Time Sensitive ~Eddie Munson~

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We jumped into the car, El and I both leaving a note for the three boys, and me leaving one for Eddie, in case I really didn't make it back safe, because I knew I was making a bad decision. I just needed to know the truth.

I woke up to the car stopping and El shaking my shoulder. "Maddy, wake up. We're here."

I look at her and rub my dry eyes, "Wait what."

I could hear her laughing a bit, "We're here."

I rub my eyes once more before exiting the car. "Now listen, El, you're going to go first. Ni- Maddy, you're going to wait behind me. This is important."

We both nod, confused on why that was the plan. We enter an elevator as Owens continues talking about the place underground. He explained that it used to hold weapons, and now that the plan was for it to hold one big weapon, which was El, but after finding me, it held two. I hung on to every word he said, considering this man knows why I am the way I am. We reach the very last door. Her and I both enter, and I stay behind Owens as instructed. I hear footsteps, and then a man's voice. I then saw El look up and nearly stiffen in fear, "If we told you, it would ruin the surprise."

I looked up as well, feeling drawn to the voice. The man I looked up to seemed to be a man I had nightmares about. I hoped for years I was just seeing his face in my dreams from a tv show, but I know now. I walk out from behind Owens, while the man continues to speak. "Hello Eleven. I know. You're frightened of me. Perhaps, in our time apart you may have even grown to hate me. But all I've ever wanted to do is to help you. And right now, I think you very much need my help. Your gifts have been stolen. I believe I know why. And I believe I know how to get them back. Let us work together again. You and I. Daughter, and papa."

I watched Eleven run as I trailed behind her. I had known this would be a mistake. The guards stopped El and injected her with something, they held their guns to me though. Owens yelled, "Don't shoot, she's important as well. Maddy, Turn around with your hands up."
I turned around, holding my hands up as the man I feared in my dreams, now came reality. He walked right up to me, grasped my wrist firmly and read '009'. I looked at him, "Monster!" I shouted.

He let go, "Nine?"

I spit at him, "What about it?" I shouted again.

He wiped the spit from his suit and smiled shyly. "I dreamed for years you'd come back. You did."

"Where's my father you nasty bastard? I know you killed him!"

He looked at me, "I did nothing to him. I loved him, Henry was like my child!" He shouted back.

I shook my head, "My fathers name was Peter."

He smiled, "According to your mother. Your sick, sick mother. She knew him as Peter."

I furrowed my brows, "What do you want from me? From El?"

"I want to help her, I want to help you as well. You have no powers, I'm aware. Nine-."

I cut him off, "It's Maddy, not Nine."

He nodded, "Maddy, you have powers, just not the knowledge to use them. Let me teach you, Maddy."

I was gullible, "I need you to check on someone for me. I need to know how someone is doing. I will work with you then. Until then, you're shit outta luck."

He smiled, "Who? I'll have someone check on them, I'll even give you an update."

I looked at Owens, "My boyfriend, Eddie Munson."

His face dropped and so did his head, "We can't talk about Eddie. We know what is going on in Hawkins is not his fault, but we have no way to prove that just yet. Eddie is being accused of multiple murders, the ones I told you about. No one has found him yet."

I looked at The man, then Owens, "You can't just make it go away? You're fucking joking? You can't just prove it? Sick men, sick sick men."

I felt a stab in my neck, and I soon felt myself drift off.