Chapter 1--- In which there is thieving
Cosmo had gotten into yet another stupid argument with his wife. So, he was now in Fairy World, trying to relax. He had considered going to visit his mother, but didn't feel like being turned into a pancake by his mother's hugging.
He floated outside the house of his cousin, Jorgen Von Strangle. Cosmo had recently discovered that he was related to the large fairy when Jorgen came down with a case of Trick-ups.
Cosmo knocked on the door. A moment passed. No answer. Was Jorgen even home? "Jorgen!" Cosmo called, knocking again. "Hello!!" Still no answer. Cosmo tried turning the handle. The door opened. The fairy glanced inside. The lights were off and no one was home. Cosmo carefully stepped inside. "Jorgen!" He tried again. "Hmm… I wonder where he is?"
He saw a light in the bathroom and walked towards it. The light was a faint purple and strangely familiar. He peeked inside the bathroom and saw a lava lamp in the urinal. Cosmo blinked. "Oh, yeah. That must Norm's lamp…" Cosmo approached the urinal and stared at the lamp. "Norm can't be happy in there…" He grabbed the lamp and took it to the sink and began cleaning it.
Cosmo noted that this counted as rubbing the lamp. He shrugged. Oh, well. What most people, including his godchild and wife, didn't know was that Cosmo wasn't as stupid as he seemed. He only acted like a moron in order to get away with doing whatever he wanted.
Teal blue smoke poured out of the lamp and Norm the Genie appeared, rubbing the back of his neck in irritation. He opened his eyes and looked around, expecting to see Jarhead Jorgen looming over him. When he didn't, Norm blinked in confusion. He looked down and saw Cosmo, who was preoccupied with cleaning the lamp.
"Hey. What are you doing?" Norm asked, confused at why Cosmo had freed him.
Cosmo looked up at the genie with shining green eyes. "Hi, Norm. I'm cleaning your lamp."
"And why are you cleaning it?"
The fairy shrugged. "It was dirty."
Norm sighed dramatically. "You are aware that it was my lamp, right?"
Cosmo nodded. "Of course I know that. And I remember what you've done to me and Wanda and Timmy in the past." He smiled at Norm.
The genie shook his head. "If you remembered, why did you do it?"
"Because it doesn't bother me as much as you'd think. So, where's your big introduction?"
Norm raised an eyebrow at Cosmo and snapped, GONGing up a sign with his name. "Intro? Fine. I am Norm! I am a magical genie and for releasing me from my lamp you get three rule-free wishes!"
Cosmo smiled. "Much appreciated."
Cosmo seemed different to Norm. What was going on?