Treasure of Ali Baba and the Sixty Eight Thieves

Chapter 14 : Heist begins

The Palace, Persia...

Vikram and Malika started initiating their plan. After some distance they split up. There was a gift room near the heist room. Two workers were working in that room to take the gifts for the guests to the festival. Last night as planned, Vikram placed a large heavy gift in that room for the guests.

Malika reached that room and asked the workers to take that heavy gift for the guests. Those two workers found that gift hard to lift own their own. Malika went to the guards outside the heist room and asked them to immediately help them and take that gift to the festival. Guard could not deny the order and started helping the workers.

Vikram on the other hand, came back disguising himself in black clothes. Malika signaled him to enter the heist room while the guards were not there at that moment.

On the other hand, Prince Derek was lost in the palace and was trying to find his way out.

Vikram entered the room and started looking for the hint. He was looking through the maps and the scrolls as fast as he can. Malika was guarding the room so that no one could come there. Unfortunately, a maid looking for Malika came there.

"Princess, I was looking for you everywhere," maid said. "Where had you gone?"

"Oh no, I need to make an excuse," Malika thought.

"Oh I was just helping the workers to take those gifts to the festival," Malika said.

"I can assign some guards for that," maid said. "You can go back and attend the festival."

"I...I...No I mean I am ok," Malika said. "I can handle this, you can go."

"I can stay with you princess," maid said.

"N...N...No, I want to eat a...a...human," Malika made a really bad excuse. "Yes, I am craving a human. Go tell the chef to cook me a human."

"So that rumor was true," maid got scared and thought.

"Okay princess, I will tell him," maid was scared and she left.

Malika sighed. As Vikram was looking for the hint, he found two scrolls related to the treasure. He hid those scrolls in his clothes and was ready to leave the room. He signaled Malika by knocking the door from the inside that he is ready. Malika signaled back. As Vikram was getting out, the guards came back. Malika ran towards them and distracted them by asking them if they are done with their work. Vikram got out and was about to run to Malika's opposite direction but he stopped when he heard someone's voice.

"Stop," Prince Derek said. "I know you are a thief and you just stole something."

Prince Derek with his guards was on the opposite side of the room. That's why he could only see Vikram escaping and was not able to see Malika around.

"Listen, I will let you go but only on one condition," Prince Derek said.

Vikram stood straight to hear his condition.

"From where did you enter the palace?" Prince Derek asked.

"The broken wall fifty meters left to the gate," Vikram said.

"Huh, stupid thief," Prince Derek thought. "Its obvious that he will escape from the same spot from where he entered the palace. I will order my guards to go straight there and wait for him to reach there. Then they will grab him and take him straight to me. For the time being, I will tell the king about the robbery and promise him that I will bring that thief straight to him. And when I will present him with this thief he will be impressed and I will ask for princess's hand which will lead to our marriage. Hahahahahaaa...

"Alright, you can go," Prince Derek said.

"What is happening here?" Malika said as she arrived at the scene and tried to help Vikram escape. The moment she stole everyone's attention, Vikram escaped.

Prince Derek noticed and send his guards after Vikram.

"Oh princess, we finally met," Prince Derek said.

"What was happening here?" Malika asked.

"A thief stole something from the palace," Prince Derek said. "And I sent my guards after him to catch him. Now I just need to inform this situation to the king."

"Well, thanks for the help but please don't tell the king about this," Malika said. "It will only ruin the festival. We can handle the situation ourselves."

"Sorry princess, even you can't destroy my plan of marrying you," Prince Derek thought. "I am going to bring that thief in front of king to impress him no matter what."

"I am really sorry princess, but I have to tell king about this for that security of everyone," Prince Derek said.

"Now I really want to kill this guy," Malika thought. "Calm down Malika, Calm down."

Prince Derek started making his way to the king. When Malika tried to stop him, he ordered his remaining guards to stop Malika. Vikram on the other hand was escaping through the palace.

"That Derek is such a pain the ass," Vikram thought. "I will leave the palace through the secret path on the right of the gate. Those guards won't be stopping me there. But I need to make sure no one sees me both inside and outside the palace. I hope that guy doesn't make things worse."

Malika was cornered by the guards in the palace.

"I need to get out of here before that stupid guy reaches festival," Malika thought.

The guards were stopping Malika there but they didn't expect her to make her way out like this. She started by punching one guard straight on to the wall. Others guarded themselves up and tried to stop her with force. She dodged every single on of them and punched and kicked everyone unconscious. Then she started running towards the festival to stop Prince Derek.