Wheels were flying past trees as Mike, Lucas, Will and Dustin were riding their bikes to the arcade. They had planned this trip for about a week now. It was April 21, 1984. Very little had changed in Hawkins, but when the change happened it hurt a lot of people. Not just Physically but Mentally as well.

Mike had been off lately, he seemed a little depressed now and then. The guys think it is because of Eleven's disappearance. Mike still believed she was alive and promised to always believe so. Every rainy night he goes outside and either looks for Eleven or just sit there thinking about her, getting drenched by the rain it helped him a lot, and always put a smile on his face.

Will had been acting different as well. Ever since the upside down he had been acting weirder and weirder. He tried to hide the part about the slugs and the little trips to the upside down, but the boys found out anyways. He didn't mind it though, in fact they helped him a lot. He tried to act as normal as he could, sometimes that was a little harder than he hoped.

Lucas still had regret for treating Eleven the way he did. He liked her a lot, not as much as Mike, but he wished he knew her a little longer before she left. Even though he was really sad about her disappearance like everyone else, he tried to stay strong for the party. He had even started to play basketball for his school so he could get his mind off things every now and then.

Dustin has been the most helpful in the party, especially to Mike, he needed help the most. He was still as weird as before and he loved to help out animal shelters to, it was something an old friend had done. Every night before bed he cried just a little. It wasn't just because of Eleven, it was also because his friends were slowly falling to pieces and it started with Mike.

Mike's p.o.v

Today we are going to the arcade, it's been ages. When I say we I mean the party and me. The last time we went to the arcade was before last November. Wow! It's been longer then I thought. I guess since everything that happened we were all so sad and we still are. I can already tell you that I'm never going to get over it. It's going to haunt me the rest of my life. I mean there I was lying against the cupboards in the science room watching El get kill- leave to somewhere else. She can't be dead I just know it, she- sh- she just CAN'T!

A tear started to roll down my cheek. I quickly brushed it away hoping that the guys didn't see it. They all started looking at me, so I guess they did. They all halted to a stop as I went on. When I noticed the guys were about ten feet behind me I stopped as well.

"Dude, you okay?" Dustin asked me in concern. He has become way more concerned for people now and days.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I lied as I kept on riding.

"He's not fine." Will stated the obvious.

"Well he probably looked at his watch and saw that it was Eleven o'clock or something." Lucas said.

"No, we worked on that remember. Plus it's nine thirty." Dustin said back.

"Are you guys coming or what!?" I yelled. I knew they were talking about me and there is nothing to be worried about. I'm fine, okay maybe not fine but I'm getting to a point where they don't have to worry.

"Yeah!" Dustin yelled back starting to pedal past me. "Race ya!"

"No fair!" Lucas yelled as he caught up. Will and I were behind.

We were all getting faster and faster trying to get ahead when we saw two headlights come from the top of the hill. We all stopped trying to see who it was when all

we noticed was that it was getting faster. We quickly rode our bikes to the side, all falling off into the ground. I was head first.

"What the heck!" Dustin screamed at the car. "What idiot doesn't stop when there are kids in the middle of the road!"

"The idiot getting chased by police cars." I said pointing at a few more cars flashing their lights by.

"We almost got hit by a criminal?" Dustin asked.

"Yeah and a really fast one to." Lucas picked up his bike and walked back onto the road. "Come on guys, lets get to the arcade before it closes."

"Okay." I started to get up when I noticed- "Where's Will?"

Dustin shot up and searched well Lucas just stared on. I walked around a little as we all called out his name.

"Will!"

"WILL!?"

"Will?"

"We should call 9-1-1!" Dustin yelled in a loud panic.

"We don't have a phone!" Lucas yelled over him.

"Well then let's find one!" Dustin yelled back.

"We are in the middle of nowhere!"

"Well how about we stop being lazy and get out of here! I know the arcade has a payphone!"

I always wonder if these two will ever stop fighting! "WILL YOU GUYS SHUT UP! We are trying to find Will!" I pointed to the side of me, "And if you looked you would see that someone is walking straight over here! SO LET'S GO!" I picked up my bike and walked on hoping those two would stop staring and walk with me.

I don't ever yell at them like that. Dustin slowly picked up his bike and walked behind me as Lucas just left his bike behind still in shock. We all walked in silence for a minute as the shady figure started to become clear. It was a girl, I think.

"It's a girl!" Dustin yelled which made the figure run away.

"Now look what you did you scared her off!" Lucas yelled back at him obviously out of his shock.

"Guys look!" I pointed out to yet another figure.

"Please tell me this one is Will." Dustin beged.

"Guys?" It was Will but I think he's sick. His face is pale, there are bags under his eyes and it looks like he is about to throw up.

I ran over to him and put my arm over his shoulder. "Are you okay Will?" I asked.

"No," He looked up at me, I could see the sickness in his eyes, "another one came." He stated.

The other boys ran over to us and helped him stand up straight. It looked like he was going to throw up any second so they moved back before he blew. I stayed in place cuz I knew that if he threw up I would be fine. He clutched his stomach right before he let another one out, a slug as we called it the 'polliwog'.

"Are you okay?" Lucas asked him gently putting his hand on Will's shoulder.

"Does it look like I'm okay?!" Will asked.

"I'm just trying to help." Lucas said as he lifted up his hands.

"Sorry I can't help it." He stood up as I let go. "Something is happening to me and I don't think it's gonna' stop anytime soon. When I'm mean it just comes out I don't mean it."

"We know." I stated, "Let's just skip the arcade idea we can go next weekend."

Will's p.o.v

"No, don't let me ruin this trip for us." I started walking back when I tripped into the upside down. "Not again."

I just sat there waiting for the real world to come back when I saw something. I stood up and started to walk to it when it just disappeared. I looked closer and closer when I saw a shadow. "You're still here!" the shadow fell back, "Don't worry I'm nice. Who are you?"

The shadow just sat there scanning me for a second before reappearing. "That is so cool!" the shadow stood up looking all around me before I finally said, "You're a wolf."

The wolf sat back down in front of me. It closed it's eyes before howling. "Hi!"

"Wow! did you just speak?" I asked with curiosity.

"No, I purported transmission of information from me to you without using any of our known sensory channels or physical interaction." The wolf answered. I just stood there with a questioning look. "Telepathy, I used telepathy. By the way my names Carson." She lifted her paw to me.

"Will." I finally shook off a little and shook her paw. "You have got to be the smartest wolf I have ever met, and the only wolf. Why are you in the upside down?"

"Great word for this place. Since it is another world connected to your world like a parallel universe but with death and decay instead of life and joy. I tried not to sound complicated this time."

"Yeah well can you please answer my question I'm probably going to go back to the real world any second now."

"Well it's quite complicated. I'm actually a human, but there were these scientist that took test on me. Then there was an explosion and a wolf was there which some how transformed me into one. After that pedals brought me here." She stopped for a second so she could breathe.

"You mean the demogorgon?" I asked interpreting pedals.

"Um, the monster with no face and long arms?"

"Yeah." My look told her to keep going.

"Well pedals is gone now thanks to this young girl that I keep…" Her voice disappeared along with the upside down as I could see the real world again with my friends as well.

"My GOD! Will!" Dustin was the first one to see me reappear from the upside down. "Are you okay?" he asked.

I just looked at him forgetting that it was the wolf with telepathy and not him. "Dude are you going to talk or what?" Lucas said also noticing that I'm back.

"Oh! Yeah sorry, I just had this strange conversation with this wolf, human, telepathic animal person, whatever you want to call her." I finally answered.

"A what now? A wolf, human person?" Mike was obviously confused.

"There was this girl she said that she was tested on by scientist and turned into a wolf with telepathy. She also said that the demogorgon brought her there, well she called it pedals. Then she was cut off, saying something about this young girl that she was keeping and then I was back here before she could say anything else." Will finally got a good breathe.

"A young girl? What was her name?" Mike seemed most interested in this part.

"She just said, and I quote, "Well pedals is gone now thanks to this young girl that I keep…" And that's all." Will said.

"Wow. What's the wolf girls name?" Dustin seemed to be must interested in that part.

"She said it was Carson, she was shy one second and then gleeful the next." Dustin's face turned really red when he walked away.

"Let's get to the arcade before it closes please." Dustin said.

"What was that? He seemed interested before her name but not after. Do you think he might of known her before or something?" Will asked.

"Probably not." Lucas answered picking up Dustin's bike before walking back with him.

Mike helped me up before asking, "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked.

He was so kind to me, more so than Dustin and Lucas. Even after everything that happened to him all those months ago. The guys told me everything that happened, I like the part with the cliff and troy the best. It sounded like Mike took a hard hit when Eleven left but he always acted like it didn't bother him. I just hope he's okay.

"Yeah I'm fine. Let's go to the arcade already." We started to walk off back to the other guys.

"Alrighty then. Let's get to it." Mike said as he got on his bike.