"I didn't need a hero, Billy." Darian sneers, dusting off his coat, eyes glaring.
Billy only smirks, reaching over and untangling one of Darians dark curls, quickly catching himself, pulling his hand back. "It didn't seem like that a minute ago." B...
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Hawkins, Indiana
July 1985
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Starcourt Mall
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Two security agents continue to chase after the scoops troop throughout the mall.
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Erica and Dustin lead the way. Steve, Jefferey, and Robin were right behind, unsteady on their feet, giggling and getting pulled along like one would to a reluctant child who'd rather be somewhere else. "Whoa!" Steve shouts in excitement.
Erica looks over at Dustin. "Where are we going?" Erica asks "Just trust me." Dustin says
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Corridor.
The door swings open. Dustin looks left and then right. He motions towards the others. "All clear." Dustin says
He and the rest of Troop file through the door and then sneak into Cinema 1. They pass a glass-framed poster. It's a screening for Back to the Future.
Steve grabs a discarded popcorn bag poking through a trash can lid.
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Moments later.
The doors at the back of the cinema swing open. The small group stands in the darkened theater, lit only by the movie's glowing big screen.
Patrons are watching intently. MOVIE DOC BROWN
"What did I tell you?! Eighty-eight miles per hour!" Doc brown yells
Dustin shoves Steve forward. "Come on." Dustin whispers. The Troop follows Dustin down the aisle, and to the front row. Speaking in hushed tones.
"The temporal displacement occurred exactly 1:20 A-M..."
Dustin turns to Steve, Jeffery, and Robin. "You two, sit." Dustin orders, shoving the three to open seats.
Robin shakes her head rapidly, pouting. "No, no, no! These seats are too close!" Robin whines "Dude, these seats blow." Jeffery huffs
Dustin rolls his eyes. "Then don't watch the movie." Dustin says with a groan. Steve scoffs. "We wanna watch it." Steve says "Then watch it!" Dustin yells
"Shh!"
Robin turns to the person that shushed them and she does it right back. "Shh!"
Quickly Dustin whirls around. "Sorry." Dustin whispers to the moviegoer. Dustin turns back to the three as they sit down, sharing the bag of popcorn. "Whatever you do, don't... go... anywhere." Dustin orders
Steve rolls his eyes. "Fine, Dad." Steve says sarcastically, giggling when Jeffery throws popcorn at the stressed-out teen. Dustin huffs and he motions to Erica to move to available seats. They find two empty spots at the opposite end of the same row.
"The appropriate question is, "When the hell are they?" You see, Einstein has just become the world's first time traveler!"
"Sorry. Sorry." Dustin says as he cuts in front of guests.
When they reach the two seats, they sit.
"I sent him... into the future!"
Dustin peers over at the three high teens before turning to Erica with an annoyed look on his face. "Okay, it's official. I'm never having kids." Dustin says
Erica lifts a brow. "What are we doing here?" Erica asks as Dustin leans back in his chair. "We're laying low. Cooling off. Like Oswald." Dustin says as he points to the screen. "Oswald was found in a theater and shot to death." Erica points out
Dustin rolls his eyes. "A week later." Dustin says snarky. "The point is, his plan didn't work." Erica says in an annoyed voice. "Only because it was a setup." Dustin says
"What?" Erica scoffs
"He was just a patsy." Dustin says "Tell me you're joking." Erica asks, only to get shushed. Erica and Dustin glare and shush them back. Erica turns back to Dustin, ignoring the glares they receive. "We need to get outta here." Erica says
"All right, you watch Tweedle-dee and Tweedledum. Make sure they don't go anywhere." Dustin says as he stands from his seat. Erica looks up at him, confused. "Where are you going?" Erica asks, as he cuts in front of her. "To find us a ride." Dustin says
"Look out!"
Robin furrows her eyebrows as she attempts to focus on the movie. "What's happening?" Robin asks Steve, watching as he chews the popcorn mindlessly. "I have no idea." Steve says
Jeffery was silent as he spaced out, eyes unblinking.
"Are you telling me that you built a time machine..."
