Friend Like Me
Raya/Genie
Prologue
Raya: So, i here that you used to grant wishes.
Genie: Yep, three wishes per customer. But thanks to my buddy, Al, i’m a free genie now and i loving every minute of it.
Raya: How do you even fit in a lamp anyway?
Genie: With precise planning and a few yoga classes. You gotta be extremely flexable (stretches himself into a knot) You know, i’ll think i’ll leave the stretching to Elastigirl.
Raya: (chuckles) i think that would be best.
Episode 1
Sidekick Swap
Raya: Sisu? Sisu? Where are you?
Aladdin: Hey Raya
Raya: Oh, hi Aladdin. Have you seen Sisu anywhere?
Aladdin: She forgot to tell you didn’t she?
Raya: Tell me what?
1: Ever since arriving in the city, Raya has a hard time connecting with other people other than Sisu who she usually patrols with.
2: Today would be different. Aladdin asked Sisu to help on an undercover mission.
3: To make up for it, Aladdin gives Raya an oil lamp
4: Aladdin tells her the lamp was very special before he flies off on Carpet
5: Raya left the police station baffled at what she has.
Raya: What’s so great about a musty old lamp anyway? Oh well, guess i’m on my own today.
Episode 2
A Grand Entrance
1: As she rides on Tuk Tuk, Raya examines the lamp further.
2: To her it was just musty old lamp, nothing special about it.
3: The least she could was clean it a little. So she rubs the lamp clean.
4: As soon as she started rubbing it, the lamp began to shake and spark.
5: In a ploom of smoke, Genie come out of the lamp with style.
Genie TA DAAA!!! How’s that for a grand entrance? But be honest, on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate it?
Raya: …!?
Genie: Your right! Where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. You little lady are in the presence of the phenomenal cosmically powerful Genie of the Lamp! (Fanfare) And you are?
Raya: Uh… Raya.
Genie: Glad to meet ya Raya. Can i call ya “Ry” or maybe just “Ray”. Come on, speak up! I gotta call my new patrol partner something.
Raya: New partner?
Episode 3
Old Habits
1: Hearing that Genie is her patrol partner, Raya sets the lamp down and rolls away on Tuk Tuk.
2: Genie, confused at her reaction, decides to follow her.
3: Raya notices him and goes faster.
4: With a snap of the fingers, Genie conjures a brick wall in the middle of the road.
5: Tuk Tuk goes into screeching halt, sending Raya flying into the sidewalk.
Genie: Did i come on too strong? i’m sorry if i scared ya. I didn’t mean to, i was trying make a good impression.
Raya: No. No. It wasn’t that. It’s just an old habit i am trying to break out of.
Genie: Well, you know what they say, (turns into a zombie) Old habits die hard . Plus, Sisu told me you would do something like that. So, it’s no biggie.
Raya: Wait, you know Sisu?
Genie Blue dragon? Long and fuzzy? A bit of a space case? Yeah, i do. Anyway, what happened that may you do that?
Raya: It’s… it’s complicated.
Genie: Say no more Ry, i know just what to do.
Episode 4
Talking It Out
1: Genie conjures a therapy couch and turns himself into a psychiatrist and asked Raya to start at the beginning.
2: Exasperated, Raya goes along with it and sits down.
3: Raya explains what happened with Namaari and how her actions helped break her world.
4: She spent the past six years not trusting anyone until she met Sisu.
5: Everything is fine with Namaari now but still Raya’s trust issues come back every now and than.
Genie: (in a german accent) So, it would seem that you use Sisu as something of an emotional crutch when it comes to trusting people. Ya?
Raya: I guess you could say that. But i’m really trying.
Genie: Sure you are. Sometimes you just gotta jump in and hope for the best. It’s simple, just open your mouth and say…
Creep: PURGE THE ERROR!!!
Genie: Woah, did that come out of me?
Raya: No, it didn’t. We got company.
Episode 5
Knights of the Dragon
1: Raya unsheathes her swords and starts slash an oncoming creep hoarde.
2: Genie turns into a knight with a lance and mounts on Tuk Tuk.
3: With a loud “Tally-Ho!” Tuk Tuk charges at full speed as Genie skewers creeps.
4: Genie grabs Raya as they duo slashes creeps until a few stragglers were left.
5: Genie uses his magic to blast whats left.
Raya: Woah, you weren’t kidding when you said you had cosmic powers.
Genie: What about you with that fancy sword of yours. Now about what you said before those creepy creeps showed up. In the time i have been here, i have met alot of people i can depend on and i consider them my good friends. True there are some shady characters around here like Jafar for instance.
Raya: Jafar? Isn’t he tall, dark, and has a creepy staff that looks like a snake with glowing eyes?
Genie: Yeah, i woudn’t go trusting that guy if i were you. He’s one mean mamma jamma.
Raya: Genie we need to get to Fang palace. Now!
Genie: I get the feeling you two met already.
Raya: I did, i should have known he was trouble.
Genie: In that case, (changes into a cowboy) high-ho Tuk Tuk! Away!
Episode 6
A Snake in the Palace
1: Tuk Tuk raced toward Fang Palace.
2: Raya explains to Genie that Fang has aquired new vizer, he goes by Jafar and there was something about him she dosen’t like.
3: And for the past few days, Namaari has been acting very strange and everytime she is near Jafar, the eyes of his snake staff glowed.
4: Genie has seen it before, Jafar has hypnotized Namaari with his snake staff just like Jasmine’s father was.
5: When they reached Fang palace, the sound of swords clashing and magic blast can be heard inside.
Sisu: Come on Jafar, we can talk this out. Right? Oh boy, your a giant snake now. Hey, Al, i could use your help here.
Aladdin: Love to Sisu, but I’m little busy at the moment.
Raya: Sounds like Sisu and Aladdin are in trouble.
Genie: Look like we better go help them out.
Raya: My thoughts exactly.
Genie: Hold on fellas, Raya and Genie comin’ to the rescue!
Episode 7
Heroics from Above
1: As Genie was about to barge in, Raya stops him. They needed a stealthy approach.
2: Raya grapples on top of the roof, Genie turn into a ninja and follows her lead.
3: They made to the edge and found Jafar had tied Aladdin to a pillar… using a struggling Sisu as a rope.
4: But before they can take on Jafar, they had to take care of Namaari first.
5: Raya jumps from the roof while Genie turned into a mallet. Raya uses Genie to smack Namaari over the head, knocking her out.
Raya: How’s that for a grand entrance?
Jafar: I am not impressed.
Genie: (Multiplies into several police officers) We got you surrounded, untie the dragon and the boy and no one gets hurt!
Sisu Do as he says. Please. This is giving me a cramp.
Raya: You heard him Jafar! (Unsheathes her sword) Let them go now!
Jafar: Oh please, not another feeble warrior challenge. Well, looks like i’ll have to amuse you… With this! (Turns into a genie)
Episode 8
Fogged In
1: As Jafar turns into a genie, Raya spots a black lamp and remembers how she met Genie
2: Avoiding Jafar’s magic blasts, Raya and Genie untied Sisu and Aladdin and shared with them their plan
3: Sisu laid down some fog as Genie turns into a giant fan to spread it across the room.
4: In the fog, Aladdin nimbely avoided Jafar’s magic and threw his lamp into the fog.
5: When the fog cleared, Jafar sees that Raya was holding the lamp
Jafar: Give me the lamp child. It belongs to me.
Raya: Oh, i’ll give to you all right (rubs the lamp and sucks Jafar inside of it).
Jafar: Nooo!
Namaari: (Regaining consciousness): Raya? What happened? Where’s Jafar?
Raya: Well, look who decided to wake up. Don’t worry, he’s right in here.
Genie: Some time in the stony lonesome ought to chill him out.
Sisu: So, i take it that you two hit it off. I knew that Genie was the right person for the job.
Raya: Yeah, he maybe a bit much but you get used to… wait. You did this on purpose?
Sisu: Well, yeah. I had to get the ball rolling somehow. So i asked Genie and Aladdin to lend a hand. And from the looks of it, it worked really well, you know, apart from the whole crazy sorcerer thing.
Raya: Yeah, i guess it did. I would be happy to partner with my new friend again anytime.
Genie: Aw, shucks.
Friendship campaign complete