𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 ; ᵂᶦˡˡ ᴮʸᵉʳˢ

vii ; The Bathtub

The group retreated to Mike Wheeler's basement once again, where Mike was cleaning Eleven up in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Ethan and Dustin were talking about their next move about the Upside Down and trying to get Will home.

Suddenly, the walkie talkie next to the two boys started making weird sounds, that made Dustin jump to the conclusion that it was Lucas. And he was in trouble. Dustin retrieves the two from the bathroom, and leads them to the walkie, talking about how Lucas wanted to find the gate himself. Lucas was shouting instinctively on the radio while Dustin picked it up.

"What's he saying?" Mike asks, taking the walkie in his hands.

Ethan quietly laughs at the irony that Mike was asking the two what Lucas was saying, but he couldn't even hear it.

"I dunno, he's way out of range" Dustin sighs

".... son of a bitch!"

"Lucas if you can hear us, slow down. We can't understand you." Mike talks into the walkie talkie

"..Eleven! ..are..ing... the bad.. en are.. ming! Th.. pro.. Ethan! Ge.. there!""

"Mad hen? Does that mean anything? Like a code name?" Dustin questions aloud

"The bad men are coming!" Lucas shouts

"Bad men.. Bad men!"

The radio statics as Mike and Dustin run upstairs to check the windows to see if any Hawkins Power and Light vans were outside, which there was.

Mike runs into the kitchen to yell for his mom.

"Mom!"

She ignores him and silently tells him to wait as she's on the phone.

"Mom!"

"I'm sorry, can you just hold on please?" She speaks into the phone. "Micheal, I'm on the phone. I've told you a million times-"

"Did you schedule any repairs?" He interrupts

"What?"

"Is there anyone supposed to come and do repairs on the house?"

More vans start pulling onto the street, and Dustin quickly closes the curtains in fear the men would see him. He quickly runs to the kitchen to shout for Mike.

"We need to leave.." He pants, out of breath, "right now."

Mike quickly runs after him downstairs, shouting to his mom, "If anyone asks where I am, I've left the country!"

The pair sprint down the stairs to quickly gather their things and alert the powered children they had to leave. They sprint outside the basement door, quickly gathering their jackets and backpacks. Eleven hops on Mike's bike as they peddle up the street. Ethan looks horrified to see those men, in the uniforms approaching the group, and does something he shouldn't have. He lit a match from his pocket, and moved the fire to set a spark on one of the men's shoes. A quick distraction.

If they didn't know that was the boy, 003, the one that escaped years ago, they did now.

Dustin was shouting to go, as Dr. Brenner emerged from the crowd, seeing Eleven and Three out in the bright sunlight.  They quickly peddle through a neighbor's yard and up into Cornwallis Street. They peddle as fast as they can while Dustin shouts "Elm and Cherry!" to the kids in front of him.

Eleven turns around to sign "Elm and Cherry" to Ethan so he knew where to ride to. Thank the lords for El and thank the lords that she picked up on random ASL out of no where.

They turn onto another street where a few vans accelerate behind them, and they ride into a shortcut, aka a backyard to escape. Three young girls were in their way, and Dustin and Ethan had to scream shout at them to move.