Veronica was reading a pamphlet on surrogacy when she heard a knock on the door. She opened it and saw Jughead. "Hey Jughead," Veronica said. "What are you doing here so late?"
"Amaya wants a divorce and," Jughead said. He moved out of the way to show Betty.
"Betty?" Veronica asked.
"Hey Vee," Betty said. Veronica pulled her bestfriend in for a hug. "Where have you been? Everyone thought you were dead."
"Italy," Betty said. "I was kidnapped."
Archie came down the stairs as the girls pulled away. "Betty, is that actually you?" Archie asked.
"The one and only," Betty said. The two childhood friends hugged each other. Archie pulled away and noticed something everyone else was to excited to notice.
"Gosh Betty you're pale," Archie said. "And thinner than a pencil."
"Twelve years in a basement will do that to you," Betty joked.
"Let's go to Pops for old time's sake," Veronica said.
The friends sat in a booth at Pops, sipping on milkshakes. They all caught up on the past twelve years. Betty mostly listened since she didn't have any interesting stories. She was mostly alone in the basement, expect for when she was brought food.
"Our high school reunion is coming up," Veronica said. "Everyone is going to be so shocked."
"Yeah," Archie said.
"Soon everyone will know," Betty said. "I have to give a police report tomorrow afternoon. Is your dad still sheriff?"
"Yeah," Jughead said. "He keeps getting reelected."
"Makes sense," Betty said. "He is the man who brought than Hiram Lodge."
"Let's cheers," Archie said, holding up his milkshake. "To the core four finally being together again."
They all cheered and took a sip from their milkshakes. Little did they know, this would be far from the end of their troubles.