hetically as it tried to find the thief named Aladdin.
Sora kept an eye out but he just looked at Riku, last night talk made him wonder if he had upset his former friend. He never wanted to make him feel like a fourth wheel compared to Donald and Goofy. The pull between responsibilities and his friend was something he had been struggling with and thought he found a balance. Now it seemed he had taken several steps back. Riku definitely felt a bit out of place compared to the trio he had formed with the others. Yet he would continue to make this work no matter what, if only
"Ugh, I hate the sand, it seems wherever we go sand always seems to get in my pants. It itches a lot too…." Sora muttered trying to get the grains out from under his pants, "At least I'm finally getting my weekly tan in am I right?"
"Not now Sora," Riku muttered, continuing to press forward sand getting in his locks of white hair.
Jasmine continued to look out at the distance trying to find any sign of her friend. She had seemed the most frantic the entire trip, desperate to find this Aladdin. Sora was definitely inspired by her dedication to her friend and to her people. She definitely had the spunk for the making of a real leader.
"What's so special about him anyway? He is just a thief after all" Riku asked gaining Jasmine glare.
"He's my last remaining ally against Jafar," Jasmine said as she kept looking, "And he's more than just a thief"
"Seems like a lot for one person ...I'm just saying."
Sora rolled his eyes, "Come on Riku, I've been looking for you, and you aren't just one person." He snickered.
"That's different, I'm your best friend."
"Do you feel something special for this Aladdin?" Goofy asked.
Jasmine blushed yet shook her head, "No, we're just friends, besides even if I could, I can't."
"Why not?" Donald asked.
"Because I'm a princess and he's...Not."
"A princess?" Riku snickered, "That's a dumb reason".
"Unfortunately the law says I need to be married to a prince dumb as it sounds."
"I've heard dummer" Riku muttered.
Sora raised an eyebrow, "You have"
Riku expression darkened.
"Well...That does sound dumb," Sora said going to his pocket and feeling his pampu fruit, "Love is love, you should feel it for anyone, royalty or not."
"Yeah, we all should be with a special someone," Goofy added.
"Thanks Sora, Goofy , but I guess right now the law doesn't really matter." Jasmine insisted as she kept looking, "So long as Jafar rules, I don't really have time to love anyone."
From afar, Sora could see black clouds gathering over the horizon. Something about them looked almost unnatural as they drew closer, creating an almost purple glow in the sky. Shivers ran down his spine as he tried to summon his Keyblade in case of an emergency, yet nothing came.
"Come on stupid thing," Sora muttered.
Riku eyed him, "Having trouble?"
"No…" Sora said, quickly putting his hands behind his back.
Riku looked unconvinced, "Right. Still think this is a waste of time"
"I still don't see any sign of him," Jasmine muttered as she continued to look around. "Are you sure we are going in the right direction?" She asked the carpet.
The carpet nodded as it continued to fly towards the dark clouds.
"Uh, are you sure heading there is a good idea?" Sora asked sounding nervous as they got closer into the dark abyss. "This place is getting creepy."
"The carpet must be taking us in the right direction?" Goofy said as they headed straight forward.
Jiminy scribed in his journal, "Tell me Princess, how big is Agrabah?"
"Vast, though I've never been outside the palace walls, most of what I know comes from legends or my fathers library." Jasmine sighed, "Though i know this place is filled with secrets and magic, I'm sure Jafar will want to have it all in possession, another reason we need to stop him."
They entered the dark cloudy sky, even the desert sand had a purple like glow to it now. Sora wondered if they were too late, had Aladdin been taken by the elements. Or even worse, had the Heartless gotten to him first. Donald and Goofy remained high on alert as they looked through. Only Riku was quite, he had a stoic demeanor as he sat at the edge of the carpet not even looking around.
"Hey, what's up?" Sora noticed scooching forward. "Everything okay."
Riku looked up at Sora and scowled, "This is ridiculous, we should be looking for Kairi not going around finding people we don't know."
"Come on Riku, this is the right thing to do." Sora muttered, he was beginning to sound like Donald, "Beside this Jafar guy is working for Maleficent remember, we have to stop him, otherwise we won't be able to travel the world."
"You don't know that?" Riku said causing Sora to look taken aback, "She only attacked you because you got in her way, if you avoid her she might not come after you."
"Riku I'm the Keyblade Master, I don't think that's an option."
"What if you got rid of the Keyblade."
Sora seemed stunned, "I can't do that...And even if I wanted too I couldn't, there isn't a magic powerful enough to do that. The Keyblade choose me, so I'm kinda stuck with it."
Riku was about to speak when suddenly Jasmine leaned forward pointing down towards the ground. Everyone gathered to look in her direction to look down at the vast sea of desert that laid down before them until they saw, trying to swim out, one hand free the other trapped, a tiny speck gathered in the sand, was a young man wearing nothing but a purple leather vest, hair messy and black.
"Aladdin," Jasmine called out as the carpet flew down towards him, "Take my hand."
From his shoulder a tiny monkey in sweater and vest crawled up onto the carpet and headed near shoulder.
"Abu," Aladdin called, "Thanks for nothing."
The monkey scratched.
"Yeah, yeah sorry…." Aladdin said.
"Cool, "Sora looked at the furry creature chuckling, "Monkey!"
Aladdin tried but was soon cut off as a Heartless emerged swiping them down.
"Heartless!" Sora yelled.
"What are they doing here?" Donald asked as more began to appear from the darkness.
Fighting broke out as the Heartless charged forward, the Keyblade now appeared, much to Sora's delight as wave upon wave took forward. Aladdin was still sinking into the ground though, and it didn't seem he was having any luck getting out for himself. Jasmine tried to keep herself near the edge of the sinking sand trying to pull him out.
"Jasmine, get my other hand free, then we can get to safety." Aladdin asked.
Jasmine grabbed hold of his other arm and pulled. Clutched in his hand Sora noticed Aladdin hold a golden lamp, smooth, looking almost like a tea-cup. Aladdin rubbed it and shouted to his high lungs.
"Genie, get rid of these guys."
Everyone stopped instantly as the lamp began to puff out large chunks of blue smoke. It grew larger and larger until it morphed into a large blue body, along with head and arms, only legs were missing instead replaced by a transparent tale tied with some red sash, it's head also had a stubble of black hair tied into a pony tale. It gazed at everyone with a big, friendly, wide smiled and stretched his' hands.
"Wish number one coming right up," It snapped it's finger and in a heartbeat all the Heartless vanished. Jasmine allowed this calm to pull Aladdin out for good.
Calm returned to the desert now, Sora just gazed upon the big blue creature with awe. Riku, Donald and Goofy also looked curiously at it. Only Jasmine ignored it as she hugged Aladdin tightly.
"Aladdin you're okay," Jasmine said taking a deep breath.
Aladdin smirked. "Course I am, why wouldn't I be...Ouch" Jasmine flicked his head.
"Things are getting worse in Agrabah Aladdin, this is no time for jokes."
Aladdin rolled his eyes, "Sorry sorry ...So who are the new friends, new recruits for the Rebellion."
"Yes actually…" Jasmine said, "Aladdin, this is Sora, Donald and Goofy."
"Don't forget Riku," Sora pulled his friend in. Riku merely eyeing Aladdin with suspension arms folded as he walked away. "He's a little grumpy right now."
Aladdin held out a hand, Sora took it without hesitation. Well Sora, Donald, Goofy, Riku, glad to meet yuh."
"Likewise, but um…
"They are the only recruits left, apart from you." Jasmine said a look of sadness coming her.
Aladdin seemed taken aback, "But what about Kassim, Omar, Babkak."
"Captured by Jafar, and turned into those horrible creatures." Jasmien sighed
Aladdin looked devastated apparently they had been good friends of his back in the day. The four of them had been street rats back in the streets of Agrabah. They had been the first one's to join Jasmine rebellion when Aladdin decided to help her, and they had been good at getting information and people to safety from Jafar's reckless thugs. Now with them gone, it was just Aladdin and Jasmine
"I'm sorry Aladdin," Jasmine sighed, "But now is not the time to mourn them, we can do that after Jafar is vanquished.
Aladdin nodded, "Yeah...Besides they wouldn't want me mopping over them anyway." Immediately he smiled. Sora thought it reminded him of himself in a lot of ways. That quick way of perking back up even after a bad mood took hold.
"Who's the big blue guy." Riku asked pointing to the creature.
"Howdy," Goofy waved."
Aladdin turned to look at the big floating creature behind him, "Oh this is….
"Al, please, let the professionals handle this." The big blue creature said zipping around. "My friend, you are looking at the one and only...GENIE OF THE LAMP! That's right direct from the lamp, right here for your happy wish fulfillment...Thank you."
"Woah, woah, woah...Wish fulfillment." Sora asked.
Genie popped towards him smiling. "Yep, three wishes to be exact...Uno, dos, tress...No substitution extensions or refunds."
"A genie," Jasmine gasped, "I heard about them, there powerful...This more than anything could help us stop Jafar."
"Ah yes, Aladdin told me." Genie said shaking his head, "From what I hear he's a bit of a guy with power complex...Probably building walls and what not. Turning Agrabah from a hereditary monarch into ...Well, something worse! Seriously democracy here am I right?"
Sora just looked confused, "So uh...Can we just wish Jafar away then?"
"Well…." Genie shook his head, "That's a little tricky, see you COULD but there are probably a bunch of unforeseen consequences and that's could have lasting long term effects. Like you could wish Jafar away but then melt the polar ice caps...Or at the very least cause the plague. Or maybe not, you don't know, I don't know."
"Well your useful." Riku muttered, "What's the point of being able to wish for anything if you can't wish for anything."
Genie shook his head again, "Sorry kiddos can't wish for anything, you can't wish for me to kill someone. Can't travel back in time...that one is always a sticky one, can't make someone fall in love with them and CERTAINLY can't reawaken the dead. That's what they will call ...unnatural. Unless you the dark side." He transformed himself into an old man wearing a hooded cowled robe and did an unusually raspy voice "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."
The Genie then returned to normal.
"But hey what do I know, just the thousand year old Genie here"
"I was locked in the dungeon back at the Agrabah palace until some old beggar guy came and led me here." Aladdin explained as he held up the lamp. "He was looking at this, said it was in a cave known as the Cave of Wonders, though he tried to kill me before I could get out and take the lamp for himself, thankfully Abu here stopped him."
Abu gave a slight bow as he stood on Aladdin shoulder.
"What he did look like?" Goofy asked.
Aladdin shook head, "I don't know, some ghost guy in a cloak talked about how I understood nothing, whatever that means."
Sora frooze for a few seconds. No, it couldn't be. Not the same ghost man from the Island before it was destroyed. Surely he couldn't have survived let alone come all the way to Agrabah just to get the Genie Lamp. He tried to put these thoughts of his mind and focus on the mission at hand.
"So, what should we do?" Sora asked, still unsure.
Genie then took notice of his Keyblade. "Woah, woah...Woah...Is that a keyblade?"
"Uh yeah?" It vanished as Sora held it up.
"Well now I haven't seen one of those in ages," Genie said looking stunned, "Man those were the days, when all of you were running around, fighting, slaying the darkness, slaying each other, good times ...Actually no, bad times, well more like eh times…."
Sora looked nervous, "Do you remember anything, like who they were."
"Nope," Genie said, "I've had a few memory wipes of my mind over the centuries, so it's sorta shoddy. Granted a lot of things happened in that period, seriously thousands of years ago was a really busy time, didn't go a week without some sorta major even shaking the foundation of society. Then you get the long slug of nothing, followed by actual events that matter again ."
"Oh-" Sora sighed, he thought he had a lead on getting information about the Keyblade Wielders of the past.
Jasmien didn't seem to care as much for she interjected again, taking command of the situation as they continued to stand there in the middle of the open desert.
"Look, we need a plan, something to defeat Jafar, my father is still trapped there inside the palace. I need to get in there and free him, maybe with the Sultan Agrabah can rise up and finally defeat Jafar."
"Yeah and then just go back to the way things were," Aladdin muttered to the Genie, "Not like life was that great under him either.
Jasmine just eyed him and sighed, "We can discuss what comes after later."
"Well don't worry you got all ALL POWERFUL GENIE and an ALL POWERFUL KEYBLADE, that's two for two." Genie said as he continued to zoom around. "Two wishes and then botta boom, good and good."
Riku rolled his eyes, "Yeah, what's the point if you can't wish someone dead."
"Oh now, now, now ...I don't think you guys realize what you got here, now come on boys and girls, listen up while I illuminate the possibilities."
Genie
Well, Ali Baba had them forty thieves,
Scheherazade had a thousand tales.
But master you're in luck, 'cause up your sleeves
You've got a brand of magic that never fails
You've got some power in your corner now!
Some heavy ammunition in your camp!
You got some punch, pizzaz, yahoo and how.
See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp, and I'll say:
Sora looked at awe at all the magic that was on display right now. Genie unleashed magical fireworks, summoned forth all sorts of strange and amazing things that were hard to describe. Music played in the background, and catch music at that.
"This is awesome!" Sora cheered
Riku just looked at it and felt freaked out, "If you say so"
"Mr. Aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, jot it down?"
You ain't never had friend like me
Life is your restaurant and I'm your maitre'd
Come on whisper what it is you want;
You ain't never had friend like me!
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service.
You're the boss, the king, the shah.
Say what you wish; it's yours true dish.
How 'bout a little more baklava?
Have some of column A try All of column B,
I'm in the mood to help you, dude.
You ain't never had a friend like me
Oh my. No no. My my my.
"Okay now let's bring it down a little, come on we had our excitement now to set the mood". Genie said snapping his fingers, conjuring a stage, Sora and the others now finding themselves sitting at tables with mood lighting and candles.
Goofy looked over the menu "I think I'll have the Cavasia"
"Alright everyone, bring down the house for a bit," Genie said through Microphone, "Now ladies and gentlemen if you don't mind ...A few classics"
He took a deep breath and sighed
Tale as old as time
The crowd began to cheer
"Thank you very much"
Song as old as rhyme
Barley just the same
Beauity and the ….
Song switch.
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat
Wouldn't you think my collection complete
Wouldn't you think I'm the Genie
Who has everything
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange
Come with us and you will see
This our town of Halloween
"Okay now for a new one, a bit of an up and coming song," Genie winked at Sora, "It's a bit of a doozy but I think you'll like it".
When you walk away
You wouldn't hear me say
Please
Oh baby
Come on
Simple and clean
Is the way that your making
FEEEEEL tonight
It's hard to let it go!
"Alright let's bring this all home!"
Genie summoned forth now all the dancers and players together, Sora, Aladdin and the others joined him on stage as they all gathered around Genie
Can your friends do this?
Can your friends do that?
Can your friends pull this
Out their little hat?
Can your friends go poof?
Well looky here.
Can your friends go abracadabra, let her rip,
And then make the sucker disappear?
So don't just sit there slack-jawed, buggy-eyed,
I'm here to answer all your mid-day prayers,
You've got me bona fide certified;
You've got a genie for charge d'affaires.
I've got a powerful urge to help you out,
So what you wish, I really wanna know?
You've got a list that's three miles long, no doubt,
Well all you've gotta do is rub like so, and oh -
Mr. Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three.
I'm on the job you big nabob!
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend,
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend,
You ain't never had a friend like me. You ain't... never. ..had a ...friend.. like ...meeeeeee!
You ain't never had a friend like me!