Wild Heart | IT (2017)/ R.T.

nineteen

We came to an open area, a big mountain to our right.

"Holy shit." I said.

"Bev!" Ben pointed up. She was floating above everything, still looking alive.

"How is she in the air?" Richie asked.

"No fucking clue." I said.

"Guys." Eddie said.

We all looked over.

"Are those..." Richie started.

I slipped my hand in his, "Everyone who's ever gone missing."

"Floating." Stanley said.

"Help me get Beverly." Ben said.

Mike and Richie helped lift him up as he grabbed her foot. He dragged her down. Once they got her down I noticed her eyes, they were glossed over.

"Oh my god." I said.

"Bev." Ben said, grabbing ahold of her face. "Beverly. Why isn't she waking up!?"

"I-I don't know." I shook my head.

"What is wrong with her!? Beverly please! Come on." He hugged her.

I leaned into Richie, he laced his arm across my shoulder. Ben pulled back, grabbing her face again. Then kissed her.

"Woah." Eddie said.

"Does that count as rape?" I whispered to Richie. He chuckled quietly.

Finally Beverly took in a breath.

"Bev?" Ben asked.

"January embers?" She asked.

"My heart burns there too." Ben replied.

"Jesus, fuck." Richie laughed.

He wrapped his other arm around Beverly. Everyone joined in.

"Where's Bill?" Beverly asked.

We pulled away.

"Come on." I said. We walked around until we found Bill and his brother.

"I wanna go home." The little boy cried. "I miss you, I wanna be with mom and dad."

"I want more than anything for you to be home, with mom and dad." Bill said, walking closer. "I miss you so much."

"I love you Billy."

"I love you too." Bill raised the gun thing to the little boys head. "But you're not Georgie."

He pulled the trigger, the boy fell back. We all stood quietly until the body started twitching, turning into the clown.

"Holy shit!" I yelled.

The clown sat up and I took a step back with the boys and Bev.

"Kill him now!" Eddie screamed.

"Shit." Richie said.

Eddie kept screaming to kill the clown.

"Bill, Kill IT!" I screamed.

He raised the gun again, letting the trigger go. It created a hole in the clown's head.

"Oh shit." I said.

It started throwing itself around and screaming. We all screamed too. IT ran towards us as we backed up fast.

"Bill, watch out!" Richie yelled.

Bill restled with the clown.

"Leave him alone!" Beverly said, running at IT. The clown threw her weapon.

"Beverly no!" I screamed. Mike ran over. "Mike!"

IT threw Mike backwards. Bill got on his back, tackling him. Richie ran over, jumping on the clown's back as well.

"Shit!" He yelled.

Stanley grabbed onto one arm as Ben grabbed onto the other. The clown spun in circles, throwing them off. Then finally threw Richie off his back.

He threw Bill on the ground, then pulled him closer. IT put him in a choke hold as I helped Richie up.

"Bill!" Eddie screamed.

"No, let him go!" I said.

"Let him go!" Beverly said.

"No." The clown said. "I'll take him. I'll take all of you. And I'll feast on your flesh as I feed on your fear. Orrrrr. You'll just leave us be. I will take him and him only. And then I'll have my long rest and you will live to grow and thrive and lead happy lives. Until old age takes you back to the weeds."

"Leave." Bill said. Tears ran down my face, I shook my head. "I'm the one who dragged you all into this. I'm s-s-s-s, I'm s-s-s-sorry. Go!"

"Guys, we can't." Beverly said.

"She's right." I said.

"Sorry, Bill." Richie said. "I told you Bill. I fucking told you, I don't want to die. It's your fault. You punched me in the face, you made me walk through shitty water, you brought me to a fucking crackhead-house. And now..." He said, pulling a bat from the mountain. "I'm gonna have to kill this fucking clown."

The clown pushed Bill down. Richie held the bat up, "Welcome to the loser's club, Asshole!" He yelled, swinging the bat, hitting the bat. Mike went at IT as well.

Stanley took a turn to hit it, as did Richie again. IT took off towards Stan. He swung what was in his hands, knocking it back. It crawled after Mike until Ben stab something through it's chest, causing blood to fly.

I grabbed something from the ground. I ran over, hitting it to the ground. The boys helped me. We took swings. But it spit blood all over Eddie.

"Oh my god." I said.

"I'm gonna kill you!" Eddie screamed, kicking it's face.

The face turned into a man's face.

"Hey Bevvie, are you still my little girl?"

She stabbed something down IT's throat. Then stepped back as IT turned back into the clown. IT spit it back up, falling backwards. He crawled back towards a well. He shook, laughing.

"That's why you didn't kill Beverly." Bill said. "Cause s-s-s-s-she wasn't afraid and we aren't either, not anymore. Now you're the one who's afraid, because you're gonna starve."

IT threw itself backwards into the well. He mumbled something as Stan hand Bill the pipe. Bill took it, going to hit IT, but IT fell back.

"Fear." He said.

"I know what I'm doing for my summer experience essay." Richie said. I looked at him, he looked back at me. Without giving him warning, I pulled him into a kiss.

"H-Holy shit!" Stan said.

I pulled away from him.

"Guys." Eddie said. We all looked over. "They're floating down."

Bill walked over towards something. We followed him over. Bill picked up a yellow raincoat as he started crying. Richie put his arm around him as I watched.

I kneeled down by Richie. He pulled me into their hug as everyone joined in.