A Mate's Rebirth

*Chapter 18: Pennywise vs. Belle and the Losers Club*

Belle jumped out of the way as the spider arm lunge down. Mike was being dragged away by Bill and Ben. Mike was blaming himself for not telling them the truth. They all ran away from the clown-spider hybrid.

"Run!" Belle screamed. "Don't look back!" They all hear Pennywise laughing as he is chasing them, trying to hit them with his spider arms. Georgia hides from the giant monster, holding her head. She doesn't know what to do. She can't fight IT.

"What the fuck do we do now?!" Jacob yelled.

"Everyone, scatter!" Belle said. Everyone did as they were told. Each group went to different passageways. Mike hid by the passageway where Georgia is. She is terrified of what she is seeing. She is scared to move.
Belle and Jacob ran away from Pennywise who is getting close to them. Belle grabbed her brother's hand over to one of the closest passageways. They squeezed in. Pennywise uses the spider arms to dig them out. He shapeshifts his arm into a tentacle to reach for them. Belle and Jacob reached the dead end.

"Shit! We're trapped!" Jacob said, looking for another way out. But a tentacle wraps around him and pull him away. "Ohh shit!"

"No!" Belle grabbed his hand, pulling him. "Let him go!"

"Belle...my pocket...!" Jacob said, feeling the tentacle squeezing him. "My knife!" Belle reached in his right pocket and took the knife out. She started to stab the tentacle. They both hear Pennywise let out a cry and release Jacob. He got on his hands and knees, breathing hard. "Thanks."

"Anytime." Belle said.

"Now how the hell do we get out of here?" Jacob asked, looking around for an exit. The ground started to shake. Before they could react, the ground collapsed, and Belle fell down. She screams, crying for her brother. Jacob was about to jump in, but the tentacle grabbed him and pull him away. Pennywise laughed as he got Jacob out. He squeezes him. A sharp claw pokes out at the end of the tentacle, slightly touching Jacob's chin.

"You...bastard...!" Jacob choked.

"Nice knowing you, Jacob. Too bad that your family won't hear from you." Pennywise hissed. "Say hi to Maturin for me!" A claw went up to Jacob's chin and pull the jaw off. Jacob made a groaning noise but cut off when Pennywise chomps him. He started to eat him. Mike watched in horror as he told Georgia not to look.

XX

Belle found herself in the ballroom, wearing her gold dress from that one night. But she is not alone. There are people around her. They dress in their best gowns and suits. Like a fairy tale. But this is not a fairy tale. This is all an illusion. Coming up to Belle is Robert. He is wearing a black suit with gold trim. He looks like prince charming. But he clearly is not.

"Shall we, my queen?" Robert asked, having his hand out. Belle glared at him. Robert grabbed her hand and wrap his arm around her waist. They begin to waltz.

"How could you dance with me, you beast?" Belle asked coldly. "I thought you want to kill me right now." Robert spun her around, her back against his front.

"Consider this your last dance." Robert whispered in her ear. He made her turn around and they waltz around the ballroom. "You made a biggest mistake of your life, Belle. You denied me, and our bond is broken. I don't like that at all."

"You never loved me." Belle told him. The ballroom disappeared. There is only darkness. The floating candles appear around them. Belle let out a gasp as she sees Pennywise now dancing with her.

"You were fun to have around, my dear." Pennywise said. "You were never like any other female I have ever seen in this dreadful town. Just like that fairy tale you were named after. Beauty and the Beast." Belle wanted to pull away from him, but he held onto her. "You and your fairy tales, Belle. You were in one." Pennywise growled. "That story came to life. A beauty falling in love with a beast."