Number 13- Eddie Munson x OC -Stranger things season 4

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"Absolutely not."
I walk by the room I was told to meet at, and I hear Mike and Dustin in there arguing with someone.

"I thought I told you to get two people."

"We did, she should be here any minute now-" Mike replies nervously.

I cut him off with the sound of the opening door, I stood there as the group of hellfire members stared at me, which was honestly extremely intimidating. Mike looks relieved, "see I told you-"

"Wrong room." I say with a grin as I slowly go to shut the door.

"Vee get back in here, he's about to kill us!" Dustin screams and he yanks the door open and drags me inside the room.

"Vee?" The same guy from the cafeteria questions.

"Yep, that's me." I reply, clearly nervous.

"Gosh I hate eye contact with attractive people." I whisper under my breathe, but not going unnoticed by Dustin and Mike and they turn around and give me the weirdest expression.

"And who brought her here?" The guy questions.

"Mike did!" Dustin responds immediately, looking like he's about to shit himself.

"Gold choice. She's fine," he says, "but you..." he glances towards Erica.

"This is Hellfire Club. Not Babysitting Club."

"I'm eleven you long-haired freak." Erica responds, clearly annoyed.

"My, my, the child speaks." The guy says, to which I now learnt is named Eddie.

"So, what's your name, child?"

"Erica Sinclair."

Eddie chuckles, "so this is Sinclair's infamous sister."

Erica turns back towards us and rolls her eyes, "he's sharp."

"What's your class and level? Level one dwarf?"

"My name is Lady Applejack. And I'm a chaotic good half-elf rogue, level 14. I will sneak behind any monster you throw my way and stab them in the back with my poison-soaked kukri." Everyone glances at each other with shocked expressions, but I just stand there with a grin since I usually play D&D with Erica.

"And I'll smile as I watch them die a slow, agonizing death."

"So, we gonna do this, or we gonna keep chitchatting like this is your mommy's book club?" Erica finished leaving everybody speechless, as I try to hold in my laugh, Eddie just stares at her and slowly grins, holding his hand out.

"Welcome to Hellfire."

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"The hooded cultists chant, "Hail Lord Vecna."

"Hail Lord Vecna."

"They turn to you, remove their hoods."

"You recognize most of them from Makbar. But there is one you do not recognize,his skin shrivelled, desiccated. And something else."

"He is not only missing his left arm, but his left eye!"

Eddie finishes and everyone starts yelling.

"What?!?"

"No!"

"Vecna's dead!"

I decide to start yelling, "he was killed by Kas!"

Eddie glances at me with a grin, "so it was thought, my friends. So it was thought."

"But Vecna, lives!"
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"You are scared, you're tired, you are injured. Do you flee Vecna and his cultists? Or do you stand your ground and fight?"

Everybody looks around, wondering what to do, but I can already tell what Dustin is thinking.

"I say we fight."

"To the death." I add.

Everybody starts chanting "to the death." And Eddie just has the biggest smile on his face.

Everybody is so involved and anxious about what's gonna happen next, when a member calls time out.

"Guys, I hate to say this, but we've got to flee."

"I concur."

"Didn't we just agree to the death?" Erica questions in annoyance.

"That wasn't literal!"

"Vecna just decimated us. We can't kill him with 3 players!" The three being me, Dustin and Erica.

"You too? He only has 15 hit points left." Dustin responds.

"Don't be pussies." I yell, adding into what Dustin said.

"Yea, don't be pussies!" Dustin agrees.

"Pussies? Really? 'Cause we're not delusional?"

"Delusional? How about not cowards?" Erica retorts.

Eddie interrupts our discussion, "hey! If I may interject, gentlemen, Lady Applejack, Vee." He says, making eye contact with me again. "Whilst I respect the passion, you'd be wise to take Garett the Great's concern to heart."

"There is no shame in running. Don't try to be heroes. Not today. 'Kay?"

Dustin holds up his finger, "one sec."

"What do you think Mike?"

"How many hit points do you guys have left?"

"Twelve" we all say at the same time.

"It's risky as hell, but your the ones in the battlefield. So it's your call."

"What do you say, Lady Applejack, Vee?" Dustin questions.

"Are you serious?" I ask.
"You really gotta ask?" Erica replies.

"Screw it. Let's kill the son of a bitch."

"Chances of success are 20 to 1!"

"So what?" I question.

"Never tell me the odds."

"Give me the D20." Dustin says holding his hand out to which Eddie tosses it at him.

Dustin roles an 11, and Eddie screams "that's a miss!"

"No!"
"Shit! Shit!"

"Pass it to me." I tell Dustin, and he tosses it to me.

I role the dice, and land on a 9.

"Fucking hell, this shits ass I hate it here!"

"Sorry sweetheart, that's a miss." Eddie says, making eye contact with me once again.

It was now Erica's turn, and everyone looked nervous, though Mike looked constipated.

"Crit hit!"
Everyone cheers for Erica, and Eddie yells, "that's why we play!"