[ Location: Vivan's Mindscape ][ Date: June 8th, 1985 - Evening ]
I closed my eyes and went inside my own head.
It looked like my bedroom, but everything was made of steel.
In the corner, where my closet should be, was a giant cage.
Pennywise was sitting behind the bars and he looked bored.
He was juggling three orange balls of light.
"Hey, Bozo," I said. "Talk to me."
The Clown looked up, grinned, showing too many teeth. "You want to know about the others, don't you?"
"The Mind Flayer," I said. "He called for help, who did he call?"
"Not help," Pennywise giggled. "Rivals. Think of the Abyss like a big, dark ocean. The Mind Flayer is a shark but there are bigger things in the deep water. The Crimson King and The Old Ones and they are sleeping."
I shivered. "And if they wake up?"
"If the Spider wins, he locks the door and eats everyone," Pennywise explained. "But if he fails... the door stays open and the others will come to see what the noise is about."
"So," I rubbed my face. "I have to beat the Mind Flayer to save the world But if I do it wrong, I invite bigger danger to dinner."
"Bingo!" Pennywise popped a ball of light. "Fun, right?"
"No," I said, leaving my mind. "Not fun at all."
[ Location: Vivan's Bedroom - Reality ][ Time: 6:00 PM ]
I opened my eyes. I needed to see what the enemy was doing.
'Remote Viewing. Target: Brimborn Steelworks.'
[ Ability Active. ]
My vision flew across town and went through the roof of the old factory.
It was a nightmare.
The rats were gone now, it was people.
I saw Mrs. Driscoll, the old lady from the news. I saw Tom Holloway, the editor of the paper. They were walking like zombies.
They walked to the middle of the room and then... they melted.
Their bones snapped.
Their skin turned into liquid.
They fell apart like wet clay and slithered across the floor and merged into a giant pile of red goo and bone.
The pile moved, grew legs and roared.
It was a Spider, twenty-foot-tall monster made of melted people.
I gagged, snapping back to my body.
"He built the body."
[ Location: The Wheelers' Basement ][ Time: 7:00 PM ]
The room was full. The Party and the Losers Club were all there and everyone looked scared.
"He's big now," I told them. "Really big and he's made of... people's meat."
Max looked green. "That is disgusting."
"It's an army," I said. "The Russians are opening the Gate tonight to test their machine. The Mind Flayer knows this so he wants to kill El so she can't close it again."
"So we hide her," Mike said. " To keep her safe."
"No," I said. "We fight them."
I pointed to the map.
"We split up. Team Scoop—Steve, Robin, Dustin. You guys go to the Mall and find the Russian base. You are the eyes and ears."
"We're sneaking into a secret base?" Steve asked, rubbing his forehead. "Again?"
"You're the best at it," I lied.
"Team Griswold," I pointed to Nancy and Jonathan. "You take these guys and El and go to Hopper's Cabin. It's in the woods and safe. Fortify it. Board up the windows. Make it a fortress."
"What about you?" El asked, grabbing my hand.
"I'll provide air support," I said. "I'm going to scout the perimeter and make sure nothing follows you."
'I'm going to the Russian base alone to blow up the Key.'
"Okay," Nancy loaded her shotgun. "Let's move."
[ Location: Outside the Basement ][ Time: 7:15 PM ]
We were loading up the station wagon.
El stopped me and looked at me with those intense brown eyes.
"You are... loud," she whispered, touching my chest. "Inside."
"I'm just thinking," I said.
"You have weird energy arround you," she noted.
She could sense Pennywise. "Is he bad?"
"He's a jerk," I smiled weakly. "But he's my jerk and he keeps me sharp."
She squeezed my hand. "Don't die you promised."
"I'll be there," I promised.
I leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"Go," I said. "Keep them safe."
She nodded and got into the car.
I watched them drive away.
'Okay,' I thought, turning toward the woods. 'Now the real work starts.'
[ Location: Hawkins Memorial Hospital ][ Time: Simultaneous ]
Nancy and Jonathan had made a quick stop to check on Mrs. Driscoll before heading to the cabin.
They ran down the hospital hallway.
"Mrs. Driscoll?" Nancy called out.
The room was empty and the bed was covered in slime.
"She's gone," Jonathan whispered.
Then, the lights flickered.
At the end of the hall, two men were standing. Tom Holloway and another reporter named Bruce.
They turned slowly and their eyes were pitch black.
"Where do you think you're going?" Tom asked. His voice sounded like gravel.
"Run!" Jonathan yelled.
They turned to run, but Tom and Bruce didn't chase them.
They fell to the floor.
Their bodies started to shake.
Their skin bubbled.
SQUELCH.
They melted and right there in the hallway.
Two grown men turned into puddles of red sludge.
The sludge moved. It swirled together. Bones snapped into place. Teeth formed.
A mini-version of the Spider Monster rose from the mess. It roared, drool dripping from its many mouths.
I felt the spike of fear through my Remote Viewing.
'It's starting,' I thought, looking at the dark sky. 'The flesh is moving.'
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