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Recap:
Nadira's eyes flashed and an odd gleam entered them. Tali eyed her suspiciously "Who are you?" she asked carefully. Nadira smiled,
"I am Princess Jasmine," she replied.
Chapter 18:
Tali stared at the girl claiming to be Jasmine. Nadira narrowed her eyes to meet Tali's. "You have some doubts?" she asked. Tali couldn't quite meet her gaze. "How do I know you're her?" she asked cautiously.
"You don't," replied Nadira "You just have to trust me on that, because as far you're concerned, how do I know your Aladdin's sister? I didn't even know he had a sister,"
Tali breathed deeply. "You right, we've never met, so we don't know each other," she answered. "Exactly," whispered Nadira.
Jafar stood at a corner of the city, fuming in anger. "We must find this intruder!" he declared angrily. "You don't say," said Mozenrath sarcastically.
Jafar spun around, his emotionless eyes glaring at Mozenrath. "I repeat, Stop questioning me!" hissed Jafar.
"I didn't," Mozenrath replied bluntly. Jafar neared him his dark figure towering over Mozenrath's smaller frame.
"Your forgetting, Jafar, You wouldn't be here without me, I brought you here, I found the lamp, It was all me!" he yelled, his voice filled with fury.
"That may well be the casein your eyes, but had I not have been in the Realm of Mists when you needed me, you would never be here!" Jafar yelled. He paused, and then lowered his voice,
"Let's just find this intruder," he hissed.
Tali stood silently. She felt slightly startled. She hadn't expected to run into Princess Jasmine so quickly. Nadira tilted her head. "What is it?" she asked expectantly. Tali shook her head in thought "What is what?" she asked.
"I can tell you find this hard to believe, frankly so do I, I still can't believe I was in er…Agrabah one day, and here the next" said Nadira.
"So, um what happened? How did you get here, where is Aladdin?" questioned Tali. Nadira paused for a moment, looking deep in thought.
"I don't know where Aladdin is, yet I feel his presence," she said dramatically "I don't know how I got here, everything is a complete shock. I do wish I knew"
Tali swallowed, unsure of what to say "One thing I must get straight first, did you cheat on Aladdin?" she said, posing the question nervously.
Nadira looked her, the look on her deep brown eyes softening "Never, I would never do that! I love him!" she replied vehemently. Tali looked down, avoiding Nadira's striking gaze.
Nadira noticed the uncertainty in Tali's face and smiled to herself. Tali looked up, and her smile disappeared.
"You know," said Nadira "I think I may have something that could help us er…find Aladdin, just wait right here, and I'll be back," she concluded. Tali looked at her worriedly but nodded.
"Wait, right here," ordered Nadira as she turned to leave. "Ok, I'll be right here," nodded Tali obediently. Nadira spun around and departed. Once her back was faced to Tali, a triumphant smile spread across her face.
Tali glanced uneasily at the hall where the girl had departed. There isjust something odd about her, I can feel it, she thought worriedly as she returned to her original train of thought, spells, that's it, I've got to keep looking for spells!
Tali turned to the shelves and sifted through several scrolls. "A spell will kill the hated, and rid the enemy, but a spell must also be broken to set a person free," she muttered quietly.
I don't even know what I am looking for let alone what I have to cast it on! She thought exasperatedly. Suddenly a scroll slid off the shelves and down a long winding staircase.
Great! Thought Tali Like there aren't enough staircases in this place. Jasmine told me to stay right here, but…I need to go after that scroll! She thought quickly.
Gathering a few spells in her arms, she made her way down the stairs.
Nadira laughed maliciously as she walked out of the palace and towards the amulet tower, hoping to spot Jafar. Stupid girl, she thought, she really believed I was Jasmine!
Nadira heard sounds in the distance, she turned towards the horizon, which was slowly panning across the sky in a deep crimson and blue, creating the allure that surrounded the desert.
The sounds became clear, and were recognizable as the voices of Mozenrath and Jafar. She quickly walked towards the arguing men.
"Oh look, It's your little slut Jafar, heading this way!" mocked Mozenrath. Nadira glared at him.
"At least I can accomplish things, unlike a certain sorcerer who couldn't even trap Aladdin!" she shot back angrily.
"What is it Nadira?" Jafar asked impatiently. "Yes, what have you done this time?" questioned Mozenrath "Found more lonely men by any chance?"
"Enough, Mozenrath!" yelled Jafar "Continue, Nadira" Nadira smiled smuglyat Mozenrath who grimaced in return.
"Well to answer both of you, I have done something great!" she answered triumphantly. Mozenrath smirked in her direction.
"I found the intruder," she finished. A wicked smile spread across Jafar's lips. Mozenrath's jaw dropped. Nadira tilted her head and smiled again.
"Excellent Nadira, at least I have someone who can do things!" praised Jafar "Show me to the intruder!" he ordered.
Tali continued to wander down the dark passageway. God it's dark, I hope I haven't lost that scroll, I may need it! She thought desperately.
Suddenly she reached the end of the staircase and entered a torch lit corridor with cells at both sides. She spied the scroll a few feet ahead. She scampered forward and bent to retrieve the spell.
Just then she noticed a face that she'd been searching for.
"Aladdin!" screamed Tali. Aladdin looked ahead to see Tali standing there. He got off the floor and ran to the bars of the cell. "Tali, I don't believe it! How did you get here? How are the others?" he asked, sounding happy and worried at the same time.
Tears streamed down Tali's face as she rushed to the bars and reached for his hands. "Their ok, everyone is ok, I just hope your ok!" she cried hysterically.
He squeezed her hands "I'm fine, I'm with Jasmine, We're ok too," he said turning to face Jasmine who sat at the back of the cell, gazing upon the reunion. He ran to Jasmine.
"Jasmine, that's Tali! I told you about her before! That's her!" he said excitedly. Jasmine smiled widely and ran up to the bars with him. Tali looked puzzlingly towards Jasmine.
"Tali, Aladdin told me everything, I'm so glad he found you, this is unbelievable!" she cried happily. Aladdin noted the strange look on his sister's face. "What's wrong Tali?" he asked worriedly.
"I already met Jasmine," answered Tali. Jasmine looked at her furrowing her brow "What do you mean? We've never met before," she answered.
"But I was in the room with the cauldron, when this beautiful girl told me she was Jasmine!" she said wonderingly. Aladdin's eyes widened "Tali, that was not Jasmine, that was Nadira, she was trying to trick you!" he answered, with Jasmine nodding behind him.
Tali gasped, her eyes widening at the thought of what she may have unknowingly revealed to Nadira. Oh no! She told me to wait right there…but why…
"Aladdin, I think Nadira went to get Jafar!" exclaimed Tali.
Jafar and Mozenrath followed behind Nadira to the spells room. Mozenrath entered first, striding ahead of Nadira. He glanced around the room and smirked "There is no one here," he declared arrogantly.
"That stupid girl, she must have run off!" said Nadira. "Nadira, are you sure you saw someone!" questioned Jafar sharply.
"Yes," she replied snappily "She was here! She claimed to be Aladdin's sister, her name was Tali, she was a young teenager and she was snooping around here!"
"Sure Nadira, sure," answered Mozenrath sarcastically. Nadira shot a burst of wind from her hand, which threw Mozenrath hard against a wall.
"What was that for?" he yelled irately. "No reason, no, wait, you're the reason." She answered haughtily.
"Enough you two! Am I the only capable of achieving anything around here!" bellowed Jafar. He turned to Nadira
"Nadira, I believe you, for now I see the one flaw in our plans!" said Jafar.
Tali began to shake all over, suddenly realizing the grave danger she may have put everyone in. "Why did she pick me? Why did she pick me?" mumbled Tali.
"Why did who pick you?" asked Aladdin. Tali explained everything quickly, about Farah, the poem and how she had found them. "That's amazing!" said Jasmine. "But I can't do it!" whimpered Tali.
Jasmine reached for Tali's hand and held it tightly. "Tali, I feel like I know you, after everything Aladdin has told me about you, so it's not just Farah who has faith in you, but I do as well!" she said warmly.
Tali looked at Jasmine, whose dark eyes appeared so truthful, so genuine, that Tali felt a pang of hope. "Do-do you mean it?" she asked shakily. "Of course I do," Jasmine said gently. "I know you can," said Aladdin.
Tali turned to her brother. Aladdin smiled at her "Tali, We may only have found each other recently, after having spent so much of our life apart, but if there is one thing I know, and have no doubts about, and that's that you're my sister," he said.
Tali's eyes filled with tears, she saw the look on her brother's face. A look of confidence, yet Tali could see further, she knew he was scared, he could never say it, but she knew it was true. Only she understood what he meant by what he'd justsaid.
"Alright, I'll do my best," she said determinedly. Tali put the spells on the ground. "Ok, the poem mentioned this, A spell will kill the hated, and rid the enemy, but a spell must also be broken, to set a person free. I know who the enemies are, but who am I supposed to set free?"
Aladdin and Jasmine looked at each other confusedly. "I don't get it, no one is trapped, I mean Jasmine and I are, but by bars, not by a spell" said Aladdin in a puzzled tone.
Tali frowned. "There must be something! It sounds pretty vital to me," Tali said thoughtfully. Jasmine sat there quietly, appearing to be deep in concentration
"What is it Jasmine?" asked Aladdin. "Do you remember before when Jafar said 'You said you'd be my wife and now you are' he said that after I fell to the floor unconscious," said Jasmine.
Aladdin nodded "I don't get it thought, what does that mean?" he asked. "I could be wrong, but I think Jafar put a spell on me" said Jasmine.
Aladdin and Tali looked at her in wonderment. "Ok, here's my thought, Jafar also said this to youearlier 'In a moment I will do something that will guarantee that you will get me the amulet right?" said Jasmine.
"Yeah…" said Aladdin skeptically "Well that was the moment Mozenrath yelled something out, which I can't recall, he yelled it out a few times and I fell to the ground and that's all I can remember" said Jasmine.
Tali scratched her head I thought. "It doesn't quite make sense, yet…" she said trailing off as she began to search through the spells again.
"But how does what Jafar did to you, possibly, mean I will get him the amulet?" asked Aladdin. Jasmine shrugged her shoulders "That's the part I don't get," she answered.
Tali eyes scanned the dozens of scrolls she had found. Summoning spells…transforming spells…memory charms…slave binding spells…wait a minute…slave binding spells?
"Guys look at this!" she said excitedly. Aladdin and Jasmine turned to read the spell that read:
Slave Spell
This spell binds two humans together.
One human is the commander, the other is the slave.
The purpose of the spell is to create a link between a being of power, which cannot carry out its strengths on its own. This spell will cause it to seize all control of the being that is binded as the slave.
The commander may posses cosmic powers, such as a genie, that do not allow it to conduct certain forms of magic, such as bringing back of the dead the killing of another being, thus, finding a slave to be bound with and be able to command power through them.
This does not affect the commander and can now able to perform the magic that was previously forbidden, through orders to their slave, which now hold no power of their own and will perform the task commanded, consciously, even If against their will.
The spell must be read by a being other than those to be commander and slave.
They must read this, three times:
"Combine the chosen souls, one is the commander the other is the slave"
The slave may experience unconsciousness and pain but will return to a normal state shortly after the spell.
Tali, Aladdin and Jasmine looked up at each other. "I remember now! That's what Mozenrath said! He said 'Combine the two souls, one as the commander the other as the slave'!" exclaimed Jasmine.
"So this means, Jafar has control of Jasmine's actions, and even if she doesn't want to do it, she will?" Aladdin asked worriedly. Tali nodded "That's how it seems," she said disappointedly.
"But that means…" said Jasmine, her voice trailing into her thought. "What?" asked Aladdin and Tali in unison. "Normally, Genies can't kill, since it is rule of the lamp, but now, by making me his slave…Jafar can!"
"What's your plan now?" sneered Mozenrath. "Mozenrath, This girl claiming to be Aladdin's sister, obviously has come here, with hopes of freeing Aladdin and Jasmine from my powerful grasp, right?" asked Jafar gruffly.
"Right," said Nadira. "She has also managed to see past the spell we put on the city that made it only visible to Aladdin and Jasmine, Mozenrath, tell me how did she do this?" he asked, superiority clear in his voice.
"Well…" began Mozenrath "She has a higher power working for her! That's why!" Jafar hissed evilly. Nadira nodded approvingly.
"And seeing as this powerful being has already led her into the city, no doubt, that when Nadira left her in the spells room, whatever it is that is guiding her, led her to Aladdin and Jasmine!" exclaimed Jafar.
"So you're saying…" said Nadira, Jafar nodded "That is where our intruder is, she must have found Aladdin and Jasmine!" he hollered victoriously "Well, what are we waiting for! Let's go!"
Jasmine sat in shock. Most of what had happened was becoming frighteningly clear now. Aladdin stared at the ground, partly dumbfounded and partly disbelieving, whereas Tali remained in deep thought as she went through the spells.
"Well…ummm, at least we know that there must be some sort of way to break the spell, it is in the prophecy Farah made!" said Tali hopefully. Aladdin looked up "Yeah, I suppose…" he said thoughtfully.
"Here," said Tali, handing over a stack of scrolls to him "Look through these and tell me if you findanything to break the spell" she said as she looked into the corridor.
"What are you looking at?" asked Aladdin. "I've got a weird feeling right now... I need to find something to bust you guys out of this cell" she said quietly.
"How are you going to do that?" asked Aladdin. Tali grinned "I was a street rat remember? I'll improvise!" she said playfully as she scampered off. Aladdin smiled She's so stubborn, definitely my sister!
Aladdin sat there going through the spells, hoping to find the key they needed, so far nothing seemed to work. Jasmine helped him, and they tried to eliminate spells that were definitely no use to them.
Suddenly Aladdin caught sight of a spell. "Jasmine look!" said Aladdin.
It read:
Genie Destruction Spell
"Wazir sure had a lot of power," Aladdin muttered under his breath as he continued to read.
This spell can be used to destroy a Genie that possesses phenomenal or cosmic power.
This spell cannot destroy Genies that are free from their lamps.
Only Genie's still binded to the lamp can are able to be killed by this spell.
This must be said three times:
DESTRUA ALIAMENTIZONE DI QUESTO GER'KLO GENIE
This will kill a genie, but cannot kill a freed genie.
"I don't believe it!" said Jasmine, who looked mildly startled "Does this mean we have found a way to kill Jafar?" she asked. "I think so!" said Aladdin.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't the street rat and the princess plotting the death of a being more powerful than themselves!" exclaimed a new voice.
They looked up to see Jafar standing in front of them, Nadira and Mozenrath stoodat either of his sides. "I find it so…incredibly amusing, when you mere humans think you can overthrow me!" he yelled, bursting out into wicked laughter.
Aladdin and Jasmine remained quiet. "So, where is she?" hissed Jafar. "Who?" asked Aladdin. Nadira strode forward "Oh don't play dumb...even though you look so cute when you do it...you know we're talking about your stupid sister!" she said with a laugh.
"I don't have a sister," Aladdin said through gritted teeth. Ok, When do I do the spell…he thought. "Very funny," sneered Jafar "But you were never that good at lying, street rat"
Jasmine nudged him. Aladdin understood her without spoken words. Ok I guess I should say the spell now! He thought determinedly.
Aladdin began the spell "DESTRUA ALIA—" Suddenly Tali burst out from the shadows of the dungeon "STOP!" she screamed. Everyone in thedungeon turned to her. "Why?" yelled Aladdin in frustration.
"Because if you read that spell, and kill Jafar," said Tali, breathing hard, "Then you'll kill Jasmine too!"