*3rd Person POV*

"Wait a sec. How big?" Steve asked Dustin as they drive to Dustin's house. "First it was like that." Dustin said as he holds up his pointer finger and thumb a few inches away from each other. "Now he's like this." Dustin said as he holds up his hands with a big space between them.

"I swear to God, man, it's just some little lizard, okay?" Steve said, annoyed. "It's not a lizard." Dustin said, defensively. "How do you know?" Steve asked him. "How do I know if it's not?" Dustin asked. "How do you know it's not just a lizard?" Steve asked, annoyed. "Because his face opened up and he ate my cat." Dustin replied and Steve sits then shrugs and nods.

Once they pull up to Dustin's house, Steve parks his car then they head to the trunk and he opens it and pulls out the bat with nails. Then they head to the door to the storm cellar and Steve leans over to the door but only hears silence. "I don't hear shit." He said. "He's in there." Dustin assures him and Steve taps the door with his bat, nothing happened. Then he hits the bat harder against the door but still nothing.

"All right, listen, kid. I swear, if this is some sort of Halloween prank, you're dead." Steve warns Dustin, as he aims his flashlight in his face. "It's not." Dustin said, firmly. "All right?" Steve warns again. "It's not a prank. Get it out of my face." Dustin tells him and Steve lowers his flashlight then looks back at the door then back to Dustin. "You got a key for this thing?" He asked.

Later, Dustin gave Steve the keys and he opens the door. "Let me see that." Steve said to Dustin, who was holding the flashlight. He hands Steve the light and he shines the light down the cellar. "He must be further down there. I'll stay up here in case he tries to escape." Dustin said and Steve glares at him then sighs before he heads down the cellar.

He enters and switches the one lightbulb inside and noticed something on the floor. He picks it up with the bat, seeing that it looked like shedded skin. "Steve? Steve, what's going on down there?" Dustin asked and Steve comes back and shines the light at Dustin. "Get down here." He tells him.

Dustin makes his way down and Steve shows him the shedded skin. "Oh, shit." Dustin said then Steve points over to a giant hole in the wall of his cellar. "Oh, shit!" Dustin exclaims and they walk over to the hole. "No way. No way." Dustin said, disbelieving, as they stare into the hole, which looked like it lead to a long, dark tunnel.

*(y/n)'s POV*

I was sitting in my room, finishing up my homework, when I hear the doorbell ringing, which was almost drowned out by the loud rock music Billy had blasting from the TV. "Max, are you getting that or what?" Billy asked, loudly. "Okay!" Max shouts. "Swear to God, Max!" Billy shouts and I see Max walking past my room and I go back to my homework.

I had just finished work when Max came into my room. "Hey, who was it?" I asked her. "Lucas. He says he has proof." She tells me, quickly. "What?" I asked her. "C'mon." She tells me and I follow her to her room. Once we get into her room, she opens her door and I see Lucas on his bike.

"Come on, hop on." Lucas tells Max as she climbs out first. "Hurry." Lucas tells us as I climb out and grab an old bike of Max's that was leaning against the back of the house. "This better be good, stalker." Max tells Lucas as she gets on the back of his bike, I get on her old bike, and we take off.

*3rd Person POV*

"All right, so let me get this straight. You kept something you knew was probably dangerous in order to impress a girl who...who you just met?" Steve asked Dustin as the two walk down the train tracks and toss down some meat chunks as they keep walking. "All right, that's grossly oversimplifying things." Dustin said.

"I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug anyway?" Steve asked him. "An interdimensional slug? Because it's awesome." Dustin said. "Well, even if she thought it was cool, which she didn't, I...I just...I don't know. I just feel like you're trying too hard." Steve tells him. "Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, all right?" Dustin grumbles.

"It's not about the hair, man. The key with girls is just...just acting like you don't care." Steve said. "Even if you do?" Dustin asked him as Steve walks up next to him. "Yeah, exactly. It drives them nuts." Steve said. "Then what?" Dustin asked. "You just wait until, uh...until you feel it." Steve said.

"Feel what?" Dustin asked. "It's like before it's gonna storm, you know? You can't see it, but you can feel it, like this, uh...electricity, you know?" Steve tries to explain. "Oh, like in the electromagnetic field when the clouds in the atmosphere..." Dustin said and Steve shakes his head. "No, no, no, no, no. Like a...Like a sexual electricity." He said.

"Oh." Dustin said, understanding. "You feel that and then you make your move." Steve said. "So that's when you kiss her?" Dustin asked and Steve turns to him. "No, whoa, whoa. Slow down, Romeo." He said. "Sorry." Dustin said, apologetically. "Sure, okay, some girls, yeah, they want you to be aggressive. You know, strong, hot and heavy, like a...I don't know, like a lion." Steve said and Dustin hums at this.

"But others, you gotta be slow, you gotta be stealthy, like a...like a ninja." said Steve. "What type is Nancy?" Dustin asked Steve. "Nancy's different. She's different than the other girls." Steve admits. "Yeah, she seems pretty special, I guess." Dustin said. "Yeah. Yeah, she is." Steve mutters.

"But this girl's special, too, you know. It's just, like, something about her." Dustin said, wistfully. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey." Steve said as he stood and Dustin stood as well to look at him. "What?" He asked. "You're not falling in love with this girl, are you?" Steve asked him. "Uh, no. No." Dustin said.

"Okay, good. Don't." Steve said. "I won't." Dustin said, shaking his head. "She's only gonna break your heart, and you're way too young for that shit." Steve said as they resume their walk and back to throwing the meat chunks for a bit before Steve looks over at Dustin, who was looking down.

"Fabergé." Steve said. "What?" Dustin asked as he looks up at Steve, who then points to his hair. "It's Fabergé Organics. Use the shampoo and conditioner, and when your hair's damp...It's not wet, okay?" Steve instructs and Dustin nods. "When it's damp..." Dustin mutters.

"Damp. You do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray." Steve continues. "Farrah Fawcett spray?" Dustin asked, shocked. "Yeah, Farrah Fawcett. You tell anyone I just told you that and your ass is grass. You're dead, Henderson. Do you understand?" Steve threatens and Dustin nods. "Yup." He said. "Okay." Steve said.

"Farrah Fawcett, really?" Dustin asked him. "I mean, she's hot." Steve admits. "Yeah." Dustin said.

*(y/n)'s POV*

Lucas leads us to what looked like a junkyard and we get off of our bikes and walk up to it to see Dustin and, surprisingly, Steve as they poured down a big pile of raw meat. "I said medium-well!" Lucas shouts and it looked like Dustin and Steve were shocked to see us.

Moments later, Dustin and Lucas were huddled together talking while Max, Steve and I started to make a barrier around this little junkyard. None of us really talking as we set up this fort, which Max and I hope we'll finally get some answers.

I went over to this large metal sheet and I go to pick it up but realized that this was very heavy. "Son of a bitch." I muttered as I tried to drag it but it was a struggle. "Here, let me help." Steve said as he comes around me then goes to the other end of the sheet metal and picks it up. "Thank you." I said, appreciatively, as we carry over to the old bus.

We place it over at the end of the bus and lean it against it. Once we did that, I back up and wipe my hands, getting rid of the dirt, then I turn to Steve. "Uh, I'm (y/n), by the way. And that's my little sister, Max." I introduced to Steve, gesturing over to Max as she was putting up some stuff. Then I hold my right hand out to him, he takes it and we shake hands. "Steve." He said.

Once we finished shaking hands, I began to speak again. "I wanna apologize for my step-brother's behavior to you the past few days." I said and Steve has a confused look on his face before it turns to realization. "Wait, you mean that Hargrove kid? He's your brother?" He asked me. "Step-brother." I corrected and Steve looked a little disbelieving. "Don't worry, I don't have any love for him anyway."

"Yeah, he's a real piece of work." Steve mutters and I chuckle alittle. "Yeah, I think his mom didn't give him enough hugs when he was a kid." I said and Steve scoffs out a laugh. "Either that or his dad didn't give him enough attention." Steve said and I bite my lips. "His dad is a piece of work himself, if you can believe it." I muttered as I look down and fiddle with my fingers. I raise my head to see Steve giving me a look, either concern or pity I wasn't for sure, before I decided to go ahead and finish helping out.

It was dark by the time we finished and we all hide in the old school bus, Lucas heads up to the roof. Max and I sat down in a couple of old chairs and I look over to see Steve flipping the lid of his lighter, continuously. "So you really fought one of these things before?" I asked Steve as he flicks his lighter one last time. He looks over at me and nods. "And you're, like, totally, 100% sure it wasn't a bear?" Max asked him. "Shit. Don't be an idiot. Okay? It wasn't a bear. Why are you even here if you don't believe us? Just go home." Dustin said to Max, a bit rudely.

"Geesh. Someone's cranky. Past your bedtime?" Max said and she goes up to the ladder which leads to the roof of this old bus, where Lucas was up there keeping lookout. "That's good. Just show her you don't care." Steve tells Dustin and my jaw drops slightly at this. "I don't." Dustin said and Steve winks at him. "Why are you winking, Steve? Stop." Dustin said.

"Wait, did he tell you to act that way to get a girl's attention?" I asked Dustin. Dustin looks over at Steve then back at me before shaking his head, slightly. "No..I just think if you and Max don't believe us, then go." Dustin tells me and I scoff out a laugh. "Okay, first of all, it's not like we don't believe you guys. We just want to understand and get proof of what you guys are claiming. I mean, it sounds completely insane. Second, Dustin, if you want a girl's attention, be yourself, show interest..." I explained and Steve scoffs.

"Yeah, that never works." He said and I turn to him. "And yet acting like an asshole does?" I asked him. "From my experience, yeah." Steve said. "Yeah, it only works if the girl wants to sleep with you for one night." I sneered and Steve scoffs again before I turn to Dustin. "If you want a girl's attention, Dustin, like I said be yourself. And if a girl rejects you, then they're not worth it. Move on. There will be a girl out there that likes you for you." I tell him and Dustin looks between me and Steve, who rolls his eyes.

At that moment, we heard a loud growl outside and we all look out the window. "What the hell was that?" I asked as Steve gets up to the window to look outside. "You see him?" Dustin asked Steve. "No." Steve replied. "Lucas, what's going on?" Dustin shouts up to the roof.

"Hold on!" Lucas shouts and the we heard another low growl and I go to stand next to Steve and look out the window. "I've got eyes! Ten o'clock! Ten o'clock!" Lucas shouts and I look around as Steve said. "There." I look where he points and couldn't get a good look as there was fog everywhere but saw a large shape coming through, it honestly looked like a dog from afar.

"What's he doing?" Dustin asked. "I don't know." Steve said and we kept watching and see the figure getting a bit closer but wasn't going near the pile of meat Steve and Dustin placed. "He's not taking the bait. Why is he not taking the bait?" Steve asked, confused.

"Maybe he's not hungry?" I asked. "Maybe he's sick of cow." Steve mutters then he moves away the window the walks over to the side. "Steve? Steve, what are you doing?" Dustin asked him as Steve grabs something.

"Steve?" I asked, worried, and Steve turns around and holds up his lighter. "Just get ready." He said and he tosses the lighter to Dustin, who catches it. Then Steve grabs his bat with nails and walks outside. He slowly walks out and holds his bat up then whistles as Dustin and I look out the window. "Come on, buddy." We hear Steve say as he whistles and Max climbs down the latter.

"What's he doing?" She asked. "Expanding the menu." Dustin replied. "He's insane." I remarked. "He's awesome." Dustin said, proudly, as we watch Steve stop and slightly swings the bat to move the fog out of his way. The fog he cleared off and I could see a dog like figure in front of him.

"Steve, watch out!" Lucas shouts. "Little busy here." Steve shouts back at him. "Three o'clock! Three o'clock!" Lucas shouts and I gasp when I look over and see another creature on Steve's right as it climbs on top of an old car. I head over to one side of the bus and find a large pipe. "What are you doing?!" Max asked me, panicked, as I head to the door.

"Being backup." I said as I go to the door and run out to help Steve. I hear Dustin and Max shouting after me as I run while one of those creatures runs at Steve in front of him while another was coming up behind him. Steve moves off to the side and I swing at the creature that was trying to come up behind Steve.

I hit the creature and it flies back a bit as the other creature goes at Steve, who hits it with his bat and made it fly back as well. The creature I hit slides a few feet away from me then turns its head to me, which had no face. I stare at it in confusion then fear when it roared and revealed its real face. It had flaps where it's face were but the flaps open to reveal many small sharp teeth and a large hole that I figured was the mouth.

The monster starts to charge at me but Steve comes up and knocks it away from me. "What are you doing?!" He asked me and I turn to him. "You're not the only one that has people to protect." I tell him as another creature comes at us and I swing my pipe, hitting it.

"Guys! Come on! Abort!" I hear the kids shout and we noticed several more creatures coming out of the fog. Steve grabs my hand and we head off back to the bus and make it inside.

Once we get inside, Dustin and Lucas were able to shut the door before the monsters could get inside. "Are they rabid or something?" Max asked as I catch my breath then I noticed Steve and I were still holding hands. We share a quick look before we let go and Steve grabs a metal sheet and push it up against the door then shoves his feet against it. "They can't get in! They can't!" Lucas shouts.

But then the bus shakes and we all fall back, Steve fell back against me. We looked around then one of the creatures break through then Steve grabs his bat and hits the monster continually. "Is anyone there? Mike? Will? God! Anyone!" Dustin shouts in his walkie-talkie as the bus shakes again and we all scream.

"Shit!" Dustin shouts as Max and Lucas head to the back of bus. "We're at the old junkyard, and we are going to die!" Dustin shouts but then the bus stops shaking and I hear something on the roof. I look up at it and saw indentations on the roof as footprints were heard, Max looks up then she screams and I run over to her and see the monster at the entrance of the roof hatch.

"Out of the way! Out of the way!" Steve shouts and the boys move away while I push Max behind me as I pick up my pipe and Steve holds up his bat. "You want some? Come get this!" Steve shouts as the monster roars at us. "Come on, asshole!" I shout but then the monsters stop and look to the right.

And just like that, the monsters leave and everything goes quiet. We all share a look and I noticed Max and Lucas were holding hands and they quickly let go. "Did they..." I started to ask and Steve shrugs and we slowly head to the door and he opens it. We look out and see nothing but fog.

"What happened?" Lucas asked. "I don't know." Max said as Steve walks outside to get a better look. "Steve and your sister scared them off?" Dustin suggested. "No. No way. They're going somewhere." Steve said. "To where?" I asked and everyone looked scared and worried.