Betty awoke harshly from her sleep, after she felt a prod on her shoulder. She was gasping for air, and slowly recalled her nightmare. Once again, she had been running from her father through the halls of her own school. Shivers ran up her spine as she felt the emerging goosebumps along her cold arm.

"Betty." A smooth voice said from the end of her bed. She wiped her tired eyes and recognised the face as Edgar Evernever. Beside him stood a ginger haired girl and older blonde woman- both looking slightly more anxious. She realised it was her Mom and Evelyn.

"Mom, what's going on? What are you doing?" Betty questioned on edge.

"You were screaming horrifically, everyone was terrified, so I went to get Edgar to help." She explained looking at Edgar lovingly, still in her trance.

Betty felt uncomfortable so wriggled and sat up, she felt all three pairs of eyes piercing her face as she realised plenty of other farmies would have heard her sleep-screams too. To be honest it felt quite embarrassing, she didn't want everyone to know her insecurities and fears, it made her vulnerable- she was meant to be the strong, heroic detective who had saved Riverdale a number of times, not a 'damsel in distress' who needed help.

"Betty, I believe it is nescesary to start our sessions today, to help you overcome your past traumas as soon as possible. You may put on a brave face but I know underneath is a girl who's gone through too much for her young age." Edgar asked placing a warm hand on her twitching fingers, "come to my office once you have finished breakfast. I know your friends are waiting for you there."

Betty nodded and obediently slid out of her bed as swiftly as possible, to get away from the uncomfortable stares.

She got dressed after the three intruders left her alone, into a white 'farm' shirt and light denim overalls. Then she quietly walked away from her room and towards the main hall she had been told was where the farm prepared their breakfasts.

After picking up a tray of bran flakes cereal, she looked around for a place to sit. She noticed in the far corner of the room a table with one seat spare, next to all of her now crazy friends from Riverdale High. She sighed before walking towards the table nervously and opening her mouth, "Hey guys, do you mind if I sit here?"

"Of course cousin." Cheryl Blossom said looking at Betty welcomingly. Betty sat down slowly self consciously trying to ignore the group watching her every move. Suddenly, from across the table, Fangs groaned in pain, and his hand lifted slowly to touch his side gently.

"Fangs are you okay?" Betty asked, realising none of her other friends seemed fazed in the slightest by his obvious discomfort.

"Yes, I'm still a little sore, but the big pain is gone now." He replied looking at Kevin sweetly and smiling.

"What do you mean pain? Like actual physical pain?" Betty asked confused, and in disbelief.

"It's part of Edgar's procedure," Cheryl explained, "a sort of 'purging'. He transforms our emotional pain into physical pain; that way it's easier to heal."

"Wait what?!!" Betty exclaimed moderately loudly.

"Betty, it's only ever minor procedures. Mine barely hurts anymore." Kevin said trying to calm Betty down.

Betty had had enough. She lifted up Kevin's white t-shirt to reveal a huge scar running all the way across his muscular side.

"Oh my god! Kevin!" Betty cried, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall, "that's not a minor procedure, that's major surgery!!!!"

Kevin's face grew with fury. His brows furrowed and he stood up, towering above Betty.

"Mr Evernever has helped me a lot, I'm sure he will be able to help your 'sleep-screaming'." He said furiously before turning and walking away from the table, Fangs then got up and ran after him, in a sort of fast hobble.

Betty sighed and looked down at her now sloppy bran flakes, and stirred the sludge around sadly. She missed Kevin. They used to be almost as close as her and Archie, her second best friend.

"Betty, you were screaming pretty loudly last night... you shouldn't judge Edgar already, he's helped hundreds of people, including me and Cheryl." Toni said calmly grabbing her girlfriends hand and squeezing it.

Betty rolled her eyes subtly and ignored Toni. She eventually stood up and binned her leftover cereal, then she headed back to her room, to wait until Edgar Evernever was to call her for their first 'appointment'.