“A genie?!” Twilight yelled, astounded by the news she was hearing from her friend. Fluttershy had came to her castle fairly early that morning, declaring that she had something important to tell her, and what she told was beyond belief.

“Yes,” Fluttershy said, sipping a cup of warm cocoa she had prepared for herself before she started informing Twilight of Ponyville’s newest guest, “She arrived yesterday at my house, and asked if she could stay there for a while as she got use to Equestria.”

“This is amazing!” Twilight said, neglecting her own cup that Fluttershy made for her, “I thought geniecorns were just a myth, but to hear that one has traveled all the way from Saddle Arabia to here.”

“Atamanna isn’t exactly a geniecorn.” Fluttershy said, correcting the princess of friendship, “She calls herself a Djinn, and she is a goat, not a unicorn.”

“A Djinn?” Twilight pondered, never hearing of this variant of genie before.

As the myth goes, genies were unicorns who were bound to magical items and had the power to grant those who freed them from the confines of said items a varying amount of wishes, based on the version of the myth the story was based on. From what Fluttershy told her however, this Djinn broke some of the conventional rules. She could only grant one wish, but could do so to any number of creatures she pleased, or at least that is what it sound like as Fluttershy had said the Atamanna wanted to offer her wish granting services to all of Equestria. She had no lamp, ring, or other such item she resided in, and could go about freely as she pleased. It could be that this goat was just a magical creature disguising herself as a mythical creature, perhaps even an incredibly powerful one like Discord who could easily emulate the wish granting power that a genie could perform. Not having met the Djinn, Twilight couldn’t be sure.

The notion of such a being, real or fake, was intriguing to the bookish mare though, as who wouldn’t be excited in an encounter with a genie. While she had no wish that she would want granted, the idea of studying the genie was alluring. The way Fluttershy spoke of her, Atamanna sounded hospitable at the least, so it might not be too much of a problem if she asked the goat to aid her in her scholarly pursuits.

“And you are certain that she is a genie?” Twilight asked, just wanting to make sure this wasn’t all some big mistake, though Fluttershy of all ponies wouldn’t be the one to spread wild gossip without reason. Rarity perhaps, maybe Pinkie, but Fluttershy was usually too reserved to share things unless it was important.

Fluttershy nodded,”I asked for a wish when I met her, so I know it’s real.”

“Really? And what did you wish for?” Twilight wondered, curious as to what a pony like Fluttershy could even want.

“Nothing big. Just the ability to understand animals as well as I can ponies. I was so surprised when I saw that it actually worked.”

“That’s strange,” Twilight said, “I thought you could do that already.”

“Well, yes,” Fluttershy answered, “But there is a big difference between knowing what a tweet means and being able to talk to a bird the same way you can talk to a pony. I really believe that the wish I made has gotten me closer to animals than I ever have been before.”

“So you can tell what an animal is saying like it is clear Equestrian?” Twilight said to confirm what she just heard, “That is pretty amazing. I really should go see this Djinn for myself.”

“Oh! Do you have a wish you want her to grant?” Fluttershy asked, leaning in a bit closer.

“Not really, but this seems like a great chance to study a new kind of magic,” Twilight replied, “I bet I could learn all sorts of things if she’ll allow me to see her granting wishes in action.”

“Maybe, but if all you want from her is to know how her magic works, couldn’t you save time by wishing to understand it.” Fluttershy suggested to the alicorn.

“I suppose I could, but it would be much more fun figuring it out by myself. I could take Starlight with me too, and together we might be able to figure out how this magic works in no time.”

“And what if Atamanna doesn’t want you to study her like that?” Fluttershy stated, showing concern for the privacy of the goat woman. “You might have to make a wish for the knowledge then.”

“Well I certainly wouldn’t impose if it would bother her, but it never hurts to ask, right?” Twilight said, not commenting on the fact that she might have to make a wish to learn what she wanted.

“No, I suppose not…” said Fluttershy, rather dejectedly.

Twilight didn’t notice this change of tone in her friend, her mind set more on meeting this supposed creature of myth. The prospects of what she might learn from observation of her abilities excited her, and from what Fluttershy had been saying about how Atamanna’s want to grant wishes to any who wanted them, she was certain that there would be plenty of opportunities where she would be able to examine the wish magic in action.

“Well then, I better be off.” Fluttershy said, finishing her drink as she got out of her seat.

“So soon?” Twilight asked, “I was going to ask if you wanted to come with me to Starlight’s.”

“I would, but Atamanna asked me to tell as many ponies as I could about her and her powers.”

“Hmmm, I wonder why she wants to grant so many wishes in the first place,” Twilight wondered aloud, it dawning upon her that the goat genie was bringing upon herself a lot work. Even if her magic was as potent as described in myth, the very likely possibility that everypony in Ponyville could end up at her doorstep sounded like quite the hassle.

“I think that she just likes helping ponies,” Fluttershy reassured.

“If you say so,” Twilight replied, noting that as much as she herself liked to help ponies, she didn’t enjoy having a mountain of unnecessary work piled up before her. Then again, some ponies were just workaholics, and if that was true for them there was no reason it couldn’t be the same for a mystical, wish granting goat.

The two mares exited Twilight’s castle, with Twilight having grabbed Spike on the way out, the young winged dragon just being informed on what was going on.

“I can’t believe it. A real wish granting goat.” Spike said, even more excited than Twilight was about the news, “Do you think she can grant any wish? Like could she create an endless supply of gemstones, or-”

“Now Spike, I know the idea of making a wish and having it come true is thrilling, I think we should hold off. We already have so much, don’t you think?”

“Oohh, I guess…” Spike bemoaned, kicking a rock on the dirt street aside in annoyance.

Twilight gave him a affectionate pat on the head, “At least wait until we know how this all works. I’d hate for you to wish for an endless supply of gems, and to get them Atamanna has to take them from everyone else in Equestiria.”

“I suppose I can do that,” he said, seeing hope for his wish to still come true, “So let’s get Starlight and get to the bottom of this.”

“Sure,” Twilight said, knowing the dragon well enough to see he had not yet given up on his ambitions. Putting that aside for now, she looked to Fluttershy to bid here farewell, “So we’ll be stopping by your place later.”

“Of course,” Fluttershy said with a bright smile, “I’m expecting a lot of ponies to show up today to see my new guest.”

With that, the three separated. Twilight and Spike going off in one direction, while Fluttershy split off in the other. The pegasus traveled on the main road of Ponyville for a little while after departing from Twilight’s abode, but after a short distance, she uncharacteristically slipped into an alleyway when she thought no one was looking.

Of course, this was because the supposedly sweet, kind hearted pegasus wasn’t Fluttershy at all, and was Atamanna assuming her guise. Only a day had passed from when she had granted the real Fluttershy her wish, which had changed her from care keeper of animals, to an animal whose care was being kept. At this moment, the original Fluttershy was laying her new fox body upon a soft silken pillow, chained to to a table next to her owner’s own bed by the golden collar clasped firmly around her throat.

All this morning, Atamanna had been using the yellow pegasus’ visage and reputation to spread around town the fact that she was here, and willing to grant her services to any who saw fit to use them; Many a pony appeared interested, as who wouldn’t be when the possibility of having their wildest dreams come true. In fact, of all she had spoken to, Twilight was the only one who showed no want of anything except to observe her while doing as she granted wishes. That was problematic for the Djinn, as she wanted all in Ponyville to ask something of her. It was troublesome, but it was not something that couldn’t be fixed later.

For now, she would return to her tent and await the arrival of those who wished to use her. She hadn’t spoke to everypony in town, but had spoken to enough that word would spread. Mortals had a knack for gossip, so all it took were a few sparks of information to make it spread like a raging fire. With the princess being the only pony whose royal status might have prevented her from hearing the idle chatter of the peasants, telling her directly was the last thing Atamanna had to do in order to get the kind of turn out she wanted.

With that done, Atamanna returned to her goat form, shifting from Fluttershy’s gentle image to her own sexual and seductive appearance in the blink of an eye. Immediately after, a fire formed at her hooves, which spread quickly over her being, seemingly consuming her body to nothingness as it traveled upwards. Soon there was little of her left except her head, from which a satisfied smirk formed as the flames devoured it too. Nothing was left behind, making it look to any random passerby who might have peered the seldomly visited nook in the small town that no one had been there in the first place.

Later that same day, Twilight made her way down the long dirt road that lead to Fluttershy’s cottage. At one side of her was her trusted assistant, Spike, and on the other side was her pupil and guidance counselor of her school, Starlight Glimmer. As the alicorn had told Fluttershy, she had went off directly to Starlight’s abode right after leaving her own home, giving her quick details of the situation, and her mild suspicions that genie wasn’t truly what she claimed, but instead a vastly powerful creature with a desire to help ponies.

“Not to say you’re wrong,” Starlight said, their conversation on the matter having spanned the entirety of their walk, “But what makes you think that this creature isn’t what Fluttershy says she is? You’ve met with plenty of strange things in your life, would it be so odd if a genie, or djinn, or whatever it’s called really existed?”

“No,” Twilight answered, “It’s possible that a genie could exist, but the details of this just have me wondering if Ponyville is really being visited by one. Legends talk of geniecorns frequently, but never of Djinns or ones that were goats. They also come with many rules and restrictions that this person doesn’t seem to follow by Fluttershy’s explanation. While it’s likely some details could have been altered, exaggerated, or embellished over time, this just feels like too many details are wrong.”

“Let’s say that you’re right. That Atamanna isn’t a genie. What’s the problem?” Spike asked dismissively, “Worst case, she’s just somebody who can grant people’s wishes through some kind of magical means. Is there a problem with that?”

“No, Spike,” Twilight reaffirmed, “There is nothing wrong with somepony pretending to be a genie in order to be helpful to others. This is just my sense of curiosity getting the better of me.”

“Oh good, I thought you were going to accuse somepony you hadn’t even met yet of being evil or something.” Spike said, not being sure as to what outcome Twilight’s strings of suspicion were leading to.

“Though I would like to ask Atamanna what her motives are for having Fluttershy go about town telling everypony that she will grant their wishes.” Twilight added.

“It wouldn’t hurt to ask what her reasons for doing this are,” Starlight agreed, a little more leery about this creature that appeared in their town overnight then her mentor.

“Yup, a few simple questions are all we’ll need from-” Twilight stopped in her tracks as Fluttershy’s cabin came into good view, somewhat surprised at what she was seeing. There were a bunch of ponies, all in a line that started on one side of the small bridge that went over the creek in front of the tree house, and going across it and across Fluttershy’s yard before ending in front of a large red tent. It looked like a quarter of the town was there, including some of her students from her school. At the back of the line were Yona and Sandbar, waiting patiently for their turn.

“Hey you two,” Spike said, not having stopped himself when Twilight did, “I see you came to get a wish too.”

“Hey Spike, Miss Sparkle, Miss Glimmer,” Sandbar greeted the three, “I’m not here for a wish, but Yona was really interested in getting one for herself.”

“Yona is going to wish for huge Yakyakistan feast for all Yona’s friends.” said the yak girl, summarizing her intended wish as elegantly as a yak could, “Show everyone that Yak are best at cooking and celebrating.”

“That sounds like a delightful wish,” Starlight said, “But there’s nothing else that you might want instead? From my understanding this Djinn is only permitting one wish per person.”

“Yona is already going to best school in all Equestria, and has best friends Yona could ask for. What else could Yona want than to enjoy Yona’s time with them.”

“Well it’s good to hear your time in my friendship school has really made an impression on you.” Twilight said, adding herself to the end of the line.

It had been several years since she had opened her school, and the once freshman students were now seniors about to graduate. Each of them have grown up into lovely young women and men, students that Twilight could be proud of entering their adult years.

“So Miss Sparkle, what are you all here for? Got a wish you want granted?” Sandbar asked, curious as to what a princess like Twilight would wish for.

“Not exactly, but I and interested in seeing this genie for myself.” Twilight dumbed the explanation of her reasons down for her students, as it wasn't necessary to dash the hopes of her students with her suspicions, or confuse them with the idea of this Djinn possibly not being a genie, but still having the power to grant their desires.

“Oh, I see.” Sandbar replied, acknowledging Twilight’s eternal pursuit of knowledge, “Well it looks you’re gonna have some time before you’ll get the chance. We’ve been standing here for thirty minute already.”

Twilight had seen a few ponies making their way back from this direction on her way here, and already assumed that they had paid the Djinn a visit. That time span for the wait though felt like a bit much for one with a princess/teacher’s responsibilities. She was beginning to think that it would be better to come back another day. That was until the goat in question emerged from her tent.

The grey and white goat, draped in gold and silk, stepped out of her tent. Following directly behind her were Snips and Snails, who both seemed very pleased with themselves.

“You two enjoy your wish,” said Atamanna to the two young boys, “And feel free to come back and tell me about the results.”

“Oh, we will.” Snails said in his usually slow speech pattern.

“Just as soon as we test it out,” Snips added before the two boys ran off down the path.

“Hey you two,” Twilight said as they approached her, “Can I ask-”

“Can’t talk now Princess!” Snips replied, running right past the alicorn.

“Yeah, we got some girls to find!” Snails commented, neither he or his compatriot stopping to properly speak to Twilight.

“Huh…” Starlight said, Snails’ statement puzzling her. She pondered about its meaning for a moment, but then found her thoughts drawn back down the line, to the one who who everypony was here for. The goat woman was standing outside her tent entrance and had not yet called for anypony to enter to be served. Instead the goat's gaze traveled down the line, back to her. Starlight could tell though that it was not herself who the Djinn’s eyes locked onto, but it was-

“Princess Twilight.” Atamanna said, making her way down the line, the heads of all the others in wait following her movements, “So glad to see you’ve came. Fluttershy has told me so much about you.”

“She has said a lot about you too,” Twilight responded, “You’re Atamanna, right? The genie I’ve heard so much about.”

“Djinn,” Atamanna corrected as she placed herself in front of Twilight, “And yes, I am.”

“Well it is very nice to meet you,” Twilight said with a bow, using it to hide the slight embarrassment she got from looking at Atamanna’s revealing garments. She recognized them as traditional Saddle Arabian belly dancer garb, but to have so much of another woman’s form revealed to her was making her a bit uncomfortable. Some spots of the outfit would easily reveal some of the goat’s most private areas if moved just a few inches.

“As you,” Atamanna replied, giving her own bow, “Am I to believe you are here for a wish? I would be honored to grant you whatever your heart desired.”

“I’m not here to make a wish,” explained Twilight as she rose her head up, suppressing her feelings the best she could, “As the Princess of Friendship, and royal representative of Ponyville, it is my duty to welcome new members of our town personally.”

“Then I thank you for the warm, most regal pony princess.” Atamanna said as she rose her own head, “But are you certain that there is nothing you would want? In my lands, providing service to royalty is amongst the highest of honors, and I would feel ashamed if I could provide no service to you.”

“Well I don’t have a wish exactly, but I did come here with another motive. I was wondering if it would be ok if me and two friends of mine could stay and observe you as you perform your wishes. I love seeing and learning about new forms of magic, so a little demonstration would be appreciated.”

“Hmm… if it is the princesses wish to be by my side as I grant wishes, I see no issue with that.” Atamanna answered.

“Really?!” Twilight responded, happy to hear she was getting approval to observe, “That’s great because I wo-”

A hand slipped over Twilight’s mouth, Starlight Glimmer’s hand.

“Twilight, didn’t you catch the phrasing of that? She said you could do that, if you wished it. By agreeing, I bet that would have counted as asking for the wish.”

Atamanna laughed, “She is a clever one princess. I was indeed speaking literally. I cannot simply allow you to come in and interfere with my wish granting. I’m sure many of the ponies here would be too embarrassed to share their wishes if you were there gawking.”

Twilight hadn’t thought about that. Atamanna was offering everyone the greatest wish, and there was a strong chance that such things would be something they would not want heard by more people than had to hear it.

“How about this,” Atamanna said, “You and your associates come inside my tent. I’ll give you ten minutes to ask me your questions. But after that, you will have to make a wish if you want to know any more about me or my magic.”

“That sounds pretty reasonable.” Spike said, liking the idea of give and take presented here, one that seemingly had no downside for Twilight.

“I would like to take you up on that offer…” Twilight said, likewise seeing nothing wrong with the offer itself, “But everyone here has been waiting for a while. Maybe we could schedule a meeting for later?”

“But you and your friends have already traveled the long road from Ponyville.” Atamanna argued,” I would detest having a pony of your stature making two trips. I’m sure that these ponies won’t be too troubled by another ten minutes.”

Even as the goat woman said that, many of the others waiting in line gave a loud groan. Twilight could see that further delays would not be appreciated, and if she couldn’t wait in line like the rest, it wouldn’t be fair to be allowed to cut just because of her royal position.

“I appreciate your offer, but I must decline for now.” Twilight said, already backing away from the line.

“Very well,” Atamanna relented, “Then I insist that you and your two compatriots come back tonight. I will be closing up shop when the sun sets, and any time after that will be an appropriate time to visit me without worrying about imposing on others.”

“That sounds like a much better idea.” Twilight said, more than willing to do as suggested. “It will give me some time to set up some questions too.”

“Good, then I expect to see all three of you then,” Atamanna said, making her way back down the line, sashaying her hips in a provocative manner that not only caught Twilight’s attention, but that of many of the others she passed, especially the stallions. “Both prepared with your inquiries and perhaps any wishes that you three might come up with in the meantime.”

Upon returning back to her tent, the goat looked to the pony at the front of the line, gesturing them to follow her inside. With Atamanna vanishing back into her abode, Twilight saw no reason to stay further. Thus she headed back to town, with both Spike and Starlight coming with her on either side.

“Well that was interesting.” Twilight said, taking in everything she had seen so far. If one were to take Atamanna at first impressions alone, it would be entirely feasible to simply assume she was what she claimed to be. She certainly had the looks, and her authentic Saddle Arabian accent helped the fit the mental image of what a genie was suppose to be like. The only thing that was a demonstration of her power.

“But it was kinda strange, don’t you think?” Starlight commented, “She tried to trick you into a wish. For someone who stated that it would be an honor to grant you what you wanted, that seemed like an underhanded way to go about it.”

“She was a bit forward,” Twilight said, “But I don’t think it was meant to be malicious. You do make a point though. There must be some reason she likes to grant wishes like she does.”

“So what do we do now?” asked Spike.

“We do just what Atamanna suggested. Go back home, finish everything we need to do today, and come back with a list of things that we want to ask her.” Twilight gleefully anticipated the idea of creating a proper interview for the newest resident of Ponyville, but little did she know how close this meeting with the Djinn would put her to danger.

Author's Note

So I made a new Wish World chapter. After what happened last time, I needed to make an actual establishing chapter to get the ball rolling into what might be a continuing tale of how and why Atamanna does what she does. We didn't really get too much further, but this chapter allows me to go forward with the story and start to flesh out this little AU some more. Next time we will be getting into Da Rules of the setting, or more what it is that Atamanna can or cannot do, which I personally think is something interesting to put into the story before we get into the good stuff.

Speaking of which, I'm not exactly sure how "adult" I will be making this particular story. I'm bouncing around some ideas in my head, and in the end I might make this one of my less explicit works, leaving the sexualized and kinky bits for the images that appear on the tumblr related to this story. I suppose as it is now, my decision will go as the wind blows. I might even decide not to do it, then find a reason to do it later on. Only time will tell. Until then though, I hope all my readers are enjoying the story/images for this setting.

And remember, we are always accepting wishes for Atamanna, the results of which may appear in future images. There are some rules to the wishes, but basically all you have to do is make a wish as one of the characters from the show, and avoid using Twilight, Celestia, or Luna, at least for the time being. That's all for now. Catcha later.