This is, kind of a next generation story, but don't worry; there will be no shortage of Jeannie and all other main characters from the show. Please try to keep in mind that this is set 17 years of so after season five, and that Amanda is now in on the secret of Jeannie's true identity and her magic. As she starts high school, fourteen-year-old dijin Jackalyn Nelson, affectionately known as Jack by her brother Josh, struggles with magic, math, and a life-long arch enemy named Alyssa Bellows. On her first day of high school, her mother gives her a new magic book that changes her life…

It was days like this that Jeannie wished she still wore her harem costume around the house, it was a hot August day and she was looking forward to spending it alone. Since they'd lived across the street from the Bellows she'd stopped wearing her traditional clothes. On the first day of school she could hear loud rock music blaring from her son's room, just above her head.

"Josh, could you turn that down!" Jeannie called.

No answer.

"Joshua Andrew Nelson! Please turn it down!" She popped upstairs and knocked on his door.

"Hi Mom." He answered, pulling ear phones off his ears. She grabbed them from him.

"Joshua, why do you have ear phones on when this is blaring?"

"Oh I'm sorry, I forgot! Hey, look at the time, I've gotta go!" He kissed his mother's cheek and pushed past her to walk out the door. He was cute, sweet and gentle, just like his father.

"Wait, wait! Remember you're taking Jackalyn with you today!"

"Jack! Jack!" He banged on her door. "Mom I've called her five times. Come on I've got AP Calculus A/B first period, and B/C second this isn't light stuff!" Jeannie popped in to her daughter's room now.

"Jackie, you're going to be late."

"Oh, I'm sorry Mom. I'm just a little bit tired."

Jackie was very bright but didn't enjoy school for school's sake. She wanted to be a full time dijin and have something to do with fashion in her spare time. She rubbed her temple, pushing aside her soft blonde hair as she looked up at her mother.

"Oh! I have something for you daughter!" Jeannie knew that this would cheer her daughter up instantly. She blinked and a book appeared in her hands. "This is for you."

Jackalyn smiled, looking down fondly at the book of dijin literature.

"The care of genies; a guide for young women. Oh thank you!"

"It was time you had it daughter. But those shoes?!" Jeannie scrutinized her daughter's choice in shoe. "No, no." She said blinking, "that will not do."

"Oh wow Mom, the shoes I wanted, thank you!"

"Have a good day Jackalyn, now go, your brother is waiting." Jeannie escorted her children down the stairs and waited on the bottom step as she watched them go out the door.

"Hello sister darling." Jeannie looked over her shoulder and saw her sister, in her green harem costume, lounging on the staircase railing, playing with her necklace. Had she been hiding there that whole time? Jeannie crossed her fingers she had not seen her give Jackie the book.

"Daddy, Daddy please!"

"No Alyssa, I don't really think-"

"But Daddy, you taught me to drive, couldn't I borrow your car, just for the first day of school? I have to take Abby with me anyway, please?" Alyssa pouted just a little.

"Oh, alright!"

"Oh Thank you Daddy!" She squealed, hugging him. "Come on Abby, let's go!"

In her sixteen years, Alyssa had seldom heard the word 'no', particularly from her father. Her mother and both her sisters came out of the house. Abby smiled and rushed to the car, excited about her sister's new license.

"Wow can I go too?"

"No." Amanda answered, tightening her grip on her nine year old's hand.

Allie stayed silent as she watched her sisters drive away.

"Amanda-"

"Um?" She waved to her two excited teens as they pulled out of the driveway. The girls shrieked as they nearly hit a passing truck, giggled and sped off.

"What have we unleashed on society?"

Across the street Jackalyn and Josh climbed into Josh's new car. It was an old convertible and he'd worked all summer to buy it. Alfred Bellows watched as Josh turned up his music and sped down the street after Alyssa. He didn't much like his oldest and favorite daughter dating the boy with the, ha, death metal music.

"That's why you gave her your car, isn't it?" Amanda asked. "He's the star of the football team, of the honor's society, he's Cournel Nelson's son!"

"That's- just what I'm worried about Amanda. Just what I'm worried about."

"Oh hello sister! How are you?"

"In between master's daahling. I was wondering if I could crash around here for a bit." Jeannie was annoyed by her sister more often than not these days, she seemed to flirt with everyone, even her and it got old. She'd always been after her master and that was just one reason she didn't want her around. There was also the fact that she had two very impressionable teenagers in the house, one of them magic. And then there was the Bellows, who could see right into their living room. And even though Amanda knew about Jeannie now- they just didn't need it.

"Why do you not stay with Mama?" Jeannie, bit her nail as she asked.

"She's on vacation."

"Perhaps you should try that yourself sister."

"You don't want me around!"

"No, no it's not that- it's just that we're all so busy. I-I do not think there will be anyone around to spend time with you."

"Very well then." She smiled, 'See you later sister!" And she disappeared. 'I'll be baaack!' She thought. Jeannie sighed and went to flop down on the couch. Finally for some peace and quiet! Maybe Anthony would come home in the middle of the day……

"Alone finally!" She allowed her head to fall back onto a pillow. With a quick blink she drew the blinds and put on her harem costume- it was a hot enough day to break a rule she'd been keeping for years. That was for sure.

Ding-Dong. She rolled her eyes and then opened them wide, who could that be?

"Oh! Cornel Healy!" She squealed, happy to see him anytime.

"Hi Jeannie, where's Tony?" He looked at her up and down. "What's the occasion? It's been a long time Jeannie."

"No occasion, I just felt like reconnecting with myself a little bit. Oh he left for NASA a couple of hours ago."

"Your kidding!" He wondered for a moment if he should have done the same.

"It's some special project he's working on. He won't tell me what it is."

"Tony's working on a special project?"

"Yes. Oh won't you tell me?"

"Tell you, I don't know myself."

"Well, if you find out, I'm all ears!"

"Jeannie!" Called Amanda's cheery voice. "Where are-oh there you are!"

Jeannie thought she should go back to Babylon if she wanted any peace. Wait, isn't that just where she'd sent sister?

"I wanted to ask you a favor-"

Amanda always wanted a favor, well at least since she'd found out that Jeannie was, a genie, around the time that Josh and Alyssa were born, she'd wanted a favor.

"Oh what an adorable outfit!" Mrs. Bellows found it breathtaking. "I haven't seen it since Alyssa and Josh were babies; what's the occasion?"

"There's no occasion, well, I gave Jackie a new genie book this morning."

"Uh-oh." Roger muttered.

"What uh-oh?"

"Well, you know what trouble those books can cause even an experienced genie."

"..Yes. But it was time!"

"You sent it to school with her didn't you?" Amanda was thoughtful for a moment. She checked her watch.

"Oh come on, they are young women now. I'm sure the principal won't call for a few hours at least…"

"Anyway Jeannie, I was wondering if you'd like to go shopping, Alfred is working on a special mission- he said he wouldn't be back until late."

"Why not?"

"Mrs. Bellows, are you sure what the mission is?" Roger asked, feeling odd about being left out.

"I don't know a thing. Honestly."

Roger left the girls to shop.

"What was the favor Amanda?"

"Actually, I need help with Abby. I'm really worried about her…"

"You'll enjoy yourself, you've worked hard your slated to do well here." Alyssa encouraged her sister as they walked into the school. The halls were busy and halls were filled with the sound of lockers opening and slamming shut.

"Thanks Lyssie."

"Well this is it, this is your locker, I'll see you later, you know where to find me if you need me." She hugged her sister, but quickly got distracted and 'bounced,' down the hall on her new kitten heels to see Josh.

"Sure, it's only my first day of high school, it's not like you haven't seen Joshie in only twelve hours." She faced her locker and stuck her tongue out in disgust. As soon as she got her locker open she felt Jackie pop in behind her.

"Aha! Jackie would you be careful doing that!"

"I've been doing this since we started kindergarten, remember." Abby had known about Jackie being a genie her whole life and never said anything to anyone.

"Oh I remember, where's Isabel?"

"I don't know but she better hurry. I really want to try some of this stuff in this book my mom gave me this morning."

"The care of genies, a guide for young women. Sounds educational Jack."

"Wow, what are you gonna try?!" Isabel quipped as she showed up.

The daughter of Roger Healy a single father and astronaut was a good student, but one who was habitually late to class. She hugged Jackie as she moved to open her locker as well.

"I like this one." Abby pointed to something in the book.

"I like this one, it's for them." Isabel pointed to Josh and Alyssa who could be seen kissing somewhat near her locker.

"Yeah, I want to turn her into something like that too!"

"Stop!" Abby couldn't help but laugh. Sometimes it was difficult to have best friends who hated one of the people she loved most in the world.

"She doesn't know about you, this could be fun."

Suddenly the bell rang.

"First period."

They took a deep breath and went to class together.

Half way into Algebra, Jackie realized she didn't know what she was going to do. Could she even pass? The pleading look she gave Abby when she turned to look at her made that obvious. Isabel was ignoring class and looking at the genie book. Knowing what her best friend was thinking she bookmarked a page and with a note passed the book back to Jackie. She opened it, with Abby looking on. Abby read the entry and nodded in agreement with Isabel. Jackie swollowed and could feel the pit of her stomach.

"Guys- I can't do that. I can't just blink and cheat!"

"No one would ever know!"

"And it's not like you're really being dishonest, because you sitll got the answer from your natural ability."

"No, no, no matter what, I am not doing that guys."

"Okay."

"Suit yourself." The group broke up to go to different second period classes.

"See you in gym." Her two friends went in oppisite directions; and this left Jackie alone to think.

Jackie crossed her legs and sulked on her bed. How was she ever going to pass the 9th grade?! She put her earphones on, and opened up the only book she enjoyed escaping into, now this was Vogue's 1986 September issue. But then she remembered the genie book! She wondered how she could ever achieve the perfection promised in the book. She looked up when she heard the unmistakable sound of someone popping in.

"Not now, Aunt, I've got problems." She said to Jeannie's sister, remembering her father's repeated warning about her.

"What's the matter Jack dear, you seem distracted?"

"Nothing- nothing..."

"If you don't tell Auntie, she can't make it better. I'll tell you what, why don't you come to Paris with me, it would do you a world of good."

"I don't think my Dad would like that very much."

"Oh who cares what that old fuddy dud thinks!" This lit a fire in Jackie's eyes.

"My Dad is not a fuddy dud!" She exclaimed, her blue eyes piercing.

"Fine then, what about Rio?"

Jackie tilted her head and gave her Aunt the, 'oh come on,' expression.

"Well then! Tell me what the trouble is! I'm only your Aunt, I just want to help. I wouldn't hurt you silly girl!"

Jackie sighed. "Okay, it's math. I don't think I'm going to pass." She crossed her arms and looked down at her thighs as she curled up on her bed.

"Oh, is that all!" She laughed. Jackie looked up.

"There's something in the book for that darling." She smiled her sly smile and blinked. The book's pages turned before Jackie's eyes and her Aunt disappeared. Sighing again she fell back on her bed and closed her eyes. Taking a deep breath she decided to try the honest track first. Grabbing her backpack she got up and went across the street to see Alyssa.