Together, until the end | Eddie Munson

War Zone

According to Eddie, there's a place called 'War Zone', the right place to buy weapons to defend themselves and kill...things.
"Is this a grenade? How is it legal?!" Robin asks him pointing her finger at the old magazine
"Well...lucky for us it is, so..." and Eddie nods whit a smirk, "This place is far from Hawkins, but we avoid the main streets to avoid angry cops and rednecks."

"If we want to avoid angry rednecks, maybe we shouldn't go to a place called the War Zone." Erica interrupts
"We need guns, we have to take risks." Vivien replies
"Isn't that a waste of time? It'll take hours to cycle." Dustin says
"Who said anything about bikes?"
"Why do you have a car we don't know about?"
"It's not exactly a car, Steve. And it's not exactly mine but...i'll do"
"That sounds great." Vivien exclaims

"Hey Red. Do you have a bandana or something like that?" Eddie asks turning to Max
"Um, yeah, wait."
Max returns to the living room with a strange carnival mask, she used it when she was a child to scare her friends.
The guys sneak out of the house and follow Eddie who beckons them to follow him in a camper. He comes in first, then Vivien and the rest of the group. He remove the mask and check that the doors are locked before he sits in the driver's seat and pull out some tools.

Steve and Robin approach me and Eddie to see what Eddie was up to do
"Where did you learn to do that?" Steve asks him shocked 
"See while the other dads were teaching their kids to fish or play ball, my old man taught me how to hot wire. I swore to myself I wouldn't end up like him, but now I'm wanted for murder, and soon I'll be wanted for theft. I mean, I live up to my last name."
"Eddie it doesn't make me feel so comfortable the idea of you driving" Robin says worried
"I just start it. Harrington'a got it. Don't you, big boy?" Eddie approaches Steve with a huge smile on his face
"OPEN THIS DOOR!" the lovely couple shouts as soon as they notice from the window the guys inside the camper
"Steve's up to you" Vivien taps him on the shoulder still laughing
Eddie gets out of the seat, takes Vivi by the hand and runs to the back of the camper with Robin.
"Go Steve! Drive!" Dustin yells "They seem pissed"
"I would like to see, it doesn't happen to lose vehicle and house at the same time" Vivien replies giggling
"HOLD ON!" Steve yells from the driver's seat.

As soon as the journey becomes less agitated, Vivi begins to feel the weight of the nights spent in white, after a little yawn leans on the shoulder of Eddie "I look like a mess, don't i? As soon as it's all over I think I'll sleep for at least a week" continues the girl rubbing her eyes
"A beautiful mess, really a beautiful mess," Eddie adds. She's really beautiful, but she never realizes that.
Eddie's heart beats very fast, these days together have only made him fall more in love with her.
The raven haired girl falls asleep instantly and the boy rests his head on hers "I didn't know that someone could make me happy as you can" he whispers passing gently her fingers full of rings in her hair "And God you always makes me blush so much and stutter. I can feel my cheeks lighting up as soon as I see you even even from afar. I wonder if you feel the same about me..." He chuckles quietly until he falls asleep too

"Vivi...hey Vivi Heilà!" Max wakes her up "Here you are! Sleeping Beauty, sleeping well?" giggles the red
"Are we there yet?" the sleepy girl replies raising her head from Eddie's shoulder "Eddie! Hey...we're arrived. Stay here, I'll be right back."

"All right. Let's make it quick," Vivi says entering in the strange shop.
Someone go buy some food, others clothes for the cold and other weapons.
The emerald-eyed girl heads towards some black leather jackets that, being for men, fit her a little wide but she decides to take one anyway.
"How much for this?" she asks taking a rifle
"It's 129.99, but I'll throw in 20 rounds of buckshot."
But suddenly she hears a familiar voice next to her. Jason Carver of the football team, he's still looking for Eddie. The girl turns the other side immediately to not being noticed.

"Vivien Bylers. What a surprise to see you here."
"Ah well yes...these are scary times" he replies pretending to be polite with a nod "I'm sorry for Chrissy"
"Do you want advice? Shotguns are useless except to kill birds. They have the power, of course, but with little range" he continues while slowly approaching the girl until they are a few inches away from each other "This will force you to close encounters or someone could grab the rod and turn it against you" Jason grabs the barrel of the gun that the girl has in her hands "I see you a bit nervous"
"As I said. These are scary times," she answers not taking her eyes off of him for a second
"Are your little friends here with you? Mike, Lucas..."
"No." she answers staring intensely at him
"I'm asking because they're in the Hellfire, aren't they?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."  
"You can leave the barrell. Leave it. Leave it immediately." the girl repeats in vain until she hits him in the lower parts with her knee leaving him unable to move for a few seconds.
"Bitch!"

After getting rid of Jason, the girl runs to the others
"Guys, we gotta go. We're not safe" the girls points at football team
"Fuck." Steve sighs

"What happened?" Lucas asks, turning to Vivien, who abruptly opens the camper door
"We have to go. Your ex-friends are here."
"Shit..."
"Steve, go! Dustin yells "Come on!"

The boys stop the camper as soon as they find a safe place in a green lawn completely isolated.

"Is that legal...?" Maxine asks when she sees Vivien sawing the barrel of a shotgun
"Actually, I think it's not. But one thing is guaranteed, Nancy won't miss him. Right?"
"Exactly."
"Here you go" the girl hands her the weapon
"Vivien, you aren't going to Vecna's, are you?" Max asks with a concerned look on her face
"Uh uh as much as i'd love to shoot that asshole. I want to go with Eddie and Dustin." She answers turning to look at them

Eddie and Dustin were building shields with trash can lids and a lot of sharp spikes.
"Do you like it? Light but sturdy. Lethal but reliable" Eddie asks Dustin shaking the new creation
"Listen to me," the boy continues pointing a finger at Dustin as if he were a hero ready for battle "There will be no more retreat for Eddie the banished."

"Are you ready for the bat-tle?" Dustin chuckles "Did you understand? Bat? B-a-t? No? Okay. It sounded good to me."

Vivien notices the two boys playing fighting like two children and a spontaneous smile forms on her face that grows when she sees them laughing and playing
"Never change, Dustin Henderson. Promise me?" Eddie says to him putting his arms on the shoulders of the younger boy
"I wasn't planning on doing it"
"Good...good!"

"You two are adorable, you know" she approaches the boys as Dustin points the shield at her to defend himself.
Her heart melts seeing Eddie so happy after everything he's been through.
Dustin admires so much Eddie and Eddie cares so much about the kid.
"You could be the princess who need to be saved by me" he smiles, taking her hand and turning her slowly like a princess
"I'm honored" she smiles back

"Do you think we'll make it?" she asks turning serious
"We're gonna kick Vecna's ass, I'm sure of that."
"Exactly, and we will destroy him like heroes" Dustin continues, moving as if he were fighting him right now
"And I'll be there to protect you!" Eddie says with a huge smile on his face.
God he's so handsome when he smiles like this.
"We're crazy, you know?"
"Yeah. And you know what we're gonna do after we kill him?"
"Enlighten me" the girl responds by rolling her eyes
"We'll have our date." he chuckles and brings her closer to him holding her hands.
If it could be possible Vivien would like to capture this moment in a Polaroid.
Everything's perfect, everything's so damn perfect.