Sorry for not updating. First I couldn't access the internet, then my computer clunked out completely! Everything happens at once, right? Anyway, here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy!

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Chapter 15:

When Aladdin woke up, he found himself in a bare cell with Aladdin and Cinderella.

"Eric, you're awake!" Cinderella exclaimed, relieved.

"Where are we?" Eric groaned, sitting up slowly. He had a splitting headache.

Aladdin answered from where he was sitting, in the corner, moping. "We're the Witch's prisioners."

"I think she took away our powers," Cinderella said softly.

Eric frowned. "She's powerful, but that's one thing she can't do. Otherwise, we'd all be dead by now."

"Than explain why I can't change!" Aladdin snapped.

Eric shrigged. "It's probably a spell. She likely enchanted the room so that her prisoners couldn't use their powers against her."

"It makes sense," Cinderella agreed.

Aladdin sighed. "Yeah, I guess so. So how do we get out of here? I don't want to be her next project."

Eric winced. "We'll have to think like a normal person. It might not be that easy."

"What do you mean, it won't be wasy?" Cinderella asked. "I've thought like a human all my life. All you have to do is be a little creative. Think of ideas that don't involve your powers."

"Easier said then done," Aladdin said mournfully.

"Well, how do you handle problems at school?" Cinderella challenged him. "You can't use your powwers there, remember? just pretend we're at school, and people are watching."

"They may very well be watching us," Eric said under his breath. Aloud, he added, "We'll have to be careful."

But looking around the room, they found nothing to help them. The walls were strong, and the room itself was completely bare, without even a bed to lie on. "The only way out is the door," Aladdin noted finally.

Eric nodded in agreement. "We'll have to unlock it."

"Yeah, but how?" Aladdin asked.

"I've got it!" Cinderella exclaimed, and pulled a bobby pin out of her hair. ""We pick the lock!"

Aladdin grinned. "Brilliant!"

Eric smiled as well. "It's so simple!"

"Not quite so simple," Cinderella admitted, her smile fading. "I've never done it before."

"I have," Eric told her, holding out his hand. Resisting the urge to ask when, she handed him the bobby pin.

Taking it, he turned and walked confidently toward te door. But as soon as he touched the bars, he cried out as bolts of electricity shot through his body and flung him into the far wall.

"Eric!" Cinderella cried, rushing to him, Aladdin right behind her. "Are you all right?" In answer, Eric simply gave a weak groan. Cinderella's eyes filled with tears. "Please say something," she begged.

Eric could barely breathe, and he was tingeling all over, but he managed to say, "That hurt."

Cinderella smiled sadly. "I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault," he told her hoarsly, struggling to sit up. They helped him. "It was a good idea. We just have to be more careful."

Cinderella's eyes grew wige as he tried to stand. "You're not going to try again, are you?" she gasped.

Eric nodded weakly. "I have to."

"But another shock might kill you!" Cinderella exclaimed, trying to hold him back.

Eric shrigged. ""It's worth the risk," he insisted. "I'll just be more careful." But when he stood, he could barely keep his balance, and was forced to sit back down. When he reied to stand again, Aladdin stopped him.

"Wait, Let me try."

Cinderella and Eric looked at each other and nodded reluctantly. Aladdin took the bobby pin from Eric and headed towards the door.

"Be careful," Eric warned. "Don't touch the bars."

Aladdin nodded nervously. Finding where the lock was, he slowly put his arms through the bars, careful not to touch them, and began to pick the lock. It took several minutes.

Just when he thought that he couldn't hold his arms up any longer, the lock finally clicked, and the door swung open. All three of them gave a sigh of relief.

"You did it!" Cinderella cheered.

"I don't believe it," Eric said in shock.

"What, you didn't think I had it in me?" Aladdin asked, grinning. Cinderella smiled back, then turned to Eric, who was grinning as well.

"We've got to get out of here. Do you know where the others are?"

Eric closed his eyes, but opened them a second later. "She's blocking my thoughts. I can't find them," he announced sadly.

Cinderella smiled bravely. "I guess we'll have to do this the old fashioned way, then."

Aladdin nodded. "Like humans."

Eric sighed. "Maybe they haven't moved Jim yet. Come on!" He took off running, followed by the other two. But when they arrived at the room, it was empty.

Cinderella groaned. Eric sighed in frustration. "He was right here!" he announced angrily.

"Well, he's gone now," Aladdin said.

Eric threw up his arms. "Great," he cried sarcastically. "That's just great!" He turned to his friends. "How are we ever going to find him?"

"By working together," Cinderella told him gently.

"Say," Aladdin spoke up, "Can you make his power any stronger?"

Cinderella shrugged. "I can try.

"It won't do any good," Eric told them. "If she's blocking my thoughts, it won't matter how much power I have. She'll still block me."

"I'll try and override the block, then," Cinderella decided.

She closed her eyes in concentration. Eric closed his as well. A minute later, he cried, "You did it! Just a little longer..." His eyes flew open. "Got it!"

"Do you see him?" Aladdin asked.

Eric nodded. "He's this way. Hurry!"

Eric led them through hallway after hallway, finally stopping in front of a door. "He's in here. We have to hurry before the Witch comes."

"But how do we get in?" Aladdin asked, looking the door over. "There's no lock to pick.

"It's a combination lock," Eric pointed out, pointing to the box beside the door. "Hang on." He placed his hand over the controls. A second later, the door hissed open.