Istvan was in a state of turmoil. "King? They want to make me king?" he asked himself. Istvan began to make his way back to his bed when Guin shot out of his lamp in an overjoyed manner.
"Huzzah! All hail the conquering hero!" Guin said. He then transfigured himself into a one man band, playing countless instruments to the tune of Stars and Stripes Forever. Istvan, however, sadly made his way towards his room. Guin slowly came to a stop when he saw this. He thought things over for a moment before getting an idea and appearing before Istvan. Guin put his hands together in a camera style before saying, "Istvan, you've won the heart of a princess. What are you gonna do next?" Istvan stopped and looked up at Guin before continuing into his room and collapsing on his bed. Guin looked at Istvan in shock. Had he forgotten their deal? Maybe he only needed a reminder. Guin came up to Istvan's side and whispered to him, "Your line is, I'm going to free Guin from being a genie."
Istvan sighed and looked away. "Guin, I can't."
"Sure you can." Guin said enthusiastically. "All you gotta do is say," Guin grabbed Istvan's head and made him mouth the words while doing a poor ventriloquism technique, "Guin, I wish you were free."
Istvan pulled himself free from Guin's grip. "I'm serious. Look, I'm sorry, I really am. But they want to make me king. No! They want to make Prince Istvali king. Without you, I'm just Istvan."
"But Istvan, you've won!" Guin said desperately trying to keep his deal going.
"Because of you! The only reason anyone thinks I'm anything is because of you. What if they find out I'm not really a prince?" Istvan asked. "What if Sayori finds out? I'll lose her. Guin, I can't keep this up on my own. I can't wish you free."
Guin looked both hurt and angry. "Hey, I understand. After all, you've lied to everyone else. Hey, I was beginning to feel left out." Guin said sarcastically. All the while he shrank down in size and got near his lamp. "Now, if you'll excuse me, master." Guin said with a sneer. He went back inside the lamp.
"Guin, I'm really sorry." Ben said. A tongue came out of the lamp's spout and gave him a raspberry. Istvan got angry at Guin. Why couldn't he understand? "Well, fine. Then just stay in there!" Istvan slammed a pillow on top of the lamp. He looked up to see Suni and carpet staring from outside the window. They saw the whole thing.
"What are you guys looking at?" Istvan said angrily. He soon regretted it when they looked hurt by his words.
"Come on carpet, let's leave Istvan alone." Suni said before leaving, followed by carpet.
"No, no, guys, I'm sorry. Don't leave. I didn't mean it guys. Suni, you know I wouldn't be mad at you. Carpet? Come on." Istvan said apologetically, but in vain as his friends all left. "What am I doing?" Istvan asked himself, realizing his situation for the first time. "Guin is right. I got to tell Sayori the truth." Istvan got up to finally clean his conscience.
"Istvali? Oh, Istvali, where are you?" Sayori was heard calling from a distance.
"Well, here goes-just about everything." Istvan said, putting his hair up in a low ponytail, but forgetting Guin's lamp under the pillow. "Sayori? Where are you?" Istvan asked. He looked out his door, but couldn't see her.
What Istvan was unaware of was that, in the small lily pond next to his guest house, Astrias was calling him, throwing his voice to sound like Sayori. "Out in the menagerie, hurry." Astrias said in his Sayori voice.
"I'm coming." Istvan yelled as he ran off to find Sayori.
"Excellent." Astrias said after Istvan was out of the way. He turned to enter the guest house to find the lamp. Thanks to his spy work, he knew where to find Guin's lamp. "Well, well, well. You don't know how pleased Naris will be to have you." Astrias said. He decided to have a little fun and pat himself on the back by mimicking Naris voice. "Excellent work Astrias. Oh, shut up. No, really. On a scale from 1 to 10, you are an 11. Oh, you're too kind Naris. I'm so embarrassed, I'm blushing. Ha, ha!"
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"Citizens of Parro, my eldest daughter has finally chosen a suitor!" The king pronounced happily to the citizens of the kingdom. They all cheered in response. This was a most joyous time indeed.
From behind a curtain, Sayori and the twins watched the entire speech unfold. "Sayori!" Istvan called, running up behind her.
"Istvali, where have you been?" Sayori asked.
"Sayori, I have to tell you something." Istvan said, knowing what he had to do.
"The whole kingdom has come to see father's announcement." Rinda said, too excited to listen.
"No, but Sayori, I need to tell you something." Istvan said frantically.
Remus began to fix Istvan's clothes before pushing him through the curtain. "Good luck." he said.
"-Prince Istvali Ababwa!" The king and queen shouted as they finished their speech. When they saw Istvan out with them, they motioned towards him and the audience applauded.
"Oh boy." Istvan said to himself, nervous of how things would work out as he waved nervously to the crowd. No telling what could happen now that everyone expected him to be king.
Up in one of the nearby towers, Naris and Astrias glared down at Istvan. "Look at them, cheering that insect." Astrias said in disdain.
"Let them cheer." Naris said evilly as he turned back into his chamber and rubbed Guin's lamp in his hands. In a poof of yellow smoke, Guin floated before Naris, facing away although.
"You know, Istvan, I'm not really in the mood to…" Guin said before turning around to face Naris. He cut himself off when he saw it wasn't Istvan and he became incredibly fearful of what would happen next. "I don't think you're him." Guin pulled out his script from earlier and read from it, "Tonight the part of Istvan shall be played by a creepy, tall, thin, old guy."
Naris lost his cool when he was called old, again, and pulled Guin to his face by his throat. "Genie, I am your master now!" Naris said.
"I was afraid of that. Well, I'm Guin, I'll be granting your three wishes today." Mask said nervously to Marik before being released.
"Ooh, this is gonna be good." Raleigh said rubbing his hands together evilly.
"I only you knew Raleigh, it's been a life time in the waiting." Naris said, before singing.
Naris:In my formative and hungry years
I was unappreciated by my peers
As their slings and arrows flew
I would ponder - wouldn't you?
Why me? Why me?
Naris lifted a skull and held it in a Shakespearian manner. He then slammed it down on Astrias head by mistake.
"Sing it, Naris." Astrias said, trying to get the skull off. He succeeded when he fell off of the table he was on and it broke on contact with the ground.
For a man of my charisma and mystique
"Not." Guin said, not liking Naris in the slightest. In response, Nsris grabbed him by the wisp and dragged him around his lair, slamming him into walls, stairs, furniture, and what not.
I have taken far too long to reach my peak
Why was my status never quo?
Why did no one want to know?
Poor me, why me?
Naris grabbed Guin by his throat and shook him violently, and choked him pretty well to, while he continued to lament his life's story.
Why was I so unable to fulfill my true potential?
Kept down by those I knew were smaller fry
Naris picked up a miniature version of the king and queen and looked at it hatefully. Naris threw it to the ground where it broke into a thousand pieces.
Inconsequential, but here's the rub
Rub-a-dub-dub
Naris gave Guin's lamp a rub before throwing him to the ground and stepping on his face. "And now genie."
"My name is Guin." Guin replied. Naris simply ignored him.
"Grant my first wish. I wish to rule Parro on high, as its new king!"
Outside, the sky turned into a mass of swirling storm clouds. The wind picked up to a frightful speed until it ripped away the curtain on the king, queen, Rinda, Remus, Istvan, and Sayori's platform. In fear, the citizens all ran away. "What is going on here?" The king questioned. It was now that he noticed his hair ornament was being pulled away. The king grabbed it and forced it back into place. Unfortunately, he was lifted off the ground as his clothing, minus his underwear, was torn off of him.
"Father, are you alright?" Rinda and Remus asked in concern. They didn't get an answer though, but they didn't mind when everyone starred at Naris appeared before them. His outfit was merged with the king's to form a new, more sinister king's appearance.
"Naris, you vile betrayer." The queen yelled in outrage.
"That's exulted betrayer now, you oaf." Astrias yelled back.
"We'll just see about that." Istvan said, pulling his clothes to the side to call Guin from his lamp. Surely he could stop Naris. Istvan's eyes went wide in horror when he saw his pokect was empty. "The lamp." Istvan said. He remembered he left it in his room.
"Finders keepers, Abooboo." Naris said. Everyone turned to see Guin, in his true genie form, loom over the castle and rip it from its base on the ground.
"What manner of trickery is this?" The king shouted in fear and anger.
"No trick you fool!" Naris shouted before continuing his song.
I am power, I am clout personified
I've a genie and sheer malice on my side
It's a combination which
Works me up to fever pitch
Big "G" and me
"Big 'G', my name is Guin." Guin said.
Istvan whistled off to the castle's side. His friends: Suni and carpet; all looked up and went wide eyed in shock when they saw what was happening. Carpet flew off to Istvan, who jumped on his back, and flew up to beside Guin's face. "Guin stop!" Istvan begged.
Guin looked down sadly and placed the castle on a near mountain side, giving it an equally evil appearance as its new king.
"Naris, I order you to stand down at once." The king demanded.
"Aw, but there's a new order now, my order." Naris retorted. "Now, bow to your king."
"We will never bow to you." Rinda protested.
"Infidels! If you shall not bow to your king, than you will cower towards a sorcerer. Genie, for my second wish, I WISH TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL SOCRCERER IN THE UNIVERSE!"
"It's Guin, not-oh just forget it." Guin said. He covered his eyes and stuck out his finger in a gun shape to grant Naris's wish.
"Guin, no!" Istvan shouted, pulling back on Guin's finger to prevent the wish. All in vain as it had to be granted. A beam of magic shot from Guin's finger and struck Naris with great intensity. As Naris's wish was granted, his clothes returned to their original appearance, but took on for dark features. To complete the transformation, he recreated the mystical staff via a blast of lightning.
"Please give a grand round of applause for Parro's newest king, Sorcerer Naris!" Astrias said, happily applauding Naris.
"Now where was I?" Naris asked sarcastically, his voice having become much deeper. "Oh, yes. ABJACT HUMILIATION!" Naris shot a beam of magic that forced the king, queen, and their kids onto their knees in a bowing motion. Rajah arrived at this moment to stop Naris. "DOWN KITTY!" Naris said, using his powers to turn Rajah into a kitten. Helpless, Rajah gave a sad meow. Naris joyfully flew to the king and gave him a wedgie.
When the master of the lamp says, "Bow," you bow!
You forget who wears the pants around here now
A man who knows just what to do
And who to do it to
Who's he? M-E!
Naris materialized a large "ME" to appear on his last line. He then faced Sayori and brought her to eye level with his staff. "Oh princess, there's someone I'm just dying to introduce you to." Naris said.
"Let her go Naris!" Istvan threatened as he flew down on carpet. Naris turned and blasted Istvan with his magic and brought him to the ground to forcefully dance with Sayori like a puppet.
And as for you, you little twerp
From now on, it's "as you were" time
Let's have your pretty princess
See how she's been wasting her time
Let's strip him bare there's nothing there
Naris shot Istvan a few times with his magic, returning him to his original appearance. He noticed Suni charging at him. Naris shot Suni, returning her to normal. "Take a good long look at your precious Prince Istvali." Naris said to Sayori.
"Or should we say, Istvan." Astrias chipped in.
"Istvali." Sayori said shocked that Istvan had been lying to her.
"Sayori, I tried to tell you. I'm sorry." Istvan said. This wasn't how he wanted to let Sayori see the truth.
Naris ran between the two and pushed them apart. Using his magic he lifted Istvan and Suni oof the ground in a cloud of darkness. "Naris pinched Istvan's nose and slapping him across the face.
Though I hate to break a partnership
You're going on a one-way trip
To a corner of the sphere
Not a million miles from here
But two! Toodle-loo!
Naris lifted the two into a tower on the castle, which began to smoke at the base and shake. Carpet, panicking, flew into the tower to try and save his friends.
Who's the titan, who's the champ?
Who's the master of the lamp?
Who's the one who'll take up
Pages in Who's Who?
"Take it on home, Naris." Astrias said.
Who? Why, me!
Naris swung his rod like a golfer's putter and launches the tower, and our heroes, off to the ends of the Earth. Guin looked up at the tower, and looked down in shame. Naris laughed with insane evil as he loomed over the royal family. No telling what evil this monster was capable of now!
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