Two roses from two different lands: A letter sent (Storyline with Jasmine) Category: Uncategorized
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Malantha Sultan, an Ottoman Princess who was kept hidden for most of her life. She is the twin of Mihrimah Sultan and daughter of Hurrem and Sulieman Sultan. One would think that would give her everything in the world and she would be able to go anywhere that she wanted. That wasn’t not the case for her or any of her sisters, for females in the Islamic culture especially those of status had to act and follow certain ways. In any case, Malantha enjoyed her life for how it was, though at times she wished that she had a little more freedom. Those on the outside would think that the Sultan family was perfect, but like most families had a dark secret that had been kept for centuries. The secret dated back to Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire and the ancestor of all.
Even still it did not just fall upon him, for one cannot choose who they love. He fell hard for a Desert Rose with witchy heritage. Their union would cause a ripple effect throughout the Sultan family line, and some would gain special abilities from the witch side of the family. The others would be normal mortals and would take place out in public keeping a strong family image. This did not mean that the ones with magical abilities were left out, they were simply kept in the shadows to push forward the power of the Ottomans.
A letter sent
Under the reign of Suleiman Sultan, known as Suleiman the Magnificent. The Ottoman Empire had entered a Golden Age through his reign and conquest. The royal family had grown stretching into other kingdoms which became political allies. It was because of how large the family had become that Malantha had so many relatives that at times it could be said that it was hard to keep up with everyone.
One such relative lived so far away the only way that Malantha could keep in touch with her was through letters. The land of Agrabah held within it a relative that the Imperial Rose held dear to her heart. Malantha wrote to her as often as she could to keep her updated on what was going on with the empire and to see how things were with her.
This day was no different as the Shadow Witch sat down at her desk, picked up a quill, grabbed the finest ink, and the best paper she had. Once everything was gathered, Malantha began to write.
” En sevdiğim kuzenim” (My dearest Cousin),
” I hope this letter finds you well and your father as well. I have missed you so much. Mother says hello and Mahidevran, well to be more exact Antigone Tenebris-Aurelius-Antoninus sends her best wishes as well. I hope soon that I can go to Agrabah, and we can spend some time together once more. It will be a chance to get away from court life well as much court life as I am able to have been a witch in an Islamic country. I know I should be thankful for my position in this land, just wish I had some time not being hidden away.
I know this may be an odd time to send this letter, but I felt that I should reach out to you. I am not sure why, but something told me that it would be a good thing. Perhaps the shadows are speaking to me again, who knows really. They always seem to know something before I do.
Hope to hear from you soon. Love you my dearest cousin.
Many blessings,
Malantha Sultan I”
She knew the letter was short, but she did not want to write so much that it could bore Jasmine to death. Allowing the ink to dry for a moment, Malantha looked outside the window to watch the people within the Empire go about their lives. Turning back to the paper, Malantha touched a small of one of the letters to see if everything was dried. Once she felt that it was dry enough, the Shadow Witch put into an envelope, took a necklace that she had made for her, put the necklace within the envelope along with the letter, then sealed it with a wax seal that was made just for her with her symbol, and called one of the eunuchs that was just out her study door. As he came through the door, Malantha wrote Jasmine’s name upon the front of the envelope then looked up at him with a smile upon her face.
” Sümbül Ağa lütfen buraya gelir misin?” (Sümbül Ağa, Will you please come here?), she said making sure everything was sealed well. “Evet Sultanım? Nasıl hizmetinizde olabilirim?” (Yes, my Sultana? How may I be at your service?) Sümbül Ağa replied bowing his head. “Bu mektubun Agrabahlı Prenses Jasmine Sultan-Ababwa'ya ulaşmasını sağlar mısın? Lütfen bunu benim için olabildiğince çabuk yapın, bunun ona ulaşması gerekiyor” (Will you make sure that this letter gets to Princess Jasmine Sultan-Ababwa of Agrabah? Please do this for me as quickly as possible this needs to get to her).
The Shadow Witch asked with a slight smile upon her face looking at the eunuch who became a good friend to her mother when she was first brought to the country and who became a close friend to her as well. She held out the letter for Jasmine and Sümbül Ağa bowed his head gently taking it from her hand. “Evet Sultanım. Elimizdeki en hızlı haberciyle oraya hızla ulaşmasını sağlayacağım.” (Yes, My Sultana. I will make sure it gets there quickly with the fastest messenger we have.) He bowed once more, backed out the door, then quickly closed the door, and went to go do as she ordered.
The Shadow Witch sat back down in her chair, took a deep breath, then felt a shadow slither up her left arm and around her neck. She smiled looking down as another slithered around her left hand while the other around her neck settled around it and yet did not tighten. The shadows would never do anything to harm Malantha for she had become long ago the Shadow Witch. As she sat rubbing her thumb around the one who was slithering around her left palm, Malantha looked out the window once more almost trying to see Agrabah from her window in the Ottoman Empire, Turkey. A smile slowly went across her face as she saw a messenger riding in the direction of the Agrabah and a portal opening allowing the messenger to go through.
Two Roses from two different lands:Help is on the way through the portal.(Storyline With Malantha)
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Threats to Agrabah
After Jasmine had written the letter to her dear cousin going back to seeing her amazing husband Aladdin there. Wanted to tell him again about her cousin arriving soon. Placing her hand around her husband’s hand. "I am truly worried Jafar is nearby, I know you fought, and I know you fought him and won. I fear he has ways of coming back, not only is. I fear Agrabah is in danger, I know with our magic and my cousin's arrival we will win."
Hearing her husband was well aware of what was said hearing him speak of their castle." Jasmine, I assure you our castle has very tight security and every place here is protected. If we are both having the same sense of what might be causing all the danger. We will be sure to extend security not only here in town." She smiled more, loving her husband so completely in her heart and soul.
She feared by the power that Jafar had over her father trying to control him and wanting to marry her. Aladdin had saved them both it brought their families even closer together. She had truly missed her cousin and aunt in ways she felt bad for not contacting them sooner.
After Aladdin had gone to double the security around the castle, she went to look around the inside making sure security was set up where it needed to be. Especially having them all watched over as well. Noticing the shadow was following her it did make her feel safer. After walking around the castle everything looked secure.
Still in her mind she felt that there was some sort of danger ready to be seen. She hoped that her thought of Jafar being around was not the danger. With her husband checking everything gave her ease as well as her cousin arriving.
Past Haunting Memories
Going back to where she was seeing once again her tiger Rajah close by here. She still to this day believes that is mother that died years ago. Petting as he went by her side; she petted him as her mind drifted back to when Jafar had controlled her father, the Sultan. It was a fear of her thinking that would have been permanent. The fact that Aladdin saved them both eased her mind.
For some reason those memories came flooding back in her mind wondering if it was the evil Sorcerer. Suddenly feeling like her entire body was drifting back to the time she was trapped in the enormous hourglass. Recollection of hearing the sand as slowly escaped the narrow passageway. It began to fill the bottom bulb that had her trapped inside.
If it wasn't for Aladdin and his magic carpet, a fear goes through her mind. Of what would have happened to her and her father, it was a nightmare for her. Worse Jafar had gotten married to her, that would have been pure evil to her. She hadn't realized that they were not memories any more Jafar had trapped her.
Memories That Trapped The Princess
Looking around has things had changed for some reason the darkness she was in never cleared up. She started to yell for Aladdin and her cousin Jasmine was shown pictures somehow. When she saw the shadow had delivered her cousin letter the princess was trapped.
"What is this? I know someone is there. WHO ARE YOU…SHOW YOURSELF NOW?" In ways that might have been a mistake to ask when seeing who it was. "Jafar? What in God’s name is all this...LET ME GO HOME...TO MY FAMILY I ORDER YOU! Then Hearing his voice "My Princess, I have you now, all to myself, you seriously think I'd allow you to leave." She looked at him with pure hatred and for everything he stood for. "You are forgetting Jafar I have family ones that will find me I completely believe that with my heart and soul." She looked at him with fire in her eyes for what he is doing here.
"Jasmine, I shall leave you for now till I figure out what to do with that family of yours. There is plenty of food and water here, just don't try anything…you know my powers. You will feel the torture" She saw him vanish she looked around the place. Suddenly looking at the wall she saw Aladdin and her cousin seeing the worry in their faces.
She hit the wall with the palm of her hands screaming out their names. Knowing they couldn't see her; she slid down to the floor watching them hoping they would see her. Then she saw her Tiger Rajah walk up to the wall as if he could see her. Seeing him scratching his claws against the walls putting her hand on the wall. Seeing Rajah do the same thing. He could see her hoping with her heart the others would do as well.
Knowing it was just an at least that’s what she thought the sorcerer meant by torture. The fact she could see her family they could see her watching as Rajah went to her husband and Malantha. Masking care that he brought them to the wall as her tiger paced back and forth in front of it.
Two Roses from two different lands: Mothers’ approval and portals(Storyline with Jasmine)
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Upon Malantha sending the letter off, she had to quickly get back to her duties of court. Though she and others like her within the Sultan family were hidden away; they still had their duties to keep the empire going. Malantha understood that she had a duty to the empire as many of them within the family did. She knew it was as if she was paying to grow the empire as best of her abilities could, which was mostly dealing with political gain and protection.
The Imperial Rose, knew that it could take some time for both the letter to reach Jasmine and for a reply. After all, they did live miles away from each other and both had things to tend to in their respectable kingdoms. Every now and then, Malantha would look outside her study window to see if the messenger was heading back towards the palace.
As she knew it would, it took a few days to get to Jasime then to have the return message. Barging into her study, the eunuch Sümbül Ağa came in breathing heavily from running. “Your mother received the message from Princess Jasmine, my Sultana. As is tradition, she receives all messasges that come into the harem. Once she saw who it was from, she sent me in a hurry.” He said with a bow of his head and walked towards her with the message held out.
Malantha looked up at him from the pile of paperwork she had piled upon her desk. “Thank you, Sümbül Ağa” she said with a smile upon her face as she gently took the letter into her hands. Malantha sat back down on the chair that was in front of her desk and opened the letter gently. The Imperial Rose read over the letter slowly gathering all the information that was within it that her beloved cousin had written on the paper. At once, Malantha knew she had to respond to announce her travel there as was proper custom. She grabbed the quill, the ink, and paper. After dipping the quill into the ink, Malantha began writing.
"Dearest cousin,
I miss you and your family deeply. It has been sometime. Shall tell Antigone that of you sending your love and that you miss her too. I know she will be very happy to hear that. Jafar? I feel that I have heard of that name from somewhere before and yet I don’t know where. I am coming there to help. You are my beloved cousin and shall do all I can to protect you, your father, husband, and land. I will ask both my mother Hurrem and Mother Antigone. I know it is very odd. Unfortunately, father has decided to do the harem thing. I know they will agree to all this. I shall come swiftly.
Please use the shadow that comes delivering this correspondence to you. Once I get the word, I can come from both mothers then I shall come through a portal. Father is too busy to ask such questions. However, my dearest cousin, you have my word that I shall be there quickly.”
The Shadow Witch, looked over the letter carefully making sure that it said everything she wished to say then sealed it with her wax seal. The eunuch Sümbül Ağa looked at her with a worried look upon his face knowing that something was wrong. “Valide Sultan? Yanlış olan ne? Prenses Yasemin iyi mi?” (Sultana? What is wrong? Is Princess Jasmine alright)? He asked her and she could tell his worried tone within his voice. Taking a deep breath, Malantha shook her head before she replied to him.
Malantha took another deep breath, “Hayır, halledilmesi gereken acil bir durum var. Büyük bir kötülük, Agrabah Sultanı'nın kontrolünü ele geçirmeye çalışmıştı ve bu da ona Agrabah'ın tam kontrolünü verecekti. Jasmine bir kez daha kontrolü ele geçirmeye çalışan birinin olduğunu düşünüyor. Çabuk gitmeliyim.” (No, there is an emergency that needs to be dealt with. A great evil had attempted to take control of the Sultan of Agrabah which would give him full control of Agrabah. Jasmine thinks there is someone trying to take control once more. I must go quickly). Without a second thought or a moment for Sümbül Ağa to reply, Malantha turned to the shadow that was slithering around her hand. “Accipe hoc nuntium ad Aenean cognatum meum. Mane cum illa ut eam tuendam dum venio. Non solum hanc, sed virum, patrem, et quoscumque carum habet.” (Take this message to my cousin Jasmine. Stay with her to protect her till I come. Protect not only her, but her husband, father, and anyone else dear to her).
The shadow tightens its grip around her arm before slithering towards the letter. Once the shadow was fully around the letter, it caused the correspondence to disappear, then waited for Malantha to open a portal for it. She turned to the side, put her other hand out, and opened a portal for it. “Celeriter. Non tempus terere.” (Quickly. Must not waste time). The last words leaving her mouth, the shadow slithered into the portal.
Seeing the last bit of the shadow disappearing into the portal, Malantha closed it then turned towards Sümbül Ağa. “Annemler nerede? Onlarla konuşmalıyım.” (Where are my mothers? I must speak with them). Sümbül Ağa bowed his head, “Bahçelerdeler Sultanım. Sana liderlik edeceğim.” (They are in the gardens, my Sultana. I shall lead you). Sümbül Ağa opened the door for Malantha, began walking, and Malantha followed him.
In the Gardens:
The hallways of the palace could cause one to get lost if they did not know where they were going. There were many that led to nowhere just a dead end. Those in the royal family as well as those who were close to the royal family used this to their advantage. It did not take Sümbül Ağa and Malantha long to make it to the gardens. The Turkish gardens were in full bloom and the smell of the flowers would hit a person causing it to be known that they were there. Malantha took in the sweet scent of each flower as she walked towards where her mothers sat with their ladies.
It was uncommon for Hurrem Sultan and Antigone Tenebris (Mahidevran Sultan) got along. Malantha looked at her birth Mother Hurrem and second Mother Antigone with a smile upon her face. She heard the announcement of her arrival and saw her mothers turn towards her. Both had a worried look upon their faces as if they knew something was wrong. “ Dişi aslanım mı? Yanlış olan ne?” (My lioness? What is wrong)? Hurrem said, holding out her hand towards Malantha as a signal to come towards them.
Antigone bowed her head and gave a slight nod looking in Malantha’s direction. The Imperial Rose bowed to both Hurrem and Antigone showing them both respect. “Anneler, Jasmine'e yardım etmek için Agrabah'a gitmeliyim. Birinin babasını ve dolayısıyla Agrabah'ı bir kez daha ele geçirmeye çalıştığını hissediyor. Daha önce de Cafer adında bir büyücü bunu denemişti.” (Mothers, I must go to Agrabah to help Jasmine. She feels that someone is trying to take over her father thus Agrabah once again. It was attempted once before by a sorcerer named Jafar). Both women looked at each other for a moment, Antigone allowed Hurrem to speak first for Malantha was her actual blood daughter.
“Tehlikeli. Bir yeteneğin olduğunu ve senin deyiminle gölgelerle ilgili bir yeteneğe sahip olduğunu biliyorum. Ama sen bir kadınsın. Babanın bunu kabul edeceğini bilmiyorum.” (It is dangerous. I know you have a gift and one with the shadows as you call it. But you are a female. I don't know that your father would agree to this). Antigone took a deep breath trying to figure out how to put the words out there. “Hürrem, senin kızın çocuk değil. Onu kendin gibi güçlü olması için yetiştirdin. Gidip kuzenine yardım etmesi gerekiyor. Hatta hem kendisi hem de Jasmine için koruma kolyesi bile gönderebilirim. Süleyman'a gelince, sen de ben de onunla nasıl başa çıkacağımızı biliyoruz” (Hurrem, your daughter is not a child. You raised her to be strong just as you are. She must go help her cousin. I can even send with her a protection necklace for both her and Jasmine. As for Suleiman, you and I both know how to handle him). Hurrem looked towards Antigone and gave a slight nod knowing she was right. The two women fought little nowadays and even worked as one.
Malantha gave a smile and hugged her mother tightly giving her a kiss upon the cheek. She then hugged Antigone tightly doing the same. “Güvende olacağıma ve geri döneceğime söz veriyorum.” (I promise to be safe and come back”. Antigone looked at Hurrem for a moment and took out of her pocket two necklaces. “Bunlar sizi güvende tutacaktır. Benim tarafımdan kutsandı ve eğer annen de onu kutsadıysa. Bunlar her türlü kötülüğe karşı koruma sağlayacaktır. Onlar çok yaşlılar ve sizden çok daha yaşlı büyülere sahipler.” (These will keep you safe. It was blessed by myself and if your mother blesses it by her as well. These will protect against any evil. They are very old and has magic much older than you).
Antigone held out the necklaces towards Hurrem, who blessed them by kissing them each. Love was a powerful form of protection and through Hurrem kissing them it gave each necklace her blessing. Antigone then did the same and put one around Malantha’s neck. She placed the other into Malantha’s right hand. “Git şimdi” (Go now). Both mothers said as one giving her a kiss upon each of her cheeks. Malantha gave a smile and gave them each a hug followed by a kiss on the cheek. Turning away from them, she held out her left hand, took a deep breath, and opened a portal. Not taking a moment longer, she walked into it followed by her shadows.
The visit to Agrabah would be sooner than Jasmine thought, but she would come to the aid of her cousin. To the kingdom’s aid and Jasmine’s father and husband. To all that Jasmine held dear.
Two roses from two different lands:Sending Reply Letter(Storyline with Malantha)
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The Princess And Her Past From Agrabah And Storybrooke!
Jasmine grew up in a very royal family in fact they always made choices for her. Telling how she should have been an act when she was younger, she would always go on adventures just to break the routine of being a young princess. As she got older, she accepted being a princess was an honor in ways and, in some ways, not. Especially when it came to how she wanted her life knowing her father and mother meant well.
The time her mother was killed it was as if she was hidden behind the palace walls her whole life. Knowing it was to protect her they even had rituals for whom she would marry her that was. Even after she lost her mother, Jasmine was still a young princess. The cub had made its way to the Sultans palace she was the one who took care of him. To her it was a gift from her deceased mother the tiger and her became inseparable. Naming the cub Rajah, she had no idea it was a circus tiger that found their palace.
As Jasmine grew up even more the idea of a husband being chosen by her father, the Sultan. It was not the life that she wanted, she was wanting to explore the world and make her own decisions. Knowing one day she would have an adventure that would in fact find her the right husband. Before that would happen, a sorcerer named Jafar would try to control her father.
Jafar had come to their palace with the intent of marrying her knowing she had to seek help. When she refuses to marry Jafar, he threatens to destroy Agrabah. She needed to go seek help knowing the place to go undercover would be Storybrooke. There she found Aladdin, and he was able to free her from the giant hourglass Jafar trapped her in as the sand was filling up quickly. Also, he was able rescue her dad from the powers of the sorcerer. They married and the prince and princess lived happily ever after in the Sultan's palace. She truly loves her husband with her heart and soul. Nothing will ever change that.
As of recently she noticed that Agrabah had seemed different to her as if a black cloud had covered the entire land. It was then she received a letter she thanked the one that delivered. After reading it and smiling she needed this letter from her cousin the letter made her feel better. "If you could wait here, I have a letter I want to write to send back." As the servant agreed as she saw the name on the letter and read thoroughly, she smiled even more thinking to herself. What perfect timing this is she truly missed her cousin. She started her own letter to reply back.
Sending Reply Letter:
Dear Cousin, I am sending you my best wishes, I have truly missed you and your family, sending my love to your mother Antigone, I miss her as well. My father and husband send their best wishes as well. I hope all is well with your family, it has been so far from here, it was good a while ago. Lately I feel there is something out there taking control of Agrabah that I am not certain about. Even the black markets are suffering.
We recently had a sorcerer anted Jafar he tried to control my father and tried to get me to marry him. That was a while ago I wonder if Jafar is still around trying to control our countries. I did not mean to put all this on your cousin. I truly fear someone is out there trying to take control again. It would truly be a comfort if you came and visited see if you can sense what I do. I hope I am not very reacting on this. Just to have you visit cousin would be a relief for me. Hopefully your visit proves me wrong in the sense I have about Agrabah being in danger."
Looking over the letter, she hoped she wasn't overreacting to anything she prays is just that. The way things have been going, having to put an extra guard around the palace was needed. Or at least she thought that Aladdin to had sense there was something different with the towns people. She smiled at the one who brought her the letter. She spoke in Arabic.يرجى التأكد من وصول هذهالرسالة إلى Malantha Sultan I. لا تقم بأي تحويلات على طول الطريق... اذهب مباشرة لتسليم هذه الرسالة، حسنًا(Please make sure this gets to the right place. I do not make any detours along the way…go directly to deliver this alright.)
Feeling a bit more reassured now after having the letter sent to her cousin knowing she would be the one to confirm what Jasmine was sensing. She saw the tiger Rajah come by her side. She petted him and smiled to him "أنت تعرف دائمًا عندما أحتاجإليك، أليس كذلك؟ ("You always know when I need you don't you?") Hoping that she didn't give her cousin to much destress over what she told her.
When she saw her husband, she said that she wrote to her cousin knowing that he will always be by her side as she will do for him. They talked for a bit about everything that was going on. She had to smile seeing that he was on good terms with Rajah. "I know my cousin; she will be here for us as we would be there for her to always." She was feeling a bit more comforted having the ones she loves near her hopefully seeing her cousin soon as well.
