Good wish

"I wish I was home!" Joyce shouted.

There was a flash of light that blinded everyone and when they could all see again Joyce was gone.

"Oh poop." Chrissi pouted.

Jack gave a mirthless laugh and ran a hand thru his hair. He gave the audience a what can you do shrug, "Wellll, I guess that's on me folks. Got a little too greedy."

***

"She was right here, talking about her new art exhibit and then she wasn't!" Dawn gestured to a spot in the living room.

"Huh." Xander crouched and looked at the floor. "I dont see anything on the carpet. Nothing."

"Just gone? No noise? No light? How about smell?" Anya asked Dawn.

"No nothing." Dawn stamped a foot. "For the fifth time!"

"Dawnie, try Willow again. Maybe she and Tara got back from their date." Xander looked up from the floor. "Maybe they know what cemetery Buffy's patrolling tonight."

There was a small ball of light that popped into existence in the area where Joyce disappeared from. The ball of light expanded fast, filling the room and then Joyce reappeared in mid air and fell on the crouching Xander.

"Ouch. Spine! Thats my spine!" Xander yelped from under the groaning woman.

"Oooooh. Well that explains it." Anya stared at Joyce and then nodded her head in understanding.

"What? What happened?" Dawn looked down at her mom writhing atop Xander then to Anya. "Mom was here talking about her next porno... no wait... she was... art exhibit? No. Porno. And then she wasnt here and now shes back without her bikini bottoms and her tits hanging out."

Anya looked from Dawn to Joyce and then finally at Xander who was staying stock still underneath the shuddering Joyce. Anya cocked her head to the side and closed her eyes as she searched her memory. "Huh."

"Anya!" Dawn glared at her, "If you know something, say something."

"Uh, well, I really wouldnt worry about it. Reality reset itself already. Things will make sense when everything settles. Your mom is probably fine, are you fine, Joycie?" Anya asked.

"Fuck I need dick. BAD!" Joyce slid off of Xander's back and reached a hand under him grabbing for his belt. "Xander? I know we were scheduled to shoot tomorrow, buuuut-" Joyce giggled as she worked to get his pants off, "come to Joycie."

"See, she's fine. The same voracious cock hungry porn star millionaire we know and love." Anya nodded her head, she stopped and smiled just a little, "And work for. Huuuh. Nothing better than getting paid, and paid well, to orgasm with Xander."

"What happened?" Dawn demanded. "Reality re- what?"

"Dont worry about it Dawn. It'll fade from memory soon enough. I'll probably forget too being a human again." Anya said dejectedly.

"But you know what happened. You know who did this? Do we need to worry about it happening again?" Dawn tried not to watch the way Xander began to wiggle about as her mother began moving her arm in a very familiar up and down motion.

"I've heard of them. And we probably dont have to worry about them. They usually target the ****. **** people are easier to exploit after all. They make the person play a game and offer prizes to solve problems. Win or loose the **** person usually ends of better off then they were. Usually..." Anya explained.

"But Mom isnt ****." Dawn frowned.

"I am ****!" Joycie chipped in, "**** for Xander's big dick! That's it stud get hard for Joycie, Joycie needs your hard dick pronto." She said loudly to be heard over Xander's moaning.

"She played the game. So she was at one point." Anya waved it off.

"But... what... Mom...uhhh" Dawn stopped talking and looked from Anya to Joyce and Xander on the ground, "Mom you promised not to sleep with guys in the common areas. You promised to keep it in your bedroom." Dawn whined and stamped her foot.

"And there it goes. Reality settles. New memories for all." Anya sat down and watched this new reality, seeing how it operated.