Chapter 25: Bill's Hopeless hope.

Derry...

Pennywise had found his target in one of the houses. Just as he was about to make a move on the kid, he suddenly felt hesitant for some reason.

"What is this feeling?" Pennywise stopped in his tracks and pondered for a few minutes.

After thinking for some time, he narrowed his eyes.

"This time, the ritual must be completed. It must not be interrupted," Pennywise said softly and moved backwards towards the wall, seeping into the shadows.

When Bill saw a glimmer of hope, he explained his theory to Jojo about his brother and how he found Georgie's shoe in the Barrens, excitedly sharing his findings.

Jojo felt deep pity for Bill. Despite his parents losing hope for Georgie, Bill continued to persist and never gave up hope for his brother.

"Do you really believe him? They are cheaters," Richie said, pointing his finger at Jojo.

When Jojo heard Richie's accusation, he raised an eyebrow and looked at him. The other Cullens also regarded Richie as if he were an idiot.

"Why do you think like that, Four Eyes... Oh... friend?" Jojo asked, scrutinizing Richie.

Richie, taken aback by Jojo's slip of words, glared fiercely at him through his glasses.

"How can we believe you? You're the real deal," Richie pointed his finger at Jojo, who ignored him.

"Richie, what are you doing?" Eddie, who was previously happy because he no longer had to fear the clown, suddenly burst into anger.

"You mama's boy, always scared of everything! If there really is a freaking clown as you mentioned, present here in Derry, hunting kids, why didn't he come for me? Is he scared?" Richie shouted, mocking Eddie.

The Cullens watched the kids quarrel and looked at them as if they were watching a live comedy show.

"Hey, Jojo, are you sure we need to take these kids with us to catch the clown?" Jasper asked Jojo, looking confused.

"Sigh... taking them will be really troublesome," Jojo said, massaging his temples.

When Bill and the other kids, except Eddie, Stanley, and Richie, saw this, they looked at Jojo, who seemed lost in thought.

"But they have been marked by Pennywise, so he will surely come for them. Keeping them near is the best option," Jojo said helplessly, looking at Eddie and Richie still quarreling.

"What do you mean he will come for us?" Stanley asked Jojo, stuttering in fear as he thought about the long-necked woman in the painting.

"Then he will target these kids," Alice asked, her face filled with worry.

"Yes," Jojo replied, confirming Stanley's dilemma.

With Bill's help, Jojo marked the places where the recent missing cases had occurred using an old projector that projected a map.

Carlisle looked at the marked places and connected the nearest drainage pipelines together, marking them on the wall after hearing Bill's explanations.

"I think we have found the place," Carlisle said, looking at the map.

Jojo silently nodded his head.

"So, here is where the clown is hiding," Emmett said, smugly looking at the map.

"What do you mean?" Beverly asked Jojo, looking confused.

"When they connected the drainage pipelines near the areas where the recent disappearances happened, they all end at one place," Bill explained seriously, pointing at the map.

When Beverly and the other kids looked at the pointed place on the map, they murmured, "The well house."

"I know the clown must be there. My experience with him took place outside the well house," Eddie said, holding his medicine in his hand.

"Oh... ohhh... if I go there, I will meet the clown, right?" Richie said, blocking the view of the projector with his body.

"Hey, kid, don't get full of yourself. If he hasn't appeared before you, it means he was trying to increase your curiosity to lure you to his place," Jojo said with a serious face.

"Don't try to fool me!" Richie refused to believe.

Seeing this, Rosalie became really angry at the kid for talking nonsense about her mate.

She was about to respond when suddenly the projector went blank for a moment, and then it started showing images of Bill's father with his mother.

Each image showed different moments, from Bill's birth to Georgie's birth and the birthdays they celebrated together.

Eventually, an image began to repeat itself, zooming in on a particular person whose face was covered by their hair.

When Bill saw the picture, he remembered the incident that happened at the library.

"Stop the projection fast, otherwise, he will come," Ben shouted, and the kids tried to turn off the projector but failed.

While the kids panicked, Jojo and the Cullens watched the projection on the wall with serious expressions.

After some time, the zoomed image began to change. In each picture, the hair moved, revealing parts of Pennywise's face.

In the last picture, Pennywise's full face was shown in the projection. Suddenly, the projector stopped projecting, and the room fell into darkness.

After a few seconds, the projector turned back on, but the kids started screaming in fear.

Pennywise, with a giant body and sharp razor teeth, emerged from the projection. He crawled towards the kids, ready to feed on their fear.

"Hey, choker... oh... joker, come entertain me," Emmett jumped at Pennywise's giant body.

Just as his punch was about to land, Pennywise suddenly disappeared in front of Emmett, shocking him and the other Cullens with his reaction speed.

"He's fast enough to dodge Emmett's attack," Esme said with a shocked expression.

The other Cullens watched the scene with wide eyes.

"Emmett, be careful. He will play tricks to deceive you," Jojo warned, giving a hint based on the previous warning.

Emmett nodded, and suddenly, he heard a growling sound behind him.

Grr... Grrrr...

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