*December*

*At Town Hall's community center*

Archie arrives in the center with the newspaper and walks over to Kevin and Mario.

Archie: Guys. What the hell is this? *shows them a newspaper*

Mario: Well, I got mine too.

Archie: Well it says, "Worst town in America".

Kevin: Bullshit.

Archie: Yeah. Bullshit. After we busted a whole damn town and why would somebody just publish in this garbage?

Kevin: I have no idea.

Mario: Archie, The Riverdale Choice is a free press with a critical point of view.

Archie: Who?

Mario: I don't know.

Archie: Alright, we're gonna start another daily in the next five minutes. *walks away*

*5 minutes later*

Alice: *puts the newspaper down after she reacted* All right, I'm pretty sure that everyone is reading the article written by a mysterious author. And, yes, there is a lot of dispute. Also, that is not a fact we do have an illegal casino within our town limits.

Veronica: If I may. *stands up* All citizens have gathered the wage and the potential to bring in out-of-towners. Guests can spend the new thing for fresh of our business.

Alice: Nice try, Veronica, but we all know who truly profits from a casino. It's its owners. And I mean, when is the last time a Lodge has done anything good for this town?

Veronica: What the hell does that mean?

Alice: I think you know exactly what that means.

Veronica: *sighs and sits down*

FP: Hold on, hold on. *stands up*

Alice: *looks at him*

FP: Let's cut to the chase. Who wrote the damn article? Like, come on.

Archie: Seriously.

Percival: It was me. I wrote the article. *stands up* I just known the courage to put my name on it but it was concerning.

Archie: Wait. *stands up and looks at Percival* I've never seen you since a couple of weeks ago and what are you supposed to care about what you think can turn on our town? The only thing is you were doing your dirty job with the local gang in last month.

Percival: I understand and I'm sorry.

Archie: All I see is talking trash about our perfect town without offering.

Percival: I do have solutions.

Archie: Buddy, I'm open to resolving this outside, you and me, right now.

KO: *holds Archie's shoulder* Chill man.

Percival talks about more things mysterious and devastating across the town including Sketch Alley.

Jughead's narrator: And thus began the battle for Riverdale and Greendale's soul.

*after Town Hall's community center*

Percival: *leaves the building and looks at the black mustang is driving slow until he gets in his own car and drives away*

Veronica: *tries to reach Jones' house until she hears moaning and she looks at the window and reacting Betty and Jughead are having sex when she makes herself jealous and walks away*

Betty: Jughead?

Jughead: *looks at her*

Betty: *breathing*

Jughead: Are you ok? Are you thinking about Trash Bag Killer?

Betty: ...Not even a close.

Jughead: Sometimes it just gives a nightmare.

Betty: I know. *continues kissing him*

Jughead: *kissing her back*

*The next day - Christmas Eve*

Betty still sleeping in the morning when she had a nightmare about TBK.

Betty: *opens her eyes and sees TBK on top of her bed and screaming until she wakes up*

Hope: Hey. It's ok. *holds Betty*

Betty: *breathing*

Hope: It's me. *still holding her*

Betty: Hope. What are you doing in here?

Sean: Pay to visit. Percival Pickens has come to the board. He would try to take over his business. He got himself a job with Sheriff Keller and Kevin.

Betty: FP still runs it with the mayor and he had to do the right thing above from the town. He knows how to get rid of Percival quickly.

Hope: What if Percival can't lose?

Jughead: He does. My father had to sort this out.

*At the warehouse*

Romeo watching the news and hearing Alice about the different positions that she is takes Percival's side.

Romeo: *turns off the TV* Bullshit.

Toni: Bullshit is right.

Romeo: *turns around and sees Toni and Carter*

Toni: Percival is going to take Sketch Alley away.

Romeo: What? They can't do that. Homeless people are safe out there.

Toni: I know that but we got to stick to the plan.

Carter: What the fuck are we supposed to do? Taking them away from them? At home, buildings, factories? What about Pop's?

Toni: Oh no. No. We gotta find him. Both of you come with me.

*Meanwhile - At CJ and Mario's house*

CJ: Tomorrow is Christmas. We should invite everybody to the party.

Mario: For real.

Hermosa: I have been thinking, guys. What if you guys set up through the party what it could be bringing the disco ball?

Mario: I got to see.

Kevin, Tom, and the FBI arrived at the house.

Hermosa: Oh my god!

Mario: Kevin? What the fuck? You can't just come in here.

Kevin: We got a warrant, Mario. We received reports there's an illegal weapon being stored in this house.

FBI: *found two guns and puts them on the table*

Kevin: I'll check the baby's room.

Mario: The hell you will! *grabs Kevin to the wall*

Kevin: *holds him*

Tom: That's it. He's done.

Kevin and Mario released at each other.

FBI: *puts Kevin against the wall and handcuffed him*

Hermosa: What the hell? Let him go.

CJ: Kevin, why are you doing this? *looks at Kevin*

Kevin: *sighs and leaving*

CJ: *sees Percival*

Percival: *looks at CJ and leaves*

*At the community center*

KO: *doing exercise*

Archie: *doing punching bag*

KO: Archie, you know I got one present for you from Christmas.

Archie: Thanks but I'm not interested.

KO: It's for special.

Archie: Ok. Save it up for later.

KO: *hearing and keeps doing exercise*

*Later that night*

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Percival: *leaving the police station until he saw black mustang again when Romeo was watching him*

Romeo: *looks at Percival*

Percival: *walks away*

*The next day - Christmas Day*

Betty gives Juniper and Dagwood's gift.

KO gives Archie's gift of boxing gloves.

Mario was released from jail and returned home.

Carter arrives in the casino and sees Veronica.

Veronica: Carter! Welcome.

Carter: Hey, I thought you were supposed to work at Jewelry's store.

Veronica: I can't do both at the same time every week.

Carter: Veronica, your position is going to get better.

Veronica: My time is now.

Michelle arrives at the casino and walks right in front of them.

Michelle: Anybody but here?

Veronica: Oh my god.

Carter: *turns around and sees her*

Michelle: *smiles* Merry Christmas.

Carter: *hugs Michelle*

Michelle: *hugs him back*

Veronica: *smiles*

Michelle returned.