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IT WAS NOVEMBER SIXTH, 1983 IN HAWKINS NATIONAL LABRATORY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WHEN ELEVEN KNOCKED A SMALL PLANT OFF OF HER BROTHER'S BEDSIDE TABLE. This caused Seven to wake up with a jolt, seeing his sister at his door. "Eleven!" Seven whisper yelled, knowing Eleven would get into big trouble if she was caught. "Help me open." She spoke softly but quickly, Seven panicking and doing as told. With the force of both the twins on either side of the door, the large metal rectangle fell on it's front, Seven moving quickly as Lab workers will probably be there in a minute or so. "What are you doing?" Seven asked, Eleven grabbing his hand as she led him through multiple corridors, the lights flickering. "I did something. Bad." Eleven muttered, Seven's face scrunching up. "What-" The boy was cut off by a low growl, the twins turning around to find nothing there.
"Hey!" Both twins turned once more to see a worker stood opposite them, gun in hand. "What're you two doing out-" Eleven jumped when Seven wrapped ten red tendrils around the man's neck, strangling him. "Go!" Seven yelled once the man was passed out, the two running to where Eleven last saw the door. If Eleven had done something truly bad, then Seven wasn't about to let her get punished without a fight. Plus, after that, who knows what Papa would do to them? "Hey-" Eleven tilted her head harshly to the side, the man copying it as he broke his neck, falling to the ground. "There!" Seven spoke, seeing the reception desk through some glass walls. The twins ran more, Seven shooting red energy balls at any incoming guards. Eleven flicked her head back, the doors opening to reveal the night sky that portrayed itself on the ground. The alarm was ringing in their ears as both of their noses bled, the two subjects hitting the doors with their powers as they smashed open.
The fact that they didn't have shoes was a disadvantage, meaning both Seven and Eleven had to keep running despite the twigs and rocks stabbing their feet. Seven stayed behind Eleven in protection, the girl leading her brother into a forest when shouts rung out. Eleven had found some sort of small tunnel, Seven gawking at her when she started to crawl through it. "How?" Seven asked, following her sister as their chests heaved, Seven's hands and knees getting muddy with the slime coating the tunnel. "Window. Planned." Eleven muttered lowly. Gradually, the girl got to the end of the tunnel, waiting for her brother as dogs barked loudly, Seven flinching slightly. Yes, he was afraid of dogs... and cats... "Come on..." Eleven trailed off, Seven guessing she didn't plan this part as she wandered around before choosing a direction on the spot, Seven following her none-the-less.
Day slowly seeped in between the tree branches, Seven inhaling deeply. "Here." Eleven whispered, the two stopping on the hill before a small building. "What?" Seven asked, them both quiet as they watched a man walk out and put a bag in a large bin, walking back inside. Eleven didn't reply before walking towards the building, Seven scrambling to follow. "Eleven!" The boy scolded, Eleven giving him a sympathetic look before grabbing his hand. The girl understood that all her brother wanted to do was protect her, Eleven smiling as he wiped a leaf off of his buzzed hair, thinking it was a bug. "Come." Eleven spoke, the two hand in hand as Seven took charge, opening the door slowly as it creaked. Multiple voices became apparent the more Seven opened the door, him going in first as music played faintly. Eleven walked in after Seven, seeing shelves stacked with cans.
Eleven tugged Seven's hand, pointing towards the open doorway, Seven nodding as they both walked to it in silence, the music and conversing getting louder. "All right, and one more." The man spoke, putting a plate of food on a table. Seven put his skinny arm in front of Eleven's stomach, her about to walk towards them. "No." He spoke sternly, not trusting them yet. "Hey, Ben. What do you think about that, uh..." The siblings didn't catch the last word, 'Ben' shrugging. Seven scanned over everyone in the room before Eleven tapped his arm before pointing to the doors. Seven scanned the two double doors before nodding, the two walking through them before seeing plates stacked up. A kitchen. Seven was seeing if the people wouldn't catch them before Eleven dragged him somewhere eagerly. Seven glared at his sister before seeing a tray of chips on the table, his sister already shovelling them.
Seven tried to do the same with whatever was left, before 'Ben' spotted them. "Hey, you two! Come here!" The man yelled, Seven picking up the tray and grabbing Eleven's hand, dragging her away. He loved those chips and wasn't ready to give them up yet. Seven led his sister back to the door, 'Ben' grabbing her shoulders. He twisted the girl around harshly, Seven jumping and stepping forward. "You think you can steal from me, boy?" The man yelled, startled by Eleven's appearance as Seven kicked the back of his leg, the man yelling before turning to him, his hands still on Eleven. "What in the hell?" He trailed off, Seven scowling at him as Eleven was terrified.
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SEVEN EYED THE SHIRTS THAT
'BEN' GAVE THEM, HIS SISTERS BRIGHT YELLOW AS HIS WAS A DARK GREEN COLOUR. He had to admit he enjoyed the colour, not objecting as they both sat in silence before 'Ben' came back with two trays. He held them in front of the two, Eleven grabbing the first one she saw chips on as Seven scowled at her. 'Ben' smiled, passing the other one to Seven and watching as his face lit up, seeing chips on his too. He didn't see a burger on his, instead, there was chicken nuggets, Seven taking a small bite before shovelling them down, 'Ben' sat opposite them with his arms crossed. "Geez. Your parents forget to feed you?" He asked, only Seven looking up as he then looked back down, eating more chicken nuggets. "Is that why you two ran away?" Seven just decided to ignore the man, Eleven doing so already. "They, uh...They hurt you? You went to the hospital, got scared, ran off and now your here?" 'Ben' continued, the siblings still eating in delight.
'Ben's' eyes switched between the two, noticing they weren't going to answer. Seven groaned aloud when 'Ben' snatched the food from them, Seven still having chicken nuggets in his mouth however. "All right. I'll give it back," 'Ben' offered, Seven perking up as did Eleven. "And you two can have as much as you want. Maybe even some ice cream." Seven's head tilted at the word. Ice cream? "But you gotta answer a few of my questions, all right?" He asked, Seven swallowing his food as Eleven looked to him. She looked up to her brother for a lot, him being the only one she had and the same likewise. 'Ben' then looked to Seven, the boy looking right at him. "We got a deal?" He asked, Seven sighing. "All right, let's start with the easy stuff." 'Ben' began, leaning forward as Seven sat intrigued, Eleven looking back to 'Ben'.
"My name's Benny. Benny Hammond." He spoke, both of the siblings looking down at his outstretched hand in confusion. "You do this-" Benny flinched slightly when Seven swatted his hand away, the reason being when Benny grabbed Eleven's hand. "It's okay. It's just this." Seven watched as Benny took Eleven's hand and shook it, the girl confused. "Nice to meet you." Benny smiled, holding a hand out to Seven. He slowly took it, his face not changing as Benny shook it too. "And you two are?" He asked, Seven taking Eleven's hand back before Benny noticed something on his wrist, grabbing it to observe it. Seven panicked, jolting his hand away as Eleven hid hers. "Seven? What's that mean?" Benny asked calmly with a sigh, Seven gulping before answering. "No." Eleven spoke, Benny looking to her. "Well, I'll be damed. She speaks." He sarcastically spoke, Seven glaring at him. "No what?" He asked, neither of them answering before Benny sighed.
Seven watched as he took the food trays away, going to stand up. "Eleven." Eleven spoke, Benny sitting back down as Seven eyed his tray of nuggets. "Yeah?" Benny urged, Eleven pointing to herself. "Eleven." She repeated, Benny nodding and looking to Seven. "So you're Seven." He asked, Seven nodding before the man chuckled. "Here you go." He spoke, Seven shovelling down the food once it was ahead of him again. Benny then got up, leaving the two to their food as he went back into the kitchen, Seven finished with his food quickly. Benny spoke on the phone about them as he watched Seven steal one of Eleven's chips, the girl not noticing. "She seems scared to death and he does too. He's very protective over her though. Won't let me touch her without hitting me." Benny muttered, the woman's reply muffled as Seven sat back, rubbing his stomach. It had been a very long time since Seven has eaten that much in one sitting, feeling sick.
The fan was the only noise, Seven seeming to be the only one who was okay with it. Eleven, on the other hand, glared at the metal fan, it stopping as Seven looked to Eleven. "Don't." He scolded, Eleven looking at him blankly and dusting the grease off of her hands and sitting back.
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"YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT ANY?" BENNY ASKED, SEVEN SHAKING HIS HEAD AS HE LET THE FOOD IN HIS STOMACH DIGEST FIRST. His sister was in no objection as she cradled a large tub of 'ice cream', scoffing that down like their was no tomorrow. "You like it, huh?" Benny asked, Seven smiling to her as she smiled. "Smiling looks good on you two." Benny complimented, the two looking to him in confusion, smiles gone. "You two like twins? Smile?" Benny asked, smiling himself as some sort of demonstration, the twins smiling back. The moment was ruined by a knock on the door, Seven's towel dropping from around his neck. Benny had gave it to him when the boy said he was cold, warming it up. "You two just sit tight. I'll tell them to go away real quick." Benny spoke gently, Eleven grabbing Seven's hand as muffled voices started. Both of them watched as Benny lead a woman through the building, turning away from her.
Seven pulled both the towel and Eleven off of the table when the woman shot Benny in the head, Eleven panicking. "Go!" He urged, staying behind Eleven as they both sprinted back to the door, only to be met with two other men with guns pointed to them. Seven wasted no time in clicking his fingers, a knife that was stuck in a cake shooting towards a man's neck, stabbing him. Eleven took care of the other guy, snapping his neck as the two ran out of the building. It had started raining a while after they had started running, Seven putting the towel onto Eleven's head. Seven stopped when he saw a leaf light up, Eleven still running. "Eleven!" Seven scolded, grabbing his sister and stopping them both, a couple twigs snapping as Mike Wheeler stopped too. "I'm just saying, does that seem smart to you?" Dustin Henderson asked, Mike shaking his head. "Shut up, shut up." Mike spoke, Seven pushing his sister slowly forward before walking right behind her, the three friends hearing the rustling.
"Did you guys hear that?" Seven heard a boy's voice, three flashlights shaking. "Shh." Seven spoke, Eleven nodding slowly as they took another step, freezing when the lights sped towards them, catching them both. The twins both froze, seeing three boys in raincoats gawking at them.
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