Story Starter: Week 12 – Night Of The Iguana

Your Welcome, Jasmine. :)
-Pureheart the Powerful

Night of the iguana

By Town Girl
Part 1
Poor Ethel, She couldn't get Jughead to be a couple with her for the monster movie marathon!

Sighing, as she collected her purse, Ethel suddenly hatched a clever, but bad idea.

If I can't get Juggie to go with me....

She slowly opened her iguana, Elizabeth's cage.

Hello Elizabeth... Don't make a sound!

But you’re coming to the Riverdale theatre with me!

Elizabeth seemed to lick her lips at the thought of popcorn...

Ugh.... My purse wouldn't be big enough! Sorry Elizabeth!

Elizabeth seemed to frown...

Some times I swear that Elizabeth can understand me! Thought Ethel...

But just as Ethel was about to leave, something caught her eye...

Oh! My big purse!

Ethel went over to her stuffed closet.

Her Purse was near oil!

I guess I will have to pull it out! Thought Ethel...

Ethel grabbed the handles of her purse, and pulled!

Ugh! This will be harder than I thought Ethel sighed with impatience.

Ethel looked around for something that could help her with the situation...

The vacuum cleaner! Thought Ethel, as her eyes rested on the huge vacuum cleaner, about the size of 3 cars!

So straining her self to get it in place...

She turned it on, Ethel pushed through her closet...

OH NO! The vacuum cleaner was blowing stuff EVERY WHERE!

Clothes were getting caught; hats were blowing all over the place,

And Ethel's purse...

No! Yelled Ethel, as her purse got sucked by the vacuum cleaner.

Ethel rushed, turned the vacuum cleaner off, and pulled her purse out...

Oh no! Thought Ethel, as she stared in horror, at the huge, size of a foot ball hole in her huge purse!

What am I going to do now? Thought Ethel.

Just then, Ethel spotted duck tape on the top shelf of her closet.

If only I could reach it! Thought Ethel...

Ethel looked at the stilts she had got for Christmas...

Hmm... Thought Ethel.

Well maybe I could... Thought Ethel.

So, balancing on her stilts, Ethel reached for the duck tape...

Got it! Thought Ethel, as she grabbed the duck tape with one hand...

Then some how, Ethel lost her balance, and...

She was falling down! No! No! Yelled Ethel, as she fell down on to her closet mess.

Oof! Ethel landed safely on a huge pile of clothes...

Whew! Thought Ethel as she got up.

She duck taped her purse with a huge wad of duck tape...

Finally! Thought Ethel, as she collected the very happy Elizabeth from her cage...

What a mess! Thought Ethel, looking around her...

Ethel looked at her watch...

Oh no! No time to clean up now!

Ethel, not even stopping for breath, ran out the door...

Part 2

Ethel was tired when she finally arrived...

She ordered a large pop corn and soda for her and Elizabeth to share!

She sat next to Betty and Nancy.

Glancing both ways, Ethel stuffed a huge handful of popcorn in her purse.

Elizabeth shrieked with joy!

What was that? Betty asked Ethel.

Thinking fast, Ethel replied, I think it was the movie!
Ethel, the movie hasn’t started yet! Betty reminded her.
Oh… Well it sounded like someone’s cell phone!
We have to turn our cell phones off! Replied Nancy.
It could have been somebody’s kid! Ethel told Nancy.
True, but it just seems strange… Commented Betty.
Hey! Where is Veronica? Ethel said all of a sudden.
Oh! She’s with Reggie this time! She wanted to make it up to me more! Explained Betty.
Whew! Thought Ethel. That should make them forget about it for a while!
When is the movie going to start? Asked Veronica impatiently.
Soon! Replied Chuck. It’s darkening!
Oh! The movie is about to start! Called Midge.
Duh… Then why isn’t it starting? Asked Moose.
Look! There is an announcer! Replied Betty.
Elizabeth poked her head out curiously.
The announcer was a tall, important looking woman.
Today we are having a very special guest!
He will be coming from hours away,
Just for this special Monster Movie Marathon! You may ask him questions when he arrives!

But for now… Enjoy the show!
The crowd clapped wildly!
Wow! Thought Ethel, as she stuffed some popcorn in her purse for Elizabeth.
The movie was called, Don’t Think Once! Think Twice!
Ethel gulped at that title!
She wondered if she should have brought Elizabeth!
What’s wrong? Asked Betty. Swiftly, Ethel replied, nothing! My throats just dry!
Drink your soda then! Replied Betty.
Ethel sipped her soda.
Thanks! Exclaimed Ethel.
The movie was about someone who hired a Vampire!
It was terrifying!
Elizabeth was getting impatient.
Alright, Alright! Whispered Ethel, sneaking more popcorn in her purse.
And now, before our next feature begins, our guest has arrived!
Please welcome….. Mr. George W. Bush!
The crowd clapped wildly.
Thank you, and good day!
Before we begin, you may ask questions!
I just want to say, today is my niece’s birthday!
Yes? The red head? Asked the president.
Do you have any allergies? Asked Archie
Yes. I am allergic to iguanas! I get a terrible rash! Replied George W. Bush
Yes? Raven haired guy in the checkers?
What is your niece’s name? Asked Dilton.
Her name is Elizabeth! Replied George W. Bush.
Well, George, does your niece like popcorn? Asked the announcer.
Yes! She loves it! Replied George W. Bush
Well how would you like this 4 lb, extra butter popcorn? Asked the announcer.
Whoa! Gasped Jughead, amazed.
Yes! She would love that! Replied the president.
We will just set this here… Exclaimed the announcer. As 2 strong men pushed near the edge of the stage.
Elizabeth popped her head out, eyes wide at the gigantic popcorn container.
Ethel noticed Elizabeth was leaning over.
No Elizabeth! Whispered Ethel.
You’ll be spotted!
She pushed Elizabeth’s head down, and zipped her bag so there was enough air to breath.
Unfortunately, Elizabeth was clever, and remembered the vacuum cleaner incident! Aka, the vac attack!
Elizabeth clawed, and jumped and some how managed to get out!

Part 3
The Movie title appeared on the huge screen…
Night Of The Iguana!
Ethel got nervous, but told herself it was nothing!
Mean while… Elizabeth climbed Veronica’s leg, and dived in to the popcorn!
When Veronica saw Elizabeth, she screamed a deafen scream!
Eek! Get this thing off of me!
Elizabeth climbed on a little girl. Mommy! Help me!
She went to every one! Spilling popcorn!
Nobody knew what was happening! They were to busy screaming!
Finally, Elizabeth rested under the stage, and waited…
Silence! Yelled the announcer.
Let our president speak!
The room silenced.
I am sorry, we had a lot of commotion!
It was just a spider or insect!
Nothing to worry about!
Any way… Said the president.
It has become about time for my speech. There is a poem for my niece…
I would like to share it!
Meanwhile… Elizabeth was thinking, they said that popcorn was for me! I will wait for them to call me!
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, come here, my dear…
While the president was making his speech, Elizabeth sneaked to the huge magnifying glass…
Ethel thought Elizabeth sure was being quiet!
She searched her purse…
Oh no! Whispered Ethel to Herself…
The hole was in her bag!
Slowly, Ethel stared in horror at the huge iguana standing behind the magnifying glass!
It was Elizabeth!
Fortunately every one was too engrossed in the president’s speech.
The moment he stopped, the president picked up his small popcorn and began to eat.
Giant 3_D Iguana! Yelled Jughead.
Aaaaaah! Eeeeek!
The crowd loved the 3_D iguana!
President George W. Bush was confused…
But thinking it was just the movie he didn’t bother.
Are there any more questions? He asked.
Elizabeth ran to the giant popcorn, climbed it, and jumped in!
While the president was answering questions, Elizabeth tipped the popcorn all over!
She landed in the president’s small popcorn!
Amazed, but still eating, George W. Bush picked up Elizabeth, and she climbed all over him!
EEEEK! Help! Iguana! Call a doctor! Yelled the president!
This time for real! Popcorn buried every one; Elizabeth scraped their clothes, and ripped them!
Is that ELIZABETH? Asked
Part 4
Betty.
Gulp! Yes! It’s her! Replied Ethel sadly.
All of a sudden, the FBI came in.
Whose iguana is this? They asked.
Ethel looked nervously at Betty.
It... Its mine! Ethel managed to say.
You are to clean up the WHOLE theatre, and take President George W. Bush to the nearest clinic! Screamed the announcer.
Bu… But I can’t drive! Stammered Ethel, remembering her driving incident.
Well get some one to drive you! Yelled the announcer, out raged!
I will! Exclaimed Betty right away.
Thank you Betty! Gasped Ethel gratefully.
The reporters, police, and newscasters made way for Ethel, Elizabeth, Betty, and the president.
Betty drove as fast as the speed limit said.
Hurry! Hurry Betty! Exclaimed Ethel, seeing that the president was fatigued.
They arrived at the closest clinic and went inside.
Please! Please! We need a doctor right away!
Betty told the nurse.
Yes miss! Replied the nurse.
Doctor, doctor, do you have time for a sudden appointment? Asked he nurse.
Yes! I have no more appointments for today! Replied the doctor.
The doctor will be with you shortly! The nurse explained
Come to my office! The doctor told them.
Not much later…
How is he? Asked Betty.
He is fine but, the allergy caused a bad rash! The doctor explained
He will need to take these pills and this cream for a week!
Thank you! Replied Said Betty.
That will be 4.50$! The doctor told them.
Betty and Ethel split their money.
Here you are! Said the doctor.
Thank you! Replied Betty and Ethel.
When every one hopped in Betty’s car, Betty gave the president his prescriptions. Thanks! He said to Betty.
Your welcome! Betty Replied.
And so…
When they arrived at the theatre, every one except the announcer left.

Now clean up this mess! Screamed the announcer.
But how am I going to clean up THIS? Asked Ethel.
You’ll figure it out! Replied the announcer.
Oh! I know! I have a HUGE vacuum cleaner!
NO vacuum cleaners in the theatre! Replied the announcer, and then left with President George Bush.
What am I going to do now??? Ethel asked Betty.
Simple! Replied Betty.
Betty whispers something in Ethel’s ear.
Oh! Yeah! Agreed Ethel.
Later at Ethel’s house…
So how did you do it? Asked Nancy.
Yeah, agreed Midge. How?
Please tell us! Exclaimed Veronica.
Well… Started Ethel.
Betty giggles.
Let’s just say Elizabeth finally got her fill of popcorn! Replied Ethel, pointing at her pudgy iguana.

Thanks,Pureheart!:)

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

"Hey Juggie, wanna dance?" asked Ethel, as she dragged Jughead out onto Pop's dance floor.
"As if you were going to give me a choice!" mumbled Jughead.
Veronica and Reggie started dancing along side them. Moose, Midge, and Betty started humming and tapping to the music.
All of a sudden the door burst open and Archie flew in the door. He was breathing heavy as if he had just been running. He flung himself into a booth and threw a crumpled up piece of paper at the table.
Betty picked up the paper and began reading it out loud......
"Monster movie fandango
local movie theator
monster movies all night
5 dollars a person
buy your own popcorn."
Betty finished reading and looked to see everyone crowded around her.
"That sounds like fun! Lets go to it Moose!"
"Duh....sure Midge," Moose answered his girlfriend.
"Archies taking ME!" Betty and Veronica shouted at the same time.
Both girls stared at Archie. His face got red and he pulled at his collar. "Uh maybe we should all go together. As a group,"
Betty was content with that idea. "Are you going to go Ethel?" Betty asked.
I"'d love to..but, I promised Elizabeth that i would spend time with her sooo.."Ethel started to say.
"Who's Elizabeth?" asked Moose.
"Her iguana," Betty answered for Ethel.
"Come on Ethel! It's a once in a life time chance! You can't miss it!
Well, Okay," said Ethel.

AT MOVIE THEATOR

"Archiekins, I'm so glad you brought me here! I even got my hair done for this special ocasion. They call it high ala'hair. It's the style in paris. A Lodge gets only the best you know," Veronica said as she fluffed her hair.
"He brought US here," Betty said and rolled her eyes.
"High ala'hair?" Asked Reggie. I thought a beehive landed on your head!
Veronica began to shout at Reggie but Betty didnt hear the argument. She was being pulled away from the group. Betty turned around and saw Ethel. Ethel put a finger to her lips and brought Betty to a spot away from the group.
"Betty, I have a problem. I felt so bad about leaving Elizabeth that... " but Ethel didn't get to finish what she was saying because Betty interupted her.
"I'm sure Elizabeth will understand. You can hang out with her some other night and.." This time Ethel cut Betty off.
"I felt so bad about leaving her that I didn't!" Ethel finished.
Huh? Betty said.
Ethel opened up a big grown bag. Betty peared inside and almost fainted. Inside the bag there was two big eyes staring out at her.
Uhh Ethel, Betty gulped, "you didn't.... did you...Do you know there is something in your purse?"
"Of course. Thats Elizabeth!" said Ethel. She loves popcorn and scary movies. "I just had to bring her. I thought that I would tell you in case anything happens."

INSIDE THE MOVIE THEATOR

"That movie was great!" Betty said to everyone. The first feature had just ended and there was a short break before the next one.
And Elizabeth didn't get into any trouble Betty whispered to Ethel as the second feature started up.
"Yup." Said Ethel as she slipped some popcorn into her bag. Then she reached in the bag to pat Elizabeth and she felt nothing but a couple popcorn pieces.
"Uhhhh Betty, I think you spoke to soon!" Ethel said in a worried voice.
Betty was horror struck but not from the movie.
She grabed Ethels arm and the raced out of theator. Actually they stumbled over peoples feet in the dark out of the theator.
" Where are you going?" Midge asked.
"Ran out of popcorn!" Ethel fibbed.
When they got out of the theator they looked every where. They looked in the bathrooms in the sinks and, to Betty's disgust, the toilets.
"Ethel, Why would she be in the toilets?"
"Oh, its one of her favorite spots!" said Ethel.
So, Betty being the good friend that she was just wrinkeled her nose and kept looking.
After they had searched for about an hour they went back into the theator.
"That took a long time!" commented Midge. "And you didn't even get any popcorn!"
"It was a really long line and uhhh when we got some they didnt put any butter on it so we had to get back in line and uhhh we ate it in line while we waited and then they uhh...ran out." Ethel whispered to Midge.
Betty and Ethel looked under peoples feet as they doged spilt popcorn and soda, but they couldn't find Elizabeth.
They finally settled down to watch the movie which was almost over.
As they watched it a dark figure with a tail came over the screen.
Elizabeth got into the screening room! Ethel hissed to Betty. The girls raced out to find the screening room. As they opened the door Elizabeth ran out and around the corner.
Betty looked at Elizabeth then at a sleeping man in a chair. She quickly closed the door and started after Elizabeth.
The whole gang came filing out of the theator.
"What are you guys doing out here?" Ethel asked them.
"Same as you," Archie replied. "They gave us a 20 minute intermission and we all came out for refills."
"Uhhh Ethel. I think you might want to look at the popcorn machine. To find out what kind of popcorn you want," Said Betty who had seen the run away iguana in the popcorn machine.
The lady at the counter had also seen the iguana in the machine and took off running. Now that the coast was clear, Betty went behind the counter. She looked around nervously while Ethel coaxed Elizabeth out of the machine.
"Archiekins," Veronica said in a pouty voice, "Would you be a darling and get me some popcorn."
"Uhhh"...said Archie as he watched Cheryl Blossom coming out of the theator.
"Well," said Veronica. "If you would rather drool over Cheryl you can forget about me. I'll have Reggie get my popcorn." Then she strode off to Reggie who was allready in line next to the popcorn machine.
Betty saw Veronica coming and ducked. Ethel ducked too. Unfortunatly Elizabeth did not duck. In fact she jumped right into Veronica's hair.
Jughead had seen Betty and Ethel and he had figured out what was happening.
"Veronica, you have a leaf in your hair." Jughead said. "What! That will ruin my hair!" Veronica shrieked. "Reggie look, hot chick at 12 ' 0 ' clock."
Reggie immediatly turned around. As he did so Jughead smoothly took the iguana out of Veronica's hair and handed it to Betty without anyone seeing. Betty handed Elizabeth to Ethel who put her back into her bag. Then they went to enjoy the rest of the movie marathon. at the beginning of the fifth feature Ethel said, "uh Betty, Elizabeths not in my bag," Betty groaned and was about to stand up when Ethel said, "Just kidding!"

Betty Dumps Archie, Reastless, Betty was in the chock a lit shoppe waiting for Archie to come.Finally she decided to call Archie to see if he was even considering coming.After many attempts,fustrated, Betty gave up calling and decided to leave.Betty then decided to stop by Archie's house to see what was going on, all this time she had worried .Wondering if something bad had happened to Archie.That thought went out the window when she spotted Veronica,and Archie smooching .Betty lost her temper and went directly to Archie,and started telling him that she had been waiting for three hours at the chock a lit shoppe. Archie proceeded to explain but Betty wouldn't hear of it! She was tired of being second to anybody!! So she yelled at Archie from the top of her pretty little lungs,I never want to speak to you again Archie Andrews,for as long as I stay mad at you!! To Be Continued....

“Ready for the ‘Monster Movie Marathon’?” asked Veronica, spraying the last of her $50-an-ounce perfume.
“Yup! Archie should be here any moment,” answered Betty pulling her yellow hair into a tight ponytail. Betty, Veronica, and Archie were all going to the Riverdale Theater that night because it was running a special “Monster Movie Marathon”. Everyone would be there.
The doorbell rang and Betty and Veronica rushed to answer it.
“Hey Archiekins!” they both shouted, jumping at Archie to give him a hug.
“Hey girls! We better hurry if we want to get there on time.” Archie replied, rushing the girls toward his Jalopy.
The theater was crowded. Mostly by teenagers.
“Hey guys!” Ethel was walking towards the threesome, with a huge tub of popcorn and a squirming purple bag.
“Hey Ethel, why’s your bag shaking?” Betty pointed at the large purple bag.
“Uh, well, you see…” Ethel had nothing. She decided to spill the beans. “Okay I smuggled my Iguana, Elizabeth, in here because…because she looked so lonely! I had to bring her with me! Plus I can snuggle with her when I get scared!”
Archie’s, Betty’s, and Ron’s mouths hung open as they stared at Ethel’s moving bag.
“What were you thinking Ethel?! They don’t allow pets in the theater! You can get into trouble!” Veronica finally spoke up, pushing her dark bangs out of her face.
“I know! That’s why I hid her in my purse! Please don’t tell anyone about this! Puh-leese!!”
“Uh, of course we won’t, Ethel, but--,” Archie began.
“Oh thank you! I promise we won’t cause any ruckus! No one will even know she’s here!” Ethel winked and headed towards Midge and Moose, who were getting soda and popcorn at the concession stand.
“This cannot go right,” Archie admitted.
“And that’s coming from the king of mess-ups,” Veronica said, referring to Archie, of course.

Inside the dark theater, Archie, Betty, and Veronica made their way to where Reggie, Jughead, Chuck, Nancy, Moose, Midge, and Ethel were sitting.
“Hey guys! About time you got here,” Reggie said from the other side of the room.
“Yeah, well we got held up for a bit,” Betty said, taking the seat beside Ethel. Ethel smiled and slid her purse on top of her lap.
During the first movie, Ethel slipped bits of popcorn into her bag, which Midge, who was sitting on the other side of her, found rather confusing.
“Uh, Ethel, why are you putting popcorn bits into your purse?” She asked tugging on the collar of her cowl neck sweater.
“Oh, well you know I…I want to save some for later, so I’m putting them into my bag.” Ethel put her hand into her bag and stroked Elizabeth on the head.
“Uh, right. That explains it,” Midge said shifting in her seat. “I think.”
And so the first film ran smoothly, but the second? Not so much…
“I’m getting some more popcorn,” exclaimed Jughead, jumping from his seat. It was a 10-minute break before the second feature started.
“What?! You just ate three large tubs of it, two soft drinks, and a half a dozen candy bars! Don’t tell me you’re still hungry!” Reggie replied throwing some candy wrappers at Jug’s face.
“Of course I am, you twit!” Jughead pelted some wrappers back and took off.
“Oh Juggiekins! Be a dear and get me a small tub of popcorn!” Ethel handed Jughead a five dollar bill.
“O…kay,” Jughead mumbled and took the bill.
“I thought you had some popcorn in your bag,” Midge said touching Ethel’s bag.
“Uh, I do!” Ethel said, slapping Midge’s hand. “I’m saving it for my…mom!”
“Riiiight…” Midge turned around, puzzled, and began chatting with Moose.
“She’s on to you, Ethel!” Betty hissed.
“I know! I promise to keep Elizabeth on the down low!”
The second feature began and everyone focused on the screen. Even Ethel, although she should have been focusing on her bag because Elizabeth poked her head out of Ethel’s bag, unnoticed. She slowly slid out and slithered her way down the aisle, watching out for the gang’s feet. Slowly she slid up on Nancy’s chair and was about to dive into the tub of popcorn that was on Nancy’s lap when Nancy let out a high-pitched scream.
“SNAKE! SNAKE!! EEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!” She jumped out of her seat, as did other people, and raced through the exit. It was absolute chaos! People were running around screaming “snake” and many were rushing to the exit.
“Oh no! Elizabeth!” Ethel shook her bag upside down.
“ETHEL!!” Veronica cried over the screams. Security came rushing in and restored order in the room and filed everyone out of the room. Everyone left except Ethel, Betty, Ron, and Archie, looking horrified.
“Does this belong to any of you?” One of the security guard held out Elizabeth.
“Elizabeth!! Mommy missed you! You are in such trouble missy!” Ethel hugged her little Iguana.
“As are you,” said another security guard, holding a flashlight over their heads.

All four of them were pushed out into the chilly night air.
“Ethel. I hope you have learned a lesson,” Betty said, pulling her multi-colored scarf tighter around her neck.
“Yeah I have. Never bring an Iguana into a movie theater.” Ethel sighed and put her hand into her purse.
“It’s okay Ethel. At least you learned from your mistake,” Archie told her, smiling.
“So who’s up for another night of ‘Monster Movie Marathon’?” asked Ron, throwing her arms into the air.
“ME!!” All the others answered in unison.
“Oh that reminds me! I’m getting a frog tomorrow for my birthday. I think frogs like monster movies. I think I’ll take it, and…” Ethel looked at Archie, Betty, and Ron’s horrified faces and added, “Uh, just kidding of course!”
“Good!” Archie said, relief washing over his face. But maybe it wouldn’t hurt to bring a frog, Ethel thought, I mean after all it is small, and it wouldn’t make much noise…
The
End!

Ethel sat silently as she watched the Monster Movie. She was so engrossed in it that she didn't realize Elizabeth, the iguana, was creeping out of her purse! Elizabeth was no longer interested in the movie... instead she was very interested in popcorn! Veronica was holding it, too! Ron is a really neat eater, so Elizabeth couldn't have the popcorn the easy way, getting it on the floor. She would have to climb up the back of the chair. So, she climbed and climbed, until she finally made it. "Yum! Yum!" thought Elizabeth as she planned to climb down to the arm rester and snag some. However, her plan backfired. As she tried to climb down to the arm rester, she fell face first in the popcorn (Ronnie likes to sit all the way back, and off to one side, so no one saw Elizabeth!) Ronnie screamed, "EEK! WHO LET THIS-THIS IGUANA IN THE THEATER!?" Suddenly, chaos struck. Everyone started screaming and running. Sodas spilled, popcorn started dropping (to Elizabeth, that was heaven) ,and candy started flying. Elizabeth scrambled out of the now dropped popcorn, and looked at the theater. The place was trashed. In all of the confusion, Elizabeth was scared. She climbed back up on the seat and jumped, landing on top of a person's head. Elizabeth continued to jump on top of people's heads. "EEK! AHH! YIKES!" cried the crowd."YOW! There goes my expensive hair-do!" yelled Veronica. Meanwhile, Ethel buried her face in her hands, as she realized that she was the only one in the theater that had an iguana. She also realized that she had forgotten to buy popcorn for Elizabeth. But Ethel soon pulled herself together. "I've got to find her!" thought Ethel determinedly. "Elizabeth. ELIZABETH!" Ethel called. But Elizabeth was nowhere close. She was still on Ron's head! And as for Ronnie, she was running in circles, and shaking her head, trying to get Elizabeth off. Finally, Elizabeth gave up and let go. Exhausted and hungry, Elizabeth slunk off to shelter, which was the bathroom. Then she hid under the sink and went to sleep. About ten minutes later, a little girl came over to the sink to wash her hands. When she spotted the iguana, she shrieked,"Momma! Momma! There's an iguana here!" Everyone heard the little girl, and immediately dove for the door. Soon, the whole bathroom was deserted. Elizabeth woke up surprisingly. She stretched, and then went back to the theater. She quickly spotted Ethel, and Ethel spotted her. "Elizabeth! There you are! I was so worried about you! I promise never to forget your popcorn again!" So, the next week Ethel took Elizabeth to a fantasy movie, and remembered to buy some popcorn. So an hour went by, and everything worked out well, that is until, Elizabeth started to get interested in something else. She silently crept out of the bag, and crawled out of the theater, and into the next theater. Soon, everyone heard a faint cry from the next theater,"AARGH! WHO LET THIS IGUANA IN THIS MONSTER MOVIE!?"

NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

Ethel couldn’t have been happier. Jughead was her date for the Riverdale Theater’s “Monster Movie Marathon.” Sure, he’d only agreed to go out with her because she’d promised to pay his way and buy him all the popcorn he could shovel down his throat, but that wasn’t the point. The point was, they were going on a date – and everyone would see them.

There was only one problem: Ethel’s pet iguana, Elizabeth.

“Stop looking at me like that, Elizabeth. You’re not coming.”

“Rauuungh!” snarled Elizabeth in her best monster voice.

“Yeah, I know you love monsters. And popcorn too. But this is a date. I’m not bringing you on a date.”

Elizabeth made her sad face. That always worked.

“I can’t bring you. No pets allowed.”

Elizabeth’s lips began to tremble at the edges.

“Alright,” sighed Ethel. “But you have to stay in my purse. You can’t ruin my date.”

She threw Elizabeth into the purse, zipped it up, and rushed out the door. It was a big purse, so there was plenty of room.

When she arrived at the theater, all kinds of people were there. Teachers like Mrs.Grundy and Professor Flootsnoot. People in costumes. Even a reporter from the Riverdale Bugle. But she didn’t see Jughead anywhere.

“Pssst. Ethel.”

She turned. It was somebody in a Godzilla costume.

“Ethel. It’s me. Jughead.”

“But…but what are you doing in that costume?” asked Ethel.

“It’s a Monster Movie Marathon,” said Jughead. “So I’m dressed up like a monster.”

“No popcorn for you then.”

“What do you mean no popcorn for me?”

“You didn’t say you were going to wear a costume.”

“You didn’t say I couldn’t.”

“I wanted a date with Jughead, not Godzilla.”

“Well, now you get both.”

Meanwhile, Elizabeth was getting impatient. She punched at the inside of Ethel’s purse.

“Rauuungh!” she snarled in her monster voice.

“What’s that?” asked Jughead.

“Rauuungh!”

“Oh,” said Ethel. Uh…that’s just my cell. I better turn it off.”

“Nice ring tone,” said Jughead. “Goes with the monster theme.”

Ethel turned away from him. She unzipped her purse, reached inside, and petted Elizabeth. “It’s okay,” she whispered. “It’s okay. We’re going in right now.”

She zipped it back up and turned to Jughead. “Alright,” she sighed. “Let’s go.”

She paid for Jughead’s ticket and bought him all the popcorn they could carry. Ethel wanted to sit right in the middle, but Jughead insisted on seats at the back. He didn’t really want to be seen on a date with her, not even in a costume.

Ethel was sure he’d have to unmask to eat his popcorn, but Jughead had thought of everything. He’d cut a secret flap into the material that only revealed his mouth.

Ethel sighed. After the lights went down, she put her purse on top of her seat. She leaned it against the wall and unzipped it just enough for Elizabeth to pop her head out.

She whispered, “Stay, Elizabeth. Stay.” And she slipped Elizabeth bits of Jughead’s popcorn often enough to keep her happy.

But Ethel herself wasn’t happy at all. She had to keep running to the concession to replenish Jughead’s supply of popcorn. Sometimes when she came back she’d purposely bump up against the Godzilla head, hoping to dislodge it. No luck. It was on there good and tight. All she managed to do was annoy Jughead.

At the end of the first movie, Ethel pushed Elizabeth’s head back into the purse and zipped it up.

“It must be real hot inside that costume,” said Ethel.

“Nope,” said Jughead. “Got lots of vents.”

“Must be hard to see the movie, though.”

“Nah, I can see.”

“Listen,” growled Ethel, “If you don’t take that head off, I’m not getting you any more popcorn.”

He shrugged. “Fine.” He wasn’t that concerned because he’d smuggled a stash of candy into the theater inside his costume.

When the second movie started, Ethel unzipped her purse again so Elizabeth could poke her head out. Elizabeth waited for more bits of popcorn, but the bits never came.

“Rauuungh!” snarled Elizabeth.

“I thought you turned your phone off,” said Jughead.

“Uhhh, I – I thought so too,” said Ethel.

She grabbed her purse and tucked it against her side.

She petted Elizabeth. “Ssssh,” she whispered. “We’ll have more popcorn when we get home. Okay? You be good. Watch the monsters.”

And Elizabeth did watch the monsters. But not for long. She wiggled her way out of the purse and went on the hunt for popcorn. She crept along the tops of seats, only to spy one empty bucket after another. Or even worse, no bucket at all.

She was about to hop onto the floor when she spotted it: the mother lode. A huge bucket of glorious golden popcorn glistening with extra butter. Elizabeth’s tongue flicked across her lips. She sped across the seats and dove right in. Problem was, a girl shoved her hand in at exactly the same time. The girl sprang up and screamed, flinging the bucket across the theater, Elizabeth and all. It hit Veronica in the back of the head and Elizabeth grabbed onto her neck. Veronica sprang up and started screaming too. Then other people started screaming, even though they didn’t know what they were screaming about.

That’s when Elizabeth decided she liked making people scream. It made her feel big and powerful, just like her favorite monsters.

“Rauuungh!” she snarled. “Rauuungh! Rauuungh!”

She started running across as many necks, hands, and laps as she could. Soon people were yelling and screaming and running all over the place.

The game stopped being fun for Elizabeth when the stampeding moviegoers almost trampled her without even knowing it. The lights came on, but she couldn’t see Ethel anywhere. Then she spotted Jughead and jumped into one of the vents in his costume.

“Aaaah!” Jughead shrieked as he hopped around frantically. He ripped off the Godzilla head and whipped it into the crowd. He fished around inside his costume, latched onto Elizabeth, and threw her into the air. She landed right in the arms of the theater manager with a piece of red licorice in her mouth. The theater manager was not amused.

“Rauuungh!” Elizabeth snarled at the theater manager. “Rauuungh! Rauuungh!” But the manager didn’t look the least bit scared, just angry.

Then she tried her sad face, but the theater manager didn’t calm down. She made her lips tremble at the edges. Nope, still angry.

The manager shoved Elizabeth’s sad face in Jughead’s sad face. “Is this yours?” he growled.

“She’s mine,” said Ethel, plucking Elizabeth from his hands. “I’m really, really sorry.”

The manager asked her to leave.

Before she did, she shouted loudly enough for everyone who was left in the theater to hear. “THANKS FOR THE EXCITING DATE, JUGGIE! BUT NEXT TIME IT’S YOUR TREAT!” Then Elizabeth sprang up and gave Jughead a kiss right on the lips. While he was still stunned, Ethel joined in and planted one on his cheek.

Right at that moment, Jughead saw the last thing in the world he wanted to see: the flash of a camera. It was the reporter from the Riverdale Bugle that Ethel had noticed earlier. “Can I get a few more shots of you three?” he asked.

“Aaaah!” Jughead shrieked, and he ran out of there so fast he didn’t even pick up the Godzilla head.

“Ah well,” said the reporter.

Then he looked at the screen on his digital camera. “It’s a great shot, though,” he said. “Probably don’t need any more anyway.”

He asked Ethel a few questions before she and Elizabeth left the theater. “The story will be in tomorrow’s paper,” he said. And, in fact, it made the front page. The picture was huge.

Ethel decided to put on her own “Monster Movie Marathon” in her backyard. Everyone showed up. Well, everyone except Jughead. No one was scared of Elizabeth this time, but everyone fed her popcorn. And, best of all, she didn’t have to hide in a purse.

Anyway I think this is where a i dropped off...............

The night of the iguana

So that's where they went for Ring 1 and Ring 2.
Veronica: Is there a Ring 3?
Ethel: Don't think so.
Betty: Even if there is my mom won't let me stay out for more than 2 movies.
Ethel: My mom's gone to India.
Nancy: I can't stay either.
Midge nodded.
Veronica: So I'm the only one who can?
Betty: You'll come out with us won't you?
Ethel: I pretty sure Ring 3 is not there.
Veronica shrugged.
Betty: Let's go in.
Midge: Got the tickets?
Betty: Yup!
Ethel walked to the entrance.
Ethel: Long que.
Nancy groaned.
Midge: Oh great.
Veronica: Speaking as a Lodge we move through.
Betty: Speaking as Betty we can't.
Veronica: Speaking as-
Ethel: What?! Spit it out!
Veronica: Come on!
They pushed there way through the crowd and walked to the entrance.
Security Gaurd: Stop!
They stopped.
Security Gaurd: Pass your bags.
Ethel gulped.
Betty glanced at Ethel as she passed her bag.

i can't finish this story people......sorry for wasting your time..........I'm sick....I won't come on tomorrow either by the time the next story thing will start right? Well........sorry.

“Night of the Iguana”
By Hilda

Ethel was on the phone with Betty and cried out, “They’re having a Monster Movie Marathon? When? … Terrific! I’ll be right there!”

Ethel hanged up the phone and ran into her room to her pet iguana. She jumped up and down as she clasped her hands together and asked, “Elizabeth, do you want to come and see a monster marathon with me?”

Elizabeth stood up in her cage, leaned against the door and stuck out her tongue.

Ethel ran over to grab a large pink purse from her closet and brought it back. She opened the cage and grabbed Elizabeth, as she stood with her front claws in the air and ready to be held. “But you have to be a good girl and stay in my purse.” Elizabeth looked up at her and stuck out her tongue with a smile.

Minutes later, Betty was outside the theater when she glanced down at her watch until she spotted Ethel walking up the sidewalk. “You’re missing the first movie. It‘s gonna be over soon.”

“Sorry, Betty. I had to feed Elizabeth before I came. She wouldn’t stay still in my purse until I fed her.”

“You brought her?”

“No one will notice,” assured Ethel. “She’ll stay put. She loves monster movies too. We watch monster videos together every weekends.”

Betty looked at her strangely and said, “Okay. Well, let’s head on in. The rest of the gang are inside.”

Ethel followed Betty into the darkness of the fourth auditorium and settled down near the back beside her and Archie.

“You just missed the ending,“ whispered Archie.

“Oh no. I thought we would be back on time to see the ending. I wanted to see what happened to that blob and that couple.”

Ethel then leaned forward and whispered, “I’m sorry, Betty.”

Betty lifted a smile. “Don‘t worry about it. I can always rent it on video.”

“Thanks. Hey, I’m going to get some popcorn. Can you watch… my purse for me?”

Betty paused for a second. “Sure.”

“Thanks.” Ethel then whispered into her purse, “I’ll be back with some popcorn, Elizabeth. You be good.” Elizabeth smacked her lips.

Ethel walked out the auditorium and Betty pulled the purse closer to her. The second movie began and Betty watched attentively at the screen. Archie reached out the tub of popcorn to her as he stared at the movie and whispered, “Popcorn?”

Subconsciously, Betty grabbed a handful and spilled a few kernels into Ethel’s purse. Elizabeth immediately ate them up and stuck out her head afterwards for more. She then turned to the screen and saw a gigantic iguana monster with an eye patch, stomping his way along a crowded street. His feet almost slammed onto a young man until he jumped aside and dived into an alley.

Hearts poured out of Elizabeth’s eyes. She crawled out the purse and onto the arm rest when Betty jumped and screamed. “Ah!”

Archie, Veronica, Reggie, Jughead, Chuck, Nancy and the people in front of them jumped, too, and some screamed out loud. Elizabeth slipped onto her lap and was terrified. Betty couldn’t see her but she knew something alive was on her lap that she wiggled desperately in her seat before she got up.

“What is it?” cried Archie. Everyone else shushed them.

“Iguana monster on my lap!” she yelled.

Elizabeth panicked. She jumped off and slipped into Archie’s sleeve and bolted out from the back of his neck and onto Veronica’s lap. Archie hollered and Veronica shrieked. Some people grew furious that they shushed them until something else happened. A few people ahead of Archie and his friends were bolting upwards in their seats and shouting out with fright.

“What’s going on?” whispered Chuck to Jughead. Jughead shrugged his shoulders.

“Iguana!” shouted a girl as she pointed to the screen.

Many people got up and ran in different directions and shouted for help, while Elizabeth cuddled against the screen beside the iguana monster in the movie and sighed.

“What’s going on in here?” yelled the theater manager.

Elizabeth noticed all the noise on the room that she grew frightened and ran off blindly under the seats.

Some people left the auditorium and one young man held onto the hand of his girlfriend and pointed to the screen, “There’s a real iguana monster on the stage by the screen!”

“What?” chuckled the manager. “That’s absurd! There’s no real….” Elizabeth crawled up the manager’s pant leg and held onto his socks. The manager sprang up and shouted. “What is it? Get it off of me!”

Ethel walked closer to the auditorium but suddenly stopped when she saw people running out of there. “Uh oh…” she thought. “I hope it’s not what I think it is.”

She dropped the tub of popcorn, rushed inside and looked around but she couldn’t see a thing in the dark. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Betty ran up to her and said, “Elizabeth is gone!”

Ethel’s heart stopped. She turned to the manager and watched him jump up as he tried to get Elizabeth off his socks. “Liz!” whispered Ethel.

Elizabeth turned around and ran off towards her without hesitation. Ethel grabbed the purse from Betty’s hands and lowered it to the floor. Elizabeth ran off and slipped into it before the manager noticed. Ethel quickly straightened up and turned around to walk out the room after Betty and Archie.

Archie, Betty and Ethel met up with the rest of the gang who were waiting for them by the exit and sighed with relief. “That was close,” mumbled Betty.

“What happened?” queried Ethel with curiosity.

Most of the gang shrugged except Archie. “Your pet iguana scared everyone in the auditorium. We thought it was a real monster.”

“She was fine,” added Betty. “I don’t know how and why she got out.”

Ethel looked inside and stared at Elizabeth’s eyes with wonder until she knew. Elizabeth stared at her with hearts in her eyes and sighed. “I think I know,” said Ethel with an adorable smile. She looked at the gang and finished, “She’s in love with the iguana monster.” Some of the gang chuckled.

"That's so cute!" giggled Nancy.

The Riverdale Theater ran a special and absolutely scary “Monster Movie Marathon” night. EVERYONE was there – including Ethel, who smuggled her pet iguana, Elizabeth, into the theater in her big purse. (Elizabeth LOVES popcorn and monster movies, in case you were wondering.)

Anyway, shortly after the second feature started (it was only seconds after), Elizabeth slipped out of Ethel’s purse and got loose in the theater! It was absolute CHAOS!! Ethel didn’t notice until a big fat lady named Mrs. Puff, screamed and shouted, “What is an iguana doing here!!! AHH!!!”

Ethel checked her purse for Elizabeth, but he was nowhere to be found…… She wondered,” Could the Iguana be mine??”
Just then, she saw Elizabeth under the table searching for food…
“Oh hi Elizabeth… I was just looking for you....” Then suddenly she yelled in a whispering manner “ELIZABETH!!! Come here now!! I was so worried about you!”
Elizabeth was confused, is Ethel worried or relaxed??
Anyway, Elizabeth went to Ethel’s toes, licking it (This shows a sign of love.) Ethel carried her iguana and hugged it tightly. By the time she was done, everyone was looking at her but Mrs. Puff was looking at her in ANGER!! “Oops…how am I supposed to apologise to them??” she wondered
On behalf of Ethel apology, she organized a party for all the people who was at the Monster Movie Marathon last night. It was a blast! Everyone had fun especially Ethel and Elizabeth.

The End!!

elizabeth crawls into archie's pants but archie didn't notice. after a few minutes ethel opens her purse only to find that elizabeth wasn't there. she looks for elizabeth under her chair when she remembered that elizabeth likes people with orange hair's pants. she asks archie to check his pants for an iguana. archie left his seat and asked jughead to go with him to the bathroom. jughead and archie went to the bathroom and archie checks his pants only to find an iguana crawling out of his pants he throws it outside and jughead cathes it. archie runs out of the bathroom when ne suddenly remembered a very important thing he and jugheqad were allergic to reptiles. the next day archie and jughead were lying on there beds breaking out and there hands and archies legs inflated 13 times. ethel then went to apologize to them and says to jug"im really sorry jug how about me making it up to you wih a kiss?" jughead then jumps out of bed and runs while shouting "i'd rather kiss your iguana than you!" while archie laughs at them

I liked your story, Jasmine. :) I didn't get to tell you that after breakfast because I went out to eat lunch and my mom needed to buy some things.
-Pureheart the Powerful

DING! DONG!." Coming " said Ethel.She ran down the stairs as fast as she could with Elizabeth her pet iguana in her bright orange purse. She flung the door open and saw three masked wonders at the door " AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" SCREAMED. Then she heard the soft laughter of Betty, Veronica, and Nancy from under the masks."Gotcha'" they said still in unbearable laughter. A sigh of relief came from Ethel. That night Ethel, Betty, Veronica, and Nancy were going to the Monster Movie Marathon. "Are you sure it's safe to bring Elizabeth" asked Betty the thousandth time."Of course" said Ethel her voice filled with courage that all was going to be well. Betty and Ethel had fought over the phone about the matter but Ethel had agreed to bring it in a bag. When they got there they bought tickets to the scariest movie they knew about. As they entered the theatre the took far seats. The movie started. abut 5 seconds later the girls sceamed for the boys had scared them to death. The mananger got rid of the boys." At least that is over " said Ethel. It was halfway through the movie " Don't open the door" whispered Ethel. But when the actor did you didn't only hear one bloodshot scream but 2. One had come from the theatre.Cheryl stood up on her chair with a cold and scared face and screamed "lizard". Moments after 5 more people followed."CHECK YOUR PURSE" said Betty in a scared voice. Ethel's face turned vanilla white and she screamed at the top of her lungs" ELIZABETH" it seemed to her that the whole theatre looked at her. Slowly people saw the lizard squirm to Ethel.

"ON WITH THE SHOW"
she said happily.

the end

Elizabeth ran towards Pete's foot and she crawled up his leg while his girlfriend Brittany was screaming because of the scary monster on the screen.

"Brittany that tickles." Pete said after Elizabeth crawled on his stomache.

"That's not me." Brittany said, as she screamed one more time.

"So if its not you, then who...?" the emo kid started to say, as he looked down and saw the lizard crawling up his nose.

"Is...that a...l-l-lizard?" his punk rocker chick girlfriend asked.

Behind the two, Betty and Archie was watching the movie and Betty jerked when she saw the monster on the movie screen. Then when she saw the lizard on Pete's head, she tapped on his shoulder while his girlfriend was screaming again. "Um, excuse me Pete?" she said. "Why is Elizabeth on your head?"

Pete reached up on his head and felt the lizard on his head. "I don't know. I'll give it to Ethel afer the movie."

Once the movie ended, Pete and Brittany walked down the alise and saw Ethel franticly trying to find Elizabeth. "Hey, Ethel, isn't this your lizard?" he asked, as he showed Elizabeth in his palm.

"Oh it is," Ethel said, as she took the lizard from Pete's hand. "Thanks for finding it."

"Your welcome." Brittany said, as she, Pete and Ethel went to Pops.

Thanks, Jasmine! :) I'll read yours right after I eat breakfast. I just woke up right now. :)
-Pureheart the Powerful

Archie Story Contest:
“Night of the Iguana”
Samantha P

“Iguana in Deep, Deep Sauna”

“Elizabeth, Elizabeth, where is that iguana?” whispered Ethel, as she crouched down on the floor trying to find her friend. It’s a Saturday night, what is our Favorite gal doing searching for a reptile on the ground? You see, it all started on the eve of Scary movie night at the Riverdale Theater, everyone was going to be there even Mr. Weatherbee since the school was sponsoring the event and Ethel couldn’t help but bringing Elizabeth along since Lizzie just loves popcorn and the movies. There’s just only one teensy little problem. Elizabeth’s an iguana! Poor Ethel, all of her buds were going to the theater with their boyfriends, and there’s only so much you can do to lure Jughead, so instead she decided to go to the Theater with Elizabeth. This wouldn’t have been a problem if the horrible hadn’t happened! Somehow while Ethel was being distracted by the “handsome and charming” Jughead (who so gentlemanly wouldn’t share his popcorn), Elizabeth crept out of Ethel’s purse and was now loose in the theater. A big man came up to Ethel with a flashlight. “Anything the matter,” the usher sneered, sending shivers up Ethel’s spine.
“No everything is just…. just… um fine, I lost an earring that’s all,” Ethel muttered, trying to remain calm. As soon as the Usher left, Ethel began searching again. “I checked the entire aisle, but all I found was a half-eaten lollipop, an earring (how convenient), a couple of bruises on my arm from being stepped on by other people and this piece of popcorn,” Ethel quietly explained to Jughead after telling him her problem. “Wait-a-minute! Popcorn! That’s how I can lure Elizabeth!”
“Huh?” Jughead said not really following Ethel’s brilliant idea.
“You see Elizabeth loves popcorn and we can lure her by making a trail around the entire theater that leads to my purse,” Ethel explained.
“Isn’t that a waste of popcorn?”
“Be quiet and help! We’ll need a big tub of it to cover Lizzie’s hunger. But where can we…,” Ethel stopped in her tracks turned around and grinned at Jughead’s appetizing tub of POPCORN!
“Oh no! Not my popcorn.”
“Please I’ll bake you 7 sets of cookies and brownies,” Ethel pleaded. She needed to find her iguana and she needed to find her before the end of the “Monster Movie Marathon.”
“Make it eight and you’ve got a deal.”
Ethel and Jughead came up with a plan. Jughead was to line up the popcorn, without eating it, from the door to the theater, past the projector all the way to Ethel’s purse. Ethel would try to find Lizzie on the “corny” trail. It was 9:15 P.M., Godzilla was to show around 9:30 and the screams from the audience would surely scare Lizzie away from Ethel. “Where’s Archie?” screamed Veronica to Ethel as she stormed through the theater doors. “I left him getting candy and now he’s gone!” Then Ronnie spotted him with Betty in the first row. Betty was holding on to Archie because she was “scared” or was it the other way around! Veronica began to steam, fire was in her eyes! “Can’t talk Ron, Bye!” Ethel said as she ran to find Jughead and Lizzie.
“Oh Archiekins!” Veronica called in her sweet yet suspiciously sour tone as she ran down to where the lovebirds were sitting. Munch, munch! Crunch, crunch! “I hear her,” Ethel whispered to Jughead. The two of them tiptoed to where they assumed the noise was coming from. But when they got there, the popcorn was missing as well as the iguana. Unexpectedly, Jughead tripped and fell on someone. “What’re ya think ya doing’?” Moose asked.
“Didn’t mean it buddy ol’ pal Moose, it was an accident,” Jughead claimed, grabbing Ethel preparing to run!
“Oh no it’s 9:30, Godzilla started!” Ethel sobbed. “We’ll never find her!”
Suddenly a black blurry reptile eating a piece of popcorn crept onto the projector casting its shadow on the screen. Then, the figure seemed to come into focus and her characteristics and hue showed on the screen! Everyone screamed hysterically! Godzilla had never looked so realistic and the higher Lizzie climbed on the projector the bigger she became on the screen. “EEEEKKKKK!” cried Veronica as she jumped out of her seat, making Archie accidentally spill soda on her brand new designer dress. “Let’s go NOW!!” She grabbed Archie and started to leave.
“Juggie that’s Lizzie on the projector we’ve got to catch her!” Ethel exclaimed. Jughead ran towards the projector and caught Lizzie in his hat.
“Got her!” Jughead screamed, over the hysteria and chaos happening in the background.
“Quick put her in my purse,” Ethel demanded as Mr. Weatherbee came near them.
“What happened here?” Mr. Weatherbee asked with concern in his tone and face. What was Ethel to do? Well, she did what any brave, iguana-loving honest girl would do, she told him the truth!
“I see,” Mr. Weatherbee said after hearing everything that had happened. “Since no harm was done, I guess it’s all right. Thank you for being so honest, Ethel.”
“NO HARM!” Veronica yelled. “My new dress is ruined all because of ...of an amphibian.”
“Reptile,” Betty corrected.
“Lizzie meant no harm Veronica, and now that I got her back I’ll make sure nothing like this ever happens…… “Oh no Lizzie’s not in my purse anymore!!”
“Not again” Jughead exclaimed.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!” Veronica screamed. “Something is crawling up my back!” And just as Veronica said that Lizzie appeared on her shoulder and began to climb on her cheek and licked Veronica! “EWW!” Veronica cried. “Get her off!”
But no one was paying attention because everyone was laughing hysterically over Lizzie, since she was licking Veronica, even Mr. Weatherbee!

The END!!

OH NO WHERES ELIZIBETH cried ethel it was headed to nancy. nancy was terrified of everything but not igwana's suddaly ELIZIBETH jumped up on nancy's lap AHHH screamed nancy intill see saw it was a igwana oh said nancy its only a igwana IGWANA yelled the crowd then elizibith juumped down from nancy's lap and on to jughead's he noticed elizibeth eating his popcorn MY POPCORN yelled jughead and when ethel herd she ran to elizibeth and said to jughead jughead what could i do without you? THE END

:) NOT A BOY!!
LONG LIVE GIRLS!!
Well I'm new here so i don't know how to write exactly so......plz excuse me!

The night of the iguana:

Ethel: I'm soooo bored! Aren't you Elizabeth?
The Iguana next to her looked up and stuck out her tongue.
Ethel grinned.
Ethel: So what do you want to do?
Elizabeth hissed.
Ethel: That reminds me! There is a Monstor Movie Special down at the theatre! Wanna go?
Elizabeth nodded.
Ethel: Cool! I'll call Bets and Veronica.
She picked up her phone.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Tring Tring. Tring Tring. Tring Tri-
Betty: Hello?
Ethel: Hi Bets!
Betty: Oh hi Ethel! Hold on a sec!
There was some laughter in the back ground and Betty cameback on.
Betty: I'm with Midge, Nancy and Veronica!
Ethel (hurt): Oh.....
Betty: We were just gonna call you over.
Ethel: Really?
Betty: Yup. We were gonna go for a movie.
Ethel: For that monstor movie special? Can I come?
Betty: Sure!
Ethel: I'm bringing Elizabeth too.
Betty: I don't think that's a good idea!
Ethel: Don't worry! Elizabeth will be good. Plus she LOVES popcorn and Horror Movies!
Betty laughed.
Ethel: So I'll be right over! Bye!
Betty: See ya Soon.
Ethel hung up.
Ethel: Elizabeth! We are going for a movie with the girls!
She quickly brought out a bright pink bag and put Elizabeth in it.
She changed into a jeans and a t-shirt and ran out the door holding Elizabeth.
She reached Betty's house in a few minutes and knocked on her door.
Betty's Mother opened the door.
Betty's Mother: Oh Ethel! Betty and her friends are upstairs! In Betty's Room.
Ethel nodded.
She walked to Betty's Room.
Betty opened the door and pulled Ethel in.
Betty: We're playing truth or dare but now since you're here we can finally decide which movie to go to.
Ethel: What about........Scary Movie 1, 2, 3 and 4?
Veronica: Ugh! That movie is horrible.
Nancy: What about Ring 2?
Midge: YEAH!
Betty nodded.
Ethel: Sure.
So that's where they went.
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i am going now i cant finish typing it now so ill do it later.

I liked ur story Pureheart did u like mine bcuz I wrked s0 hard 0n it!:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)!I guess I'm jess jolly right n0w!

The Riverdale Theater ran a speacil"Monster Movie Marathon night.Everyone was there - including Ethel ,who smuggled her pet iguana into the theater in her big purse ( Elizabeth,loves popcorn and monster movies,in case you were wondering.) Anyway ,shortly after the second feature started , Elizabeth slipped out of Ethel's purse and got loose into the theater. It was absoulute CHAOS!! The second feature was half way through when Ethel was going to give Elizabeth some popcorn , when she felt the inside of her purse it was empty!"oh no" Ethel shouted "be quiet said the people in the theater Veronica, and Betty said "whats the matter" Ethel replyed replyed "my Elizabeth is gone","who is that asked Betty,and Veronica.It's my pet iguana I snucked her into my purse and now shes gone!!"Please help me find her !" "ok" said Betty,and Veronica.They loooked around the theater and all of a sudden they see a huge iguana shape comming from the movie scene "pow".It's elizabeth said Ethel . Elizabeth was playing the part as agiant iguana in the movie. Everybody loved it and thought it was speacil effects.The movie manager even hired ethel's iguana Elizabethto play speacil effects in the monster movie marathon night . which would happen on every month and every month Ethel would have a date for the movie and he was the movie manager ,he had cute blonde hair,blue eyes that sparkled like the blue sky,and was very muscular.Ethel replyed "wow this is so exciting thank you Elizabeth.Elizabeth enjoyed playing speacil effects .Ethel enjoyed it too.THE END

Night of the Iguana
By: Pureheart the Powerful

It was Saturday, the day when the greatest horror movie was about to come out. There was going to be a horrifying “Monster Movie Marathon” at 8:00 P.M sharp. Ethel wasn’t very fond of horror movies, but this event was very important to one of her best friends, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a typical Riverdale citizen you’d expect. She had green scales all over her body and a long pink tongue which would come out of her mouth occasionally. She had beady, black eyes and longer nails than other girls in town. She didn’t wear any clothing, but she had a sense of fashion. Elizabeth was an iguana. She loved watching horror movies and even had a similarity between Jughead. She loved eating popcorn, but she didn’t buy the Jughead size. Ethel loved Elizabeth and was excited to take her to the movies.
“Guess what, Elizabeth?” Ethel whispered as she sat on the couch. “We’re going to watch a horror movie!”
Elizabeth stared at Ethel and stuck out her tongue.
“So, which movie do you want to watch?” Ethel asked as Elizabeth swifted her tail.
“Do you want to watch Silent Gills? Or…. Um, The Pills Have Eyes?” Ethel wondered. “There are so many movies to choose from! Hmmm… -----------Oh! I know, we’ll watch the Exorcism of Emily’s Toes!”
Ethel stared at Elizabeth to wait for an answer. Elizabeth blinked.
“Hooray! I’m glad you finally chose a movie!” cheered Ethel. “We’ll go there at 8:00 P.M sharp! I promise. I’ll go call Betty and Veronica if they’re interested…”
Ethel picked up the phone next to her on a table-stand and dialed Betty’s number first.
(ring!-----ring!-----ring!)
“Hello?” Betty said putting her cell-phone next to her ear.
Ethel looked at Elizabeth, “Hey, Betty! We’re going to watch----”
“A horror movie right? I was going to ask you if you wanted to go too! I‘m over at Ron‘s house right now.” Betty said excitedly.
“So, which movie were you thinking of?” Ethel wondered.
“No credit cards?! Why!?!?!?!?!”
Ethel looked around and scratched her head, “Oh…. I never heard of that one…”
“Oh, sorry, Ethel…” Betty giggled. “That was Veronica… she got in trouble by her dad again… her credit cards melted…she was speed-shopping again.”
Ethel laughed, “So, is Veronica interested in coming too?”
“Yeah,” Betty answered. “We were talking about it the other day! It’s so exciting, we decided to watch---”
They both said, “THE EXORCISM OF EMILY’S TOES!”
Veronica, heard in the background, added , “Gross…. I hope she got a manicure or something. Just think about her horrifying toes being closed up in the huge movie screen. Talk about a horror movie.”
Betty laughed, “Well, I’ll meet you there at 8:00! Bye, I’ll see you later!”
Ethel said bye and hung up her phone.
“Elizabeth! Betty and Veronica are coming too! We better get ready, we only got thirty minutes!”
Ethel ran with Elizabeth upstairs and put her back into her cage.
“I’ll get ready really soon, Elizabeth. I’ll be sure to buy you popcorn too.” Ethel said tying her hair.
Ethel quickly wore her yellow short-sleeved shirt with the letter “E” on it which was colored red. She also wore her long blue jeans which were designed with stars.
Soon… she washed her face, brushed her teeth again, and looked in the mirror.
“I think I’m ready. Let’s go,” Ethel said taking Elizabeth out of her cage.
Ethel drove her car that she got after she practiced driving in Archie’s car. Which was a mistake. But she got a handle of it.
She arrived at the movie theater at 7:59 P.M and saw Betty, Veronica…..and ------Archie?
She parked her car and walked towards them, “Hi, Archie, why are you here?”
Archie opened his mouth but a girl’s voice came out instead, which was Betty, “We dragged him along too because this was really important to him.”
“Oh, I guess that’s alright! So, is Jughead here too?” Ethel hoped.
“Sorry, (giggle), but no.” answered Betty. “He’s probably eating at Pop’s. P.S, I also like your shirt Ethel. I think that “E” stands for your name right?”
“Actually, it stands for my friend over here.” Ethel whispered.
Veronica looked next to Ethel with a question mark over her head. Ron looked up and shooed the question mark away, “You’re not crazy are you? Because I don’t want to watch a horror movie with a ghost asking me for some of my popcorn.”
Archie stuck his hand out straight and moved it up and down, “Nice to meet you, ghost!”
“Oh, no… you too?” Veronica sighed.
“Just play along, Ron, she’s just cracked in the head probably…” Archie whispered.
Ethel said, “Guys, my friend’s over here…”
They looked next to her again.
“What?” they said confused.
“In my purse! I’m going to sneak in Elizabeth, my iguana. She loves horror movies and popcorn!” Ethel replied.
“But that’s not allowed, Ethel, it’s against the rules,” Betty explained.
Ethel put her hands together, “Please! Just this one time?”
“Alright. Just this one time.----But, I’m still wondering about that red letter “E” on your shirt. What’s her name?”
“Elizabeth,” Ethel answered.
“Well,” Archie continued, “Speaking of that red “E” on your shirt, are you guys RED ‘E’ to go?”
The line with the people in it disappeared and they ran to the movie-ticket man.
“Five tickets--- I mean four tickets please for The Exorcism of Emily’s toes,” Ethel asked handing in the money.
The man handed her the tickets, “That’s a horrifying film. You should strap yourselves down onto your chair, that movie will get you all jumpy!”
Ethel replied, “I already brought my own chair strap! I didn’t know that you had one too!”
Ethel walked along into the theatre away from the puzzled man.
Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Ethel bought popcorn, drinks, and candy.
“Elizabeth will love this!” Ethel smiled. “There’s extra butter on them for you!”
Then, they walked to the room of where the movie was showing.
“Come on lets choose our seats!” Archie whispered. “Lets sit over there!”
Betty was amazed that Archie didn’t trip or dump popcorn over somebody.
They all walked over to the seats Archie pointed out.
Archie exclaimed, “Look! It’s perfect! There are exactly four seats just for us!”
“Be quiet!” A man yelled, “Or you’ll receive a knuckle sandwich just for you!”
Archie immediately sat down next to the seat that was already taken. Betty sat next to Archie, Veronica next to Betty, and Ethel next to Veronica.
“Did somebody say sandwich?” the person next to Archie asked.
“Yeah, but I wouldn’t go messing with him,” Archie said looking at the two girls in front of him.
“Archie, pass the pop-corn,” the guy asked.
“Sure. Here you go Ronnie,” Archie said passing the popcorn.
“Archie! What an insult. My voice isn‘t even close to sound like Veronica’s,” Jughead replied.
Veronica gave Archie the popcorn back, “I didn’t asked for this, Archiekins. And just to let you know-------------------------Jughead?!”
“Jughead!” Ethel and Betty whispered.
“Yeah, let me know what?” Jughead asked. “I’m hungry.”
“Just ignore him guys, it doesn’t matter. Let’s just watch the movie, okay Jughead? And please, no more food asking…” Archie said.
Jughead adjusted his beanie, “Alright, alright.”
They all stared at the movie screen and Veronica whispered, “I knew that she wouldn’t get a manicure….”
Ethel reached into her purse to give Elizabeth some popcorn.
“Here you go…Elizabeth?! Oh no!---” Ethel yelled in her whisper. She nudged Veronica who was sitting next to her.
“Ron, where’s Elizabeth?” Ethel asked worried.
“Ethel, you get scared to much, honestly. Even to forget somebody’s name.” Veronica replied pointing at the screen. “Her name’s Emily, not Elizabeth.”
Ethel said, “No! I mean, er…..”
“What?” Veronica asked. “Don’t worry, tell me anything. Nothing can be scarier than this movie!”
“I lost my iguana.”
“AAAAAAHHHH!” Veronica screamed.
Betty whispered, “Veronica! Just because she didn’t get a manicure doesn’t mean that you have to scream!”
“No, Betty! It’s not that! Ethel’s iguana got away!” Veronica yelled out loud, “The thing that looks like a green shriveled up banana! It’s on the loose like a lion! Right here in this theatre!”
“Did somebody say banana?” Jughead asked.
Archie looked at Jughead and whispered, “Yeah, somebody did say banana, but we got a problem! Veronica’s going banana’s and her iguana got lost! Everyone heard her and they’ll go banana’s too! ”
Jughead leaned in his chair, “Ooookay…..But I still want that banana and that sandwich.”
Archie grumbled and a woman yelled, “Everybody! You heard was Miss. Fashion said! There’s a lion on the loose! Right here in this theatre!”
“Run for you lives!” a little boy with black hair named Quentin yelled. “Jean? Hurry up let’s leave! There‘s a lion that’s shriveled up and green in here!”
The boy Quentin ran off with his blonde friend Jean out of the theatre.
“Great, Ron. They all misunderstood you!” Ethel angrily said.
“Well……….. at least they’re all out. It’s MUCH more easier to find your thing with the theatre empty you know.” Veronica said. “It’s as empty as Archie’s head now. And that means that it’s REALLY empty.”
“Hey!” Archie shouted.
“What are you guys trying to find anyway?” Jughead asked. “The banana you were talking about, Arch?”
“No! The iguana!” Archie shouted.
Betty added, “Why else would everyone run out of the theatre?”
Jughead looked at the movie screen, “That.” He said pointing at the feet on the screen.
“Figures.” Veronica added.
“Well, just to let you guys know, I think the iguana’s cool.” Jughead said.
“But you didn’t even meet her yet, Juggie!” Ethel replied.
Jughead yawned, “Of course I did. She was next to me the whole time! She was just watching the movie until Veronica screamed like a monkey.”
“WHAT!?” They all exclaimed.
This time, Archie dumped his popcorn deliberately on Jughead’s head.
Riverdale’s finest and youngest police, Officer Q, who had black hair, grey eyes, and a little bit of freckles, came in the room and looked at the movie screen, “So that’s what caused them to run out of the theatre…Figures…”
Then Ethel walked up to him and said, “Actually, it was because of my iguana.”
“Iguana?” Officer Q said, “I’m sorry, but those shriveled up things don’t belong in here.”
“Great minds think alike!” Veronica whispered.
“Sorry, we’ll clean up the place.” Ethel apologized.
Officer Q looked at Ethel straight in the eye, “That’s right, but…. You’ll have to do that for two months for this incident. You’ll have to come here every morning at 7:00 A.M and stay here for three hours everyday.”
“Yes, Officer Q.” Ethel replied.
“We don’t have to clean, right?” Veronica asked. “Because I just got my nails done.”
“Ron!” Betty and Archie said, “We’ll help to, Officer Q.”
“Some nice friends you got there, Ethel.” Officer Q said. “I’m sorry that you have to come here for two months, but rules are rules.”
Officer Q walked out of the theatre.
“It’s okay, Ethel!” Betty said cheering her up. “It’s not that bad.”
“I guess so. I deserved it anyway. I shouldn’t have brought Elizabeth here.” Ethel said. “Next time, I’m not going to bring her again.”
“It’s best to follow the rules,” Archie added.
“We’ll all help you clean, Ethel.” Betty smiled.
“Sorry, guys, but I can’t clean.” Jughead replied. “Bye!”
Jughead ran to the exit and Archie yelled, “Why can’t you help, Jug?”
“Because,” Jughead replied, “When it comes to situations like this, I’m always RED ‘E’ to leave!”

THE END

-Pureheart the Powerful

ur welecome PH!
~Monica

Night of the Iguana, an Archie vignette
Written by Jeremy Cai Y

"Here we are!" Archie shouted across his right shoulder as he drove his car past the majestic looking building that is Riverdale Theater, and into the large parking area. He reversed the car into a parking lot. After a few moments of inspecting his steering wheel, he turned around in his seat, glanced at his watch and then looked towards the back. He said with a smile, "My watch says the show's about to start! What are we waiting for?"

The group cramped into the back squeezed out of the doors on both sides. Betty and Veronica were the first to exit, adjusting their hair and, in Veronica's case, touching up on some makeup on their way out. Ethel went out the other saide, grasping her small pink purse. And following her was Juggy, holding his big of goodies full of hotdogs, cheeseburgers and all sorts of delicious treats. Juggy was chomping down on a hot dog with just his mouth.

"Archiekins, how do I look?"

"You girls look beautiful!"

Betty and Veronica pecked Archie on both cheeks.

Ethel looked gingerly at her purse, as she followed the rest of the group to the theater entrance. Jughead was commenting on the amount of popcorn he was going to consume during the show, and the most famous love triangle of Riverdale were discussing the movie itself. Ethel, however, was focused on only one thing, her purse. It looked like she was trying almost constantly to vary her grip on it, as if not wanting to crush whatever was inside, and looking forward and around occasionally to see where she was going.

As they approached the entrance, Archie brandished the tickets he had booked a couple of days ago to the movie attendent standing there and after he had tore off the stubs and handed them to Archie, the group walked in, into the blackish confines of the theater. On the screen, advertisements, which Ethel had seen a thousand times on television, played with an almost pristine quality. Archie commented that somehow Riverdale theater had managed to boost its visual quality. Veronica and Betty both agreed with grinning faces. And Jughead, he wasn't listening, he was chewing on his hotdog as usual.

They slowly made their way down the aisle. Along the way, they passed by a number of people they had recognized. Reggie and a pair of guy friends were sitting at the last roll, directly under the ledge in front of a large wide window which Ethel knew was the window of the projector room as she could see a huge ray of light going through it towards the large screen in front of them. Mr.Weatherbee and Miss Beazley were sitting in the seats next to their's (surprise, surprise). And in front of them sat Moose and his girlfriend.

As they sat down, Ethel peeped behind her shoulders towards the back and saw that practically everyone she knew from Riverdale High was there. "Wow, it seems everyone's here, Juggy," she whispered to Jughead who was walking along the seats to the one right smack in the middle of the theater. Jughead gestured that he understood (he had a hotdog in his mouth) and sat down beside her. Betty, Archie and Veronica took their seats as well, Betty, then Archie in the center, then Veronica whose seat was just next to the aisle. Ethel glanced to her right, smiled at Mr.Weatherbee and Miss Beazley, who returned a smile in kind, and then took her seat.

The first movie was one of Ethel's favorites, Jurassic Park. She had watched it, and enjoyed it a dozen times and she literally could quote every scene in the movie in sequence. This time however, she was grimacing every single time Reggie taunted her from the back. One moment, he accused her of being too big, quoting her name with the word 'big' in front, the next, he was talking about how ugly she was. The last straw came when he said something rude about how she walked along the corridors in Riverdale High. That really set something off in her then and she found herself fuming with anger. I will make that Reggie eat his words, she resolved. She turned to Jughead and whispered something in his ear. Jughead's face lit up and he laughed. Then he whispered the message to Betty, who whispered it to Archie who then whispered it to Veronica. They all looked at Ethel with the same sly, mischievious smile. Ethel smiled back at them and made her way to the aisle, walking sideways so to avoid knocking her friends along the way.

As she reached the aisle, she looked down at her purse and then put it up near her mouth and whispered, "Dear, you gotta help me do something, ok?"

After doing that, she skipped up the aisle towards the back wall of the theater and walked along it, avoiding the bright, dusty ray which shone from the projector room onto the screen.

As she crawled on her limbs towards where Reggie was, she whispered something under her breath.

"This is for taunting me, you jerkkkk."

She opened up her purse and lifted out her pet iguana, hung it over Reggie. "Do your work, my dear." Ethel said smiling.

Revenge would indeed be a dish best served cold, as the iguana left her fingers and fell into the back opening of Reggie's collar. Reggie stood and screamed. "AAHHHHHHHH!!! What's this?! What's this on my back?!!!!!!"

Everyone, at that moment, looked back at him. On the screen was a big T-Rex. "How does a big lizard feel behind your back, huh, Reggie?" Ethel taunted. What was originally a perfectly normal movie marathon had turned into the Reggie show. And no doubt, Reggie was the main attraction.

Reggie pushed past the people sitting beside him, jumping and jumping like a bunny rabbit. Ethel laughed so loud then, in fact her face was so red, people would've thought she was some sort of tomato then. She looked down and saw that her gang was laughing too. The sight of Reggie jumping about alongthe aisles of the theater was just too funny not to laugh. Ethel even saw Mr.Weatherbee and Miss Beazley laugh; it was that funny.

Reggie went down the aisle and skipped back and forth in front of the huge screen. He was jumping up and down and at the same time trying to remove his pants. Ethel laughed even louder then, some people on the back row was puzzled as to why she was laughing so loud but most of them were more interested in what was happening down below instead. What was now down below was a genuininely frightened Reggie with no pants, and soon, no shirt. The pants had fallen over the faces of Moose and his girlfriend as it flew across three rows. Both of them threw it down to the screen without hesitation. The pair of pants hit the screen with a loud 'PAP!'

Reggie was now on his way back up the other aisle, jumping and jumping while fingering below his shirt. As he reached the seats at the halfway point, he produced a small blue iguana in his right hand, which he must've pulled out from under his shirt, and threw the iguana all the way across the crowd in disgust. "DIE!!!! YOU STUPID LIZARD!!!"

Ethel was no longer laughing, instead, she was trying to follow the thrown creature's arc of motion in the air with her eyes. Oh gosh, no! Elizabeth!!!

But instead of landing splat on the window, as she thought would happen, it landed on the latch unharmed directly in front of the projector light. Reggie ran, half naked, out of the theater entrance like a person who had just met a ghost in a haunted house. Ethel let out a short sigh of relief as she looked up at her pet for a few long seconds.

Now, instead of the T-Rex on the screen, there was a large shadow of Ethel's darling iguana swishing his tail on the screen. Some in the theater laughed and some were silent. But one thing's for sure, everyone was now staring at the screen in wide eyed wonder.

Ethel quickly grabbed her iguana. "Good girl, good Liz" she whispered to it in a sheepish tone as she placed it back in her purse and zipped it shut. She smiled at the crowd with red cheeks on her face, and then started downwards to where her seat was. She noticed how everything was slowly but surely turning back to normal. Funny how Riverdale is sometimes, she thought. There is indeed no short of strange things happening in Riverdale, she guessed.

Not that that mattered to her anyway, she smiled in a way which indicated that all that mattered was that she had the last laugh.

THE END

Elizabeth crawled under all of the seats and was eating popcorn that fell on the floor. Nancy was terrified of lizards and Elizabeth so happened to jump onto her lap and started eating her popcorn. "Eeeeeeeek!" Nancy screamed it was so loud that everyone in the theater heard her. The manager came running in to see what was going on. "I-it's that iguana!" Nancy said. "It jumped onto my lap and started eating my popcorn!" The manager immediately asked, "What the heck is an iguana doing in my theater?!?" Ethel was to involved in the movie to notice what was going on until Betty came up to her and asked her, "Hey Ethel, isn't that your iguana, Elizabeth?" Ethel right away said, "Impossible! Elizabeth is in my purse in this pocket!" Ethel pointed at the pocket. "WHERE'S ELIZABETH! Omigoodness! That is her!" Ethel ran up to Nancy's seat just as the manager, Mr. Corporelli, asked who owned that iguana. "I'm sorry sir," Ethel said. "Elizabeth must've slipped out of my purse while i was watching! I'm really sorry Mr. C. I didn't mean no trouble! I mean it!" Mr. Corporelli didn't look sorry at all. as a matter of fact, he looked SUPER-MAD and right away kicked her out of the theater along with Elizabeth. "Well, now that it's done and over with, we can watch in peace now." Just then all Once Ethel got to her house, she wondered why their was a lot of cars by her house. As soon as she opened the door, she saw the whole gang watching at her house! "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the theater?" She asked, surprised. "We decided to have our own monster marathon here!" Archie said. "Yeah! It wouldn't be fun without you!" Veronica said. "Oh you guys, you shouldn't have!

The End.

Night of the iguana
The newest movie marothon
Dun dun dun!!!
Ethel was going to watch it at veronicas it was a warm sunny night so she walked to ronnies.
When ethel got to veronicas, cars were parked everywhere.
Ronnie was throwing a movie marothon partys one of her usuals!!!
As Ethel walked in all her friends where there!!!
Everyone sat down and watched the movie eating popcorn drinking fresh smoothies and huddling on to a pillow!
The movie had begun!
First a friengly iguana was on the screen and then it had a very scary face!
Veronica held on the archie as hard as she could.
Ethel tried to on jughead but that did not work!!!
After the movie marothon everyone enjoyed the rest of the party with refreshmeans and dances Ethel had thought this movie was very scary!
She danced with jughead the rest of the night!!!

Ethel then heard a man scream. She thought"Elizabeth!" But, of course it was just the mmovie. Ethel then saw the manager and asked him to pause the movie for a little while.Betty, Veronica, and ethel all shouted that Ethel's iguana had gotten out and they must try to catch it. So people looked all over the theatre. Then Veronica exclaimed,"Wait,Elizabeth might be in another theatre!" So two people entered each theatre and investigated. It turned out Elizabeth was in the theatre playing "The Simpsons Movie." Managment was angry, but they worked out a copromise. Ethel worked at the theatre for a week, and she was forgiven. All was well.

So it was the night of the monster movie marathon. People flocked in by the 100's!
"Archiekins what if I get scared?" Veronica wimpered
"Then you hold on to your Archie and everything will be alright" Archie cooned
"Ooh.."
"Sheesh!'Betty groaned.
Once they were inside Betty said "Oh! Look there's Ethel! Let's sit beside her!"
"Hi Gang!" Ethel said
Soon they were all setteled. Reggie teased "Hey Ethel what'cha got in ya purse? An Elephant!! HaHa!! "
"Yes Ethel your purse is huge!!" Betty commented
"Uh..yeah ..I.." stammered Ethel
"Hey guys be quiet!The movie starting!" Archie said
Phew!Ethel sighed. They almost found out about Elizabeth, my pet Iguana!! Ethel thought

"wow that movie was Great!!But I hear that the next movie is About an Iguana!!" Archie said, after the movie was done.
"Ya hear that Elizabeth!About a Iguana!" whispered Ethel to her purse. When it started everything went fine until... "AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!! A MOUSE!!" Veronica screamed.In only 3 seconds all the girls were up on there chairs!
"Oh no!Elizabeth!" Ethel squeled. Elizabeth was gone! Suddenly on the screen there showed a giant lizard! Oohh..Eliabeth got infront of the projecter! Ethel raced up to the projection booth just in time to see the ushers shoo Elizabeth out the door into the snack shack!
"ELIZABETH!!" Ethel called "where are you!!come out..."
Meanwhile at the snack shack.. "Here's your change Sir" "Thank you. Mmm..nothing like a Super Duper Extra extra large Box of popcorn to...AAAAAAAAAA LIZARD IN MY POPCORN!!! "There you are!" Ethel screamed! But it was to late. Elizabeth darted into the theatre where they had started. Ethel sighed
"Hey are you the one who brought a lizard into MY Theatre!!" yelled the manager
"Actually Sir , it's an iguana.." "I DON"T CARE!! Just Go in there and see for yourself all the trouble that.. that thing has caused!!" the manager hollared. Ethel reluctently walked to the Cinema expecting to see and hear total Chaos, but she didn't! Everything was quiet except for a few murmers like. "Wow this movie has awesome graphics!!" "yeah! the Iguana looks sooo realistic!" And sure enough Elizabeth was sitting in front of the projector making monster faces.

THE END

Night of the of the Iguana
By Rob M
I sneaked under the theater seat in front of us where there was a lot of popcorn. Yum! We members of the lizard family don’t get a lot of popcorn
The only problem is theater floors are very cold so I climbed into the nearest lap. I think her name is Veronica.
“EEK, Archie, what is that? It’s a lizard! A giant Lizard!
She got up so fast she knocked Jughead’s hamburger out of his hand I tried to explain that I was an iguana but like most humans she couldn’t understand me.
Jughead picked me up saying “That’s Ethel’s pet Iguana, Herman!
I said, “How’d you know my name Jughead? All the times you been to Ethel’s house I never knew you spoke reptile."
As everyone ran out fearful the “Giant lizard” Jughead smiled and said, “You never asked."

Thanks, Monica! :)
-Pureheart the Powerful

"I can't wait for the monster movie marathon tonight!" squeaked Betty. She Ronnie, and Ethel were sitting at a booth at Pop Tate's, exclaiming over the movie marathon at the theater that night, of which they'd be going to. "I hope the movies are super-scary," said Ronnie. "What about you, Ethel?" "I dunno," she said, looking glum. "maybe I won't go."
Betty and Veronica gaped at her as if she were some kind of absurd zoo animal. "But you have to!" Ronnie said, looking flabbergasted. "No, you see, I have a new pet iguana named Elizabeth, an I can't bear to leave her alone!" cried Ethel dramatically. "You have an iguana? Ethel, an iguana is no excuse not to come! Your parents can play with her!" screeched Betty. Veronica, however couldn't look happier. "An iguana? " she laughed. "Ha! What if you snuck her into your bag! I thought you were ill or something!" she said, emphasising the word 'ill'. Suddenly Ethel looked up, a fierce fire in her eyes.
"I have to go!" she yelled, jumping up and racing out of the soda shop with amazing speed. When she got home, she raced to her room. It was a mess, her shelves were cluttered with books, dirty clothes scattered over her bed, who-sits and what-sits and what-cha-ma-call-its spread around her floor.
The only neat area in the room was in a corner, a baby blue nightstandwith a tank that contained an acid-green iguana sticking her tongue out, She had her beady black eyes, glistening like beetles, fixed on Ethel. Above her, on the wall, was a blue sign where 'Elizabeth' was hastily handwritten. Stacked next to the tank were a few battered old books on iguana care and next to them was a shing picture of Jughead, incased in a heart shaped, gold frame.
Ethel dived into the clutter and got up a moment later with a pink ruler. She ran over to Elizabeth and grinned as she lifted her up and held the ruler to her. "7.5 inches" Ethel breathed.
Then she layed Elizabeth back down and rushed downstairs and out the door where she ran to her car where she drove to.....the Riverdale Mall! She ran into the first shop she saw (Lacy's), and darted to the accessory aisle, leaving some bypassers qute befuddled. When she got there, she ran to the biggest purse she could find and bought it.
When she got back, she hastily stuffed Elizabeth into her newly purchased purse and headed to the theater. "Great!" she thought, 15 minutes early. When she got there, she saw Betty and Veronica waiting for her.
"Oh, Ethel! I thought you weren't going to come! What did you do with your igua-" But her voice became muffled and trailed away, for Ron had shot her hand over Betty's mouth. "Ethel? Whay is there a head peeking out of your bag?" screeched Ronnie.
Ethel grinned sheepishly. "Ethel, I was just joking when I said to sneak her in your purse!" whispered Ronnie. Ethel gave her a weak smile.
10 minutes later they entered the theater with popcorn and candy. The threesome was chatting when the movie came on. They looked up at the screen as the first movie began. Then words flashed upon the screen:
'YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM......... THE GHOST!' Ethel could tell this was going to be scary, so she reached out to grab Elizabeth.
She din't feel her so she assumed she had missed. So she sat there, groping in thin air for the iguana. Finally, she turned her head and saw that........
ELIZABETH WAS GONE! she felt her heart smashing against chest, as if it were trying to escape just like her pet did. She dashed out of her comfortable movie seat, and headed to the front of the theater where most of the popcorn scraps were. There was Elizabeth, merrily munching on a long-forgotten nacho.
But as Ethel approached her,she shot away. From the shock of her escapee pet,she had been blind to anyone but Elizabeth and deaf to all but the munching of an old nacho. But then she noticed Betty and Veronica vigorously waving at her and whispering as loud as their whisperers could whisper "ETHEL!"
But Ethel just shook her head at them, and shot after her beloved pet. Elizabeth, who was clearly enjoying herself was now munching on a chocolate bar, under an empty seat.
Then Elizabeth headed towards the crowd. Ethel couldn't look! Lizzy hopped onto someone Ethel couldn't see's lap. Ethel held her breath as she heard a shriek. Then the movie watchman ran over and told the lady to be quiet.
Betty and Veronica apparently had noticed what had happened, and were now beckoning to Ethel. Ethel crawled over to them. Betty held out her hand and in it.....Elizabeth! Now Betty was pointing to the screen which announced: 'CREDITS' Then Betty pointed to the door. Ethel nodded.
Together, the threesome walked out. Smiling at Ethel, Ronnie said, "Well Ethel, how'd you like the movie?" Ethel grinned back. "It was great! I especially liked the part where the iguana escaped!"
And laughing together, the three set out of the theater into the night, where they would get up tomorrow and have anothr adventure story to tell to their friends, which was well, like a movie.

The whole gang was sitting at the counter in Pop Tate's, slurping up milkshakes. It was a lovely spring day outside, the birds chirping and the sun shining. It was, however, unusually hot and humid. Veronica was throroughly explaining that her new wardrobe had come exclusively from a fashion designer in London. Ethel, Nancy, and Midge were hanging on her every word. Betty and Dilton were talking about school, teachers, and books they had recently read. Reggie was busy teasing Archie about their latest adventures, and Jughead refused even a glance at anyone while he eagerly devoured his ice cream sundae, which he'd chosen over the strawberry milkshakes everyone else had gotten. Chuck and Moose were outside, throwing a football around. Everyone was calm and satisfied
"Hey, did you guys hear about the Monster Movie Marathon? It's going on tonight. I was with Cheryl Blossom-" Reggie explained.
"Ha! You have never been on a date with Cheryl in your life. You don't have to lie, Reg," teased Archie, glad that there was finally something to mock Reggie about.
By now, the rest of the group had started listening in on the conversation, obviously interested in what was going on. Moose and Chuck walked in, laughing and still tossing the ball around.
"Hey, no throwing that around in here!" exclaimed Pop Tate.
Either the two boys didn't hear or didn't want to hear because they continued tossing it around. Betty sighed, rolled her eyes, and easily intercepted one of their passes. She brought the ball back to her seat and looked at Reggie.
"Go on."
"So, as I was saying, there are three movies showing tonight and darling Cheryl told me that the movies they are planning to show are gruesome, gory, and great. We should go!"
Here there were a series of yes's and alright's.
After the gang had decided when they would meet, they all went their separate ways, eager to get ready for the movies tonight. Veronica scurried home and went through her closet, searching through the whole London collection for an outfit.
"There's an outfit for everything, even if you're out shopping for one!" recited Ronnie, as it was her motto.
Betty was also hoping that Archie would notice her tonight and ask her to sit by him. She asked Nancy to come and help her. Archie, Reggie, Moose, and Chuck stayed at Pop's trying to come up with scary stories that would scare the others, in preparation for the monsters they would see on the big screen tonight.
But Ethel stayed sitting by Jughead, dreamily watching him eat. His eating habits reminded her of someone. Her iguana, Elizabeth.Elizabeth adored eating possibly as much as Jughead. She gobbled up anything edible that wound up in her cage. Finally, realizing that she had no money for her ticket tonight, she walked home. But what happened there, no one found out until later.

Later that night, everyone was walking to the movies.
"I love monster movies," said Betty.
"I know someone who does, too," murmured Ethel. She looked devious as her eyes flitted back and forth between the ground and the sky.
"What was that, Ethel?" asked Betty.
Ethel replied, "Oh, nothing, nothing at all."
Betty and Veronica exchanged confused glances.
Veronica, nonetheless, continued, "I just hope Jughead doesn't ruin the movie like he did last time we all went out and saw one. Remember, he was so furiously stuffing popcorn in his mouth that the people in front of us got showered with it, and the theater manager made us leave! Gosh, sometimes I just cannot believe Jughead's eating habits!"
Ethel usually would have protested when someone insulted Jughead, but this time she merely said, "I know someone who loves popcorn, too." She grimaced slightly.
Finally, they arrived at the movie theater. After everyone had bought their tickets, they went to the snack counter. Ethel seemed particularly distressed now. Jughead bought popcorn, three sodas, M&M's, gummy bears, sour gummy worms, chocolate malt balls, and a box of cheese fries. Even Moose and Archie gagged at the amount of food Jughead had bought.
Meanwhile, there were still a few minutes until the first movie, Evil Snookerbaker from Down Deep, started. Betty, whose mind was anxiously awaiting the moment that Archie asked her to sit with him over Veronica, decided to see what was wrong with Ethel. She was continuing to act strangely. Veronica decided to accompany her, also mystified at the peculiar behavior.
They pulled Ethel over to the door of the girl’s bathroom.
“Ethel, what’s the matter? We can tell there’s something wrong with you tonight. Come on, you can tell us,” explained Betty, who was genuinely worried.
Ethel didn’t take much persuading, for she was truly nervous but glad for someone to tell about what had happened when she had returned home after their meeting at Pop’s.
“Well, I had just walked home after being with you guys at Pop’s. As soon as I walked in the front door, my mom was shouting and screaming at me, telling me that Elizabeth had escaped from her cage and that mom had found her little green body in the cookie jar. My mom then said she couldn’t stay in the house and made me take her out to the dog house so that Lizzy could spend the night there. I just couldn’t leave her out there because it wasn’t her fault. I must’ve left the door to her cage open or something, and what can I say? She’s just naturally curious. It really was all my fault,” explained Ethel.
She sighed and opened her big blue purse.
But before she could bring anything out, she said, “Actually, maybe we should go in here.”
They all walked into the girl’s bathroom where Ethel pulled her Lizzy out of her purse. Elizabeth’s scrawny legs pawed at the air, and her scaly tail whipped behind her.
Betty and Veronica gasped simultaneously.
“How’re you gonna hide her?” inquired Veronica.
“In here, I guess,” replied Ethel.
There was a knock at the door, and Archie’s voice filled the bathroom.
“Girls, the movie’s starting! We want good seats!”
“We’re coming!”
Ethel, Betty, and Veronica strolled out of the bathroom, Ethel as pale as ever. Betty was nervous now more than ever. Would Archie ask her to sit next to him? And would Elizabeth escape? She was soon to find out.

In the dark theater, everyone took their seats. They were extremely lucky to get spots all together, although they filled up a whole row by doing it.
Archie sat with his hands on empty seats on either side of him.
“Ronnie, Betty!”
Betty sighed. She should’ve known that he wouldn't pick her and only her while jealous Veronica was around. Veronica, meanwhile, looked surprised that Archie wasn’t all to herself this evening. Moose and Midge sat next to Betty, and Chuck and Nancy were on Moose’s other side. Reggie was terribly unhappy with Jughead on his right, already stuffing candy into his mouth, and Ethel sat, patting her purse, next to Jughead. They were set for the movie to start.
A balding man that looked familiar stood at the very front of the theater, facing the audience.
“Welcome to the Monster Movie Marathon,” he stated.
“Is that…?” Betty started.
“Mr…” Moose continued.
“WEATHERBEE????” shouted Archie.
“I think so,” said Midge, a frown covering her face.
Mr. Weatherbee continued to explain guidelines and safety rules. Finally the movie began.
As the lights dimmed, making the theater even darker, Archie said, “I can’t believe our principal is here. You know something's wrong with the world when Mr. Weatherbee announces at movie marathons. Next thing, Mrs. Grundy will be a waitress at Pop’s, and Professor Flutesnoot will be Ronnie’s new butler!”
They giggled at the thought until a harsh “Shhhh!!!” quieted them.
As the plot of the movie unfolded, Archie put his arms around both Ronnie and Betty and smiled. Betty and Veronica, however, gave each other menacing looks. Jughead was still poring over his boatload of snacks, barely paying any attention to the movie itself. And Ethel still patted her bag, praying that nothing would happen concerning the movie manager, Mr. Weatherbee, or Lizzy. One scene caused a bit of a stir for Ethel. Her eyes were plastered to the screen, watching as an awful monster with five heads attacked an innocent girl. She didn’t notice Lizzy poke her head out of the bag. Lizzy had smelled the popcorn. She slowly inched towards the big tub.
Lizzy took a huge bite, catching multiple pieces in her mouth. She then retreated to the bag. Jughead, returning to the popcorn in his eating cycle, saw that a portion had been taken out of it.
He turned to Ethel and said, “Did you take any of this, Ethel?”, pointing at the popcorn bucket as he said it.
Although it tickled Ethel inside as Jughead whispered her name, she remembered Lizzy’s love of popcorn and shook her head.
She sighed and thought, close call.
The movie continued with some mean looks from Betty and Veronica, worried looks from Ethel, uninterested looks from Jughead, and looks of rapture from the rest of the gang. The first movie ended. Finally able to talk, Betty and Veronica argued in the hall outside.
“He didn’t invite you, you know,” stated Veronica.
“Didn’t invite you either. In fact, he didn’t invite either of us. Reggie invited us,” said Betty.
“Why don’t you go sit by him, next movie?” suggested Ronnie.
“Why don’t you? I’m sure he’d appreciate your sophisticated company a whole lot more than mine,” replied Betty.
The conversation, or argument, continued like this.
Finally, the second feature began. Same as the first, Mr. Weatherbee introduced the movie. Lizzy decided to steal more and more popcorn. Afraid that Jughead would get angry, Ethel decided to buy Lizzy her own tub. When she came back, she sat down, grabbed a handful of popcorn, and stuffed it in the bag. There was no sign of movement. Ethel looked inside the bag, but Elizabeth was gone.
“Oh, no,” whispered Ethel.
She got down on all fours, and began to crawl about, searching frantically for her iguana.
Jughead saw her. “What are you doing?”
“Uhhh… I dropped something.”
Something green, scaly, and sneaky, she felt like adding. She crawled down a step. Apologizing at the random people who feet she was knocking, she looked left and right for any signs of the iguana. When she got to the other side, she carefully sidled up to Betty and Veronica and told them what had happened. They, as well, got down and began to look with Ethel. Suddenly, people’s legs, snacks, and seats were being bumped as the three girls looked around desparately for Elizabeth. Ethel had made her way all the way to the front of the theater. Avoiding the annoyed glares of people whose movie experiences she had greatly disturbed, she saw a green tail flicker in the darkness. Now all she had to do was crawl there, grab Lizzy, apologize to the person whose feet Lizzy was perched at, and scurry back to her seat.
But as she looked up into the person’s eyes, she saw… Mr. Weatherbee. He was looking at her sternly through his glasses.
“Miss Ethel, how nice to see you here, disrupting innocent people’s marathon for this… iguana?”
In that moment of confusion on Mr. Weatherbee’s part, she jumped up and ran towards the exit of the theater, hoping that she wouldn’t have to confront the problem if she just escaped in time. But as she scurried towards the neon red sign, she accidentally brushed past the fire alarm, and it went off.
There were screams and shouts. Suddenly, water sprinkled down from above, and Ethel groaned. She was right about to run away when the manager stopped her.
“I believe you just set that off. Am I right? Because as far as I know, there is no fire,” the manager said.
Ethel looked at the scene before her. People were running out of the room, with empty popcorn buckets over their heads to avoid getting wet. Jughead was trying to get out along with the snacks that he hadn’t finished. Veronica was shaking her head, dismayed as her designer clothes got soaked.
“Mmm, hmm…” muttered Ethel. As they walked to the manager’s office, Ethel looked down at Lizzy.
She snatched the piece of popcorn that Lizzy was contentedly chewing and prepared herself to get into even more trouble than she was in now.
The movie manager explained to Ethel that she better never bring the iguana back to the Riverdale Theater, otherwise they could sue. Ethel sighed, thanked the manager for sparing her the worst and went outside.
Betty and Veronica were talking as though they hadn't been fighting. When they saw her, they ran and gave her a hug.
"Now, I hope you know never to bring Lizzy to the theater," said Veronica. She was a little disgusted about the iguana, for she had never liked the idea of slimy scales and thin yellow eyes. She shuddered.
"Don't worry," replied Ethel. "This little girl is never coming back to the theater. You can count on that."
She stroked Elizabeth, despite all the trouble she had caused.
Jughead, Midge, Moose, Chuck, Nancy, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Ethel, and of course, Elizabeth walked (or were carried) out of the theater, all dripping wet but highly amused. Ethel didn't ever remember that her bag was still in the theater, Jughead plopped the last malt ball into his mouth, and they all headed home.Actually, to Veronica's home because they all really wanted to bask in the sun and play in the pool.

Katie:

Night Of The Iguana

It was finally Saturday night.

After gruelling hours of working in the boiling hot summer sun, the gang would finally have a chance to relax and have some fun. And there's no better place to do that, than the Riverdale Movie Theater! It was Jughead's turn to pick the film this time. He chose 'Mutant Werewolves Strike Back'! It was the sequel to a lame movie that had came out earlier in the year, but the gang had heard good reviews about the movie and decided to give it a chance.

As usual, Archie took Veronica to the movies. A dissappointed Betty went with Reggie. All the usual couples were there too, like Chuck and Nancy, Moose and Midge, and finally Dilton and his new nerdy girlfriend. Jughead even decided to go with Ethel!!! Just as friends though.

The gang entered the movie theater at exactly 8:10. The movie had started ten minutes ago! They all rushed into the movie theater, first buying the popcorn and drinks. The buttery smell of the popcorn wafted through the air, and everyone ordered for a big bag of it. Ethel, however, had two bags.

"What's with all the food, Ethel!" Reggie sneered, happy he had someone to insult. No one had been giving him any attention since they had pulled up to the movie theater in Veronica's expensive sports car.

Ethel gulped. "Oh, just thought I'd get hungry. I'm saving it for later." She slipped it discreetly into her large purse, and entered the movie theater with the girls. The guys stayed behind and started gossiping.

"Gee, uh... I don't know, why do ya think she ACTUALLY bought all that popcorn.. duh?" Moose asked, and the rest of the gang just couldn't think of an answer.

"It's no big deal, guys. Just forget about it" Archie said. But Reggie didn't listen. He went into the dark movie theater alone, bent on finding out what was in that purse and why she needed popcorn in it.

For the whole first part of the movie, Ethel kept the purse closed and between her feet so that nobody could sneak in and open it. She smirked contently, happy that Reggie couldn't make a move on it, although she was aware he was staring at the bag more often than the movie screen.

"Hey Ethel, can I have some popcorn?" Veronica asked from beside her. Being the nice girl Ethel was, she agreed, but she'd have to get it fast or else... she didn't even want to think about it. So she grabbed the popcorn out of the bag, and watched in horror as a large green animal hopped out of the bag and bolted across the isle. If anyone had seen it, they certainly didn't act like it. Relieved, she handed Veronica the popcorn.

She had to go get the iguana back... or maybe she'd get it in a few minutes... make than half an hour. She was at an intense part in the movie and didn't want to get up until it was over. After the scene was finished, she got carried away and continued to watch the movie, forgetting about her iguana, Elizabeth, that was no doubt roaming freely about the movie theater.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" shrieked somebody in the front row of the movie theater. The scream was blood curdling. And Ethel was pretty sure they weren't screaming about anything happening in the movie. She raced down to the front of the theater, where she was positive her iguana was, knocking over drinks with her long legs as she dashed along down the stairs and aisles. Finally, she reached a seven year old girl shaking in fear at the sight of Elizabeth. But before Ethel could scoop it up, it ran away! Now the chase was on!

She chased it into the film room, where it hopped up onto a shelf and stuck it it's long tongue at her, as if it were teasing her. "Get down from there!" she muttered under her breath so the veiwers wouldn't hear her. It ran into the room where the screen was. They were directly behind the screen that everyone was watching! Then Elizabeth did the last thing in the world Ethel wanted her to do... she jumped through the screen, ripping it to shreds as she did so! Everyone in the theater burst out into screams of terror, and Ethel grabbed a microphone on the floor, turned it on and shouted "STOP!!!! ELIZABETH IS NOT A KILLER! SHE MEANS NO HARM! SHE'S QUITE GENTLE, ACTUALLY!"

And with that, the girl that had been utterly terrified earlier went up and started petting Elizabeth's scaly back. Other children went up and started to play with it, too, and then parents, until almost everyone in the theater was at the front, playing with Ethel's affectionate iguana. The only person who wasn't there was Reggie Mantle, who was scowling at Ethel from the back. Ethel saw his rude glare and laughed at him just sitting there stuffing popcorn into his face. "Gee, Reggie. Why do YOU have all that popcorn now?"

Everyone started laughing at Reggie, who looked like a big idiot. Finally, it was Ethel who had the last laugh. (And don't forget about Elizabeth!)

As The iguana escape from ethel's purse . she went to the food stall and jumped to the popcorn machine. Elizabeth started to eat the popcorn until the worker came to scoop a bag of popcorn for the customer but he accidently scooped elizabeth into the bag. As it was for jughead (no surprise there),he walked into the movie room elizabeth jumped out of the popcorn bag and quickly slither to the back of the room . She didnt Know where she is ? As she step slowly backward. Ethel suddenly realise that her iguana gone then the backgroud of the movie had a big dinosaur-shape shadow. They all ran but ethel got a closer look and went back and saw her iguana. Ethel pick her up and put it in the purse. She was surprise why her purse was heavier and looked her iguana still eating some popcorn in the purse.

Night Of The Iguana

RING

"Hi,Betty !! It`s me Veronica "

"Hi, Ron . So what`s going on ? "

"Well tonight, Ethel called to tell me that she Midge and Nancy will go to a movie and would like us to go! But she said it will be a surprise what kind the movie will be!! "

"Great , sounds cool !! I don`t have any plans for tonight, so I`m gonna say yes. What about you? Are you coming ? "

"Yes Bets , But after 45 minutes we have to be ready. Ethel is gonna come and take us to the movie and she is gonna bring her pet Elizabeth the Iguana!!"

"But isn`t it not allowed to bring any pets ? "

" Oops , I didn`t ask about that !! "

"We`ll see, Bye now !! "

CLOSE THE PHONE

Betty got ready for the movie and waited for Ethel and after 15 minutes...

BEEP , BEEP , BEEP !!

"That must be Ethel" thought Betty

"Bye mum, Bye dad !!"

Betty got in the car .

"Hi Gals, So how come you`re gonna take your pet,Ethel ?"

"Well, No one is gonna see Elizabeth as long as she stays in the purse and the surprise is we`re gonna see Monster Movie Marathon!! "

"So it is gonna be an only girls night watching a frightening movie " said Midge

"Woohoo" said Nancy !!

After they arrived and brought the popcorn and took their seats. The movie started and Elizabeth was watching it from the purse and Ethel would give her popcorn!

So what do you think happened ??

Elizabeth was too excited which meant she loved Monster Movies, she decided to have a closer look.

She jumped out of the purse and went to have a closer look and when Ethel noticed, she screamed out loud and everyone thought it came from the film except her friends!!

" WHAT`S WRONG ?! " said Betty

"Elizabeth !! My Iguana !! She is not in the purse !! "

"Don`t panic Ethel, I have a good idea at the end of the film we are gonna find it !! "

" But I-i-i-i... I CAN`T WAIT!!"

"Well, if we look now ,everyone will suspect that it`s a pet " said Betty

"Betty`s Right you know " said Veronica

AND AT THE END OF THE MOVIE

"Elizabeth , where are you? "

"Elizabeth , Come know !! "

"I FOUND ELIZABETH" Said Nancy

" Ooh, She is sleeping just like a baby "

"Next time, I am never gonna let her leave me again !!" said Ethel

Hahahahaha

Laughed everyone

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pureheart, i liked your story! it was good. :D
who liked mine? :D
~Monica

The Night of the Iguana............(horror music)
Part 2

"Where do you think she went?" Betty asked.
"I don't know! Maybe is sneaked out to get more popcorn!" Ethel replied in a worried voice.
"Yeah maybe! But most probably she just got bored and is some where around this room." Betty said as she looked at the movie screen.
"I hope no one notices her." Ethel said.
"Don't worry about it! We'll search when the lights come back on! For now just watch the movie." Betty told her as she sat more comfortably in her seat.
Ethel sighed.
"What am I going to do? If some one finds Elizabeth or suppose something happens to Elizabeth." Ethel thought.
Her mind was not on the movie. She glanced at Veronica to see if she had heard any of their conversation but Veronica was staring at the screen putting popcorn in her mouth.
Ethel sighed again.
"Don't worry!" Betty said not taking her eyes off the screen, she squeezed Ethel's hand.
"Yeah! I think I will enjoy myself! What could happen to Elizabeth anyway!" Ethel thought.
She realxed herself into the seat and continued watching.
Meanwhile............
Elizabeth:
"Such a boring movie!" Elizabeth thought as she made her way from Ethel's bag.
"I hope mistress is fine while I'm away." Elizabeth thought as she crawled over Veronica's leg.
Veronica didn't notice.
"Poo! What a horrible smell coming from this lady!" Elizabeth thought looking at Veronica.
"But I can smell Popcorn coming from her tub." Elizabeth groaned as her tummy rumbled.
She crawled up the seat (inbetween Moose and Veronica)
She sat on the arm rest and poked her head into Veronica's bag.
"I wonder what food she's got!" Elizabeth wondered.
She pushed herself into Veronica's popcorn bag.
Meanwhile, Veronica was SO scared she didn't want to watch the movie anymore!
She put her hand into the popcorn bag. She felt Elizabeth.
"Watch it lady!" Elizabeth said (kind of a sssssssssss noise and her tongue comes out.)
Veronica took her out absent mindedly and put her on her lap. Her hand went once more to the popcorn bag. Then she realized what she had done.
She jumped up in fright. Elizabeth clung on to her dress ripping it.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Veronica SCREAMED!
Everyone either screamed to or jumped up in fright!
Ethel looked at Veronica.
"What is THIS?!??!?!?!" Veronica screamed pushing at Elizabeth with her hankerchief.
Betty had gotten up too wondering what had happened. The movie was turned off because of the interruption and everyone tunred there heads to look. The Manager cam running.
Ethel gulped.
"Uh-Oh!"
Ethel quickly grabbed her pet and put it under her seat.
"That was a lizard! A huge horrible lizard!" Veronica spluttered.
"What happened?" The manager asked as he neared.
"There was a HUGE lizard in my bag of popcorn!" She schrieched.
"I'm sorry?" The manager asked, "A lizard?"
"Yes!" Veronica replied tearfully.
"I don't see one anywhere." He said turning to look around.
"That girl put it in her bag." Veronica said pointing at Ethel.
"Miss? Can I look into your bag?" He asked holding out his hand.
Ethel sighed with relief.
"He hasn't noticed." She thought as she passed her bag to him.
He opened it.
"Nothing here!" He said.
Veronica looked at it in surprise.
"Why are you carrying an empty bag?" The manager asked Ethel.
"Well.........." Ethel started.
"Because she holds all her popcorn and soda in it! It makes it easier for her." Betty piped up.
Ethel threw Betty a smile.
Betty grinned back.
"Miss for this commotion I ask you to pay a fine and leave!" He said politely.
Veronica flushed.
"No! I'll sue you! There was a lizard here! Something ripped my dress! I won't leave! My daddy owns the Lodge enterprises! This theatre! This....this....this....!" Veronica stammered.
"I'm sorry Miss Lodge but the rules clearly state that the movie must NOT be interrupted by any loud noise or a hoax!" He recited.
"I'll get you FIRED!" She screamed.
He shrugged.
"Fine with me! I hate this job anyway!" He said.
Ethel giggled.
Veronica turned to glare at her.
"Bye Ronnie! See you tomorrow!" Ethel whispered.
Veronica gave up $50 and left annoyed.
"Nice one!" Betty grinned.
Ethel stooped to pick up Elizabeth.
She quickly put her into the bag and zipped it.
"Elizabeth! Don't do that again!" Ethel told Elizabeth.
The movie was turned on again and the lights dimmed.
Elizabeth poked it's head outside the bag to look at the movie screen.
"Sheesh! Human's are such cowards! Scared of an Iguana!" Elizabeth thought.
"EEEK! A spider!" Elizabeth jumped.
"Ok Ok! I take that back!" Elizabeth sighed, "Well then, stay tuned for more of my adventures!!"

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Finally, it was "Monster Movie Marathon" night. Ethel had been waiting so long for this night.
Ethel getting ready to go to the theater when she decided that she would bring her pet iguana, Elizabeth. She knew she would have trouble sneaking her in, but she would find a way.
At the theater, Ethel found a seat and set her coat on it so nobody would take it. Ethel then went to get in line to get some popcorn and candy.
As Ethel was paying for her food, Elizabeth snuck out of Ethel's purse, and snuck into the popcorn machine. Elizabeth loved popcorn. Elizabeth was eating away at the popcorn when she felt herself being lifted. She was surrounded by popcorn, so she couldn't see anything. She was being scooped into a bag of popcorn and nobody noticed. The bag of popcorn happend to be Veronica's.
Veronica was eating her popcorn and she felt her bag wiggle. "What's going on?"
"Veronica, are you alright? There's not even a movie playing yet," said Betty who was sitting right next to Veronica.
"I just thought my popcorn was wiggling. Never mind."
Later, during the movie, everybody hears............. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." This came from Veronica. She found Elizabeth in her popcorn. She threw the bag and Elizabeth went flying into the crowd of people. Before she knew it, everybody was screaming and Elizabeth was being tossed here and there. After about 15 minutes of pure chaos, Elizabeth ended up falling right in Ethel's lap. Ethel shoved Elizabeth in her purse as fast as she could and tried to rush out of the theater. She was stopped by two big men.
"Did that iguana belong to you?" they asked her.
"Well, sort of.............." Ethel said.
" Animals are not aloud in this theater. We have a sign outside that says this. We are going to have to band you from this theater for one month."
" Yes sir."
Ethel went one month without going to the theater, and she then knew never to sneak something in somewhere that wasn't aloud.

THE END

Night of the Iguana (cont.)
By: Monica

Ethel realized that Elizabeth the iguana left her purse where she was hiding, so she called softly, “Elizabeth, where are you?” Betty, Midge, Nancy, and Veronica helped look under the movie theater seats. Jughead, Moose, Chuck, Archie, and Reggie were sitting front of Ethel and the girls. They turned around and whispered, “Shhhhh!” because it was the good part of the movie when the cold slimy alien captured the young woman.
At that moment, Jughead screamed!
“Shhhhhhhhh!” yelled all the people.
“No! I’m being attacked by the cold slimy alien!” said Jughead.
“WHAT?!” shouted the guys.
“Shhhhhhhh!” yelled everyone else.
Jughead explained, “In my popcorn I felt a cold and slimy thing that’s probably an alien.”
“Ohhhhhh. What did you do with it?” asked Archie.
“Oh, I threw it over there without thinking because I got scared.”
“But Jug…. We could have given it to Flutesnoot and gotten extra credit! You know we’re barely passing that class!” Archie said.
“Yeah, by a D+,” Reggie chimed in.
“Speaking of Flutesnoot,” said Jughead, “there he is, right where I threw the alien!” Jughead and Archie ran out of the row into Flutesnoot’s.
Of course Ethel was oblivious to all this because her beloved iguana was possibly gone forever!
When Jug and Arch ran to Flutesnoot, they saw him petting Jughead’s ugly alien! “Oh! Professor! How can you touch such a yucky thing?” Jug asked.
“What do you mean? This stuffed animal is really cool. It actually feels SLIMY!” Flutesnoot told them.
“Yeah, that’s because it IS slimy! It’s a baby of the alien we just saw on the Creature Feature movie!” Archie said.
Because it was dark in the theater, Flutesnoot agreed. “Yes, it does seem real. Wait! You say it is an alien? Did you find it? Because it landed on my head.” He patted his head to show where it landed.
“Yeah but that’s only because Jug found it while eating his popcorn and got scared and threw it!” Archie spilled.
“Oh, very interesting, very interesting. You two must get extra credit for finding such a creature!”
“Oh thanks! But you don’t have to do that,” Archie said.
“Fine, I won’t.”
“NO!” the boys panicked.
“Ha, ha, ha. I will. Don’t worry,” the professor chuckled.

The next day, Ethel came in to school late, her eyes red from crying over her lost iguana. Betty and Veronica saw her and tried to comfort her, saying things like “We’ll find her” and “We’ll continue looking after school” and “Maybe the theater has it.”
Then, during science, they started a new unit on astronomy. Prof. Flutesnoot had a covered box with holes poked through it.
The professor started off by saying, “Class, today we are staring a new unit on space. We will begin on space life. Archie and Jughead, please come forward to talk about your incredible find.”
Jughead said, “Well, we found an alien.”
“Ha! Sure you did. Are you sure it wasn’t your reflection?” Reggie shouted. “Well just wait until you see it! I found it eating my popcorn! It’s slimy, small, and cold.” Jughead uncovered the box.
“That’s my iguana, Elizabeth!” Ethel jumped out of her seat and said “Thank you for finding it!” Before Jughead could react, Ethel hugged him.
“Well!” Archie said, “It isn’t an alien after all, it’s an iguana!”
“We could keep it as a class pet!” Ethel suggested. “We could take turns cleaning the cage and feeding her and stuff!”
“Ooooooooooh, yeah!” said Betty.
“OK, we can do that!” said Flutesnoot. “I guess I’m happy no aliens are invading!”
“Ha ha ha!” laughed the class. Ethel was happy that her pet was in the classroom. She liked seeing her pet while she did her schoolwork, and Flutesnoot even let Elizabeth out to roam and investigate. One time, she got out into the hall and was found by Mr. Weatherbee, but that’s another story!

THE END!

thats my story!

The Riverdale Theater ran a special “Monster Movie Marathon” night. EVERYONE was there – including Ethel, who smuggled her pet iguana, Elizabeth, into the theater in her big purse. (Elizabeth LOVES popcorn and monster movies, in case you were wondering.)
Anyway, shortly after the second feature started, Elizabeth slipped out of Ethel’s purse and got loose in the theater! It was absolute CHAOS!!
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Ethel panicked and scrambled around the theatre occasionally bumping the people watching the movie. Everyone was annoyed and was complaining. In the other corner of the theatre, Elizabeth found a couple of scruffy looking men (one is name Joe and the other was named Patrick. Joe has light brown hair and Patrick has black hair and a short beard and moustache) eating popcorn. They had two jumbo bags of it. Elizabeth hopped in, and Patrick who loves money so much noticed her and remembered that iguanas are worth alot. The two men closed the back with Liz (Elizabeth) in it and sneaked out of the dark theatre untoiced. Ethel was asking people if they'd seen an iguana and the gang got kicked out for having a pet in the theatre. They were standing outside the theatre with Ethel holding her face in her hands saying discouraging things like "oohh we'll never find her now!" and Jughead was keeping an eye out for anything moving when he noticed the two shadows of the men, so he sneaked away from the group to follow them. He heard them say they were heading to the pet store to make big bucks
so he ran ahead and made it there before them. He quickly explained to the clerk to not buy an iguana.
He also told the clerk that she was trained to come when called Elizabeth. So, Jug hid in a corner and when they came in, pulled out the iguana and asked how much he'd give them for
HIM.(joe and pat never learned how to tell between
male and female iguanas) Jug quietly called her name and she jumped out of Pat's hands and ran to Jug.
The two men ran after her and then the cops arrived. (Jug had called them just in case) The two men were arested after Jug proved he knew Elizabeth more than the cops by calling her name again after the two men failed to call her. (she has sharper hearing than them) So, he took Liz to Ethel who was at home making posters for the lost Iguana. Ethel was extatic and asked Jug what he wanted, so he was treated to a dozen burgers. He ate them with Liz sitting next to him. Jug says "all in a day's work" and he winks.

Night of the Iguana
by animalgurl

Ethel:You can come with me in my purse,but you have to stay in there and be quiet,ok?
Ethel put her pet iguana,Elizabeth in her purse and took her to the movies. It was Monster Movie Night at the theater.Elizabeth loves popcorn and horror movies. So they got there and Ethel was greeted by Reggie,Veronica,Betty,and Archie.
Reggie:Whatsup,Ethel?
Ethel:Um,not much.
Veronica:What a pretty purse! Can I take a closer look?
Ethel:I'd rather you not.It's um...special.
Veronica:Oh,ok.
Betty:I hope this isn't too scary for you.
Ethel:Thanks,but I'll be ok.
Archie:All I have time to say is hi,the movie's gonna start any second.

They all sat down and the movie started.Elizabeth poked her head out of Ethel's purse to watch the movie and eat popcorn from Ethel's hand. Towards the end of the first feature,Ethel's hand was getting tired so she decided to take a break.But when the second feature started,Ethel started getting so emersed in it,she forgot about Elizabeth. So Elizabeth got out of the bag to look for more popcorn,right after she got out,Ethel screamed and dropped the popcorn. Elizabeth ate the little bit in the bag,then started walking down the row in search of more. She found a bag at Reggie's feet and started eating it. As she ate it,she wagged her tail and it tickled Reggie.
Reggie:Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk!
Veronica:Reggie,this isn't a comedy! What's so funny?!
Reggie:Something's tickling my ankle!
Veronica:Well find out what it is and make it stop!
Reggie:Ok,ok.
Reggie touched the mystery object.Then picked it up.
Reggie:An iguana,cool!
Veronica:EEK!
Reggie:Shh!
Veronica:Oh shush yourself!
Reggie petted Elizabeth.
But then she jumped off his lap and countinued to look for popcorn,rubbing against people legs,scaring them and making them run out in fear.
Reggie:Chickens!(stitcks tougue out)(rasberry)
Ethel asssumed they were just reacting the movie also. She reached her hand into her purse to check on Elizabeth. When she found out she got out,she started looking for her. She found her and picked her up and they sat back down.
Ethel:I'm sorry I forgot about you. I won't let that happen ever again.
(after the movies)
Ethel:I just thought of something. One of the movies took place in the theater and had us in it! It was called,"Night of the Iguana"!
THE END

Night of the Iguana

It was the day of the “Monster Movie Marathon” and Ethel was excited. But she wanted to bring her pet iguana to the theater so she brought her. Just then the iguana ran away from her.

Ethel: Elizabeth! Where are you?

Betty: Hi Ethel! What are you looking for?

Ethel: I am looking for my pet iguana, Elizabeth!

Veronica: Wait, you brought your pet iguana here?

Ethel: Yes! I am so sorry! I just got the feeling that Elizabeth wanted to watch the “Monster Movie Marathon” with me so I put her in my pocket!

Betty: Oh my gosh! What will happen to that poor thing!

They helped Ethel search for Elizabeth. Until they saw Archie and Jughead.

Ethel: Oh my gosh Juggie it is very nice to see you my dear prince!

Jughead: Oh no. Archie can you cover me?

Archie didn't hear what Jughead was saying because he was talking to Betty and Veronica.

Ethel: Hey! Don't leave me Juggie! Let's look for my pet iguana.

Jughead: Fine,fine! as long as you will give me food later!

Ethel: Sure! I'll treat you to Pop Tate's later!

Jughead: Oh boy!

They look for Elizabeth. Just then, Jughead got hungry.

Jughead: Wait here Ethel! I'll just buy popcorn for us two.

Ethel: Okay. But please hurry.

After 10 minutes...

Jughead: I'm back! Oh by the way I have your iguana, here with me Ethel.

Ethel: Thank you my love! Where did you find him?

Jughead: He was at your seat.

Ethel: Oh!

When they came back to their seats, the marathon was over.

Ethel: Bye Juggie! (kisses Jughead then leaves)

Jughead: Wait Ethel, don't leave!

Ethel: Oh dear, why Juggie? Do you want to be my boyfriend?

Jughead: No way! I just remembered that you promised me that you will treat me to Pop Tate's later.

After eating...

Jughead: Thank you for the food Ethel!

Ethel: Your welcome!

Ethel had the best day of her life because she was with Jughead the whole night, and it was all thanks to Elizabeth!

The end!

Night Of The Iguana
The Riverdale Theater ran a special “Monster Movie Marathon” night. EVERYONE was there – including Ethel, who smuggled her pet iguana, Elizabeth, into the theater in her big purse. (Elizabeth LOVES popcorn and monster movies, in case you were wondering.)
BEFORE THE MOVIE
REGGIE: WOW! IT WILL BE FUN TO GO ON A TRIPLE DATE!
ARCHIE: YA! AND WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT BETTY AND I, REGGIE AND RON AND ETHEL AND JUGHEAD was going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JUG: I LIKE ETHEL! I AM GOING WITH HER AS A FRIEND! AFTER THE BLIND DATE WITH HER I REALLY HAVE STARTED TO LIKE HER!!!!!!!( I WROTE IN MY STORY OF BLIND DATE THAT ETHEL WAS JUG’S DATE)
ETHEL: I AM HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU LIKE ME MORE!
BETTY: THE MOVIE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN SO LET’S HURRY!
AT THE FILMS
THE MOVIE HAD BEGUN AND EVERYBODY WAS WATCHING WITH PIN-DROP SILENCE. EVEN JUG FOR ONCE WAS NOT WORRYING ABOUT FOOD!!!!!!THE MOVIE WAS ‘THE WITCH’ AND WHATEVER NUMBER OF TIMES YOU WOULD WATCH THE FILM YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FRIGHTENED!
THE MOST EXCITING PART WAS GOING IN WHICH THE WITCH WAS GOING TO BOIL AND KILL THE PRINCESS AND MARRY THE HANDSOME PRINCE!
WHEN THEY GAVE AN INTERMISSION! ALL THE PEOPLE GOT MORE SNACKS. THE GANG TOO. (REALLY JUGHEAD).
SOON THE SECOND FEATURE STARTED AND EACH ONE OF THE GANG WAS TOO ENGROSSED IN THE FILM TO NOTICE THAT ELIZABETH JUMPED OUT OF ETHEL’S BAG AND STARTED HUNTING FOR POPCORN. JUG HAD EATEN ALL OF THE GANGS POPCORN AND NOBODY WANTED TO LEAVE THE FILMS JUST THEN. SO ELIZABETH LOOKED HERE AND THERE FOR POPCORN! SHE SAW AN OLD LADY WHO HAD A BAG FULL OF POPCORN! SHE STARTED EATING THE POPCORN! NOBODY NOTICED HER UNTIL A LITTLE GIRL SAW HER AND SHRIEKED! EVERYBODY LOOKED AT WHERE SHE WAS POINTING ! AND THEN WHAT A SHOUTING AND SCREAMING TOOK PLACE! EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HARMLESS CREATURE EVERYBODY WAS TERRIFIED. BUT SOON THE GANG ROUND IT UP AND AND WENT HOME HAPPILY BUT I AM SURE ELIZABETH WILL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT IN WHICH SHE HAD CAUSED ALL THE EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well this is my story hope u lyk it!!

The Night of the Iguana..........(Horror Music)
Part 1

Ethel waited infront of the movie theatre. She was waiting for the gang. They were supposed to meet here for the Monster Movie Marathon.
Ethel looked around and then quickly opened her purse. It was exceptionally large today because she had brought her pet. She peeked into her bag.
"Elizabeth? Are you ok?" Ethel asked her pet.
The iguana poked it's head out of the bag.
Ethel smiled.
"Just a few more minutes, ok?" Ethel said.
Elizabeth put it's head back into the bag and Ethel zipped it up again.
A few minutes later the whole gang came from different directions.
"Hey! Ethel!" Betty cried as she, Midge and Nancy walked into veiw.
Ethel waved back.
From the other direction Jughead, Reggie, Moose and Chuck.
Archie and Veronica cam from the third direction.
"Finally! I thought you guys would never come!" Ethel cried.
Midge grinned.
Betty didn't hear this comment because she was busy looking at Veronica.
"Archie, you'll protect me correct?" Veronica whined.
"Of course! You are safe with me." Archie said.
Betty glared at both of them.
They walked towards the ticket booth to give their tickets. Ethel fell into step with Betty.
"I brought her!" Ethel whispered.
Betty looked at her in surprise.
"Who...?" Betty replied.
"Lizzie!" Ethel told her.
"What?! Elizabeth?" Betty cried.
Veronica turned back.
"Elizabeth? Who is she?" Veronica asked.
"Oh no one!" Betty replied.
"Hey isn't she Ethel's pet?" Veronica asked, "That slimy iguana!"
Ethel glared at her.
"No!" Betty cried.
"Well I hope she died! She was horrible." Veronica said.
Tears formed in Ethel's eyes.
"It's ok Ethel! Veronica is just trying to be mean." Betty whisperes soothingly.
Ethel whiped her eyes.
They entered the movie theatre.
"Anyone wants popcorn and soda?" Chuck asked.
"Hey there's Dilton." Archie cried.
"Oh that Geek?" Veronica sighed.
Dilton ran towards them.
"What are YOU doing here?" Veronica asked.
Archie nudged her.
"Stop it Archie! You know I told like being nudged like that." Veronica said angrilly pushing him away.
Dilton blushed realizing what had happened.
"Wonder how she likes being nudged." Ethel whispered to Betty.
Betty giggled.
"Veronica is being mean today! I wonder what happened." Betty thought.
Archie took a look at Veronica and then started a conversation with Dilton.
Meanwhile, Chuck was getting the popcorn with help from Moose, Jughead and Nancy.
"So which is your favourite movie, Ethel?" Betty asked trying to ignore the fact that Veronica was trying to talk to her.
"Oh, the Night of the Werewolf!" Ethel cried.
"Oh that dumb movie? It's horrible! How can you like it?" Veronica cried.
"Which is YOUR favourite movie, Veronica?" Betty asked.
"Oh Romance meets Time! It was really good especially the part wher-" Veronica was cut off.
"That's the WORST movie ever." Ethel said turning her back on Veronica.
"Come one Betty! Let's go and find someone reasonable to talk with!" Veronica turned.
"No! I'm staying with Ethel." Betty told her freeing her arm from Veronica's grip.
Veronica marched off angrilly.
Finally, they entered the movie room and took their places.
Betty sat next to Ethel. Moose and Midge sat next to Ethel. Archie sat next to Betty and Jughead next to him. Everyone except Veronica fit in one row. Veronica took her place in the row infront of theirs infront of Ethel.
Ethel opened her bag letting her iguana peep out.
She kept giving it bits of Popcorn.
Reggie started laughing at the most scariest parts and so was kicked out of the theatre.
"I watched 'em anyway!" Reggie shrugged.
"We'll treat you tomorrow!" Betty cried to him.
And soon everyone was settled again. But this time Veronica sat next to Ethel.
Ethel got tired of holding her bag and placed it next to her.
"That's so stupid!" Veronica said when The night of the Werewolf ended.
Ethel put her hand into her bag to pat her Iguana. She felt around the bag but no Iguana was there.
Ethel gulped.
"Betty, you know that rule about no pets allowed to wander around the theatre or even be brought in?" Ethel asked.
"Yeah!" Betty replied her eyes still on the movie screen.
"I just broke that!" Ethel told her.
"Yeah I know!" Betty replied not listening.
"Betty! I broke the first part of the rule!" Ethel said as She shook Betty.
"What do you mean?" Betty asked turning.
"Elizabeth is GONE!" Ethel cried.
"Oh NO!" Betty cried.

TO BE CONTINUED..........

I know this part Betty already wrote and I just put it in detail but still........saty TUNED for the next part of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA.........(horror music)

oh great the week i can't think of ANYTHING to write for poor pop Betty has to be the judge..........waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh.......and i've got SUCH A GREAT IDEA now. awesome timing..........anyone else in the same situation?? well my next post (i hope) will be the night of the iguana! by the way betty did you take this name from Goosebumps? - The night of the living dummy. and the night of the living dead!!! lol but the name is nice!

Night Of The Iguana

by Megan T.

"Can you beleave in less a hour we'll be watching the Monster Movie Marathon?" asked Ethel. Betty, Veronica, and Ethel were all sitting in Veronica's room. "Oh I can beleave that, but what I can't beleave is that Tommy Timwell (the star of the greatest monster movie Attack Of Monster High)will be there signing autographs" Veronica shouted. She was gazing at the big Tommy Timwell poster on her wall. "Look at those bright brown and that spikey black hair. Is he great or what?"
"Uh stop drooling and look at the time!" said Betty. Veronica quickly took her eyes off Tom and put them on her pink clock. "Ok lets hit the road"."Wait" said Ethel. "I have to find my purse". "Hurry!" the girls yelled. "Here Lizzy".
"Your calling your bag?" laughed Betty. "No my iguana Elizabeth is in it. I'm taking her with me".
Finnaly they found the purse and hurried to the theater. After they found their seats Ethel went to get some pop-corn and soda. She left her bag in the seat. When she returned one of the movies was already playing.She looked in her purse and saw that Eliabeth wasn't there. "Oh no, where is my Lizzy?" she screeched. "Havn't seen her" said Betty. Right then Ethel started running up the rows, jumping over people, and looking under seats. No luck. When she ran back to Betty and Veronica she saw that Archie and Jughead had joined them. "Hiya Ethel" said Archie. "Oh hey Arch" replied. "Look Ron told us about your pet so we're gonna help you find her" he said with a smile. "Gee thanks Archie. You, Betty, an Jug take the back rows, and me and Ronnie will take the frount" Ethel commanded. When Veronica Ethel had reached the very frount row Ronnie let out a yell. "Its Tom Timwell!" she said.
"And look whos in his lap!" Ethel shouted. It was Elizabeth. She quickly explained the story to Tom and got het iguana back.
Later that night after the movies they all went to Pop's. Even Tom Timwell. And yet again Veronica was gazing at Tom's Face. Only this time she was sitting across from him. "This has been an exciting night" said Betty. "Yes it has!" agreed Ronnie. "Yes it has".

THE END

Night of the Iguana
Ethel:Elizabeth,are you okay?
Veronica:Who's Elizabeth,Ethel?
Ethel thinks about this for a minute.She knows that Veronica would get freaked out if she showed her iguana to her.
Ethel:Uh,she's my imaginary buddy!
Veronica:You're so childish,Ethel(walks off)
Betty:Are you here to see the Monster Movie Marathon,too?
Ethel:Yes,I am Betty!
Betty:I hope you have a good time Ethel!
Ethel:Thanks Betty!
Ethel pats Elizabeth.
Ethel:I hope you're snug enough because this is going to be a long night!
Reggie:Don't worry Ethel!I'm snug enough!(Reggie sits next to Veronica)
Jughead:Say,Ethel.How come you're purse is moving?
Veronica:Agggghhhhhhhhhh!
Archie:I'll save you Ronnie!
Betty:I can't believe you guys are scared of a....(Betty picks up the purse)IGUANA!!!!
Ethel tries to get the purse.She suceeds on picking up the purse but Elizabeth only jumps out.
Ethel:Oh no!My pet iguana is loose!(Ethel runs to where Elizabeth goes.)Gotcha!(But Elizabeth runs to the theater.)
The theater is so dark that Ethel can't see anything!
Ethel:Oh well,Elizabeth will turn up sooner or later!
Later,the marathon is still going on and Ethel is starting to get worried.
Veronica:Archie,stop tickling me!
Ethel looks at where Ron is sitting and sees that it is not Archie tickling her but Elizabeth climbing on her leg to reach her popcorn!
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aaron:

Saturday night was the night everybody was waiting for for 2 months. The Riverdale theatre was hosting a monster movie marathon! Betty was going with Archie,(she won the coin toss with Veronica)Reggie was going with Veronica, and Moose was going with Midge. Ethel was left alone because Jughead wouldn't go. Since she didn't want to go alone she decided to go with her pet iguana Elizabeth. On the night of the marathon, Ethel put Elizabeth in her big purse.

GAK! I forgot to write a story again. I'm going start right after dinner. :)
-Pureheart the Powerful

Night of the Iguana
By: Katie L.

Ethel Muggs, Veronica Lodge, and Betty Cooper were all gathered at the Lodge mansion on clear, cool night to prepare for the Monster Movie Marathon at the Riverdale Theater. Ethel's large purse lay propped up on Veronica's bed while she and Betty debated wether Veronica's purple sweater or green sweater would look better with her new boots.
"I think I like the purple one." Veronica announced as she pranced in front of her floor length mirror.
"Definetely," Ethel answered as Betty nodded, "Betty! Come on! You have to help me decide which earrings I should wear!"
Betty and Ethel dissapeared into the huge walk-in closet as Veronica plopped down on her bed to adjust the buckle on one of her boots.
"Okay, the studs or the hoops?" Ethel asked as she displayed two different pairs of earrings for Betty to choose from.
"Hmmmmm..." Betty mused, tapping her chin thoughtfully, "I like the hoo..." but before she could finish Betty was cut off.
"EEEEEK!!!" Veronica screamed at the top of her lungs.
Betty and Ethel dashed back into the bedroom to find Ethel's purse flopped over Veronica's lap and her little pet iguana, Elizabeth, wriggling across Veronica's legs.
"Oh Elizabeth!" Ethel cried, rushing over, "didn't I tell you to stay in the bag?" She picked her up off Veronica's lap and set her back inside the purse ever so gentley.
"You're BRINGING her?!" Veronica asked in disbelief.
"Yes," Ethel replied, "Lizzie LOVES popcorn and monster movies... oh PLEASE don't tell anybody!!"
"Ethel, we know you love your pet," Betty began, "but you're running a very high risk of getting in trouble if you're caught bringing her into the theater!"
"Oh, I know," Ethel replied guiltily, "I just couldn't resist!"
"Well... okay," Betty said, "just make sure you keep an eye on her."
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Ethel, Veronica, and Betty took their seats just as the first movie began. The one that was playing was "The Curse of the Werewolf", one of Ethel and Elizabeth's personal favorites. By the end of the movie Elizabeth was getting restless. The popcorn was gone, she was still a little scared from the past movie's dramatic finale, and the lady in front of her was wearing a rather tall hat which made it difficult for her to see the movie screen.
"I'll just crawl up a row so I can see!" Elizabeth thought. She scrambled out of the purse and onto the seat in front of her. Still no good. Elizabeth then slithered up the lady's shoulder to get a better view. But before she could position herself correctly on the tall hat, the lady reached up and adjusted it, knocking Elizabeth onto her lap.
"EEEEEK!!!" she cried, jumping up and down. Elizabeth scrambled across rows of seats, trying in vain to find Ethel in the sea of strangers. Pretty soon the whole entire theater was thrown into a state of utter chaos! Just as Elizabeth reached the floor in front of the first row, familiar hands scooped her up.
"I-I'm s-s-so sorry everyone," Ethel began, "I guess I didn't keep a good enough eye on Eliz..."
But before she could finish, Ethel was interrupted by everyone bursting into applause. Dumbstruck, Ethel turned around. The opening credits for none other than "Godzilla" filled the screen. Everybody had thought that Elizabeth was just an introduction for the next film!
Ethel bashfully went back to her seat as the movie started.
"Boy, did you get lucky!" Betty said as Ethel sat down.
"Yeah." Ethel replied.
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Throughout the rest of the marathon, Ethel kept Elizabeth zipped up tightly in her purse, with just enough room for her to peek out and watch the movies. The lady in front of them also removed her hat, which made the night a lot nicer as well!

THE END

"AAAAAHHHHHH!!!" screamed the girl in front of Ethel. "There's something crawling on my foot!" Ethel screamed. "Elizabeth is gone!" she started crying. Betty,Midge and Vericona quickly walked over. "Where do you think she could be?" asked Betty kindly. "If you ask me, bringing an iguana to the movies is the stupidest thing I ever heard of." Reggie grumbled. Suddenly the movie stopped. The lights came up, and an usher came into the front of the room. "Who's the joker here? I found an iguana in the back of the theater!" He held up a large green iguana. "ELIZABETH!!!" screamed Ethel and ran to the front of the theater, grabbed her iguana, and ran back to her seat. Jughead came over and patted Elizabeth's head. "Well, looks like we're a whole family again." he said, smiling at Ethel. "As it is, I guess so." said Archie winking at Betty and Veronica. Everyone started laughing. The End

As Elizabeth slips away Ethel is stuck in the Jurassic movie. As Elizabeth slips her way out of the theater. To fill her craving for popcorn. With her slight effect of blending in she secretly fell into the popcorn machine. Finally recovering from her fall she looks to see that she is in popcorn heaven. Now that she was full she needed to wash it down. Looking to the left she saw soda heaven. With her talents she blended in finally one of the cashiers scooped her out, taking her only escape she hopped out and headed to the soda machine. Reaching her destination she drunk till she burped. Now that she was done she wanted to get back to the movie, but she also wanted to always see were to movies come from so she decided to go to the projector room so she looked for the sign it was a good thing she watch Ethel do her reading. Seeing the sign she walk over to it but some thing strange happened their was a piece of glowing popcorn. Elizabeth could never resist popcorn so she walked slowly over to it and she ate it. Then her stomach started rumbling and she grew huge next she got sucked into the movie, but nobody noticed because it was a monster movie. Then she to play out the movie and beat the other reptile. After the movie was done Elizabeth shrunk and returned to Ethel’s purse when she got home she took out Elizabeth and said did u like the movie and definitely she nodded yes.

Ethel looked around causationly everyone was looking at the movie except Jughead who was concentrating on his food!The movie was kind of kreepy she wanted to make sure that Elisabeth was ok. she bent and put her left hand inside her bag her heart pounded she couldn't feel Elisabeth's head, she carried her bag from the ground and dug in to it true enough the bag didn't contain any iguana Ethel looked around alarmed not a sign of Elisabeth, "Jughead," whispered Ethel Jughead mumbled something for an answer. Ethel took a empty box of popcorn which made Jughead's face visible his head was resting on the seat as he soundly slept.Annoyed Ethel put the box of popcorn in it's place. Only for a few minuets her annoyance last she remembered Elisabeth she looked around closely once again hoping that she will see her beloved pet.
Midge who was sitting in the center of the Theater screamed her scream echoed through out the theater Ethel's eyes were locked in that direction "Moose something touched my ankle," she said her voice trembled. "Duh... Whats an ankle," asked moose then he too gave a terrifying scream "Duh...Reggie stop meddling with people's ankle's," cried moose. "Really moose it wasn't me," Reggie said innocently.
"Duh... you did it again," cried Moose angrily.
"You should be ashamed of your self for being so childish," Veronica said .
"Serious guys it wasn't me," cried Reggie.
Hearing there angry voices the little trouble maker who was touching the gang's ankle's went to find another victim she glided to the end of the theater and took hold of a old man 's ankle"The killer ," he cried and made everyone jump what's wrong old man? asked a man in front of him then he too screamed and respited the same words, Ethel was horrified she guessed that it must be Elsbeth who is making all that troubled as the theater was being emptied she spotted Elisabeth's tail under Jughead's chair ready to make him jump as well!

Betty was watching the movie when she felt a breeze blow by her feet. She looked down and then she screamed "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! A WALKING PURSE!!!" The people in the theatre stood on their seats thinking that Ethel's iguana was the main monster in the movie!!!! Every one had dumped their popcorn on the floor when they jumped up onto the seats so then Elizabeth slowwwwly walked through every isle of the movie theatre eating every bit of popcorn that she could find. Ethel started laughing and walked right after elizabeth with a blank stare on her face. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" everyone screamed "THE MONSTER TURNED ETHEL INTO A ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ethel thought that if she played this prank, than she would get the whole movie theatre to herself.

Everyone tried to exit the theatre and they suceed ed, but ethel's iguana elizabeth didn't. The stampede ran over her. once the theatre was empty, except for jug bets arch ron and dilton, They had a little funeral for elizabeth. they put her body in a popcorn box and burried her body in the trash can. When ethel got home she told her parents what happened, and they bought her a new iguana. It's name was popcorn. Now ethel knew to never bring her iguana to the movie theatre again. instead, she just brought popcorn home from the movies for popcorn. They never forgot elizabeth, but it kind of made ethel happy that elizabeth was gone, because she played another prank on juggie. She said that since he came to the funeral, he had to come every day to pay his respects to her for an hour, those respects would be kisses that he gave to ethel to give to elizabeth in her heart.

bad igana the movie was almost over when ethel noticed her pures was goneshe was screaming in her mind and then she thout what5 ifi say my purse is gone with valuble stuff in it mabe they will find it butt i say do not open it and give it back to me imideitly swo she said that and every one looked for it every where then some one gave it to her and she looked in side and it was full of eggs and she screamed the stuff is missing then the movie went blank and them sceams came from the air vens every one left exept ethel and she felt some thing on her head and itfelt like a igana and she looked up and there was the igana and she yelled yes thank you and allof a sudden the movie came bach on and every one entered the room amnt she put the igana back in her purse and finished the moveand lives happ well at lest that night THE END

Ethel was too engrossed in the movie she was watching, that she paid little attention to what was causing all the chaos in the movie theater. As the scariest part of the movie started, a gigantic shadow of an iguana appeared on the screen.
"OH NO!! ELIZABETH!!" screamed Ethel. She jumped to her feet, spilling her popcorn and soda.
"Hey!" exclaimed Jughead, who had been eating the popcorn.
"JUGGIE!! MY IGUANA IS MISSING!!"
"Well, as long as your popcorn isn't missing, I'm fine," he replied.
Ethel looked disgusted. She ran, tripping over her high heels as she went. She found the entrance to where she thought her iguana would be. She panted as she finally made it up the stairs. She looked out the window overlooking the theater. There was Jughead, staring at what was left of his popcorn.
"Hm. Thats funny. Jughead looks disgusted. He never looks that way when he's near popcorn," Ethel said to herself. She turned wheel after wheel of film over, looking underneath boxes and blankets and cloth, but Elizabeth was no where to be found. Ethel was nearly crying.
"Oh Elizabeth! I should never have taken you here. Where are you??" Ethel moaned. Suddenly something caught her eye. Jughead had seen her shadow and was waving furiously to her. It looked urgent, but Ethel was still mad that he hadn't offered to help, and turned away from the window.

(title)ethel and the scarry agwona it was the midle of the moveie when she notices that her purse was miss ing she could not tel them that that she had a igana in there so she said...(Ethel) i lost my purse and it has 9,000$ in it the move flickered in the theiter and then it went off every one exited but ethel looking for her iguna the doors lockedand she felt some thing on her head the move started and it was her iguana and her purse in its mouth the end

(title) Ethel and jughead siting in a tree. (Jughead) Ethel do you have 100$ (Ethel)yes(Jughead) i,ll go on a date with you if you give me 200$(Ethel)OK heres 300$ oki,lol pick you up at six (Ethel)ok see you at six bye (jughead)i need to go to archie so he can tell me what to do ill go over to his house right now well mabe 30 minites i want to have a shake at pops.30 minites later...(Jughead) archie can i talk to you for a secound?(Archie) of course jughead let me tell betty bye ok jug head what do you need?(jughead)i made date with ethel and in retern she gave me 300$(archie)well why (jughead)becuse i want to save for that 7,000$ bike well you just go on with the date and do not hert her feelings and be nise and take a shower becuse you smeel like burgers and brush your teeth 1hour later jughead borod archies car so he could take ethel some where and while the wsere driveing jughead ran out of gas and the hyade a picnic at the beach the anlked there half a mile then they swam but they hadeno way to get archies car back and take ethel home and they...(jughead)hey stay here i think theres a gas station near bye(Ethel)ok but dot be long becuse im afraid of the dark and there is wild animals out here.(jughead)ok thank you there is a pops ahead so now i can get some thing to eat the end

(title)jug head no..... (Mr andrews) ARCHIE GET DOWN HERE. (Archie)yes (Mr andrews) ARCHIE DID YOU BREAK THIS VASE?(Archie)no (Mrs andrews)whats hppenig here (Mr Andrews)I want to know who broke the vase.That my mother gave us for our wedding.(Archie)and i ansered no and he does not belive me then you walked in and you guys made me hang up on betty becuse dad was yelling for me.(out side the window jughead had a sling shot and a sake full of rocks)(Jughead)MR and Mrs Andrews I acadentaly hit that vase with a rock.(Archie)jughead heres some advice run because my dad has a broom in his hand!!!!(Jughead)seee you monday at school archie and betty told me that she wanted you to take her to the movies!!!!!!!1111 bye THE END

Saturday night: the night where teenagers forget about school and chores, and concentrate on their social life. Dates and parties are scheduled for the last day of the week, so teens could just remember to have fun and worry about Monday’s test the next day.

However, this particular Saturday, there were no parties and the only dates that were happening were taking place at the Riverdale Theater, where the “Monster Movie Marathon” was happening. Some girls were willing to watch the movies to cuddle up with their boyfriends, and the guys relished the idea of pretending to be brave while really getting scared out of their wits. Most teenagers, though, just came to enjoy the fun.

“Let’s see, I got my ticket, my soda, and the Big Bucket O’ Popcorn…” Ethel Muggs was mumbling to herself before the movies began, making sure she had everything she needed to fully immerse herself into the monster worlds. Peeking into her large purse, she whispered, “You okay in there, Elizabeth?”

The iguana’s large eyes rolled upwards at the young woman. Ethel took the creature’s blink as a ‘yes,’ before nodding and beginning to close up the purse.

“Hey, Ethel!”

With a small gasp, Ethel hurriedly shut the purse, and put a smile on her face before turning around to see the wise-guy Reggie and rich Veronica. Archie and Betty were waving from beside them.

“Here alone, Ethel?” Reggie asked with his trademark smirk. “Or are ya hoping Jug will sit next to you with that huge bag of popcorn?”

Veronica elbowed Reggie for his remark, but Ethel was secretly fine with his teasing; it had indicated that he didn’t see Elizabeth.

Biting her tongue to keep from saying that only monsters would be attracted to Reggie (for that would surely insult Veronica), Ethel just nodded and replied instead, “Yeah, I’m alone. It’ll be nice not to have to hear a guy screaming next to me.”

Before Reggie could give a retort, Ethel gave a little wave and went in search of a few adjacent, empty seats.

Huddled near the back where it was darkest, Ethel took a seat while pulling her large purse up next to her. When the lights dimmed, she took off the top a bit to let Elizabeth peek her head through to watch the movies as well.

All throughout the first feature, Ethel dropped a few pieces of popcorn to Elizabeth to share, the iguana loving the attention, food, and movie. However, as the second feature began to start, Ethel was so engrossed with the movie that Elizabeth was soon forgotten.

So, what else was a popcorn-loving iguana to do? Elizabeth slipped out of Ethel’s purse in her hunt to find the delicious snack.

A few rows ahead of Ethel sat the other quartet of teens, each enraptured with the frightening monster movie as well. Elizabeth soon found the scent of their almost-empty popcorn bags resting on the ground and made her way over there, slowly but surely.

Betty was sitting in between Archie and Veronica, with Reggie sitting on the other side of Ronnie. Her hand was clutching Archie’s arm, her fingernails digging into him as fear gripped her. The second feature about a disembodied hand that strangled people was freaking her out. Veronica was getting frightened as well, her body moving as close as it could to Reggie to cling to him. She wanted to look away, to close her eyes, but the movie was too mesmerizing to turn away. Imagine a hand, bloody and gruesome at the wrist from where it was cut off from the zombie’s body, strangling innocent victims when they least expected!

Suddenly, the girls’ hearts felt as if they stopped beating and their breaths froze in their throats; something had just touched their bare ankles…

“SHRIEK!!” With their bloodcurdling screams, Reggie and Archie jumped a mile as they yelled as well. Many of the other moviegoers joined in the screaming out of pure shock and surprise, several wondering what had happened.

“Th-the hand…It touched me!” Betty, in hysterics, yelled, ready to jump on Archie to save her.

Veronica was already trying to get Reggie to hold her, practically shaking him. “I’m too young and beautiful to die…!”

Startled by the girls’ claim, other teens and moviegoers dashed out of the theater, too freaked at the movie to think clearly. Ethel had jumped while her friends screamed, her own throat screaming involuntarily along with them, and looked down at her purse to grab it and get out of the theater. But something was missing…

“Elizabeth?!” she cried, looking around at the now near-empty theater for her beloved pet. Her eyes soon spotted the lizard a few rows in front, munching on the forgotten popcorn as her tail slowly swished contently in the spots where Betty’s and Veronica’s ankles had just been moments before…

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