Suddenly, Archie was back in the cabin in the woods. The same cabin he was later found by park rangers. As he closed the door to the cabin, he saw Cassidy Bullock and the Shadow Lake boys, sitting in a circle, playing G&G.
"Good. You're here" Cassidy said with a smile as he looked up at Archie. The Shadow Lake boys then turned their heads at the same time and looked at Archie.
"I've already played with you guys. Why am I here again?" Archie asked.
"Let's just say that you haven't entirely made it back to Eldervair yet" Cassidy said with a little bit of a grin.
Archie then stood there for a moment.
"Are you talking about the accident?" Archie then asked.
"What else would I be talking about?" Cassidy asked.
Then Archie sighed before coming to sit with the Shadow Lake boys and Cassidy.
"I can't believe I'm doing this" Archie thought to himself.
"Pick a card, Red Paladin" One of the Shadow Lake Boys said.
Archie then grabbed a card from the pile and then looked at it before looking at Cassidy.
"What does it say?" Cassidy asked.
Archie then looked down at the card again.
"Seek out the Midnight Club" Archie said as he then looked up at Cassidy.
Then all of a sudden, the cabin door opened, prompting Archie to look at the door and then back at Cassidy.
"Why do I need to seek out the Midnight Club?" Archie asked.
"You need to find out who is the main person that poisons the chalices" Cassidy then said.
Archie then stood up and then walked through the door and then all of a sudden, he was in the hallway of Riverdale High School.
As Archie began walking around, he heard footsteps coming down the other end of the hall. He then hid behind a wall and then peaked behind it to see who it was.
It was Penelope Blossom. Penelope was carrying the two chalices to the school bathroom, along with her boyfriend, Clifford Blossom, dressed up as the Gargoyle King.
Archie then stepped away from where he was hiding and then made his way to the school bathroom. As he approached the doorway, he heard Penelope and Clifford talking.
"Ok. Once I've put the poison in the chalice and asked that Alice Smith to be summoned to the bathroom, I want you to kill her" Penelope said.
"Anything for you, Penelope" Clifford said.
Archie then walked into the bathroom and then suddenly both Penelope and Clifford disappeared. Then as Archie looked around, he saw "Red Paladin" marked all over the walls in red paint. He then looked at the basin and saw two chalices standing on top of the basin.
"Drink from the cup" Cassidy's voice spoke.
"What? I thought I only needed to find out who the person was that actually poisons the chalices" Archie said with a bit of shock and confusion.
"Drink from the chalice or you will fail" Cassidy's voice spoke again. This time, more stern.
Archie then shakily walked closer to the basin and then looked at the two chalices. Sweat was beginning to run down his forehead and his hands were shaking.
He then picked up the chalice that was on the right and then he took a deep breath before drinking from the chalice. Once he had finished drinking from the chalice, he let the chalice drop from his hands and then the chalice fell to the floor.
Suddenly, Archie was back in the cabin with the chalice in his hand.
"I found out who poisoned the chalice on the night that my dad and the rest of the Midnight Club were doing a quest for G&G. It was Penelope Blossom" Archie said as he then looked up, only to find that instead of Cassidy and the Shadow Lake Boys being there, it was Hal Cooper.
"Hello Archie. Long time, no see" Hal said with a smile.
Archie then looked at Hal Cooper angrily before dropping the chalice to the ground.
"I thought you were locked up?" Archie said.
"I am. But, you need to complete the next quest before returning to Eldervair" Hal said as he looked at Archie.
Archie then sighed before sitting down in front of Hal and picking up a card.
"I can see that look in your eye. The look of hate" Hal said.
"Why wouldn't I hate you? You shot my dad and nearly killed him" Archie said with a bit of a growl.
"Your father is a sinner....and deserved to be punished" Hal said.
"My father did nothing wrong" Archie then said.
"Read the card, Red Paladin" Hal suddenly said.
Then Archie looked down at the card.
"Kill the Man in Black" Archie said, reading out the card.
The door to the cabin then swung open and then as Archie sighed before standing up, he suddenly had a gun in his hand.
"I thought I already did this" Archie said as he looked at Hal.
"Complete the task, Red Paladin" Hal said.
Archie then turned to face the doorway and then he walked through and was now all of a sudden in the Pembrooke.
"Hello Archie" Hiram said.
"I should've killed you that night before you had me arrested for a crime that I didn't commit" Archie said as he looked angrily at Hiram.
"What else was I supposed to do Archie? Just let you threaten me and then let you get away with it?" Hiram asked.
Then all of a sudden, a rage built up in Archie. Archie then pointed the gun at Hiram and fired multiple shots at him. Hiram stumbled backwards as he was shot over and over again with the gun that was in Archie's hand.
After Archie had stopped shooting, Hiram fell to his knees and then fell onto his chest. Blood began to slowly spread across the wooden floor. Archie then looked down at the gun before looking down at Hiram.
Then as Archie looked up, he was suddenly back in the cabin.
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In The Middle
FanfictionAfter a horrific car accident that has left Archie in a coma, Archie begins to experience an out-of-body situation. As he has this experience, he sees how the accident has affected his friends and family. After he awakens from the coma, he has to de...
