Jughead sat on the floor playing a game while Archie lay on his bed, scribbling down some notes. As Jughead played the game, he realised that Archie wasn't being talkative. He turned around and saw the glum expression.
"You ok?" Jughead asked.
"Yeah. Just....stressed" Archie said.
"What about?" Jughead asked, putting down the controller.
"Everything. Especially this" Archie said, pointing at his legs and at the wheelchair.
"Aren't they getting better?" Jughead asked.
"Yeah. But not fast enough" Archie sighed. Before Jughead could speak, Archie's bedroom door opened and in came Fred.
"Hey, you guys want anything from Pop's? I'm about to head out to the construction site" Fred said. Both Archie and Jughead looked at each other.
"We're good Mr Andrews" Jughead said.
"Ok. Call me if you need anything" Fred said.
"Yeah. Love you Dad" Archie said with a slight smile.
"Love you too son" Fred smiled as he then closed the door.
"I saw Hiram and Hermione at Pop's yesterday" Archie said. Jughead just looked at Archie.
"What did they want?" Jughead asked.
"They wanted to know why I was out of school and I just told them that I needed to take some time off because of stress" Archie said.
"Did they say anything else?" Jughead asked.
"Not really but I did tell them about what happened" Archie said.
"The day of the accident?" Jughead asked. Archie nodded.
"I know this is gonna sound weird but it's not just being hit by that car I remember. I actually remember seeing my own body lying on the ground with you, Betty and Ronnie surrounding me" Archie said.
"That doesn't sound weird. Did you see anything else?" Jughead asked.
"I saw my uncle. Uncle Oscar" Archie said.
"Isn't he-" Jughead spoke before being cut off by Archie.
"Dead. Yeah I know" Archie said.
"Did he say anything to you?" Jughead asked.
"He told me that in order to survive, I had to do some quests" Archie said.
"Let me guess. G&G?" Jughead asked.
"Yeah" Archie sighed.
"Well, all I can say is that it's good that you're out of the hospital and out of a coma" Jughead said.
"But I'm still wheelchair bound" Archie replied.
"Only for a few months or so. The doctors did say that it wasn't permanent" Jughead said.
"I know that Jug" Archie said.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door downstairs.
"I'll go and get it" Jughead said. Archie nodded. Jughead then stood up and left the room. Archie went back to scribbling notes.
When Jughead got downstairs, he opened the door and was met with a gun being pointed at his face.
"Move and I'll shoot" The masked man said. Jughead stood there, staying as still as he possibly could.
"What do you want?" Jughead asked.
"Archie Andrews" The man said.
"He's not here. He's out with his father" Jughead lied. Trying to save his friends life.
"Jug!? What's going on down there?" Archie called out. The man looked up at the top of the stairs and then at Jughead. He then whacked Jughead in the face with the butt of the gun and Jughead fell to the ground unconscious. The man then walked upstairs to Archie's room.
Archie reached for his wheelchair and then once he had a hold of it, he climbed into it and wheeled over to his bedroom door. On the way there though, he grabbed his phone and stashed it in his pocket.
"Hello?" Archie called out from his bedroom door. The door swung open and the man pointed the gun at Archie. Archie froze in fear.
"You're coming with me, Andrews" The man said. He then grabbed out a taser from his pocket and shocked Archie with it. Archie shook for a few seconds before falling unconscious. The man then grabbed Archie and carried him over his shoulder.
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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...
