"I wish Karyn was here." He wanted her to be there so they could discuss what he had in mind for the stone. He was up for hours the previous night thinking about it.
The stone glowed and suddenly Karyn was in his bedroom, dressed in a blue T-shirt and gray pajama bottoms. Seeing Karyn in that T-shirt with her enhanced breasts was turning Jon on. And Karyn noticed.
"Quit it," she said, slapping him. "You know, you didn't have to wish me over. Ever heard of a telephone? If I had some warning, at least I could have gotten dressed." She sighed. "Why did you want me over here so quickly anyway?"
"I wanted to discuss what to do with the stone. I guess I thought it couldn't wait."
Karyn sat down on Jon's bed. "Okay, what do you want to do with it?"
"Well, first I want to wish for some precautions. You know, if we lose the stone or something."
"Okay, that sounds good."
Jon held the stone and said "I wish that if this stone gets lost or stolen, I'll know where it is and who took it." But the stone didn't glow and his wish wasn't granted. "Hey, how come it didn't grant my wish?"
"Does is contradict a previous wish?" Karyn asked.
"I don't think so."
Karyn took it from Jon and looked closely at it. "I wish I knew why Jon's wish didn't get granted." The stone glowed and Karyn's eyes went wide.
"Karyn? What is it?"
"This isn't your stone, Jon."
"What are you talking about? Of course it's my stone. How many wishing stones could there be?"
"Well, at least two. Because this isn't yours. It's something called The Sequential Stone. People have to take turns using the stone in groups of three."
"What does that mean?"
"It means we have to get someone else to use the stone before we can each make another wish. But who? I don't really like the idea of telling someone else about the stone, even this stone."
"Well, whoever we pick, we have to make sure they wish back my stone."
Karyn nodded. "So, who's it going to be?" she asked.
