Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999–2000): Season 1, Episode 10 - Virtually Evil - full transcript
Evil monsters from a virtual reality game break out and materialize in Riverdale!
Announcer: THEY CALL
HIM THE RINGMASTER
BUT IT'S NO CIRCUS HE'S
BRINGING TO RIVERDALE.
MEET THE EVIL TROGS,
STARS OF A GAME SO REAL,
YOU'LL FORGET
YOU WERE PLAYING.
♪ WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
♪ ♪ ARCHIE'S ♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHO IS GONNA
CRACK THE CASE? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ THAT REDHEAD
WITH THE FRECKLED FACE ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ THINGS ARE GETTIN' WEIRD
IN RIVERDALE ♪
♪ HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ VERONICA, BETTY
♪ JUGHEAD, TOO
♪ WEIRD
♪ ARCHIE'S
WEIRD MYSTERIES ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
WEIRD MYSTERIES ♪
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
HELLO, RIVERDALE.
THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS
IS IN TOWN.
Reggie: HA HA HA!
SLAM DUNK!
YOU SHOULD HAVE
SEEN ME WITH THAT
BASKETBALL TODAY.
I WAS UNSTOPPABLE.
ASK ARCHIE.
HE'S THE ONE WHO
COULDN'T STOP ME.
OH, GET
OVER YOURSELF,
REGGIE.
LIKE ANYONE
CARES.
YOU WANNA SEE
A SLAM DUNK?
[GULPS]
YOU SEE THAT, ARCH?
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO LEARN A FEW THINGS
FROM THE JUGSTER, HERE.
OF COURSE, YOU DON'T
WANT TO BREAK
THAT PERFECT LOSING STREAK
YOU'VE GOT GOING.
YEAH. HA HA,
REGGIE!
OH, YOU BOYS
AND YOUR SILLY
COMPETITIVE NATURE.
ALWAYS MAKING
EVERYTHING
A CONTEST.
SO, ARCHIE. YOU
WANT TO SIT WITH US?
BACK OFF, BLONDIE.
HE'S MINE!
OH, UH, I MEAN,
YES, PLEASE JOIN US
ARCHIE-KINS.
[NERVOUS LAUGHTER]
THANKS, I'M GETTING
A LITTLE TIRED
OF LISTENING
TO REGGIE BRAG.
OH, DON'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION
TO HIM.
HE JUST DOESN'T
KNOW WHEN TO QUIT.
I JUST WISH FOR ONCE
I COULD BEAT HIM
AT SOMETHING
AND MAKE HIM FEEL
LIKE THE LOSER.
PLEASE! SOME DAYS
YOU'RE UP
AND SOME DAYS
YOU'RE DOWN.
ONLY A REAL LOSER
KEEPS REMINDING YOU
OF THE SCORE.
[REGGIE LAUGHING]
JUST THE SAME, REGGIE
BETTER ENJOY HIS VICTORY
WHILE HE CAN.
HUH?
COME ON, GLOOMY!
[SIGHS]
HUH?
THERE'S SOME SORT
OF VIRTUAL CIRCUS
DOWN BY THE MALL.
VIRTUAL CIRCUS?
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN
THE FLYERS?
COME ONE, COME ALL!
I AM THE RINGMASTER
AND I INVITE YOU
TO SUBMERGE YOURSELF
IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED
WORLD SO REAL
THAT YOU CAN'T TELL
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FANTASY
AND REALITY!
YOU, SIR!
ME?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SAVE YOUR FRIENDS
AND FIGHT OFF
THE EVIL TROGS
IN MY ACTION-PACKED
VIRTUAL ADVENTURE?
WHAT'S A TROG?
GRUESOME, LOATHSOME,
AND TROUBLESOME TERRORS
FROM THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
ARE YOU READY
TO BE DROPPED
IN A MAZE FULL
OF THESE MONSTERS
WITH ONLY
YOUR FLASH BLASTER
AND WITS
TO SAVE YOU?
WELL, GEE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL TAKE
ON THE TROGS!
UH, ME, TOO!
WHERE DO I
BUY MY TICKET?
[SIGHS] WHAT
BOY CAN RESIST
THE RIDICULOUS LURE
OF A VIDEO GAME
COMPETITION?
I THINK IT
SOUNDS FUN.
WINNER GETS
TO INVITE ARCHIE
TO NEXT WEEK'S
DANCE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU,
FINE SIR?
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HAVE SOME
VIRTUAL FUN?
NO, I'D LIKE TO EAT
SOME ACTUAL FOOD.
HMM, YOU LOOK
LIKE A CHURRO MAN.
Jughead: I'M OPEN
TO ALL DELICACIES FROM
THE DEEP FRYER, THANKS.
[MUNCHING]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
STRAP YOURSELVES IN.
Both: HUH?
WHOA!
LOWER YOUR HEADGEAR...
Ringmaster: AND
ENTER GAME GRID!
HUH?
[VIBRATING PULSE SOUND]WEIRD!
[CLICKING]
IT FEELS
TOTALLY REAL.
LIKE I'M ACTUALLY
HOLDING SOMETHING.
Ringmaster: THAT'S
THE MAGIC OF MY VIRTUAL
CIRCUS AND ITS GAME GRID.
THE ILLUSION IS SO COMPLETE,
YOU'D THINK IT WAS REALITY.
AND NOW FOR THE GAME.
WELCOME TO THE TROG LAIR.
EVERY TIME YOU BLAST A TROG,
YOU GET POINTS.
EVERY TIME YOU GET BLASTED,
YOU LOSE POINTS.
CAN WE BLAST
EACH OTHER?
WELL, YES. NOTHING
CAN HARM YOU IN
THE GAME GRID,
BECAUSE NONE
OF THIS IS REAL.
HEY, ARCHIE.
SLAM DUNK!
AAH! HEY!
I'LL GIVE YOU
A SLAM DUNK.
HUH?
OH, YEAH!
AAH!
[MOANING]
[GROANING]
[SIGHING]
Both: BOYS!
[ALIENS SNARLING]
Reggie: DON'T FORGET
ABOUT THE TROGS!
Both: HUH?
[CLICKING]
AAH!
Trogs: OHH!
Betty: YOU SNOOZE,
YOU LOSE.
[BOTH GIGGLE]
HUH?
AAH!
I'M GETTING
THE HANG
OF THIS.
I THINK I BROKE
A VIRTUAL NAIL.
OH, DRATS!
HE GOT ME.
REGGIE MANTLE,
TROG TERMINATOR.
THIS IS GREAT!
I'M UNSTOPPABLE.
HEH?
HUH?
[CLICKING KEYS]AND TIME'S UP!
SUCKER!
AAH!
MANTLE, YOU'RE
GONNA BE--
WHAT THE--?
CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU WON!
I DID?
[BEEPING]
Reggie:
DID WHAT?
YOUR RED-HEADED FRIEND,
THERE, IS THE FLASH
BLASTING CHAMPION.
HUH? I DID IT!
I BEAT REGGIE!
I BEAT EVERYONE!
NO WAY! BEST
2 OUT OF 3.
YOU'RE ON!
HUH?
[MOANING]
Ringmaster: STILL
THE REMAINING CHAMPION,
ARCHIE ANDREWS. WOO-HOO!
WHAT? ONE MORE!
HEY! WHERE ARE
YOU GIRLS GOING?
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
TROG BLASTING
FOR ONE NIGHT.
TIRED OF LOSING
TO THE UNDISPUTED
CHAMPION?
NOW THAT YOU
MENTION IT,
IT WAS PRETTY
RUDE THE WAY YOU
KEPT BLASTING ME
WHEN I
WASN'T LOOKING.
WELL, IF YOU
WERE GOOD ENOUGH,
YOU WOULD HAVE
BLASTED ME FIRST.
SHEESH! GIRLS!
[LIGHT BEEPING]
IN YOUR FACE,
MANTLE!
I AM THE VIRTUAL KING!
HAIL TO THE KING!
YOU KNOW IT!
YOU KNOW IT!
YOU KNOW IT!
IS IT MY IMAGINATION,
OR IS ALL THIS WINNING
GOING TO ARCHIE'S HEAD?
HE'S GETTING
OBNOXIOUS.
Archie: FROM NOW ON,
ALL LOSERS MUST
ADDRESS ME
AS "YOUR ROYAL KING,
WINNER ARCHIE."
COME TO BASK IN
MY WINNER'S GLOW?
NO. I THOUGHT
I MIGHT POINT OUT
THAT YOU'RE BEING
A VERY POOR WINNER.
YEAH. GEE, ARCH,
EVEN I WASN'T
THIS BAD WHEN
I WAS WINNING.
MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T
BEING SUCH POOR LOSERS,
THEN YOU'D SEE THAT
I'M JUST HAVING
A LITTLE FUN.
ARCHIE ANDREWS,
YOU TAKE THAT BACK!
COME TO THE GAME
GRID AND MAKE ME.
[KISSES]
OK, I WILL. I'M GOING
TO PLAY ONE MORE GAME
JUST TO MAKE YOU
SORRY FOR ACTING
LIKE SUCH A JERK.
Veronica: ARE YOU REALLY
GOING TO PLAY EGO-BOY AGAIN?
WE ALL ARE.
ONE FINAL GAME
TO TEACH ARCHIE
A LESSON
IN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.
COME ON!
YOU WANNABES!
THE MASTER BLASTER
STRIKES AGAIN!
Ringmaster: UH,
KIDS, I-I'M SORRY.
BUT THERE SEEMS TO
BE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE COMPUTER.
ARCHIE ANDREWS.
HA HA HA...
HUH?
VAIN LITTLE HUMAN.
YOU AND YOUR KIND
WILL PAY FOR TRESPASSING
IN OUR REALM. [ROARS]
YAAH! OOF!
IS THIS PART
OF THE GAME?
AAH!
[SCREAMS]
Betty: HURRY! GET
HIM OUT OF THERE!
HUH?
WH-WHAT'S GOING ON?
SOME SORT OF
MALFUNCTION.
AN OVERLOAD
OR SOMETHING.
LOOK OUT!
[ALL COUGH]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT I GOT
IT UNDER CONTROL.
Archie: I GUESS THIS
MEANS THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS
IS CLOSED FOR TONIGHT.
GOOD. LET'S GET
BACK TO REALITY.
GRR.
I'M TELLING YOU,
IT WAS WEIRD!
HE HAD GLOWING EYES
AND WAS BIGGER
THAN THE OTHER TROGS.
I'M SURE IT WAS
JUST A GLITCH.
BUT HE KNEW
MY NAME.
LOOK. COULD WE
STOP TALKING ABOUT
THAT STUPID GAME?
YOU JUST THINK
IT'S STUPID BECAUSE
I BEAT YOUR PANTS OFF.
OH, NO. HERE
WE GO AGAIN!
I SUPPOSE IT'S BEST
WE NEVER PLAYED
THAT FINAL GAME.
I WOULD HAVE
JUST HUMILIATED
YOU ALL AGAIN.
[MOANS]
DID ANYBODY SEE
THE MORNING PAPER?
THE TOKEN ARCADE
IS MISSING.
Betty: WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, MISSING?
I MEAN IT'S GONE,
WITHOUT A TRACE.
I SMELL
A WEIRD MYSTERY!
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
THERE'S NOTHING
WEIRD ABOUT IT.
THE ARCADE WAS NEAR
THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS.
AND?
AND MAYBE WHEN THAT
COMPUTER BLEW UP,
A STRAY SPARK
LANDED ON THE ARCADE
AND BURNED IT DOWN.
Archie: THE PAPER
DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT FIRE OR ASHES.
EITHER WAY, IT'S
WORTH A CLOSER LOOK.
IT'S GONE,
ALL RIGHT.
YEP. IT'S GONE.
NOW CAN WE GO BACK
TO POP'S? I'M HUNGRY.
JUGHEAD, WE WERE
JUST AT POP'S!
HOW CAN YOU
POSSIBLY BE HUNGRY?
IT'S A GIFT, REALLY.
[LAUGHS]
SAY, LOOK.
THE CIRCUS
IS STILL HERE.
I WONDER HOW
THEY'RE DOING TODAY
AFTER THE FIRE.
HELLO!
HELLO?
EXCUSE ME,
MR. RINGMASTER?
[GASPS]
I-IT'S YOU!
[GROWLS]
[PANTS]
WHOA!OOF!
JUGHEAD! I SAW HIM!
HE'S IN THERE!
WHO? THE RINGMASTER?
NO, NO! THE BIG TROG.
THE ONE I'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT.
BE CAREFUL.
ARCHIE, YOU SAID
HE WAS IN THE GAME.
HOW COULD YOU
POSSIBLY SEE HIM
OUT HERE,
IN THE REAL WORLD?
I KNOW, IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE.
WELL, THERE'S NO
ONE IN HERE NOW.
BUT--BUT HE
WAS RIGHT HERE!
WHERE COULD
HE HAVE GONE?
NO ONE BELIEVES ME.
THEY THINK I'VE GOT
A VIRTUAL SCREW LOOSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON,
BUT I'LL BET
THAT BIG TROG
IS BEHIND IT.
YOU'VE SEEN
HIM, TOO, EH?
[GASPS]
AGH!
[GASPS]
THE RINGMASTER!
THE BIG UGLY GUY.
THE TROG LEADER.
YOU'VE SEEN HIM?
YES, SIR. IN THE GAME
AND EARLIER TODAY POKING
AROUND YOUR CIRCUS.
WHO IS HE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THAT'S THE LEADER
OF THE TROGS.
HE WAS IN A LEVEL
OF THE GAME
I THOUGHT
I HAD ERASED!
HE SHOULDN'T EXIST.
YEAH. WELL, HE DOES.
AND NOT JUST IN THE GAME.
I KNOW. WHEN YOU
BLASTED YOUR
FELLOW PLAYERS,
IT OVERLOADED
THE SYSTEM,
ALLOWING HIM
TO CREATE
A DOORWAY
BETWEEN
THE GAMING WORLD
AND OUR REALITY.
WHEN I WAS TRYING
TO GET THE SYSTEM
BACK ONLINE...
WHOA!
I ACCIDENTALLY
DOWNLOADED THESE
INTO REALITY.
Archie: THE GAME GEAR!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT EVIL
TROG IS UP TO,
BUT YOU'D BETTER GO
WARN YOUR FRIENDS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE MISSING ARCADE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO...
[GROWLS]
LOOKS LIKE
THE TROG LEADER
HAS DOWNLOADED
SOME PALS.
I'LL DIVERT
HIS ATTENTION.
YOU RUN FOR IT!
E-EYAHG!
[GROWLS]
OOF!
GO! GO! GO!
[TROG ROARS]
OOF!
[GRUNTS]EE-UH!
[CRASH]OOF!
GRR!
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[BRAKES SCREECH]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[BRAKES SCREECH]
Veronica: WELL.
IF IT ISN'T THE KING
OF THE GAMING GRID!
MR. MASTER BLASTER
HIMSELF.
Reggie: IT'S A LITTLE
EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN.
I THINK SOMEONE
IS GETTING
A LITTLE OBSESSED
WITH HIS FAVORITE GAME!
[ALL GIGGLE]
THIS ISN'T
A GAME ANYMORE.
NO, IT'S NOT,
ARCHIE-KINS.
IT'S EMBARRASSING,
IS WHAT IT IS.
LOOK. THE GAME
GEAR IS REAL.
THAT'S NOT ALL.
THE TROG LEADER
IS REALLY HERE!
AND RIVERDALE'S
IN TROUBLE.
HE'S SO INTO WINNING
THAT STUPID GAME,
HE'S LOSING TOUCH
WITH REALITY.
OH YEAH? THEN HOW
DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
Betty: WHAT
HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I THINK IT'S
HAPPENING AGAIN.
[RUMBLE]
Jughead: LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE!
[GASPS]LET ME GUESS...
THE TROG LEADER!
WELL, WELL, WELL.
IF IT ISN'T
THE SMUG
LITTLE HUMAN,
ARCHIE ANDREWS.
HOW DO YOU
KNOW WHO I AM?
WHY, EVERYONE KNOWS
THE MIGHTY TROG SLAYER.
THE MASTER
FLASH BLASTER.
KING OF
THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
WH-WHAT DID YOU DO
TO OUR BUILDINGS?
THE ARCADE?
POP TATE'S?
THEY WERE SCANNED
INTO THE GAMING GRID.
THE METHOD WAS PERFECTED
ON YOUR ARCADE.
AND NOW, ALL OF YOUR
RIVERDALE WILL FOLLOW.
YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUN
TO INVADE OUR REALITY?
TO GLOAT ABOUT
YOUR VICTORIES?
WELL, NOW THE TROGS
WILL RULE THIS REALITY.
AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR
LIVES FOR OUR AMUSEMENT.
AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR
LIVES FOR OUR AMUSEMENT.
[GRUNTS]
QUICK! SUIT UP!
THEY'RE FASTER
IN THE REAL WORLD.
LET'S GIVE THEM
A PROPER WELCOME
TO RIVERDALE.
AAH!
GRR!
SAY HELLO TO
THE FASHION POLICE,
YOU UGLY TROGS!
Both: AAH!
[TROGS SCREAMING]
Both: AAH![SLAP]
[CREAKING]
YARG!
LOOK OUT!
WHOA!
[CRASH]
AW, MAN!
MY CAR!
AAH!
HUH?
UH-OH!
HOW MANY OF MY PEOPLE
DID YOU SLAY FOR
YOUR AMUSEMENT?
[CLANKING]
YOU WERE TOO BUSY
BRAGGING TO THINK
ABOUT THE LOSERS
IN YOUR LITTLE GAME,
WEREN'T YOU?
WEREN'T YOU?
Y-Y-YES.
NOT VERY SPORTSMANLIKE,
WERE YOU?
NO! NO, NOT
SPORTSMANLIKE
AT ALL!
HUH?BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY
FOR YOUR INSOLENCE.
I ALREADY AM,
HONEST!
OH, ARE YOU?
AND ARE YOU SORRY
FOR BEING SUCH A JERK?
YES. YES, I AM.
LET ME HEAR YOU SAY IT!
I'M SORRY
FOR BEING
SUCH A JERK.
I'LL NEVER
DO IT AGAIN.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE. REALLY,
I'LL NEVER BRAG
OR GLOAT EVER AGAIN.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT!
AAH!Betty: HEY, UGLY!
I'M BACK!
Trog: NO!
YOUR BIG EGO
SURE GOT US INTO
MAJOR TROUBLE, ARCHIE.
I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED.
WHERE ARE
THE TROGS?
BACK WHERE THEY
BELONG, INSIDE
THE GAME GRID.
YOU CAUSED A POWER
SURGE WHEN YOU
ZAPPED ALL
YOUR FRIENDS,
ARCHIE.
THAT ALLOWED THE TROGS
TO ESCAPE THE PARAMETERS
OF THE PROGRAM
AND YOUR BOASTING
MADE THEM SO ANGRY
THEY DECIDED TO
TAKE OVER RIVERDALE.
THANKS TO YOUR FRIEND
BETTY, I WAS ABLE TO
GET THEM UNDER
CONTROL AGAIN.
THANKS TO BETTY, I'M
ALIVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
I'M SORRY I WAS
SUCH A JERK!
Archie: IF IT HADN'T
BEEN FOR BETTY,
I WOULD HAVE PAID
A HIGH PRICE FOR ALL
MY STUPID BRAGGING.
[COMPUTER KEYS CLICKING]I WON'T BE DOING
THAT AGAIN.
AND ONCE AGAIN,
THE STREETS ARE SAFE
IN A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED RIVERDALE.
HIM THE RINGMASTER
BUT IT'S NO CIRCUS HE'S
BRINGING TO RIVERDALE.
MEET THE EVIL TROGS,
STARS OF A GAME SO REAL,
YOU'LL FORGET
YOU WERE PLAYING.
♪ WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
♪ ♪ ARCHIE'S ♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHO IS GONNA
CRACK THE CASE? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ THAT REDHEAD
WITH THE FRECKLED FACE ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ THINGS ARE GETTIN' WEIRD
IN RIVERDALE ♪
♪ HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD
♪ MYSTERIES
♪ VERONICA, BETTY
♪ JUGHEAD, TOO
♪ WEIRD
♪ ARCHIE'S
WEIRD MYSTERIES ♪
♪ ARCHIE'S
WEIRD MYSTERIES ♪
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
HELLO, RIVERDALE.
THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS
IS IN TOWN.
Reggie: HA HA HA!
SLAM DUNK!
YOU SHOULD HAVE
SEEN ME WITH THAT
BASKETBALL TODAY.
I WAS UNSTOPPABLE.
ASK ARCHIE.
HE'S THE ONE WHO
COULDN'T STOP ME.
OH, GET
OVER YOURSELF,
REGGIE.
LIKE ANYONE
CARES.
YOU WANNA SEE
A SLAM DUNK?
[GULPS]
YOU SEE THAT, ARCH?
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO LEARN A FEW THINGS
FROM THE JUGSTER, HERE.
OF COURSE, YOU DON'T
WANT TO BREAK
THAT PERFECT LOSING STREAK
YOU'VE GOT GOING.
YEAH. HA HA,
REGGIE!
OH, YOU BOYS
AND YOUR SILLY
COMPETITIVE NATURE.
ALWAYS MAKING
EVERYTHING
A CONTEST.
SO, ARCHIE. YOU
WANT TO SIT WITH US?
BACK OFF, BLONDIE.
HE'S MINE!
OH, UH, I MEAN,
YES, PLEASE JOIN US
ARCHIE-KINS.
[NERVOUS LAUGHTER]
THANKS, I'M GETTING
A LITTLE TIRED
OF LISTENING
TO REGGIE BRAG.
OH, DON'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION
TO HIM.
HE JUST DOESN'T
KNOW WHEN TO QUIT.
I JUST WISH FOR ONCE
I COULD BEAT HIM
AT SOMETHING
AND MAKE HIM FEEL
LIKE THE LOSER.
PLEASE! SOME DAYS
YOU'RE UP
AND SOME DAYS
YOU'RE DOWN.
ONLY A REAL LOSER
KEEPS REMINDING YOU
OF THE SCORE.
[REGGIE LAUGHING]
JUST THE SAME, REGGIE
BETTER ENJOY HIS VICTORY
WHILE HE CAN.
HUH?
COME ON, GLOOMY!
[SIGHS]
HUH?
THERE'S SOME SORT
OF VIRTUAL CIRCUS
DOWN BY THE MALL.
VIRTUAL CIRCUS?
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN
THE FLYERS?
COME ONE, COME ALL!
I AM THE RINGMASTER
AND I INVITE YOU
TO SUBMERGE YOURSELF
IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED
WORLD SO REAL
THAT YOU CAN'T TELL
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FANTASY
AND REALITY!
YOU, SIR!
ME?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SAVE YOUR FRIENDS
AND FIGHT OFF
THE EVIL TROGS
IN MY ACTION-PACKED
VIRTUAL ADVENTURE?
WHAT'S A TROG?
GRUESOME, LOATHSOME,
AND TROUBLESOME TERRORS
FROM THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
ARE YOU READY
TO BE DROPPED
IN A MAZE FULL
OF THESE MONSTERS
WITH ONLY
YOUR FLASH BLASTER
AND WITS
TO SAVE YOU?
WELL, GEE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL TAKE
ON THE TROGS!
UH, ME, TOO!
WHERE DO I
BUY MY TICKET?
[SIGHS] WHAT
BOY CAN RESIST
THE RIDICULOUS LURE
OF A VIDEO GAME
COMPETITION?
I THINK IT
SOUNDS FUN.
WINNER GETS
TO INVITE ARCHIE
TO NEXT WEEK'S
DANCE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU,
FINE SIR?
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HAVE SOME
VIRTUAL FUN?
NO, I'D LIKE TO EAT
SOME ACTUAL FOOD.
HMM, YOU LOOK
LIKE A CHURRO MAN.
Jughead: I'M OPEN
TO ALL DELICACIES FROM
THE DEEP FRYER, THANKS.
[MUNCHING]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
STRAP YOURSELVES IN.
Both: HUH?
WHOA!
LOWER YOUR HEADGEAR...
Ringmaster: AND
ENTER GAME GRID!
HUH?
[VIBRATING PULSE SOUND]WEIRD!
[CLICKING]
IT FEELS
TOTALLY REAL.
LIKE I'M ACTUALLY
HOLDING SOMETHING.
Ringmaster: THAT'S
THE MAGIC OF MY VIRTUAL
CIRCUS AND ITS GAME GRID.
THE ILLUSION IS SO COMPLETE,
YOU'D THINK IT WAS REALITY.
AND NOW FOR THE GAME.
WELCOME TO THE TROG LAIR.
EVERY TIME YOU BLAST A TROG,
YOU GET POINTS.
EVERY TIME YOU GET BLASTED,
YOU LOSE POINTS.
CAN WE BLAST
EACH OTHER?
WELL, YES. NOTHING
CAN HARM YOU IN
THE GAME GRID,
BECAUSE NONE
OF THIS IS REAL.
HEY, ARCHIE.
SLAM DUNK!
AAH! HEY!
I'LL GIVE YOU
A SLAM DUNK.
HUH?
OH, YEAH!
AAH!
[MOANING]
[GROANING]
[SIGHING]
Both: BOYS!
[ALIENS SNARLING]
Reggie: DON'T FORGET
ABOUT THE TROGS!
Both: HUH?
[CLICKING]
AAH!
Trogs: OHH!
Betty: YOU SNOOZE,
YOU LOSE.
[BOTH GIGGLE]
HUH?
AAH!
I'M GETTING
THE HANG
OF THIS.
I THINK I BROKE
A VIRTUAL NAIL.
OH, DRATS!
HE GOT ME.
REGGIE MANTLE,
TROG TERMINATOR.
THIS IS GREAT!
I'M UNSTOPPABLE.
HEH?
HUH?
[CLICKING KEYS]AND TIME'S UP!
SUCKER!
AAH!
MANTLE, YOU'RE
GONNA BE--
WHAT THE--?
CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU WON!
I DID?
[BEEPING]
Reggie:
DID WHAT?
YOUR RED-HEADED FRIEND,
THERE, IS THE FLASH
BLASTING CHAMPION.
HUH? I DID IT!
I BEAT REGGIE!
I BEAT EVERYONE!
NO WAY! BEST
2 OUT OF 3.
YOU'RE ON!
HUH?
[MOANING]
Ringmaster: STILL
THE REMAINING CHAMPION,
ARCHIE ANDREWS. WOO-HOO!
WHAT? ONE MORE!
HEY! WHERE ARE
YOU GIRLS GOING?
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
TROG BLASTING
FOR ONE NIGHT.
TIRED OF LOSING
TO THE UNDISPUTED
CHAMPION?
NOW THAT YOU
MENTION IT,
IT WAS PRETTY
RUDE THE WAY YOU
KEPT BLASTING ME
WHEN I
WASN'T LOOKING.
WELL, IF YOU
WERE GOOD ENOUGH,
YOU WOULD HAVE
BLASTED ME FIRST.
SHEESH! GIRLS!
[LIGHT BEEPING]
IN YOUR FACE,
MANTLE!
I AM THE VIRTUAL KING!
HAIL TO THE KING!
YOU KNOW IT!
YOU KNOW IT!
YOU KNOW IT!
IS IT MY IMAGINATION,
OR IS ALL THIS WINNING
GOING TO ARCHIE'S HEAD?
HE'S GETTING
OBNOXIOUS.
Archie: FROM NOW ON,
ALL LOSERS MUST
ADDRESS ME
AS "YOUR ROYAL KING,
WINNER ARCHIE."
COME TO BASK IN
MY WINNER'S GLOW?
NO. I THOUGHT
I MIGHT POINT OUT
THAT YOU'RE BEING
A VERY POOR WINNER.
YEAH. GEE, ARCH,
EVEN I WASN'T
THIS BAD WHEN
I WAS WINNING.
MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T
BEING SUCH POOR LOSERS,
THEN YOU'D SEE THAT
I'M JUST HAVING
A LITTLE FUN.
ARCHIE ANDREWS,
YOU TAKE THAT BACK!
COME TO THE GAME
GRID AND MAKE ME.
[KISSES]
OK, I WILL. I'M GOING
TO PLAY ONE MORE GAME
JUST TO MAKE YOU
SORRY FOR ACTING
LIKE SUCH A JERK.
Veronica: ARE YOU REALLY
GOING TO PLAY EGO-BOY AGAIN?
WE ALL ARE.
ONE FINAL GAME
TO TEACH ARCHIE
A LESSON
IN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.
COME ON!
YOU WANNABES!
THE MASTER BLASTER
STRIKES AGAIN!
Ringmaster: UH,
KIDS, I-I'M SORRY.
BUT THERE SEEMS TO
BE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE COMPUTER.
ARCHIE ANDREWS.
HA HA HA...
HUH?
VAIN LITTLE HUMAN.
YOU AND YOUR KIND
WILL PAY FOR TRESPASSING
IN OUR REALM. [ROARS]
YAAH! OOF!
IS THIS PART
OF THE GAME?
AAH!
[SCREAMS]
Betty: HURRY! GET
HIM OUT OF THERE!
HUH?
WH-WHAT'S GOING ON?
SOME SORT OF
MALFUNCTION.
AN OVERLOAD
OR SOMETHING.
LOOK OUT!
[ALL COUGH]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT I GOT
IT UNDER CONTROL.
Archie: I GUESS THIS
MEANS THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS
IS CLOSED FOR TONIGHT.
GOOD. LET'S GET
BACK TO REALITY.
GRR.
I'M TELLING YOU,
IT WAS WEIRD!
HE HAD GLOWING EYES
AND WAS BIGGER
THAN THE OTHER TROGS.
I'M SURE IT WAS
JUST A GLITCH.
BUT HE KNEW
MY NAME.
LOOK. COULD WE
STOP TALKING ABOUT
THAT STUPID GAME?
YOU JUST THINK
IT'S STUPID BECAUSE
I BEAT YOUR PANTS OFF.
OH, NO. HERE
WE GO AGAIN!
I SUPPOSE IT'S BEST
WE NEVER PLAYED
THAT FINAL GAME.
I WOULD HAVE
JUST HUMILIATED
YOU ALL AGAIN.
[MOANS]
DID ANYBODY SEE
THE MORNING PAPER?
THE TOKEN ARCADE
IS MISSING.
Betty: WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, MISSING?
I MEAN IT'S GONE,
WITHOUT A TRACE.
I SMELL
A WEIRD MYSTERY!
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
THERE'S NOTHING
WEIRD ABOUT IT.
THE ARCADE WAS NEAR
THE VIRTUAL CIRCUS.
AND?
AND MAYBE WHEN THAT
COMPUTER BLEW UP,
A STRAY SPARK
LANDED ON THE ARCADE
AND BURNED IT DOWN.
Archie: THE PAPER
DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT FIRE OR ASHES.
EITHER WAY, IT'S
WORTH A CLOSER LOOK.
IT'S GONE,
ALL RIGHT.
YEP. IT'S GONE.
NOW CAN WE GO BACK
TO POP'S? I'M HUNGRY.
JUGHEAD, WE WERE
JUST AT POP'S!
HOW CAN YOU
POSSIBLY BE HUNGRY?
IT'S A GIFT, REALLY.
[LAUGHS]
SAY, LOOK.
THE CIRCUS
IS STILL HERE.
I WONDER HOW
THEY'RE DOING TODAY
AFTER THE FIRE.
HELLO!
HELLO?
EXCUSE ME,
MR. RINGMASTER?
[GASPS]
I-IT'S YOU!
[GROWLS]
[PANTS]
WHOA!OOF!
JUGHEAD! I SAW HIM!
HE'S IN THERE!
WHO? THE RINGMASTER?
NO, NO! THE BIG TROG.
THE ONE I'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT.
BE CAREFUL.
ARCHIE, YOU SAID
HE WAS IN THE GAME.
HOW COULD YOU
POSSIBLY SEE HIM
OUT HERE,
IN THE REAL WORLD?
I KNOW, IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE.
WELL, THERE'S NO
ONE IN HERE NOW.
BUT--BUT HE
WAS RIGHT HERE!
WHERE COULD
HE HAVE GONE?
NO ONE BELIEVES ME.
THEY THINK I'VE GOT
A VIRTUAL SCREW LOOSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON,
BUT I'LL BET
THAT BIG TROG
IS BEHIND IT.
YOU'VE SEEN
HIM, TOO, EH?
[GASPS]
AGH!
[GASPS]
THE RINGMASTER!
THE BIG UGLY GUY.
THE TROG LEADER.
YOU'VE SEEN HIM?
YES, SIR. IN THE GAME
AND EARLIER TODAY POKING
AROUND YOUR CIRCUS.
WHO IS HE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THAT'S THE LEADER
OF THE TROGS.
HE WAS IN A LEVEL
OF THE GAME
I THOUGHT
I HAD ERASED!
HE SHOULDN'T EXIST.
YEAH. WELL, HE DOES.
AND NOT JUST IN THE GAME.
I KNOW. WHEN YOU
BLASTED YOUR
FELLOW PLAYERS,
IT OVERLOADED
THE SYSTEM,
ALLOWING HIM
TO CREATE
A DOORWAY
BETWEEN
THE GAMING WORLD
AND OUR REALITY.
WHEN I WAS TRYING
TO GET THE SYSTEM
BACK ONLINE...
WHOA!
I ACCIDENTALLY
DOWNLOADED THESE
INTO REALITY.
Archie: THE GAME GEAR!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT EVIL
TROG IS UP TO,
BUT YOU'D BETTER GO
WARN YOUR FRIENDS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE MISSING ARCADE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO...
[GROWLS]
LOOKS LIKE
THE TROG LEADER
HAS DOWNLOADED
SOME PALS.
I'LL DIVERT
HIS ATTENTION.
YOU RUN FOR IT!
E-EYAHG!
[GROWLS]
OOF!
GO! GO! GO!
[TROG ROARS]
OOF!
[GRUNTS]EE-UH!
[CRASH]OOF!
GRR!
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[BRAKES SCREECH]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[BRAKES SCREECH]
Veronica: WELL.
IF IT ISN'T THE KING
OF THE GAMING GRID!
MR. MASTER BLASTER
HIMSELF.
Reggie: IT'S A LITTLE
EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN.
I THINK SOMEONE
IS GETTING
A LITTLE OBSESSED
WITH HIS FAVORITE GAME!
[ALL GIGGLE]
THIS ISN'T
A GAME ANYMORE.
NO, IT'S NOT,
ARCHIE-KINS.
IT'S EMBARRASSING,
IS WHAT IT IS.
LOOK. THE GAME
GEAR IS REAL.
THAT'S NOT ALL.
THE TROG LEADER
IS REALLY HERE!
AND RIVERDALE'S
IN TROUBLE.
HE'S SO INTO WINNING
THAT STUPID GAME,
HE'S LOSING TOUCH
WITH REALITY.
OH YEAH? THEN HOW
DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
Betty: WHAT
HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I THINK IT'S
HAPPENING AGAIN.
[RUMBLE]
Jughead: LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE!
[GASPS]LET ME GUESS...
THE TROG LEADER!
WELL, WELL, WELL.
IF IT ISN'T
THE SMUG
LITTLE HUMAN,
ARCHIE ANDREWS.
HOW DO YOU
KNOW WHO I AM?
WHY, EVERYONE KNOWS
THE MIGHTY TROG SLAYER.
THE MASTER
FLASH BLASTER.
KING OF
THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
WH-WHAT DID YOU DO
TO OUR BUILDINGS?
THE ARCADE?
POP TATE'S?
THEY WERE SCANNED
INTO THE GAMING GRID.
THE METHOD WAS PERFECTED
ON YOUR ARCADE.
AND NOW, ALL OF YOUR
RIVERDALE WILL FOLLOW.
YOU THOUGHT IT WAS FUN
TO INVADE OUR REALITY?
TO GLOAT ABOUT
YOUR VICTORIES?
WELL, NOW THE TROGS
WILL RULE THIS REALITY.
AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR
LIVES FOR OUR AMUSEMENT.
AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR
LIVES FOR OUR AMUSEMENT.
[GRUNTS]
QUICK! SUIT UP!
THEY'RE FASTER
IN THE REAL WORLD.
LET'S GIVE THEM
A PROPER WELCOME
TO RIVERDALE.
AAH!
GRR!
SAY HELLO TO
THE FASHION POLICE,
YOU UGLY TROGS!
Both: AAH!
[TROGS SCREAMING]
Both: AAH![SLAP]
[CREAKING]
YARG!
LOOK OUT!
WHOA!
[CRASH]
AW, MAN!
MY CAR!
AAH!
HUH?
UH-OH!
HOW MANY OF MY PEOPLE
DID YOU SLAY FOR
YOUR AMUSEMENT?
[CLANKING]
YOU WERE TOO BUSY
BRAGGING TO THINK
ABOUT THE LOSERS
IN YOUR LITTLE GAME,
WEREN'T YOU?
WEREN'T YOU?
Y-Y-YES.
NOT VERY SPORTSMANLIKE,
WERE YOU?
NO! NO, NOT
SPORTSMANLIKE
AT ALL!
HUH?BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY
FOR YOUR INSOLENCE.
I ALREADY AM,
HONEST!
OH, ARE YOU?
AND ARE YOU SORRY
FOR BEING SUCH A JERK?
YES. YES, I AM.
LET ME HEAR YOU SAY IT!
I'M SORRY
FOR BEING
SUCH A JERK.
I'LL NEVER
DO IT AGAIN.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE. REALLY,
I'LL NEVER BRAG
OR GLOAT EVER AGAIN.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT!
AAH!Betty: HEY, UGLY!
I'M BACK!
Trog: NO!
YOUR BIG EGO
SURE GOT US INTO
MAJOR TROUBLE, ARCHIE.
I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED.
WHERE ARE
THE TROGS?
BACK WHERE THEY
BELONG, INSIDE
THE GAME GRID.
YOU CAUSED A POWER
SURGE WHEN YOU
ZAPPED ALL
YOUR FRIENDS,
ARCHIE.
THAT ALLOWED THE TROGS
TO ESCAPE THE PARAMETERS
OF THE PROGRAM
AND YOUR BOASTING
MADE THEM SO ANGRY
THEY DECIDED TO
TAKE OVER RIVERDALE.
THANKS TO YOUR FRIEND
BETTY, I WAS ABLE TO
GET THEM UNDER
CONTROL AGAIN.
THANKS TO BETTY, I'M
ALIVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
I'M SORRY I WAS
SUCH A JERK!
Archie: IF IT HADN'T
BEEN FOR BETTY,
I WOULD HAVE PAID
A HIGH PRICE FOR ALL
MY STUPID BRAGGING.
[COMPUTER KEYS CLICKING]I WON'T BE DOING
THAT AGAIN.
AND ONCE AGAIN,
THE STREETS ARE SAFE
IN A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED RIVERDALE.