Chapter 21 Memories
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As the group walk deeper and deeper into the woods, the memories of their childhood in Derry begin to resurface more and more.
They finally arrive into a familiar view, when Ben speaks, looking around. "This is where we came after the rock fight."
"The clubhouse." Richie blurts out, bringing back the memories of the underground clubhouse Ben made, years ago.
"Yeah, the hatch has to be somewhere here."
"It's time to search party!" Eleanor announces with her imaginary microphone as they all start to search for the door of the clubhouse. Shs trips on a stone and almost falls into the floor. But luckily arms wrap around her, pulling me onto her feet.
"Y-y-you okay?"
She nods and smiles.
"What?" He questions.
"Nothing. It's... you haven't changed." She states. "It's a good thing."
"You know I actually think the door was somewhere over here." Ben stomps his foot around for a sign of the door.
A loud crash echoes, catching their attention to see that Ben has found the door, straightly falling into the clubhouse.
"Found it! I'm okay! Come down!" Ben yells from inside the clubhouse.
All the remaining losers step into the clubhouse, using the ladder.
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27 years ago...
The younger losers make themselves down the clubhouse ladder and look around the underground space confusedly.
"What the dick is this? How did you build it?" The younger Richie asks, fixing his glasses before walking around the space.
"When did you build this?" Bill questions as he looks at the blonde girl, observing the underground space with an amused face.
"In my spare time. The hole had already been dug. I just reinforced the walls And I made a wooden door. And that's it. Pretty much for my first time, huh?" Ben leans up against one of the wooden pillars of the clubhouse, causing it to fall over, resulting in one of the wooden panels crashing down dangerously to Beverly.
"Now that's a cool feature! What happens when you put your hand on the pillar Professor?" Richie asks.
"Shut your mouth at least once, Rich." Eleanor glares at Richie and turns to Ben. "I think this is awesome, Ben. Good job."
"Thanks, El." Ben smiles at her.
Eddie gets more anxious the more he looks around the unsafe and unsanitary clubhouse. "See, this is why there are safety codes! Why we have permits! This place is a death trap. Do you understand that?"
"It's a work in progress. Okay, Eddie." Ben whispers as he looks at the floor.
"Just do you know, if I get hurt you're reliable. Also, what is this?" Eddie asks, pointing at the flashlight. "Did you go to Iron Maiden?"
"It's a flashlight." Ben answers him.
"What is this? Obstacle for horses? Since when do you have horses down here? This is cool." Eddie says, picking up a paddle ball from the floor.
"It costs three dollars, be careful." Ben warns.
"I like this. Hey, Stan, you see this?" He starts hitting the paddle ball hard, ignoring Ben's warnings.
"Can you, maybe not." Stanley flinches as the ball comes dangerously close to his face each time.
"Maybe not what? Huh? Be awesome and have fun and celebrate the magic of the paddle ball?" Eddie exclaims, hitting the paddle ball faster into Stanley's face causing it to break and Ben sighs, shaking his head as he watches the ball fall into the cracks of the wooden panel.
"Wow, good going fuck-nut you broke his thing!" Eddie curses, watching Stanley's facial expressions change as he looks at Eddie in disbelief.
"I broke it?" Stanley questions sarcastically , knowing that it is Eddie's fault it is broken.
"Yeah, you broke it with your face, I'm not putting my fucking hand down there!" Eddie curses, making Stanley shake his head.
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Eleanor looks around at the now old and dusty clubhouse. "Why did none of us remember this place?"
Eddie reaches his hand down the wooden panels, grabbing the now dusty ball from the paddle ball. He hold the ball up and turns to us, showing how the ball was still here all this time. "That's great."
"Hey, losers."
Eleanor turns to the dark corner of the clubhouse at the voice as everyone else. Pennywise. Shit.
"Time to float." The shadow grows closer into the light as she bites her lip, preparing herself expecting something worse, but then, Richie jumps out of the shadow instead Pennywise, laughing at their frightened reactions.
"Dude!" Eddie yells as everyone let out a sigh in relief.
"Remember, he used to say that shit? And he'd do that little dance." Richie laughs, mocking it's dancing moves.
"Are you gonna be like this the entire time we're home?" Eddie questions as Richie stops laughing a Everyone stares at him in disbelief.
"Alright, I'm trying to add some levity to the situation. I guess I'll go fuck myself." Richie states, digging his hands into his pockets.
"Ignore him, Eds. He got that nut loose on his brain all the time." Eleanor says, gaining a glare from Richie.
"God, it smells so fucking terrible!" Eddie complains.
"Yeah. Like your mom's underwear."
"Shut up, Richie!"
Bill picks up a tin with a note on it from a dusty shelf. "Hey guys!"
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FanfictionEleanor Holden's life is never the same after her mother's death. Her father is suddenly distant and constantly burying himself under work and trying to corporate with the loss of his wife. Moving into the town of Derry, Maine is supposed to give E...
