The Desert song

Baqur

"Um, well, hello there! Thank you for showing the way to Aladdin,"

I paused.

"But we really need to get going.."

The crew laughed, a malicious, cruel laugh.

Aladdin stepped in front of me and scowled, the room once again getting cold.

The crew stepped back, but the smile on their faces didn't disappear.

"We be the Calbux crew.." Said a large, buff man that I assumed to be the captain.

"And we'll be takin' your genie," He finished, and the crew chuckled.

"I don't think so," I stood up, still shaking.

"Not after I just got him back,"

"Well, actually', we be takin' both of ya', because in orde' to invade Baqur, we be needin' your assistance-" A man in his thirties chided, but was cut off by the woman punching him in the head.

"They, don't need to' be knowin' that! Stupid' scoundrel.." She yelled at him.

Aladdin didn't take his eyes off the pirates, but I caught on.

"Wa-wait! Baqur? Aladdin, isn't that where we were heading..?"

Aladdin nodded reluctantly, eyes still as cold as ice.

"Oh, well goodie'!" Yelled the captain.

"We' can go' they're togetha'!"

"Ha! Not a chance," Chided Aladdin.

"Aladdin-" I started, but was cut off by a voice in my head.

Mor, they intend to invade the young kingdom and steal goods and kill innocent people. I can see it in they're hearts, they're clouded with darkness.

"Oh, ok." I said aloud. "What do we do?"

Stay by my right side, and don't let go of my hand,

Alright! I thought in my mind.

I took one last look at the greedy pirates, almost like Cassim, and closed my eyes and dove to the right, clasping onto Aladdin's hand.

"You can open them now!" Aladdin's child-like voice assured me.

"They're gone."

I opened my eyes to find us sitting in, once again, a life boat.

"Well, if a storm comes, they're out of luck.." I giggled, as Aladdin joined in.

"Um.. well, they won't be sailing for a while.." I swore I saw a malicious glint in his eyes for a moment, but they returned to a warm blue a moment later.

"What- what did you do to them..?" I asked in a quiet voice, afraid of the answer.

"Oh, look! A fish!" Aladdin ducked over the edge, completely ignoring my question.

"How far to Barqur?" I wondered aloud, not expecting an answer.

"About an hour, if I use magic,"

And so we both agreed if it was going to be faster to use magic.

For the rest of the hour I told him my little journey looking for him, and meeting the ocean magi of the east, Yunan.

I was stopped at the part of being lifted onto the drift wood by my waist, by a tantrum Aladdin had.

But when I finished, he was looking quite serious and thoughtful.

"That's very rare to randomly see a magi like that," He stated.