Chapter 13: Agrabah

Agrabah

In the midst of the large, busy, and crowded market place within the city of Agrabah, a cloud of magic smoke appeared an alleyway. When the magic smoke cleared, Jafar and Ursula were standing there. Ursula had brought them to the Enchanted Forest from the Underwater Kingdom (after they killed Poseidon) through an underwater portal. Then, Jafar transported them both here. Jafar's goal was to reclaim his kingdom. He was once the ruler of Agrabah. After his failed attempt to become the most powerful wizard in the universe and some other misadventures that involved time traveling with Princess Elsa, Jafar decided to return for his throne. Jafar knew that after he left for Wonderland to hunt Cyrus with Anastasia, his half-sister Princess Jasmine and her husband Aladdin took the throne. However, that seemed so long ago and he wanted to be sure that they were still in power. After all, Jafar knew that the best strategy for a coup d'état would be to know his enemy. Jafar and Ursula then stepped into the street. Suddenly, all the hustle and bustle of the city died. Every person stopped moving. They were shocked to see that Jafar had returned to Agrabah. They remembered his reign of terror. Every person on the street then dropped to their knees in fear. Ursula was impressed that Jafar could do all this just by stepping near them. Jafar went over to the closest man and bent down to talk to him.

"You know who I am." Jafar said.

"Yes." The man said with a tone of fear.

"Good." Jafar said. "I'm going to ask you some questions. All you have to do is answer them honestly. Do that and no harm will come to you. Now, who is ruling over Agrabah now?"

"Your former apprentice." The man said.

"Iago?" Jafar asked. "I banished him from Agrabah years ago."

"After you left, we operated by ourselves for about a year." The man said. "Then Princess Jasmine and Prince Aladdin returned to rule. They brought Prince Eric and his wife Ariel with them. They ruled for a brief time until Iago returned. No one knows what happened to them. It is rumored that Aladdin and Eric have been banished to another realm."

"What about Jasmine and Ariel?" Jafar asked. "What do the rumors say about them."

Back when Jafar was working with Peter Pan against the Wicked Witch, he had used Ariel's naïvety to his advantage, which allowed him to take Zelena's genie. He was curious to know what happened to her and his sister Jasmine.

"That they're Iago's prisoners." The man said.

"Thank you for your cooperation." Jafar said.

Jafar then stood back up and walked over to Ursula. No one in the street dared to move.

"So?" Ursula asked.

"Taking the throne will be harder than I thought." Jafar said. "It's no longer just my sister and her husband. My former apprentice is on the throne."

"Jafar." Ursula said. "You are the master. You're more powerful than him."

"I was never more powerful than him." Jafar said. "I only taught him how to control his magic."

"What makes him so special?" Ursula asked.

"Iago is the son of a god." Jafar replied.

Jafar then waved his hand, consuming himself and Ursula in magic smoke and transporting them to the royal palace.

Inside a hallway in the royal palace of Agrabah, a magic rabbit hole opened up on the ground. Soon, the White Rabbit, Emma Swan, Prince Eric, Prince Aladdin, David, and Captain Hook erupted out and landed on the ground as the rabbit hole closed behind them.

"We're here." Aladdin said. "This is the royal palace."

"Thank you for bringing us back here rabbit." Eric said.

"Anything I can do to help." The White Rabbit replied.

"Be careful." David said to his daughter as he hugged her tightly.

"I will." Emma said.

David then walked away from Emma as Hook approached her.

"If anyone can take this wizard down, it's you." Hook said to Emma. The two had recently started dating, even though they hadn't gone an an official date yet.

"Do me a favor." Emma said to Hook. "Don't fight with my dad the whole time."

"I'll do my best." Hook said.

"So will I." David said.

The White Rabbit then opened up another magic rabbit hole. Hook, David, and the rabbit jumped into it on their way to Wonderland (armed only with their swords) to face the magical goddess Cersei and her army of demons. The hole soon closed after them.

"Alright." Emma said. "Where's Iago? I want to get this over with."

"He should be in the throne room." Aladdin said.

"We don't know what he's done with Ariel and Jasmine." Eric said. "Don't kill him until we know where they are."

"Which way to the throne room?" Emma asked.

Aladdin and Eric then raced through the halls, discretely avoiding being seen by royal guards as they led Emma to the throne room. They soon came to the unguarded doors that led to the throne room.

"Are you ready?" Aladdin asked as he drew up his sword. Eric then did the same.

"Yes." Emma said. "Let's do this."

Aladdin and Eric then used their combined strength to kick the doors open. They then walked inside the room, but were surprised to find it empty. There was no one sitting on the royal throne. There were no royal guards. However, there were two figures standing next to one of the large windows on the side of the room. The trio moved closer to them and were horrified to find that the two figures were stone statues of Jasmine and Ariel.

"No!" Aladdin yelled.

"He turned them to stone!" Eric said.

Emma extended her hands towards the statues and tried to concentrate. Surely the savior could undo the spell and return Ariel and Jasmine to normal. However, Emma found that no matter how hard she tried, nothing was happening.

"I don't get it." Emma said.

"I see you've returned." A masculine voice said from behind them. "And you brought a lady with you."

The three of them turned around to see Iago standing in the doorway. He was a tall man, but what surprised Emma about him was how young he looked. He was easily younger than all three of them. In fact, he looked like he was around Cyrus' age. She found it hard to believe that such a young boy cold cause all this trouble. Then she remembered how much Peter Pan had wrecked her life when he took Henry and realized that age had nothing to do with anything. This young man could be just as evil as anyone else. He had pale light skin and hair as dark as Regina's. He wore a long black robe, similar to what Jafar typically wears.

"Did you think we wouldn't come back after you banished us to Storybrooke." Eric asked.

"Storybrooke?" Iago asked. "That's where you ended up? Honestly I just sent you somewhere random. It wasn't intentional. Who's your friend?"

"I'm Emma Swan." She said. "The Savior."

"Is that supposed to intimidate me?" Iago asked sarcastically. "Your parents are a Prince and a Princess. Your power comes from true love. My father is a god. My power is a gift bestowed to me by the gods. Even you cannot stop me."

"Let's find out." Emma said.

"No." Iago said. "I don't feel like wasting my energy on you. Since sending you all away clearly won't work, I'll just have to keep you here."

Iago then waved his arm. Then, Emma, Eric, and Aladdin were consumed by magic smoke and disappeared. The trio reappeared in a large, dark room. The floor was covered in straw and sand. The walls were made of brick. There was only one window and it was high above them all. It was far too high for any of them to reach or see out of. There was no one else in the spacious room.

"No!" Aladdin yelled. "He brought us to the dungeons. Now we're his prisoners."

Outside the castle, Jafar and Ursula appeared on a cloud of magic smoke. They easily used their magic to kill the two soldiers who were guarding the castle doors.

"Are you ready?" Jafar asked. "This will not be easy."

"He's the son of a god." Ursula said. "I'm the daughter of a god and you're a powerful wizard. We just destroyed an actual god. The God of the Seas. I'd say we outrank him."

"Do not underestimate him." Jafar said. "He's dangerous."

"Who are his parents?" Ursula asked. "Chances are I've met them."

"I do not know who is mother is." Jafar said.

"Then who is his father?" Ursula asked. "Is it my uncle Zeus? My uncle Hades? Is he the son of one of my cousins like Apollo, Ares, or Hercules?"

"I don't want to get into this now. I just want to get this over with. The sooner I get my throne back, the better."

Jafar and Ursula then used their magic to bust the doors open and strut into the royal palace to fight Iago. Meanwhile, Rafi and Hercules were beginning their dangerous mission to escape from the Underworld.