Here's Chapter 5!

The story did not "officially" update when I posted the last chapter,

So if you weren't following there would almost be no way to know I submitted Chapter 4. Just an FYI.

This chapter has some action (which is not my strong suit in writing)

So please go easy on me if there are things a little difficult to read :) Thanks!

Review! :D ... Also follow just in case what happened last time happens again.

From this point forward the remainder of the story will have MUCH longer chapters. Let me know if that's still what you want!

Enjoy!

ONE MONTH AGO

"Eleven Stop!" Michael yelled, hurrying himself to stop his partner. Only to be met with a hand gesture that flew him backwards into the science cabinet. The lights flickering uncontrollably in the classroom, it was disorienting. Eleven stared down her foe, giant and slimy in nature, cruel. It's head opening to reveal the teeth and cavity underneath. It was hungry, wishing for blood. The Demogorgon curled and cried, but was helpless against the supernatural power of El.

Face to face with the beast now, Eleven pondered what she had to do, would this be the end? Her dark red eyes were so weak, her BODY was so weak. I must save them. I must save Mike. She thought to herself. One more time. Have to see Mike again. One, more, time. Eleven turned with a downcast expression. "Good bye Mike." The words escaping her like vapor disappearing in the wind. To Mike, the words went cold and deep, driving slowly through his heart like a knife.

Then she looked away, satisfied with her last image of him. Her heart was set on exterminating the presence of evil around them. She knew this would be the end. Or at least, that's what she thought, and as her desperate shouting ripped apart the Demogorgon from existence, she realized just how wrong she was. She would have taken death over this punishment without question.

"Eleven!" She heard a yell from beyond. Her eyes shot open with the taste of blood still fresh in her mouth, she had used too much energy. When Eleven motioned herself to sit up, she could see nothing. She was lying on a sheet of darkness that extended forever in all directions. "EL!" She heard echo again, and this time she jumped up onto her feet and began to run. "Mike!... Mike! Here!" She cried out, running as fast as she could, no telling what direction she was going, or if she was even moving. Her energy was getting too low, exhausting herself she fell on her side, crying.

Eleven rolled herself into a ball, hands on her head, the screams could be heard from every corner of the darkness, the echoing, screeching cries from the little girl's voice. This was her domain now, this is where she would reside and rule over for all of time. Was time even passing? How long had she been here already? Time became unimportant, and her metabolism was unchanged. A month's worth of time passed in what felt like only minutes.

Without warning, a faint light began to shine in the darkness ahead of her, she pushed past the tears that were blurring her vision, and wiped her eyes to see what it was. Light, she said to herself. What is this? Moving forward, she inspected the light, it was far away, but in the darkness it was shining like the sun. "Mike?" She questioned, her right hand over her eye. The light was blinding her.

Then, all of a sudden, something started to appear, and she could see Mike. He was standing outside his home, Will was leaving with his brother in a car as it carried on down the road. It was like someone picked up pieces of reality and dropped them into this abyss. She ran as fast as she could to get to Michael, standing so close to him. He was looking right at her couldn't see she was there. She could see the breath leaving his body as he exhaled in the cold air. Eleven raised a hand to touch his face, but it was useless, something, like a barrier, was preventing her from making contact with her partner.

"He can't hear you." Said a strangely familiar voice. Eleven spun around wildly, looking for the source of the disturbance. Then in the distance she could see him. A lanky figure, her age, cold, evil, with the numbers 002 on his arm.

"I'm going to find you Eleven. I can finally be useful again. You can stand there and watch as I use your friends. In fact," Sean said in a sinister tone, "I'm watching one right now, the one you're standing beside." Sean grinned.

"No," whispered Eleven, shaking her head in denial, she didn't want him to hurt Michael, anything but that. Sean could kill her for all she cared, but Mike was too important to her.

"Mike! MIKE! RUN!" She started to yell and scream at his face. Using an ounce of power to maybe break through whatever barrier that was holding her back from communicating with him. Then, for a brief moment of hope, the lights on the garage and front door started to flicker with each yell. Eleven watched as Michael eyed them curiously, deep in thought. Then he headed inside.

Sean frowned in frustration. "It doesn't matter what you do Eleven!" He finished before fading into a cloud of smoke. The images started to crumble into the darkness. Eleven was alone again. I have to warn Mike, was the only thing on her mind, it consumed her. That of course… was until she heard the crying roar of a creature, somewhere lurking in the same darkness she was trapped within.

AT THE QUARRY

Will, Lucas, and Dustin were pinned, the only thing they could do was watch… watch as Sean moved in on their best friends. "How could you do this?!" Yelled Will, "we trusted you!"

"I don't need to explain anything to anyone of you," Sean explained, "The truth is that you're all going to die, right here, right now. I'm just deciding how to do it for each one of you, I want it to be a special moment… After all, it will be the last moment you have here on this Earth." Sean playfully said, addressing everyone on the rocky beach.

The boys struggled to move and to get up. Sean was powerful, so powerful he could hold all of them still without even exerting much effort. So this is what troy and the others felt like earlier, Dustin thought to himself, and he almost felt sorry for them.

Then a voice started to rise from behind Sean, intimidating, angry, and determined. "I… won't… ever forgive you," said Michael, miraculously moving his cold legs against the power of 002 and climbing to his feet. Sean became confused and slightly fearful as the Wheeler boy straightened himself. His face was scowled and curled, and it looked as if Michael could punch through a concrete wall with the way his fists were clenched. "You won't hurt my friends, and we will not die today. I'll make sure of it." Mike finished, with a confidence that his friends had never heard from him before.

"How!?" Began Sean, "how are you on your feet? Sit down!" He commanded, raising his right arm towards Michael again. His target kneeled on one knee for a moment, but then began to rise once more, ready to make a move. Sean glanced down and noticed Eleven had a hand of her own raised too, also aimed at Mike. Instead of fighting Sean's grip, which she knew was too powerful, she instead decided to channel her energy into Michael, hoping it would be enough to support him. Lucky for her, it was.

"Together, we'll beat you!" Michael yelled as he lunged forward, tackling Sean. This released his hold on the other boys, their bodies relaxed and Lucas saw an opportunity, calling him from his backpack near his bike. "Dustin cover me," Lucas requested as he ran over to the bike.

"Got it," He nodded at Lucas. "Hold on Mike I'm coming!" It was time to overwhelm Sean with everything they had. He darted forward to assist his friend in restraining the psychic boy who they called friend just an hour earlier.

Sean threw a punch at Michael which connected. His face crashed against the rocks, leaving him with some scrapes on the side of his face. Sean was able to focus again once more, focusing his entire attention towards Eleven. She sat, staring at him, helpless, trying to channel her remaining energy into Michael. Then Dustin threw his body into Sean, breaking his focus on El.

"ENOUGH!" Sean screamed, tired of the nonsense, his energy at that moment exploded outwards in a cone, sending Dustin towards Lucas, and Michael backwards. Then he quickly reached a hand out for Eleven, and motioned it in an arc over his head. Her body flew over him, landing hard on the ground behind him.

"ELEVEN!" Michael yelled, reaching for her, before being pinned again by his energy.

Then a sudden jolt of pain went through Sean when a large rock smacked him dead across his temple. It was enough to make him cringe in pain. "What the?" He wondered. When we glanced over at the source, it was Lucas and his wrist rocket, ready for action.

"You wanna kill us? You'll have to try harder than that!" Lucas challenged.

Michael got up to his feet while Sean was distracted and threw a good right hook. This knocked Sean to the ground.

"Had enough yet?" Michael furiously asked.

Sean started laughing, pulling his hand away from his lip to reveal a slightly bloody lip. "I'm just getting started."

Over towards the bikes, Will was on the ground next to Eleven trying to wake her up. "Eleven? Come on wake up." He said, shaking her gently. Eleven's eyes started to squint open.

"Mike?" She uttered, confused from the small black out.

Sean reached a hand out, like he was grabbing for Michael's legs, and telekinetically pulled him down to the rocky surface. Then he lifted him upside down in the air. "Would you like me to send you away? A trip to the upside down will suffice, I think that's how I'll handle you." Sean said. Another rock from Lucas flew through the air to hit him, but Sean raised his other hand and caught it, throwing it back. The force of the impact hit Lucas so hard in the shoulder it sent him spinning, Dustin, helpless to do anything else at this point. Things did not look good.

Michael began to feel his insides twist and turn as Sean tilted his head staring at the helpless boy floating upside down.

"AHH!" Yelled Mike in agony, unable to do anything but endure. That's when the unexpected happened… A large, grotesque hand flew up through the ground, out of a hole they didn't even realize was there next to them. A gray figure started to crawl out of it. Humanoid in nature, it screeched as it climbed up to the surface. The creature was without a face. Its shadow loomed over Sean as he slowly turned his head around to meet it.

"The Monster!" Yelled Eleven. "Mike!" She called, raising a hand to her partner, wanting to protect him. She knew she was too weak though.

"Michael get out of there now!" Will screamed, horrified that his worst nightmare was once again in front of him. The boys started picking up their bikes and realized the best option now was to retreat while the Demogorgon's attention was on Sean. Will grabbed Sean's bike, thinking to himself, He won't be needing this, now will he? Michael ran over to Eleven, helped her onto her feet, and motioned for her to hop on his bike.

"Eleven hang on, we're gonna get you out of here." He said. Eleven didn't speak as they darted off on their bikes. Her hands wrapped around Michael's waist. The last thing they saw when they looked back was Sean fighting the Demogorgon, screaming in pain as it swiped its claw across his left arm.

"Go Go Go Go!" Dustin yelled, the distance between them and the quarry growing further and further. Darkness began to blanket Hawkins and they needed a plan. They needed somewhere to go, somewhere safe. Michael knew there was only one place they could seek shelter without causing too much attention, and it wasn't long before they pulled in to Chief Hopper's yard. His vehicle sitting in the front, and a light on in the house. He was in for one hell of a surprise, and a lot more on his plate than he was prepared for.

Yay! Eleven is back and the gang is together!

Now we can get to that oh so special FLUFF!

Can't wait for you all to read what I have coming up.

Thank you so much for reviewing and reading! This is what I look forward to every day.

Have a great day everyone! Psst... and watch out for angry Seans and Demogorgons ;)

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