Agrabah starts now! Probably my favorite Disney world in the series. Let's get right to it!

Aladdin: "DarthKingdom doesn't own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Square Enix, or anything else. No idea even of how he could get a copyright on the stuff he does own, actually…"

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Chapter 103: The Party in Agrabah

Agrabah's blazing heat took a few moments to adjust to, but Sora had done it before.

The group had set down less than a mile from the gates of the magnificent Arabian city, in the midst of the desert that surrounded it. From where they stood, the massive royal palace was easily visible. Its ten huge, golden-domed towers stretched up into the sky, catching the sun's rays and making the whole place shine.

Immediately after Sora shed his jacket, slinging it over his shoulder, he realized that something big was happening. Dozens of people were flocking in through the southernmost gate, along with the camels carrying their supplies. Sora noticed a few elephants in their midst.

"Anybody feeling a bit of déjà vu, here?" Riku asked.

"What do you mean?" Donald asked.

"Well, on the last three worlds we've visited," He elaborated, "We arrived just in time to crash a ball, or a festival, or a homecoming thing..."

"Well, ahyuk," Goofy laughed, "Maybe we're just getting lucky!"

"Yeah, Riku!" Sora said. "Are you saying that you're tired of the parties?"

"No, I'm just saying it's a little weird, that's all." Riku shrugged.

"So let's stop talking about how lucky we've been lately, and get down there!" Kairi said, taking off at a jog toward the gate. The rest of them followed her immediately, weaving and juking around the camels and travelers.

Within five minutes, they had gotten to the gate, where one unpleasant-looking guard was standing. He was tall, heavily muscled, had a black beard, and was wearing a black vest and white headdress. A curved scimitar was hanging from his belt.

"Excuse us, sir?" Sora asked. "I've never seen this city so busy. What's up?"

The guard answered as if he was tired of answering the question, and disliked the answer. "Our princess is to be wed."

"Really?" Sora said, a wide grin forming on his face. "To who exactly? A... prince?"

"Not a prince at all." He growled, looking up at the palace. "Just a no-account street rat."

"Uh... technically..." Came a voice that Sora had been really eager to hear. In the blink of an eye, the space between him and the guard was filled with blue.

The Genie of the lamp plucked the guard up by the nose with one hand. "WRONGO! Try it phonetically. It's Aladdin!" To emphasize his point, he twirled his fingers, which were glowing with pinkish light. He fired the light up into the air, and it all exploded like fireworks high above the city.

But, these only formed a few blinking neon lights spelling out 'Aladdin.'

Genie looked at them in confusion for a few moments, before turning to somebody that only he could see. He wagged his finger admonishingly. "Oh... some of you don't believe."

"Ahem." Came another irritated voice seemingly from nowhere. It echoed out all across the desert. It sounded decisively male, but not yet fully mature. "What did I tell you about the fourth wall?"

"Right, right, to a minimum." Genie said. "Sorry, boss."

"Hey, Genie!" Sora called. "Who're you talking to?"

"The author."

"Author?"

"SORA!" He greeted, ignoring the question completely. He swooped down (dropping the guard unceremoniously into a distant sand dune) and enveloped them all in one big hug that made their faces turn blue in about three seconds. "It has been so uneventful around here since you guys left!"

"What about the wedding?" Nehrut asked.

"Well, there's that." He said quickly. "But still, it's great to see you all back here!"

"So Aladdin finally got up the guts to propose?" Sora said.

"You bet your spiky little head he did!" Genie said, tugging on one of the Keybearer's spikes. "Oh, which reminds me..."

In a quick puff of purple smoke, Genie was in a waiter's tuxedo, with a tweed moustache. He was holding a clipboard. "Chicken or sea bass?"

"Sea bass for me, Genie." Sora said. "But are we on the guest list?"

"Of course you-" Genie began. "Ah... We didn't know you were coming so uh, hold on." He snapped his fingers, and they were all enveloped in a huge cloud of purple smoke.

A few disorienting seconds later, the whole party miles away from the gate. Sora vaguely recognized where they were. He hadn't been here for over a year.

They stood in Aladdin's old home/hideout. It wasn't much; Just a single, humble-sized room on the second story of an old building. A few tattered rugs, blankets, and pillows were scattered about the room. There was a gaping hole in one wall with curtains on either side. It offered a perfect view of the palace, which wasn't too far away.

Crouched near the 'window' with his back to them was a young Arabic man. He had messy, jet black hair, and a red fez on his head. He was wearing loose-fitting white pants, and brown shoes. In his hands, he held a flat, wooden box. Next to him was a small, shaggy monkey in a tiny purple vest and fez.

"Somebody's going to be late for his own wedding!" Genie shouted into his ear, making man and monkey both jump.

Aladdin chuckled. "Hold on Genie. There's something I need."

"I gotcha!" Genie said with a wink. A flash of smoke later, and a now female Genie was exploding out of a cake. "It's a bachelor party, big boy!"

The room's occupants gaped for a few frozen seconds. Somebody gagged, and Sora quickly looked away. "I didn't look, Kairi!"

"I don't blame you." She giggled.

"Sora! Guys!" Aladdin turned around at the sound of Sora's familiar voice, smiling. He set the box down and ran up to Sora, crushing him in a brotherly hug which he returned. "How've you guys been?"

"Oh, putting down Heartless and Nobodies, saving worlds, and loving every minute of it. You know, that kind of thing." Sora answered casually.

"The usual, then?" Aladdin replied with a smirk.

"Pretty much. We hear you're getting married."

"I swear, a guy has absolutely no privacy in this city." Aladdin sighed theatrically, and then laughed. "It's good to see you guys back. And I was looking forward to meeting the famous Riku and Kairi."

Riku immediately put Sora in a headlock. "So what kinds of horror stories has he told you about me, exactly?"

"Well, there was this one time involving a starfish-"

"Nevermind, I think everyone's better off not knowing." Kairi interrupted hastily. That was one incident that probably was better off forgotten. The three of them had all wound up getting stitches in unfortunate places. But then she looked slyly at Sora. "Though I hope you told him good things about me..."

"There's nothing but good things." Sora said, struggling to breathe through Riku's hold on him.

"Awww..." Genie cooed theatrically. He conjured a tissue box out of thin air. "That is so sweet." He then blew his nose with unnecessary force, which was something that the nearby Donald did not appreciate.

"So, you guys staying for the wedding?" Aladdin asked. "You're all invited, I insist."

"Love to!" Donald spoke for all of them, wiping mucus off of his arm.

"Excellent!" Genie said. "Hang on, I'll tell the caterer!" He vanished, and reappeared in another second. "I told him. Now chop chop, Al! Let's go!"

"In a minute." He said. "I need something for the wedding."

He went back over to the box in the corner just as Abu leapt onto Sora's head, making noises that sounded undoubtedly like a greeting.

Aladdin picked the box back up, and opened it slowly. Looking over his shoulder, Sora could see that the inside was lined with red velvet. Resting on it was a dagger. It was sheathed, but Sora could see that the end was slightly curved. The handle was gold, and engraved into it was a crest of what appeared to be a hand with the four main fingers pressed together.

"Well, that's a nice dagger..." Yuffie said. "Very uh, sharp."

"It belonged to my father."

"Your father?" Sora repeated. Somehow, he had never actually thought about Aladdin's parents. He supposed that they had been unable to take care of him, since he'd grown up on Agrabah's streets.

"You never said a word about your father!" Genie said. "Now, I've got to let the caterer know about him, too! Chicken or-"

"He's not coming to the wedding." Aladdin interrupted. "He died a long time ago."

Genie bit his tongue. "Sorry."

"It's okay." Aladdin tucked the ornate dagger into the sash around his waist. He walked over to the window, and gazed out across the city. "I never knew him... Maybe if I did, I'd feel ready for this."

"Don't tell me you're getting cold feet!" Donald said, moving to the window as well.

"Of course not. It's just that, I've always been a street rat. I'm taking a huge step forward today, into a whole new world."

The end of Genie's misty tail became a microphone. "Today's topic: Fears of the future family man. Al from Agrabah, share with us."

"I never had a father to show me how to raise a family."

"No role model... Get a little deeper."

"What do I know about families?" Aladdin was starting to look panicked. "What if I'm no good at it?"

"Gawrsh, Aladdin, you're not supposed to know anything about families." Goofy said. "You just learn as you go along!"

Sora looked at Goofy. "Um, how do you know?"

"Well gawrsh, Sora! Didn't I ever tell ya I had a son?"

Silence greeted this. "Uh... I'm sorry." Axel said. "Did dog-boy just say that he has a son, or was that one of the voices in my head?"

"Why didn't you ever say something?" Sora asked, greatly shocked. Then he looked at Donald, Mickey, and Nehrut. "Or any of you?"

"Um... I guess I forgot." Donald said, looking embarrassed.

"Yeah, and I kinda figured that he'd already told you." Mickey said.

"Ditto."

"Well, I coulda sworn I told ya about Maxy, but I guess I didn't... I guess I missed him so much that I didn't want to say anything." Goofy didn't seem particularly surprised that he'd forgotten to tell him, so he moved on. "But anyway, Aladdin, I'm sure that you'll be just fine as a dad!"

He looked a little reassured, and looked back at the dagger. "I just wish my father could see me now."

"Al, little buddy," Genie said, putting a large blue hand on his narrow shoulder. "If your father were here, he'd be as proud of you as I am."

"Us, too." Sora said, putting his hand on the other shoulder. "After all, look how far you've come in less than two years!"

Aladdin smiled. "Thanks gu-"

"C'mon, Aladdin, this mushy stuff has got to end!" Came the unmistakable voice of Iago the parrot. The red-feathered little bird was now hovering at the window, looking impatient. He caught sight of Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the rest. "Oh, hey guys. Now let's move!"

"Oh, that's right!" Genie slapped himself. "We've gotta get you all dressed!"

Genie tapped Aladdin on the head, immediately changing his clothing into something more appropriate for the wedding ceremony that would start within the hour. He now wore regal robes of white and gold, complete with a white headdress and a golden feather.

With another quick snap of his fingers, Genie had dressed the rest of the group into the exact same clothing they had worn to the ball at Adam's castle.

"How did you know about these clothes?" Yuffie asked. Even the rose that she had worn in her hair was back in place.

"Well, the author was too lazy to make new outfits, or have you go back to the ship to change, so he just decided to roll with this."

"What?"

"GENIE!" Came the voice again.

"Minimum. I know."

"Just listen to him Genie, things will go a lot easier." Nehrut muttered, ignoring the confused looks that Sora and the rest were giving him.

"Yeah, he gets like this sometimes." Bariss added.

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So, that happened… I broke the fourth wall… How about that?

You know, as far as sequals go, I thought that Aladdin 3 wasn't half bad. Is that just me?

Review, please!