Stranger Things Chapter 1
Bang!
Clank!
Whir!
The sounds startled her away as whatever she was in shook violently.
Feeling around in the darkness, she felt her fingers graze over cool metal grates and she realized that she was in some sort of a metal box.
She attempted to stand up but found she couldn't which confused her even more.
She felt like crying and wished that the box would reach its destination quickly.
Suddenly she was thrown into one of the metal walls when a giant crate toppled over on top of her.
She let out a silent scream as she felt a warm liquid seep into her hair and down onto the metal grates below.
Just as a lone tear escaped her eyes, the box screeched to a halt and the metal grates above her opened and blinded her with warm sunlight.
She attempted to duck down as a chorus of voices were heard from above and the box began to rattle as someone big jumped down into it.
"Goddamnit! The fucking crates fell over again. It's a fucking mess down here." A gravelly male voice exclaimed as the large crate was lifted off of her.
She came face to face with a large, handsome boy with dirty blonde hair and bright green eyes that widened in shock as he dropped the crate at his feet and stumbled over his words.
"You're a girl…" He whispered as he crouched down beside her and brushed his fingers over her bloodied cheek.
"What'd you say, Captain? I can't hear shit when you're down there." Another male voice with a strange accent said.
The boy that was crouching beside her glared up at the top of the grates where several other boys peeked over the side.
"I said it's a GIRL and she's fucking hurt so get your asses down here and help me get her out!"
He shouted leaving the Glade in stunned silence.
A whole bunch of male voices started talking at once as three more boys jumped into the box and hurried over to her.
"Bloody hell, it is a girl. Looks like you took quite a tumble there love. Clint, Jeff get her to the Homestead and patch her up so we can bloody welcome her properly."
The blonde boy with the beautiful brown eyes and strange accent said as two of the boys crouched down next to her and started trying to lift her onto some kind of stretcher.
She wanted to scream or do something. Anything. But no sounds came out as her vision began to cloud over with black dots.
The faintest sound was heard as she thought she heard one of the boys say something about missing something.
"Newt! Something's wrong! She only has one leg!" Jeff said as he stared down at where another leg should have been but the pants were cut off and stitched together to not show what was underneath.
The smaller of the two who she remembered as Jeff said.
Newt quickly glanced down at the empty space and shook his head as he saw that the girl was falling unconscious due to massive blood loss from the deep gash on her head.
"Alright well it doesn't look like her leg was cut off during the journey here so just get a move on and get her to the Homestead." He said calmly as he tried to school his expression into one of reassurance.
The greenie girl not having a leg was definitely something to worry about but as soon as he saw her he felt a strange need to protect her and care for her making his fears fade away completely.
Clint gently felt around where the pants were sewn together and looked up at Newt with a look of recognition.
"Amputation. That's what happened. I remember something about when a person has an injury or something that is severe in a body part sometimes people have that part removed to keep the person healthy and alive. So it seems as though her leg has been amputated because of that." He said thoughtfully before he hoisted the small girl onto the stretcher and started making his way out of the box.
"No worries though, shanks. We'll take good care of her." He said with a serious look before he and Jeff ran back to the Homestead with their newest patient.
Gally started to follow after them as his concern for the girl grew but Newt held out a hand effectively stopping him making him growl in protest.
"Let them handle this, Captain. We'll go see her when she's more stable." He said gently as Gally nervously looked over to the Homestead where he knew the girl was being treated.
He knew Newt was right but he couldn't help but feel worried about the girl just as if he had been familiar with her in the past.
Deciding to follow Newt's instructions, he stalked off to his workshop where he proceeded to worry and brood.
The girl's vision faded and she felt dizzy as she closed her eyes and fell into darkness.
She tried to open her eyes but found but found that she couldn't as the darkness overwhelmed her.
Suddenly a blast of color and images burst beneath her eyelids as images and voices all came to her at once.
She cried out as her body was filled with a painful sensation and one image in particular stood out among the rest.
The image of a boy with dark brown hair and gentle brown eyes came into view as he sat at a desk wearing all white and looking straight at her.
She was surprised when he began to speak just as if he was in the same room as her.
"Addie, I know you didn't want to be put in the trials but I promise you it'll be okay and Resa and I will be there soon so don't worry. You may not remember but your brother was sent down into the maze when the trials first started. You need to find him. Watch each other's backs. The subjects are bound to be suspicious about your arrival. And if anyone asks about you then tell them about the note we wrote together before you had the swipe that's in your back pocket. We miss you and Resa's been crying for hours since you left but just know that we love you and we'll be there soon. Stay safe little shadow."
The boy said as the image started to fade into the inner workings of her consciousness.
She felt a rush of tears fall down her cheeks as a new wave of pain shot through her body.
She remembered them.
Tom and Teresa.
They were her best friends who had thrown her into wherever the hell this place was.
She felt a flash of anger course through her veins before she forced her eyes to open.
She weakly raised her hand to her head and found that someone had cleaned her wound and stitched it closed.
She made an attempt to sit up but found she couldn't.
Flopping back against the pillows behind her, she gazed around the room that she was in.
It looked like the sun had set as she looked over at the poorly built window.
She was wondering how long she had been out when the door to the room opened and Newt, Gally, Clint and Jeff walked in.
Gally shot her a relieved smile before he quickly schooled his face into a neutral expression.
Clint and Jeff started fussing over her as Newt took a seat on the edge of her bed and Gally stood with his arms crossed watching them closely.
"Hello love. How are you feeling? You've been out for the whole day. You passed out from the blood loss and sent us all into a panic. Any longer and I'm afraid you would have succumbed to your injuries. Now since we didn't get the chance to introduce ourselves earlier, we'll go ahead and do that now. My name is Newt and I'm the leader here in the Glade. Those two are Clint and Jeff our Med Jacks and that shuckin slinthead over there is my second in command Gally. Do you remember anything at all like your name or anything else that might be helpful?"
Addie felt her chest tighten and a feeling came over her that she wasn't supposed to tell them about Tom and Teresa's little chat with her.
Seeing them all waiting for an answer, she swallowed hard and gave an answer in what sounded like the weakest voice she had ever heard.
"Addie. My name's Addie. It's nice to meet you all." She croaked politely making all of them give her sympathetic smiles.
"Well Addie, welcome to the Glade. I think that we'll give you the tour when you've fully recovered. Your injuries were serious enough that I think we'll all feel better if you took some time to rest and let your body heal. Is there anything you'd like to ask us? We'll try and answer as best as we can."
Newt said gently making a small smile appear on her lips.
"What do I look like?" She asked as Gally coughed awkwardly and Newt blushed bright red.
Instead of answering her, he took a mirror off of a desk that sat in the corner of the room and handed it to her.
She was surprised when a ghostly pale girl with green eyes and long raven black hair that had red streaks running through it stared back at her.
She was dressed in a black hoodie and black cargo pants that had chains on them.
She pulled the covers back to see her shoes and gasped as the mirror fell from her hands and she saw that she was missing a leg.
Her eyes began to water as Newt rubbed her back soothingly.
She saw out of the corner of her eye that Gally had a glare fixed on Newt and she couldn't help but wonder why.
That's when Clint cleared his throat and held up a small piece of paper.
"This fell out of your pocket when we were carrying you. It may help give you some peace of mind." He said as he placed it gently into her hand almost as if she was a wounded animal that he was in danger of scaring away.
Her eyes scanned the note as she tried to make sense of it all.
Dear Gladers, this girl is named Addison but you all can call her Addie. She's 17 years old and was sent down to you as a gift for surviving so well in the maze. As you may have noticed, her leg has been amputated due to cancer that was spreading throughout her body. Thankfully now she's cancer free and in permanent remission. Please treat her well because she will one day be the most important piece to you surviving till the end. The Bagger named Faust is her older brother. Please see to it that they are reunited. And Gally, please make sure that you and Winston take good care of her because she now belongs to you.
Greetings from the outside,
The Watchful Ones
When she looked up she saw that everyone's expressions were ones that led her to believe that they had already read the note and had discussed it before she had woken up.
Her eyes immediately found Gally's as he took several cautious steps over to her before taking her hand in his and giving it a gentle squeeze.
As she looked into his eyes she searched for any sign of dishonesty and danger but found none.
She relaxed completely and gave his hand a weak squeeze that made his face split into a large grin.
Deciding to go along with what the note said, she couldn't help but think that this was the way it was supposed to be all along.
And by the look that Gally was giving her she already knew that they were one and the same.
She had yet to meet Winston but if he was anything like Gally then she would have no issue with belonging to them.
Just when Newt opened his mouth to speak, the door burst open and a boy with shaggy black hair that had blue streaks running through it and ice blue eyes along with a nose ring and two lip piercings looked around the room until his eyes found hers.
She felt like time had stopped as tears began to fall down her cheeks when he finally spoke.
"Addie?"
