"This is the weirdest day of my life!" She says walking into her dorm room.
She sits down at her desk before jumping back up from the pain.
"Ow! What the?" She yells as she looks at the shaking lamp on her chair.
She heads to the door, as the Djinn materializes from a trail of smoke in front of her.
"Why so fast master! There's no need to fear your humble servant," The Djinn explains, blocking the door.
"We have to get you back to your master," Esper states, staring her down.
"I don't understand. You're my master. Do you not want me?" The Djinn asks, looking like she's about to cry.
"It's not that! I'm just trying to do the right thing!" Esper defensively states, a bit taken by the Djinn's sudden upset.
"My brother was right, I am worthless as a Djinn!.." She falls on her knees to the floor, crying.
"You're not worthless! Warwick sees great value in you, we just need to get you back to him!"
The Djinn's eyes go wide upon hearing Warwick's name.
"No! Not him! I don't want him to do that to me again!" The Djinn cries out as she starts bawling.
"What did he do to you!" Esper asks, both concerned and with growing anger at Warwick while sitting next to her to help her talk it out.
"Please... Don't make me talk... about it... Especially after watching what he did to his wolf!" She states, her tears almost making her incomprehensible.
"W-what did he do to Demoko?" Esper cautiously asks.
The Djinn gulps before explaining.
'In the world, we were in... He had Demoko tortured in front of the whole town... He told Demoko that this is what was needed to get everyone to like him... And then... He just watched..."
"What The HELL IS WRONG WITH HIM!!!" Esper yells, full of rage, "I'm going to let him have it!"
"Wait! He's gained power from that world! And he has a control curse on Demoko to make him perfectly obedient!" The Djinn cautions.
"Wait! He's gained power from that world! And he has a control curse on Demoko to make him perfectly obedient!" The Djinn cautions.
"Then, what would you suggest?" Esper asks.
The Djinn momentarily has a smile under her tear-soaked face.
"I can help! I can give you the same thing I gave him. And you can pick power to make him pay for what he did to us, and the manipulation he did to you!" The Djinn passionately informs.
"So, I do what he did?"
"NO!" The Djinn quickly yells before catching herself, "You have to find a faster path. He picked a world where it would be difficult for you to get magic. You need one that makes it easy! Do you need any information?"
Esper, too angry to be concerned with that last line, answers, "No. When I was little I would play Wizard 101. It's a game that if I start in Wizard City I can safely and successfully get magic within a few minutes."
"You'll need two more worlds. They can be anything, mythology, fantasy, you name it."
"Let's go with, Harry Potter, but about five years before he came to the school. Hmm... Twilight. I know they weren't the best reads, but becoming an immortal without the typical drawbacks would be the best choice."
"It is so. Now just hide the lamp somewhere safe in this world, and you can go into your first just by willing it. And, thank you. No one ever showed such caring to me."
"It sounds like you've hung with the wrong people. There are good people in this world, you just have to find them!" Esper says, happy that she's cheered up.
"I'll take my leave now ma-f-friend."
"I'm your friend. Don't worry. I'll have everything taken care of," Esper states as she picks up the lamp.
The Djinn vanishes as Esper slides the lamp under the bed, behind the drawers.
"Now we take care of this. Do I-" She starts saying to herself, as everything fades to white.
She comes to in front of Merle Ambrose, "need to..."
"So good you were able to make it! We were worried you weren't able to get through," Ambrose states as if expecting her.
"I'm as glad as you. Do you mind if I skip the test and just pick my school? I'm really excited to get into this!" She states.
"Are you sure? The Professor showed huge consequences from skipping the test on a trip through his telegraph box."
Esper facepalms.
"I forgot that was in here," She mumbles to herself before answering, "Yes, I am quite sure. I would like to join the Life School."
"That's a pleasant choice. You ready to get started?"
"Yes. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
"Follow me to get started," Ambrose states, as he walks onto the same portal Esper showed up on.
Esper quickly follows.
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