This concludes the second part of the genie in a bottle story. The next chapter will be different from the previous story and will have a little surprise with a big change in the story.
You'll have to find out for yourselves when I publish the next chapter.
Until then
The faces of the three cups showed a wide variety of expressions. From shock to sadness to anger. The three cups showed this until their cheeks slowly turned green and they ran to the nearest garbage can to throw up. Not because they had just realized that Alicia and the oil lamp were gone, but because they had just ridden the new attraction.
However, there was an even worse problem. The devil still had two wishes open before he could no longer use Djimmi. Or they had to try to get the lamp somehow without him seeing the group. This didn't seem easy, but Blood and Varian had a plan and didn't hesitate for long, taking the three cups with them as they slowly calmed down.
They had to get away from the pier before they could devote themselves to the plan. This had to be planned in detail before the group could even set foot in the underworld. The devil was not stupid and would learn from his mistake and provide more guards to prevent Alicia from escaping or someone from kidnapping her.
"Come follow us to the cottage!" shouted Varian as he ran ahead follow by Blood. The three cups looked at each other in confusion, shrugged their shoulders and followed the two adults. However, they wondered what they had planned. "What are you guys up to?" asked Cuppy who was faster than the other two. However, he kept his mouth shut as his face turned a light shade of green and he tried not to vomit.
Blood heard him,looked down to him and smiled. "Now we're going to use a little trick that combines magic with technology". This confused the cup until he knew what the wolf meant. Varian had all kinds of gadgets and Blood was good at casting spells and brewing potions. Combining the two could probably help them free Alicia and Djimmi without the Devil and his Imps finding out. However, both Blood and Varian needed some time to prepare.
Alicia had to wait until then. Even if Cuppy didn't like it. "Alicia I hope you can hold out until we get to you" he said to himself as a small tear slowly fell from his eye and landed on the floor, melting into a puddle.
Yes, it started to rain as the group left the pier to prepare for what was to come. The visitors and vendors realized that the rain was getting heavier by the second. One by one the umbrellas opened and the visitors left the pier. The stores selling drinks, sweets and food closed, as did the attractions on the pier. The roller coasters stopped and were empty, as were the carousel, Ferris wheel, chain carousel and bumper cars. Everything was quiet, calm and deserted. Although just a few minutes ago there had been many visitors here and the pier was almost full.
But now it was completely empty and the only thing left was the wet surface and the puddles that could be seen everywhere. It seemed as if the Inkwell Isles knew that Alicia had been kidnapped and were crying about it. If you could call rain crying. Anyway, the clouds were crying and not just pouring over the pier. But also over the whole city.
Inkwell isle's was overrun by the rain clouds. Puddles formed on the streets that turned into small rivers, on the individual roofs you could hear the raindrops bouncing off like hailstones and the sea became wilder and stormier with every second. Most of the boats and ships managed to escape before the waves became too big and too powerful to be tamed.
Even Brineybeard and Hali anchored their ship in the harbor to be protected from the approaching storm. Yes, the rain clouds were just the beginning of a big storm that was slowly approaching the Inkwell Isle's. Many of the inhabitants knew that this storm was not a normal one but a created one. Created from the second wish of the devil who wanted to prevent anyone from stealing Alicia from him.
Where was she just now?
Well in the devil's bedchamber and is being tenderly embraced by him. Of course, he was back in his dragon form and wouldn't let Alicia go, let alone let her go. No, he wanted to have her all to himself. At all costs, after all, he would soon want to marry her. Whether she wanted it or not.
Oh man what I would give for to be with Lucifer. Alicia didn't really feel comfortable being back here in the underworld, being in the devil's grip again and feeling his scratchy fur. She wanted to free herself, but the devil pushed her harder with every attempt and so she started again from her starting position. Naturally, this frustrated her but pleased the devil greatly.
Next to the bed on a small bedside table was the oil lamp with Djimmi in it. The lid slowly opened and a small version of Djimmi could be seen looking around slowly without making any sounds. Not because he was afraid. No, he already was, thanks to the devil. No, he wanted to know where Alicia was and whether she was all right.
He could see her and how she was wrapped around the devil, sighing. You could see that she wasn't happy. In any case, Djimmi felt for her and decided to help her. At least he could still do that. He disappeared back into the lamp and slowly flew out of the sink. Alicia, still deep in thought heard him and noticed how he dropped his oil lamp into her arms so that the devil wouldn't notice. He was fast asleep anyway and didn't notice anything.
"What are you up to?" Alicia whispered quietly to him as she slowly opened the lid while Djimmi disappeared into the sink. "Well what-" she quickly put the lid back on the oil lamp as Djimmi's voice rang out, twice as loud as Alicia's. The devil still asleep holds Alicia tighter than before. Yes, she felt his heartbeat and how he purred and tenderly caressed her cheek. Oh man is this uncomfortable. "I can help you" he whispered to her so the devil wouldn't wake up.
"How?" asked Alicia quietly while Djimmi reached for her right hand and rubbed it against the oil lamp, making Alicia Djimmi's new master. Well, until all three wishes were gone, of course. But what should she wish for? Oh right. She knew what she wanted. The devil woke up when he noticed that Alicia was no longer next to him. When he realized this, he woke up immediately and looked around the bedroom. He looked under the covers, the pillows and even under the bed. But Alicia was not there.
He frantically searched the entire room but there was no sign of Alicia or even a trace of her anywhere. She had vanished from the face of the earth. "She can't be far, after all, I know the underworld like the back of my hand and even if she escapes, I still have one..." The oil lamp was also gone and with it the third wish.
His right eyelid twitched when he saw this. Slowly his fur began to burn as he became more and more angry. His beloved Alicia was gone and that made him FURIOUS! He clenched all his anger and roared as he was completely on fire. The roar was heard not only by the Demons or Imps, but also by Alicia, who fled together with Djimmi.
"We have to get to the elevator to escape from here!" Djimmi explained as he looked out of the lid to see where they were. "I didn't think so," Alicia replied sarcastically as she and Djimmi rolled their eyes.
The elevator was located in the throne room down the hill. Alicia slid down it as best she could until she reached the entrance to the throne room and was closer to the exit than before. The elevator was only a few meters ahead of her and was already opening its doors as if begging her to get in.
However...
Before Alicia could even set foot in the elevator, she bumped into something and fell to the floor. The oil lamp fell out of her hands and lay in front of her eyes. She quickly grabbed it and looked at the person Alicia had just run into.
"Hello Queen Alicia" said a cold and soft voice that was more than familiar to Alicia. Her eyes wandered upwards and there stood the person who prevented Alicia from going any further. It was Lilith, staring at Alicia with her cold eyes and blocking the elevator with her wings. Their raven imps circled Lilith, Alicia and Djimmi, who was looking out of the lid, and landed either on the floor or on the elevator. "Miss Lilith we have told the Big Boss where Queen Alicia is" Queen? Wait... Huh? Something's not right. "Wait, what does he mean?" a nervous whistle from Djimmi explained everything.
"Djimmi, what did he wish for?" she asked him. "Oh I'm so sorry Alicia but the devil wanted you to sign his..." "Marriage proposal" Lilith finished the sentence while Alicia's face turned pale with every second she was here.
She couldn't believe it. No, she didn't want to believe that she was now married to the devil. Well, not quite yet because the wedding hadn't taken place yet. But the marriage contract had been signed by both of them. So Alicia now also belonged to the devil. "Heh heh heh!" heard Alicia behind her as she slowly turned around. Yep the devil was standing behind her holding the completely signing marriage proposal in his hand. This couldn't be happening. She wanted to hope it was a joke, but no it wasn't.
She let her trident appear and fired it at the contract in the hope that it would be destroyed. However, it remained intact as the cloud of smoke descended. "Nice try but nothing and nobody can destroy this marriage proposal. Not even Djimmi himself" the genie swallowed nervously before replying "Right M-M Master" Alicia was even more confused than before until it clicked in her head.
"Djimmi don't tell me the devil was your master before" Djimmi just nodded before Alicia asked him one thing. "What were his previous wishes and how did you meet him?". Even Djimmi could never explain this question to her from the book.
"Oh, I'll be happy to answer those two questions, my dearest," the devil grabbed her chin with his hand and turned her head in his direction. "Do you see that mirror hanging on the wall?" Alicia's gaze wandered from the devil to the very mirror the devil had mentioned. "That was the first wish," he said with a grin on his face before looking towards the elevator with Alicia. Let me guess, that must have been the second wish. The devil didn't have to say anything. Alicia realized by herself that this was his second wish.
But before the devil could explain where he got Djimmi from, someone interrupted him. The devil and Lilith rolled their eyes in annoyance, while Alicia was just confused and looked next to the devil. An short, teal-green imp with a large cranium, pointy ears and small horns and eggplant purple eyes appeared next to him and Lilith. He wears a blue polka-dotted bowtie on his neck, white cuffs on his wrists and white spats on his feet. A pencil is behind his ear.
Under his right arm he held a thick book that had several bookmarks. These were in different colors and probably had several meanings that Alicia herself did not understand. He opened the book and flipped through it until he stopped at the desired page. "Erm, as it says here in the book, with the signing of the marriage proposal, the title of queen is valid if both partners have signed what happened in this case," the devil handed him the marriage proposal, which disappeared into the accountant's book before he left to deal with more paperwork.
Alicia could not believe it. She did not want to believe it. She was not married to him. No, she couldn't. She was already married to Lucifer. But the reality was different. Alicia now belonged to him. And she didn't like that at all. Her wolf ears sank when Lilith told her she will stay in the Underworld forever and belonged now to the devil.
"Oh don't worry my darling Alicia you'll be fine here and believe me you'll be much better off here than up on the surface in that shabby old cottage" Alicia said nothing. She just had to process everything that had happened. Unintentionally, she took a few steps back before she realized that the devil's hand was preventing her from going any further.
She looked at them and then up at him. That stupid grin. She couldn't bear to see it anymore and turned around, but she noticed how the devil's tail was wrapped around her waist, preventing her from walking away from him.
"You can't escape me, my love," said the devil with a devilish seductive grin on his face. He moves his hand to her cheek and strokes it gently with his claw "You are mine now whether you want it or not". Alicia knew there was nothing she could do to prevent this and admitted defeat. Lucifer, please forgive me. A tear flowed from her right eye.
The devil was very pleased. At last, Alicia was his and no one could take her away. Not even the wolf, the fox and the three cups. Alicia clasped her hands around the oil lamp. Djimmi felt it and stroked her right hand. Or rather her claw, since Alicia was in her demon form and no longer in her human form.
The genie felt for Alicia and wanted to help her. But how? He had to hear her wish, or at least sense it. Wait, that's it! He sensed her wish and decided to make it come true. He disappeared into the oil lamp and was ready to put the wish into effect. "My love, why don't you come closer to me and let me hug you?" Alicia said nothing and remained silent. She was in a state of shock and couldn't do anything, let alone feel anything.
She didn't even feel the devil hugging her. "Don't worry, I love hugging you, my love," his fingers ran tenderly through her hair as he purred softly. "I know you like it" he whispered to her as he continued to seduce her. Alicia was still silent. However, something suddenly happens that the devil had no idea about. One second Alicia was still in his arms and the next she was gone.
"What the" the devil was confused as he looked around but found no sign of Alicia. She was gone and that made him angry. Lilith and Henchman saw how angry he was and hid behind a pillar to avoid his explosion of flame. This only happened when he was extremely angry. Which was true in this case because his sweetheart Alicia had disappeared before his eyes. However, the question of exactly where she was remained unanswered.
Well, she was still in the underworld, but far away from the throne room and therefore also far away from the devil. "What the... How?" said Alicia as she leaned against a wall and sat down. The oil lamp was still in her hand and she shook it slightly before the lid lifted and Djimmi looked out of it.
"Well I have granted you your first wish my dearest" the genie explained as Alicia breathed normally again and was no longer as hysterical as before. She was relieved to no longer be with the devil. But that didn't change the fact that she was now unfortunately also married to him.
She could no longer change that. As much as she wanted to. What did please her a little, however, was the appearance of her friends. They appeared out of a cloud of smoke and were just as surprised as Alicia to see them right in front of them. However, the five quickly realized that something was wrong with Alicia. The tears that slowly came from her eyes were not tears of joy. Something had happened while the group was away from her. But what? "Alicia, what happened? Did the devil do something to you? Please talk to us" Cuppy asked her, but Alicia said nothing and continued to cry.
Blood already suspected what was going on. His gaze wandered from Alicia, who was being hugged by the three cups, to Djimmi, who felt guilty. He could put one to one together. "Did the devil wished you to sign the marriage proposal?" Alicia wiped away her tears as she looked up at Blood and Varian. She nodded. That was enough of an answer for the wolf.
"That's not a good sign I take it?" Varian hoped it was nothing bad. "You could say that," Blood replied, looking around as the three cups continued to soothe Alicia. They felt for Alicia and just wanted her to feel better. But first they had to get out of here. "Varian, get the teleporter ready," the fox heard the wolf's instruction and didn't hesitate for long, taking the teleporter out of his backpack. It was a small plate that lit up in different colors.
He placed these on the floor and prepared the teleporter. "Fortunately, the other one in the cottage is already installed and ready-" He could barely finish his sentence before the teleporter was destroyed by a fireball. Everyone saw it and was shocked. The only way out of the underworld was now destroyed and to make matters even worse than before, the cause of this destruction also appeared. "Well, well, well..." the group heard the voice. The cups trembled with fear while Blood and Varian were rather annoyed.
Alicia, however, panicked when she heard the voice and hid behind Blood. "It's really rare that we have visitors down here. Especially those with whom I still have a score to settle," the devil said, looking at the three cups before fixing his eyes on Alicia, who was using Blood's cloak to cover herself.
However, the devil could clearly see her tail and grinned mischievously. "My love. Come out, I know you're hiding behind the wolf." What? Where from? Alicia wondered and continued to hide behind Blood. He pulled out his wand and was ready to protect Alicia at all costs. Even if it cost him his life. But the devil didn't seem to be amused and used his trident to pull Alicia towards him. Alicia realized that an invisible force was slowly pulling her away from Blood. She knew it was the devil and fought against the forces.
"My love, don't fight it, you know we belong together!" said the devil and pulled even harder than before. But Alicia clawed at Blood's arm. So much so that she unintentionally hurt him with her claws that slowly dug into his arm. "Forget it! We don't belong together! You only wished for this! I don't even love you!" Alicia screamed before her claws could no longer hold on to Blood's arm. She flew unintentionally into the arms of the devil who was caressing and stroking her.
The devil was more than happy about this and grinned mischievously and seductively again. "Oh but you will love me my love Alicia" his tail wrapped around her waist as he tenderly stroked her cheek with his free hand. "Now where were we?" the devil asked as he tapped his chin. Alicia rolled her eyes in annoyance just like the three cups and Varian. Djimmi, however, was worried about Alicia as he suspected worse.
"Ah, yes the Wedding and the Souls of the two cups" said the devil as he was ready to take the soul of Cuppy and Cuphead. Both cups knew that the devil could now simply steal them as both sweaters were no longer in their possession. So the protection was gone and the devil could snatch the two souls.
However, Blood and Varian had a say in the matter and prevented the devil from doing so. Blood used his magic to give the devil a strong electric shock while Varian threw several small transmitters at his body which stuck to it and gave the devil a stronger electric shock. Alicia was not harmed by this and was able to escape from the devil's captivity without any problems, while he received several electric shocks that were so strong that not only his fur became blacker and blacker, but his skeleton could also be seen.
"We should flee," explained Varian, looking from his display to the group. On it was a percentage display showing how long the transmitters would distribute power before they stopped working. The display was at 34%. That meant it wouldn't be long before the devil would come to his senses again and realize that Alicia had been taken from him.
No one spoke against it and the group fled while they searched in vain for the exit. As they fled, Alicia still held the oil lamp in her hand and was reluctant to waste another wish. Varian looked at his bracelet several times and saw that the display had dropped from 1% to 0%. The devil was now freed and will now try to follow the group and prevent them from kidnapping Alicia.
"It pains me to see you reduced to this Alicia" the group suddenly heard and stood rooted to the spot. Blood, Varian and the three mugs walked closer to Alicia and protected her as best they could while looking around to see where the devil was coming from. "A beautiful black rose such as yourself should be on the arm of the most powerful Man in the world" Alicia's wolf ears drooped and she looked around in panic until her eyes fell on the injury she had caused on Blood's arm. Oh Blood, I'm so sorry. She felt guilty and wanted to offer her condolences to the wolf but that would have to wait because the devil was still after her.
"What do you say my dear?" His face appeared right next to her and grinned devilishly at her. This frightened her so much that she slapped him "Never!" she shouted, staring at him in rage. The devil was a little surprised that she had punched him, but somehow he liked it too. In any case, you couldn't miss his smile. "I will never, ever be your wife, queen, black rose or anything else!" she breathed in and out annoyed "I'm happily married to Lucifer and that won't change!".
The devil heard this and seemed speechless before he burst out laughing.
Blood, Alicia, the three cups and Varian were confused. Alicia gave him the full rebuff and he thought it was funny? "Nice try my love but my love for you is still stronger than before and I will not give up and keep you here until we are officially married and you will be mine whether you like it or not!" Alicia didn't like that thought at all. She didn't want to be here.
She hid behind Blood again, this time trying not to hurt him. This time she clawed at his chest, which was fluffy and soft just like Lucifer's chest. The devil didn't like this and showed it by being on fire with rage and pointing his trident at Alicia again to pull her back towards him.
Alicia noticed and was overcome with fear. She didn't want to fall into the devil's hands again and she didn't want to hurt her friend Blood. But it didn't come to that as the group disappeared in a cloud of red smoke and found themselves back in front of the cottage.
"What the..." said Alicia, confused, until she saw that Mugman was holding the oil lamp in his hands. How he got hold of it was unknown to Alicia. But she didn't care. She was glad to be back on the surface and didn't want to go anywhere else but to stay here in the cottage.
However, there was still one more thing to do. "Djimmi..." said Cuphead as the genie looked to him. "My last wish is..." Djimmi however, stopped him from expressing his wish. He knew what Cuphead would wish for. However, the genie wanted to thank the others and allowed everyone in the group to make a wish.
This was different for everyone. Blood wished for a bag that was always filled with the ingredients from his world so that he could brew several more potions without any problems, Varian wished for an improved omni wrench that could change its size, color and function as Varian wished, Mugman wished for a book while Cuppy wished for a scarf that was made of a similar fabric as his invisible impenetrable sweater.
Alicia was up next. Djimmi looked at her and asked her kindly, "And what is your wish, my dearest?" Alicia didn't think twice and whispered her wish to him. Djimmi smiled and assured her that he would be happy to fulfill her wish and that it would soon come true.
Cuphead was finally the last one to make a wish. He had thought about his wish for a long time. Especially because of all the events that had taken place that would never have happened had Djimmi not fallen into the hands of his old master. Cuphead partly blamed himself, but he knew that these things could happen. That's why his wish was as follows.
"I wish for your freedom", "One bona fide coming up, I-" Djimmi fell silent when he heard the wish. His jaw dropped to the floor before he folded it up like a blind. "What?" he asked confused as he looked to Cuphead who was holding his lamp. "Djimmi, you're free!" said the cup with a tear running down his face. Djimmi couldn't believe it when the bracelets on his arms came off and he was now free.
"Heh, heh! I'm free" but he wanted to be sure that it was not an illusion or trick. So he told Cuphead to make a wish. "Quick, quick, wish for something outrageous. Say "I want the Nile" Wish for the Nile. Try that!" Cuphead rolled his eyes and had to laugh. "I wish for the Nile" he said, but nothing happened. This pleased Djimmi who couldn't believe his luck. Finally he was free and could do whatever he wanted. No one could order him to do body no longer played against him and he could do whatever he wanted.
"Oh does that feel good! I'm free!" in both hands he held two suitcases that were packed full while instead of a turban on his head he wore a sun hat with the same color and sunglasses. He also wore a red Hawaiian shirt with white hibiscus flowers on it and blue Hawaiian shorts with black palm trees. He also carried a long surfboard under his right arm.
"I'm hittin' the road. I'm off to see the world! I-" he fell silent when he saw how sad Cuphead looked at the floor and wiping away his tears. "Djimmi, I'm-" he sniffled "I'm gonna miss you" he said and was about to leave when Djimmi took him in his arms. "Me too, Cuphead" they both hugged each other while Djimmi's tears were running down too. The others couldn't hold back either. Especially Mugman cried like a waterfall when he saw them say goodbye. But not before Djimmi had taken a big group photo.
So he pulled everyone to him while a camera appeared in front of them. Okay, where did he get the Polaroid camera? "Oh, all of ya. Come over here. Big Group hug and picture" he saw Blood and couldn't help himself. "Mind if I kiss the Wolf?" No one could answer so quickly, so he gave Blood a kiss on the cheek, which confused him. "Ooh, hairball!" he spat some fur out of his mouth that he got from Blood. "And now all together Cheese!" said Djimmi as everyone smiled at the camera which then snapped a photo.
An instant photo immediately came out of the camera, which Djimmi shook and stuck into a photo album. It appeared and disappeared out of nowhere. "Well then, see you!" he said and flew into the sky with his carpet while leaving glitter behind. As he flew away he shouted "I'm free!" and "Where to first?" several times as he disappeared into the distance and the group no longer saw him.
"Man what a day" said Alicia when she was in the guest room with Blood, Varian and Cuppy to rest. The day was very exhausting for everyone involved. Everyone was exhausted and tired, with the exception of Alicia and Blood. Blood because he was putting a bandage on his arm and Alicia because she still felt bad as she was the cause of it. She wanted to apologize and decided to do so.
Blood's ears twitched and he turned to Alicia, who looked at the ground with a sad expression until her eyes slowly dared to look up at him. The wolf knew that she wanted something from him and remained silent. "Blood..." he listened to her carefully and tilted his head "I'm sorry I hurt you" before the wolf could say anything, he felt Alicia hug him tightly.
He was shocked by this. Why should she apologize? He knew she hadn't hurt him on purpose when the devil pulled her towards him. Nobody could have guessed that her claw had raked into his skin. That's why he forgave her and hugged her as well "You don't have to apologize Alicia" he said in a soft soothing voice to calm Alicia down.
She calmed down and stopped crying tears that the wolf wiped away with his fingers "I know you are good even if you are half demon. So don't let it get you down and look on the bright side because at least you're back here and not down with the toddler with horns" when Alicia heard this term she had to laugh.
Even Cuppy and Varian had to laugh when they heard that because it was one to one true about the devil. He could seem threatening but when things didn't go his way he acted like a toddler. Quite unlike Lucifer who could control his anger.
Lucifer paced back and forth in his throne room and was also full of grief. He missed Alicia very much and wanted to be reunited with her at all costs. However, he didn't know how. She was trapped in another world that he couldn't get into. Even Quardratus, Djimmi, Dr. Kahl, Saltbaker and Ms. Chalice couldn't tell him how to get into the other world.
Many told him that it was impossible to rescue Alicia and Cuppy. Both would have to find a way to return to Alicia's World. He did not like this answer. At first he wanted to destroy the TV, but Dr. Kahl advised him not to. "It's too dangerous and maybe Miss Powell and Cuppy would be trapped in this world forever." Lucifer didn't want that. So he brooded and thought while more of the former debtors offered him help because they missed Alicia and Cuppy.
Especially Alicia's godmothers, Mugman and Elder Kettle from the book.
Lucifer thought and thought until suddenly a bright light appeared behind him, standing in the middle of his throne room. "What the..." he said in confusion and approached the light. At first he was confused and didn't know what it meant. But when he heard Alicia's voice saying that she missed him, he was brave enough to go into the light.
He went through it and disappeared from the book world. The light did not remain for long and disappeared from the throne room when Lucifer passed through it. It was as if someone was trying to take Lucifer somewhere.
But where?
And who in particular?
No one could answer that question as the light disappeared and with it Lucifer.