[ 𝚂𝚞𝚗 & 𝚁𝚊𝚒𝚗 ] ~ 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙱𝚢𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚡 𝙾𝙲

XXXI - A Doctor and an Angel

"Where the fuck am I." Justin groaned, rubbing her eyes to clear the haze that'd enveloped her vision. 

"Woah, woah- Lay down." A girl who Justin didn't recognize was quick to push her shoulders back against something. 

"You're in Argyle's van." Another voice, one that sounded kind of like Will's puppy boy, responded. 

"Pothead? Really? Why do we keep letting him drive." Justin nearly growled, looking up at the pretty girl who was doting on her side. "Well hello there, doc." She gave a smirk and a wink, eliciting a hearty laugh from the blonde. 

"Hello. How are you feeling?" The girl looked up at Justin's face, scanning it over for any signs of pain. 

"There's one. Argyle-" Satan junior yelled from in front of the three girls. 

"There's one what?" 

"Slow down. Slow down. Slow down!" 

"Oh-kay, stop barkin' orders." The tires screeched and Justin almost slammed into the wall of the van if it weren't for strong arms. 

"Ow. I hate that guy." Justin sighed, blinking up at the new face. "'m Justin, nice to meet ya'." She smiled, glancing between the two girls. 

"Alicia, Toni's hermana." The woman holding Justin in her lap smiled softly. "That's Sam, mi vida." 

"Aww, damn." Justin dramatically shook her head with a sigh. "And here I was thinking I had a shot." 

"Lo siento, mi querida." 

Argyle slammed on the breaks. "Woah!" The doors to the van were thrown open at an alarming speed and the five boys piled out. 

"What are the idiot squad up to?" Justin let out a groan of pain as she pushed herself to a seated position. "That fucking hurts, Christ-"

"Well, you were shot." Sam told her gently, lifting Justin's shirt just barely to see if the bandage had bled through. 

"Take me out to dinner first, my goodness." Justin started to laugh, which that turned into a cough. "I need a Tylenol." She grumbled, shifting to look out the window.

"A phone. . .really?"

"They think it's a lead to find Jane." Alicia muttered. 

"Hm. Got it. . ."

"We just need to find the computer. We find Owens, then warn him. Then we warn Eleven." Wheeler dropped a map practically on Justin's feet as soon as the trunk was fully open. 

"Hello to you too Michael." 

He didn't even give her a glance. "I just need a hacker. The only hacker that I know lives. . .in Utah." He pointed to northern Utah. 

"Wait, Utah?" Jonathan questioned, his eyes not leaving Justin yet going entirely unnoticed by her. 

"Salt Lake City, to be specific." 

"Oh my God." Little Byers huffed. "Oh my God.

"What? Why 'oh my God'?" Antonio asked with a slight snarl. 

"The girl who broke Lucy's heart."

"Oh God-" Jonathan groaned, putting his head in his hands. 

"You can't be serious."

"Well- If we take the I-15 north, we'll get there by morning."

"Oh, you're being serious."

"I know it sounds insane, but Suzie can help."

"Wait!? That little kid my shithead pretended to date to get lil' Harrington's attention!?" Justin shot up. "Holy shit-" She hissed, falling back against the wall of the van. 

"Quit that!" Doc hit her on the shoulder with a genuine glare. 

"Yes, ma'am." Justin shrunk in on herself, her face going pink. 

"I can drive." Alicia lazily raised her hand. "'m used to stayin' up all night and I like driving."

"Oh great." Jonathan groaned. 

"Aww, come here, J, you need a hug?" Justin jut her bottom lip out, mockingly pouting at Jonathan. "It's okay, cutie, I got you." She smirked, putting her hands out toward him and making grabbing motions in his direction. 

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Word Count - 605

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Published - January 22, 2026

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A short chapter to finish up Episode 5!!