katebush04
It's been a month since The Party defeated Vecna, rescued Holly, Derek, and the other kids from the Abyss, and destroyed the Upside Down. They're now grappling with the aftermath of losing Eleven, who sacrificed herself to prevent Dr. Kay and the military from using her blood for experiments and to make more monsters. After three days of being interrogated by Dr. Kay and the military who were demanding and questioning about Eleven's whereabouts until Dr. Owens, along with U.S. Marshals and FBI agents came in to arrest Dr. Kay, Sullivan, the soilders and MPs in Hawkins under them, outside along with dozens of factions in the D.O.D and D.O.E working against Eleven, Brenner's associates, a few NSA, CIA, and Pentagon officials, and other government officials were also arrested.
Unbeknownst to everyone, Eleven didn't die in the collapse, thanks to her sister Kali, who created an illusion of Eleven standing in front of the gate when the Upside Down collapsed while she escaped through tunnels. Eleven realized that as long as she stayed in Hawkins, the government would never stop hunting her, so she had to disappear to make sure her friends and family were safe so that she wouldn't put them in danger.
In December, a shocking truth surfaced: "Government Conspiracy Exposed: Children Kidnapped for Experiments!" This revelation of decades-long state-sponsored abuse and human rights violations ignited global outrage. As the trials for Dr. Kay, Sullivan, and the others began, Mike and The Party supported each other in their grief for Eleven. Hopper organized a town hall meeting where the community expressed their anger and had questions about the years of hidden truths in Hawkins. While the monsters had vanished, the battle for accountability and healing was just beginning.