Sorry for the lack of updates, the holidays hit me without warning! I hope you enjoy this chapter, I hope it doesn't seem too rushed. Anyway, please leave me a review so I know how I'm doing! They mean a lot to me. Enjoy!

Hopper was woken up from a somewhat pleasant dream as he was laying on Joyce's bedroom floor in a sleeping bag. Now the entire house was awake and huddled in the Byers living room. Kali and her strange friends were standing near the door and the Hawkins gang was standing on the opposite side of the room near the Television. It was possibly the most awkward situation Hopper had ever been in. The only thing that could make this worse was if that Henderson kid were here. Hop was trying not to be mad at Jane for excluding this part of her field trip last year until after this crisis was averted, but it was with great difficulty.

"So, let me get this straight," Joyce began, taking a long drag from her cigarette. "You and Jane met up last year before she came back to close the gate and you… taught her?" Jane had skipped a few major details, but Kali and Jane both nodded, knowing it was best to just go with it. "And you think you can help Jane get strong enough to help my boy?"

"Yes. Jane and I have very different abilities, but our power comes from our emotions and I was teaching her how to channel those emotions to become stronger," Kali explained.

"And was that why… why you were so strong that night? When you closed the gate?" Hopper asked Jane, being the only person to witness the raw strength of Jane's abilities. It had scared the shit out of him, but in a good way.

"Yes," Jane said. "The reason I called you here, Sister, is because my friend is in danger because of something I did. I opened a gate and I thought closing it would solve all our problems, but it didn't. The monster is still reaching Will, it's trying to use him while he sleeps because he has become a part of the gate," Jane told Kali. She looked the younger girl up and down.

"Festering…" she muttered. "I think I may be able to help more than you think," Kali stated.

"How?" Jonathon asked.

Jane and Kali shared a look of understanding before Kali answered.

"We need the bath."

So there they were. It was close to midnight on a Tuesday. Why did this have to happen on a weekday? Will thought. The Byers had an old kitty pool that they filled with water in the middle of the living room and they were pouring in salt that was normally reserved for icy winters. Jonathon made some blindfolds out of old towels and handed them to Kali and Jane. Kali's friends were still lingering, making jokes and creeping the others out, but not exactly contributing in any helpful way.

"Jane, when we go into the boy's head, you'll have to listen to me very carefully, do you understand?" Kali whispered to her.

"Yes," Jane replied.

"Interesting that you keep secrets from your policeman…" Kali said tauntingly, making Jane feel incredibly guilty.

Will noticed this exchange but chose to say nothing for the time being.

The girls and were laying in the tub with Will, each holding one of his hands. Jonathon watched anxiously as he saw blood starting to pool in both of the girl's right nostril. It didn't run since they were on their backs, be he could see it all the same and it meant one thing: something was happening.

Jane was in the blackness, but this time with Kali. They walked over to where they could see Will lying down. Jane looked to Kali for guidance, but in this moment, neither girl knew exactly where to start. As if following some innate intuition, they crouched next to Will and closed their eyes. Jane felt the familiar feeling she had felt when she had come across the Demogorgon in this same place.

"Now, Jane. We're ready," Kali told her reassuringly. Jane took a deep breath before expanding a large crack from where Will was lying. She pulled the gate from Will and it seemed to climb up some invisible wall. She could see the goo between the opening and Jane hoped the gate was not opening in Mrs. Byers living room in her home dimension. It wouldn't matter soon enough, she reminded herself. Jane's nose was bleeding steadily now. Kali took her hand, and together they stepped though.

Mike had a pit in his stomach that would not seem to ease enough for him to fall asleep. Mike had had plenty of nights like this, but this particular night was giving him the heebee jeebee's. He tried to roll over in an effort to find a sleeping position, but suddenly, Mike's lamp and overhead lights started blinking. Mike sat up suddenly, knowing better than to think this was just something electrical. He darted across the hallway to get Nancy.

Joyce was chain smoking, staring down at the three figures in the kitty pool they had set up in her living room. She pushed back a thought about how her house always seemed to get trashed somehow, knowing that she would move heaven and earth for Will and her living room was the least of her concerns. Jonathon grabbed her hand, and they shared a worried look.

"This is the upside down, as you call it?" Kali confirmed as they walked across the dark town. Jane nodded. They didn't know where the Mindflayer would be, so they were walking the main roads cautiously. Soon, the two heard thunder in the sky that was slowly turning red. They both knew it was near. Jane looked up and saw the familiar shadow. Kali looked at Jane in fear, but her face molded to stone quickly after. "Remember Jane. Use your anger."

Jane place one hand in front of her and thought of Papa, of the lab, of Mama, all of the awful things she had endured in her short life. The shadow moved closer, but very hesitantly, as if already he was on the defensive.

"Good, Jane." Kali sounded a little winded, as if she was unsure of Jane's capability to kill this thing. "Pull on that emotion. Use it," she continued. Jane's nose was bleeding heavily out of both nostrils, and the shadow had not moved any closer yet. Kali sensed that this thing had gotten a taste of Jane's power already and was not eager to face her again. The storm in the sky started to dissipate slowly. Jane's hand was shaking. The monster started to move it's tendrils towards them. Jane anticipated this and put her other hand up with a huff. The shadows seemed to hit some type of invisible wall and were not able to push any further. Letting loose a ghastly yell, Jane pushed even further. Kali was very impressed with the girl's sheer power that seemed to have this giant beast cowering before her. Jane was bleeding from her ears now, and her eyes had started to leak red as well. Kali looked frightened for the girl.

"Take my hand! Use me!" the older girl instructed. Jane grabbed one of Kali's hands in her own and instantly felt an increase in force. Jane pushed further than she ever had, trying to completely disintegrate this monster. She howled with might and Kali had to try not to act shocked when Jane's feet lifted off the ground. The power emanating off of this small girl was so strong that Kali even noticed pieces of the ground were floating around her feet as well. Kali stayed planted and she had to reach up to keep her hand in Jane's. Kali's nose was bleeding from both nostrils as she felt Jane pulling from her. "Finish it," Kali told Jane. The monster was starting to fade, it's darkness being blown away. Soon, there was nothing left of it, and Jane crashed to the ground, only to be caught by Kali. That's when Jane, Kali, and Will both shot up from the bath and took off their blindfolds. It was dead.

Nancy wasn't even in park yet and Mike had jumped out of the car and ran up the Byers' porch. Nancy ran in after him. The Wheeler's were only slightly surprised by what they found. There was that old pool the boys used to play in in the middle of the room. Hopper was rubbing Jane's hair as she rested on the couch. Will was sitting with Joyce and Jonathon on the other side of the couch; Will was still conscious but looked a little worn out. Then there was a group of people Mike didn't know sitting around the dining room table, all hovering around a punk-looking girl was an intense nose bleed and tired eyes. Mike instantly put two and two together.

"Sister," he whispered to himself.

"What?" Nancy muttered.

"Nevermind," Mike said, rushing over to Hopper and Joyce. "They killed it, didn't they?" he questioned. The two of them nodded. "Is everyone okay?" Mike continued.

"I'm fine. I feel a lot… lighter. Just tired," Will said. Mike smiled, turning to look at Jane. She looked rough. Her hair was wet and she had the remains of blood on her face, even though it had probably been wiped away already, her face still had a tinge of pink streaks. The veins in her forehead looked more pronounced than he's ever seem them and she didn't look like she was awake.

"She's resting, but I think she'll be okay," Hopper said distantly, looking over at Kali.

"What happened?" Mike asked.

"Um, well… Jane's sister Kali helped her get into that... place and kill that monster," Joyce said coldly.

"I'm glad you're okay, Will," Nancy said, moving over to put a hand on Jonathon's shoulder. Mike nodded, glancing at Jane worriedly.