Forever And Always

Chapter 87

The next day Archie came to Callie and Jughead about Ricky missing along with something Ricky drew and colored. It was Gargoyles around someone, lots of fire. They were in Jughead's trailer.

" You weren't kidding," Jughead noted. " This kid's into some really dark stuff."

" Yeah," Archie breathed. " Got a sketch of him, too." He pulled out a piece of paper, they opened it to see the sketching of Ricky. " Pop Tate said some thugs chased him outta the diner."

" Thugs?" Callie asked. " You mean gang members?" 

" Yeah, probably," Archie answered. " Didn't you just recruit a bunch of Gargoyles?"

" More like my mom did, but yeah," Jughead confirmed.

" Well, are they still playing G&G?" Archie asked. Jughead and Callie glanced at each other, they then called a meeting down in the bunker. Callie held up Ricky's face drawing.

" His name's Ricky," Jughead informed.

" Does anybody recognize him?" Callie asked. No one answered.

" Well, he's in trouble, so we're gonna help Archie find him," Jughead said.

" Break the town into sections and we'll split up the work," Callie said.

" You want us to go looking for some dumb kid?" Kurtz asked. Archie got off the wall and faced off with Kurtz.

" Was it your crew that came after him at Pop's?" Archie demanded. " Looking to make him a sacrifice?"

" No, dude," Kurtz answered. " We have other business of the chemical kind. But there are others out there. Outliers that broke away when we joined the Serpents.

" You mean, there are Gargoyles out there that are even crazier than you?" Fangs asked.

" Will you shut up?" Jughead demanded. " If what you're saying is true, then that's all the more reason that we need to find him fast."

" You better get to it then," Kurtz advised as he tapped Jughead and started to walk away.

" Oh please help us look knight and shiny armor, " Callie requested while batting her eyes. " It'll make me very happy."

" Of course red hair princess," Kurtz said as he took her hand and kissed it." No need for you to ascend into the kingdom while unhappy." He then took off and  Callie wiped her hand on Sweet Pea.

" We'll help look," a Gargoyle offered.

" Thank you," Callie said in relief.

" Did you just wipe that Junkie's saliva on me?" Sweet Pea asked.

" Yeah," Callie confirmed. " If the princess is going to get her hands dirty it won't be because of his saliva."

" Kurtz seems to take a liking towards you," Fangs noted.

" He believes that we are destined to ascend together," Callie informed. " I'm not ascending anytime soon."

*****
The next day at school Callie was at Archie's locker getting ready to leave.

"Archie, Callie," Jughead called them, they saw him walking towards them. " Got most of my Serpents out looking for your boy Ricky.  But I think I got a place the three of us should check out." Jughead stopped in front of them. " Gargoyle ground zero.

" Let's go," Callie agreed. After school ended they went to the building the found Kurtz in, just as creepy during the day as it is as night. They came across a board that had names written all it and crossed off. From the Sisters, Diltons, to Archie and Ricky.