chapter 11. what it feels like to die

(Y/n pov.)

You are all but trampled as the rest of the losers rush by you hurrying away from the rampaging spider crab legged clown faced creature stomping around and smashing the cave. You join in the running yourself as you try and focus your still incessantly blurry vision while narrowly avoiding running into first Stan and then Bill. Unfortunately you do finally collide with one of your fellows when you launch yourself our of the way of a descending limb crashing into someone sending you both flying tumbling down a steep incline before you feel your body leave the rough surface of rock only to reconnect suddenly your body cushioned but another. Your head not so fortunate however flying back hitting rock with a resounding crack before whipping forward your teeth clicking as your jaw rams into your chest bright colors blooming behind your eyelids and dancing through your vision as you open your eyes. You hear a groan and you look back before seeing the face of Stan. However his eyes stare unseeingly up at you his head resting at an od angle blood slowly seeping down onto his shirt. You give a start as you feel something else collide with you in the dim light and let out a gas as you see Ben his face distorted and bloated carrying a bluish tinge like he'd drowned. You scramble back as Richie and Eddie's bodies join the pile flopping on top of Stan's Richie slashed open and Eddie stabbed deep a gaping hole in his chest. Your breath quickens and you flinch violently the pressure in your head grows as your back hits a fall and you barely register the sound of pebbles scraping from under your hands and clattering down a long way until your left hand has pushed off into nothingness causing your body to be drawn with it. You pull back clutching your hand to your chest as you hear another wet thud and a far off yelp. You squeeze your eyes shut as realization sets in. You couldn't save them. The only people that have ever mattered in this world to you and you couldn't save them. There is no way this is real. It can't be real no, no, no, no, no, no, no! You clutch your head covering your ears and let out a scream. Suddenly your being shaken. "Hey! Hey! (Y/n)! (Y/n)!" You open your eyes and Stan is shaking you. Your Stan. He sees your eyes open and lets out a sob wrapping his arms around you. "Y-your not dead, your not dead, your not dead? Your not dead your not dead, your not dead, your not dead!" "I'm not dead, I'm right here, gosh I'm always right here." Stan is shaking. You make a quick mental assessment of your assumed injuries and begin detaching yourself from Stan. "Stan, your doing great, your doing so, so great I'm so proud. You hear me? I'm so proud of you." You being pulling him into a more upright position. "We just gotta get ourselves up that ledge on the other side ok?" He groans and you start the slow process of favoring or less tender body parts while making your way over the crumbling edge of the led you are currently on. "It's not large enough in here for us too stand so your just gonna have to hang on ok?" Stan nods silently while you gauge the hand holds on the other side. "It's not very wide so I'm going to throw myself across and once we're across your gonna have to try and get at least one good hand hold for yourself ok?" "Got it". And thus you throw yourself across the small but no doubt very deep expanse of pure air. You groan as your body slaps against the hard surface of rock your ribs becoming even more bruised as the air leaves your lungs. There is a moment of struggle as with no breath left and vision still blurry you frantically grasp at the face of the rock. Your hands find homes and you heave yourself up with a small be to help from Stan. With a few more heaves you two are falling in another undignified heap back out into the main cavern only to hear Richie yelling and for Ben to come flying at you. "You wanna play truth or dare? Here's a truth, your a sloppy brat!" You brace yourself and catch Ben before seeing Richie get caught in the deadlights. "No!" Suddenly Eddie emerges from where Richie has moments before with a shout. "Beep, beep, mother fricker!" He launches something long and metal and It arches in the air stabbing it causing Richie to fall. You scramble forwards towards Richie while It coughs violently falling back and impaling itself on one of the spikes of rock protruding from the ground. "Holy shoot", "Rich! Oh Rich! Hey Rich wake up. Hey!" Eddie is leaning over Richie as you stumble. "Yeah, yeah! There he is, buddy! Hey, Richie, Listen, I think I got him, man! I think I killed it, I did!" A sudden wave of uneasiness washes over you as you seen Ben and Beverly reappear. "I think I killed it for-" It's as if everything moves in slow motion. You hear the unfurling of an appendage, the forming of a tooth like claw. Without thinking you use what must be your last boost of strength to reach them. Your arms collide with Eddie's side cutting off his last word and you feel nothing at first. Then your falling and searing pain is bursting fourth from your side. You faintly register screams and yells of yours and Eddie's names as you are both flung high by the recoil of It's arm. "Eddie!" "(Y/n)!" You feel Eddie being lifted off of you coughing and groaning and while your vision tells you you must be moving you cannot feel the hands. You only feel pain. "Come out and play! Losers!" The voice of It echos off of the walls. "She's hurt! She's hurt really bad, we gotta- we gotta get them out of here". You blink your eyes as everything feels heavy and Eddie groans beside you. "how are we supposed to do that, Richie?" "I almost killed it, the leper. My hands around his throat. And- and I could feel him choking. I made him small. He seemed so weak, he seemed- he seemed so weak." "The Shokopiwa." Spots begin to dance in your vision.

(Itty bitty time skip)

The next thing you know your being jolted awake Eddie coughing again next to you. "Hey," "Hey Richie? I gotta tell you something." "What, what's up buddy?" "I fricked you mother". Eddie attempts to wheeze out a couple laughs and you feel yourself losing consciousness again. The darkness envelops you in a warm blanket no more fear no more pain, just nothingness, and for once, nothingness might be ok.

(A/n) Muah ha ha ha! Another chapter in one night?! With possible main character death? Who's she! Nah but seriously were so close to the end I can taste it! Then ya'll can enjoy yourself some uncensored version when I republish the heavily edited one too! I'm thinking about doing a couple endings possibly as well just cause I know there are many ways I could end this and even I myself am torn. Well we'll see how it all pans out. As always I love the comments and appreciate all the support and love, I truly am undeserving. See you in the final chapters!

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