PLOT: Zeta tells the genies and Leah a flashback story about the first magical Coffee Craze event she and Nazboo were at 7 years ago, and how drinking 2 cups of magical coffee at one time almost led to her possibly being humiliated in front of every genie at the Marketplace...
It was January 12, 2011, the day of Zahramay Falls' 7th Annual Coffee Craze event. Shimmer, Shine, and Leah flew by magic carpet to Zeta's lair, to tell their sorcerenie friend that they were going to their first Coffee Craze...
Shine: Finally! I been waiting forever to go to this thing!
Shimmer: Yeah, we finally have time to go to the Zahramay Falls Coffee Craze event for the first time!
Leah: I wanted to try that magical coffee you've told me about.
Shine: I think Zeta would be happy that were going to try that coffee!
Shimmer: Save your excitement, Shine. We're arriving at her lair now.
The genies and human arrived at the sorcerenie's colorful lair, and let her know they've come to see her. When they got inside, Zeta smiled as the trio arrived...
Zeta: Good morning, Shimmer, Shine, and Leah.
Leah: Good morning, to you too, Zeta.
Shine: Guess what today is?
Zeta: (slyly) Hmmm... could it be the Coffee Craze event at the Marketplace?
Shimmer: Wow, you're good.
Zeta: Me and Nazboo have been to every Coffee Craze event so far, and we're not missing one now!
Shine: So, we can go there together!
Leah: Let's go!
Before they could go, Nazboo stepped in front of Zeta...
Zeta: Nazboo, what are you doing?
Nazboo: Remember...
The sorcerenie thought about what her dragon said... and her eyes widened...
Zeta: (whispers) Come on, Nazboo, I won't do that again. This was seven years ago!
Shine: (now curious) What happened seven years ago?
Zeta hesitated, and said, 'Aren't we going to the Coffee Craze event now?'
Leah: Don't worry, Zeta. We told Princess Samira we would attend the event this year, so she told the barista to wait for us.
Shimmer: Yeah, we can be a little late.
Zeta sighed in despair, now embarrassed to have to talk about what happened. She went to sit on her couch, with Nazboo by the side, while Shimmer, Shine, and Leah sat on the floor...
Zeta: Okay, Leah, while I was still a sneaky sorceress, and before you and Zac came to Zahramay Falls, at the first Coffee Craze event seven years ago, I did a selfish thing there. Even though I got my way, I ended up paying for it soon after.
Leah: What was it?
Zeta then closed her eyes, took a breath, and started her flashback story...
Before they could go, Nazboo stepped in front of Zeta...
Zeta: Nazboo, what are you doing?
Nazboo: Remember...
The sorcerenie thought about what her dragon said... and her eyes widened...
Zeta: (whispers) Come on, Nazboo, I won't do that again. This was seven years ago!
Shine: (now curious) What happened seven years ago?
Zeta hesitated, and said, 'Aren't we going to the Coffee Craze event now?'
Leah: Don't worry, Zeta. We told Princess Samira we would attend the event this year, so she told the barista to wait for us.
Shimmer: Yeah, we can be a little late.
Zeta sighed in despair, now embarrassed to have to talk about what happened. She went to sit on her couch, with Nazboo by the side, while Shimmer, Shine, and Leah sat on the floor...
Zeta: Okay, while I was still a sneaky sorceress, and before you and Zac came to Zahramay Falls, Leah, at the first Coffee Craze event seven years ago, I did a selfish thing there. Even though I got my way, I soon ended up paying for it soon after.
Shine: What was it?
Zeta then closed her eyes, took a breath, and started her flashback story...
Flashback:
Seven years ago, on January 12, 2014, Zeta (who was still a sorceress at the time) was riding in the sky on her scooter, with Nazboo in the sidecar. They reached the marketplace, where Zeta made a hard landing with her scooter. (thanks to not having enough magic dust) The scooter shook when it hit the ground. When it stopped shaking, Zeta got off, took her pink helmet off, and put it on the seat. Nazboo got out of the sidecar, and Zeta got his helmet off, and put it in the sidecar. Then they walked into the Zahramay Falls Marketplace...
Zeta: Okay, Nazboo, we're here to get some magic dust, and some potions.
Nazboo: Yeah, yeah!
As they started to do that though, Nazboo saw a line with many genies standing there...
Nazboo: Oooh, line!
Zeta: (sees the line, and groans) Oh, what's going on?!
Frustrated, the sorceress went to the line, and asked the genie in front of here what's going on. That genie said this was a new Zahramay Falls Coffee Craze event at the Marketplace, and that they would get a mug of special magical coffee for free. Zeta liked that idea...
Zeta: (smiles) You know what, Nazboo. We can get potions and magic dust later. Let's get some free coffee!
Nazboo: (happily) Coffee, coffee!
So Zeta and her dragon waited in line. To her annoyance, the line was moving kind of slow. Finally, when she and Nazboo got to the middle of the marketplace, they were near the front of the line. There was a mug shaped shack there.
Zeta: Nazboo, we're almost there! I can't wait to try this 'magical' coffee.
Nazboo shakes his head up and down. The two were at the front of the line, just behind the last genie who got a mug...
Zeta: (excited) Oooh, we're next!
They got to the mug shaped shack, where a female barista genie appeared...
Barista Genie: Are you here to try the new magical coffee from Zahramay Falls?
Zeta: (annoyed) Uh, why do you think we had to stand in line forever?
Nazboo: (happily) Coffee!
The barista got out 2 large mugs of magical coffee, (one for Zeta, and one for Nazboo) then told them, 'The limit is only one cup of coffee per person, so return the mugs back to me when you're finished, okay?'
Zeta: (sarcastically) Oh, I sure will.
Zeta and Nazboo go to a nearby table to drink their coffee. After a few sips, the sorceress smiled...
Zeta: Wow, this coffee's really good.
She kept drinking like that until she finished her mug. After she finished it...
Zeta: (amazed) Nazboo, that was delicious. It's like... it's a powerful drink!
Nazboo: Yeah, yeah.
Zeta waited for her dragon to finish his mug, and asked him, 'Can you sneak me another cup of magical coffee?' and hands him her mug.
Nazboo tried to explain to her that the barista said only one cup of that coffee was allowed per person, but Zeta replied, 'Yeah, I know. That's why I told you
to sneak me another cup, while she's not looking.' The small dragon was not going to try to talk Zeta out of it, and so he went, reluctantly, to sneak another cup of
coffee for her. Successfully, he snuck in the back of the shack, who no one what's looking, and filled the cup up with more coffee, while he returned his own cup.
After that he brought the full coffee cup back to Zeta...
Zeta: Alright! (takes the mug of coffee from Nazboo) Now, I will enjoy my second mug of magical coffee.
The sorceress drank her second cup of coffee, and enjoyed it. She finished it the same way as she did the first time.
Zeta: (quietly) Well, we can now return this mug. And I got away with drinking a second cup. (chuckles softly)
The sorceress returned the mug to the barista, and then walked away.
Zeta: (confidently) Nazboo, nothing can go wrong now.
Just then, at that very moment, Zeta felt something funny in her stomach. She clutched her legs...
Zeta: (worried) Oh, Nazboo... did you see the little sorceresses' room back there?
Nazboo shook his head 'no', to which Zeta said sarcastically, 'Yeah, I knew that.'
Thanks to drinking 2 mugs of coffee at one time, she really had to pee, and the nearest available bathrooms were at the front of the marketplace. What didn't help was that while Zeta was walking very slowly, she saw genies holding bottles of water, which made her eyes widened, and was not helping the situation...
Zeta: (groans) Come on Nazboo, let's hurry!
The sorceress and her dragon quickly had to run past other genies, trying to get to the front of the marketplace, where the available bathrooms were. Unfortunately, when they got there...
Zeta: (in horror) Oh, no!
Zeta saw that the front of the marketplace was really crowded. It would be very hard to reach the available bathrooms in this matter! And, what's worse, the fountain in the marketplace was sprouting so much water, making her own situation much worse!
All poor Zeta could do was her cross and dance in place. It looked like she was possibly going to have a terrible accident, and be embarrassed in front of many genies at the Marketplace. But... at the corner of her right eye, she saw the potion shop, which had no genies walking there. What luck! Zeta knew she had to swallow her pride, and ask nicely to use the bathroom there, but it was better than holding on to her pride as this point. She and Nazboo walked very slowly to the potion shop, then went in. Surprisingly, a new male genie with black hair was tending to the shop that day, since the regular potion vendor was in line for coffee himself...
Black-haired male genie: Hello, what can I do for you?
Zeta: Please, I really need to use the bathroom!
Nazboo: Hurry, hurry!
The black-haired genie saw the sorceress desperately dancing in place, in her dark blue train, (formal-like dress) dark purple leggings, and green heeled shoes.
Genie: Okay, let me get out the potion for the door!
The genie used a potion... to which a door started appearing in the middle of the shop. Zeta then asked him, 'Could you help me remove my belt?!'
He did so with his magic, and held onto it for her. Zeta slowly walked to the bathroom door, which was halfway done...
Zeta: (sighs) I might as well wait for the door to appear. I made it this far.
She stood waiting there, dancing in place. Finally, a brown door appeared, with a blue genie and pink genie symbol on it, indicating that it is the shop's restroom. The door glowed, meaning that it was ready to enter. Zeta opened the door, walked slowly into the bathroom, then closed the door. Nazboo and the temporary shop keeper waited. Several seconds later, they heard Zeta let out a long sigh of relief. About 2 minutes have passed, before a flush was heard. The small dragon and the black-haired genie looked at each other. A short time later, the restroom door opened, to reveal the smiling, satisfied sorceress...
Zeta: (small sigh) I feel much better now.
She then walked out of the bathroom, went to the temporary shopkeeper, and she took her belt back, which she then used her own magic to put it back on her waist. Zeta then did something completely unexpected. She put her hands on the genie's shoulders, surprising him, and said, 'I would not do this in any normal circumstance, but... (Zeta kissed the black-haired genie on his right cheek) ...thank you. You really saved my life. (turns to Nazboo) Now, Nazboo, let's go get potions! Nazboo immediately followed Zeta, and they shopped for new potions. After the sorceress got the potions she needed, she checked them out and going up front to the temporary shopkeeper. Then after that, they managed to get some magic set for the scooter. When they returned, Nazboo told Zeta about taking 2 mugs of coffee for herself, and now knowing what could happen if she takes more than entitled to one per genie.
Zeta: (sighs) Okay, Nazboo. For once, you're right. I'll remember this in the future.
Nazboo understood, and nodded. Zeta then put the magic dust in her scooter, set the bag of potions on the side, put her and Nazboo's helmets on, and then they both rode off above the sky, away from the Marketplace, and back to the lair.
Flashback ends.
After hearing that story...
Shimmer: Wow, Zeta, you secretly took 2 cups of magical coffee?
Zeta: (remorseful, and sighs) Yes, back then, I got away with it, and I paid a price for it soon enough.
Shine: Apparently, Nazboo then told you to do it anymore after what had happened.
Zeta: Yeah, And that's why he reminds me of this every Coffee Craze Day. Nevertheless to say, that was embarrassing.
Leah: I see that Nazboo really cares about you.
Zeta: Well, how about we go to the Coffee Craze and only get one cup of coffee each?
Shimmer: (gives a thumbs up) Okay, that's fair.
Nazboo: Yay!
Then, the genies, sorcerenie, and human girl flew on magic carpets and on Nazboo to the Marketplace to go to the Zahramay Falls Coffee Craze.