Magi: The Tale of Faith and Hope

Zagan Appears

"..." Hakuryuu wished he could say something back about that.

"That's something, coming from our number one pain in the ass," Faith said with a smirk, smirking more when Alibaba shot her a look.

"It's alright," Hope told the Torran girl with a reassuring smile. "We're strong, so we'll protect you while we save your parents and capture the dungeon."

"..." the girl stared at her. Hope's smile made her stop crying, but she didn't understand a word.

"Translation, please?" Hope asked, sweat-dropping.

"She said it's alright, because we're strong, so we'll protect you while we save your parents and capture the dungeon," Alibaba told the girl in the Torran language.

"Yes. Sorry... and thanks," the chief's granddaughter said in her language, crying with relief. The twins smiled. That didn't need to be translated.

"By the way, I didn't catch her name...?" Faith said.

"Uh, what's your name again...?" Alibaba asked the Torran girl in her language.

"It's Tiare," she replied.

"Tiare," Alibaba repeated for his friends.

"Right, Tiare! Let's go kick this dungeon's butt!" Faith said, getting excited again.

"I will not let you do that," another voice said.

"!?" Alibaba, Aladdin, Tiare, and the twins said. They looked up and saw a blue man standing on top of a really large leaf growing out of a tree. He jumped down and approached some of the dungeon creatures. They could see now that he was wearing some kind of mask/hat that reminded the twins of a Mardi Gras jester.

"Are you alright, Francois?" he asked a sunflower. "Are you hurt Arianne?" he asked a mouse creature holding an axe. "I see... there, there." he patted both of them on the head.

"Who? Who is he?" Alibaba asked.

"Well, he's blue, so..." Faith said.

"Could he be the Djinn...?" Hope finished, surprised he came to them.

"Correct! Now, you," the Djinn said, looking at them. "You will do me the favor of not bullying my cute little bears, right?" He snapped his fingers.

"...!!?" the others gasped as he suddenly grew in size, towering over them.

"Welcome to my stylish dungeon!!" the Djinn said grandly. He grinned at them. "I am the 61st Djinn, Zagan."

"T-The Djinn suddenly... appeared!" Alibaba exclaimed.

"..." Zagan regarded their group for a moment, looking for weaknesses. He reached out and snatched Tiare from their group.

"!?" she gasped.

"Hmm... a village girl? Guess I missed you before..." Zagan said, tapping her on the forehead with the tip of his long, sharp nail. Tiare was absolutely terrified.

"Stop!!" Hope shouted, clenching her fists.

"Let her go!" Hakuryuu demanded, turning his polearm on the Djinn.

"..." Again, the Djinn stared at them. "Eh?" he said, tilting his head. "What should I do... after you say something like that to me?" He licked Tiare.

"Ugh!?" Faith and Hope grimaced sympathetically.

"This girl... I wonder if she she is the most delicious one?" Zagan said, turning Tiare upside down. She cried out in fear and embarrassment as she hurried to use her hands to hold her skirt up. He pinched one of her legs, as if testing its tenderness.