As the world became normal again, Chad realized at how NOT normal it was. Things were completely out of proportion. Everything was way too big! He barely reached his friends' knees now! And... Oh no! That horrible leprechaun was about his size now! And all the other guys were staring at him like he truly WAS different!
"What did you do to me?" he said in a voice that was totally different, way to whispery and squeaky.
"Why, I've turned you into a brownie, laddie!" chortled the leprechaun. "That way, you'll know the difference between me and a brownie. Besides, soon I'll send you to the fay realm. And there, you can learn all about the differences between us fay creatures."
"What...? No! I don't want to be a brownie!" said Chad.
He looked at himself, taking in his scrawny greenish body, his tiny drab clothes, a pair of pants and a short, his big flat feet, big hands with long fingers, and on his head he felt his dishevelled spiky hair and common facial features.
"Too late, doofus," grunted the leprechaun. "I'll take you to the Fay Market and you'll get hired to do the cleaning. Because mark my words, in no time you shall want to clean, clean, clean and clean some more!"
Wirth a snap of his fingers, a chain then appeared in his hands, the other end being around Chad's neck. The other jocks were completely astounded. Speechless, actually. But in spite of the awe mingled with horror and with an enormous dose of absurdity, one of them was rather intrigued. Todd was extremely curious about this Fay Market the leprechaun had mentioned.
"Here's my first wish," he said thoughtlessly. "Take us all to the Fay Market."
The leprechaun, unlike what could be expected, smiled. He did not protest.
"For sure," he smiled.
His smile, however, was plenty wicked and all should have heeded it more.