-This nighT-

+Chapter Seventeen+

Dustin got off the phone with Mr. Clarke.
"Do you still have that kiddie pool we bobbed for apples in?" Dustin asks Joyce.
"I think so. Y-Yeah."
"Good. Then we just need salt. Lots of it."
"How much is "lots"?" I ask.
"1,500 pounds."
"Well, where are we gonna get that much salt?" Nancy says.
*time skip*
(At the middle school)
I'm in the gymnasium helping set up the pool.
"This damn thing is heavy. Come on. It's upside down."
"No, this way."
"Okay, um... How does this even work?"
" Try that side."
"Son of a bitch!"
"Pull it back. Pull it back."
"I am!"
"One, two, three."
"Shit!"
"Guys, stand back, I can do it."
"By yourself? If two of us can't do it then-" Lucas cuts himself off as I used my powers to set it up.
"What the fff-" I put my hand on his mouth.
"Don't tell anyone, only you, Dustin, and Eleven know." I take my hand off his mouth as he nods vigorously.

*time skip*
Hopper and I lead Eleven in the pool, she let's go of Hoppers hand, but not mine. She lays down, I'm still holding her hand.
The lights flicker then go out. Suddenly I'm in a dark void with Eleven.
We both look to one side.
"Barb?" I say.
"Barb- Barbra?" Eleven stutters.
As we near the body I feel El and myself breathing faster.
"Oh my god!" I whisper-scream as I see a bug crawl out of her open mouth.

She's dead. Barbra is dead.

"Is Barb okay?" I hear and echo.
"Gone! Gone! Gone! Gone! Gone!" Eleven screams.
"Gone. She's gone."I say.
"Don't be afraid, I'm right here with you." I hear an echo.
I look at Eleven who's eyes are closed.  She opens them again and I follow her gaze to Will's fort. "Castle Byers" I gasp.
We walk forward and I slowly peel back the curtain and move forward. Eleven follows me inside.
"Will?" I hear Eleven question.
"You... you tell him... tell him I'm coming. Mom is coming." Joyce echoes
"Your mom... she's coming for you." El says.
"Hurry."

"Okay. Listen, you tell him to- to stay where he is. We're coming. We're coming, okay? We're coming, honey.
"Just... just hold on a little longer. Will." I say.
"Will!" Eleven says as he's unresponsive. We hear a growl and the fort disappears.

Suddenly I'm in the upside down.
"Will."he weakly looks up at me.
"Y/n, it's been awhile."
"Will..." I say feeling my eyes water. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"It's not your fault," he grabs my hand. "I'll be okay, I'll survive." He says laying his head back down. "Just please, hurry." He says.

I open my eyes I'm back in the gym. I see Joyce hugging eleven. Then I look around and everyone's eyes are on me.
*small time skip*

"Did you go where Eleven did? Did she take her with you? Do you have powers too?"
"Yes. Kind of? And yes again."

"You have powers?" Hopper questions again.

"I said yes, didn't I?" I reply, quickly feeling guilty for be sassy.
"When did you figure it out? Who did you tell?"
"A few nights ago. I only told the boys, but now everyone here knows too.
"Okay, I'll stop interrogating for now, but I want to know more later."

"We have to go back to the station." Nancy says.
"What?" I ask.
"His mom and Hopper are just walking in there like bait. That thing is still in there. And we can't just sit here and let it get them, too. We can't." She says turning to me.
"You still wanna try it out?" Johnathan says.
"Try what out?"
"I wanna finish what we started. I want to kill it." Johnathan says completely ignoring me.

Kill what..?
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* time skip again*
"You okay?" Johnathan asks Nancy.
"Yeah...Yeah."
"Remember... Straight into Will's room. And—"
"Don't step on the trap." I say.
"Wait for the yo-yo to move, then..."