Old Souls
A/N: Now for Barak's point of view of the dungeon in this chapter. Yes, his luck as Harry Potter followed him over into this lifetime so anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Chapter Song: Show Me What I'm Looking For - By Carolina Liar
Oh Lord, I've Been Waiting For You
As typical of Harry's and later Barak's luck, it is not too long after they enter the dungeon that things start to go wrong. First was the massive hive like tunnels that for some reason made the hair on the back of the purple haired boy's neck stand up, then was the ant-like creatures that tried to eat Aladdin. As the trio ran from the ant chimera-like things Barak tripped and fell into a small tunnel that could not be seen from where they had been running. He stifled his yelp as he slid down the rocky ground and was flung into another larger tunnel.
Groaning the plum haired boy sat up and spit out a cloud of dirt that he had accidentally got in his mouth when he fell. Then as he carefully stood up, glancing around as he did so, he let out another groan this one slightly more put upon. He knew his luck was bad but really? Not even five minutes into a dungeon and he got separated from the others?!
Sighing Barak patted himself down and was pleased to find that he still had his pack along with his twin swords. Ruffling his ponytail he grunted as a puff of dirt came from the long strands. Damn, he really should cut it sometime soon. Then he huffed slightly and shook his head at the thought. Nah, he decided, he liked it long anyway even if it was a hassle to keep up with the length. Straightening out his long cream-colored coat and rearranging the wide midnight blue cloth belt that tied it shut the thirteen-year-old took a long look around this time and pinpointed the small circular hole in the wall that he had come from. It was quite high in the cave wall in all actuality, and he could not see any good handholds to climb back up to it so he dismissed it as a possible exit.
The cavern that he was in now was quite a bit larger than the previous one and only had one other entrance/exit other than the way he had come. It was a rather steep incline that ascended into a rough cut stone stairway that climbed higher than could be seen from where he was standing. Taking one last long look around Barak made his way over to the stone steps and glanced up them as he paused at the bottom. It was too dark to tell really but it looked like it went up for quite a long time before abruptly stopping some hundred or so meters up. Not having that much of a choice the teen started up the steps moving slowly and quietly. If some kind of other dungeon monster was here he really did not want to attract its attention, Barak was none too certain that his blades would have that much of an effect on any kind of monster.
It took a good hour to get to the top of the steps as they were not only steeper than they seemed but also longer. Barak was almost panting by the time he made it to the top having not had much of a chance to stop and rest on the crudely carved steps. He paused to catch his breath before moving on to the landing before letting out a rather creative string of curses. It was indeed another cavern, that unfortunately for him held at least fifteen different tunnels that went out into different directions.
Sometimes he really hated his luck.
It took him almost a day to find out where Aladdin was and that was after he had to stop for a few hours of shut-eye. The biggest kicker was that Alibaba was gone. Where Barak had no clue but what was interesting was the white-haired boy who the Magi was talking to. The plum haired teen sat on a hidden ledge in the room where Aladdin and the two slaves (Though it sickened him to think of the two people in those terms.) were waiting for... something… (He did not know what exactly.) listening to the two males of the group talk.
Barak had frozen when Aladdin in an offhand way had mentioned the Rukh loving him. The purple haired boy had not known that and the bluenette had not mentioned it to him so he quite surprised. Looking back it did make sense, as sometimes when he was in trouble Barak could swear that something would tell him what to do or warn him if he was in mortal danger. It was how he became such a good information gatherer listening to that instinct, or rather the Rukh if he was hearing this right.
Shaking that thought off, Barak grinned to himself as he remembered the name of the white-haired boy. He nearly started to giggle like a schoolgirl, Myrddin oh that was just hilarious. Solomon must have a very interesting sense of humor, Barak thought grimly to himself as he too put all the pieces together. Oh well, couldn't have everything he supposed and a normal life would bore him anyway. Barak knew that the man must have really needed the two of them to make them so important to his world so he gracefully accepted that he would in all likelihood lead a dangerous life here. To be with the one person who always accepted him it was truly worth every bit of suffering that would come his way.
It was an hour or two later when Barak turned slightly only to see that Alibaba had found his way up to him and was looking at him with almost palpable relief. He grinned at the older boy and pointed down with a single finger covering his mouth in the universal sign of silence. The blond moved quietly over to him and glanced down taking in the scene in front of him. Aladdin who had at some point gotten board was making faces at the fanalis girl, Morgiana he believed her name was, while Myrddin looked on with an amused expression on his face.
Alibaba made his way over to the ledge and looked down at the exact moment that Aladdin looked up and their eyes locked with each other. Alibaba waved a little with a deadpan look on his face as Aladdin just stared blankly up at him. Barak barely held back the urge to facepalm as he took in the scene. The two were not all that inconspicuous where they? He caught a look of Myrddin glancing up and then staring blankly himself at the two of them on the ledge before everything went to hell in a handbasket.
Aladdin used his magic carpet (Barak had to look back at that later and ask just why the other boy wore it as a turban.) to get up to Alibaba and himself when Morgiana finally took notice of the two eavesdroppers. Barak only peripherally noted that she was coming after them by climbing the damn wall with her bare feet as a chunk of the ceiling caved in slightly with the force of the girl's steps and rather unlucky a chuck came loose and cracked the plum haired boy right on his head.
The rest of the brief flight and subsequent fight in the treasure chamber was a bit of a blur to the teen himself. He only came back around as the Djinn himself made his presence known.
"Who would be King?!" The large blue and rather er…. Fat man asked as he settled into a cross-armed stance.
Then commenced the most er… odd fight that he had ever seen. Barak was fairly pleased that Alibaba won and that for whatever reason Myrddin was actually the one holding him up as he swayed on his feet and overlooked the battle in a concussed stupor. He leaned against the taller boy taking deep steadying breaths as he felt for the first time the Rukh of his first friend closely. It was more calm and harsher than Hermione's magic had been but he was not surprised being a slave his friend had truly seen for the first time just how depraved humanity could be and thought that saddened him he was also in a way relieved that he would not have to watch out for the other being taken advantage of.
"Your blonde friend is good with a sword Barak, are you any good?" Myrddin asked as he held the other closely taking in the soothing scent of fresh water and ozone that came from the smaller male. The plum haired boy smiled slightly as he watched the fight though he frowned at the fanalis girl's interference. It was not like he or Myrddin could be much help to either party's so they were almost forgotten in the conflict.
"Yep, though I'm a bit better with acrobatics and speed rather than outright strength. What about you Myrddin?" He blamed his concussion on how he almost purred out the others name as he had actually meant it as a play on the others name, well that and his teenage hormones. The white-haired boy flushed slightly before smirking himself and leaning down slightly as he watched Aladdin blast the sword out of Morgiana's hand.
"Oh, I am better with my staff and other smaller weapons that I can use in conjunction with it." Myrddin purred back into the ear of the other before gleefully grinning at the shiver he got from the smaller boy. He then frowned as the blue giant motioned the two over, he could see from where he was standing that Alibaba had managed to defeat Jamil and was slightly reluctant to go over to the man who still held control over his collar even if he looked out of sorts. Still, he went reluctantly over, helping the still slightly out of it Barak over as well.
As soon as they made it over the giant that was also a slave of Jamil's produced a small platinum key from the stunned lords clothing and unlocked the intricate collar that had been around Myrddin neck for over six years. The teen let out a soft sigh as it came loose with no resistance before a large grin overcame his sharp features. This day could not get any better, first, he found Harry/Barak and now he was finally free of the sadistic lord. The former Coliseum fighter gave him a pat on the shoulder before grabbing Jamil and heading deep into the dungeon. Myrddin glanced over at Morgiana and smiled softly at the look of perplexed happiness on her face. He was glad that she was finally free, unlike him she had never known the freedom of not being a slave and now she would.
"Now let us depart." The Djinn said as he gathered the group up into a large magic circle and began transporting them out of the Dungeon as it began to shake making everyone frown slightly. "Someone is trying to bring the Dungeon down so we must hurry."
After hearing that everyone hunched up together and waited as the circle took effect lifting them out of the dungeon.
"... So now what?" Aladdin asked as he glanced around seeing Barak and Myrddin sitting close together and giving them a puzzled look. Barak stirred a bit and glanced over at the white-haired boy who had yet to let go of him.
"Well," Myrddin begin before pausing and repositioning himself so that Barak was half lying on his lap as he looked at the smaller boys head injury. "I myself would just like be free for a little bit and roam around, though I will not leave my Idiot friends side again. What about you Aladdin?" He asked as he pushed a bit of his Magoi into the wound smiling slightly as it healed without so much as a scar.
"Hm, Well I want to adventure more with Alibaba!" The blue-haired boy said happily. The blonde himself looked relieved at that before he took a concerned glance over to his first friend as he lounged in another boys lap. He barely held back a chuckle as he remembered the younger boys fright of women, well that explained it right there.
Barak who had been listening raised his head a bit and looked over at Alibaba with a tiny smile on his bloodied face.
"I still owe your father quite a bit and you are hopeless without me soooo ~… I'll be there." He singsonged as he curled around Myrddin who just let out a soft sigh and gave a nod as well. Morgiana just looked on before nodding too.
"I owe you two for what you did, so I will follow as well." The female fanalis said before glancing over at Myrddin and smiled a bit. "Besides someone has to make sure that Myrddin doesn't get lost in his books!" Barak laughed hysterically nodding frantically as he remembered the time when as Hermione he had to drag her out of the library every night.
"So," Alibaba said with a grin. "It's settled we will travel together for a time!"
Only it seems that fate worked against them this time. The group split into three parts as they slept waiting to land wherever they were being transported.
Alibaba and Morgiana landed right back into the city of Qishan separately, true, but still in the same general area.
Aladdin was off on his own once more in the plane lands surrounding Kou. Where he would meet a very interesting princess and find out more about himself.
Barak and Myrddin, on the other hand, had it a bit harder as they landed none too far from the great rift. Not too gently either.
In the dark continent.
Yeah, Barak knew he had shitty luck.
A/N: and that's it for this chapter! ^^ Hell of a lot more than I had planned but I did not want to separate it into two chapters again. Ah, I just had an Idea on who I would pick for the voices of Barak and Myrddin. Myrddin would have Kurama's (from yu yu Hakusho) Human form voice actor (The English dub.) While Barak would be voiced by the same person voicing Haku from Naruto. Now this will be following Barak and Myrddin as they try to get back to Balbadd. Who will they run into as they scurry to find their friends? Here's a hint, Barak will give them quite the scare! Myrddin may just get some info on how to truly use his powers and they may just get the help they need to get back to Balbadd! Please favorite and review!
PS: the poll on the pairing for TRWOF is still up with Masrur taking the lead! If you wish to vote for someone else you may want to hurry!