At last this here!
I know I couldn't get this uploaded sooner! Last week was a busy week and I needed to set my priorities straight! Then after that I had write this chapter!
I do know this one of the big chapters you all have been waiting for since the start of this story and had a thrilling time writing this!
So, get ready!
"Hopper! Slow down!" Jonathan exclaimed as the Chief of Police was driving faster than normal on the road; in the station wagon were Steve, Robin, Nancy, Jonathan, and Hopper who was driving.
Hopper took a curve, which felt too aggressive. It caused Robin and even Steve to yelp.
"What is wrong with you?!" Nancy exclaimed at the Chief.
"If what you said was true… then this could be our lead." Hopper said.
"What?" Nancy said.
Before she could inquire more, Hopper parked the station wagon in front of the police station.
"What are we doing back here?" Robin asked.
"To get supplies." Hopper said as he opened the door and got out. "Stay here." He said to them, before closing the door and began walking to the door of the station.
The teens… well the young adults just sat there almost dumbfounded by Hopper's behavior.
"What are we even doing here?" Robin asked.
"Was it necessary that we had to leave behind everyone's back, back at the house?" Steve said.
"Nancy." Jonathan said. "You heard breathing, right? How does that tell you that it was a serial killer breathing on the phone? Mrs. Driscoll is an old lady, maybe she…"
"Remember what Laurie said, Jonathan." Nancy said. "She said she heard Michael Myers breathing on the phone—just when he killed her friends."
"Then how logical can it be that he would break into Mrs. Driscoll's home of all places?" Jonathan said.
Before Nancy could say further, the four of them were baffled to see Hopper coming out of the station with a duffle bag. He came to the back and opened the doors, placing the bag at Steve and Robin's feet.
Hopper got back in the front seat, while Robin investigated the bag and was shocked at what she saw.
"GUNS?!" Robin exclaimed. "Are you out of your mind, Hopper?"
"I guess that means don't know how to use one." Hopper said, as he turned the car back on and started to drive out of the parking space.
"Hopper, you are not serious that we are going to Mrs. Driscoll's." Jonathan said.
"If there is a chance we are going to where a murderer is, why we had leave everyone on short notice?" Steve asked.
"Yeah." Nancy said. "Dr. Loomis and Laurie know this guy better than we do. And with El…"
"NO!" Hopper said with a pound on the steering wheel, which spooked Nancy almost out of her seat. "We are not bringing my daughter into this!"
Nancy, while a bit spooked by Hopper's outburst, realized what he meant. "So, that's it. The reason you dragged out of the house without telling everyone where we were going. You're dragging us along with you, so that when you left on your own, we wouldn't go upstairs to tell everyone what you were about to do and that El would have to come along."
Hopper bristled. "If what you said is true and we know where this son of a *itch is—and there is a chance we can take him out before he hurts anyone else in this town—then I am gladly taking it! Now if please… just let me drive to Mrs. Driscoll's home."
In the void, El heard what Hopper said as he kept driving in the station wagon with Nancy, Jonathan, Steve, and Robin.
"Mrs. Driscoll's."
"Mrs. Driscoll's." El said, as she had a blindfold over her eyes. She was back in the basement, around her were Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max, Will, Joyce, Laurie, Loomis, and Owens watching her. Mike's tv was buzzing static.
Laurie and Loomis were confused by what she was doing. Dustin explained to them that this was how Eleven saw Michael last night, albeit—through the void. Originally, she had been looking for Kevin. If she had to look for someone with her powers, she at least needed a picture of their face or at least if she knew them long enough, there was no need for a photo.
Even now they were amazed to see this girl's powers at work once again.
"Mrs. Driscoll's?" Joyce said. "They're driving to Mrs. Driscoll's?"
"Why would they go there?" Will said.
"And why would they leave without explaining?" Dustin said.
"Michael?" Karen's voice called out from above. "Is everyone alright down there?"
"Not now, Mom!" Mike yelled from where he was sitting. Joyce, Loomis, and Laurie looked at him weird.
"Mike, you didn't have yell at your mom like that." Joyce said.
"Please, don't tell me you do that every time?" Laurie said.
Mike rolled his eyes at her. "Right now, El is trying to focus."
In the void, El saw the station wagon driving further through the void. If they could find out where Mrs. Driscoll lives then…
Then she saw something else. Almost coming a way behind Hopper's station wagon—was another car—following them.
The color of the car looked kind of familiar, but she couldn't pinpoint it. In the void, the car slowly passed her, which gave her time to see who was in the driver's seat—and who she saw—caused terror to course through her.
Looking back at her in the driver's seat—was a white mask. Michael Myers's white mask looking back at her while following Hopper on the road.
El quickly took the blindfold off, taking deep breaths—shocking everyone.
"Oh my goodness!" Max exclaimed.
"El, are you okay?" Mike said.
"What happened?" Loomis said, concerned.
El kept breathing hard.
"Sweetie." Joyce knelt down to her. "Did something happen to Hopper?"
El stopped and looked at her friends. "Bad." Everyone looked concerned. "I saw him. His white mask." Everyone went cold at what El said. They knew who she was talking about. "He's after them."
"Oh my g*d." Lucas said.
"You got to be sh*tting me." Max said.
"Steve…" Dustin said. "Nancy…"
"And Jonathan." Will said, now bubbling with horror about his brother being in danger.
"Oh, G*d." Owens put a hand to his face.
"We have to save them." Mike said, with a look of determination on his face.
It was hard to believe, how night descended so quickly upon them, as Hopper parked the station wagon in front of the Driscoll home. The house looked dark, as no lights were even on. It was too early unless Mrs. Driscoll had a different sleeping schedule.
Everyone got out, and they made to the back of the station wagon, as Hopper opened it and opened the bag of guns.
"How did Flo react to you bringing this out?" Robin asked.
Hopper ignored her and went to pass out the guns. He gave a long rifle to Jonathan. And a handgun to Steve.
"Hey. Why does he get the big gun?" Steve protested.
"Because he knows how to use one." Hopper said.
"He taught me, too." Nancy said.
"Your boyfriend taught how to use guns?" Robin asked, now interested and curious.
"You're not coming in."
"What?!" Nancy said.
"So, what. The boys get to go with you?" Robin said.
"Not exactly." Hopper said. "I don't want to endanger any of you because of my decision. I'm sorry I dragged you into this. If anything happened to any of you… I would never live with myself. Nancy, Robin, I want you two to stay in the car. Jonathan, Steve, I want you two just be by the door. If I fire my gun, I want you to run back into the car and get as far away as you can."
The four were shocked at what he said.
"What so you are going in there alone?!" Nancy said.
"No way!" Steve said. "I'm your deputy! No way I am abandoning you!"
"That is why…" Hopper began saying. "You will do your job! Do I make myself clear!"
The four young adults were spooked stiff by Hopper's behavior, but to think of it, he was looking out for them. They if they couldn't go in the house with him, it would be better backup if they were outside.
With that, they all nodded.
Robin and Nancy waited in the car.
"This is nuts." Nancy said.
"Are you kidding me?" Robin said. "Good time in the middle of the night to go into someone's house? Does that seem a little… freaky?"
"Believe me. I've seen worse." Nancy said.
Hopper, Jonathan, and Steve went up the porch and approached the front door. Hopper opened the screen door.
"Shouldn't you knock first?" Steve said. "I mean, what if Mrs. Driscoll is just sleeping and we would be breaking into her home."
That would be a good idea to try first. If it was true, and that Mrs. Driscoll answered the door alive and well, then all the stress Hopper had been building up and coming here would have been all for…
"Chief, look." Jonathan said, catching Hopper and Steve's attention. The Byers boy twisted the knob to the door—and it immediately opened—as it was not locked.
"Yesterday, Mrs. Driscoll was sure to double-lock." Jonathan noted. That wasn't a good sign.
"Alright." Hopper said. "Both of you stay outside." With that the Chief made his way inside the house, with his gun and flashlight raised.
(Halloween 2018 OST Hawkins Called to the Babysitter's House)
Hopper made his way through the dark but cozy place. There were several family photos on furniture. A nice living room with a coffee table in the middle. He came into another room and looked around the walls with his flashlight—he even spotted a black-cat clock, swing its tail around while showing off its cartoonish eyes.
Hopper scoffed. "Yeah, I can see you, too."
Hopper made his way further, before catching attention of the open door to the basement. Why would this be open? He felt it would be a risk to go down there, but still. The Chief slowly approached the door and shined his flashlight down the stairs. He looked behind to make sure it was still clear. With that, he made his way down the stairs.
Hopper made it down the stairs to the basement and looked around with his flashlight. There were many places this psycho could spring out and grab and nobody would hear them. He made note of a few containers out of place, and a pile of dirty, empty fertilizer bag in one corner, and next was an empty cage. Was this supposed to be the empty cage for the rat Nancy was investigating?
He walked closer to it and something else caught his eye. Inside at the floor of the cage—looked to be a red smear of… blood?
He looked outside the cage, and it looked like the smear of blood went down… and across the floor?
What the hell?
SLAM!
Hopper turned his head back at hearing the door to the basement slamming shut.
"What was that?" Steve said, as he and Jonathan heard a door slam shut inside.
"He probably just closed a door shut for good reason." Jonathan said.
"That's it. I'm going in." Steve said as quickly went inside the house.
"Steve, stop!" Jonathan protested as he followed his girlfriend's ex inside the house, holding unto the rifle Hopper gave him.
From inside the station wagon, Nancy and Robin noticed the boys going inside the house.
"What are they doing?" Robin asked, now worried.
"I don't think I'm going to like what I have to say." Nancy said, equally worried as Robin was.
"Hopper?" Steve said, raising both his gun and flashlight around. "You okay?" Jonathan was somewhere behind him.
He pointed his flashlight around the kitchen. A few squeezed lemons still around by a cutting board, several dishes still in the sink, a tan-colored refrigerator, and a white source shining from the flashlight with two black eyes…
Wait, what?
Steve pointed back to the white source, and to his horror it was a white mask—and sprung at him with a glowing knife.
"HOLY SH*T!" Steve screamed as he dodged the man swinging the knife at him. He staggard himself further into the kitchen, before focusing the light back on the slasher.
(Halloween 2018 OST The Shape Kills)
The Shape turned his head at Steve, as the former jock raised his gun at him. "I'm warning you, man!" Steve said almost feeling his heart beating in a panic at the sight of the instant nightmare. "Don't make me blow you up—"
The Shape with one slice of his knife, swiped Steve's gun out of his hands and it sprawled far away from on the kitchen floor. Steve looked back at his hands in horror, as the knife was almost an inch away from cutting him. He looked back at the Shape, who tilted his head at him.
Steve was now defenseless. He had to look for something fast. It would be a low chance for him to just use his fists against this knife-wielder. This guy looked a thousand times worse than Billy Hargrove.
Steve looked at the kitchen table and the chair next to it and decided. He quickly lifted the kitchen chair and raised to hit the Shape. Unfortunately, the Shape grabbed hold of it and tried pushing it against Harrington. The Shape stabbed the bottom of the chair with his knife coming almost through—just a few inches away from Steve.
"AHHHHHH!" Steve never thought he would come this close to almost screaming like a girl, but this slasher was unlike anything he experienced…
Then he heard a smack, and the Shape's hold on the chair loosened. Steve staggard back to see Jonathan had used the back of the rifle to hit the Shape in the back of the head. Steve smiled with joy at seeing his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend coming to the rescue.
Jonathan wasted no time as he started to aim his rife on the Shape, but the slasher grabbed hold of his rifle with both of his hands before he could pull the trigger on him.
Jonathan the Shape wrestled with the rifle in both of their hands. It was a tug of war. The Shape pushed Jonathan to the fridge. The photographer was now directly facing the mask of Michael Myers—and he felt speechless with horror and fear. It was true. He was real. With the kitchen being dark, Jonathan couldn't see Myers's eyes through the mask. The mask being just a few inches away from his. The dark eyeholes of the mask looked as if it was staring through his…
Steve yelled a might war cry as he lunged at the Shape from behind and grabbed his neck in a chokehold in his arms. Steve looked like he was on top of Myers, which cause the Shape to back way from the kitchen with the former jock on his back.
The Shape grabbed Steve by his hair, and he screamed in pain.
"AHHH! NOT THE HAIR!" The Shape then grabbed hold of Steve arm and then with a swing—slammed right on the floor of the living room. The former jock groaning in pain.
The Shape looked to see Jonathan setting the rifle again and pointed at him. Before he could shoot him, the Shape grabbed hold of the gun and pointed it up at the ceiling—just when Jonathan pulled the trigger to fire.
BANG!
Nancy and Robin heard the gunshot in the house, while the car. Their worries now skyrocketed. The boys were in trouble.
"They're in trouble." Nancy said.
"Hopper said to drive off if there was a gunshot, but…"
"BUT WHAT?!" Nancy said.
"There's no way in hell I'm leaving my friends." Robin said, with a look of determination.
"HEY!" Hopper shouted he banged hard against the basement door. Some son of a *itch thought he could trap him like a rat in a cage down here. What was worse, is that he heard Steve crying out!
D*mnit!
Hopper tried kicking the door as he was at the top of the stairs, but it wasn't getting the job done any faster.
"Screw this sh*t!" Hopper grumbled, as he pulled out his gun and pointed it at the knob.
The Shape got hold of Jonathan's rifle and used the back of it to hit the boy in the stomach and then in the face, causing the boy fall down next to Steve.
The two young men looked in horror at the Shape standing over them with the rifle in his hands. With it—they were at his mercy. The Shape took the gun in both hands—and then he raised his knee to break it in half.
That stunned the boys silent. Seriously? He just broke in half a rifle he could have easily used to kill them. Well, what worse than that?
Thought too soon, when the Shape raised his bright shinning knife high in the air over them. Both Steve and Jonathan yelped in terror at the sight of the knife.
Okay. Now that is far worse than a gun!
"STEVE!"
"JONATHAN!"
The two said young men looked back in the direction of the front door and realized that it was Nancy and Robin coming into the house.
The Shape noticed as well.
The girls came to the living room to see Steve and Jonathan on the floor in pain.
"OH MY GOD, JONATHAN!" Nancy yelped in horror.
"STEVE!" Robin yelped as well.
The two young women approached the two young men.
"NO! GET OUT!" Jonathan yelled.
"What?" Nancy frowned.
"RUN!" Steve said.
The two young women didn't realize that behind them—was the Shape, who raised his knife high over them—ready to strike.
"DON'T MOVE!" Hopper yelled.
Nancy and Robin turned around and yelped in horror at the masked man behind them. But what also surprised them—was Hopper—was now behind the Shape with a gun to his head. The Shape stopped his motion.
"Drop the knife!" Hopper said to the Shape. "DROP IT!"
The Shape remained silent.
"You understand what I am saying big guy? Huh?" Hopper said, now agitated with the man. "I said… DROP THE WEAPON!"
The Shape still remained silent.
Hopper scoffed. "Are you deaf?! Because I am not buying that b*llsh*t from the doctor told us."
The Shape almost tilted his head.
"Yeah, that's right. The doctor came told us all about you. So, what if you kept your mouth shut since kindergarten, huh? Afraid your mouth is going to stutter? Doesn't make you special at all! You're just an *ssface who is 24 hours too early for trick-or-treating!"
"Hopper just shoot him already!" Steve exclaimed.
"Yeah, just do it!" Robin couldn't agree more.
"I'm giving you one last chance—DROP THE KNIFE!" Hopper yelled. "Before I blow the living daylight through that thick skull of yours! You understand that?! *SSHOLE!"
The Shape didn't say anything. He only kept his breathing to a low.
Nancy and Robin started to stand back so they won't get in Hopper's way of fire when he shoots the mask man through the head.
"ONE!" Hopper counted as he was about to pull the trigger at Michael's head. "TWO!" The room was now tense. One more count and this masked monster's life will be decided.
"THREE!" Hopper yelled as he pulled the trigger and fired.
But it only hit the wall, as the Shape swiftly moved out of the way with such speed. He turned around a grabbed Hopper's arm holding the gun. The Chief and the Shape struggled and started moving around. The Shape tightened his hand around Hopper's, it made Hopper yell in pain and it forced him dropped the gun. With that done, the Shape grabbed Hopper by the throat and almost chocked him. Hopper tried to pry him off but felt like this man's grip was like stone.
How was this even possible? How could this man be… even stronger than Hopper? It was impossible! Hopper knew about bodybuilders but he didn't this kind of man who spent all his life in a nuthouse would have this kind of strength. He almost reminded of him of that son of a *itch from New York, many years ago.
The Shape lifted Hopper into the air and then slammed into the coffee table, causing it to break with a thud.
Nancy and Robin looked back at the masked man in horror, who turned at them and tilted his head and raised his knife at them. The two women backed away in horror. They realized they he stood between them and the door—no way to get out. With that they turned ran through the house. The Shape followed.
(Halloween OST The Shape Stalks)
The two young women scurried through the kitchen and then turned to see stairs leading upstairs. Taking initiative—the women went up the stairs. As they got upstairs, they entered through the first door they saw. When they got in, they noticed the room was large. It was looked a playroom since there were a few toys on the floor and few pictures on the walls. Was this where Mrs. Driscoll had her grandchildren to come and play when they come over?
Nancy realized she forgot about Mrs. Driscoll. Where was she? Was it possible that…?
Robin quickly locked the door and put a chair sticking underneath the knob.
The blonde girl stepped away from the door next Nancy. Both shivering in fear at what was about to come. They listened carefully, and they could hear footsteps ascending the stairs before the sounds became louder—getting closer to where they were.
Two cars pulled up in front of Driscoll Residence. Out of one car, came out Joyce, Will, Dustin, Max, and Lucas. Coming out of the other car was Owens, Loomis, Laurie, Mike, and Eleven. All ten of them came together and they saw Hopper's station wagon with the doors wide open.
They were here.
Mike was lucky to go into Nancy's room and investigated her phonebook. Thankfully, the most recent note was Mrs. Driscoll's address.
When Karen asked where everyone was going in such a hurry, Joyce had to say that Hopper and Nancy had to leave abruptly was because they heard Mrs. Driscoll had an accident, and so they all decided to go check on how they were doing.
Laurie kindly asked Karen and Ted if they would be so kind if they could watch over Little Karen while she was gone. Both parents didn't mind at all, after seeing how much Little Karen and Holly were playing in the latter's room.
They realized that only car they had was Owens's car. Mike had to ask his parents if they could use the family car as it was real emergency. Ted and Karen were not so sure, but decided to consent, but Karen felt something was a bit off. She had no time further inquire, as Mike took the keys and gave them Joyce. And now all ten of them could split and go in two cars. As the first car backed up, it knocked the down the kid's bikes like dominoes before heading out on the street.
Now they were here, and it was nighttime.
Loomis took out his signature gun from his pocket, the same gun he used to shoot Michael six times seven years ago. He checked to make sure it was loaded and then propped back in.
Owens took out from his coat an old .45, and then handed a small pistol to Laurie, who nodded back.
Loomis looked at Laurie, who looked back at him.
"Are you ready?" Loomis asked.
"I waited seven years for this." Laurie nodded.
"Shouldn't we have guns, too?" Mike asked.
"Well, at least we have her." Max said, putting a hand on El. Mike almost glared at Max.
"Hey." Lucas said. "At least I came prepared." The bandana boy took out his iconic wrist rocket.
"Really, Lucas?" Dustin said.
"Are you serious?" Max said.
"You are going to hit a serial killer in the eye with that?" Will said.
"Look kids," Owens said. "We appreciate you want to help."
"But I believe you let us handle the heavy lifting." Loomis said. "We know this man."
"Yeah, so." Lucas said. "This is my own firepower. It took a shot at the Demogorgon."
Laurie and Loomis looked at Lucas confused.
"What?" Loomis said.
"The Demogorgon?" Laurie said.
"Uh, Lucas." Dustin said. "You remember that wasn't you… it was El."
"No, it wasn't." Lucas protested. "I shot it in its mouth, and it caused it to fall back and then El did the rest."
"No, that's not true." Mike said. "We saw it. El did the whole thing. Are you serious, you thought that the whole time?"
Max could only roll her eyes.
Why they kept bickering, Joyce and Loomis made to the door and then realized it was open. They made their way inside and they looked in horror.
"JONATHAN!" Joyce yelped as darted to her son who was on the ground along with Steve and Hopper.
The rest of the group came in and were by their friends looking beat up on the ground.
"DAD!" El shocked at her adoptive dad on the floor above a crushed coffee table.
"STEVE! OH, MY G*D!" Dustin yelped in horror.
"JONATHAN?!" Will looked horrified in the state his brother was in.
The three kids darted towards their respective loved ones.
Jonathan got up slowly, almost holding his head. Joyce hugged him. "It's okay. I got you."
Steve achingly got up, and was helped a bit by Dustin and Max. "Steve, you alright?" Dustin said. "How many fingers I'm holding up?"
Hopper got up slowly, while holding his throat. El was by his side, and Owens approached them. "You okay, Chief?"
Hopper huffed and breathed hard. "He's here." Everyone looked at him. "Michael Myers he's here."
There came high-pitched screams from upstairs.
"NANCY!" Jonathan yelled, and got quickly as he could, now fearing for his girlfriend.
(Halloween OST The Shape Stalks)
Both Nancy and Robin screamed as the Shape banged on the door again with heavy hits. Then one of his fists broke through the wooden door and grabbed hold of the locked doorknob and unlocked it. With that the Shape kicked the door open even with the chair bar against it. With that out of the way, the Shape entered the room.
Robin and Nancy stepped back and started to hold unto to each other at the sight of the masked slasher now in front of them, his knife shining a bit. The Shape tilted his head at them, as if taking in their appearances.
He was going to kill them.
Nancy couldn't stand by and let herself and Robin die. Not today. She remembered what she at least brought with her from the station wagon. From her purple dress, she produced a handgun and pointed it at the Shape.
"Back off, *sshole! Get back or I will shoot you! I wasn't born yesterday!" Nancy yelled.
Robin was stunned to see Nancy with a gun, and the Shape, he just tilted his head at the girl's act. He came forward.
That was it.
Nancy shot him in the chest and then the Shape stopped. He shot him again in the same place and then shot him in the shoulder, which cause to stagger back against the wall. She shot again in the chest, and it made slide against the wall to the ground.
Both women were silent. Robin looked in shock at the Shape's body and Nancy lowering her gun. It didn't look like it was Nancy's first time using a gun. It was something Robin never expected from Steve's ex-girlfriend. Her new boyfriend Jonathan really did teach her to have nerve with the gun. She couldn't but be very impressed. Most impressed.
Nancy smirked to herself, now that the son of a *itch was dead, now they could…
Spoke too soon, as the Shape slowly stood up again, causing Nancy and Robin to scream again.
How was that possible? Nancy just him the chest, no doubt the heart! Was he wearing body armor? How could he get up like it was nothing?
Then she remembered when Dr. Loomis recounted that he shot Michael six times in the chest—and he still survived.
Robin needed something to fight this guy with. She looked at wall and saw baseball bat. She took it and stood by Nancy, just as the Shape was coming in close on them.
Nancy thought if there was any way to escape. She looked behind her, and there was the window. They should have gone for the window sooner. But could they hope to just break through the glass with their bodies and risk breaking their bodies on impact—was that better than what this madman was planning to do as he raised his knife…
"MICHAEL!" Dr. Loomis shouted, and the Shape stopped.
Coming into the room, was not only Loomis, but Mike, El, Will, Lucas, Dustin, Max, Joyce, Owens, even Hopper, Steve, and Jonathan, despite their beatdown from downstairs.
Laurie was the last to come in… and after seven years… she saw him again.
And Michael saw her too.
The 24-year old woman and the Shape stared at each other… for the first time in a long time.
He looked exactly the same as Laurie remembered him seven years ago—on Halloween night—the night he killed her friends and when he tried to kill her.
The Shape looked at Loomis, and they glared at each other. Such it was—the nature of their relationship.
For Owens, it was the first time for him seeing Michael Myers wearing his mask. When he would see him with Dr. Brenner, he would only wear the regular hospital gown and his face open for everyone to see. Now… the mask he wore… it was no wonder it made his legend so horrifying.
Joyce could only put a hand to her mouth in horror at the sight of the man. He had almost killed her son and was about to do the same to his girlfriend.
Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin, and Max stared dumbfound and stiff at the sight of legendary Michael Myers they heard so much about. Several hours ago, they heard his tale—and he was standing in front of them—in the flesh. It was like campfire story coming to life. Literally.
"It… it's him." Will gasped in horror.
"Oh, my g*d." Mike gasped.
"No way." Lucas said.
"Holy sh*t!" Dustin not taking his eyes off from the man.
"What the fu—" Max said but Michael didn't care to hear what the redhead had say… his main attention shifted toward the brown-haired girl looking at him in shock.
El saw the Shape stare at her, and she froze in shock. He was looking at her—the same way he looked at her in the void. He tilted his head to a side, as he looked as if he were taking in every part of her and it felt he could see through her.
His eyes.
El wanted to cower and bury her face arms and let her friends take care of this monster, but she could not.
The Shape raised his knife again and was planning to step forward. He was going to harm her friends. She will never let that happen.
Eleven stared back at the Shape with anger and fury. The Shape took another step. As Laurie, Loomis, and Owens lifted to guns to aim—El used her powers.
With a yell and a swipe of her arm, El flung the Shape against the wall, catching the group by surprise.
Nancy and Robin stood in shock as the saw El fling Michael to the wall to her right, as if he were a rag doll.
"NANCY!" Jonathan cried out.
"ROBIN!" Steve yelled. "Get over here!"
The two women agreed and made their way over with the rest of the party, but Robin could not take her eyes off of El now taking a few step forward, her attention solely on Michael now pinned to the wall.
With a grunt and yell El forced Michael to slam face down to the ground!
Laurie, Loomis, and Robin looked in awe at the child's power, while her friends cheered.
"Whoo-hoo!" Lucas whooped.
"Yeah El!" Dustin cheered. "KICK HIS ASS!"
El waved her hand and forced Michael through the air hitting the ceiling and then back again on the floor.
"GET HIM! GET HIM!" Will yelled.
"GET THAT SH*THEAD, EL!" Mike yelled.
"You got this girl!" Max cheered. "DUMP HIS ASS REAL GOOD!"
After hitting back and forth from to the floor to the ceiling, El gave another swipe and pinned Michael to the wall to her left. She now stood in front of him, raising both arms to keep there.
The Shape struggled as he pinned by an invisible force and cracking against the wall.
"Wha-What… what the heck is she?!" Robin exclaimed. "Is she… a jedi or what?"
Dustin and Steve looked at her weirdly.
"Uh… not really." Steve said.
"I say she is way better than a jedi!" Dustin smiled.
Laurie and Loomis remembered El's display of power to them back at the Wheeler's, but it was never as intense as this. Especially since she was doing this on Michael. A nightmare who had haunted their dreams for so long—and was now being pinned helplessly like a doll.
This sweet girl—just transformed into a deadly weapon. It made Loomis look at her in awe… but then he realized how she became that. She was human test subject—experimented by Dr. Brenner. Brenner's former test subject—against Loomis's former patient. What madness was he seeing right now before him?
Hopper couldn't believe it. Just minutes ago, he was outmanned by this son of a b*tch and now it was his daughter that is managing to handle this guy as if he was nothing. Hopper felt proud for his daughter, but at the same he felt worried. He remembered how strong this guy is. And if El lost concentration…
El didn't know why, but she was starting to have a hard time containing Michael. She could feel the blood coming from her nose. She might as well have to finish this once and for all, but then…
The Shape started move roughly and started to twitch his head, now looking at El. He started breathing hard. Awfully hard. His feet, which had been pinned started to move out of their spot. He lifted one shaking foot up slowly, before managing to bring the other foot right after the other. The wall cracked away as Michael removed his back from the wall.
Everyone couldn't believe what they were actually seeing! Michael was resisting El's power?
El could only look in shock. How was this possible?! Only those so strong could do this. Was it because she was taking too long? She remembered the Demogorgon and how strong he could have broken through if El had lost hold on him. But this was a man. Who was this man?
The Shape started to walk slowly towards El, with his feet coming after the other. It looked as though a strong wind was blowing against him, but he was bracing through with each step. He was getting closer. El tried to step back away from, but then she lost her balance and fell on her back.
Now he was free.
The Shape started walking towards El.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Hopper, despite his back, darted towards the madman approaching his daughter. Michael saw him coming, and then he raised his knife and made a slice that almost caught Hopper by the stomach. The Shape took advantage of this to kick the police Chief in the stomach, which caused the man fall back into Joyce and Loomis's arms.
The Shape looked back to see El was trying to crawl away. The Shape bent down and grabbed her by her ankle and pulled her towards him.
"NO!" El cried out as the Shape grabbed her by her neck and lifted her up from the ground. He pulled her closely to his face.
"LET HER GO!" Lucas raised his wrist rocket and aimed at the Shape.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!" Dustin cried out as well.
"NOOOO!" Hopper couldn't believe what was happening. It was a nightmare coming true. His daughter was in danger.
The others looked in horror at what was happening. Joyce looked like she was about to cry. Laurie and Loomis could only look in horror at what Michael was about to do. He was going to kill again. That was his nature. He was going to kill a girl right in front of her father. Like how he killed Annie, how he killed Lynda, and Bob…
El could do nothing as the Shape wrapped his hands around her throat and was looking directly as his face. His white mask. She could hear his breathing. And his eyes. One of them was a blue color, but the other one was white, as it looked like it was musing a pupil. But they were the Blackest eyes. The Devil's eyes.
This would be the last thing El would see as Michael squeezed her throat…
SMACK!
The Shape instantly let go El, and she fell from his grasp. The Shape bent over, holding head where he had been hit. Standing over him, was Mike, holding Robin's baseball bat. The boy looked down at the Shape with every ounce of hate he had.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Mike raised the bat again. "GO TO HELL! PIECE OF SH*T!"
Mike swung the bat again—only for Michael to caught it before it could hit again. He stood up and yanked the wooden bat out of the boy's hand. He placed both hands on it, and the Shape broke the bat in half with little effort.
(Stranger Things OST Sauna Test)
Mike stepped back before he found himself against the same wall Michael was pinned against, as the same man was walking towards him.
Everyone now looked in horror. Now Mike was in danger.
"NO!" Nancy cried out. "MIKE!"
That made the Shape stopped and looked at Nancy who froze. Then he looked back at Mike and tilted his head curiously at the boy. The boy who shared the same name as he did.
The kids could do nothing as their friend was now being corner by none other Michael Myers.
Mike braced himself for what the Shape as about to do. But it didn't come.
He opened his eyes, and he saw the Shape. Frozen and being lifted from the ground. He saw El standing up, lifting both of her hands, and focusing again on the Shape.
She made her way next to Mike, while still looking at the Shape with rage. The Shape looked at her and tried to reach out with his hand towards her.
"No…" El said. And with a cry of rage, Eleven swung Michael Myers through the window and out of the Driscoll house to the ground down below.
El fell back in exhaustion, and into Mike's arms. El cried out and hugged boyfriend back. Both needing each other after the ordeal they just went through.
"EL!" Hopper cried as he came over to his daughter and her boyfriend. He looked at his daughter and hugged her and she returned it.
Everyone stood there in awe and shock after what just happened. Just when things were about to get ugly, El managed to change the tide… and finally took down the psycho once and for all.
Loomis and Laurie made their way towards the window, and they did not like what they saw.
Down below on the ground outside the house… there was no sign of Michael Myers.
It happened again.
"He's gone."
Hopper looked back at Loomis confused. "What?"
"The evil is gone… again."
Hopper's dawn of relief was now being crumbled, as he made, he stood and made his way to the window and saw the same sight Loomis and Laurie saw.
"No." Hopper said. "No, no, no, no, no!"
"It happened again." Laurie said in distress. "Just like he did seven years ago."
"No." Hopper said. "He can't have gone far. That's impossible!" Hopper saw Laurie holding a gun and he instantly swiped it from her hands.
"Hey!" Laurie said. "What are you doing?!"
Hopper ignored her as he made his way out of the room and began making his way down the stairs.
"Hopper! Stop!" Joyce called out and followed along with Owens and Steve.
"HE HURT MY BABY GIRL!" Hopper yelled as he made downstairs and made his way to the front door. "HE CAN'T GET AWAY! I'LL KILL HIM! I'LL KILL THAT SON OF A *ITCH!"
The erratic chief made his way out the door back into the outside in the direction of the woods. He heard something shuffle and the bushes. In his anger and denial, he raised Laurie's gun and started shooting bullets in the direction of the sound.
"JIM, STOP!" Owens yelled as he grabbed hold of Hopper and to stop him firing like crazy.
"HOPPER, STOP!" Joyce cried as well next him. "HE IS STILL OUT THERE! HE IS RIGHT OUT THERE!"
Back upstairs, in the playroom which had become a battlefield not too long ago, Steve, Nancy, Robin, Jonathan, Dustin, Lucas, Will, Max, Laurie, and Loomis stood around Mike and El who were still holding to each other.
"You were right." El said, looking at Loomis with tears in her eyes.
"Right about what?" Loomis asked.
"His eyes…" El recounted with heartache. "I saw his eyes. They were…"
The Blackest Eyes. The Devil's Eyes. Loomis understood. He nodded at her with a grim expression.
The kids all around them could only feel sympathy for El and feel horrified at what they had just seen. They had seen El do the impossible and managed to take many others as if they were nothing. But this man. This Michael Myers. They were afraid he may be unlike anything they ever faced. And he was still out there. He was still not dead. It was not over yet.
(We'll Meet Again – Vera Lynn)
While Mike kept hugging her, El looked towards the broken window where she threw Michael Myers through. And that somewhere in the darkness of the woods.
The Shape was moving.
And so, it finally happened.
We got Hopper, Steve, Jonathan, Nancy, and Robin vs Michael Myers—before the ultimate fight upstairs…
Eleven vs Michael Myers
The Mage vs The Shape
Could have been good titles for the chapter but didn't want to spoil it.
Yes, Michael was able to break a bit out of El's powers—I'll explain more of that later.
I had to fix the plot hole, when the party came to the house, the kids came on bikes; Laurie, El, and Little Karen came in Owens's car; while Hopper, Joyce, Steve, Owens, Loomis, Jonathan, and Nancy came in the station wagon—though I should have made the latter two come in Jonathan's car.
When Hopper, Steve, Robin, Jonathan, and Nancy left in the Station wagon, that left the rest of the party with only Owens's car at their disposal, so I had to have Mike ask his parents to use their car—saying it was a family emergency.
Hopper's attitude in here was coming a bit from his hotheaded personality we saw in Season 3! Acting overconfident that he can take down Michael Myers before El would get involved and he doesn't want that at all! But one thing, he didn't want the kids involved and wanted to drive away—but what could he do? Now he just got his butt kicked, his daughter just got involved, and he is panicking that Michael is still out there. Well done, Jim Hopper.
I had the Party's first fight with Michael Myers's at the Driscoll house! I kind of combined the fights from Episodes 4 (The Sauna Test), 5 (Grigori fight), and 6 (Monster in the hospital) from Season 3. Difference is… it's Michael!
But if you think this was the ultimate fight—you haven't seen nothing yet!
Hope you don't mind putting the "We'll Meet Again" song.
This was the last chapter detailing the events of Oct. 30, now on to the ultimate day—Oct. 31—Halloween.
You remembered how last Halloween was in Hawkins in Season 2—well get ready! This Halloween night will get even stranger and even darker than before…
I hope this was worth the wait and can't to finally dive into these next chapters!
Review and I will see you next time!