Trapped

The Massacre at Hawkins Lab

Rosalyn thought it was the end as the Demobat strangled her. Eddie used a paddle to smack them off. Robin helped him pull the one from her neck. She sat up to catch her breath while watching Steve slam a bat on the ground repeatedly before he put his foot on it to rip it apart. "Jesus H. Christ!" Eddie cursed as he helped her stand up. "Shit! Are you okay?"

She looked down to see that the sweater was ripped and more red and black than yellow. "I'm not dead, so I guess I'm fine." She held onto his arm to steady herself.

Nancy was checking over Steve when he turned to see his girlfriend. "Rosalyn, when I tell you to let go, you do it."

"I would have swam in after you anyways." She stood on her own to glare at him.

"Well, at least then you wouldn't have got bitten and choked." He felt his gut twist at her bruise neck and bloodstained sweater.

"Do you guys think these bats have rabies?" Robin was using a flashlight to stare at the dead bat.

Everyone turned to look at her wondering how her mind went there at this moment. "What?" Steve glared.

"It's just that rabies is my number one worst fear. And I think we should get you guys to like a doctor soon, because once the symptoms set in it's too late. You're dead." She rambled.

"My worst fear is my blood attracting a monster that will kill me," Lyn stated her biggest worry at the moment.

Screeches ripped through the air making them look to see six bats flying. Steve pushed them behind him. They landed in front of them, hissing in a warning. "Alright, there's not that many, we can take them, right?" He stares as they open their jaws to roar.

"Fuck, they called in reinforcement." Lyn cursed when a swarm was flying over to answer their calls.

"The woods, come on." Nancy ran towards the dead trees that made up the Upside Down woods.

Everyone followed her. "Great, more running." Robin held on tight to the flashlight. They ran to skull rock and hid under there, waiting for the swarm to fly over and away from them. "That was close." Robin crawled out.

"Too close." Eddie agreed.

"Fuck!" Lyn held her side where a bite was stinging. She looks to the side when she hears a thud to see Steve holding onto the side of the rock. "Steve!" She ignored her pain to check on him.

"I'm fine. I'm fine." He insisted.

"No, you're not. You're losing a lot of blood." She looks at the bite wound above his hip that was gushing.

"You both are." Nancy looks them over. "Sit down, I know some first aid." They slide down the side of the boulder. She ripped strips from her long skirt to wrap the wound.

Robin kneels to try and comfort them. "So good news is I'm pretty sure wooziness is not a symptom of rabies, but if you start having hallucinations or muscle spasms or start to feel aggressive like you want to punch me let me know."

"Robin?" He hisses.

"What?" She asked.

"I kind of want to punch you." He pants.

"Sense of humor is intact, that's a good sign." She laughed.

"Ready?" Nancy had a strip ready for Steve.

"Just do it." He left his hands up. He hissed as she wrapped it around him. She tied it tightly to stop the bleeding.

She moved over to Lyn. "I got to take this off to see what I'm working with." Lyn bit her lower lip to hold back the noises of pain as she took off the sweater.