Chapter 7
Sand was billowing into the exit of the light portal as Jayson approached it. Remembering to go incognito so as to preserve the world order he had changed into the coat, it was black, accented with silver. It also came with a white mask to put around his mouth; He put both on before leaving the portal, pulling the hood up to hide further. As he exited the Portal he had to cover his eyes due to the monstrous sand storm that had seemingly rolled into this part of the world; luckily there was a town nearby with large walls. As Jayson made his way to the town a group of Heartless appeared, dressed in Arabian garb. Jayson summoned his Keyblade and dispatched them with a quick Thundara, using the new shooting star keychain.
"It feels like I haven't used any Magic, is this what Yen Sid meant by changing my attributes? It normally takes two or three of those…" He realized he was staying too still and nearly lost the town in the storm. He began trekking out that way before he saw another figure, this one robed with a strange mask. Assuming it was a Foreteller he began chasing after it as fast as he could. "What could they want with this place? And who is this one?" The figure turned around finally, and it was a…girl, in pink robes with a Fox mask, she looked distressed before she reached out for Jayson, dissipating into sand as her hand touched his face. He felt the grain of sand but for a split second he could feel an actual hand… An earsplitting roar came from just below Jayson and before he could properly move out of the way he was attacked from below by a sentient tornado. Sucked into its attack, glass and other miscellaneous items swirling around at immense speeds, cutting Jayson in various places and with differing depths. After being launched further out and away from the city Jayson tumbled down and down and down, finally coming to a stop some distance away. As he stood up the skies cleared, and he was able to catch his bearings, somewhat. He knew he was further from the town but not too far away that he couldn't see it; the skies had cleared, and he assumed the Heartless was gone for now. He began the trek back up the sand dunes, dehydrated and exhausted, he saw something approaching quickly. Something bulky. Something blue, "What in the world...?" As the object barreled through Jayson, he was barely able to keep from falling over as he screamed at the thing.
"HEY! What the heck, man?!" The thing stopped, turning quickly. He was definitely a person, but blue and looking like a barrel. A single pony tail on top of his bean shaped head and a thin goatee to match. Long, pointy ears with medium sized thick hoop earrings near the lobes. He was wearing baggy blue pants with a red waistband and large curled toe shoes.
"I'm so sorry kid! I didn't see you there! It's Horrible! Terrifyingly disgusting! Heartless are attacking the city! Aladdin sent me to find help!"
"Heartless!? Is there a fast way to get to the town? You've just found your help!" Jayson summoned his Keyblade and laid the blade over his shoulder, teeth of the key facing downward and a smirk on his face, though the mask wouldn't show it.
"Perfect! Let's get you to Agrabah, stat! And-a-one-two-THREE!" The thing snapped his fingers three times in sync with the numbers and suddenly Jayson was surrounded by purple and blue smoke. Once it dissipated Jayson appeared in a town square with multiple stands set up for shops of various goods and wares, but they were all ravaged and raided, dark swirls appearing and disappearing constantly to allow Heartless into the world. Jayson summoned Star Seeker and with a quick Blizzara took out one group, A few Firas took out another one, and switching to the Kingdom Key to take out the final few with some physical attacks. A couple stands may have been destroyed in the process but those were problems for another time. Screams could be heard from all around and Jayson was trying his best to help out everyone he ran across, the blue man was helping too, making multiple Heartless disappear at a time. He smiled at Jayson, yelling encouragement as he took out another swath of Heartless. After what felt like hours the final Heartless was destroyed, its heart floating away into the empty skies. Jayson turned to the thing pulling his hood down but leaving the mask.
"So, I never asked your name."
"I'm soooo glad you asked! I am the (former) GENIE IN THE LAMP! I can do anything for you, kid, I owe you one for helping out the town! Before we do that, though, I should let you meet Al! Come on, follow me!" Genie began pushing Jayson towards the town, snapping his fingers to fix the town as he went, giving Jayson no time to argue about why he was really there. Jayson looked up towards the regal palace with a look of worry on his face
"Maybe this'll help me find the Keyhole… I hope" He gulped as the Genie pushed him once more towards his friend and unknowingly further from his objective.
Gummiphone Entries:
Thundara: Second tier Thunder magic. Jayson's go-to spell for large groups.
Genie of The Lamp: A Genie that was once trapped inside a lamp, he mentions a friend in the palace named Al. He can do just about anything with his magical abilities. Very Eccentric.
Agrabah: The town where Genie and his friends reside. It is under siege by the Foretellers and Heartless.
?: A mysterious Foreteller Jayson encountered after exiting the Agrabah portal, this was followed closely by a Heartless attack.
A/N Sorry for this chapter being so short! I just got my Laptop working again and decided to get this chapter out early before kicking this world into full gear! Next chapter should be longer!