IT2:The Children's Revenge
Chapter 5


Ben and Beverly were the first to arrive at Bill's house.
Bill had not set a date but they had all came within the same hour of the same day.
Mike was next to come and Richie was fashionally last.
Audra had gone to a friend's house for the afternoon so Bill and the gang had alot of time to put their heads together.
Bill gave a hearty smile to Ben and Beverly as they entered his home.
He gave them but a warm welcome although Ben did not get a kiss on the cheek like Bev did.
Ben didnt even notice it.
They sat down and had tea and talked about old times and catching up on the new
But completly avoiding the subject at hand.
At least for now.
"Hows the writing business going Bill?"
"Fine fine.Keeping the ratings up.People have written comments on how my writting has changed since....well since you know....the last time we were together.."
They stayed silent for a moment.
That was the first time anything regrading It was mentioned.
"So hows married life treating you two?"Bill asked breaking the silence and changing the subject all in one sentence
Killing two birds with one stone
Beverly smiled and so did Ben.
"Much better than my last try"Bev said taking Ben's hand into hers"Much better"
Bill smiled and nodded.
It wasnt a false smile
Or nod for that matter
But?
But he did still have the slightest of crushes on Bev.
But he loved his wife just as Ben loved his and was not going to interfer with anything.
Soon Mike was at the door.
Bill greeted him and he walked into the living room and got a great big greeting from the married couple.
Mike sat and smiled and joined in on the conversation.
He told them of his move to Califonia,He told them about his new job as a Police Detective down there,He told them about Silvia,and he almost told him about his dream and his pants but he figured it was too soon.
When he had awoken that morning,the first thing he thought was
Pennywise
and he knew that his 3:30 am dream was of Pennywise.
Richie came near the end of the hour carrying a bottle of Whiskey.
After a few drinks and some more talking a sort of chill ran thru them all that told them it was time to talk about the pressing matter at hand.
It was time to talk about IT.
Richie went first,He told them about being pulled under by the nude girl.
Bev almost snickered but Richie had said it was It before should could and she,instead coughed a chokinh cough.
After settling her down,Richie continued with the scene of the water shifting and becoming the face of Pennywise.
Bill had no It stories to tell so Mike was next.
He told them about the dream and how it always ended at 3:30.
He told them about the pant leg,then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a striped blue peice of cloth.
The cloth had two large stains of dry blood on it.
The two blood blotches clearly said:

IT

He set down on the coffee table.
They all stared at it,transfixed,for a moment.
The Ben and Beverly had their turn.
It had happen on the way to Bill's.
Bev was driving when suddenly they came accross the barrens....
Only they werent in Derry.
They pulled over and sure enough it looked 100% like the Barrens.
It was the Barrens.
"It even had the white fence at the top of the embarkment" Ben stated.
They went down the same steep slope they had gone down so many times as kids.
They wandered around for awhile when they came accross an egg.
It was a large,brown egg and it had a balloon tied around its middle.
The red balloon bobbed around in the wind and in blue letters it said.
"Hey Fat Boy you missssed me"
"We got the hell out of there after that."Bev said.
"So its settle.Ben,you must of missed one"Bill says.
"Maybe not just one...."Richie chims in.
"What do you mean?"
"Well our It stayed pretty much in Derry,Sure It sent its influence to other places at times....but I cant recall IOt ever killed a mass of people in any place but good old Derry."
"Whats your point?
"Havent you seen the news man?over a thousand people had died in just one week!All over the globe!Sure it could be a coinincdinky but My money is betting on the It siblings."
"Its possible..."
"Its gonna be hell this time,missing Stan AND Eddie"Bill said thoughfully.
"Sure is"Mike agreed.
"I think maybe our first move should be to go into the sewers and into ITs lair."
"WHAT?!WHY?!"Richie yelped.
"Because there might be a clue...."
"We arent Scooby Doo Big Bill!IT isnt a guy in a mask we could get killed!"
"Wuh wuh always nuh nuh knew that Ruh Ruh Richie"
"Bill your stutter is back?"Bev asks in a comforting voice.
"It flickers on and off"Bill says in a kind of ashamed voice.
"So were going to go to Derry,Into the barrens,which by the way are probally torn down and into the sewer which isalso probally gone.In fact when he left the last time it was already almost gone!"Richie states.
"No...I think it will be there....Think about it,The sewers under Derry had always needed a little look at but It had kept people away and I bet the Kids of It kept them away too"
"Ok next thing"Richie adds"Ok sure we were destined to fight IT I can buy that.But what if we arent the "choosen ones" for this oh wise Yoda?"
"Then the ones who are will know in due time"Bill says
"Bill,Damn it,It was here since time began....Mike and I both saw that Right Mikey?(he nods)Were we born when time began Bill?Nopez my friend so who says the new batch of heroes are born yet either?"
"I cant know that Richie"
"Thats right thats so damn right Bill.You cant know if we can beat them.You cant know who can or even if they will born this century.So riddle me this Big Bill why are we getting involved?"
Bill stays silent for awhile.
Then he breaks it with a thoughtful tone to his voice.
"Because its the right thing to do."
"Well so is putting the seat down after every wiz but you dont see me doing that do you?"
"Do it for Eddie and Stan"
"I didnt say i wasnt doing it I just wanted you all to know we are all Mental patients thats all"
And so the plan was set.
Bill left a note for Audra,Telling her that he had to go to a writting convention or some lie that he couldnt remember and the gang set off for Derry.