Jeremike-You're Different than the others

Chapter 31: The Curtains Close

Jeremy looked up, eyes wide and staring at the purple stranger in front of him. His fixed his crocked glassed in an attempt to see him better.

"H-how do y-you know my last name?" Victor chuckled, venom dripping off his tone. Jeremy stood up, taking a step back in fear of the man. This psycho reminded him of someone he knew all too well. The brunette's eyes were locked on Victor, unable to move from where he was. Victor grinned, the pirate fox he called for on its way. Or so he thought.

Victor paced around Jeremy and Mike, his eyes flickering from the teen and the guard lying on the floor. "Oh Fitzgerald I know quite a bit about you." His tone was as smooth as silk, almost making Jeremy shiver. "Don't worry, I didn't stalk you. However, Michael has been under my surveillance for quite some time." Jeremy took a deep breath, attempting to calm his nerves. That was until a groan was heard from beside him and the brunette realized it was coming from Mike. Jeremy glanced down at Mike, about to see if he was OK when he noticed something off about Mike. The guard seemed more hostile, this was confirmed when Mike gave the brunette a threatening glare.

"M-Mike? What's w-wrong?" The security guard stood up, his eyes pitch black. The purple man in front of him laughed, his tactic had worked. Victor walked over to Jeremy, cupping the side of the teens face.

"How adorable? I can see why Michael is so fond of you." Victor gave a deep chuckle as Jeremy turned a bright pink. Victor glanced over to Mike, who seemed almost like a puppet.

"T-tell me w-what you did to M-Mike?!" The brunette slapped Victor's hand away, trying to keep it together.

"Oh I didn't do anything bad. I just, shall we say, broke him." Jeremy's eyes widened, biting his lip to keep himself from crying.

"What d-do you mean!?" Amber eyes flickered from Mike to Victor, the former looking at Jeremy with dull eyes and the latter grinning.

"I broke his mind. His sanity with slowly decreased and now he is reaching the end of it. Soon he will become a puppet. That is until something interrupts him." Jeremy noticed Mike begin to walk towards him, grabbing the teen by his collar and throwing him against a wall. "For now, let's enjoy this while we can, well more like let me enjoy this~"Jeremy trembled in fear, staring at Mike's pitch black eyes. The security guard began to push on Jeremy's throat, forcing all of the air to rush out of Jeremy's body.

"M...Mike w-what a-a-are you d-doing!? S-snap out o-of it!" The guard didn't reply, he only sneered. Jeremy only chocked on his words, his breaths becoming ragged. The younger male desperately tried to pry Mike's hands away from his collar, his efforts failing.

"Now now Fitzgerald. He will let go soon enough, for now let's switch the topic to you." The brunette opened one of his eyes, the other shut tight in pain. "So, how is this compared to your dad's abuse?" Amber eyes tried not to tear up, the owner of them choking on his breath. The teen tried to utter a response, but the firm hand on his collar made it almost impossible. "Oh who am I kidding? What was it, six years? Seven? It must have felt endless, being ignored by him each day or beaten. Not for the reason he was drunk, oh no, he just hated you that much." Jeremy's limbs went slack, trying hard to focus on getting Mike's hand off his collar. The brunette started furiously kicking, hoping to nail Mike in the gut or something. Jeremy's desperate attempts were in vain, ending in him wasting the little energy he had. The sound of static reached the teen's ears and his stomach filled with dread. A certain animatronic fox was on its way to kill all of them for sure.

Victor witnessed the look on Jeremy's face, chucking lightly at how terrified the small guard looked. The purple man's attention was turned to the hallway after blaring static filled the room. Everyone's eyes except Mike's were staring at the pink and white plastic fox. The fox's head turned from Jeremy to Victor, settling on Mike a few seconds later. It whipped around to face Victor and threw itself at the killer, its ear piercing screech echoing off the walls. Jeremy forced himself to look away, his mind debating to either help the purple haired freak or to let him die. Unsteady breaths almost came to a stop as Mike tighter his grip on the teen and lifted him up higher, only a few inches above the security guard's face. Tiny legs were desperately trying to land a blow on Mike's body, hoping that it would loosen his grip. The blood was roaring in Jeremy's ears, the sounds of Victor's battle with the Mangle being drowned out by his own pants and desperate cries. Victor screamed a few words, somehow reaching Jeremy's ear. "You stupid piece of scrap metal, you were supposed to attack Schmidt!"