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1984
Hawkins Indiana

'Who you gonna call

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'Who you gonna call...?'
Long chapter

Steve lead the way, taking us through these holes and trying to find the hub. I trail at the back making sure we didn't loose any of the kids. While flashing my flashlight around I notice spores floating all around me.

Once El has burned this place maybe our lives could go back to normal.

If only we hurry up before she closes the gate. I wouldn't like to be trapped down this mess with the demogorgan's and demo-dogs crawling around, searching for it's prey. A moment to myself would be peaceful, I could think about everything that's unfinished circling in my thoughts. I could finally get clarity of my moms death which is taking its toll.

I escape my trance as we turn a corner. Our steps became slower as our eyes scanned the place. Vines everywhere around us even hugging the ceiling. "What is this place?" Max questions confusedly, as the boys continue to shift forward. "Guys cmon keep moving" Steve says swiftly, looking down to the map to see if we were going in the right direction.

Before we could follow along Dustin comes to a halt making me bump into him. "Dustin!" I whisper throwing my hands about in front of me as he stumbles forward. He doesn't even acknowledge me as he continues to stare to the ceiling of the upside down.

I narrow my eyes upwards to see what he's staring at until, this odd creature blasts out spores towards Dustin. He tumbles backwards making me fall down with him like a domino effect. He panics coughing up all the spores as I struggle to get to my feet. My babysitting mode kicks in making me rush over to him. "Dustin?! Are you okay?" I panic, my hands on his shoulders. "Help! Help!" He screams getting on his knees and rushing over to the other group exiting the tunnel.

The others rush over to him as he falls down. I was trying to get him up but oh well. I rush on over as Kyle shines the flashlight on him. Steve runs on over as Dustin continues to yell bloodcurdling screams, almost for every creature that lives down here to hear. "What happened?" Steve asks pushing forward towards Dustin, letting the mother instinct kick in.

"It's in my mouth! Shit!" He screams at the top of his lungs coughing out all the pores as we huddle around him. "Shit" I mumble in a panic folding my arms over my chest as my eyes wander over the group. "Dustin are you okay?" Kyle questions concernedly making Dustin's head snap up to him. "I'm okay." He announces, his eyes darting towards all of us.

This is going to be one hell of a night. For all of us.

A few minutes past, walking closely together. Dustin tries to compose himself after being squirted with spores as my eyes wonder around the tunnel. Steve snaps me out of my trance as he comes to a halt with Mike beside him. "I think we found your hub" he announces as we all huddle behind him. I dart my eyes around Hub and seeing many tunnels connecting into one place.

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