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I do not own any Disney characters, but I do own any ones I've created.

To persian85033:

When the gypsies found Aladdin, he was nowhere near Jasmine. She was still in the desert and he was not, so the dancers didn't even see Jasmine to rescue her. But I do get your point ;)

To catiepie182002:

Thank you for your praise! It's really encouraged me, so thanks again.

To JaFaRcRaZy:

Thank you as well, keep reading and reviewing!

Recap:

Then Jasmine saw something, something she was sure wasn't a mirage. Her eyes were fixed on the dunes about a hundred yards away. What she saw a hundred yards away from her, didn't disappear when she squinted. She continued to stare in complete shock, at a small city, with a tall tower in the centre. A city that had not been there before, a city that had had been submerged under sand for many millenniums.

The city of the myth.

Chapter 5:

Jasmine's mind went blank. Her palms began to shake and she felt numb all over.

"By Allah…" she gasped. Her pain hardly bothered her anymore. She walked, almost as if in a trance, towards the city. As Genie had said, it was not big, she could see the whole city from where she stood. "Oh my…" she said trying to force her mind to believe what her eyes were seeing. The city although small, was magnificent, there were buildings made of marble, and many domes were embellished with gold and silver. In the exact centre of the city, stood the amulet tower, the most impressive building of all, the body of the tower was made of white marble and the dome was silver and covered with sapphires and aquamarines, all dazzling brightly. Succumbing to their curiosity, Jasmine and Aamira rode closer to the mythical city.

"Some Genie you are!" squawked Iago bossily "you can't even tell us if their ok!"

Genie, Iago, Abu and Carpet were in the Hayud Desert. Everyone was seated upon Carpet and thinking about their missing friends. "I told you, I haven't practised serious magic in a long time, this sort of thing doesn't come back to you straight away!" said Genie. Abu remained silent and held his tail tightly for comfort. A group of Nomads on Camels passed by and stopped in front of the quiet group. The man on the tallest camel dismounted. He walked up to the group and looked at them suspiciously. "You look as though you've been travelling awhile," he said without any further indication. Genie nodded, "We just escaped the Sandstorm in the Abia Desert," he said wearily. The man's face donned a surprised expression. "You were in the Abia Desert! NO one goes there anymore, not since the story of Wazir…" he said his voice trailing off. "Listen buddy! That is a complete myth, there's no truth to it, zip, zilch!" snapped Iago flying up to meet the man's face. "Still, one would never want to be there, ever, but especially not last night, the stars were…anyway, we are headed to the town of Efram," he said as he turned to face the other men on Camels "And you, such as ourselves, are travellers, and it is because of this, we are willing to offer help to escort you to Efram" the man said.

"Are you CRAZY?" Iago burst out "What makes you think we need your help anyway? You don't just ask strangers this sort of thing!" he finished. The man did not seem taken aback, but smiled at Iago, "As a nomad, I see many different people, but I can always tell the faces of those in need" he finished. Iago opened his beak to retaliate but Genie magically snapped his beak shut. "We are thankful for your offer, and would like to continue you with you," replied Genie, Carpet flew above them, lifting the silenced Iago and Abu on to him. Genie turned to them and whispered "If we've got any chance of finding Al and Jas, It will be in a town, otherwise he and Jasmine would be here by now!" he turned back to the man "Excuse me kind sir, but what is your name?" he asked. The man smiled to reveal his crooked teeth "My name is Asaf," he replied kindly. "Well, it's been a pleasure doing business with you!" said Genie shaking Asaf's hand vigorously as heswooped above Carpet. "Now carpet, follow Asaf!" he said as they followed the trail of nomads.

Noon had arrived and the day moved along lazily. Aladdin was still in Nadira's carriage, he'd fallen asleep and remembered the last thing she said to him "So you are that Aladdin and Jasmine!" that sentenced replayed in his head constantly. "Yeah, I'm part of 'Aladdin and Jasmine' but where is the other part? Where is Jasmine?" he said quietly to himself. "So handsome, feeling any better yet?" said Nadira appearing in the carriage doorway. She stepped inside and sat next to Aladdin. He looked up at her kohl lined eyes. "I have something to make you feel better" she said as she inched closer to him.

Aladdin drew in a breath. She stood up and went to the far end of her carriage and disappeared behind a curtained area. She reurnedwith a blue bottle in her hands, closed with a sapphire jewel as the lid. She held it up to the light pouring in from her window, and examined it. Aladdin eyed the bottle nervously. "Oh relax handsome, this is a potion to ease pain in the joints, it will help you…really" she said sweetly. Nadira picked up a chalice studded with garnets, and poured several drops of the clear blue liquid in it. She held it up to Aladdin's lips and he drank it slowly. "Now then, how are you feeling otherwise?" she asked as he drank the last of the potion. "Ok, I guess, It's just…I need to find Jasmine" he said. "Oh, I hate to break it to you handsome, but the chances of you finding her now, are well...not so great" she said. Aladdin's heart skipped a beat. He felt failure twinge in his chest, he was supposed to protect her, but now he felt she was lost forever.

Jasmine approached the city cautiously. The closer she got, the more it seemed to glow. "Wow," she marvelled. She'd arrived at the golden gates of the city, carefully she pushed one of the gates and lead Aamira inside. Up close, the city only looked more spectacular than before and still seemed more magical than real.

"So how long are you in Efram for?" asked Aladdin as he wandered around Nadira's carriage. Nadira sat at her vanity, combing her long hair. "My girls and I are here for 2 weeks before we head off again" she said as she put perfume on herself. Aladdin inhaled the scent…it was so familiar. Then he remembered, it was the scent of Jasmine flowers. Nadira stood up from her vanity and walked over to Aladdin. "So, how do I look?" she asked breathily as she wrapped her arms around him from behind.

He felt his heart quicken and his knees shake. He turned to face her, she wore a deep blue belly dancer's top that revealed her entire midriff, with coins that tinkled through movement. Her gypsy pants sat at her hips from a low slung belt which also had coin bells on it. The pants had a slit the size of her leg down the side and tightened again at the ankles. She wore a rectangular face veil that sat underneath her nose but transparent enough, her lips could be seen. Aladdin was stunned. She smiled, "I'll take that as a yes" she pulled off the veil and kissed him full on the lips.

Jasmine walked through the marvellous city. She'd begun to feel very odd, as though someone were following her. She spun around, but nobody was there. She clutched Aamira's reins tightly in fear and continued walking worriedly. Suddenly a shadow appeared next to hers. "What in the…" she turned around but the shadow disappeared. Her palms grew sweaty and she shook in panic. She kept walking,while turning her head around to see what was behind her. Suddenly, without looking, she bumped into something.Jasmine fell backwards and landed on the sand.Shelooked up, and the moment she saw she saw who was standing in front of her mouth went dry.

"Hello Princess," said the voice of Mozenrath.