Jade Jones was a girl that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She was separated from her younger brother, partly by choice and partly not, when she left her old life behind and transferred to junior high on the Southside. She left everyone beh...
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The next day, the town's favorite ginger, Archie Andrews, walked into Pop's Chock' Lit Shoppe.
"Hey, Casanova, I, uh.. I ordered you the usual." He's father, Fred Andrews, said sitting in one of the booths.
"Thanks, dad. I'm just going to go wash my hands." His son said before going toward the bathroom.
As the ginger washed his hands he looked into the mirror, a smile forming as he remembered the night he had with his raven haired girlfriend, Veronica Lodge.
He heard the bell above the door to Pop's chime then someone yell, "Who's in charge here? Show me where the safe is!"
"There is no safe!" The voice of Pop Tate said.
"You've got a safe. Where is it?" The unknown man yelled again, "Where's the safe, old man?"
"There ain't no safe." Pop Tate answered, terrified for his life as a gun was held to his head.
The young Archie walked out of the bathroom and saw the scene, then looking to his father. Fred slowly shook his head at Archie before standing.
The masked man start yelling at Fred, to many things running through Archie's head for him to process what was being said at first. The man jumped off the counter and pointed his gun at the older Andrews, "Give me your wallet!"
Archie acted fast, running in front of his dad before the gun went off.
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Meanwhile, at the Cooper Household..
"Good morning, sweetheart." Alice said walking over to where her youngest daughter, Betty, was sitting at the kitchen table. She sat down two glasses and spoke again, "So what did you and your friends do after the Jubilee?"
"We went to Pop's. Then, Jughead and I went back to FP's trailer." The young blonde answered.
"Oh, Betty," Alice sighed, "If that beanie-wearing cat defiled you, at least tell me that you were safe."
"What? No, mom.. we didn't, I mean... We almost did. But, then we were interrupted.."
"Well, thank god."
"By the Southside Serpents."
"Excuse me? By those thugs?" Alice said turning back around to her daughter and clearing her throat.
"Oh, see, I knew that Jughead was going to follow in Fp and Jane's-"
"Jade." Betty corrected her.
"Criminal footsteps." Alice continued, ignoring her daughter's comment and scoffing, "The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, especially not when there's a snake curled up in its limbs." Betty rolled her eyes and her phone started ringing. "If that's Snake Plissken, I want him blocked."
"It's Archie." Betty answered, not looking at the older Cooper.
"Block him too." Alice said fast and Betty gave her a look before answering.
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Betty opened the door to the hospital, her parents somewhere following behind her. Veronica came out of another hallway and Betty grabbed her hand, Hermione, Veronica's mom, following behind her daughter as well.
Jughead came out of another hallway and Betty grabbed Jughead's arm, "Arch?" Betty said as the three saw Archie, covered in blood and pacing.
"God." Veronica said, letting go of Betty's hand and speed walking over to her boyfriend. Veronica hugged him, following by Betty, then Jughead. The four stood there in a group hug, trying to process everything.
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