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Spoiler alert: (Y/N) moves on from Mike. Also he might be a asshole in this occasionally so be prepared(when is he not an asshole though?) (y/n) does improve and develop.   

I never thought i would be back in Hawkins, but i needed to be here. Everyone knew I was coming so here i was, with everyone in Steve's car.

"(Y/n), how did you get here? Dustin asks. "Quite a long story but the point is, I say." I'm safe and can end this whatever is happening." "Oh shit does she know? Dustin asks Steve. "What? I ask. "Teens have been murdered recently, Robin explains. "And there might be an explanation."

I gulp. "Go on." "We'll explain, but will you help? Dustin asks. "What for? I ask. "Well, everyone thinks our friend Eddie killed those teens but he didn't, Dustin explained. "So, we are going to talk to him to see what really happened."

"Okay... I agreed, i wanted to help as much as possible, I was pretty relieved I didn't fall asleep yet.  I mean, did i honestly want to fall asleep? No. Once i figure everything out, I might as well tell them.  

For now, I would just help.

Once we arrived, I noticed how dark it was. It must've been pretty late. "Is this it? I ask. Dustin nods."Yup." Dustin rings the doorbell, but nobody answers. He rings it again. I sighed. Knowing how stubborn He was, Dustin exclaims, "Eddie! It's Dustin!"

I crossed my arms, Steve looked as annoyed as I was. "Look, we just wanna talk, okay? Dustin adds." No cops, I swear. We just wanna help. Eddie!" Robin shushes Dustin, but he didn't listen. "Rick! Dustin exclaimed.

Dustin just bangs on the door, i wasn't sure on how it would necessarily help us or anything, but it was good to try.

"Reefer Rick!"

"Don't scream like that, Steve says. "He's not there, I sighed. "He could just be really high, Dustin suggested. "Is that a foot? Steve randomly asks. "No, that's a shoe, Dustin replied. Somehow, we managed to get inside.

Looking around, Steve says, "Is Anyone home?" I mutter, "What a dump. But perfect place for a drug dealer." I kept walking around, flashlight on when Steve was poking at the tarp. Dustin asked, "What are you doing?"

Max rolled her eyes and so did I, did Steve really think He would be in there? I didn't really know who Eddie was, but clearly someone, especially Dustin knew him. "Still kind of confused, I tell them. "If Eddie didn't do it, what do you need to talk about?"

"Hes the only one who knows what happened, Max explained. I nod, it made more sense to me, we continued looking around. "He might be in there, Steve responds to Dustin. "So, take the tarp off, Dustin suggests.

"If you're so brave, you take the tarp off." Robin sighs. "There's probably nothing in there. Just fooling yourselves." I nod, agreeing with Robin. But, on the positive side, they were quite entertaining. 

"Hey look over there! I point out, everyone walking over to the spot. "Someone was here." "Maybe he heard us, got spooked and ran, Max suggests.  "Don't worry, Dustin smiled. "Steve will get him with his oar."

"I know you're being funny, Steve started. "but considering everyone in this room has nearly died a hundred times, personally i don't find it funny in the slight-" Suddenly, Steve was against the wall, some sort of weapon on his neck.

"Whoa!"

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!"

"Eddie! Eddie! Dustin says. "It's me, Dustin. This is Steve, He's not going to hurt you, right Steve?" "Right, yeah, Steve responds, the oar still in his hand.  Which might be why Eddie attacked him.

"Steve, why don't you drop the oar? Dustin asks. Steve groans. Dustin adds, "he's cool, he's cool."

"I'm cool man, I'm cool."

"What are you doing here? Eddie asks. "We're here to help, Dustin explains. "Eddie, these are my friends. You know Robin from band, This is my friend Max, The one who never wants to play and D&D, and this is (Y/N), a girl with superpowers. I mean, Eleven as well, she's just not here."

Dustin adds, "Eddie, we're on your side. I swear on my mother, right guys?" "Yes, Yes, We swear, we said in unison. "On Dustin's mother." "Jesus chr... Eddie begins. 

"Eddie, we just want to talk, Dustin tells him. "Of course, Dustin is very stubborn, I mutter under my breath. "We want to know what happened, Max told him softly.  Eddie sniffs. "You wouldn't believe me."

I snicker secretly, nobody heard thankfully. I heard those words before, and by now, they no longer were true. "Try us, Max replies. Eddie is a bit shaky as he begins, "Her body just, like, lifted up into the air and uh, she just like hung there in the air. And her bones.... uh, she..." Eddie whimpers before continuing.

"Her bones started to snap, her eyes, man. It... It... was like there was something like inside her head, pulling... I didn't know what to do so i.... ran away, I left her there." He adds, "You all think I'm crazy, right?"

It suddenly clicked in my head. I knew who did this. 

"No, we don't think you're crazy, I told him softly. "Don't bullshit me, man! Eddie says. "I know how this sounds." "We're not bullshitting you, Dustin told him. "We believe you." I exhaled a few times.

"Look, what I'm about to tell you... Dustin softly spoke. "might be a little difficult to take." Everything Eddie said was too similar not to be him. 

"Okay."

"You know how people say Hawkins is cursed? Dustin asks. "They're not way off, there's another world, a world hidden beneath Hawkins, sometimes it bleeds into ours."  "Like ghosts and shit? Eddie asks. 

"There are some things worse than ghosts, Dustin continues." These monsters from this other world... we thought they were gone... that's why we needed to find you. if they're back again, we need to know."

I needed to tell them, even if it might... shock them. 

"No."

Everyone turns to look at me confused.

"This isn't a monster, it's a human."