This choice: Go into the Cave and free Genie • Go Back... After a few moments thought, the villain turned his camel in the direction of the Cave of Wonders. Whistling to himself, he made his way to the sand dune the Cave was made out of, and gestured, teleporting two small beetle-shaped gems out of the hands of a thief who had just stole them.
The thief looked around in fear, realized Jafar would kill him if he came back empty-handed, and fled to the south, silently glad he hadn't the time to send a message that he'd found the gems.
The villain got off of his camel, creating a small oasis for it to drink and eat from, and put the gems together. They immediately broke apart again, becoming the glittering eyes of the Cave of Wonders, the great tiger's head looking suspiciously down at him.
"WHO ARE YOU?" the Cave demanded.
"One who seeks the Genie of the Lamp. I am a God of Hedonism," the villain said.
"YOU ARE MIGHTIER THAN THE GENIE. YOU HAVE NO NEED OF ITS POWER," the Cave rumbled.
"I intend to free the Genie, and eventually destroy those who would enslave him again," the villain said honestly.
"...PROCEED," the Cave said. "TOUCH NOTHING BUT THE LAMP."
"Is the flying carpet okay?" the villain asked cheekily.
The Cave actually rolled its eyes. "THE CARPET IS NOT PART OF THE TRAPPED TREASURES. IT AWAITS THE AWAKENING OF ITS FRIEND, THE GENIE. IT WILL APPRECIATE YOU FREEING HIM."
"Duly noted," the villain said, whistling the Steamboat Willy song as he entered the Cave. He briefly paused upon seeing all the gold and jewels, chuckling. "Damn. I can see why all of this would be a problem for most people." Aside from briefly acknowledging each treasure as he passed by, he paid it little attention. The flying carpet, sensing his power, hid from him, fearfully watching from the shadows. The villain let it be for now, heading straight for the lamp.
He found it at the top of a dais, slightly cobwebby and covered in dust. He confidently strode up and grabbed it, using his shirt to clean it off. Moments later, however, a vortex of blue smoke shot out, forming into a great blue goofball made of pure magic.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... OY! Ten thousand years can give you such a crick in the neck!" the Genie said, rubbing its neck. "Hang on a second!" To the villain's amusement, he found himself picked up and placed on a coatrack that appeared out of nowhere, dangling by his shirt. He removed himself from the coatrack the Genie literally removed his head and spun it around.
"OAAAAAOOOOOW, WOW! Does it feel good to be out of there!" the Genie said, picking up his tail and turning the tip of it into a microphone. "Hi how ya doin," he said to the villain, grinning. "Welcome to the show. What's your name?"
The villain said it. The Genie shuddered, suddenly realizing what he was dealing with. "...Well now," he said. "Gotta confess, pal, I've... got a few questions as to what a GOD would want with a genie."
"Three wishes, same as always," the villain said.
Genie frowned. "...Gonna get right to it, then? All right..." He braced himself for having to perform some atrocity.
"The first wish... I wish for a large meat lovers pizza, New York style, with extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, regular bacon, and ground beef. Stuffed crust, and cheese baked on top of the crust," the villain said.
Genie blinked. "...Wait, that's it?" The villain nodded, smiling earnestly. Genie stared for a long moment, and shook his head. "...All righty then," he said, snapping his fingers and making the pizza appear, hot and fresh, made to the villain's specifications. He sat down on the stairs leading up to where the lamp had been and happily ate it.
Genie watched as the villain calmly enjoyed his pizza, savoring every bite. He was bracing himself for the other shoe to drop. Someone this powerful... he'd never had a Master of this level that ever wanted anything good.
The villain belched after finishing off the entire pizza, using the crusts to pick up any lingering sauce. "Delicious," he said. "Anyway. My second wish..."
The Genie braced himself. "...I wish for the flying carpet that's been watching us to be made indestructible."
Genie blinked. "Rugman?" he said, looking around. The flying carpet came out and swirled around Genie. "RUGMAN!" Genie said happily. "My man! Glad to see you still out and about!" He felt his magic welling up, his body forced to grant the wish. But this was one wish he didn't mind granting. "Brace y'self man, you're about to become AWESOME!" The Genie fired a beam of magic at the carpet, who shuddered a little, but soon realized what happened to it. It swirled around the villain happily, grateful for the gift.
The villain chuckled. "And now, for the final wish. Genie..." he paused a long time, Genie calming down and PRAYING that the third wish would be just as nice. "...I wish for your freedom."
"...What?" Genie said.
"You're free, Genie," the villain said. And even as he said it, the Genie's arm clamps fell away, the Genie shuddering as he felt his imprisonment in the lamp breaking. He could still use it, but he wasn't connected to it anymore, and destroying it wouldn't kill him.
"I... What... WHY!?" the Genie said softly, clutching his chest in shock. "You... You could have wished for anything! Wished for your power DOUBLED! I..."
"A whim. No more," the villain said.
Genie hugged him tightly. "Your whim has given me something I've wanted for so long..." he said. "Thank you. BLESS YOU. I'm... I'm actually free..." Genie laughed, hugging the flying carpet joyously. "I'm free! FREE!!! FREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" In a swirl of magic, the flying carpet flying with him, the Genie flew out of the Cave of Wonders, laughing happily. He would never return.
"WHAT OF THE LAMP?" the Cave asked.
"Seal it away," the villain ordered. "Make another treasure the one prize people that awaken you are allowed to take. But the lamp must not be found again. There is a former Master of the Genie I plan to kill, along with a Muhktar hunter. I would not see the Genie imprisoned again."
"AND YOU WISH NOTHING ELSE?" the Cave asked.
The villain nodded. "I did what I came here to do," he said, flying towards the exit.
"...SO BE IT," the Cave said as the villain exited. It disappeared into the sand once more. The villain mounted his camel again, disintigrating the oasis he had made, and continued on his way.   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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