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Steve, Asher, Dustin, Robin and Max had gone back to the boat house the next day with bags filled with snacks

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Steve, Asher, Dustin, Robin and Max had gone back to the boat house the next day with bags filled with snacks. Steve had taken Asher to the grocery store that morning to make sure that Eddie actually liked the stuff they were getting for him. But now, they were sat in the boat house, watching Eddie eat his cereal while catching him up on everything they know so far.

"So, we got, uh, some good news and some bad news" Dustin tells Eddie "How do you prefer it?"

"Bad news first, always" Eddie says with a shrug.

"All right, bad news" Asher says with a sigh "Dustin here listened in on the Hawkins PD dispatch and they're definitely looking for you. Also they're pretty convinced you killed Chrissy."

"Like one hundred percent convinced" Max adds on.

"And the good news?" Eddie asks, not being so thrilled about the bad news.

"They haven't put your name out into the public yet" Asher says to Eddie "So that means that we have more time to prove that it wasn't you."

"But if we found out about you, it's only a matter of time before others do" Robin says to Eddie "And once that gets out, everyone and their shallow-minded mother is gonna be gunning for you."

"Hunt the freak, right?" Eddie asks, looking away from the group.

"Which I'm not gonna let happen" Asher says "Worst comes to worse, I say it was me and go back to juvie" He says, making everyone look at him.

"The whole point of this plan is that no one goes to jail" Dustin says to Asher.

"I know, that's why I said worst comes to worse" Asher says to Dustin "I'm not gonna let Eddie go to jail for something he didn't do."

"So your backup plan is to go to jail for something you didn't do?" Max asks Asher.

"Pretty much, yeah" Asher says with a shrug.

"Well, you both aren't going to jail" Dustin says to Asher before looking at Eddie "So, before people come gunning down for you, we have to find Vecna, kill him and prove your innocence."

"That's all, Dustin? That's all?" Eddie sarcastically asks.

"Yeah, no, pretty much it" Dustin answers, not getting the hint of sarcasm. 

"Listen, Eddie" Robin says, making Eddie turn to look at the girl "I know everything Dustin is saying sounds totally delusional, but we've actually been through this before. I mean, they have a few times, and I have once. Mine was more human-flesh-based, theirs was more smoke-related, but bottom line is, collectively, I really feel we got this."

"Yeah, see, we usually rely on this girl who has superpowers" Steve mentions "But, uh, those went bye-bye, so--"

"So we're technically in more of the--" Robin goes to say.

"Brainstorming phase" Max finishes off the sentence.

"I really miss El right now" Asher mumbles out, missing one of his closest friends. Since Eleven and the Byers moved to California, Asher has kept in touch with the group. He'd ring from time to time to see how everyone is doing, and once a month, Eleven and Asher would send each other letters to keep each other caught up on everything going on in their lives. Asher was even the only one who actually knew about Eleven struggling with school.

"There's nothing to worry about" Dustin tries to comfort Eddie.

"Yeah, we got this" Asher tells Eddie with a smile, who just gives him a look of disbelief, right before they hear police car sirens "Eddie, lie down" Asher tells Eddie, who immediately lies down before Asher throws the tarp over Eddie so he is hidden. After that, the five run over to the windows to see the police cars driving past the house "So, are we going to see what's happening?" Asher asks.

"Everyone, in the car" Steve says as everyone starts running out of the boat house.

"I'll come visit you later, Eddie" Asher says to him "I'll bring you back a six pack!"

"This is why you're my best friend" Asher hears Eddie say from under the tarp before Asher runs out of the boat house behind the rest of the group.


TIME SKIP BY ASHER AND EDDIE BEING BESTIES


The group had followed the police cars to find Nancy's nerdy friend, Fred, dead and Nancy being questioned by the police. So, after Nancy was finished being questioned, the group went to the trailer park and caught Nancy up on everything that had happened in the past couple of days.

"So, you're saying that this thing that killed Fred and Chrissy, it's from the Upside Down?" Nancy asks, just to make sure she's understanding what they have told her.

"If the shoe fits" Steve answers.

"Our working theory is that he attacks with a spell or a curse" Dustin explains in more detail "Now whether or not he'd doing the bidding of the Mind Flayer or just loves killing teens, we don't know."

"All we know is that this is something different" Max explains "Something new."

"It doesn't make sense" Nancy says with a sigh.

"It's only a theory" Dustin says to Nancy.

"No, Fred and Chrissy don't make sense" Nancy explains "I mean, why them?"

"Maybe they were just in the wrong place" Dustin suggests with a shrug "They were both at the game."

"And near the trailer park" Max suggests, making Asher's eyes widen.

"We're at the trailer park" Steve says "Uh, should we maybe not be here?"

"Nah, I'm getting the fuck out of here" Asher says as he goes to get up but Nancy pulls him to sit back down "Why are you not letting me leave, Nancy? Two people have died here. Two! And those two people were at the game. Guess who else was at the game and is now at the trailer park? Me! I'm not planning on being the third person to die."

"You're not going to die" Nancy says to Asher "So just sit there and be quiet."

"Nope, I'm getting--" Asher goes to say but gets cut off.

"Ash, shut up" Max says to Asher, knowing he'd listen to her.

"All right, I'll shut up now" Asher mutters out.

"There is something about this place" Nancy says as the group all look around the trailer park "Fred started acting weird the second we got here."

"Acting weird as in..." Robin starts to ask.

"Scared, on edge, upset" Nancy describes.

"Max said Chrissy was upset too" Dustin adds on.

"Yeah, but not here" Max tells Dustin "She was crying in the bathroom at school."

"Serial killers stalk their prey before they strike, right?" Robin asks "So maybe Fred and Chrissy saw this Vecman--"

"Vecna" Dustin corrects.

"Dunno about you guys, but if I saw some freaky wizard monster, I would mention it to someone" Steve mentions.

"Maybe they did" Asher adds on "Chrissy always has a session with Miss Kelly before me on a Friday, and I see Fred leaving that office every Wednesday after I get out of Shop class. And if you saw a monster, you wouldn't go to the police, because they're useless and would never believe you, but you--"

"But you would go to your shrink" Robin cuts Asher off.

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