Spells R Us Tales                 by: Paul G. Jutras

 

Luke returned to his apartment after buying a lamp at a store called SPELLS R US. "The old guy claimed there's a genie inside." Luke giggled. "I may be broke, but I'll try anything if it means not loosing my job and place."

Opening the bottle a muscular male genie with blue skin appeared from a puff of blue smoke. "Greeting master." He boomed. "Make a wish and it will be granted."

"I wish to be the chief of a newspaper with lots of clients to give their stories to." Luke wished as he vanished in a puff of smoke. When the smoke cleared he notice he was standing at a constant tilt. Looking past a pair of huge breasts, he notice he was in 4" heels. Seeing the short blonde hair, blue eye woman reflecting in the glass door, Luke learned his new name was Lucy.

"Sir, we have a line around the corner with people who want to give their story." His secretary said as he asked a pair of young teenage girls in.

"The police won't believe me, I need someone to be worned by the Spell R US wizard." The girl with shoulder length hair and green eyes said as her best friend smiled. "My old girlfriend here was tired of my cheating and made a spell to see that I could have all the girlfriends I wanted. A girl who's a friend isn't my idea of a girlfriend."

"Looks like I'm not the only one to be effected." Luke thought as the next person to speak was woman in her 30s.

"I was delivering some milk to this woman when she asked me in while she got money from her purse. Instead of money, she pulled out this ray gun that caused us to switch bodies." She explained. "Before I could stop her, she smashed the weapon and ran off with my body I can't find him to get my body back."

"You think you have it bad?" A third woman, about ten years younger said. "I was dating my secretary when I got her pregnant. She went to the wizard and got her revenge but switching our bodies then firing me. Now I had to marry the man she was two-timing me with and have her baby. You have any idea how painful labor is?"

"Come on, it isn't so bad." said a 12 year old girl, who handed Luke a photo of a six foot man with a beer belly and thick beard. "Nobody wanted to date me until I accidentally walked into Spells R Us. Now I'm the most popular kid in school and have none of the headaches I had in my adult life. I've never been happier."

"At least young got changed by choose." A blonde in a bikini said with grin. "The new tanning company in town bought their tanning beds from Spells R US. Anyone who goes there get changed."

"This is great." Luke thought. "I'll make a fortune when I bring these stories to press and get my revenge on the wizard at the same time."

That evening, a paper landed at a stand across from the Spells R US store. All the stories were changed to good stories. One man reading an issue looked over at the store and decided to enter to see what they could do to change his life for the better.

"Welcome Mr. O'Mally." The Wizard said.

"How..."

"I'm a wizard." The man in the bathrobe said. "I'm here to help people."

END

 

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