Chapter 2.12:
It's The Final Countdown
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Maya's lungs burned as she ran. Her legs felt weak as she dove into a small crevice, barely big enough to fit her.

"Umph!" She grunted, landing harshly on her shoulder.

But she didn't stop running. She got up and ran. She ran until she was sure that son of a bitch clown wouldn't be able to reach her.

She leaned against the cave wall, each breath sending fire into her lungs. She felt like she couldn't breathe.

Maya shut her eyes in an attempt to focus on her breathing as she began counting to herself.

One

Two

Three.

One

Two

Three.

One

Two

Three.

Her eyes open.. and panic immediately set in.

She was blind.

Each of her other senses dialed to an eleven as her body sunk down to the floor.

"Maya.." A child like voice called. "Maya.."

"No!" She cried out, covering her facr with her hands. "No! Go.. Go away!"

"Maya!"

The sound of her brother's voice caused her crying to stop.

"J-Jo.. Josh?" Maya called out shakily. "No.. no. No! You.. you can't... be.."

"Maya, look at me." His voice was soft and kind.. unlike the day of the accident.

She raised her head from her knees, frowning in conclusion when her sight had returned, but some saw no one.

"Ow!" She cried when a hand roughly pulled her head back by her hair.

"What the fuck?" She screamed upon seeing Josh.

His once brow eyes had faded to a dull gray, part of his cheek had fallen off, leaving a gaping hole behind.

His skill caved in, revealing parts of his decayed brain. Maggots crawled from his eye socket. The skin around his mouth had decayed enough so that only his teeth were an indication of where his mouth would be previously.

Her eyes watered from the overwhelming stench of rotting flesh. "J-Jos-"

"Look at me, Maya!" He screamed, causing bits of skin to peel. "Look at me! This is your fault!"

"N-No.. no.." Maya began to sob as he leaned down closer to her. "I-I.. you- I didn't-"

"Maybe if you didn't need to go see that fucking dyke I'd still be alive!" Josh shouted, "You're a disgrace! You should have never been born! It should've been you that died!"

"You aren't fucking real!"

Josh gave her a evil grin, "And whose fault is that?"

Maya began to hyperventilate, memories of the night replaying in her mind over and over again.

"Josh! Can you take me to see her?" Maya asked, "I wanna ring in the new year with her."

"Why can't you drive yourself?" Josh whined, "I'm comfy!"

"Josh!" Maya flailed her arms as she walked in front of the T.V, "I get your in senior year of college and it's hard or whatever but please!"

"Why can't Mavis just come here?" He looked up from the cat in his lap.

"Because she got her license revoked." Maya put her hands on her hips. "Josh! Please. Please. Please. Please. Pl-"

"Fine!" Josh groaned, picking up his cat and putting her beside him.

Maya clapped excitedly, "Thank you so much!"

Josh shook his head as he watched her run towards the front floor, not even bothering to shut it behind her.

He grunted, pushing himself off of the couch. He walked by the counter, swiping the keys off before walking out of the door.

Maya stood by the car, her arms crossed to preserve warmth. Even then, he could see the excitement radiating off of her.

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Blood.. so much fucking blood. Maya was covered in it. She wasn't even sure where it was coming from anymore.

But she knows one of for sure.. It hurt like hell.

She turned her head, her heart stopping at the sight.

Josh wasn't there.

It hurt to turn her head as she faced the front. The wind shield shattered.

She could see his body.. and how it was contorted in a way that no one would be able to survive.

The blue and red lighting of the police cars, firetrucks, and ambulances blinded her.

She blocked out the sounds of the sirens as she wondered why he didn't just put on her seatbelt.

"Beverly!" She shouted into the darkness, her vision disappearing again. "Richie! Hel-"

Screams left her throat as a hand gripped her ankle. Then she felt one thousand little hands clawing at her, scratching her, gripping her, pulling her.

"Beverly!" She screamed before a gloved hand clamped over her mouth.

Hot, salty tears rolled down her cheeks as she struggled against the grip.

Muffled cries left her lips as she blindly tried to escape.

"Maya!" Everything stopped at the sound of her voice and her sight returned.

Cold hands gripped her face, forcing her to look up. "B-Be-Beverly?"

"Hey, sh, sh, sh. You're okay. It's okay. We're okay." Beverly cooed, cradling the younger woman.

"I don't wanna do this.." Maya sobbed, gripping her upper arm. "I-I just.. wanna be done!"

"We're almost done. We're almost done." Beverly rocked her back and forth. "One more fight and were home free."

"I don't wanna fucking die! I-I.. I don't... I don't want you to die!"

"I'm not gonna die.. and neither are you."

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"Richie!" Maya gasped, stumbling back when she saw him floating. "Holy fucking shit!"

Maya tried to run forward and save him, but Beverly held a tight grip on her.

"Let me go!" Maya whispered harshly, pushing at her arm. "Beverly."

The redheaded women shook her head, pointing at Eddie who had just launched the fence post, impaling Pennywise.

Richie dropped to the grounds

"Holy shit!" Eddie shouted, turning around and raising his arms in the air. "Rich! Richie. Hey, Rich! I think I got him! I-I think I killed Pennywise!"

The world seemed to stop momentarily as Pennywise raised his claw up.

"Eddie!" Maya screamed, trying to escape the grasp Beverly held on her.

Every memory with Eddie she'd ever had flashed though her mind as she watched the claw pierce through his skin.

She couldn't hear her own screams over the ringing in her ears. Everything became a blur as the seconds and minutes, hell, maybe even hours, ran together.

She felt Beverly pulling her along as they rested Eddie against a rock. Richie was talking, but the ringing in her ears had only increased.

She felt so.. disoriented.

Mike was talking now, speaking quickly. Too quickly for Maya to get any idea.

"-must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit!"

"Wait.. wait.. what?"

Her questions were ignored as Ben pointed at something. "There! There's a passage way there!"

Beverly's eyes widen as she begins speaking fast. "The tunnel! Pennywise has to make himself small to get through the cavern entrance. If we can get back there, we can force him to size. We can make him small- Small enough to kill him."

"I can smell the stick of your fear, losers!" Pennywise taunted as Mike led them sickly over to the cabernet after promising to come back for Eddie.

Maya let out a scream as Pennywise jumped in front of them, preventing them from making their escape.

"What-What do we do now?" Ben stammered, backing up into Maya.

"You die, that's what you do!" It retaliated.

"Mike, I-I.. what now?"

"There's more than one way to make him small." Mike thought aloud.

"Make him believe that he is!" Beverly's eyes widened in realization.

"Me? Small? Why, I'm the eater of worlds." Pennythot grinned, revealing rows and rows of sharp teeth.

"Not to us! You're just a clown!" Mike shouted bravely.

"A weak old woman!" Beverly took Maya's hand in hers.

"A headless boy!" Ben was next.

"An imposter!"

"You're a mimic!"

"A faker!"

"An ugly ass clown!"

"You're a fucking bully!"

"A fat fucking bitch!" Maya sneered flipping him off.

"Dumb fucking clown!"

"Sloppy ass bitch!"

The insults continued to fly at him until he shrunk into what looked like a deflated balloon in the center of the spikes.

"Look at all of you.. so grown up."

"Shut your fucking mouth." Maya snarled, leaning down so that she was eye to eye with him before speaking.

"You're worthless."

~~

Maya looked over the edge of the quarry. "It's not any closer."

Beverly stepped up bedside her, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers. "And we'll jump together again."

Maya gave her a half smile, her heart still aching from the death of her dear friend. "Together."

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{ A/n: final chapter next :( BUT DON'T FRET. ITS SO CUTE }

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