- Narrator: In ancient Persia, there lived a Sultan who had an only daughter, whose beauty was like moon rise in a clear heaven. Now it happened that the Sultan left his kingdom to fight in a foreign land.
- [a screenshot of the city of Persia is shown]
- Narrator: In his absence, the princess fell in love with a young traveller who climbed the palace wall to see her. This did not please the Sultans Grand Vizier Jaffar who meant to marry the princess himself.
- [a screenshot of the Prince and the Princess falling in love]
- Narrator: Seizing power, Jaffer had his rival thrown into the dungeons, but the young man escaped and struck down the evil magician.
- [a screenshot shows Jaffer having his guards throw the Prince of Persia in the dungeons]
- Narrator: When he learned of his Viziers treachery, the grateful Sultan offered riches, but the stranger requested just one reward.
- [a screenshot showing the Sultan talking to the Prince and the Princess listening in]
- Narrator: And so the young lovers were wed and they lived happily, well for eleven days.
- [a screenshot showing the Prince marrying the Princess. Then the title screen of Prince of Persia 2 shows up in the clouds in the sky]
- Narrator: One morning as the prince stands before the doors of the throne room, a coldness like a shadow passes over him.
- [a screenshot shows the Prince standing from wearing his nice clothes being changed to ragged clothes before the doors which opened to the throne room]
- Narrator: As he approaches the throne, he feels the eyes of the court upon him. The Princess and Sultan stare at him.
- [the screenshot shows the Prince walking up to the throne with the crowd of people, the Princess and Sultan sitting on the throne]
- Narrator: Princess says the Prince, why do you look at me so strangely?
- [Then an impostor Prince comes out behind the throne]
- Jaffar: How dare you speak to the Princess! Guards! Seize him! Seize him!
- [Then a screenshot shows the guards pointing their spears at the Prince]
- Princess: Don't hurt him! He's just a poor mad beggar.
- [the Prince runs away from the guards]
- Jaffar: After him! Don't let him get away. Don't worry my dear he won't get too far.
- [the Prince breaks the window to escape the palace]