Ok, I'm sure I've mentioned this before, Jafar is in The Cave of Wonders, the only catch is that Jafar has a "master" of his own now and that guy is also a magically enhanced powerful dude. Oh, and I'll now be referring to Serene as Aria, since it's her proper name.

Yours Truly,

*Elyon*

Chapter 2: Stubbornness and Greed

The Cave of Wonders:

"I've been your slave for far too long, exactly how is freedom achieved under these damned circumstances?" Jafar asked Xenos.

And yes as you've might've guessed, this isn't quite the Jafar you were thinking of, but since Jafar is typically used to going around these kinds of things, but this time wasn't much different from the others, you'll see.

Xenos laughed like Jafar had told the utter most hilarious joke ever. "Tired of me already? It's only been fifteen years, nothing compared to how long I've been around. Besides, the only way is to complete an impossible task which I first and foremost do with my free time."

"And what might this be?"

"Well first off you'll need to visit an old friend."

"Who?" Jafar being his usual anxious self.

Xenos snickered once more. "But the man who brought you here to this dump in the first place, Aladdin."

Jafar kicked the sand beneath him, showing everything. "I thought I'd never hear that name again…What business do you have in the Palace of Agrabah?"

"In short, soul and power draining! From the newest edition to the palace, Genie's daughter, Aria; she's fifteen just about and completely unaware of her powers," Xenos explained.

It was Jafar's turn to howl with laughter. "I'm a surprised at you Xenos, that old fool doesn't know right from left! I can't see how his offspring will be any different; this will be especially easy, with the powers I've acquired."

"That's the catch," Xenos said. "You won't have any of your so called powers, mine being far more enhanced then yours."

"Are you crazy? I can't catch a genie with my bare hands!"

Xenos had another short fit of laughter. "You said you wanted freedom, and I said all you have to do is bring me the girl, which is only half the job! Besides, you'll have illusions; You're good at magic tricks aren't you?, and this," Xenos held up a silver scarab.

The beetle fluttered it's metallic wings, and attached itself to Jafar's turban.

"It can catch anything alive and breathing and will trap it within its silver head," Xenos told Jafar.

"You have three days Jafar," Xenos said. "If you fail, you'll serve me as long as your heart beats."

Then Xenos snapped his fingers and Jafar was teleported to Agrabah.

The Streets of Agrabah:

Jafar smirked. He didn't hesitate another moment. He ran through the crowds and to the city's limits.

'Tricking the old miser was easy enough,' he thought.

You don't get it do you? Jafar never planned on completing the task in the first place! Or maybe you figured that. If that's so, give yourself a pat on the back. XD

The wooden tunnel looked more welcome than anything else, but as soon as Jafar was about to step through it, he was stricken with jolts of sharp pain and was bounced back ten feet.

He then heard Xenos's voice booming in his head."What? Did you think I was that stupid? You'll have to earn your liberty fair and square."

Jafar scowled. "I believe that's the case unfortunately," he muttered to himself with a roll of his eyes.

He then began to make his way to the palace.

The Palace of Agrabah:

(Or more specifically, The Lamp.)

A first Aria thought it'd all been some crazy dream, but she hadn't quite opened her eyes yet. When she did, she was surprised to find herself in a bed full of decorative pillows. The walls and floor were covered in blue-dyed fur. There was a desk, a vanity, and a dresser made of cherry wood, and on the door hung a brass-framed mirror. Aria nearly screamed as she caught a glance of her reflection. Though she still looked a lot like herself, her skin was now as blue as Genie's, and her hair was now braided and purplish-black. She still wore her cloak and sandals. She didn't know exactly where she was and what happened to her appearance, but she felt somewhat safe. She rose from the bed and rummaged through the dresser drawers. She found a comfortable looking outfit and changed into it. She took another look in the mirror. The outfit looked a lot like what Jasmine wore, except this was purple. She glanced at the vanity and put on a matching hair ribbon and necklace with a ruby in the center, which had been sitting on top of the vanity, waiting for her. With that she quietly opened the door and walked somewhat cautiously into the hallway. She took notice of the other rooms about her. There was another bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room, in fact if she lived in the year 2010 she would've thought it was a common looking apartment. Yup, after traveling the world Genie wasn't so picky. In the living room she found Genie sitting in an arm-chair, paging through a novel. Then Aria finally remembered her mother was sick in bed and probably worried to wits end. Aria head-palmed. (As in slapping your palm to your forehead because you can't believe you were so stupid for forgetting something.)

"That was quite a scene yesterday Hon, you okay?" Genie asked, looking up from the book.

"Uh, yeah, love the room, but…"

Aria was cut off when Genie flipped out.

"NOT GOOD! NOT GOOD! You're a genie! It's for sure now! Call 9-1-1!"

There was the sound of modern-day police sirens and Genie now wore a police uniform and was screaming at the top of his lungs into a walkie-talkie. "COPY THAT!"

In a POOF! The noise stopped and Genie was in his usual puffy pants again.

"And this is bad for a lot of reasons," he said. "One," he held up his right index finger. "Your freedom and power will be almost completely blocked off."

"Two," he held up the next finger. "You'll be crammed inside a lamp that's unable to expand like this one," As an illustration he grew minuscule and a lamp appeared. Seconds later he was sucked into it. In another POOF! he was back to normal.

"Three," he held up his ring finger. "You'll be shipped off to serve some guy or gal hand-and-foot and then another, and another, and another… trust me, you have no idea how long it took me to find Aladdin."

"And finally," he sighed, adding his pinkie. He transformed himself to look like Aria's mother. "Your mom will freak out, she's not exactly a fan of genies."

"Wait," Aria said when Genie looked himself again. "That's what happened? Mom bailed when she found out you were a genie?"

Genie nodded with a sad frown. "But I think it was for a good reason. It was because of a genie her dad died. He found a lamp and when he used his last wish he got the wording of the wish so wrong that he wished that he'd be poisoned,"

"That's awful," Aria said, her brown eyes turning ice-blue, but they were soon normal again.

"Even so," Aria began. "I want to see her, she's very ill and hasn't been able to stand up in days."

A single tear rolled down Genie's cheek as he thought of Lebenah.

"Come on then," he said. "She'll be healed in a jiffy."

He walked to the center of the room, it was then Aria noticed a hole in the ceiling. Genie stood directly under it and was pulled into the opening. Aria, after a moment's hesitation, followed suit. It was odd as her body became mist-like and she floated through the lamp's spout. Suddenly she was in the room she'd been in the day before. She noticed she was a lot taller, as was Genie, and conveniently as she thought of herself at her normal height she was so. Genie now towered over her as the day before.

"Beam her up Scottie," Genie said coolly, like in the sci-fi movies as he shot a ray of pink magic at an empty space in the center of the room.

The beam expanded and took shape, and soon in its place was a very confused Lebenah. She stood for a moment, but soon fell backward due to her illness.

She scowled, realizing where she was and who was in the room. "I thought I told you to leave me be," She addressed Genie.

In his defense, Genie pointed down at Aria. At the gesture, Aria ran to her mother's side and kneeled.

"Serene!" Lebenah exclaimed. "I was so worried! I thought you'd been kidnapped!-Dear girl what happened to your skin?"

Aria head-palmed again. "Well mom," she began. "I think I'm a genie….I guess…?"

Lebenah looked faint. "This can't be happening," Lebenah said to herself, her tone pierced with panic. "You're one of them! It's no use now. Genie, take me back!"

"Wait mom!" Aria said firmly. "It doesn't really matter if a genie basically murdered your father, because Dad's the total opposite of that. Isn't it obvious?"

Lebenah sighed. "Yes, I definitely see that, I just…. Don't really feel like talking about this right.." She experienced a short coughing fit. "…Now Serene. Just give me a day ok?"

Aria nodded, though she knew her mother was being stubborn and insensible, polite as she was. "And Dad will cure you before you go back."

Genie shot another beam, this time at Lebenah. She appeared more youthful than before, and slowly with Aria's help, stood upright.

"Thank you G," Lebenah told Genie, fairly quiet now.

"All I need is a day, just to think about what's going to happen next," Lebenah laid her head in her hands.

Genie aimed yet another wave of magic at Lebenah, and she disappeared with a POOF!

"Well," Genie said, trying to shrug off the previous moments. "Let's see about breakfast."

And the two genies exited, walked down the steps, and into the kitchen a few rooms ahead. Little did any of them know, time was ticking short of Jafar's arrival….