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We head to the car and drove to Victor Creels house. For the first time, up close, it was honestly scary looking. We all looked up at the old, torn up home. We head up the steps and stopped for a moment.

"Hey thats not creepy."

"Imagine if the lost souls-" i creeped them out and Robin hits me. "Sorry." We continued our way up and Nancy and Steve tore down the wooden plank that was covering the door.

"What exactly are we supposed to be looking for in this shithole?"

"We're not sure. We just know this house is important to Vecna."

"Because Max saw it in Vecnas red soup mind world?"

"Basically."

"Great." I stood back and watched them do the work.

"Maybe it holds a clue to where Vecna is. Why he's back. Why he killed the Creels. And how to stop him before he come back for Max and Wendy."

"Wait, hold on." I stood up from the stairs. "Do we know he's here? Hiding? What if its a trap? This is what he wants?" Everyone gulps.

"Guess we'll find out." Nancy and Steve pulled down the plank and showed off the stained glass door.

"Wendy." I heard the deep voice again. I hit play in case. Im not letting him take me here. Steve rattles the doorknob and sighs.

"Its locked. Should I knock to see if anyones home?" I picked up a brick that was chilling on the side of the steps.

"No need. I got my own key." I showed them the brick. They all took a step back. I threw the brick into the glass and we got in.

"Again, who are you?" Robin tells me. Steve opens the door and we all entered the creaky hall and shined our flashlights into the dark room.

"It's giving Scooby doo. You know, when we find Vecna, hes like a person we know and we're like whaaaat!? And hes gonna be like And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!" They all looked at me weirdly. "Come on, Scooby Doo? The Mystery Gang? Velma? Shaggy? Fred?" I did have a crush on them too. "Seriously, and I thought i had a bad childhood."

"Where'd everyone get those?" Steve looks around. Dustin and I looked at each other until we looked back at Steve.

"Do you need to be told everything? You're not a child."

"Aww baby, did i forget to pack you one?" I embarrassed him. I gave him my backpack and he snatches it and get a flashlight. I scanned the room with Steve, covering ground. "Cute place. Think this is the one Steve, our future home."

"You're funny."

"It could be in our budget. Tripe homicide drops the price, plus we get all this for free. The money we are saving." I chuckled. I saw something, the clock. The stupid clock. Max joins me and we stared at it. "You all see this right? Im not losing my mind again." They all agreed. Thank god.

"Is that what you guys saw? In your visions?" I can still hear and see the clock ticking.

"I mean its just a clock. Right?" Robin slides over to it, wipes her hand across the dusty glass. "Like a normal old clock."

"Why is this wizard obsessed with clocks? Maybe hes like a clockmaker or something?" Oh Steve.

"I think you cracked the case Steve." Dustin pats his back.

"All I know is the answers are here. Somewhere. Okay everyone stay in groups. Robin, upstairs." Nancy orders and Robin follows her. Lucas and Max went together and Steve, Dustin and I stayed together. Knowing Steve, he definitely doesn't want me out of his sight. Steve looks at Dustin, sighs, and takes my hand to go upstairs.

"Was that a sigh?" Dustin calls him out.

"No I did not sigh."

"You just did." I nodded.

"Why'd you sigh?" Dustin follows us.

"I didn't sigh. Just come on dude."

"We literally heard you. Wendy just called you out too."

"We're always partners okay?"

"You have a problem with that?" They argued.

"It'd just be nice to, i dont know, mix it up a bit."

"So im boring to you? Is that it? Did you want some alone time with Wendy? I don't like Vecna would appreciate if you two get it on in the basement."

"Hey, Dustin. Its not like that. Steve didn't mean it like that, right Steve?" I elbowed him in the ribs.

"Right, sorry." Dustin rolled his eyes and checked the rooms.

"You gotta be nicer!" I pulled Steve into a room. "It's Dustin for crying out loud."

"Oh come on, we always have him. Maybe change it up a bit. Get a different kid."

"Maybe not say it in his face. They have feelings you know."

"Wendy-"

"Apologize! Now!" I walked out of the room and did my own looking. I walked into a room, a boys. It had toy cars, stuffed animals. It was never been touched or moved since the day Creel got arrested. I picked up a stuffed bunny and chuckled. I had no idea what I was looking for but here I am, looking. I kneeled down and checked under the bed. I pulled out a book of drawings, all weird and dark. I jumped as I heard Steve panicking. I dropped everything and ran to him. He bumps into me. "Steve! Steve!" He was trying to get something off of him. "Whats wrong?"

"There was spider. Its a black widow." He huffs and checks back into the room he ran out of and closes the door. "Dont go in there."

"Oh baby." I eeked. "Wait just dont move." I saw that he had some webs in his hair. I started to pull it out.

"Shit. Please dont tell me-"

"Stop moving. I got it." He stops and I plucked it out, some wouldn't come out. "I got it."

"If theres a spider, you're never gonna find it till it lays eggs and the babies spill out." Robin pops up and scares him.

"Whats wrong with you?" She chuckles and walks away. "Robin seriously. Shes got problems."

"Well, shes Robin." I told him.

"She's your friend."

"Yes, she is. My best friend thank you." He turns around and looks at me. He grabs my hand.

"So, you and Eddie?"

"What about me and Eddie?"

"Nothing, just wondering."

"About? We're just getting to know each other, friends really. No need to be jealous."

"Right. No, I mean, thats fine. Im not a controlling boyfriend, do what you please. Whatever makes you happy." He sighs. "Maybe after we find Vecna, kill him, save the world and stuff, maybe we can get that place we've been talking about thats on Main Street." I smiled up at him. "We can invite, Robin, Eddie, Nancy and Jonathan to come over, have a little party."

"No, i like that idea." I played with his hair a bit, just looking how beautiful he is.

"Nothing special, just a kickback, no meaning behind why." I patted his chest.

"Youre all good. Spider free."

"Wendy?" I hummed. "Will you..." I raised my eyebrow. "Will you..." he stutters, trying to put the words together. Is he? Is he going to propose to me? Now? "Will you um, just stick with me? I need you, i dont want a black widow coming for you next." Oh...

"No, yeah. I wont leave." He holds my hand. "Back to the investigation right?"

"Right." He clears his throat. "The obvious things are not what people observe." I frowned. What? "Or do...don't observe. Or... Sherlock Homes." I laughed.

"Come on lover boy." I made him follow me.

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We all stood above the chandelier, flickering lights. How? Theres no electricity here.

"Its like the Christmas lights." The ones that aunt Joyce used to talk to Will when he was in the upside down. Jonathan told me.

"Christmas lights?" Robin whispers.

"Yeah, when Will was in the upside down, the lights...came to life."

"Vecnas here." Oh lovely. "In this house." I gulped and put on my headphones back on. "Just on the other side." The lights shut off.

"I think he just left the room."

"Did he hear us?"

"Did he see us?" I panicked.

"Wait wait. Everyone turn off your flashlights, and spread out." We did what Nancy said and walked around the place. Robin stayed with me and our lights turned on.

"We got him! Got him!" We yelled out. "I got him." The flashlight went dark again. We had him. "I had him." Steves light turns on.

"I think hes moving. Hes moving." We followed behind. Steve. We head upstairs to the attic. "Shit, i lost him."

"No you didn't." I went upstairs, to the attic, open the door and showed off the lighted up room. "Come on." We headed up.

"Hold up guys. What if hes leading us into a trap? Guys, guys." We stood around the little light shining. Our flashlights went crazy, we pointed them up.

"Okay what's happening?"

"Hes here." I whispered. The out of nowhere our lights began to pop. One by one.

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We headed back to the car, all spooked out by what just happened. Just as I was about to hop in, my bag.

"Wait, my bag, Steve."

"Shit, i left in there."

"Stay here." I ran back to quickly grab it. My bag sat there and just as I reached for it, my song stopped playing. "Shit!" I pressed to rewind it. I headed out and i saw the car was gone. "Steve? Guys this isn't funny, come on." I slapped my hands to my side. "Steve Harrington!" I heard a familiar tune coming down the road. American Pie? I slowly walked over and see a car flipped over. I saw my mom crawling out. "Mom!" I helped her. "Mom come on, please." She was gone already. "No, no, no. Not again, please mommy."

"Wendy." I turned around and i see my dad.

"Dad?" I stood up. The sky started to snow. "Mom! Shes, not waking up!"

"Come here." I ran to him. His hugs, I forgot how they felt like.

"I miss you." I sniffed into his chest. "Why did you have to go? I needed you." He started to hug me tighter and tighter. I felt like I couldn't breathe, "dad, let me go, you're hurting me." I looked up to not him there, but Vecna. I tried to get out of his grip.

"I've been waiting for you Wendy." I tried to push him back. "You're almost out of time Wendy." I kicked him and i fell back on the street. I was back in Hawkins, no snow, no car, no Vecna. Steve, Nancy and Robin was in front of me, shaking me.

"What the hell!? Are you okay? Wendy! Talk to me!"

"She's almost out of time." Max said. Just as she said that, my music started playing from the beginning. I laid back and took a moment.