𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 ⟿ s. harrington

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐱

YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY
BREAKING UP !

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ALL NIGHT STEVE AND ALEX HAD TOSSED AROUND IDEAS ON HOW TO GET OUT OF THE ELEVATOR— NONE WERE POSSIBLE. It had been one of the longest nights, and they had not once made another step ahead in their plans to become American heroes. So when he had awoken, Dustin had given it a go at finding a way out of the Russians elevator.

On his radio, he had called for a code red, pacing as he awaited any response back. However, the only ones to hear his pleads of help, had been sitting on and in the elevator alongside him. Up above, Hawkins had continued on as if the group had not disappeared far below Starcourt. Scoops Ahoy had remained unopened and no one batted an eye.

Down below, Steve had interrupted his conversation with Robin to intervene Dustin's attempts to call to others. Popping open the latch, he had lifted himself to the top of the elevator to talk to the Hendersons. His arrival had Alex get to her feet, offering him a hand up above, each of them making a face at one another at Dustin's constant calls into the darkness.

With a final lift up, Steve had brushed himself off and offered up his thoughts on Dustin's attempts. "Gotta take it easy on that thing. Gonna drain the battery."

"The mall just opened," Dustin stated. Steve's eyes had turned over to Alex, seeing if she had understood the relevance in the matter. Giving him a small shrug, she felt defeated, "He thinks someone could be in range. I told him no one but the party will take it seriously and they never come to the mall this early."

"Someone will take it seriously," he fought back. He had his own doubts, but he had to stay positive. The Red Army had infiltrated Hawkins, if found they would disappear with no way of discovering what had happened to them.

Steve had taken this approach differently as he had his own set of doubts. "What, do you think Petey the mall cop is just gonna rappel down here and save the day?"

"I hope so," Alex sighed, holding onto her stomach. "I'm starving. Maybe you could call for another code red, but this time ask for some pizza."

"Yeah, that would be great," Steve remarked sarcastically. "Just see if we can order a pizza to an elevator that shouldn't exist that's underneath Hawkins. Yeah, that's smart."

"All right," Dustin interrupeted. Lowering his radio, he had shut it off and gave in to the idea of letting it go for now. However, he could not put up with any sort of tiff between Steve and Alex. He hated to admit it, but they were great for each other and to be honest, he didn't need a break up to occur when he had no escape plan set in motion for himself. "Why are you such a cranky pants after getting to spend the night together? Alone up here, may I add. Or did you two choose to fight the entire time. I heard you guys talking all night."