Introduction: Marcus Hardy is an orphan. No memories of his family, no friends, a simple ward of the state. Facing a life of manual labor and poverty he jumps at the chance to change his future. Three Wishes, well two wishes and a grapefuit, lead to a future of magic, excitement and save scumming.  ****The mechanics of the story were too complex to continue and were making it too difficult to write the story so I鈥檓 abandoning it for now.  My apologies****...