Kitten's Story for Kam
Story Two~Part Two
Chapter 4: Wishes Gone Wrong
“Okay, okay, okay.” Kam stammered, “I wish for....”
“No!” Kitten slapped a hand over his mouth. “No more impulsive wishes. Remember what happened last time?”
Kam mumbled something about “fire-breathing flamingos.”
Doom stepped forward, solemn. “I wish for… eternal peace.”
“Boring.” said Gol’. Zap! Doom’s eyeliner was now enchanted to weep sparkles whenever he felt emotions. He quietly muttered, “Not again…”
AV tried. “I wish for… musical stardom!”
“Done.” said Gol’. A glowing contract appeared. In glitter ink: Welcome to FishStock 3025 – 37-year tour, no breaks, audience: jellyfish.
Markus finally asked: “Can I wish for you to be free, Goldie?”
Everyone gasped.
Goldie paused.
“…Dang. I didn’t see that coming.”
With a splash and a beam of golden light, Gol’ exploded from the bowl in full divine sea-god form, six feet of scales, sass, and cosmic vibes.
“You know what? For that, you all get one extra bonus wish.” He eyed them. “But don’t waste it.”
The crew huddled.
Kam turned. “We wish for the King’s pants to fall down in the middle of Parliament.”
“GRANTED.”
Chapter 5: And So They Sailed
As the newly-freed sea god disappeared in a puff of briny glitter, the crew escaped with a bang. Literally, Markus had lit three cannons as a celebratory sendoff, one of which launched AV’s ukulele-leg into the sky. He replaced it with a kazoo-foot and never looked back.
Kitten resumed her naps in the crow’s nest. Doom took comfort in the poetry of fish. AV performed kazoo shanties. Markus became best friends with an enchanted mop named Charles.
And Captain Kam?
He added a new title to his name:
Kam the Goldfish Liberator.
They sailed into legend. Or at least into several taverns that kept asking them to leave.
And somewhere, beneath the waves, Gol’ lounged in a kelp hammock, cackling.
“Stupid humans.” he muttered fondly. “Best wish ever.”