Stranger Things: As the World Falls Down

Chapter 9: School Finals

I decided to just separate the chapter bc... hahahahahhaa cliffhanger.. you are all welcome. I guess I was too excited to show this one..? and I think this would help add some more things on Gloria's backstory of season 3 so... there's content for you! It's short, but it's fine.. I will put chapter 10 on Christmas Eve okay? I still promise on that!!

July 3rd 1985

Gloria walks alone in the woods after her escape, she huffs as she catches her breath as if it was a long time.. She spotted the three people as she went to walk near them.
"Oh great we have company.." Hopper looks over the girl.. but it was not familiar yet until her voice speaks.
"Officer Hopper and.. Joyce?" Gloria runs over to join them. "What.. in the sudden are you two doing in the woods..? With a man?" Gloria asked as she looked at Alexei, his face looks very unfamiliar to her as she watched Hopper grip on Alexei's arm.

"Oh yeah, this guy is the dangerous, Russian man around that we are going to take care of, his name is Smirnoff" Hopper stated.

"Alexei" Joyce corrects before Hopper repeated.

"Fine, Alexei" Hopper grunts. "We were hear because my car is blown up"

"Because you didn't listen to Alexei. Hopper- You aren't an expert at machines!" Joyce argued.

"I know because I am TRYING"

"Okay guys stop! That's.. really hitting my head!" Gloria huffed as she gestures her hands up. "I.. I just ran away by a fucking possessed man today and.. Is it really okay if I can join you guys?"

Joyce and Hopper looks to each other before they look back in Gloria.

"Uh okay, sure" Joyce stated. "But only this time, after we drop off the prisoner we will drop you off"

"I'd be freaking happy to get to home" Gloria replies, walking with them in the woods.. She soon notices then Alexei walking with his cuffs still on his wrists..

"Can you not walk so close to me? You stink" Said joice, walking with Jim Hopper. The taller man himself laughs for a second.
"I get it, I get it. You're upset right? 'Cause I uh... blew up the car?" He said, walking. He was dealing with mosquitos that were following him and trying to bite him but he keeps slapping them off him.

"Yeah, with me in it"

"Well, I just want to remind you of something, Joyce! Yeah! You're right! I am not a mechanic"

"Yeah. Clearly! That's why you should've listened to Alexei" She said, gesturing at the man with glasses. He was staring at something that what remains of 'where should the town be?'

"Oh, right, Yeah Your new boyfriend, right?" Hop laughs. It made Gloria facepalm as she heard them bicker and argue.

"Yes, Every man I talk to from now on has to be my boyfriend" she sarcastically said.

"Yeah he reminds me a bit of a Russian Scott Clarke"

"Oh, Here we go" She laughs in utter annoyance.

"Maybe you should go on a date, I don't know I'm thinking like Enzos?"

"Whoa!"

"What?" Hopper barked.

"He's running" She said, watching the man running away from them.

"Uh Yeah.. you should get him Hops" Gloria stared, then she followed as Hopper went after him. Alexei ran fast as he could, in the brink of excitement.

"Hey smirnoff! Get back here!" He called as then Alexei chuckles in joy. "Hey! C'mere!" he angrily yells.