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The Fourth of July Fun Fair is in full swing. The grounds are lit up from various rides, residents of Hawkins happily mill about.
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A set of double doors with two long and slim windows are illuminated in a flickering deep violet light. Robin Buckley and Erica Sinclair learn against the left window. To the right of them, Steve Harrington and Dustin Henderson in the other window. All four of them are in stunned silence, and a troubled but disturbingly familair voice rings out.
"You... let us in,"
Seated anxiously on the living room couch at Hopper's cabin is Max Mayfield and Lucas Sinclair. Next to them, Y/n Henderson, and Will Byers, hands woven tightly together like a lifeline. And Mike Wheeler sits on the adjoining armchair, all five teenagers watch silently, concern etched on their faces as El Hopper is sat on the living room floor, blindfold on and nose dripping with blood.
"And now,"
El, who is dressed in the same yellow and black attire, stands in the midst of a violent scarlet storm outside what appears to be an abandoned factory.
Her eyes fixed on the sky above her, she is a mere speck in the midst of a thunderous blood-red whirlpool of stormclouds. They are closing in quickly.
"You are going to have to let us stay,"
A flashback of El in front of the gate, her arms outstretched as she levitates off the platform and the long black tendrils evaporate before her. She sits before her friends now, wariness in her voice.
"It doesn't make sense,"
The tendril slithers back angrily and it disappears behind the closing gap, and it seals itself shut.
"I closed the gate,"
The moon shines brightly over the hillside, four figures stand at the top of the hill next to a large homemade radio tower. They watch transfixed on what is happening in the distance, miles away.
"What if he never left?"
The hair on the back of Will's neck stands on end, and his skin visibly prickles, his troubled voice growing unusualy dark as he voices his growing anxieties. He sits amidst a cheering crowd, he appears to be at the movies. His eyes wide, he brings his left hand up to the back of his neck in fear.
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Will is seated on the arm of a couch, Y/n beside him on the cushion. He wears a frightened face and Y/n reaches up and intertwines her fingers with his protectively as he speaks, worry in his voice.
"What if we locked him out here with us?"
Y/n's head turns to meet El's eyes, the two share an equally concerned and knowing gaze.
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Hundreds of rats scurry across the dying grass surrounding an eerily familiar abandoned warehouse. They disappear inside the building with the sign, Brimborn Steel House.
"He'd want to attach himself to someone again."
Night has fallen and deep inside the steelworks building more rats scurry towards a swirling black mass of tendrils. Watching across the room is Billy Hargrove. His face is as hard as stone though his eyes hold a flicker of struggle and pain, and Lucas concludes what they all fear.
"A new host."
His pupils dilate and closing in around them are several black veins that cloud the whites of his eyes.
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Four figures in protective gear cautiously step towards a large machine. It twirls and spins at unnatural speeds and sharp jagged bolts of electricity spike out from the machine in all directions.
"It's building something," El confirms.
El stands on a murky grey beach, her palm outstretched as she touches the familiar flakes found in the Upside Down.
A dark and raging storm brews just ahead in the distance, and at the center of it all is deep scarlet clouds.
"No matter what happens," Will states, determination in his voice.
A slightly charred and completely abandoned truck sits in the dirt amongst a field of trees, the car once belonging to Hopper. Just feet away is a tall and grisly man who kneels down in the dirt in front of the car.
"We have to stop him,"
A light flickers on in a shed, Nancy holding the string.
Jonathan grabs an ax out of a log.
Nancy cocks a large hunting gun found in Hopper's shed.
In an abandoned food court of Starcourt Mall, a slightly disheveled but admirably determined party gears up a fight.
Among them, Mike Wheeler, who is pacing the main food court, walkie in hand. Lucas Sinclair, who is checking his aim and testing his trusty wrist rocket at a nearby table. Will Byers and El Hopper next him, on either side of Y/n Henderson who takes a deep breath, and cracks her neck.
"Together."
The party, joined by Nancy and Jonathan all stand back to back in a familiar circle, each of them tense and on edge. Everyone carries a weapon of some sort, aside from Y/n and El, who are side by side and hand in hand scanning all points of entry, ready to fight.
The figure of Billy Hargrove stands in a darkened warehouse, a large and bloody mass of flesh stomps forward from the shadows. Billy's deep and tortured voice continues and all turns black.
"And now it's time,"
Y/n lays in Will's arms on the grounds of a craked and broken tile floor, her bloodshot eyes popping out of her skull as she coughs and chokes on what air she hopes to regain. Strenuous red marks circle her throat from where she was previously held captive, and specks of blood drip from the back of her skull onto Will's leg. The others begin to crowd around in worry and fear as they jump in to help.
"We are going to end her."
Will cradles her head softly, brushing away the stray hairs from her face as he weeps, desperately wanting to ease her pain though he does not know how.
"And when she is gone, we are going to end you,"
El backs away weakly in the cabin, her head shaking desperately as silent pleas leave her lips, and sobs wrack her body.
"and the rest of your little friends."
Everyone gathers in the abandoned Starcourt Mall, broken glass is sprinkled everywhere and the entirety of the group is bathed in neon light as they prepare for the worst.
"Then, we will end, everyone."
Fireworks burst in the sky as innocent and unknowing citizens of Hawkins look on, all but one small and attentive Holly Wheeler are blissfully unaware of the hell being unleashed upon their town.
On the mayor's cue, the fourth of July funfair is set ablaze, hundreds of citizens enjoy the festivities all the while guards swarm the underground base hidden beneath their town. A fierce and determined Joyce speaks out.
"Our kids are in danger,"
Max, El, and Mike are tightly packed behind a counter in The Gap of Starcourt, they are panting heavily but their breaths are shortened and low in fear of being caught by the monster. With great caution, Max slowly turns her head, listening for movement with a maddened and fearful look on her face, unknowing if she and her friends will survive.
"we need to end this."
Joyce reaches with great strain for her fingers to reach the key, she is being pulled in opposite directions but she manages to reach her goal. Bright white light flashes sporadically against her face, as she looks away in pain and regret.
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Mike and Will watch on in a mixture of awe and worry as El and Y/n stand side by side, their arms extended as they fight with great strain. Y/n's determined voice echoes out.
"I have to help. It's me he's afraid of,"
Joyce smiles proudly at Y/n as they stand apart from the others. She sees the spark of determination in the young girl's eyes and she brings her hands to rest gently on her shoulders and a weak but mischievous grin curls her lips as she speaks.
"And he damn well should be... But I won't let you risk your life. You're too important to us."
Joyce's eyes fall across the room where they meet with Hopper, who is locked in an embrace with El. A knowing and understanding look is shared between the two parents as they embrace their girls.
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Dustin stands by Steve's side as he pulls an unknown device from a box; a metal cylinder filled with glowing green liquid and the box overflows with fog.
"What the hell?" Steve gasps.
Men in gas masks and hazmat suits stand eerily still next to the glowing machine, it twists and turns, bolts of electricity spark from the center as they watch it work, lifelessly.
The machine warms up, and several metal spikes slide into place before a giant beam launches from the center.
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The two figures of Dustin and Erica watch silently in the grass atop the hill as a swarm of helicopters charge above their heads in the night sky.
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Hopper struggles against a man, just in the nick of time he is able to misdirect the line of fire of the man's gun, narrowly avoiding the bullets.
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A familiar car revs its engine as it faces Starcourt, the parking lot is empty, apart from the small speck in the distance where another is parked. Finally, the car takes off at an alarming speed, heading straight for its target.
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El looks up at Mike, his hand in her own as she looks pleading into his eyes, giving him every ounce of reassurance she can muster.
"I need you to trust me."
The party, led by Y/n and El, rip open the double doors, fury in their eyes as they sprint for their target. Veins spread from Y/n's eyes and blood is dripping from El's nose but they show no other signs of strain. Mike and Will are the first on their heels.
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The viscous and twisted flesh monster towers over Nancy, its mouth now wider than her own head and slime drips from its jowls and face and onto Nancy, who recoils as far as she can. She is restraining the monster to the best of her ability, but she does not know how long she will last.
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Y/n and El smile at one another and El's determined voice rings out.
"We stand a chance if we work together,"
Y/n stands in a fighting stance at the center of the cabin, her arms outstretched on either side of her as two ghastly long tentacles protruding from either side of the walls. Back to back behind her in a similar stance, is El.
"We're stronger this way."
Her arms are outstretched and she screams. The tentacles are frozen mid-air from El and because of Y/n's efforts, they begin to boil.
"I won't let you do this alone. I promise."
The machine whirs to life and illuminates the two sole figures on the platform, guns raised.
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Lucas draws his aim, the wrist rocket in hand and with a steady hand, he releases.
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Max's eyes squeeze shut and hot tears slide down her cheeks as she faces a small window. You can see she is torn, but she tries to remain strong.
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Pale and flickering lights reveal a limping Billy, who struts angrily down a hallway with menace.
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Will can feel the hair on his neck stand up and rises from his seat, he reaches for Y/n, drawing her into his side protectively. She turns to meet his eye and immediately she knows something is wrong.
Everyone silences, their gazes rising to the ceiling. One by one, their faces pale as their eyes meet with what they are being shown and Dustin's gasps in shock.
"Holy mother of God."
The party inches closer together and the sound of glass cracking can be heard as they stare in horror at the ceiling.
Outside of Starcourt Mall, the lights flicker out and all goes dark.
Deep and thunderous booms echo out rhythmically, and it is not long until chitters are heard that chill everyone to the bone.
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Deep in the ruins of Starcourt, Lucas, Nancy, Jonathan, Y/n, and Will are packed tightly behind a damaged red convertible, their movements stiff and shaky. Will and Y/n cling protectively to one another as the thunderous booms continue, their hands woven tightly together. The monster is getting closer and they are all on borrowed time.
El, Max, and Mike are once again packed in together under a small booth, the growling and ominous figure venturing near them.
The crackling of comms speaker echoes throughout the mall and the garbled voice of Dustin rings out across the mall.
"This is a code red!"
The flesh stump of the unknown beast crushes the communication device and all goes dark. Not a single sign of life follows except a tumultuous roar reverberating throughout the darkness.
Cosmic || SEASON 3: Will Byers x Reader
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