Not Just Another Number

Sarah vs Demogorgan

Sarah's POV

"Hey, um, thanks for coming with us. Besides the whole, you knowing more than us, you didn't have to." Jonathan stammers. I glance at him as we reach my the car. I laugh a little and shake my head. "Yeah, I kinda do have to come with you guys."

He gives me a weird look as I dig through my pocket. "I'm the one with keys." I say, jingling the keys before unlocking the car door. I hear him laugh as I climb into the front seat. Johnathan climbs in next to me and Nancy takes the back.

I stick the key in the ignition and start the car. The engine roars to life, and I pull out of the school parking lot. The radio sounds, playing 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'. Appropriate.

The drive to our house is dead quiet. After minutes filled with pure tension, I finally pull up to our house and park the car. "C'mon, the stuff should still be in the trunk." I say, quickly climbing out of the car. They follow me and help me get everything out. We take the weapons and traps and bring them inside.

I drop a box on top of the table in the center of the living room. I look around as I lean against the box. The christmas lights... We were able to find Will through the lights, so maybe it might work on the demogorgon.

"How do we lure it here?" Nancy asks.

I look at them with an eyebrow raised. "So you guys wanted to find and kill this thing, but you didn't even think far enough to know how to get it's attention?!" They both shake their heads. Well, I guess I'll have to fill in all the holes in their plan.

I sigh and run my hand down my face. "We use blood to lure it. The more the better, but even a small cut can get it's attention." I say, placing both hands on the table behind me. They nod along, but they look a little nervous.

"But we don't have to do that yet, I'd much prefer to do it later. We first need to prepare, like traps, weapons, and a way of tracking the bitch. That's where the lights come in."

"The lights?" Nancy asks.

"Yup." I move closer to the string of lights hanging from the ceiling. I reach out and grab the strand. "These suckers work like trackers. Anything that moves in the Upside Down, Will, Mom and Hopper, or the demogorgon, will light up the bulbs. Whenever a light goes off, we'll know something is near. We just need to screw in the bulbs." I hear them groan, but they move to the tiny bulbs left on the table. We all go to different parts of the house and start screwing in all of the lightbulbs.

After a couple of minutes, all the bulbs are in place. I walk back over to the box on the table. I pull out the bear trap and drop it on the table. They both jump at the loud noise. "Sorry." I whisper.

"Now that we have tracking out of the way, we still need traps and weapons. I'll get weapons together if you guys think you can set up the traps." They both nod their heads. I'll probably have to use my powers when this thing arrives. Better them knowing late than never.

I dig through the box, grabbing the box of nails and the bullets. I look back over at Johnathan and call out to him. "Hey Johnathan. Do you know where the gun is? We have bullets, and I don't think you guys know how to handle one properly." I say.

Nancy walks forward, looking determined. "I know how to use one." She says. I raise both eyebrows and nod slowly. Suprising. I clear my throat and stick my hand out. "Alright then, you can take the gun. I'll just get Johnathan and I's bats and spruce them up." I say, making my way to the back door.

"Spruce them up?" Johnathan asks.

"Like put nails in it. Make it more lethal." I explain.

"Why are you leaving, we have nails here?"