COMPLETE UNTIL SEASON FIVE
In 1980s Indiana, Judy Hopper and her group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, they unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries. In the midst, love and...
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The kids had very quickly come up with ideas for their safe passage through the Gate.
Dustin worked to tie sheets together to make a rope, and Lucas and Max had grabbed Eddie's mattress from his room. They hoped that everyone would be able to pull themselves back up with the rope, only to fall once they'd reached the real world again.
When Max and Lucas dropped the mattress down below the gate, however, everyone that was in the Upside Down questioned the stains that were on the sheets, giving somewhat questionable looks as they stared above them at Eddie. "Those stains are, uh... I don't know what those stains are."
"Mm," Nancy said, both unconvinced and disgusted.
"Not quite sure how these physics are gonna work," Dustin said, holding the sheets in his hand. "But, uh... here goes nothing." He held one end of the sheet-rope, throwing the other into the gate. When it dropped to the ground in the Upside Down, Dustin pulled the rope, checking its reliability. "There we go. And if my memory is correct..." Dustin let go of the rope, letting it hang. "Abracadabra."
"Holy shit."
"Alright, pull on it!" Dustin shouted at them. "See if it holds!"
Nancy shrugged, pulling the rope. it didn't budge, not falling to the ground.
"This is the craziest shit I've ever seen in my life," Erica said. She looked back up to Steve and Judy specifically. "And I've seen some crazy shit."
Judy and Steve exchanged awkward glances - they really had put a ten-year-old in danger just to prove a point last summer with the Russian code they'd translated. Dustin, however, stuck his hand out to Erica, and she high-fived it in return.
Nancy put both hands on the rope, beginning the climb. "Guess I'll go first.."
She struggled slightly as she pulled herself up, but she was still able to make her way though, gravity helping her fall whenever she got through the gate. She smiled whenever she landed on the stained mattress.
Steve, Judy and Eddie exchanged glances.
"All right, guess I'll go," Eddie said, able to pull himself up and flopping down on the mattress. "That... was fun. Shit."
When it came down to either Judy or Steve being next, she gave him a look of anticipation. "You go first. Uh, you know, just... just in case you can't pull yourself up or something."
Steve scoffed, half-smiling. "What, d'you not believe in me or something?"
"I think you're seriously injured, Steve."
He pursed his lips, appreciating that wanted him to be careful, but wishing she wasn't so stubborn. "Right. I'll be fine, though. Go ahead."
She sighed, pressing her lips together herself, not wanting to bicker over something like this. "See you on the other side."
