Chapter Four: The Sauna Test

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Max laid next to El, awake. She couldn't sleep since Angel was on her mind all night. She was afraid Angel had fell out of love with her but felt bad for her to tell her. The landline began to ring and she went to answer it, Mike telling her it was an emergency which made her get ready to leave, along with El. She picked up the phone once again and called for Rue, who said she would be over soon. Rue had spent the night at Steves house with Robin, Danny and Dustin.
When she arrived,Max told her where to go and them immediately began to ask about Angel. "I haven't seen that shithead or my dad for almost two days."

Angel woke up with the worst headache and neck pain. She rose from the couch, a fresh new pair of pajamas on. She checked her surroundings to se her father asleep on her cot, buttass naked. She groaned and walked to the bathroom, but Joyce emerges from the kitchen at tells her she has pain killers for her. "What happened? I feel like I was hit by a truck." Angel held her head, groaning as Joyce placed tea in front of her. "You were attacked yesterday." Joyce said as Angel took a drink of the tea. Hopper soon woke up too, sweating and throwing up into a bucket. He stood up and went to get dressed in jeans and his Enzos shirt. "Get dressed kid, we're heading out." Angel threw on a flannel, and some khaki pants before getting into the truck.

Robin and Danny had put together a plan to buy thr blueprints to the mall and they were currently showing it to Steve and Dustin. "So what are we just gonna walk in there?" Dustin asked. " Well like any room, this one needs air too. Sooo," Danny placed a paper the same size as the blueprints on top and drew a line of vents connecting. "Why not use the air ducts?" "Who would fit?"
Steve attempted to push Dustin into the vent but it was no use. All hope was lost until a familiar Sinclair arrived, "Ahoy! All crew members on deck!"

"You felt it the day of the movies?" Max asked. "Yeah. I feel it whenever he's close or activated." Will began to explain the feeling of goosebumps on your neck before Max asked how could you tell if someone was flayed, and all eyes were on her.
The party headed to the pools to spy on Billy and they see he's wearing a shirt, a hat and towels covering every piece of skin. "I have a plan, boys only. Trust me on this one." Mike said as the boys followed after him to the mens locker room and the three girls stayed behind. "I really hope it isnt you." Max said as she stared at Billy.

Hopper parked his car infront of the city hall. "Mayor Cline isn't doing wal-" "He called me." Hopper told the receptionist as he walked to the Mayors door, almost closing it until Angel pushed past him and took a seat, throwing up her feet. "Jim! I see you've brang your little helper!" Mayor Cline smiled at Angel and pulled out a cigar. Hopper began to argue with the Mayor about who was at the lab at night to attack him and Angel but Mayor Cline declined to answer any questions, but when he brang up sarah, he gained Angel's attention. "And don't give me that dead daughter sob story. Seems like you got plenty of kids to make up for lost time, " the mayor stood and walked to the door, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I-" Angel stood faster than Hopper and slammed the Mayors face into the door. Hopper grabbed him and pulled him to his face, "She broke my nose! She broke my goddamn nose!" "Yeah? Well your friend almost killed us last night so I dont think we are even just yet!"

Max stood next to Lucas as he dragged the chain towards the sauna door. "Have you talked to Angel lately?" Max blurted out to the Sinclair boy. "Uh, no not really. Maybe you can get El to check on her?" Max nodded and picked up the other side of the chain, helping the boy to drag it to door. Once they dropped it, Max went to El who was talking to Mike. "El, do you think you can check on Angel for me?" "Whats wrong with Angel?" Rue questioned, standing from her previous position next to Will, making the boy stand as well. "I just want to make sure she's okay."

El sat on the floor, blindfold over her eyes as she searched for her sister. She saw the girl, sitting in a seat next to Mayor Cline who was all bloody.
"Shes sitting next to a man. He's tied up and they both have blood on their faces." Max and Rue look at each other, "Do you know who else is with her?" Els eyes darted left to right, "Hopper. Will's mom." "My mom?"
Max walked over to her walkie talkie as El pulled off her blindfold. "Angel, this is Max do you copy?" Silence was all they heard besides the static noise, until, "This is Angel, I copy." "Angel! We've been worried!" Max said after sighing of relief. "I'm with my dad. I'll be back as soon as possible. I have to go, love you. Over and out" "Wait!" Angel had shut off the walkie talkie as everyone groaned.
Angel dragged Mayor Cline out the truck, dropping him onto the floor for her dad to pick him up.

Currently with the scoops troop, Robin and Dustin were convincing Erica to help them send the commies back to Russia ,but she brought up a clear clue that has been in the back of Dustins mind. "Y'know, since the commies probably have a secret base here in Hawkins, don't you think your best friend Angel knows about it?" Danny and Steve walked over with ice cream and handed it to Erica. "Why would she?" "Uh, duh? She's a commie, right? She went to the soviet union?" Everyone looked at eachother before Danny stood and headed out of scoops, everyone(including Erica, with the ice creams of course) following him. "Wait, wait!" Steve closed the ice cream parlor and ran back to the group that jogged to his car. After everyone was in, Danny began to speak. "The Russians probably have mics everywhere! We're going to the cabin, my dad has files on everything, " He turned to Erica, "Are you in or what?" The young girl thought for a second before nodding, "I'm in."

"Welcome to The Scoops Troop!"

When they arrived at the cabin, Danny immediately moved the chair her father always laid on. Under was a trap door that you had to pull up. When Steve pulled it up, a few bugs scattered out but they pulled out files and Danny ran to the room he shared with Rue and El, grabbing Angels duffle bag she had no time to unpack and ran back to Steve's car, speeding off to scoops to initiate the plan.

"Says here that Angel's mom is some Ukrainian scientist named, Yelena Reznov? What was she doing in America?" Erica questioned. "The lab. It has to be part of the lab" Dustin replied. "Patient took readings of my child, explains he felt pain? This is all confusing" "Look!" Erica shouted, showing the opened duffle bag to the scoops troop. Inside was an unassembled ak-47 and clothes but the ones that stood out was the Red Army Uniform.

Billy walked through the mens locker room, checking to make sure the storage was locked before he heard noises coming from the showers. "Whos there?" He shouted, opening curtains and lockers to see nobody there. A voice rang out, causing Billy to walk straight into the party's trap.
"Boo!" Mike said, causing Billy to turn. "Hi." Eleven closes the sauna door, the others running to it to place the chain around it.

Hopper, Angel and Joyce walked through the old house, guns in the Hoppers hands, a flashlight in Joyce's. They looked around as Joyce lowered to the ground, saying she heard something under. Hopper noticed a light from the boxspring, lifting it up to see stairs. As they head down them, they see two Russians, a scientist and a electrician. "Hey!" Hopper shouted, gaining their attention. "Who are you?" the scientist questioned. "Who are you, rat?" Angel asked, pointing the gun at the mans chest as heavy footsteps were heard above.

As Grigori headed down the stairs, he saw the electrician tied up, signalling behind him. Grigori turned as Hopper rushed him, the two fight as Angel drags the scientist up the stairs. "Come on, Dad!" Angel yelled, Hopper running up the stairs. Right behind him was someone that Angel didn't think had a bad bone in his body.

"Uncle?"

Rue held up a .45 magnum, aiming it right at Billy as he banged against the sauna door. He had gotten it opened and reached for Max, but Rue tackled him, almost getting the upper hand before Billy grabbed the gun and shot her in the stomach twice. He stood and headed over to El, grabbing her neck and Mike whacked him with the metal pole. Billy turned to hurt him, El used her powers to lift him and throw him against the brick wall, the force created a hole. The party runs to the hole to see Billy limping away.

Robin, Steve, Danny and Dustin waited for Erica to open the back door and when she did, soldiers appeared, shouting at them as they entered the back room, closing the door. The room began to shake and head down, causing to everyone to scream in horror.

Hopper tossed Joyce the keys as he opened the door to push the scientist in while dodging bullets all at the same time. Angel jumped into the truck, a bullet grazing her shoulder. "Joyce, Drive!" Hopper shouted, ducking as bulletd flew through the window. Angel kicked the back of Joyce's seat, "JOYCE! DRIIIIIIIIIVE!!!"

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