SWEET LIKE CANDY

•The Serpernts arent safe and Archies arrest•

Aviana and her father sat in Riverdale General in a private room with Jugheads body laying there motionless, that was until his body began to stir.

"Dad, Aviana?"
FP and Aviana rose from their seats and moving towards the hospital bed.
"Jug" said FP weakly

"What did I miss?"
"What you did brought every serpent out of the woodwork. You would've been proud of them, boy. It looked like we were going to win but in the end, there was just too many Ghoulies,"

"It was like shooting snakes in a barrel," said Aviana
"Why? Did you two go?"
"To avenge you, Jug,"
"I had an agreement with Hiram Lodge,"
"There was no stopping the others.Tey were churned up about you, Fangs and Aviana. Even though Fangs is alive," said FP
"Fangs is alive?" Asked Jughead "Avi how did you find me?"
"We have trackers on our phones for each other remember," she chuckled.

"A deputy told you he was dead?" Asked Jughead
"Yes that was a lie,"
"A ploy you mean. To goad the Serpents into a fight they couldn't win,"

"All of riot night was a Hiram Lodge orchestrated mousetrap," scoffed Aviana "and the serpents followed us right into it,"

"Sunny side trailer park fell.Our trailers still standing.Most of them burned," FP moved up sitting with his back arched and more forward to the boy in the bed.

"Jug, After the rumble some of the serpents deflected, they... they joined the Ghoulies.Others arrested. More went into hiding, and the rest just.. skipped town. The serpents don't exist anymore,"

Aviana reached for her brothers and squeezed it while looking at her father sadly.

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Still in the Hospital sat Jughead, Aviana, Betty, Archie and Veronica.

"We will be out of here first thing tomorrow," said Jughead "Av here is getting her wound checked,"

"That's good, guys, because we still need your brains. There's another mystery to solve. Mr Cooper was at the town hall when some other Black Hood shot at the candidates and he was at home with Betty when this other Black Hood tried to come after me and my dad, so"

Aviana sat straight in the uncomfortable chair, "The second attack's at the town hall and your dad seem to indicate a political motive, which to me suggest,"

"My fathers behind them?" I don't disagree," said Veronica "With Fred out of the way,my mothers victory is that much more assured,"

"So if we're gonna stop Hiram, we've gotta do it now. Once the Lodges control the mayors office they'll be untouchable," Spoke Archie

"Do you really think Hiram would but on a god and start shooting people for mayorship?" Asked Jughead.
"No, but he would hire someone to do it," argued Veronica

"We were thinking it could be Serpent Jug, Av or a Ghoulie,"

"Or even more insidiously the man that Hiram put in charge of restoring peace and harmony," grumbled Aviana

"Sheriff Minette," said Archie
"He was supposedly guarding the town hall, but no one saw him,"wondered Veronica
"And he was MIA for most of Riot Night," pondered the Jones Girl.

"I'd start there," said Jughead
"Will do, I have to go down to the Sheriffs station anyway,"replied Archie

"Why, Arch?" Asked Betty.
Attention turned to Archie,
"I have to identify your dad, Betty,"