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Chapter 6: Carpets, Treasure, and Lava

'Why oh why do I get myself in these situations.' I thought over and over as Al practically toted me down the stairs. I really had a bad feeling about this cave. It didn't sit well with me at all. We finally reached the bottom and Al let go of me I walked behind him looking around. We found a large doorway and entered the lit room.

"Would ya look at that." Al said in wonder and I pushed past him to see.

"Whoa." My eyes widened and I grinned. The room was filled to the brim with treasures of all kinds. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and mounds and mounds of gold filled every corner of the room. I felt my jaw-drop as we came deeper into the golden room.

"Just a handful of this stuff, would make us richer than the sultan." I nodded in agreement then I saw Abu make a wild dive towards the gold.

"Abu!" Al and I shouted at the same time. Aladdin walked over to the little monkey and bend down to look at him.

"Don't… touch… anything." He scolded. "We gotta find that lamp." Abu sulked as we walked past him and I sniggered quietly patting him on the head.

We were in a few minutes of our walk and I could still hear Abu mumbling angrily behind us. A noise came from behind us and Abu ran and jerked on mine and Al's pants leg, screeching like crazy.

"Abu knock it off." Aladdin said shooed the little monkey away. A few seconds later and Abu was back. He slammed into Al and knocked him over.

"Abu are you crazy?" the little monkey grabbed his chin and made Al look behind him. I turned to see what had Abu all riled up. My jaw dropped.

"A magic carpet." Al said his eyes wide.

"Wow." That was all I could manage to say. A real magic carpet was floating right in front of us.

"Come on. Come on out we're not going to hurt you." Al coaxed the Carpet and it came out slowly from behind the pile of treasure. The carpet came towards us and scooped Abu's fez off the ground, dusting it off. He held out the hat towards the little monkey and Abu screeched wildly. He clambered up onto my shoulder, chattering in my ear.

"He won't bite you, Abu. He looks friendly." Instead I took the hat from the carpet and handed it to Abu, who snatched it and shook his fist at the carpet screeching angrily. Looking hurt the carpet wandered away, looking forlorn.

"Oh, now look what you did." I scolded the monkey. "He was just trying to be nice."

"Hey, wait a minute. Maybe you can help us." Al said and the carpet paused and turned to us.

"Yeah! You see we need to find this lamp thingy." I said and the carpet looked excited. He flew over to me and Abu and circled around us making us dizzy. I laughed as he set us back down.

"Hey, I think he knows where it is!" I said and Al grinned. We followed an eager Carpet as he led us through to another room. I walked behind them as Al and Abu followed Carpet. I was still feeling a little down, but I wasn't about to let Al know.

We soon came to a large open crevice and saw a pillar of stone across from us. There at the top was a golden lamp that gleamed in the dim lighting. Several stone steps led to the pillar over a small stream of water.

"Wait here." Al said and I nodded as he started across the stones to the large steps of the pillar. I then turned to Carpet.

"So, uh, you must be pretty lonely in here." Carpet nodded a little sadly and I patted him.

"I'm sorry. I know how that feels. But, um, maybe you could come with us? Be our new friend?" Carpet engulfed me in hug and I hugged him back, grinning. "I would like that, I don't have many friends." Carpet indicated that he didn't either.

"Abu will learn to like you too." I said after he pulled away. "Yeah, he just needs to-" I paused upon seeing Carpet looking frantic. "What's the matter?" I turned and saw what had him in a panic. Abu was slowly making his way over to the large golden statue in the corner. I could practically see the greed radiating off him as he spotted the large red ruby in the center.

Carpet grabbed the monkey and I grabbed Carpet as Abu tried to jump up. He was stronger than he looks as proven when he practically dragged us with him. 'Hurry up, Al!', I thought as my feet dug into the ground. Suddenly Carpet's grip slipped and we both went flying back as Abu latched onto the ruby.

"Abu, no!" Al and I yelled at the same time.

"Infidels!" boomed the cave and Carpet and I hugged each other in fright. "You have touched the forbidden treasure!" Abu attempted to put back the ruby but to our horror it started to melt along with the golden statue.

"Now you will never again see the light of day!" The cave roared and I yelped in terror as the statue burst into flames.

"ALADDIN!" I screamed as a bout of lava came pouring towards me. I ran over to where the step stones started and I moaned as I saw that Al was still trying to come down the pillar steps. Suddenly the steps disappeared and he slid down the smooth rock and into the air. He came falling towards the now lava filled stream and I closed my eyes in fear. Something flew past me and I opened an eye to see Carpet had caught Al. I sighed with relief.

Screeching caught my attention and I spotted Abu in the middle of the stones. One on the end exploded as the heat from the lava warmed it up. One by one they busted until the one Abu was on was the only one left. Al swooped down just in time to grab the monkey and then he came and pulled me onto Carpet as a large wave of lava came towards us.

I gripped Al around the middle as Carpet flew us out of the crevice and towards the treasure room. Abu grabbed Aladdin's face in a screech of terror and Al tried to pry him off his face.

"Abu this is no time to panic!" I looked around him at the upcoming wall.

"Well, what about that!" I yelled and he finally got Abu off his face.

"Okay, start panicking!" we all screamed as Carpet easily maneuvered us past the wall and through the air. We got into the treasure room and each pile of gold we passed burst into flames. I gripped Al tighter and he tossed an arm around me as some of the flames came a little too close for comfort. Carpet flew us up towards the cave entrance and we were almost safe when a rock came and knocked Carpet out from underneath us.

Al, Abu and I hit the remaining steps to the cave entrance and I scrambled to stay up. Al had landed further up from me and he turned his head and saw me. He reached a hand out and I tried to grab it was I was too far down. He looked panicked when I slipped down some more. Abu hung on to Al's pants leg with a clutch of fear.

"Help him out!" Al yelled at the old man, indicating me. The old guy frowned.

"Throw me the lamp!" the creepy man shouted back.

"We can't hold on much longer!" Al looked at me again as I slid towards the edge.

"First give me the lamp!" figuring he wasn't going to win this battle he handed the lamp to the old guy to shut him up. Creepy lifted it into the air and I gasped as lightning flashed behind him casting an eerie sight. He cackled wickedly.

"Yes! At last!" Abu helped Al up a little and then the old man looked down at us. He kicked Abu out-of-the-way and lifted Al by the wrist.

"What are you doing!" he yelled and I gasped as the old man lifted a crooked dagger into air.

"Giving you your reward!"

"Aladdin!" I yelled and he spotted the dagger.

"Your eternal reward!" the old guy continued and I noticed his voice deepened. Abu suddenly latched onto the man's thin wrist and bit down. The man howled with pain and let go of Al. Al went falling and he hit me. We both ended sprawling through the air. Something struck my head as I was falling and darkness started to cloud my vision. I knew no more.

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Chapter 6: Carpets, Treasure, and Lava

'Why oh why do I get myself in these situations.' I thought over and over as Al practically toted me down the stairs. I really had a bad feeling about this cave. It didn't sit well with me at all. We finally reached the bottom and Al let go of me I walked behind him looking around. We found a large doorway and entered the lit room.

"Would ya look at that." Al said in wonder and I pushed past him to see.

"Whoa." My eyes widened and I grinned. The room was filled to the brim with treasures of all kinds. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and mounds and mounds of gold filled every corner of the room. I felt my jaw-drop as we came deeper into the golden room.

"Just a handful of this stuff, would make us richer than the sultan." I nodded in agreement then I saw Abu make a wild dive towards the gold.

"Abu!" Al and I shouted at the same time. Aladdin walked over to the little monkey and bend down to look at him.

"Don't… touch… anything." He scolded. "We gotta find that lamp." Abu sulked as we walked past him and I sniggered quietly patting him on the head.

We were in a few minutes of our walk and I could still hear Abu mumbling angrily behind us. A noise came from behind us and Abu ran and jerked on mine and Al's pants leg, screeching like crazy.

"Abu knock it off." Aladdin said shooed the little monkey away. A few seconds later and Abu was back. He slammed into Al and knocked him over.

"Abu are you crazy?" the little monkey grabbed his chin and made Al look behind him. I turned to see what had Abu all riled up. My jaw dropped.

"A magic carpet." Al said his eyes wide.

"Wow." That was all I could manage to say. A real magic carpet was floating right in front of us.

"Come on. Come on out we're not going to hurt you." Al coaxed the Carpet and it came out slowly from behind the pile of treasure. The carpet came towards us and scooped Abu's fez off the ground, dusting it off. He held out the hat towards the little monkey and Abu screeched wildly. He clambered up onto my shoulder, chattering in my ear.

"He won't bite you, Abu. He looks friendly." Instead I took the hat from the carpet and handed it to Abu, who snatched it and shook his fist at the carpet screeching angrily. Looking hurt the carpet wandered away, looking forlorn.

"Oh, now look what you did." I scolded the monkey. "He was just trying to be nice."

"Hey, wait a minute. Maybe you can help us." Al said and the carpet paused and turned to us.

"Yeah! You see we need to find this lamp thingy." I said and the carpet looked excited. He flew over to me and Abu and circled around us making us dizzy. I laughed as he set us back down.

"Hey, I think he knows where it is!" I said and Al grinned. We followed an eager Carpet as he led us through to another room. I walked behind them as Al and Abu followed Carpet. I was still feeling a little down, but I wasn't about to let Al know.

We soon came to a large open crevice and saw a pillar of stone across from us. There at the top was a golden lamp that gleamed in the dim lighting. Several stone steps led to the pillar over a small stream of water.

"Wait here." Al said and I nodded as he started across the stones to the large steps of the pillar. I then turned to Carpet.

"So, uh, you must be pretty lonely in here." Carpet nodded a little sadly and I patted him.

"I'm sorry. I know how that feels. But, um, maybe you could come with us? Be our new friend?" Carpet engulfed me in hug and I hugged him back, grinning. "I would like that, I don't have many friends." Carpet indicated that he didn't either.

"Abu will learn to like you too." I said after he pulled away. "Yeah, he just needs to-" I paused upon seeing Carpet looking frantic. "What's the matter?" I turned and saw what had him in a panic. Abu was slowly making his way over to the large golden statue in the corner. I could practically see the greed radiating off him as he spotted the large red ruby in the center.

Carpet grabbed the monkey and I grabbed Carpet as Abu tried to jump up. He was stronger than he looks as proven when he practically dragged us with him. 'Hurry up, Al!', I thought as my feet dug into the ground. Suddenly Carpet's grip slipped and we both went flying back as Abu latched onto the ruby.

"Abu, no!" Al and I yelled at the same time.

"Infidels!" boomed the cave and Carpet and I hugged each other in fright. "You have touched the forbidden treasure!" Abu attempted to put back the ruby but to our horror it started to melt along with the golden statue.

"Now you will never again see the light of day!" The cave roared and I yelped in terror as the statue burst into flames.

"ALADDIN!" I screamed as a bout of lava came pouring towards me. I ran over to where the step stones started and I moaned as I saw that Al was still trying to come down the pillar steps. Suddenly the steps disappeared and he slid down the smooth rock and into the air. He came falling towards the now lava filled stream and I closed my eyes in fear. Something flew past me and I opened an eye to see Carpet had caught Al. I sighed with relief.

Screeching caught my attention and I spotted Abu in the middle of the stones. One on the end exploded as the heat from the lava warmed it up. One by one they busted until the one Abu was on was the only one left. Al swooped down just in time to grab the monkey and then he came and pulled me onto Carpet as a large wave of lava came towards us.

I gripped Al around the middle as Carpet flew us out of the crevice and towards the treasure room. Abu grabbed Aladdin's face in a screech of terror and Al tried to pry him off his face.

"Abu this is no time to panic!" I looked around him at the upcoming wall.

"Well, what about that!" I yelled and he finally got Abu off his face.

"Okay, start panicking!" we all screamed as Carpet easily maneuvered us past the wall and through the air. We got into the treasure room and each pile of gold we passed burst into flames. I gripped Al tighter and he tossed an arm around me as some of the flames came a little too close for comfort. Carpet flew us up towards the cave entrance and we were almost safe when a rock came and knocked Carpet out from underneath us.

Al, Abu and I hit the remaining steps to the cave entrance and I scrambled to stay up. Al had landed further up from me and he turned his head and saw me. He reached a hand out and I tried to grab it was I was too far down. He looked panicked when I slipped down some more. Abu hung on to Al's pants leg with a clutch of fear.

"Help him out!" Al yelled at the old man, indicating me. The old guy frowned.

"Throw me the lamp!" the creepy man shouted back.

"We can't hold on much longer!" Al looked at me again as I slid towards the edge.

"First give me the lamp!" figuring he wasn't going to win this battle he handed the lamp to the old guy to shut him up. Creepy lifted it into the air and I gasped as lightning flashed behind him casting an eerie sight. He cackled wickedly.

"Yes! At last!" Abu helped Al up a little and then the old man looked down at us. He kicked Abu out-of-the-way and lifted Al by the wrist.

"What are you doing!" he yelled and I gasped as the old man lifted a crooked dagger into air.

"Giving you your reward!"

"Aladdin!" I yelled and he spotted the dagger.

"Your eternal reward!" the old guy continued and I noticed his voice deepened. Abu suddenly latched onto the man's thin wrist and bit down. The man howled with pain and let go of Al. Al went falling and he hit me. We both ended sprawling through the air. Something struck my head as I was falling and darkness started to cloud my vision. I knew no more.