Psychotic// Richie Tozier

{29} Sticking Together

General POV

It didn't take long for Mike to get down the rope, joining them all... well, minus Bev, which was now their top priority to find.

"Oh-okay, we ha-have to find Beverly, she could be in tro-" "Uh, guys? Where's Stan?" Eddie cuts Bill off, shining his flashlight to the other side of the disgusting hole they were huddled in.

"Aw shit" Alex cursed, crawling over to there, hoping to find Stanley.

"So much for sticking together" Richie groaned, following Alex. The two ended up in a bigger hole that was flooded up to Alex's high tops. She could feel the water rising slowly.

"Stan!?" Richie yelled. "Stan!!" Alex called out, her flashlight shining all around.

"Th-this way" Bill jumped in the grey water that seemed to be rising faster, making his way quickly to the left. Everyone followed closely behind, not wanting anyone else to disappear.

"Stan? Stanley!?" Eddie cried out, hearing Stan's scream coming from the other side of a huge round door. They all caught on and started pushing and pulling on the door, anything that could get them on the other side.

Finally, Mike pushed it hard enough for it to open and they all immediately scrambled in, calling out Stan's name.

Everyone ran around a huge waterfall thing, their eyes falling on a horrifying sight.

Stanley was lying on the floor, a creature sinking layers of teeth into his face as he was wiggling under its grip.

Alex held a shaky hand over her mouth when she saw it, Richie stopping everyone from going any further. Bill quietly whispered his name without a stutter, a tear rolling down his cheek.

The creature let go of Stan, noticing their presence. It had white eyes and a long face that grimaced at them before running into another hole.

Although that awful face disappeared, another popped out. It was the clown.

It's mouth had blood around it and it smiled oh so devilishly at the kids who's mouths were agape at the sight.

The head disappeared as quickly as it came, leaving six kids shocked and one barely breathing on the floor.

Once they realized it wasn't coming back, they all rushed over to Stan, him still lying on the floor looking barely alive.

"No no no no no Stan!!!" Alex shrieks, immediately grabbing his shoulders and attempting to pull him up. He had bleeding teeth marks all around his face and that just made them all even more worried.

Everyone started begging for him to wake up, but he was barely breathing.

"Stan! Stanley!!!" Bill yells, Stan jumping up in a huge breath. He starts crying and screaming nonstop, tears drenching his bloody face.

"You left me!!" he sobs, "You're not my friends!! You made me go into Neitbolt!!" he yells at all of them. Eddies heart is broken at the sight of his best friend scared to death, drowning in his own tears. "No, no Stan stop" Eddie let's tears fall down his own cheeks.

"You made me go into Neitbolt!" he more quietly chokes out in between his cries. "I'm sorry Stan" Alex whispers, the strain in her voice heard clearly as she sadly places her forehead on his shoulder. He wearily rests his head on hers, his tear stained cheek brushing against her hair.

Eddie joined in, hugging Stan tightly and letting him bury his face in his shoulder.

"Y-you made me go..." his cries becomes more quiet, his voice fading into nothing and all that's heard are his sobs that are muffled by Eddies shirt.