Complicated • Stranger Things

26 - The Battle of Starcourt part 2

A/N:

If you have not read chapters 18-25 since they've been edited (as of 6/1/22) I suggest you reread them or else this chapter may be a bit confusing. (I think it's only like 18-20/21 & 24 that you should read).

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"Holy shit," I said as I looked back at the Mind Flayer, which was now chasing us down the road. Steve grabbed my hand, squeezing it. I froze at the unexpected gesture. I lightly squeezed his hand back as I looked away so he couldn't see how red my face was.

Who knew that I'd be acting like a little school girl at Steve Harrington holding my hand.

Then, we heard talking through the radio that Dustin gave to Robin.

"Dusty-bun, you copy?" A feminine voice asked.

"I copy, Suzie-poo." I heard Dustin reply. "It sounds much better now, thanks."

"Suzie." Steve, Robin, and I all said at the same time. I knew she was real.

"Okay, so, listen, do you know Planck's constant?" Dustin asked.

"Do you know the Earth orbits the sun?" Suzie asked, confirming she knew.

"Okay, so I know it starts with two sixes, and then a...w-what is it?" Dustin prompted.

"Okay, let me just be clear on this. I haven't heard from you in a week, and now you want a mathematical equation that you should know so you can...save the world?" Suzie questioned. She had a point, but if only she knew that the world was actually in danger.

Dustin continued to try and convince Susie to help, but she was persistent on hearing him...say something?

"Suzie-poo, this is urgent," Dustin pleaded.

"Yes, yes, you're saving the world, I heard you the first time, but Ged is so saving Earthsea and he's about to confront the shadow, so this is Suzie, signing off." I didn't understand what she said, but I could tell it wasn't good.

"Wait, wait, wait. Okay. Okay." There was a long pause until Dustin started talking again. No, not talking. He was singing. "Turn around, look at what you see. In her face, the mirror of your dreams."

Suzie began singing along. It was cute, but this definitely was not the time for this. We sat there, listening to the two of them singing until it finally came to the end.

"Planck's constant is 6.62607004," Suzie said.

"You just saved the world," Dustin told her.

"Gosh, I miss you Dusty-bun." She said.

"And I miss you more, Suzie-poo," Dustin replied.

"I miss you more, multiplied by all the stars in our galaxy." They were really doing this right now.

"No, I miss you-"  Dustin was cut off. I'm assuming Erika had shut it off.

"Well," I started, "that was cute."

Steve and Robin looked over at me and I just shrugged.

As much as I didn't want to look at the Mind Flayer, I couldn't help but watch it. The way it moved was so...strange. Then all of a sudden, it started heading back the other way. That was not good.

"It's turning around," Steve stated.

"What?" Nancy asked.

"It's turning around!" Steve repeated more frantically.