𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄| Mike Wheeler [COMPLETED UNTIL SEASON FIVE]

Chapter Eight: The Bites

chapter eight:
❛ the bites ❜

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Scarlett sat on the edge of the couch beside Max, her hands trembling slightly as she tried to put into words what she had just experienced. The weight of the encounter still hung heavy in the room, casting a shadow over the group as they listened intently.

"He said he was building an army," Scarlett began, her voice quiet and strained, the words difficult to speak. "That it was all for El... and that he wanted me to join them."

The tension in the room thickened. Eleven's eyes widened in alarm, her gaze locking onto Scarlett's as if to silently ask if she was sure.

"Building an army?" Max echoed, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Is he talking about the Flayed? The ones from last year?"

Scarlett nodded slowly, her mind still processing everything Billy had said. "He must be," she answered, but the uncertainty in her tone betrayed her fear.

Nancy, standing near the window with her arms crossed, absently scratched the back of her neck as she pieced together what Scarlett was saying. "So, he's rebuilding his army, just like we thought," she murmured, more to herself than to the others.

Lucas, pacing back and forth behind the couch, his eyes darting around as if searching for answers, stopped and turned to face the group. "Yeah, but he's not building it to spread or take over the town like before," he said, his voice filled with conviction.

Mike, sitting beside Scarlett, suddenly straightened in his seat as the realization hit him. "He's building it to stop Eleven," he said quietly, the words sinking in like a heavy weight.

Will, who had been sitting quietly on the arm of the couch, nodded in agreement. His face was pale, a thin sheen of sweat on his forehead. "He knows what El can do. What she's done to him. He's afraid of her," Will added, his voice barely above a whisper.

Max, still trying to wrap her head around the conversation, turned to Scarlett, her expression filled with confusion. "But why does he want you to join them?" she asked. "Why you?"

Scarlett hesitated, her mind spinning. "I keep being told that I'll recover my memories... memories that I don't even know I've lost," she began, her eyes darting toward Eleven. "I think the Mind Flayer... I think I knew him. From the lab. Do you remember anything, El? Anything about him?"

Eleven shook her head, her brows furrowed as she tried to search her own memories. "I don't remember... not from before a few years ago," she admitted softly. "I lost my memories too. Same time as you, I think. I woke up from a coma, and then they retrained me."