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They all watched quietly, the only sound being static as El tried to find Will and Barb. Suddenly the lights flickered causing El to open her eyes.

She looked at Joyce and Nancy sadly, "I'm sorry."

"What?" Joyce immediately panicked. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I can't find them." El whispered in a shaky voice.

They all sighed, Mitch grabbed El's arm gently, "Why don't you go take a break, huh?" She smiled lightly at El nodded and left to go to the bathroom.

"Whenever she uses her powers she gets weak." Mike explained to them.

"The more entertaining she uses the more tired she gets." Dustin said.

"Like she flipped the van earlier." Lucas added.

"It was awesome." Dustin said.

"But she's drained." Mike told them."

"Like a bad battery." Dustin added.

"Well how do we make her better?" Joyce asked.

"We don't. We just have to wait and try again." Mike answered.

"Well how long?" Nancy asked.

"I don't know." Mike replied.

"The bath."

They all looked at eleven who stood behind them.

"What?" Joyce asked her.

"I can find them." Eleven told them. "In the bath."

Dustin hung up the phone urgently after talking to Mr. Clarke. He looked at Joyce, "Do you still have that kiddie pool we bobbed for apple in?"

"I think so." Joyce replied, "Yeah."

"Good. Then we just need salt." Dustin said.

"Lot of it." Mitch added.

"How much is lots?" Hopper asked.

Dustin thought for a moment, "1500 pounds."

"Well, where are we gonna get that much salt?" Nancy asked.

Hopper than realized, "The school."

The all quickly packed into two cars, driving to the school. As Johnathan and Hopper got the salt, Lucas, Dustin and Mitch got the kiddie pool ready.

"It's upside down Lucas." Mitch told him.

"No it's not."

"Yes it is."

Lucas checked, realizing and flipping it over in annoyance. The sides folded in, not staying up.

"How does this even work?" Dustin asked.

"Try that side." Lucas said.

They failed once more, "Son of a bitch!" Dustin exclaimed.

"Pull it back!" Mitch told her brother.

"I am!" Dustin yelled back.

"Well try harder!" She yelled.

"One, two, three-," They opened it- or tried to and failed again.

"Shit!"

They finally realized that in order to keep it up they needed water, so they waited.

Once they started filling it they helped the sides up, now checking for temperatures.