Nether Of Annihilation

Gathering Of Allegiance

Bags of chips and candy filled the emptiness of the Byler's hallway, as Eleven and Will were perched on the top bunk of their bunk beds, listening to Will's supercomm only pick up static for what felt like the 100th time, within the last hour.

 "Earth to the party! this is your cleric speaking! we have a code red! i repeat a code red! does anyone copy!?" Will says, screaming into his com for Eleven to feel a headache coming on.

 "Will!, gosh, it's been an hour and a half. I hate to think of the worst, but they're probably gone just like Joyce and Jonathan." El says, grabbing her forehead and snatching the com away from him. 

"El, we have to try! and don't you dare say that, they're probably just sleeping.. it's only 2 pm." Will says, snatching his supercomm back from El's grasp. 

"Fine, i'm sorry, okay, i know this is scary and confusing. And even though we might not have them here. We still have each other, and that's what matters" Eleven says, putting her hand on the supercomm to get Will's attention.

 He knew she was right, they couldn't stay here, not with all those demo dogs running lose outside and god knows what else. 

Yeah sure they had the basement below them, that seemed as if it were the best option to hide in, right now.

 But there's a dead demo dog down there, on the sofa, decomposing and beginning to rot as they speak. 

"Just one more time" Will says, picking up the supercomm and raising it to his mouth. 

Eleven nods, leans back against his headboard, and rests her head on his pillows. 

"Again! this is your cleric speaking! is there anyone out there!?... anyone?! AT ALL-" Will starts, before he gets cut off by a certain familiar voice interrupting him. 

"WILL! CAN YOU PLEASE! SHUT UP!" Max says, on the otherline, her afternoon voice crackling thru Will's com.

 "MAX!" Will and Eleven scream in unison, so relieved at least someone from the party was still here. 

"What's going on?" Lucas says, next to Max in her bed, seeing her sit up from trying to sleep in, for the fourth time this week. 

"Will won't stop radioing us" Max says, feeling annoyed by the second. 

Lucas yawns, and then takes the com from Max, allowing her to lay back down on his chest and close her eyes.

 "Dude, what are you talking about...code red?" he says, putting his arm around Max as he begins to open his eyes and blink a few times to help him wake up.

 "Lucas, Max, are you guys okay? have you talked to Dustin and Mike yet?" Will asks, sitting up next to Eleven, as they both put there ears, close to the supercomm and listen to there response, before they both get caught off by another interruption. 

"Why are you guys having a full on conversation, using only coms, right now?" Mike says, closing his refrigerator as he grabs a cartoon of juice, to gulp the last sips of.

 "Do you guys know what time it is!? i am literally trying to get my beauty sleep" Dustin says, chiming in, as he fluffs his curly afro hair in bed.

 "The party is alive and here!" Will says, letting his relief, shine through his voice as soft as butter.

 "Why the heck wouldn't we be?" Lucas asks,  totally unaware of the fact that him and Max are the only people in her house at the moment. 

"I know this is gonna sound crazy. But Jonathan and my mom are missing. We can't find them anywhere" Will says, until El chimes in too.