Risk | Byler

6- The Gang

(In the morning at the Wheeler's House)

It was 9 am. Jonathan went to the basement to wake the guys up.

Will, El and Mike were already awake, whispering, having a mysterious conversation. They seemed worried about something

- Hey guys, what's going on here? - Jonathan asked.

- Oh, it 's nothing. We were just… thinking about another way to sleep tonight, because we were so uncomfortable, you know? haha - Mike said, with a little bit of nervousness. Obviously, he was lying.

- Well, that's not gonna be a problem anymore cause I came here to tell you guys that mum called a few minutes ago.
Will, El, Hopper's cabin is almost ready. Final repairs will be done in the afternoon.

- Really? - El asked, excited.

- Yeah, and they’ll start working on an extra room for us, Will. - Jonathan replied.

- Seems like mum and Hopper are going really serious. - Will said.

- Yeah, I think everything's gonna be better now. - Jonathan replied, smiling.

Will and El stared at each other after hearing that, hesitating.
"Everything's gonna be better now"

How could their families know things were going to get worse than ever?

Jonathan noticed Will was still concerned about something.

- Aren't you happy? - Jonathan asked.

- No! I mean, yes, I am. It's not that, It's just… Well, I'm glad the cabin is almost ready cause we need the whole group to get together today. - Will said

- Meet again? For what? - Jonathan asked

- Find the rest, Jonathan. See you there in an hour. - Mike said and got out of the basement, followed by Will and El.

Jonathan was really confused, but he should obey. So, he woke up Lucas and Dustin, and then they looked for the rest of the group.

An hour later

The entire group was now gathered at Hopper's cabin. Jim wasn’t too happy about this, nobody likes to receive visitors on Sunday mornings.

But it was their safest place at the moment, totally isolated from the rest of Hawkins.

Will, El and Mike woke him and Joyce up early (10AM was too early for them on Sunday mornings), so they knew something important was going on there.

Jonathan, Nancy, Dustin, Robin, Lucas and Steve had also arrived a few minutes later in Argyle's van.

Then, Mike started talking.

- I know this is probably one of your most precious weekend moments, but I think we have a problem, guys.

Everyone was surprised. Some of them were still sleepy.

Then, Will told them all about the recent "episodes" and the nightmares he had been having in the last few days.

Everyone in the room listened carefully.

- He will come back. And he's not coming alone. He will bring all the darkness and the death of the upside down with him. Monsters.
He is angrier than.. ever. He just wants to end everything and everyone. He's just waiting for the right moment…

- When is the right moment? - Steve asked.

- I don't know. I only know it will be when nobody expects it. When everyone believes everything's fine again. They'll be defenceless - Will answered, nervously.