Chapter 10: The World
By: DarkDuelist
Disclaimer: Aladdin, Jasmine and Co. are copyright of Disney and I used them without permission. This idea came from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Normal Again, which belongs to Joss Whedon. The ep 'Normal Again' was written by Diego Gutierrez so tons of credit to both of them. The title of this chapter comes from a song on the .Hack//sign OST soundtrack. (*) means the character is thinking. (^^^) is when the place changes from Agrabah to the institution.
"Aladdin?"
He acted as if he hadn't heard her. His ranting continued, brushing unseen dirt off his arms. Everyone's eyes were on him in shock. Jasmine was still startled from what she had heard in Mozenrath's Citadel and now she was seeing with her own eyes what Mozenrath's spell had done to him.
"Aladdin?" she asked again her voice shaking a little. She walked over to him and when she was but a few steps away from him Aladdin screamed.
"No! Please...falling...why is it? I...I shouldn't have said...No!" He covered his head and began rocking.
Jasmine stood there not knowing what to do. Genie finally joined her and tried his best to get Aladdin to snap out of this fit.
"Come on Al," Genie said as friendly and kind as he could. "it's us buddy. We just want to help you." As soon as Genie made the littlest move closer to him, Aladdin looked up at him for the first time. But the look in Aladdin's eye wasn't of remembrance, it was of fear and pain.
"No...I...I won't...I promise," he tried to pull himself closer to the wall. "just don't...I just...just want..."
"Aladdin please," Jasmine sat down on the ground so she could look into his eyes. "you have to come out of this. I don't know what Mozenrath's spell has done to you but you have to fight it. You have to believe in whats real."
"Whats real?" Aladdin mumble. "Is there a real? Is here there or now? Does it matter?" he fell silence for a minute and to Jasmine it looked like he was listening to someone. "I know that! I mean...I'm sorry...please don't...I'm sorry!"
"Aladdin," Jasmine reached out to him and went to hold his hand.
"No!" He pushed her back and jumped to his feet. "I didn't say yet! I don't need fake things."
"Al," Genie started.
"Stop it!" Aladdin screamed. "It's fake. Lies! So dirty..." he brush at his arms again. "I'm done...I want to go home. I have to..." With that he pushed them both to the side and ran toward the door.
Before he could grab the door handle, Carpet quickly wrap himself around Aladdin so he couldn't run. Aladdin cried out as if he was in agony. First he fought against Carpet but then went limp; giving up.
"Let him go Carpet." Jasmine stood close, ready if Aladdin tried to run again.
Slowly Carpet lower Aladdin to the ground and unwrap from him. Aladdin slumped to the floor, his arms once again wrap around his head and sobbing.
Jasmine reached over and brush his bangs away from his eyes. This time Aladdin made no movement or said anything. It was as if he didn't know she was there.
Aladdin now laid back in bed and was asleep again. As he slept he would cry out as if in pain and shivered unstop. Jasmine and the others watched over him. Jasmine looked up at Genie, the look of dread and worry written on her face.
"What are we going to do Genie?"
Genie looked back at Aladdin and sigh sadly. "I really don't know Jas."
By: DarkDuelist
Disclaimer: Aladdin, Jasmine and Co. are copyright of Disney and I used them without permission. This idea came from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Normal Again, which belongs to Joss Whedon. The ep 'Normal Again' was written by Diego Gutierrez so tons of credit to both of them. The title of this chapter comes from a song on the .Hack//sign OST soundtrack. (*) means the character is thinking. (^^^) is when the place changes from Agrabah to the institution.
"Aladdin?"
He acted as if he hadn't heard her. His ranting continued, brushing unseen dirt off his arms. Everyone's eyes were on him in shock. Jasmine was still startled from what she had heard in Mozenrath's Citadel and now she was seeing with her own eyes what Mozenrath's spell had done to him.
"Aladdin?" she asked again her voice shaking a little. She walked over to him and when she was but a few steps away from him Aladdin screamed.
"No! Please...falling...why is it? I...I shouldn't have said...No!" He covered his head and began rocking.
Jasmine stood there not knowing what to do. Genie finally joined her and tried his best to get Aladdin to snap out of this fit.
"Come on Al," Genie said as friendly and kind as he could. "it's us buddy. We just want to help you." As soon as Genie made the littlest move closer to him, Aladdin looked up at him for the first time. But the look in Aladdin's eye wasn't of remembrance, it was of fear and pain.
"No...I...I won't...I promise," he tried to pull himself closer to the wall. "just don't...I just...just want..."
"Aladdin please," Jasmine sat down on the ground so she could look into his eyes. "you have to come out of this. I don't know what Mozenrath's spell has done to you but you have to fight it. You have to believe in whats real."
"Whats real?" Aladdin mumble. "Is there a real? Is here there or now? Does it matter?" he fell silence for a minute and to Jasmine it looked like he was listening to someone. "I know that! I mean...I'm sorry...please don't...I'm sorry!"
"Aladdin," Jasmine reached out to him and went to hold his hand.
"No!" He pushed her back and jumped to his feet. "I didn't say yet! I don't need fake things."
"Al," Genie started.
"Stop it!" Aladdin screamed. "It's fake. Lies! So dirty..." he brush at his arms again. "I'm done...I want to go home. I have to..." With that he pushed them both to the side and ran toward the door.
Before he could grab the door handle, Carpet quickly wrap himself around Aladdin so he couldn't run. Aladdin cried out as if he was in agony. First he fought against Carpet but then went limp; giving up.
"Let him go Carpet." Jasmine stood close, ready if Aladdin tried to run again.
Slowly Carpet lower Aladdin to the ground and unwrap from him. Aladdin slumped to the floor, his arms once again wrap around his head and sobbing.
Jasmine reached over and brush his bangs away from his eyes. This time Aladdin made no movement or said anything. It was as if he didn't know she was there.
Aladdin now laid back in bed and was asleep again. As he slept he would cry out as if in pain and shivered unstop. Jasmine and the others watched over him. Jasmine looked up at Genie, the look of dread and worry written on her face.
"What are we going to do Genie?"
Genie looked back at Aladdin and sigh sadly. "I really don't know Jas."