Not what you wanted Part 1: requested by Lady Stardust (Sunday)

30-year old Mandy who was annoyed that people thought she was an 18-year old and would always ask to see her ID came across what she thought was a bit of tourist junk (a scruffy looking oil lamp) at a second hand shop.

She did not know what it was about the item that made her want it.

She payed the $3 for it and headed home happy with her purchase.

The first thing she did when she got home was to threw it into a sink full of hot soapy water in hope it would get rid of some of the grime.

She started to clean the lamp.

As she started to rub some of the dirt off it the strangest thing happened

The lamp started to get warm in her hands before erupting into a cloud of pink smoke

When the smoke had cleared a beautiful young woman was standing in her kitchen.

She introduced herself as the Genie of the lamp.


She thanked her for setting her free and offered her a wish for doing so.

Mandy immediately knew what she was going to wish.

She wished that people would stop mistaking her for an 18-year old girl.

But Mandy did not know that all genies were tricksters and no matter what you wish for they would always give you something else so she ended up with the wish of the last person that found the lamp.


Which was a middle-aged man who had wish to relive his youth so she found herself regressing to her 13-year old self.