Shut Up, Tozier || R•T [✔]

Rock War

"Eat it! Eat it!" The shouts of an all-too-familiar voice came into focus.

As the lot of them round a corner, they immediately see Belch Huggins' foot make contact with Mike's face. Mike fell backwards, back roughly hitting the rocks behind him. Bowers pounced, towering over him and fighting to hold him still.

The losers stood still, shocked, not sure what to do. It was only when Bowers reached for a rock and raised it over Mike that one of them broke from the trance.

Beverly quickly picked up a stone a chucked it at Henry's head, hitting him straight on. Bowers fell over, stumbling for his vision to come back into focus to see who had the balls to step to him.

"Nice throw..." Stan said, gaping at the fallen over Bowers.

"Thanks." She replied shortly, only barely glancing at the curly haired boy.

They all turned around when they saw a rock come into contact with Belch's nose. Sam had done the same as Beverly.

The three bullies stumbled backwards, giving Mike the freedom to climb across the stream to the losers.

"You losers are trying too hard. She'll do you. You've just gotta ask nicely, like I did." Henry said, gaining his balance with a disgusting smirk across his face. He made a revolting gesture, grabbing at his crotch as he said it.

"And that blonde one? She'll do the same. But I'm sure your all familiar with that by now. With how long little Sammy has been with your group, she's probably done it with every single one of you!" He chuckled, pointing at Sam briefly.

Richie clenched his fists just before Ben let out a battle cry. Earning weird looks from the three across the stream.

Beverly didn't waste any more time before throwing more rocks at the trio. Soon joined in by a few other losers.

"ROCK WAR!" Richie bellowed out, just before getting hit in the glasses, falling backwards.

Both groups began throwing rocks at the other, someone occasionally getting hit with a rock. Sam felt particularly proud of herself for hitting Belch in the face once or twice.

Eventually Henry's goons ran off, tired of being pelted with rocks, leaving Henry alone cowering on the ground.

One by one, the losers began walking away, leaving only Richie.

Richie shouted something vulgar at the older teen before flipping him off with both hands, walking away shortly after.

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"Thanks guys, but... You shouldn't have done that, he'll be after you all now." Mike said guiltily.

"Oh no no no, Bowers? He's always after us." Eddie said with a sympathetic smile.

"I guess that's one t-thing w-we all have in common."

"Yeah home school, welcome to the losers club!" Richie added.

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"They say they found part of his hand all chewed up near some pipes." Stan said shakily, his voice slightly muffled by trumpets and snare drums as the group looked at a missing poster of Ed Corcoran.

"He asked to burrow a pencil once..." Ben said, clearly shocked. Bill walked up to the poster and lifted it up from the bottom. Under the Edward Corcoran poster was the missing poster for Betty Ripsom.

"I-It's like she's been forgotten b-because Corcoran is missing..." Bill said sadly, turning to the group.

"Why do they always do this? What is Derry trying to hide?" Sam asked frustrated, running her fingers through her hair.