Make a deal With God

Hive Mind

I sobbed in Eddie's arms for about an hour before we were called back to Joyce's.

We walked in and immediately Dustin tackled me.  We talked and decided to let will guide us to this gate to the upside down.

"Maybe eleven can close it" Mike said. I looked at him. "Shes got super powers" Mike said.  "Of course she does" I sighed.  "Anything else you guys wanna surprise me with" I said and they looked at each other.  "We're hiding El from the government" Dustin said. I chuckled "I'm sorry what" I said and he repeated himself. 

"The government, the ones with the lab? And with that creepy old man?"

I was cut off

"Papa" eleven said. 

"I walked outside.  "Hey talk to me" eddie said.  "The lab, papa, we've been through this, I won't go back" I said.  "And Steve, Steve shouldn't either" I said "everything was okay until she showed up" I said walking back inside.  "Everyone had moved on,  did you make will disappear" I asked her. " no" she said. "Then how did you know where he was" I asked.  "I see" she said. "You see" I said.

They explained she has these vision or memories as she calls them.  And she said Will disappeared when the gate open after she escaped the lab.

"And this thing" I said. "The mind flayer" Dustin said. "Yeah, this is the thing that was after us?" I asked.  El looked confused.

"We think it's a hive mind, there's one flayer, which is controlling other things" Mike said. I rubbed my temples. "Basically we have to find the main host and kill it, or it's gonna continue to grow" Dustin said.  I nodded.  "So whatever came out of Will, was only a piece" Steve said. And Dustin nodded. "Well will it go back to the main one?" He asked.  "No, it's going to look for a host In Hawkins, it can't find the gate" Mike said.

"Okay enough for tonight, kids go home" Hopper said. Steve took the kids to their respective homes and Eddie stayed with me.

"And you believe them" Eddie said. "Believe that this thing is back?" He said and Hopper nodded. "Everything makes sense, but I still don't know for sure" he said "why is it back? Why now?" I said and Hopper shook his head. "Wish I knew kid, I'd suggest talking to the lab, but that could put El in jeopardy" he said.  I mumbled under my breath and Eddie squeezed my thigh.    "Let's go get some rest, we'll talk more tomorrow" Eddie suggested and Hopper and Joyce nodded.