''What the hell were you thinking?!'' Mark's exclamation made Ebony freeze and they shushed him hesitantly to tell them not to make too much noise. He reluctantly complied.

Richie and Mark were the most stupefied, but the rest of the Losers were trying to either ignore the idea or were simply too shocked to say anything.

''Guys, guys... look, 'm sorry, I r'lly am,'' Ebony frantically apologized, ''but there's no way It's that cruel! It's a friend, a very nice clown!''

''Well, that 'very nice clown' has killed Bill's brother, and who knows what it could've done to you. It feeds of fear, it killed thousands of poor kids and babies, and you know it, yet you still chose to risk your life to try to be friends with them?!'' Mark just couldn't believe what Ebony was saying, and he made it very clear.

Now, Ebony just couldn't even get to say anything. They looked at Mark with desperate eyes, as if wishing they have never heard those words. When they finally started to speak, Mark narrowed his gaze.

''I... no! That can't be true— Pennywise did nothin' to me. If y'all got attack'd, it's 'cause ya did something to piss him off!'' It was clear that Ebony felt completely shattered.

''Oh, like breathing?''

''No, like 'n attack.''

''Fucking hell, they're so stubborn...'' Mark pinched his nose and shook his head in disgust. ''That's not how it works, Ebony. We are their prey, and their goal is to kill us after terrorizing us.''

''Penny...''

Now, Ebony was truly at a loss of words. They looked like they were about to cry, and for good reason. Now, Beverly, seeming to have empathy despite karma biting Ebony, began to step up, and leaned herself to the kid's level.

''Look, don't cry... I know it's hard to believe, but Pennywise isn't a nice clown. They hurt a lot of people. Were the two of you close?'' Beverly had a very good way at comforting others, which Ebony felt, so they ended up nodding as a response, waiting for the teen to keep going. ''So you were practically best friends. It's really upsetting, and it must hurt you so much, but you can't keep going like this. You'll die if you keep visiting It.''

''But... but Penny's been nice to me, and never did anything scary, and...'' Ebony was pretty much about to break down completely, but Beverly held them in their arms, looking at Mark with a firm look. Maybe he shouldn't have been so harsh on Ebony—They are still very young and it's very well known that Ebony gets attached to people they consider their friends very easily, and will rarely ever let go of them. On the other hand, they have been talking with a murderous entity for god knows how long.

''You know what... we'll give you a deal. If Pennywise is as friendly as you say, will you be so kind to show it to us?'' Beverly looked at Ebony and gave them a warm smile. ''We aren't on good terms with them, but if you two are really that close...''

Ebony swallowed hard, and agreed with a nod. Ben, Eddie and Richie were looking at Beverly like she was absolutely crazy.

''Bev, what the hell?'' Ben's voice said it all—Shock and stupor. And tons of it.

The girl went back to the rest of the Losers, and gave the boys a knowing look. Ben ended up trusting her, but was still a bit unsure. After all, they had just faced an encounter with a murderous clown.

Meanwhile, Ebony looked in their pocket, finding a few more pieces of candy. They held a tight grip to them, and approached the sewer drain. The Losers watched tensely, with Beverly keeping a very fair distance from the kid.

''Penny, it's a'ight... You can come out. They won't hurt ya.'' Ebony's voice was a little determined.

A hesitant few moments come before the clown's face pops up. He looked very unsure, as if afraid of what was behind the kid.

''Penny, lookit me... They won't do anythin' to ya. Y'er safe.''

Finally, it started to calm down. Ebony slowly opened their palm to give the entity the sweets, which they take very gently. Pennywise is then seen scampering away deeper in the sewers. Proud of themselves, Ebony dried their last few tears, and smiled towards the Losers.

''See? They ain't that bad! They harm'd nobody.''

''Because we're here, It didn't dare move a muscle. Remember what Mark said? It could kill you.'' Bill sounded strangely mature.

''It can't. Penny would ne'er lay a hand on me, 'cause we're close.''

Beverly simply nodded, and grabbed her bike, ready to ride her way home. The boys were still pretty unsure, but trusting the girl, they end up joining her. The gang then, after hesitantly telling their goodbyes to Ebony, bike away from their house.

To try to clear their mind a little bit, Ebony then decided to take a walk. Yes, they aren't supposed to be out, but they seriously need a breather. It was tons of stress today, and they want to find a way out of it quick.

The sun was just about to set downwards, but the city looked as lively as it always did. The grass was lush and in a bright shade of green, the grey sidewalks were stained with a light orange, and the townspeople would just go on in their daily routine, walking and driving their way to work or at home, perhaps. A stray dog or two would walk in the roads, but there was one in particular that Ebony liked. They both play for a little while before the animal would walk away.

And just as they think of the stray, it comes towards the kid. The dog was a sweet mutt, and was small in size and was a soft snowy white with patches that were grey and black. It was blind in one of its two brown eyes, but that didn't make it stop it in the slightest.

''Spot!'' Ebony was so happy to see their long gone friend.

The dog wagged its tail excitedly, and jumped in the kid's arms, trying to lick it everywhile while whimpering and shaking. It was literally so happy that it was about to go weak. Ebony gave it vigorious rubs on the soft thick pelt, and gently dropped the animal on the ground.

''W'ere's the ball, Spot? W'ere is it?''

The small dog ran away, and came back shortly after with a partly eaten tennis ball. It sat right in front of it, and looked at Ebony with a attentive gaze. Anything that had the slightest shape of a circle was a ball in his eyes, even something like a rock or a piece of wood.

''Are ya ready?'' Ebony was just so happy...

And off it goes! The ball glided in the air as the dog raced towards it...

For one hour they have played together, and for one hour Ebony felt much better. Finally, Spot went out his way, leaving the ball for Ebony to carry away. Once it finally walked away, Spot looked pretty content with themselves. Ebony, on the other hand, even if they were so glad they got to spend time with their favourite animal, were still so upset about what the Losers have made them do. Deciding it's time to go home, Ebony finally walked away themselves.

It was almost night time, but one would still see quite a bit of light. The nights in Derry were ld-fashionned and rather great in appearance. The city's lit windows looked like fireflies that went at a full stop, and the light wind rustled the leaves on the trees and the now fresh-cut grass. Everything felt so much more peaceful, so calm and serene... Ebony almost forgot about their worries as they admired the views yet once again, never getting tired of just how pretty the background would look like.

However, there was one thing that would disturb the beauty—The screeches of an ambulance. It was piercing and was hard enough to make Ebony's ears ring once it got too close... In fact, it sat right in front of their house.

Something happened.