The Party had decided to have a welcome home surprise for Dustin and Asher, which at first they thought would go well, but didn't end up going so great. Surprising Dustin and Asher was not as good of an idea as they thought... thinking about it, they were surprising someone who had just been in juvie for six months having to watch everything around him to make sure he wouldn't get jumped. Yeah, looking back on the idea, it probably wasn't the best one that the Party has ever had. But yeah, long story short, Lucas got sprayed in the eyes with hairspray and Mike nearly got punched in the face by Asher, but luckily Eleven stopped him just in time.

So after that disaster, Dustin decided to show Mike, Eleven, Will and Asher the inventions he made at camp while Max was helping Lucas get all of the hairspray out of his eyes. "I call it... The Forever Clock" Dustin says to the four "All right, powered by wind. Very useful in the apocalypse" He says before handing the clock to Will and getting another invention out "Then, I give you... The Slammer" He says, turning on his invention, which kind of scared Eleven "Pretty neat, huh?" Dustin asks with a chuckle.

"That could do some serious damage to someone" Asher says with a laugh, taking The Slammer off of Dustin "Can I keep this?"

"No, you're on three years probation" Dustin says, quickly taking the invention back "I'm not letting you go back to juvie, my mom will have a heart attack if that happens."

"Yeah, I don't want Claudia to have a heart attack" Asher mumbles, knowing that it's probably for the best that he didn't keep it.

"Oh and I almost forgot" Dustin says with a smile, grabbing the bag that was sat behind him "This is my masterpiece" He says, placing the bag on the floor, making the other kneel down in front of it "I would like you to meet... Cerebro" He says, opening the bag which is full on junk.

"What exactly are we looking at here?" Mike asks, being very confused and still in a mood over the fact that Asher had nearly punched him earlier.

"An unassembled one of a kind battery powered radio tower" Dustin happily says.

"So, it's a... a ham radio?" Will asks, being just as confused as Mike is.

"The Cadillac of ham radios" Dustin answers "This baby carries a crystal-clear connection over vast distances. I'm talking North Pole to South. I can talk to my girlfriend whenever and wherever I choose."

"Girlfriend?" The four ask Dustin at the same time.

"How did Dustin manage to get a girlfriend before me?" Asher asks Eleven as he turns to look at the girl, who just shrugs in reply.

TIME SKIP BY DUSTIN HAVING BETTER RIZZ THAN ASHER

The Party had all decided to go and talk to Dustin's girlfriend, Suzie, and Asher was very happy about it. For one, he was happy that Dustin had finally gotten his first girlfriend, which somehow was before Asher got a girlfriend, and he was also happy that because Dustin had brought up Suzie, no one was asking him about his time in juvie. Even though it wasn't too bad for him; Asher didn't really want to relive the past six months. All Asher wanted to do was forget about his time in juvie and get though his three year probation without getting arrested again.

"Aren't we high enough?" Lucas complains as they walk up the very high hill.

"Why are you complaining? I'm the one carrying all of the heavy shit" Asher says, throwing his arms up in the air for dramatic effect, making one of the bags hit him on the head. Everyone had nominated Asher to carry all of the heaving stuff since he was the strongest, and as much as he could complain, he couldn't really disagree.

"Cerebro works best at a hundred meters" Dustin answers.

"You know, I'm pretty sure people in Utah have telephones" Max mentions, taking one of the four bags off of Asher, starting to feel bad for the older teenager.

"Yeah, but Suzie's Mormon" Dustin says, making Lucas and Asher look confused.

"Oh shit, she doesn't have electricity?" Lucas asks.

"No, you idiot" Asher says with a scoff "Mormons are like super religious people who refuse to have sex and just meditate all day."

"You're both wrong" Max says to the two as she rolls her eyes "Lucas, you're talking about the Amish and Ash, you're talking about monks, which are men only by the way."

"What are Mormons?" Will asks Dustin, since they all don't know.

"Super religious white people" Dustin shouts.

"Hey" Asher says with a smile, catching Max's attention "I was close. Super religious people."

"Wow, I am so proud of you" Max sarcastically tells him, rolling her eyes.

"As you should be" Asher says, smiling at Max. He knew that she was being sarcastic, but he liked annoying people, and he could tell that Max was already getting annoyed by him.

"They have electricity and cars and stuff" Dustin explains "But since I'm not Mormon, her parents would never approve. It's all a bit Shakespearean."

"Shakespearean?" Max asks, finding the situation a bit amusing.

"Yeah, like Romeo and Juliet" Dustin mentions.

"Right" Max bluntly says.

"So, how much do you want to bet that Suzie isn't real?" Asher whispers to Will.

"Anything because she isn't" Will whispers back "There is no universe where Dustin can get a girlfriend before you. No offence to Dustin."

"If I was Dustin I would take offence but thank you for the compliment" Asher says with a laugh.

"Hey guys!" Mike yells, making everyone turn to face him and Eleven "This is fun and all but, uh--"

"I have to go home" Eleven finishes the sentence as Mike points to his watch.

"We're almost there" Dustin mentions, pointing to the top of the very high hill which they had been walking up for nearly five hours now.

"Sorry man, curfew" Mike mentions.

"At four in the afternoon?" Asher asks with a scoff "That's taking the piss."

"Yeah, Hopper is really strict with the curfew" Mike says with a shrug before turning around to walk back down the hill.

"Good luck" Eleven says with a smile before she starts to follow Mike.

"Curfew at four?" Dustin asks.

"They're lying" Lucas tells the two, who have not witnessed Mike and Eleven for a while now.

"It's been like this all summer" Will adds on.

"It's romantic" Max defends the two with a shrug.

"It's gross" Asher says to Max "They're all loved up. It makes me want to be sick."

"And you wonder why you don't have a girlfriend yet" Max says as she rolls her eyes "You're probably as romantic as a trash bag."

"I can be romantic if I want to" Asher defends himself "Just haven't found a girl who can live up to my standards" He says as the group starts walking up the hill again.

"And what are these standards? A hot cheerleader?" Max asks with a scoff. While Max doesn't know Asher as well as the others, she has an idea of what he's like. Asher is a guy who is loyal to his friends, a very violent person, a druggie, a guy who can't keep a relationship because he can't commit because he doesn't know what it's like to have someone to love him. She is right in some ways but what she didn't know is that he is much more than the idea that she has of him.

"Just someone who knows me" Asher says with a shrug "Like actually knows me. Doesn't just think I'm some drugged up loser."

"Well, I feel very sorry for your future girlfriend" Max jokes, trying to lighten up the conversation, knowing that she hit a bit of a nerve.

"And I feel sorry for Lucas 'cause he has to put up with you" Asher jokes back "I don't know how he does it."

"He puts up with me because I'm perfect" Max says, making Asher roll his eyes "Don't roll your eyes at me! I am perfect."

"Whatever you say, Maxine" Asher says with a laugh as he goes to catch up with Dustin.

"What was that about?" Dustin asks Asher with an eyebrow raised.

"What was what about?" Asher asks, not knowing what Dustin is talking about.

"You and Max" Dustin says "Were you flirting with her?"

"Absolutely not" Asher says with a scoff "Just joking around, you know? If I'm going to be hanging around with you for the rest of the summer, 'cause Eddie is on a trip with his uncle, I should get to know your friends a bit better, right?"

"Yeah, okay" Dustin says, not believing a word of what Asher had said.

"Finally!" Asher yells as they reach the top of the hill and he drops the very heavy bags "That was the most exercise I have done since I quit soccer."

"We made it though" Dustin says happily, trying to cheer Asher up.

"Yeah, only took five hours" Max complains as she drops the bag that she took from Asher earlier.

"Why couldn't we just play D&D?" Will also complains, dropping what he was carrying.

"Seriously, Dustin, the next time you make me do this, I'm punching you in the face" Asher says to Dustin with a glare "This Suzie chick better be worth it because I do not want to do that ever again."

"She is worth it" Dustin says to Asher "You're going to love her."

"God, you're so pussy whipped" Asher says to himself with a laugh.

"Did you seriously just drink the rest of our water?" Asher hears Max ask and he turns around to see Lucas spit the water that was in his mouth back into the bottle, holding it over to Max with a smile.

"If you won't have it, I will" Asher mentions, taking the bottle away from Lucas.

"That is disgusting" Max says to Asher "You are honestly disgusting."

"What? It's just spit" Asher says to Max "And this spit has been in your mouth when you've been kissing your boyfriend who so kindly saved you some water."

"You're still disgusting" Max says, walking away from the two.

"At least you appreciate it" Lucas says with a smile as Asher downs the rest of the water.

"Are you two coming to help?" Dustin asks.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that" Asher says "Come on Sinclair."

The five spend the next hour setting up Cerebro and obviously, they got Asher to set up the most difficult parts. If he was being honest, he had no clue what he was doing, he was just doing what Dustin was yelling at him to do with no complaints. All Asher could think about was going home and going to sleep, but he also knew that this Suzie girl makes Dustin happy, so he was going to stay until he could barley keep his eyes open.

"Pretty impressive, right?" Dustin asks as the five look up at Cerebro "Now, you ready to meet my love?" He asks as they all sit down.

"Your love? Dude, you've known the girl for two weeks" Asher says to Dustin.

"It's a pet name, Ash" Dustin bluntly says.

"Oh" Asher says, not realising that Dustin wasn't actually declaring that he is in love with the girl.

"Suzie, this is Dustin. Do you copy? Over" Dustin says into Cerebro as the other four just sit there waiting for a response "One sec. She's probably... she's still there" Dustin mentions to his friends "Suzie... this is Dustin. Do you copy? Over" He repeats "I'm sure she's there. It's just--"

"Yeah" Lucas says, unimpressed that they walked up that hill for nothing.

"You know, she's maybe, like, busy. It's around dinnertime" Dustin comes up with an excuse "Suzie, do you copy. This is Dustin. Over."

"Okay, I'm just going to lie down 'cause this might take a while" Asher mentions, lying on his back.

And Asher was right. The sun had set and the five where still there, waiting for Suzie to answer. Max and Lucas had laid down next to each other while Asher was lying on Will's stomach as a pillow, trying to get comfortable.

"Suzie! This is Dustin. Do you copy? Over" Dustin repeats for the millionth time "Suzie, this is your Dustin. Do you copy? Over."

"Dustin! Come on. She's not there" Max complains, not caring if she hurts his feelings at this point.

"She's there, all right? She'll pick up" Dustin argues back.

"Maybe Cerebro doesn't work" Will mentions, sitting up, making Asher fall from Will's stomach to his lap.

"Or maybe Suzie doesn't exist" Lucas says what the whole group has been thinking.

"She exists!" Dustin defends in a high pitched voice.

"She's a genius and she's hotter than Phoebe Cates?" Lucas asks "No girl is that perfect."

"Is that so?" Max asks her boyfriend as she sits up.

"Dude, you gotta fix this" Asher says to Lucas with a laugh.

"I mean..." Lucas says as he sits up "You're perfect. I mean, like, per--perfect in your own way. In your special... your own special way."

"Relax, I was teasing" Max says to Lucas with a laugh "I'm obviously perfect and Dustin is obviously lying" She says before standing up "Come on, Don Won" She says as Lucas stands up and they both leave.

"Well, guess it's just us three" Dustin says as he turns to Will and Asher who are already starting to stand up.

"Um, it's late" Will says to Dustin "Sorry. Maybe tomorrow we can play D&D. Or something fun like we used to?"

"Yeah, sure" Dustin says quietly. 

"Welcome home" Will says with a small smile before leaving.

"Are you going too?" Dustin asks Asher.

"Look, as much as I've loved seeing you again, I gotta go check on my old man, you know? Make sure he's still alive" Asher says to Dustin "How about you come over tomorrow and we can try again, yeah? We'll come back everyday till we get an answer."

"Really?" Dustin asks, sounding a bit happier.

"Yeah, I want to meet this chick" Asher says "But I really got to check that my dad is still alive, so let's go home, yeah?"

"I'm going to stay here for a bit longer" Dustin says to Asher "But I'll call you when I'm home so you know I'm back okay."

"You better" Asher sternly says to Dustin before he starts to walk away "See you tomorrow!"

"Bye Ash!" Asher hears Dustin shout back as he starts to walk down the hill.

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