In distant Agrabah Aladdin is a streetrat running from Razoul the guard. When a beautiful young woman appears in the marketplace and very obviously doesn't belong Aladdin finds himself saving her from her own folly. The royal guard comes from the Royal Vizier Jafar to capture Aladdin and the girl is discovered to be the Princess Jasmine - who no one knew was missing.
Aladdin is besotted with the girl only a little shocked at her identity. Thrown deep in the dungeons below the palace Abu the monkey comes to save Aladdin. They are startled by a strange old man who speaks of untold treasure. The trio leaves the palace through underground tunnels. Once outside they travel deep into the desert to the Cave of Wonders. The creepy old man keeps speaking with someone who isn't there, someone he calls Iago.
At the cave Aladdin discovers a magical carpet which helps him find the dirty old lamp the old man sent him for. When Abu triggers the cave to self-destruct the carpet helps them to escape. But freedom is blocked by the old man. Once he has the lamp the old man becomes Grand Vizier Jafar and flings Aladdin from the entrance.
The cave swallows Aladdin, Abu, and the carpet - they are trapped, but the streetrat fights to escape. Digging through the sand takes several days and the carpet flies Aladdin and Abu from the Cave of Wonders back to Agrabah where Jafar has used his first two wishes to become a powerful sorcerer and sultan. Jafar takes the opportunity to kill the sultan and makes plans to force Jasmine into marriage. She repeatedly rejects him and makes plans to escape.
When Aladdin discovers the threat to the princes he is quickly swept into her orbit. Aladdin helps Jasmine meet her people and become a rebel leader in the fight against Jafar. As Agrabah becomes more and more restricted and families turn against each other Jasmine and her rebels find a foothold from which to launch their attack.
Just as the Disney movie shows how the lamp changes Aladdin's life in helping him win the princess, this Twisted Tale shows how the story might have played out if Jafar kept the lamp. Aladdin and Jasmine find themselves at a turning point in Agrabah's future.
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