Magi: The Journey of a Guardian
Before
Me: Hi! It's time for another chapter of Magi: The Journey of a Guardian.
Robin: *pulls my sleeve*
Me: What's up?
Robin: Leo-nii and Sindbad are drunk and being weird.
Me: *pats her head* don't worry. I'm sure Ja'far will do something! Okay guys I'm sure you got the idea by now. I only own Robin and Leo.
Chapter 7: Balbaad and the two kings
Last Time…
(Robin)
"Aladdin! You kept your promise!" I said while hugging him.
"Yep! And Alibaba is in Balbaad so we can keep the promise we made him!"
"Robin…" I gulped and turned to see a very annoyed older brother.
"Uhhhh…. Leo-nii this is Aladdin and Morgiana. Leo-nii can we go to Balbaad first before you start having one of your fits…?" My brother sighed and nodded.
"Fine. Sin since your now wearing my clothes, in order to repay my sister's kindness you must carry our bags!" Oh dear…
"LEO YOU LITTLE BRAT! Arg… FINE! AND WHEN WE GET TO BALBAAD I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR STUPID CLOTHES BACK!" I sighed. This wasn't going to end well. I smiled at Aladdin and Morgiana.
"Come on you two! Leo-nii I'm going to go ahead with Morgiana and Aladdin okay! We'll meet you at that hotel you were on about!" I said while grabbing my friend's hands. Aladdin and Morgiana smiled.
"LET'S GO!"
"TO BALBAAD!"
"To see Alibaba."
"Mor you don't seem that excited." I laughed at Aladdin.
"Morgiana has a monotone voice. Though she may not sound like it, I'm sure she's excited too! Now let's go!"
Current Events….
Robin's POV
"Balbaad is one of the smallest countries on the continent. Since it's by the sea there are loads of different cultures here! Leo-nii said that the Salujas run the country but… Leo-nii says there's a lot of trouble within its borders!" I said while pointing out several different things. Aladdin and Morgiana smiled.
"You seem to know a lot Robin." Morgiana said while Aladdin nodded his head vigorously.
"Leo-nii taught me a lot of stuff. Ah Here we are!" We stopped at the hotel we were going to stay at.
"Uh Robin… That place looks kinda expensive… I don't think Mor and I have the money for it." I smiled at the two.
"Don't worry! Leo-nii has lots and lots of money! Ah Leo-nii! Sindbad!" I said while waving to the two men behind us. Leo grinned and accepted all our bags off Sindbad.
"Don't worry! Robin I'll pay for you and your friend's room. Sin can treat us all to a meal later!" leo-nii said with a huge grin.
Once inside two men began to talk to us, or Sindbad.
"Sin-sama, where have you been? Oh…. Leo….It has been some time." Leo grinned at the white haired man and the red haired man.
"Robin, I have some things to talk to Sindbad, Ja'far and Masrur. Why don't you take your stuff and ask for a room and give them my name, okay?" I nodded as I picked up my stuff.
*mini time skip*
Morgiana's POV
The three of us followed a woman to the room we were going to stay in.
"Waaaaah! It's gorgeous, right Robin?" Aladdin said to the brunette. She laughed and nodded.
The three of us sat on our fluffy beds and then Aladdin turned to the woman who brought us here.
"Miss Do you know anyone called Alibaba? He's my friend." The woman stumbled and dropped the fruit she was holding. She then began to tell us a story…
Meanwhile….
Leo's POV
Sindbad and I sat across from Balbaad's king. Ja'far and Masrur stood behind Sin while I sat next to him.
"Why have you broken off Trade with my country, Sindria?"
"I too want to know why you have broken off trade. AS King of Neathia, I demand too know." I said in a serious tone.
"Let us hear your reason." I watched as the king and his advisor looked worried and began to discuss something. Using my enhanced hearing I listened to what they were saying.
"Honestly why have two problematic people appeared?... Sindbad it has been some time! I see you belly has gotten bigger." I began to laugh while Sindbad pulled the king's flabby chest.
"You have no right in saying that!"
"Sindbad, back to business." I said
"Resume Trade with our countries! Balbaad is a valuable trading partner that neither of us can afford to lose!"
"I'm very sorry… But we cannot resume trade… Right now I have my hands full with Balbaad's domestic issues."
"Domestic Issue? Please explain these issues." I demanded.
The next day…
Robin's POV
"1...2…1…2…1…2…" I muttered while practicing my punches. I sighed and looked at Mor and Aladdin who were both still fast asleep. I sighed again and continued to practice.
"1…2…1…2…1…2…1…2…"
"Morning Robin, Morning Mor." I turned to see Aladdin and Morgiana stretching and yawning. I smiled.
"Good Afternoon Sleepy heads." I said in a sing song voice. Aladdin looked at me confused, as did Morgiana. I pointed out side for them to see how high up the sun was in the sky. The two Looked at each other and then ran out of bed to get ready. I laughed at the two.
"Leo-nii said that when you two wake up we have to meet him and Sindbad for a meal!" I watched as this made Aladdin and Mor go faster.
"You know… It would have been easier if you had woken up earlier…" I muttered.
*Mini time skip*
"Leo-nii!" I yelled. My brother turned from where he was sitting and motioned us to come over. On the table was lots of nice looking food.
"Hehe Robin you're drooling." I Looked at Aladdin and wiped away the drool.
"So are you!" Aladdin quickly wiped his own drool away. Sindbad and the two men from yesterday smiled.
"I haven't introduced you to my subordinates yet. The one in the gold armour and the red hair is Masrur and the one with the green hat and white hair is Ja'far. Oh Morgiana. Masrur is a fanalis as well. He noticed yesterday about you." The two red head muttered a greeting to each other.
"HI! I'm Aladdin and this is Robin!" Aladdin said while dragging me to meet Masrur.
"What are we going to do since we only have one vessel between the four of us?" Ja'far asked the two mean sat at the table. Leo-nii noticed me listening in on the conversation and motioned for me to come over. He placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry! We have Robin, I know she may be small but she defeated many people!" I fidgeted under the attention that was put under me.
"Um… What Leo-nii is a slight overstatement… I only know one secret family technique and…." I muttered while poking two fingers together. Ja'far looked over me and nodded.
"I assume she's had the same training as you then." Leo-nii nodded. I watched Aladdin blow his flute and Ugo's arms appeared behind Sindbad. Both Ja'far and Leo-nii spewed their drinks out their mouths. Sindbad slowly turned around to see what had caught the other two men's attention.
*minutes later*
"AMAZING! So you're also a Magi?"
"Robin, you could have said you were friends with a Magi. Well that makes things a lot easier." I sighed while Sindbad and Leo-nii looked at Ugo in awe.
"Have you met another magi?" Aladdin asked. Sindbad explained that he did know another magi though they weren't on good terms with one another.
"WELL, surely you've heard of me… The Legendary Sindbad!" Sindbad gloated. Aladdin, Morgiana and I looked confused.
Legendary Sindbad… Didn't Alibaba tell us about him at some point?
I don't know I can't remember.
Aladdi! It was only a couple of weeks ago and you've forgotten about what we talked about already?!
Heheh….. I sighed. Meanwhile Leo-nii was laughing his head off. Sindbad tried to explain who he was. Aladdin asked what a magi was but he only answered some of Sindbad's questions.
"Sindbad…Can you tell me what you know about Guardians?" Sindbad and Leo-nii scratched their heads and looked at each other.
"Not a lot actually…You see the last time a guardian appeared was several hundreds of years ago… So anything on them has been lost to history…" Sindbad said. I nodded. Lost to history….
"Robin, Aladdin! Can you two help us with something? You see this idiot here has had all seven of his metal vessels stolen. So we need your help. Help us capture the Fog Troupe!" Leo-nii said with a grin. Ja'far instantly protested saying we were too young. I calmly walked up behind him, grabbed his and flipped him over my shoulder, pushing him into the ground. Leo-nii and Sindbad looked shocked. I crossed my arms and frowned at Ja'far.
"I'm not too young! Anyway I've probably killed more than you have…" I muttered the last bit of what I had said. Leo-nii then began to clap while Sindbad gaped at what I had done.
"So what are we going to do?" I asked. Mor, Aladdin and I had huddled together. Aladdin shrugged.
"Let's join them." Morgiana said. Both Aladdin and I looked at her with shock.
"The ship to the 'Dark Continent' was halted due to the fog troupe. Once they have been taken down the ships should return to normal. Also it seems these two are familiar with Balbaad's King. So then we can use those resources to find Alibaba!" Sindbad grinned along with Leo-nii.
"Hey Masrur she's a lot smarter than you."
"Yeah and she doesn't resort to brute force. RIGHT LET'S MAKE PREPARATIONS! But Morgiana… Please stay here. Leo has insisted that his sister must join us and I do not want another woman in battle." I watched as Sindbad tried to push Mor away only for her to slam her foot into the ground.
"I will fight as well!"
"Y-Yes Ma'am…."
*Time skip*
DAMN IT WHERE'S ALADDIN. I ran through the dense fog, trying to find my friend.
"ALADDIN!" I tried to spot him but all I could see was mist. Then I saw some of the guard stumbling around, like they were drunk. One fell over and I caught him. I slowly breathed in… Shoot! There's some kind of poison or something in the air!
"ALADDIN WHERE ARE YOU!" I kept on running until I found Mor.
"Mor get out of the mist! There's something in it!" Morgiana nodded yet looked slightly confused.
"How come you are not affected?" I waved off the question.
"Just go!" I watched as she jumped out of the mist and into safety. I kept looking and soon enough I found Aladdin. He was talking to himself. All of a sudden Aladdin collapsed onto the floor. I quickly ran over to him and began shaking him. Damnnnn…. From far away I could hear the sounds of fighting. They must be here!
"ALADDIN!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.
I watched in hope and he woke up with a shocked look on his face. I turned to see the fog troupe coming towards us.
"Aladdin! The fog troupe!" I watched as he recognized what was going on and summoned Ugo.
"I'll be a final defence! Try to stop them ok?" I yelled, jogging away from him. I watched as he nodded and gave me a thumbs up.
"I WON'T LET YOU PASS!" I ran towards the treasury and stopped at its doors. From here I could still here what was going on.
"Alibaba…?"
"Aladdin can you put Ugo away. He's scaring my friends."
"Alibaba! We made a promise!"
"Aladdin… Sorry… I can't keep that promise…"
What? I could hear footstep coming closer. Leo-nii why did you have to call it a mission. I felt a tear roll down my face as I saw Alibaba come into view. I….I won't be able to stop…. I clenched my fists.
"ALIBABA STOP!" I cried. I could feel the tears running down my face. Stop…please… I watched him give me a confused look.
"Robin….." my tears continued as instinct took over. Alibaba…run…
"I the child of the flame ask you to come forth… Burn through those before me… And aide me in my mission. FAMILY TECHNIQUE, PHEONIX BURST!" I watched Alibaba's face contort in horror as I flew towards him, my fist alight with flames. I felt my fist collide with something. I looked to see a man the same age as Alibaba with dreadlocks taking the blow. The man was flung back and smashed into a wall. All the troupe members stopped and looked in horror. I felt my body ready itself again.
"What the… Robin?"
"Alibaba….Run…..I…..won't…. be…. Able…..to…..stop…please….run…..away…" I cried while my body moved on its own, knocking out several members of the troupe. Instantly I felt someone's arms around me, restraining me. I looked up to see Alibaba.
"Run….Please…." I watched as he shook his head. Tears continued to flow.
"Please….I'll…" Alibaba then pulled me into a hug. My body began to quake.
ROBIN!
Slowly I could feel my body failing me and darkness seeped into my vision from where I was causing myself pain by going against what I was told.
"I….Give…" I whispered before collapsing.
Aladdin's POV
I ran to where Robin was. I could feel some kind of distress. I found the fog troupe in the treasury while Alibaba was laying Robin down on the floor. She was still and unconscious.
ROBIN! I screamed through our mental link but nothing was working.
"HEY ALIBABA IT'S TIME TO ESCAPE!" I watched as Alibaba nodded and summoned Amon. Alibaba summoned a wall of flames and escaped along with the troupe.
"Robin! Aladdin! Are you two okay?" I heard Ja'far yell. I quickly found Robin and tried to pick her up. I looked up to Ja'far and Mor for help. Robin…
*Time skip*
Alibaba's POV
I sighed at sat down on my bed. I would have never had thought that Aladdin, Robin and Morgiana would come here. Man, this complicates things…. I lead down on my bed and sighed. Maybe some sleep will clear my head… I looked up at the roof and then stared at it in shock. M-Morgiana…. I went to scream but her hand covered my mouth. She asked me about becoming a thief but I refused to answer… her foot slammed through the floor. Morgiana quickly picked me up and said she was taking me to see Aladdin and Robin. Soon enough after flying over the tops of houses Morgiana dropped me into a room. I slammed against the wall and smiled at Aladdin. I looked around and noticed that Robin was missing.
*Mini time skip*
I sighed and looked for Robin.
"Hey where's Robin?" I watched as Aladdin's face darkened and became sad.
"Follow me. Leo is away with Sindbad so I guess we can see her…." I followed Aladdin to another room. The room was almost silent apart from the sound of someone taking laboured breathes. I followed the sound to find Robin asleep on a bed, sweating and she looked like she was in pain.
"How did she…."
"Leo says It's normal. If she failed to do something when she was younger she was punished and this would happen….. I hope she'll be okay…." I looked down at Robin's pained face.
"She was crying….. She begged for me to run….. and then said…."
Flashback
"I…Give….." I watched as Robin collapsed in my arms.
End
"Alibaba…."
END