One Piece Infinite Adventure: The Arabian Straw Hat

Chapter 5: An Old Men's Proposal. Enter the Cave of Wonders!

Later on, down in the dark dungeon, rats scurry along the chains and the walls. The worst part is the stench of the horrid smell of decay and filth. Down below, we see Aladdin, along with the Straw Hats, shackled to the wall. Aladdin was struggling with his shackles as Nami and Usopp.

Usopp: Forget it, Aladdin.

Nami: You've been at it for a good 15 minutes. Those shackles are not coming off.

Aladdin then deeply sighs. He knows they're right. Aladdin then sat there, looking down at the ground.

Aladdin: She was the princess. I don't believe it. I must have sounded so stupid to her.

Robin: It wasn't just you, Aladdin. We ALL didn't know she was.

Brook: And, for the record, I didn't think you sounded stupid to her.

Aladdin: But I DO! Man, I can just imagine that she's laughing about me already.

Robin: We hardly doubt that.

Aladdin: How would you know?

Robin: Well for thing one it was obvious she was into you.

Usopp: Plus, she was trying to get the guards to free us.

Aladdin: Well, I guess so...

Abu: *from a distance* Yoo-hoo! Aladdin? Hello!

Abu appears at the window at the top of the dungeon.

Aladdin: Abu! Down here! Hey, c'mon--help me outta these.

Abu stops, then begins chattering wildly, dropping to the ground. He wraps a cloth around his head and makes his eyes big in an imitation of the princess. Then he starts chattering wildly and angrily at him.

Zoro: What did he say?

Chopper: He said that Aladdin wouldn't be in this mess if he hadn't tried to help that girl.

Aladdin: Hey, she was in trouble. Ah, she was worth it.

Abu jumps up on Aladdin's shoulders and pulls a small set of tools out of his pocket and begins working on Aladdin's shackles.

Aladdin: Don't worry, Abu. I'll never see her again.

Zoro: Why's that?

Aladdin: I'm a street rat, remember, and there's a law.

Brook: What law is that?

Aladdin: She's gotta marry a prince. She deserves a prince.

Abu finally frees Aladdin's hands and starts breaking the Straw Hats from their shackles.

Luffy: Well, that's dumb!

Usopp: Hey who knows, maybe they'll change the law and she can be with you.

Aladdin: What's the point? *Rubbing his wrists* I'm a... I'm a fool.

????: You're only a fool if you give up, boy.

They looked over to a dark corner, and they see an old man sitting there, that neither of them have seen before.

Chopper/Usopp: EEEHHH!!!

Nami: Hey, where did you come from?

Franky: We never saw you here.

Old Man: Oh, I've been here. It's just I have a knack for being unnoticeable.

Aladdin: Hmm, but who are you exactly?

Old Man: A lowly prisoner, like yourselves. But together, perhaps we can be more.