Chasing Destiny

Captured

"It seems eerily quiet, doesn't it?" Leon muses as you, he, Xion, Zack, and Riku walk through what Riku called the Palace Gates.

Agrabah was an incredibly hot world, much different than the cool temperatures of the Underworld and Atlantica. You were already starting to sweat, and you had only been there for a couple of minutes. Sand covers every surface of this world, and the buildings are all tan and made of adobe.

"Yeah, there aren't even any merchants out," Riku agrees, glancing around at the abandoned carts surrounding the area.

"Well, let's go to the Palace then. I'm sure Genie can tell us what's going on," Zack points out before he reaches his hands out to push open the incredibly tall and large white doors to the Palace.

"Who's Genie?" you ask.

"Our informant for this world," Leon answers.

Your jaw all but drops open at the sight that's revealed after Zack opens the doors. There's a gigantic Palace in front of you, all white in color. The entrance to the Palace includes a long path, with small, green shrubs on either side and large walls encompassing the entire area, including the Palace.

"Does someone royal live here?" you ask in awe.

"Seems like it," Xion agrees.

"We should see if Noctis knows who they are," Zack chuckles as Leon cracks a smirk.

You stop in your tracks and stare up at the two men.

"Wait, you guys knew that he's a Prince?!" you question.

"You didn't?" Riku scoffs.

"I don't think he likes to talk about it," Leon adds, shoving his hands in his pants pockets.

You're about to say something, but a loud yell of enthusiasm breaks your concentration as you quickly turn around towards the source of the noise. You let out a tiny shriek as you spot a blue creature flying towards you.

"Hey, guys!" the creature greets, tackling Riku in a hug.

"Hi, Genie," Riku says with a slight roll of his eyes. "This is Xion and [Name], they're new," he adds, introducing you to Genie floating before you.

"Any friends of SOLDIER are friends of mine!" Genie exclaims before he wraps his arms around you and Xion, pulling both of you up into his chest in a bear hug. "What brings you guys here, anyway?"

You're finally able to wiggle your way free from his grasp as he gently sets you back down on your feet.

"Nothing really, we're just kind of biding our time until the Organization makes another move. Is everything fine here?" Leon asks.

"Yeah! Well, actually..." Genie trails off as he scratches his forehead, "... Aladdin's been missing for a couple hours now."