"I wish that Joan would be a beautiful mermaid off the coast of Hawaii until four o'clock this afternoon when she will change back into her human form and return back to this school at the flagpole out front. I wish that while she was a mermaid she would be totally safe from dangerous sea creatures and would avoid detection, capture, and harm by humans. I wish that Joan would notice the changes made to reality and would know that the rock is the cause of these changes. I wish that Joan would also know I did this to make up for griping at her, that she is safe from harm and that the wish ends a 4 o'clock this afternoon."
Nicole felt the rock warm up considerably and a sudden flash of light permeated the room for a split second. When the rock cooled and the light subsided Nicole looked around to see that Joan was gone without a trace.
"Sweet, it worked," thought Nicole. "It was a real mouthful, but I can't think of a better wish to tickle Joan's fancy and to show off what the stone can do."
Nicole slipped the stone back into her gym shorts and stuffed them into her locker along with her other gym clothes.
"Joan may be a tomboy, but she is still just like every other girl when it comes to our childhood love affair with mermaids. I think it's something actually written in to our genes. She's probably in seventh heaven right now living out her 'Little Mermaid' fantasies."
