Here is the next installment in the Princess Judal Arc!
Enjoy!
When we last left off, we saw our great hero, Aladdin, get kicked-sorry, get blasted off to space by Princess Judal, may all who hear his name tremble in fear.
Now, we see our great hero in the Great Desert, where we spot him amidst the sand...
...lying almost half-dead from starvation and dehydration. For Heaven's Sake, he looked ready to pass into the afterlife!
"Ha, serves him right!"
Judal, what on earth are you doing here? You're not even supposed to be in this portion of the story!
"I am the protagonist of this story, not that brat! I can do whatever I want, even be in this chapter!"
That's impossible, Judal. The power of the Narrator surpasses even the power of the protagonist. It's the universal rule. Now by the use of that very power, I do hereby banish you from this chapter until towards the end. Starting now.
"Wait, what! No, wait, stop-!"
...
Well, now that he's gone, we can go back. Anyway, like I was saying, poor old Aladdin was lying half-dead in the sand, ready to pass into the afterlife. In fact, he was just about to do give up and die right then and there when...
"Oi! Hey, you there!"
Aladdin twitched.
"Yes, I'm talking to you, the one with the braid! Are you alive? You aren't dead are you?"
Aladdin lifted his head up weakly. And the first thing he saw was..."Food! WATERMELON!"
CHOMPCHOMPCHOMPCHOMP-CHOMP!
"Hey, kid, slow down. Or else you'll choke!"
Aladdin payed no attention to this, too engrossed with eating the precious morsel before him as fast as he could. Seriously, Aladdin, the food's not going anywhere, so you could slow down a little or so.
Finally, Aladdin finished gorging himself out. Turning to thank his savior, he smiled. "Hi, mister! I'm Aladdin! Thank you for the meal!"
"Um, sure." The young blond man could only blink at the speed that Aladdin finished his meal at. "Finishing stuffing your face,eh? With all the watermelon I bought at the market," he muttered under his breath.
Aladdin tilted his ead. "Say, mister, who are you? What are you doing here?"
"That's what I should be asking you! But I'm glad you asked!" He rubbed his nose.
"I am... the most wanted man in the whole universe."
"I am...the feared person in the entire history of bandits."
"I am...The Great Alibaba-Prince of the Desert!" He waited expectantly.
"Sorry, mister-that name doesn't ring a bell."
Alibaba looked offended.
"How do you not know me?! I'm practically famous all around the world! All the guys want to be me and the ladies swoon before me, practically begging to kiss me!"
Uh, Alibaba, I wouldn't go to far. All the other Au fanfics on this site seem to think otherwise.
/Alibaba blinked and looked around. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Nothing. I could have sworn..." Alibaba shook his head. " Anyhow, you must be very ignorant if you don't know me. But enough about me. What about you?"
And so Aladdin explained his situation to the Great Prince Alibaba, who stroked his chin while he listened.
"Princess Judal, eh? I bet she's a real beauty."
"Princess Judal is a boy."
Alibaba looked horrified. "Why do they call him 'princess', then?"
Aladdin shrugged. "No idea, it's just how it is." "Right... so, you plan on getting this job done all by yourself?" Alibaba said disbelievingly.
"It's not like I have a choice... he'll do something terrible to me otherwise!" I wouldn't go to far, Aladdin. JUDAL wouldn't... actually, no, wait, he would do something terrible.
Alibaba jumped up. "Wait, you can't go alone! The mysterious voice is telling me something bad will happen if you fail!"
"You're going to need some help, so I guess I have no choice but to accompany you!"
"Wow, gee, thanks, mister!" Aladdin beamed brighter than rain at that moment
"No problem. Besides, I bet this Princess Judal isn't that great anyway."
"ACHOO!"
Judal rubbed his nose angrily.
"Hm, I bet someone was just talking about me! Isn't that right, stupid Narrator?"
Sorry, Judal, but I can't just tell you what happened, that'd be breaking the rules.
"Forget the rules, you should tell me! It's a command!"
Oh, yeah? Then here's my command. By the power of the Narrator, I do hereby end this chapter until the next time we meet.
"No, wait, no-!"
