Max watched everything unfold from behind the corner of a wall. She heard him screaming in resentfulness and pain, as the Mind Flayer stabbed its withered tentacles in his side and lifted him up in the air. Tears of fear fell down Max's face. Fear of what was about to happen. "Billy!" She screamed. Max took a step forward but stopped herself. What could she do? She never had any powers, or held any sort of special abilities. She was just a normal girl. So she just stood there, watching helplessly. Max's voice was like a distant echo in the back of his head among the screaming. The monster dug its claws deeper into his sides, causing blood to spill out of his mouth and down his neck, while his screaming became louder. Crimson had spread like ink in water, almost soaking his white tank-top completely red. Soon the Mind Flayer lowered him down on his knees. Billy tilted his head upwards, watching as it opened its giant, sharp-teeth filled mouth as its tounge-like tentacle slowly reached out. Just as it was about to impale him, a loud booming voice was heard from above. "HEY!" Then a potted plant was thrown at the monster's head. Startled, it retracted its tounge back inside its mouth and snapped its head up. "$h-t....run!" It was Steve who was with Lucas on the second floor of the mall. They quickly scattered in opposite directions, just as a tentacle shot up in the wall where they once stood. Distracted, the Mind Flayer let off its grip on Billy. He fell forward on his stomach, getting real dizzy from the major blood loss from the massive punctures in his sides. He managed to move a quarter of an inch, before his whole body went limp, a small pool of blood formed underneath him. Meanwhile, Steve was above, running towards the stairs where he was going to meet Lucas. But he suddenly felt something wrap around his ankle. Before he could react, he was aruptly yanked to the ground. Steve grunted loudly upon impact while looking back, seeing that the Mind Flayer had a grip on him. "No!" Steve exclaimed, just as he felt himself being dragged back. Panicking, he looked around then grabbed a hold of a metal post. When the monster realized there was a setback, it started pulling harder, but Steve only held on tighter. He grunted, as his muscles began to burn. He struggled to keep his grip. He felt his fingers starting to slip, his heart raced inside his chest. Just as he thought he was going to meet him doom, the pulling stop. Steve fell to the ground, before he turned around and sat up, just in time to see the tentacle retract. The Mind Flayer stumbled and let out a pained shriek, before it collapsed, dead. Everyone remained in their places, confused, shock. But in that moment, Max ran out, then everyone followed. "Billy!" She exclaimed, kneeling down beside him. Max pushed him over on his back, and saw the mess of blood. He was unresponsive, which made Max worry. "Billy?" She shook him by his shoulder. No response. Until... Billy moved his head. Barely, but Max noticed. "Oh my god, Billy!" She broke down in happy tears "Max?" He murmured so weakly, it was barely audible. "You're alive!" Max said, wiping her teas, but more fell. Billy reached up. His hand was shaking as he laid it on her forearm, squeezing it weakly. "I'm.........sorry." His eyes cracked open a little, seeing Max's faint outline, before everything went black...
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