"Are you okay?" came a woman's voice from behind him.
James spun around, startled. The young woman standing there was quite beautiful, especially with her long blond hair and ample chest. In some ways, she reminded him of his sister Debbie, in other ways, she reminded him of Kathy, his ...
Suddenly, the young woman's face scrunched. "Who are you?"
"I ... I'm ..." His eyes opened wide at the sound of his voice, which was definitely not his.
"I know you're not my master," she said. "So who are you?"
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I'm Dannie, my master's apprentice." She looked like she was concentrating for a moment. "Your name is ... James."
"How do you know that?"
"I can read minds, if I think hard enough. And ..." She concentrated more, before widening her eyes. "My master," she whispered, shocked. "He's gone. You replaced him."
James approached her. "Just tell me what's happening," he demanded. "One moment, I was myself, then the next I was like this, looking old and gray."
"I didn't think anything like this could happen. My master is gone forever."
Meanwhile, back in Tommy's dorm, Debbie said "I wish I was wherever James is right now." And shortly after that, she disappeared just like her brother.
"Debbie!" Tommy yelled. He couldn't wish her back, because the wearer of the ring couldn't make wishes.
