The Story of Emma Andrews

From One Problem to the Next

"Hello." Emma chimed in a sing-song voice as she climbed down the stairs of La Bonne Nuit.

Veronica looked over from a distant table and waved. "Hey."

Emma began walking towards her as Veronica peered at the girl from over her glasses. "I have some news."

Sitting down, Emma leaned back and mused. "I do love news. Only when good, of course." She said mockingly.

"How does the possibility of ten-minutes of missing footage of the interrogation tapes sound?" Veronica had taken off her glasses and smiled sweetly at Emma, who's mouth had dropped.

Veronica continued as she sat back in a relaxed fashion, mirroring Emma. "And by missing... I mean edited out, which means that Minetta was hiding something. My guess is coercion."

"It's like you're a witch." Emma gawked.

Veronica smirked, "You're welcome."

She looked down at her phone to track Kevin, who surprisingly not where he said he would be. She knew at some point Archie would convince someone to help him clear his name. Kevin was the one she was least worried about that would break.

Looking down at her phone, Emma saw FP's name pop up. "Go take it, I'll call Kevin and grab lunch. I have to yell at him and then tell Archie the news." She grumbled.

Clicking accept, Emma walked over towards the opposite side of the room. "Hello?"

"Emma, how are you?" He seemed out of breath.

"I'm okay. And you?"

"Having you spoken to Jughead?" She looked back at Veronica. "Not lately. Why?"

She noted how Veronica paced while on the phone, something she had subconsciously followed. "He and Betty have been 'investiga-'"

"Griffin's and Garygoyle's? Yeah I know. We had a blow out about it already."

"He seems worse than I thought, Emma. He isn't leading or investigating, just playing that stu-"

She nodded her head, "I have it contained for now. Just give me time. I'll be over soon."

The two said their goodbyes' and hung up. Emma turned to see Veronica at the top of the stairs with their meals. She walked towards the table, where they both sat.

"So," Veronica started. "Who was that? Jughead?" She said hopeful.

Emma shook her head and finished chewing her food. "It was FP about Jughead. He asked if I had spoken to him."

Veronica eyed her curiously, "And I haven't spoken to him since the fight. He's gotten worse so the fight seemed pointless as he is still playing the game. FP is worried."

Veronica nodded, knowing Emma was not in the mood to harp on it. "Well, if it makes you feel better, Kevin took Archie out and now they are headed towards the Shadow mines."

"Are you serious? It's like he wants to be drowned."

***

After lunch Veronica and Emma had split ways. Veronica headed to her mother's office in search of the missing footage and Emma headed towards the Serpent camp.

It had seemed as though Jughead's journey as Game Master had taken a turn for the worse. His ambition was fueled by his desire to win and then to capture the Gargoyle King.

Therefore, while Emma and Veronica sat for lunch discussing their next steps towards Hiram, Jughead had Joaquin dragged out into the woods by Sweet Pea and Fangs.