I own Nothing but Anala, and the slight change in the plot line!

Quick recap: "There we go!" he said proudly and held out my now miniature lamp on a string. "Sorry I can't get rid of it, once we've been bound to our lamps if they are destroyed so are we."

I stood there gaping like a landed fish. And Adam laughed.

"Why so shocked? You can't have not noticed that each of us has our own abilities, I use light, Brett controls plants, Jack has wind, Seth's got fire to go with his nasty temper, Scott's metal, Chris is a magical master of martial arts, and Steven is illusion and alchemy." I took the necklace in my hands and gazed at it.

"Thank you, all of you. I'd still be that psychopath's slave if not for you all."

Adam nodded to my necklace, "you might want to put that in a safe place."

I stared at it contemplating before I turned to Genie and fastened it around his neck. He froze and looked questioningly at me so I elaborated, "You already hold my heart, now you can protect my soul."

His eyes filled with understanding and he wrapped me in a hug. "I promise you I won't ever let anyone else touch it."

I smiled, "I'm counting on that." When we finally released each other I turned to the six colorful men standing behind me. "So I have to ask where have all of you been hiding all these years, I though Marids where pretty much extinct."

They glanced at each other before Adam stepped up and said, "Actually were not all from this time period, to be honest Jack, Seth, Chris, and Scott are the only ones from this time period. The rest of us are from your time Alana, your parents sent us to find you!"

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I blinked, I couldn't respond. My parents had sent them? Seeing my confusion Adam smiled teasingly, "You didn't actually think you were the only Marid in our time did you?" I shook my head in awe.

"My….my parents sent you…how…how did you get here?"

Adam smiled, and gestured to himself, Brett, and Steve, "We are part of a….for lack of a better term club, while there are not many of us in our world there are enough of us to offer each other support when needed. In truth Marids came from this world, the world the humans call Aladdin."

I cocked my head to the side in confusion, "you mean the movie?"

Adam nodded, "In truth this is another world, another time period. When Marids became almost extinct some of the Ifrit and Jinn and the surviving Marids at the time created a portal to your world. Having a place they could live normal lives, after the stories of us fell to myth many of them returned here, however some, like your parents and ours, felt the need to stay and live normal lives. But I'm getting ahead of myself the portal that was created to take the Marids, Ifrit, and Jinn to your world would not close and leaving an open portal about was hardly a good idea, but we needed a way to get it to the many corners of the planet so others could travel if they wished. So we took one of our favorite stories from home the story of a young peasant boy proving his worth as the princess's love and ruling the kingdoms. And we did what many modern age people did we created a movie. Then we added the portals to the discs so that if normal humans got copies they would only be able to watch the movies but Marids, Ifrits, and Jinn would be able to use the portals and come back here. However as generations continued in your world, our world, Marids fell in love, reproduced and lived on. As did the Ifrit and the Jinn. Marids who had children together ended up producing Marid children but they were not nearly as powerful as the Marids born of an Ifrit and a Jinn. And mostly the parents who wanted to stay in the mortal world lived as mortals and very few ever told their children of their powers. Your parents are some of our oldest leaders but they wanted you to live a normal life and when you found their Aladdin movies and watched them they assumed you didn't get your powers. However your powers spiked while you were at college and you inadvertently opened the portal sending yourself here. Not long after your parents called a meeting of our group asking for assistance in journeying here. Brett, Steve and I Where able to convince them to stay in the mortal world for their safety and volunteered to come and help you get home." He glanced at Genie and the others, "that is if you wish to return home."

I blinked letting all the new information sink in and shook my head slowly in almost disbelief. "So my parents are both Marids?"

Brett shook his head, "No our parents, that is to say mine, Adam's, and Steve's are Marids, we are less powerful second generation Marids. Your father was the first Ifrit to come to the mortal world here is where he met your mother who is a Jinn when they had you, you were the first full blood Marid to be born in the mortal world. Your parents are on our board of leaders but strongly expressed their wish to keep you out of the affairs of the Mythical Citizens Association all together."

I nodded absorbing the info. I took a deep breath and took Genie's hand in mine and asked the question that was bothering me, "So….you came to take me back? What….what about Al, Jazmine….Genie….I…I can't just leave them."

Genie smiled and kissed my cheek reassuringly. Steve smiled, "Not to worry any of them could come with you," he shot a meaningful glance at Genie, "and as for the others well the portal doesn't close if you're there or here you can come back and visit whenever you want."

I stared at my feet unsure of how to answer. I felt a hand squeeze my shoulder reassuringly and glanced back to meet Al and Jazmin's smiling faces.

"Don't worry about us Anala, as long as you come back to visit constantly we understand." Al smiled at me and I grinned gratefully back and turned to Genie.

"I …..I know I can't ask you to leave the world you've always known and I completely understand if.." I tried but Genie gently kissed me making me stop my rambling when he pulled back he was smiling. He tucked a stray hair behind my ear and taped my nose playfully.

"I know you need to go home but if you think you're getting rid of me that easily you have got another thing coming love."

I stared and him and grinned happily. I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist and rested my forehead on his broad chest he wrapped me in a warm embrace and kissed the top of my head.

Seth rolled his eyes, "really get a room, if we could get this show on the road before we all are fifty we'd greatly appreciate it!"

I giggled and nodded the Marid boys flew up and encircled me and my Agrahba friends they joined hands and in a flash of light we were back in the Palace. I convinced Adam to let us wait till after Al and Jaz's wedding to leave and as we waved goodbye they turned back to the palace for Al to be appointed Royal Advisor. We were leaving when we saw Cassim mounting a horse.

"Out in the open Cassim? No mask? Pretty risky if you ask me" I called jokingly. He turned met my eyes and grinned.

"Even a wanted man can risk a bit to see his own son's wedding." He turned to Iago who was perched on his horse's head, "So, you little turkey, come to say goodbye?"

Iago shrugged, "Nah, I already said my goodbyes. Of course, the monkey had a cry, and that got me goin'..." he wiped a tear from his eyes. And I rolled my eyes.

"You're not going to live in the palace?" Cassim asked curiously and Iago paled as if terrified at the idea.

"With the newlyweds? It'll be too lovey dovey! I just as soon keep my will to live."

Cassim threw his head back and laughed, "Well, I don't know where I'm going, but you're welcome to come along for the ride."

Iago landed on his shoulder content with the idea.

I shook my head amused. Then I glanced up at Cassim, "You're a good guy, Cassim, but not good."

He grinned and nodded, "Take care of yourself Marid, look us up if your ever back in our neck of the desert." He kicked the horse into a gallop and we waved him goodbye.

"ready to go?" Steve asked and we nodded. Adam Pulled something from his pocket and I raised an eyebrow at the Aladdin and the king of thieves dvd.

"What?" he asked innocently, "you didn't think we'd leave it visible to anyone who walked by did you? I said It didn't close I never said it wasn't portable." I rolled my eyes and turned to watch Al and Jaz wave to the crowd.

I just couldn't leave just yet however. I leaned into Genie's side and he wrapped an arm around my waist. As I sang the song to end our journey.

So it goes short and sweet

They were wed down the street

May their marriage be truly blessed

Happy end to the tale

And tomorrow's a sale

So I'd better go home and rest

Here's a kiss and a hug

Sure you don't need a rug?

I assure the price is right

Well, salaam worthy friend

Come back soon, that's the end

Till another Arabian Night.

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Epiloge:

Soon after returning from our trip to Aladdin I introduced Genie to my parents, naturally my mother was thrilled I found someone, my father on the other hand was very wary about the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I took a while but he grew to accept Genie as a son and we all got along swimmingly. I think the hardest thing Genie had to do was pick one form to use to be seen in public with, and of course my parents needed to teach me all of our culture and history, and how to appear human again. And I thought college was hard, yesh! Soon after graduating college I joined the MCA association and agreed to be the liaison between Agrahba and our world. What can I say I'm fickle about where to stay and this way I got to be in both. I was the Liaison team leader for three years before Genie and I got married, both in a lavish ceremony in a church and in a ritual that I'm afraid I can't discuss with mortals. Soon after that we had a set of twins, our eldest by two minutes was our daughter Reia she had Genie's blue eyes and beautiful dark hair but her facial structure was all mine. Her younger twin brother, Al, named after his godfather, was her identical match except for the fact that he had my silver eyes. Raising them was a challenge, being Marid/Genie hybrids was a challenge. They had their magic powers right from the start, which made them far more troublesome toddlers than normal children. When they bother turned ten I agreed to let them come on a trip to Agrahba with us they became fast friends with Al and Jazmin's son Alan, they swear it is in no relation to my name but I have my droughts. Yang and the other thieves that stayed loyal to Cassim met back up with them and reformed their band of thieves. Mother and father have adjusted to Grandparent status with no difficulty only complaining when we don't let them babysit enough. As for Genie and I, we've never been happier, Genie's never taken off my lamp since the day I gave it to him. He even went so far as to find his own lamp and had Steve make it into a necklace for me, telling me it was better than any wedding rings we could exchange. Our twins are growing up so fast. Al and Jazmin are having another child in a few months I can honestly say I don't know what could possibly await us all in the future. But I have a feeling it will be a magical experience!

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We there you have it the end of my first story, tell me how you think I did overall and give me some feedback for future stories. I want to thank all my avid readers who have followed me from day one and giving me Amazing advice on how to improve. My pole for the next story I will start is on my profile page, let me know what I should write next thank you all again my friends and I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes:

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities." – Dr. Seuss