IT: Chapter II - It Ends

Memories (Part I)

There will be multiple points of views and flashbacks. We will split this chapter into 2 (or 3) parts. so be warned! And SPOILERS!

Lia's Pov
Richie had just asked Mike, what we were doing here. All of us were asking us the same question. Yes, it was good being back here but still. What did it have to do with the ritual.,,The ritual.",Mike said. Yeah, we knew that already.,,To perform it, it requires a sacrifice.",Mike explained. A what?! Why didn't we know about this earlier?!,,Sacrifice? I nominate, Eddie.",Richie meant. I rolled my eyes. Of course, he would!,,Wait, what?",Eddie inquired, looking at him.,,Because you're little. You'll fit on a barbecue.",Richie reasoned. Meg shook her head. We were all done with Richie's shit but he was our friend after all.,,I'm 5'9. It's, like, average height in most of the world.",Eddie replied annoyed, walking away from Richie.,,It's not that kind of sacrifice, guys. Mike?",Bill stated and I let out a huff. Thank God it wasn't!,,The past is buried. But you're gonna have to dig it up. Piece by piece. And these pieces, these artifacts, that's why we're here.",Mike explained. It still didn't make any sense to me but hey, I gave it a try.

,,They are what you'll sacrifice. And since Stan isn't here to find his... I figured we should all be here together to find his artifact.",Mike continued and I knew now what he meant.,,I think Bill just did that.",Eddie said, after putting on the shower cap.

We then got out of the clubhouse. Mike had helped Ben out and the two of them helped me. The rest of the Losers Club was already out, waiting.,,Okay, Mike, so where to we find our tokens?",Eddie inquired, still holding the shower cap in his hands.,,Yeah, I gotta be honest, man. All due respect. This is fucking stupid, all right? Why do we need tokens? All right?",Richie commented. That actually was a good question.,,We already remember everything. Saving Bev, defeating It... I mean, we're caught up!",Richie started by listing what we did that summer.,,It's not everything. We fought. But what happened after that?",Mike replied and he was right. That fight, after first being in the Neibolt House. It was all foggy in my head.,,Before the house on Neibolt. Think.",he continued and I did. Nothing came to my mind. What had happened?,,We c-can't remember, can we?",Bill asked stuttering.,,See, there's more to our story. What happened that summer. And those blank spaces, like pages torn out of a book. That's what you need to find. We need to split up.",Mike explained. Oh hell no! This was always what happened in horror movies and then one by one they all died!,,You each need to find your artifact. Alone. That's important.",he added. Great. Just great!,,When you do, meet me at the library tonight.",Mike said. So that was the plan?,,Yeah, I gotta say, statistically speaking, you look at survival scenarios, we're gonna do much better as a group.",Eddie chimed in. I nodded. As a group we were stronger back then, so why split up now?,,Yeah, splitting up would be dumb, man. Okay, we gotta go together. All right?",Richie agreed.,,We were together that summer, right?",Richie and I asked at the same time.,,No. Not that w-whole summer.",Bill stated. Then I remembered...

Flashback
And then Richie had to say something.,,You couldn't save him, but you can still save yourself.",he meant, trying – again – to get past Bill.,,No, t-take it back!",Bill ordered, sounding hurt. Jesus Christ...,,You're scared and we all are, but take it back!",he added, pushing Richie. Oh no, this would not end well. Richie pushed Bill and the next thing that happened, was that Bill punched Richie in the face. I gasped and held my hand over my mouth. I did not expect that!,,Bill!",Meg called his name. Mike and Stan helped Richie up as he screamed:,,You're just a bunch of losers! Fuck off!",,Richie, stop.",Stan said calmly, him and Mike still holding him. Because otherwise Bill would've been punched too. Bill had to be held back by Ben.,,Guys stop!",I called.,,You're just a bunch of losers and you'll get yourselves killed, trying to catch a fucking stupid clown!",Richie shouted and Meg tried to keep them calm as well as I did. It did not work.,,Stop!",Bev shouted, making everyone stop.,,This is what It wants. It wants to divide us.",she told us.,,We were all together when we hurt It.",Meg said, supporting Bev.,,that's why we're still alive.",Bev added and I had to admit that she could be right.,,Yeah? Well, I plan on keeping it that way.",Richie meant, going to his bike. Stan followed him. Well, shit! I had to go too because I was staying with Stan for a while now.,,I'm sorry.",I mumbled, walking towards my bike. Richie, Stan and I then left to go home or in my case follow Stan to his home. This fight escalated and made everything worse...