Sorry for the long wait, guys! I've been busy! This is the first part, but I'll have the other up soon. Normally I would do them at the same time, but I'm getting a little delayed with the second part. Hope you enjoy!
Blackmoondragon1415: Yeah, I agree. Genie must have done something lol. I glad you liked that. It just kinda occured to me that he'd probably think that.
Yellowcakes: Thx! I'm glad you like my stories! I think the one your talking about is Of Ice and Men. There are a few others I think that involve ice and snow too, but I'm not entirely positive. I am do that one, we'll see.
dream lighting: Thank you! I'm glad you like it. yeah, I've other stories with Al having a sister or two and I thought, hey, why not a brother?
The Game part 1
Whack! Boom! Clang!
The noises coming from the tower were extremely loud and no one knew what was going on in there. Genie had been in there for the last hour making awful noises and I was curious as to what he was doing. Carpet came over and motioned at the door and I nodded at the locked door.
"Yeah, he's still in there." I answered Carpet's question and he looked like he was sighing and I patted him. Iago and Abu sat on the railing beside me and both watched curiously as I suddenly attacked the door.
"Genie! Genie, come out! Or at least let me in!" I tugged on the door, jerking on the handle. "Genie!"
"I'll be out in a minute!" He called in a sing-song voice and I huffed and folded my arms across my chest.
"Is he still in there?" Al asked coming up behind me and I nodded. He and Jasmine were looking at the door amusedly.
"Yeah and he won't let me in." Al laughed and then decided to try his luck.
"Genie!" He called, knocking on the door. The door opened a crack and I glared now. Oh, he'd open for Al, but not for me?
"Be out in a jiff." Genie poked his head out and then disappeared back inside closing the door with a snap.
"What is he doing in there?" Jaz demanded and Iago rolled his eyes.
"I don't even want to know." Iago muttered and I rolled my eyes.
"This has something to do with Carpet, doesn't it?" Al asked and I nodded as did Carpet.
"I just want to know what he's doing." Loud evil sounding laughter came from behind the door and we all stared at it as we realized it was Genie's crazy laughter. Then Genie poked his head out again.
"Does anyone have a bobby pin? A paper clip?" We just stared at him. Al and Jaz were frowning at him and the rest of us were trying to see into the darkened doorway. "Never mind. I'll just improvise."
"Genie, I want to-" He shut the door before I could ask if I could come in.
"Don't you think he's going a little overboard?" Jaz asked looking at me and Al.
"Going?" Al commented. "He's there." I snickered and then a loud boom came from the inside of the tower.
"Aha!" Genie screeched loudly.
I jumped and hid behind Al and Jaz as the door to the tower burst open. Genie came out waving a mallet in his hands his swinging range where my head had been moments ago. He was wearing an odd looking outfit and he grinned slyly in Carpet's direction.
"Oh, by the by, this mallet has not been turbo charged with semi phenomenal nearly cosmic power or junk like that." But when he held it up it lit up with a spark of light. Carpet looked a little nervous but Genie only grinned. "After you." He announced
"Er, do you suppose that this will end badly?" Iago asked and I nodded.
"It always does." We followed Carpet and Genie over to where they had already set up for the game. There were slim metal hoops standing up in the ground, just tall enough for the ball to roll under and they were zigzagged so the ball would have to go in different directions to go through them all. Carpet took his mallet and gave it an experimental swing, before he finally hit the ball.
The ball went through all the hoops, before coming back through them again hitting the little candy cane striped stick that was next to Carpet. A perfect hit. He won the game before Genie got a chance to try out his 'non-magical' mallet. Carpet leaned against his mallet in triumph and I almost sniggered.
"Not again!"Genie shrieked and then he gaped for a little while before he broke his mallet's handle and gave the pieces a toss. He then slumped in defeat.
"Genie, you're taking this kind of hard." Al said as Jaz and I came up to him too.
"Yeah, it's only a game." Jasmine offered.
"Yeah." I patted his arm.
"Right, sure, just a game." Without warning, Genie flew off out from under my hand and tackled Carpet snatching his mallet away. "How about a rematch? We can play another game. A man's game!" I sighed and Al did too. This rivalry had been going on a long time now and it was steadily getting worse. Carpet always won and Genie never did. It was like a pet-peeve of his.
"How about badminton?" Genie offered and he grabbed at Iago who was in range of his arm. Iago squawked as he was jerked by his tail into the air. "I've got the birdie!" Genie dangled him over the badminton paddle and I sniggered as Iago's eyes widened. Genie tossed him into the air but before he could get hit with the paddle, Iago flew out range.
"Back off!" he hollered and flew into the safety of my arms. I was still sniggering when he looked up at me. "Oh, shut up."
"This has got to stop." Al muttered and he stepped up to Genie.
"Look, Genie-" Al started but Jaz interrupted.
"It means so much to him." She whispered and he nodded.
"Uh, Genie…Good luck." He finally said and Genie beamed.
"Thanks." Genie was wearing his baseball outfit again, complete with thick black mustache. He tossed a baseball to Carpet then. "How about a little of Agrabah's favorite pastime?"
"Can I play? Can I?" I inquired and Genie grinned.
"Sure ya can!"
Soon a large baseball diamond was set up in the garden, and we were all set to play. Al and Jasmine were sitting just to the side, to watch so Genie recruited Iago and Abu too. I now stood behind Carpet ready to catch the ball if Genie hit it. Iago and Abu were behind Genie and both were ready as well. Abu was the Catcher. He had to catch the ball when Carpet threw it. Iago was the Umpire; he refused to do anything else. Carpet wound up and threw the ball. Genie swung and missed.
"Steeeeeerike, One!" Iago hollered and Genie got his bat ready again as Abu tossed the ball back to Carpet. Carpet threw it again and Genie missed again.
"Seeeeeerike Two!" Carpet threw it a third time and once again Genie missed. But when he had gotten ready to bat he had wound his arms up and when he missed, he went flying like a top towards Carpet. He hit the pitcher's mound as Iago was screaming out:
"Steeeeerike Three! Yer out!"
"Oh, no! Why do I always lose?" Genie moaned and then he screamed loudly: "I'D DO ANYTHING IF I COULD JUST WIN!" I went up to Genie and he was now grumbling at the ground. Everyone else had left the scene leaving the two of us alone.
"I'm sorry, Genie." I offered and he sighed heavily.
"That's alright, kiddo." I helped him up and followed him over to the side of the fountain. He sat down and sighed deeply.
"C'mon, Genie. It's just a game." I patted him and he just slumped.
"I don't wanna win all the time. Just once would be nice." He muttered and I sighed.
"Ah, a player." I jumped as a voice called down to us and Genie whipped his head up.
"Who said that?" He asked looking around and I backed into Genie as a small man appeared in the air. He had a purple beard and wore robes of red and navy blue with navy sandals. His turban sat high upon his head and a small light blue feather stuck out of it.
"Do you really want to win?" he asked Genie, looking at us intently.
"Who's asking?" Genie said warily grabbing a hold of the floating man, while keeping himself between me and the tiny wizard.
"I am the wizard Ding!" He announced coming up from Genie's grasp. "I can help. I did hear you say you'd do anything to win, didn't I?" He started to examine his nails indifferently as he spoke and I wondered how long he had been listening. Genie's mouth hung open a minute before responding.
"Well sure!" I cleared my throat for him not to go overboard and he grinned sheepishly. "Well, within reason."
"'Anything' is rather all-encompassing." Ding said and then looked away disappointedly. "But, if you're not up to it…" He trailed off and Genie beamed.
"I'm an all-encompassing kind of guy! So, yes, I say 'Anything'!" I watched as the tiny wizard beamed.
"Excellent!" He exclaimed before going up into the air. "Oopo!" he called out and seconds later another small person was in the garden. This one was female and she wore the same thing as Ding, but her hat was smaller and more like a top hat, and her hair was purple as well.
"Yes, Ding?" She asked floating next to him.
"My dear sister, the Game is on!" Ding announced to her and she beamed widely. Genie whistled for Carpet to come over.
"Carpet, my dear opponent, the Game is on!" He said and Carpet looked confused. Oopo took hold of Carpet and lifted him into the air to examine him better.
"Ooh, strong weave player! Are you fast?" she asked him. "Are you clever?"
"He's…competent." Genie answered sullenly and I frowned at him.
"Genie!" I reprimanded and he muttered under his breath.
"Let's play the game!" Ding announced and we looked at him again.
"Which game?" Genie asked.
"All of them."
"You're the coach!" Genie zapped himself with all the things he would need for all sorts of games. But when he tried to take a step he fell over.
"Are you sure you want the genie?" Oopo asked and I frowned at her. Ding wagged a finger at her.
"You are not getting the genie! It's my turn to have the genie." I looked at them wondering how many people had played their games before.
"Genie!" Al called from the palace and we turned to look up at the balcony. "Alaric!"
"Oh, more players!" Oopo said excitedly. Genie pulled me up from the ground to carry me up to where Al was. He, Jasmine, Abu and Iago were on the balcony waiting for us and Genie set me on the balcony gently before grinning widely Al.
"I've got a coach!" He announced proudly and Jasmine arched an eyebrow.
"Coach?"
"Ding's a wizard! He's going to help me defeat that infernal rug!" Jasmine folded her arms across her chest then. Genie gulped. "Eh, in a sportsman like fashion." I rolled my eyes then and walked near Al.
"My money is on the carpet." Iago muttered to Abu and then Ding popped up behind them making them screech and scattered away.
"Greetings, players!" Ding announced and he spotted Abu. "Ooh, outstanding reflexes!" Oopo appeared behind Iago as Ding was examining Abu.
"Questionable potential here." She stated jabbing Iago's beak with a finger.
"Hey!" He squawked angrily. "Watch the beak lady!" Oopo laughed then and lifted Iago by the tail.
"Spunky! I'll take the bird!"
"I call the nimble furry fellow!" Ding shouted back lifting up Abu. They nodded at each other and then disappeared only to reappear near us.
"Wonderful players!" Oopo announced with delight.
"Players?" Jasmine looked at us and Al shrugged.
"For the Game." Oopo answered.
"She wants us to play." I told her and Jasmine frowned.
"The Game is so much more interesting with teams." Ding added popping up beside her. I jumped back into Genie as Oopo was suddenly in my face.
"Oh, he is too adorable!" She grabbed my face with her hands and looked me up and down. "Just look at those baby blues!" I looked at Genie who wasn't even paying attention and frowned. "I call the little boy!"
"But he was with my genie." Ding argued. "So, he should be on my team."
"Oh fine, but I get the older boy." Oopo stated stiffly pointing at Al as she let go of my face.
"And you can, be the spare." Ding told Jasmine and she looked anything but thrilled.
"Look," Al began pulling away from Oopo, grabbing my arm in the process he pulled us away from the wizards. "Genie and Carpet are the game players not us."
"But I want-" Al cut me off with a look and I frowned.
"Yes, I'm afraid we'll have to pass." Jasmine agreed took Al's other arm. As Al was leading us back into the palace Genie popped up with a pleading look.
"Come on, guys!" He begged then turned into a machine and was inside it. "In the competitive arena this Genie knows too well the agony of defeat. (A jinni behind him slammed into a tree, then it shows another one this one with boxing gloves and bruises and it swayed before speaking: Float like a butterball and sting like a flea. Then it fell over.) The well dressed Genie came back to address us. "What can you do to help break this multi-millennium losing streak?" Genie popped back to normal and got in front of us. "Just play along. Please, please, please, please, please? Need I remind you that you forgot my sweet sixteen-thousandth birthday?" He blew a party favor in Al's face and a little Genie popped up at the end. Al grinned and shoved it away.
"Nice try, but we weren't born yet."
"Oh, then it must have been a former insensitivefriend. The selfish kind. You know the type." Genie pouted and I laughed before turning to Al. he and Jaz were exchanging looks.
"Can't we play, Al? Just once?" Al looked from me to Genie and rolled his eyes.
"Oh, I suppose one friendly game wouldn't hurt." Jasmine consented and I beamed.
"Alright!" I shouted and Genie came over celebrated by hugging us.
"Thanks, guys!" He turned into a pilot and looked back at us. "I've made every effort to make your guilt trip a happy one." I sniggered and Al rolled his eyes again.
"Welcome to team Oopo." She came up to Al holding her hand out. Al took it and gave it a shake.
"Thanks." I turned to find Ding near me and he grinned.
"Welcome my team, my little friend." He said and shook my hand.
"Gee, thanks. What about Jasmine?" The two wizards looked at the princess for a moment.
"She shall be on our team little friend. It may be uneven but that makes it more fun." Ding said and I just smiled at Jaz and she gave a laugh at the face I was making. Genie suddenly took a hold of me and Jaz pulling us away from Al and across the balcony.
"May the best team win!" Genie shouted and then muttered. As long as I'm on it." he then looked down at me and beamed widely. "I'll definitely win with you on my team!" I grinned back and suddenly there was a loud pop.
"Aladdin!" Jasmine called out frantically and we looked over to indeed find him gone.
"Where's Al?" I demanded of Ding who simply smiled knowingly at me.
"The Game has begun." He stated and then grinned. "Let's play." He clapped his hands and the next thing I knew I was sprawled out on something cold and wet. I sat up and looked around at the land of cold and shivered.
"Alaric?" I looked up to see Al and everyone else looking around as well. "Are you, alright?" I only nodded, my teeth were chattering too much for me to respond. Everything around us was white and very cold. I got up from the ground and moved closer to Genie who was standing there watching Ding and Oopo. Suddenly he disappeared to talk to Al and I looked down to see Iago and Abu shaking on the ground. I picked them up and we huddled trying to keep warm.
"Ah, ah, ah." Oopo suddenly said and we looked up to watch as she zapped Genie away from Al. "The rules clearly forbid the opposing teams from fraternizing."
"I don't suppose your rules forbid opposing teams from freezing?" Iago chattered and that's when Genie finally spotted us.
"So it's jacket weather…." He zapped the three of us into warm clothing and I sighed with relief as I began to get warm in my thick dark blue snow coat and pants.
"Thanks, Genie." I said and he beamed at me.
"Not a problem, short man. Can't have you turning into a Popsicle." He teased and then turned to zap Al and the rest. He zapped Jasmine into a light brown coat and pants and was about to do the same for Al, when Ding stopped him.
"You can't help the carpet's team."
"But I can." Oopo announced and she gave Al warm clothing too.
"Game Time!" They shouted together and we all found ourselves in large sleds. I sat at the front of one, Abu in my lap and Jasmine was sitting behind me. Genie sat in the very back and in other sled Al, Carpet, and Iago sat.
"I have a queasy feeling it's all downhill from here." He muttered and I grinned at him. Al had an uneasy look about him and he turned to look behind him.
"Wait!" Al shouted but Oopo and Ding gave us shoves and away we went. I yelled out in excitement as we flew down the hill. Abu clung to me and I felt Jaz grip me so I wouldn't fly out as we started to bounce slightly up in the air.
"They're winning!" I heard Genie moan and I felt him press my head down. "We need more speed." He said and I laughed. He really gets into these games.
"We need to be safely on the ground." Jasmine muttered lowly and I just grinned. Al's sled went flying up on a large rock. I sulked a little as they went higher up than we did. We slid the rest of the way down and I laughed as we came to a stop, snow flying up.
"We won!" Genie hollered and he started to dance about. Suddenly Al's sled came down, right onto of Genie's head. "Ya know, winning feels a lot like losing."
"Oh that wasn't a race." Ding said appearing above our heads. Oopo followed.
"We just had to get you to the playing field."
"Why didn't we just start here?" Jaz demanded angrily and the two wizards shrugged.
"Make a note for the next time." Ding told Oopo and she nodded. I arched an eyebrow but didn't say anything to that.
"Then I didn't win?" Genie asked a little sadly as he got up, knocking Al's sled over. Iago went flying into a large pile of snow muttering under his breath about not liking the game and I sniggered.
"What are we playing?" I asked the wizards and Genie pretty much bounced with excitement.
"The event is…."
"Polar Bear Roping." Ding finished as Oopo tossed a rope at Iago. We all gaped. What?
"Oh, I'm sorry I thought you said "Polar Bear Roping". Ha ha imagine!" Iago muttered as something started to growl and then he suddenly shrieked as a large Polar Bear came up from the giant snow pile behind him.
"Where's my rope? I wanna rope!" Genie whined at Ding. Never mind the Polar Bear; he just wanted to the rope. Ding held up the rope.
"Put me in coach!" He said as he took the rope from the tiny wizard. Meanwhile, Al and Carpet had quickly devised a plan with their rope. The bear stood up on its hind legs and I gulped as it growled at us. It was a good eight feet tall I guessed and it towered over us. Suddenly Genie tapped it on the shoulder.
"Pardon me, partner, I'm fixin' ta rope ya!" He hollered and I saw that he was dressed in a cowboy outfit. The bear didn't care much for Genie's antics and just swatted at the rope instead ensnaring Genie in its claws.
"Um, do you lose points for being ingested by the beast?" He asked and I gasped as it brought Genie closer to its mouth. Just then Carpet roped the bear, causing it to drop Genie. Genie hit the ground and then Carpet started tugging on the rope as the bear started swiping at him. I ran up and grabbed the end of rope to help Carpet, not really caring for the Game anymore.
"Ahhh!" I shouted as the bear swung out causing me and Carpet to fly about connected to the rope. "Whoa! Somebody help us rope this thing!"
"Right behind you, Rick." Al muttered from behind me and I felt his grip on the rope, pulling me and Carpet down a little. Al, Abu, and Jaz all pulled on the rope with me and Carpet as I overheard Ding and Oopo arguing about who was winning. They didn't care who got eaten! We all screeched as the bear started to run, dragging us along the ground. I spat snow out as it flew into my face and I could hear Al sputtering behind me. Carpet suddenly let go knowing that there was no way we were gonna be able to do this on our own.
"Al?" I called when I heard Al and Jaz call out and I looked behind me to see that I was still holding on, but they were lying in the snow!
"Ahhhh!" I screamed again as the bear made a sudden turn, tossing me across the snow as the rope around him snapped. I sat up sputtering snow, just glad to be off the bear. But I couldn't get to Al without going past the bear, which was standing upright again.
"Genie!" I called out as I saw him speaking to a very non-amused Al. His head whipped up to look at me and he assessed the situation rather quick. Stretching his hair out, Genie made a lasso with it.
"Here, Al!" He called and tossed it to Aladdin. Al spun it around his head a couple of times before tossing it around the polar bear's muzzle. Confused at first, the creature allowed Al to tighten the rope and then it got mad. The bear played tug-of-war with Al, until it got the upper hand and Al was sent flying towards the snow covered side of a mountain. I ran over to him and helped him out of the wall.
"Are you oaky?" I asked and he nodded, giving a grim smile.
"Are you?"
"Yeah. But Al?"
"Yeah?"
"I don't think I want to play anymore if this is they're type of game." Al gave a nod and ruffled my hair.
"I know what you mean." We then looked to see that the bear was swing Genie about his hair still connected to the bear's muzzle.
"Genie!" Al and I yelled at the same time.
"A little off the top, please!" Genie shouted and suddenly he flew towards me and Al smacking the mountain face just to our left. Al and I helped him out and he wobbled quite a bit.
"Genie, are you oaky?"
"Never better you three." He said looking down at me and pointing to my left and to my right before poking me. I looked at Al and he rolled his eyes a bit. Once Genie was alright, we made our way past the bear and over to Jaz. Iago flung himself into my arms, muttering about mad people and I shook my head at him. Abu and Carpet came over and we all then looked up at the arguing wizards.
"The boy roped the bear." Oopo was saying and Ding glared at her.
"But my jinni provided the rope!" As he spoke he grabbed hold of the bear's rope and with a super strength he tossed it like a rag doll far away from us.
"Poor bear." I muttered and Iago glared me.
"Poor bear! That monster tried to maul us!" I rolled my eyes at him.
"Only because they probably made him." I said pointing the wizards. Iago grumbled but let it slid for once.
"We could have been killed!" Al snarled at the pair. "And you two are arguing about the point!"
"Ding, he's right." Oopo said hanging her head and I felt a bit of relief; maybe they realized their game was too dangerous. "Well, we'll call it a draw." She shrugged and they both started laughing. So much for my theory.
"We both take a point!" Ding said excitedly.
"I don't believe this." Al muttered angrily.
"I don't want to play anymore, Genie." I said to him tugging on his arm. He looked down at me a little disappointed. "Can we go? Please?" He opened his mouth to say something when I heard the wizards gasp.
"Go?" Oopo and Ding both chorused at the same time. Iago shuffled up onto my shoulder, glaring at the wizards.
"Maybe the kid didn't spell it out: WE DON'T LIKE YOUR GAME!" He screeched and I nodded.
"We want to go back to Agrabah!" Jaz demanded and Al came up to her side.
"We quit! Game over!"
"We don't tolerate quitters." Ding said coolly.
"And the Game is never over." Oopo added and we all gulped. She then zapped the ground creating a small pool of lava.
"Now…" Oopo gained our attention again.
"…Let's play." Ding smirked at us and I suddenly wished that I hadn't agreed to play this game. Genie tucked his arms around us and Al grabbed onto me as the wizards cackled madly.
Uh-oh evil wizards! Stay tuned to find out what happens next! And don't forget to review!~~PirateWizardThief