Aida had watched as the guards took Cazeem out of the throne room and towards the dungeon. Anger surged through her. Aladdin left the room, too. So he had really come back just for the Oracle. She had known that he would let Aladdin down. She was very angry at him and herself, for not having insisted, and changed Aladdin's mind. Or maybe she should have kept a closer watch on Cazeem herself. She should have asked Genie to do it. Or have him been followed, or something. Just why did this man have to have used Aladdin to get what he wanted.

Later that day, she climbed down into the dungeons. Razouk was reluctant to let anyone in to see the King of Thieves. He said this man was to remain completely isolated. He was sentenced for life. Aida insisted and said that if she couldn't see the King of Thieves, she would have Razouk removed, and have the King of Thieves go free, if that was what it took for her to talk to him. Finally, Razouk agreed.

"I suppose you're happy. You should probably feel right at home in places like this."she said to him. "I knew you couldn't be trusted. However, I've never been very good at persuading. So I couldn't persuade Aladdin to throw you back on the street where you belong. Or no, you actually don't belong on the street do you? You belong in here."

"You've come to laugh at my misfortune?"

"Why, I believe in a way, I have. Why else would I be here. And as for your misfortune, please. You should be whipped several times a day, and even that would not be enough. This is, after all, what you wanted, what you were after. It was the path you chose. Only you. And I didn't even have to turn you in. You yourself, when you went into the chamber where the gifts are kept. It wasn't I who turned you in. I'm not sure how Razouk managed to know it was you. The man he was speaking didn't know you were here. He just said that you were at a hide out something like that."

"What man?"

"I don't think he should concern you anymore. Nothing should concern you anymore. This is your new world. Not the world of the Fourty Thieves, but this one. I was squeaked through, because I'm the Princess. Outside of that, I don't think you'll be seeing many people. Maybe the guards if they remember to feed you. Hopefully Aladdin won't even try to see you again. You've only caused him so much pain, ever since he found you, and found out what you were, I'm sure. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Perhaps it was for the best that you left your family. They would have been ashamed of you. And I don't think Aladdin would have been proud to turn out like you. He is a good person, not like you. You're garbage, or not even that. You go even lower, I should say."

She got up to leave. Genie was trying to comfort Aladdin, in the rooftop that had been his home before he came to live in the Palace, Jasmine said. She looked very sad.

"You don't suppose Father will let him go if we ask him to, do you, Aida?"she asked.

"I should hope not, Jasmine. It was for the best. Aladdin wanted to give him a second chance. This second chance only proved that he will never change. That he is a bad man."

"But he is Aladdin's father, and he didn't seem like a bad person."

"I guess he's just greedy. And then you have to take into account that he cares for nothing and no one, not even his own son. You see, he didn't hesitate to ruin his wedding again, just for that stupid Oracle. I shouldn't have brought it into the Palace. He only cares about money, and gold, and treasure."

"This is not your fault, Aida. None of it has been your fault. You did not know that Aladdin's father was the King of Thieves and that he was after the Oracle."

"Maybe what we should to is, well, see if we can't send him somewhere else. You know, not have him here, in the Palace, but, maybe my Aunt Fara will agree, though I doubt it, to keep him there. You know, it might be better."

"Yes, I think you're right."

"And, well, we'll just have to stand while Razouk gets his recognition and all that, for catching the King of Thieves."

"Yes."

The next morning, Razouk brought Aladdin in, saying that he had chosen to follow in his father's footsteps.

"I don't think Aladdin chose to follow in that man's footsteps."Aida said. "Besides, I believe you never liked Aladdin, did you, Razouk."

"If you will allow me to speak , Princess, this stree, I mean, Aladdin, was helping the King of Thieves escape, and succeeded, unfortunately, however, I caught him. Now I think he must pay for his crime, and for his father, considering that he allowed him to escape."

Genie told him to take his case to a higher court, and acted as Aladdin's lawyer. The Sultan said that even though he could not overlook Cazeem's crimes, what Aladdin did, he did out of love, and that all was forgiven.

"Well, at least we got rid of him. No more King of Thieves. Not for us, anyway. What did happen to him?"

"He chose to go back to that life."said Aladdin.

"I knew it. You shouldn't have interfered, Aladdin. Jasmine and I were already talking to Father about sending him somewhere else, to pay for his crimes."

"Well, now he can be happy, I guess. He took the Oracle with him."

"What!"

"Yes, he couldn't resist the urge. Before he left, he just had to take it with him. Now he'll be able to find his treasure."

"Oh, dear. And I thought he couldn't sink any lower!"

"Well, now you see he did."

"How horrible. This is absolutely horrible."

They stayed to replan the wedding again, and went out on the balcony.

"I haven't seen Iago. I thought he came back with you."

"No, he went with…him."

"Oh."

A few minutes later, Iago landed came, out of breath, and began to blabber.

"Calm down, Iago, and tell us what's wrong with Aladdin's father."Jasmine told him.

Iago managed to get out that the Fourty Thieves had Cazeem captured, he needed help, and they were going to find the Hand of Midas.

"He chose to go back to that life."Aladdin said angrily.

"That's true."Aida said. "Even if I did believe in second chances, third chances would be too much."

"Al, I know your Dad made a lot of bad choices, but that doesn't mean you have to."Genie told him.

"A good choice would be to forget about him."Aida said.

"Oh, Aida, I think you are being too hard on him."Jasmine told her.

"I am just trying to be just."Aida replied back.

Jasmine convinced Aladdin to help Cazeem, and managed to do it.

"Wait a minute, don't you think you're making a mistake. I mean, things were better when he wasn't around."Aida told them.

"He's Aladdin's father, Aida. After all, would you forgive Father for the wrong choices he made. He did send you to live with Aunt Fara for most of your life. He took Jafar's advice so many times. He wanted me to marry a one of those awful suitors. Wouldn't you forgive him?"

"I…"

Aida thought for a second. Now that she thought it over, she saw that Jasmine was right, and had a point. Her own father wasn't perfect. She looked up and nodded.

"Show me the way."Aladdin told Iago, and everyone climbed on Carpet.