The Possibility of War?

Aladdin was completely heartbroken. At first it had seemed like, after being separated from Alibaba after 6 months, he would finally be reunited with his best friend. When Morgiana had unexpectedly brought Alibaba to him, he thought that things were going well. They were for a time, since he was away from that Fog Troupe it seemed like things were going back to normal. For those few moments things were great and he finally had his best friend back. It didn't matter what Alibaba had done, all that matter was that they were all three together again.

Though, Aladdin was also saddened by the story Alibaba told him. It's amazing what could happen in 6 months' time, Aladdin could certainly attest to that. Whatever he had been through, though, Alibaba's experiences were much worse than his. The young Magi learned a lot of things that he didn't know about the man who'd become his best friend 6 months ago. No matter what, the Magi was going to help Alibaba get through all of the things that he'd been suffering on his own.

Sadly, that wasn't to be because despite how much progress they had, it was all ruined by the arrival of Kassim. Kassim was the one in the center of the story, the one he believed caused the change in Alibaba's demeanor. Aladdin wasn't someone who hated anyone, no matter who they were, but he definitely wasn't happy because when Kassim arrived it he dragged Alibaba away from them. (Even though Alibaba actually left voluntarily.)

When Aladdin heard an explosion he instantly became worried. Morgiana and himself were not the only ones here, Sinbad and co were here too. So, he and Morgiana followed Alibaba and Kassim, immediately frowning as he saw the Fog Troupe on the opposite side of Sinbad. Aladdin wanted to shout out at Alibaba as he noticed Kassim and Alibaba heading over towards the troop. He wanted to tell Alibaba that he belonged with them, not the Fogg Troop.

Morgiana was the one who spoke up, though. The Magi looked over at Morgiana as she had clenched her fists and called out to Alibaba. Judging by the way she spoke, she seemed pretty pissed. Every word she said was right, though. Whether they thought they reasons were righteous or not, the Fog Troupe were just a bunch of thieves. After all, they'd also stolen Alibaba from them.

All Aladdin could do was look on as a battle unfolded, which resulted in a diminish in amount of Troop members. Kassim was also held down by Masrur, so the only ones that really left standing was Alibaba and Sinbad (and co.) Sinbad was acting rather cocky, though that seemed to be his M.O.

Aladdin turned his attention to Alibaba, watching his facial reactions change as Sinbad continued to speak. Even though Alibaba wasn't saying anything, Aladdin could see that Alibaba was becoming more irate and this made him sad. Never once had he seen Alibaba like this, the Alibaba he had known almost always had a smile on his face, it was like nothing could get him down. It was sad to see that cheerful demeanor just disappear like that. Of course, Sinbad wasn't helping either, despite the truth he was stating. Aladdin was even more surprised when Alibaba snapped.

Those harsh words that Alibaba spat out, accompanied by a cold glare that Aladdin had never seen before sent shivers down his spine and he was even sadder. It was then that he knew that getting Alibaba back was going to be a difficult task, he had changed too much. The Magi didn't expect Alibaba to go in for the attack either, but he did. However, instead of going for Sinbad like he thought the blonde would, he hit Masrur. That's it. Aladdin couldn't watch this anymore. He had to do something.

This all happened days ago and if anything, Aladdin felt even worse. They tried looking for Alibaba, but it was almost as if the Fog Troupe had disappeared. They couldn't very well invade every house in the slums either. There were a couple of times where they thought they got close but that ended up showing no results.

"Hey, don't you worry, okay? We'll find him eventually, with all of our combined efforts there is no way they can hide for too much longer," Sinbad commented, who was standing not too far from the small boy, "I have complete faith that he just might come to us, too. You just have to give it time."

Sinbad didn't quite understand why Aladdin thought the way he did. He wanted to believe that Alibaba would find them but he knew his friend. There had been something in his eyes that told him that it was too late. If they did find each other than it most likely wasn't going to be under the best circumstances. There was also something else that concerned him, though.

Kassim, that man that Alibaba had said was his friend, had a mixture of black and white rukh surrounding him, a large percent being black. Knowing this made Aladdin more worried because Alibaba was constantly being exposed to it. What happened if he ended up like Kassim? There was no way Aladdin would just let that happen. It was best that they found Alibaba before it was too late. An idea than struck him.

"Sinbad, it won't be easy just get Alibaba to come out… He's hellbent on helping the Troop and I doubt he would just leave them to join us, so I have an idea," Aladdin said, sounding somewhat hopeful, "Maybe we can talk to King Abhmad, you pretty big right? So maybe we could convince him to work on the welfare of the people? I mean, Alibaba is only doing this to help the people, right? If we make life better for the people, it might just help us get him back."

It would be a long shot, but it would be worth it, right?

With the Fog Troupe

It hadn't taken that much effort to find a place where they could be undetected but still be able to remain in Balbadd. Unfortunately, not all of the Troop was fully healed yet, as they had taken some pretty good hits. However, that wasn't going to hold them back. With times getting harder and more intense, it wasn't going to be too long until King Abhmad would make things worse for those in the slums. They had to do something. Alibaba, Kassim, and a few of the others who helped lead the Troop were gathered together, trying to come up with a plan.

"I think we should start by taking out that Sinbad guy, after everything that he has done to us, doesn't he deserve it?" Kassim commented angrily, "After we can take him out we can take out the King!"

Alibaba sighed and shook his head. As much as he wanted to do the same, and he really did, it wasn't the best thing to do. If anything, that would do more harm and he really didn't want to lose any more of his family to the bastard.

"Did you forget the last time we faced him head on? He killed members of our troupe, I'm sorry but if we lose any more we won't have as many to take on King Abhbad," Alibaba replied seriously, "Aladdin and Morgiana is with him, too, so if we look for them there is a chance that they will try to take me again…"

Last time he hadn't seen that coming but he wouldn't let it happen this time. Alibaba knew that they would try it again once they found him and he had to prevent that. They tried to separate him from his family… So, this time he would see it coming if they did try anything and he would fight if need be.

Alibaba hated to admit it but there was there really one thing they could do. It would be hard but with a large numbers, it could be achieved. Normally this was something he was against but with times being how they were now, there wasn't much choice. A war would unfold.

|So, I managed to get something done, somehow. I have to admit that I've had issues coming up with stuff for this (I hate writers block...) But please tell me how you feel about this chapter, it just might help motivation here. SORRY FOR ANY OOC STUFF.|