The Scholar & The Bard [Sequel to Bookworm & Toothless] (Stranger Things AU)

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Mike was biting his nails, pacing up and down.

Hopper had returned to the room while Bob went to reset the breakers and the turn on the power.

"Hello?"

Everyone flinched at the voice, Mike widening his eyes.

Was that-

"This is Jessica Hernandez, and I'm alive."

Mike lunged for the microphone, crying out in relief.

"Can anyone hear me?"

"Jessica!" he practically yelled, Hopper shushing him to keep it quiet, though he's also relieved that she's alive.

Everyone hears the sigh and laugh of relief, mixed with some groaning.

"Oh, thank god!"

Mike hears her sniffle and he knows her long enough to know she's crying.

"Jessica, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"Well...I'm pretty sure my shoulder's dislocated from that bite, and I'm loosing quite a lot of blood...but you should have seen the other guy...and by guy I mean the demogorgon dogs."

She's injured and she's STILL cracking a joke...not that anyone's laughing.

"Just...hang on, okay? We're going to get out as soon as Bob turns the power back on."

"Okay...okay. I can do that."

Mike sniffled, wiping the tears that he didn't know was running.

"You're a survivor, Jess, alright? Make sure you live up to that name."

X

"Don't worry, Mike," she whispered moving across the hallways, careful not to trip.

"I promise I will."

"Good."

She turns off the walkie, freezing when she saw a demodog, moving back and hiding behind the wall.

"Shit!"

She breathed in and out steadily, looking up when she saw the lights go back on.

She let out a relieved smile, glad she didn't have to rely on the flickering to see now.

X

Mike looked up when the light turned back on, looking at the cameras where Bob was.

"He made it."

He glanced at all the cameras and stopped where he saw Jess hiding, her chest rising and falling steadily before storming to the other side, and the demogorgon dogs' shrieks of pain when it hit the wall being heard through the speaker.