She woke up with a start. El looked around frantically, for anyone so she could tell them the information that she had just discovered. " Mike!" She called out, fear lacing her every word. "Mike!" She called out again even more frantic than before. " El?" She heard someone call out to her.
She stopped her frantic search to look at the person. Will sat in front of her crossed legged, holding her hand in his. " Hey, what's wrong?" He asked. El started to breath harder and faster. " Dustin,Lucas,Lab." She managed to get out. Will squeezed her hand gently and got up. "I'm going to go find Mike. I'll be right back." He told her as he went up the stairs. "Okay." She whispered.
Will ran as fast as he could through the house. He searched every room as he ran past them. He reached the kitchen last and of course Mike was in there eating his breakfast. Mike stared at Will with a raised eyebrow in question. " It's El." Will spouted out, breathing heavily. " Is she okay?" He asked rapidly. " She needs you."
Mike nodded and headed past Will and into the basement. Will was fast on his heels. El heard the pounding of feet from above her. She whipped away the tears that had already fallen down her cheeks. At the sight of Mike, she let out a sigh of relief.
"Mike." She called out, her voice breaking in the process. " El?" He said as his heart broke from how sad El had sounded. He jumped off the first step, ran to El, and sat cross legged in front of her.
"Are you okay? What happened?" He asked her quickly. " Lucas, Dustin, Lab." She told him, her voice shaking as more tears threatened to fall down her face. Will sat down next to Mike. " Hawkins Lab?" He asked, looking towards Will. Will looked back at him and shrugged.
" Yes." She responded. Mike looked towards her and saw tears stream down her delicate face. " Hey, it's okay. You're okay." He told her softly, rubbing her arm as she continued to cry. They stayed that way for a while for what felt like hours. El soon fell asleep in Mike's arms.
" How are we going to break them out?" Mike thought out loud. " We'll figure it out." Will said reassuringly. " I hope so. I really do." Mike looked down at El and smiled. " I guess I better go put her to bed." He told Will. He laid her down once again, gently pulling the covers up to the chin.
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El woke up to find herself alone in Mike's basement once again. Max had gone home earlier and Will was nowhere to be seen. She pushed the covers off of herself, got up, and then crept up the basement steps. As she reached the top, she looked back and forth between the hallway deciding which way to go.
She decided going left was her best option and soon found herself in the kitchen. Who she found was not who she expected to see. Sitting in the kitchen was Joyce and Mike's mom having a nice conversation. Joyce was the first to notice her.
" Hi El. I'm just waiting on Will so I can take you both home." " Can I come back later?" She asked, hoping that Joyce would say yes. She wanted to be around her friends at the moment. "Of course. I'm just taking you home so you can change and eat something."
"Okay." El agreed. Right then, Mike and Will showed up. " You all set?" Joyce asked her son. " Yep." Will responded. " See you tonight!" Mike called after them. " See you later!" Will responded for the both of them.
As they left the Wheeler's house, Will looked at El. She had a troubled look on her face. " Are you okay?" He asked her. " Something's wrong." El told him. " What is it?" El looked over at him, fear evident on her face. " Somethings coming."