"Well, see, I don't know how Jafar found out about the lamp. I think it was a legend, or something. Almost nobody believed it. Except for Jafar, that is. Almost like your dad here, and the Hand of Midas."

Aida sighed.

"Don't remind of that, Iago. That was just a big mess."

"Yeah, it was."said Iago. "Anyways, Jafar hired this one thief, saying that he would give him all the treasure in the Cave of Wonders if he got him the two halves of the beetle."

"So did he get the two halves?"

"Well, yeah, that's how he got the Cave, don't you see? The problem was that when we found it, it turned out that only one could enter the cave. That's Al here. So he had the guards bring him to the Palace, dressed himself as an old prisoner, and Al got the lamp, and everyone knows what happened then."

"Jafar was that old prisoner?"

"Well, yeah. The guards thought you had escaped, or that someone had helped you escape. One of the younger guards got fired thanks to you."

"Oh."

"Well, that's about it. Now, I think we better get out of here."

"Yes."said Aladdin. "We better shut this place up."

"Oh no, Aladdin!"said Aida.

"Aida, this place could be dangerous!"

"Well, we could at least check it out."

"No!"

"Why not?"

"This was JAFAR's lab. Jafar!"

"Well, we might put it to good use, couldn't we?"

"Put Jafar's things to good use? No! Now everyone out of here."

Aida was furious with Aladdin. All through the afternoon, she didn't speak to him once. Ali and Sabdullah didn't speak to him, either.

"Don't you see? It's just like something out of a dream."she was telling Francisco, later that night. "You have to help me convince Aladdin. He's going to seal it."

"Well, I don't know if I'll be able to convince Aladdin. But if it means so much to you, I can try."

Meanwhile, Aladdin, was telling Jasmine that he just couldn't believe Iago had kept that secret.

"I mean, after all we've done for him! If I had been someone else, he would have been beheaded, at the very least!"

"Maybe you should try to understand. He probably doesn't want to remember. And he didn't want to upset, either."

"Still, the children discovered that place, and he wanted to keep it a secret! If it hadn't been for Aida finding that ring, we probably would never have found out about it in the first place! And now she wants to go through all those things!"

"Well, you know how my sister is, Aladdin dear. She's a little wild. All right, very wild. And I don't think that anything is going to stop her from going through all that junk. Not even the tightest security. She's always managed to find a way to get what she wants."

"Well, this time she just won't."

The next morning, Francisco tried to convince Aladdin not to seal the old lab.

"Of course, I have no interest in this old lab, but Aida does, and I warn you, Aladdin, none of the sealing is going to stop her."

"Don't tell me you believe in all that magic and all that, too."

"Oh, I don't. However, I just can't say no to Aida."

"Well, you're going to have to. You just never knew Jafar. If you did, you'd agree with me."

"Well, I don't know. So, tell me about this Jafar. Judging from what I've heard he was pretty evil."

"He was a lunatic! You have no idea, Francisco."

"I can see why you want to do this, I think. If you want, we can take the books back with us."

"No, I don't want to risk all that. They might fall into the wrong hands!"

"I think subconsciously, you do believe in everything Aida says. I mean, one would think that you are afraid they might poison your mind."

"Oh, please!"

Iago sat alone, in a sitting room. He didn't want Aladdin to think that he had done all this on purpose. He really hadn't meant to relive the past. Did Aladdin think that he enjoyed this? If there was someone who didn't want the past revisted it was him, after all. Aladdin had no idea what kind of memories this stirred for him. Did he think that it the worse was just having a lamp stolen? Being locked in a dungeon? He remembered having to work for Jafar to work his magic, and having Jafar experiment his magic on him.

"Iago?"he heard Ali's voice.

"What are you doing here, kid? Your father might be a little upset. He might think I'm trying to create another Jafar."

"Who was Jafar?"

"You don't want to know, kid."

"Why is Father mad at you?"

"Because of the lab."

"Why doesn't Father like magic?"

"Long story, kid."

"Why is it a long story?"

Iago sighed.

"Look, kid, why don't you just go outside and play? I don't think anyone is in the mood to be answering your questions. Your aunt is also pretty upset. She's a little mad at your dad."

"Why?"

"Just stop asking questions, kid."

Iago flew away.

Aida was still fuming at Aladdin, while Jasmine and Josefina tried to calm her down.

"I mean, you weren't here, Aida. I understand Aladdin."Jasmne was telling her.

"And you don't think I don't feel that way? It was under Jafar's advice, probably spell, that I was send to my Aunt Fara."

Jasmine was quiet.

Aida looked up.

"Don't you see, Jasmine? See, if only I could find the right book, I know I might be able to find Mother."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you see, if only I could find a way to communicate with the dead."

"Aida, that's not possible."

"You never know it might be."she said, turning to her hands.