~~~~Michael's POV~~~~~~

This is it today's the day. We went over it so much it's starting to feel easy. If I mess this up......no I can't think like that I'lol get this right,I have to. For Jeremy.

I drove to school. I must have checked that the Mountain Dew red was there a hundred times. I'm so fucking nervous. I'm in the theater sooner than I wanted, the time is coming. 

I sit next to this blond kid with a cast, he's sitting next to this kid with long dark hair. Michael! Stop staring at people and focus! I run over the plan at least twelve more times in my head. 

Before I know it, the play has started. Something seems off......... I don't know what though. The props are pretty good and the acting is fantastic! A little too fantastic...... 

Then it hit me like a brick. They've all been squipped! I stand up and basically run to the backstage area. 

It seems like I got there just in time, as when I open the door Jeremy has been tackled by the squip.

"Michael makes an entrance hehe." I giggle. I know it's no time to be giggling, but when I saw how happy Jeremy was I can't help but laugh. 

"MICHAEL!" Jeremy looks so happy!

"I was just in the audience thinking 'This is pretty good for a school play' then I was like 'THIS OS WAY TO GOOD FOR A SCHOOL PLAY' They've all been squipped, right?" As I said that Jeremy's face brightened even more.

"Wait, you came to see me in the play?!?!?" Jermey looked so fucking happy.

"Even brought my own refreshments!" I said happily holding up the Mountain Dew red.

"Is that-!"

"Mountain Dew red I told you I did my research!"

"That's amazing! Give it to me!"

"Okay! Wait no." I had a plan

"What? Why? I need it!"

"I need an apology first. I mean I think that's in order. You treat me like I don't even exist for weeks and then-"Jeremy started talking over me

"Okay! Okay! I'm sorr-" wow he can't say sorry.

"Seriously?!? Is it that hard to say sorry!"

"Michael! Remember he's been squipped, so it really is."

"Oh my God! You're right!"

"Who's that Michael? You know what? Explain later! Just give me the mountain Dew red!"

"You know that's still a no, because your squip coul-" I start to say before the squip yells out "KARATE FISTS ACTIVATE."

"Shit." I hear Ally mutter under breath "we have to wait this out a bit Michael."

"Okay." I say dodging a punch from Jeremy "What do I do in the meantime?"

 "That." She says before running off towards where the Squip is standing.

He hasn't seen her yet. I keep dodging. I hear a sound like static and Jeremy stops punching. She  trying to take control of Jeremy. This might be my only shot.

"Jake! This might sound weird but if I hold down Jeremy, will you make him drink this Mountain Dew red?"

"Actually, that doesn't sound weird at all."

"Up up down down right left a"

Then Jake started screaming 

"Ugh, he's not going to be able to help, let's lea-" as Ally was saying that Jake smacked the mountain dew red out of my hand and dumped almost all of it out and he started singing.

Because Jake was distracted by singing, I was able to grab the bottle. We ran around the corner to try and get away from Jake, when we ran into Chloe and Brooke.

"There you are Jeremy" they sung some chorus of la(s), that is before I punched them both in the stomach. I don't know why I got so mad at them, but they're out of the way now so. 

I  don't know how I knew the direct path to somewhere I didn't even know would be perfect. But I did. I think  it was Ally. We got there and no one was around.

"Hey Michael? I just want to finally say sorry for everything, I know I such a jerk and-" He was apologizing.

"Jeremy it's fine, just drink the damn Mountain Dew red." I smiled so wide.

"Okay." I put the bottle to his lips, in case the squip took over again I was in control.

I looked up and it turns out the precaution was needed because low and behold they all were there, the Squiptoms. 

"You don't want to do that Jeremy." Says the absolute bitch they call the squip.

"AND WHY NOT?!?" He says, getting very angry very fast.

"Because you'll never be with her." Christine walked out. No, no no no no! She ruins everything! She was the one who made him take the squip! She's not ruining everything I fixed!  

"Jeremy?" Ugh curse her sweet voice, curse her! Jeremy, stay strong!

"Christine!" I look at how happy he looks. I sigh. If he's happy like this it's fine with me. I tune out there conversation. Then I feel a hand on my arm.

~~~~Jeremy's POV~~~~~~~~

"Christine!" She's looks so happy! 

"Did you see me out there? The audience loved me!"

I try to stutter some words out, but fail. 

"I wanted to apologize." I wonder what she means.

"For what?"

"Oh silly! You were right! About how it feels! It feels amazing!" As she says the blue marks appear on her body.

"No!" I can't let this happen! How could I let this happen!

"You are the person I want to be with everyday. And this is something that I've been afraid to say." 

"That is not Christine."

 "I assure you it is, only her fears and insecurities have been removed."

"No it's not Christine." I turn to Michael to get the Mountain Dew red. He's not there.

"You forget Jeremy, I'm in your brain. I know what you think. I can get into parts of your thought process you don't even know about. Christine was a mere distraction." When I found Michael's face again in the crowd, I wish I hadn't.

Jake and Chloe were holding him back while forced the beaker of Mountain Dew to his mouth.

I couldn't stop it.

~~~~Michael's head~~~~~~~

Everything went by in a blur. I was just leaving and now we're here. Everything went black. Then I heard something,

'Michael, it's Ally you need to trust me.'

'What other choice do I have really?'

'I'm going to temporarily shut down parts of your mind. You won't die, but you will pass out. It will prevent the squip from fully gaining control of your brain. I will get you out of this situation if it's the last thing I do Michael. You are like my child.'

'I trust you Ally.'

'See you soon Michael.'

'See you soon Ally.'

Then I was away.

An:Well this is dark. It gets better in the next chapter but this is such a good end to this chapter. I'm going to try to write it today and post it today. This is my longest chapter wow. I'm posting a lot because my best freind is  in Florida and I can't talk to him that much 

Signing off 

Samantha Elizabeth

June 18, 2018

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