Iago and Abu are looking for a magic glass ball in Jafar’s old lab because they hear that it enables you walks through walls. Once they do, they both rub it, and sure enough, they can walk through walls, but there's one catch: they are sent to the Netherworld, the Land of the Dead. Although Abu and Iago can see Aladdin and company, Aladdin and the others can't hear them either, due to them being in an alternate universe. They are not dead, however, but Ayam Aghoul is trying to make them permanent guests.