V & V - Rageous Rageon Redemption.

Alcapizazz Side

Veneer POV:

Ven: "To preface this, I want to come clean and have everyone hear it from me directly that I... am addicted to ring pops. It's a serious issue that I'm not proud of, yet will be important to keep in mind later in my story."

The group nods at me, looking sad. That... was huge for me to come clean about, but... I'm... relieved I did. I can't keep tiptoeing around the obvious, especially since mostly everyone knows, if not everyone.

Ven: "O-Okay, with that out of the way, when Velv and I were in the dressing room back at "The Boom Box," Floyd, our troll, invited his brothers in Brozone, as well as Queen Poppy, to help us fight against Dom. Crimp, our assistant, made us shoulder pads that allowed us to carry the trolls around on our bodies while we performed."

Velv: "The trolls were willing to help us, so we saw no problem using their magic."

I nod and take a deep breath as the night replays in my mind.

Ven: "We drove up to the Rage Dome, and everything was going great..."

Velv: "Until Poppy, Branch, and Crimp confronted us on the stairs and accused us of stealing the troll's talent."

Ven: "That's when Velv and I knew something was wrong, because the Brozone trolls we had with us were on our side previously in the dressing room. We... didn't want to address the criticisms live, in front of the camera stars, s-so...

Velv: "We fled."

We look at each other sadly and with shame as an uncomfortable feeling rises in my chest.

Velv: "I thought that if we gave a good show, it would overshadow the accusations."

She sighs and rubs her head as I take another deep breath.

Ven: "Well, we did the show on the road, and it honestly went well. We ended the show on a yacht, and I exposed our secret, because... I realized I needed to. It was the thing that had been eating me up inside and... I just figured it would be as good as a time as any."

Velv: "Yes, and as Ven was talking, Dom emerged from Whipped Cherry Ravine and had the trolls start singing a Siren song. He had us arrested and thrown into a dark storage room inside the yacht."

Ven: "I was knocked out and hit my head hard."

I grimace as I re-imagine my nose breaking and the pain that followed.

Velv: "While he was out, something heavy fell on my leg and crushed it. I had tried to remove it, but it was so heavy and hurt so badly to attempt to move that it..."

She stops, shaking her head.

Ven: "Velv managed to wake me up, and I realized my nose was broken. I... healed it, then healed Velv's leg. It just... was an awful experience."

Velv: "Then, we were separated, and I was thrown into a cell across from Midori. She and I spent our time together, and she truly changed my life by showing me unwavering optimism and made very kind and brave sacrifices on my behalf."

Ven: "While she was with Midori, I was in a floor with Carlos, and none of us knew the other were in the prison. He made me feel a lot better that I had someone I knew that I could talk to and withstand prison with."

Velv: "Alcapizazz was really gross."

Ven: "Oh, girl, I know."

Velv: "The supposed food."

Ven: "Freezing showers."

Velv: "Ugh, don't even."

Midori makes a face as Velv rolls her eyes.