10 Packing

After Jasmine and I sorted through our gifts, and put the servants on thank you card duty, we began to plan our trip. Abu and I talked with him saying he didn't want to go and watch us be all lovey dovey. His impression of me and Jas was really funny. He puffed out his chest for me and flexed while chittering in a deep voice. For Jasmine he put on a demure look and batted his eye lashes and pretended to faint.

I told him that he needed to start thinking about a girl for himself. He nodded seriously at that and put on a thinking face. I whispered "Alpha male capuchin monkeys like yourself Abu, have whole harems of females trying to mate with them. And who is more alpha then my little buddy who has super powers." At that new information his eyes shine like he just saw all the treasures of the cave of wonders.

Abu started to float up and fly out of the room quickly. Jas laughs at our interaction and asks "What did you tell him?"

"I just reminded him that there is more treasure in life than just gold." I say pulling my wife close and kissing her passionately.

"Right you are my love." She says doing the demure look Abu just made fun of her for. We both crack up when she realizes it and she slaps my chest playfully. "So this island in the north will be our first stop?"

"Yes, my guess is that the future wizard Merlin likely learned his magic from Stonehenge. Though we may need to learn the local language in order to decipher the knowledge. Merlin, in the story of the sword in the stone, was known for his ability to see through time and his transformative magics."

"Thats very interesting, I am excited to see the different places." Jas spoke hugging me.

'Should I get us a huge tent or something I could use a portal to steal an RV when we get there. Actually that sounds much easier and if I steal it from a big corporation I won't feel bad thats what insurance is for right. It will be nice to have some modern comforts again. I stopped missing my phone within a month of transferring here. I never realized how much of my old life was just distractions to pass the time.' "So Jas, do you want to talk to your dad about the trip?"

"Don't worry love, I'll take care of that is there anything you would like me to pack? Where are we going to stay while we are there? I know we could portal back and forth but it wouldn't feel like a vacation if we stayed here all the time." My thoughtful wife asks.

"I have something planned for the living arrangements it will be a suprise. Pack something for cold weather for yourself. Maybe some cute underclothes too." I say with a wink. I hand her the bag of holding and say, "You can put it all in here." I see her eyes shine and remember that women love to bring a ton of luggage when they travel. "I'll be out sunbathing, I'll be back in a few hours." Bending down I give her a peck on the lips and a spank on her bum and shoot off out of the palace ditching my clothes on the way.

I rise quickly out of the stratosphere. I rest in space, taking in the solar radiation without stop. I eye the blue marble infront of me. I scope out the site of Stonehenge and mentally map the route we should go. Agrabah is in the middle east on the borders of the fading Egyptian empire. It is the major stop between trade with the far east and the Mediterranean area. We see goods come through from all over the civilized world.

As the sultan to be I should make my focus on making trade deals and making new ties to other areas. Throughout Europe I see mostly small villages except in Greece, where things are well developed due to the Olympians influence. I might have to go eventually to talk to them but I don't see a reason to rush. I will enjoy my slow life. Plus the fact that the oracle did not mention magic there makes me think they use a different power system probably divinity. I don't want someone like Hades trying to start something with me.

After charging my solar battery for a bit I head home. I take a dip in the river then blur home and put my clothes on. I focus my hearing and listen as Abu bullies the local monkeys into giving up their turf and women. He will have the whole city under his thumb in a week I have no doubt.

I stroll around the palace and head to the throne room. There I see one of the people on the team Jasmine has put in charge of city management. "Sajem," I call out.

"Yes, your majesty?" He asks turning and bowing at the waist. As he stands back up he looks at me with eager eyes.

Sajem was held back quite a bit when Jafar was here. His passion has been reawakened by his promotion to the position of Grand Vizier. The meetings we have had for the past year have had him stop looking down on me for being a street rat. "I was hoping in a few weeks that you could make up a list of places and leaders you would like to establish trade agreements with. You may also make a list of troublemakers who may need a show of force to get along as well." I say with a sly grin.

"Excellent my prince! I'm sure that there are some groups you could take care of much like you did for the forty thieves. That would incline the leaders of the list to recognize your might and be more open with trade." I nod at this. He really turned around his attitude about me when I revealed I ended that threat.

"Sounds good my man. Well I have a honeymoon to prepare for so I'll let you get back to work." I say walking away.

"I will pray to Allah that we have a new prince soon! Enjoy your trip your majesty!" He says getting back to work.

I head to my wife who has packed up nearly half the palace. Float over to her spooking her with a hug. "Oh! Al! I'm so excited this will be my first time staying out of the palace besides when we first met. I already talked to father and am almost done packing. I brought some foods along too, well of course we will have to try the local food as well."

I smile at the bubbly princess in my arms and float around as she finishes packing.