The Queen has Fallen- [Sweet Pea] // Riverdale

21

*Jughead's POV

It was the next morning and I stayed up for most of the night, waiting for my dad to come home with any news about Natalie.

"Dad? What are you doing here?" I asked as I got up from the couch.

I must have fallen asleep waiting for him.

"Figured not to wake you," he sighed pouring himself a cup of coffee.

He looked so tired.

"Any leads?"

"No." He let out a heavy sigh. "We've got nothing."

"Well the serpents and I can help you guys. We can create search parties and divide each section of the woods. We would cover more ground that way."

"That's not a bad idea," my dad commented.

"And I know that Betty and a few others would be more than willing to help."

"Alright fine," my dad set his cup down. "Get everyone together and we'll go from there," my dad grabbed his sheriff hat off the counter and walked to the door.

There was a sudden sound of what seemed to be like a dozen motorcycles or so outside of our trailer. My dad and I both looked at each other confused. He opened up the door as I stood right behind him waiting to see what was going out.

"Derek?" My dad walked down the porch stairs. "What are you doing here?"

"Well I'll be damned," the guy shut off his motorcycle. He looked to be about my dad's age. "FP Jones," he began to get off his bike. "Serpent leader and now Riverdale's sheriff."

I soon realized who he was.

This was Derek.

These were the serpents that had fled Riverdale during Riot Night.

"Is it true," Derek asked as he got closer to my dad.

"Yeah," my dad sighed.

"How long?"

"She's been missing for a few hours now."

"Damn," Derek whispered. "Do you know who yet?"

"No, not yet."

"Well we're here to help," Derek motioned.

"Thanks for coming," my dad replied.

"We need all the help we can get."

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*Natalie's POV

The door cracked open and light slipped through.

It was morning.

"Eat up," he slid the plate over to me on the ground.

"They're going to kill you, you know that right, AC?" I spoke up from the corner as I soon recognized his face. "Every last one of you."

"Eat up, Malachai's orders," and with that AC opened the door and left me alone again in the small dark room.

"And you're going to help us."