A Whole New World- RokuNami
The streets of Agrabah were unusually quiet. It was the middle of the night, and unusually warm, but that didn't really explain it. But whatever the reason, all the worlds inhabitants were safely tucked up in their homes and it was for that reason that no-one ever saw the appearance of a corridor of darkness billow out on one of the rooftops, and a few seconds later two blonde teenagers emerge from its dark depths.
Namine sucked in a breath of the night air. It was only now she realised how stale the air in her white room was, she felt dizzy with all the things she could smell and taste from that one breath. She gave her companion a dazzling smile. The boy felt giddy, and returned the grin with gusto.
"So" he whispered mischievously. "What do you want to do first?"
"I don't know, ueverything/u!" Namine replied gleefully. "There's so much out here! So much space!"
"You've never seen this much?" Roxas asked, confusion evident in his tone.
"No, I've only been alive this way for a week I think, I have no way of telling the time. I can remember bit's of my old life and some cloaked man has told me a few things..."
"You remember your other?" the boy asked in surprise. He was dying to ask more, but Namine had gone. She was peering over the edge of the roof looking with great interest at the deserted street below.
"Can we look around now? Please?" Namine begged.
"Sure, there's a lot of worlds to get to after all" Roxas agreed with a shrug. "But walking is kinda dull don't you think? Let's go find a ride"
"What the heck is that?" Roxas asked poking a disfigured saddle.
"A saddle. For a camel" the merchant replied.
"I want to get this!" Namine declared, stroking a levitating purple and gold rug.
"What is it?" Roxas asked cautiously.
"Ah you're girlfriend has excellent taste!" the merchant said excitedly. "That there is a magic carpet!"
While Roxas stuttered something about not being Namine's boyfriend, the short shop keeper trotted over to where Namine was shaking hands with one of the rugs tassels.
"Finest quality carpet, best spell casters on the job, three of them sent the spell into it, I think one of them died from putting to much magic into the object!"
"Someone udied/u?" Namine gasped, but the man rattled on.
"Now, I wouldn't normally sell it for such a cheap price, in fact I'm practically ugiving/u it away, but for such a pretty lady, I'd sell it for no more or less than 1000 munny" the shopkeeper announced, attempting to sit on the floating carpet but it promptly slid him off so he hit the floor hard.
He glared at the carpet, then leaped back up with his 'sales face' back on.
"What do you say?"
"Can you get it Roxas?" Namine asked.
"For a thousand munny?! Namine-"
"Please? For me?" Namine looked at him beseechingly.
Roxas felt his resolve crumble. "Fiiine" he sighed. "Daylight robbery" he murmured as he passed over the cash.
"It's midnight sir" the merchant replied happily, pocketing Roxas's munny.
"What are you doing open so late anyway?" the teen asked suspiciously.
"Errr...No reason" the Merchant said unconvincingly, his eyes shifting from side to side. He decided against mentioning to them that a member from the worlds equivalent of the Mafia was coming to visit on a tip off that the shop keeper was stocking a certain levitating, decorative mat that he had orders to go to any level to retrieve as said mat would later allow a street rat to escape uninjured from a collapsing cave with the help of a local djinn and the boy would later prevent his world from falling to the darkness. No, they didn't need to know that...
"Okay..." Roxas replied suspiciously. Namine perched happily on the carpet and drifted out of the shop followed swiftly by the blonde boy.
As soon as it got out of the shop, the carpet shot up wards and span in three loop-the-loops in quick succession.
"I think it likes me" Namine said thoughtfully, not the least bit fazed by the quick movement of her transport, while Roxas had a mild panic attack.
"Great, will you get off it?"
"What was the point in buying it if we don't use it? Come one, sit down"
Roxas looked at her doubtfully.
"Please? You can hold on to my hand so I don't fall off if it makes you feel better" Namine offered.
"Okay" Roxas replied swiftly, bouncing onto the carpet next to the girl. She intertwined her fingers with his and opened her mouth to say something when the carpet suddenly shot into motion.
"Wooo!!" both screamed as they shot off towards the stars.
"I've never done anything like this! The worlds so big!"
"And there are a lot of them" Roxas laughed.
I can show you the world He sung easily, managing to keep his voice level as the carpet did a figure of eight. Shining, shimmering, splendid. Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide? I can open your eyes. Take you wonder by wonder. Over sideways and under, on a magic carpet ride
Namine laughed, and the sound was carried away on the wind. Encouraged, Roxas put out the hand not holding Namine's and called up a corridor. The carpet flew straight through it.
A whole new world...
Namine almost cried out with delight. They had traveled out of Agrabah and where now soaring somewhere in the midst of a jungle. It was dark still, and gorgeous blue butterfly's seemed to glow from a nearby tree.
A new fantastic point of view
The carpet twirled them round and round, under twisted roots, past strange exotic animals; panthers, gorillas and rainbow coloured birds.
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
The pair shot past a pair of confused monkey's and into another CoD. As they glided over an old fashioned port and over the ocean, Namine sang in a sweet voice;
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
They weaved in and out of the masts of every boat docked in Port Royal.
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
Another corridor, to dodge the not quite watchful eyes of a pair of guards.
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Roxas joined in again as they circled a snow covered mountain.
Now I'm in a whole new world with you!
It was chinese new year in the Land of the Dragons, and this was the first world they'd seen with more than two people. Having yet to see this many, Namine chanted happily-
Unbelievable sights!
They swept in between the dancers and the leading dragon, considered by all to be just another part of the grand parade. Deftly switching a beautiful comb decorated with a few soft blue flowers with a few munny, Roxas presented his find to Namine.
Indescribable feelings She continued, as he put into her hair.
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
They shot upwards to comply to Namine's song and flew through another portal.
They were circling a grand clock tower in the beautifully lit up city of London. A boy garbed in green sitting on one of its hands waved at them and the fairy next to them stuck out her tongue. They didn't find the boy remotely strange and waved back.
A whole new world!
Namine closed her eyes tight as they plummeted to earth.
Don't you dare close your eyes Roxas pulled her hands away gently as they leveled out over the River Thames. Namine trailed her hand in the glistening water.
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath it gets better
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
They soared upwards towards the second star to the right.
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
But before they go there Roxas opened up the way to another world, singing-
A whole new world
Namine ducked as a ghost streamed over head. Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue Roxas joined, pointing out a Curly Hill silhouetted against the newest horizon.
Every moment red-letter Namine called out to the whole of the world.
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare They chorused together, hurtling to Curly Hill and sweeping under it twice before hurtling into the skies again, and through to another world. Even as he sung the words, however, Roxas realised that they should be returning, before someone caught them.
Going against his better judgement he took them to a final world by guiding them through another patch of darkness.
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
They zig-zagged round the pillars holding up the coliseum and got a quick look at an inhumanly strong man wrestle with a manator.
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me Namine leaned onto Roxas's shoulder and sleepily closed her eyes. Roxas sighed, and took the carpet back to Agrabah.
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Holding Namine's sleeping form carefully, Roxas navigated the carpet over the desert. It was light now, and Roxas couldn't let them be seen with him wearing an organization robe. The Carpet dropped to the sand and allowed his riders to step off. After solemnly shaking one of its golden tassels, Roxas bid it farewell and carried Namine through the final Corridor. The Carpet watched them leave sadly and wondered what it was going to do next. It was spared the decision as the ground suddenly developed quick sand like features and sucked him under the surface. Upon finding himself in a majestic cave filled with all kinds of wonders, the Carpet explored for a while then, finding himself tired after the nights flight, rolled itself up and waited for something to happen.