Hey guys! Im going to try to do at least 2 chapters before Monday because im going to be busy with band camp next week. Just a heads up so you know why I havent posted :)
Lab
El stared at the ceiling. Her eyes followed the cracks that ran through the cement. She didnt know what else to do. She was empty.
The door opened. She quickly sat up as Peters walked in with a small box.
"Hello Eleven." He said as he sat on the edge of her bed.
El frowned at him.
"Yeah, I didnt expect you to be happy to see me but I have something for you." He handed her the box.
"Why?" El asked.
"Its christmas my dear. And ive been working on that for quite a while now and I thought today would be the perfect day to give it to you." Peters said.
El stared at the box, her hands shaking. She lifted the lid and pulled out a thin band.
"What is it?" She asked.
Peters grinned. He took it from her and placed it around her head. She flinched away as He connected a disk to it on either side.
"Its a band that blocks your powers." Peters explained.
El's heart sunk. She tried to rip it off but that resulted in the band shocking her. She screamed and clutched her head.
"Merry Christmas!" Peters laughed, leaving the room.
El's body shook as she held her head. Tears fell down her face.
"No..." She whispered.
Wheelers
Mike jolted awake. He sat up and rubbed his head, his fingers tingling.
A single word echoed through his mind. No. He looked over at his clock. It read 4:57am.
He frowned. It was christmas.
He layed back in his bed, his hands twitching. He needed to contact El.
Mike closed his eyes.
He felt like he was falling. His eyes snapped open as he hit the hard, white floor.
"Ow.." He groaned.
"Mike!"
Mike got the air knocked out of him as El hugged him.
"El." Mike gasped.
"What are you doing here?" El asked, searching his face.
"I came to see you. I thought something happened-" Mike stopped as he noticed the thin band stretching around her head. Her forhead under the band was red and forming bruises.
"What is this?" He asked, reaching up and touching it.
El grabbed his hand, "It blocks my powers and when I try to take it off.. it shocks me." She explained.
"That son of a-" He began.
"Mike." El interupted. "They took Will." She whispered, her eyes watering.
Mikes eyes darted to the bed. His heart sunk when he didnt see his friend.
"No.." He whispered, his voice barely audible.
"I.. I cant find him." El cried, her voice cracking.
Mike pulled her into a hug, "I will." He said, closing his eyes.
He opened them and saw that El was still with him.
"What.." He stuttered.
"Its only in our heads." El reminded him.
Mike nodded, looking around the room they were in. Will was sitting in the corner, his knees pulled to his chest. He was pale, bloodied and bruised. The room was empty and freezing.
"Will.." Mike gasped, running towards his friend and falling to his knees next to him. El followed.
"Will?" Mike asked, reaching out to him.
Will turned and looked at Mike, his eyes brightning.
"Mike?" He gasped, hugging him.
Mike laughed in relief, hugging him back.
Will pulled back, "Wait, how are you here?" He asked, concern flooding his eyes.
"Its a long story.." Mike explained what Peters did to him and how he's contacting him.
Will sat in shock, holding El's hand.
"How could they..?" He whispered.
Mikes head spiked with pain. He rubbed his temple.
"Mike?" El asked.
"Im fi-" Mike stuttered. The growing pain caused him to yell out.
"Oh my god, I didnt realise how long you've been here." El gasped, "You have to go." She said.
Mike shook his head.
"Mike." Will said, holding onto Mikes shoulder. "Its okay... tell everyone that we're okay.. You need to go." He said.
Tears fell down Mike's face. He hugged Will.
"I'll come back. I promise." he said.
He quickly took El back to her room.
He hugged her and kissed the top of her head.
"I'm coming back for you." He said, his head throbbing.
El smiled, "Be careful."
Mike closed his eyes.
Cold air surrounded him as he opened his eyes. He was in the void. The pain in his head blurred his vision.
He closed his eyes and focused on home but when he opened them again he was still in the void.
His heart skipped a beat.
He screamed as the pain in his head kept growing.
"LET ME OUT!" He cried, clutching his head and falling to his knees.
His head felt like it was going to explode. He felt blood gush out of his ears and nose. Tears mixed with the blood.
"STOP!!" He screamed.
"Mike?!" Nancy's voice echoed through the void.
Mike struggled to look up.
"IM HERE! IM STUCK!" He screamed, his voice shaking.
"Mike, wake up!" Nancy yelled.
"I cant, Nancy it hurts!! It hurts so bad and I cant get out!" Mike cried.
"Try Mike, please. You can do this, just wake up. Come home." Nancy pleaded.
Mike closed his eyes, his body shaking.
Go home please.
His eyes shot open. He caught sight of Nancy as he screamed.
"Mike!" Nancy yelled, shaking him.
Pain englufed him. He heard Nancy scream and then something hit the wall. He passed out.
Mikes eyes fluttered open. He gasped as the pain in his head returned. He sat up slowly, rubbing his temple. He looked over at where he last saw Nancy. His heart sunk.
Nancy was laying unconcious across the room. The wall had a hole in it that had sent debre everywhere.
"No." Mike whispered, running over to Nancy.
"Nancy?" He asked, shaking her shoudler.
She groaned as she opened her eyes.
"Nancy, what happened?" He asked, helping her sit up.
"You.. you were screaming and I came in here to see what was.. happening.. You said you were stuck? Um.. then you screamed and I flew into.. the wall." She answered, rubbing her head.
Mike stared in shock at the hole in the wall. His mind was racing.
"Im sorry.." He whispered, staring at the forming bruise on her head.
Nancy pulled him into a hug, "Its okay Mike. This isn't your fault. It was an accident." She said.
"Are you okay?" Mike asked.
Nancy chuckled, "Im fine.. Plus I've had worse."
Mike helped her stand up.
Her hand went to her hip, "Thats gonna leave a mark." She said, massaging it.
"Now.. lets cover up this hole." She said. Nancy moved his xmen poster over to cover the hole.
"What are we gonna say to mom?" Mike asked.
"I'll say I fell down the stairs." She responded.
"Thanks." Mike said.
Nancy smiled, "Just looking out for you."
Mike frowned, "But what if I do something like this again?" He asked.
"Then I'll help you through it again." Nancy responded.
"But what if-" Mike began.
"Mike. Its christmas. You deserve a break, so lets go downstairs and enjoy our holiday." Nancy said.
Mike nodded, although throughout the day he was more quiet and often lost in thought. You could say it was the worst christmas he'd ever had.
Lab
El paced around the room. Since her powers were blocked, she couldnt reach out to Mike or know when something was wrong.
El's hand went automatically to her locket. A habit she made when she was put back in the lab. She twirled it in her fingers. El looked down and opened it. She stared at the picture, tears welling in her eyes.
"Take me back to here.." She whispered.
Wheelers, December 30th.
The group was back at the field. Everyone was in light winter gear, knowing that they would be training. They started on the 23rd and had been coming here every day ever since.
The kids had already learned how to handle and reload there guns. The adults had been able to have their choice of weapon. Everyone felt like they could take on the world.
"Okay." Scott said, placing down the last of the crates from her truck. "Now, if we are going to do this, we're going to need protection." She said as she pulled out bullet broof vests, gloves, helmets, backpacks and first aid kits.
"Everyone is going to get a backpack with a first aid kit, extra amo and water inside. And Dustin I also put some snacks in yours." Scott said.
Dustin pumped his fist in the air.
"Everyone is also getting a vest, gloves and a helmet.. which we are trying on today." Scott explained, handing out the gear.
Everyone put it on.
"Wow... we look.. not as cool as I thought." Dustin said.
Lucas slapped his arm, "Dude." He said.
"What? I look like a fat middle aged man whose scared of falling!" Dustin responded, flapping his arms.
"Actually you look like a bloated bird." Max said.
Dustin stared wide eyed at her, his mouth gaping.
"Alright.. kids take this seriously." Hopper said.
Dustin mimicked Hopper.
"Anyway, time for target practice." Scott said.
Max clapped her hands, pulling her gun out of her belt.
"Be careful!!" Joyce said.
"Alright.. I guess Max is up first." Scott said, giving Max amo.
She smiled. Max aimed at one of the cans. She shot at it and hit it. Then another and another. She hit all of them and extremely fast too, which left everyone shocked.
"How the hell did you do that??" Dustin asked.
Max shrugged, "My brother taught me." She said.
"Well, thats going to come in handy." Scott said.
"Dustin youre next." Scott said.
Dustin shot 2 of the 10 cans.
"Not bad for your first try." Scott said.
Max laughed and pushed his hat down, making Dustins face go read.
Lucas went next and hit 3 of the cans.
Nancy hit 7.
Hopper hit 9.
Joyce and jonathan hit 4.
Steve hit 5.
Scott hit all of them.
"Good job guys!" Scott cheered.
"Okay.. Show us what you got Mike." Max said.
Mike walked over to the rocks. He quickly lifted all of them and hurled them across the field, reducing them to pebbles. He then made every can, including the shot ones explode. He pushed some trees deep into the ground. And then, he made himself levitate.
He returned to the ground, wiping the blood from his face.
"Whoah.." Lucas muttered.
"That was AWESOME!" Dustin yelled, high fiving Mike.
"That was impressive!" Scott exclaimed.
"How do you feel?" Joyce asked.
"I feel... buzzy.." Mike answered.
"Haha buzzy." Dustin chuckled.
"We are certainly a team worth fighting." Hop said.
"Oh.. I forgot to tell you guys something." Mike said.
Nancy gave him a look that read, You sure?
Mike nodded, "On Christmas I reached out to El. Her and Will are now seperated so I found him too. He's okay. He's hurt but he's making it and wants everyone to know that theyre both okay." Mike said.
Joyce covered her mouth with her hand. Jonathan hugged her.
"Did anything happen when you reached out to him? I didn't even know you could reach out to anyone besides El." Scott said.
"Well.. I got stuck in the void.. and it hurt a lot. Nancy helped me out but when I came back.. I lost control and.. sent her flying into a wall." Mike explained, looking at his feet.
"Oh my god.. Are you two okay?" Joyce asked.
Nancy nodded.
"Well.. maybe you shouldn't contact Will. That obviously put a lot of stress on your mind which caused the reaction you had." Scott said.
"What? But what if something happens to him?" Mike objected.
"We can't risk it. We don't know what its doing to you." Scott said. She put her hands on his shoulders.
"We are going to get them out of there.. I promise." She whispered to him.
Mike nodded.
They continued their training. Working harder than ever.
Sorry if the ending was crappy, I didn't really knkw what else to put. But I hope you enjoyed anway :)