Chapter 3: Intermission

When Razoul recounted how Aladdin had turned himself in and escape, the sultan and princess were befouled to say the least.

Why would Aladdin turn himself in and then out of nowhere decide to escape?

Razoul debated wither or not to leave out the most disturbing part. But he knew he had to tell them what had happened out of his senses of duty. So, he retold the strange behavior.

''It was strange, your highness, ''Razoul said. ''It was like the street-rat became a completely different person. He, literally, took out the guards in seconds.''

The sultan sighed.

''Is that all?''

The captain gave him a disturbing look.

''No.''

They looked back at him.

''When the street-rat attacked us, ''he gulped. ''His eyes changed. They turned into a dark, yellowish color.''

All the occupants in the room couldn`t comprehend what they heard. It was almost absurd!

Aladdin breaking his father out of prison was one thing. But attacking the guards? What was the point if was going to escape?

'What is going on?' they all thought.

Jasmine was now extremely concerned. Why was Aladdin doing this? Was it because of his father? Was it because of his last fight with Mozenrath? The wedding?

''Or was it all too much? '' she said.

Everyone turned to her.

''What was that dearest?'' the sultan asked.

Jasmine realized she had spoken aloud. She then replied:

''Aladdin has been through a lot more than usual in the past few months,'' she explained. ''Mozenrath, for a while, was attacking us more and more. It was stressing Aladdin out. He was starting to have reoccurring nightmares, and wasn`t getting a lot of sleep.''

''What were his nightmares about?'' asked the genie.

''He could never really retile them. All he could remember were that they had Mozenrath and two other people he couldn`t make out.''

''Then we had the wedding preparations, the two failed weddings, finding his father, and now this? I think breaking his father out of prison was the straw the broke the camel's back.''

As they were debating this theory, the King of Thieves watched them in silence.

He came back to protect his son from the 'justices' of Agrhaba. A feeling of dread compelling him to do so.

But he was surprised to find out the spell on him was broken. He didn`t know how, but the part of him that had remained dormant was finally free to do as he pleased.

He needed to find him. Before Mozenrath or Alima found him.