Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that we're coming to the end of this story. You know how Stranger Things episodes only have about 8 or 9 episodes? Well, I'm doing the same for this story. Anyway, please enjoy!

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"What do you mean she's trapped?" demanded Kali, standing up and staring the boy down. How could her sister be trapped if she was lying right in front of her? It didn't make any sense. It must have been some kind of mind thing. She herself did manipulate the mind, but her powers weren't as developed as the younger girl's. Jane's powers were much more adept at communicating than hers.

Will looked like he was on the verge of bursting into tears. "We... we were both in the Void last night," he revealed. Guilt bubbled in his stomach, If El got hurt, it would be all his fault. "But we d-didn't do it on purpose, we were sleeping. We were only talking when the Mind Flayer showed up. She pushed me away and made me wake up s-so that she could fight it herself. B-But she can't come back unless she wins."

Kali gaped at him. "She's trapped... in her own mind?"

"Hop, we have to get her out of there!" insisted Joyce after feeling the unconscious girl's forehead. "She's burning up, do something!"

"I'll take her to Owens," Hopper decided, lifting Eleven into his arms. "see if he can figure out how to snap the kid out of this." No one really had a better plan, so they all followed Hopper to his truck and piled inside.

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The drive to Hawkins Laboratory was silent as they pulled up to the large building. Kali internally winced upon seeing it, but kept a straight face. She had escaped a long time ago, she was free. This place, this awful place, couldn't imprison her anymore. "And just how exactly is bringing her here supposed to help her?" she snapped, crossing her arms as they stepped out of the truck.

"They have a lot more technology and know more about El's powers," Joyce explained before Hopper could snap back. "They helped Will too. Hopefully, they'll be able to help us wake El up."

Kali cocked an eyebrow. "And if they can't?" she challenged. No one answered her. Truthfully, they had all been thinking the same thing. Kali was just the only one brave enough to say it out loud. Everyone was silent as they entered the building.

Surprisingly, no one was at the front desk. "Hello?" called Hopper. "Owens? You here?" No answer.

"This is strange," muttered Joyce, eyeing the surrounding area for any signs of any more monsters. Of course, with the gate closed it was unlikely, but you never know when life would surprise you.

A doctor suddenly came into the room and everyone (except Kali) immediately noticed it wasn't Owens. For one, this was a woman. She young woman at that, probably in her mid twenties. "Can I help you?" she asked impatiently.

Hopper was about to answer when Kali shoved her way between the two adults and up to the desk. "Actually, you can't," she snapped. Concentrating hard, she made the woman think her skin was melting. The woman soon ran away screeching. Satisfied, Kali turned back to the group. "Now, let us go find this Dr. Owens and see if he can fix my sister." She noticed they were all staring at her. "What?"

Hopper shook his head, exasperated. "Never mind, let's just go," he urged the group. They four of them rushed through the double doors and down the long, winding hallways. "Owens!"

Suddenly, Will bumped into someone much bigger than him and fell onto the ground. He quickly got up and dusted himself off. "Oh, I'm sor- Dr. Owens?"

The group double backed for him. "What the hell, Owens?" demanded Hopper angrily, still holding onto Eleven tight. "Where have you been? And why is this place empty?"

Owens sighed. "It's been a long week," he admitted tiredly. "What's the issue here? And why is Eleven asleep?"

"There's something wrong wit her," Hopper told him. He looked at the young boy beside him expectantly. "Will, you know more than us. Tell him what happened."

Will fidgeted nervously as everyone's gaze turned to him. "We... we were in the Void last night when we were sleeping," he attempted to explain. "Then, the Mind Flayer showed up. Or, I think it did. She just said something was here. Anyway, she pushed me away and that's when I woke up. Now she won't wake up and I think she trying to fight it."

"Can you snap her out of it?" asked Joyce, subconsciously brushing the young girl's hair out of her face.

Owens sighed, rubbing his temples. "Follow me," he instructed, walking down the hallway. The group immediately trailed after him, desperate to help the girl who had somehow made her way into their hearts.

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"You say this happened in the Void?"

Will nodded. "Yeah," he answered. He was afraid for Eleven. Last time she had faced a monster, she ended up disappearing into the Upside Down. And that was only the Demogorgon. The Mind Flayer was much more powerful and a lot smarter. He noticed there was a sizable amount of blood running down the lower half of his friend's face. That was more blood from her than he had ever seen. "Guys, look."

Kali followed his gaze and was immediately panicked. "Shit," she cursed, clutching her sister's hand. "Jane's using too much of her energy. Using our powers too much is really dangerous."

"Like, how dangerous?" asked Hopper, his eyebrows knitted together in concern for his adopted daughter. He had seen her nose bleed heavily once before when she closed the gate, but it was no where near this amount.

Kali couldn't even meet his eyes. "She could die," she uttered softly.

"What?" everyone, except for Dr. Owens, around her exclaimed.

"Our powers put extra strain on our minds," the teenager clarified. Kali had figured this out a long time ago when she nearly died a few years ago. "That's why we bleed when we use them. Overexerting them seriously messes with our health." She let her eyes shift to her sister - her brave, selfless sister. She had to stop doing this, she had to wake up. Kali lost a lot of people in her life and was able to move on, but she didn't think she could take it if she lost Jane too.

"She's definitely in some sort of trance," confirmed Owens. "Most likely a self-induced coma."

Joyce looked even more frazzled than she already was. "We already knew that," she snapped. "We brought her here because we thought you would be able to snap her out of it."

Owens shook his head. "I can't," he told them solemnly. "The only way to do that would be to actual go into her mind and assist her with fighting the..."

"Mind Flayer," finished Will.

"But without abilities like her, I can't do anything for her," continued Owens.

Hopper looked like he wanted to punch something. "So we came here for nothing," he seethed. "Just fucking great."

Kali's eyes widened with realization. "Maybe not," she speculated. "Jane's powers deal with the mind, but so do mine. It's possible that I could reach her somehow and help her."

"No, I'll go," insisted Will. "Our minds are already connected, I could help her."

Kali snorted. "And do what?" This boy was scrawny, small, and didn't have any powers. Plus, her sister had told her all about what happened to him. If anything went wrong while he was there, his family would never recover. There weren't as many people that would miss her, she was much more expandable. "I will be able to help her the most."

"That's extremely risky, Miss Prasad," said Owens. "If you link your mind to hers, you could end up in the same state."

"I will take that risk," Kali vowed. She was done running from her problems, it was time to face them head on. And what better reason to face them than to do it to save her sister? No one replied as she pressed her forehead to El's and shut her eyes tightly. She had never linked anyone's mind with hers before, but she would try for Jane.

Everyone's breath hitched as Kali was suddenly rendered unconscious.

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Kali's eyes snapped open to darkness. It was pitch black wherever she looked. "Jane?" she called, pushing herself off what she assumed was the floor (it was hard to tell). "Jane, are you here?" She heard a grunt from behind her and turned to see the girl, hands held out in front of her and blood running down her face. By this time, it wasn't just her nose. Her ears and even her eyes were also bleeding. "Jane!"

Eleven turned to her, her eyes wide with alarm. "Kali?" she demanded. Her voice was strained, as if it hurt just to talk. "What are you d-doing-" She cut herself off with a grunt of pain. "Leave!"

Kali was about to retort when she looked up and saw what she could only describe as a monster. It was a huge, looming figure with eight tentacle-like arms. "That's... the Mind Flayer?" she asked.

"Yes," Jane managed to choke out. "The gate is... breaking. I have to..."

"Beat him?" finished Kali, her mouth agape. "Jane, you can't! That thing's way to strong! You'll die!"

"But he won't escape," Eleven pointed out. "Have to help."

"This isn't your job!" retorted Kali. "Brenner and his men did this, let them fix it!"

"I opened the gate," El told her, as if that explained everything.

"He made you!"

"Kali... please," begged Eleven. "Go."

Kali shook her head. "No," she refused, taking her sister's hand. "We do this together."

Eleven was about to argue when she suddenly felt a surge of power. "Kali..." she whispered. Kali was giving her energy! She felt the strain of facing the Mind Flayer for hours disappear and her powers seemed to be fully charged.

With a renewed vigor, El faced the Mind Flayer once again. She focused all of her anger; anger at the bad men for imprisoning her and ruining her life and anger at the Mind Flayer for threatening her new found family and everything she cherished. It was slowly approaching the two girls before it stopped suddenly. It seemed to freeze before it gave a terrible shriek and began to shake violently. El stood her ground and the horrible creature suddenly evaporated.

Eleven panted heavily before collapsing. Luckily, Kali caught her before she could fall. "You did it," she praised. Her sister was such a fighter. If she could handle that thing, Brenner and his man would be a piece of cake.

El smiled weakly. "Lets's go home."

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Naturally, Kali was awake before Eleven. "Jane," was her first thought as she sat up. She was immediately aware of two things; a) she was in the cabin and not the laboratory and b) her sister was sleeping peacefully next to her. She was relieved to see that Jane's nose had stopped bleeding, her temperature was much cooler than before, and the sickly pale complexion she had returned to a much more healthy color.

Kali smiled; she hadn't failed her sister after all. She was glad she had been able to help Jane protect the world she had come to love. Kali didn't understand why Jane would risk her life for a world that hadn't done a thing for her, but she supposed that was the difference between her and her sister. She suddenly became aware of shuffling next to her.

Eleven tiredly opened her eyes. "K-Kali?"

Kali's smile grew bigger. "You did it," she repeated her words from the Void. "You really did it."

El nodded, her eyelids drooping slightly. "I did it."

"Is it dead?" asked Kali.

Eleven shook her head. "No, but it's trapped." She grinned victoriously. "No way back."

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"Unbelievable," whispered Dr. Blanch in awe as she watched the rift close. "Sir, the gate has been sealed again. This time, it's more than ten times more durable than before. It's... it's a miracle!"

Dr. Owens smiled. "Not a miracle," he corrected her. "Eleven." The world owed that girl their lives. She truly was amazing.

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Suddenly, El's bedroom door burst open and there stood Mike. "Eleven!" he exclaimed, nearly toppling her over in a hug. As soon as Will told him what happened over the phone earlier, he had pedaled over like he never pedaled before. "You're okay!" He held her tightly, as if afraid she'd disappear if he didn't. "You're okay..." He repeated this once or twice more before pulling back to look at her. He didn't know which emotion was stronger; his relief at El's safety or his anger at Hopper for not bothering to tell him what was going on.

Eleven smiled widely at him as she hugged him back. "I'm okay," she confirmed with a nod of her head.

"WHEELER!" thundered Hopper, suddenly standing at the door.

Mike suddenly remembered that one of Hopper's rules for him was that he wasn't allowed in Eleven's room. "Aw, shit," he swore. He gave El a quick kiss on the cheek before darting out the door past the chief. El giggled at the sight and Kali rolled her eyes, but couldn't help the smirk that adorned her face.

Everything was okay now.

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I hope you liked it! I know the battle between El and the Mind Flayer was lame, but I suck at writing fight scenes. Especially since El's not even fighting with her body. Anyway, there are about two or three more chapters left for this series. Please review and have yourself am awesome day!