After running several miles through the woods, the group slows down and begins to walk, tired, sore...impatient for this to be over with. Steve was still hurting from being attacked. Each and everyone of them were dying for a nice warm bath and food. How to get out of here was the question.

"Couldn't we have tried a road, or something just slightly less creepy?" Robin asks sarcastically.

"I think we're getting close. We're almost out of here. Don't worry." Nancy sighs.

Theo walks side by side with Eddie as Eddie kept looking over in curiosity but averts his eyes when Theo looks at him. Eddie clears his throat and rubs his nose as they continue to walk.

"You got something to say? Go ahead to spill it." Theo snorts.

Eddie sighs heavily, "Um, I'm just curious. I mean..." He stutters and scratches his neck, "I kept hearing that demons are evil beings. You're the first that actually shows he's cool."

Theo snorts, "I'm far from 'cool', Eddie. Yes, there are several demons out there who thrive on evil deeds. But, like humanity, there's a balance. Good and evil.  I'm somewhat....hmmm...30/70 in that category.  Am I evil? Yes. To enemies. Am I good? Yes, I am that, too, to people and creatures I know and care about.  I have done evil things in the past.  But I am learning the errors of my way." He snorts.  "At least, that's what Amelia is trying to teach me.  But don't worry, Eddie," He pats his back, "I'm 'cool' with my friends and that includes you."

Eddie grins crookedly, "Never had a demon for a friend.  Hell, never met a demon before.  Always thought they were bullshit."

"And yet..." Theo snorts as he looks down at Eddie's shirt.

"It's just a fad, Dude.  Not that I believe in that shit." Eddie scoffs and looks around, "But seeing this place.  I'm starting to."

Steve, suddenly, paces towards Eddie and Theo, moves to walk in between them, "Theo. Eddie. Hey. Uh... Listen, I just, uh... I just want to say thanks. For saving my ass back there." Steve mutters towards both of them.

Theo snorts with Eddie, "Shit. You saved your own ass, man." Eddie scoffs.

"Yeah, I agree.  We just gave  you a hand.  You did all the work." Theo says.

"And I mean, that was a real Ozzy move you pulled back there." Eddie grins.

"I agree. That was badass." Theo chuckles.

Steve frowns, "Ozzy?"

Theo and Eddie both look at him in disbelief, "Boy, you have no taste in music." Theo tsks at Steve. "Ozzy Osborne?"

"When you took a bite out of that bat. Black Sabbath? He bit a bat's head off onstage."

Steve shakes his head, "I don't..."

Eddie sighs and waves it off, " You know? Doesn't matter. No. It's very metal, what you did. That's all I'm saying."

"Thanks." Steve smirks.

"Henderson told me you were a badass. Insisted on the matter, in fact." Eddie scoffs.

"Henderson said that?" Steve frowns in shock.

"Oh yeah. shit. Kid worships you, dude. Like, you have no idea. It's kinda annoying, to be honest." Eddie scoffs, "I don't even know why I care what that little shrimp thinks, but, uh, guess I got a little jealous, Steve. I guess I couldn't accept the fact that Steve Harrington was actually a good dude. Rich parents, popular, chicks love him. Not a douche? No way, man. No way. That, like, flies in the face of all the laws in the universe and my own personal Munson doctrine. Still super jealous as hell, by the way. Which is why I would never have jumped in that lake to save your ass. Not under any, uh... normal circumstances."

Suddenly a branch snaps, causing the three of them to freeze and Steve shines his light around as they hear growling in the distance.  Theo holds a finger at his lips and listens.  The two of them grow quiet for Theo.  The growling begins to fade away and Theo sighs in relief. 

"It's nothing.  It's all good." Theo says and they continue to walk on.

"Nope. Outside of D&D, I am no hero. I see danger and I just turn heel and run. Or at least that's what I've learned about myself this week." Eddie scoffs brining himself down.

"Oh, come on, Eddie." Theo scoffs.

"Give yourself a break, man." Steve says.

Eddie stops them both, "See? The only reason I came in here was 'cause those ladies came in straight after you. Now, I was thrown in by Mr. Demon here, but I was going to go after you because I didn't wanna be the one who stayed behind. But Wheeler right there," Eddie gestures at Robin and Nancy who walked ahead of them. "...she didn't waste a second. Not one second."

Steve looks ahead at Nancy, deep emotion filling his heart.  He almost couldn't believe it.

"He's right." Theo speaks up.  "As soon as you went down, she was terrified.  She jumped right in not too long after that."

"She just dove right in. Now, I don't know what happened between you two, but if I were you, I would get her back. 'Cause that was as unambiguous a sign of true love as these cynical eyes have ever seen." Eddie states.

Steve sighs deeply as he continues to watch her.  He does want her back...but how?  How can he get her back?

Theo places a hand on Steve's shoulder, "All is fair in love and war, Steve.  I know what you're thinking.  But I can see what Nancy truly wants.  But...something is stopping her from going after what she wants.  You know what I smell when I get near her?" Theo asks as Steve slowly looks at him.

"Guilt.  She reeks of guilt." Theo states and sighs. 

Suddenly, loud rumbling is made and all four humans fall to the ground, holding on to the trees as the earth shakes.  Theo steadies himself, keeping himself from falling all over.

"***damn it!" Steve shouts in frustration.

Eddie grins and chuckles humorlessly, "Here we go again."

"Second on my list of least favorite things, earthquakes. Seriously, I'm unsteady enough as it is." Robin exclaims in frustration. 

Nancy grunts as she holds on to a tree, but looks up when she sees something.  She gets up and rushes towards the tree line, stumbling as she runs.

Robin perks up in alert and worry, "Nancy! Where are you going? Nancy!" She calls out and looks back towards the guys.

Steve frowns as he watches Nancy run away, "Nancy!" He shouts.

Nancy runs and runs towards the end of the tree line and skids to a halt.  Hearing everyone shout for her as they follow.  Robin skids to a halt as she finds Nancy. 

"Nancy!" Theo shouts and grunts as he stops with Eddie and Steve. 

There before them all, hundred of yards away...was the Wheeler's house.  Upside Down house.  The streets were covered in vines and fallen power lines, but not that they were live.  But they made it. 

"Come on." Nancy says and leads them all towards the house as thunder booms loudly with the bright red flash of the lightening.  Giving the atmosphere a very eerily feeling.

Opening the door, Nancy gasps at the sight of her 'home'.  Vines covered every corner of the house.  The paint was peeling and the wood was rotting.  It smelled like death all around her. 

Everyone walks in behind her, scanning the entire living room.  Steve, Robin, and Theo were familiar with the living room that was once filled with warmth, but here...it was cold and evil. 

"Might be time to get a maid, Wheeler." Eddie says sarcastically. 

Nancy sighs, "Come on. I don't want to stay here longer than we have to."  She says and leads them upstairs, but Steve freezes and stops Theo.

As Nancy, Eddie, and Robin headed upstairs, Steve and Theo stays downstairs. 

"Theo, Theo...wait.  You hear that?" He asks. 

Theo frowns and strains to listen.  He could hear the faint sound of Dustin's voice.  He nods, "Yeah.  That's Dustin."

Steve frowns and looks around, "How can that be?"

Theo frowns and walks around the living room, "When Will went missing...he told Amelia that he could hear his mom calling out to him from home.  His true home.  But she couldn't hear him.  Not until she used Christmas lights.  And the phone.  But Johnathan...he could hear his mom on the other side when she went into Upside Down.  Looking for Will with Amelia and Hopper.  Maybe...if we're lucky..." Theo snaps his fingers and begins to pace around the room.  "Dustin!"

"Dustin!"  Steve calls out with him.

"Dustin!" "Dustin!"

Suddenly, footsteps rapidly rush down the stairs.  Nancy, Robin, and Eddie skid to a halt as they watch Theo and Steve look around, waving their arms around as they call out Dustin's name. 

"Dustin! Dustin! Dustin! Can you hear me? Dustin! Du..."

"Dustin!" Theo shouts.  "Hello? Hel... Hello?"

"Maybe he really does have rabies." Robin mutters as the three of them look at both weirdly. 

"And it could be contagious.  Can demon catch rabies?" Eddie frowns. 

"Hello! Hello?" Steve shouts.

"What are you doing?"

"Hello! He's here. Henderson. That little sh¡t, he's here. He's like... He's in the walls or something. Just listen." Steve says and demands them all to be quiet, but he perks up and begins to shout again. "Dustin. Dustin! Dustin! Dustin! Dustin! Can you hear me?"

Everyone frowns, but soon they perk up as they hear Dustin's faint voice.

"That brings us to the question you first raised. How and why is there a gate at Lover's Lake? Let's analyze. What do Eleven and Vecna have in common?"

"Dustin! Dustin?"

"Dustin!"

Everyone shouts as they search for Dustin, growing frustrated that they could hear him but cannot find him. 

"All right, either this kid can't hear us or he's being a total douche bag." Steve grits his teeth. 

"Will found a way." Nancy states.

"What?"

"Will. He found a way to speak to Joyce through the lights." Nancy explains.

"Lights?"

"Yeah. The switch. Try the switch." Nancy rushes to a lamp and tries to turn it on," It's not working."

Steve frowns as he looks up at the chandelier above them,  "Guys? You seeing this?" He asks as he shines his light at the chandelier.

Everyone turns and frowns at what was happening.  The chandelier...was glowing.  They could hear the sound of energy thrumming as they draw near it.  As they draw near it, Nancy slowly reaches out to touch the light.  Tiny embers dance around her fingers as she touches.  

"Woah..." Eddie gasps. 

Everyone reaches and touches the light, feeling a sensation.  It felt...

"It... Tickles. It kinda feels good." Steve exhales. 

"It's a path." Theo says.  "An small opening to allow creatures from here...kinda...well, torment humans in the real world." He clears his throat.  "Some of us like to play practical jokes on humans."

"What sort of jokes?"

"Stealing socks." Theo mutters.

Everyone frowns at him, "Seriously?" Robin scoffs at him.

"We get bored easily here." Theo shrugs.

Nancy had an idea.  If Dustin was out in the real world, then this 'path' could give them a chance to contact him. 

"Does anyone know Morse code?" She asks.

Robin and Steve both shake their heads and she looks over towards Theo for help.  But Eddie speaks up.

"Wait, does SOS count?" Eddie asks and everyone looks at him, "Is that... Is that good?" He stutters.

Theo pats his back, "That's very good. Get to tapping." He says. 

Eddie moves closer and begins to move his fingers through the embers, using Morse code to get S.O.S out into the real world. 

Theo closes his eyes and listens.  Dustin's voice was growing stronger, "...So our working theory is that Vecna makes remote contact from his attic. We don't know why. We assume he can do it from anywhere." He hears him scoff, "Are you even listening to me?"

"I'm listening." Erica's voice echoes around and draws closer, "It's just... You said you followed Vecna through lights, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Because I think he's here."

"It's working.  They see the message."

Dustin's voice moves closer, "'S. O. S.' Hey, uh, remember when I said they wouldn't be stupid enough to go through Watergate?"

"Yeah?"

"I overestimated them."

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After fooling the guards and gaining access inside the prison, Murray was told to wait for the warden with the prisoners in a private room.  While waiting, Murray took the time to 'practice' how he was going to hold up the warden. 

"Warden, beautiful prison you got here. How about this? Huh?" He laughs like Yuri, "How about that? Huh? Huh?" He quickly takes out the gun and aims it, "That's what I thought, yeah."

Joyce, Amelia, and Yuri still remained tied up.  Amelia groans in annoyance as they watched Murray practice.  She rolls her eyes as he grins and continues to play.

"Warden." He chuckles, "So nice to meet you. Uh, I'm Yuri, of course, but allow me to introduce you to my very... " He quickly draws the gun but drops it.  "Shit."

Amelia grunts, "Murray!" She calls out, her voice muffled from the gag. 

Murray jumps and moves towards her, pulling the gag down a little for her to talk, "I'm sorry. What?"

"Can you please stop playing with that thing?  You're gonna shoot us before you get to shoot the warden and I don't want my children to be scared out of womb." Amelia glares at him. 

"I am not playing. I am practicing." Murray sighs and places the gag back on her, "Will you please stop trying to talk to me and stay in character? Remember, both of you are frightened, scared, confused." Murray says, reminding them their role. 

"Yes, I am frightened, scared, and... " Joyce scoffs.

"And I got to pee!" Amelia whines and muffled groans were made behind the gag as she grows annoyed with her her small bladder.  Ever since her pregnancy, her bladder seemed to have shrunk. 

"Okay. All right. Yes. Good." Murray sighs and gasps as the door opens before them. 

Amelia and Joyce froze at the sight of the warden and his men.  Murray goes back to being Yuri and grins in greeting. 

"Yuri Ismaylov." The warden speaks in Russian. 

Murray makes wheezy laughter as he shakes the wardens hand, "At last, we meet. Comrade Major."

The warden moves and stands before the real Yuri, "This is the Bauman spy?"

Yuri struggles out of his bond and shouts but his words were muffled behind the gag.  No matter what he did, he couldn't expose the Americans. 

"He looks different."

"Uglier in person, I know. He also shaved his beard to disguise himself. Tricky bastard." Murray explains then moves and slaps Yuri across the face, making him look at him in shock, "Silence, American scum! Enough from you. Enough!"

Yuri moans in pain and Murray turns and lets out another wheezy laugh as the warden moves to stand before Joyce and Amelia. 

"Now this one...This one I would recognize a continent away. She was more beautiful in her uniform, but still, quite striking, isn't she?" The warden grins as he eyes Joyce. 

"Yes, very pleasing to the eyes, comrade. But not so pleasing to the ears, I am afraid." Murray jokes. 

The warden trails his eyes over to Amelia but double takes at the woman, exclaiming in Russian as he m over to stand before her, "Now this one...is even more beautiful...with or without a uniform." He reaches to caress her cheek.

"I wouldn't do that, comrade." Murray warns.

Amelia turns fast and bites the warden's finger, even through the gag. 

The warden grunts in pain and raises his hand to strike her but Murray shouts and gets int he way, "Now, comrade.  If you strike her, you could lose value.  I mean, that face alone...Hmm?"

The warden thinks about his words, and grins as he sucks on the finger Amelia bit, sending her a smirk, "A woman like her would be very valuable.  Until she is broken.  I know many prisoners who know exactly how to break a woman properly."

Amelia grunts as she shakes the gag out of her mouth, "Where is he? What have you done with Jim, you vile commie pig?"

Murray grunts and yanks the gag back on her mouth, "Such a mouth on this one as well.  It's not just her teeth you need to worry about.  But...I must say, I, too, am curious. The other American. What did you do with him? I don't know why, but I imagine him on a rack, in the cold, stretched thin, birds pecking his eyeballs. Am I... close?"

The warden begins to eye Murray with curiosity, "I have heard stories of Yuri Ismaylov, the Peanut Butter Smuggler. And you... You are not the Yuri I have heard of."

Murray frowns, thinking the jig could be up, but he had to keep playing the role, "I am... I am not?"

"No. No. The Yuri I was told of had a screw loose. And you... Have many screws loose!" The warden laughs.

Murray snaps out of his fear and laughs with the warden and follows him as the guard led Yuri, Joyce and Amelia out of the room, taking their towards a balcony that gave them a view of the courtyard of the prison.  But it looked almost like a battle ground. 

"I hope we have not missed the show." The warden asks.

"On the contrary, just in time." His comrade grins.

Amelia, Joyce, Murray, and Yuri could see a snow-covered courtyard with several prisoners on their knees.  Amelia gasps as she sees Jim with the prisoners.  Tears form in her eyes at the sight of him.  God, she missed him so much.  She couldn't believe he was just a few feet below her. 

A guard was yelling at the prisoners in Russian, Murray frowns as he listens.

"This key here will give you access to that weapons locker.  Choose any weapon you like. Work together or alone." The guard yells as he holds up a key.

"What... what is happening?"  Murray asks.

"They are being told the rules." The warden says.

"Rules for what?"

"I could tell you... but that would spoil the fun, now, wouldn't it?"

Murray chuckles and gives Amelia and Joyce a discreet worried look and the guard continues to yell at the prisoners, "You wait for the buzzer. You wait. You move before the buzzer... you will be shot. Is that understood? Is that understood?"

"Yes." "Yes." The prisoners and Jim answers. 

"I'd wish you luck but it won't help you." The guard says and grins as he chuckles and places the key down on the ground in front of them.

"Let us hope your prayers have been heard, American." Enzo says softly to Jim and looks over to him, but frowns as he looks up above them.  Seeing the two women and a man, but he could see it was Yuri who was bound and some man smiling and talking to the warden.  

The warden eyes the women as they eye the American.  He was curious...they have come all this way...to rescue their friend. But he has heard from other prisoners that the American was in love and his woman was on her way to save him.  But which is the woman.

The warden turns and faces the prisoners from above, "American!"

Amelia frowns and watches one of the prisoners lean in next to Jim, saying something.  Jim turns and looks up, his eyes widen and light up with fear as he sees Amelia...bound and gag.  Joyce and Murray were next to her.

"I bring you...your friends.  How I wish it could be...a warmer reunion." The warden calls out and nods to his comrades.

Amelia gasps as she watches the guards aim their guns at the prisoners, but mainly at Jim.  She whimpers in terror, scared what will happen to him.  The warden catches this and grins.

"Bring me the girl."

Jim watches two guards grab Amelia, dragging her closer to the warden.  Amelia struggles and yells in protest. "No!" Jim was about to get his to feet, but Enzo yanks him back down. 

"Don't.  He was baiting you.  He wanted to know who your lover was. And you just told him." Enzo grits his teeth. 

Jim watches in fear as Amelia was dragged towards the warden. Amelia grunts as she struggles in the wardens grip, jerking away from him as she looks down at Jim with worried eyes.  She wasn't scared...just worried...for him.  The warden grips her chin and forces her to look at him.

"Go to hell!" She shouts behind her gag.  Even though it was muffled, it was still clear to hear. 

The warden looks down and frowns at how big her belly was.  He pulls open her coat, hearing Amelia's muffled cursing as she tries to get away from him.  He looks down at her belly in realization and grins. 

He speaks Russian directly towards Jim and Enzo frowns at the warden's words, feeling absolute dread and sympathy for Jim.  Jim frowns and looks at Enzo for help.

"What did he say?"

Enzo was too quiet for Jim's liking.  He grabs him by his collar and shakes him, "What did he say?!"

"'Now your love...and your unborn child....shall watch you fight."

Jim's whole body shuts down in shock, he was confused.  'Unborn child'?  It couldn't be true.  Amelia...she wasn't pregnant when he was captured...it can't be possible.  He slowly looks up at Amelia in shock, eyeing her face.  Amelia sniffles as she watches Jim's confused face.  He knows.  He knows now.  She could read it in his eyes.  But he wasn't angry or any other emotion, he was alert. 

Everyone jumps as the demogorogn screeches behind the doors, pounding to get out.  It roars loudly, demanding to be free.  Amelia breathes heavily behind her gag, they had a demogorgon!

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Since their only way of communicating was in the lights, Dustin had an idea.  Lucas, Dustin, and Erica rush into Holly's room to take her lite-bright and pays her with a candy bar.  While they were getting all the colored clips into the board, Nancy and the rest were waiting impatiently to make contact as they wait in Nancy's room. 

"Come on. Come on."

Finally, they hear Dustin's voice calling out, "Okay, you guys seeing this?"

At first, they couldn't see anything, but Nancy reaches out and sees the same embers glowing in midair.  Everyone smiles in triumph as they see her hand glow through the embers.  The could hear Dustin's laughter echoing, meaning it was working on their side, too.

"We're not moving it, but we're gonna unplug it. Stand by."

Suddenly, the glow was gone, but Dustin's voice echoes again, "Okay, try it now."

"Okay. Um... Uh..." Nancy stutters and chuckles as her hand continues to glow in the embers as she begins to spell out words.  "Hi." She whispers. 

"Hi! Hey! Hi. That worked!"

"Yes!" Everyone cheers and laughs and Eddie fist pumps.

"Yes! Hi!" Eddie shouts at the light. 

"Okay, okay, tell them what's going on with the gate." Theo says. 

"Okay. 'Stuck'." Nancy begins to spell.

"S...T...U....Stupid?"

"Oh, for crying out loud." Theo scoffs.

"C...K...'Stuck'.  They're stuck in Upside Down. Okay, uh, you can't get back through Watergate?"

"What the hell's Watergate?" Steve frowns. 

"He's talking about the gate in Lover's Lake.  It's a gate...in the water.  Water...gate.  Watergate." Theo snorts.  "Tell them about the bats." He sighs at Nancy.

"That's cute." Eddie snorts.

"Okay,  'Guarded'."

"That a six?" Lucas's confused voice echoes.

"'G? No, G...U... A... R'."

"'Guar'? Guar'..." Dustin's voice echoes as he stutters.

"For Goddess sake, WAIT TILL THE DAMN LIGHTS GO OUT!" The grits his teeth then covers his face as he calms himself.  Everyone practically jumps at his loud voice. 

"Jesus, calm down." Robin mutters.

"Sorry, I'm a little tense.  Whipped cream with drawl." Theo sighs heavily. 

"'Guard'..."

"'Guarded'." Dustin says as his voice echoes around them. 

"Guarded?"

"Okay. Uh, Watergate's guarded. We think we have a theory that can help with that." Dustin's voice echoes.

"Yes. Genius child." Eddie sighs.

"We think Watergate isn't the only gate. That there's a gate at every murder site."

Everyone frowns in confusion, "Does anybody understand what he's talking about?"

Nancy draws a question mark which makes Dustin scoff loudly, "Okay. Seriously? How many times do I have to be right on the money before you trust me?"

"Jesus Christ. This kid's gotta get his ego in check." Steve scoffs.

"It's his tone. Right?" Eddie asks.

"I know."

Theo groans and covers his face in disbelief, rubbing his head impatiently, "He basically just pointed out what I just said earlier.  Everywhere that Vecna strikes, he opens a gate.  That means..." He points at finger at Eddie.

Nancy gasps, "How far is your trailer?"

Eddie's eyes slowly widen in realization, "Seven miles."

"Nancy? Uh, I know your house here is, like, weirdly, creepily frozen in time and sh¡t, but haven't you always had bikes?" Robin asks with hope as everyone looks at her.  Her eyes slowly widen in realization.  She did have bikes. 

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The Demogorgon bellows loudly from behind the steel door, pounding on it to be free.  To feast.  He could smell the fresh blood on the other side of the door.  He was starving!

"Stay calm. Stay close. Stick to the plan." Enzo says to the prisoners as they all look at the door in terror.

Amelia watches in fear, Murray better hurry up before something bad happens.  The three of them gasp as a loud alarm blares.  They watch Enzo scramble on the ground for the key and the prisoners rush towards the weapons shed as he unlocks it.  They all rush and grab weapons. 

"American!" Enzo calls out and throws him a spear. 

The warden grins as he watches the prisoners, "I enjoy this part... When they still believe there is hope."

Soon, the prisoners spread while Jim prepares to make his spear...flammable.  Earlier, he took vodka from the last meal the guards gave them and a lighter from one of the guards.  Amelia watches him lean on a panel and begins to wrap cloth around the spear.  She gasps as the doors begin to slowly open.  Unleashing the demogorgon. 

"Whatever comes out of there... hold your ground. HOLD YOUR GROUND!" Enzo shouts. 

Amelia whimpers as she watches Jim head towards the front of the line, soaking the spear with vodka.  She watches the warden frown and moves towards his men, shouting in Russian furiously.  She looks towards Murray, nodding at him to strike. 

Jim could hear it, the guttural snarling in the darkness.  What was it waiting for?

When the Warden was back where he stood, next to Murray, Murray grips his gun and quickly grabs the warden, sticking his pistol against his side, "You move so much as an inch, I'll kill you." He threatens. 

The warden frowns in confusion. 

Amelia gasps and sighs as she begins to yank her hands free and yanks her gag off.  She moves and watches Jim struggling with the lighter. 

"Oh, come on!"

"What is this? Some kind of sick joke?" The warden asks in confusion.

"It's no joke. As I said..." Murray drops his Russian, "...the Americans are very tricky."

"Come on. Come on. Come on.

"Tell me that's not out of fluid." Enzo says in frustration.

"Come on! Come on!" Jim grits his teeth. 

Amelia shouts in Latin and flames erupt from the lighter.  Jim looks up at Amelia as she gives him a small smile, "Don't get killed, Jim."

Enzo frowns as he looks back and forth at Jim and his lover, "Lot of fire, that one has, eh?" He scoffs. 

"If you wanna live, then whatever sick, twisted game this is, you're gonna stop it and you're gonna free our friend." Joyce demands.

The warden scoffs, "Then I'm afraid you're going to have to kill me. Because your friend is already dead."

Amelia gasps as it became too quiet and looks towards the doors. 

Suddenly, feral snarling erupts as the Demogorgon rushes out of the darkness and begins to attack the prisoners.  Many of the men screamed and tries to run from the monster, even some tried to fight, but it was too strong.  Several men already have already fallen by it's hand. 

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STAY TOGETHER YOU FOOLS!"

"Order your men to shoot. To kill it!" Murray demands.

"If I give that order, I will be shot tomorrow and die a traitor. You want to kill me, do it!" The warden demands, not backing down. 

Murray laughs in disbelief and drags him towards the control booth that was in the guard's tower.  Yuri was in shock, but follows behind them as he was still bound and gagged, yelling behind it.

Enzo yells and tries to strike at the Demogorgon but it swipes his weapon out of his hands. Jim lights up the spear and begins to charge at the Demogorgon, shoving the spear in front of it. It shrieks and swipes at the fire. 

"Get back! Get back! Get the hell back! Get back! Get back!"

Suddenly, the Demogorgon climbs the walls to strike at prisoner who was trying to escape. Jim gasps as he watches the Demogorgon throw him to the ground and feasted on his head. 

"Oh, god!" Amelia covers her mouth in horror.  "Hey!  HEY!  ASSHOLE!!!" She screams and waves her arms around.  "HEY!" She tries to get the Demogorgon's attention. 

"Lia, don't!" Jim shouts.

"Get out of there, Jim!" She yells.  "Hey!  Look at me!  Look at me, you ugly son of a bitch!" She picks up a rock and throws it at its head.

The Demogorgon grunts at the impact and slowly turns to look up at Amelia, growling softly. 

"Come on! It's me you want!  Come and get me!" She shouts.

"No! Lia, run!" Jim shouts. 

Panting heavily, "Come on." She grits her teeth as it watches her.  She gasps as it turns away to head towards Jim, "NO!  Get away from him!" She screams. 

"Lia, get out of here!" He shouts.

While Murray and Joyce were trying to get the doors opened, Amelia watches in terror as the Demogorgon kept going after Jim.  The Mind Flayer...it was commanding it to kill Jim.  'Once everyone you love is finally gone...you will be mine'.

"No."

All the prisoners were dead, except for Jim and Enzo.  Enzo rushes towards the doors and struggles to get them open while Jim holds his spear up to protect them.

Amelia begins to yank off her gloves, freeing her hands and sticks them in her mouth, whistling loudly.  Hearing it echo through out the land. All the guards in the prison, the Demogorgon, they all looked up at the sound.  The Demogorgon growls lowly as it turns when footsteps were made behind him.   Standing in the yard with them...was the demon, Norman.  Jim frowns at the creature while the Demogorgon snarls. 

Amelia shouts in Latin at the creature, pointing at it. 

Snarling lowly, Norman rushes at the creature as it slams into him.  He grunts as he fights it.  Slamming his fist into the creature's head, avoiding the teeth. He lifts his foot and kicks the creature back, making it fly into the cells.  The Demogorgon snarls as it gets up and rushes out to fight again. 

Amelia looks and sees Murray taking out all guards and goes to the control panel to open the doors.  Norman continues to fight, he just needs to hold on till Jim gets out of there.  Amelia rushes around to head downstairs. Ignoring Joyce and Murray's shouting.  They weren't going to open the doors fast enough.  She needed to get Jim out of there.  Joyce goes wild with the panel, pressing every button, not caring what opens, just as long as it opens the doors to let Jim out.  Amelia skids to a halt as she hears alarms going off.  She shouts in Latin to give Joyce a hand.  Calling Ozark to press the right button to free her love. 

"American!" She hears Enzo shout. 

Joyce and Murray exclaim in triumph as the doors open, Enzo runs in first while Hopper continues to use his flaming spear to keep the Demogorgon away.  Murray and Joyce hurry to close the doors, but as Jim got inside the doors, the flames burn out. 

Jim gasps and watches the Demogorgon grip the doors and struggles to open it wide.  It roars as it shoves its head inside, but Jim tosses the spear in a better grip and throws it into the Demogorgon's mouth. Making it back away in pain as it struggles to get the spear out of it's mouth.

Panting in relief, Jim and Enzo were safe....for now, but the guards...who knows what they will do to them now that they escaped their pet.  Once Jim was inside, safe.  Norman disappears back into the snow.  Heading back to the warehouse. 

"For a second, I thought we had your miracle. But out of one prison into another." Enzo scoffs and the doors were being unlocked before them. 

Jim gets ready, preparing for a fight.  The door begins to rise and he walks out with his fist ready, but he freezes when he sees Amelia standing there.

Amelia stood frozen at the sight.  She gasps softly as she sees Jim standing before her.  As if time slowed by for her, she felt like she couldn't reach him fast enough as she rushes towards him, wrapping her arms around him.

Jim stood in shock, for a moment, he didn't believe she was actually there.  That she was just a dream. Another dream he's been having since he's been captured.  But when her arms wrap around his body, he could feel her.  Amelia sobs happily as she holds on to him and smiles as he slowly wraps his arms around her.  Holding her close.  She looks up at him, seeing his shocked face.  She reaches and touches his cheek.  Jim sighs and rubs his face against her hand, her soft, warm hand.  He lets out an emotional sigh and leans down to press his head against hers.  Inhaling deeply.  Roses.  He smiled big. He remembers that smell so well.  Amelia couldn't talk.  She could barely think.  She was just so happy.  She continues to cry as she buries herself against him, holding on to him tight and never want to let go of him.  Terrified if she lets go...he'll be gone again.  Jim holds her close as she buries her face against his chest, cradling her head in his hand.  Her soft hair.  He skin.  God, he missed her so much. 

Enzo watches the American, Hopper, hold his love close.  He could see him smiling as he buries his nose against the woman's hair and hat. He sighs, understanding how he must feel right now.  But...they still need to escape.