Crossover Together ~クロスオーバ 一緒に~

It was a rather long flight on magic carpet, but when it would usually come down to with a ride on Aladdin's magic carpet, they were making express time. Aladdin and Heine both had been flying for a good day or two, and although a bit tired for Aladdin, they've really had been going on in record time which was what they wanted. Aladdin did wonder time to time on what his friends back at home were doing, but all the same, this mission Heine had him on couldn't be ignored like before, at least not as much. Who knew what happened to the Djinn since they've been away from it, or since it got released for that matter. Aladdin gave a yawn during the flight, showing that he was up for pretty much the entire time. He had to, of course, to keep the magic carpet from dropping them to the ground. For Heine, one side of him was glad he was taking this more seriously, but another part of him was a bit troubled by his lack of sleep, not only for the flying carpet, but also for his condition when they do get to the Djinn.
Lucky for them both, the destination itself wasn't any further away. As far as landscapes went, the situation had changed rather dramatically. After so long of seeing forests and fields, the land changed into some dry grasslands, something Aladdin only saw in some of Japan's literature: long fields of dried up grass, some areas not even having grass on them and only showing either dirt or sand, though some tall trees still in a few places. While a change in area to be sure, the place they were truly aiming for looked like a medium-sized town, going along a fairly large river. Heine and Aladdin landed over nearby, just outside of town nearby a lone palm tree, and finally giving Aladdin some time to rest (AT LAST).

"Good job, this spot will be fine. Now our first objective should be -" before Heine could finish, he heard a thud behind him, just to see Aladdin laying down and fast asleep. Aladdin had been going pretty long without any rest, and Heine could only smile.

"I told you this would happen, Aladdin," Heine sighed, before he began to pick him up and move him over into the shade of the tree nearby. It's the least he could do after such a long flight. Heine would rather stay by his side instead of wandering off on him, so Heine too stayed with him by the palm tree. What kind of teacher would he be to just ditch his own student? It took an extra hour out of their way to have Aladdin rested up properly, before Aladdin began to stir again. He woke up to find himself next to Heine, and his own turban carpet used as a blanket for him. A good loud yawn got Heine's attention.

"Sleep well?"

"Are we there yet?" Aladdin yawned, not thinking properly.

"Yes we are. You feeling any better?"

"I'm ready, sir," said Aladdin, getting up to his feet and working the "blanket" back into a turban for his head. It was just what Heine wanted to hear, and he too got up alongside him.

"Very good. Now, did you bring that map I asked you about?" Heine asked, Aladdin nodding his head and pulling something out from his blue shirt. Heine did get him on the level about a number of things, and one of them here was a map courtesy of Korosensei - who else? - which he gave to Heine right away. Heine opened it up, and he made the comparisons from the map to the town, and as he could see, it was a good match. It may be midday, as he observed the sun, but Heine and Aladdin at least needed to check around town first before just settling in for the night.

"Very good. Now, let's see if anyone can give us some entail about the Djinn. If the reports are accurate, it shouldn't be too long until we can get a lead about the matter, just be sure you have your vessel ready."

"Where do we even start? It looks like a big place," Aladdin pointed out.

"Whoever willing. Now let's get started," Heine decided, adjusting his glasses before beginning to head off into town alongside Aladdin.

.......

So their search began. The town they got themselves into was about as active as many of the other towns the two had gone to, the buildings made up of firm, sturdy sandstone, much of the town giving a tannish color, a breath of fresh air compared to Tokyo's modern cement and metal. Even the roads and sidewalks until their own feet seemed to be made of the same stuff in a few places. Not that this town had none entirely, but most of it was still new for him, and in fact Aladdin was feeling a bit relaxed here. As for the people around town, much of them actually had a similar look to Aladdin's typical Magi outfit. In fact, Heine looked more out of place than he did, which honestly was a first, so Aladdin was free to stroll around town simply as himself.

"Is this a town of Magi? They all look just like me," Aladdin pointed out at one point.

"Not exactly: humans and outwardly appearances vary depending on their cultures and locations. In this case, your outfit just so happens to match theirs, that's all," Heine explained.

"So humans are influenced by angels," Aladdin concluded, looking around. Most of these looks appeared similar to magi, so why wouldn't he reach that conclusion.

"Not what I meant," sighed Heine. Eventually, they began to see a few higher officials nearby, appearing like officers, who at the moment were resting and keeping an eye out. Aladdin figured they'd be a good start, so he went straight over to him, waving to them as Heine trailed him.

"Hello, sirs, nice day isn't it?" Aladdin said.

"Nothing really happened, so guess that would be a good thing," said one of the officers.

"Hey, you new around here? I don't think I've seen you before," noted the second officer. Aladdin nodded, but Heine tapped him on the shoulder as a reminder on what they were doing, so Aladdin corrected himself.

"Oh, right, uh can we ask you something?"

"Ok, shoot," said the officer. An odd way to say it, but Aladdin went on anyway.

"Haven't seen a Djinn anywhere, have you?"

"A what?" questioned the first officer, a bit confused. Heine had to go in and correct Aladdin's bluntness.

"We've both heard of reports coming from around here about some odd happenings. Either of you familiar with any of it?" Heine asked. Both officers looked to eachother before answering.

"Eh, well yes and no. We got several calls over the months, but they weren't really anything as crazy as they said," explained the first officer.

"Yeah, we always either found some simple reason, or just jot it up as tricks or something. I don't know if any "Djinn" had anything to do with it, sorry," said the other officer. While it didn't help Heine and Aladdin right away, the several people did make it a bit interesting. So maybe they could help them get some clues out of the way to find their Djinn.

"Mind telling us who made those reports?"

~~

It took a bit longer, and closer to sunset, but even with the people they've met they weren't getting anywhere. Sure, some had seen their Djinn, but had no clue where it came from, or where it was hiding. Many of these reports went around seemingly at random, from those within the main town to those on the outskirts, and whoever they spoke to had something freaky happen to them: either some levitation trick, a magical spell, or some other odd trick but it would usually stop before anyone too big would show up to stop it, as such resulting in what the officers had already said.

"So that's about nine people," Aladdin noted.

"And none of them knowing where he is either," sighed Heine. Aladdin tried to think a little bit on some other figure. They tried officers, and those who already reported it in, where else could they try?

"I know, how about we try some of the local get-togethers? There's lots of people in places like that we can talk to," Aladdin suggested. Heine saw what point Aladdin had, and practically any settlement had at least one spot where the most people would be found and would hang out at. Heine nodded, and the two were going through town again, but as they were though they began to hear some sort of commotion going on across the way. Nothing too bad, but rather more like some giggling. It didn't bother Heine, but Aladdin stopped to look.

*boing**boing*

Well, he found a good view, and some of the staff at one buildings were greeting some guests inside. Each of the three staff members were girls, and Aladdin's eyes were locked onto what huge boob racks they had. Heine stopped, and saw what was going on.

"... Don't even think about it."

"Can we try a little bit, please?" Aladdin asked, hands clasped together in plead, but Heine was in no mood for it.

"Aladdin, we're here to find the Djinn, don't you forget. We don't have time to fool around right now," Heine made perfectly clear. Aladdin felt very bummed out, seeing the human version of angels walking over into the building with the newcoming customers. Aladdin HAD to get in there!

"Come on, Aladdin, think," Aladdin thought, trying to come up with an idea. Eventually though, a thought struck him.

"But it's a local get-together," Aladdin concluded.

"Hmm?"

"Look at how many people are in there, sir, maybe there's at least one person who might know where the Djinn is. We can go immediately after we find that out, I promise," Aladdin pointed out. It wasn't an entire lie for why he wanted to go in there, but it was still more of a half-truth. Heine still felt a bit unsure about this whole thing, as he just stood there, thinking hard.

.......

"I hope you enjoy your stay.~"

Heine would never think he'd end up in a place like this. The get-together spot turned out to be a sort of club, and while a number of other people were indeed there as Aladdin had said, most of them were mainly there to enjoy themselves: namely drinking wine or chatting with the staff women. Aladdin though was really enjoying himself, the little Magi happily meeting up with a few of the big-bosomed ladies and having his little fun with them and his greedy little hands fondling their breasts. normally he'd get pummeled by now, but none of the staff members were upset, and were giggling and having fun themselves with Aladdin's antics.

"You're all so pretty ladies," said Aladdin, smiling wide and enjoying himself.

"Thank you, you little cutie," said the staff member, playfully fluffing his hair. This was the most fun Aladdin had ever had, and he took a moment to see how Heine was doing, his head rubbing against her boobs as he did.

"How're you doing over there, sir?"

Heine didn't even answer, and he just sat over by one of the tables and drank some of the weaker wine. Last thing he wanted to do was get drunk on a mission, but it was clear he was annoyed with what they were doing. Few things would get Aladdin to remove his head from such sweet soft mountains, but he didn't want to get Heine too upset.

"Heine?"

"Had I'd known you'll be this reckless, I wouldn't have agreed to come in here in the first place," Heine stated, his mouth in the glass.

"Come on, this place is great! Let's have some fun while we're here," Aladdin suggested.

"Did you even ask anyone here, or were you too ... pre-occupied?" Heine asked.

"I asked, I swear. I talked to some of those ladies there, and they didn't know either," Aladdin made clear.

"Somehow I doubt that," Heine thought gravely. Before Heine could even start to give Aladdin a talk, he felt the hip of one of the ... larger women, her hip touching his. Heine didn't bring himself to look at her face, but off the corner of his eye he could still see her large rack.

"Such a adorable little man.~ You fairly new around here, are you? A pleasure to make your acquaintance,~" she said. Heine kept focused.

"Well if you must know, yes," Heine sighed. Then another women suddenly showed up, and leaned in from next to him, behind the seat.

"Can't you smile for us? I've never seen someone so serious," she asked, sounding as flirty as she was disappointed.

"I wonder why," thought Heine. He glanced over to Aladdin, who was still having fun with a few more boobs, a little too preoccupied to see what was going on. Heine cleared his throat.

"Me and my friend are wondering about some of the odd reports as of late, in regards to some deity. any of you happen to know anything about that?" Heine questioned. The ladies though didn't seem to know.

"Not from me. How about you just enjoy yourself, you cute little man you?~"

Well, he tried. Heine was ready to get Aladdin, but next thing he knew, three different women were fawning over him, some cuddling up to him, and one who's boobs were pushing the back of his head. Heine was still feeling a little silly, but on the other hand ...

"... Well, I suppose being mistaken for a child isn't too bad. What was I going to lecture Aladdin about?"

~~

"Oh that was so much fun. Hey, when we're done getting our Djinn, let's come back here okay? Promise?" Aladdin asked, after they were finished. Heine found himself feeling rather unclean, and in more ways than one, his cheek having some red lipstick still on him from the ladies who were fawning over him earlier. He could thank the lords above that none of the other angels saw him and Aladdin there, otherwise he wouldn't know what to do. Lucky he got a napkin, which he wiped off the still wet kiss off his face. That and they still weren't close to finding anything out from any of them, which was disappointing.

"Let's not and say we did, Aladdin. I'm more disappointed that we still got nothing out of it," Heine groaned.

"You had some fun didn't you?"

Heine's response to Aladdin was a whack on his head by his teaching pointer.

"Try to keep yourself a little more focused on your work instead on women, ok?"

"Ok," Aladdin sighed, rubbing his head of the red mark whacked on him, it still steaming hot. On the bright side, they could at least mark another spot they wouldn't have to come back to in regards to the subject in question. Aladdin and Heine started to walk off down the road, trying to find anyone else who would help them out, but it was pretty late at this point, the sun already gone and the moon just coming up for the night. Guess they spent more time in there than they figured.

"Well, thanks to our escapade it's grown far too late. We'll have to find a place to stay for the night," Heine concluded. Now Aladdin was feeling a little bit guilty for ending up wasting their time. Maybe he could find a way to make up for it eventually when they find their Djinn, but for now they had to find out where they were going to sleep.
However, as they were looking around the place for any area to sleep at, they really couldn't find a free place to rest. None of them brought any money per say, so that was going to be a problem. It was still early at night, and some people were still going about the town plaza as they continued trying. Heine went over to yet another inn nearby, and tried his luck with the innkeeper.

"Excuse me, but you wouldn't mind if me and my friend would rest here, would you?" Heine asked. The innkeeper went over what rooms they had.

"Well we got a few rooms available. That'll be ten pounds," said the man. A cheap price for the town, though a bit iffy for Heine and Aladdin. Aladdin did have a few yen on him, but as the innkeeper tested it, he just shook his head.

"Not enough, you two."

"Right. Well, thank you anyway," Heine sighed, walking over to the center plaza fountain. Aladdin followed him, as Heine sat down over on the rim, not saying a word. Heine was getting a bit annoyed with it all, but he could already see that Aladdin was feeling a bit sad about things, some of their yen spent at the same club they went to earlier.

"We'll find out where to stay, don't worry," Heine reassured him, but with them already trying several inns as it was, it wasn't sounding too likely.

"Wish we had some pounds to pay that inn with."

"Yen and pounds aren't the same amount, Aladdin. No one can blame you if you didn't know ... but it does help," Heine said. Now Aladdin tried to think on what to do, his eyes looking around at the other people in the plaza. They would ask around about the Djinn, but Aladdin was more wondering where they were going to sleep for the night over their Djinn mission. Aladdin kept looking around and he could see plenty of people having Egyptian pounds in their pockets for some late-night shopping in the plaza, though he wondered how he was going to get some. Then his eyes drifted down to the instrument vessel. ...

"... Hey, sir? Do people here perform?" Aladdin asked. A rather random question, but as a teacher, Heine answered.

"Human beings are known to perform for others, indeed. Some humans actually make jobs out of that," Heine explained. That was all Aladdin needed to hear, and he stood up over on the side of the fountain.

"Then I need you to give me a beat. Can you clap for me?" Aladdin asked. Heine eventually got the idea.

"Good luck, Aladdin," Heine simply said.

Pretty soon, Heine began to clap a good enough beat for Aladdin to follow, him keeping his claps at a decent range and beat so not to mess Aladdin up. After tapping his foot and getting into the beat, Aladdin brought the vessel up and started to play a tune on it. Pretty soon, the simple foot tapping turned into a dance: him hopping on one foot and then switching to the other every two hops, each foot hop helping him keep beat to the vessel's music.
It took a bit of work, but little by little, the performance was catching the eyes and ears of the locals, and they stopped to watch and listen to the show. Aladdin was pretty skillful with his instrument, and everyone was beginning to enjoy it. Aladdin was enjoying it himself, and eventually he got the beat down to heart, to the point when Heine stopped clapping and allowed him to go off on his own. Even if he didn't the crowd helped him out with that, and some were clapping to the beat as well, Aladdin getting more into it. Eventually the simple hop dance was joined by a few ballerina spins to wow the crowd, him playing the vessel as he did which impressed them even more. Eventually, some of the crowd was even tossing in some Egyptian pound coins their way, as such paying them for the performance, which was what Aladdin was hoping to happen. He was entertaining the crowd, and he was getting money to get them a good room for the night because of it. That, and it was fun to play a happy tune for the crowd altogether. Eventually his performance came to an end with a good spin, and then a bow to the crowd, who applauded him for a job well done.

Needless to say, they can pay for the room now, if not gave the town something to talk about. Either way, the two then went over to the inn, and were ready to pay, but it turned out the innkeeper was already inviting them in.

"Don't you want your pay?" Aladdin asked.

"You kidding me? After that performance, that's payment enough for the room. You two earned it," he said. A nice little surprise.

.......

So, with a room for them both now in their name, Heine and Aladdin both took the time and went off to rest. Aladdin was more than glad to finally get an actual bed for himself after such a long ride on his flying carpet. As for rooms, Heine and Aladdin got their own respected rooms just across from eachother. Heine and Aladdin just got a good look at what room they had going for Aladdin. It wasn't anything too fancy: just a simple room with a small light by the bed, over by the window.

"Get some sleep, Aladdin, we have a busy day tomorrow," Heine advised.

"Of course, sir! Finally I get to sleep in my own bed," Aladdin sighed, ready to hit the hay properly. Heine nodded and went off to his own room, as Aladdin started to take off his turban. It had been a very long day, and Aladdin was more than ready to get right off to sleep. Seriously, after who knows how long of flying on the carpet, this was something more than heavenly for him to take. Aladdin placed his staff and the Djinn Vessel over by his bed for the morning. With a good yawn, the young Magi crawled into bed. BOY did it feel good.

"Oh, yeah, that's much better," Aladdin sighed, taking a minute to enjoy the nice bed. He first laid down on his stomach, arms and legs outstretched, but eventually he rolled over, a smile on his face. He got himself comfortable, and eventually his eyes took one look right above his bed, and ...

"AAHH - MMPPH!"

"If you don't calm down, I'll have to end you."

The hell just happened?! One minute he was laying in bed, and the next, someone got a hold of him! It was just too dark for him to see who it actually was that grabbed him, but he could make out two things: it was a women due to the voice, and she was VERY strong! Any of his struggles could not dislodge her grip off of him, and with his mouth covered, he can't call for help! The figure moved up from the bed, carrying Aladdin with ease, and suddenly she jumped right outside! Jumping off the ground, and then up onto a taller building with a few jumps. Aladdin was a bit freaked out, but with the moonlight he got a good look at who was actually holding him.
Her eyes and hair were a deep red, similar to a boy Aladdin knew back home. For outfit, it consisted of a short white dress with a rope tied around her waist, and black bands on her calves down her legs in a net fashion. One odd feature was that chains were on her wrists, which shined in the moonlight.

"I'll be taking you to see him now. Don't look down," she stated, and to Aladdin's sheer shock and horror, she actually leaped up off of the roof! Without anything to help Aladdin fly, or to protect himself, he was at her mercy.

"AAAHHH! HEINEEEE!"

*BAM*

...

"Aladdin!" Heine gasped, quickly coming into the room just after they left. Unfortunately, Heine was just not fast enough to get his student back. What's worse, as Heine tried to find out some sort of clue, he saw just a tiny bit of red hair left behind on bed.

"He's in grave danger. I better find him fast."

~~

.......

"Ow. My head ..."

Aladdin took a bit of time to get his consciousness regained, a red lump on his head to show that he was knocked out during the capture, but he did figure out that he ended up in a completely different spot. Instead of anywhere in town, it looked more like a chamber of sorts, all lit up by torches, and Aladdin laying down on a carpet. The only exit Aladdin could make out was WAY too high for him to reach without any magic to help him fly. And without his staff for any magic tricks, he was basically stuck in whatever this place was. It didn't look like a dungeon or anything, as he wasn't chained up exactly, but the figure who brought him here was standing right next to him, eyes closed and silent.

"Oh. Where are we?" Aladdin asked. At least he thought she was a slave according to the outfit, but the girl didn't even bother to answer. Aladdin had to try and think of some way to get himself out of here. Who knew how long it'll be until Heine would figure out where he ended up, and then his friends would be worrying about him if he stuck for too long.

"Hello? Can you tell me where I am?" Aladdin asked again, but yet again, she didn't even answer. If he was going to get anywhere with her, he needed some sort of response. And with her being the only person there, he might ads well try to get something out of her. Aladdin started to think as hard as he could.

"Ok, Aladdin think. What would the others do if they were in this situation? ... Gain her trust, I guess?" Aladdin thought. Then his mind started to think over the pink friend Pinkie Pie, probably the most sociable of the bunch. So, Aladdin then began his approach: beginning with a few silly looking faces for some sort of reaction. However, she didn't do a thing, or even looked his way. Another, even nuttier thought struck him on what to do.

"Hey, lady?" Aladdin then asked, only then the girl looking to him. Aladdin then started to work his efforts into some sort of reaction, a very cute face with puppy dog eyes, and he even started to roll on his back like a puppy would. He could just make it out, but he did see her starting to giggle slightly, only for her to cover her mouth.

"Hey! You actually smiled, lady," Aladdin said, hopping up to his feet in success.

"I was not laughing," she insisted, still stone faced.

"Hey there, little people.~ Look who the red kitty dragged in this time."

Aladdin and the girl looked up and something started to fly on inside. The strange being looked only barely human, rather simplified in features. the overall body was light purple with several pink markings. There was a v-shaped marking on its chest and bands around its wrists. Additionally, there are pink markings around its head and a growth on top resembling hair tied into a ponytail. A yellow, ring-shaped marking marked the center of its forehead, and green eyes with yellow sclera stared them down with mischief. On either side of its head is a dark gray horn that curves slightly upward. Looking too, it had three gold rings: one large one around its lower body and one hanging freely on each of its horns. Its arms weren't attached to its body and floated next to it. Each arm had a small golden spike on one end and a hand similar to a mitten on the other. There's a golden spike on each shoulder, which is similar to those on its arms too. The lower body consists only of a wispy structure similar to its ponytail. Aladdin gasped on seeing the deity float right down to them, smiling cheekily at them both.

"O-Oh my ..."

"Hey there, if it isn't the little Magi who busted me out of that vessel. How's it going?" The Djinn asked with a cocky grin, knowing Aladdin had no power anywhere.

"D-Djinn ....... you're a lot smaller than I remember."

And the Djinn, who was actually smaller than Aladdin, looked a bit peeved.

"HEY, I can still beat your rear into the dirt!" The Djinn snapped. That was about right, since Aladdin had literally nothing to use against him. The Djinn's mood changed fairly quickly when he noticed the stone on Aladdin's forehead.

"OOO, what do we have here?" The Djinn asked, checking the reflection it gave off. Aladdin quickly covered it up just in case the Djinn would try anything fancy with him. He already lost the vessel for the Djinn and his turban, he didn't need anything else stolen from him. The Djinn then turned to the girl.

"Hey Morgiana, nice for ya to get the kid here. But maybe without knocking him out next time, ok?" The Djinn said. Morgiana felt a little silly and could only nod her head. Well, at least Aladdin got her actual name in that conversation. Anyway, the Djinn looked over Aladdin up and down, seeing if he had anything else on him for some goodies, but as far as he could see, there was basically nothing.

"Where's that vessel?" The Djinn questioned, scratching his head. Aladdin didn't exactly answer him, and the Djinn just glared towards Morgiana, who stayed stone-faced. Despite that, Aladdin could slightly tell that Morgiana made a mistake according to the hidden expression on her face. The Djinn, hand to forehead, floated away from Aladdin.

"Fine, I'll get it. Just keep him here, will you lackey?" The Djinn groaned, before floating up to the window and disappearing from sight. As he said, Aladdin wasn't going to go anywhere anytime soon.

.......

"Aladdin! Aladdin!"

Through the night and just minutes until dawn, Heine had checked out early from the inn and was still trying to find where Aladdin had disappeared off to. The longer he remains missing, the more risk he'll end up in, so Heine had to figure this out before Aladdin could get himself hurt, or worse. Heine gathered Aladdin's items, both vessel and turban in hand, and he tried his best to go and find his student. Heine went through the town center plaza a few times, and at this point he took a break by the fountain, trying to get his bearings. Heine took a look to the only evidence he had on hand, being the hair he found.

"To think that this species would reach here. If one did end up kidnapping Aladdin, the results could prove horrendous," Heine thought, just wondering what kind of danger Aladdin could be going through. He had found Aladdin just months earlier, he didn't want him to be lost again, and so close to finding the Djinn too. ...
As he sat there, the shadow from the building was joined by a humanoid figure, and one that had just showed up to see Heine Wittgenstein below. Heine sensed that someone was there the minute the shadow showed up, and he took a look upward to the top of the roof.

"I'm baaaack.~"

To Heine, he was fairly new to him, but his look was unmistakable to those who had seen his true face before: his long red hair flowing out in the dawn breeze, his green eyes almost seemingly glowing with the light of the dawn, and a sharp-toothy grin stretched across his face. Heine felt a bit unsure, but when he saw the red hair and compared it with the tuff of hair he had on hand. It had a slightly pinker color compared to this man, so that didn't help too much. This same man hopped down from the roof, and landed down in front of Heine Wittgenstein. Now having a full view of this man, Heine knew exactly who this kind of person was, adjusting his own glasses.

"Reaper Grell Sutcliff. Who'd of guessed you'd be around here," Heine said.

"Oh, you've heard of me, have you? Isn't that rather interesting. Maybe I'm becoming more popular with the boys at last," said Grell, posing like a female model to the young man. Heine felt especially uneasy with Grell on that remark, sliding back until he was at a more comfortable distance.

"Please don't talk like that. It's disturbing coming from you," Heine insisted. Grell, hands on his hips, just looked down to him disappointed.

"You were always so uptight, Heine. Seriously, do us all a favor, and drop dead this instant," Grell said, shooing him away as if he was some sort of dog. That did annoy Heine a little bit, but he had more worrying things to think about other than some cheeky reaper.

"Some other time, Sutcliff, I got more pressing matters over you right now," Heine said, starting to walk away. Grell felt insulted, and actually turned to him before Heine got too far.

"Trouble after trouble. so what's the problem this time?"

"If you must know, my student Aladdin has been kidnapped just hours ago," Heine stated. The mention of the name got Grell's attention more than most. He remembered Aladdin pretty well, even if it was the longest time, and if it was the same Aladdin he was thinking, it only stood to reason the rest of the team was there too. Not to mention one hell of a butler as well. Grell got a cheeky grin on his face again, an idea coming into his mind.

"I suggest you find something else to do. Unless you have something that could help me that is," Heine inquired. Golden moment.

"If you must know, I did hear someone screaming like a true banshee last night, heading off south. Maybe it's our little Magi."

"Our little Magi?" inquired Heine. Grell didn't really bother to answer him, which Heine had come to expect. Who could guess around this reaper anyway? That, and he didn't have much time to question him, as he was the first true lead he had since he began searching.

"And don't tell me: you want to come along as well?"

"Might be.~" Grell cooed, the answer making Heine shiver a little in disgust. As if dealing with a club wasn't rough enough for him, now he had a homosexual reaper to handle.

"I can hardly stop you. Just watch yourself," Heine advised.

"Come on, since when have I -" Heine only had to glare at Grell. "... don't answer that."

"Just come on."

~~

Well, as Heine (and now Grell apparently) were heading his way, Aladdin was still seemingly stuck there to that morning. Morgiana was still standing at her post right next to him, not saying much of a word still, and her eyes closed. Aladdin had just woken up, and when he saw Morgiana, he wasn't sure if she was sleeping at her post or not.

"Morning, Morgiana," yawned Aladdin, Morgiana not answering him as the magi stretched.

"... You awake?" Aladdin asked. Still no response. He tried to wave his hand in front of her face for some sort of reaction, but he only got nothing and nothing else. It was annoying, sure, but with Morgiana quiet, maybe this can work in his favor. He got up and began to walk over to the wall keeping him in here, wherever here was. He didn't notice it last night, but the wall was actually slightly uneven, a number of rocks jutting out for some good stepping stones. Aladdin took one more look behind him to Morgiana, the girl not reacting still. If there was any moment to give it a try, it would be now. He brought his hand onto the wall, but then a thought struck him as he looked back to Morgiana again.

"Morgiana ... I want to go back to Heine, but what about her? ..." he thought.

... He removed his hand from the wall, and then he began to move over to Morgiana.

"Morgiana? ... Morgiana?"

It took some effort, but eventually he finally got a reaction from Morgiana, the girl looking to him with the similar expression.

"Please stay here. He would want to see you," Morgiana stated, seemingly reading his thoughts on the matter. Either that, or she did see him try to get out.

"I know, I know, but ... do you want to come with me?" Aladdin offered. Morgiana looked a little unsure.

"With you?"

"Yeah! I can tell you don't like being the Djinn's "lackey". If you come with me, you can be a lot more free," Aladdin offered. Morgiana was quiet, but she just had to show the chains on her wrists to show her answer.

"Even if I wanted to, these chains bound me to here. The Djinn bounded these onto me," she explained, though she sounded rather indifferent about it. However, Aladdin thought it over and just smiled.

"Say no more!" Aladdin said, rushing off to the nearby wall. There was some debris on the ground, and Aladdin got a decent sized rock from it before rushing over back to her. Morgiana looked a little bit confused on what Aladdin was going to do here.

"Let me see them," Aladdin insisted. Morgiana wasn't sure if it'll work, but she presented the chains to him anyway. With one hand holding them in place, and the rock in the other, he tried to smash them off of her wrists. However, a few hits crumbled the rock over those cuffs, which remained in tact. If only he had his staff or vessel, it would probably make this easier.

"Hold on, maybe if I -"

"No. Only the Djinn can remove these chains of mine, and he's not willing to do that anytime soon," Morgiana sighed. Well, it was a nice try anyway, but Aladdin felt determined, yet another thought struck him as he looked to those cuffs. ...

"Aladdin!"

A stroke of luck. Aladdin knew that voice outside, even if it was a bit vague and quiet. He was pleased to hear that, but Morgiana immediately responded with a jump, strong enough to reach the window with a single leap! Morgiana took a look just outside, and she could see that they had company: Heine Wittgenstein and Grell Sutcliff. both figures had ended up finding out where the hideout actually was, and Morgiana wasted little time in actually jumping down to their level to confront them. Aladdin was stuck inside again.

"You're not allowed here," said Morgiana.

"We just want to ask you a question," Heine stated. He didn't want to fight right away if he could help it, though Morgiana appeared willing to fight at the moment it'll provoke it.

"So we're doing the simple route? We both know she's got the magi, let's just go by her and grab him already," Grell insisted, but Heine quickly got in his way.

"Don't take her lightly, Grell. She's far more deadly than you think," warned Heine. However, Grell wasn't exactly seeing it with this seemingly normal girl.

"Eh?"

"Don't 'eh' me. She's no ordinary human: she's a Fanalis. A species of human with skin of steel, and strength and senses beyond any normal human. One individual can have enough power to topple down a tribe of demons in little time at all," Heine explained, a sort of sequence of multiple Fanalis being shown. ...

"That little runt didn't look anything like in that sequence just now! How can that girl be apart of the Fanalis tribe?" quizzed Grell in disbelief. Morgiana was surprised that Heine actually knew about the tribe, let alone the details, but was quickly upset with Grell's assumptions. She started to walk forward to them, Heine and Grell looking to her again.

"Listen, we're trying to find a student of mine: a young magi, with blue hair and a gem on his forehead. You haven't seen him, have you?" Heine asked. If a fight could be avoided, that would be great, but unfortunately, Morgiana would rather have them gone. However, she then noticed a vessel in Heine's hand. She did remember the Djinn mentioning something about the vessel, but with him not around, she wondered if she could keep it until he would come back.

"Hello Heine!"

Enter the very Djinn in question, floating in from the top of the building.

"And look who we found as well."

"Miss me? Yeah, as for that magi of yours, sorry but we got nothing on him in that building, so have a good day now," the Djinn said, actually chilling out and laying on Morgiana's head. Honestly, Heine was more bewildered that the Djinn would even say that.

"I never said anything about that building."

.......

"... Morgiana, get that vessel, and get them out of here," the Djinn quickly said, flying off at a safer distance. Morgiana then went to confront them. The Fanalis got in her fighting stance, though her hands were positioned more like claws than fists, one out front and one behind her, both hands aimed at them both. An odd stance, but a standard one for a Fanalis. Guess avoiding a fight was out of the question after all.

"Well, we tried. Grell, get ready," Heine instructed. Grell already had his weapon out and at the ready, the scythe screeching in activation. Grell still wasn't convinced as to how deadly this girl actually was, and before Heine could stop him, he bolted forward right at her!

"That little runt a Fanalis. Hogwash. This should take less than a few in no time," Grell thought confidently, his chainsaw ready to slice and dice Morgiana into pieces. The chainsaw was out front like a spear, but Morgiana gave him a bit of a surprise, and both her hands gripped the chainsaw scythe in a clap, both hands on each side of the blade. It was strong enough to make the blade stop spinning! And once more, she simply threw Grell back with a single back motion, throwing Grell right to the wall with ease. The impact Grell made to the wall could be felt by Aladdin inside, making him try once more on climbing out. Grell twitched a little on impact before falling to the ground, and Morgiana confronted Heine. The Fanalis still appeared ready to fight, and this time it was her who went forward first. Heine made a few jumps back, avoiding a number of swipes from her.

"This is trouble. One hit from her and it'll be the end of me," Heine thought, keeping calm to the situation despite this. Morgiana kept trying to hit him, but Heine was in no mood to fight, so he moved past her to get to the Djinn, and to Aladdin. He had to keep focused. Grell got himself up again at this point, seeing Morgiana run right up to them. She was a lot faster than Heine, and pinned him down fairly quickly with a single grab. Heine winched on the strength she used on him, but it was here that Heine got a good look at the chains on her wrists.

"A slave. ... He seemingly has control over you, am I correct?" Heine asked. Morgiana responded with throwing Heine aside, and away from the building, Heine landing on his feet. At this point, Aladdin had finally reached the top of the window, and into view of the fight going on. The Djinn didn't really notice him show up just yet, more interested in the fight going on underneath him.

"My orders are to my master," she stated, only confirming Heine's suspicions.

"There's no need to fight here. Nor you belonging to a Djinn as his slave."

"These chains say otherwise," she stated, showing the chains. She didn't sound happy with it, and Heine could easily tell, looking with more disappointment than anything.

"... Which ones? Those to your hands, or those to your will?"

Morgiana kept quiet for the moment or two, and Grell came to at this point himself, shaking his head and getting to his feet. Grell tried to see the situation and regaining himself. Aladdin looked down to Grell Sutcliff, and he saw that the Djinn was right underneath him.

"Don't try your luck, Heine, those chains I got full control over! I can get her to do whatever I say, and they can never get off of her long as I'm here!" The Djinn called cockily. Heine honestly wasn't too enthused by it, and since he had a vessel in hand ...

"We'll just have to change that." Heine then brought the vessel up to his mouth, ready to play it. The Djinn thought that he was going to get him back in there, but Heine's focus was on a completely different thing, his gaze locked onto Morgiana's hands. Thinking the same as her master, Morgiana rushed forward to Heine to stop him. Heine kept his composure, and avoided the attempts to get the vessel stolen. Heine started to play it, doing surprisingly well in his situation. Morgiana got in a fighting stance again, but when she did ...

*click*

Off went her cuffs. In a single snap down the middle, each of her cuffs opened up on their own, and dropped down to the ground. Just like that. Morgiana stopped herself completely, looking in surprise at the cuff-less wrists she now had. The Djinn turned pale, mouth agape. and ...

"HA!"

"OOF!"

Aladdin saw his chance, and dove right down onto the Djinn right then and there. No better moment to pounce than when someone's speechless like that. The Djinn scrambled a bit, trying to fly with the added weight, but he ended up down onto the ground.

"Well done. We make a great team, don't we?" Grell said.

"You didn't do anything," Heine said coldly. Grell withdrawn on the answer, as the Djinn struggled to get himself together.

"You okay, Aladdin?" Heine asked. His biggest concern right now was the safety of his student, but lucky for him there wasn't too much damage apart from some bruises. He needed to keep his energy on holding down the Djinn under him. They managed to find him, and they had to fix this at least.

"Time for you to return, Hoopa. Aladdin, keep him down until I'm done," Heine instructed. Aladdin agreed, but Hoopa wasn't exactly done just yet.

"Come on, this isn't fair! Being stuffed in some vessel for no reason whatsoever, wouldn't that make me the victim?!" Hoopa yelled. However, Heine was not going to let the Djinn run off on them here, not now and not again. Heine just sighed, and started playing the vessel again, aimed right at Hoopa. Aladdin didn't get off until Heine started playing, and Hoopa felt himself starting to be pulled towards the Vessel. It took only a short thirty seconds, before Hoopa was completely pulled away, and sucked right into the Vessel. Now captured.

"That's that." Once that was done, Aladdin, Grell, and Heine turned over to Morgiana. The girl was still in a bit of shock over what just happened. Not only did Heine basically freed her, but her master ended up sucked into the Vessel, and therefore, no longer having control over her. She stared down at her free wrists for a moment or two, trying to comprehend a little bit on what had just happened.

"... How ... how did you do that?"

"A common spell, really. Now you don't have to listen to him anymore," Heine simply said, giving the vessel to Aladdin. The Magi was happy that Morgiana got the cuffs off of her.

"See? You're free now, Morgiana!" Aladdin said with a smile. Morgiana didn't answer them, but before he could say much more, Heine rested a hand on his shoulder.

"Alright Aladdin. We got what we came for, now let's be on our way," Heine instructed. With the Djinn in their grasp, they did have everything they got, but he remembered what he offered inside as he looked to Morgiana. Heine began to get the flying carpet together, but Aladdin went over to Morgiana.

"So. You want to join us now? You're call," Aladdin offered. Morgiana stayed quiet again and thought it over a bit. Heine got everything prepared, though he looked over to Morgiana and Aladdin as Grell took a seat on the carpet himself.

"Well isn't that just sweet? Your student found a little friend during the night," Grell cheekily noted. Heine wasn't too sure about it though. He already was stuck with Grell Sutcliff, yet they did get done what they had to, so depending on what she has to say.

"It would appear so. Aladdin!" called Heine. Aladdin turned around, and was basically reminded by the sight of them that they had to get going. They got their Djinn, no reason to stay much longer.

"I ... I don't know ..." Morgiana quietly said, still unsure how to take this sudden turn of events.

"Well, I'm not going to make you come with us. You can do what you want now. Bye," Aladdin gave Morgiana a smile before heading to join Grell and Heine. They got their Djinn, and got Morgiana free after that, so it was basically all finished. With some magic focus, the turban started to fly, and Morgiana simply waved goodbye as they began to fly away. Of course, Morgiana was still left with a hole.

"... You're what I want. ..."