Wish #3: Set You Free [Main story]

Johnny couldn't quite explain it, but he did feel different somehow. More confident? It was more than just the carefree feeling from his first wish, he felt that he had gained some kind of power over people. He smiled warmly at Jeannie, feeling genuinely thankful for his new gifts & ready to take on the world.

"You look like you're feeling good!" Jeannie laughed. She felt fairly confident that Johnny was probably going to use his newfound powers for good. Or, well, nothing too terrible, at least. Actually, as a practically immortal being, her sense of morals was so frighteningly different from any human code of ethics that the point was pretty much moot, so she wasn't too stressed about it. "So, what are you thinking for your final wish?"

Johnny, who had returned to absentmindedly staring at Jeannie's body, snapped back to attention. "Oh, geez, I don't know. Do you have any suggestions? Man, you look so good! I kind of wish I could get a blowjob from you right now..."

Jeannie rolled her eyes hard. "Okay, ordinarily as a mercurial mystic **** I should really be grilling you on your word choice, but I'm going to let that one slide. You can have anything in the universe. Probably a lot of stuff that isn't in the universe! You aren't really going to waste that opportunity on a blowie, are you?"

Johnny blinked. "I guess it does seem kind of silly, now that you put it that way. I just figured you'd be pretty good."

"I am."

"Oh man! So, should I wish that, then?"

Jeannie looked him up & down. He certainly wouldn't be the first human she'd tricked into wasting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on a sexual favor, but she was being unusually soft towards him. Maybe it was because she had all but dismantled his fight or flight response, but she almost felt like she should take care of him.

More than that, she saw an opportunity.

"Well, you know, if you've been satisfied with my service, it's customary to use your third wish to ask for my freedom from the lamp. Like a tip."

Johnny was skeptical. "A tip, huh? That's the tradition?"

"You got it. And I think I took pretty good care of you, too!" She paused for a moment before leaning forward to show her considerable cleavage. "And maybe after I'm free you can give me another tip, huh?"

Johnny blushed. That did make it sound pretty good. He still questioned how traditional it was, considering that she had not yet been freed, but if it was good enough for Aladdin it was good enough for him, right?

"Think of it this way," she added. "You're a sweet guy, but you seem to need... a little guidance." Johnny nodded. It was true that he was not the best at self-preservation, even before being robbed of inhibitions. She continued, "I'm going to be around pretty much forever. You set me free, you always got a powerful **** watching your back. Plus, you need someone that doesn't take orders from you!" she winked.

When Jeannie winked at him, he kind of wanted to do whatever she said. Was that the power she had given him over other humans? He couldn't wait to go try it out.

"Alright, Jeannie. Sure, why not? I wish for your freedom."

A tremendous gust of wind, bigger than before, shook the shelves of the store as a brilliant light surrounded Jeannie's body. With a blinding flash & a puff of green smoke, she reappeared. She looked... exactly the same. Wait, no, maybe one less set of golden cuffs among her elaborate jewelry. Johnny was a little underwhelmed by the transformation sequence, but could sense that Jeannie was excited.

"Fuck YES!" Jeannie screamed, punching a hole through a display case of bondage DVDs. "Free at last! God, you don't know how sick I've been of hanging out in that lamp, granting goofy-ass wishes." She turned to face Johnny, who was still somewhat startled by her destruction of merchandise but otherwise seemed enthusiastic about her newfound freedom.

"Sorry, I mean... your wishes weren't goofy! You know, you had very cute wishes. Very cute," she regained her composure, "but I'm not really interested in peoples' wishes. You know? Time for my wishes."

Johnny was genuinely touched. "What do genies wish for?"

Jeannie shrugged. "Oh, you know. Fabulous riches, desolation of the earth. Girl stuff. It's weird. But we should get going! What do you want to do next?"