Hey guys, I apologize in advance for these next chapters being upsetting :pLab

Mike jolted awake. He rubbed his throbbing head, trying to remember how he fell asleep. He peered around the room. His breath caught in his throat as he noticed the multiple machines around him; especially the large tube full of the red liquid that gave him powers.

"Hello, Michael." Peters said as he entered the room.

Mike glared at him.

"You dont have to look at me like that, Youre the one who agreed to this." Peters said, turning on the machines.

Mike scoffed, "I didnt agree to like you." He muttered.

Peters shrugged, "True... neither did I."

Mike tensed up as multiple guards entered the room.

"Get him ready." Peters said.

The guards nodded and walked over to Mike. They strapped his wrists and ankles to the chair.

"What are you doing?" Mike asked, struggling against the restraints.

"Im continuing my plan." Peters said as he hooked Mike up to the syrum.

Mikes mouth went dry.

"Oh this is going to hurt... a lot." Peters said.

"But El-" Mike started.

Peters slapped his forhead, "Ohhh I forgot you two could feel eachothers pain... Oh well." Peters laughed.

"You said she wouldnt get hurt!" Mike yelled.

"Im not doing this to her physically. This is all you." Peters said, grinning. "Have fun." He whispered, pressing a button.

Mike watched in horror as the red liquid found its way through the needle in his arm.

His veins lit on fire and his vision went black. All Mike could feel or understand was the boiling pain that seemed to last a life time.

His screams flooded the facility.

ElEl jolted awake. His pain over took her as she fell off her bed. She screamed, thrashing on the floor.

Her vision blurred, "NO!" She cried, clawing at her arms.

Joyce rushed into her room, "EL?! El whats wrong?" She asked frantically.

El didnt seem to notice her mother, "Make it stop, please!!" She screamed, tears flooding her face.

"El, talk to me, whats happening?" Joyce cried, pulling El into her lap.

El thrashed around, her blood boiling, "Theyre hurting him!! Stop STOP!!" El cried, her breath coming out in short gasps.

Joyce screamed for Jonathan. El saw him barely enter the room and then run out to get something.

"It hurts!! It hurts so bad, Please!! Stop, please!!" El screamed.

Jonathan returned with a bag of ice.

Joyce pressed it against El's neck.

"El... honey?" Joyce asked, trying to calm her.

El stopped moving, her eyes darted across the room. She took in quick gasps of air, her hands twitching.

After what seemed like centuries, El finally calmed down.

Her lips were cracked and her eyes were bloodshot.

"El?" Joyce asked, concern flooding her face.

El gripped her arm, sitting herself up. The bag of ice was melted, but El still held onto it, feeling the heat radiating off her skin.

"El, what happened?" Joyce asked quietly, pushing El's hair out of her face.

El breathed in deeply, "I dont.. know.. I dont know what theyre doing." El whispered, leaning into her mother.

Joyce hugged her.

12:07am

El was sitting on the couch, a blanket draped across her shoulders. Joyce sat next to her, trying to help her.

Jonathan had called the chief and was pacing while Will sat on the other side of Joyce.

Hop busted in, red in the face.

"What happened?" He asked, immediately kneeling infront of El.

El shook her head and stared at the floor.

"Jim.." Joyce said, leading him into the kitchen.

Hop stared at her, concern in his eyes.

Joyce stared at her hands, tears pricking her eyes.

"Hey.. what happened?" Hop asked, cupping her face in his hands.

"It was horrible... whatever theyre doing.. to Mike... She can feel it." Joyce whispered.

Jim went frigid.

"We have to get him out of there... I dont care if they claim that theyre the government- th.. this is illegal." Jim said.

Joyce's eyes widened, "The files." She said.

Jim nodded, heading over to call everyone.

10 minutes later everyone was gathered around the living room. Everyone but Scott, who was in the hospital.

After Joyce explained what happened, silence filled the room.

The kids all sat on the couch, staring at eachother and noticing how wrong they looked with their missing friend.

"This.. cant be legal.." Dustin said.

"It isnt.. but it seems like they can do anything.." Jim said.

"So.. we were wondering if you two got any files." Joyce said, motioning to Lucas and Steve.

"We were only there for a couple minutes before the guards found us.. but we did get a couple things." Steve said.

Lucas nodded and pulled some folders out of his backpack.

He handed them to Hopper.

He flipped through them. He threw two aside and then held up the remaining three, "These are the files we need." He said.

"Whats in them?" Nancy asked.

"Subjects. One of them is actually Scott's file. The other two are..." He looked back at them, "All about the syrums that gave kids abilities and.. Subject 008." Hopper said.

Jonathan perked up at the mention of Scott's file. Hoppper noticed this and handed it to him. He started scanning it.

"Can I see the syrum file?" Nancy asked.

Hop handed it to her and then began reading the other file.

"Oh my god." Nancy gasped.

"What is it?" Max asked.

"It says that the syrum allows the.. person.. to heal people." She read.

"No way.." Dustin muttered.

"It does." Will said quietly.

Joyce looked at him, "How do you know?" She asked quietly.

Will bit his lip, "Well... when he came looking for me.. Mike helped me turn back but.. as I was turning back.. A guard shot me.." Will started, his eyes shining.

Joyce kneeled next to him.

"I... I think.. I think I died.." Will said, wiping his eyes, "But Mike saved me.." He whispered.

Joyce hugged him, "Oh my god.." She mumbled, stroking his hair.

"It says that it'll heal anything wrong with that person." Nancy said, her eyes widening.

Joyce pulled back, "The pod." She said.

"I think its gone.. It might of died when I got shot and then Mike got rid of it." Will said.

Joyce nodded.

"But we need to focus on getting Mike back.." He said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Shit.." Nancy muttered.

"What?" Dustin asked.

"Once a certain amount of the syrum is injected into someone... They cant block out the person who is controlling them. Ever." She explained.

El quietly stood up and walked to her room.

Everyone looked after her.

"I.. I'll go talk to her." Will said, following her.

He knocked on the door quietly, "El?" He asked, opening the door. His eyes widened as he saw her throwing things into a suitcase.

"What are you doing?" He asked, running over to her.

El ignored him. Will noticed her blank expression.

"El." Will said sternly, grabbing her hand.

El stopped. She stared at him and thats when she broke. She slumped to the floor, her body shaking.

"El??" Will asked, kneeling next to her.

"Im sorry." She cried, staring at him.

Will shook his head, "Why?" He asked.

"Everything thats happening.. its my fault. I thought that I could.. live a normal life.. and have friends.. and a family.. but I just cause everyone pain.." She cried.

"No.. El this isn't your fault.. you didnt want any of this to happen.. when you opened the gate.. you didnt want to.." Will said, holding her hand.

El looked him dead in the eye, "It is. Just because I didnt want to.. or th- that I didnt mean to. Im still the one who did it!" She yelled.

"El.." Will whispered.

She waved him off and stood up, zipping her suitcase.

"El, stop!" Will cried, grabbing her wrist.

"I have to go! I cant be here.. I'll just hurt everyone!" She cried.

"No.. you wont. Ive been in your position. Blaming yourself for hurting people.. killing people.. So has Mike.. Youre not alone El. No matter what you do we will all still be here for you." Will said.

El sat on the bed, shaking her head, "I cant.." She whispered.

Will sat next to her, "Remember that 12 year old girl who only wanted to be loved.. She only wanted to help her friends and do anything for them. She would stay with them because they made her feel stronger. She made them feel stronger. She stayed with them and did anything to help them because at the time.. she didn't fully understand the consequences and... as long as they were safe, she didnt care because she loved them. Not knowing what the word was for what she was feeling... she still stuck with it.. El.. thats the girl we need right now. Who you need right now.. Your trueself.. You need her.. I need her.." Will looked at her, "We need her." he said.

El looked at him, "You mean that?" She asked, her voice quiet.

Will nodded, "Every bit of it."

El hugged him, "Thank you." She whispered.

Will nodded.

This was short but now ya know why I named this story we need her. This entire story actually started here but it was between El and Mike in my head. But Ive changed a lot about what I wanted to do but I think it turned out okay.