Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps by Linda Chapman

Author:Linda Chapman
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Back outside, Milly jumped as The Genie Handbook started to shake in her hands.

“My tail!” squawked Skribble, squirming about inside the book. “Magic is being drawn into the house.”

“Then Michael’s out of the lamp!” Jason realized.

“Jess did it!” cried Milly with delight.

Then they heard the shouts for help, and a strange, gruff, grunting noise.

Jason gulped. “But what did she do?”

“Wow, that’s amazing!” breathed Ollie. Pushing Michael aside, he strode up to the Slitherbot and yanked away its weapon before it could react. “This slush gun is so detailed…. Impressive 3-D render, Genie!”

Michael gulped as the monster glared down at Ollie and took a squelching step toward him.

“It’s all so lifelike!” Ollie raised the gun and fired, and the monster suddenly splurged away into thick green dribbles. He grinned in delight. “Or do I mean, deathlike!”

Michael was already jumping across the molten remains of the monster and out into the corridor, his heart pounding. “Hey, Jess!” he shouted. “You okay?”

“No!” he heard Jess yell back. But he couldn’t see her for the two enormous Slitherbots advancing on the kitchen….

“Quick,” Michael gasped, terrified, “while those things have got their backs turned!” He grabbed the slush gun off Ollie. It felt very real and surprisingly light, just the way he’d always imagined it would if he’d been the hero in the game. He heard a girl scream. The monsters had reached the kitchen doorway!

Michael lifted the gun and took aim. Now!

As he pulled the trigger, a bolt of yellow light blasted out. With a wet thud, both monsters exploded into slush. Green goo splattered the pristine walls of the hallway.

Now that the monsters had gone, Michael could see Jess in the kitchen comforting a dark-haired girl who was sobbing against her shoulder.

“Hey, give me that slush gun!” Ollie dropped the lamp and yanked the weapon away from Michael. “You only grant the wishes; I’m the one who has all the fun!”

“You don’t get it, Ollie!” Michael swung around hotly. “I think I made this game too real—”

He broke off with a gasp as another Slitherbot marched out of the lounge. Before Michael could do anything to stop it, it had grabbed Ollie by the back of the neck and lifted him into the air. The boy cried out and struggled, dropped the gun, and the Slitherbot threw him against the wall.

“H-h-h-help!” squeaked Ollie as he landed in a sprawling heap.

“Wish them away!” Michael boomed. “Wish them away, you idiot, now!”

But Ollie was lost in a blind panic. Grabbing the fallen lamp, he struggled to his feet, raced to the front door, threw it open, and ran outside. Meanwhile, Michael lunged for the gun. If he could only slush the Slitherbot…

But just before he could reach it, his genie slippers began to glow—and suddenly he found himself being pulled toward the front door. He tried to stop and turn back for the slush gun, but it was no good.

It must be the lamp, he realized as he barged past the Slitherbot. There’s a

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