Once we were at Agrabah (judging by the signs, which were, I don t know how to say it, understandable to me), we wandered about the streets, which were empty except for a Heartless or two, which we eliminated.
Eventually we ran into a shop whose peddler was cowering behind. When we looked over to see that he was pointing at a certain direction and when we looked where he was pointing at, we saw a band of Bandit Heartless (KH players would know this) and another Wutai Associate named Bing (when he said, "Heartless, finish off those travelers for I am Bing, the Teleporter") coming at us.
As soon as we busted the lot (and Bing teleported away, just like he said), the peddler came out of hiding and opened shop for us which provided Potions, Ethers, Elixirs, and the like. In return (and in hopes to spread the paopu), I offered half a dozen paopus and some munny (which is accepted in Agrabah, to my surprise). After purchasing a couple of items, we headed out to the desert since there was no one else in this place except sightings of Bing time and again.
Eventually, we reached the desert and just before I could walk further, Yoris pulled me back, pointing that the sand will make me sink in. Gregorio then pulled out my scooter from the bag, pushed a few buttons on the handlebars, then it changed into a mobile platform and had a wireless joystick for navigation once I got on and tried it out. As Gregorio and Yoris followed, we cruised along the sands, then we suddenly saw Sora s Co. on a flying carpet headed for (as we turned to look) a man sinking into the sands and Bandits surrounding him.
The six of us arrived and busted the Bandits. However, more appeared and before any of us are able to resume fighting, the guy we were rescuing pulled out a lamp (not those usual lamps for lighting) and said, "Genie, get rid of these guys!" as he rubbed it.
Blue smoke billowed out of the lamp s spout and out came a blue genie. "Wish Number One, coming right up!" , he said as he snapped his fingers, and the wish was granted; the Bandits disappeared.
We then helped out the man, then we both cruised off on our respective flying machines (our rescuee, whose name was Alladin rode on Carpet, Sora s transport) to a safe area.
Part II. Genie of The Lamp
As Sora introduced himself, Donald and Goofy (Yoris, Gregorio, and I stayed anonymous by scouting around for any enemies), he asked Alladin what he was doing here.
He replied, Same old stuff. Hunting legendary treasure. Just paid a visit to the Cave of Wonders. I found that magic carpet, (As he pointed to Carpet; turns out Sora s Co just encountered the carpet and it gave them a ride to assist Alladin) and this lamp (referring to the one he rubbed to summon Genie). Legend has it that whoever holds the lamp can summon the
Genie (who did not enter his lamp yet) cut him off saying, Please, kid, leave the intros to a professional. The one and only GENIE OF THE LAMP! Rub-a-dub-dub the lamp and have your dearest wishes granted. He then flew to Alladin s back saying that he is Today s Winner as confetti fell down and as Genie shook hands with Alladin.
Any wish? , Yoris asked.
Patience, friend! , Genie told him.
Any three (made triplets of himself) wishes! A one wish (Poof away), a two wish (Poof away), a three wish, Then I make like a banana and split!(Poof away) (I giggled at his joke of banana split )
His voice continued, Our lucky winner made his first wish he then flew next to me and Sora whispering, and let me tell you what a doozy that wish was ( Maybe he wanted to see how powerful you are, Genie! I whispered back).
He then flew back-to-back with a double saying, so he has two left. (Double poof away) So, master, (appearing again with his wispy lower half as a microphone) what ll you have for Wish Number Two?" The whole area then dimmed and a spotlight fell on Alladin.
Hmm, how about making me a fabulously wealthy prince?
Oooh! Money! Royalty! Fame! Why did I not think of that? Okay, you asked for it! A hundred servants and a hundred camels loaded with gold! Just say the word and I ll deliver it in 30 minutes or less, or your meal s free. (I giggled again.) (Genie then flew next to Alladin) Hey, I ll even throw in a cappuccino! (I really laughed, saying, You re one fun guy! )
No thanks!
Okay.
I think I ll put that on hold until we reach Agrabah.
Uhh, why a prince? , Goofy asked.
You see, there s this girl in Agrabah named Jasmine. But she s a princess, and I m Aw, she could never fall for a guy like me.
Oh, Princess? , Donald pondered.
Jasmine? , Goofy pondered too.
Oh, that s right! , Sora concluded. She s in trouble, Alladin!
What? Well, c mon, let s get going! And we did.
As we all navigated above the hot sands, (mysteriously, I wasn t sweating in the heat) Genie was flying like a recently freed bird saying, Ah, fresh air! The great outdoors!
I guess you don t get out much, huh? , Sora asked.
Comes with the job. Phenomenal cosmic powers. Itty-bitty living space. It s always three wishes, then back to my portable, prison. I m lucky to see the light of day every century or two
Say, Genie, what if I use my last wish to free you from the lamp? What do you think? , Alladin said.
Say, Alladin, why not wish for three more wishes with your last wish? How about that? , I said then winked at him.
To Alladin, Genie said, You d do that?
Genie, it s a promise. After we help Jasmine.
Towards me, Genie said, As for the idea of wishing for more wishes, that s a clever idea. But it s not possible.
Why not, Genie? , Gregorio said.
You see, There are three things a genie can NEVER grant.
What s that? asked Yoris.
One, you can never wish for someone alive to be dead, or vice-versa. Two, you can never make any wish that will directly manipulate emotions, especially love. That is, you cannot wish for someone to fall in love with you, but to make something you think will charm her, I can grant that. And three, as I said, only THREE wishes at a time, no more, and definitely no less.
Just then, Donald said that we have arrived at the gates.
Part III. Pursuit
We then got off our vehicles and I returned my scooter to its original form and stowed it away (Carpet stayed behind in case we need him again) but as we tried to open the gates, it was boarded up.
Just then, Sora found some boxes and we climbed up on them. After getting over the wall, (and landing on a rooftop), we headed for the palace (which was very easy to see), crossing the rooftops as we went (since there were many Heartless below), sometimes jumping across, or crossing wooden awnings (whenever one of us fell, we busted the Heartless in the immediate area, then helped up our friend.).
Eventually, we reached the gate and finally saw the princess (at least by the description Sora said to us) a sinister sorcerer who called himself Jafar, and Bing once more. Jafar said,
Setting your sights a little high, aren t you boy? Back to your hole, street rat. I will not allow you to trouble the princess any more. As Alladin called out Jasmine s name, she apologized to Alladin as Jafar blocked her off.
Alladin the rubbed his lamp, which was hidden at his back (I was behind him at this time), begging Genie to help Jasmine. Just then I saw a red parrot fly towards the lamp from behind and I did a lucky shot at him which took him down, but did not kill him.
From behind Jafar, Genie said as he rose with the princess, One wish left! You re making this really easy you know.
So sorry boy. , Jafar confidently said, I m afraid your second wish has been denied.
I then picked up the parrot, tossed him to Jafar as he staggeringly flew to his master and I said, You were saying?
Jafar then said, Time for the backup plan! Bing, grab the lamp! and Bing did so in the blink of an eye. Before any of us knew it, the lamp was gone from Alladin s back and Bing returned to Jafar, lamp in hand.
Genie apologized to Al (his nickname for Alladin), as he poofed away, dropping Jasmine into a clay pot. The pot then sprouted legs as Bing bid us all farewell, then he disappeared with Jafar while all the surrounding pots sprouted legs as well. Just then, a Pot Centipede came out of nowhere and attacked us.
While our companions (except for Donald, who was out again) took care of the Pot Spiders , Sora and I took turns either distracting the head or attacking the tail and we switched time after time. After the battle, Jasmine was nowhere to be seen (The pot she fell in probably served as a temporary portal). Alladin then said, To the desert! and we all followed him out (the gates were now open).
Soon, we were flying above the desert sands once more on both my hovering platform and Carpet. Suddenly, as we were cruising, a lion s head made out of sand came out of the dunes and started to attack us. We got off our transports, (Donald was left behind keep them in place) and prepared to fight.
As Alladin, Gregorio, and Goofy attacked the Heartless that were coming out of its mouth, and while Sora and I deflected its homing lasers, Yoris and I (I was somehow capable of this double duty) were blasting its eyes. Even at times it breathed fire and harmed the rest of our group, we pushed on and soon enough, its mouth remained open, signaling that it was safe to enter, according to Alladin since this is the entrance to the Cave of Wonders.
Part IV. Jafar s End?
Dodging traps and avoiding chasms, we (including Donald, who brought our transports and was doing well with my hovering platform) eventually found Jafar, Bing, Jasmine, and an evil sorceress all in a room with 3 tables and a stone center. As we went to the center, Sora asked the sorceress if she was Maleficent, who just disappeared.
Jafar, let Jasmine go! , Alladin demanded.
Not a chance. Jafar replied. You see, she s a princess. One of the seven who somehow hold the key to opening 'the door'.
Open , Gregorio wondered.
the door? , Yoris repeated.
But you fools won t live to see what lies beyond it. Bing said. Genie! Crush them!
Despite Alladin s pleas, Genie apologized that he must follow the lamp s holder no matter what (in this case, Bing was the holder). The oncoming battle was definitely difficult (Poor Donald, he s out again) due to Bing s teleportation and Jafar s spells. Genie served a problem too since we didn t want to hurt him and even if we did, we couldn t.
- I leave the whole battle process to your imagination -
After the rumble, Jafar fell to the ground and Bing faded into darkness. Just before Sora can go to the now revealed Keyhole, Jafar rose once more and made a wish to become an all-powerful genie. He then sank to the ground as it did too, revealing a chasm into a battle arena. Sora, Alladin, and I descended into the pit (the others got Jasmine to a safe section of the room), then suddenly, a red genie came out of the surrounding lava and began to engage us in battle.
As Alladin held off Jafar (the red genie), Sora and I chased his parrot about and once either of us caught him, we struck the lamp with all we got. Just then, Jafar tossed a molten rock at us and even as I shielded from it, protecting Sora as well, we were pushed backwards to almost the edge and Sora almost fell of had I not dropped my shield on the parrot and Jafar s lamp (to prevent escape) and pulled Sora back up.
He then lifted my shield picking up the lamp, then ordered Jafar to return to it, which he had no choice but to do so. We then got up and saw our companions unconscious and Jasmine missing. As Alladin searched for her and as I woke up our friends and retrieved Genie s lamp, Sora was locking the Keyhole. Once that was done however, the cave began to show signs of caving in. Acting fast, Sora s Co. hopped on Carpet and our Co. readied the hovering platform and got on too, taking a reluctant Alladin with us who was still looking for Jasmine.
Eventually, we escaped the Cave of Wonders and went to Alladin s home (which he pointed out with a gloomy face).
Once we landed, Genie came out of his lamp saying, Uh, earth to Al. Hello? You still have one wish left. Look, just say the word. Ask me to find Jasmine for you.
After pondering for some time, Alladin said, I I wish for your freedom, Genie.
At those words, energy streamers started to fly around him and once they were gone, Genie s lower half was now a pair of legs, rather being a wisp like before. What s more, the golden bracers on his wrists disappeared (perhaps to signify that he is no longer chained to the lamp).
A deal s a deal, Genie. , Alladin reminded him. Now you can go anywhere you want. You re your own master. But if you can, it d be great if you could go along with them and help Sora find Jasmine.
Genie however, turned away saying, Sorry, Al. I m done taking orders from others. But a favor, now that s entirely different. As he turned his head towards us, he continued, I guess I could give it a try. (Zooming to Al) After all, we re pals, right, Al? ( Genie , Alladin started.) Just leave it to me!
Alladin then smiled, then we all, minus Alladin who will be waiting for Jasmine s return, left the house and strolled along the street.
Uh, Genie? , I whispered to him. To tell you the truth, we aren t really one of Sora s companions (thumbing to Gregorio and Yoris). So I guess you won t be able to help us, right?
I guess so. However, here s something to help you out. Genie said as he gave me a red Materia with a dragon symbol on it (Bahamut). Use him wisely as he takes out a lot of energy in one use. (Wink) However, he does a really big deal of damage to enemies. , Genie continued.
Gregorio, Yoris, and I then teleported back to our Gummi Ship and removed our turbans and hankies afterward. Just then, we saw Sora s Gummi Ship head off back to Traverse Town and we did too only for battle supplies. As we followed Sora s vessel, we suddenly saw a giant whale swimming in space just as well as in water. Despite both our ship s efforts to dodge the whale, it swallowed both our ships, and as a last-minute maneuver, Yoris took out 3 helmets from the closet and stuffed it on our heads before we all lost consciousness.