Epilogue

Genie's banquet that night had been everything Aladdin had expected it to be. The Sultan, the guards of the castle, and the townspeople had a lively celebration throughout the day, and Aladdin and Jasmine had not only their anniversary parade, but also a celebration of the safety of the city from the events of the night before. Granted, the danger ended before it even had the chance to start, but given Aladdin's track record of saving the city, it wasn't duly noted. Aladdin smiled - though he believed he wasn't the real hero in the whole situation - rather the one who helped out and in the exchange, everyone had ended up saving him.

Jasmine stood beside him on the balcony that night, overlooking the Agrabah night skies. Quiet, serene - no sign of Grenden or the shadow beasts that had been there the night before.

Jasmine stood beside him, turning the gem in her hands.

"I feel bad about the whole thing, Jasmine. I didn't know Grenden would steal the original gem I gave to you to use it as a vessel for my soul. Now I feel like I should give you something else to replace it, and give you a better memory of our first anniversary."

Jasmine raised an eyebrow at him and her firm, royal tone carried through her voice. "Now why would you do something silly like that?"

"Silly?!" He exclaimed. "But Jasmine..." She put a finger to his lips, interrupting him.

"First of all, you were the one who was under Grenden's curse. It's not your fault that things happened as they did, even if the gem you gave me originally was broken. It's the thought that counts, right? And look - it still fits the photo you gave me too."

Aladdin sighed. "You're right. But...I just didn't want to give you something that was linked with such a bad memory...for both of us, you know?"

"It wasn't a bad memory, Aladdin. It might have been hard, but we went through it together, didn't we? If anything...I think it gives me another reason to be happy you're with me. Just the look on your face when I gave you the memory book was worth it for me - wasn't it the same for you?"

Aladdin grinned, placing his arms around Jasmine as they looked to the full moon in the sky. "Yeah, I don't think I'll ever forget that."

"Well, you should hang onto it." Jasmine flicked a finger at the feather that Aladdin wore on his sultan's fez.

"Aww, how are you two kiddies enjoying your big anniversary?" Genie appeared in front of them with huge doe-eyes that startled both of them.

"We're fine Genie...just try to keep the unexpected pop-ups to a minimum." Aladdin

Genie grinned, returning to his normal expression. "I got it, especially considering you guys have a special night ahead of you."

"Special?" Aladdin asked, looking at Jasmine, who raised an eyebrow at Genie.

"Speaking of special, there's...something I've been meaning to talk with you about, Aladdin."

"...Sure." He said, as the two of them disappeared behind the curtain to Jasmine's room, both of them with their arms encircling the other's waist.

Genie smiled to himself, but he realized he wasn't alone when Iago, Abu, and Carpet flew up beside him.

"So...where are the lovely couple?" Iago said facetiously. Abu nudged Iago in the ribs, looking happy

"Oh, spending a much deserved special night together."

"Special? How much more special can a day get. It's their first anniversary; we just took down a really bad guy, they had a parade and a feast all in their honor ALL DAY, what could possibly top that?!"

Genie raised and eyebrow and smiled with a smart expression, then Iago suddenly understood what Genie wasn't saying.

"Okay, excuse me while I go hurl somewhere."

Genie, Abu, and Carpet seemed to laugh collectively as Iago flew off into the night.

Author's Notes: Well, "Aladdin and the Poison Mystic" is finally finished. I ironed as many kinks out of it as I could with respect to continuity and grammar, but I may have missed more than a few. Still, for it being the first fanfic I ever wrote - it was quite a journey, and I hope those of you who read it enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it in the long run, though it was quite a series of ups and downs trying to balance the action, suspense, humor and dialogue.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read it, and I hope that you will read my other fanfic works as well (though I promise they won't be as long as this one - what can I say, I love to write.)

~Twinrose84