"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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Weathertop
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The street is completely devoid of other vehicles as Darian speeds through the street. Steve observes the streets from the passenger seat, briefly peering up at Darian, his eyes trailing down his bandaged arm. "Jesus, how far is this place, man?" Darian breathes
"Relax. We're almost there." Dustin says from behind him. Robin smirks, noticing how riled up Dustin is. "Suzie must be pretty special, huh? I mean if you built this thing and lugged it all the way to the middle of nowhere just to talk to her?" Robin asks
Dustin grins to himself. "I mean, nobody's scientifically perfect, but Suzie's about as close to being perfect as any human could possibly be." Dustin says
Erica meets Steve's eyes, rolling her eyes. "She sounds made-up to me. She sounds made-up to you?" Erica asks
Steve stays silent, his eyes briefly meeting Darians, who stifles a grin. Dustin tilts his head, confused and offended. "Why are you hesitating, Steve?" Dustin asks
Steve flushes. "I'm, I'm -- I'm not! I'm not! I think she sounds real. You know, totally, absolutely real." Steve stutters
Dustin narrows his eyes, suddenly to Darian. "Left. Turn left." Dustin orders
Darian scoffs, peering out at the road. "There's no road here!" Darian exclaims, motioning out to the empty road. "Turn left now!' Dustin yells, startling everyone. "Jesus! Hang on!" Darian huffs
Darian makes a hard left, smashing through a fence. Steve and Jamie curse, while Erica and Dustin screech. "Henderson, where are we going!?' Darian yells "Up!" Dustin yells, clutching to Darian's headrest.
Todfather struggles to get up the steep hill. I
Robin's eyes widen. "We're not going make it!" Robin yells "Yes we are!" Darian says, determined as he continues pressing on the gas. "Come on, baby." Jamie says softly to herself, inching off her seat. "Come on, baby!" Steve yells
Almost at the top, but not quite. Todfather stops - stuck in the soft grass just short of weathertop. "Come on!" Darian grunts. The wheels are spinning, but Todfather is going nowhere. We can hear the engine straining and the tires spinning.
"I guess the Todfather has its limitations." Robin says, unhelpful. Darian sighs and he kills the engine and they all get out.
They aren't too far from Weathertop. Cerebro is still set up and functioning as normal.
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Dustin was seated before his cerebro, holding his walkie to his lips. "Bald Eagle, I repeat, this is Scoops Troop, do you copy?" Dustin calls
