~ The Citadel ~
In the Agrabah marketplace, a few citizens are running from a large, winged creature, which is chasing them. We see a fruit cart. One of the pears on top floats up into the air, floats past a few other carts and through an arch, where, from the shadows, a gloved hand plucks it from the air. Finally, we see the owner of the glove - a smartly dressed young man. This is the sorcerer Mozenrath. His pet, a flying eel, Xerxes, floats by his shoulder.
"Cowards, Xerxes. All of them." he said.
Xerxes chuckles and nods; Mozenrath takes a bite of the pear. Meanwhile, the creature smashes through a stack of pots and lands on the roof of a building. It turns its head and we see three palace guards, led by Razoul, run up.
"Oooh ... it is so ugly!" Fazal said.
"When we are through, he will be uglier still!" Razoul declared.
They draw their swords. The creature flies off the building and lands in front of them. The second guard goes forward, but the creature knocks his sword out of his hand with his wing. The first guard goes forward, but the creature snatches his sword and breaks it in two with his jaws.
"It is inhuman!" Hakim exclaimed in horror.
"And I am his match!"
Razoul brandishes his sword at the creature, but it knocks the sword out of his hand. Mozenrath Xerxes again are watching from a distance, with Xerxes eyeing the pear Mozenrath has in his hand. He licks his lips and takes a snap at it, but Mozenrath moves his hand and he misses.
"This one has the muscle ..."
Unfortunately, the creature wails at Razoul and he cowers in fright.
"Mercy!"
"Pathetic." Mozenrath sighed in disappointment.
Xerxes another snap at the pear, but Mozenrath throws it away. The creature is advancing on Razoul when some fruits hits the creature. They look at the person who threw them to reveal Y/N.
"Leave him alone!"
She brings out her sword and starts swinging at the creature, defending Razoul. It growls at her and tries to swipe her off when she ducks from the attack and kicks it in the chin. She manages to give that creature scratches on the leg twice, causing it to screech in pain.
"Impressive. Very brave of her." Mozenrath said in admiration, watching her fight that creature.
Aladdin then swoops down on Carpet and grabs him by the belt. The creature sees that and begins to flap its wings. Y/N glares and climbs up the building to catch up to that creature. Razoul is not particularly happy about being rescued by Aladdin.
"I was just about to help Y/N and get the drop on the creature, street rat!"
"Drop away, Razoul."
He lets go as Razoul falls into a hay cart. Aladdin swoops down again.
"Now these two shows flair ..." Mozenrath said.
The creature swoops at Aladdin. He ducks. The creature wheels around for another try, but Aladdin stops Carpet just in time.
"Whoa!"
He turns and flies back the other way.
"Faster, Carpet!"
The creature was about to catch up when Y/N is now on top of the building and jumps on the creature. She begins riding the creature like a wild bull. Aladdin looks back and was in shock.
"Sis!! Are you crazy?!"
"Just keep it distracted!"
"Alright..."
Y/N grabs a hold of its horns and forces the creature to move as she controls it. She makes the creature follow after Aladdin. As she did, she accidentally went too fast and ran into Aladdin, causing him to fall.
"Oh no! Aladdin!"
Carpet tries to go after him when the creature manages to use its strength to grab a hold of the carpet. Mozenrath watches, looking quite impressed for the moment. Y/N slaps the creature on the head to make it let go of Carpet.
"Whoa!"
As Aladdin falls, he see a man lying on a bed of nails. He jumps off when he realises Aladdin is heading straight for him. At the same time, Aladdin notices the bed.
"Oh no."
"Aladdin!"
Just then Genie watching TV - he can see Aladdin is in trouble. He pauses it.
"Hold on."
He takes out a book from underneath him and starts flipping through the pages.
"Let's see ... Al plummets, Al says 'oh no', Genie poofs to the rescue. Sorta predictable."
He realises something and pulls out a watch.
"I'm late!"
He disappears and re-appears just in time to catch Aladdin before he falls on the bed of nails. A little way away, he puts him down.
"Genie! Thanks."
Y/N sighs in relief.
"Oh, just doin' my part, Al."
Genie takes out the book again.
"I think."
Mozenrath is still watching.
"A genie. Now that's not very sporting."
Xerxes shakes his head and chuckles.
"Ha ha! Let's see how the boy handles my magic without the genie's. And how long can that cute girl hold on."
Y/N notices the creature is looking at Genie and tries to make it stop when it knocks her back as she lands on its back. The creature then swoops down and picks up Genie, who's still reading the book.
"Yah!"
"Hey!"
"Genie!"
Genie is lying on the bed of nails. The nails are sticking through him and the pages of the script float down to rest on top of him.
"I really oughta start reading these scripts in advance."
The creature swoops down again and Aladdin catches its ankles. It continues flying with Aladdin hanging on for dear life. Y/N sees him and grabs Aladdin, placing him on the creature's back next to her. It flies under a clothes line, and Y/N grabs a sheet from it, which she puts over the creature's head. Her and Aladdin jumps off just in time and grabs onto the line, safe again. The creature manages to get the sheet off its eyes just in time to realise it's about to fly into the top of an arch. It does so, and falls to the ground.
"They're good. Let's see how good." Mozenrath said.
Hanging on the line, Aladdin and Y/N looks over to see a woman standing on top of the arch with a crying baby. The creature also looks up and starts to fly up.
"No!!!"
Aladdin grabs onto another line and swings past just in time to snatch up the woman before the creature gets it. Y/N also grabs another line and swings over and tackles the creature as it rams against each wall a couple of times as she makes the creature move by hanging on its horn. Aladdin swings up to a high balcony, where he puts the woman down and turns just in time to see the creature with Y/N riding it. She then made the creature fly up high to avoid Aladdin and the woman with her baby.
Y/N jumps off the creature and lands beside Aladdin. The creature growls and swoops down.
"Yah!!" they yelped.
But just as the creature reaches them, it vanishes in a puff of smoke.
"Huh?"
Genie is down on the ground, with Carpet.
"Come on Agrabah! Put your hands, and tassels, together! They put the 'he' in 'heroes'!"
He turns into a strong man, then into Indiana Jones.
"Adventure are their middle name ... if they had a last name ... Aladdin and Y/N!"
Back up on the balcony, Aladdin and Y/N turns to the baby.
"Hey, everything's okay."
"You're safe now, little one."
Aladdin goes to take the blanket off the baby's head, but finds Xerxes there instead, who hisses at them.
"Whoa! What?"
"What the heck?!"
The woman starts to glow, then disappears in a puff of smoke like the creature did a moment ago. Mozenrath steps out from behind the curtain behind Aladdin and Y/N.
"Good work. You two beat a magical monstrosity."
"Uh, yeah." Aladdin said awkwardly.
"Thanks...?" Y/N questioned, feeling suspicious with that man.
"I hope my little creation didn't play too rough." Mozenrath said.
This made them mad.
"You turned that monster loose?"
Xerxes appears before them.
"I helped!"
"Think of it as a test. The good news is, you both passed."
Y/N marches up to Mozenrath's face, causing him and Xerxes to flinch back.
"A test? Is this some kind of sick prank?! Who do you think you are?"
"Yeah! People could've been hurt!" Aladdin agreed.
Mozenrath and Xerxes exchange a glance.
"And your point would be ... ? Look, the important thing is we found each other; see, I have a job for you two."
"Who are you?" Aladdin asked.
"I am Mozenrath."
He bows then takes Y/N's hand and gives it a kiss, much to her disgust.
"Ruler of the distant land of -"
"Ruler? Hah. Yeah, right. You're barely older than me."
Y/N pulls her hand away from him.
"Yeah. I don't see your name on it."
"Oh-ho! Burn, sis."
Aladdin and Y/N high five each other, much to Mozenrath's annoyance.
"Which is more your problem than mine, I think."
Genie appears with a sandwich on his head.
"Come on, Al, N/N! Lunch is on me!"
The sandwich disappears.
"Who's your friend?"
"He's no friend, Genie, he's a creep." Aladdin said.
"And suspicious..." Y/N said, looking uncomfortable with Mozenrath's stare.
"Well, I had a hunch. But it wouldn't've been polite." Genie said.
Aladdin whistles for Carpet.
"Let's go!"
He motions to Carpet, then he, Y/N, and Genie jump on and fly off.
"Find someone else to do your dirty work, Mozenrath!"
"Yeah!"
They fly off. Mozenrath disappears and re-appears on the top of a building just as Aladdin, Y/N, and Genie fly past. He shakes a fist at them.
"You don't get it, Aladdin, Y/N! I'm talking huge reward!"
Aladdin turns on Carpet and flies back over to Mozenrath.
"No, you don't get it."
"You'll risk your life to save others but not for gold?"
"That's right!"
He, Y/N, Genie, and Carpet fly off.
"This won't be a simple as I thought."
Xerxes appears from behind him and Mozenrath strokes him.
"But it will be much more fun."
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Early the next morning through the window into Aladdin and Y/N's hovel, where Iago is sleeping against Carpet, Abu and True on a cushion near Aladdin and Y/N and Aladdin lying on a blanket near the window while Y/N sleeping against the wall. Then there's the lamp on a cushion where they can hear Genie snoring. The lamp starts to glow, then rises into the air. Mozenrath is standing at the door. He motions with his right hand and the lamp comes towards him. When it reaches him, he touches it and it disappears. Abu opens one eye to see Xerxes staring at him. Xerxes hisses, causing True to wake up. True sees Xerxes and hisses back at him. He sees her and suddenly gets... lovey dovey? While True is hissing at Xerxes, Abu starts backing into Iago and waking him up, then finally jumps onto Aladdin and Y/N to wake them up.
"Aladdin! Y/N!"
"Wha - huh?"
"Hm?"
The siblings woke up to see Mozenrath again.
"Rise and shine! You have a busy day."
"You again?!" Y/N exclaimed.
"Mozenrath! What are you doing here?" Aladdin glared.
"I just can't take no for an answer." Mozenrath calmly replied.
Iago is brushing himself off. Xerxes floats up.
"Busy day!"
He drools.
"Yech! Beat it, worm boy!"
Iago smacks Xerxes one.
"Nice hovel, Aladdin. But something seems to be missing - something blue and magical." Mozenrath said.
Iago fly over and land on the cushion.
"Probably oversleeping, snug as a lug in a rug."
He then realizes the lamp is not here.
"Hey, the lamp's gone!"
"Oh, no! Genie!" Y/N gasped in horror.
"What have you done with him?" Aladdin demanded.
Mozenrath disappears and re-appears on the other side of Y/N.
"Why tell you when I can show you?"
He waves his right hand and they all disappear. The next thing they see is an impressive-looking citadel, with a bridge leading from it into the city below. Mozenrath, Y/N, Aladdin, Iago, True, Abu, and Carpet appear outside the citadel doors.
"A warning would be nice! I could've packed a toothbrush." Iago exclaimed.
Abu screeches and hides himself under Carpet. True looks a little worried at this place when Xerxes flies next to her and winks. She gives him a disgust look and turns away, making him smile.
"Ah ... no place like home."
Mozenrath is standing right in front of the doors, where two of his slaves, the Mamluks, are standing guard.
"Where are we?" Aladdin asked.
"Wait ... the Land of the Black Sand?" Iago said in realization.
"My kingdom." Mozenrath said.
"Ah, tell me another one. Everyone knows the sorcerer Destane runs this joint."
He flies up onto Y/N's shoulder.
"Destane's a real hard-case ... even Jafar steered clear of him."
"Ah, Destane ... he was like a father to me. Until I stole his power and his throne."
"Sure you did."
"Then ... I stole his humanity."
Mozenrath motions at one of the Mamluks standing guard, who comes over and kneels at his feet.
"Hello, Destane, hellooooo, you shambling, half-dead mamluk!"
Abu and True gets disgusted at the sight of the Mamluks.
"Ewww ..."
"Turned him into a lowly servant. Nice touch! This kid is twisted!" Iago said.
"Where's Genie?" Y/N demanded.
A beast's cry sounds; Mozenrath puts a hand to his ear.
"Ah, there's your answer now. The distinctive cry of the Thirdac."
"Thirdac? Eh, never heard of it." True said.
"Thirdac dangerous!" Xerxes said.
"Indeed, the beast devours magic, and all things magical. With the Thirdac in my corner, no other sorcerer could touch me. I will be -"
"All-powerful!" Xerxes finished Mozenrath's sentence.
"You're sick!" Y/N sneered.
"Sickly evil I would say, my dear." Mozenrath smirked at her.
"It's Jafar Junior!" Iago whimpered.
"If this thing eats magic, won't it bite the hand that feeds it?" Aladdin asked.
Mozenrath hold up his gloved hand.
"Yes. Once bitten -"
"Twice shy!" Xerxes said.
"I have devised a collar to control the beast."
He conjures an image of it for Aladdin and Y/N to see.
"Heh heh. Mozenrath smart!" Xerxes chuckled evilly.
"So you need us to put that thing on the Thirdac, right?"
"Other mortals have tried - all have failed - but you, Aladdin and Y/N have no choice. Collar the beast. Oh, and do it before snack time, if you want your genie to - well, heh, you know ... live."
Mozenrath and Xerxes leave; the Thirdac cries out again Aladdin and Y/N goes over to the citadel doors and bangs on them a couple of times.
"Open the doors - now!"
The doors swing open and Aladdin, Y/N, Iago, Carpet, True, and Abu are seen standing outside. They start walking in.
"Why do people build places like this?! Ever hear of a sunroof?" Iago whimpered.
The Thirdac is heard again; Aladdin and Y/N looks rather unsure. Abu clings to Aladdin while True stays close to Y/N.
"You guys get that collar. We'll find Genie."
Aladdin, Y/N, Abu, and True go one way, Iago and Carpet the other. They made it to another corridor as they can hear the Thirdac's cries.
"It's close."
What they didn't know is that Genie got out of the lamp and encountered Thirdac and was now being chased by it, running through another corridor.
"There!" Y/N pointed.
Aladdin and Y/N starts running towards the sound with Abu and True following close behind them. Genie again run to a corridor where he has a choice of which way to go. He looks both ways, shrugs, then splits himself in two, with one Genie going each way. The Thirdac stops at the intersection. One Genie runs along a corridor, and another is coming from the top - they meet in the middle. The Thirdac again. He follows the right-hand corridor and Genie hears him cry, causing one Genie to jump into the other's arms. Then they join together again and he slips under a door just behind him just as the Thirdac runs past. Aladdin, Y/N, Abu, and True come from a corridor, approaching the door Genie is behind.
"Uh-uh ..." Abu whimpered.
"Calm down, Abu, we'll be okay - we aren't magical." Aladdin assured.
Y/N cleared her throat to show him her necklace as she's also magical.
"Oh, right... We better be quick."
Aladidn opens the door to see Genie, heart beating out of his chest, in the corner.
"Bu-bu-but I am too!!" Genie said in a high-pitched voice.
"Genie!!"
"Genie! You're safe!"
Aladdin and Y/N runs over and hugs Genie.
"SAFE?! HA! Ah! It's after me, Al, N/N! I'm the blue-plate special!"
"Come on, Genie, we're here now - nothing's gonna happen."
The Thirdac cries from behind them again; Aladdin and Y/N turns. The Thirdac leaps over them and knocks Genie off his feet.
"Genie!"
The Thirdac has Genie cornered and is starting to suck the magic out of him. Aladdin is pulling at the Thirdac's body, trying to get it off. Y/N uses her magic to smack its face, causing it to let go, but Genie looks very pale - he's almost disappearing.
"Something's happened - aah!"
He disappears completely when the Thirdac almost pounces him again.
"No!"
"Genie!"
Aladdin charges the Thirdac and knocks it off its feet. The Thirdac proceeds to knock Aladdin off his feet. Aladdin jumps back on it, punches it in the eye, then swings it around by its tail and letting it go so it smacks into the wall. He picks it up again by the front of its shell, but the Thirdac leaps onto the ceiling. Y/N tries to blast magic at Thirdac, but it ends up dodging them and goes back out the door that way. Abu climbs onto Aladdin's shoulder.
"It ... it got Genie."
Abu does some sad monkey talk and wipes his eyes, but then Genie appears from under Abu's hat, very small and white, but he soon returns to normal.
"Is it gone?"
"Genie!"
Aladdin and Y/N hugs Genie.
"You're alright!"
Genie looks frightened.
"It got a taste of me, Al, N/N!"
"Don't worry, that thing's not so tough."
"Oh yeah, easy for you to say. You're not magic - you're not edible! Except Y/N, she's lucky she can defend herself."
"This'll be over soon. I bet Iago and Carpet have found the collar."
"Right!"
Genie pauses, looking confused.
"What collar?"
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Outside of the citadel
"Welcome to the sorcerer Mozenrath's land of enchantment." Iago said, flying through Mozenrath's laboratory. "Also known as Thirdac Central."
Aladdin, Y/N, Genie, True, Abu, and Carpet enter. They all look around. Genie whistles.
"This Mozenrath guy has done his homework."
"No kidding." Y/N agreed.
There are various potions bubbling and scrolls and books everywhere. Mozenrath has obviously been doing a lot of research. On a table is a statue of the Thirdac. Abu jumps up onto the table and makes as if to fight it. Carpet comes over carrying the collar that's supposed to control the Thirdac.
"The collar! Way to go, Carpet!" Aladdin praised.
"And here's the instruction manual!"
Genie picks up a scroll and starts reading.
"Just snap the collar around its neck ..."
The scroll shows the Thirdac with the collar on.
"... assuming that is its neck."
Abu jumps up onto a table in front of a tapestry showing a few Thirdacs.
"Huh?"
True jumps up next to Abu, looking curious at the tapestry. Iago lands near Abu and True.
"A tapestry tells the tale, boys. In the Thirdac's world, magic is everywhere. Like water."
Abu goes to touch it, but gets a shock and jumps onto Aladdin's shoulder.
"Which means in this world he's dying of thirst." Aladdin said.
Carpet is still struggling with the collar.
"I bet a big, blue genie and a magic carpet'd really hit the spot." Genie said.
Carpet suddenly starts to shake and they see the Thirdac watching them from the rafters. It jumps towards Genie and Carpet. Genie yelps and goes to jump out of the way. But Carpet knocks him out of the way and the Thirdac hits Carpet.
"Carpet!"
Carpet is holding onto a table leg - the Thirdac starts sucking him in. Two of the tassels disappear and he starts unravelling. Genie comes up behind the Thirdac, extends his arms and pulls Carpet out underneath the Thirdac. The Thirdac ends up on its back. Aladdin picks up the collar. Genie, holding Carpet, follow Aladdin, Y/N, Abu, True, and Iago out of the lab, slamming the door behind them. The Thirdac crashes into it, making a dent, but doesn't get through. Abu, sitting on Aladdin's shoulder, faints. Genie holds up Carpet.
"Steady there, Rug Man."
He pulls out a pair of knitting needles and quickly repairs Carpet who starts dancing around.
"Abu, True, Iago - you guys distract him while I snap the collar around his neck." Aladdin said.
"Or ... the monkey and the snake distracts, you snap and ... I provide moral support." Iago suggested, making True hiss at him.
"Genie, you and Carpet stay here okay, where it's safe." Y/N said, ignoring Iago.
"I wanna be where it's safe." Iago said.
"Uh-huh ..."
Abu makes more monkey-talk and he drags Iago off.
The bottom of the door, closed. It opens to reveal Abu's hat on the end of a stick. When he thinks it's safe, Abu comes out.
"Hello?"
Iago jumps onto his shoulders.
"Well, he's gone - let's leave."
"No. He's here."
Aladdin opens he door further and they step inside the laboratory again.
Genie pokes his head round the door.
"Find him yet? You'll let me know when you find him, right?"
Aladdin and Y/N walks through the lab, Abu and True close at their feet, making with the monkey talk again. A book suddenly hits Abu and he screeches at Aladdin in fright.
"Eh, sorry, that was me." Iago apologized.
Aladdin puts Abu on a table and continues looking for the Thirdac.
"Al? N/N? What's taking so long?"
Genie looks behind him and sees the Thirdac standing there.
"ALADDIN!! Y/N!!"
He grabs Carpet and runs into the room, the Thirdac chasing him.
Genie and Carpet fly up to the ceiling, Iago hides under a book and Aladdin and Y/N chases the Thirdac around the room. They jump at it, but misses. The Thirdac climbs up the wall and into the rafters where Genie and Carpet are hiding. It runs across the rafters at them. Genie backs into a corner. Y/N quickly blasts magic at Thirdac, catching its attention as he also smell her magic. On the floor, Aladdin picks himself up and jumps onto a handy table.
"Abu, cut the rope!"
A lantern suspended from the rafters with the rope running onto the floor. Abu bites through it, releasing the lantern. Iago pushes the book off him.
"'Abu cut the rope', what kind of plan is that?"
He looks up just in time to see the lantern falling towards him. He flies out of the way.
The lantern hits the other side of the table that Aladdin is standing on, vaulting him into the air and up to the rafters, where he lands in front of the Thirdac. The Thirdac looks frightened and jumps down, hanging by its tail.
"No!"
Genie turns his tail end into a spring and springs across the rafters. The Thirdac jumps back up and follows. It backs Genie into a corner again.
"So, you like magic? Here's a trick - pick a card."
He conjures up a few cards, but the Thirdac sucks them up.
"Or pick 'em all - whatever!"
The rafter underneath the Thirdac starts to break and it starts to suck up Genie.
"You want dinner and a show!"
Y/N jumps onto the Thirdac's back, but it bucks her off. The Thirdac falls, and Y/N crashes into Aladdin, who was about to help her, Genie and Carpet, the rafter breaks and they all fall. Carpet is trapped under a few beams as he struggles to get free, but can't, so Iago, True, and Abu pull him out, and they crash into a few broken beams on the other side of the room instead. Iago shakes one of Carpet's tassels.
"Well, congratulations, you're not Thirdac chow - yet!"
Genie pushes himself out of a pile of broken beams, flasks and scrolls.
"Aladdin? Y/N?"
Across from Genie is another pile of wood, flasks and scrolls. Something moves under it. The Thirdac's back, but then there's the collar around its neck with Y/N sitting on its back and the other side of the pile lifts, to reveal Aladdin holding the rope.
"It's okay, Genie. He's under our control now."
Mozenrath appears and takes the rope from Aladdin.
"Wrong! The Thirdac is under my control."
He waves his hand and several torches around the room light.
"What? Hello! We caught the Thirdac as you asked!"
"That doesn't count, sweetheart. I suggest you get off of that beast. He's not some kind of horse to ride on."
Y/N sighs dejectedly and gets off of Thirdac.
"What now, Al, N/N?" Genie asked.
"It's over." Aladdin said, sounding defeated.
Genie and Y/N looks surprised.
"Mozenrath won."
Mozenrath looks happy; Aladdin starts to leave.
"Huh?" Abu questioned.
"What?" True questioned.
Iago lands beside Abu.
"The kid's callin' it quits?"
"Hero quit?"
Mozenrath pulls Xerxes back.
"The hero knows when he's beat."
Aladdin pauses at the door and turns.
"Guys, we're finished here."
Genie, Caroet, Iago and Abu follow him.
Y/N rushes after him.
"Wait! Aladdin!"
Before she could take a step further, Mozenrath grabs her arm and whispers in her ear.
"Nice magic trick you did back there. Where did you learn that?"
Y/N glares at him.
"It's nunya."
He looks confused.
"What's a 'nunya'?"
"Nunya business."
Now Mozenrath's annoyed, he sneakily glancing down at her chest to see her snake pendant. He's never seen that necklace before. Looks like he'll do some research later on. He looks at Y/N and smirks before giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Until we meet again~"
She pushes him away, wiping off the kiss and walking away. Xerxes gazes lovingly at True, who gives him a huff with her chin up and slithers away to catch up with Y/N.
From behind, Mozenrath, Xerxes and the Thirdac watching them leave. Xerxes chuckles. Aladdin, Y/N, Genie, Carpet, Iago, True, and Abu emerge from the citadel doors.
"Whoa! I can't believe you've actually figured out how sensible cowardice can be!" Iago exclaimed.
"No way! That was just to throw off Mozenrath." Aladdin said.
"Really? Wow." Y/N awed.
"Figures." Iago said.
"Here's my plan ..."
He starts whispering to the others.
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Back inside Mozenrath's laboratory, he's seated at a big golden wheel, depicting the kingdoms of the Seven Deserts. As always, Xerxes floats by his shoulder. The Thirdac is there too, tied to the wheel and looking very sad.
"Decisions, decisions ... who to conquer first?"
"Quarkistan?" Xerxes suggested.
"An enchanted land blessed with an enchanted King. An intriguing target. Hm."
He spins the wheel and stops it at another spot.
"Perhaps the subterranean world of the Almuddi?"
"Definite maybe."
Mozenrath turns to the Thirdac.
"And you will devour my magical foes."
The Thirdac moans and looks very sad. On the table, Xerxes starts chuckling again until he's grabbed from behind by Iago, True, and Abu, who hold him while Carpet covers his mouth. Mozenrath, standing at the wheel, hasn't noticed this.
"Agrabah! Not a particularly magical place ... why conquer it? Oh, because it's there!"
He spins the wheel again, but it stops when Aladdin and Y/N hops onto it. Mozenrath looks up at them.
"Not while we're here!"
Y/N jumps off the wheel, behind Mozenrath. She pushes the sorcerer onto the wheel and Aladdin jumps next to her and spins it. Mozenrath groans when it stops, but Aladdin grabs him by the collar.
"Send the Thirdac back to its world, Mozenrath. Or I'll let him loose - on you and your magic."
The Thirdac is struggling against his bonds.
"You wouldn't. You two're not that ruthless."
"You're right - we're not. But he is."
Y/N points at Iago, perched on the Thirdac's back.
"And man, do I feel cranky!"
He starts to push the collar off the Thirdac's neck.
"No. No, no, no! No!" Mozenrath cried out in fear.
Iago succeeds in getting the collar off the Thirdac, which promptly starts chasing Mozenrath across the room. It pounces and pins Mozenrath to the floor for a sec, but he wriggles free and starts crawling away from it. The Thirdac does its magic sucking trick and Mozenrath finds his right hand being drawn towards the beast. Luckily he's now on the floor in front of the tapestry of the Thirdacs. He casts a spell which turns the tapestry into a portal. The Thirdac pauses, looks at the portal for a few moments, then jumps through it. Once it's gone, Mozenrath waves his hand again and closes the portal up.
"Aladdin! I'll -"
He goes to cast a spell, but Genie appears in front of him with Y/N by her side as her eyes glow.
"You'll what, son?" Genie asked, glaring at him.
Mozenrath blinks, then turns and starts to walk away.
"Think of this as a test, Mozenrath. You failed." Aladdin declared.
"Hero win?" Xerxes questioned in shock.
"For now." Mozenrath said while looking back at Y/N.
"For good." Aladdin said, standing with his friends and sister.
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