Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999–2000): Season 1, Episode 34 - Archie's Date with Fate - full transcript

When a thief steals a time travel device from Dilton's lab, Archie finds himself trapped in a time loop. He relives the same horrible day over and over again, always ending with the same disastrous date with Veronica. Archie must use Dilton's unstable prototype time travel belt to stop the thief responsible for his plight. Will he ever escape his date with fate?

Announcer:
ARCHIE'S DATE WITH FATE...

IT'S COMING.

NOTHING CAN STOP IT.

THERE'S NO WAY TO AVOID...

ARCHIE'S DATE WITH FATE!

♪ WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES



♪ WHO IS GONNA
CRACK THE CASE? ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ THAT REDHEAD
WITH THE FRECKLED FACE ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ THINGS ARE GETTIN' WEIRD
IN RIVERDALE ♪

♪ HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ ARCHIE, REGGIE



♪ VERONICA, BETTY

♪ JUGHEAD, TOO

♪ WEIRD

♪ ARCHIE'S WEIRD MYSTERIES

Dilton: TODAY AS WE EMBARK
ON A NEW ERA--

JUGHEAD,
TAKE THE LENS CAP OFF.

OOPS. SORRY.

THERE WE GO.

HI, MOM!

AS I WAS SAYING:

TODAY AS WE EMBARK ON A NEW ERA
OF HUMAN EXPLORATION,

I AM REMINDED
OF THE GREAT WORDS
OF NEIL ARMSTRONG.

HEY!

UH, DILTON,
IF YOU DON'T SPEED US UP,

JUGHEAD AND I
ARE GOING TO BE LATE

FOR OUR FIRST CLASS.

QUITE SO.

OF COURSE,
IF THIS EXPERIMENT WORKS,

YOU'LL NEVER BE LATE
FOR CLASS AGAIN.

AHH.

Archie: DILTON!

AHEM. THIS HISTORIC MORNING
MARKS THE FIRST TIME

I, DILTON DOILEY,
WILL TEST MY NEW INVENTION:

THE TIME BELT.

I WILL BE ASSISTED BY
MY FRIEND ARCHIE ANDREWS

WHO WILL MAKE
THE ACTUAL JOURNEY
THROUGH TIME.

[CLEARS THROAT
OSTENTATIOUSLY]

AND FURTHER ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED BY JUGHEAD JONES

USING HIS MOTHER'S
VIDEO CAMERA.

ARCHIE, COMMENCE YOUR JOURNEY
TO THE FUTURE.

15 SECONDS INTO THE FUTURE,
TO BE EXACT.

[ELECTRONIC HUM]

HUH?!

WHOA!

AH, SO...READ ANY
GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

ARCHIE? ARCHIE!

ARCHIE!

BUDDY, SPEAK TO US!

DID ANYONE GET
THE LICENSE PLATE

OF THE STEAMROLLER
THAT RAN OVER ME?

I'M OK, BUT I THINK THERE'S
STILL A FEW KINKS
IN YOUR TIME BELT

THAT NEED TO BE
WORKED OUT, DILTON.

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED
THE EQUATIONS CLOSER,

BUILT MORE SAFEGUARDS,

MADE SURE
THE TIME BELT WAS SAFER.

RELAX. DOING ALL THAT STUFF
WOULDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THAT TIME BELT WAS DESTINED
TO GO KABLOOEY.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT CAUSALITY
DOESN'T EXIST

AND EVERY EVENT
IS PREORDAINED?!

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT,

BUT I DO KNOW
THAT IF SOMETHING
IS MEANT TO BE,

YOU CAN'T STOP IT
FROM HAPPENING.

IT'S FATE.

THAT MAY BE TRUE
FOR YOU, JUGHEAD,

BUT I'M IN CHARGE
OF MY LIFE.

I MAKE MY OWN FUTURE.

FREE WILL
AND PREDESTINATION ASIDE,

I VOW TO COMPLETELY REDESIGN
MY TIME TRAVEL INVENTION

TO MAKE IT SAFER.

IF YOU'RE DESTINED
TO MAKE THE THING
WORK SAFER, YOU WILL!

[BELL CLANGS]
WELL, IF WE
DON'T HURRY,

WE'LL BOTH BE DESTINED
TO BE LATE FOR CLASS.

HMM.

WHOA!

[CLANGING]

WHY RUSH?

IF WE'RE MEANT TO MAKE IT
TO CLASS ON TIME, WE WILL.

I MAKE MY OWN DESTINY,

AND NOTHING IS GOING
TO STOP ME

FROM GETTING TO CLASS
ON TIME. NOTHING!

MR. ANDREWS, MAY I
HAVE A WORD WITH YOU
IN MY OFFICE?

BUT--

IT'S LIKE
I KEEP TELLING YOU.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.

MR. WEATHERBEE,
IF THIS WAS ABOUT
THE EXORCISM

IN THE LUNCHROOM
YESTERDAY,

IT WAS
AN HONEST MISTAKE.

MISS BEASLEY'S
TUNA SURPRISE
SEEMED, WELL,

ESPECIALLY EVIL,
AND--

OH, YOU'RE NOT
IN TROUBLE, ARCHIE.

NOT LIKE
FINNEY WELLS HERE

WHO BROKE INTO
20 SCHOOL LOCKERS
THIS MORNING.

BUT, DUDE,
I NEEDED MONEY FOR NACHOS
AT POP TATE'S TONIGHT.

HE'S FAILED
THE 12th GRADE TWICE,

BUT HE KNOWS
HOW TO PICK LOCKS.

I'LL DEAL WITH YOU
IN JUST A MOMENT.

I HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU, ARCHIE.

HUH?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

IT MEANS CONGRATULATIONS
ARE IN ORDER.

THE INTERNATIONAL
JOURNALISM SOCIETY
HAS AWARDED YOU

A FULL SCHOLARSHIP
TO STUDY IN EUROPE
NEXT YEAR.

STUDY IN EUROPE
FOR MY ENTIRE SENIOR YEAR?

LEAVE RIVERDALE
AND ALL MY FRIENDS?!

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO ANSWER NOW.

THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY.

HERE. I'LL WRITE YOU
A TARDY EXCUSE
FOR CLASS.

SO I HAVE TO DECIDE
BY FRIDAY

WETHER I'LL TAKE
THE SCHOLARSHIP.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DECIDE.

THE STARS HAVE
ALREADY FORETOLD
WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

[MUNCHING]

READ YOUR HOROSCOPE.

MORE OF YOUR SILLY
FATE NONSENSE?

ALL RIGHT, I'LL BITE.

"A BALD, PUDGY MAN
WILL OFFER YOU A CHANCE
TO TRAVEL."

SEE?
WHAT DID I TELL YOU?!

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
JUGHEAD!

ONE PREDICTION COMES TRUE!
BIG DEAL!

READ THE REST.

THERE'S MORE...

YOU SHOULD KNOW.

"BEWARE SPORTING ACTIVITIES.

TODAY IS AN AWFUL DAY
THAT WILL SEEM TO GO ON
FOREVER."

BUNK!

SCOFF IF YOU MUST,

BUT NO MATTER
HOW HARD YOU TRY,

YOU CAN'T CHANGE FATE.

ALL THIS FATE MUMBO-JUMBO
MIGHT BE FINE FOR YOU,

BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
THIS ISN'T AN AWFUL DAY.

HEY.
VERONICA,

I'M TRYING
TO PROVE A POINT
TO JUGHEAD.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO GO OUT WITH ME
TONIGHT?

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

HMM. I'D LOVE TO,
ARCHIEKINS.

SEE, JUGHEAD?

THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN HAVE AN AWFUL DAY

WHEN I'M GOING TO HAVE
A DATE WITH VERONICA.

SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SILLY IDEAS ABOUT FATE.

UNH!

UHHH.

SORRY, ARCHIE!
YOU OK?

"BEWARE
SPORTING ACTIVITIES."

WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT DID I MISS?

JUST A FELLOW
VAINLY FIGHTING FATE.

HUH?

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT,
ARCHIE.

REALLY SORRY.

JUST ONE MORE
MINOR ADJUSTMENT.

THERE.

I BETTER SCAN THIS
TO SEE IF I'VE FINALLY MANAGED

TO STABILIZE THE TIME BELT'S
CHRONO-FIELDS.

[BEEP]

[CLICKING]

I HATE TO DO IT,

BUT I HAVE
TO ADMIT DEFEAT.

THE TIME BELT IS
TOO BIG A PROBLEM
TO BE SOLVED.

[BELL RINGS]

THAT'S IT!

THE TIME BELT IS
TOO BIG TO BE STABLE!

IF I MAKE
A SMALLER TIME DEVICE,

THE CHRONO-FIELDS
CAN BE CONTAINED

WITH A TIGHTER FOCUS.
IT COULD WORK!

TO THINK
THAT ALL I HAD TO DO

WAS EMBED THE LOGARITHMS
FOR TIME TRAVEL

IN THESE MICROCHIPS,
AND SHIELD THEM

WITH A COAT OF MAGENITE.

[DRILL BUZZES]

AT LAST! IT IS DONE!

I HAVE CREATED THE ULTIMATE
IN TIME TRAVEL DEVICES:

THE CHRONO-FIELD GENERATOR!

WHOA.

THESE DRAMATIC MOMENTS
OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY

ARE MORE SATISFYING WHEN
THERE IS ACTUALLY SOMEONE
TO WITNESS YOUR TRIUMPH.

HMM.

I KNOW! I'LL FIND ARCHIE!

DUDE, GIVE ME SOME MONEY.
I'M BROKE.

I NEED SOME NACHOS.

DO YOU MIND, FINNEY?
I'M ON A DATE.

IF YOU NEED MONEY,
GO TO THE BANK.

LOUSY ARCHIE ANDREWS!

ROTTEN RIVERDALE!

I HATE THIS TOWN
AND EVERYONE IN IT!

I'M INTRODUCING
A NEW ITEM ON THE MENU--

THE MONSTER CHOCOLATE
CHUG-A-LUG MUG
FULL OF SHAKE.

TRY OUT YOUR FIRST MUG
FOR FREE.

IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO FEED
A FAMILY OF 4!

THANKS, POP.

[SLURPING]

POP, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE
OF THESE DELICIOUS

MONSTER CHOCOLATE CHUG-A-LUG
MUGFULLS OF SHAKE.

OH!

THANKS FOR GOING OUT
WITH ME TONIGHT.

YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

OH, ARCHIEKINS,
I JUST LOVE IT WHEN
YOU'RE COMPLIMENTARY.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT
HOW WONDERFUL I AM.

WOW.

ARCHIE, I DID IT!

I DESIGNED
AN ENTIRELY NEW
TIME TRAVEL DEVICE

WITHOUT THE FLAWS
OF THE TIME BELT.

THAT'S GREAT, DILTON!

DO YOU MIND?!

WE WERE HAVING
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION!

I EVEN MANAGED TO COMPRESS
THE WHOLE DESIGN

INTO A SMALL,
HAND-HELD DEVICE.

BEHOLD!
THE CHRONO-FIELD GENERATOR!

COOL!

Veronica: I'M SURE
NO ONE HERE IS INTERESTED

IN YOUR SILLY,
CRUMB-FILLED FRIGERATOR.

OH. I'M SORRY.
AM I INTRUDING?

NO!
YES!

I WAS JUST SO EXCITED
ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS
WITH MY DESIGN

THAT I WANTED TO SHARE IT.

I'LL GO.

WAIT! DILTON, DON'T GO!

WHY WERE YOU SO RUDE
TO DILTON?

YOU CARE MORE ABOUT
THAT GEEK THAN ME!

YOU CAN BE
SO SELF-CENTERED SOMETIMES.

I DON'T
HAVE TO STAY HERE

AND TAKE YOUR INSULTS.

VERONICA!

YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.

I'M STILL THE MASTER
OF MY OWN DESTINY,

AND I'M GOING
TO GET VERONICA
BACK HERE.

UH!

ARCHIE,
I'VE BEEN ROBBED!

SOME PUNK GRABBED
THE CHRONO-FIELD
GENERATOR FROM ME.

WE'RE ALL IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

AHH.

SNAP OUT OF IT, ARCHIE!

WE HAVE TO GET IT BACK
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

[TAPE REWINDING]

[BELL CLANGING]WHY RUSH?

IT'S LIKE
I KEEP TELLING YOU.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

I MAKE MY OWN DESTINY,

AND NOTHING IS GOING
TO STOP ME

FROM GETTING TO CLASS
ON TIME. NOTHING!

HEY. THIS SEEMS
AWFULLY FAMILIAR.

HUH? SAY, JUGHEAD,

DID YOU EVER
HAVE THE FEELING
YOU WERE LIVING THROUGH

THE SAME EXPERIENCE
A SECOND TIME AND--[GASP]

MR. ANDREWS, MAY I HAVE
A WORD WITH YOU IN MY OFFICE?

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
I'M SURE OF IT.

IT MEANS CONGRATULATIONS
ARE IN ORDER.

THE INTERNATIONAL
JOURNALISM SOCIETY
HAS AWARDED YOU

A FULL SCHOLARSHIP
TO STUDY IN EUROPE
NEXT YEAR.

UH, MR. WEATHERBEE,

ARE YOU SURE WE HAVEN'T ALREADY
HAD THIS CONVERSATION?

IT'S STRANGE.
THIS WHOLE DAY IS SO FAMILIAR.

IT'S LIKE SOMEONE PUT
A DEJAÁ VOODOO ON ME
OR SOMETHING.

READ THIS.
IT MIGHT HELP.

I KNOW. "A BALD PUDGY MAN
WILL OFFER YOU A CHANCE
TO TRAVEL.

"BEWARE
SPORTING ACTIVITIES.

TODAY IS AN AWFUL DAY
THAT WILL SEEM
TO GO ON FOREVER."

INTERESTING,
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT GOING ON.

WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY ELSE
NOTICE THE DAY IS
REPEATING ITSELF?

IF I'M RIGHT,
VERONICA SHOULD BE
COMING OUT THOSE DOORS

RIGHT ABOUT NOW!

VERONICA, DO YOU REMEMBER
MY ASKING YOU OUT TONIGHT?

I THINK I'D REMEMBER THAT,

BUT IT'S A GREAT IDEA,
ARCHIEKINS.

THAT'S NOT REALLY
WHAT I MEANT.

OOF!

[SIGHS] NEVER MIND.

ARCHIEKINS, WHY ARE YOU
HOLDING ONTO THE MUG
SO TIGHTLY?

LET'S JUST SAY
I DON'T WANT

A MONSTER-CHOCOLATE-CHUG-A-LUG-
MUG-FULL-OF-SHAKE SHAMPOO
AFTER DILTON SHOWS UP.

RELAX!
LET GO OF THE MUG!

[GRUNTING]

AAH!

FINE, IF YOU
WANT TO PLAY GAMES,

I'M GOING HOME!

WAIT! VERONICA!

OOF!

WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT DID I MISS?

[TAPE REWINDING]

[BELL CLANGING]WHY RUSH?

OH, NO!
IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN!

JUGHEAD, THIS MAY BE
HARD TO BELIEVE,

BUT I'M LIVING THE SAME DAY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THINK. DOES ANY OF THIS
SEEM FAMILIAR TO YOU?

WELL, LIFE IN RIVERDALE
HAS SEEMED A LITTLE
MONOTONOUS LATELY.

I ALWAYS END THE DAY
AT POP TATE'S

WITH A MILKSHAKE
DUMPED ON MY HEAD

AND GETTING HIT
BY AN OPENING DOOR.

AH, THEN
IT MUST BE FATE.

ALL THOSE THINGS
ARE MEANT TO HAPPEN.

I MAKE MY OWN DESTINY.

SOMEHOW I'M GOING
TO CHANGE THIS DAY.

YOU'LL SEE.

MR. ANDREWS--

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT I DECIDE

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
BY FRIDAY,
MR. WEATHERBEE.

WHAT?! HOW DID HE KNOW
ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP?

I JUST GOT THE PAPERS
A HALF AN HOUR AGO.

THIS ISN'T
GOING TO WORK.

ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS,

AND I CAN AVOID
ALL THAT TROUBLE.

BETTER NOT TAKE VERONICA
TO POP TATE'S.

THAT'S ALWAYS ASKING
FOR TROUBLE.

I NEED SOMEONE
LESS VOLATILE
AND MUCH CALMER.

SAY, BETTY,
YOU WANT TO GO
TO POP TATE'S TONIGHT?

I'D LOVE TO, ARCHIE!

I'LL MEET YOU AFTER SCHOOL.

UNH!

SEE, I TOLD YOU
I COULD CHANGE MY FATE.

UNH!

I WOULDN'T
BET THE FARM ON IT.

BIG DEAL.
TONIGHT'S THE REAL TEST.

[SLURPING]

YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW GRATEFUL I AM

FOR THIS NICE,
CALM DATE, BETTY.

MY PLEASURE, ARCHIE.

PARDON ME
FOR JUST A MOMENT, BETTY.

HERE YOU GO, JUGHEAD.

SEE, JUGHEAD?

IT'S EMPTY,
AND MY HAIR IS DRY.

NOT EVEN A SMALL SPLATTER
OF MILKSHAKE.

I TOLD YOU I CONTROL
MY OWN DESTINY.

I WOULDN'T COUNT
FATE OUT JUST YET.

HERE COMES VERONICA.

UH, HI, VERONICA.

DO YOU REALIZE
YOU WALKED PAST ME TODAY
WITHOUT SAYING A WORD?!

I HAD OTHER THINGS
ON MY MIND.

YOU SNUBBED ME ON THE WAY
TO ASKING THIS FRUMPY BLONDE
ON A DATE!

ME? FRUMPY?!
HOW DARE YOU!

SORRY, BETTY, DEAR,

BUT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING ON
A LITTLE EXTRA WEIGHT.

WELL, VERONICA,
HERE'S A LITTLE
EXTRA WEIGHT

I'M GONNA
PUT ON YOU!

HEY! THAT'S MINE!

AAH!

Betty:
SORRY, ARCHIE!

OOF!

[TAPE REWINDING]

[BELL CLANGING]

WHY RUSH?

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SAY, JUGHEAD,

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
THIS ISN'T AN AWFUL DAY.

WHAT DID I SAY?
WHAT DID I SAY?!

I'M NOT FEELING WELL,
MR. WEATHERBEE.

I'M GOING HOME.

I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER
TOMORROW!

BY THE WAY,
YOU WON A SCHOLARSHIP
TO STUDY IN EUROPE.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

AHH, IT'S ALMOST BEDTIME,
AND I'M STILL SAFE AND SOUND.

I BET TOMORROW
WILL REALLY BE ANOTHER DAY.

[DOOR OPENS]
ARCHIE?!

HUH?
ARCHIE!

UP HERE, POPS!

I HEARD YOU WERE SICK,
SO I BROUGHT YOU A TREAT--

A DELICIOUS MONSTER
CHOCOLATE CHUG-A-LUG
MUG FULL OF SHAKE.

OH, NO!
DON'T COME IN!

WHOOPS!

THIS HAS TO BE
THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!

AND THAT'S MY STORY,
DILTON.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO,
WE ALL KEEP RELIVING

THE SAME DAY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,

BUT I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO EVER REMEMBERS.

WHY, I'LL BE
SUPER-AMALGAMATED!

YOUR WHOLE BODY'S INFUSED
WITH CHRONO-PHASEOTRONS.

NO WONDER
YOU RETAINED YOUR MEMORIES

IN SPITE
OF THE TIME ANOMALY.

ARE THESE
CHRONO-PHASEOTRONS
DANGEROUS?

THEY'RE HARMLESS,

BUT YOU'LL BE SLIGHTLY
OUT OF PHASE WITH
THE TIME CONTINUUM

UNTIL THEY DISPERSE
IN A FEW DAYS.

THEY MUST HAVE BEEN
RELEASED INTO YOUR BODY

WHEN THE TIME BELT
MALFUNCTIONED.

THAT STILL
DOESN'T EXPLAIN

WHY THIS DAY
KEEPS GETTING REWOUND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

REWOUND?

ARCHIE, THE FIRST TIME
TODAY WAS REWOUND,

HAD I FINISHED WORK
ON MY NEW TIME TRAVEL
DEVICE?

YES! YOU CALLED IT
A CHRONO-FIELD
GENERATOR.

NOW I REMEMBER!

THE FIRST TIME
I GOT HIT IN THE HEAD

BY THE DOOR
AT POP TATE'S,

YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
IT HAVING BEEN STOLEN.

SOMEONE IS USING
THE REWIND FUNCTION
ON MY NEW TIME DEVICE

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IF HE USES IT TOO MUCH,

TIME WILL GO
INTO A PERMANENT LOOP.

WE'LL BE TRAPPED FOREVER.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND HIM
AND STOP HIM!

BUT HOW?!

I HAVE AN IDEA!

THERE. I'VE SET IT
FOR RIGHT BEFORE

THE NEW TIME DEVICE
WAS STOLEN OUTSIDE
OF POP TATE'S.

I STILL ADVISE
AGAINST THIS.

THE TIME BELT IS
TOO UNSTABLE.

WE DON'T HAVE
ANY CHOICE!

OOF!

I THINK I'VE JUST VERIFIED
THE TIME BELT IS
STILL UNSTABLE.

I THINK
I FOUND OUR THIEF!

FINNEY WELLS!

WHA--HUH?!

[GLASSES BREAK]GIVE THAT BACK!

NO! COME BACK!
I CAN'T SEE!

MY OWN TIME TRAVEL THINGIE!

NOW IT'LL BE EASY
TO GET MONEY FOR NACHOS!

NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT.

HUH? AAH! OH!

FINNEY CAN TRAVEL
THROUGH ALL OF TIME,

AND HE CHOOSES
TO BREAK INTO A BANK?!

THIS KID ISN'T
THAT IMAGINATIVE.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN
GET THIS OPEN

WITHOUT SETTING OFF
THE ALARM.

HE'S JUST A COMMON THIEF!

WHY DID FINNEY WANT
THE TIME DEVICE SO BADLY?

[ALARM BLARES]WHOOPS!

[SIRENS]

TIME TO REWIND
MY VIDEOTAPE, DUDE.

[TAPE REWINDING]

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BE BACK TONIGHT

FOR ANOTHER TRY
AT ALL THAT WONDERFUL
MOOLAH INSIDE YOU.

AND I'LL BE HERE
WAITING FOR YOU

WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF PAYBACK.

[ALARM BLARES]

DUDE, THIS IS GETTING
MONDO MONOTONOUS.

[SIRENS]

I JUST LOVE THIS PART.

I'M GOING
TO LIKE IT, TOO.

ARCHIE ANDREWS!

WHAT ARE YOU
DOIN' HERE?!

I BELIEVE THIS BELONGS
TO A FRIEND OF MINE.

I GIVE UP, OFFICER DUDE!

UNH! I HATE TIME TRAVEL.

WON'T NEED THESE ANYMORE.

IT'S A BRAND-NEW DAY...

FINALLY!

I'LL TOTALLY GET YOU
FOR THIS, ARCHIE ANDREWS.

EVEN IF IT TAKES ME 30 YEARS,

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU
AND THIS ROTTEN TOWN PAY!

Archie: I CAN TELL YOU
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

THAT TIME TRAVEL
IS OVERRATED.

FOR A WHILE THERE,
I WAS BEGINNING TO BELIEVE
THAT JUGHEAD WAS RIGHT,

THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T
FIGHT FATE,

BUT WHEN I TOOK CHARGE
OF THE SITUATION,

I PROVED THAT A BAD DAY
IS JUST A BAD DAY...

EVEN IF YOU
HAVE TO REPEAT IT...

IN A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED RIVERDALE.