F. I. F. T. Y. T. H. R. E. E

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Mercy POV

I walk into Elio's gym and see mad dog training. I see Elio in a overhead office looking downwards, he smiles once he sees me and I roll my eyes.

Mad dog:Mercy! You made it.

He gets the gloves off and walks to me, he hugs me I hug back and look around before looking at Mad dog.

Me:Have you heard the news?

Mad dog:What?

Me:He was found dead, his teeth removed he was poisoned in the same way a couple of other deaths around town were.

Mad dog:You serious?

He puts his hands on his head and I sigh.

Me:The sheriff and Jughead are on it, he's going to have justice.

Mad dog:Where's Archie?

Me:The gym with the others. They're the ones who got the note about him.

Mad dog:You busy?

Me:No.

Mad dog:Come on.

I spin my keys around my finger as we walk out to my bike.

Me:You know you aren't gonna be welcomed back with open arms right?

Mad dog:I know but I don't care.

Once we are inside I pull off, heading for El Royale.

Once we walk in I hear Archie speaking.

Archie:I'm the mean time, we honor our fallen brother.

Shank:How the hell do we do that?

Mad dog:I'm dedicating my next math to baby teeth.

Shank:No one asked you, Mad Dog. Why are you even here?

Mad dog:Because baby teeth was my brother, too.

Archie:Wait, mad dog what match? Did Elio already hook you up with one?

Mad dog:There's a boxing tournament this weekend called the gilded gloves. I was gonna fight to win. But now I'm gonna fight to win and honor baby teeth.

I look at Archie and he sighs.

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I sit with Betty, and the others in the student lounge.

Veronica:How's your boxing career these days, Archie?

Archie:Your pal, Elio is organizing a boxing event called the Gilded Gloves

Veronica:Brawny young men, shirtless and in shorts, go on.

Archie:I was thinking, maybe you could help get the El Royale crew a spot in the tournament. The guys could use a win, or at least a boost after what happened to baby teeth. And Mercy maybe you can too? It'll be a long shot seeing your last talk. And maybe have your mom make some sweets and food?

Jughead:Oh that yeah no that was never her mom that was all her.

Archie:Wait seriously? Why didn't you tell us?

Me:*shrugs* Not a fan of the attention, make a list of the things and I'll do a big lunch the day before.

Archie:Thanks.

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