Strange Love / Steve Harrington

Chapter 20: Hostage

Clara, Dustin and Steve all gave each other worried looks. "The gate."

They all ran out of the room quickly and back down the stairs when Erica noticed something. "Um, Steve? Where's your Russian friend?"

The trio looked at the ground to see nothing. The man was gone. Suddenly, Clara heard a loud alarm blaring and shouts from the distance. "Shit."

Steve opened the door to see a group of men coming together when they noticed the boy at the door. "Halt! Halt!"

Steve quickly slammed the door before they could get in. Steve looked over to the concerned group before they all started running. "Shit. Go, go, go, go, go!"

They ran back up the stairs, attempting to get out by the room with all of the scientists. They swung open the door before the scientists turned to them slowly. When the scientists noticed them, they ran towards the left and down a set of stairs. Clara heard comrades shouting in the distance, that gave her the sign to run faster.

As they continued running, Dustin shoved a man in a hazmat suit out of their way, trying to make it out. They reached the end of the trail towards where the machine was. The machine's lasers daggering into the gate.

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!" Dustin screeched.

"Guards! Go!" Erica warned them.

Steve pushed a man wearing a hazmat suit out of their way as they attempted to escape the guards. They kept running until the way they were planning to escape from become blocked with guards. Steve pushed a few nearby barrels towards the guards, which stopped them for a moment. The guards continued chasing them into a room before Steve slammed the door on the guards. The guards banged their fists on the door, trying to get in whilst Steve held the door shut with his body.

Clara looked to see Steve struggling with holding the door closed and ran over to him. She used all of the strength in her body to keep the door shut. Clara looked at Dustin and Erica to see them sneaking through a vent, gesturing for the teens to come along too. "Go, come on, now!"

"No!" Steve shouted. "Just go get some help, okay? What are you doing?! Go!"

"I won't forget you!" Dustin exclaimed.

"Go!" The two forced him and Erica out.

Dustin obeyed and snuck through the vent, following Erica. Once Steve and Clara lost some of their strength, the door burst open, sending them flying forward. The guards came in with guns, pointing at them. When they were cornered by them, they put their hands up, surrending.

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As Steve and Clara were taken by the Russians, the two got separated. Steve got the shit beat out of him in one room and Clara sat in the other room with Russian guards watching. She couldn't help but be worried for her friends.

After a while, the guards walked over to Clara and gripped her by her forearms, keeping her close. They walked her down a hallway and into a room before they threw her to the ground. "Oh, you assholes!"

She twisted and turned on the ground before she noticed the boy beside her. Steve laid beside her unconscious with bruises and blood all over him. "Steve? Steve? Steve? Hey." When she heard the door open, she turned her head to see a man enter the room. "What did you do to him? What the fuck did you do?"