Riku had been walking for what felt like days, dispatching Heartless left and right with little time to rest. He was exhausted and stumbling constantly, eyes heavy and body weary. Another swarm had surrounded him as he summoned his Keyblade and stood to fight. "I'm never gonna make it out of here if it keeps up like this..." he swung weakly at the first shadow that jumped him, and missed. Clawing deeply into his back, he let out a weak scream of pain as he knelt down, the rims of his vision began to darken as the Heartless were suddenly dispersed. A Corridor Of Darkness appeared and Luxu began to tread towards him, hood up as he cackled knowingly.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen! How does it feel being knocked off your pedestal, guardian?"

"That voice... I thought we killed you!" Riku's voice trembled as he knew what was coming next.

"I was recompleted, just like the others. And lo and behold, the Master's plan worked like a charm! My role is almost complete, I just have to do a few more things before that happens..." Luxu gesticulated as he made his speech, summoning his Keyblade and raising it above his head, ready to strike. Riku's final thoughts were on the safety of Jayson and Kairi, hoping for the best as everything became dark around him.

After being pushed enough by the Genie, Jayson shoved his arms away and began walking towards the palace gate. Hearing some incoherent speech on the other side before the vast doors swung open with a silent scraping, revealing the amazing courtyard beyond. Surprisingly there was a garden and grass growing exceptionally well in the sweltering desert heat, with a fountain in the center, made of a golden copper. The path led around both sides of the fountain towards the grand open palace, marble and jade and silks adorned the glassless windows and walls. Purple banners bearing a stylized lamp hung near the top. A detail Jayson failed to notice out in the town proper.

"Weeeeeell, you gonna sit there gawking or are we gonna get this problem solved? Tally hooooooo!" The genie began appearing all around the courtyard, stopping just before the entrance pointing into the door, striking a pose. As they entered the palace was in a state of grand disarray, people running everywhere and nowhere trying to organize for something. Everyone bowed when Genie passed them, giving wary looks towards Jayson, which he returned with equal intensity. As they made their way into a large throne room, a man stood up from his position and began to walk towards Genie, arms outstretched and a smile on his patchy face. His skin was a dark tan from years of being under the sun, with a large white turban and robes to match.

"Genie! I'm so glad you're alright! Jasmine and I were worried that you had fallen to the Heartless... and who is this? More help for us? We could use it, but I'm not sure where we could put him..." the Genie teleported behind the man and began to massage his shoulders and pinch his cheeks.

"Oh Al old buddy old pal, you wouldn't believe the time I had taking those things out! Luckily I ran into this boy, he seems to have Sora's you know what that's useful for slaying the Heartless. What a find, amirite?" He whipped around Aladdin and began to shake Jayson's shoulders violently, causing his hood to fall down, revealing to the two of them his blue hair. Jayson quickly pushed himself away and pulled the hood back up... after realizing how useless that was given that Sora had been here he pulled the hood down and took the mask off.

"I guess it's useless to try and hide it, my name is Jayson and I'm a keyblade wielder like Genie said. I came here because your world called out to me, it's in danger of falling to darkness."

"Wouldn't be the first time, whenever Sora came around we knew that something was up." Aladdin smiled softly as he put a hand to his heart. Jayson tilted his head.

"You knew Sora, too?" "Just how far does his influence go? What's his connection to... everyone?"

"Oh yeah! Sora's been here plenty of times! Like when Jafar was trying to conquer Agrabah, or that time where he tried to find the Keyhole!" Jayson's head snapped over to the Genie at the mention of the Keyhole, he ran up to him, pumping his fist excitedly, hoping, praying that this would make things easier.

"You know where the Keyhole is?! That's what I'm here for!" Genie and Aladdin looked at each other skeptically, wrapped their arms around each other and turned around, whispering quietly to each other and pointing behind them towards Jayson. After some time they turned back around and Aladdin coughed before speaking again,

"So, you're looking for the Keyhole? What do you plan on doing to it?"

"I plan to seal it, there's a new organization after these worlds, they plan on unsealing the Keyholes and letting the Heartless destroy enter them." Jayson was offended that they suspected him at all, but given that they've dealt with this before, he wasn't surprised. He wasn't ready for Aladdin to rip his robes off, revealing a purple vest and baggy white pants underneath. Scimitar at his side. He smiled widely before walking past Jayson, speaking avidly.

"It's been awhile since I've been out adventuring, come on Genie!"

"Wait! I can't let you get mixed up in this! If you were lost to the heartless, the people here would be losing their ruler."

"That may be true, but this is my world, too. And I won't sit by while the Heartless try to destroy my home! Now let's go!" Jayson couldn't help but smile, he began to follow Aladdin out of the palace and out of the town. They passed by some stores and Aladdin bought some items to help them on their travels. "He's smart, and willing to step in and help, even knowing the risk to himself. No wonder these people chose him as his ruler."

"You coming Jayson!?" Aladdin had already made it to the gates, not realizing that he had stood still thinking about it. He nodded enthusiastically, running towards the gate. "This is going to be the first time I'll be traveling with someone else, this i'll be interesting"As he made it to Aladdin they nodded towards one another and began the long trek towards the Cave of Wonders, towards their next adventure.

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Aladdin: The current ruler of Agrabah, he started out as a street rat and through his courage and bravery was able to steal the heart of the princess Jasmine. He carries his scimitar with him in case he ever has to defend himself.

Cave of Wonders: The hidden location of the Keyhole, it will only open itself to those pure of heart. Or those looking to save the world from sure destruction. Aladdin and Genie are the only two who know of it's true location.