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21. Watergate.

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We all lingered around skull rock, listening to Eddie's version of the events that had unfolded.

"-When I got to the shore I tried calling you guys but uh," Eddie took a swig from one of the cans of beer we had brought to him. "My walkie was busted, man. Drenched."

Dustin was the only one not listening, pacing back and forth, his eyes glued to his compass. I walked over to my stressed out looking boyfriend, placing my hand on the crook of his neck while still listening to Eddie.

"So, uh, I did the thing that I do now apparently. I ran." He tossed the beer can to the ground with a small frown.

"Do you know what time this attack was?" Nancy asked.

"Yeah, no, I know exactly what time it was." Eddie unbuckled his watch and tossed it lightly to Nancy. "Walkie wasn't the only thing that got soaked."

Dustin cursed under his breath at the small metal compass in his palm and shook it violently, clearly annoyed with it.

"9:27 PM." Nance read aloud.

"Same time our flashlights went out." Robin chimed in.

Steve stood with his hands on his hips, looking between the two girls and Eddie like he had no clue what was going on. "Which means what, exactly?"

"That surge of energy was Vecna attacking Patrick." Spoke Nancy, tossing the watch back to Eddie.

I shuddered slightly at the mention of that name and Dustin snaked his arm around my waist, bringing me closer comfortingly.

"Well, we're one step closer. Now we know how Vecna attacks." Said Robin optimistically.

"And where he attacks from." Said Lucas.

"So now we just need to sneak into his lair in the upside down and drive a stake through his heart." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes.

Robin scoffed. "If he even has a heart."

"A stake?" Steve asked. "Is he like a vamp- is he a vampire?"

"Metaphor, Steve." I sighed.

"A bullet should work on him, right?" Spoke Eddie.

"I say we chop his head off." Lucas chimed in.

"Yeah, I'd say all of the above, but we can't do any of that until we find a way into the upside down." Said Nancy.

"We need El to get her powers back." Said Max, shaking her head lightly.

"Yeah, everything was like, way easier when we had this girl with superpowers." Steve scoffed.

"Hey, uh, Henderson's not uh, cursed, is he?" Eddie spoke up, making us all look to Dustin who was pacing beside me, still tuned into the compass in his hand.

"Cursed? No, no, he's fine." Steve shook his head. "Mental? Absolutely."

I glanced down at Dustin's compass when everyone looked our way and something clicked inside my head.

"Boom!" He suddenly cheered, raising his arms and startling me. "Bada... bada... boom!"

He pointed at an annoyed looking Steve. "I was right, Skull rock is north."