Another side to the story.
And before you ask, no. You're not in the Upside Down... yet.
Ebony and Ivory AU
*Book 2 of the OLU*
*Disclaimers: I don't own anything except my O/Cs.*
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THIRTY-FIVE | FINISH HIM
The Abyss came down close enough for everyone to climb through a rift to the other side.
"Does this officially make us space travelers?" Nancy asks.
"Interdimensional space travelers." Her brother answers.
"Suck it Armstrong." Lucas says.
As they walk through this newly discovered part of the Upside Down, they see that it's not like what they've seven before.
"I don't know about the rest of you..." Lucas says. "But I was kind of expecting—"
"Deadly vines..." Will says.
"Or some monsters?" Mike adds.
"In a weird way, it seems kind of... calm compared to where we've been before." Olivia says.
"I can only assume that the Hive Mind works here too." Dustin says. "So if Henry died, so did all his minions."
"If?" Lucas asks.
"We don't know what's going on in the Hive Mind. We know El stopped the planet from crushing us and all, but for all we know, she could still be fighting him."
"Way to keep the morale up." Lucas says to Dustin.
Robin jogs lightly to catch up with Olivia. "What you did back there at the tower was really cool."
"Thanks. I've been practicing a lot with my powers, trying to learn new things... preparing for this."
"How's Eddie?"
"He's good. He misses everyone. Especially Dustin."
"Will he ever come back?"
"He wants to. Just not right now. It's still traumatizing to him."
They finally reach a point and see a giant structure that looks like an upside down spider.
Olivia tries to get a closer look and as she does, the structure looks familiar. How could she forget?
The memory quickly flashes in her mind.
That's the thing that killed Billy.
The Mind Flayer.
Here it is. Live and in person. In Hawkins, it used people to create themself, but here is the real thing.
"That's what I saw in my vision." Will says. "That's where the kids are."
"Well then what are we waiting for?" Nancy says.
The group follows Nancy as they head towards what they hope is the entrance. As they're walking, they notice that Will isn't following.
"Henry. He's alive." He screams and drops to his knees. "He found them. He found Holly and the kids."
"Do you see anyone else? El? Max? Kali?" Mike asks.
