Quail
Liam read his father's disturbing nightmare and said -Well, that was an interesting ending... maybe Uncle Denny wasn't all he was cracked up to be-
Then he saw his father's conversation with Chris "I didn't cry at Denny's funeral, I miss him, Chris, I really miss him " Will couldn't help but mention -Well, from what I've heard... you didn't cry at mine either-
He puts down the journal when he hears Henry enter the room and put more things inside the last box. Then he asks -Do you know what Goofy is?- He answers without looking at him -Yes... a "Mr. Dog"-
Liam looks at him blankly, and the blond clarifies -I looked it up after reading it, you see... in the Disney prime universe, mice exist... like this one- Then he bends down and pulls out a mouse trap from under his desk with a dead, half-mummified mouse in it.
The brunette says -Ugh, how long has that been there?- as he watches Devlin open the trap, throw the animal in the trash, and put the trap back in the box, then he continues -And there are also the "Mr. Mouse" like Mickey-
Then the blonde continues -There are also normal ducks, like the ones you see them eating in Christmas and Thanksgiving specials, and there are the "Mr. Duck" like Donald-
Maldonado, already processing the information, speculates -And there are also dogs like Pluto, Mickey's pet...- and Henry finishes -And the "Mr. Dog" like Goofy, apparently, the difference is more or less the same between us and chimpanzees-
Liam comments -Well, maybe chimpanzees have a different opinion- which makes them both laugh.
Suddenly, an idea flooded the brunette's mind. He got out of bed and pulled down the US geography book, the complete encyclopedia Joyce had given him, from its shelf.
She said it would be very useful... the fact that she had a bunch of it unsold in the cellar had nothing to do with it.
He opened the book, to the map of Maine that included the roads and railroads, took out a magnifying glass, which he normally used for very small details in his designs, and located the mysterious Castle County.
There, he quickly located the place and mentioned out loud -They left Castle Rock... they crossed the bridge at Chester's Mill, and they want to get to Harlow... so they must have camped in...-
Henry laughs upon hearing this and replies -Derry...- Liam asks -Did you also research it?- But the blond clarifies -There was no need... I'm from there-
That surprised the brunette quite a bit, and he asks -Really? How curious-
Devlin comments -It's funny, in some alternate universe maybe we went to the same county high school... and who knows, maybe we share a great-great-great-grandmother who's a witch or something, and that's where our "abilities" come from-
Will shrugs -Unlikely but not impossible... I actually have a friend who's from there-
Henry asks -he famous Mike?- Dan replies -Or Richie Tozier, the scarecrow, do you know him?-
The blond boy thinks for a moment and says -I don't know any Mike or Richie, was he your age?- Liam nods, then continues -Then I don't think he'd be interested in talking to a kid my age-
Maldonado comments -Sometimes it's easy to forget it's your first year and I've almost graduated- with a certain bitter tone he refused to acknowledge.
Henry thinks for a moment and says -But... did you say Tozier?- The other nods, and he continues -I'm not entirely sure, but I think that was my friend Beaver's mom's maiden name... "think"-
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It works for them... why not?
FanfictionSometimes it is very difficult, if not impossible, to leave the past behind, especially when the past keeps looking for you, again, and again... and again. Work based on the series "The Party Watches" by Squirrel_Tail22 on AO3
