Always My Girl

by Lynn9785

Archies summer starts off normal but something happens that will change his life forever. And that one mistake will put a distance between him and a certain girl next door. Archie realized his feelings earlier on and now he is in trouble as something dark stalks him and her how will he make this right. A re-write in the beginning of the story. This story started off as a though

9. All Hell Broke Loose

Archie:

He felt the moment when someone entered his room even in his sleep. It was like his body was warning him of the danger. Or at least that's what he told himself when his eyes suddenly popped open and he was staring up at Geraldine Grundy. She just stood there looking down at him with Betty in his arms. The look she was giving him as she hovered over him was chilling. It was dead quiet and she didn't make a sound or move at first which made the situation even creepier as he stared into her cold eyes. Millions of thoughts went threw his mind in this moment. About his life, about the beautiful girl in his arms. About how to get her out of this safely, hopefully with no knowledge of the crazy woman before him. Betty didn't deserve to be p,tainted by this crazy bitch. But he could see Geraldine wasn't going to let that happen. Archie tried to slowly shake his head, he wasn't sure if it was a plea or a warning. That's when all hell broke loose.

The Riverdale Gang:

This didn't make any sense to Jughead Jones. Where was Archie and Betty and why was the room in disarray. No one was saying anything they were just standing there in shock. Jughead didn't like being in the dark and right now he knew nothing about the situation and this was driving him crazy. Veronica must have felt the same because she was the first to speak up. "What the hell guys? What is going on, where is Betty? Where is Archie?" Still no one said anything. She clapped her hands loudly to get everyone's attention but she addressed Kevin. "Kevin! What has happened? If we're going to do anything we need info now!" This shook everyone awake a bit at least. "The screen. Betty. Archie. Jason... I...I...I'm not sure." Kevin took a big breath and looked to Jughead. "When the lights went out something happened and we seen something happen to Betty and Archie and then there was Jason". Kevin looked over to Cheryl where she was still secure in Tony's arms. "He... he was tied up and it looked like he had been there for awhile". Jug still didn't get what was happening. But he did know that his friends were in need of his help and they needed it now. So Jug put his investigator hat on and started to search the room as he spoke. "Tell me everything Kevin. Start from the beginning and don't leave anything out even the smallest detail could be important".

Jason:

All the fight was leaving Jason's body, he had tried everything to get the other cuff off his hand but he just couldn't break free. He had exhausted his body, it was growing weaker, with barely any food and him not being able to move much he had lost a lot of his muscle mass. He started to sob curled into the corner of the small cot but there were no tears to shed just dry sobs escaped him. The dark room loomed over him mocking him as the sobbing shook his rib cage. Then there was just anger, rage how could this of happen to him? How could he let this happen to him. Everything he loved, everybody in his life he would lose all because of choices he had made when he really wasn't thinking. Polly was always prominent in his mind and what she must be going through with him gone. Just the thought of her had a burst of energy shoot through him, he sprung up and reached out with one hand towards the phone. His fingers would graze the edge of the phone but he still couldn't completely grab it. Jason pulled his body even tighter wrist and hand straining against the cuff, he kept pulling harder his skin tearing on the hard metal until there was a loud pop. He screamed in agony his right arm hanging from the socket as he still reached for the phone. That extra few inches gave him what he needed pain be damned, his long fingers skittered across the phones surface as it inched towards him.

The Riverdale Gang:

Jughead had been listening to Kevin explain everything in detail as he searched the room. Every time he looked at the blood on the pillow his stomach churned he didn't like to think what happened for that to be there. He had a bad feeling about this whole situation and it just seemed to get worse the more he searched Betty's room. There was blood splattered on the walls and Betty's dress was torn on the floor. Then something caught Jugs eyes in a far corner, there was a small faint light blinking. When Jug grabbed Betty's desk chair and climbed up he was peering up into a camera, he knew something stranger was happening here.

Then he heard a low vibration coming from under the bed, jumping off the chair he looked around quickly. "Shhh. Do you hear that?" Jughead got on his hands and knees looking under the bed for the source of the noise. He pulled out Archie's phone as it rang with an unknown number on the screen. Jug pressed the accept button and put it on speaker. "Hello?"... Then a voice he didn't expect to hear rang through the quiet bedroom. "Hello. Hello?" The voice was frantic. "My name is Jason Blossom and I need help!" Cheryl screamed and sprinted across the room grabbing the phone from Jughead's hands. "JJ?... JJ is that you?" "Cheryl? Oh my god Cheryl. I'm trapped in a bunker, she has me tied up and I can't get out!" Cheryl's sobs grew louder with each word. "Do you have any idea where? So we can find you JJ." The phone started to go in and out and they were not able to hear anything Jason was saying. Cheryl started to panic slapping the phone, Jug knew he had to intervene before she broke the phone. "Jason this is Jughead Jones. I need you to talk slowly and tell us anything you can. There was static then short words started to come in. "Shhhh. She took... shhhhh. Boat. Shhhhh... eeedale... shhhh." The phone cut out and then the dial tone echoed throughout the room.

Cheryl cried out for her brother but there was no answer. Tony grabbed her and held her close getting Jugs attention. "Did you hear what he said Jughead? Something about a boat... and there is only one place you can have a boat. "Your right Tony. We're not going to get any further finding any of them here. We have to head to Sweet Water River." He addressed Reggie next which kinda surprised everyone. "Reggie? Remember when we were in middle school and you hacked into the school system and got all the test answers?" Reggie smirked remembering how no one could find out who did it. "Wait how did you know that was me man?" Jug just gave him a look. "Your not as dumb as you look or act. But that doesn't matter right now. Do you think there is any way you can trace that call?" Reggie nodded with a stern but determined look on his face as he grabbed Archie's phone. "Let's get to Sweet Water River now".

Jason:

Jason continued to call Jughead's name then his sisters but there was no answer, he knew he lost them. He dropped his head to the floor on the verge of breaking down again. But something inside of him said that there was still hope and that was only because of his sister. He knew as long as she knew he was out there somewhere she would never give up. Cheryl was not only persistent but he knew how determined she can be and he believes she can find him one way or another. He just had to hold out a little longer. "Just a little longer J just a little longer". His words echoed through the small room reverberating back to his own ears.

Archie:

Everything happened so fast after he slowly shook his head Geraldine went into a manic rage induced fit. She lifted the gun and Archie's heart dropped, he was sure she would shoot them both. But she had lifted it over her head about to bring it down on Betty's. Archie shot up pushing her back with all his force, Geraldine flew back hitting the wall behind her. She was still standing when she looked up at him and her eyes flashed literally flashed red. Archie was taken back by the sight as he stumbled back to the bed to grab Betty. They had to get out of here and now! He didn't have a good feeling about the look in her eyes. With all the commotion Betty started to stir her heavy eyes blinking open but she didn't stand a chance with Geraldine so close.

Geraldine flew past Archie, jumped at Betty and came down hard with the butt of the gun to Betty's head. She moved so quickly Archie didn't have time to blink as Grundy kneeled on the bed next to Betty's bloody head gun pointed right at her. Archie froze at not only the gun pointed at his girl but the blood seeping from her head onto his pillow. "Now now Archie. You knew this would happen!" Geraldine screeched at him. "I was very clear what the rules were! Just remember this is your fault and now we have to end it". She cocked the gun and smiled sweetly at Archie. "Let's go for a little ride. What do you say my little Archie?" He looked at Betty helplessly as Geraldine had the gun pressed to her head. "Put these on. Hands in the front". She threw a pair of cuffs at him. "And throw some god dam clothes on". She was seething when she said this. "I didn't want to have to do this but you left me no choice! I don't have time for this I left Jason all alone he was supposed to be my focus tonight. Now I have to drive all the way back to Moon Valley and finish it. Fuck!"

She was ranting to herself but Archie was listening closely. Who was this Jason and what did it have to do with him and Betty. As she was talking she was roughly grabbing Betty as she tied her up with the rope. Archie had to say something do something to stop her Betty was hurt and she needed medical attention. "Geraldine?" She froze when Archie said her name. "Please just please let her go. I'll go anywhere with you do anything you say just... just please don't hurt her." Geraldine slowly turned towards him walking slowly to him and he could see the dead look in her eyes. "Oh my little Archie. I can't do that, you will never walk away from this one. I've seen how tenderly you are with this little whore." She pulled something from her pocket and stuck it into Archie's arm. He blinked down at the syringe in her hand, his hands cuffed in front of him flexing his fingers.

All he wanted to do in this moment was grab her throat and choke the life from her. But Archie didn't have it in his heart to really seriously hurt another person. And there was something holding him back from doing so right now. "Your going to grab dear sweet Betty here and we're going for a little ride my love." Archie stumbled forward he could feel himself getting weaker but he knew he needed to grab his suit jacket before they left this room. "I need to put some clothes on Betty it will look suspicious if I take her out like this." Geraldine looked outraged but conceded knowing it was best. "Fine get the little slut some clothes quick! The drug I had given you will kick in sooner than later".

She still had the gun aimed at Betty as Archie grabbed her some of his sweats and his suit jacket. He put them on Betty, as he did he had snuck his hand into the jacket pocket and pulled the little blue bottle from the inside pocket. As he backed up from the bed he slipped the bottle into his slack pockets then looked over to Geraldine. "Well? Grab her! And let's get going". She huffed and Archie ever so gently picked Betty up from the bed into his arms. He got to Geraldine's car and they drove down the road, Archie slipped in and out of consciousness. He seen glimpses of the road and trees as they went. He had no idea where they were headed. He was so mad at himself how could he do this how could he put Betty in this much danger.

Before he knew what was happening the car pulled to a stop and he could now see where they were. "Sweet Water River?" He slurred already losing himself to the drug she gave him. "Yes Arch our special spot, you remember don't you? I'll show your little girl just who you belong to before I get rid of her for good. A shiver ran deep in his bones and anger coursed through him. "I'm naw naw yours Geraldine never have been never will be." She just snickered at him as if what he said meant nothing. "Oh my boy. Save your energy we have a long night." His vision was flashing now in and out as he walk towards the river. Betty was tight in his arms as they were lead to a surprisingly large boat at the waters edge. When he makes his way on the boat everything suddenly went black. The last thought that went through his mind was how would he save the girl...

The Riverdale Gang:

Reggie: Race, Fight... fuck it!

He sat in his own passenger seat as Jug raced through the streets of Riverdale, there was only one thing that was on his mind. 'This fucker better not wreck his baby'. Reggie was focused on that but Also on the task at hand, specifically the phone in his hand he had to get this right. There was no room for errors, he had one job the only one that mattered the one that he could make a difference. But he noticed the way Jughead handled the car, ripping around the corners, he was impressed and he trusted him behind the wheel of his most precious possession.

Jughead:

He tore threw Riverdale only one thing on his mind , or you could say two. He could only hope he would be able to get both of them, unharmed no less. The car was dead quiet it seemed to Jug that everyone was focused in their own way preparing themselves for what was to come. He rounded one last corner and there he could see the beginnings of the river, dark, cold, disappearing off into the distance. This was it this was a beginning Jug could feel it, it was more than anything he had faced so far in his life. But what he didn't know was what he would see what he would lose, how this would change everything forever!

Second Part

Archie: Waking up Slowly

Archie couldn't feel his body there were only thoughts, they were not coherent just a jumble of images. His eyes started to flutter but there was a low light in his face and he couldn't completely open them and focus on anything. Then a wash of panic came over his body and he had to will his eyes to open. They slowly opened up squinting at the light shining from above, that's when he felt the slow movement from under him. Archie tried to move but quickly realized that he couldn't move his arms or legs. His eyes focused and he seen the black night above him, stars twinkling in the sky. The jumbled mess which was his mind started to sharpen and he remembered the events of the night, there was one thing that stood above all "Betty". He called it out loud not thinking, he tried to sit up and looked around him. He was on a smallish boat, 'On Sweet Water River?' Then he spots Betty a few feet away from him tied up with rope and a cloth shoved into her mouth still unconscious. "Betty!"... "Betty!". He frantically called her name trying to be more quiet than before. She didn't move or respond in the slightest. He could hear movement on the boat and knew Geraldine was near.

Archie tried to wiggle his way out of his restraints but it was not going so well, the rope was rubbing against his wrists burning against his skin. The sounds he could hear in the distance started to get closer and he froze. Geraldine came into his eye sight but she didn't stop and come towards him she was steadily moving towards Betty. He watched as she checked the chains around Betty, when she grasped Betty's face and squeezed her hard Archie could not hold himself back, he yelled loudly. "Get your fucking hands off her!" Geraldine whipped her head to him but didn't loosen her grip on Betty's face, she just seemed to squeeze tighter. He seen Betty's eye scrunch together in pain and start to stir. "Oh so your awake are you. Now you can see just what happens when you don't listen my little Arch. His anger was getting stronger and he could feel his body light up with pure rage. "Don't call me that you crazy ass bitch, you are nothing to me not now or have you been." His fists and arms bulged with his fury as he flexed and as impossible as it was he could feel the rope ripping ever so slightly.

Geraldine laughed but he could see the anger, the resentment in her eyes, he realized then he couldn't push her too far before he could get out of these ropes. "Oh Archie your just confused once we get rid of the problem everything will be just as it should". Just then Betty's eyes popped open and she whimpered in pain and Geraldine smirked at Archie. Another burst of anger an another inch of rope ripped. He seen the confusion on his girls face not fully aware. Geraldine pulled Betty up right with strength he didn't know she possessed. Betty's eyes opened and found Geraldine standing in front of her, she was confused. But when she seen Archie tied up the hurt the guilt the anger all in his eyes he could see her putting it all together, he wasn't sure if she even knew to what extent, or how deep he was but he knew she could feel it. Betty said nothing as she looked away from Archie to Geraldine with a defiance that made him just a little bit proud. "There she is the allusive the beautiful the one and only." Geraldine hissed through her teeth. "So tell me Betty... Before you depart what is your deepest fear? Your strongest wish... the last words... maybe." Geraldine chuckled her manic words seeping from her mouth. But he forgot how strong Betty really was or he had just underestimated her, because Betty just looked at Geraldine and held her head high with a small all knowing smile on her face not uttering one single word. Then Geraldine swiftly moved downward and hooked something to Betty and pushed her over the edge of the boat into the dark cold water.

Betty:

Dark water enveloped her it surrounded her entire body, it was like cold long fingers pulling her down into the deep and unforgiving waters of Sweet Water River. There was no escaping this she knew this as she sank, she was tied too tightly to get out of her restraints. Betty heard something above her like someone was jumping into the water but things started to go black and her hope if there was any was quickly faded into the blackness of the river along with herself. As the darkness enveloped her a light so bright above her shined and she could feel the warmth of it nearing her, she had never felt something so beautiful... something that made her feel so safe and in a moment when she should of been more frightened than anything. But she knew she would be okay... then she slipped into complete darkness.

The Riverdale Gang:

Jughead and the rest of the gang rushed to the waters edge looking out at the darkness in front of them. Not sure what to do now Cheryl spoke up with a perfect solution. "My family's got a boat just a few miles down at a dock. I know where they keep the key". Jug just nodded at her and they headed down the river on foot as fast as they could. Cheryl's family had a decent size boat but what was most important it was a speed boat so they could quickly sail across the water. Reggie was the one who started it up ready to rip down sweet water river. Then off in the distance Jug could see slightly what could be a boat. He could feel everyone's anxiousness as they all seen what he could. Just then Veronica slipped her hand in Jughead's and gave him a firm and confident nod. Jughead straighten and squared his shoulders ready for anything he might encounter or so he liked to think.

Archie:

The moment Betty went over the edge of the boat every feeling, every moment he has ever had in his short life went through him. It burned in his body and before he knew it the ropes that tied him down were shredded on the surface of the boat. He ran to the edge just about to jump in after Betty when Geraldine grabbed his arm. She had a strong hold on him and he was surprised again by her strength. His eyes flashed up at her as he fought to get her hands off him. "Let her go Archie! You are mine now she is gone!" This just made Archie even angrier, then he remembered the blue bottle in his pocket. He struggled to get the bottle out of his pocket as she still had her arms clamped down around his arms. He pushed back and they hit the ground hard, Geraldine lost her breath momentarily and that gave Archie the chance to get the bottle from his pocket. Archie straddled Geraldine his knees pressed into her forearms to hold her down. She flashed a smirk at him and he was just disgusted with her, Archie opened the little blue bottle and forced the liquid down her throat. Geraldine spluttered and choked as it went down, he could feel the fight leave her body instantly. Archie sprung up and he dived head first into the water after Betty. The cold water bit into his skin but he didn't feel it like he should have. The water around him started to feel warm as he swam deeper down. He could not see Betty but he could feel her, he knew that didn't make any sense but he knew it was true none the less. He had reached the bottom of the river and there slightly suspended arms out stretched floating in the water was his Betty. Panic went straight to his heart but he grasped Betty by the waist and pulled her along with him to the waters surface. She was being weighed down by something as Archie struggled to pull her up. He was running out of time he could feel it. He grabbed the ropes and yanked with all his strength as they snapped free underneath his hands. He felt the weight leave her body and he kick furiously swimming to the surface.

Archie broke the waters surface coughing up some of the water as he pulled them to the boat near by. He gently set Betty down as he checked for signs of life, Betty wasn't breathing so Archie raised her chin up and started to preform CPR. Archie didn't have anything on his mind but saving the girl in front of him. He all but forgotten about Geraldine, as he did a few pumps on Betty's chest Archie was suddenly in the air flying back from the girl at his knees. When he looked up he seen a rage in Geraldine's eyes that scared him to his core. Her hair was wild, eyes flashing a crazed look on her face. "What did you give me Archie! Where the hell did you get that!" Geraldine was screaming arms moving erratically around her. "You!" She yelled louder pointing her long finger at Betty. Archie's head shot to his left to look at where he knew Betty was and there standing in his clothes, soaking wet from the water stood his girl. She looked like an avenging angel, strong and unmoving she looked so beautiful to Archie in this moment. He was in awe of her as a slow smile graced Betty's face and her head tilted sideways observing Geraldine. Geraldine was so far gone with anger she just sprinted towards Betty a knife in her hand. 'How the fuck' is all Archie could think but in the blink of his eye Geraldine was on Betty. Betty's hand whipped back then struck Geraldine straight in the face a resounding crack split the air and Betty had her on the ground. Archie seen the glint of the bottle just before Betty shoved the whole thing into Geraldine's mouth and down her throat. And Archie knew exactly what was in that bottle and what would happen. Betty was holding Geraldine's mouth closed with her hand until she knew Geraldine had swallowed it. She slowly raised her self from Grundy's body as Geraldine clawed at her throat trying desperately to get it out.

Archie's ears were ringing he could faintly hear a voice calling his name then a light flashed waking him up. He looked at his surroundings and seen Jughead, Veronica, Kevin, Reggie! Toni and Cheryl? Jughead was talking to him trying to pull him to his feet. Archie's eyes locked with Betty's before a small explosion shook the boat and things just seemed to get weirder. When Archie took a good look at what was going on he wasn't sure he was seeing things correctly. Geraldine was laying down on the ground her body seemingly lifeless but she was standing next to her own body. Blood curdling screams coming from her mouth, eyes as red as blood it's self and the boat shaking violently. In a state of shock Archie just stood there not moving not even sure what to do. Even when he thought that this might be over it wasn't. Geraldine was some other worldly being now and he had no idea how to fight this thing. He never thought of ghosts or whatever was happening here as real but there were a lot of things he had experienced that he didn't know existed but they did.

Jughead:

They just made it to the boat when Betty was on top of another woman holding her down as the woman was clawing at her throat. Jughead looked shocked at the scene and watched Mrs. Grundy the music teacher take her last breath and then she was still and everything was deathly quiet. Jug looked over to Archie he was on his knees just looking at Geraldine's body in horror. Jug started to call his name rushing over to him. "Arch! Archie! Hey man look at me!" Archie made no movement, Jughead was starting to worry about him but when he looked back at what Archie was looking at he seen something that was impossible. Everything Jughead had believed flew out the window and in that moment he questioned everything. He had just lost a piece of himself... Jughead believed in facts and the words that were behind those facts but this... this wasn't something that could be explained easily. Mrs. Grundy stood next to her dead body in rage and Jughead seen a real life demon in front of him. Or that is the only way he could describe what he was seeing, her red eyes a flame as an ungodly sound came from her mouth. His hands flew to his ears and the boat started to shake uncontrollably. Then out of nowhere a small girl was there, she looked normal but out of place at the same time. She floated towards Mrs. Grundy or that's what it looked like to Jughead. She smiled wickedly at the crazy woman and Mrs. Grundy suddenly stopped and looked afraid? He thought that was odd a young girl frightened this other being that wasn't human anymore. She yelled and screamed at the girl. "Stay away from me. Arch! Archie!" And for the first time she looked normal, she reached for Archie and Jug was reeling. Archie had no emotion in his features he just stared at the scene unfolding. Jughead knew Archie must have been in shock but then Archie slowly stood up walking to the younger girl. He smiled down at her and the girl touched his arm and smiled back. Jughead was even more puzzled by this but when she did touch his arm Archie glowed softly a white light coming off his skin. Then the petit girl snatched up Mrs. Grundy as she screeched in agony. Then they were gone a bright light blinding Jughead he felt unbelievable heat on his skin like fire. In total shock Jug watched Archie slowly walk to Betty. He grasped her hand softly, lifting her hand to his face holding it there ever so tenderly. Betty smiled at him, her thumb softly swiping under his eye on his cheek bone. The sweet moment and the dead silence didn't go together, Jughead listened to the boat sway softly on the water. He looked at each and every face there that night, he seen shock, fear, confusion or relief. But when he looked at Betty and Archie's face he seen nothing but the love and devotion. Jughead felt a tap on his shoulder and looked back at Reggie who said only one thing. "Got em". And Jughead knew the night wasn't over just yet they had one more mystery to solve.

"Jason".