MACIE SIGHED, SITTING IN HER CAR THAT SAT IN HER DRIVEWAY.

Hopper forced her to go home, told her that he would explain everything later.

She didn't understand what was going on with Will, or what the hell that creature was that they burned that somehow affected Will. Or what that tunnel led to.

And no one was giving her answers.

She sighed, resting her head on the steering wheel. She should have stayed in California.

Macie moved to stare at the house in front of her. She didn't want to go inside and face her father.

Throwing her car in reverse, she sped out of the driveway. She was going above the speed limit, but who cares? There was no one to stop her.

She parked her car in the field she was in the night before. Macie got out, grabbing the flashlight and shuffling back over to the hole. She stepped over the police caution tape and shined the light into the tunnel.

This time it was slightly different. There was fog inside the tunnel.

Something moved inside. She was barely able to see it flash by. Macie kneeled in the dirt, trying to spot it again, "Hello? Is someone down there?"

Macie let out a scream as the creature leaped up at her. At first she thought it was a dog. But as she backed away further, she could see it was anything but.

There were no eyes, or ears, or nose. The only thing on its face was a mouth. A large mouth that opened up like a flower.

A flower full of sharp teeth.

The creature let out a yelp as she kicked the creature away. She stood and ran towards the car door.

Macie let out a cry of pain as the creature latched onto her leg and began to drag her towards the hole.

Macie was able to get her hands on the pole that held up the police caution tape and ripped it out of the dirt before taking and and jabbing it at the creature.

The creature let go and Macie jabbed the pole into its mouth before pushing it back further. With one last grunt, she shoved it back down the hole and limped to the car.

The blonde opened the back door and grabbed the gun from under the seat. She grabbed the box of shells and stuffed them into the shot gun before turning around.

The creature growled, slowly walking towards her. Macie lifted the gun, turning off the safety before pulling the trigger.

The creature leaped once more, it's mouth open. The bullets shot through its mouth and it collapsed.

Macie panted, "What do you know?" She smirked, "It's good for protection."

She quickly got into the drivers seat and pulled out of the field, heading back towards the lab.

She needed answers. Now.

Macie pulled into the lab and got out of the car. She heard howls in the air and grabbed her shotgun.

The lights began to go out on each floor. She gulped, looking around. Jim's truck was still here.

They were all still in there.

She ran towards the entrance and tugged on the doors. They were all locked. Macie took a few steps back and ran towards it.

She let out a grunt as she slammed into the door. The blonde landed on the ground with a groan.

She forgot it was a pull door.

A loud buzzer sounded and Macie stood. She tugged on the door once again and this time it opened. 

Gripping the shot gun tight, she headed inside.

Bodies littered the floor, along with blood splatter on the white walls. She could only imagine how many of those things were in there.

She pressed herself against the wall, moving slowly, trying to listen for any of the creatures. She stopped at the end of a hallway when she heard movements around the corner. Her hand moved towards the trigger of the gun,

The blonde whipped around the corner and stopped when she saw two of the creatures cornering Jim, Will, Mike and Joyce into a wall.

Macie raised the shotgun and carefully aimed before pulling the trigger once more.

One of them screeched in pain before collapsing while the other turned to her. She gulped, reaching into her pocket for another shell.

It charged towards her and Macie twisted the shot gun around before bashing it in the face. She kicked it away before gun fire filled the air.

Macie panted, looking over at Jim who also held a gun,

"Macie?"

"Hey." She panted, staring at the older man, "Thanks for the gun."

Hopper handed the unconscious Will over to his mom before stalking towards her,

"Hop? What's-" He grabbed the back of her head and lifted her face to meet with his. 

Macie gasped into his mouth, loosening her grip on the hilt of the gun. She raised a hand to his jaw, his stubble rubbing against her skin.

Perhaps it was the adrenaline running through her veins, or the sexual tension they had been dealing with for weeks, but at that moment Macie forgot that they were in a life threatening situation.

Someone cleared their throat and Macie pulled back, her eyes wide, still staring at Jim who was staring right back,

"Um... sorry, but we need to get out of here." Joyce stated.

Jim pulled away and moved to grab Will once again while Macie stood there, still in shock.

"What are you doing here?" Jim asked, lifting his gun,

"We don't have time for this." Joyce hissed,

Jim moved in front of Macie and began leading them down the hall. Macie went behind Mike, her shot gun still ready in her hands, "Where's Bob?"

"He's coming." Jim stated,

They got to the door and Jim led Will and Mike outside. Joyce stopped by the door, "C'mon, Bob."

Macie stood beside her, stuffing more bullets into the shot gun, "Should I go look for him-"

"No." Hopper answered, walking back inside, 

A pair of doors opened and slammed shut. They all turned to see Bob panting, leaning on his knees, "Bob?"

He stood and looked over at Joyce with a smile.

Macie gasped as one of the creatures leaped onto Bob, tackling him to the ground, "No!" Joyce screamed,

The creature dug its claws into Bob and both Macie and Jim raised their guns to shoot at it. The creature screeched at them, revealing its' teeth.

The doors broke to their left and two more of the things came into the lobby. Macie turned and aimed, but lowered her gun when even more came through the doorway, 

Jim tugged on Macie's arm, "We need to go!"

"What about Bob!?" 

Joyce was still screaming as Jim pulled her through the door. Macie stared in horror as blood pooled around the man, leaking down his mouth and staining his skin,

The door buzzed and Jim pushed Joyce before reaching for Macie again, "Come on!"

Joyce was hysterical, screaming and crying for Bob as Jim pulled Macie out, "He's gone!" He told her.

A car horn filled the air and they all turned to see Johnathan Byers pulling up, "Come on!"

Jim put Will into the car and Joyce and Mike followed. Macie fished her keys out of her pocket and the two ran towards their cars, 

She set the shotgun in the passenger seat before pressing down on the gas pedal, her tires squealing as they pulled out of the parking lot.

The gate was already opened and Macie scoffed as she spotted familiar red hair,

She slammed on the breaks, "Maxine Hargrove, you are going to be the death of me."

Max and her friends got into the car and they sped away from the lab.