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You've heard of the Golden Rule, haven't you? Whoever has the gold makes the rules. ~ Jafar.
On the dark night of Agrabah, a dark man waits in the desert, with a dark purpose.
The man sat on top of a horse with a small bundle in front of him, perched on the man's shoulder was a parrot. His name was Jafar. From the dark shadows of the night, another man on a horse rode up the sandy hill until he stood in front of Jafar. The man slipped off his horse and stood on the ground.
"You are late," Jafar said to the thief
"A thousand apologies, O patient one," the thief, Gazeem responded
"You have it then?"
"I had to slit a few throats but I got it," Gazeem reaches into his pocket and pulls out half of a golden medallion shaped like a beetle. Jafar reaches out for it, but the thief yanks it back, "Ah, ah, ah! The treasure!"
Suddenly a tiny hand snatches the medallion from the thief's hand. A young boy with long dark hair laughed at Gazeem before turning to Jafar.
"Here you go, Dad," the young boy said handing the medallion to his father
"Thank you, Jay," Jafar says causing his son to smile as he climbed up the horse to sit in the saddle, "Trust me, my pungent friend," Jafar says to Gazeem "You'll get what's coming to you."
"What's coming to you! Awk!" Iago, the parrot squawked
Jafar then pulls out the missing half of the medallion and attaches the two pieces together. As soon as the pieces snap into place, the gold beetle began glowing bright and flew out of Jafar's hand, flying across the sand, "Quickly, follow the trail!"
They all ride off, following the glowing speck of light, until it reaches a large dune. The medallion separates into two and the halves plunge into the dune. All of a sudden the dune begins to rise up, transforming into a giant tiger's head, with the glowing halves of the medallion serving as the eyes.
"Whoa," Jay gasped as he stares up at the large cave, he started to walk towards it but Jafar grasped his shoulder to stop him.
"At last, after all my years of searching," Jafar gasped "The Cave of Wonders!
"Awk! Cave of Wonders!
"By Allah!" Gazeem mutters before Jafar grabs him by his shirt
"Now, remember! Bring me the lamp! The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine!" Jafar then lets the man go.
Gazeem chuckles and starts to approach the entrance to the cave.
"Jeez, where'd ya dig this bozo up?" Iago whispers before Jafar shushes him. Jay watched from his position by his father's leg in anticipation.
Gazeem began to approach the entrance of the cave but is suddenly blown away by the roar of the cave's speaking.
"Who disturbs my slumber?"
Jay jumped when he heard the deep voice and hid behind his father.
"It is I, Gazeem, a humble thief." The man bows in front of the sand cave. The cave analyzes the man before saying in a low growl:
"Know this: Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough."
"Diamond in the rough?" Jay repeated silently looking up at his father in confusion.
Gazeem turns to Jafar with a questioning look.
"What are you waiting for? Go on!" Jafar demanded.
Gazeem hesitates, then moves one foot inside the cave. With great apprehension, he plants his foot down. Nothing happens. Relieved, he begins his trek again. Then another roar comes. He turns back, but the lion's mouth slams shut. Jay screams at the sight and clings to his father.
"Seek thee out, the diamond in the rough," the Cave growls as he descends back into the sand. All that is left are the travelers and the two separated halves of the medallion.
"I can't believe it. I just can't believe it. We're never gonna get a hold of that stupid lamp!" Iago screeched, Jay rolls his eyes at Iago before moving to pick up the two medallion pieces.
"Look at this! I'm so stressed out that I'm molting!"
"Patience, Iago patience," Jafar hisses as he snatches back the medallion pieces from his son, "Gazeem was obviously less than worthy,"
"Oh, there's a big surprise! I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise! What're we gonna do? We got a big problem here, a big prob-" Jafar pinches his beak shut causing Jay to giggle.
"Yes, we do. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this...diamond in the rough."
As Jafar thought over his list of spells to find the one needed for the trip, the young boy let out a large yawn.
'And I must be getting some sleep,' Jay thought and rubbed his eyes.
"But Jasmine, you're a princess," The Sultan pleaded with his daughter.
"Then maybe I don't want to be a princess anymore!" Jasmine splashes the fountain water in anger.
"Oooohhh!" The Sultan storms away but stops in front of Rajah "Allah forbid you should have any daughters!" The Sultan walks back into the palace, leaving a confused tiger and a frustrated princess.
Jasmine sighs before walking over to the dove cage and yanking open the door. Immediately the birds fly out.
Jasmine watched them fly freely and sighs sadly.
"Are you okay Jas?" a small voice asked
Jasmine looks down in surprise but smiles at the young boy. "Hello Jay," the princess bends down and picks up the boy in her arms before sitting on the fountain "My little prince, how are you today?"
"Tired," Jay responds before a yawn takes over him, "Dad had me up all night,"
"Oh, did he have you out stealing again?"
"No, and it's not stealing! It's... buying whatever I want, except it's free," Jay defended causing Jasmine to chuckle
"Is that so? Where is your Father anyway?"
"He's inside, talking to yours,"
Jasmine had known Jay ever since he was born. Jafar was often busy so Jasmine took it upon herself to watch over the boy. The two had become the best of friends. Jay looked at Jasmine like a mother, mainly because he never knew his true one and Jasmine loved Jay.
"Are you okay Jasmine? You looked upset,"
"Oh Jay, it's this law," Jasmine confessed, "It says I have to marry a prince,"
"Laws are stupid, I wish I could help you," Jay says giving Jasmine a small hug
"Thank you, little prince but there's nothing that can be done," Jasmine then thought of something "Hey Jay, you've been to the market, right?"
"Yeah, tons of times," Jay answered as he pulled back.
"What's it like?"
Jay thought about it for a moment before answering, "It's pretty wild, there's a lot of people there, some nice, others crazy. There's always someone stealing so the guards are always busy. Why do you wanna know?"
Jasmine hesitated to answer him when...
"Jay!" Both turned towards the palace to see Jafar standing by the door "Come on, boy!"
Jay jumped down from Jasmine's lap, "I gotta go, bye Jas!" the boy called as he ran towards the palace.
Jasmine waved back and watched the boy run towards his father. Once he was inside, the princess looked over the garden and saw a large tree stand by the palace wall.
Jay ran inside the palace but was grerted by a uncomforting frown from his father as he closed the door behind him.
"Have you been causing trouble again, boy?" Jafar hissed in a low voice
"No, Dad. I wasn't," the boy responded quietly
The small laugh from Jafar didn't match the frown on his face, "You always lie," the Royal Visor snarled, "I can see it in you eyes, The little boy lowered his gaze to the ground, "How many times have I told you? I don't want you making me look bad in front of the Sultan!"
"Yes, Dad,"
Jafar huffed before turning on his heels and walking towards his secret room.
Curiousity overtook the child as he followed the Royal Visor in a daze towards the hidde door but he didn't make it far when a harsh push from his father pushed him back.
"I've told you before, you're not allowed in here!" Jafar practically yelled
The sharp voice snapped Jay back to reality, "I'm sorry, Dad. I'll go,"
Not a second after he said that, Jay sprinted away without looking back. He kept running until he reached his room.
Jasmine had insisted that Jay be in the room next to him againts Jafars protest.
Jay pushed the large doors to his room open and slammed them shut before slidding to the ground.
It's days like this that Jay felt like his father likes Iago more than him.
What was behind that door that he wasn't allowed to see?
As night fell over the kingdom, Jay peeled himself from the ground and quietly snuck out of his room.
Jasmine never came in to say goodnight, something had to be wrong.
Maybe she was still upset from earlier?
Without anyone noticing, Jay opened the doors thag lead to the garden.
Before he could walk out, he saw a hooded figure being pushed up the tree next to the wall by Rajah.
Jay looked closely and gasped when he saw who it was. Jasmine?
Was she running away? Why?
Jay then remembered the conversation they had that afternoon. Oh, that stupid law!
He sighed as he saw her disappear from behind the wall, he can't think of anywhere Jasmine might be... but, he knows where she might go!
Jumping excitedly, Jay ran back inside towards his secret exit from the palace.
Originally I wanted the whole story to be one chapter but I realize it was taking too long and I didn't want to keep everyone waiting. Hopefully each story doesn't take up more than five chapters.
I decided to start with Jay because I've always loved Aladdin since I was a little kid. So here it its.Reviews and Contructive Critisisms are welcome!