𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 ; ᵂᶦˡˡ ᴮʸᵉʳˢ

iii ; Holly, Jolly

The next morning the boys met in Mike's basement once again, devising a plan.

"We just tell our parents we have AV Club after school. That'll give us at least a few hours for Operation Mirkwood." Mike spoke

"You seriously think that the weirdo knows where Will is?" Lucas asked

"Its our last hope, she's all we got" Ethan replied

"You got the supplies?" Mike asked Lucas

"Yep," He reached into his bag pulling out some,"Binoculars... from 'Nam," he set them on the table, "Army knife... also from 'Nam. Hammer, camouflage bandana.. and the wrist rocket" He smiled

"Your gonna take out the Demogorgon with a slingshot?" Dustin challenged

"First of all, it's a wrist rocket. And second of all, the Demogorgon's not real." He mentioned

"But if there is some creature?..." Ethan drawled

"I'm gonna shoot it in the eye.." Lucas pulled back the string and let it make a popping noise, "-and blind it"

Mike sighed, "Dustin, what'd you get?"

Dustin poured his bag out on the table, revealing many snacks, Pringles, candies, fruits, etc.

The boys looked at each other in a knowing look of 'Is he serious?'

"Seriously?" Lucas asked

"We need energy for our travels. For stamina. And besides, why do we need weapons anyway? We have her" Dustin questioned, pointing to El.

"She shut one door!" Lucas exclaimed

"Plus if she's like me, she'll get drained and her telekinesis shit won't work for an extended amount of time" Ethan explained

"Fine" Dustin surrendered

"You?" Mike asked Ethan

He reached into his backpack, showing some Coke and apple juice, a matchbox, a few flashlights, and $50.

"At least someone packed useful items" Lucas shaded

"Go fall in a ditch!"

"Boys! Time for school!" Mike's mom shouted from upstairs

The boys quickly threw on their backpacks and headed upstairs to leave for school, Ethan giving a quick goodbye to El as he was walking up the steps.

Mike sat on his knees in front of El, instructing her to stay downstairs, don't make any noise, and don't leave.

"If you get hungry, eat Dustin's snacks, okay?" He told her

"Micheal!"

"Coming!"

He turned back to El, "Y'know those power lines?"

"Power lines?"

"Yeah. The ones behind my house?"

"Yes."

"Meet us there, after school."

"After school?"

"Yeah, 3:15"

El gave Mike a sort of worried face.

"Oh," He started, taking off his watch, and placing it on El's wrist, "When the numbers reas three-one-five, meet us there"

"Three-one-five" She repeated

El smiled at Mike as he quickly grabbed his bag, but his farewell, and rushed upstairs.

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At the same time El was in Nancy's room, the four boys had been using their free time to look for rocks for Lucas' wrist rocket at school.