Them [bughead]

~Her~

"You know where he is?" Betty said with a shaky voice. Toni turned right and Betty watched in the rearview mirror how all the bikes with Serpents turned as well. Her hands were shaking and her voice was weak. She was terrified.
"Yeah. What he said to you 'where it all started' I think he means where he shot Mark. It's by this old factory." Toni said. She was focused on the road and forced herself not to look at Betty. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth again. "Betty, when we get there, I want you to stay in the car. If something were to happen to you Jughead would kill me." Betty looked down at her hands and felt her eyes tearing up.
"If he's alive." She silently said. It was so quiet that she hoped that Toni didn't hear her. Betty knew Toni was right. If something were to happen to her, and Jughead was alive, he would go crazy. But all she wanted to do was to rush inside the huge building they were approaching and find Jughead. She wanted to make sure he was okay, that he wouldn't leave her. When Toni didn't answer Betty assumed she just didn't hear what she had said. Thankfully. "I don't want to sit and do nothing." Betty said.
"I know. But Betty please just stay here." Betty practically forced Toni to take her with her. At first Toni refused to let Betty go with them.
"Fine." Betty mumbled.

"I'm not staying in the fucking car Toni." Betty growled. Toni sighed and rolled her eyes. All the Serpents had gathered on the parking lot and Betty had silently listened to their plan on how to get Jughead out.
"You just said 'fine'. Please just stay in the car." Betty pinched her nose.
"I can handle a damn gun Toni. My dad taught me." Fangs laughed at her as she pointed her finger at Toni.
"Let her come with us. We're so many this time. We can protect her. And she'll probably become the queen soon enough." Fangs said and Toni gave him a long hateful glare. Betty wanted to ask what he meant but her focus was not on him at that moment. He shrugged and Betty gave him a thankful look. "I'll make sure she doesn't do anything stupid."
"Fine." Toni said.

"It's impossible to get inside. There's people everywhere." Toni whispered. Her, Betty, Fangs and Sweet Pea stared into one of the windows. All they could see was Ghoulies. No Jughead.
"There has to be a way in." Sweet Pea mumbled. "They can't be covering every centimeter of this place."
"Actually, we can." Betty slowly turned around and faced Malachai. His smirk was big and he bit his lip. "Wow, I really understand why Jughead fell for you." Betty gripped her gun in her pocket and glared at him.
"Where is he?" Betty said through gritted teeth. All her pain, all her fears went away as the adrenaline kicked in. "Where is Jughead." Malachai laughed.
"You'll get him back, turns out Mark is fine. Which leaves us no reason to hurt Jughead." Betty heard Toni gasp for air. Betty's eyes grew wide.
"What?" Toni whispers. Toni, who knew what happened to him, who left him on the ground...bleeding. How could he have lived?

Betty stared at the huge metal door in front of her. With gritted teeth, grasping her gun focusing on the door and the door only. Waiting for it to open, to see Jughead. She tended her muscles as it slowly opened. Toni stood right behind her, reacting the same way as Betty. Betty took a deep breath as a ghoulie walked outside. And she stopped breathing as she realized that Malachai was pointing a gun Jughead. And her heart broke as she saw Jughead's body...all beaten up. His eyes met her and her heart sank.
"Oh..." She whispered. His eye was blue and swollen and his nose was, as well as his lip, bleeding. And he looked so tired. His white shirt was filled with red stains. He still walked tall and, as always, a frown. But when his eyes met Betty's they filled with relief and love. Even though she was too far away, stopped by two ghoulies who stood in front of her, something she noticed just now, she could still see him mouthing her name.
"See, I'd love to kill you Jughead." Malachai said as they were close enough for Betty to hear them. Betty looked at him. "But we don't shoot first." He said as he lowered his gun and pushed Jughead. Betty carefully watched every move. And the guy, who she didn't know was Mark, smirked as Jughead walked closer to Betty. "So I won't shoot first." Malachai said. Betty noticed how Malachai's eyes met Mark's. And he put his hand over his gun. Before he could even point it at Jughead Betty pointed hers at Mark.
"You shoot him and I'll fucking blow your head off!" She growled. He still grabbed his gun and Betty put her finger on the trigger. "I fucking swear to God. Don't move or I'll make you beg for mercy." Toni pointed her gun at Malachai and in one movement all the Serpents pointed their gun at all the ghoulies. Mark stared at Malachai who shook his head.
"You'll walk free this time Jones. But I'll find a way to kill you eventually. I promise." He yelled. Jughead rolled his eyes and turned around.
"Same goes for you Malachai. I'll find a reason to kill you." All the Serpents stood frozen as the ghoulies walked back inside.