7:32 am
Officer James Cruiz got the call from Death-Cast this morning. He wanted to spend the morning with his fiance at the Around-The-World Center, but fate had other plans. The place had received a bomb threat, and he was determined to stop it before it explodes.
After making sure that Moana, his fiance, and the others got out safe. He looked around the area, and he apprehended Malachi. He was taken to the police station, but there was still the problem of the bomb. Malachi was refusing to tell where the bomb was.
He examined the area. Once he got closer to the man-made ocean, he heard the sound of beeping. He grabbed some scuba gear from a stand, and he jumped into the water. He started to swim to the bottom of the thirty-foot pool. It had some nice underwater theming, but there were no currents because deckers often came here, and they didn't want to shorten their life any longer than it already has.
He found the bomb at the bottom of the pool. He saw that he only had a little less than a minute to diffuse it. He didn't have the best training when it came to this kind of stuff, so he knew what he had to do. He mouthed an 'I love you' for Moana before swimming down.
He jumped onto the bomb and waited for the blast. This is how he would want to go out. Maybe not in a bloody explosion, but saving the lives of hundreds of people. He closed his eyes as he heard the bomb go off.
Betty, Jughead, Toni, and Veronica managed to get out of the building before the bomb went off. They wait for further instruction, but soon they started to tell everyone to go home. "Well, that was a bust," Toni sighs. "What next?"
"Me and Jug were going to go to the Last Wish place in town, but we don't think it's open yet," Betty says. "We could head back to my place, but I don't know if I'm ready to face my parents and tell them."
"Understandable," Toni says. "When they find out, they're going to lock you in your room and try to stop it. Which, now that I'm thinking about it, actually sounds like a good idea."
"But then I'd probably die by being crushed by a bookcase or something," Betty says. "You can't escape death forever. We've already escaped death today twice. Death is coming after us with a vengeance."
"True," Jughead says. "Betty here just barely avoided being hit by a car, but luckily I was there."
"If death is being so violent, maybe we can go to my place while we wait for the place to open," Veronica suggests. "We can hang out there, almost completely being able to avoid death."
"Okay," Jughead says. The rest agreed, and they started to head back. Jughead found himself reaching for Betty's hand again, and Betty took it. They took a few steps before stopping. Jughead cups her cheek and leans in, kissing her softly on the lips.