History Fanfic / QueenOfDiamonds

It was last updated in July 2019.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10716548/1/Queen-of-Diamonds Queen of Diamonds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677908/Natural-Logarhythm Natural Logarhythm]] (also available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7452696/chapters/16935252 here]]) is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' [=AU=] fic based on the idea that Jafar took Iago’s advice to just wait for a regular storm to find the ‘Diamond in the Rough’. As a result, Aladdin and ‘Yasmin’ spend more time together forming a relationship outside of Jasmine’s role as a princess, to the point of Jasmine convincing Aladdin to leave Agrabah so that they can be together. It was last updated in July 2019.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After [[spoiler:Jasmine is returned to Agrabah, she has to deal with various issues as princes are far more reluctant to appeal for her hand in marriage now that she has acquired a ‘damaged’ reputation after living with Aladdin for two years]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After [[spoiler:Jasmine is returned to Agrabah, she has to deal with various issues as princes are far more reluctant to appeal for her hand in marriage now that she has acquired a ‘damaged’ reputation after living with Aladdin for two years]].

* RulesLawyer: Genie manifests duplicates to act as this, consulting various scrolls before concluding that [[spoiler:it wouldn’t cost Aladdin a wish to turn Abu back into a monkey as Aladdin only wished for himself to change rather than Abu]].

* FriendToAllChildren: Jasmine in particular demonstrates this, ranging from her outrage at learning how Aladdin was treated as a child, to [[spoiler:expressing a desire to essentially adopt two children who she finds ‘arrested’ in the palace dungeons]].

* RealityEnsues: After [[spoiler:Jasmine is returned to Agrabah, she has to deal with various issues as princes are far more reluctant to appeal for her hand in marriage now that she has acquired a ‘damaged’ reputation after living with Aladdin for two years]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he was presented as a good person but potentially eccentric as a ruler, the Sultan gets a chance to show more political skill here, such as [[spoiler:listening to all arguments when he learns that there are two children in Agrabah’s dungeon even if he genuinely disapproved of the act]].

* DoubleStandard: Discussed -- the author notes in the opening chapter that Aladdin lying about his true identity is portrayed as a bad thing and something he struggles to come clean about, yet Jasmine also lies to Aladdin about ''her'' true identity and receives no comeuppance for it in canon.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Jasmine is shown to have a good relationship with the palace servants, to the point where [[spoiler:one of them assures her that she is a good person when Jasmine wonders if she deserves love after her actions led to Aladdin’s apparent death]].

* PaperThinDisguise: Subverted; [[spoiler:Genie explicitly confirms that ‘Prince Ali’ includes a subtle spell to stop anyone recognising Aladdin if they already knew him, although Jafar realises the truth when he sees the lamp]].

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After Jasmine's disappearance, Jafar fails to comprehend what drives Aladdin, Jasmine and the Sultan in particular, assuming that Jasmine was lured away by Aladdin's manipulations because he can't comprehend why someone would want to leave the comforts of the palace, or that the Sultan's ability to resist his hypnosis is because continued exposure has led to him forming an immunity rather than because Jafar's finally tried to make him do something the Sultan would never do (specifically, give up on finding Jasmine and appoint a new heir).

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10716548/1/Queen-of-Diamonds Queen of Diamonds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677908/Natural-Logarhythm Natural Logarhythm]] (also available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7452696/chapters/16935252 here]]) is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' [=AU=] fic based on the idea that Jafar took Iago’s advice to just wait for a regular storm to find the ‘Diamond in the Rough’. As a result, Aladdin and ‘Yasmin’ spend more time together forming a relationship outside of Jasmine’s role as a princess, to the point of Jasmine convincing Aladdin to leave Agrabah so that they can be together.

* InSpiteOfANail: Once [[spoiler: Jafar captures Aladdin and Jasmine after two years]], events proceed more or less like (film) canon, albeit with some adjustments due to their increased maturity -- especially Jasmine's -- and their closeness. Mostly, the changes take the form of extra events, such as [[spoiler: Jasmine inviting Prince Achmed back when she believes Aladdin has been executed, since he's a better choice than Jafar and she's grown up enough to be pragmatic about that; "Prince Ali" helping her to rescue Najida and Rami from prison; and an earlier reveal to Jasmine that "Prince Ali" is Aladdin, since he already knows she loves him]]; the basic plot remains recognisable.
* InsecureLoveInterest: Downplayed; once Aladdin learns of Jasmine’s real history, he wonders why she lied to him and [[spoiler:abandoned him after his arrest, and even after he learns that she thought he was dead, he is still uncertain if he deserves to be her husband given his lack of prince-related experience]]. Despite his wondering, he's not going to walk away from her [[spoiler:once he learns that her only alternatives are Prince Achmed and Jafar]].

** In chapter 17, Jafar [[spoiler: reveals to Aladdin that "Yasmin" is Princess Jasmine]].
** Chapter 27 sees Aladdin [[spoiler: finally learn what really happened after their parting, Jasmine revealing to 'Prince Ali' that she thought Aladdin was dead, and thus freeing Aladdin to reveal his own identity]].
** In chapter 30, Jasmine [[spoiler: learns that Aladdin achieved all this with the aid of the Genie]].

* InsecureLoveInterest: Downplayed; once Aladdin learns of Jasmine’s real history, he wonders why she lied to him and [[spoiler:abandoned him after his arrest, and even after he learns that she thought he was dead, he is still uncertain if he deserves to be her husband given his lack of prince-related experience]].

* InSpiteOfANail: Once [[spoiler: Jafar captures Aladdin and Jasmine after two years]], events proceed more or less like (film) canon, albeit with some adjustments due to their increased maturity -- especially Jasmine's -- and their closeness.

* InSpiteOfANail:
** Even after Aladdin and Jasmine have left Agrabah, they are still discovered and Aladdin arrested for ‘kidnapping’ Jasmine, leading to Aladdin being used by Jafar to try and acquire the lamp.
** Also, [[spoiler:Aladdin's first two wishes and Jafar and Iago's theft of the lamp]] goes basically the same as in canon, although Aladdin [[spoiler:avoided releasing Genie for the more selfless reason of wanting to be sure of his help protecting Jasmine if Jafar tried anything, rather than just because he was afraid that he couldn't be a prince without Genie]].

* CharacterDevelopment: After their time away from Agrabah, [[spoiler:Jasmine puts more effort into trying to find a suitor she would appreciate rather than rejecting them immediately, and Aladdin’s arrival as ‘Prince Ali’ is more subdued, such as Abu being a horse rather than an elephant]].

* InternalReveal: Chapter 27 [[spoiler:sees Aladdin and Jasmine finally reveal what really happened after their parting, Jasmine revealing to 'Prince Ali' that she thought Aladdin was dead and thus freeing Aladdin to reveal his own identity]]. In chapter 30, [[spoiler:Jasmine learns that Aladdin achieved all this with the aid of the Genie]].

* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Still an issue for Jasmine after she returns to Agrabah, but the Sultan does his best to ensure that she has a choice]].
* AscendedExtra: Najida and Rami, the children that Aladdin gave bread to in the opening of the original film, gain greater prominence in this storyline; they become Abu's new owners, [[spoiler:are 'arrested' by Jafar as part of his efforts to find Aladdin, and Jasmine even expresses an interest in adopting them after she rescues them from the dungeons]].
* BaitAndSwitch: In a sense; [[spoiler:after being returned to Agrabah, Jasmine believes that Aladdin is dead, while Aladdin is told that Jasmine abandoned him in the dungeons, prompting him to return in disguise as ‘Prince Ali’ to try and find out why she lied to him and left him]].
* BenevolentGenie: The Genie shows this as in canon, [[spoiler:such as agreeing that he can return Abu to his natural state without it counting as Aladdin using a wish, as well as offering Aladdin free advice and encouragement about his relationship with Jasmine]].

* DoubleStandard: Discussed - the author notes in the opening chapter that Aladdin lying about his true identity is portrayed as a bad thing and something he struggles to come clean about, yet Jasmine also lies to Aladdin about ''her'' true identity and receives no comeuppance for it.
* DudeMagnet: Jasmine is frustrated at how she has met so many men who only want her for her status (although she presents it to Aladdin as them just wanting her father’s wealth without revealing her status as the princess).
* ExactWords: [[spoiler:When asked to justify his release of two prisoners (the children he helped previously) from the palace dungeons, ‘Prince Ali’ answers the question in a manner that suggests he and Jasmine just ended up there by chance rather than reveal that they were led there by Abu]].
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Jafar manages to fake Aladdin’s execution so that Jasmine will think Aladdin is dead, leaving Jafar free to manipulate Aladdin into helping him get into the Cave of Wonders]].

* FriendToAllChildren: Jasmine in particular demonstrates this, ranging from her outrage at learning how Aladdin was treated as a child to [[spoiler:expressing a desire to essentially adopt two children who she finds ‘arrested’ in the palace dungeons]].

* InSpiteOfANail: Even after Aladdin and Jasmine have left Agrabah, they are still discovered and Aladdin arrested for ‘kidnapping’ Jasmine, [[spoiler:leading to Aladdin being used by Jafar to try and acquire the lamp]]. Also, [[spoiler:Aladdin's first two wishes and Jafar and Iago's theft of the lamp are basically the same as in canon, although Aladdin avoided releasing Genie for the more selfless reason of wanting to be sure of his help protecting Jasmine if Jafar tried anything rather than just because he was afraid that he couldn't be a prince without Genie]].

* TheMatchmaker: [[spoiler:Genie takes on this role to a greater extent than in the original film; rather than just encouraging Aladdin to tell Jasmine the truth, here he takes Aladdin’s insecurities about Jasmine’s past deceptions into account and encourages him not to give up just because he’s anxious]].
* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Jasmine admits at one point that she would almost prefer marriage to Prince Achmed over Prince Ali because Achmed wouldn’t expect her to love him, as she’s not sure if she’s willing to open herself up emotionally to that extent after losing Aladdin]].

* NiceToTheWaiter: Jasmine is shown to have a good relationship with the palace servants, [[spoiler:to the point that one of them assures her that she is a good person when Jasmine wonders if she deserves love after her actions led to Aladdin’s apparent death]].

* PutOnTheBus: Aladdin leaves Abu behind when he and 'Yasmin' leave Agrabah as he worries the monkey wouldn’t cope well with their planned trip across the desert.

* RulesLawyer: [[spoiler:Genie manifests duplicates to act as this, consulting various scrolls before concluding that it wouldn’t cost Aladdin a wish to turn Abu back into a monkey as Aladdin only wished for himself to change rather than Abu]].

* RefugeInAudacity: When [[spoiler:Genie]] first hears Aladdin’s story about his life with Jasmine, he muses that it’s so crazy it has to be true.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10716548/1/Queen-of-Diamonds Queen of Diamonds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677908/Natural-Logarhythm Natural Logarhythm]] is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' [=AU=] fic based on the idea that Jafar took Iago’s advice to just wait for a regular storm to find the ‘Diamond in the Rough’. As a result, Aladdin and ‘Yasmin’ spend more time together forming a relationship outside of Jasmine’s role as a princess, to the point of Jasmine convincing Aladdin to leave Agrabah so that they can be together.

* BenevolentGenie: The Genie shows this as in canon, [[spoiler:such as agreeing that he can return Abu to his natural state without it counting as Aladdin using a wish, as well as offering Aladdin free advice and encouragement about his relationship with Jasmine]].

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10716548/1/Queen-of-Diamonds Queen of Diamonds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677908/Natural-Logarhythm Natural Logarhythm]] is an ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' [=AU=] fic based on the idea that Jafar took Iago’s advice to just wait for a regular storm to find the ‘Diamond in the Rough’. As a result, Aladdin and ‘Yasmin’ spend more time together forming a relationship outside of Jasmine’s role as a princess, to the point of Jasmine convincing Aladdin to leave Agrabah so that they can be together.

* InternalReveal: Chapter 27 [[spoiler:sees Aladdin and Jasmine finally reveal what really happened after their parting, Jasmine revealing to 'Prince Ali' that she thought Aladdin was dead and thus freeing Aladdin to reveal his own identity]].

* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Jasmine admits at one point that she would almost prefer marriage to Prince Achmed because he wouldn’t expect her to love him, as she’s not sure if she’s willing to open herself up emotionally to that extent after losing Aladdin]].

* PutOnTheBus: Aladdin leaves Abu behind when he and Jasmin leave Agrabah as he worries the monkey wouldn’t cope well with their planned trip across the desert.

* InSpiteOfANail: Even after Aladdin and Jasmine have left Agrabah, they are still discovered and Aladdin arrested for ‘kidnapping’ Jasmine, [[spoiler:leading to Aladdin being used by Jafar to try and acquire the lamp]].

* PaperThinDisguise: Subverted; [[spoiler:Genie explicitly confirms that ‘Prince Ali’ includes a subtle spell to stop anyone recognising Aladdin if they already knew him]].

* InsecureLoveInterest: Downplayed; once Aladdin learns of Jasmine’s real history, he wonders why she lied to him and [[spoiler:abandoned him after his arrest, but he is unaware that she only ‘abandoned’ him because Jafar faked his execution]].

* CouldHaveAvoidedThis: Ironically, Jasmine could have married Aladdin easily if she had learned that the Sultan was offering the ‘reward’ of Jasmine’s hand in marriage to whoever returned her to the palace.

* CouldveAvoidedThis: Ironically, Jasmine could have married Aladdin easily if she had learned that the Sultan was offering the ‘reward’ of Jasmine’s hand in marriage to whoever returned her to the palace.

* FriendToAll Children: Jasmine in particular demonstrates this, ranging from her outrage at learning how Aladdin was treated as a child to [[spoiler:expressing a desire to essentially adopt two children who she finds ‘arrested’ in the palace dungeons]].

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10716548/1/Queen-of-Diamonds Queen of Diamonds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677908/Natural-Logarhythm Natural Logarhythm]] is an ''Disney/Aladdin'' [=AU=] fic based on the idea that Jafar took Iago’s advice to just wait for a regular storm to find the ‘Diamond in the Rough’. As a result, Aladdin and ‘Yasmin’ spend more time together forming a relationship outside of Jasmine’s role as a princess, to the point of Jasmine convincing Aladdin to leave Agrabah so that they can be together.