Chapter 53

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They older teens gaze horrifyingly at the large creature stomping towards them as they speed down the road.

Hearing the sound of its sloshing footsteps is haunting.

"Dusty-bun, do you copy?" An unfamiliar voice rings out.

"I copy, Suzie-poo." He replies, "It sounds much better now, thanks."

The older teens share a look mixed with disgust and shock.

"Suzie." They drone.

"Holy shit." Angie mumbles with a small smile.

"I honestly didn't think she existed." Steve admits with a small smack from Angie, "Ow," he whines.

"Okay, so, listen," Dustin starts again, cutting off the others– not that he could hear them, "Do you know Planck's constant?"

"Do you know the Earth orbits the sun?" Suzie replies sarcastically.

"Okay, so I know it starts with two sixes, and then a..." he draws a blank, "W-What is it?"

"Okay, let me just be clear on this." She begins, "I haven't heard from you in a week, and now you want a mathematical equation that you should know so you can... save the world?" She asks.

"Suzie-poo, I promise," he sighs, "I will make it up to you as soon as possible."

"You can make it up to me now." She suggests.

"What?"

"I want to hear it." Suzie has an assertive tone.

"Not right now." Dustin begs.

"Yes, now, Dusty-bun."

"Suzie-poo, this is urgent."

"Yes, yes, you're saving the world, I heard you the first time." She scoffs, "but Ged is also saving Earthsea, and he's about to confront the shadow, so this is Suzie, signing off."

"Wait, wait, wait! Okay." He scrambles, begging, "Okay, okay."

There's a pause on the line.

"What are they talking about?" Robin questions impatiently.

"How should I know?" Steve shrugs with confusion.

"Turn around," Dustin begins to sing, "Look at what you see..."

Angie turns from watching the Mind Flayer out the back window to the Cerebro sitting in Robin's hands.

Steve and Robin share her puzzled expression.

"What the hell are they doing?"

This time, Steve shrugs again but more dumbfoundedly.

They all listen as if frozen.

As they continue to belt, everyone stops in their actions to listen.

"No, but seriously," Angie furrows her brows, growing impatient, "What the hell?"

As the song grows to a close, Suzie speaks, "Planck's constant is 6.62607004."

"You just saved the world." Dustin laughs triumphantly.

"Gosh, I miss you, Dusty-bun."

"And I miss you more, Suzie-poo."

"I miss you more, multiplied by all the stars on our galaxy."

"No, I miss–"

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