It Only Gets Stranger *ST X Reader*

The Bathtub Part Five

Just gonna warn you that this chapter might end up being shorter.

Y/n POV

Me and El are in an emptiness. All around us is blackness.

The Mind Void.

We move forward, looking for any sign of Barbara or Will.

We turn to the right, and El says one word, so quietly I almost miss it. "Barb."

El clutches my hand tightly, as we walk towards a figure, lying on the ground.

I try to steady my breathing as we approach the figure.

It's a teenage girl, covered in slime and gunk, with a slug crawling out of her mouth.

I gasp loudly and take a step backwards, pulling El with me.

Our breathing picks up, and we start gasping for breath, trying not to panic....too much.

"Gone! Gone! Gone! Gone! Gone!" El starts screaming.

Silent tears run down my face as I tear my eyes away from the gruesome sight in front of me.

No one deserves to die like that. Will we find Will the same way?

I start to panic at that thought, stuttering and gasping, crying, looking everywhere but at Barb.

Joyce's voice echoes around in the Void.

"It's okay, it's okay, Y/n, Eleven, it's okay, deep breaths, it's okay. Don't be afraid. I'm right here, I'm right here."

I close my eyes, and let Joyce's words soothe me. I take them in, and open my eyes again.

El is still next to me, holding my hand.

In front of me is......Castle Byers?

"Castle Byers?" I whisper, confused.

Me and El slowly walk towards the wooden structure, trying to steady my breathing, hoping beyond hope that Will is still alive.

We approach the door, and El gingerly reaches a hand out to push the curtain that serves as a door open.

We step inside, and, there, laying on the cot in front of us, is a sickly looking Will Byers.

"Will." Me and El say at the same time.

Joyce's voice echoes around us again.

"Mom is coming for you." El repeats.

I rub Will's hand gently, silently telling him I'm here, it'll be alright.

Will moves his head slightly, barely even cracking his eyes open. "Hurry."

"Just hold on a little longer." El tells him. "Will. Will. Will..."

A growling noise comes from beyond Castle Byers, and the place itself starts.....turning into smoke? Will dissolves, along with the rest of the structure.

"Will!" I call out, afraid for my best friend's life.

"Will?" El seems to have the same train of thought as me. "Will!"

She curls into herself and starts whimpering.

I wrap my arms around her shaking body to try and comfort her, though I'm scared too.

All of a sudden, we get tossed out of the Mind Void.

El sits up, ripping the goggles off her head, gasping for breath.

I start breathing heavily, sitting there in the water.

Joyce wraps an arm around El, and holds the other one out for me to do the same, whispering soothing words to us all the while.

Me and El are wrapped in towels, sitting on the bleachers, with El's head on Mike's shoulder, Dustin on the other side of him, and Lucas behind El, my head on his shoulder, one arm wrapped around my shoulders, gently rubbing my left one to keep me warm, and the other arm rubbing El's shoulder to do the same.

Hopper, Joyce, and Jonathan are conversing about what me and El found.

They walk out of the building.

Hopper and Joyce leave, and Jonathan goes to find Nancy. Poor girl. I hope she'll be okay.

Third Person POV, The Upside Down
(Switching it up on you, eh?)

Will is lying on the cot, shivering and sick, quietly singing 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'.

A roaring sounds from outside, and Will rockets upright. A series of chitters follows the roar. Footsteps start circling the structure.

Will turns with the direction that the sounds are coming from, shivering with cold, sickness, and fear.

It goes silent outside.

All of a sudden, the monster roars again and one of the walls comes crashing in.

Boom, second to last episode, finished! Almost done with Season One, that's exciting! Thank you to anyone who has read this far, I really appreciate it, and it means a lot to me. Who else is ready for Season Four? Can't wait! Also, not me rewatching WandaVision and IT for who knows how many times. You guys, I just realized that my birthday is in two days. I'm turning fourteen. School is almost over. And then it's high school afterwards. That's terrifying. Anyways, have a great week!
Later ya Flayed Demodogs,
K