Stranger Things (BOOK 1): Clash Of The Gifted

"Friends" Don't Lie

One week later, Rick is at Hopper's house with Eleven, Max, Lucas and Dustin, they're eating pizza.

(Max) Jesus, so you and this "Abbadon" are rivals?

(Rick) damn right.

(Lucas) Do we even have a plan to stop him?

(Rick) me and chief want to plan something but haven't figured anything out..

(Dustin) if only Mike was still here.. he would probably know what to do.

As Dustin says that, Eleven stops eating her pizza and she tears up a little.

(Eleven) I'm g-gonna go to the bathroom, be right back..

Eleven goes to running towards the bathroom.

(Lucas) *whispers* Honestly, man, what the fuck?!

(Dustin) sorry!..

(Max) we told you that we can't talk about Mike while she's around! You know how sensitive she is about it!

(Rick) I hate the to be that 1 asshole but who's Mike?

(Max) He... Was Eleven's boyfriend.

(Rick) Did they broke up? Is that why she's depressed?

(Lucas) He's dead.. he died from cancer 2 years ago and it's hard for Eleven to move on.

(Rick) Shit.. damn, no wonder she's depressed.

(Dustin) Mike saved her.. if it wasn't for him, maybe she would've been dead or still on Brenner's lab.

(Rick) and if didn't met her.. I would've been dead because the reason I'm still alive is because you people came to help her.. I thought every other gifted was bad, I really want to kill them all.. but Eleven is different.. *stares at KA-BAR* If I'm being honest, seeing Abbadon after many years is one thing.. but seeing him again after many years holding her is something else...

(Dustin) *whispers into Lucas's ear* I think he's going to crush on Eleven sooner or later.

(Lucas) Yep.

Eleven comes back and sits down to finish her slice of pizza without saying a single word.

(Rick) *sighs*...---

They hear a knock on the door but it's not Hopper's secret knock and everyone notices that.

(Max, Lucas and Dustin) Shit!!

(Eleven) It's not dad's secret knock!..

(Rick) *Gets a pistol out* I'll see who it is.

(Dustin) Augh, why do you have to be the one to have the pistol?

Rick turns slowly to Dustin and he glares at him.

(Dustin) nevermind!

Rick opens the door slowly and he sees Will and Jonathan.

(Rick) Oh, it's Will and... *Mumbles* Who the Hell is this guy?

(Jonathan) name's Jonathan, I'm Will's brother. *extends hand to shake his*

(Rick) *shakes his hand* I'm Rick.

(Dustin) What are you guys doing here?

(Jonathan) Well, Will wanted to be with you guys for a bit and I wanted to thank Rick for saving him the other.

(Rick) Nah, man, it's alright but you gotta give credit to the chief because he was the one who got him out of there, even though I was kinda the one who saved everyone, I think we all saved each other.