𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻.

twenty four.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓

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"What is that?"

Erica squinted at Eleven's leg, y/n squeezing Eleven's hand. "There's something in there." Dustin shook his head, "Jesus christ!" Jonathan began to stand, "Keep her talking, keep her awake, okay?" He ran off, y/n looking down to her sister.

"El it's me can you hear me?" The brunette continued to cry out in pain, tears running down her cheeks. "Hey, hey, hey let's get her on this side." Mike and Dustin began to move her, Robin taking a few steps back.

"Y-You know it's actually not that bad. The goalie on my soccer team, Beth Wildfire, this other girl split her leg and like the whole bone came out of her knee." She continued to ramble, the kids all looking at her in confusion.

"Robin. You're not helping." She ran a hand through her hair, obviously freaking out. "I'm sorry." Jonathan returned a second later, dumping materials onto the ground. "O-Okay this is gonna hurt like hell, okay?"

Eleven nodded, clinging to Mike and y/n. "Okay." He slipped on gloves, handing the girl a wooden spoon. "Bite down on this, okay?" He grabbed the knife he had brought, holding it at the girl's leg. He looked up for a split second, meeting eyes with Mike.

"Do it."

Jonathan nodded, beginning to slice the skin. Eleven screaming out in pain, throwing her head back into Mike's chest. Jonathan took a few deep breaths, positioning his hand at the cut he had made. He dug into the skin, everyone crying out in disgust.

"Stop talking!" Jonathan continued to dig around for whatever was moving, Eleven screaming out in pain. y/n frowned at the sight of her sister's face, twisted in agony. "Stop it! Stop it!" Jonathan quickly retreated his hands, looking up to y/n.

y/n looked down to Eleven, the girl nodding at her. "Okay I can do it." She scooted down to where her leg was, Steve shaking his head. "y/n you passed out earlier you can't-"

"I can do it!"

She silenced him, looking back to Eleven. "Ready?" El nodded, y/n turning her attention to her sliced open leg. She positioned her hand over it, focusing her eyes on whatever was moving inside the skin.

It squirmed for a moment, Eleven screaming as the windows behind her shattered. y/n furrowed her brows, ripping the creature out of her leg and flinging it aside. She watched it wiggle for a moment before a foot came down on top, crushing it.

She looked up, a smile forming on her face. Hopper, Joyce, and another man stood there. y/n resisted the urge to fall into her mother's arms and cry, telling her everything that had happened in the past two days.

"Mom."

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"The mind flayer, it built this monster in Hawkins to stop El." Mike looked over to y/n frowning, "To kill her, and y/n." The girl's mouth felt dry. This thing wanted to kill her? Joyce set a hand on her head, Nancy continuing.

"It almost did, that was just one tiny piece of it." She explained, Hopper tightening his hold on his daughter. "How big is this thing?" Jonathan sighed, "It's big, thirty feet at least." Lucas nodded, shrugging. "It sorta destroyed your cabin. Sorry."

Steve looked around, trying to keep from freaking out. "So just to be clear this big fleshy spider thing that hurt El, it's some kinda gigantic weapon?" Nancy sighed, "Yes." Steve continued, "But instead of like screws and metal the mind flayer made its weapon with melted people."