Gah, I'm turning evil --'' my characters are going through a lot, or at least they're gonna…

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Chapter 10: Fight, Don't give up!

Dreading the worst, Aladdin slowly turned around to look at the direction Genie was pointing. He nearly jumped backwards in surprise like everyone else who was now staring at the palace. It had turned black, and the domes were crimson… This… this is like my dream…! Aladdin then voiced the thought that everyone was thinking…

"Almighty Allah… … Jafar…!"

Back at the palace, Jafar was admiring his newfound luxuries. He sighed happily as he ran his hand along the silver coolness of the throne, the velvety fabric of the cushions, and the silkiness of sashes and curtains. Ah, what a wonder it is to be alive again… he thought. As the finishing touches of the palace were made, he turned towards his lively source of magic, Johara, but to his surprise, Johara had keeled over on the ground… and was panting hard for breath. Slightly worried, that is, about his magic source, he walked over to the kneeling girl, "Johara? Are you okay?"

Johara replied a few moments later when she had recovered her breath, "Yes Jafar."

Jafar took a step back in slight shock. Johara had used his name! But… I didn't hypnotize her to do that! How did…? No… she can't be breaking free, that's impossible! "Stand up!"

Obediently, Johara stood up and faced Jafar with a blank stare. Jafar scrutinized her eyes for any sign of a fighting will… but he was met with an indifferent stare that rivaled his own. A tiny shiver ran down his spine. Trying to shake this feeling, he again put Johara to work, "Johara, go---"

His command was interrupted by the shattering of a vase on his head. Fortunately for him, his turban helped protect him from most of the pain. He swirled around growling and almost jumped in surprise, "Why, princess Jasmine!"

Jasmine had risen slowly just as Johara had risen up. She felt empty… nothingness… but then she saw Jafar… and a tidal wave of fury came over her… of revenge. Her glittering eyes landed on a flower vase. Jasmine walked over with deliberate confidence and snatched the whole vase off the table. She then walked behind Jafar, and with an amazing burst of energy, she brought it down with all her strength. With an unfeeling calm, she watched the shards fly through the air… and I hope that hurt…

When Jafar turned on her, she did not feel frightened, she felt an indifference to everything around her. All she could think of when she saw him was that… this man had killed her father… this man had taken Johara away… this man… …will die.

Aladdin and the others were flying back towards the castle as fast as the carpet could fly. As soon as they had seen the darkening domes, they knew it was Jafar… and if it were Jafar… it meant bad news. Aladdin was worried again, they had found no sign of Johara or Jasmine, so there was only one place left that they could be…they're with Jafar…

Everyone thought to themselves about their last encounter with … him. Jafar… the nightmare of the seven deserts. What could possibly be happening in the palace…? Truth to tell, Aladdin worried more about the people within the palace rather than the palace itself, but the whole group was generally filled with a feeling of apprehension and worry. Aladdin willed the carpet to go faster…Jasmine, hold on…

Johara felt a sensation of pain she never felt before as she watched herself follow Jafar's every command, when she saw Jasmine's face. She watched over Jasmine's cold eyes filling with hatred at Jafar. I… caused that pain... no… Jasmine… that's not you…no! A tear trickled down her cheek, I'm sorry… sorry… she sobbed, "I'm sorry!!!"

Jasmine and Jafar both stopped in surprise. Jafar stared at the tear rolling down Johara's cheek with and expression close to fear, How…how?! How is Johara able to express her emotions like that?! I killed it, I KILLED her emotion!! Damn it, Jafar felt his blood tingle again, damnit, what in the seven desert's going on?!

At Johara's wail, Jasmine snapped out of her thirst for revenge and stared at her. Johara was glowing white again, the aura surrounding her body, and tears falling onto the ground with glowing splotches where they met the ground.

"JASMINE!"

Jasmine whirled around to the sound of Aladdin's voice, "Aladdin!" and ran sobbing to his open arms. She wept incoherently, "Johara. Father. It's all my fault. "

"Shh, no Jasmine, it's not your fault," Aladdin comforted. He glanced up at the scene, trying to figure out what was going on, when he spotted Jafar and Johara. His eyes widened when he saw that Johara's aura had started to have a blood red tinge, instead of her usual white one. The dream… she's red, no… it can't be!! Aladdin's eyes met Jafar's, hatred versus hatred; Jafar spoke, his voice dripping with poison, "Why, Aladdin, how nice of you to drop by."

"Save it for later Jafar! What did you do to Johara!?"

"Tsk tsk, impatient aren't we? You know Aladdin, I have been waiting for you, you've just made it for the grand finale. Johara…" her head raised slowly, acknowledging her name, "kill Aladdin."

Iago and Abu almost laughed, except for the severity of the situation, "What makes you think she'd do that? WE'RE her friends--" they silenced when they saw Johara raise her hand and started glowing.

"It's my turn to laugh you insolent fool," Jafar snickered, "Johara is mines to command."

Johara's eyes widened when she was Aladdin and the rest of them fly into the palace, and thought to herself Yes! We're saved. No way Jafar can stop him. She watched his every movement, when he swept Jasmine into his arms she couldn't help but feel a tinge of regret. Regret that they were never meant to be. She was looking down, waiting for something to happen, and then she heard it, those two little words that shattered her hopes. Kill Aladdin.

Anyone could see that she was struggling with her rising magic, willing it to stop. Her hand twitched as she battled with Jafar's command.

"Come on Johara! You can fight it!" Aladdin shouted. Jasmine tugged on his arm, "It's no use… he's too powerful." Aladdin's face was incredulous, "Jasmine! Snap out of it, it's not like you to give up like this!"

Iago interrupted, "ARE YOU ALL JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR HER TO FRY YOU?! DO SOMETHING!" Iago flew back to Abu, "Let's go monkey boy."

The genie said, "Hey, wait a minute, go where?"

"Help Johara, what else?"

"and how are you pipsqueaks gonna do anything—"

"IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING!"

Genie fell silent, "You know what? For once in my life, you're actually right." Iago retorted sarcastically, "Was that supposed to be a compliment?" The genie chuckled, "That's for me to know and you to find out, WHOa!" He barely jumped out of the way before a bolt of lightning hit where he was just standing. They all looked up. Johara lost control.

They watched on as Johara gathered her energy, and meshed it into a solid sword. Aladdin finally snapped out of the daze of seeing Johara so empty and grabbed a sword from a guard who had ran in at the commotion. "Johara, don't make me fight you," he said as he defended against Johara's attacks, "I don't want to hurt you."

Johara's toneless response was, "My orders are to kill Aladdin."

"Johara!" Aladdin's voice was bordering pleading, "You've got to snap out of it. We're your friends remember? Remember all the good times we had in the palace? How we met—"

Johara had stopped her attacks, her eyes wide and her pupils were dilating and constricting. She was fighting against herself again. Jafar noticed this lapse and was about to strengthen the magic when a flying red blob of feathers smacked him in the face. "Take that! And THAT," Iago shouted as he punched Jafar in the face, "And a lil more of that!" Jafar grabbed Iago and flung him off, just as Abu jumped down and pulled Jafar's turban down over his eyes.

Johara dropped her sword and it clattered on to the marble ground, disappearing into a white puff of smoke. Where the sword had dropped, the ebony floor rippled into silver like Johara's falling tears did. Aladdin watched as Johara trembled under the stress. Her hands gripped her head as if it was about to split apart, and her breaths came in harsh pants. She fell to her knees and where she hit the ground, more silver spread. Aladdin heard her mumble something, "What was that Johara?"

"Kill me," she whispered, covering her eyes with her hand, "Kill me before I kill all of you."

catiepie182002 thanks for reviewing, hehe, I tried to do more for Iago ''

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Lady Emily yay, new reader yea, I don like the part where sultan dies either, but I appreciate the concept comment. That make me happy. xD and yea, unfortunately Aladdin isn't quite there yet.