Sasha clenched the gun tighter and gritted her teeth, finally lowering the pistol in defeat.
"I …. Can't," she breathed
Pennywise quirked his head and narrowed his eyes. Bill and the Losers looked to one another in confusion while Johnathan turned to look at Romanoff.
"Pity," the older man stated dryly
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, ordering the two men to attack. Johnathan turned and shoved Bill to the ground while a demon attacked him, Bill dropped his knife to the ground.
"Run!" Richie shouted
Bruce barred his fangs and charged at the demon headed for the Losers, biting onto his thigh. Bill sat up and watched as Johnathan struggled with the man. He noticed Johnathan's gun on the floor, he looked over to see him on the ground with the man atop of him, holding a knife above.
Bill stood up and kicked the gun in his direction. John quickly grabbed the gun and aimed it at the man's head, pulling the trigger and snatching the knife, driving it into his heart. Richie ran over to Bill, who continued to watch while the demon screeched in pain and faded away into black dust.
"Woah," Richie whispered
Johnathan adjusted himself and turned to Bill, "Thanks kid."
Bill nodded and turned back to hear the last demon's growls as he struggled with Bruce.
"Bruce." Johnathan said
The hound stopped and jumped out of the way, the demon shot his body up, ready to attack the kids, John appeared at his side and punched him in the jaw, knocking him to the ground.
"You alright?" he asked the rest of the Losers. The group shook their heads in unison.
Sasha looked at her brother and quickly turned back to Pennywise, she shook her head slowly and reached for her gun, turning to shoot the demon in the head. Johnathan raised his blade and pierced it in the heart, the same fate met as the last one.
Johnathan headed over towards Sasha and checked her over, making certain she was okay. Sasha looked around, searching for Romanoff, but he was gone.
"Where'd he go?" she asked
Johnathan scanned the room and shrugged, "I don't know."
She rested her head on his collarbone, he laid his head onto hers. Hoping he scurried off, she closed her eyes and for a moment, she felt it was over.
"Sasha!" Bill shouted
Sasha looked at the Losers while Johnathan shot his eyes to his right, seeing Romanoff standing with his blade. He clutched onto Sasha and blocked her, Sasha suddenly felt a hand grab her coat and throw her to the ground, she looked up to see Pennywise crouched on the floor next to her. Her eyes landed on Johnathan, who stared at her in pain.
A knife sticking out of his chest, Sasha quickly sat up and gasped. She could hear Romanoff's laugh echo through the sewers. He ripped the blade out of Jonathan, who flinched and made a noise as he tripped over onto the floor, holding his chest tightly. She scurried up and ran over towards her brother, grabbing him and cradling his body.
"John? Look at me, open your eyes Johnathan!" she pleaded
The young man's breathes were rough, his half lidded eyes turning to Sasha, holding onto her arm. She felt hot tears fall down her cheeks, and panic start to kick in, she felt sick….Like she was going to throw up.
"Shit…This actually really hurts," he breathed
She held him tighter, "D..Don't let him win," he whispered, his head resting onto her collarbone. The Losers ran over towards them, Romanoff staring at the scene in boredom.
"Please don't leave me," she cried nervously
Bruce walked over Johnathan lowering his head to his owner, John turned his head and smirked, "Watch her."
The hound continued to stare at him. Sasha put a hand over his wound, the blood seeping out, she tried to prevent the liquid from flowing out. She looked around, "I…I can stitch this up and you'll be fine. It's gonna be okay, then we can go home," she said shakily
Johnathan watched her and reached a hand over to hers, shaking his head slowly, "You know that won't work Sash. It's okay."
Sasha shook her head, "I'm not letting you die John, you're not leaving, please don't leave me!" She shouted hugging onto her brother, while he weakly did the same.
He kissed her forehead and winced at the pain, "I love you so much."
Sasha's tears flowed down her face, he wiped a tear away.
"I love you too," she whispered
The Losers watched as Johnathan started fading away, Sasha panicked and clutched onto his body tighter, "no, no, no, no."
He watched her and gave one last smile before fading completely, Sasha watched her arms, the dust flying blowing away where Johnathan used to be.
Romanoff sighed, "Such a shame, he was so beautiful."
There was no reaction out of the woman, instead, she stared at her shaking arms.
He walked forward, "You hurt me my child, I take you in, give you eternal life, feed you, clothe you, and this is what I get in return."
Sasha's tears fell down her cheeks, her eyes closed, hoping Johnathan would appear if she opened them. The Losers all stood behind Sasha, holding their weapons up as Romanoff approached her.
He leaned over, "While it would give me immense joy to see you die, it gives me an even greater satisfaction seeing you suffer."
He placed his hands behind his back and smiled, "Dasvidaniya Sasha," He turned his body and began walking off.
Sasha opened her eyes to show nothing but blackness, black veins pulsing around them. The Losers and Bruce stepped away from her as she slowly rose. Staring at her brother's killer, Romanoff stopped and turned to her.
He smiled, "I knew you were special."
Sasha walked forward, she waved her tattooed hand. Romanoff furrowed his brows, he looked around to see black figures walking from each tunnel opening, they were hissing while their piercing green eyes glowed in the shadows. The Losers huddled together, worried if they were going to attack.
The older man looked back to her, "You really think they can kill me?"
She continued to walk to him. He became rattled and backed away, he tried to teleport out, but to no avail.
He looked around anxiously, "What is this?"
Sasha stopped a few feet away, "They're not here to kill you, they're here to make sure you don't leave."
Romanoff backed away from the woman, "how dare you! I created you!"
Sasha quirked her head, "mistake number one."
He growled and gripped her collar, bringing her close to his face, "Then I will end you."
Sasha blinked, "mistake number two."
The man looked at her in confusion and heard a weak giggle behind him, he turned to see the clown staring at him in hunger.
"You are no threat to me!" he snarled
The young woman stared at him, "He is now."
Romanoff glanced back at Sasha, "Because you're afraid," she hissed, "and he's starving."
He panted at the thought, turning his head to see Pennywise smile and jump forward with his mouth open. Releasing Sasha, she backed away while Pennywise brutally mutilated Romanoff, eating away at his body, piece by piece, until there was no more.
The clown lowered to his knees, still hungry, that wasn't enough, he looked up to see Sasha, looking around at the black figures surrounding them. She blinked and in an instant her eyes were back to normal and the creatures disappeared. She looked down at Pennywise. The clown looked to the Losers who slowly approached him, he backed away towards a large drain opening.
For the first time, Pennywise was scared, because they were no longer afraid of him and he was going to starve. He growled and flipped back, his long hands holding onto the edge of the sewer.
"He t..thrusts his f…fists against.. the p..posts and s..still insists he s..sees the ghosts…" he whispered, mocking Bill's stutter
Stan reached down to pick up Sasha's knife and handed it to Bill, the boy grabbed it and walked closer to Pennywise. The clown's eyes shifting between the Losers.
"He t…t..thrust his fists against the p…p..post."
Bill raised the blade, Pennywise flinched and dropped down to avoid the knife. Something caught Bill's arm and he turned to see Sasha staring at him.
She looked down at It, who watched her intently, "No more killing Bill. That's enough."
Bill swallowed and watched her, she released his hand and they both looked down at Pennywise, whose face began breaking into floating pieces, almost like shattered glass. Despite his one eye, he continued to watch Sasha and gave a pleading and eager glare before whispering…
"Fear."
Pennywise released his grip and drop down into the darkness, the Losers walked and peered down around the edge of the sewer.
"I know what I'm writing for my summer experience essay," Richie said
Sasha closed her eyes and turned her body, walking away from the group, she walked over to where Johnathan died and fell to the ground. She began crying once again, the Losers all huddled around her and hugged the broken woman. Bruce sat in front of her and placed his head over her shoulder, now changing back into his normal state.