You'll Float Too
This is a fictional story, written by a mere fan of Stephen King's IT. I have read the book twice, seen the movie many times, and seen the mini-series multiple times. This story is set in the movie's timeline, and takes place in 2001, following Mike Hanlon and a new group of rascal teenagers as they try to finish off Pennywise, of whom is up for a midnight snack…
Chapter 1: Awakening
"Andrew! Did you hear me or not?! I said where's the fucking remote for the TV!" screams 13 year old Robert at his younger brother. "I don't know where the hell it is!" replies Andrew. "Come on man, I'm almost done with Resident Evil 2!" "If you need to play that bad, just use the buttons on the TV!" As Robert scrambles behind the TV, he hears his brother, "Wait! Found it dumbass." "Alright, give it here." As Robert walks towards his brother, Andrew raises his hand, middle finger extended, and tosses the remote out the window. "Yeah, fuck you too." Robert says before rushing out the back door and to the side of the house.
After looking around the side of the house for a bit, Robert gets sick of finding nothing and starts to walk back to the front door. "Wait," a small voice whispers behind him, "Don't go…" Robert turns. "Under here…" the voice whispers. He bends down and looks under his porch. "Boo." "AHHH!" Robert jumps back in fear after seeing two dark yellow eyes open in the dark. "Hiya there Roberto…" Robert leans forward, toward the hollow eyes. "Who are you and what the fuck are you doing under my house?!" The thing down under leans forward as well, revealing an old man, pale white. He was wearing what appeared to be an old tattered clown costume. His hair was faded and orange, and he was extremely skinny, bony and hollow. "My name, is Pennywise the Dancing Clown." Robert's brows narrowed, creating a stern, angry face at the man. Then, It remembered
Bill, Ben, Beverly, Richie, Eddie, Stan, and Mike. "No… I'll take him, I'll take ALL of you… And then I'll feast on your flesh as I feed on your fear! Or… I'll take him, only him, and you can all go to live and lead happy lives, until old age takes you back to the weeds…" The sewer, the cistern. The kids of whom had forced him to go into hibernation prematurely, and made him feel fear. He remembered Bill, the one who permanently forced the fear into his mind. "That's why you didn't kill Beverly, because she wasn't afraid. Now you're the one who's afraid"
"Hello?" Robert, after seeing the clown go into a trance, had become uneasy. He stood up, and began to walk away. "No!" screamed the clown. Robert ran. But not fast enough. The clown reach out and latched onto his ankle. Pennywise crawled out from under the porch, and Robert saw the most horrific, and terrifying thing in his life. It's jaw snapped open, and hundreds of teeth came out. The hideous figure looked Robert in the eyes, letting out a low growl. Then, It roared and chomped down onto his leg, and Robert screamed at the top of his lungs. Pennywise maniacally giggled. It crawled on top of Robert, and laughed. Robert then saw the last thing he would ever see. Deadlights.