I promise I didn't forget you guys, die or abandon you. Despite how smart college professors are, they don't seem to understand the phrase 'personal time' so it took me a while to update. I've been saving this awesome idea and I can't wait to see how it turns out! Here is Aladdin with Gray and Cana. (the genie is going to be a special and amazing surprise!)
Disclaimer: don't own
Midnight sat upon his camel, deep in thought. The lion of sand, Panther Lily, had swallowed up the poor fool who had tried to enter. 'The diamond in the rough, huh? Things are getting slightly more interesting now...' "What lousy luck! 'The diamond in the ruff?' What nonsense is that?" "Calm yourself, Klodoa. It's a minor set back. And besides, it would be boring without a little riddle or challenge." The bird on Midnight's shoulder ruffled his feathers and chirped irritably. Midnight directed his camel to follow the steps left only a few minutes before. The desolate sand stretched in all directions but, despite how far the palace was, it was still visible.
Running down the streets of Agraba, a run of the mill street-rat grasped his stolen loaf of bread as his monkey, Happy, clung tightly to Gray's neck. Gray and Happy managed to escape the palace guards after many close calls. Gray and Happy split the loaf and were about to dig in until Gray caught sight of a little black haired boy digging in the garbage near by. Gray sighed then stood up, walked over to the boy, smiled reassuringly, and handed him the bread. Happy walked up behind Gray and also handed the little boy his share of the bread. The boy looked at them both before hesitantly reaching out and taking the bread then hungrily started eating. Gray smiled at the blissful look on the younger boy's face before turning and walking away. Gray wandered around the markets in search of some food to steal when he noticed a woman taking an apple from a nearby stand and handing it to a starving little girl near by. "Wait, you gotta pay for that!" Gray walked up to the woman who was starting to back away from the angry merchant. Gray flashed the man a cunning and charismatic smile before wrapping an arm around him and facing him away from the stall where he skillfully grabbed an apple from behind his back. "I do apologize for my sister's behavior. She's pretty sheltered and doesn't really understand the concept of having to pay for things, but," and here Gray takes his hand from behind his back and hands it to the merchant, "no harm done right?" The merchant smiled at gray and went back to managing his stall. Gray grabbed the woman and ran off, leading to where he slept. It was in an abandoned building, on the top floor. There were planks of wood every where and a big rag-like cloth covering the window. "You almost got yourself in a bad situation there. By the way, the name's Gray. Whats yours?" "Cana, and thanks." Gray smiled at her, "It's no big deal, the streets are dangerous so us street rats gotta stick together." Happy jumped into Cana's lap and promptly fell asleep. "I think he likes you." Cana chuckled at the monkey. Gray turned to the window and pulled back the fabric to reveal a stunning view of the city with the palace dominating the scene. "Beautiful isn't it? I wonder what it's like to live in the palace with plenty to eat and a warm bed for a change. I wish I knew, at least for one day, what it's like to not be looked upon like I was just dirt on the bottom of a noble's shoe, out of place and unwanted." "Ya so you can have those nobles telling you how to act and what to do 'for your own good.'" Gray shrugged, "At least I wouldn't have to worry about food or being safe." Just then the building shook slightly with the sound of metal clanking together and heavy footsteps approaching them. "Oh crap, it's the guards after me again. C'mon." Gray grabbed Cana's hand and lead her out and through the many alley-ways of Agraba. She tried her best to keep up with his fast pace so sh didn't notice he suddenly stopped until she bumped into him. They were surrounded by palace guards. Cana was thrown back as the guards ran up and restrained Gray. Cana stood up angrily and tugged off her hood revealing the royal jewel on her headband, "By order of the princess, I demand you release him!" The captain turned to her and smiled, "Why, princess! I wish I could follow your order but I have to arrest this criminal for Lord Midnight, I'm not allowed to let him escape, my apologies." Cana watched helplessly as the boy was dragged away. She turned and stormed off to the palace, making sure to pull her hood back up before anyone saw.
Midnight was in his secret chamber and talking to Klodoa. "I swear that street rat is more trouble than he's worth! Are you sure he's the one?" Midnight nodded, "I saw that boy in my dream-vision. It has to be him." Klodoa shook his head, "I will never understand your dream-visions but at least it explains why you sleep so much." The green, black, and brown bird chirped unhappily. "Relax, Klodoa. Everything is going according to plan, men like him are easy to manipulate. Offer riches and they will pounce upon it as if it was a scrap of meat thrown to a starving wolf."
Midnight was just exiting his secret chamber when he heard someone enter the palace. He closed the panel behind him quickly and turned to face the princess. Klodoa shook himself upon Midnight's shoulder, two, now missing, tail feathers on the other side of that hidden panel. "Midnight, explain to me why that boy was arrested in the market today, despite me ordering the guards to release him!" "He kidnapped the princess of course." "I was NOT kidnapped! Charla would have eaten anyone who tried to come near me, I ran away." "Oh my, how troubling. You see, his sentence was already carried out. That means death." Cana recoiled from Midnight and threw a hand over her mouth in shock. "N-no, how could you?" Cana pulled her hand back from her face and slapped the man in front of her before running off. Midnight rubbed the hand print on his cheek and glared at the departing princess.
Midnight was in the library/study of the palace when Sultan Gildarts stormed up to him. "Midnight, how dare you execute a prisoner before I was consulted. I never gave permission for someone to be beheaded." Midnight slowly turned away from the shelf of books in front of him to see the Sultan and his daughter, both incredibly furious. "Your majesty, I sincerely apologize. I felt it was necessary to execute the criminal immediately for I believed him to be too dangerous to be kept alive." "But he was innocent! You didn't even make sure he was guilty before killing him. If you hadn't been my adviser for so many years, you'd already be banished." Gildarts sighed wearily and looked at the man before him, "You won't be punished this time but I better not hear about something like this happening ever again." Cana angrily stormed up to Midnight before pointing an accusing finger at him, "Just wait, when I marry I will make sure to use my power to get rid of you." Cana turned and stormed out of the library/study and towards her room where she threw herself upon her bed and promptly fell asleep.
In a dark and dusty cell, a man sat in shackles. He looked around the stone room then peered up at the only exit. The metal bars far above and out of reach. Gray sighed and tried to get into a comfortable position despite the restraints on his wrists. Gray heard something lightly hit the ground near him. Gray looked towards the sound and saw a faint silhouette of a monkey, just barely illuminated by the moonlight seeping from the gaps between the metal bars above his head. Gray smiled faintly as Happy climbed over Gray until he could reach what he needed before taking a thin bone that was hidden in Gray's trousers. Gray had kept it there in emergencies but found it useless for this situation because of his inability to reach it while restrained. the monkey placed it in Gray's hand and he immediately got to work on the locks at his wrists. Gray smiled in satisfaction when he was able to move his wrists without the rough metal cutting into him. "I see you've escaped. Good, good." Gray turned towards the voice and saw a hunched over old man. "I know of a way to escape. It's too hard for me to go alone so I have a deal to propose. You help me escape and you get freedom and I have many jewels I can give you. They're useless to an old man who will die soon, after all." Gray smiled, "You've got yourself a deal."
The old man lead Gray into the desert, claiming that was where he hid his jewels. What Gray never expected to see was the giant lion head made of sand. "Remember, you may have whatever you wish after you retrieve my prized possession, the lamp, for me. Don't touch anything else until I have that lamp in my grasp." Gray nodded and stepped into the mouth of the lion. Gray cautiously proceeded deeper into the cave and was dazzled at how much the was contained inside. He resisted the urge to touch anything, determined to abide by the old man's wishes. Suddenly, Happy jumped onto Gray nervously and gestured behind them. Gray looked behind but saw nothing. Happy continued to pester Gray it wasn't until about the fifth time that Gray actually see the rug move this time. Wait, why was the rug moving? Gray nervously stepped away from the now still rug. The rug slowly rose up and floated towards them. The rug slowly approached them and tentatively reached out to them with a tassel at one corner of the rug. "A flying carpet..." Gray looked at it in awe. He shook his head, remembering what he had to do. After a while, they reached a tunnel. Gray followed it to it's end where it opened up into a large cavern. There were stone stepping stones leading to a set of stairs leading up to a pedestal where a golden lamp shone in the red glow from the magma that made up fro most of the floor. Those little stepping stones were the only land leading from the hallway to the lamp unless someone was willing to walk on the lava. Gray hopped from one stone to the next until he was at the base of the stairs. Gray made the climb up and grasped the lamp, smiling triumphantly. He turned around and saw a nervous Happy gesturing for him to hurry back. Gray didn't have time to warn Happy as the monkey accidentally fell back and landed in a pile of coins that had been left in the hallway. The cavern started rumbling and shaking violently and the magma started rising. The flying carpet grabbed Happy and flew up and caught Gray. Gray took Happy in his arms as the carpet blue carpet shot into the hallway and burst out on the other side, narrowly making it out before the hallway was lost beneath the rapidly rising molten rock. The trio sped through the cave and had many narrow escapes before arriving at the mouth of the lion. A giant chunk of rock feel and caught the carpet with it as Gray clung to the edge of the opening. The stairway that once had led down had already collapsed, barely leaving Gray anything to hang on to. The squirming, nervous monkey that clung to Gray's head didn't make things any easier. The old man reached down to Gray, "Where's the lamp? Hand it over!" Gray reached into his vest as he hung with only one hand. He grabbed the lamp and handed it up to the old man. "Help!" The old man smiled down at him then raised his foot, stomping down on Gray's fingers that clung to the ledge. Gray slipped and fell. The carpet frantically tugged until it was free of the boulder and rushed in, catching Gray and Happy as everything collapsed and left them stranded in a cave of sand with no way out. Gray groaned as he sat up, "Thanks carpet." The carpet and brushed itself off with it's tassels and then went to brushing Gray off. When that was finished, Gray sat down angrily. "No riches, no way out, and that man got away with the lamp with out even a thanks." Happy then looked at Gray coyly and took something golden from behind his back and showed it to Gray. "The lamp! You little pick-pocket you!" Gray reached out and grabbed the lamp. It was dusty from all the falling sand so Gray tried to wipe it off. Before Gray made much progress, the lamp grew uncomfortably warm in his hands. Gray dropped it in surprise as pink smoke rose out of the lamp along with a pink-haired boy with the pink smoke making up his bottom half instead of legs. Gray fell backwards in surprise and his mouth hung open as he pointed towards the tan male in front of him. The carpet, however, flew right up to the boy. "Yo, Wendy. Haven't seen you in a few millennium." Then the pink-haired man turned to Gray. "So, you're my new master huh? What's your name?" "G-Gray." "G-Gray, that's a weird name. I'll just call you ice-block then." Gray looked up at those eyes that sparkled with mischief and laughter. "Who're you?" "Name's Natsu, the genie in the lamp." "Genie?" Natsu nodded, "Yup, standard stuff. Three wishes, no wishing for more wishes, no making someone fall in love, and no resurrection, you get the idea." "Wait, wishes?" Natsu leaned down and looked at Gray, "Uh, ya?" Gray was really getting angry at the genie by then, "Don't have to say it like I'm stupid." Then Gray got an idea, "Wait, you're gonna give me wishes but then go and limit what I can wish? Not really all powerful are you? I might as well try and escape this cave on my own." Natsu snapped his fingers and a glass of water appeared. Gray watched, confused, as Natsu started drinking and then suddenly had a spit-take only he didn't spit out water, he spat out fire. "What did you just say ice-block? Oh no, I will not be insulted like that. Wendy get over here and you," Natsu pointed accusingly at Gray, "sit down on the carpet. You're gonna get your damn wishes whether you want them or not." Gray sat down and smirked, it really worked, "Hai, Hai, flame-head." Natsu growled before leading them up on the carpet, blasting a hole out of the roof just in time for them to emerge into the now sun-lit desert.
They had arrived at an oasis in the desert before Natsu decided they would stop for the time being. "Ok, we're here. Happy now?" Gray smirked, "Satisfied. Now about those three wishes..." Natsu stared at him blankly, "Don't you mean two?" Gray shook his head, "I never wished for anything. You getting us out of that cave was your own doing." Natsu shrunk down into human size and sat down the best he could with only smoke for his bottom half. "Well, that was cunning of you. But that wont happen again. So, what do you wish for?" Gray thought for a moment, "Three wishes, well... What would you wish for, Natsu?" Natsu laughed evilly and grew in size until he was towering over even the palm trees. "I would become supreme ruler of the universe." Gray sweat-dropped. "Ok, the author is yelling at me, 'Freedom you moron! Is that so hard to say?' So I guess I have to go with freedom, but being supreme ruler is a really really REALLY close second." Gray took a few steps from Natsu as he shrunk back to human size and sat back down on the ground. "So, enough about me. What's your first wish." "Well, there's this girl who is just, wow!" "Um, did you forget the rules already?" Gray sighed, "I know, I have no chance unless... Natsu, can you make me a prince?" Natsu thought for a minute, "Not supreme ruler? Boring but fine. It can be done." Natsu pointed to Gray and a pink light shot from his finger tip and hit Gray, slowly spreading over his clothes and changing their appearance until they looked fit for even the richest of princes. Natsu gave Gray a slight smile before he spread his hands out before him and illuminating the whole oasis in pink light.
The streets outside of the palace were filled with cheering as a new suitor for the princess arrived. The prince sat upon an elephant and flashed his dashing smile to the crowd, making the girls all swoon. Gray jumped off the elephant and landed on Wendy. From there, Gray and the flying carpet rushed into the palace. Gray jumped off the carpet, while it was still moving swiftly, and landed gracefully on his feet in front of the Sultan. He bowed to the Sultan respectfully, "Sir, I have come to meet your daughter in hopes of captivating her heart." Gildarts clapped excitedly, "Oh, I am impressed." Midnight stepped up from behind the Sultan, a scowl on his face. "And you are?" "Prince Gray from the land of Edolas." Midnight looked at him doubtfully. He had never heard of Edolas yet he traveled often. "Where might Edolas be?" "Much farther then you have ever traveled, I'm sure." The three men didn't notice the approach of the princess. It was Gray who noticed her first. He turned to her and bowed, "Princess Cana, I'm pleased to meet you." Gray stood up strait and looked at her admiringly. "Go home, I refuse to see any more stuck up and pompous men like you ever again." She turned around angrily. Sure, she hated how conceited many suitors were but this was far worse than just that, she hated how he looked like the market boy, she hated how he sounded like him, and she hated how her heart skipped a beat when she thought it was really him. Gray watched her leave sadly. Gildarts came up from behind him and wrapped his arm around Gray's shoulder, "Don't worry. She's just a little upset from a recent occurrence. A poor market boy got executed without my permission for apparently kidnapping the princess when he was actually innocent. She will warm up to you eventually." Gray was stunned, market boy? She was upset? Wait, executed? Then Gray put all the puzzle pieces together. That old man was supposed to execute him or at least make it appear that way. Gray was suddenly happy that Cana actually cared. That night, he rode Wendy up to the princess's balcony. He stood there on her balcony and called to her, "Cana? Are you there?" The brunette walked out followed by an albino tiger. "The prince, what are you doing here?" Gray ran up and grabbed her hands. "It's me, Gray. I was never executed." Cana felt tears come to her eyes as she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him. Gray smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. Gray pulled away and grabbed Cana's wrist, pulling her to the edge of her balcony. He stood up on the edge of the raining and looked down to her. He offered her his hand and leaned down slightly, "Do you trust me?" Cana smiled and grabbed his hand. She was pulled off the edge of the balcony only to be caught by a blue flying carpet. Cana then realized she had fallen onto Gray's lap. Gray just smiled at her and wrapped his hands around her waist once more, pulling her close and kissing her sweetly. They both laid down on the carpet as it flew all around. The wind blew through their hair as they held each other close, their legs tangled together.
It was early in the morning when they finally arrived back at the palace. Gray stood upon the balcony together. Gray put his hand on Cana's cheek and pulled her face close to his. "I will see you again, my princess," he whispered against her lips. Then she whispered back to him, "You better, my street rat." He closed the distance in a long and passionate kiss. He left her breathless on the balcony as he departed on his carpet. She was drunk on happiness until the door to her room slammed open. Cana turned to see her father. She ran up to him excitedly, "Oh father! This is just wonderful!" "I've chosen your husband, you shall wed Midnight." Cana stepped back and gasped. Then the door to her room opened all the way to reveal Midnight standing there. He walked up to her, the bird that was usually on his shoulder was nowhere to be seen. Instead, he carried a wooden staff topped with a white skull and green feathers. In the skull's mouth was a blue stone. "Ah, Cana. I see you are speechless. That's good." He was advancing towards Cana with an evil glint in his eyes, but before he could do anything, a voice behind them spoke up, "Midnight. You know you made one hell of an ugly old man." "Gray!" Gray waled past Cana and grabbed the staff. He brought it down onto the floor, shattering the blue stone. He then tossed it to the Sultan, "Your majesty! Midnight was controlling you with that." "Guards! Seize midnight." At the Sultan's call, guards stormed into the princess's room and grabbed hold of the royal adviser, dragging him out of the room. Gildarts then walked up to Gray and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Thank you." Gray smiled at the Sultan. Then Cana walked up to them and grabbed Gray's hand, "Father, I've found who I wish to marry." Gildarts excitedly picked up his daughter and hugged her tightly before doing the same to Gray. Then Gildarts ran off happily, already wanting to make preparations. "Are you ok? You look a little wet." Gray smiled at Cana, "I'm fine, Midnight tried to have me drowned but I escaped , 'At the cost of my second wish.'
Gray had left the lamp in his room for the wedding announcement. While it was left unattended, a little bird had taken the lamp and left. One of the bird's blue eyes was dull and blind and he bumped into a wall on the way out. The Sultan, princess, and Gray all stood and waved. The gathered crowd had just been told the news and the cheering gave no sign of calming down any time soon. Then a rumbling was heard. The cheering became panicked as Midnight stepped up with the others. A deep red light surrounded the wizard as he aimed his staff at each one in return. The princess became unable to move, Gray disappeared and then showed back up a few feet away in rags and chains, then the sultan was stripped of his royal clothes as they appeared on Midnight. "Oh, genie. Make me sultan will you?" Natsu growled under his breath as he appeared alongside Midnight, "As you wish, master." The last part was spat out like an insult. Midnight grinned wickedly and dragged the two royals with him to the palace where they were placed in chains. Cana was chained at the foot of Midnight's throne as she struggled pointlessly. Gray was able to reach the thin bone he always kept with him and broke free of the restraints around his wrists. He stood up and ran towards the palace.
Ok, because this is so damn long and because all of you have waited for a couple weeks, I will post what I have for now. I will finish it next chapter when I get time to finish. I need more story ideas because this is my last one. If I don't get any more ideas then this will all end next chapter and I don't want that so PLEASE give me some ideas. Thanks for reading and have an awesome week!