Iago kept looking for the kids. He looked up at the sun. It was almost sunset! And those kids! Where could they be! He suddenly saw one of them.
"There you are!"he screamed, and flew towards her. "Where are the rest of your brothers and sisters?"he asked.
"They're inside."
"Inside where?"
"Over there."she said.
Iago gasped.
"You got any idea what you idiots just walked into?"
"I think it's someone's house."she said, confused.
"You know who's? The witches, that's who's! That witch has always been obsessed about the Kid!"
She just looked at him.
"Oh, there you are."Sadira said. "We were beginning to get worried about you."
"You stay away! Where are the rest of them? What have you done with them."
"Iago! You can come with us, too."
They grabbed Iago and took him inside.
"Wha-"
They were all immediately working on art projects that Sadira had prepared for them, either by painting sand sculptures of themselves, or by painting landscapes.
"What's going on here?"asked Iago.
"We're painting."
"I...I can see that."
"I suppose you must have been looking for them."said Sadira.
"Um, yeah, I was. What'd you give them that makes them so quiet?"
"Oh, just these art projects."she said. "Sometimes I build a sculpture myself, and they like to watch."
"You know, witch, you might not be so bad. Once you get over that obsession for the Kid. If you can do that, we may just make a great team."
"Team?"
"Well, yeah, see, they left me in charge of the kids, but, well, for so many days, they're just a handful, and I can't handle them myself. If you were to help me, well, that'd be another story, wouldn't you say?"
"Well, yes, I guess so."said Sadira, looking at the sculptures.
"So what do you say?"
"About what?"
"Teaming up."
"I don't know. I do like the children, though. They're so cute, wouldn't you agree?"
Iago rolled his eyes.
"I don't know if that's what I'd use to describe them, but if you want to, all right, they're cute."
Sadira smiled.
"I never thought I liked kids this much. They've always seemed cute, but I never thought they'd be so much fun."
"Fun isn't exactly what they are, but what do you say abut teaming up with me?"
"All right."
They went back to the Palace. The rest of the days that Aladdin and Jasmine were gone went by smoothly, with Iago resting, and eating, while Sadira kept the children busy.
"See, this is just what we need! Everything worked out perfectly."Iago said.
No one paid much attention to him, as he had told Sadira he had a bad headache, and couldn't be help her right now, and she kept the children from bothering him too much, except when they wanted to bring him a cup of tea or some food.
"They're back."Sadira told Iago.
"Who? Oh, right. They are! Oh..."
Iago flew to meet them.
"So how'd everything go?"asked Genie.
"Just great."said Iago. "Especially with Witch here."
Everyone looked at Sadira.
"Sadira!"
"She's been helping out. Really great with the kids. Keeps them quiet, unlike the Genie. And she's a great influence as far as they're education is concerned, see, she's opening they're minds with her art."
"What?"
"They sculpt."
Everyone saw the projects that they had been working on.
"Wow, these are very good."said Aladdin.
"How would you like to become the new governess?"Jasmine asked Sadira.
"What!"everyone was shocked.
"Why not."
"I can't read or write."she said.
"Even better!"Iago commented. "See, you'll take classes from the Genie, just like they do, and they'll feel even more connected with you. I've changed my mind about you over the last few days. You seem to be a different person then you were when we first met."he said.
Everyone was impressed with Iago's comment, and immediately agreed.
Might write a sequel to this one. Not sure yet.