03x01 - The Hunted

[bunniefuu]

SeeWhat did I tell ya?

Lots of

leftover fruit! What?This isn't stealing.

It's surplus inventory reduction.

Now get going, and don't bring back any

prunes.

Come on, monkey, I'm starving!

My apples! My monkey!

You're going to attack my Babylonian

fortress?Uh I'm going to lose

again. Oh, it all comes down to

this. All is lost. This is it. The end of

the line.

What do you know?I won. I

actually won.

So, my good fellow, how does it feel

to be the... Loser! Loser,

loser, loser! That's

it?Not even a pout?At least look

disappointed. You're ruining my glow

here. If there's anything I hate, it's a

smug rug.

There. I think it adds a little warmth to

the old place. No holes.

Monkey Monster Gone! Whoa! Slow down!

Hey, where's a boo?Monkey

Monster

Gone! A monster got a boo?A pink one

with yellow eyes! Are you sure

this alleged monster wasn't a disgruntled

merchant who pinched the monkey for

shoplifting?No, no It

wasn't like that at all!

All right, okay. It was a little like

that. Come on, let's go find a boo.

But there was a monster! A big,

sweaty, ferocious, smelly... Ah, don't

get me started.

Well, he's not here. Has there been a

sudden outbreak of hearing loss?A monster

got a ball! What was that?

Maybe the parrot was right. I've got a

bad feeling about this. Okay, campers,

time for the buddy system. Everybody pair

off. Humans together, stand up straight.

Fine persons, watch your flaps. And I'll

pair off with, uh, um, my robot pal,

Rusty. Finger, he runs the finger!

Finger! But he's not

here! Apparently,

Rusty wasn't built with the backbone

circuit. All right, everyone stay close.

And if you see anything...

Ohh Carpet! What happened?

The rug was under me and I grabbed a

goggling gravel.

Okay, here's the plan. Run! Hey!

That plan is my intellectual

property!

It's following

us!

Lost it.

Iago, huhUh,

maybe he was molting. Let's get off the

street.

This way.

Aladdin! Hold on! Oh, Ariel! I was

the Anchorman for the Mambo's Ha-Ha's

Imperial Tug of w*r! If I remember right,

no, we lost. Not what I needed to

hear, Genie. I'm slipping!

Aladdin! Justin!

Where is she?

Ariel?There's no trace of her.

Jasmine. No.

HuhI'm placing you in the Hero Protection

Program.

This is your dossier. Study it, memorize

it, then destroy it. Your new moniker is

Pee-wee Peterson, but you also answer the

Sluggo. Just to be sure, you go nowhere

without me. The area is secure, sir.

Roger that. I'll keep an eye on Pee-wee.

Head out. Yep, that monster's gonna get

one semi-phenomenal nearly cosmic

migraine if he lays a hand on my pal, Al.

Genie, I can't stay in here. I've got to

find Jas... Al?Al?

I must warn you, I have a

bunny with me! A bunny with big,

sharp teeth!A saber-toothed

black-y bunny! Ooh, it's

scary! Perhaps a little

too scary. Hmm, nobody here. Must have

been frightened off by my bunny beast.

The monster! Please,

don't make me a sl*ve again. I don't like

it. I have not returned to make you a

sl*ve, Kitty.

Really?Great. Well,

nice seeing you. Stay spooky, babe. I

need you to help me. Help

you?Why should I help you,

a sworn enemy of genies?Because

I have your friends.

You will help me, or I will

destroy them. But what

could a genie possibly do to help a

mukhtar?

They found me.

The shambling mamluks of Mosenrath. If

Mosenrath's involved, it's got to be bad.

And this is bad!

What?

Boy, you guys need some muscle toe. What

are you, girly ghouls?First, we're gonna

tighten up those old trapezoids.

Don't push too. Work up to it.

These will shake off the old Jelly Belly.

Exercise alone won't do it, guys. You

need the quarter stool of health, a good,

balanced diet, or you'll just fall

apart.

That's showing them much.

Oh, right. I forgot. We hate each other.

Mosenrath has hunted me

for many months. Why would the wizard

want you?Because I

can sense magic.

Oh, I see. He wants to

use you as a magic detective. You have

defeated Mosenrath before.

Now you will help me do the same.

All right, but why kidnap my friends?

You could have just asked for help. We

are not friends, Genie. You

would not help a mocktor.

Why, sure I would.

Okay, so maybe I wouldn't. As

I thought, come, time

is of the essence. All right, if it'll

get my friends back. So, where do we

start?We start in the heart of

evil, Mosenrath's

kingdom, the land

of the Black Sand.

The way is clear.

You know, mountain climbing always puts

me in the mood for hot cocoa. No

time for Ginny nonsense. It's

always time for cocoa.

Maws and wrath slayer. Now our

battle starts.

Danger lurks around every corner. An

enchanted place is this.

How is it that you know so much about

this place?I was a prisoner

here. Oh, I've been here more times than

I care to remember. Seems like Moser Rath

is always finding a way to drag me here.

I smell something magical.

Something powerful.

I bet it's a teen potentate with a

megalomaniacal disposition. Let's make

his day.

Don't worry, Al. I'll find a way to get

you out of there.

Sorry, guys. The Muktar may be my sworn

enemy. Yo!

Eat this vile weed of dune!

One bonsai man-eating snapper plant. Just

takes a little trimming. These guys are

cute, but watch out, they still bite.

You saved me. I had to.

It's a good guy thing. Truth, justice,

and saving people you may not like.

You could have escaped with your

friends. Oh, it's in my

nature. I help people, even you.

This was not expected.

I owe you a ten of honor. That I must

repay. Hey, since we're

all buddy-buddy, what with me saving you

and all, how's about you, free my pals?We

are not friends.

That is forbidden for our grind.

I knew you'd say that.

Okay, they're gone. Excellent.

Mosenroth is

close. You think?

Yes.

His evil stench is strong.

Right. This time for sure.

The Crystal of Ix.

help me!

I have to live with the genie as

promised. As promised?

You want a genie?Hire a

genie hunter. I'm sorry,

trip genie.

sure not to use any of your traps on the

genie?Not even the magic-trapping

bonus?It was as the Creed.

Good. I need his magic to be pure.

Now, it could go into a

long-involved description about how the

Crystal Evix works, but

In a nutshell... This will take

Genie's power!

I could have said it better myself, but

why bother?

What about your debt of honor?You owe me.

I saved your life. What is he babbling

about?Genies are stupid.

There is no such debt. He even

believed his friends were still alive.

Aladdin's dead?I wanted to finish

Aladdin. He was dangerous.

It was the only way. Oh, no.

Aladdin was to have been mine.

Okay. Okay

Let's look at the big picture. I have

the genie, Aladdin is dead,

and my plans for world conquest are

shaping up nicely.

All in all, it's been a good night.

You will find the sum we agreed upon,

plus a bonus for your ruthlessness.

I hope your conscience

lets you sleep, you

snake!

I could have run away, but no,

I'm a good guy.

Now, my big blue friend, let's

see how powerful you are.

Jasmine, you're okay. Hmm

We're in the Land of the Black Sand.

Aladdin, what happened?Mosenrath

offered a fair grace for your genie. You

were in the way. The

Mogtar! I told you it was a

monster! Then why let us go?

I owed the genie a debt of honor. He

will perish. But now his

friends will live. We've

got to go after Genie! Risking your lives

for a genie. Stupid.

He's my friend. He'd do the same for me.

Do what you will. The genie is no

longer my concern.

Tell me, Genie, does this hurt?Do

you know what your magic is good for,

Genie?Well, at

parties?Making toast?Getting rid of

unwanted hair?this.

Aladdin, I'm so

pleased that you are alive... for

the moment.

Playtime's over. Princesses should be

seen, not hers.

I'm stopping good. Stone

cold. Reinforcements at 12 o'clock!

Oh!

Okay, Mr. Magic. Let's see

how you like it.

Had enough, smart guy?I

have.

No more genie juice for you. But I'm so

thirsty.

You know, I like being semi-phenomenal

nearly cosmic. Don't get used to

that. I hate to burden you with

reality, Aladdin, but you've run out of

friends to save you. What?

Still one friend left more than

Ungrateful snake! Oh, yeah!

That hit the spot. My

magic was never meant to be used that

way. It's in my contract.

My magic trapping b*llet.

Aw, does that hurt?It doesn't have

to. Ohh

Seems like you're the one that's out of

friends, Mogdon Ram.

Oh, that's for you, you big lug.

Thanks for saving us. A

friend was in mortal danger.

He would do the same for me.

Friend?You mean it?

Perhaps it is possible for a genie and a

Maktar to be friends.

ohh You can come over and read comic

books, and we'll go hunting crawdads down

by the creek, and we'll have a big

sleepover, and we'll be the bestest

buddies ever.

Be well, Ginny.

Hey, pal. If you're ever in trouble,

this is one friend who would be happy to

help. Likewise.