Another chapter for you guys!
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Disclaimer- I don't own Soul Eater or Stephen King's It. It belongs to… Stephen King. O_o
Jonathon Marshall was currently gazing into a computer that was in the control room of the local Death City police department. The room consisted of many high tech computers on the perimeter and a large rectangular table in the center of the room.
At the head of the table was a white board that covered the entire length of the gray wall. The white board itself had many mathematical equations that were trying to decrypt the possible location the plane crashed in.
The last time the pilot spoke to anyone was when the plane was over the Appalachian Mountain area, so his workforce was presently working on that area.
The computer that Marshall was on was sporting a program that could pinpoint an electronic device's signal that was in a certain location. It was a long shot, but he was hoping that he could get an idea of where the kids could be by this method.
He was going to have a scouting plane fly over there later on today. He was also going to have a helicopter out there too, for the harder places to reach.
Even if they did do all of the research they could, the police force couldn't do much if the missing people were all the way across the country.
He sighed. The longer the days went by on this case, the more it seemed hopeless. He didn't even know if the kids were alive or not. There was a very high chance that these kids were dead.
He tried to mention this to Spirit Albarn a couple of days ago, but Spirit just wouldn't have it.
Don't get him wrong, he definitely cared about the kids that were missing. He knew them pretty well, specifically Black*Star, even if it wasn't by the best method of introduction.
Marshall smiled. That kid and his friend, Soul, really did get their circle of friends into very… peculiar situations.
If the kids did survive, he wondered how they were doing with living with the natural resources around them. Marshall desperately hoped that they found the survival kit that was supposed to be in the plane. That would probably be the difference between life and death for them.
Although, it was fortunate that Death the Kid and the Thompson sisters had some survival training, even if it had been awhile since the last the three went camping with Kid's father.
As Marshall became lost in his thoughts, the computer program began to beep, indicating that it was picking up a signal from the more secluded Appalachian Mountain area.
When Marshall snapped out of his thoughts, his eyes widened. This might be the first lead they had received, even if it was very, very vague.
"Hey Boss, is that…?" One of the case investigators trailed off.
Marshall's face hardened with fierce determination, "I want that signal traced and found right now! Someone go tell the scouts that they need to be in the air right now. We have a signal."
All of the workers nodded and scurried off. Marshall himself walked off to call Mr. Death.
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"So, let me get this straight." Black*Star started, "You named the bear Blacky? You couldn't have come up with anything better?"
"That's all you got out of that?" Kid looked over at him disbelievingly.
"I just think that they could've come up with a better name-!"
"First of all, I didn't come up with the name." Soul interrupted Black*Star. Maka gave a disapproving grunt in response. "And besides, it's pretty understandable that Maka gave the bear a bad name, under the circumstances."
"I like the name!" Patty piped in. Maka mumbled a quiet thanks.
"Maka, why did you name the bear anyways? What was the point?" Black*Star asked.
"It gives me a sense of power. It makes me feel like I have control over the bear if I name it." Maka answered wearily, "And I figured it could use a name, since we were seeing it so much."
"Whatever about the bear, I'm just glad that you two finally got together! I thought that I would have to set you guys up somehow!" Liz sighed happily, "Less work for me!"
"I'm glad that we saved you the time, Liz." Soul said sarcastically. Liz just chuckled.
They all sat in a comfortable silence until they heard a loud grumble.
"I'm hungry. I am going to go and get something to eat." Black*Star abruptly stood up and walked out of the cave.
"Must be noon…" Kid murmured to himself.
"Hey, get me a fish too!" Patty called out.
Liz groaned, "Ugh, I'm sick of fish. I am actually willing to eat another squirrel or a bird if it means that I don't have to eat any more fish."
"You guys are making me feel really nauseous when you talk about food." Maka said.
"You really should get something in your stomach." Kid mentioned.
Maka groaned in protest and covered her face with her hands in attempt to hide herself from everyone, "I'm not hungry!"
Soul shook his head dejectedly, "Yeah, I don't think we're going to get her to eat anything for awhile. It was hard enough to get her to eat one berry"
Maka peeked her green eyes out from behind her hands, "I'll drink some water, though." She then proceeded to drink the water from the canteen.
"Well, that's better than nothing." Tsubaki reached over and felt Maka's head, "You still feel hot. Try to get some rest, okay?"
Maka gave a slight nod and closed her eyes. Within moments she was asleep.
"I'm jealous of how fast she can fall asleep." Liz said.
"She is sick…" Kid replied.
"She fell quickly on the plane too." Liz sighed, "She better get well soon. I don't like seeing her like this."
"I know, me too…" Kid said.
"Don't worry sis, Maka will get better!" Patty cheerfully piped up.
Liz smiled.
It was like this for the rest of the day. Maka would fall in and out of conscience due to her exhaustion, and Tsubaki and Soul would try to coax her into eating something when she was awake. She would only eat a few berries at a time, but that was better than nothing.
While Maka was still pale and had a fever, her cut on her leg was starting to improve. The plants and herbs that Tsubaki and Black*Star found were highly effective. Tsubaki reapplied the remedy earlier, so that should be helping also.
They were all currently in the cave, and they were very, very bored.
Black*Star reentered the cave a litter earlier with two roasted fish. He was now on his back, staring emptily at the ceiling of the cave, "How long do you think we were out here?"
Everyone shrugged. "Honestly, I stopped counting after the second day." Kid said with a sigh.
They were silent for a few moments before Maka mumbled, "Does anyone remember that old horror movie we watched when we were younger? The one with the really creepy clown? I can't remember the name of it…"
Tsubaki looked over at her, "Was it Stephen King's It?"
"That's what it was! That's been bothering me for the last couple of minutes…"
"Ugh, I did not like that movie! The way the clown would just pop out of nowhere! And the teeth!" Liz shivered.
Soul raised an eyebrow, "What was wrong with his teeth?"
"It is not normal to have perfectly ordinary teeth one minute, and then in the next second to have demon teeth like yours…" Liz then gave him an apologetic smile, "No offense."
"None taken. I take pride in my demon teeth."
Black*Star chuckled, "I remember we had to convince Maka's dad that it was appropriate for 'a little twelve year old mind.'"
Maka groaned at the memory, "That was a total nightmare." Maka covered her eyes, "Ah man, my head hurts!" Soul began to massage her temples in response.
"Pennywise is a really creepy name for a clown though, if you think about it…" Tsubaki trailed off. Liz nodded in agreement. Black*Star muttered something about how that was a stupid name for a clown.
"I think the book was much better than the movie." Maka said.
"There was a miniseries that was made about the book." Kid said absently.
"I never saw the miniseries…"
"Hey, wait a second! There was a book?" Black*Star interrupted, "When did that happen?"
He got no reply, just a couple of eye rolls and the shake of the head.
"I miss television..." Patty sighed dolefully.
While the others were talking about old shows they used to watch, Kid zoned out and strained his ears to listen to the outside. He could have sworn that he heard a low humming. The others weren't paying attention, so they didn't hear what he had heard.
Kid didn't really know why they didn't hear the sounds from outside. It wasn't that hard to miss.
Maybe they were all just too tired.
"I'm going outside for a bit." Kid suddenly said.
"Uh, okay. But why…" Liz trailed off because Kid had already left the cave, leaving everybody in confusion.
When Kid got outside, he confirmed that he wasn't going insane and that there was a particularly loud humming sound coming from the outside. When he looked up, he could not believe what he saw.
His mind was starting to fill with the hope that he didn't let himself feel for the past several days. The aircraft above him definitely knew they were there and began to send a rope latter down. A man quickly descended from the helicopter above.
"I'm guessing you're the kids that were missing?" The man asked, "We received a signal from the police station in Death City. We also saw the smoke from your fire. That made a lot easier to find you."
Kid didn't respond. He was too shocked. He never actually thought that anyone would find them.
Liz, Patty, Tsubaki, and Black*Star all emerged from the cave. Soul and Maka came out last, with Soul's arm wrapped around Maka's waste. She was still too lightheaded to walk straight.
"You're real, right?" Liz bluntly asked, "You're not just a figment of my imagination because of the lack of real food?"
The man laughed, "Yeah, I'm real." He then looked over to Maka, "I'll send a stretcher for you. I don't think it will be too smart to have you climb that ladder, by the looks of your leg."
Maka only nodded as a response.
The man smiled, "Come on, let's get you guys back home."
The movie mentioned in this did not live up to my expectations. The clown was scary, though. But that's coming from someone that has a fear of clowns, so…
I guess this could be considered the last chapter… There will be an epilogue, which should be out on either Sunday or Monday.
So… yeah.
See ya guys then!