Right Side Up - Steve Harrington

Chapter one: Thirteen

Thirteen has been at Hawkins lab ever since she was born. She was told that her mother died giving birth to her but that wasn't the whole truth.

Dr. Martin Brenner had taken Thirteen when she was born. She had medical problems so she was put in the lab later than the other children.

Thirteen was one of the strongest and oldest children. Her and Eleven were the only girls and they were very close, like sisters.

Dr. Martin had the children call him "Papa" and he trained the children, his experiments got them superpowers. They could do extraordinary things with their mind.

Years later, when Thirteen was 14 years old, alarms went off. She ran out of her room when she heard screaming. She saw blood everywhere. She saw the bodies of her fellow "brothers" she couldn't see Eleven.

Thirteen ran into the rainbow room and saw one of the assistants with the number 001 on his wrist. Eleven was on the ground.

"Eleven!!" Thirteen screamed.

Eleven fought 001 and she started screaming. 001 was thrown into the wall and Thirteen stood there, speechless.

Papa ran into the room, "Eleven?!" He yelled. He stood there and looked at Eleven, "What have you done?"

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3 years later...

Thirteen has been stuck in the Upside Down for 3 years. She has blood all over her gown from the lab. She still has her short hair cut because she cuts it every month. Longer hair is too much to take care of in the Upside Down.

Papa had Thirteen go on a mission to the Upside Down, but he couldn't get her back.

Thirteen gets up out of the old bed that she found in a house. She had been looking for a gate for years. She hasn't had any human interaction for 3 years.

Thirteen walks outside to go to the lake, she needs to refill her jug of water. She walks in the open field to the lake and she dips the jug into the water.

She hears footsteps behind her, she hears breathing. She turns around and shoots her power at the person.

"Shit!" The person says. Thirteen can't see their face.

"W-who a-are you?" Was all Thirteen could ask.

"Sorry Thirteen." The person says. Thirteen feel a heavy pain in her head and she falls to the ground. Everything goes black.

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"Thirteen?" The mysterious person asks. Thirteen is laying on the ground.

Thirteens head starts hurting and her ears ring. "W-who a-are y-you?"

"Hey, look at me." The person says.

Thirteen opens her eyes and sees Eleven, her best friend, her sister.

"E-Eleven?" Thirteen asks.

Eleven smiles. "Yeah, it's me." Thirteen hugs her.

"I-I missed you so much!" Thirteen says. She starts crying.

"I missed you too!" Eleven says.

"Wait, w-where are we?" Thirteen asks.

"We are in my friends basement." Eleven says. "His name's Mike."

"Wait, did you escape P-papa?" Thirteen asks.

"Yes." Eleven says. She helps Thirteen up. "You need some clothes."

Eleven picks out a Hawkins Junior High sweatshirt and some black sweatpants.

"I-I can wear this?" Thirteen asks.

Eleven gives her a small smile. "Yeah. It's really comfy."

Thirteen goes to the bathroom and takes off her gown. She has cuts and bruises and scars everywhere.

Eleven let Thirteen borrow a pair of underwear and a sports bra. Thirteen puts everything on and heads out of the bathroom.

"Eleven, it's so, comfy." Thirteen says. "This is great!" Eleven smiles at Thirteen. "Wait, Eleven." Thirteen says. "How long have you been here?"

"A week or two." Eleven says. She looks at the clock. "Let's go get some eggos. Trust me, they are the best." Eleven goes into a little fort and grabs some eggos.

Thirteen tries one and looks at Eleven with surprise. "Eleven!! These are the best things I've ever tasted!" Thirteen eats more.