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Recap:

"Nadira, where is this presence thing?" Aladdin asked as he turned around multiple times. Nadira let out a little laugh. "What?" he asked. She gently turned his head in the opposite direction. "See it now?" she asked. Aladdin stared at what stood before him "No way!" he stammered. "The city of the myth!" he said in pure wonderment.

The city was enchanting. He looked at the stunning architecture. Every tower stood proudly, not a single one was unembellished. Each one was gold or silver with jewels encrusted in rooves and domes. He spied the Amulet Tower, dazzling brightly with sapphires and aquamarines.

"Shall we explore?" asked Nadira. "Let's!" agreed Aladdin, as the two entered the city.

Chapter 13:

Aladdin and Nadira cautiously walked through the city. Aladdin couldn't believe that the myth was true. Wow, it's like every building here belongs to a sultan! He thought in awe.

"This place is amazing!" said Nadira "I caught a glimpse of it earlier "But I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me!" the pair stopped for a moment, simply looking at their surroundings. Aladdin began to walk again, pausing ever so often to just look at each building individually.

"Look over there!" squealed Nadira in excitement, pointing at what appeared to be a palace at the end of the city. Aladdin looked at it. It definitely wasn't huge, nothing like the palace in Agrabah, but stunning all the same.

It was one wide tower with a singular dome, covered in jewels of every colour and kind, picking up the light and casting a glow everywhere. A terrace surrounded the palace, and all along it were intricate designs painted with vibrant colours.

"It's breathtaking!" Nadira said with a sigh. "Let's have a closer look!" she shrieked excitedly, dragging Aladdin by the arm.

"Dad, where is Aladdin?" Tali asked worriedly. "He went for a walk" his father said nonchalantly. "That doesn't worry you?" she asked in annoyance. "No, why should it?" he said. Tali shook her head "If Jasmine disappeared here, I think it is safe to say, this place ain't safe!" she said angrily. "Calm down Tali!" Cassim said as calmly as he could. "Aladdin will be back soon."

"Dagger, papyrus, rock!" yelled Genie and Iago. "Dagger!" yelled Iago, "Papyrus!" yelled Genie at the same time. "That doesn't look like a dagger!" Genie said, pointing at Iago's wing. "Perhaps I should stick it in your eye and you'd find out!" squawked Iago. Abu ran up to the pair. Abu began signalling something with his hands "What is it now ya silly little chimp?" Iago asked bossily.

Abu continued to move strangely and shrieking loudly. "He says Tali want's us!" guessed Genie. "How can you understand this lowly primate's nonsensical actions?" Iago asked loudly. Abu looked at him angrily and slapped Iago before walking over to Tali. Iago rubbed his check where Abu had slapped him. Genie laughed "I bet you understood that action!"

Genie and Iago joined the others. "So Tali, what did you want?" Genie asked. "Guys! Doesn't anyone besides me realise that Aladdin has been missing for just over an hour now?" she said worriedly. The others were silent for a moment.

"Ok, then let's start looking for him! All together now!" said Cassim. Cassim and Tali mounted their horses. The others jumped on carpet and followed behind them.

Jasmine lay awake in her cell. Jafar's words echoed in her head. "But it won't be an ordinary marriage, oh no, just you wait my little desert bloom!" She couldn't believe it. Tears sprung to her eyes, she couldn't fight them back. Slowly her tears became uncontrollable sobs.

Jafar and Mozenrath paced the throne room. "Jafar, this plan of yours…Bounding Jasmine to you by a slave spell? I don't get how this works!" Mozenrath said in frustration.

Jafar shook his head from side to side "You fool!" he said "By performing the slave spell from Jasmine to me, it will bind her actions with mine, with me as the controller and her to be controlled, anything I say she will do, knowing she doesn't want to do it, of course, but she will under the spell!" he said with a cunning laugh.

Mozenrath still looked sceptical "And the street rat?" he asked. "When Aladdin gets here, which he will, after I make him fetch me the amulet, I will order his precious Jasmine to kill him, since by being a Genie, I can't" he said with a grunt.

Mozenrath considered Jafar's plans. "Mozenrath! Quick come with me!" he said as he disappeared down one of the palace halls. Mozenrath followed him immediately. "Where are we going and why?" he asked.

Jafar stopped and stood directly in front of Mozenrath. "You fool! Nadira and Aladdin are here!" he announced.

"Come on Aladdin!" Nadira said as she raced ahead of him. The pair reached the front steps of the palace terrace. "Are you sure we should be doing this?" asked Aladdin as he walked up the stairs with her. "What? It's not like there's anyone here besides you and me, no one comes to this desert anymore!" she said gleefully.

Aladdin began to calm down as he and Nadira looked around the lavish throne room. "Ooh" Nadira said breathily. Aladdin looked curiously at the objects that adorned the room. Gold was strewn everywhere, on everything. "Come one let's keep looking!" Nadira said excitedly. Aladdin and Nadira walked into a narrow passageway leading to a flight of winding stairs.

Nadira leaped up the stairs gracefully with Aladdin following behind. "Wait up!" he yelled with a laugh.

Jafar and Mozenrath emerged from the other side of the corridor. Jafar curled his fingers around his snake staff tightly. He ushered the feeling of absolute triumph to remain inside of him After all, I have not won yet! But I will He thought cunningly.

"Jafar! Let's strike!" hissed Mozenrath as he stepped in the direction of the stairs. "Not yet!" Jafar hissed back "First Nadira must do her part, to make my job with Jasmine easier" he said confidently. Mozenrath sensed what was coming, a slow smile spread across his lips. "Let the games begin!" he declared in a whisper.

Nadira and Aladdin continued up the narrow passageway, which got narrower as it went along. "Aladdin," Nadira said quietly. Aladdin stopped to look at her "What is it?" he asked. Nadira breathed deeply for a moment.

"I have…something to tell you" she said in a soft voice. "Go on," said Aladdin. "Ok, well, since that day you left…well, I just, couldn't stop thinking about you! I saw you everywhere, in my dreams and even when I was wide awake, I just…" she stopped herself as if to bite back words. She looked at him intensely, her eyes locking with his.

Jasmine lay in the cellar. She thought she heard voices, she thought she'd heard Aladdin's voice. I must be imagining things, it's just an illusion!she though wistfully as she stared at the narrow stairway.

Suddenly a shadow from the torchlight came into view. Jasmine sat up straight immediately, in fear that it was Jafar or Mozenrath. But, there was something different about this shadow. Instead of the tall stiff shape of Jafar or Mozenrath, this shadow was delicately curved.

Nadira stared at Aladdin, wordlessly. Aladdin looked at her strangely. She began to near him, slowly he walked away from her by continuing up the stairs. Nadira was to quick for him though. She got in front of him like a tiger. Quickly she pulled him towards her and placed her lips on his.

Jasmine saw the shadow get closer, but this time it was joined with another shadow. She rubbed her eyes and squinted, to make sure she wasn't just dreaming it. Then the two figures appeared from the darkness of the stairway and appeared in front of her.

"Aladdin!" she screamed. She stared at the sight of him, rejoicing silently. Then she noticed Nadira, who still had her lips locked with his.