V & V - Rageous Rageon Redemption.

Laundry Room Detainment

Kid Ritz POV:

I reach Fred's bedroom first to see Midori being lunged at by Carlos.

Kid Ritz: "Midori! Get behind me!"

Midori: "Why won't he listen!"

Fred grabs her waist and pulls her out of the way as Carlos attempts to bite her. I scan the room and see Fred's gun set on the nightstand furthest from us and behind Carlos. I hear Midori's cries be muffled in another room before Fred returns to my side.

Fred: "Dude, he looks like the doctor."

I stare at Carlos's eyes, seeing they're entirely black.

Kid Ritz: "We have two choices. Somehow tie him down, or use your gun."

Fred gives me a panicked look and searches the room for something we can use. Rollie pushes past him, holding the rope previously holding his curtains together tightly in his hands.

Rollie: "I don't want to shoot him! We can tie him up with this!"

Fred: "How will we get him down?"

I watch Carlos intently and wait for him to lunge forward before sticking my leg out. He trips over me and falls hard to the floor. He's a relatively big, muscular guy that you'd think of as a jock, so I know he won't be easy to restrain if he's this out of control. Putting that aside, the three of us tackle Carlos, and Fred and I hold our best friend's head and shoulders down while Rollie ties his legs.

Rollie: "VELVET!"

I strain against pushing Carlos against the ground, as he's incredibly strong and resistant against me. Velvet runs in, and Rollie immediately puts her to work.

Rollie: "Sit on his legs so he can't crawl away! I need more rope for his hands!"

Velvet does what she's told and joins us in our collective attempt at using our body weight to hold Carlos down. Rollie runs back in and ties Carlos's hands tightly.

Carlos: *P I N C H E WHEY; QUÍTATE T U S MANOS C A B R O N E!*

Kid Ritz: "YA, CARLOS! CÁLMATE! Escúchame, porfis!"

I yell right back at him, freaked out by his double voice. He groans as Rollie finishes, and the four of us looking around stressed. He does NOT sound like himself... and it's really scaring me how hard he's glaring at us. Carlos is a gentle giant type; he'd never dream of hurting a fly, let alone his best friends.

Rollie: "We can put him in the laundry room! It's the only room that needs a key to lock!"

Fred and I nod, lift Carlos off the ground, and he immediately attempts to bite us. We manage to push him into the laundry room, where Rollie and Velvet hold the door open. Rollie secures the door, and the four of us breathe heavily while listening to Carlos thrash around inside.

Fred: "Good job... guys. We worked well."

Kid Ritz: "As a team."

Fred: "Yeah, as a team."

We smile at each other until Carlos growls and Midori whimpers from my room.

Velv: "I left her with Veneer; he's probably trying to console her."

Rollie: "We can go tell her what happened."