"Right!" said Al "I wish I had a home, I wish I had a steady job and finally...I wish I had ultimate power!"
"I see." said Genie "Well I can grant all 3 wishes at once...by making you the new genie!"
Before Al could protest, Genie grabbed hold of him and stuffed him into the bottle! Once Al was inside, Genie put the stopper on, shook the bottle and the hobo turned to smoke.
"I've been freed previously and didn't have to grant any wishes," said Genie "but now you can take my place. You might be in a different form when you're released. I don't know when that will be, though."
Genie then tossed the bottle into a nearby river to be washed up somewhere, then he used the remainder of his powers to become human but he still kept a tiny amount of transformation magic inside him...