The Bathtub

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Hopper, Joyce and James Byers came into the station and saw the three teens. Joyce and James came up to Jonathan. "Jonathan, what happened? Why is he wearing handcuffs?" Joyce asked. "Well, your boy assaulted a police officer. That's why." Callahan explained. "Take them off!" Joyce demanded. "I'm afraid I can't do that." Callahan said. "Take them off!" Joyce yelled. 'Damn, go Joyce.' "You heard her take them off." Hopper got involved. "Chief, I get everyone's emotional here, but there's something you need to see." Powell added.

The items that were in the car got brought inside and placed on the table. "There is a perfectly good explanation for that, that I have to think of real quick." Stephanie said only to receive a smack on the back of the head by Nancy. "What is this?" James asked. "Ask your nephew it was in his car." Hopper said looking at Jonathan. "Why were you going through my car?" Jonathan asked. "Is that really the question you should be asking right now? I wanna see you in my office." Hopper leaned forward. "You won't believe me." Jonathan said. "Why don't you give me a try?" Hopper asked softly.

Hopper, Joyce, Nancy and Jonathan went into Hoppers office while James and Stephanie were in the waiting area. "So, your Stephanie?" James asked. The girl nodded and smiled. "I'm James Byers, I have heard a lot about you from my boy." James said sticking his hand out to shake her hand. She grabbed it and shook it. "You're Logan's dad?" Stephanie asked. "Yep." James said. "He is a good kid, helps me out with the others and my little sister Holly." Stephanie said. "I would hope so, he has younger siblings as well and an older sister but those two don't get along as much." James said looking forward. Jonathan and Joyce walked out of the office and started to talk. James and Stephanie decided to watch and see what was going to happen. Joyce began to push Jonathan, then brought him into a hug.

"I want an apology." A woman's voice said catching the attention of Stephanie and James. "An apology, for what exactly?" Callahan asked. Stephanie and James got up and walked towards them it was a mom and her kid who had a broken arm. "Where is the chief? I want to speak to him right this instant." The blonde lady said holding her son close to her. Stephanie could have sworn that little boy looked familiar. Hopper came in the room standing next to James. "Ma'am, I need you to calm down." Callahan said. "What is your name, Deputy?" The blonde lady asked. "Well, I'm an officer..." Callahan began. "Okay? Name and badge number, both of you!" The blonde Carey lady brought Powell into the mix now. "What the hell is going on?" Hopper asked walking forward. "Chief..." Powell said. "Then men are humiliating my son." Blonde crazy lady said. "No, no, no. Okay that is not true." Callahan said. "Yes." Blonde crazy lady said holding her son again. "There was some kind of fight, Chief--" Powell began. "A psychotic child broke his arm!" Blonde crash lady yelled. "A little girl, Chief. A little one." Callahan said. "That tone! Do you hear that tone?" Blonde crazy lady yelled again. "Honestly, I'm just trying to state a fact. It was a little girl--" Callahan said but was cut off. "We don't have time for this. Will you please take a statement..." Hopper said after he said that last part Stephanie could not see what he was saying. "So what did this little girl look like?" Powell asked. "She had no hair and she was bleeding form her nose. Like a freak." The little boy said. Stephnie noticed he was talking about Eleven. "What did you say?" Hopper asked turning back. "I said she's a freak!" The little boys said again. "No, her hair. What'd you say about her hair?" Hopper asked meeting the little boy. "Her head's shaved. She doesn't even look like a girl. And...she can...do things." The little boy said. "What kind of things?" Hopper asked. "Like...make you fly. And piss yourself." The little boy said looking down. "Was she alone?" Hopper asked. "She always hangs out with those losers." The little boy said shaking his head. 'This is Troy, that is why he looks so familiar. Fuck this kid.' Stephanie walked out of the room before anything more could go down.
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Watching, the Wheeler house being covered with government made Stephanie anxious. Nancy was looking through binoculars at the house. Hopper was next to her. Stephanie was in the car watching the government take things out of her home. Nancy started to walk away towards her house. Stephanie was about to get out and follow her but Hopper stopped her. Then he pointed to the sky at a helicopter, the he dragged her to the car and placed her beside Stephanie. "Look we need to find them before they do. Do you have an idea where they might have gone?" Hopper asked. "No, I don't." Nancy said almost in tears. "I need you to think." Hopper said. "I don't know, we haven't talked a lot." Nancy said. "Is there any place that your...your parents don't know about that he might go?" Joyce asked. "I don't know." Nancy said for the third time. "I might know a place." Stephanie said. "Where?" Hopper asked looking st her. "The junkyard." Stephanie said. James started the car and headed to what the teens thought would be the junkyard but instead they needed up at the Byers residents. "Woah, wait a minute. What are you doing?" Stephanie asked as the car stopped. "You guys are staying here. James and I will go get the kids. Inside now." Hopper said in a stern voice. Stephanie trusted him so she went inside. After Joyce, Nancy and Jonathan came inside, James and Hopper went off to the junkyard.
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After a while it was night time and they still weren't back. Stephanie got worried. A light form outside burned inside the house. Stephanie stood up and followed Joyce out. It was Hoppers truck. The kids climbed out of the truck. Stephanie and Nancy ran towards Mike and hugged him. "We were so worried about you." Nancy said. "Yeah, I was too." Mike said not knowing what to do or say. Nancy looked behind Mike and saw Eleven. "Is that my dress?" Nancy asked.
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In the house, all the boys were on the couch, Mike explaining the gate to Nancy, Jonathan, Joyce, James and Hopper. "Okay, so, in this example we're the acrobat. Will and Barbara, and that monster they're this flea. And this is the Upside Down, where Will is hiding. Mr.Clarke said the only way to get there is through a rip in time and space." Dustin piped in, "A gate." "That was in Hawkins Lab." Logan said. "With our compasses. Okay so the gate has a really strong electromagnetic field, and that can change the direction of a compass needle." Dustin explained to the adults who looked confused. "Is this gate underground?" Hopper asked making the boys look at him. "Yes." Eleven said. "Near a large water tank?" Hopper continued to ask. "Yes." Eleven nodded. "How did you know that?" Dustin asked. "Because he has seen it." Logan said looking at Hopper. "Is there any way that you could... That you could reach Will? That you could talk to him in this--" Joyce began. "The Upside Down." Eleven corrected. "Down, Yeah." Joyce whispered. Eleven nodded. "And my friend Barbara? Can you find her, too?" Nancy asked. Eleven nodded slowly.
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At the dining table Eleven was using her powers to find Will and Barbara. She opened her eyes and looked down. "I'm sorry." Eleven said to Joyce. Stephanie got worried. "What? What happened? What's wrong?" Joyce asked softly. "I couldn't find them." Eleven said still looking down looking like she was about to cry. Stephanie put her arms around the young girl in a comforting embrace.

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