V & V - Rageous Rageon Rise

Mateo's Witness

Mateo POV:

Where am I? I sit up, realizing I'm sitting in the snow. I look around, not liking wherever I am. It looks like I'm back in Dom's mind. I don't like this place. I stand up, noticing I was lying in the shape of a snow angel. Okay, weird.

I rub my arms, noticing how cold I feel. I wish I had my sweater in this dream. I walk forward until I come across a lamppost. I stop under it as I look around. I notice someone in the distance. I walk over and stop once I make them out to be Veneer.

He looks frozen... and is not doing well. I hurry over to check him out, confused as to why he is here. I jump as his eyes shift. They... don't look right. There are mini snowflakes in them. Otherwise, the rest of his eyes are white.

His lips are blue, and he's got what looks like snowflakes burned into his skin. He juts his hand out to me, his fingertips covered in what looks like frostbite and snowflakes.

I think the most jarring thing on him is... the dark bruising around his neck. It's in the shape of a hand... indicating someone choked him there. I look him over, feeling uneasy about why I'm seeing this.

As I stare at him, I hear movement behind me. I see Velvet y Midori. They're dressed in orange jumpsuits. What's going on? Am I having a nightmare? They walk up to Ven and me yet say nothing. In a second, I watch them flinch, and then their bodies shake. It looks like they're being electrocuted.

They fall to the floor, their bodies still convulsing. I stare in shock... then jump as something falls behind me. Before me is Brandon's body, Dom's brother. I stare at the blood pooling from his lips from the impact of his fall.

I stare at him, then jump back as another body falls next to him. It's that singer... Roman. His eyes are open wide... and I watch as the light goes out. I stare at their bodies... realizing they just fell to their deaths.

I hear thudding noises in the distance. I turn in time to see Kid Ritz getting kicked and beaten up by a man who looks similar to him. Kid Ritz cries, yet can't stop the man from hurting him. I start to run over, yet stop as I hear someone screaming.

I turn and see Orchid and that other singer, Dixie, standing still. They look frozen... but the screams seem to be coming from them.

Orchid: "WHY CAN'T I MOVE!!!"

Dixie: "HELP! ROMAN! CADE! CADE PLEASE! ANYONE!!!"

I realize I can hear their thoughts... even without their mouths moving.

Cade: "Fuck! I'm stuck! Damn it!"

I turn and see Cade, the third RIVAL member, not moving. The light in his eyes dims, sending a chill down my spine. I hear sobbing, turning to see Rollie being dragged away by Fred. Rollie clutches Fred, sobbing horribly loud as Fred shakes his head.

Fred stops dragging Rollie as Rollie disappears into thin air, as has everyone else I've seen so far. Fred falls to his knees, his eyes rolling back as he passes out. I hurry over to him, smelling the heavy alcohol on him.

I rest my hands on his back before he disappears. Why am I seeing all of this? What is the point of this?

I hear a familiar voice I know all too well. I whip around and see Carlos, one of my closest friends, hugging his knees to his chest as he chips away at something with battered cutlery. He stands and curses as he throws the cutlery away. He takes deep breaths, panicking hard as he grips his orange jumpsuit.

I run over to him, desperate to help him. He fades away just as I reach out to him. I take in deep breaths, trying not to panic as I walk backward. Ugh! I trip over what seems to be two bodies, falling hard behind me.