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A STRANGER THINGS fanfiction
Stranger Things is a work of fiction created by Matt and Ross Duffer and broadcasted by Netflix.
The copyrights belong to its rightful owners (The Duffer brothers, Netflix, etc).
This non-profit fanfiction is written by Tarek Shamikh.
The story takes place right after eleven defeats the Demogorgon. This is an alternate fan-made ending to the events of Stranger Things season one story.
Chapter one: Broken things
"El! El! EL, where are you? Eleven! El?" the words echoed around the dark class room and seemed so far away yet so close.
"Mike…" Eleven whispered the name as she crumbled to her knees, despite all the tortures she endured in the past this was far worst, she tried to tell herself it had to be done, she had to protect them all from what she unleashed on them, she had to protect Mike, yet it could not stop the tears nor the overwhelming sadness and loneliness, her heart seemed broken, she felt a pain in her chest and suddenly it was like all the times she was put in that horrible solitary cell only this was way worst, and when she thought about it she actually preferred that cell to where she was now, at least it was on other side, at least it was closer to Mike.
Eleven braved through the tears, raised her head and looked around the room, it was dark, but it looked almost exactly like the class room on the other side, except for the strange roots on the walls, and the falling ash-like flakes in the air, she looked back to where she last saw him and suddenly her heart began to calm down, the tears seemed to obey the heart and ceased, she only thought of Mike, not of what had just happened, nor what would happen, not even the past seemed present, only the thought of Mike; She took a deep breath and stood up, her legs shaking, barely carrying her, her hands reached for the wall to lean on it and steady herself, she knew she was too tired to walk anywhere, yet she had to, she needed to get somewhere safe, the Demogorgon was dead but she had a feeling it was still not over, and this place was a place of monsters.
Eleven got out of the school after what seemed like an eternity, she hadn't regained any of her strength yet but was relieved to be outside, even if it was just as dark and even more frightening, but her friends were there, she could still feel them, she could still feel him, she could feel his pain and it was too much for her to bare so she made her way away from them and into the dark.
"Mike…" he thought he heard her.
"Mike…" he looked around and Dustin put his hands on his shoulder "Mike… the police is here"
Outside the school it seemed like a circus, so many people, "where were they a half hour ago?" Mike thought, he was beyond sad and angry, but as he was waiting surrounded by strangers and wrapped in that blanket that warmed him not his anger disappeared as he sat there thinking, now he was left only with sadness like he never felt before, he thought of nothing but Eleven and those last words she said to him echoed in his mind, it didn't feel like she was gone but she was; his chest hurt, he looked at the school door half expecting to see her but as people went in and out he gazed only down, his heart was broken, it was shattered and he didn't want to pick up the pieces, tears rolled down his cheeks, he felt guilty, he should've protected her he thought, it was his fault he kept blaming himself, then he thought it didn't even matter anymore, she was gone and he was left there alone.
Sometime had passed and Mike's mom finally arrived, she was a wreck but at the sight of her son it all washed away, it wasn't the same for Mike, as his mom hugged him his tears could not stop, he cried as he buried his face in his moms embrace and just wanted to get away from that school, he even felt guilty after hugging his mom because he thought Eleven didn't have anyone to hug her like that most of her life, she was treated badly by almost everyone she knew, and always had to be tough and brave, protected them from the very start till it killed her, it wasn't her job to do all that, she shouldn't have carried those burdens, that it was he who should've protected her, she saved his life, and he couldn't do the same for her, he felt so helpless with these thoughts, each making him feel worst and worst, he was angry at almost everyone, the government who hurt Eleven all her life, the police who faked Will's death and did nothing for her, Hawkins the town that never cared about her, the bullies who forced Eleven to have to protect him, but most of all himself, he wished he could've done more.
They were at the hospital waiting, Will's back! The only thing that made Mike snap out of it, it was too good to be true, he had missed Will so much, he thought all this was because Eleven saved them, that none of it would have been possible if it wasn't for her; after finding out Joyce and Hopper had saved Will he thought of Eleven as he sat there waiting for Will to wake up, he smiled a little because he knew she made this happen "Thank you El" he murmured to himself, but even though the joy of getting his friend back after thinking he was dead was indescribable and thinking of how Eleven gave him hope he was alive, he still couldn't be really happy, it wasn't supposed to be a trade, they were supposed to save everyone.