I don't own any of this Paranorman belongs to Laika and IT belongs to Stephen King.

Through out the rest of the day Norman and the others sat through their morning classes, the classes were as exciting as watching a boring movie. The only one who was really moving in each classroom they went to was Aggie who floated around the rooms looking at the stuff that they had in there from posters to books, she would occasionally turned to the teacher and listen on what the said teacher was saying, but mostly stuck to herself.

When they were in science class things got interesting, she came into the room through the wall and jumped in fright over a fake skeleton that was displayed next to the spot she entered from. Aggie took a closer look at the said skeleton in wonder, she poked its side moving it a bit discovering that it was a fake Aggie lets out a sigh of relieve before going around the room looking at the test tubes, safety glasses, and other stuff that were in the room. But then something caught her ghostly eyes, she floats over to a counter to see a container with the name title of Mr. Wiggles on the top, in the container is a little white mouse.

The mouse is drinking from his bottle when his nose picked up something, he turns his head and faced Aggie he moves over to the glass to get a better look. As being an animal he had more heighten senses which meant he could see and smell her quite well, the two stared at each other with Mr. Wiggles sniffing at her curiously while she smiled kindly at him. "Hello little fella."

Mr. Wiggles continues sniffing, this was unusual as although she looked human she was see through and floating in midair. The girl then raises her hand and to his amazement went right through the glass, Wiggles started to panic and turned to run, but girl's finger gently rubbed his back causing him to relax, he then gets on his belly and allowed the girl to pet his tummy making the said girl giggle in amusement.

Norman watched his distant relative pet the class pet with amusement himself, it was nice seeing her so happy instead sad or angry.

Lunch as soon rolled around Neil, Salma, and Alvin were at the usual table Norman approaches with Aggie close behind.

"So this is where you go and meet with your friends?"

"Yeah this is our usual table, its not the best but its still a nice spot."

Aggie places her hands behind her back, "What are your friends names?"

Norman then points out each of his friends, "That's Neil one of the kindness people you'll ever meet, Salma she's really smart, and Alvin my old bully."

Aggie's eyes had widen in surprise, "Your friends with someone who tormented you." Norman nods, Aggie looked at him to Alvin for several times, before she look back at Norman with confusion. "How are you friends with someone who used to torment you?"

Norman Shrugs, "well we became friends after that night. I guess it's because I didn't leave him behind when the zombies came out, or ditch him at all that night. But honestly it feels weird having my old bully as a friend now."

Aggie was still confused, she had no idea how you could become friends with a person that picked on you, push you, called you names, and other bad things that they would do to you. She just couldn't understand this as she always figured that they would always pick on you.

"I don't understand this Norman."

Norman does another shrug, "I don't understand either, but I'm glad that he's not picking on me anymore. Anyway let's join them." Norman Takes a step forward, but stopped when he noticed that Aggie wasn't following instead she had her hands in front of her while she had her head down in shyness.

"Are you sure they'll welcome me? I didn't exactly make a good first impression."

"Don't worry I told them all about the real you."

Aggie looks up a bit, "You did?"

"Well of course, I didn't want them to think that you were a you know."

Aggie gives Norman a kind smile, "Thanks Norman."

"So do you want to join us, I understand if you don't want to."

Aggie thinks about this until she eventually made a choice. "Sure I'll join you and your friends."

Norman practically had to hide a smile from that answer, he leads his ghost friend to the table he sits next to Neil while Aggie sat next to Salma who was across from him.

"I can't believe what happen to Duncan and Owen." Neil said as he held his ham sandwich close to his face.

Salma puts down a peice of her salad, "Indeed it is quite horrible what happened to them, no one deserves to be ripped apart from limb from limb, whoever did it must be really psychotic."

"Yeah, and seriously messed up." Alvin stated after taking a chunk out of his homemade grilled cheese. Salma gives him an annoyed look.

Neil's eyes rose up a bit as he just thought of something, "You don't think that clown we saw did it do you?"

The table was met with silence now, they look at each other as they thought more into this that clown definitely was frightening and it certainly had a murderous intent as it did lunge at them a couple times, so they couldn't rule out its involvement with the murders of Owen and Duncan. If it was involved in the murders, then it is more dangerous than they originally thought.

Aggie with frightened eyes turn to Norman, "Norman that thing was definitely responsible for killing those two kids."

"You sure?"

"Oh yes, for how long it has tormented me I wouldn't pass that it would kill kids. Remember you said you had a vision of it at that mini golf course explosion."

"Your right, if it was at the golf course explosion it most likely was responsible for Owen and Duncan's deaths."

"Norman who are you talkin to?" Neil asked, Norman turned to him and saw he along with Salma and Alvin were looking at him.

Norman was hesitant to answer as although he had told his friends about who Aggie really is, part of him was nervous on how they would react upon her return, he turns to Aggie who gives him a nod of approval Norman lets out a little breath.

"I'm talking to Aggie."

His friends were definitely surprised to hear that Norman and told them that Aggie had moved on to the afterlife or Paradise, so now he was telling them that Aggie was sitting at their table having a conversation with Norman. Their reactions were mix Neil was excited as he always wanted to meet her, Selma was intrigued by her sudden reappearance, and Alvin was scared although he didn't show it, he was afraid that she was going to come after him.

Neil puts his hand out in a welcoming gesture, "Hello I'm Neil it's a pleasure to meet you." Aggie looks at Neil to his hand, she reaches for it and gribbed it. Neil smile grew wider as he could actually feel something chilly and hand like touch his own hand, he shakes the invisible hand gleefully,

Aggie could feel her arm shake wildly as Neil shook it faster, if she was still alive her arm would've felt like it would come right off.

Norman placed his hand on Neil's shoulder "Neil you can stop now."

Neil releases his grip on Aggie's hand, "Oh sorry did I shake to hard again, I'm sorry I just get so excited when I meet someone new, I hope my hands weren't sweaty, sometimes that happens when I meet new people."

"She says it's okay." Norman at stated.

Aggie couldn't help but smile at Neil's babbling, Norman was right his friend was certainly friendly though his grip was strong she liked him, she can certainly see why Norman choose him as a friend.

"Oh maybe the five of us could go cloud gazein." Neil excalimed as he imagine all five of them at some hilltop looking at the passing clouds. Aggie puts her hand on her mouth and giggled.

Salma had her hand on her chin as she looked at the empty space next to her, "So Norman why is Aggie still here? Didn't she move on to that Paradise place you mentioned about."

Aggie swiftly turned her head to Salma with a upset expression. Norman quickly answered to avoid any conflict. "We thought about that last night and what Aggie came up with is that thing we all saw has something to do with it."

"But how?"

"That's what we don't know."

"Hmmm, so this thing is capable of stopping ghosts from moving on, interesting."

Salma begins to think as the most smartest kid in school she likes to study things to learn how they work, their strengths, and their weakness. So far from what she could tell this thing that they saw was able to shapeshift into their greatest fears: for Alvin the rat, Neil snakes, herself failing, she had no idea what Norman and Aggie saw but it must've been something they were afraid of. IT also had powers way beyond their control, she also noticed that IT seemed to have a fasination with kids as they all seen IT, but no adult had said anything, I mean you would think that someone would say something about a clown running around. But no one did the only ones who are talking about IT are them a bunch of middle school students and a purtain ghost girl.

As Salma was thinking Neil was busy talking to Aggie by showing her stickers on his lunchbox. "And this is my favorite one." Neil pointed to a sticker of a saint Bernard, the sticker was a little worn on the mouth so it look liked it had rabbies.

"It's really nice Neil."

"She's says it's nice Neil." Norman translated, a huge smile escaped from Neil.

"Thanks Aggie, and although I can't see you I must say you look nice today."

Flattered Aggie gives him a smile, "Thank you, Norman I really like your friend here he is so kind." Norman tells Neil this causeing his smile to widened even more. Neil then proceeded to talk about everything that he likes, himself, and of course his ghost dog Bub. Aggie listen in and had Norman translate for her when she talked about herself.

Alvin sat at his spot in silence, he didn't want to get Aggie's attention because as mentioned before he didn't want to have her come after him due to his old bullying days. Salma however had finished thinking, she raised her voice to get her friends attention.

"Guys I've been thinking about this creature we all saw."

"Yeah and what about it brainiac?" Alvin asked.

"Well I believe I came up with a few things."

"Which is?"

"I can't tell you now since lunch period is almost over. But meet me at the library after school and I'll explained on what I came up with."

Alvin let's a groan, "A library, I hate libraries there so boring."

"On the contrary there fascinating places filled with knowledge."

"Again boring."

"Well maybe this trip will change your mind."

"Doubt it." Alvin along with the others sans Aggie ate their lunches before the bell rings to dismiss them.

Cindy Pickles wasn't the most popular kid in her 5th grade class, she was very shy and isn't that very talkative, she wasn't bullied but due to her shyness most of the class forgets about her. She was lonely but just couldn't have the courage to talk to anyone else.

Her school is currently having recess, Cindy is sitting under the old tree next to the metal chain fence. She watched the other kids play either with each other or on the equipment, Cindy sighed sadly as she looked at her feet. She really wished that she had the confidence to talk to the other kids in her class, she was afraid that if she walked up to someone they would just say mean things to her.

"I wish I had a friend."

She looks to the ground feeling more lonely when she suddenly heard a voice call out to her. "Hey over here."

Cindy looked up to her right to see a blond girl about her age wavein at her from the other side of the fence.

"Hi I'm Ashley, what's your name?"

Cindy didn't answer she just put her hands together as she struggled to spill out words.

"Not much of a talker aren't ya."

Cindy doesn't say anything, but Ashley gave her a cheerful smile, "That's all right I still want to play with you, even if you aren't much of a talker."

"Y-y-you do?" Cindy asked in Surprise.

"Why of course." Ashley then motions her to follow, "Come on, let's go play in the woods."

"But I Got School."

Ashley gives Cindy a small pout, "But I want to play with you. Besides you always wanted a friend didn't you."

"I, I, I do."

" Then come on and let's have some fun."

Ashley then turns and runs into the woods, Cindy is conflicted she didn't know whether to stay in the school yard or follow the person that wanted to be her friend. It was a tough decision but eventually Cindy climbed over the fence, but not before checking to see if any teachers were looking in her direction, once on the other side of the fence Cindy went in the direction that Ashley went.

Going through the forest Cindy looked around for Ashley but couldn't find any trace of her, the woods got denser and denser with each step she took, so dense in fact you couldn't see the school from where she's currently at now. Eventually Cindy came upon a small clearing, there were young trees all around and a sewer tunnel in a hill. The sewer tunnel was old and didn't look like that anyone has maintenance it for several years as it is all green with mold on the top part while sewage water ran through the bottom.

"Hey Cindy up here!"

Looking above her Cindy spotted Ashley sitting on a branch waving down at her with that wide smile on her face.

"What are you doing up there?"

"Oh you know just looking at the view, hey did you see that sewer tunnel I bet it connects to all the sewer systems in Blithe Hollow isn't that interesting. We should explore it."

"But it's probably covered in germs and my parents said not to go anywhere that's dirty and germ-infest."

Ashley gives her a small upset frown, "Aw, are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Well that's a big shame, I might as well come down." Ashley gets off the branch and slowly climbs down it with her back turned to Cindy, "You know the sewers are a wonderful place to explore and a good place to live in."

"But who would want to live in a dirty sewer."

"All sorts of creatures horses, elephants, lions, tigers, bears, gorillas." Ashley's voice gets a little deeper, "who knows maybe a whole circus."

"I don't think any of those are in the sewers."

Ashley doesn't respond instead when she gets to the bottom of the tree she just stands there motionless, confused Cindy walked over to her and placed her hand on her shoulder. Then with a jerk Ashley turns around to face her and to Cindy's horror she saw that her face was melting like clay, Ashley makes a bunch of gurgling sounds as her cheeks sag down, her mouth open real wide showing nothing but blackness down her throat, her eyes then came out of their sockets and land on the forest floor with a sick squishy sound leaving behind two dark holes. When Cindy thought it couldn't get any worse some of the skin came off her forehead and Chin revealing the red muscles.

Ashley then says in a deep gurgling voice, "There are also things like me living in them."

Cindy screams as IT'S sharp teeth appeared in its mouth, before Cindy could run It tackled her and tears a good chunk of flesh off her face. IT proceeds to mangled her by tearing at her chest ripping it open and feasting on her organs.