Riverdale: Ghost Town

Chapter Fifty-Three: Christmas in Paradise

*December*

*At Town Hall's community center*

Archie arrives in the center with the newspaper and walks over to Kevin and Mario.

Archie: Guys. What the hell is this? *shows them a newspaper*

Mario: Well, I got mine too.

Archie: Well it says, "Worst town in America".

Kevin: Bullshit.

Archie: Yeah. Bullshit. After we busted a whole damn town and why would somebody just publish in this garbage?

Kevin: I have no idea.

Mario: Archie, The Riverdale Choice is a free press with a critical point of view.

Archie: Who?

Mario: I don't know.

Archie: Alright, we're gonna start another daily in the next five minutes. *walks away*

*5 minutes later*

Alice: *puts the newspaper down after she reacted* All right, I'm pretty sure that everyone is reading the article written by a mysterious author. And, yes, there is a lot of dispute. Also, that is not a fact we do have an illegal casino within our town limits.

Veronica: If I may. *stands up* All citizens have gathered the wage and the potential to bring in out-of-towners. Guests can spend the new thing for fresh of our business.

Alice: Nice try, Veronica, but we all know who truly profits from a casino. It's its owners. And I mean, when is the last time a Lodge has done anything good for this town?

Veronica: What the hell does that mean?

Alice: I think you know exactly what that means.

Veronica: *sighs and sits down*

FP: Hold on, hold on. *stands up*

Alice: *looks at him*

FP: Let's cut to the chase. Who wrote the damn article? Like, come on.

Archie: Seriously.

Percival: It was me. I wrote the article. *stands up* I just known the courage to put my name on it but it was concerning.

Archie: Wait. *stands up and looks at Percival* I've never seen you since a couple of weeks ago and what are you supposed to care about what you think can turn on our town? The only thing is you were doing your dirty job with the local gang in last month.

Percival: I understand and I'm sorry.

Archie: All I see is talking trash about our perfect town without offering.

Percival: I do have solutions.

Archie: Buddy, I'm open to resolving this outside, you and me, right now.

KO: *holds Archie's shoulder* Chill man.

Percival talks about more things mysterious and devastating across the town including Sketch Alley.

Jughead's narrator: And thus began the battle for Riverdale and Greendale's soul.

*after Town Hall's community center*

Percival: *leaves the building and looks at the black mustang is driving slow until he gets in his own car and drives away*

Veronica: *tries to reach Jones' house until she hears moaning and she looks at the window and reacting Betty and Jughead are having sex when she makes herself jealous and walks away*