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"Jasmine..." Said, her father.
Even after a whole month, she was still down at what Jaafar did to the boy who showed her the world.
"No, father," Jasmine said. "Jafar killed the only person who helped me, and it wasn't just because I was a princess. If it wasn't for that boy, I wouldn't have both my arms!"
She now had a hatred for Jafar that the man did not find amusing, it was made worse when the man went back to the cave in hopes of digging the tomb up, but it was empty.
No lamp.
No treasure.
No body.
Just sand.
Jafar was not having a good month, he wondered if he should just hypnotise the buffoon calling himself Sultan to force a Marriage between him and Jasmine, and then he would hypnotise her to go along with it until it's final.
But one day the people will discovered that neither approved and riot and come after him.
This is why he needed that lamp so that he could cast everybody under a spell so deep that he would get away with it, but he wasn't powerful enough to do so.
Suddenly they heard the sound of a legion of trombones blowing, drawing their attention.
"That music..." The Sultan turning and rushing to the window despite his advisor eerie.
"Jafar. You must come see this" Said, the Sultan.
The man begrudgly came to view what he was looking at and was subjected to a very catchy song, with by far the best opening a prince had given when arriving.
There were plates of gold, servants, elephants, bakers, dancers everything that a prince of a wealthy kingdom should have.
It seemed a big player was looking to wed the princess.
And the prince looked young.
But Jafar was having none of that and went to block the door when it became clear they were heading to the palace.
However, his effort only lasted a couple of minutes before they forced their way inside and entertained the king, the king was clapping at the end of it while Jafar forced everybody else out.
The guy appeared in front of the Sultan on a flying carpet.
No prince has ever done that.
"Splendid" Said, the Sultan. "Absolutely marvellous."
Prince Ali coughed and said in a voice that he hoped was elegant and said. "I travelled far to seek your daughter's hand."
No kidding, it took him ages to gather everything, escape his mentors and journey here, it took him almost three weeks to get here, his own people were giving him well wish's since the Prince had a princess he finally liked.
"Prince Ali of Ababwa," Said, The Sultan surprising him by how warm of a greeting he received from the man. "Of course. I'm delighted to meet you." before the man said. "And this is my royal advisor Jafar. He's delighted too."
The man moved out of the way, and Prince Ali was treated to a very grumpy lean man with a bird who was also looking at him hostile.
They were evil, right?
"Ecstatic" Said, Jafar with the energy of a dead fish.
Jafar was soon in Prince Ali face and said. "Look. Do you think you can just parade in here uninvited and expect."
Suddenly the Sultan said.
"This is quite a remarkable device."
Both of them looked down to see the man poking the carpet who clearly did not like that.
"You don't suppose that I-" The sultan began.
"Why certain your majesty. Allow me" Said, Prince Ali, lending the man a hand and the man was hoisted up onto the carpet.
Jafar stopped him immediately and said. "Sir, I must advise against this"
"Jafar. Learn to have a little faith" The man said, before using the staff to kick off.
Then they watched the man fly with the carpet crazily and zoomed past everything.
"So where did you say you were from, again?" Said, Jafar beginning his integration.
And in another timeline, Aladdin would have panicked, but he had an actual kingdom to back him up now.
"I'm from the Kingdom of Ababwa" Said, Prince Ali. "About three weeks journey from the west."
"Hmmm," Jafar said, he should check this Kingdom out.
The man had a rough landing, and Prince Ali caught the spinning Carpet with pity.
"Such impressive youth," Said, the Sultan. "And a Prince...beside" he went to Jafar and whispered. "If were lucky, you won't have to marry Jasmine after all" which he heard.
The Sultan than came to him and said. "Jasmine will like this one."
"And I'm sure I'll like Princess Jasmine" Said, Prince Ali.
But Jafar came from nowhere in-between them and said. "I must protest on the Princess behalf" pushing Prince Ali away like he was trash. "This boy is no different than the others'. What makes him think he's worthy of the Princess?"
Well, he was a prince, and Prince Ali got cocky.
"Well, your majesty just let her meet me. I will win her heart" he said.
Suddenly they all heard.
"HOW DARE YOU!"
They were stunned to see Princess Jasmine, and Prince Ali felt shame as all three of them couldn't meet her eyes.
"I am not a prize to be won!" She said, before turning back around.
Did he just blow it? Prince Ali couldn't help but wonder; he had spent a month being waited on hand and foot, he thought being a Prince was everything.
Had he turned into those rich jerks that treated him like Trash on the street?
Seeing how hurt he was, the Sultan tried to sooth him by saying. "Don't worry Prince Ali. Give her time."
They walked, away.
The Sultan had a good feeling about this one, his daughter wasn't getting younger, and the Prince was young too, both of them seemed to come from a very prosperous land, it would be very good for the two kingdoms if they married.
So the Sultan spent the whole day propping up Prince Ali, trying to get him to try again when his daughter was much less mad.
It was in that moment where Prince Ali remembered the countless times in his memories as Prince Ali where he was introduced to Princess after Princess, they all actually terrible people towards his own servants.
Maybe he should try again with a different approach.
But first to eat.
#Top restaurant in the land#
Prince Ali entered in his fine clothes and got the attention of all the wealthy people who were sitting down on posh pillows and eating expensive foods before him were the people his people had him take along with him because they refused to have him walk alone in an unfamiliar land.
The moment the workers saw him, he was greeted immediately by a smiling man who unknowingly cursed his very name when he stole from their kitchen previously.
"Prince Ali of Ababwa. We are honoured to have you here" said, the man, having heard the song from the Kingdom best singers.
Prince Ali found this amusing.
"I heard this is the best restaurant in the Kingdom." Said, Prince Ali. "Please give me and my personnel, the finest table" he flicked a gold coin into the air.
"O-Of course. Of course" said, the man. "Right this way your highness."
They all followed the man to the best table in another Wing and there the table was covered with a veil for privacy.
They all sat down, and the man said. "Here are your menu's."
"Oh, I won't be needing that," said Prince Ali surprising the man. "Give us everything on the list."
The man was stunned.
"Pardon?" the man said.
"I said give us everything on the list," said, Aladdin. "I don't know how long I will be here, so I want to try it all" before he said. "Of course you will be paid handsomely."
He flicked the gold coin to the man who caught it before he put a small bag of them onto the table.
Seeing the obvious big payday, the man stuttered and said. "O-Of Course Prince Ali"
The man went to the kitchen to shout the order, everybody in the restaurant could hear him and hear that the Prince had ordered everything.
Those who were eavesdropping on the Restaurant heard and told their friends and family and those people told people.
Within an hour, everybody in the kingdom heard a greatly exaggerated story of Prince Ali at the best restaurant in town, showing off his wealth and were very impressed.
After eating from the richest place in kingdom, Prince Ali hopped onto his carpet and made his way to Princess Jasmine bedroom.
She and her tiger saw him.
"Who's there?" Jasmine said, she came to look, and he put on an act that had been hounded into him.
"Its Prince Ali of Ababwa," Said, Prince Ali
"I do not want to see you," Said, Princess Jasmine, then she turned and walked away.
He had blew it again.
It was in that moment; he threw all caution to the wind.
"No. Please." Prince Ali said, "Please, Princess. Give me a chance."
Suddenly her Tiger went into attack mode, and he backed away.
"Just leave me alone," Jasmine said, turning around.
"Down. Kitty. Down" He said, with an unusually gentleness in his voice, making her turn back to look.
She saw him without his hat on because he was using it to defend himself against the tiger.
He looked just like that...
"Wait. Do I know you?" She said, as her tiger thankfully left him.
Prince Ali put on his hat and said. "Ur. No. No" getting down.
"You remind me of somebody..." Princess Jasmine began before she said " I met in the market place."
Hearing that Prince Ali, thought he was busted, but there was no way he was going to say he used to be as poor as dirt.
"The market place?" he said, "There is no way we would have met there. I have servants that go there. In fact, I have servants who are servants to those who go to the market place."
And Jasmine realised he was right; he was dressed in riches, there was no way he was that guy.
Maybe, she just wished he had lived.
"Your right," She said, she relaxed on her tiger and said. "I guess not."
There was a long silence between them.
Prince Ali decided to go for it by given her a compliment and said. "Your beautiful."
But Princess Jasmine had heard it all too many times and said. "I'm rich too you know."
"Yeah," Prince Ali said.
"And I'm the daughter of the Sultan," She said, moving to him.
"Yes," he said.
Wait a minute.
Alarm bells went off in his head the moment she got a hairbreadth away.
"That's what all your stuck-up rich princes care about!" Said, Princess Jasmine, pulling his hat down over his face making him remove it. "Just go jump off a cliff" she stormed away.
He screwed up again.
Prince Ali realised, he should have been a hundred percent himself.
His Aladdin self.
In that moment, he wasn't Prince Ali but Aladdin.
"Your right," He said, making her stop. "You aren't just some prize to be won. You should be free to make your own choice" he slump onto the balcony.
Jasmine rose an eyebrow; her tiger looked at him suspiciously.
"I'll just go," He said, he jumped off the balcony.
Jasmine feared the worst and said. "WAIT!"
"What?" Aladdin said, his head instantly popped up.
Jasmine looked at him with wide eyes as he flew onto the carpet before her and she said. "How are you doing that?"
Aladdin flew in front of her and relaxed and said. "It's a magic Carpet that my father gave to me when I was little."
The carpet kissed the princess hand, as she said. "It's lovely."
"We could get out of the palace," Aladdin said, seeing her interested in the carpet. "See the world."
"Perhaps," Jasmine said, stroking the carpet.
"Do you trust me?" Aladdin suddenly said.
"What?" Jasmine said, that tone and voice...
"Do you trust me?" Aladdin said, repeating it and extruding a hand.
And Jasmine finally realised who he really was and said.
"...Yes" she took the hand and got on.
They flew far out, and Jasmine enjoyed every moment of it, he showed her so much is so little time.
They flew to the top of a house when Fireworks could be seen been lit into the sky; she would have never seen them up close at the palace.
"It's so magical," She said, looking at the fireworks.
"Yeah..." Aladdin said, dreamily staring at her.
Jasmine suddenly went for it and said. "Its too bad Abu isn't here to enjoy this"
And without thinking Aladdin said. "Nah. He's too busy bathing in a mountain of gold. He wouldn't care."
Suddenly he realised what he had just said, but it was already too late.
"Ur, um," Aladdin said, "Oh no" he put his face in his hands.
"AH HA!" Jasmine said, taking his hat from him, revealing his full face. "You are the boy from the market place!"
And Aladdin tried to take his hat back and say. "Jasmine, I'm sorry."
"Why did you lie to me?" Jasmine demanded. "Did you think I was stupid?"
"NO!" said, Aladdin.
"That I couldn't figure it out?" she said, throwing his hat back to him.
"No. I hoped you wouldn't" Aladdin said before he realised what he had just said. "No, I mean."
"Who are you?" Said, Jasmine. "Tell me the truth!"
The Jig was up.
"The truth. Urr" said, Aladdin.
He looked at his carpet who was giving him a look that said he wanted nothing to do with this.
So, Aladdin chose the Prince Ali truth that nobody but Abu, Carpet and Genie could call him out on.
"The Truth?" He said, "The Truth is...I ran away from Home 6 months ago and dressed as a commoner and escaped because I know my people would recognise me and drag me back to the palace. Like you, I've reached that age where I'm forced to marry for my kingdom sake, but all the princess presented to me were stuck up, terrible people. As a commoner here, nobody knew who I was, and it was great for a time. " before he said. "But I really am a prince. The people I arrived with can attest to that."
"Than why didn't you tell me, when we met?" said, Jasmine, buying a truth he was sticking with.
"A royalty journeying to another kingdom to be a commoner. Don't you think that's a little bit strange?" said, Aladdin, knowing he was connecting to her.
"Not that strange," said, Jasmine, flicking his feather up before snuggling close to him.
His carpet was shrugging, and then after the fireworks, Aladdin rode Jasmine back to her bedroom balcony.
"Goodnight," she said, "My handsome prince."
"Sleep well Princess," said, Aladdin as both of them went to kiss only for his carpet to give him a boost.
Both of them was surprised until they felt each other's embrace.
When she walked away, she turned and smiled at him before going back in.
Aladdin felt a rush of happiness and expressed it in one burst.
YES!
He didn't actually say it, but his actions indicated it, he flopped down onto his carpet, and his carpet caught him and rocked him gently down to earth.
He was in heaven, and nothing could stop him now.
"For the first time, things are finally going my way," he said.
However, suddenly he was grabbed, and a handkerchief was placed around him so that he couldn't scream, his carpet was taken away, and he was shackled on his arms and legs.
He saw that his carpet was being tied in a, not around a tree.
And then the staff appeared before him, and he looked up to find the Sultan's right-hand man, Jafar staring down at him menacingly.
"I'm afraid you've worn out your welcome Prince Abobo," said, the man, having seen the air around him and the princess just now.
Princes Ali was a threat.
"Make sure he is never found," said, Jafar walking away before Prince Ali was hit in the back of the head, knocking him out.
When he came too, he was being thrown off a cliff by Jafar henchmen.
The henchmen laughed as he was plunged into the water and they walked away.
As he sank, Aladdin was really regretting not having Genie around right now, the lamp he had around his waist was empty, he tried to swim away only to find out he had been shackled to a heavyweight.
Suddenly a group of people in beautiful clothes plunged into the water after him, and one was carried a blade.
Had they come to finish him off?
But then a name came to his mind.
The protectors of the Heir of Ababwa.
Prince Ali had heard the group were protecting the heir to the Throne for generation, he had never seen them, but they were there to protect him who now held the title.
One of them got the chains off him, and another took off the handkerchief wrapped around his mouth, when he was free he was pulled out of the water and onto the land below the cliff.
The instant air got into his lung's, Prince Ali coughed badly to get the water out of his lungs and took a big gulp.
They allowed him to get his breathing back, when he did, he found that they were all one on knee bowing to him respectively.
"Prince Ali, please come with us," said, a man's voice. "It is not safe here. Please follow us to safety. We'll take you back home, and you'll be safe within the walls of Ababwa."
"What?" Prince Ali said, "What about Princess Jasmine?"
"My Prince, you are the only heir to the throne. We cannot put you into an environment where you are at risk of losing your life" said, the man and it became clear to Prince Ali that they were willing to sacrifice his love for a princess he actually liked just so that their kingdom didn't go into chaos because of having no heir.
They would drag him home kicking and screaming if they had to.
"Wait," He said, "What about if I make the person who almost killed me pay for his crimes?"
They looked at each other.
It was acceptable.
And Prince Ali knew he had to talk to the Sultan when morning came.
He was going to give a man a choice, either him or Jafar.
This had nothing to do with love.
And scene!
This is where the story truly changes from the movie. Next chapter, the Kingdom is a buzz when the people hear the princess has found a prince she liked, however, that all goes downhill when Prince Ali who is very much alive, confronts the Sultan with Jafar present and gives the Sultan a choice. Review/fav and follow!
