FOREVER FRIENDS || dustin henderson

the spy

Will and Tristan were brought to Hawkins lab.
"Tristan, where does it hurt?" A doctor asked him. Another doctor was asking him the same questions
"All over" Tristan replied
"Joyce says they feel like they're burning. Check for burns" Dr Owens ordered
They then cut off Tristan's shirt, and had to take off Tristan's binder, but there were no burns.
"Where does it hurt the most, Tristan?" The doctor asked
"Everywhere! Everywhere!" Tristan sobbed

* * *

Will and Tristan were sleeping. They were allowed to be in the same room together. Well, Joyce made the doctors put Tristan and Will in the same room. Joyce was talking with Dr Owens and some other doctors
"That thing, it... it did something to them." Joyce told them
"Okay. And these now memories, as you call them, how long have they been experiencing them?" Dr Owens asked
"I told you, since Thursday. Since I found them in the field."
"And why weren't they brought in?" Someone asked
"I have been bringing them in, and what have you done? Nothing. Nothing!" Joyce replied
"These are new symptoms, Joyce." Dr Owens told Joyce
"No. No, they have been telling you over and over that something's wrong, and you said it was all in their heads. You said, Be patient. Those were your words."
"I understand that you're upset, Okay? I get it. I would be, too, if I were in your shoes. But we are all in the same boat here, and I just need you to try--"
"What? Stay Calm? Trust you?" Joyce asked "No, I want them transferred to a real hospital."
"Well, you know that's not possible." Owens told the angry mother/aunt
"They really will get the best treatment here, Mrs Byers" someone told Joyce
"The very best" someone added
Joyce scoffed "and what are you treating them for, exactly? Can anyone tell me what's wrong with them? Can a single person in this room tell me what's wrong with my boys? What is wrong with my boys?"

* * *

Mike had fallen asleep now. The only ones awake were Bob and Joyce
"They made me sign, like, a thousand documents. I mean... We all had to. We had to. I mean, I lost track at a certain point. They're gonna make you do the same. I'm sure" Joyce told bob
"Well, hey, whatever. What kind of documents?"
"Uh, confidentiality, and there were these official forms saying, like, nothing ever happened, which is why..."
"Will got lost in the woods" bob said
"Yeah."
"Man, I always thought stuff like this happened in movies and comic books" bob said to Joyce "certainly not in Hawkins, and certainly not to someone like you."
"Or you" Joyce said
"Bob Newby, superhero." Bob chuckled
"You cold?" Joyce asked the man
"Uh, just a little jitters, I guess. Hey, don't you start worrying about me." Bob demanded
"Okay"
"Okay? I'm fine. I'm fine. It's not like you didn't warn me. This is not a normal family." Bob told her "isn't that what you said?"
"Yeah"
"You weren't kidding" bon said to her, chuckling. He looked over at Will and Tristan "it kinda makes my idea of moving to Maine sound a little less crazy, right?"
"Oh, it- it's not crazy at all." Joyce told Bob. He smiled.
"Mom?" Will said, waking up.
When Bob went outside
"Sweetie, how you feeling? You okay?" Joyce asked.
"Okay, they're on their way." Bob told Joyce "hey"
"Who is that?" Will asked.
"What?" Joyce asked
"It's me, big guy. It's Bob" bob told will. He went to grab wills hand but will pulled his hand away
"Are you a.... Doctor?" Will asked
"No. No, it's just me. Just... Just Bob."

* * *

Tristan woke up after they asked Will some questions, Now they were asking Tristan some questions
"Do you know your name?" Dr Owens asked
"Tristan " he replied
"Your full name?"
"Tristan Harrington"
"Do you know... Do you know who I am?"
"A doctor"
"Have we met before?"
"I don't... I don't remember. Maybe" Tristan told Dr Owens
"You don't remember me?..... Okay." He then pointed at Will "how about, uh... How about him?"
"That's my cousin. Will."
"Okay, how about this lady?" He asked, pointing at Joyce
"That's my aunt.... Joyce"
"What about me, big guy?" Bob asked.
Tristan thought for a moment before shaking his head.