Chapter 2: Movie Night and Teleportation

Third Person's POV

As the film started to play, music started playing and the screen showed purple smoke rising up with fire in the background. It soon showed the title on the screen, and an Arabian man known as the Peddler riding on a camel started singing as the film started showing the Arabian desert;

Oh, I come from a land, from a far away place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense.
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home

A sandstorm began forming as the Peddler sang while continuing to ride on with his camel;

When the wind's from the east
And the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down
Stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night

The Peddler sang as the screen gave a good view to the royal palace of the Sultan and the city of Agrabah:

Arabian Nights like Arabian days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways

In the city, pyro man placed a flaming stick in his mouth, and opened it to see the flames and smoke come out. The Peddler continued to sing as his camel's legs started to wobble with each step;

Arabian Nights 'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
Could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes

And with that, the camel collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and the Peddler slid off, making a pose. He then turned to the screen and said,

"Ah! Salaam, and good evening to you, worthy friend. Please, please, come closer."

The screen then zooms in really close on his face, making him say with his face all squished up,

"Too close. a little too close."

The girls started giggling in response and the Peddler pulled his face away from the screen. He then said while running back to his camel and setting up his own shop, ready to make a sale,

"There. Welcome to Agrabah, city of mystery, of enchantment...and the finest merchandise this side of the river Jordan, on sale today. Come on down."

The screen comes closer to his shop and the Peddler says with a chuckle while showing off his merchandise,

"Look at this! Yes, combination hookah and coffee maker. Also makes juliene fries. Will not-"

Suddenly, his contraption fell apart and he said with dismay, "It broke."

The girls giggled in response and Natalie said, "He's so funny!"

Jenna said, "I know! And to think, he and the Genie were both played by the great Robin Williams. Such a talent."

Victoria and Danielle nodded in agreement as the Peddler said while pulling out a small box,

"Ooohhh! Look at this! I have never seen one of these intact before. This is the famous Dead Sea Tupperware. Listen."

He pries the lid of the box open and makes a raspberry sound.

The girls smirked as the Peddler said, "Ah, still good."

The camera then panned to the right as if to leave, and the Peddler hurries over to it and cries out,

"Wait don't go! I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare. I think then, you would be most rewarded to consider...this."

The Peddler then pulls a magic lamp out from his sleeve. The girls looked on in surprise as the Peddler explained while showing off the magical element,

"Do not be fooled by its common place appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts."

Victoria said, "We all know that's true."

The girls nodded in response as the camera panned to the left in an attempt to leave. But the Peddler said, stopping it and explaining further,

"This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man who like this lamp was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough."

The Peddler then poured some shiny sand from the lamp into his hand and threw it into the sky, forming a starry nightscape as began to tell the story,

"Perhaps you would like to hear the tale? It begins on a dark night, where a dark man waits, with a dark purpose."

The scene soon takes the viewers out into the middle of the desert where a tall, dark man named Jafar was sitting on his horse, waiting for someone to arrive. He was a middle aged man with a twisty beard, wearing a red and black robe, with a matching turban on his head. Alongside him was his colorful pet parrot named, Iago.

The man that he was waiting for named, Gazeem soon arrived. He was a small, pudgy man with black hair and a long mustache, and was wearing rags.

Gazeem jumped off of his horse, and Jafar said to him in a quiet yet sinister tone with a glare,

"You...are late."

Gazeem said to him with a small salute, "A thousand apologies, O patient one."

Jafar asked "You have it, then?"

Gazeem answered while pulling out half the beetle-looking medallion, "I had to slit a few throats to get it."

Jafar reaches out to take it, but Gazeem yanked it back and demanded,

"Ah, ah, ahhh! The treasure!"

But Jafar's pet parrot, Iago flew over and snatched the medallion out Gazeem's hand, causing the short man to shout,

"Ouch!"

Iago flew over to his master and dropped the medallion into his hand. Jafar said in a mock reassuring voice,

"Trust me, my pungent friend. You'll get what's coming to you."

Iago repeated with a squawk, "What's coming to you! Awk!"

Gazeem watched in awe as Jafar pulled out the second half of the medallion and connected them together. Soon, the beetle-like medallion started glowing, and it flew out of Jafar's hand much to his amazement and scaring his horse. The magical medallion flew off, causing Jafar to shout while pointing to it,

"Quickly, follow the trail!"

And he and Gazeem gave chase on their horses, with Iago flying right above them. Jafar shouts to his horse while continuing to follow the magical medallion,

"FASTER!"

They continued to follow until the magic medallion reached a large dune. It separated into two and the halves plunged into the dune, leaving two glowing points of light on the dune. But suddenly, the dune began to rise up, transforming into a giant lion's head, with the glowing points serving as the eyes.

Both Jafar and Gazeem stepped back and watched on in astonishment, as heir horses stood up, knocking Gazeem off of his. The cave then opened up his mouth as Jafar said with joy,

"At last, after all my years of searching, the cave of wonders!"

Iago squawked "Awk! Cave of Wonders!"

Gazeem said in astonishment, "By Allah!"

Jafar then grabbed Gazeem by his tunic and instructed in a sinister tone,

"Now, remember! Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine!"

He then shoved Gazeem, causing his head wrap to fall over his face. The short thief removed it from his face, and gave out a sinister chuckle.

Iago squawked "Awk, the lamp! Awk, the lamp!"

But as soon as he and Jafar were alone, the parrot spoke up in normal English,

"Jeez, where'd ya dig this bozo up?"

Jafar put his finger to his lips and shushes him. They watch on from a distance as Gazeem walked up to the cave of wonders. As soon as he reached the cave, he saw the bottom of the cave turn into a bunch of stairs. When Gazeem attempted to go down the steps, he was blown away by the roar of the cave's speech,

"Who disturbs my slumber?"

Gazeem answered nervously as he bowed down to the cave, "It is I, Gazeem. A humble thief."

The cave of wonders advises the short thief,

"Know this. Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough."

Gazeem looked back at Jafar with a questioning look, but Jafar ordered to him,

"What are you waiting for? Go on!"

Gazeem hesitated, but soon moved one foot inside of the cave. With great apprehension, he placed one foot down on one of the steps, bracing himself for the worst. But nothing happens. With a sigh of relief, Gazeem continued his trek down the stairs. However, the cave of wonders soon gave a mighty roar. Gazeem attempted to run out of the cave, but instead, the cave of wonders it's lion mouth shut on the thief.

Jafar shouted in anger, "NO!"

The dune collapsed back to normal and the two medallion halves rolled back down to Jafar, as the cave of wonders echoed,

"Seek beyond the diamond in the rough..."

The only ones that remained were Jafar and his parrot. Iago soon unburied himself from the sand, coughed up some sand and said,

"I can't believe it. I just don't believe it. We're never going to get a hold of that stupid lamp! Just forget it. Look at this. Look at this. I'm so ticked off that I'm molting."

The parrot then flew up to Jafar and dropped the two halves of the medallion into his hand as he said to calm his pet,

"Patience, Iago. Patience. Gazeem was obviously less than worthy."

Iago landed onto Jafar's shoulder and said sarcastically,

"Oh, there's a big surprise! That's an incred-I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise! What're we gonna do? We got a big problem here, a big prob-"

Jafar pinched Iago's beak shut and said, thinking of a plan,

"Yes, we do. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this...diamond in the rough."

While watching the scene unfold, Danielle said with a groan, "Oh! I absolutely hate Jafar!"

Natalie said in agreement, "Same, he's nothing but a cowardly snake!"

Victoria added, "Yeah, and while Iago has reformed in the sequels, he is still pretty obnoxious."

Jenna then said while munching on some popcorn, "But still, it sure would be fun to be in that movie ya know."

The girls nodded in agreement as Victoria said, "Yeah, and to meet all of the characters like Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and Genie."

Natalie said with a sigh, "Yeah, I wish that could happen."

Danielle said in agreement, "Me too."

About a moment later, Victoria asked, "Hey, Nattie. Did you pause the movie?"

Natalie asked with a raised brow, "No, why?"

Victoria answered, "Well, I think it froze."

Natalie asked in a surprised tone, "What?"

And she picked up the TV remote and started hitting the play button to try to un-pause it.

While this was going on, Danielle asked, "What happened?"

Jenna said, suggesting an idea, "Maybe the disc is scratched."

Natalie said denying that statement, "No, that can't be. I got this DVD for my birthday last year, and it hasn't been opened until today."

Victoria suggested, "Maybe there's something wrong with the TV."

Natalie said with a curios tone, "Perhaps."

And she walked over to investigate her flat screen TV. However, while she was looking at her TV, suddenly, a huge light shined from her TV into her face. Natalie screamed out in pain as she was temporarily blinded.

Victoria cried out as she and Jenna pulled their friend away from the TV, "Nattie!"

Jenna asked with panic, "What's happening?!"

Danielle exclaimed as she pointed to Natalie's glowing crystal necklace, "Natalie! You're necklace! It's glowing!"

Natalie opened her eyes and looked down to her chest to see her necklace glowing. Victoria pointed out as she looked at Jenna's crystal necklace,

"Jenna! Your's is glowing too!"

Jenna exclaimed as she looked down at her crystal necklace, "What?!"

Natalie then said as she felt the house starting to shake, "Um, guys! whatever you do, hold onto each other! I'll explain everything later!"

All four of the girls held onto each other as Jenna said,

"Hang on tight everybody! This is gonna be a bumpy ride!"

Natalie, Danielle, Jenna, and Victoria let out a huge scream, "AAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

As the huge light absorbed them and sucked them into the TV, causing them to black out.