Yeah, I've got a chance to update! I've managed to get most of my classwork done in order to have more free time. So, here's a way to celebrate. The final conclusion to this story.

Chapter Seven-The Solution

Aladdin awoke to find himself in the Throne Room. Sunlight lit the room, yet his mood felt gloomy. His girlfriend was running around the desert as a wild wolf. He felt helpless, but refused to give up. He had to help her somehow. Movement caught his attention. He looked to see the Sultan stirring on the throne. They locked eyes that held the same emotions: Sadness, helplessness, and determination.

"We'll find a way to help her, my boy. We will find a way."

"We start by interrogating Mozenrath," Aladdin stated after noting that it was just Rajah, Sultan, the guards, and him. Apparently, the others went to breakfast.

Sultan nodded and ordered the guards to bring their prisoner. When they returned, Aladdin felt annoyed to see the sorcerer looking calm and confident. He glared at Mozenrath as he opened the interrogation. "You better tell us about that entire spell."

The sorcerer smirked. "Why don't you read the scroll you've got hidden on you?"

"What?"

"Please, Street Rat, I know how you think."

Mentally shrugging, he pulled out the scroll and fully unrolled it. He saw some warnings at the bottom, one of which was not destroying the cross. He carefully scanned every line, especially the warnings. When he pulled it away, Mozenrath laughed.

"Judging from your face, you've finally accepted that you can't do anything to help the princess."

"Take him away," Sultan commanded. Once they were alone, he added, "Don't listen to him, my boy. Jasmine wouldn't want us to give up."

The boy nodded, but his mind was on the scroll's warnings. Some were more like abilities of werewolves, but others were definitely warnings. One of them sparked an idea that he continued to mull over for the rest of the morning, before setting out to carry out a plan.

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Jasmine awoke from beneath some overhanging rocks to serve as protection from upcoming sandstorms. She reflected on last night. After the cross was destroyed, all she recalled were images and instincts. Those instincts are what brought her to her new "home". She analyzed her instincts and came to the realization that she was more wolf than ever before, but only during the full moon.

'I can't go back. I'm too dangerous now.' Looking at the sky, she noted it was mid-afternoon. At moonrise, she would change and go in search of a meal. She only hoped it wasn't human flesh.

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"All right, Aladdin. We'll have him brought up and question him some more."

The idea he had that morning grew as he thought about it. However, he needed Mozenrath in order for it to work. Genie, Carpet, Iago, and Abu were present this time as the sorcerer was brought up. He was in regular chains this time and still had that calm and confident air about him, but Aladdin was determined to break that. He circled his foe as he said mockingly, "Look at the mighty sorcerer now."

The only response was a soft growl.

"Think you're real tough, don't you? Well, I'm not afraid of you. I mean, you all chained up. Doesn't look scary at all. It actually makes you look pathetic."

Mozenrath said nothing. He found the night sky fascinating. Aladdin scowled. He was still so calm. Then, inspiration struck. It just might do the trick.

"Genie, let's go to the Citadel and burn his scrolls and books. Maybe that'll get him to talk."

"Burn my...? You wouldn't!" Mozenrath started.

"Sure I would. Actually I already burned one last week. Some book on magical objects."

"My tome? The only one of its kind left!? You destroyed it!?"

"Yep. In fact I think I'll go ahead and burn the scroll I've got here."

"NO!" Bursting free of his chains, Mozenrath charged Aladdin, knocking him onto the floor that glowed with moonlight. Aladdin reached into his vest and grasped a silver medallion by its leather strap. Mozenrath, assuming it was the scroll, cried, "I'll kill you!" and sank his teeth into Aladdin's arm so he could rip it out of its socket. Aladdin cried out before pulling out the medallion and pressing it against the werewolf's leg. Mozenrath yelped and leaped away as Aladdin got to his feet and tossed the necklace aside.

"Al!" Genie cried as he zapped Mozenrath into anti-werewolf manacles. "Oh, Al. He bit you. You're a werewolf too."

Pressing a hand to the wound, he said shakily, "I wanted him to. This way I can find Jasmine and bring her back."

"You could have done the same on Rugman."

"She's wild, Genie. I wouldn't have been able to get close before she attacks."

Before Genie could say anything more, Aladdin dropped to his knees as his transformation began. Pain flooded through him and he wondered if this was what the other two felt when they changed. He felt his hands and feet became paws, his nose and mouth merging together, and a tail grow out from the back. He howled as he felt strength and power flow through him.

"A-Al? Can you hear me?"

Aladdin shook himself as his vision and hearing grew sharper. "I'm fine Genie. Just need to adjust."

"Look, Al. I know you want to find Jas alone, but I suggest taking Iago. He could fly above you and report back to us."

"As long as I don't have to land," the parrot cut in. "I don't want to be a werewolf snack."

"Deal," Aladdin laughed as the two headed for the door. The werewolf paused, then called back, "Sultan, I'll let you decide Mozenrath's fate."

"His fate is life imprisonment," Sultan declared without hesitation. "Take him to the dungeon, Razoul." Aladdin and Iago left before they heard Razoul's affirmative.

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Jasmine tore off another bite of meat off the carcass of the stray camel she had killed. She was fortunate to come across such a find. However, her next hunt may not be so easy. She was making amazing discoveries about her new instincts. While she had the deep instincts that guided her, she still had her human reasoning and thinking. She was a combination of wild wolf and cultured human. Interesting. Or at least she was like this as long as there were no humans around, otherwise she would operate entirely on instinct.

The sound of crunching sand reached her ears. She growled deep in her throat, preparing to attack the intruder. Slowly, a figure appeared over the dune. A figure that wasn't human. It was a male werewolf! A male that...had her scent mixed in with his own?

'Aladdin?' she thought.

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Aladdin had his nose to the ground, trying to pick up his beloved's scent. It was not easy: There had been a lot of foot traffic in the last twenty-four hours. But he pressed on, moving further from the city.

"Hey, kid, I just realized something," Iago said, swooping lower. "How did you get a hold of a silver medallion?"

"Got it in the marketplace this afternoon. I knew I needed silver to get Mozenrath off me once I got bitten."

"I still can't believe you went through with it, knowing there's no cure."

"I did it because I love her and no one deserves to be alone. Hey, I got her scent." He took off in a run, growing more excited as the scent grew stronger. He reached the top of a dune and there she was, poised as if she was about to attack. However, that poise slackened as she looked at him.

"Oh, Jasmine. I'm so glad I found you." Aladdin descended toward the female who seemed to be in shock.

"Aladdin?" she asked in whispered disbelief.

"Yeah, it's me. I had Mozenrath bite me so I could find you and bring you back."

"I-I can't go back."

"What?"

"I'm too dangerous to go home."

"Dangerous? Come on. You don't seem dangerous to me."

"That's because you're a werewolf too and my scent's all over you."

"Your scent's all over me? What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure. All I know is that I smell myself on you.

"You got bitten just to get me to come back? Is that all?"

"No. I also did it because I love you. Besides, we promised we would never leave each other. Remember?"

"I...remember," she answered softly. She recalled the incident well. She looked into Aladdin's yellow eyes and felt a swell of love surge through her. She felt tears well up and spill over.

"Oh, Jasmine. Don't cry." Aladdin licked the tears off her furry cheeks. His tender gesture got her to dry her tears and respond back to his gesture. She slid her head under his chin and then ran her cheek across his. An affectionate growl escaped Aladdin's throat. Those simple touches she made felt good and normal.

"Now I know why my scent's on you," she said softly. "It's because we're...we're..."

"Mates?" he supplied.

"That sounds right."

"Sooo...I guess I can't get you to come back, huh?"

"I'm sorry, Aladdin. I would probably kill the people while I'm like this. I might even kill Father."

"Yeah, I see. But maybe..."

"Maybe what?"

"Iago, I've got a message for you to deliver. Oh, and you won't need to come back."

It was then that Jasmine noticed the brightly-colored parrot as he swooped close to Aladdin, who whispered to him. Iago flew off, leaving the female feeling very confused. "What did you tell him?"

"Well, you're still a princess. You and I will return once your father's passed on. I'll be there to keep you from killing people, okay?"

Jasmine licked his cheek lovingly. "Sounds perfect."

"Good. Hey, do I smell camel?"

The female jerked her head behind her. "Hungry?"

"Yeah, a little. I don't know if I'll get used to raw meat, though."

"It's not too bad. Come on." Jasmine led her mate to her kill and the two dined together.

Epilogue

Aladdin and Jasmine returned to Agrabah about one year after Jasmine's primal urge had taken her from her home. The two of them married and the new Sultan did as he had promised. He helped his wife resist her wild instincts. They eventually found out that if they were to conceive a child, the wild instincts would change into motherly instincts, thus no one would be killed.

Mozenrath remained in the dungeon until after the marriage. He attempted escape a few times thereafter. The last attempt had been on the full moon. He had been caught by the one that had cursed him and the one he had cursed. The werewolf sorcerer eventually came to realize that there was no way he could escape while there were two werewolves on Agrabah's thrones. No way at all.

The End

I enjoyed typing this story. The first werewolf story in the Aladdin universe. I plan to post my first Yu-Gi-Oh! GX story when I get another chance. If you're a GX fan, be on the lookout for the story, My Little Dragon. Spoiler Alert (if you don't want to know, please hit the back browser, NOW!): It's an Atticus/Jaden slash! Done pairing, I know, but I decided to try it anyway.