Notes from the author/timeline: Most of this story takes place somewhere in the second season of Lost Galaxy, while the last part takes place after.

The Djinn bided it’s time, waiting for someone to free it once more. It had been freed twice, but had been put back in it’s home dimension. Once had been by a trick wish, and the other had been by sheer luck of the woman who had sent him back.

But now, the Djinn was determined to stay free if it ever was freed again, bringing his people to Earth and ruling it under an iron fist. “It’s only a matter of time, and fate, before I’m freed,” he muttered.

Leo looked at the necklace he had in his hand. It had a strange jewel inside that he had found once upon a time, when he was getting out of the cargo hold of the shuttle when he was stowing away to Terra Venture. It had been dark, and Leo had tripped over something. He fell right on a small crate, shattering it.

Leo had fished around with his hands, trying to figure out what he had broken, when he found something smooth with a chain wrapped around it. He had put it into his pocket, determined to look at it, and promptly forgot about it, until now.

“That has to be the oddest gem I’ve ever seen,” he murmured, as he gazed upon the huge, amber like jewel that the necklace encased. “Maybe Kendrix can found out what it is for me.”

Kendrix was a good friend of Leo's, and, as Pink Ranger, was one of his teammates on the Galaxy Ranger team. She was very smart, the smartest person he knew, in fact. ‘And beautiful,’ he mused, ‘If only I could get the nerve to ask her out. Anyway, I’d better get this to her so she can analyze it.’

Kendrix rubbed her eyes. The new contacts she had gotten from the optometrist were irritating them, and she had a big headache from it. She turned when she heard the door open, more than a bit annoyed. She was in her private work room, and didn’t like visitors, unless it was a real emergency.

Kendrix smiled, however, when she saw that it was Leo. She secretly had a huge crush on the younger Corbett brother, but was too scared to say anything. “What’s up, Leo?” she asked.

“I know that you don’t like people coming here, but I needed you to look at something,” Leo replied. He handed her the necklace.

“This is beautiful,” Kendrix murmured, as she ran her fingers over the facets of the jewel. “Where did you get this?”

“I found it,” Leo answered. Kendrix gave him a questioning look. “I did. Anyway, I was hoping that you could identify the type of jewel that is.” He tapped the amber like crystal. “Looks almost like amber, but darker.”

“Yeah, you’re right,” Kendrix said, “I’m not a jeweler, but I’ll run it through the computer, and see what I can come up with. This will probably take a little while.” She slid over to her scanner and scanned the jeweled necklace into the computer. Then, she slid over to the computer and started typing.

Leo came up behind her and put one of his hands down next to where her elbow was sitting, and the other on the back of her chair. His face was right next to hers, and Kendrix found it more than a bit distracting.

After a moment of not being able to concentrate on her typing, or the computer screen, Kendrix turned to Leo. “Leo, would you mind moving?” she asked, “You’re practically breathing down my neck.”

“Oh, sorry, Kendrix,” Leo replied, backing off instantly. He watched her, as she in turn watched the data on the screen. “I was wondering about something, Kendrix.”

“What’s that?”

“Would you like to go to dinner with me sometime?” Leo asked.

Kendrix sighed. “I would love to,” she said, “But I can’t.”

“Why not?” Leo asked.

“Because my last relationship didn’t leave me with a lot of faith in men, romantically,” Kendrix lied. She knew that she was just too scared to possibly lose Leo as a friend, if their romance went sour.

“Look, all I’m asking is a nice night at a restraint or something, not a lifetime commitment,” Leo said, “Right away, anyway.”

“Look, Leo,” Kendrix said, “You’re one of my best friends, in some ways even more so than Maya. If a romance between the two of us went sour, it would probably ruin that. I don’t want that to happen. I’ve lost a lot in my life. I don’t want to lose you, too.”

“Who says it would go sour?” Leo inquired, “And, even if it did, who says that you would lose me as a friend?”

“Let me think,” Kendrix replied, “We have little in common, we have dissimilar likes and dislikes, and we have different tastes. I’m the stereotypical computer geek and you’re the classic high school football hero type. We’re as different as night and day. Statistics say that it wouldn’t last long.”

“To hell with negative statistics,” Leo said, “I never played football. And if you’re a computer geek, then you’re the most beautiful one I’ve ever seen.”

Kendrix blushed. ‘He really thinks I’m beautiful?’ she thought, ‘I must have done something right in a previous life.’ But the next words that came out of her mouth were completely opposite from her thoughts. “I’m sorry, Leo,” she said, “But I just don’t think we’d go very far in a romantic relationship.”

“I think that you’ll never really know until you try,” Leo murmured softly, suddenly walking over to Kendrix, gently pulling her up, and, slipping his arms around her waist, he gave her a kiss.

Kendrix relaxed into his embrace and enjoyed the kiss for a long moment, then reality set in, as she pulled back and gave him a slap across the face. “Don’t you ever do that again,” she warned.

“Fine,” Leo muttered, glaring at her before leaving.

“Leo, wait!!!” Kendrix called after him, but he didn’t stop. She started crying. Suddenly, the computer beeped, signaling that it was done with it’s analysis. She went over to the computer, took the necklace, and threw it across the room, before storming out, sobbing.

The necklace flew through the air and struck the wall, jewel first. The crimson jewel cracked. Red energy poured out of the cracks and divided it into four parts. The room was starting to get an almost demonic red glow, as the energy poured out.

The door opened suddenly, and Leo came barging in. “Kendrix, I’m so...” He stopped when he noticed that the Pink Galaxy Ranger was gone. “Oh great, now I’ve really upset her. I guess I’d better give her some space.” Leo started to leave, when he noticed a tall creature standing in the middle of the room. “Hey,” he called out, “Who, or what, are you?”

The creature turned, and Leo went into a defensive stance. “I am of those known as the Djinn,” it said, “And I’m looking for the one who freed me.” Djinn cocked its head for a moment. “You’re a friend of hers, correct?”

“If you mean Kendrix, then yeah,” Leo said, “I’m a good friend of hers, not that it’s any of your business. Did Trekeena send you?”

“No, she did not,” Djinn replied, “I am a force darker and infinitely more powerful than your petty villainess. You will tell me where this Kendrix Morgan is.”

“Yeah, right,” Leo countered, “When pigs fly.”

“Listen, boy,” Djinn said, “We can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. Either way, I’m getting to Kendrix. You only live once, and you don’t want to spare it in a vain fight. Now, let me by.”

“Over my dead body,” Leo challenged.

“As you wish,” Djinn replied, lashing out with speed that surprised Leo. Before Leo could move to stop him, Djinn bent the Red Galaxy Ranger over backwards, literally. His back was snapped in two instantly.

“Do not mess with things you do not understand, little Ranger,” Djinn warned, “You’d be best to remember that, in your next life, when you get there. But, for now, I think I shall let you live, to pass along a warning to your friend about me.” With that, he disappeared out of the doorway.

Kendrix came to an abrupt halt, as images flashed in her mind. She saw the Djinn reaching out and forcing Leo in an arch, and heard his back snap. She was horrified to recognize her own lab. “LEO!!!” Kendrix shouted, sprinting back to where she had just come from.

As she rushed through the main R & D area, she shouted out, “Someone call security and the EMT, now!!!” A few people looked at her like she was crazy, but a glare from her made them start following her orders.

Kendrix knew it was too late, as she hurried into her private work area. Leo was lying in the middle of the room. He was just barely conscious and hanging on to life by a thread. “Leo!!!” she cried, running to him. She carefully cradled him in her lap and hugged his head to her chest.

While Leo knew that he was dying, he couldn’t help but enjoy the fact that his head was resting right between Kendrix’s breasts. “Kendrix, listen to me,” he painfully whispered.

“You’re alive?” Kendrix asked, gently lowering Leo's head slightly and looking into his eyes.

“Just barely,” Leo replied, “Kendrix, a creature called the Djinn is coming after you. I tried to stop it, but I couldn’t.”

“It’s all right, Leo,” Kendrix murmured softly, “I know. I am so proud of you for trying to stop it. You went above and beyond the call of duty, Red Ranger.” She didn’t know if anybody was with her, which there wasn’t, and didn’t care.

“Thank you,” Leo responded. He reached up and stroked her cheek. “You are so beautiful.”

Kendrix blushed and closed her eyes. When she felt Leo’s hand fall away, she re-opened her eyes, to find him staring blindly. “Leo?” she whispered, gently shaking her friend. There was no response.

“I’ll get that damn Djinn, Leo,” Kendrix promised her now dead best friend, “I swear to you that, one way or another, he will pay for this.” Then, she broke down, sobbing for all she was worth.

When security came, Kendrix reluctantly left Leo’s side. Her eyes were red from all of the crying she had done after finding his body, and her stomach was starting to heave. She barely made it to the bathroom and to the toilet, before she started throwing up inside.

“Are you all right, ma’am?” one of the investigators asked.

Flushing the toilet, Kendrix slid to where she was sitting on the ground. “No, I’m not all right,” she murmured between sobs.

“How well did you know the deceased, and who is he?” the officer asked.

“He’s Leo Corbett, and not as well as we both wished we knew each other,” Kendrix replied softly.

“Beg your pardon?” the officer said.

Kendrix shook her head. “Never mind,” she said, “We were good friends. He was one of my best friends, in fact. We were probably heading for something more, but now...” She sobbed again, unable to finish the sentence.

“I understand,” the officer replied, “Does Leo have any next of kin?”

“Yeah, a brother,” Kendrix answered, “I’m surprised you didn’t recognize the last name. Mike Corbett is his brother. I need to tell Mike, if you don’t mind.”

“No problem,” the officer said, “Just a few more questions, and you can leave to tell him. Now, did Leo have any enemies that would see him dead?”

Kendrix shook her head. “Leo was friends with just about everybody,” she replied, “I don’t know who would kill him.” She was lying, she knew, but she couldn’t reveal that both her and Leo were Rangers, and knew that the officer would probably lock her away if she told him about the Djinn.

“What about his brother Mike?” the officer asked. Kendrix nodded. “All right, I think that’s it for now. Thank you for coming down, and my sincerest apologies for what’s happened. If you think of anything else...” He handed her a card. “Please call me at that number.”

Kendrix nodded and took the card. Thanking the police officer, she stood up and walked out of R & D, heading for the Megaship, where she hoped to get a hold of Mike and tell him about Leo, and find the Djinn.

Kendrix didn’t get too far down the hall before she felt an odd sensation, like something evil was watching her. She looked around, and saw a man that looked to be in his early to mid thirties watching her.

As Kendrix looked into his eyes, she could hear a voice in her mind. “I am the Djinn, and you are the prophesied one,” the booming voice said, “You can not stop me, as your friend found out.

“Beware, Kendrix Morgan,” the voice continued, “When I have my required number of souls, I will be coming for you, and nothing will be able to stop me. If you don’t believe me, just ask Leo.”

“You son of a bitch,” Kendrix muttered.

“Now, now,” Djinn replied, “No need for name calling.” Kendrix spun, and found the strange man right behind her.

“Why did you kill Leo, you bastard?” Kendrix demanded.

“He tried to stand in my way, that’s why,” Djinn said, “While I couldn’t do anything directly, he didn’t word a phrase right, and I was able to capitalize on it and snap his back like a twig.”

“You son of a bitch!!!” Kendrix screamed, trying to punch the Djinn.

The creature posing as a man easily side stepped her wild swing. “Temper, temper, Kendrix,” he teased, wagging a finger at Kendrix. “You don’t want to cause a scene, now do you? Too many innocents could be hurt.”

“What do you want?” Kendrix demanded.

“From you, nothing at the moment,” the Djinn replied. He gestured to his neck, where the necklace was hanging. “I have to charge the ruby. But I will be back, and you will make the three wishes I need.”

“When hell freezes over,” Kendrix growled.

Djinn sneered. “I can arrange that, if that's what you wish,” he replied, “But another time. See you when the ruby charges.” With that, he disappeared into the crowd.

“I’ve got to get to Mike and tell him about Leo,” Kendrix muttered, before disappearing into the crowd herself.

Kendrix rushed into the room that the boys were sharing, and found Mike by himself. “Mike!!!” she shouted, running over to him. She broke down crying, falling to her knees.

“What’s wrong, Kendrix?” Mike asked.

“Leo’s dead,” Kendrix sobbed.

Mike went pale. “What?!?!” he replied, “This isn’t a joke, is it?” Kendrix shook her head. “How?”

“His back was broken,” Kendrix murmured through her sobs. “He suffered heavy internal damage. The worse thing was that he was still alive for several minutes after that, and you can imagine how much he suffered.”

Mike nodded. Tears were running down his face, as well. “Kendrix, I don’t mean to sound rude or anything, but can you give me some time alone?” he inquired softly. Kendrix nodded, then stood up and left.

“Come on, whimp,” a young boy said, “Give me your lunch money.”

“Here, take it,” a smaller boy replied, handing him a couple of dollars. “Just please don’t hurt me.”

“I won’t, for now,” the bully responded, before taking the money and walking away. “But I’ll be back tomorrow, same time, same place, and you’d better be here, or else,” he called over his shoulder.

The young boy watched him go, sobbing. “Why won’t he leave me alone?” he sobbed, “I wish I had the muscles to show him what for.”

“I can arrange that,” Djinn said, appearing suddenly behind the boy.

“Who are you?” the boy asked.

“I’m a new substitute around here,” Djinn replied, “The name’s Nathaniel. What’s your name?”

“Teddy,” the boy answered.

“Nice name,” Djinn said, “Now, do you really want the wish that you just asked for?”

“Yes, I do,” Teddy replied, “I want some major muscles, so that I can show up that bully. Can you really grant me my wish? Are you a genie?”

“You could say that,” Djinn said.

“Cool,” Teddy said, “Do I get three wishes? And what will it cost me?”

“I’m afraid not, little Teddy,” Djinn answered, “All it will cost you is your immortal soul. Now, do we have a deal?” Teddy nodded. “Done.”

Suddenly, Teddy started blowing up like a balloon. First, it made him muscular, but it didn’t stop there. He just kept inflating. “What’s going on?” he inquired, “This isn’t what I meant.”

“Then you should have worded your wish more carefully, little one,” Djinn replied. Suddenly, he produced a pin out of nowhere. “I’ve always loved popping balloons, how about you?”

The muscles in Teddy’s voice box were too inflated to allow him to do anything but gurgle. “I’ll take that as a yes,” Djinn continued. With an evil grin, he stabbed Teddy with the pin. The young man literally exploded.

Kendrix had just stepped into the quarters she shared with Maya, when those gruesome events flashed into her mind. The gore from the explosion made her stomach heave. She could barely get to the bathroom and the toilet, before throwing up for the second time in an hour.

A new scene flashed into her mind. A young woman had wished that the boy of her dreams would fall for her. The Djinn had granted her wish, and before the girl’s horrified eyes, the young man fell to his death in front of her. “Three down,” the Djinn murmured in Kendrix’s mind.

“I’ll never be able to stop him,” Kendrix murmured, sitting down next to the toilet. “He’s just too powerful. Not even a Power Ranger has a chance against something this evil.”

Suddenly, Kendrix could swear that she could hear Leo’s voice. “Don’t give up, Kendrix,” he said. She glanced up, and saw him standing before her. “There has to be a way to defeat the Djinn. You just have to find that way.”

“But it’s so hard,” Kendrix muttered, “How did you find the necklace?”

“Completely by accident,” Leo replied, “I had literally stumbled across it when I was making my way out of the cargo hold when I had stowed away on the last shuttle to Terra Venture on that first day. I had forgotten all about it, until I found it earlier and showed it to you.”

Kendrix nodded. “Somehow, that seems important,” she murmured, “But I can’t think of how it is. My mind’s just not working.” She looked up at Leo’s ghost. “I’m sorry I slapped you after you kissed me.”

“It’s all right, Kendrix,” Leo responded, “I was asking for it, kissing you without warning like I did. I could never stay mad at you. I’ve got to go, but I wanted to tell you that I love you. I always have, and always will, no matter what.”

Tears streaked down Kendrix’s face. “I love you too, Leo,” she replied. She couldn’t help but sob, as Leo faded out. Zombie like, she walked over to the small couch and plopped down. Putting her head in her hands, Kendrix started crying uncontrollably.

Maya came a little while later, and started to console Kendrix. She had heard from Mike what had happened, and knew that her friend would need someone’s shoulder to cry on. “I’m so sorry about Leo, Kendrix,” Maya murmured, “I knew how close the two of you were, and how much closer you both wanted to be.”

“If only I had been there,” Kendrix sobbed, “It should have been me, not Leo. He was such a sweetheart. He didn’t deserve to die.” That got her going again. “He came to visit me.”

“Leo came to visit you?” Maya asked, “Look, I know that you miss Leo, and I don’t mean to sound heartless, but he’s dead, Kendrix.”

“Leo came to see me, damn it!!!” Kendrix exclaimed, “As a ghost. He told me that I should never give up, and that he loved me.”

“All right, I believe you,” Maya replied, “Calm down, Kendrix.”

“I can’t calm down,” Kendrix murmured, “I killed Leo.”

“What do you mean?” Maya asked.

“If I had been there, instead of losing my temper, Leo would still be alive,” Kendrix answered.

“Who, slow down,” Maya interrupted, “Tell me exactly what happened.”

“Leo came to visit me in the lab not ten minutes before he was killed,” Kendrix replied, “He wanted me to look at a jewel he found when he was making his way out of the cargo hold of the shuttle he stowed away on.

“I got the computer started on examining it, and we started talking while waiting for the results,” Kendrix continued, “God bless him, he finally worked up the nerve to ask me out.”

“Did you say yes?” Maya asked. Kendrix looked down, unable to meet her friends eyes. Maya sighed. “Why not?”

“I don’t know,” Kendrix admitted softly. She was finally calming down, though just a little bit. “I gave Leo a load of crap about us not having that much in common, but I was just too afraid to admit that I love him, but was too afraid to let a possibly sour romance come between us.”

“That never would have happened, Kendrix,” Maya replied, “For one thing, it never would have gone sour. The two of you secretly love each other too much for that to happen. And, even if it did, you two are too close for it to come between you. What happened then? Did Leo walk out?”

“No,” Kendrix answered, “He said that we’d never really know until we tried, and then... he kissed me, and then... I slapped him.” She had said the last part a little too softly. Only Maya’s sensitive ears allowed her to hear what she said.

Maya’s jaw dropped. “You didn’t,” she said. Kendrix hung her head, guilty. “Why?”

“I don’t know,” Kendrix murmured, “I just reacted. I hadn’t meant to slap him, but it just... happened. Despite not wanting to do anything but stand there and kiss him, I pushed him away. He stormed out. I tried calling after him, so I could apologize, but it was no use.

“I then decided to get out of there, so I could be somewhere even more private,” Kendrix continued, “Halfway down the hall, I realized that I had forgotten something in my office, and when I went back...” She couldn’t handle it, and started crying all over again.

Maya didn’t need any more explanation. “You found Leo on the ground, dead,” she finished.

Kendrix shook her head. “No, not dead yet,” she said, “Before he died, he told me that he loved me, that he had from the first time he saw me, and that he never stopped. Oh, Maya, you wouldn’t believe how heartbreaking it was to hear him say that, after what I had done.”

“I can’t even begin to imagine,” Maya admitted softly, “I can’t imagine what would happen if something like that happened to Mik... er, anyone that I cared about as much as you did for Leo.”

Kendrix wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled. “Thanks, Maya,” she murmured, “I needed that. I don’t mean to be rude, but I think I need some time alone, to try and sort things out.”

“No problem,” Maya replied, “Call me if you need me.” With that, she left. As the door closed behind her, another image forced its way into Kendrix’s mind.

This time, the Djinn tricked a young man into wishing he could be in a movie. The result was that the Djinn placed him in a horror movie, and the young man was quickly ripped to shreds by zombies.

“Oh, please, God, let me wake up and find out this is a nightmare,” Kendrix murmured almost inaudibly.”

“It’s no nightmare, my dear Kendrix,” the Djinn whispered to her through their telepathic bond, “Four down. See you soon.”

Kendrix bit down the bile rising in her throat from the after image the Djinn sent of his latest victim. Slamming her fist down, she got up and headed over to a nearby computer console. “There’s got to be a way to end this,” she muttered, “I’d better check the history archives. Maybe I can find a clue there.”

Kendrix turned on the console and started scrolling through Terra Venture’s computer archives, but nothing came up. “Damn,” she said, “There has to be something I can find that will help.”

It took her a little while, and she had a vision of a young girl making a wish and being turned to stone, but Kendrix finally found an article about a story that took place many years ago in India, about a demonic creature that granted wishes and wreaked havoc before being sealed away in a jewel by a sorcerer.

‘The jewel must have been that weird one in that necklace Leo found,’ Kendrix thought, ‘I’ve got to stop the Djinn, but how? I’m no sorcerer.” Suddenly, her communicator went off. “Kendrix here,” she murmured, bringing it up to her lips.

“Trekeena is on Terra Venture,” Alpha said, “She’s meeting with a demon in the park. You must go see what’s going on.”

“I’m on it,” Kendrix said, getting up. ‘A demon?’ she thought, ‘It has to be the Djinn, trying to get Trekeena to make the last wish he needs before coming for me. I have to stop him. “Go Galactic!!!”

With that shout, Kendrix became the Pink Galaxy Ranger. After morphing, she teleported to the park, where she found the Rangers head villain standing next to the Djinn. “Trekeena, stop!!!” she shouted, “You don’t know what you’re doing.”

“Oh, but I do, Pink Ranger,” Trekeena said. She turned to the Djinn. “I wish the Rangers and their beloved Terra Venture were destroyed.”

“Done,” the Djinn said, with a wicked grin.

“NO!!!” Kendrix shouted, but it was too late. She suddenly found herself transported to a nearby planetoid. She looked up, just in time to see Terra Venture go up in a silent explosion.

“Beautiful, is it not?” the Djinn asked from behind her.

Kendrix spun around. “No, it’s not beautiful,” she spat, “Why?”

“Simply because it was Trekeena’s wish,” the Djinn said, “Don’t worry. She paid the price.” He held up the necklace. “Her soul has been added to the others I need. Now, make your wishes.”

“No,” Kendrix said, stubbornly shaking her head. “I know what will happen when I make my three wishes. Your kind will be set loose on the universe.”

“True,” the Djinn said, “But I’ll tell you what. You can have one free wish, a sample of my power.”

Kendrix bit her lip. More than anything, she wanted to bring Leo back, but she knew that she would never forgive herself if she did that and not bring Terra Venture back. ‘I’m sorry, Leo,’ she thought, as she looked the Djinn in the eye. “I wish Terra Venture was back,” she murmured.

“Done,” the Djinn said. Suddenly, a white light appeared, and Terra Venture was back in the sky. “Now, for your three wishes.”

“Your crazy if I’m making those wishes,” Kendrix said, “Beta bow.” Her transdagger appeared in her hand in bow mode. She shot energy arrows at the Djinn, but they had little or no effect.

“Quasar saber,” Kendrix cried, pulling out her main weapon. She jumped through the air, energizing her saber, and slashed at the Djinn. For a moment, her heart soared, as the demon split in two.

But victory was fleeting, as the Djinn pulled himself back together. “I tire of this,” he announced, “You can not kill that which is immortal.”

Suddenly, Kendrix got an idea. “Then I wish you were mortal,” she retorted.

The Djinn just shook his head. “Sorry, but no go,” he growled, “My kind is immune to wishes directly used against us. You just wasted one wish.”

“Then I wish you would go back to wherever it is you came from and never came back,” Kendrix said, not even hearing his words through her rage.

“Sorry, but that’s two down,” the Djinn said.

Kendrix sank to her knees. ‘This is hopeless,’ she thought, ‘I can’t win.’

“Don’t give up hope, Kendrix,” a voice in her head said, “I believe in you.”

‘Leo?’ Kendrix thought.

“Yep, it’s me,” Leo replied, “Somehow, being a soul in the amulet must let us be in telepathic communication. Remember what I told you about how I found the necklace? Well, that’s the key to victory.”

Kendrix thought back to the conversation she had with Leo as a ghost, and suddenly the solution to her problem came. “I wish...” she started, but then paused, looking for the right wording.

“Yes?” the Djinn said, smiling. He was anxious for the last wish, and couldn’t wait to see his “brothers” again.

“I wish there had been one more shuttle to Terra Venture the day it launched,” Kendrix said, “And that Leo had been on that, but not the crate he would have smashed if he had been on the original shuttle.”

“Done,” the Djinn said, “And now, prepare to be...” Suddenly, the jewel went haywire in his hand, letting loose energy all over the place. “What’s going on?”

Suddenly, one, last vision came to Kendrix’s mind. Leo had stowed away on the last shuttle, as usual, but this time, he didn’t smash a crate and therefore didn’t find the necklace. With that knowledge, she turned to the Djinn, who was being slowly sucked into the amulet of the necklace. “What’s going on is you lost,” she said, “Game over.”

“NO!!!” the Djinn shouted, before being pulled into the jewel in the center of the necklace. Everything went white.

Kendrix closed her eyes in an effort to shut out the painfully blinding light. “Kendrix,” she heard a soft voice call out. She felt someone gently shaking her shoulder. As impossible as it seemed, the voice sounded like Leo. ‘Leo?’ she thought, and she opened her eyes.

“Kendrix?” Leo asked, gently shaking Kendrix. Suddenly, she woke with a start. “Whoa, sorry about that.”

“It’s all right, Leo,” Kendrix murmured. She rubbed her eyes and grabbed for her glasses. “I must have fallen asleep.” She looked around curiously when she didn’t find her glasses. “Oh right, the contacts are in,’ she thought. “What did you want?”

Leo’s mind blanked. “To be honest, I don’t remember,” he said, “I could swear that I had something to show you, but...” He searched his pockets. “I guess I don’t. Sorry to have bothered you. I know how you hate people coming in here unannounced, so I’ll just...” He started to turn towards the door.

Kendrix reached out and grabbed Leo’s arm. “Leo, wait,” she murmured. Leo turned back to her and she let go of his arm. “Something’s wrong, I can tell. You usually don’t talk this much unless you’re agitated.”

“Nothing’s wrong, really,” Leo insisted, “It’s just that... Oh, to hell with it.” With that, he pulled in close to Kendrix and gave her a big kiss.

‘Oh wow,’ Kendrix thought, ‘He didn’t even kiss me like this before.’ “Oh wow,” she said, when the two finally came up for air.

“I love you, Kendrix,” Leo said, just barely above a whisper.

“I love you too, Leo,” Kendrix replied. She initiated the kiss this time, and felt her heart soaring as she finally found somebody she felt she could share her very soul with.

As he watched Leo and Kendrix practically make out in her office from his dimension, the Djinn felt himself almost becoming sick. ‘And yet another foils my plans,’ he thought, ‘But I will not let this stop me. One day, someone will release me and make their three wishes. I’m a patient Djinn. I can wait.’

Note from the author: I can’t believe I finally finishes this ‘fic. I’ve been working on it for several months now. Hope you liked it. As usual, there may or may not be a sequel, depending on whether I can take the time to write one.

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