As soon as Alice and Will were out of the Black forest, they went about scoping out the out-lands surrounding Jafar's Castle. The whereabouts of Jafar were unknown since they had been cut off from civilization for about a week. Jafar could be anywhere. He could be right under their noses and they not even know it, so they had to be wary of anyone who crossed their path and noticed them. Avoiding the few stray guards was no easy task, and they almost got caught a few times.
The last time it happened, Alice and Will were in the forest when they heard a branch snap. Will looked at Alice and she understood. They stood very still trying to get a location and then heard muffled noises. Evidently the guards didn't know they were there. About 10 feet away two guards were patrolling a gateway. One was very brown and very fat, and the other was ashen white and very thin. They were talking amongst themselves while Will and Alice listened in on their conversation.
The white, thin one said in a squeaky voice, "I wonda why Jafar 'as us patrollin' this ole cave. No one uses it! We betta' use guarding the castle 'ere the real invadas are. Ever since tha' rat Cyrus escape under our nose 'es had us doin' the dirty work. Polishin' silva, cleanin' the ruddy bafrooms... I'm tired of it! I'm a knight! I deserve ta be treated as such! Besides your the one ta blame! I always get punish-"
"Can it, Fletch!" the brown, fat one retorted in a lower tone"'ow can I keep a watchful eye while your blabbering on so? I think I 'eard somethin'!"
Fletch and his companion gazed around dully at the edge of the woods.
Alice and Will kept very still and very silent.
"You dint 'ear nuffin'! Just makin' up stories ta get me to shut up, but I won'! Not this time! This 'ere is all your fault!" Fletch began grumbling incoherent words and their arguing became so loud Alice and Will were able to sneak by them inconspicuously.
Alice was curious what the cave had to conceal, and she persuaded Will in one inquiring glance to check it out with her. They snuck behind the guards and into the dark cave.
"This is stupid, we don't know what's down here! It could be one of Jafar's dragons or something worse!" whispered Will with a frustrated sigh.
"Come on Will? Aren't you in the least bit curious?" Alice said with a smirk.
He was, so he dropped it.
As they got further into the cave they began to hear a distant hum, almost musical, that intensified as they drew closer. As they neared the back of the cave wall there was a dark figure at the end sitting motionless. It seemed a shadow at first, but as they neared they realized it was a person, not moving and not breathing. The melodic hum seemed to emanate from the figure.
No matter how frightened she was Alice drew her water and tried to feed some to the haggard figure. It appeared to be a woman, in dingy clothing, covered in soot. She did not look healthy but from the blinking of her pale green eyes they could tell she was awake and somewhat alive.
She held out her decrepit hands to Alice's face and Alice bent to meet them.
"Alice! Be careful—"
it was too late - woman's eyes were savagely glowing.
Will tried to pull Alice free from the woman's grasp, but could not manage.
"For an old woman she was pretty strong," Will thought.
He thrashed against her hold and was becoming quickly desperate.
He started to think of all the worse case scenarios when either the old woman stopped seizing Alice, or Will finally broke her hold; Of which, he was uncertain.
Alice laid upon the ground unconscious and he scooped her into his arms.
"Alice! Alice! Wake up this instant!" He began to sob.
He kissed her forehead.
He glared hatefully at the figure who did all the damage, but found her eyes no longer blazing and she was also motionless lying upon the ground.
He held Alice, taking in her lifeless form.
She was so gracefully beautiful, and he couldn't save her.
"I should have never gone along with this," he brooded.
"I should have been there to stop her from taking hold of that hag."
He clutched her body close to his and wept.
He was, however, to busy beating himself up to realize Alice was very slowly rousing. Her breath came back to her and she was filled with purpose.
"Stop blubbering, Will. I'm fine."
He immediately stopped weeping, and looked at her in surprise.
"Alice! You bloody idiot!" He kissed her urgently and she was taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor, but kissed him back. He lingered at her swollen lips.
When he finally let go his thumb grazed her lower lip in adoration. All terror left his eyes.
"You could have died" he sighed.
"I really am fine Will," she blushed. She smirked and added "better, actually now that I know the whereabouts of all three the genie bottles."
A/N: sorry if this chapter is shit guys. I'm trying. I don't have a degree in either writing, literature or english, but i just have so many knalice feels. I feel cheated out of a good knalice storyline by the writers. Sure, they give us the brotp, but we all want something more and to not be spoon fed our OTP's. Did I mention I'm super pissed they are ending the series?