The Desert song

Set sail

"Are you sure its ok? Borrowing a boat like this.." I asked Judal.

"This? No problem. Im sorry about... um, you know." He gestured to my burnt arms. "Dont worry about it, Aladdin already cast a spell to take away the pain, so i dont even realize its there!" I smiled in reasurrance.

"Thats good." I watched him help load up the rest of the supplies that Prince Natsume had given us, which included food, clothes, medicine, and even money.  I stood on the dock, waiting.

"Mor~! Time to go!" Aladdin called down from the ship's bow. "Um, ok! Just a moment. Im sure he'll come," I muttered impatiently.

I was waiting for the Prince. He wasnt happy with my decision, and stopped talking to me after the whole shackle disagreement.

"I'm sure he'll come.." I repeated to myself.

"Morgiana, i dont think he's coming." A crew member told me. "He locked himself in his chambers last night, saying he had work to do. Sounded pretty upset from what i heard," The old seaman crocked.

"Although, i am just a sailor! No need to 'isten to me!" He sighed shaking his head. He was right though, why would he come say good bye to me, a slum dweller when he had work as the prince, to deal with.

"You really better get going," Judal crept up behind me. "Before he changes his mind."

"Hm? What do you mean?" I asked after jumping out of surprise.

"Its obvious he doesnt want you to go, he was probably locking himself in so he didnt change his mind be seeing you."

"What? I'm still confused, why would he change his mind?" I asked frustrated.

"If he wanted to, he could not let you out of the country, but he doesnt want to make you sad, so," Judal was cut off by the sound of trumpets.

"Oh, great." Judal muttered as a man yelled, "All hail your prince!"

"Time to go," Judal grabbed me by the waist and hoisted me up onto his shoulder.

"Wh-what are you doing?!" I kicked him as he tried to walk towards the boat. "Let me down, please, Judal!"

"Hey, hey! Settle down, stop kicking!" He struggled. "Ready? 1, 2, 3!" He counted. "Wait, what? No! No, Judal!"

But it was to late, on three he threw me up onto the deck of the ship, crashing into our bags of supplies. "Oww.." I groaned.

"Set sail!" Judal yelled up to the captain, who in turn tipped his hat and motioned for his crew to raise the anchor.

"Mor! You ok?" Aladdin happily skipped over to me and helped me up. "No fair, Judal! You got to hold her! I thought we agreed, no touching!"

Aladdin ranted as Judal laughed and said his farewell, "Good luck, Mogiana! We'll be cheering for you, the Prince too," He said looking back at the fast approaching cariage. "Dont worry, i'll tell him you said good bye! Come back anytime! Probably not in the next week though..I'll calm him down."  

"Thank you," I told him. I wasnt sure why he was being so nice to me, but i knew he was doing it for some reason.

So i'd owe him a favor maybe? I wasnt sure, but i knew it could be good.

Just as the cariage and prince arrived, the boat was leaving the harbour.

"Stop the boat!" I heard the Prince's command. The captain turned around to see said it.

"He said, 'God speed'! No need to worry." Aladdin reasurred the captain. I wondered if he had used hypnosis or some kind of spell, because the captian just nodded and smiled, going back to the wheel.

"Haha! Humans are easy," Aladdin shrugged. I suddenly wondered if he had ever done that to me. I swatted the thought aside.

"Aladdin, where are going again?" I asked, forgetting what he had told me earlier.

"Baqur, its a kindgom in the west. Aparently ruled by a young king. Despite that, the kingdom is florishing. Best its ever been!"

"A young king, huh?" I muttered to myself.

I wouldnt look away from Natsume's kingdom until we were out of its sights. I was afraid he would send ships to chase us, but i realized a ship with some cargo and a few kids wasnt really worth it.

After about an hour after we left the kingdom's sight, Aladdin called me in for dinner. The ship was a tall ship, exporting goods from its homeland.

The dinning room was under deck, a small, but clean room. The crew had agreed to dinne upstairs, (Due to Aladdins pursuation as he explained it later.) so me and Aladdin had the table to ourselves.

I didnt think a genie could eat, but he proved me wrong. While my plate was filled with a turkey leg, mached potatoes with gravy, and an apple, he was having a feast.

His plate consisted of three apples, two turkey legs, four potatoes, a few scoops of beans, some sort of raw meat that didnt look extremely apatizing, a brilliant fish, and and two mugs of cider.

"Great food...huh?" I asked enyoying my potatoe. "Mthshmyshmishamish!" He explained while happily inhaling a amazingly juicy looking fish.

"Ahaha.. I'll take that as good."

He nodded in agreement.

That night i didnt get much sleep. There was only one bed, and as excited about it as Aladdin was, i told him I'd stick to the floor.

The ocean was rocky though, and i knew i would wake up to a sore back.

"Mor?" Aladdin whispered in the middle of the night. I tried to ignore him at first, but he was persistant.

"Morrrrr! Are you uppp?" He quietly shouted.

"Nooooo." I responded finally. "But you just said something!"

"Fine. What do you want?" I pryed the covers off my head.

"I gotta go, pee!" He whispered. "What?! Your a genie, hold it until morning!"  I commanded.

"Mhhh... okay.." He said reluctantly.

I thought it ended there, but for the next twenty minutes he shifted around in the bed above my spot on the floor groaning.

"Will you please, be quiet?"

"But i got to go!!" He sat up. "Fine! I got it." I lit a candle and let us down the hallway into the bathroom section. You knew it was a facy ship if it had a bathroom.

"I'll wait here, hurry up though! Its cold.." I complained already missing my blanket in the room.

"Mmkay."

He opened the door and shut it with a creak. I rubbed my eyes, trying to knock the sleep out of them. My shackles gleamed in the light of the candle.

"Almost done?" I asked the door after a good five minutes.

No answer.

"Come on! Dont fall asleep in the toilet!" I moaned, knocking on the door. "Aladdin?" I whispered when there was no respond.

"Dont make me come in there.." I said, gagging in my mouth. Still, nothing.

"Okay, you asked for it!" I yelled barging in, expecting a half-naked genie, and got nothing.

"Aladdin?!" I shouted, my voice echoing throughout the bathroom. "Alad-" I cut myself off, noticing a strange smell filling the air, along with a purple foam on the ground.

"ALADDIN!" I screamed, now getting scared.

I started feeling a bit dizzy. "Ala-"

I fell to the floor, unconsious.