"[waves] [swings creaking] [shutter banging] [child laughing]" "[footsteps] [flame sizzling]" "These are the best cookies I ever ate... ever." "Grandma Aggie made 'em." "Old family recipe." "Doesn't chocolate give you pimples?" "Who cares?" "Uh oh." "What?" "I feel..." "gross." "I think I ate about six too many." "Wimps!" "Not you too?" "What's in the bottom ones?" "Lead?" "No!" "They're all the same." "The trouble is, too much of a good thing... isn't always such a good thing." "I got a story about a guy who has a dream come true." "He gets so much of a good thing, that it's going to change his life." "But if he's not careful, those changes might make his dream come true... turn into a nightmare." "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society," "I call this story..." "Uh-hhhh..." "Well, this is your lucky day!" "I have just one vial of the egyptian youth potion left." "Of course it's very rare and the price will go up..." "Ahhh!" "Don't be scared Sardo, it's me, it's me," "Bobo." "Bobo?" "You look so... so... thin." "Have you been working out?" "Uh- little bad luck..." "you know how it is." "Really?" "Yeah." "Sardo, I need your help." "Well, anything I can do..." "I need money..." "almost anything." "I distinctly said almost." "Is it getting warm in here?" "Sardo, Sardo, I don't want your charity." "I have something for you." "What is it?" "What is it you ask." "Well..." "it is, an ancient... fortune telling..." "box." "Really?" "How does it work?" "I don't know, but, I'm sure someone of your experience, someone with your brain size is going to be able to make a small fortune with this." "Well, of course..." "How much do you want for it?" "Um" " Fifty dollars." "Fifty?" "I mean 40 For you my friend, $40." "That's too rich for my blood Bobo." "Free!" "You sell it for what you can, and you give me what you think is fair." "Eh..." "Sardo, how can you go wrong?" "Give it." "Oh!" "(laughs)" "And this is funny because...?" "(laughs)" "Oh, this is funny because you finally are losing on the deal!" "Hahahahaha..." "Loser." "I hate this game." "Hi Andrea?" "Hi Jason." "Yeah, uh" " I was..." "um" " I was wondering if like... uh-if you aren't doing anything Friday like... you might um- wanna..." "[bell rings]" "I, I gotta go." "Hiding from someone?" "Uh-No." "Um..." "Yes." "Uh-I'm sorry." "Ah, wait!" "I can see you're the shy type." "Trouble with the ladies?" "Uh..." "Yeah... sort of." "A-ha!" "And what you lack is confidence, am I right?" "Um" " I..." "I guess." "A-ha!" "(giggle) Then I have exactly what you need." "Uh-you..." "you do?" "Yes!" "You see, confidence comes from experience." "And experience comes from age." "And age comes from... age comes from... well from THIS!" "An egyptian aging potion." "Two tiny drops of this and you'll instantly become a more mature confident person!" "I don't wanna be older, I just..." "I wanna have the guts to talk to girls." "Of course you do!" "Of course you do!" "Then what you need is uh something more like... like..." "like this!" "What, what is... this?" "Uh-well..." "This is a... it's a... a hand... a handsome... a handsome... a handsome Persian... victory box." "Persian victory box?" "Yes." "Uh-Warriors for centuries have used this to give them the confidence to do battle." "Imagine what it could do for your love life!" "O-kay..." "Uh - how - how does - how does - how does it work?" "Um- you put your hand, your hand uh-on top of it, right there, and then you ask it for... whatever it is you want." "And then bang!" "You shall have it." "Lemme try." "Ahhhh, but you know, confidence like this doesn't come cheap." "Well, what if I, uh-I don't believe it works?" "Now then..." "maybe it will come cheap." "Hey mom!" "I'm home!" "Uh..." "I wish that I was the kind of guy that girls like." "Hey, dinner's ready." "What're you doing?" "Wasting my time." "Hi!" "Uh, Hi." "Hey like, what do you want?" "(giggles) Um-It's what YOU want." "What?" "You wished to be the kind of guy girls like, right?" "Well, when they see you with me, they're gonna think you're pretty special." "Isn't he a babe?" "(giggles)" "Would.. would you stop!" "How...how did you know I wished?" "It's what I do." "I'm..." "I'm Belle." "Ready for some fun?" "But... what?" "I.." "I don't understand?" "The box." "The Zemi." "It's yours now." "Whatever you wish, I can deliver." "Just uh..." "leave me alone." "What's the matter?" "You're in this class?" "I am now." "What's the trouble?" "The trouble is I've got a book report on "Treasure Island"" "due today that I of course left at home." "Look in your pack." "I already looked in my pack." "You're welcome." "Report time, let's start with..." "Jason." "Uh..er..." "I-uh- did my report on "Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson."" "Uh-There have been many versions of Treasure Island my personal favorite was the old black and white one." "The one with the puppets was kind of stupid..."" "You were supposed to do a book report not a movie review." "Yes..." "Did you read the book?" "Uh, yeah." "Then why did you write about the movies?" "I'm... gonna have to get back to you on that one." "Come by after school and we'll straighten you out." "Oh, leave me alone." "Why?" "This is fun." "What're you doing now?" "Well I'm about to be embarrassed." "You might not want to see this." "Hey, easy man!" "You're meat!" "Uh oh!" "So?" "What's a little detention?" "You were great!" "Try a DOUBLE detention." "English and Gym." "I nearly could have killed the guy!" "I mean, how did you even do that?" "I told you, the Zemi." "Whatever you want I can give you." "What's a Zemi?" "The box!" "You put your hand on it and made a wish... that makes it yours." "So you're a... genie?" "Exactly!" "And anything I wish for I can have?" "Now you got it." "Well, I wish I didn't miss the bus cuz now I gotta walk home." "No you don't." "Uh" " Is this your car?" "No." "It's yours." "Let's roll." "Oh no!" "Oh man I just got my license last week." "Let's see your license and registration please." "Uh- yes sir!" "Where's the registration?" "I don't know." "What do you mean you don't know?" "Isn't this your car?" "They think it was stolen!" "I'm in jail now!" "How am I ever gonna explain this to my parents?" "(giggle) Yeah, that should be fun." "Fun?" "Fun?" "What kind of genie are you?" "Like you give me what I wish for but then things end up worse off than they were before." "Every wish has it's price." "What?" "Look, I've been stuck in that dumb box for centuries." "I gotta have fun somehow." "So you make things worse?" "Sure, it's fun!" "Okay look." "Someone once wished for an exciting voyage..." "I gave them the Titanic." "A kid didn't want to go on a camping trip..." "I exploded the volcano at Mount Saint Helens." "World War One?" "A reporter wanted an interesting story." "So, like uh..." "World War Two?" "Oh yeah..." "No, wasn't mine." "Nice work though." "Oh, this is crazy!" "Nah, we're just getting warmed up." "Go on, wish for something... but be careful." "Alright, uh- here's your wish, leave me alone!" "What?" "Okay, I get it." "I get it." "I'm alone now." "I'm alone." "Well like... would you get me outta of here, please!" "Where am I?" "I'm nowhere." "Get me outta here!" "Help!" "Genie!" "Belle!" "Whatever your name is." "Alright." "I wish I was back with you!" "Why don't you go back to your uh... lamp, or uh-box or whatever it is?" "Sorry." "It's like a prison in there." "When I get the chance to get out and work with someone, I take it." "What if I wished you back?" "I might take you with me." "Is that allowed?" "Try me." "But you gotta do what I wish, right?" "Yup." "Go for it wish-boy, but choose your words carefully." "Okay." "I wish..." "I was back at that Magic Shop where this all started." "Uh oh." "You!" "You." "What's your name?" "It's Sar..." "let's not go there." "What can I do for you?" "That, that..." "Persian Victory Box you sold me...?" "I'm sorry I don't remember." "So much time has actually passed ..." "It was yesterday!" "Oh the persian Victory box." "Hey, what seems to be the problem?" "The problem is it came with a girl." "And that's a problem?" "She's a genie!" "She makes wishes come true and I don't want it anymore!" "Help me to understand this." "I sold you a box that came with a genie that will grant your every wish, and you don't want it anymore?" "Exactly!" "Perfectly understandable!" "I tell you what, you show me where it is and I'll gladly take an exchange... but no cash, store credit only, right?" "I left it right..." "Honey?" "Who's your friend?" "Hey mom!" "Uh-This is mister...um" "Sardo." "No mister, accent on the do." "Uh, yeah..." "He's..." "a teacher." "He's helping me with-uh... current events." "Good." "I'll leave you two alone." "Nice cape." "Hahaha..." "Where's the box?" "It's not that easy Jason." "Who's this?" "The Genie." "Oh, hello." "What do you mean?" "he wants it, huh, he can have the wishes." "But he gave it up." "He can't take it back." "Why not?" "Rules." "I don't make 'em up." "Oh man, I wish I was out of this nightmare." "Uh oh." "How..." "how did you do that?" "Oh no!" "No, no, no!" "I wished to be out of this nightmare." "Now I am!" "Oh, everything's changed." "Did I hear voices...?" "AHHHH!" "WHO ARE YOU?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "Uh-This is my house." "Yeah, I'm just visiting." "This isn't your house, this is my house!" "And, and my husband's gonna be home any second." "This just keeps getting better." "You picked the wrong house to break in to." "Oh, no, no, no!" "You see, we're not bad guys!" "HONEY!" "At least he's alone." "My." "That was quick." "Uh, we're we're trapped." "Let's not panic." "ATTENTION, YOU IN THE HOUSE." "COME ON OUT OR WE'RE GONNA FIRE TEAR GAS." "Okay, let's panic." "Okay-uh...the..." "There has to be a wish to get us outta this." "I just uh" " I gotta be smart about it." "Wish us to be a hundred miles away." "No!" "You see she could put us in a burning building, or the middle of the ocean or something like that..." "It has to be a wish that's foolproof." "Well don't look at me." "Attention you in the house!" "Come out with your hands up..." "I got it!" "What?" "I wish Sardo had a wish." "What happened?" "I gave you a wish!" "I mean maybe the evil wishes only work with me." "Look you can wish us outta this." "You mean, I can wish for anything I want?" "Yes." "You got one minute to come out with your hands up, or we'll start shooting." "Think of something, huh?" "Hurry!" "This is the chance of a lifetime!" "If you don't think of something that lifetime won't last very long." "They're getting ready to shoot tear gas." "I could wish for... for world peace... or cure every disease..." "Wish faster!" "Oh, I've got it!" "I've got the perfect wish!" "Then do it!" "I wish I had a million more wishes!" "I'm out." "I'm out for real!" "Hahahaha..." "Where's Sardo?" "He wished a million wishes!" "That's what I wished ages ago and I got stuck in this dumb box!" "Look!" "Help!" "Please let me out!" "I don't wannabe a genie!" "Oh, you've got a million wishes alright, but you've got to grant them to others." "Starting with you!" "(giggle)" "Time's up." "We're going to fire!" "10... 9... 8..." "What do I do?" "Don't ask me, I'm not a genie anymore. (giggle)" "Well just don't stand there!" "Wish something!" "3... 2... one!" "I...." "I wish it was yesterday!" "Jason!" "Hi!" "Oh, oh.." "Hey, Andrea." "Hey, what was it you were gonna ask me before?" "Ask?" "Oh uh, right." "I was just -uh wondering if you were doing anything" "Friday night cuz, I..." "I thought, that maybe you'd like to-uh go see a movie with me?" "I'd love to." "You would?" "That's, that's cool!" "That's cool." "So huh, where you headed?" "I've got a driving lesson." "Really?" "I-uh.. just got my license." "The end." "Awesome story." "So he found true love after all." "And Belle's stuck back in the box." "Cool." "Wanna let her out?" "No way." " No thanks." "Ughhhhh..." "I'm dying here." "You finished all the cookies?" "!" "?" "I..." "I had to... they were too good." "I hope they taste as good on the way up as they did on the way down." "Ughh..."