Authors note: hey guys! I'm sorry my chapters have been kind of bad lately and also very short. I'm so busy with school and everything and I've been so tired. Who else is already ready for the weekend? Anyways I'm really sorry for not updating frequently. Still, please leave reviews, I really appreciate the support!
"Shit, shit, shit!" Dustin yelled through his mic, as he rode his bike along with Max and the other boys.
"How the hell did he know she's in trouble? What if she's fine, like Lucas said." Max yelled through the wind, looking to the others. They just stared in a shocked reply.
"Dude, his nose was bleeding!" Lucas said, contradicting his previous theory.
"So?" Max and Will said at the same time.
"Oh my God, how can you not of known. Whenever El uses her powers, her nose bleeds."
"So...Will might have powers?" Max replied, raising her eyebrows in question. Dustin abruptly stoped his bike along with the others.
Dustin panted, "What if Will's powers are different? What if it had to do with when he was possessed by the mind flayer. Like he has the ability to...to..."
"See from someone or something's point of view." Will finished, starring at the rest.
"Exactly!" Dustin snapped.
"Wait, was the Mind Flayer infecting El when you saw her!" Mike was clearly concerned.
"Y-y-yes" Will stammered, "We might be too late."
"Shit." Dustin finished."
...
They arrived near Hoppers house, dropping their bikes onto to ground. Then they began to run through the forest in a panicked search.
"Wait!" Lucas stopped the group,"shouldn't someone get Hopper."
"True." Max responded.
"Okay fine, you go then...zoomer."Mike responded with distain in his voice.
"Hey man, back off."Lucas replied, stepping between Max and Mike.
"It's fine!" Max sarcastically responded, trowing her arms in the air. She walked back to her bike as if she was being grounded.
Then the boys continued through the forest calling "El, Eleven, and Jane" And anything else they could think of. But that was of no use, they needed a plan.
"Will, can you use your powers to find her?"Dustin said, turning to Will.
"Guys, I really don't think..."
"Just try."Mike's tone took a dangerous turn,"Please."
"O-okay." Will said, closing his eyes. Jane, Jane his mind thought, but nothing appeared before him. Why wasn't it working? Then he though about Eleven the test subject, the girl Mike loved, and the girl who had saved him twice. Then he saw her, not really her but from her point of view. She wasn't far, intact she was close to castle Byers.
"Guys, she's by Castle Byers."
"Perfect." Dustin said, under his breath.
From there on out Will gave them directions, he would close his eyes then point in the direction he believed to be most accurate. They had been wandering aimlessly through the forest for a half hour and were growing impatient.
"What if you don't have powers? Common, anyones nose can..."Lucas was cut of by a sight they all feared.
"Dude!" Dustin exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air.
"It's another portal?" Will said, walking towards the glowing red opening on the trunk of a large tree.
"Were in such deep shit."Lucas said, grabbing Will and leading him away from the tree.
"So...basically the monster infected El because it wanted to infect someone with powers, so they could open the gate." Mike said, causing everyone to think.
"That means the monster wants back into this world. Because without a portal it doesn't have food and host's to infect." Will finished, suddenly scared.
"We have to find El before she causes more damage." Dustin replied, looking to the large portal in front of him.
"But what if she's already gone mad with the monster, she could hurt us. Even tell the monster where we're at." Lucas, being the level headed one, proclaimed.
"She shouldn't be fully taken by the monster yet, It took like two days for that to happen to me."
Will said, looking to Mike for clarification.
"Yeah...But she's a super human." Mike mysteriously replied, looking to the rest.
...
The boys continued through the forest to castle Byers until they came across the familiar place. El was nowhere to be found.
"You..you think she's in there?" Dustin said, his voice shaking.
"Yes, I know she is." Will confidently replied.
"Someones gotta go." Dustin whispered, backing away.
"We all go, together!" Mike whispered, but his tone of voice told otherwise, "She trusts me...you guys too."
So with that the four boys slowly walked towards the old fort, Dustin took a deep breath, and with that Mike opened the curtain. There she was, just as Will said, she sat on the blanket a moment, staring at the boys as if she didn't know them. All was silent.
"Hi Mike."She whispered, causing a sigh of relief to eco from the boys.
"Hi...El." Mike replied, kneeling onto the ground next to El. A moment of silence
"D-did the shadow monster get you?"Will asked, his voice quivering and silent.
"What? no." El whispered, not facing them.
"Im sorry to ask but did you open the gate. I wont be mad if you did." Mike silently asked, turning her head towards his.
"Yes...Im sorry, It made me do it." She said, tears forming in her eyes.
"It's okay. We'll get it out...I don't know how but we'll get it out." Mike hushed, bringing El in for a hug.
"Don't let it control you. That was my mistake."Will frowned, looking to the ground. El nodded in reply. Another moment of silence.
"Holy crap. It's official Will has powers and El's infected." Dustin exclaimed.
"Can't we get the monster out of her, like we did last time?" Max asked, she had nearly just arrived with Hopper, who was standing next to her.
"No!" Eleven yelled, her mood changing suddenly, she stood, anger and pure power infested her face. Everyone knew what would happen in an instant but it would all happen too fast. In a split second Max was thrown against a tree.