Chapter 35
"Nooooo, stop! Leave my grandfather alone!" Mike cried out.
Mike could see everything that was happening in front of him. Pennywise and his grandfather fighting each other, knowing damn well that Pennywise was going to kill him. Mike was thinking fast and trying to escape, but these chains held Mike down hard, even with all the strength he could muster.
Meanwhile
Pennywise and Michael continued fighting each other. Pennywise got on top of Michael and tried to stab him with a kitchen knife, but Michael grabbed a glass bottle and smashed it on Pennywise's head, getting him off. Michael was badly injured and was trying to get up. Pennywise was enraged and was starting to have enough. He got up and went to get the knife. Pennywise grabbed it and went back to Michael, he got on top of him, ready to fatally stab him.
In Mike's Mind
"Noooo!" Mike screamed.
Suddenly, Mike was able to break the chains and ran up to Pennywise, pushing him away.
Meanwhile
Suddenly, Pennywise felt like he was loosing control over Mike. Michael looked to see Mike's eyes flashing from Pennywise's demonic eyes to his normal eyes. Pennywise got off of Michael and was trying hard to regain control. Michael managed to get up and grab his shotgun. He pointed it at Mike, ready for any surprise attack from Pennywise. It was an internal struggle for Pennywise to keep control of Mike, he definitely underestimated Mike's strength and his ability to keep him under control. Finally, after what felt like a few long minutes, Mike turned around, Michael wasn't taking any chances.
"Mike, is that you?" he asked, cautiously.
"Grandpa?" he asked.
"Mike?" Michael asked.
"Grandpa, I'm so sorry. Please help me, I don't want this." He pleaded.
Michael instantly knew it was Mike, and immediately put his gun down. He grabbed mike by the arms.
"Mike, it's alright, I'm not mad at you. Now, you have to snap out of it. Keep fighting him, I'll help you." Michael spoke.
Mike was still struggling against Pennywise, but it wasn't as bad as before. Michael let him go and grabbed his gun. He laid his gun on the counter and looked in the drawers for items used in an exorcism.
"Tell me, did you kill Patrick, Mike?" Michael asked.
"No, he made Richie kill him. This is squirrel blood." Mike explained.
"He made Richie kill Patrick?!" Michael asked.
"Yeah, he made Richie lure him into a sewer tunnel and killed him." Mike explained.
Michael found a cross, bible, and could easily bless a cup of water. He approached Mike again.
"Alright, Mike, I need you to tell me who's next?" Michael asked.
"Who's next?" Mike asked, confused.
"Yes, who's the demons next victim?" Michael asked.
"Beverly…it's Beverly." Mike spoke.
"Beverly...We better find her." Michael said.
Before Mike could say anything, he could feel Pennywise regaining control. Intense pain could be felt in his head and body.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" Mike screamed in pain.
"Mike, what's wrong?" Michael asked, alarmed.
"It's…him. He's regaining control." Mike explained.
"Mike, listen to me, you have to keep fighting him. Keep fighting him, Mike. How long can you hold him off?" Michael asked.
"I…I don't know." He said, in pain.
Mike screamed in pain again, only this time, he was in more pain than ever before.
In Mike's Mind
Pennywise managed to grab Mike's soul and struggled to keep him under control. It was clear that the plan Pennywise had for Michael was going terribly wrong and he needed to end this now.
"Alright Mikey, as punishment for fighting back, you're going to watch, as I kill your precious grandfather." Pennywise smiled, sinisterly.
"Nooo!" Mike cried.
Pennywise used his power to keep Mike under control and kept his eyes wide open so he wouldn't be able to close them.
Meanwhile
Mike breathed heavily, still fighting through the pain in his body.
"Mike, Mike, are you okay?" Michael asked.
"Yeah…yeah, I'm fine." Mike said.
He got up and was still trying to catch his breath. However, it was all in act. Pennywise had gained full control of Mike and demonic glow in his eyes said it all. He changed his eyes back to Mike's normal eyes and still pretended to breath heavily.
"Ok Grandpa, I'm…I'm holding him off." Mike spoke.
"Good, I'll get the truck ready." Michael said.
He went to the kitchen drawers and opened them to find the keys. While he was doing that, Pennywise grabbed a kitchen knife.
"I think you misheard me, Michael. I am holding him off, holding off your grandson, that is." Pennywise spoke.
Alarmed, Michael turned around and saw Mike with demonic glowing eyes, sinister smile, and the sharp kitchen knife. Before Michael could react, Pennywise attacked him again. This time, he started stabbing Michael multiple times in the chest and stomach. Michael tried to grab his shotgun, but Pennywise grabbed it and threw it to the counter, breaking cookie jars and the shotgun landed on the ground with bullets coming out of the chamber. Pennywise gave a few more good, hard punches, then stopped. Michael was beaten, bloody and bruised, and near the brink of death. Pennywise was satisfied and decided to leave Michael alone to die, just like his father was. Pennywise put the kitchen knife in his pocket and grabbed the switchblade at the door. He left the house, proud and satisfied. Pennywise looked over at the Bower's residence and had an idea. He knew the Hanlon's and the Bower's families hated each other and his father had dealt with them before. Pennywise figured it was time to end this feud, once and for all.
In Mike's Mind
Mike had seen everything and was on the verge of tears. He couldn't believe that he had beaten and stabbed his own grandfather and knew his grandfather would be dead in a matter of minutes. Pennywise laughed in amusement to Mike's pain and sorrow, to Mike though, he had lost all hope and had given up. Pennywise grabbed Mikes head and forced him to look ahead.
"If you think your punishment is over, Mike, it's not. Your punishment has just begun." He said, sinisterly.
Mike started to cry as he saw the Bower's house and knew how this would end.