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"Jesus. Have you seen them?" My mom asks as we all look for her keys. "Were looking mom." Johnathan says looking around, "Yeah we're looking." Will and I say as we look in her purse. "A-ha! Found 'em. Hiding under some jeans sneaky little buggers." Bob says and my mom sighs in relief, "Thank you. You're a life saver." She smiles kissing him on the cheek and I roll my eyes.
"Can you take Will and Jessica to school today. I cannot be late again." My mom asks my brother as she takes her coat from him. "He's staying over now?" Johnathan asks looking over at Bob. "Can you just take the twins, please?" My mom asks avoiding his questions. "I can take 'em." Bob says and I grunt. "Will you make sure Will gets in okay?" My mom asks and I roll my eyes as Bod nods. "What you say wanna go on a ride in the bob mobile?" Bob asks and I cross my arms "Not particularly." I mutter and my mom gives me a look.
I sit in the backseat blasting the song Whip it on my walkman, as I look out the window. Bod talks to my brother quite literally pestering him. I mean I have no problem with Bod, he's a nice guy and better then my dad and he makes my mom happy. Its just that he's a change and I've had a bit of to much change in the past two years for my liking.
We pull up to school and I grab my bag rolling my eyes walking into school. Brushing off my brother when he asks if I'm alright. During Science I notice Max staring daggers into Will and when he looks back we both look away. "Some one told you?" I mutter and she opens her mouth to say something but Dustin barges through the door.
Dustin apologizes as he pants heavily running to his seat in the front. He then leans in and whispers to the boys looking back at Max and I. "A.V. club lunch." He whispers and Mr. Clarke yells at him and he grabs his book. He looks back and repeats himself and Max gives an annoyed thumbs up.
At lunch we all find ourselves in the A.V. club looking at Dustins trap box. He flings it open with a smile and picks up some kind of slimy slug this that makes growling noises. "His name is d'ARTagnan. Cute right." He says as he holds it. "D'ARTagnan?" Mike says confused about the strange name. "Dart for short." Dustin says at the tinny little monster. "And he was in your trash?" Max asks looking freaked out, "Why the hell was it in your trash?" I ask taking a step back from the creature. "Forging for food. Wanna hold him?" He asks Max and she shakes her head and it jumps on her hands.
"Ew he's slimy." She gags throwing it in my hands. "Get that this away from me." I yell throwing it to Lucas, "Ew he's like a living booger." Lucas groans giving it to Will, "Uh god." He says giving it to Mike, he looks at the creature looking interested. "What is he?" Mike asks and Dustin grins, "My question exactly." He grabs his books slamming them on the table.
"At first I though he was some type of Pollywog. Another word for tadpole." He says, saying the last part to Max and I. He then explains his theories and I just watch not understanding a word. "Do you guys see that, it looks like somethings moving inside him." Mike says shinning the light on it and it jumps away hissing. "I got you little guy. I know you don't like that." Dustin says soothing his monster of a pet.
"Reptiles love heat the sun, Dart hates it. It hurts him." Dustin explains and I tilt my head looking at the strange thing. "So what the hell is he?" I ask and Dustin grins, "I've discovered a new species." and I groan in frustration. The bell rings and we rush out of the room.
"We should tell Mr. Clarke." Lucas says and Dustin shakes his head. "What if he steals my discovery." I roll my eyes, "I think he would be an idiot to want to take credit for that thing." I laugh and Max chimes in, "I think you're an idiot." She tells him and we all laugh as Dustin says something about us begging for forgiveness when he's rich and famous.
After school we meet up in Mr. Clarke's class and Dustin prepares him for what's inside. "Be prepared to have your perspective of the world changed." He says and Mr. Clarke grins, "Conceder me intrigued." He says and Dustin prepares to open the box but Mike runs in Will running after him. "Stop. I'm really sorry Mr. Clarke it was all just a stupid prank." He says grabbing the box walking backwards.
"We need to go right now! Right now!" He yells at us and we run after him, what the hell. We all go into the A.V. room and Mike locks the door before Max can get inside. "Guys come on, hello! Can I come in yet!" She yells banning on the door. "No!" Mike screams back as we all listen to what Mike told us. "Will saw something that looked like dart last year?" Lucas asks to clarify. "It had no tail. It made the same sound." Will says, "Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Dustin asks and Will says he wasn't sure.
"Why din't you tell me about seeing that thing last year?" I ask my brother feeling worried and upset. "It's just a coincidence." Dustin says and Mike disagrees. "What if when Will was stuck the Upside Down, he somehow acquired True Sight?" Mike calmly implies, Lucas makes a face. "It gives you the power to see into the ethereal plane." Dustin explains. "Maybe these episodes that Will keeps having aren't really flashbacks at all. Maybe they're real. Maybe Will can somehow see into the Upside Down." Mike elaborates and I bit my lip, god my poor brother.
"Dart is from the Upside Down?" I say and Mike nods then Mike and Dustin get in an argument about taking the thing to Hopper. Then they are interrupted with growls and moving from the box we all step away and I hear Max yell for us to let her in. But the growling continues. We pant as Dustin opens the box and Dart is bigger than before. "Holy shit." Lucas and I mutter.
The thing growls and then grows two legs. "Holy shit!" Lucas and I scream jumping back. Mike tries to attack it with the A.V. speaker but Dustin stops him and the thing jumps away. The door opens with Max behind it and we all stumble onto of here. Mike runs after it and Dustin yells for him to not hurt it.
We walk through the school looking for Dart. "East is clear, no sign of dart." Mike says over the walkie, "West is clear too. Will?" Dustin says, "South is clear. Lucas?" Will says and we go too static. "Nothing here man. Jessie?" Lucas says, and I glance around the gym then the cafeteria. "Nothing." I say into my walkie.
I then hear clattering and then voices arguing. "Why do you hate me so much?" I hear Max ask, "I don't hate you." Mike answers, "But you don't want me in your party?" She says and I run into the gym. "Correct." Mike says. "Why not?" Max asks, "Because you're annoying. Also, we don't need another party member. I'm our paladin, Will's our cleric, Dustin's our bard, Lucas is our ranger, Jessica's our fighter and El is our mage!" Mike yells at Max and I sigh when Mike says El's name. "El who's El?" Max asks and my heart pounds.
"Someone, no one. She moved away a long time ago." Mike mutters getting sad and walking off. I scratch the back of my neck not daring to approach them. "She was a mage? What could she do like magic tricks or something?" Max asks skating after him. "I could be your zoomer. See tell me you're not impressed." Max says with a smile skating around him. "Mind blowing." He says sarcastically. "A zoomer isn't even a real thing." Mike groans.
They start to argue and I close my eyes groaning at how annoying there bickering is. I then look up and see Max's skateboard fly out from under her and she lands on her back. I run to help her up and she grunts. "Are you alright?" I ask and Mike and I help her up. "What happened?" I ask and she looks confused. "It was like a magnet or something was pulling on my board." She explains and Mike and I look at each other. Could it be El?
I then hear voices coming from my walkie talking but I just watch Max walk off. Then look back to see Mike had run out the gym. I run after him and we all go to the bathroom Will said Dart was in. "Where is he?" Mike asks Dustin and he shrugs. "Maybe Will has him?" Dustin suggests. "Where is Will." Mike says and we all give each other worried looks, shit.
