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#azul heart eyes at the idea of jamil just being Fucking awful to him because he loves when jamil is nefarious and evil
heartscrypt · 10 months
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"this isn't the proper meme format" yeah well i cant control them they're freaks sorry they defy the logic of the original meme okay
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olivyh · 3 years
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Into Wonderland Chapter Four: Scarabia Part Three
"Where did you two go?" A familiar voice knocks them out if their sleepy haze.
"Huh?" They look around for the source of the voice and notice Jamil sitting near the door, glaring at them angrily. They freeze.
"I asked where you went." He repeats, voice laced with venom.
"A carpet ride, we went... everywhere?" They struggle to come up with a specific place.
"Listen, I understand that this-" He motions towards the genies, who are still fast asleep on the couch. "Is technically my doing. I should have never put you into that cave. However, I have a job I need to do." Mc gulps and shuffles their feet, prepared for a long lecture. They watch the boy run his hands through his long hair in an act of frustration, taking deep breaths to calm himself. They notice that the braids are long gone and it's out of it's normal ponytail, cascading over his shoulders. He returns to his normal stoic voice and face.
"I can't risk Kalim getting hurt, and you are making it harder for me to protect him. He was unmanageable enough as is, and I was hoping that he'd just accept everything that he must do, so that I can do what I must do." He closes in on them and they stagger backwards, towards the railing. They realize that he's ranting, expression becoming more and more frantic and emotional than before. They wince as the small of their back touches the balcony and the boy is hovering over them, still quietly ranting. His face hovers inches above theirs as they wince, leaning further back over the railing.
"So please, just..." He pauses, sighing and taling a step back. "I'm sorry. I don't know what you should do." He sits up on the railing, once again running his hands through his hair. A nervous habit, Mc mentally notes.
"I'm sorry. You're under a lot of pressure, I can tell. I... really have been making things worse, huh?" Guilt rises in their chest as they meet the boy's tired, steel colored eyes. He looks away, shaking his head.
"He was going to cause trouble one way or another," He sighs. "I suppose it's my own wrongdoing."
Mc pauses and walks back into the room, feeling the boy's eyes burning holes into the back of their head. They pull the lamp out from under the bed and walk back over, holding it out to the boy. He takes a breath and he gingerly holds it between his palms, looking between the glittering lamp and the person in front of him.
"What do I do with it?" He whispers after a while, raising an eyebrow. Mc rolls their eyes and waves their hands in the air.
"Rub it and make a wish!"
"A wish like...?" He pauses, thinking for a second before sighing and muttering, thumb still stroking the tarnished side of the lamp.
"I wish... " He looks up at Mc, as if worried they were going ti say something about his wish. They shake their head and motion for him to continue. "I wish I had the power to never be worried about anything again-" He gingerly rubs his thumb against the side and the three mer emerge from the spout. Mc turns and finds them missing from their spot on the couch, before realizing that the lamp but be some sort of reset spot for them...
"Gotcha!" Floyd chirps in the now smoke filled room. He snaps and instantly the intricate and expensive clothes that Kalim was wearing moments before was now on Jamil, replacing his servants' clothing. His dark eyes widen and he runs his hand along the hem of the shirt.
Mc notices that the room around then had changed, no longer extravagant and crowded with small trinkets, instead replaced with endless shelves of books and maps. The sun soon rises over the horizon and Mc gulps, the sinking feeling in their stomach- the one they've grown to know so well- returning full force.
"I made you the sultan!" Floyd laughs, emerging from the lamp.
"You... what?" Jamil stammers, looking around the room.
"Oh, you know, changed up things here and there-" The eel waves his arms around, pouting when he sees the confused faves of the humans.
"Why do you keep giving him the power to grant the wishes? Don't you three take turns?" Mc turns to the other eel and the octopus.
"Actually- we all thought about doing the same thing," Azul admits. "It would be rather unfortunate if someone discovered our little secret due to waking up to a completely new sultan-"
Jamil is silent in the corner and Mc turns to him, seeing a gleeful expression on his face. "I-I'm free-" He laughs. For a moment, Mc thinks they can see tears well up in his eyes before he blinks them away. "I'm finally-"
"When's our turn?" Floyd huffs. "Yo- as our new master you have to free us after your next wish-"
"I- what?" Jamil stutters. "I can't possibly-" His eyes widen and he grins, this time more maliciously. "Make me a genie then! You can be free and I can figure out how to undo everything Kalim's family had done!"
"Pardon me, but they're technically your family now." Jade interrupts. Jamil sighs before reaching for the lamp. Mc grabs it before he can get to it.
"Jamil, please-" They beg as they take hold onto his arm. He flinches and looks up at them, eyes wide and hopeful for the first time since they'd met. "This can't turn out well. I know it won't."
"Master Jamil?" A familiar voice chirps from the hallway followed by a knock. They all stare in awe as Kalim pushes open the door. "Oh, good morning Master Mc!"
"...what?!" Mc screeches. Floyd bursts into rambunctious laughter behind them, clutching his stomach. Jade snickers behind him and Azul sighs.
"Yeah why are they...?" Jamil turns to Floyd, who coughs between laughs and wipes his eyes.
"You were soooo annoyed at me last time and I wanted to see your stupid pouty little face again-" The teal haired boy wheezes.
"Last time...?" Mc looks down to see a simple golden band decorating their ring finger. "Floyd, you slimy bastard!" They curse. He breaks into laughter again. Azul places a comforting hand on their shoulder.
"I am so sorry about him-" He sighs.
"Kalim, leave-" Jamil announces suddenly, making the white haired boy squeak and rush out of the room. Mc feels their heart ache for the poor boy and anxiety well in their chest as they turn to Jamil.
"This isn't because of..." He motions to the ring. "I swear." He turns to the mer, holding the lamp out. "I wish to become all powerful."
Jade steps forward, placing a hand over his heart. "Your wish is our command," He shoots an apologetic look to Mc before electricity crackles at his fingertips. His clothes grow longer and darker as the air around them turns cold. Wind casts sand into their eyes as they squint against the shadow that takes over the boy. To their surprise, the three mer stand protectively in front of them.
His long ponytail falls loose and his hair turns into thick, inky snakes that hiss and snap at the four who stand in the corner.
"Do something!" Mc yelps as a vase is thrown across the room.
"I'm afraid we can't," Azul turns to them, eyebrows knitted. "He's our master now. With his power..."
"We're equals." Jade finishes. Floyd stands silently, glaring at the brunette as his transformation seems to finish. His laughter echoes through the room and sends a chill down Mc's spine. The door across the room slowly creaks open, attracting everyone except Jamil's attention.
"J-Jamil?" Kalim's small voice breaks through the chaos. "What...?" His eyes turn to Mc and they can see the fear that swirls within them. Jamil turns back to him, snarling.
"Kalim run!" Mc shouts, rushing towards Jamil and launching themselves at him. They tumble to the floor, scrambling off the dazed boy and reaching for the lamp.
"Mc!" Kalim runs at them, grabbing their arm and yanking them up. Jamil fumes behind them and they scramble to get back onto their feet, accidentally knocking Kalim over in the process.
"Kalim... you need to leave!" They shout. "Now! You're in danger!"
"But Jamil!"
"He's the danger!" They shove the boy out of the way as the wind knocks them off their feet and they choke on the sand that fills their mouth. Kalim coughs next to them. Jamil's laughter bounces off the walls and the two humans shrink against the wall, Kalim shaking until arms struggle to hold him up. Mc grabs his arm and tries to console him as the taller boy approaches faster and faster, soon towering over them.
His snakes snap and bite just centimeters away from their face and they wince, shrinking farther into themselves.
"J-Jamil?" Kalim whispers, slowly unfurling himself from his guarded position. "What happened? Why are you being like this?!" He starts to yell, frenzied and shaking. This makes the other boy angrier as he scowls down at the boy.
"Do you have no idea what you put me through?" He snarls.
"This isn't the same Kalim!" Mc yells.
"Put... you through?" Kalim echoes.
"Just wish everything back to normal and you can actually talk this through with the real him!" Mc shuffles in front of the white haired boy and pushes him behind them. "You're being unreasonable!"
"Unreasonable...?" Jamil's face breaks out into a wide grin. "Unreasonable! How unreasonable is it to want to do as I want when I want? How unreasonable is it to want to be free and not stuck under that idiot my whole life?!" He shouts. Mc winces and they shuffle back.
"Jamil please-" The hope that nestled in their heart begins to fade as they realize that the boy was too far gone, too wrapped up in the rage that had built up over the years of being Kalim's servant.
"My whole life!" He yells again, voice breaking. "I've never been good enough! My whole fucking life!" Mc can see the cracks start to appear in the crazed look in the boy's eyes.
"Do you know how suffocating it is?" His hands shake and the snakes fall to his side, lifeless. "I hate it! I hate him!" He shouts again, the walls shaking.
"I-I..." He slouches. "I'm tired." His voice cracks and inky tears slip down his face. "I'm so, so tired..." He falls to the ground, staring blankly ahead of him as sobs escape his throat.
Mc kneels in front of him, shaking his shoulder and trying to get him to look up at them. His eyes stay glued to the ground as he hiccups and sobs. His appearance goes back to normal and Mc steps away from him, giving him a moment to get everything out. They grab the lamp and rub the side.
"I wish everything would go back to normal,"
In an instant the room is back to the way it was, expensive tapestries replacing the maps and bookshelves, and treasures littering the floor around them. Kalim, still in shock, sits in his normal clothes, staring at Jamil with his jaw dropped.
Mc reaches for Jamil again and this time, he lifts his head to meet their eyes. "We both have a wish left," None of this seems to process in the boys head as they continue. "You can either wish to be free, or talk with Kalim. I'm sure he'd do everything in his power to set you free himself." The boy gulps and nods. Mc takes his hand and helps him to stand next to them.
Mc feels a familiar ache as they feel this story come to a close, but they also feel the unease of not knowing how they were going to get to the next one. They grab the lamp and raise their hand to it, before another hand stops them.
"Can I make one?" Kalim whispers, a soft smile on his face. Mc pauses and nods, handing it to the boy.
"Mc-" Azul approaches them, placing a hand on their shoulder while Kalim thinks in what he wants to wish for. "Please don't forget to set us free-"
"Yeah, I really, really don't want to spend another millennia with his tentacles in my face-" Floyd huffs. Mc nods.
"That was the plan."
"I wish-" Kalim rubs the lamp. "I wish Jamil could be happy-"
The brunette jumps a bit. "I-"
"I'm sorry." Kalim cuts him off. "I... had no idea what I put you through."
"You two can settle that on your own." Floyd huffs. "We're genies, not therapists."
"Besides, we believe that's something you two can figure out on your own," Azul smiles.
"Not like you're scamming them or anything..." Mc mutters.
"I'd never!" The silver haired man says in mock offense, clasping a hand to his chest.
"Then... I wish to set Jamil free, no strings attached, no extra work to figure out, none of that. Completely free," He smiles sadly.
Jamil smiles and nods. "Thank you." His servant's clothes are replaced with ordinary citizen's clothes, and with that everyone knew that he wouldn't be obligated to stay there any longer than he had to.
"Oo! Me next! Me next!" Floyd hops around.
"One more! Please!" Kalim pleads. Floyd groans and rolls his eyes.
"This is terrible!" He complains.
"I wish Mc could go home. Their actual home," They freeze and smile, swallowing the lump that forms in their throat. They look down to see their feet turn into sand that's swirled around by the gusts of wind that fly through the window.
"Thank you for everything," Jamil finally speaks up. More and more of them dissolve as they smile down sadly at Grim, who paws at where their calves would be.
"Can you... take care of him for me?" They ask. Kalim nods enthusiastically, picking up the fire cat haphazardly and swinging him around. The cat yowls and scratches at the boy, who laughs loudly and coos at him.
"He's in good hands!" He chirps.
They grab the lamp from Kalim and rub it aggressively, racing the clock as the sand gets to their waist and eats up. "I wish to set the genies that live here free!"
The three mer- genies- well, now humans, smile at them, offering their thanks in their own way. Floyd launches himself at them and gives them a bone crushing hug, making them gasp for air.
"Thank you!" He chirps.
"Okay, okay, please, can't breathe-" They choke out. Jade pulls his brother off them and nods at them, while Azul bows next to him. They look over to Kalim and Jamil, who smile at them. They bite their lip as tears pool in their eyes.
I'm probably never going to see them again- They think, tears rolling down their face as the sand eats away their mouth.
"Don't forget about us, okay?" Kalim laughs, messy tears streaking his own face. They nod with what little they have left, and the world goes dark once more.
Also is anyone else irrationally scared of the desert? like i know its the same sand physics as the beach but im still afraid that I'm going to sink through the sand and never come back
watching aladdin as a kid when the lion cave just like ate him scarred me bc of the sand lmao
And i love the scarabia duo sm like jamils overblot made the most sense to me out of all of them and their whole dynamic and backstory genuinely made me bawl the first time i played through it lmao
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