Escape ~ S.Harrington

77} Strange Visions and Engagement Rings

"Bald Eagle!" Jenna ran right into Murray and pulled him in for a hug, "What did you bring us today?"
"All right," He hopped into the back of his truck, "Santa's brought a full sack today," Murray plopped back down on the ground and started to pull his items out, "A fresh telemetry tag," He handed to Robin, "Scarcer than hen's teeth, these things. Enough bullets and shells for Hopper to start a small war," He passed off to Nance, "If he should so choose. Anyone order a salad? A grenade salad?" Jenna took the box of grenades from him, "Gatorade for Jenna and El's batteries."
"Did someone say Gatorade?" Steve snatched one from Murray.
"Ba ba ba, look what I also got," He cheekily pulled out a box of candy, "Peanut Butter Boppers."
"Hell yeah, I missed these things," Steve smiled, "Thanks."
"No problem," Murray raised his eyebrows, "Remember, it took me forever to propose the idea to the military to let me bring them in."

"But they're just Peanut Butter Boppers, how hard was that to-" Jenna started to question.
"And I got something for you too, Byers," Murray grabbed a cassette out of his pocket, "I know you're allergic to jazz, but just give it a whirl. I think you'll find it quite engaging. And for Jenna and Nancy, the reason for my premature delivery," He handed off a few files.
"A burn?" Nancy scrunched up her eyebrows, "Tonight? But that's-"
"Too soon. I know. Whatever they're doing in the Upside Down evidently needs serious resources."
"That's a lot of cargo," Jenna glanced over the list.
"I figure a supply drop this big requires two hours, minimum."
"Which gives Hoppity Hop Hop plenty of time for a crawl," Alice smirked.

"Maybe tonight's the night we finally find this bastard and end this."
Nancy nodded confidently at him. Jenna, on the other hand, closed her eyes for a moment and a few images of demogorgons and demodogs running around, attacking a few straggling soldiers. She opened her eyes again and saw all of the hope radiating off of her friends that this would be the last crawl. She discreetly wiped some blood from her nose and reached for Steve's hand, smiling up at him.
This is so fucking pointless.

~

The group got everything set back up for a broadcast after stashing away their supplies.
"Hey there, friends, this is Rockin' Robin and Jammin' Jenna," Robin announced, "Sorry about the abrupt departure. I hope you survived without our lovely voices."
"We had some annoying technical difficulties to say the least," Jenna pouted while Steve played a baby crying effect, "But to make it up to all of you, we have a very special treat that's sure to turn your day... upside down," She clicked on Upside Down by Diana Ross, "Oh yeah, this is totally my jam."
"Now, before you start bumping like Jenna, here's a few facts about the Boss. She was born Diane in the North End of Detroit. Berry Gordy, that's Gordy with a G, signed her to Motown in 1961."
"And one is the key number, because between 1964 and '67, the Supremes had ten songs hit the very top of the charts. That's right everyone, ten!"

"Then in '78, she tried to make it big in the movies with The Wiz, which was a colossal flop-a-roonie. But, in my personal opinion, I still dig it. I mean, Michael Jackson as a scarecrow? Give it a chance."
"Make sure you bring your extra large popcorn, though, if you're planning on watching with Robin here because this movie has a run time of over two hours! Well, would you look at that, our little lesson is up for the day."
"Hope you took lots of notes because there may or may not be a test later."
"Take it away, Diane!" Jenna turned the mic off and let out a sigh, "Let's do this thing."
All six of them made their way to the back of WSQK and moved their large shelf out of the way to reveal a secret passage to the basement; aka their super secret planning lair.
"Hey, Steve?" Jenna tapped him on the shoulder, "Can I have the backup Walkman? This one's almost out of battery," Steve immediately pulled it out of his pocket and swapped with Jenna, "Remember to change the batteries later, okay?"
"I never forget, do I?" He grabbed her hand and walked down the steps with her.