Eleven woke up on a cold floor in a room she didn't recognise, she lifted her fingers to her nose and saw fresh blood covering them.

She's in the upside down she knows that.

The last thing she remembers from the real world is getting in that bath for another test only this time she was stuck.

She saw something, that thing.

Papa told her to touch it that's when she realised she can't go back, no matter how scared she was she was still there in the dark- running.

'Hey you're awake! How are you feeling?"

Mike

That part she remembered clearly.

It wasn't the first time she had seen Mike, sometimes when she was bored and locked away in her room she'd tie her pillowcase around her eyes and walked around Hawkins not very far mostly just the woods around the lab looking for a way out.

Until that one time

She heard laughter, not the fake laughter she would hear from the people in white robes in the lab – real joyful laughter.

It was a group of boys; they were talking about stuff she didn't understand

"Dustin show us that thing that you can do with your hands"

One of the boys got up from the circle they were sitting in, he took off his coat and twisted his arms with a loud pop noise came out of them

The boys lost it, all of them cheering and laughing

"That is so gross! "

"Shut up Lucas! I actually think it looks cool, it's like you have superpowers or something"

'This boy really thinks having powers is…cool?'

"Thanks Mike it's not like I can fight evil with it"

Eleven felt her cheeks burning up and she couldn't hide the smile that appeared on her face, this Mike person she likes him.

After that day she started looking for him all the time, watching him from a far. If only she could talk to him if only he could see her but that's not possible while she's locked away in the lab…

Is it?


"I'm sorry we looked everywhere, the only thing we found was his bike"

Nancy couldn't stop herself from crying now, it was all her fault. If only she noticed how late it was and that Mike have been gone for so long…

"You can't blame yourself Nance. He knew his curfew and chose to stay an extra hour who knows what he decided to do next?"

"Not helping Steve."

It was already so late at night, Jonathan and Will both looked exhausted.

"Maybe we should sleep on it? Going out there looking for him is just going to be a waste of time, it's dark and we won't see anything. We'll wait till morning if he won't come back we'll call the cops and my parents, what do you guys think? "

They all nodded except Will


"I tried the phone but the line is dead and everyone are gone, where the hell are we?"

Mike was pretty proud of himself, despite not knowing what was going on he kept his cool and didn't freak out.

That has nothing to do with the fact he was fascinated with the girl in front of him and how he wanted to impress her, no it was definitely not that.

They went down to the basement, Mike was looking for his supercom it was pretty much their last resort.

"Mike"

That was the first word Eleven has ever said to him and that made him stop and just look at her

"Hey so you can talk!"

But she didn't look happy, she kept staring down not looking at him

'she's probably scared and cold she's only wearing that hospital gown'

"Don't worry El, we're going to figure everything out and I'm going to get us out of here. I promise."

'Whatever here is'

"Pro-mise?"

"That means something you can't break"

Suddenly a sound came from the stairs, as if someone was standing on the first step but not coming down yet

Mike and El looked at each other shocked; both too scared to say anything

Then they heard the steps continuing, whoever it is he was making his way down the stairs.

Mike grabbed the nearest thing closest to him and stood in front of El, blocking her from view, he just then realized the thing he grabbed was the spaceship Will got him for his birthday

'great job what am I going to do throw it?'

the steps got closer and Mike could feel his heart beating so fast

"Mike? Is that you?"

'There's no way that's…'

"WILL?!"


"The girl still hasn't woken up Dr. Brenner …"

Brenner was sitting in his office with his head in his hands, he can't lose her.

"And the brain activity?"

Ever since they couldn't wake her up a couple of days ago he was certain she had somehow got into a coma, a person can't just get into a coma but then again- she's not a regular person.

"Normal Dr. and the nosebleeds come back once an hour."

'Interesting'

"Keep trying to wake her up. "