The Disappearances ➙ Steve Harrington [01]( complete )

xx. creatures from the deep

xx. creatures from the deep

"Mr. Clark? It's Dustin." He said into the Byers household phone, the new one they had to buy when the last one nearly shocked Jackie into a coma. Dustin was trying find all the supplies they would need for Eleven and her large, salt water bath in order to find Will and Barbara. But it was proving difficult when we needed more than a couple gallons of water.

"Yeah, yeah I just.. I- I have a science question."

"Do you know anything about sensory deprivation tanks? Specifically how to build one?"

"Fun."

"You always say we should never stop being curious. To always open any curiosity door we find."

"Why are you keeping this curiosity door locked?"

Dustin rushed over to the table and snapped, before looking around with a sorry look when Jackie slapped him on the back of the head for being rude. She passed him a pencil and paper as he wrote down what his teacher was saying, "Uh-huh."

"Uh-huh, how much?"

"Uh-huh."

"Yep, alright. Yeah, we'll be careful."

"Definitely. Alright Mr. Clark."

"Yeah I'll see you Monday. Yeah, we'll see you Monday, Mr. Clark. Bye." He said bringing the phone away from his ear and away from his mouth as he pointed to Joyce, "Do you still have the kiddie pool we bobbed for apples in?"

Joyce nodded pointing to her twins, "I think so, yeah, yeah." Dustin smiled, "Good, then we'll just need salt. Lots of it." Hopper Looked at Dustin, "How much is 'lots'?" Dustin looked down at his notes from the phone conversation, before looking up with a nervous glaze in his eyes, "1,500 pounds."

"Well, where are we gonna get 'that' much salt? I mean, Jesus-" Jackie said just as Hopper interrupted her, "I know where, the middle school pool." Lucas snapped with a smile as everyone started getting ready.

She rushed to go with the kids but Hopper pushed her shoulder back, "Nope. No way."

"Hop, please! I-I can help!" Jackie tried to reason but he just glared, "I already don't wanna have to take your mom and all these kids, and I don't wanna have to worry about you too." She glared, "Here-" She shoved a radio at his chest, "-in case anything goes wrong-"

"Nothing will."

"In case it does..." She said watching as Joyce loaded the kids up in the car, "Take care of the boys will you? They mean a lot to me, that little girl does too." Hopper nodded hugging her and kissing the top of her head, "You got it kiddo."