4: 5 The Nina Project

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The Hawkins group arrive at the house Max drew.

Steve: Yeah, that's not creepy.

Steve and Nancy pull out the nails in the wooden board, covering the door.

Steve: What exactly are we supposed to be looking for in this shithole?

Nancy: We're not sure. We just know this house is important to Vecna.

Steve: Because Max saw it in Vecna's red soup mind world?

Nancy: Basically.

Steve: Great.

Dustin: Maybe it holds a clue to where Vecna is. Why he's back? Why he killed the Creels? And how to stop him before he comes back for Max.

Lucas: We don't think he's in here, do we?

Max: Guess we'll find out.

Y/N: If he is in there, just let me deal with him. He wants to play God, I'll show him what a real God looks like.

Shisui: Yeah, especially if it's the God of Shinobi, right?

Y/N: Shut up, Shisui.

The Taka gang all chuckle.

Steve: Ready?

Nancy: Mm-hmm.

They take off the wooden board and Steve tries opening the door.

Steve: It's locked. Should I knock, see if anybody's home?

Robin: No need.

Robin picks up a brick, as everyone looks at her.

Robin: I found a key.

She throws the brick through the window and Steve opens the door.

Steve whistles.

Lucas: Looks like someone forgot to pay their electric bill.

Dustin turns on his torch.

Steve: Where'd everyone get those?

Dustin: Do you need to be told everything? You're not a child.

Steve: Thank you.

Dustin: Huh. Back pocket.

Steve gets a torch from Dustin's bag.

Steve: You guys don't have one?

The Taka gang look at Steve.

Y/N: We're all used to the dark.

Steve: Right, right.

Nancy: They just left everything.

Robin: I guess a triple homicide isn't good for resale value.

Max: Hey, guys? You all see that, right?

They all look at a grandfather clock.

Dustin: Yeah.

Steve: Yeah.

Y/N: Yes.

Nancy: Is this what you saw? In your visions?

Max nods her head, "Yes."

Robin: I mean, it's...just a clock. Right?

She walks up to the clock and wipes off some dust.

Robin: Like a normal old clock.

Y/N: In some religions and or cultures, clocks have meaning, such as a certain amount of rings from a clock would equal the apocalypse or Armageddon.

Max: So you think we're dealing with a religious fanatic?

Shisui: Y/N might be right.

Steve: Why is this wizard obsessed with clocks? Maybe he's, like, a clockmaker or something?

Dustin: I think you cracked the case, Steve.

Nancy: All I know is the answers are here. Somewhere. Okay, everyone stay in groups of two. Robin, upstairs.

Nancy and Robin head upstairs, and Y/N goes with Max, Shisui and Lucas go on their own, as Obito and Rin leave, while Lee goes with Dustin and Steve.

Steve sighs heavily

Dustin: Was that a sigh?

Steve: No, I did not sigh.

Dustin: Why'd you sigh?

Steve: I didn't sigh. Just come on, dude.

Dustin: We heard you.

Steve: W... We're just always partners, okay?

Dustin: You have a problem with that? Is it because Lee is with us?

Steve: it's...never mind. It'd be nice to, I don't know, mix it up a bit.

Dustin: I'm boring you? Is that it?

Steve: No, the opposite...

Soon everyone is back together and watching the lights on a chandelier flicker.

Nancy: It's like the Christmas lights.

Robin: The Christmas lights?

Nancy: Yeah, when Will was in the Upside Down, the lights...came to life.

Lucas: Vecna's here. In this house. Just on the other side.

The lights go out just as Y/N activates his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan which glows in the dark.

Robin: I think he just left the room.

Max: Did he hear us?

Steve: Can he see us?

Lucas: Headphones.

Max starts putting on her headphones.

Nancy: Wait, wait. Everyone, turn off your torches and spread out.

Steve: We're not gonna be able to see if we turn off our torches.

Everyone turns off their torches and spreads out.

Steve: Jesus Christ.

They're shown walking in separate rooms until...

Robin: I got him! Got him! I got him!

Her torch goes out.

Robin: I... I had him.

Steve's torch lights up.

Steve: Oh, whoa. Oh, I think he's moving. He's moving. He's moving.

They follow Steve up the stairs before his torch goes out.

Steve: Shit. I lost him.

Max: No, you didn't.

Max opens a door leading to the attic, which is lighting up.

Robin: It's an attic. Of course, it's an attic.

Y/N: Nice, Max.

Max smiles as they all walk up the stairs.

Dustin: Hold up, guys. What if he's leading us into a trap? Guys, guys?! Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit!

Dustin follows them up. Cut to them in the attic, where a single light bulb is flickering. Then all of their torches start doing the same.

Steve: Okay, what's happening?

Meanwhile, With Eddie, Vecna's After Someone Else...

Vecna kills Patrick by breaking his jaw, arms and legs, before dropping Patrick to the bottom of the lake.

This causes all the bulbs to explode around them.


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