The Byers Girl (On Pause until season 5)

Chapter Four: Dear Billy

In Lenora Hills, Sam Owens' trio of agents, Agent Stinson, Agent Wallace, and Agent Harmon, explain to Mike, Will, and Jonathan the recent killings plaguing Hawkins and how Eleven is training to regain her powers. The boys want to get to Hawkins to protect their friends and family, but Stinson tells them that factions within the U.S. government are hunting for Eleven, and them finding her will endanger both them and their loved ones, hence why Agents Harmon and Wallace were to make sure they stayed in hiding at the Byers home. Stinson gives Mike a letter from Eleven, and when Mikes reads it alone in El's bedroom, it reads "Dear Mike, I have gone to become a superhero again. From, El".

In Hawkins, Nancy and Robin arrive at Hawkins High. Max explains to them, Dustin, Y/n and Steve the vision of the grandfather clock she saw from Vecna. In Ms. Kelly's office, she explains to her friends that Vecna's previous victims, Chrissy and Fred, were also seeing Ms. Kelly and were experiencing symptoms that Max has - nosebleeds, headaches, and traumatic visions from their pasts - before their untimely deaths. Realizing that they both died a week after their symptoms and within a day of their first hallucinations, Max concludes that she is Vecna's next target and her death will be within a day. Y/n looks away hearing what she said trying to hide her scared expression but Max notices. Hearing a noise outside, Steve instructs the group to stay as he uses a floor lamp as protection. As the group file out to the hallway, they find a frantic Lucas speeding towards them, who informs Dustin that Jason, Patrick, and Andy are looking for him since they believe he knows where Eddie is. Dustin tells him that they have bigger things to worry about, and Lucas suddenly realizes that Max is in trouble.

As the group is walking out of the school Max grabs
Y/n's wrist bringing her back away from the others.
"You're cursed too" she says looking at Y/n concerned.
"Max..please don't tell the others" Y/n says sighing.
"Why?" she asks confused.
"We have enough to deal with and you're safety is the most important thing to me right now" Y/n says holding back tears.
"I won't tell them but they'll find out eventually" she says sighing.
"Thank you" Y/n says hugging Max tightly.
Max hugs her with a tear rolling down her cheek thinking about what could happen to Y/n.

The next morning, an annoyed Erica is questioned by Jason at the Sinclair doorstep on Lucas and Dustin's whereabouts, but Erica only insults him before slamming the door, leading Jason, Andy, and Patrick to continue their search for Lucas.

In the Wheeler basement, Dustin, Lucas, and Steve struggle to piece together Vecna's origin and why he's suddenly appeared after murdering Victor Creel's family in 1959. They notice Max sitting at a desk writing letters, staying up all night. Steve notices Y/n's blank face looking at her hands fidgeting. He sighs sadly shaking his head.
Nancy and Robin arrive and explain a plan to talk to Victor at Pennhurst Mental Hospital; through Nancy's friends at the Weekly Streak, Nancy - who uses the false alias "Ruth" and Robin who uses the false alias "Rose" are pretending to be psychology students from the University of Notre Dame requesting to meet the warden, Anthony Hatch, to use Victor for their thesis on paranoid schizophrenics. Steve is apprehensive to babysit the kids once again, but Nancy reminds him that Y/n can't do it alone and is adamant that Max is in danger and needs someone to look after her. When Steve questions if Robin gives off an academic-scholar vibe, Nancy puts together a formal outfit for Robin, much to Robin's reluctance.

In Alaska, Joyce attempts to check on her kids at a local hotel, but Murray is adamant that they arrive to meet Yuri Ismaylov on time. In Kamchatka, Dmitri Antonov instructs Hopper to hide at the local church after escaping, while also referring to Joyce as Hopper's sexy woman, though he says that Hopper's chances of escaping are slim. Dmitri ends the conversation by hitting Hopper in front of guards in order to not be suspicious.

In Lenora Hills, Jonathan grows annoyed over how lazy Harmon and Wallace are, watching Tv instead of being the protectors Stinson said that they're supposed to be. While getting a Coke from the fridge, Jonathan looks at a picture of him and Nancy sadly, but hatches an idea when he sees a Surfer Boy Pizza coupon next to it. In Jonathan's bedroom, Will rants about how flawed the agents plans since they can't do anything without Eleven's help and how his mother is probably panicking over how she can't get in contact with them.