Here is the next chapter!
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The first world they landed on, Sora immediately knew the name. Maybe because of the sand that surrounded the area? The large palace that you could see from any part of the town? The world the trio landed on was none other Agrabah!
Most of the citizens were heading toward the palace with extravagant gifts, mostly animals and pots made out of gold and jewels.
"What's going on?" Kairi asked even though the other two didn't know the answer either.
"YOU DON'T KNOW?!" A voice boomed in the warm air. "There's a party here in Agrabah because Al and Jas are finally getting married!"
Sora smiled once he knew the owner of the voice. "Genie?"
As his name was said the blue genie appeared. The magic man smiled largely. "Sora!" The young man was picked off the ground as he became crushed in a hug. "We were hoping you should show! Wait." He dropped the boy on accident and he fell on his butt. "Where's Donald and Goofy? And who are those two."
"Donald and Goofy didn't come with us because we are taking our Mark of Mastery test," Sora answered as he stood. "The red head is Kairi, my friend I was looking for a couple years ago and the raven-haired girl is Terra. So about Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding?"
Something clicked in Genie's mind as he yelled, "OH NO! THE WEDDING!" He snapped his fingers and like magic the four of them appeared at the palace. What the trio keyblade wielders saw is not what they expected. The wedding pavilion was destroyed along with the building it was in. The presents were on the ground broken and in pieces.
"What happened here?" Sora questioned the genie.
"An elephant went berserk!" A parrot-like voice exclaimed. In fact, it was a parrot name Iago.
"It wasn't just an elephant," someone else claimed. That 'someone' turned out to be the 'street rat'. and close friend of Sora's, Aladdin. "It was a group of men who calls themselves The Forty Thieves. The Heartless appeared as well. They were both after this." The groom-to-be held up a golden staff with a giant green gem on the top. "There's an Oracle inside. She told me my father's their prisoner. I'm going to save him."
"Let us come with, Aladdin!" Sora insisted happily and energetically. "We can help you."
"Alright," Aladdin agreed hesitantly as a small monkey, Abu, climbed his arm and sat on his shoulder. He spotted a woman, his fiance, with long black hair and wearing a beautiful white wedding dress walking to them with her father, the Sultan, at her side. "But someone has to stay with Jasmine and Genie in case the Heartless return."
"I'll stay," Kairi quickly volunteered.
"And I'll go with you and Sora," Terra summed up. The two gave her a look that confused her. "What?"
Aladdin was the first to voice his opinion. "You can't come with us."
"Why not?"
"You'll get hurt," Sora bluntly put it. "Plus we barely know you. We don't know your abilities or what you can do."
"I can tell how much darkness or light is in someone's heart," she argued forcefully. "You want to confront a group of men who have nothing but darkness inside their heart. I know how to handle people like that. You need me."
The sextuplets held a silent conversation that involved many different looks and harsh whispering. Finally Iago announces, "Good news! You're coming with to find a group of thieves that might kill us!"
"Sounds like fun."
That night three anxious humans, a monkey thief, and an annoyingly greedy parrot were flying on a magic carpet (who was known as Carpet) following the group of bandits known as The Forty Thieves who were on horseback. Carpet came to a screeching halt when the men suddenly stopped at the edge of the water. As the gang hid behind a large boulder, the man at front wearing a blue cloak masking his face, the leader, held his hand outward and he spoke loudly, "Open sesame!"
Like magic the water separated as the entrance to their hideout opened. Once the crowd was a safe distance away, Carpet sped after them, trying to get in before the 'door' closed. He was successful as there was no casualties, except Iago's tail feathers got stuck.
Aladdin, Sora, Terra, and the other three were amazed with how big the cave was. There were rocks sculpted in every way possible, some into a ledge, forged to create statues, even to make an elaborate tunnel. Since the hideout was surrounded the water, it was natural that there was water puddles in various places.
Once they were at high ground, the began to listen in on what the tall muscular bald guy was saying. "-This is what we have to show four our troubles in Agrabah," he slammed his fist on the empty table as he yelled, "Nothing!" The wood furniture broke on impact. Some of the thieves muttered in agreement while others were wondering what he was going to do.
He walked to the man in the blue cloak holding his golden claws threatingly, "Your time draws to a close Cassim."
"Cassim?" Aladdin repeated in amazement.
"Is he your dad?" Sora asked and got a nod for an answer.
Terra stayed silent through the conversation, knowing something the other two didn't. He's the leader, she thought to herself. But why is he the only one that has-
Her thoughts were interrupted when Aladdin tackled the big man, Saluk, to the ground. "I got him, run!"
Cassim crossed his arms while raising an amused and curious eyebrow as he spoke in a deep voice, "And who are you?"
Sora jumped down from the hiding spot and stood between the two, keyblade ready just in-case. "He's you're son, Aladdin."
Saluk knocked said boy off of him and Sora off his feet. The older man stood, raising the sharp gold claws as Terra dropped down to shield the two. She never got a chance to have her act of bravery because a hand gripped the angered man's wrist.
"That's enough Saluk!" Cassim yelled. "They speak the truth."
He pushed the shorter man's hand away and turned his back toward the children. He toward over the leader, challenging him. "How do you know?"
The challenger smirked knowingly but acknowledge the girl instead. "Your name is Shiona-"
"Only my father calls me that," was her immediate reply once she heard that name. Realizing her mistake she said slowly, "It's my middle name. My first name is Terra-."
"So you did use your father's name as your alias." Cassim mused. "I thought he was joking."
Becoming frustrated, Saluk yelled, "What does this have to do with anything?"
"The girl is a guest," he replied carelessly. "Her father is the reason I knew the location of the Oracle. He told me if I see her, my son and his friend would be with her. The two probably met only this morning. He also said if I keep an eye on her whenever she is around, the Nobodies are to our disposal."
The members of the infamous group started muttering to each other once more. One even said, "The boy is the son of the King of Thieves."
Sora and Aladdin stood, then realizing what that man said, "You are the King of Thieves?"
"Like it or not boy we are blood. But, I never thought I would see you again."
"Blood or mud," Saluk began as he shoved Cassim away, "the boy is an intruder along with his friends. We have rules about intruders.
"They have seen too much! They must die!" A couple men grabbed Iago, Abu, and Carpet while the rest surrounded Aladdin and Sora.
Cassim then proposed Aladdin would face the 'challenge' instead to prove himself and to keep them all alive. It was a one on one fight between Saluk and Aladdin; only one of them could survive. During the fight Sora and 'Terra' had to refrain from jumping in to help. Meanwhile Cassim was a nervous wreck watching his son fight for his life.
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Aladdin defeated Saluk.
After being welcomed into the Forty Thieves, Cassim led the six down a passage way no one else has ever been. "I find my son and lose my enemy. You did me proud today-"
Aladdin cut him off saying, "I was trying to stay alive."
"If you didn't fight then you would have died, so says the code of the Forty Thieves."
"Why have so many rules that involve death?" Sora questioned curiously.
"So we would know who is worthy of life," the father answered. "But there is one thing I added," he stopped in front of a door with carvings on it, "we never hurt the innocent."
"Yet you side with the Heartless?" Terra observed, this time being the first she spoke since he said her 'middle' name.
"I would never side with those creatures!" Cassim yelled defensively. "They almost killed my son. Back at the palace, it was a coincidence that they appeared the same time as us."
Regaining his composure, he took the gold medallion off his cloak and pressed it into the wall. "Even my men don't know about this place." The wall moved to the side on its own as a dark room was revealed. Walking in the room and taking the torch that was in his hand, he lit up the room to reveal gold. Everything in the room was somehow turned into gold.
"Listen to me closely children. There is a treasure, the ultimate treasure. It is greater than any treasure and I am very close to it is on an island that is never in the same place twice, The Vanishing Isle."
"What is this 'ultimate treasure'?" Aladdin asked as he became annoyed.
"The Hand of Midas," Cassim revealed.
"It's just a myth-"
"It's not a myth boy!" He moved back the curtain that hid a huge water hole. "It was once right here. Look! There's your proof!" Down at the bottom of that hole was a ship made out of gold. "Touched by the Hand of Midas."
"And sunk by it." Aladdin acknowledged walking away.
"You don't understand! You don't know what it's like to have nothing. To stare up at the palace and know you deserve more!" He threw his torch into the water. "To be called street rat."
Aladdin paused for a moment. "Yes," he pushed back the curtains, "I do."
"I couldn't go back empty handed, but weeks turned into months, and month turned into years." Cassim looked at the wall. "I came back to Agrabah one night, but I couldn't find my wife or son. I thought my family was lost forever. At that moment I would have traded anything to get your mother back."
"We wanted you," his son walked up to him. "I wanted a father and I still do. Come to my wedding. This time you have an invitation."
"I don't know, Aladdin."
"I'm not going back to Agrabah until morning. At least think about it?"
The six who originally trespassed were about to walk out of the room when Cassim called out, "Shiona!"
"It's Xion!" She exclaimed out of instinct.
The elder man held back a laugh. "My apologies, Xion. Would you stay back for a moment? I need to speak with you for a moment, alone."
Reluctantly she stayed while the others left. "What do you want?"
"I want to give you answers." He explained casually as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. "First off your father came to me a month ago. He explained everything to me; from how you two met to you getting a chance to finally take the Mark of Mastery Exam-"
"Why should I believe?" Xion asked almost accusingly. "You are a thief. While I'm at it, why are you even in the Forty Thieves? All of the members have nothing but darkness in their hearts except for you. All I see is light-"
"You are wrong. I feel greed! Greed is part of darkness!"
"It's not greed if you want to share your riches with your wife and child."
Beaten, Cassim sighed. "I am not going to argue with you. I just need to tell you you're father wishes you good luck during the test. He hopes that you pass the test with no troubles at all."
The next morning the seven made the trip back to Agrabah. The father and son rode on horseback since Cassim was afraid of riding on Carpet. 'Terra' and Sora rode on him instead and they were having the time of their life. They made it back safely with Genie greeting them. Aladdin explained to him what happened while they were gone and how his father is the "King of Thieves". Genie used his magic to make Cassim not look like the thief he is.
He introduced himself to Jasmine and the Sultan. When the Sultan made a comment about the Forty Thieves, Cassim replied, "I try to block out the memories." With that said the Sultan promised not to say another word about it or them.
"Everything's fine here," Terra determined as the three of them watched the group interact. "Let's go to another world."
"But we haven't found the keyhole yet," Kairi argued hatefully. She was in a bad mood because she had to fight off a swarm of Heartless while the other two didn't encounter any.
"You heard what Yen Sid said." With a snap of her finger, a portal of light appeared, the entrance to the next world. Looking over her shoulders, Terra said, "We'll come back after we go to a couple worlds."
"Wait-"
It was too late because she had already walked through the portal. Telling their friends good-bye and promising they will see them soon, Sora and Kairi went through the portal after the girl.
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