Chapter IX: Shadow of the Desert Sands


Nightshroud: BTW, Mrfipp, nothing escapes your perceptiveness. I just realized that I never described the outfits of the four heros and Kai. Reyna's looks just like Kairi's from KH2. Tyson has a blue jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a white short underneath, khaki pants (like Roxas's), white sneakers, and black fingerless gloves. Namé has an open sky blue jacket, Japanese style, short-sleeved white button up shirt, a black skirt, black sneakers, and high black socks. Fayt has a green jacket with the sleeves rolled half way up his lower arm and the first few buttons undone, black fingerless gloves, a black shirt underneath, khaki pants, and tall black boots. Kai has a shirt like Riku's, but black and grey, grey fingerless gloves, blue pants, and black sneakers. Hope that helped give you a visual.
"Here's the next world," said Reyna. They looked and saw a grand palace and large desert. Fayt steered the Highwind towards it and landed on the outside of the wall. They walked into the city and found it bustling with activity. They visited the various stands in the bazaar and looked at all the interesting things. Tyson decided that he was hungry and wanted a bite to eat. He spied a cart stacked with apples. He put some munney on the stand and grabbed an apple. He had just sunk his teeth into it when the man behind the stand grabbed him.

"Hey! What's the big idea?!" asked Tyson. The man sneered at him.

"Stealing is a crime! Don't you know that, you little rat?"

"What do you mean? I gave you a 20 munney!"

"Munney? Eh, what kind of trick are you tryin' to pull? We only deal in crescents."

"Huh? Crescents? What kind of money is that?'

"The ONLY money. Now give me fifteen crescents or you'll pay the penalty for stealing."

"But- but I don't have any crescents!"

"Then it's off with your hand, as the law commands!"

The man grabbed a knife and made ready to cut off his hand when a young woman stepped out of the crowd and rushed up. "Wait!" she said "I have fifteen crescents. Now let him go." The man grabbed the money and left with a grunt. The lady turned to Tyson.

"Are you all right?" she asked. Tyson nodded when Reyna and Namé ran up.

"Tyson!" the both scolded. They then noticed the lady.

"Thanks a lot for saving my dumb brother's hand," Namé said.

She smiled and said, "No problem. You must be strangers here. Come to my home."


At the Cave of Wonders, a dark figure teleported into the Lamp Chamber. The unknown wore a black cloth wrapped around his mouth and carried a scimitar at his side. He approached the Keyhole and smiled to himself. "Too easy," he thought. He started to approach the Keyhole when the lamp in the middle of the room began to shake. He walked over to it and heard a voice from inside.

"Please, release me from this prison. I will be at your command." The unknown Anradin sighed.

"Jafar, Jafar. What good could you possibly do for me?"

The voice replied, "I beg of you to free me! I will do anything!" Anradin grabbed the lamp and rubbed it.

"There! Now let me be!" he said. Jafar was pleased to be free again. He assumed his human form and hurried to Anradin to bargain with him.

"If you will free me forever from the accursed lamp, I will help you to accomplish whatever your task may be here," he said. Anradin looked slightly annoyed but finally consented. He reached the Keyhole and summoned the Kronos Seal. The Keyhole was unlocked in a brilliant flash of red. A dark mist seeped from the Keyhole and Heartless began to appear everywhere. Anradin turned to Jafar.

"Now for your first task."


The group reached the palace of the Sultan when Tyson said, "Hey, I thought we were going to your house." The girl laughed.

"I am the princess. My name is Jasmine." She led them into the palace and gave them the grand tour. She then showed them to their rooms. Reyna and Namé shared a room next to Jasmine while Tyson was across the hall. Jasmine showed them some Arabian outfits which they put on. They went to the banquet hall to eat dinner. "Were is the Sultan?" asked Reyna. "He had to travel to see the sultan of a nearby region. Don't worry, though. Aladdin and Genie will take good care of him."

Reyna told Jasmine who they were and why they had come. Jasmine was pleased to see Sora's daughter and friends. "The Keyhole is in the Cave of Wonders. It is too dangerous to go tonight, but we should be able to go in the morning. The kids consented and they finished their meal. They headed to their rooms and got ready for bed.

Reyna got into bed and pulled the covers up. She could see a faint light from the bathroom where Namé was still brushing her hair.

"Give it a rest," Reyna teased.

"All right, all right!" Namé said. She came over to her bed and jumped flopped down on it. She looked over at Reyna and asked, "Hey, Reyna, do you like Kai?"

Reyna felt a blush come on, but fought it back. After all, she didn't like Kai like that, right?

"No...why do you ask?"

She stared up at the ceiling. "I dunno...it just...at Beast's Castle, there was something there between you. Did soething happen between you before we got there? Like did he say anything to you?"

"Not...really."

Namé was quiet for a moment, then said, "If you say so. Well, I know you think he's cute, there's no denying that."

Reyna's mouth opened wide. "How did you-"

"Your diary. Don't ask."

Reyna threw a pillow at her. "Nosey."

Namé laughed and stuck her tongue at her. "Anyway, be that as it may, you really don't like him?"

"Well...I don't know! How am I supposed to know what it's like when I like someone?"

Namé giggled. "Trust me, when it happens, you'll know beyond a doubt."

Suddenly they heard a loud crash from outside. The door was flung open by Tyson. "Guys! The palace is being attacked by Heartless!" he said. Reyna and Namé jumped up and raced after him. They reached the front gate where Fayt and the palace guards were trying to hold back the Heartless. The three jumped right in and fought. Suddenly they heard a scream. The four looked at each other.

"Jasmine!" they said together.

"You guys stay hear and help. We'll help Jasmine," Reyna said. She and Namé ran up stairs as fast as they could. They tried the doors but they were locked.

"Stand back!!" said Namé. She slammed her staff into the doors with Spell Impact. The doors burst open and they ran in. There stood Jafar with Jasmine in a faint.

"Let her go!" they said. He laughed and raised his staff. The serpent's eyes glowed red and a red smoke swirled around the room. When it had lifted, Jafar and Jasmine were gone. The two girls were stunned. Just then Tyson and Fayt ran up.

"The Heartless just vanished!" Fayt said. Reyna looked up. "And so has Jasmine," she sighed.

"You kids!" shouted a guard, running up.

"What is it?" asked Fayt.

"We some red smoke traveling into the desert."

"It could be that sorcerer!" said Tyson.

"Jafar," the guard said bitterly.

They all ran from the palace and into the streets when Fat Bandits and Pot Spiders attacked.

"Stone Rain!" Fayt called, using his symbology to rain giant stones down on the Heartless. They hurried, killing as many Heartless as they could manage while aiming for the desert. When they made it past the gates, they could see red smoke vanishing over the edge of the desert.

"Great," sighed Namé.

"Now what?" asked Reyna.

Suddenly a young man on a flying carpet landed next to them. "What are you guys doing out here?" he asked.

"We were chasing after this Jafar guy because he kidnapped Princess Jasmine," said Reyna.

"Jafar?! Jasmine!!!"

"Are you...Aladdin?"

Aladdin nodded. "C'mon, hop on tell me the whole story while Carpet here gets us there."

"Where?" asked Fayt.

"The Cave of Wonders."


"Master, as you requested," said Jafar, placing Jasmine on the floor in front of him.

Anradin turned and smiled. "Well done, Jafar. I'll take her heart soon enough. But you mentioned another. This Aladdin, does he too have a strong heart?"

"Yes," said Jafar with a cruel smile. "His heart would make a fine addition to your collection."

"Perfect. The Superior will be very pleased."


The carpet landed in a canyon of some sort. The others looked around, but where confused.

"Is something supposed to be here?" asked Tyson.

Aladdin looked shocked. "They took the key! Oh no! We can't get in now!"

Reyna looked down in sympathy for Aladdin. At first, she thought that she had been imagining the sinking feeling around her, but she could definitely see her feet being pulled into the sand. She looked around to see the other trying to fight as the sand sucked them under. Reyna could hear a voice distantly, as if being said far away, as she was dragged under.

"Won't you join us?"


Nightshroud: First part of Agrabah is finished! The next part will have two battles! Woohoo! I hope you liked. Throw me a review k?

Next chapter: All Out Battle!: Rumble in the Cave of Wonders