Third wish: Volume One

episode 22: volume one finale

Romeo, Leon, and Sonny walked down the quiet street, their conversation focused on the golden pocket watch they had discovered in Jonathan Goldhand's treasure chest. Romeo turned the watch over in his hand, still marveling at its mysterious power.

"I wonder what else it can do," he mused, looking up at his friends.

Before they could continue their conversation, they were suddenly surrounded by a group of menacing-looking men, their faces twisted into cruel sneers. The boys recognized them as members of the notorious Swine Mafia family, a ruthless criminal organization that ruled over their neighborhood with an iron fist.

Without warning, the men attacked, swinging metal pipes and baseball bats at the boys with deadly force. Romeo, Leon, and Sonny tried to defend themselves, but before they could strike back, they were hit in the face with a thick cloud of sleeping gas.

The world spun around them as they stumbled and fell to the ground, their limbs growing heavy and their vision blurring. The last thing they saw before slipping into unconsciousness was the grinning faces of their captors.

When they woke up, they found themselves in a dark, dank room, their hands and feet bound with thick ropes. The Swine Mafia family had captured them, and they had no idea what horrors awaited them next. Romeo, Leon, and Sonny exchanged worried glances, their hearts pounding with fear as they waited for their fate to unfold.

Romeo attempted to use his fire magic to help escape but he couldn't conjure it. That's when Romeo realized the specific kind of handcuffs that they put on them, anti-magic handcuffs.

Suddenly, the door creaked open, and a tall, skinny man walked in. He wore a pig mask that covered his entire head, and his voice was muffled as he spoke.

"Good evening, gentlemen," he said, his tone dripping with malice. "I am the leader of the brix district. And I've been keeping a very close eye on you."

Romeo, Leon, and Sonny exchanged worried glances, their hearts pounding with fear.

"You see," the man continued, "a few weeks ago, you boys made a big mistake. You crossed into our territory in the Eastern part of the city and did something very...unwise. now I know brother paxson..... isn't the smartest man but he's still my brother"

The man's eyes gleamed behind the mask as he spoke, and Romeo, Leon, and Sonny realized with a sinking feeling that they were in serious trouble.

"Now, I could have my boys take care of you right now," the man said, his voice cold and calculating. "But I wouldn't want to get the nice carpet stained, I quite like the pattern, very satisfying pattern. We are going to take you out into the backyard"

Suddenly another man with a grotesque pig mask walked into the room, his build was completely different from the skinny man, but he wasn't as big as paxson.

Romeo, Leon and Sonny stood in silence, their eyes darting back and forth between the two masked men. The room was dimly lit, the only source of light coming from a single flickering bulb hanging from the ceiling.

The leader of the Brix faction spoke first, his voice deep and menacing. "I see you've finally arrived, brother. We've been waiting for you."

The brother, his grotesque pig mask hiding his face, strode forward, his heavy footsteps echoing in the quiet room. "I apologize for my delay, but I had some unexpected business to attend to."

The leader of the Brix faction snorted in derision. "Unexpected business? You had one job, brother. One job. And you couldn't even do that right."

The brother eyes narrowed behind his mask. "Watch your tone, Porter. You may be the leader of this faction, but don't forget who's really in charge here."