Neon Lights Glimmering In The Warm Night Air, Flashing Brightly In The Darkness. The Sounds Of Gambling And Laughter Fill The Air, Creating A Festive Atmosphere. The Click-clack Of Shuffling Cards And The Rattle Of Dice Can Be Heard From Every Corner Of The Casino. Patrons Mill About, Talking And Laughing, Their Faces Illuminated By The Glow Of The Gaming Tables.
Glimmers Of Hope And Dreams Are Reflected In Their Eyes, As They Make Their Bets And Wait To See If Their Luck Will Shine On Them Tonight. Junior Approached The Shimmering Casino Clutching Some Money He Seemed To Stand Out A lot Like A Sheep In A Wolfs Den.
The Rain Poured Down Against His Face Causing A Shimmering Sensation So He Decided To Enter, It Was Much More Warmer Inside And Lively, However He Only Came For One Thing Today And That Was A Game Of Roulette.
The Man Stands Before The Roulette Table, His Eyes Darting From Number To Number With A Keen Sense Of Anticipation. His Hands Clench And Unclench As The Wheel Spins, His Brow Tense With Focus.
As The Ball Falls Into The Numbered Slot And The Wheel Stops Turning, The Man Takes A Deep Breath, His Eyes Lighting Up With Excitement. His Pulse Quickens, As He Studies The Number Where The Ball Landed With A Hopeful Expression On His Face.
This Is The Moment He Has Been Waiting For, And He's Ready To Place His Bet. "Black, 35 Please" He Placed All His Red Chips On The Black Circle With The Number "35" Written Upon It. A Croupier Nodded In Response And Dropped The Ball Into The Wheel.
Junior Felt All His Bones Tense Up Like His Entire Body Was Being Frozen In Fear, Anticipation And Hope Almost. This Junior's Wasn't First Time Here, As He Was Now Merely A Slave To Gambling.
However, Unsurprisingly The Ball Landed On "36" Junior Felt His Body Freeze Instantly And His Brain Getting Flooded With Fear And Trauma. The Croupier Took His Chips As Junior Was Left With His Eyes Permanently Widened As He Walked Outside The Casino In The Pouring Rain Realizing That He Just Lost Everything.
Junior Decided To Walk Back Home In The Pouring Rain As With No Money He Wouldn't Be Able To Spend It On Public Transport. However He Feared That He'd Be Evicted In The Future As Without Money He Wouldn't Be Able To Pay The Bills.
"Well I Guess Home Sweet Home, Not For Long Of Course" He Sighed Before Entering His Apartment, His Room Very Simplistic And Dull Almost Dead.
He Checked The Cupboards Searching For Any Sort Of Food Or Drink However He Came To Find Nothing So He Turned His Attention To The Fridge. He Scoured The Fridge Until He Came Across Milk Which Fortunately Wasn't Out Of Date.
And Luckily He Had Some Cereal Left Over So He Decided To Have Cereal For The Night. He Sat On His Balcony And Dug Into His Cereal Looking At The Pitch Black Sky It Was A Majestic Sight To Him.
"If Only I Didn't Rush Into Things This Quickly, My Father I Always Warned Me To Have Patience But I Guess The Disease Of Gambling Already Took Control Of Me Then... " He Sighed Speaking In Low Depressed Tone.
He Then Threw His Bowel At The Wall With An Emotionless Face As It Cracked Into Tiny Little Pieces Like Glass Shattering. As Milk Stained The Wall However Junior Was Still Unbothered By This And Made His Way To The Bedroom.
As He Layed In And Tucked Himself In He Stared At The Roof Wondering What Would Happen To Him Next. Wondering What Fate Would Take Him. Junior Was Known To Think Of The Worst Possible Endings To All His Conflicts.
The Next Day, He Opened His Eyes With Struggle As He Rubbed Them He Could Already Feel The Eye bags Already Growing It Caused His Eyes To Feel Heavy Like His Eyes We're Going To Pop Out.
However, Suddenly His Phone Rang, It Started Vibrating Violently As Junior Walked Over To It With Stumble The Caller ID Said "Father" Which Made Junior Interested Instantly. So He Decided To Pick It Up.
"Uh Hello?" Junior Greeted A bit Confused To Why His Fathers Calling Him Since He Hasn't Called For Weeks.
"Oh It's Actually You're Fathers Lawyer, Haha Sorry For The Late Call But You're Father Has Given You One Of His Properties, A Notorious One At That, A Pawn Store Complete With A Junkyard" The Lawyer Explained Happily, As Junior On The Other End Was Surprised For Once.
"Oh That's Actually... Amazing" Junior Scratched His Chin He Thought Maybe This Business Could Bring In Money And Save Him From Being Evicted.
"Well I'll Send You The Coordinates In Messages, Other Than That I'll See You Later" The Lawyer Ended The Call Soon After.
"Uh Goodbye" He Put The Phone Down Nodding With A Slight Grin, "Finally I'll Have Maybe Have Money To Save Myself From Crippling Debt" He Sighed.
He Decided To Get Changed Into Different Clothes For Once As He Did, He Took One More Look At The Place Gently Caressing The Walls. "Hopefully After All This Blows Over I'll Back Home And Maybe I'll Overcome The Disease Of Gambling" He Sighed With Uncertainty He Made His Way Out The Front And Onto The Path.
It Was A Sunny Day Fortunately Is Bright And Warm. It's A Day Filled With Joy And Laughter. The Sun Is Shining And The Sky Is Clear, Which Makes The Day Beautiful And Peaceful. The Birds Are Singing And The Trees Are Swaying In The Breeze.
It's The Perfect Day To Go Outside, To Go On A Picnic Or A Walk In The Park. It's A Day When No One Could Ever Feel Lonely Or Sad. A Sunny Day Always Makes One Happy.
However The Sunlight Did Burn His Retinas Since Yesterday's Lack Of Sleep And Anxiety. But Now Junior Had A New Opportunity And Start A New Leaf With This New Business He Could Take Over.
After An Hours Walk He Finally Arrived At His Fathers A Pawn Store, The Old Pawn Shop Was A Relic Of The Past. It's A Place Filled With Antiques And Vintage Items, Each With Its Own Story To Tell. The Walls Are Lined With Jewelry And Old Clocks, And There Are Vintage Toys And Furniture Scattered Around.
The Shop Is Filled With A Musty Smell And Has An Old-fashioned Vibe. It Feels Like You've Stepped Back In Time To A Bygone Era.
Junior Rubbed His Nose To Block Out The Smell However It Was No Use The Room Was Too Fetid. "Right First Order Of Business Will Be Definitely To Clean These Grotesque Smell Of A Building" He Sighed.
He Made His Way To The Storage In Search Of Cleaning Products And Actually Found A lot Of Old Rusted Animatronics, "Hmm These Seem Like Those Doug Animatronics Which Are Popular Currently I Didn't Know Father Had His Hands On These" He Scratched His Chin.
"Could Be Worth A Load" He Added, Before Picking A Mop, A Spray Bottle And Brush Then He Made His Way Back To The Main Area. "I Guess I Better Get Started" He Sighed However He Knew It Would Be Worth It All In The End.
He Began By Mopping The Floor With A Mop And Cleaning Surfaces With A Spray Bottle And Brush. He Decided To Then Move Onto Dusting Off Old Furniture, Carpets And Stairs, Then He Sprayed The Windows And Mirrors With Exceptional Speeds.
As He Progressed He Managed To Transform The Space From Old And Messy To Bright And Clean In A Matter Of Minutes. He Looked Around The New And Improved Space With A Nod Of Satisfaction.
He Decided To Leave The Door Open And Waited For Customers To Enter The Store, He Wasn't Certain If Anyone Would Enter The Store Since Apparently His Father Left The Store Closed For 12 Years But He Had An Ounce Hope Due To The Fact He Really Needed This Or He'd Be Thrown Out Of His Home.
However He Heard Some Loud Scraping Coming From The Storage Room It Sounded Like A Fork Being Dragged Across A Plate. "What The?" Junior Wondered Confused.
He Then Made His Way Back To The Storage Room With A Flashlight He Turned From Right To Left However He Noticed Nothing Out The Ordinary Just The Usual Decayed And Dead Animatronics Laying Around The Room.
"Huh... I Must Be Hearing Stuff" He Sighed Rubbing His Eyes "That Lack Of Sleep Really Must Be Messing Me Up" He Added As He Closed The Storage Room.
However Unknowingly, From The Shadows A Greyish Monstrous Animatronic Was Watching Him His Eyes Following His Every Moves. The Animatronic Then Slithered Away To Stay More Hidden From Junior.
As Junior Looked Around He Spotted Two Potential Customers, An Old Woman With A Handbag Eyeing Up An Aged Vase And Lastly A Man In A Business Suit With Blonde Hair And Blue Eyes. Seemingly A CEO Junior Thought To Himself.
He Approached The Elderly Woman To Strike Up A Deal, "Uh How I May Of Be Service?" He Asked Politely. The Old Woman Took A Minute To Respond.
"Oh I'm Sorry Deary, My Hearing Isn't Really That Up To Par Haha I Was Wondering If I Could Buy This Vase For My Nephew" She Asked Pointing To An Old Greek Vase. Junior Grabbed It And Placed It Down.
"Oh Thank You My Dear" She Nodded Examining It "Hmm It's Gonna Be A Perfect Gift For Him, How Much Will It Be?" She Added Opening Her Purse In A Slow Pace Which Almost Seemed Peaceful.
"I'm Feeling Generous So I'll Knock Down The Price To Forty Five Hundred Yen For You, How Does That Sound?" He Chuckled To Which The Old Woman Simply Nodded Before Handing Him The Money. "I Must Thank You Sonny" She Smiled Before Leaving With Vase In Hand As Junior Clutched The Forty Five Hundred Yen In His Palm.
He Then Turned His Attention To The Blonde Haired CEO Looking Individual, The Guy Seemed To Be Very High Ranking Judging By His Outfit And His Eyes Which Seemed To Examine Every Tiny Detail On Each Antique He Looked At.
"Uh Sir?" He Tried To Get His Attention But The Man Seemed To Be Too Busy Examining Some Kind Of Watch Antique. "Hmm Good Product But I've Got So Many Watches Currently That I Could Build A "Watch Chair" Hahaha" He Joked Without Realizing That Junior Was Trying To Get His Attention.
Before He Suddenly Felt A Tap On His Shoulder "Oh Hahaha You Must Be The Owner? Well I'm Ryan CEO Of Doug's Burger Barn Industries" He Shook His Head As Junior Rolled His Eyes With Annoyance.
"I'm Junior... What Could I Get You?" He Huffed While Crossing His Arms To Which Ryan Smirked "You Don't Possibly Have Any Ancient Animatronics?" He Asked While Scratching His Chin.
"Oh Sure... Follow Me" Junior Instantly Remembered As He Lead The Way To The Storage Room. As They Entered, Ryan Coughed On The Smell Of Dust Filling His Nose.
"Jesus, This Room Must Be Old Than Time Itself" He Joked Rubbing His Nose Looking At Junior In Anticipation As He Wanted To See This Machine. "Here We Are" Junior Pointed As He Turned On The Lights In The Room.
However There Was Nothing, Just Old And Decayed Models And A Large Claw Mark On The Wall. "Huh... You Take Me For A Poor Person Or Something?" Ryan Looked In Disappointment "You Think I Want These Shitty Models?" He Spoke In Utter Shock.
"No Sir, But I Swear There Was An Animatronic Here A While Ago" He Scratched His Chin In Deep Thought. "Well You Better Find It" Ryan Nodded While Rolling His Eyes.
The Latter Then Walked Up To Junior And Handed Him Fifty Five Thousand Yen To Which Junior's Eyes Widened At The Sudden Gift.
"I'll Say One Thing You Got Good Customer Service Skills" He Nodded "I'll Be Back Tomorrow Night And I Want That Animatronic Because I'll Give You One Hundred Thousand Yen If I See This Product So Don't Disappoint Me" He Nodded With A Serious Gaze Before Leaving.
"Uh Thanks I Guess" He Was Kinda Bewildered With The Fact That He Was Given So Much Cash. "Well I'll Finish The Shift And Call It A Day" He Sighed Getting Back Behind The Counter Waiting For More Customers To Arrive.
Throughout The Evening, He Aided And Helped Tons Of Customers With There Items, Even Making A Couple Of Amazing Deals And Even Trades Too. So Far Everything Was Going The Way He Wanted... Perfect To Say The Least.
He Then Looked At The Time And Decided To Clock Out, "All In A Days Work" He Then Counted The Money He Made "So That's Fifty Eight Thousand Yen" He Nodded With A Smile.
He Took His Coat And Stashed The Money In His Pockets Before Locking Up The Pawn Shop, Deciding To Walk Back Home With A Calm Stride.
As Junior Is Walking Down The Street, He Sees A Casino. He Stops In His Tracks And Stares At The Flashing Lights Of The Building. It Is Like A Beacon Calling To Him, Tempting Him To Forget All His Worries And Give In To The Allure Of The Gambling Halls.
But He Is No Fool. He Knows The Consequences Of Gambling All Too Well.
He Remembers When It Ruined His Life Yesterday And The Month Before, He Had To Resist Falling Victim To The Promise Of Easy Money Again. So He Keeps Walking, Determined To Ignore The Allure Of The Casino And Attempting Go On With His Day.
Like A Fish Being Lured By A Piece Of Bait, He Had To Ignore It At All Costs.
Unfortunately... He Fell Victim To It Again As The Urge Was Too Colossal For Him To Fight. So He Entered Being Met With Familiar Sounds And Smells. There Stood In Front Was The Roulette Table Where He Originally Lost All His Money.
He Clutched The Money He Took Out His Wallet And Nodded With Certainty, "This Time I'll Win" He Took A Deep Breath.
After A Minute He Got His Usual Amount Of Red Chips Then Placing Them All On Thirty This Time As The Croupier Nodded And Dropped The Ball Into The Roulette Wheel, Junior Was Tense With Anticipation And A Hint Of Fear.
However Unsurprisingly As The Ball Kept Rolling It Seemed Unlikely That He'd Actually Win And The Ball Then Stopped As It Landed On Twenty. Junior Slammed His Fist Down Onto The Table With Rage, He Was More Pissed Off At Himself Than The Game Itself.
He Watched In Utter Embarrassment As His Chips Were Taken Away And He Was Now Left With Only Five Hundred Yen. "Great... I Knew I Shouldn't Have Don't It" He Facepalmed.
He Then Stepped Out In The Pouring Rain Like Last Time It Was Almost Like He Was Almost Punished By His Sin Of Gambling. "Dammit... Hmm What Now?" He Thought But Then An Idea Sprung To His Head, He Just Had To Find That Animatronic His Father Told Him About And Give It To Ryan Just Like He Asked Before.
He Then Ran Through The Cold Pouring Rain Back To The Pawn Shop His Feet Making A "Plop Plop" Sound As He Paced Down The Street Covered In Puddles. It Was Extremely Freezing Too It Was Surprising That He Didn't Catch Hyperthermia By Now.
As He Arrived Back At The Pawn Shop He Burst Down The Door And Into The Main Area Of The Pawn Shop He Then Unlocked The Storage Room In Quick Fashion.
He Then Flipped The Switch To Turn On The Lights But Peculiarly They Didn't Turn On. "Huh? There's No Way I Ran Out Of Electricity" He Scratched His Chin. Unknowingly Behind Him An Old Grey Doug Model With Missing Eyes And With The Entire Bottom Half Of Its Body Just Wires Was Standing Right Behind Him. It's Teeth Were Sharp Ready To Tear Into His Flesh.
He Then Felt The Animatronic Amalgamation Breathing Down His Neck At This Point He Only Just Realized He Wasn't Alone. As His Spine Was Riddled With True Fear For Once...
The Fear Of Death.
As He Turned The Amalgamation Turned It's Head Bearing It's Metal Fangs. "What On God's Earth... Are You?" His Eyes Widened.
He Then Spotted The Exit In The Distance Which Led Outside.
The Monsters Face Edged Closer And Closer Till He Could Smell The Monsters Breath, It Was A Stench Of Dead Rabbits And Crows. It Probably Could Kill A Person If They Had Inhaled Too Much.
He Then Picked Clutched His Flash light Tightly Before Throwing It In The Left Direction The Monsters Eyes Followed The Flash light. Giving Junior Enough Time To Flee As He Jumped Over The Amalgamation Snake Like Body Covered In Wires.
He The Paced With Urgency And Fear His Breath Quickening At Every Step By Now The Amalgamation Discovered His Scheme And Gave Chase Screeching Loudly Like A Sword Being Sharpened.
"Shit... I Ain't Gonna Die!" He Yelled With Fear And A Desperate Smile As He Reached Close To The Distance Of The Exit Door. The Monster Was Hot On His Tail However...
As He Paced Towards The Exit He Tripped On Something Causing Him To Faceplant The Floor Which Felt Like Being Smacked By A Brick For Him.
As He Looked Behind Him On The Floor He Noticed A Red Casino Chip, "You're Not Serious... " He Gulped As The Creature Slithered Towards Him However Moving Currently Would Prove Zero Point As The Amalgamation Now Towered Over Him.
"Oh... You Gotta Be Kidd-" Before He Could Finish The Amalgamation Grabbed Him With His Neck With Its Metallic Claw Crushing His Windpipe Instantly As He Struggled To Breath, He Now Moved Helplessly Like A Fish On A Hook.
He Tried To Scream But All That Came Out Was Low Grunts As The Amalgamations Grip Tightened. Until Finally A Large Snapping Sound Was Heard Through Out The Room. As His Head Tumbled Onto The Floor.
The Amalgamation Threw His Decapitated Body Into Some Shelves Before Slithering Away Towards The Exit. As Juniors Decapitated Head Layed There With A Permeable Expression Of Shock.
A Day Later His Corpse Was Found By Ryan (The CEO) And He Called The Police Soon After, However After Reviewing The Footage. The Police Decided To Make A Cover Up Story As To Not Embed Fear Onto The Public So They Ruled It Out As A Suicide Attempt.
June The Chief/Head Detective Of The Police Department Organized A Search Party After Spreading The News, The Metallic Entity Has Unfortunately Still Not Been Found Till This Day...