"Will someone please tell me what's going on?" the blonde, whom ジャスミン learned was named Rapunzel, demanded.

ジャスミン would have liked some answers, as well. There was so much about this time that she didn't know. She learned the contraption they were in was called a car and was like a large horseless chariot. Rapunzel suddenly made a sharp turn off the road. ジャスミン fell against the man called Rick O'Connell. He winced and ジャスミン realized he was bleeding.

"You're hurt," ジャスミン told him.

"I'm fine," Rick said.

"You're bleeding," ジャスミン pointed out.

The other man, Flynn Rider, turned around to face them. "What? あなた better not be getting blood all over the car."

"I appreciate the concern," Rick muttered.

"I don't give a shit about あなた being shot. あなた shot me, remember?" Flynn stated.

Rick pressed his hand against his wound and shook his head. "I shot at you. It only grazed you."

Rapunzel pulled onto a dirt road that looked like barely もっと見る than a trail. They were in the woods now and the trees were dangerously close to the car. ジャスミン feared they would crash, but Rapunzel seemed to navigate in a way to perfectly miss every tree. They bumped over the road for a few 分 before stopping in front of an impossibly small house.

"We're here," Rapunzel announced.

XXX

Not long after arriving at the house, which ジャスミン was told was their "hideout", Flynn had gotten a 火災, 火 going in the fireplace and the four of them were now gathered in the living room. Rapunzel and Flynn were sitting on a tattered ソファー, ソファ while ジャスミン sat on the floor 次 to Rick. ジャスミン was fascinated as she watched Rick extract the bullet out of his wound. When he finally got the bullet out, he dropped it into a bowl Rapunzel had 与えられた him.

"Jasmine?"

ジャスミン looked over at Rapunzel. "Yes?"

"What's going on?" Rapunzel repeated.

"It's kind of a long story," ジャスミン told her.

"We have time."

ジャスミン nodded. "Very well."

"Why don't あなた start with explaining how あなた know English," Flynn said. "You're from Agrabah, aren't you?" ジャスミン nodded. "Agrabah is in the middle east; shouldn't あなた speak Arabic または something?"

"I think I need to start in the beginning," ジャスミン said. "I was pressured によって my father to get married, as all princesses are. There was a prince who came to Agrabah looking to marry me. His name was Sinbad. He was a dangerous man and I did not want to marry him. My father knew of Sinbad's reputation-"

"What reputation?" Flynn asked.

"Sinbad was a prince of a small kingdom. His older brother, Proteus, was 次 in line for the 王位 and Sindbad was not happy about that since he wanted to be king. So, Sinbad killed his parents and planned to kill Proteus. However, before he could kill his brother, the guards caught him and Proteus chased him out of the kingdom. Sinbad became a pirate and after having a taste of killing, he found he loved it. He killed most men he came across and became feared in every land." ジャスミン brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them. "Anyways, I refused Sinbad and my father supported me. Sinbad left Agrabah without a fight. Not long after that I met Aladdin. He wasn't a prince, but I loved him. My father changed the law about me having to marry a prince and granted me permission to marry Aladdin." A tear rolled down Jasmine's cheek and she quickly brushed it away. "Our wedding was beautiful; everything I ever dreamed of. And I was so happy. But, it was short-lived. As it turned out, Sinbad was quite angry at being turned down. On my wedding night, he and his crew of pirates attacked the palace. Sinbad killed my father first. I was my father's successor; as long as I was alive and he was dead, I was the one true ruler of Agrabah. Sinbad knew this. He knew he couldn't be the ruler of Agrabah unless he married me and I died while he was my husband. He killed アラジン in front of me."

"You poor thing," Rapunzel whispered, putting her hand on Jasmine's shoulder.

ジャスミン wiped away もっと見る tears. "Sinbad forced me to marry him and I complied, knowing at least he'd kill me soon and I wouldn't have to live without Aladdin- または live with Sinbad. However, before he could kill me, the guards finally showed up. To protect himself from being killed, Sinbad put a curse on us, binding us together. If he died, so would I and vice versa. He thought this would prevent the guards from killing him since, in doing so, they would also kill me. And it worked, kind of. The guards didn't kill him. However, my half-brother, Mathayus, didn't know about the curse. He showed up late and upon seeing all the dead bodies and Sinbad, he stabbed Sinbad. Before Sinbad died he told Mathayus all about the lifesource bond and threatened to release a plague of death if he were to ever return." ジャスミン looked over at Rick. He was biting his lip in concentration as he sewed up his wound. "You brought me back, Rick O'Connell. Your blood on my tomb while あなた read the inscription resurrected me and thus Sinbad as well. He'll be looking for me. He'll raise the dead and kill everyone he sees until he finds me and we return to Agrabah. Because it was your blood that brought me back, あなた and I are linked. I know English because あなた do. As long as we are both alive, we will always be able to understand each other and sense what the other is feeling- no matter how far away."

Rick stopped stitching himself up and looked at her. "Does that mean if あなた die, I will, too?"

"No. We would have to be bound through a curse like the one Sinbad put on me. However, I can kind of feel what あなた feel. For instance, the entire time you've been tending to your wound, I have felt it. I don't feel the pain as intensely as あなた do, it's もっと見る of a faint, dull pain. But, it's there nonetheless."

"Does that mean if あなた were hurt, Rick would feel the pain, too?" Rapunzel asked.

"Yes."

"If あなた know English because Rick does, does he know Arabic because あなた do?" Flynn asked.

"He should." ジャスミン faced Rick again. "Marhabaan."

The corner of Rick's mouth turned up in a half smile. "She 発言しました 'hello'."

"That's so cool," Rapunzel said.

Rick shook his head. "I already know some Arabic. I would have known that anyway."

"You know Arabic?" Flynn asked.

Rick went back to stitching up his wound. "I know a little bit of a lot of languages. Enough to get によって in most countries." He finished the stitches and cut the thread.

"Fi almustaqbal, min fadlik la tahsul ealaa talaqa," ジャスミン told him.

Rick laughed. "No promises, princess."

"What did she say?" Flynn asked.

"In the future, please don't get shot," ジャスミン translated. "It hurt feeling あなた dig the bullet out and sew yourself up. I can only imagine the pain of getting shot."

"Can we back up just a little bit?" Rapunzel asked. "What did あなた mean when あなた 発言しました Sinbad will raise the dead?"

"Every dead body near him will reanimate and walk the earth," ジャスミン explained.

"That's awesome!" Rapunzel exclaimed. She and Flynn exchanged excited looks.

ジャスミン stared at them in shock. "Excuse me? How is that awesome?"

Rapunzel grinned at her. "The zombie apocalypse is finally happening. We've been preparing for this for a couple years now."

"I don't understand," ジャスミン said. "You knew Sinbad would be resurrected?"

"Well, no," Flynn corrected. "I'm guessing The Walking Dead probably doesn't mean anything to you, does it?"

ジャスミン shook her head.

"Ignore them," Rick said. He got to his feet and held his hand out to her. "Come with me."

ジャスミン let Rick help her up and lead her to the bathroom down the hall. He closed the door behind them and turned on the sink.

"Is there any way to stop Sinbad?" Rick asked her.

"Kill him. If Sinbad dies, so will all of the, um, zombies."

Rick picked up a small towel off the sink and stuck it under the water. "But, killing Sinbad would result in あなた dying, as well."

"Yes. I have already contemplated killing myself. However, I want to watch him die. I want him to suffer so he knows how I felt watching him kill Aladdin."

Rick looked at her through the reflection of the mirror. "You want revenge."

"I do." ジャスミン sat down on the edge of the tub. "I loved アラジン もっと見る than anything and Sinbad took him from me. He ストール, 盗んだ my only chance at a happy life. I won't let him get away with that."

Rick removed his shoulder ホルスター and then his ripped シャツ and set them on the floor. ジャスミン couldn't help noticing all of the scars on his body. Rick caught her looking at his bare torso and gave her a smug smile. ジャスミン blushed and looked away.

"You have a lot of scars, Rick O'Connell."

"You can just call me Rick, princess" he said, using the wet towel to clean the blood off his skin.

"And あなた can call me Jasmine," she told him.

"So, Jasmine; is there any way to kill Sinbad without killing you?"

ジャスミン shook her head. "I mean, it's possible if the curse was somehow broken. But, I don't know how to do that. But, it doesn't matter. I don't belong here. I don't want to stay here."

"You're O.K. with dying?"

"Rick, I've been dead for hundreds of years. Death doesn't bother me."

Rick nodded. "But, what I don't understand is how your jewel fits into all of this."

ジャスミン reached up and touched the blue jewel sewed into her dress. "What do あなた mean?"

"It's 発言しました that your jewel has magical properties that can bring back the dead."

"I assure あなた that's not true. It's just a jewel."

Rick dropped the towel on the sink. "Is it worth anything?"

"It has monetary value, but only that. Whoever told あなた otherwise was misinformed."

Rick eyed the jewel and ジャスミン started to feel a little uneasy. "Still. I have a buyer who believes it's magic and he's ready to pay a lot of money for it."

ジャスミン got to her feet. "I don't want to part with it. This stone was set in the crown my mother wore before she died. It's important to me."

Before ジャスミン could register what was happening, Rick reached down, grabbed his gun and aimed it at her head. "If I kill you, I stop Sinbad and his undead army and I'll get your jewel. I see no reason to keep あなた alive, princess."