Heyo! long time no see! its been forever but recently I thought of adding to this story that I abandoned, so here I am with another chapter. It is short and not very good but I thought it would be a good catch up chapter. So enjoy!

I have not written any Stranger Things fanfics in a while and here's why:

I am currently obsessed with Supernatural and destiel. annnnd... I am writing a novel! it has taken up most of my time that I have to write, but I hope to maybe publish! It is no where near done, but if you want to kmow more, please PM me! thanks!

Review and enjoy!

Life on the bus sounded a lot more adventurous then it actually was. It was a constant hovering fear like an early morning fog. It was strict schedule of get up, lookout, eat, and exactly twice a day would each kid get to go outside and use the bathroom. And the cycle went on, and on. For four days.

Helicopters buzzed over Hawkins, at least a dozen of them every day, trucks passed through the quaint little town and while they seemed completely harmless, the inside was full of merciless men loaded with guns strong enough to wipe out the entire town and sadistic smiles plastered on their faces, all of them wanting to be the one to please the boss.

Back at the bus, Will was sleeping, taking the night shift left him with heavy bags under his eyes. Lucas spent his time hunched over at the walkie talkie waiting, listening to the static for Max's voice to ease his racing mind.

"Hello? Er- Lucas?" Lucas scrambled to press the button and answer back.

"Max? You okay?" There was a staticky pause then a response.

"Yeah, all good here. I've got some protein shakes for all of ya, and some Eggos for El. Oh and upon special request, gummy worms for you."

"Shit Max. You're the best!" He heard a chuckle on the other line before static took over again. She'd come by around one am that night with the deliveries. Lucas closed his eyes and leaned back, trying to get an once of sleep.

Mike took the afternoon shift of lookout, but all he did was worry about El. She wasn't getting any better, in fact she was getting worse. She slept most of the time, rarely ate, barely spoke, and most certainly couldn't use her powers.

"Hey Mike." Dustin called, climbing up the ladder to join him. Mike offered him a faint smile but turned to his binoculars again. "Mike. Dude you good?"

"Yeah fine... Just worried about El." Dustin didn't say anything as he fixed his hat.

"Yeah we all are. But I've been thinking. What's our next move? I mean we can't stay here forever right?"

"...yeah, I guess. Where are you going with this?"

"You saw the dart that hit El. It's something that weakens her. Then I got to thinking. They need El fully functional for whatever they're doing. So, there must be a cure."

"How did you draw that conclusion?"

"Seriously dude. It makes sense. They need El. To get her they have to weaken her. But they still need her power, therefore they must have a cure for the stuff in their possession. I say, Will, El and you stay here. Lucas, Max and I? Well, we'll break in and steal it. With help from Hop of course." Mike stared at Dustin and his utterly ridiculous plan... but was it really? Mike thought for a minute. *No, there was too much at stake* He glanced down at the hole, where he could just barely see El's converse. By now they would surely be reported missing. People would hav searched the entire town and the surrounding forests but it would have been no use unless they knew where to look... like Nancy, Steve, and Jonathan.

"I'm not risking everyone for that. We should plan, I should go in with one back up, then come out. I'm certainly not risking El by her current state. If she was fine, she could take out the entire department of energy. But she's not. We have to plan accordingly." Dustin sighed. He opened his mouth to say something, but a helicopter roared from above."Quick! Lockdown!" Like clockwork, the bus was shutdown and kids covered with blankets in attempts to stay thoroughly hidden from view.

...

12:32. Mike could hear Dustin yawn from atop the bus. Will was drawing again, but he had run out of his purple colored pencil and was forced to color the rest of his dragon blue. Mike was trying to settle a restless El who fought against her weakness. She was feeble in his arms, something Mike was not used too.

"Mike?" She gasped, trying to free herself from the pain rippling down her spine.

"Shh, Shh. It's okay El. I know."

"It's getting worse. I feel it." She whispered a soundless sob escaping her throat. Mike nodded and adjusted his body so El could lay all the way down and hopefully find some comfort. She used his lap as a pillow and threaded her fingers with his. "I like this holding hands." Mike gave her a little smile and tucked her growing hair behind her ear, and squeezing her hand in reassurance.

"Makes me feel... safe." With that, El drifted off into a gentle sleep at least for the time being. It was then however, did Mike make a decision. He wasn't about to let her go. He hated what this poison was doing to her, so he decided to leave.

He had to find something to help her.

Max interrupted his thoughts as she knocked the secret code and was welcomed in by Lucas who hugged her tightly. "Brought ya some food." She help up the grocery bag and sat it down amongst the other supplies.

"Were you followed?" She rolled her eyes at Lucas's incessant question.

"Not my first rodeo." She kissed his cheek and kneeled down by El and Mike. "She's not doing so well is she?"

"No? Can you bring some medicine or something? Anything to ease the fatigue and pain." Max shrugged and shook her head unable to begin answering his question. Mike bit his lip, deepening his thoughts to a wild idea that might just work.

...

The sun was barely peaking through the deep sea of tree branches when Mike left the bus for the first time in five day. With nothing in his stomach, it gurgled at him restlessly, but nonetheless he tossed his backpack over his shoulder and marched through the woods.

What was he thinking? He knew he couldn't get a cure for this at a drug store. Nor could he break into a government lab by himself. He shouldn't have been out here where his and everybody's else's lives were at stake. His stupid teenage brain and its rash decision making based on his emotions gave him away. He needed to find Hopper. Then find Hitchcock. Maybe, just maybe he'd be able to reason. He'd even be willing to trade his life for hers and get through with a few lies. What the hell was he thinking? It was an hour too late when he realized this. Standing just fifty feet away from him at the base of clearing, was the tip of a gun aimed for his head.

Shit.

Mike couldn't run. Couldn't do anything but put his hands in the air and keep his rage locked in its cage.

"Michael. How nice of you to join us again. I'm getting some déjà vu. Hitchcock came up from behind, his hot breath stinging the back of Mike's neck. Several more men followed and in that moment, all Mike could think about was protecting El.

"You won't find her." Hitchcock chuckled, facing Mike and bending down to his level.

"Who says I'm looking for her?"

thanks for reading! Until next time,

-Daisy