Book 2 Ch. 5 - Forget About Love
Back at the palace, Genie was making pizzas for the royal banquet that the Sultan was holding for Aladdin. While slicing the pepperoni, samurai-style, his knives cut through his hand, severing it from his arm. The hand got up and did a Charleston dance. “Excuse me while I pull myself together.”
The Sultan was most amused of seeing Genie again. “Aladdin, you have proven to be a man of strong moral character. That is why I've decided to make you my new royal vizier. Isn't it wonderful?”
Genie got excited and began a promotional stunt in honor of the announcement including giving Al a “Genie award,” t-shirts, and a royal herald. “So, what's a royal vizier?”
“Well, he will be my most trusted advisor.”
“Well, that makes sense. He's bound to be better than that Jafar character.” Genie’s head morphed into that of Jafar. “Quite so!” “And Iago, whew! Talk about a rat with wings! That bird was mean! ‘Sultan want a cracker?’ Remember that?” Genie’s head morphed again, this time into Iago and holding a piece of matzo. “I can still taste them! The traitor!” “Yes, sir! You don't see this guy hanging out with any evil parrots!”
“It's funny you should mention Iago.”
“Oh, monkey! Ooh ooh ooh ooh! Come on! Monkey, little birdie want to talk to monkey. Have nice banana. Birdie get monkey a pretty banana if monkey open cage. Yum yum!” Iago was desperately trying to get Abu to unlock the cage, even going for the “wife and three kids” gambit. Abu had an idea seeing Rajah eye the parrot. “Come on, open the cage! Open it! Open it! Open it!” The monkey did so, having brought the tiger over. “Yeah, that's more like it.” Iago was then greeted by 30 feline teeth. “Close the cage! Close it! Close it! Close it!”
Rajah pounced on the cage denting it and giving Iago a chance to make a break for it “Your monkey's trying to kill me! I saved your life! It's payback time, Aladdin!” Rajah managed to grab Iago in his mouth, mid-pounce, but in doing so, he ended up disrupting dinner. Jasmine scolded him. “Rajah! You know better than to tear around the palace like that!”
The Sultan resumed his question, “So, Aladdin, why did you bring up that deceitful parrot?”
Aladdin tried to dodge the question, but the parrot made his presence known by making the tiger sneeze. The Sultan called for the guards to take care of the bird, an order that Razoul was willing to carry out right then and there. They would have been having chicken for dinner had Aladdin not intervened “You don't understand! Just listen! I have a... Your Highness!”
“I trust he has a fitting explanation for this... this scandal?”
“He had better.” Both Jasmine and the Sultan glared at the boy.
“Look, I just... Iago's not all that bad. At least I don't think so anyway.”
“’Not all bad?’ He only served my greatest enemy, that's all!”
“We can't allow that traitorous bird to run free!”
“Then I'll watch him! You Highness, I meant, with your permission... I'd like to take full responsibility for Iago.”
“You would?! Your priorities seem questionable to me, but so be it. Aladdin, you will watch Iago every moment.”
“And if the bird makes one wrong move, you shall be the one I pluck, street-rat.”
Razoul left the room followed by the Sultan. “That could've gone worse.” Genie spoke too soon. Jasmine was still glaring at Al.
“You were hiding Iago all along, weren't you?! I thought you had changed!”
The princess ran off to her boudoir. Aladdin was left looking at the mess that he just made for not coming clean just before Genie arrived home.
“Hey, Jasmine's just a little steamed. She'll cool down. Care for a cup? This isn't cheering you up, is it?” Genie morphed into a teapot and offered some Darjeeling to Al and Abu. “I don't get it, Genie. I try to do something good and it blows up in my face!” “That's the problem with doing the right thing. Sometimes you do it by yourself.”
“That kid saved my life. Nobody's ever looked out for me before. Now, it's like I owe him… Nah!” Iago was looking at Aladdin leaving the scene. Genie appeared in the form of Jiminy Cricket. “Just let your conscience be your guide.” “Conscience? Never had one. Never.” Iago flew off, only to be startled by Genie again, this time as a grotesque jack-in-the-box. “What are you trying to do, give me a heart attack?” “A-ha! You do have a heart! An itty-bitty one, but it is there.” Genie pointed towards his skulking friend. “Look at him. Would it kill you to do something nice for him?”
“Possibly… I don’t do nice.”
“Oh c’mon! It’ll be fun!”
“I don’t do fun either!”
“We have to get Al and the princess back together!”
“Look, I definitely don't do mushy stuff! It's not me!”
“I know, but it's going to be tricky.”
“Tricky is good. Tricky I can do!”
Jasmine was sobbing alongside Rajah in the “cage.” She did not notice that Iago was nearby. “Come on, Princess! Don't waste your tears on him.” She threw a pillow at him. “Hey, don't take it out on me! He's the creep. I never should have saved his life.”
“Saved his life?”
“Yeah, he owed me one. That's why he stood up for me.”
“But he didn't have to lie to me.”
“You are so right.
Jasmine walked up to Al at the fountain “Jasmine, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept Iago a secret. Please...”
“Aladdin, you don't have to...
And so thanks to Iago, Jasmine and Aladdin were a couple once more.
Back at the palace, Genie was making pizzas for the royal banquet that the Sultan was holding for Aladdin. While slicing the pepperoni, samurai-style, his knives cut through his hand, severing it from his arm. The hand got up and did a Charleston dance. “Excuse me while I pull myself together.”
The Sultan was most amused of seeing Genie again. “Aladdin, you have proven to be a man of strong moral character. That is why I've decided to make you my new royal vizier. Isn't it wonderful?”
Genie got excited and began a promotional stunt in honor of the announcement including giving Al a “Genie award,” t-shirts, and a royal herald. “So, what's a royal vizier?”
“Well, he will be my most trusted advisor.”
“Well, that makes sense. He's bound to be better than that Jafar character.” Genie’s head morphed into that of Jafar. “Quite so!” “And Iago, whew! Talk about a rat with wings! That bird was mean! ‘Sultan want a cracker?’ Remember that?” Genie’s head morphed again, this time into Iago and holding a piece of matzo. “I can still taste them! The traitor!” “Yes, sir! You don't see this guy hanging out with any evil parrots!”
“It's funny you should mention Iago.”
“Oh, monkey! Ooh ooh ooh ooh! Come on! Monkey, little birdie want to talk to monkey. Have nice banana. Birdie get monkey a pretty banana if monkey open cage. Yum yum!” Iago was desperately trying to get Abu to unlock the cage, even going for the “wife and three kids” gambit. Abu had an idea seeing Rajah eye the parrot. “Come on, open the cage! Open it! Open it! Open it!” The monkey did so, having brought the tiger over. “Yeah, that's more like it.” Iago was then greeted by 30 feline teeth. “Close the cage! Close it! Close it! Close it!”
Rajah pounced on the cage denting it and giving Iago a chance to make a break for it “Your monkey's trying to kill me! I saved your life! It's payback time, Aladdin!” Rajah managed to grab Iago in his mouth, mid-pounce, but in doing so, he ended up disrupting dinner. Jasmine scolded him. “Rajah! You know better than to tear around the palace like that!”
The Sultan resumed his question, “So, Aladdin, why did you bring up that deceitful parrot?”
Aladdin tried to dodge the question, but the parrot made his presence known by making the tiger sneeze. The Sultan called for the guards to take care of the bird, an order that Razoul was willing to carry out right then and there. They would have been having chicken for dinner had Aladdin not intervened “You don't understand! Just listen! I have a... Your Highness!”
“I trust he has a fitting explanation for this... this scandal?”
“He had better.” Both Jasmine and the Sultan glared at the boy.
“Look, I just... Iago's not all that bad. At least I don't think so anyway.”
“’Not all bad?’ He only served my greatest enemy, that's all!”
“We can't allow that traitorous bird to run free!”
“Then I'll watch him! You Highness, I meant, with your permission... I'd like to take full responsibility for Iago.”
“You would?! Your priorities seem questionable to me, but so be it. Aladdin, you will watch Iago every moment.”
“And if the bird makes one wrong move, you shall be the one I pluck, street-rat.”
Razoul left the room followed by the Sultan. “That could've gone worse.” Genie spoke too soon. Jasmine was still glaring at Al.
“You were hiding Iago all along, weren't you?! I thought you had changed!”
The princess ran off to her boudoir. Aladdin was left looking at the mess that he just made for not coming clean just before Genie arrived home.
“Hey, Jasmine's just a little steamed. She'll cool down. Care for a cup? This isn't cheering you up, is it?” Genie morphed into a teapot and offered some Darjeeling to Al and Abu. “I don't get it, Genie. I try to do something good and it blows up in my face!” “That's the problem with doing the right thing. Sometimes you do it by yourself.”
“That kid saved my life. Nobody's ever looked out for me before. Now, it's like I owe him… Nah!” Iago was looking at Aladdin leaving the scene. Genie appeared in the form of Jiminy Cricket. “Just let your conscience be your guide.” “Conscience? Never had one. Never.” Iago flew off, only to be startled by Genie again, this time as a grotesque jack-in-the-box. “What are you trying to do, give me a heart attack?” “A-ha! You do have a heart! An itty-bitty one, but it is there.” Genie pointed towards his skulking friend. “Look at him. Would it kill you to do something nice for him?”
“Possibly… I don’t do nice.”
“Oh c’mon! It’ll be fun!”
“I don’t do fun either!”
“We have to get Al and the princess back together!”
“Look, I definitely don't do mushy stuff! It's not me!”
“I know, but it's going to be tricky.”
“Tricky is good. Tricky I can do!”
Jasmine was sobbing alongside Rajah in the “cage.” She did not notice that Iago was nearby. “Come on, Princess! Don't waste your tears on him.” She threw a pillow at him. “Hey, don't take it out on me! He's the creep. I never should have saved his life.”
“Saved his life?”
“Yeah, he owed me one. That's why he stood up for me.”
“But he didn't have to lie to me.”
“You are so right.
Forget about that guy
Forget about the way you fell into his eyes
Forget about his charms
Forget about the way he held you in his arms
Walking on air's obnoxious
The thrill
The chill
Will make you nauseous
And you'll never get enough
Just forget about love
She's buying it! Now make with the magic!Forget about the way you fell into his eyes
Forget about his charms
Forget about the way he held you in his arms
Walking on air's obnoxious
The thrill
The chill
Will make you nauseous
And you'll never get enough
Just forget about love
Forget about romance
Forget about the way your heart begins to dance
Then you feel the blush
When he's spouting out some sentimental mush
Love really is revolting
It's even worse than when you're molting
Enough of this fluff
Just forget about love
Jasmine:
I had almost forgotten the way it felt
When he held out his hand for mine
My heart all a-flutter
Iago:
Oh, how I shudder
Jasmine:
The first time we kissed
Iago:
It won't be missed
Forget about 'is touch
Jasmine:
I can't forget about his touch
Iago:
In the scheme of things,
It doesn't matter much
Jasmine:
It matters so much
Iago:
You're better on your own
A meal becomes a banquet
When you eat alone
Jasmine:
Hmm-mm-mm-mm
Both:
Love's filled with compromises
Iago:
And don't you hate those big surprises?
Jasmine:
A cozy rendezvous
Iago:
Oh, please!
Jasmine:
Candlelight for two
Iago:
Oh, geez!
Jasmine:
Look, you're calling my bluff, I can't
Iago:
Just
Both:
Forget about love!”
Forget about the way your heart begins to dance
Then you feel the blush
When he's spouting out some sentimental mush
Love really is revolting
It's even worse than when you're molting
Enough of this fluff
Just forget about love
Jasmine:
I had almost forgotten the way it felt
When he held out his hand for mine
My heart all a-flutter
Iago:
Oh, how I shudder
Jasmine:
The first time we kissed
Iago:
It won't be missed
Forget about 'is touch
Jasmine:
I can't forget about his touch
Iago:
In the scheme of things,
It doesn't matter much
Jasmine:
It matters so much
Iago:
You're better on your own
A meal becomes a banquet
When you eat alone
Jasmine:
Hmm-mm-mm-mm
Both:
Love's filled with compromises
Iago:
And don't you hate those big surprises?
Jasmine:
A cozy rendezvous
Iago:
Oh, please!
Jasmine:
Candlelight for two
Iago:
Oh, geez!
Jasmine:
Look, you're calling my bluff, I can't
Iago:
Just
Both:
Forget about love!”
Jasmine walked up to Al at the fountain “Jasmine, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept Iago a secret. Please...”
“Aladdin, you don't have to...
I can't forget about my heart
Aladdin:
I can't forget about my heart
Jasmine:
And how it felt to fall for you right from the start
Aladdin:
I'm still falling
Jasmine:
Whatever we may do
Aladdin:
Whatever we may do
Jasmine:
You are here for me, and I'll be there for you
Aladdin:
I'll be there
Both:
To wish, to want, to wander
To find the sun through rain and thunder
Aladdin:
A cozy rendezvous
Jasmine:
Yes, please!
Aladdin:
Candlelight for two
Iago:
Oh, geez!
Enough is enough!
Aladdin and Jasmine:
We can't forget about love!”
Aladdin:
I can't forget about my heart
Jasmine:
And how it felt to fall for you right from the start
Aladdin:
I'm still falling
Jasmine:
Whatever we may do
Aladdin:
Whatever we may do
Jasmine:
You are here for me, and I'll be there for you
Aladdin:
I'll be there
Both:
To wish, to want, to wander
To find the sun through rain and thunder
Aladdin:
A cozy rendezvous
Jasmine:
Yes, please!
Aladdin:
Candlelight for two
Iago:
Oh, geez!
Enough is enough!
Aladdin and Jasmine:
We can't forget about love!”
And so thanks to Iago, Jasmine and Aladdin were a couple once more.