-This chapter takes place during Season 3 Episode 6: E Pluribus Unum-
-Max's POV-
We all stood up as the ceiling lights flickered. I watched as Will reached for his neck. "He's here", he says with a shiver. "Come on", El says. We all begin speed walking to the elevator and the desk lady snaps at us. I was going to turn around but everyone kept walking despite her efforts, so I did too. Once we got there Mike hit the button on the elevator repeatedly. "No! Damn it!", he shouts. Some part of me feels bad for him. Who knows what was going on up there. If Nancy were my sister I'd freak out too. I grab his shoulder and he spins towards me. "Stairs", I say. Mike nods and we all start racing to and up the staircase. I hear banging and dart towards it to see Johnathan hitting a window with an oxygen tank. The door flies off its hinges with the help of El's powers. A monster of flesh stands over Nancy. I stare at the horrifying creature as it turned towards us. "What the fu-". It roars and starts charging towards us just before El flings it to the wall. She throws it to the other wall then the ceiling before smashing it on the ground. It regains it's balance but the brunette doesn't give it a chance to start walking again as she launches it out the window. "Go, GO!", she says running down the corridor to the parking lot.
We get down there and its sinking into a drain. I gag at the thing. Most of it completely disappears except what appears to be a few bones and a human skull. I feel my breakfast attempt to come back up. "That's horrific", Lucas comments. I nod in agreement. I look to my girlfriend who looks like she just ran five hundred miles without stopping. She falls forward to her knees and I jump to catch her. "El! El are you okay?", I ask. She nods, panting. "I just need to recharge". I lock eyes with Mike, who looks almost as concerned as me. "Johnathan. Help me out!", I say, failing to pick her up. Johnathan helps me lift her into Nancy's truck and I sit with her. Everyone else piles in the car, except for Julie, who joins me and El.
"I can't see Billy", she blurts as the car starts.
"What?".
"Every time I try and see his future, it doesn't work. It'd show me other people. I think it's because he's flayed, because I can't see Heather either".
I rub El's forehead. "My god".
"I keep trying. Nothing shows up".
"Okay Julie. Maybe El can find him in the void then. After a LOT OF REST". I say the last part extra loud so El can hear and know I'm talking to her. She smiles. "Rest sounds nice", she mumbles. I reply with a "mhm" and stare out the window, watching the hospital behind us get further and further.
-The Next Day-
I pace around stressfully. I hated this idea. El being in the void for hours and hours. "Max sit down", Nancy says to me. My attention snaps to her and I look at her like she's crazy. Nancy puts her hands up and backs down so I keep pacing.
"It can't be good for her to be in there for this long", I finally say.
"Max, you need to relax", Will tells me.
"No I can't. What if she gets like, brain damage or something?".
"Oh shit", Lucas says. "Is that a real thing?".
"No it's not", Julie says.
"It totally is!".
"Max, stop panicking", Mike tries.
"How about I panic on your face!", I snap. Mike's eyes go wide. "I know it sounds stupid! It sounded better in my head".
"Max she'll be fine".
"NO!".
Will grabs my arm and drags me to Nancy and Johnathan.
"Please stalk some sense in to her", Will says flatly. "She's lost her mind".
"No I didn't! All I'm saying is El shouldn't be in the void that long without a break. She's risking her life for no reason!".
"For no reason?", Nancy repeats. "Max, the Flayed are out there doing God knows what".
"Killing, Flaying", Lucas starts.
Julie rests her head on his shoulder. "Turning into those monsters".
"And El's not stupid. She knows her abilities better than any of us".
"Okay and what if she collapses again? Is that normal? Can any of you tell me that? Mike you known her for three years and has once El collapsed like that? Oh wait yes, after using her powers to the maximum potential to close the damn gate! She collapsed yesterday after throwing a thing into a wall! So obviously something is happening to her that shouldn't be! So can we please come up with a new god damn plan because I love her and I don't know what I would do if I lost her!".
I feel everyone's eyes widen on me. Nancy draws in a breath and lets it out as a sigh as Johnathan awkwardly scratches the back of his head. "What's going on?", El asks. Shit. "Oh nothing. Just a family discussion", Lucas answers. Julie snickers at that. El looks at me and I wipe the tears from my eyes. El nods. "Oh. I found him". "Found who?", Nancy asks. "Billy".
-El's POV-
I remove my blindfold and wipe my nose with a tissue, throwing it to the pile. As I stand up I hear yelling coming from outside of my room. One of the voice's is Max. A smile makes it way across my face. My Max. My beautiful, sweet, lovely Max. I listen closely to her voice. "-because I love her and I don't know what I would do if I lost her!", she shouts. Who is she talking about?, I wonder. I open the door and everyone but Max looks at me. "What's going on?", I ask. "Oh nothing. Just a family discussion". I look at Max who wipes tears from her eyes. "Oh", I say disappointed. I hated when the party did this, when they didn't include me in the conversation. "I found him", I say. "Who?", Nancy asks. "Billy".
Max comes closer to me. "Where is he? Did he sense you again?".
I shake my head. "In his room. Alone".
I start to lose my balance for some odd reason and Max immediately catches me. "Woah El, are you okay?", she asks me, worried.
I nod. "I need water". I walk to the sink and grab a glass before chugging down the entire thing. I put my glass on the counter and look for a snack. I pick up a box of lucky charms before grabbing out a handful and eating them. I did what I always do and look at the box. I glance at the rainbow on the front and my mind flashes back to when mama showed me the truth. The rainbow room. Maybe, I start to think. It's risky. But he can't hurt me.
I walk back out to the living room. "We have to find the source", Nancy says.
"Billy knows it", I chime in. "He's been there. To the source".
"Yeah, but-".
"It's a trap. I know", I say. "We can't go to Billy, but I think there's another way. A way for me to see where's he's been".
When no one gets my idea I turn on the TV to static. "I can call to him, like I did to mama and he'll show me the source", I explain. Max sits down next to me and I smile at her. She smiles back and looks away, her cheeks turning red. She blushes so much and I don't know if she realizes it. "Be careful. Okay?", she tells me. I give her a quick kiss and nod. I tie my blindfold around my face and suddenly I'm in the void.
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