Magi: The Journey of a Guardian
Before
Me: HELLO EVERYONE! Thanks for the reviews!
Robin: Hi guys!*waves*
Aladdin: *Smacks Robin on the head with his staff* Robin you idiot! Why?!
Robin: Errrrr….What are we talking about?
Me: *facepalm*
Ja'far: Excuse me but when are we coming into this? *Points to himself, Sinbad and the other generals
Me: Right…uh… AT SOME POINT…yeah… I don't own Magi or any of its characters. Only my OC.
Chapter 3: Playing with Fire
Last time….
"I'll pay as much as you want to replace her." That man….
I quickly jumped down the hole towards the plant, as if on instinct. Kami please help me. Don't worry kid I'll save you. From above I could hear Aladdin.
"ROBIN!"
Current events
Alibaba's POV
Why Babel you…. I could no longer contain my anger. I swung my fist towards him and punched him in the face.
"YOUR NASTY WINE CAN'T PAY FOR SOMEONE'S LIFE YOU JERK!" I yelled
"ROBIN!" I turned to see the blue haired kid from earlier shouting down the hole. I followed his gaze to find the girl from earlier sliding down the edge of the hole towards the plant. I quickly grabbed a barrel of wine and followed the girl down the hole. From above I could hear Babel screaming death threats at me.
"OI OLD MAN ONC I GET OUT HERE I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU SAID!" I heard the girl yell.
Eventually once I was close enough I threw the barrel of wine at the plant. I saw the girl rise and I smiled slightly. I watched as the girl from earlier rush forwards and grab the girl from the plant. Thank god…
"ALIBABA WATCH OUT!" I heard someone cry out. I turned and then I felt the hyacinth wrap its tentacles around me.
"Argh!" Damn I need more wine. The thing still isn't drunk enough.
"Ahh! DAMN IT YOU STUPID PLANT!" I turned to see the girl from earlier caught by one of the tentacles. She wrestled with the vine, smacking her hands in a chopping motion against it. I saw that she had delivered the little girl to her mum. She must have come back for me… Damn!
Robin's POV
I could feel the tentacle wrapping around my body but not the pain. Thanks to all those years of assassin training. Hehe thanks nii-san… I quickly began chopping at the thing but I couldn't put a dent in it. Damn…. I watched as the hyacinth smacked Alibaba in the back of the head, very close to the point of smashing his skull in. The hyacinth's tentacles began to constrict my body. I could feel the air being squeezed out my lungs. No! I tried wrestling the thing off of me. Nothing's working! Please…someone…. My vision danced between black and my surrounding. I don't want to die… I still have to find the Magi! The darkness began to advance until I heard a voice pierce the air.
"Don't give up! Mister you lied to me. There are some things money can't buy… And also….. I WON'T FORGIVE ANYONE WHO HURTS MY FRIENDS!" I heard Aladdin yell. I smiled. Aladdin….
"NOOOOOOOOO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! THINK A MINUET BOY! WHICH IS MORE VALUABLE, THAT SCRUFFY BOY AND BRATTY GIRL OR MY WINE!" Why that little…. I opened my eyes and began to push the tentacles off me. I could hear a quiet ripping sound. Then all of a sudden liquid rained down on everything and the creature relaxed and let go of me.
"ROBIN!" I saw a white blur and then I could feel someone's arms around me. I looked up and smiled.
"Thanks Aladdin." I said weakly. He looked at me, worry written all over his face.
"Are you okay?" He asked I sat down and realized something.
"WHA- Aladdin how are we in the air?!" he laughed and pointed to the white unravelled turban that we were on.
"Also I feel fine! Just my body will be a little bruised for a while…" He nodded and smiled at me.
*mini time skip*
"Thanks for letting us stay at your place mister!" Aladdin said with a huge grin on his face. I walked calmly besides the two boys. I smiled at Alibaba and Aladdin.
"It's the least I could do! You risked your life to help your friend and myself. Oh thanks by the way for coming back for me after you got that girl to safety." I blushed slightly and rubbed the back of my head.
"It's nothing! I mean… I would never just leave someone who was it your position. It was the right thing to do!" I said.
"Robin you're really nice! Are you sure you're okay to be walking around?" I laughed at Aladdin's concern.
"I'm fine!" I said then whispered to myself "I was trained so that nothing would hurt me…"
Soon enough we arrived at Alibaba's home. I watched as Aladdin ran inside and began to enjoy himself instantly. I followed and sat down. I turned from the two and lifted my top to see my chest. Ahh completely covered in bruises…. I poked one that was beginning to turn a deep purple. It felt very tender, I suppose I shouldn't push my body as I could get seriously hurt.
"Robin what you looking at?"
"My bruises, why do ask?" I was quickly turned around and Aladdin began poking at all the bruises. Alibaba was shocked at how I wasn't flinching each time Aladdin poked me. I could feel running to my cheeks.
"A-Aladdin can you stop please? I'm okay I doesn't hurt…" Alibaba then began poking them as well.
"How come you aren't in pain?" Alibaba asked, still poking.
"I JUST CAN'T! NOW STOP IT!" I almost screamed, my cheeks were burning hot now. The two still kept on poking.
"FINE I'LL TELL YOU IF YOU STOP! PLEASE!" Instantly the two stopped. I grabbed the bottom of my top and pulled it over my bruised chest. I sighed and closed my eyes.
"Right… then…"
*Flashback* Robin is four years old
"Nii-san, why must I train?" Robin asked her older brother, Leo. The black haired, dark eyed seventeen year old smiled in a sadistic way.
"Robin as a family of assassins we must be strong, we must not feel pain and we must kill whoever our target is no matter what. You train in order to be like this. Like everyone else in the family. Now let us begin". After that Robin was tortured to the point where she could no longer feel pain. After years of training Robin became a perfect assassin…. Until someone occurred…
*Robin is now 7*
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN LIVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE? FATHER WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?" The young girl yelled.
"Simple, Your mother has died and she has asked for you to live like a normal life. You will cease being an assassin and will go live with your mother's sister. You will go to school and lead a humble, honest life. NOW LEAVE AT ONCE!"
*Flashback end*
Aladdin's POV
"WAIT A MINUET YOUR TELLING US THAT YOU ARE AN EX-ASSASSIN!?" Alibaba yelled. I watched as Robin nodded. Her eyes stared at the floor.
"Yeah…. So I can't feel a thing. Not a single ounce of pain." She whispered. I quickly grabbed her hands. Her eyes widened a bit and I could see a rosy blush begin to cover her cheeks.
"Robin! We'll always be friends no matter what. Even if you are an ex-assassin!" I watched as she began to smile and a single tear made its way down her left cheek. She quickly rubbed the tear away before it could land on her blue and gold top.
"Thank you Aladdin! I swear I won't let you down! I'll try to be the best friend you've ever had!" Robin said cheerily. I nodded at her and grinned.
"Uh sorry to break up this lovely moment but… Can I ask you a couple of things?" The driver said, Robin had said he was called Alibaba. I pointed at myself to make sure he wasn't asking Robin more questions. He nodded.
"Okay! Ask away!"
"First of all… Is that really a flute?" Ehhhhhhhhh? I looked over to Robin quickly trying to look at her in a way which would ask her 'what should I do?' She looked between me, my flute and Alibaba. She closed her eyes for a bit. She opened her eyes and gave me a thumbs up.
"Umm…It's my friend… Ugo-kun…"
"I see… Where did you get it? A dungeon?"
"Wait! Did you say dungeon? Is there one nearby?" Robin said looking straight into Alibaba's eyes.
"Ehhh….Well… Yeah there is… I'll show you tomorrow." With that Robin got up and drew a few things out of her bag. I looked at her with a, no doubt, confused face. I could see some kind of determination in her eyes, lighting them up like fire.
"I need to go out for a bit then. I'll come back later." She then placed a hand on my head.
"Aladdin don't cause any trouble okay?" and with that she walked out of the house. I wonder why she wants to go to a dungeon….
Robin's POV
I quickly made my way to the market place I had saw earlier. The sun's just setting but I'm sure somewhere will be open. I quickly made my way down the winding streets of the market place and then finally came across the place I was looking for. I cautiously pulled back the curtain covering the door. I saw a middle aged man slaving away over a forge, busying himself with creating the perfect blade.
"Excuse me…" I said in hope of getting the man's attention. The man looked over at me and sighed. He looked back down at his work.
"Kid you've got the wrong shop. Now go home." I sighed and walked closer to the man and looked at what he was making. I tilted my head and took in the blade's appearance.
"You know… It looks like by the way it's slanted that a person would have to be pretty strong to use such a poorly balanced sword." I said. The man's eye widened. I smiled at the man.
"Kid what do you know of blades?" I sighed and showed him what I had been carrying around with me for weeks. His eyes widened at the broken sword, more specifically my broken rapier… (I will write about the rapier's story later as it has some meaning behind it!) I watched and the man inspected it.
"I have never seen such a blade before… It's a shame that it's broken in two." I looked at the man with hope.
"I have the ore with me which is needed to repair it. Please could I use your forge to repair it?" The man stared at me for a while but eventually nodded. I quickly got to work….Soon I'll be able to find him or her…. The magi I'm supposed to protect…..
*The next day*
I had my bag slung over my shoulder and my repaired rapier strapped to my side. Earlier I had quickly popped back to Alibaba's to get my bag and to say goodbye to Aladdin. I looked up at the dungeon entrance in front of me. I guess I really didn't need Alibaba's help to find it. I quickly walked to the entrance. I could hear people all around me whispering. I sighed and then smiled. I ran into the entrance of the dungeon, ignoring everything around me. Here I come… My destiny!
END