Asher Hart, Hawkins resident psychopath. There wasn't that many people who hadn't heard about Asher and his family, and that wasn't in a good way. But after helping Dustin out with Dart which led to Asher making new friends, he started to change for...
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Asher was sent to the barn, where the Turnbow family had been taken, after the events in the house. Everyone had decided to not make Asher do much, since they didn't know what he would do. After not seeing him for over a year, Asher was an unpredictable variable who could snap at any minute, and right now, they couldn't afford that to happen. So, they agreed to send him to the barn, using the excuse that if anything went sideways, Asher would be there to help them. He knew it was a bullshit excuse, but he was trying to make up for ditching them, and starting an argument with everyone would not help him do that at all. So, for once, Asher kept his mouth shut and did as he was told.
"Hey" Joyce calmly says to Derek as he wakes up "I know you're scared, and I know you're angry, but I promise you, we're here to help you" She says as Derek struggles to try and untie himself from the barn wall "Derek, Derek. If you keep doing that, you're going to hurt yourself. Just calm down so we can talk, okay? Do you know who I am?"
"An evil child kidnapper" Derek says, making Asher hold in a laugh.
"Okay, I understand why you would think that" Joyce sighs "But I'm not evil. I'm just a mom, a regular mom. That's my son, Will."
"Z-zombie boy" Derek stutters out.
"That nickname still stuck?" Asher asks Will, who just nods.
"It didn't help that you started calling me that either" Will mentions.
Back before Asher knew about any of this, Asher also called Will Zombie Boy, but that was only because he didn't know Will's actual name. In middle school, Asher had influence. Yes, everyone was scared of him, but if he gave someone a name, or called them one, it stuck. So, when Asher started calling Will Zombie Boy because he didn't know his name, everyone else only referred to Will as Zombie Boy. To this day, Asher still regrets calling Will that name, now knowing what happened to him.
"And I've said sorry for it" Asher sighs "In my defence, that's the only name I knew you by. I was too high to know your actual name."
"Do you know why they call him that?" Joyce asks Derek.
"Because he died and came back to life" Derek mentions, looking over at Will.
"But what people don't know is that when he went missing, he was taken by a terrible, scary monster" Joyce explains to Derek "And now that scary monster is after you."
"Yeah, I know. Mr Whatsit told me, which is why you need to let me go" Derek tells Joyce, trying to get out of the ropes once again.
"No, no. Mr Whatsit is not who he says he is, okay?" Joyce says "He is lying to you. All of these monsters, they work for him. Now, that's why we took you here to this barn. We thought this barn was safe, but he's found us. So we have to move you again, somewhere he can't find you. So, if I untie you, will you cooperate and come with us? Please?" Joyce asks, making Derek nod his head "Okay, great. You're a very brave kid, Derek. I want you to know that. Very--" Joyce goes to say, but gets cut off the moment she unties Derek, who shoves her over and gets up to run away.
"See, I should have done the talking!" Asher yells as Will runs over and tackles Derek while Erica and Robin shut the barn door, locking it.
"Let me go! Eat dirt!" Derek yells, throwing dirt into Will's eyes before getting up and climbing the ladder, before pushing it down so no one could follow him.
"Okay, listen here you dickhead!" Asher yells up to Derek "She's not lying to you and if you stop being an annoying motherfucker and let us help than you'll fucking see that!"
"Yes, Mr Whatsit is a very bad guy, he sent the monsters after you" Robin adds on.
"Suck my fat one!" Derek yells down to Asher and Robin.
"Okay, that's it" Asher mumbles out "I'm murdering this kid. I don't care that he's a kid, I'm killing him."
"You just signed your death warrent, dipshit!" Erica yells up, overhearing Asher's mumbles.
"You're just a psycho and you're going to jail!" Derek yells down.
"No, I'm not being insulted by a child" Asher mutters before looking up at Derek "Look, you little fucking piece of shit! If you don't listen to us, you're gonna die and I'll watch it happen! If you listen to us, you won't die! Your choice, dipshit!"
"You're way of getting him down is threatening him?" Robin asks Asher with a confused look "Seriously? He's, like, what, ten?"
"Do I look like I care right now?" Asher asks Robin with a scoff.
"You gotta come down" Joyce pleads with Derek, who sticks his fingers in his ears while yelling so he can't hear the group.
"Get down dipshit!" Asher yells before they all hear a bang on the barn door "Oh shit" Asher mutters, turning around to face the barn door with the rest as the banging continues, seeing an axe in the corner of the barn "I can't believe I'm saving this son of a bitch" He mumbles to himself, walking over to the axe, picking it up before walking to stand in front of the group.
"What are you doing?" Robin asks Asher.
"Just going for a stroll" Asher sarcastically says, not turning around to face Robin "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm protecting you idiots!" Asher yells as the barn door crashes open, showing a demogorgon which was standing on the other side "Come get me, motherfucker!" Asher yells, swinging the axe repeatbly. Each time Asher swung, the demogorgon took a step back each time, until it was suddenly out of sight as Steve's car came speeding into it.
"I have never been more happy to see Steve in my life" Asher mumbles out, running out of the barn, only to see Steve's car speeding into the gate that was srinking away "What a bunch of fucking idiots."
