"Hi, buddy." Iago said timidly to Jafar as the former Grand Vizier strode forward to face them. Jafar pointedly ignored his former friend as being worthless in his grand design.
"Who do you think you are, Jafar?" Aunty Agatha snarled.
Jafar smiled evilly at them. "The one who is going to make sure you can get the lamp out of the Cave of Wonders."
Behind him a suitcase with crocodile skin opened its eyes. One of his buddies had told him there was nothing like the taste of pirate. He'd love to compare that to the taste of oily magician. The suitcase began to creep closer at the same time Iago began to step back towards the shadows.
"Oh?" Aunty asked. "And how are you going to do that?"
Jafar rubbed the head of his new snake staff. "By providing the 'diamond in the rough' who is the only one the Guardian will let in to retrieve the lamp for us. You have the scarab and the magic to open the door. I have the knowledge you need."
"What make you think I won't stiff you after you give me this knowledge?" She demanded.
He grinned. "A woman after my own heart. You won't get it until after you open the cave and then we shall both rub the lamp together. That way we both get our first wish."
Iago abruptly bumped into the trunk which licked its lips very suggestively. Iago shuddered. "Look, baggy. You don't want me. I'm only a snack. The main course is out there."
The trunk didn't even hesitate. It snapped him up as he yelped out a muffled "Hey!" Then it started creeping forward. The appetizer was done. Now for the main course.
There was a sharp chomp as the trunk bit down and Jafar yelled as he leaped in the air holding his foot. He fell in Aunty Agatha's arms where he stared down at the tongue licking truck. "What in the blazes of Ali-Baba is that?"
"An inconvenience." She declared as she dropped him with a thud and then she made a magical pass. With a puff of smoke the trunk turned into a pile of handbags.
"I like good apparel." She declared. She looked over at Jafar. "Well, let's get going. Is it going to take us long to find this diamond in the rough?"
"Oh not very long at all." Jafar declared. "She's quite close actually. I realized she had to be the diamond in the rough after she almost killed me. She is much more than she seems and after we're done with her, then I get my revenge." He laughed hysterically. She shook her head and followed him as he walked away laughing.
There was only silence for a while after they left and then one of the handbags began to quiver and shake. There was a grunting sound and then it popped open and Iago could be seen straining to keep it open. "I hate to be left." He snapped as he sprang away from the purse. "Holding the bag."
At this all the bags developed eyes and started moving towards Iago who was shaking out his feathers. He mused. "So Jafar has a diamond in the rough and she's a she. Now who could that be?" All the bags opened their mouths.
"She almost killed him? It's the Princess! That wacko finally figured it out." All the bags leaped but he was already in the air. "I've got to tell someone. The last thing we need is Jafar or Aunty in charge." As he sped away the bags all snapped shut in disgust.