My Loves (Stranger Things)

11

 Mayday

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A few days have passed, and Ben went to the store to pick up some things for his mom. He gets in his car and hears the walkie-talkie Dustin gave him going off. It's Dustin. "I'm going to try one more time. I have had to resort to Steve of all people. Someone answer me! Over!"

Ben picks up the walkie-talkie and pushes the talk button. "What's going on?" 

"Finally! Where the hell have you been?" 

"At the store, I had to pick up some stuff for mom." 

"Just meet Steve and me at home." 

"All right, fine." Ben puts down the walkie-talkie and starts driving home.

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Ben puts the groceries inside while he waits for Steve and Dustin to show up. He walks outside and Steve's car pulls up and parks. Steve and Dustin get out of the car. Steve gets his bat out of the trunk. "Let's go," Dustin says. He leads Ben and Steve to the storm cellar. 

"I don't hear shit," Steve says. 

"What are we even looking for?" Ben asks. 

"You know that thing that I found on Halloween? Well, it's big now and it ate Mews," Dustin says. 

Ben looks shocked, "It ate Mews?! Son of a bitch will pay for that. Unlock it." 

"What if it's down there?" Steve asks, concerned. 

"It killed the cat so it's going to pay. Unlock it," Ben says. Dustin unlocks the cellar. "Steve, give me the bat," Ben demands. 

"But it's mine." "

Give me the goddamn bat." Steve reluctantly hands Ben the bat. Ben opens the cellar and looks down. Steve and Dustin stand behind Ben and look down. Ben takes Dustin's flashlight and walks down the stairs.

"We'll stay up here in case it tries to escape," Steve says. 

"Suit yourself," Ben responds. He walks all the way down, ready with the bat. He turns on the light in the cellar. He looks around and his eyes land on molted skin. He looks around some more and sees a hole in the wall.

"Ben?" Dustin's voice echoed from up the stairs, "Ben, what's going on?" 

"Both of you come down here," Ben says. Steve and Dustin walk down into the cellar. Ben picks up the molted skin with the bat and turns toward Steve and Dustin. 

"Oh, shit," Dustin says with a worried look on his face. 

"Yeah. But wait, there's more." Ben gestures toward the hole in the wall. 

"Oh, shit!" Steve and Dustin exclaim. They all three walk over to the hole and look into it. 

"No way," Steve says. 

"Well, it happened," Ben responds.

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