The Mermaid Exhibit

Every single fish at the Aquarium were Mickey's favorite kind. Each species were very special to him. And he couldn't really pick one that he really admired. Seeing each of them had made him feel so at peace. Mickey was especially fond of the tank of jellyfish. Which was what he was staring at in the moment. A tiny smile forming on his face as he admired them.

While he was admiring them, he felt a strange presence behind him. Turning his head slightly he spotted an older man just a few feet behind him. This man was quite a bit taller than him and quite a bit wider, too. Not fat just very muscular. Like he were a body builder or something. Mickey felt that if he stood in front of the doorway, he'd block it entirely. And that there would be no way that he could ever be able to move him. That's if he ever needed to escape. Nor would he be able to fight this man. Turning his attention back to the tank, he tried to ignore him. Feeling he was being rude towards this poor man. After all, he wasn't actually doing anything to Mickey. Hell, he wasn't even actually looking at the short man. Clearly this man was here for the same reason that Mickey was. To admire the jellyfish that were floating in front of them. Probably thinking they were just as beautiful as Mickey did. This was partly paranoia and him being an asshole. The other man was doing nothing more than just admiring the jellyfish like himself. Which was what the short man went back to admiring. Smiling once again as he admired their movement. Enjoying the sight of them for a few more minutes.

Right until he felt a hand grab his right shoulder. Before he could even scream, there was a hand slapped over his mouth. Muffling the sound of the younger man's screams. He struggled a bit as he was dragged away from the jellyfish tank. A second later, they were both in the janitor's closet. The man kept him super tight to his chest. Breathing heavily into Mickey's ear as they stood there. As if dragging Mickey was some form of laborious task. Which was a little odd in his mind since Mickey was a pretty scrawny and short man. After a few minutes, he held still in the other man's grip. Fearing what would happen if he had kept struggling. He wondered why the older man was doing this for. Just what he was going to do to him and prayed he wasn't going to die. A second later, the man said something that made his skin crawl. The older man whispered,"So perfect...you'll do so well in my collection, Mickey."

Before the tinier man could even blink, there was a needle in his neck. Moments later, he was out cold. And sometime after Mickey found himself laying on his back. Laying on something hard that felt completely uncomfortable under his back. There was a strange feeling on his legs. Not pain, just...he couldn't seem to move them. No matter how hard he tried to, he couldn't move them an inch. Slowly, he opened his eyelids to find himself laying on his back on a large rock. Sort of like something out of 'The Little Mermaid'. What was worse was the fact that he was inside a huge tank. Just like the jellyfish he had been admiring sometime ago. He also realized that he wasn't wearing his clothes from earlier. His favorite shirt and pair of jeans were gone. There were two seashell shaped stickers over his nipples. And the thing that was covering his legs was a giant multi-color fish tail. Something that nearly made him scream at the sight of it. Eyes going wide until he realized that his legs were there. That his captor hadn't amputated them and the tail was just something slipped over his legs. It still disturbed him that this stranger just sedated him and then stripped him of all his clothes.

Into whatever the Hell this was...Mickey wasn't sure what to make of this. Why was he here and what in the world was this place? Pushing himself somewhat upright, he glanced around where he was being held in. There were a few other tanks similar to his with people laying down or sitting. Each in similar stuff as him. It made him shiver as he sat there. Wondering how long the creep had been doing this for. When the police would be able to find any of them. His thoughts were interrupted by a few short taps on the glass behind them. He turned towards the source of the noise. Seeing the man from earlier. Wearing an all white outfit. Which consisted of a normal scientist outfit. A lab coat, goggles, and some medical gear. His hair was pulled into a bun on the back of his head. He held a clipboard in one hand and a pen in the other. Smiling like a Cheshire cat, he stated,"hello, my new little star!"

"You're going to have so much fun here!",he promised. Something that made him feel sick as he stared at the older man. Whomever he was, he added,"I know that you're going to be so popular!"

Writing down something strange on the clipboard. Something that Mickey highly doubted he would ever find out what he had been writing down. Or for what purpose. A few seconds later, the man informed,"My name is Lewis Penner."

"You can call me 'Dr. Penner'.",Lewis commanded. Doctor? This man was a doctor? Then the what the older man said earlier had sunk in. Popular? Why in the world would he be popular? Just what in the Hell was any of this? And why did he do this to Mickey for? Mickey shouted,"Why are you doing this?! Where are we?!"

"Shh...you're in my Aquarium and you're going to be my new exhibit.",Lewis explained in a calm tone. Not caring how freaked out the younger man was. Just why was he doing this to him? To the other people around him? The answer he received chilled him to the bone. Lewis continued,"I saw you at the other Aquarium and knew I just had to have you."

"You're just so beautiful and my clients are going to absolutely love you.",Lewis informed. Clients? People were going to be seeing him like this? Would...were any of them going to help him if he begged? It dawned on him that they probably weren't going to. If they were friends of Lewis, they probably would enjoy seeing him like this. Seeing all of them like this as they walked through this 'Aquarium'. His head was spinning at the realization and his heart was pounding hard in his chest. He could barely breathe as he stared down at the ground. Barely noticing Lewis beginning to leave the room. Stomach dropping as the older man called over his shoulder,"You're going to love it here, Mickey!"

"I just know it!"