Solomon was looking at the numbers Ugo had brought him. He wasn't happy. Sindria wasn't as effected as he had wanted. Sinbad didn't seem worried at all from what Solomon and Ugo had seen, either. It was frustrating, but this wasn't over yet and Solomon could be patient. He was slightly concerned, however at this point he didn't really need to worry. It was too early to tell much of anything.

Solomon had to admit that he was impressed. Sinbad had been well prepared for this. How interesting for Solomon to find a challenge. Most people he could convince to give him what he wanted relatively easily. Sinbad was ready and willing to fight him for this.

~~~Judal/Aladdin~~~

Aladdin, Ugo, and Judal were at the new recording studio. Judal was going to record a new album today. He hadn't put out any music in a while and he needed to have something to preform at concerts that were in the works for planning.

Ugo was setting things up with the help of another man, Zagan. Aladdin was surprised that Zagan hadn't told Judal off right off the bat, but for some reason Zagan gave Judal the same respect he did Aladdin. It was interesting for Aladdin to see that.

Everything started off smoothly. Judal played his own music for the first four songs they recorded. It was all guitar, with a few things added in with the computer after. Things got complicated with the fifth song, where he wanted a bunch of different sound effects in the background of the song and no music; just his singing and everyday sounds in the background. It took a really long time to get everything the way he wanted. And even when they finished, he wasn't quite happy with it. Aladdin started playing around with the background noises while he recorded the rest of the songs.

Judal was taking a break while Ugo and Zagan were finishing things up for him to listen to. He looked over at Aladdin and frowned. She had big headphones on and was messing around on one of the machines.

He lifted one side of the headphones off so she could hear him, "Chibi, what are you doing?"

"I'm trying to fix this. It didn't sound right. Hang on just a sec and then I'll play it for you." She pressed a few more buttons. "Here we go. I think this is better." She played the song through the speakers, filling the room with the difficult song. Judal's eyes went wide. This was almost exactly how he had wanted it. There were a few things different, but he actually liked it better this way. When it stopped Zagan looked impressed and Ugo was smiling. "Is that better? I think this sounds more like what you were explaining to me the other day. Is it okay Judal?"

"I think I'll keep you." He kissed her on the cheek quickly before looking at the other two "It's your job to do that. Why the hell do you have her doing your job?"

Aladdin was smiling though. He liked it. She had been a little nervous about messing with his song, but it hadn't sounded right. She tuned out the arguing between the other three, pleased with her work.

~~~Sinbad~~~

This constant media attack was wearing on his patience. It was so annoying, and he kept getting hate comments. Those siblings had really done a good job of causing him annoyances. Jafar kept telling him he needed to take countermeasures against the Rens before any real damage was done. It wasn't like he didn't agree with Jafar; he just found it slightly amusing that they were all rallying against him. At least he had at first, now it just really pissed him off.

He started with Kouha. The kid was the one that had started the media attack. He was the closest to Aladdin too. His following wasn't as big as Kouen's, but they were all extremely loyal. It was an interesting dynamic. If Kouha was going to give him shit, then he better be prepared to take it. The young boy needed to learn how strong and important connections were in this business. Sinbad had more, so he would win. And no matter how loyal some people were; rumors had a nasty way of turning people against others.

He addressed Koumei and Kougyoku next. Saying anything about Koumei was almost worthless, given he didn't really appear in the public anymore, preferring to work behind the scenes. Kougyoku was another story. She was very new, and his words against her could stop her before she ever really started. He did it anyway, not caring about what happened to any of the redheads. He had warned them, now they had to suffer the consequences.

The third thing he put out was about Aladdin. He knew what he said wasn't completely true, but it didn't matter. If she wasn't with him then she was a huge threat. He couldn't have her power help Alma Torran; otherwise Sindria could be in trouble, especially if Judal was joining Alma Torran too. He made her sound pretty horrible in his postings, but he had to. He didn't have a choice at this point. She needed to face consequences for her actions. He would get negative reactions from this particular attack as well even more then Kouha and Kougyoku, but this needed to be done.

Response to his work was immediate. Not all in his favor, but enough that it had been worth it. He was still on top.

Hello!

How do you like things so far?

Don't forget to review.

Until Next Time!

-Kizuna