"Nancy, just stay with me, stay with me okay?!" Steve yells, "whatever you guys are doing, hurry up!" Steve yells back to the normal world, Erica runs in the room "Steve says you need to hurry!" she exclaims, "yeah no shit!" Dustin yelled back, "we're trying, we can't find anything!" Max yells, "Seriously, what is all this shit?" Robin argues, "What are you - what are you even looking for?" Eddie exclaims, "Madonna? Blondie? Bowie? Beatles? Music! We need music!" Robin says as she holds a cassette tape of one of Eddie's music, Eddie takes it and yells, "This! Is! Music!"
"Ladies please stop arguing there must be something!" Sylvie yells too, everyone just constantly yelled at one another in panic and fear. Minutes later, "guys! Guys we're good!" Steve yells, "what do you mean!?" Erica yells, "Nancy's safe, she's good!" He yells back, Erica comes rushing into the room "guys! Nancy is okay now c'mon!" she says, everyone started rushing into the room as they see Nancy go down the blanket, "Nancy oh my god!" Sylvie hugs her tightly.
Nancy hugs her back, "hey, hey," Nancy panted, "are you okay? What happened? What did Vecna do? Did he touch you??? What happened!?" Sylvie freaked out a lot, "I'm okay, I'm okay, but... he showed me something," she says, "what was it?" Dustin asked, before Nancy could even speak "uhm yeah, can we not talk about it here I'm getting the heebie jeebies - like no offense Eddie but its that with that open hole anything could come in here whilst we talk," Robin says, "okay yeah sure, where to?" Steve asked, "my place? I mean my mom isn't usually there so," Max says, they all agree and hopped into Max's place.
Everyone stayed calm and sat down on anywhere they can sit at, Sylvie was still tensed, her leg still jumpy, she was beside Nancy, standing. "Okay, what did you see?" She asks, Nancy takes a deep breath.
"Okay, uh - he, he showed me where Barb... died, and then he started showing me Creel's child, Henry and it turns out he... he is Henry, he was then taken by the Hawkins lab... but... he's also... one, the first ever subject Hawkins lab had, and then... he showed me things that... haven't happened yet, The most awful things. I saw a dark cloud spreading over Hawkins... downtown on fire, dead soldiers, and this... giant creature with... a gaping mouth and this creature wasn't alone... there were so many monsters, an army. And they were coming into Hawkins, into our neighbourhoods, our homes. And then... he showed me my mom and Holly, Mike, and they... they were all..." Nancy sniffles, Sylvie rubs Nancy's back slowly.
"Okay but..." all heads turn to Steve, "he's just trying to scare you, Nance. Right? I mean... I mean it's not real," he adds, "not yet," she says shaking, "but there... there was something else, he showed me gates, four gates, spreading across Hawkins. And these gates, they looked like the one outside of Eddie's trailer, but... they didn't stop growing and this wasn't the 'Upside Down Hawkins' this was our Hawkins. Our home." she says, "four chimes," Max says, "Vecna's clock, it always chimes four times. Four exactly." she added, "I heard them too," Nancy says. "He's been telling us his plan this whole time," Max says again, "four kills, four gates, end of the world." Lucas added, "if that's true, he's only one kill away." Dustin says.
"Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ!" Eddie huffed, "try 'em again, try 'em again." Steve says, Max takes the phone and starts dialing the Byers' residence. Max waits for a bit for an answer but then hangs up as she hears the busy signal, "anything?" Dustin asks, "no, rang a few times then went to busy signal." she answered. "Maybe you punched it wrong, try again." Steve says, "I didn't punch it in wrong," Max says, "well, I don't know." Steve says back. "I think she knows how to use a phone," Dustin looks at Steve, "I'm just saying, she could've typed it in wrong," Steve defends himself. Max tries again, she hangs up, "same shit." Max says, "How is that possible?" Lucas asks, "I told you, Joyce has this telemarketer job, she's always on the phone, Mike won't stop whining about it," Dustin says, "yeah, but this phone's been busy for, what, three days now? Thats not Joyce, no way, somethings wrong." Max says.
"She's right," Nancy bumped in, "it can't be just a coincidence, it can't be." she continues, "whatever's happening in Lenora is connected to all of this, I'm sure of it, but Vecna can't hurt them, not if he's dead, we have to go back in there, back to the Upside Down," Nancy says, "whoa, no, no, no, what?" Steve says, "nope." Eddie shakes his head, "Let's think this through, okay?" Steve says, "What is there to think through?" Nancy argues, "we barely made it out of there in one piece!" he argues back, "yeah, because we weren't prepared! But this time, we will be. We'll get weapons and protection, we'' go through the gate, we'll find his lair, and we'll kill him." Nancy explains. "or he'll kill us, the only reason you survived is because he wanted you to, he's not scared of us." Steve says, "And for good reason," Robin stands up, "we were wrong about Vecna, Henry, One... Sorry what are we calling him now?" She asks, everyone gave different answers.
"Right, we learned something new about Vecna/Henry/One, he's a number like Eleven only a sick, evil, male, child-murdering version of her with really bad skin but my... my point is, he's super powerful, he could turn us inside out with a snap of his fingers, it's not a fair fight." she says, "also Nance, we have no clue where he could be, god, he could be out there or here or anywhere and we don't even know if cracking bones and pulling eyes could be the only thing he can do," Sylvie adds.
"Then why fight fair?" Dustin asks, "You're right, he's like Eleven. But that gives us an upper hand, we know Eleven's strengths and weaknesses." Dustin says, "weaknesses?" Erica asks, "when El remote-travels, she goes into this sort of trance-like state, I bet the same is true of Vecna," Dustin explains.
"That would explain what he was doing in that attic," Lucas bumps in, "exactly, when he attacks his next victim, I'll bet you he's back in that attic, physical body defenseless," Dustin theorizes, "defenseless? What about the army of bats?" Steve asks, pointing to his own face. "True, we'll have to find a way past them, distract them somehow," Dustin says, "and uh, how do we do that exactly?" Eddie stands, "no idea," Dustin says which makes the wavy haired sit back down again.
"But once they're gone, he doesn't stand a chance, it'll be like slaying sleeping Dracula in his coffin," Dustin says, "that all sounds good in theory, but there is no pattern to Vecna's killings. At least not one that I can decipher, we don't know when he's going to attack next, we don't even know who he's going to attack." Robin says, "yeah we do," all heads turn to Max. "I can still feel him, I'm still marked, cursed. I ditch Kate Bush, I draw his focus back to me," she says, "Max, you can't, he'll kill you," Lucas argues, "I survived before," she looks at him, "I can survive again."
"I just need to keep him busy long enough so that you guys can go into that attic, then you can chop his head off, stab him in the heart, blow him up with some explosive Dustin cooks up. I honestly, really don't care how you put this asshole in his grave. Just..." she looks at all of them "whatever it is, whatever you do, try not to miss." The others looked at one another, thinking if they should stick to Max's plan. "Just promise us that we'll see you no bones cracked," Sylvie puts her hand out, "then we can make a deal," she adds. Max looks at her and shakes her hand.
"Alright then, whats the plan?" Sylvie looks at them, "we need weaponry first, anyone know a place where we can get guns and stuff for, I guess without threatening us? We can't really go to the PD here," Nancy asks, no one really knew one, I mean why would you unless you're up to something. "Wait, I know one," Eddie stands up, looking for something. "Uh, Eddie, mind telling us first?" Dustin asks, "yeah yeah shush," Eddie continues to find something, a book maybe.
"Ahah!" He takes the book and goes to the kitchen where everyone follows him, "Eddie, I know you're busy right now but mind telling us? Please?" Sylvie asked, Eddie then places the book down, "check this out, 'The War Zone' I've been there once, it's huge, they got everything you need for uh.. well, killing things, basically." Eddie says, "do you think fake Rambo has enough guns there? Is that a grenade? I mean how is any of this legal?" Robin asks, "well lucky for us it is so," Eddie remarked.
"This, this place is just far enough outside Hawkins. As long as we steer clear of the main roads; we oughta be able to avoid cops and uh, angry hicks." Eddie added, "if we're trying to avoid angry hicks, maybe we shouldn't go to some store called 'The War Zone' ." Erica says, "normally I'd agree but, we need the weapons, so I think it's worth the risk," Nancy states, "me too," Lucas said. "Yeah but is it worth the time? It'll take all day to bike there and back," Dustin mentions, "who said anything about bikes?" Eddie asked, "what, you some car we don't know about?" Steve asks Eddie, Eddie looks at him "It's not exactly a car, Steve, and it's not exactly mine but, uh it'll do." He smiles as he looks at them, "hey Red," he turns to Max, "uh, you got a ski mask, or a bandanna, something like that?" he asks.
Max raises her eyebrows, "I'll go get it in my room, wait here," Max goes into her room, "follow her just incase," Nancy whispered to Lucas, he nods and follows her. The gang then prepared, waiting in the living room, Sylvie was beside Eddie on the couch, he couldn't help but notice her leg jumpy.
"Hey you good?" he asks, "huh? Oh uhm, kind of? Not really? Gah, I don't know, all of this is just so frustrating and risky, it's something we've never encountered nor dealt with in the past, it's all so intense." Sylvie rambles, cover her face with her hands. "Hey, don't worry, I mean yea this whole situation is so scary but uh, it'll end, eventually, and if it does I was thinking maybe we can go out, get food, and stuff?" Eddie smiles softly at her, "but what about your girl? Aren't you going to confess?" she asks, they both looked at one another, warm eyes touching the colder ones, goosebumps around their arms, before he can even speak - it all ended as Eddie was thrown a mask.
"I- Michael Myers?" Eddie looks at Max, "it's all I've got, take it or leave it," she says. Eddie wears it and stands up, "lets go then."
They all sneak in the trailer park, making sure no one bats an eye. They all then sneak into a couple's RV, Eddie tries to look for an open window, he opens it and gets inside, the others follow too. He takes off his mask, "that was suffocating," he commented and locks the front door of the RV. He then goes to the drivers seat and starts to hot-wire, Steve was beside him, "where'd you learn how to do this?" Steve asked, "well when the other dads were teaching their kids how to fish or play ball," Eddie says as he cuts a wire, "my old man, was teaching me how to hot wire."
"Now, I swore to myself I wouldn't wind up like he did," he says as he continues to hot-wire, now connecting two other wires, "but now I'm wanted for murder, and soon, grand theft auto," he tries to start up the RV, "so uh, I'm really living up to that Munson name," Eddie smiles at him. "Uh Eddie," Robin goes up to them, "I'm not really sure that I love the idea of you driving," Robin says. "Oh I'm just starting this sucker, Harrington's got her, don't cha big boy?" He looks at him and smiles, Steve was standing there - flabbergasted.
The engine then starts as Eddie tried to get it on, they then heard the people yelling and banging on the door. Robin, Steve, and Eddie looked at the door, "shit! Go," Steve moves them away as they seat somewhere and Steve drives, "everybody hang on to something!" Steve yells, everyone holds on to the closest object beside them, Sylvie sat beside Robin and they went.
"Oh my god oh my god oh my god lets go!" Lucas exclaimed, "drive Steve! Drive!" Dustin yells "go go go!" Robin adds, Steve steps on the pedal and they drove fast. Tons of 'go's run around, "shit they look pissed," Dustin says, "I mean it's not everyday you lose your house and car in one fell swoop." Robin says, "god fuck I'm throw up!" Sylvie groans, "hold on! Hold on!" Steve takes a sharp right, and off they were to The War Zone.
Moments passed, they were still on the drive and they switched places, now Sylvie was beside Eddie, Sylvie was looking at window, looking gloomy and all. Eddie looks at her, staring into her face, he then softly taps her hand, she looks at him, he then points at her and does a thumbs up, signing if she was good, she nods softly, "you sure?" he mouths, Sylvie bites her lip, and shakes her head, chucking as she does. Eddie giggled, "don't worry, we'll put an end to it," Eddie mutters, "yeah, but also Eddie, what did you mean you were going to take me out? What about your girl? Aren't you going to ask her out?" Sylvie mutters back, Eddie smiles softly but before he could speak again a bump out of nowhere comes up, "sorry, might get bumpy," Steve says.
Another few moments, Sylvie rested her head on the table and Eddie was just looking out the window too. Some were sleeping too and all arose as Steve stopped, "mind not trying to be aggressive?" Dustin says, "sorry, but uh we're here," Steve says, "okay, uhm Sylvie, Dustin, Lucas - stay with Eddie, we'll go," Nancy says, "what - hey why me???" Sylvie argues, "because I said so, besides Eddie can't babysit if he's wanted," Nancy then went out and the others do so, Robin does a little wink and Sylvie clicks her tongue 'cause of it.
"Man, fucking hell," Sylvie mutters. 30 minutes later, everyone was in different parts of the RV, Sylvie sat with Eddie, behind the drivers seat. "Sylvie, we're gonna go pee, gonna be right back," Dustin thumbs up, "fine, don't go to long," Sylvie says, and like that - Lucas and Dustin were out, "should give them time heh?" Dustin chuckles, "yep," Lucas nods and went to the bathroom.
The two were alone, quiet, nothing really to talk about now. "Okay, Eddie now that we're alone please tell me, what about her? The girl? Wouldn't- wouldn't she be pressed knowing you're out with me?" Sylvie looks at him, "I mean, I don't think she'll mind," Eddie says, "how so? Really Eddie, you don't know what a woman is like, we're always, thinking, we're worried and stuff and we really wouldn't like the idea of our lovers going out with someone else okay? If she knew she'd probably punch me in the face and make sure I'm dead even if you two aren't dating," Sylvie rants.
Sylvie continues to rant but Eddie couldn't help but stare into her eyes, her soft lips, her whole face basically, he was in love, he didn't even listen to what she was saying even though he was staring at her lips, everything felt like in slow motion, everytime he'd blink, he can feel his heart flutter more, "okay? So maybe this might be an early invitation, but I'd politely decline, not because I don't like you, because I wouldn't want to be punched in the face by her," Sylvie concludes.
"Yeah, yeah I know, but, why would she want to punch herself in the face?" He asked her, "Have you been even listening? She'll punch ME when she realizes this and- wait... punch 'herself'?" she looks at him, "yeah, why would she?" he asked again, before she can even say anything.
They kiss.
Everything felt like fireworks, everything felt euphoric, unreal, uncertain of what is going on around them, she slowly then kisses him back, caressing his cheek, eyes both closed, alone together, everything was perfect. "Eddie I..." Sylvie looks at him, "yeah?" he asks, she was speechless, out of words, she didn't think, everything fell into place all at once. It was all like last summer again.
"I still like you, Sylvie, for a long time now actually, ever since we met I couldn't help but remember your eyes, your face, everything, I love you, Sylvie. You're everything to me and I'm scared of losing you, I'm scared you'll just see me as a fling and a freak, everytime you were with a guy, I watch you from a far, and when I go home I just yell into my pillow and hit stuff, to a point that even my uncle Wayne is concerned of, I'm just sad and angry at myself because, I never got to actually confess and make you mine, so please - tell me something now so that later I wouldn't feel heartbroken after all of this," he says.
"I still love you too," she whispers, he smiles softly and kisses her again which all ends as Dustin and Lucas barge into the RV, "we're back!" Dustin smiles as Lucas makes a trumpet sound. Sylvie and Eddie part away as far as possible so it wouldn't look like anything, "took you boys long enough," Sylvie chuckled, "sorry, long way," Dustin sat back down.
Moments later, Sylvie was resting her head again on the table, "what the hell is taking them so long?" Dustin says as he was pacing, and Eddie waiting behind the drivers seat, and all of a sudden - they barge down the door, "god, what the," Sylvie wakes up. "What happened?" Lucas asked, "we gotta go," Steve says as he hands stuff to Eddie and Sylvie, "your old friends are here," Erica says, "shit!" Lucas says, everyone settled down, "lets go, lets go, lets go!" Dustin says, "I'm going, sit down!" Steve started driving.
After all of that, they stop down to a field, "what are we doing here?" Sylvie asked, hopping down the RV. "We need to fix our weaponry here, lets get to it," Nancy says. Everyone then got their roles, Lucas and Erica making the spears, Eddie, Sylvie, and Dustin for the shields, Max and Nancy with the guns, and Steve and Robin making a fire bomb.
Sylvie, Eddie, and Dustin were hitting down the nails with their hammers, making the shields using a trash can cover. Eddie stands up, "how's she feeling?" Dustin asks, "Light, but durable," Eddie says as he uses it "deadly, but reliable," he adds, both Dustin and Sylvie chuckle. Eddie extends his hand, "hear me now," Eddie dramatically says, "there will be no more retreating," Eddie raises his hand, "from Eddie the Banished," Eddie says as he goes back to his regular voice.
"Hey you're really ready for bat-tle," Dustin jokes, Eddie and Sylvie couldn't help but stare at him, questioning. Dustin chortles, "you get it? 'bat-tle'... b-a-t. No?" Dustin groans, "Dustin that was the most lame joke ever," Sylvie says, "I thought I had a good one," Dustin says but then grunts as Eddie tackles him, "What are you doing?" Dustin says, "You son of a bitch!" Dustin chuckles as he grabs Eddie, "no wedgies! NO WEDGIES!" Dustin yelled, Sylvie couldn't help but laugh, "never change, Dustin Henderson," Eddie says as he removes hair from his mouth, "promise me?" Eddie asks, "I wasn't planning on it," Dustin chuckles, "good," Eddie nods. "Good," Eddie chuckles, "good," Dustin giggles.
"Hey, Sinclairs, how are those uh, those spears coming on?" Eddie asked Lucas and Erica, Lucas gave them a thumbs up. "Alright, thats good, thats good," Eddie said as he looked at Sylvie who was done with her shield, Sylvie fixed her things and as she looks up she just sees Eddie staring at her, "what?" she asks, Eddie smirks, "Eddie, what?" Sylvie slowly stands up from her chair, "don't think you're safe, 'bert," Eddie laughs as he tackles her, "Eddie no!" she squeals, they both fall down on the grass, Eddie still holding her tight, after that, Eddie stopped hugging her and they both just laid down beside one another, looking into each others eyes.
Sylvie gives a heart-warming smile, as Eddie gives a soft smile. They then just practice using their shields, running from one another like it was tag, pretending there were stuff around them, fighting them off.
After that, everything was all serious, everyone was in the RV, driving to their plan, Sylvie was on the floor, in front Robin, fiddling her pants, she gulps, looking at her friends who were terrified, scared, yet their faces boldly not shown. They were all scared, this felt like a new level of sorts, this time, they hoped that their old tactics worked, they cling onto that last string of hope.
They stopped at the Creel house, Max, Lucas, and Erica went down. They all hoped Max would be safe, fine, alright, but they really want to make sure, Vecna is dead. Again, they cling onto that last string of hope, a string that is thin and possible to break.