The Mutants (Stranger Things Fanfic)

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Shit, Hopper thought as he turned towards Joyce, who was already pulling the boy out of his seat and into her arm. 

"Can you guys slip through the back door?" Hopper asked her while he held his hand onto his gun, which was on his side, ready to be pulled at any minute. Joyce hurried off to the side, still clinging to the boy, before rushing back. 

"They've surrounded the whole house, Hop. What are we going to do?" She whispered back to him. Hopper cursed under his breath just as the people began pounding against the door. 

"I have an idea. It's crazy, but I think it will work. Just follow my lead." Hopper advised them while he slowly walked up to the door. Taking a deep breath, he opened it and peered through the crack. He saw the woman from the other day standing sternly on the front porch as she glared right at him. 

"Can I help you?" Hopper asked them. 

"Mr. Hopper, we had gotten word you were seen with a young boy earlier this evening. We have a warrant to search your property." the lady said to him as she held up the warrant. Before Hopper could say a word, one of the lady's body guards pushed through the door (shoving Hopper to the side) as they marched right into the building. 

"There's been a mistake here. We don't have one of your missing kids." Hopper stated to them as they rounded the corner where Joyce and the young boy are. 

"Then who is that young boy right there?" The lady said, pointing at the young boy in Joyce's arms. 

"He's our nephew. This is--" Hopper started as he tried to think up a name. 

"Will," The boy blurted out. 

"Yes, Will is going to be staying with us for a while till his parents get better. They got contrasted with a horrible virus and they didn't want to expose him to it. So they shipped him to us till they get better." Hopper claimed to them. The lady looked as if she didn't believe what they were saying for one second. She turned her attention back on the boy. 

"May I see your left arm?" the lady asked. Hopper was confused by why she would be interested in looking at Will's arm as he watch her take hold of Will's left arm and pulled up the sleeve. There was nothing there, nothing that Hopper could see at least. The lady pulled the sleeve down as she mumbled a 'thank-you' to Will then made her way back to Hopper. 

"Sorry for any trouble this evening, but we had to make sure you weren't harboring any missing children. Have a good night." she said before they all vanished through the front door. Hopper listened as they vanished completely before turning back around and headed towards Joyce and Will. 

"Okay, we don't have much time--" Hopper started when Will shook his head while pressing his finger against his lips. Hopper narrowed his eyes till he saw Will reached up to his ears and lightly tapped them and motioned with his eyes around the room. Hopper gazed around the room then returned his stare on Will. 

"Are they listening to us right now?" he whispered to Will. Will nodded his head. Joyce cursed under her breath as Hopper slowly motioned for them to make their way towards the backyard. As soon as they were out of the house, Hopper proceed to go over the plan. 

"Alright, we need to find your friends and figure this shit out, because those people are now ready to do anything they can to get you guys back." Hopper stated, "We need to split up. Joyce, you take the kid  and go find his friends; I'm going to get some of our friends I know we can trust to help us. We'll meet up at Benny's Diner, okay? And if anyone is following you, find a way to loose them as quick as you can." 

"Okay, Hop. Be careful." Joyce told him. Picking up Will in her arms, she gave Hop a quick kiss before rushing over to her car. Slipping Will in the passenger's seat first, she hurried behind the wheel of the car and hurried off, silently praying everyone gets out of this alive.