A/N: I don't own Gensomaden Saiyuki or Saiyuki Gaiden or even Aladdin. Kazuya Minekura and Disney own them, respectively.

This is also a product of an idea I had after I watched Aladdin at Disney channel. I also made a fan art of it...Anyway...

Homura and the Magic Lamp

Prologue

Welcome to Shangri-La

Welcome to Shangri-La, a place filled with enchantment and mystery. I'm going to recount to you a tale about a young man named Homura and how he came to be known as the future sultan of this wondrous place. Now listen carefully as I narrate to you this young man's path to success. It all began one night…

…At a desert of an unknown place, a robe-clad figure on a horse appeared in the darkness. His name was Li Tou Ten and he was the Grand Vizier to the Sultan. In other words, he was the Grand Minister of all of Shangri-La. However that night, he was not on an errand for the Sultan. He had some other mysterious agenda.

Another figure appeared in the darkness and he had a glowing golden object on his hand.

"Do you have it, Egan?" Li Tou Ten asked.

"Oh yes, Lord Li Tou Ten." Egan replied. Li Tou Ten attempted to grab the gold object but Egan whisked it away immediately.

"First, where is my reward you promised me?" he demanded.

"Oh I promise you, my friend, you will have all the treasures you want." Li Tou Ten replied slyly and Egan was puzzled by this remark. Li Tou Ten's sneaky parrot, Kamou, swooped down from his master's shoulder and snatched the golden object. Kamou flew to his master and dropped it on his hand. It was a half piece of a golden scarab.

"Finally, I have the two halves of the golden scarab!" Li Tou Ten cried out in excitement, getting the other half of the golden scarab from his pocket. Kamou was just as excited as his master. This was, after all, the climax of their hardwork.

Li Tou Ten joined the two halves of the golden scarab and as their edges met, it glowed and shot out of his hand, zipping away across the desert.

"Quickly, follow it!" Li Tou Ten roared and his horse neighed and galloped after the scarab. Egan followed shortly after.

It was difficult to follow the flying scarab as it flew in different directions. Finally, it went down and buried itself into the sand. The earth shook, causing the horses to neigh in panic. The spot where the scarab buried itself rose and a gargantuan cave formed in front of them, its tiger-like eyes glowed in the darkness.

"At last, the Cave of Wonders!" Li Tou Ten cried out. Then he turned to his servant, "Egan, go into that cave. All the treasure you find is yours, but the lamp is mine!"

As he reached the mouth of the cave, Egan heard a voice rumble. "Know this:" it said, "the one who may enter here has a worth that lies deep within, the diamond in the rough."

Egan turned to his master for help but Li Tou Ten encouraged him to take a step further. Egan nervously took a step in the cave. A loud thundering roar was heard and the rocks came down crashing upon him. The last Li Tou Ten heard was the scream of help from his servant. Then the cave was reduced to nothingness. Only the two halves of the scarab remained on the spot.

Li Tou Ten climbed down from his horse, "Clearly Egan's worth was that of a pebble in a shoe." He mocked.

Kamou flew and scooped the two halves of the scarab and delivered them to his master. "I can't believe this!" Kamou cried out in dismay, "All week's work coming down to nothing!"

Li Tou Ten smirked, "Patience, Kamou." He said, "Haven't you forgotten what the voice said? A diamond in the rough! We must find this rare gem!"

"Huh? Do you mean diamonds? We have lots of them in the palace-AWK!" Kamou squawked as Li Tou Ten angrily hit him with his snake staff.

"You dimwitted chicken! It's a person! Someone whose worth lies beneath!" Li Tou Ten snapped, "We have to find this…diamond in the rough!"

(TBC)

I was having a hard time assigning the characters to their respective Aladdin character. One thing for sure, Li Tou Ten is the best Jafar I've ever seen...In fact, his scheme to become Jade Emperor reminds me of Jafar wanting to become Sultan... ^^

And Kamou...he's from Saiyuki Gaiden...he's no character of mine... :3

Signing off ~Dory