Stranger Things

It has been a long week. While everyone was looking for Will, they have discovered a girl with superpowers, the upside down, and a lab that controls a lot, including the upside down. While Mike had a pit in his stomach about Will, and the deep feeling of missing him, he began to grow these feelings for a girl that he was infatuated with. This girl was Eleven, the one with superpowers. By the end of this week Eleven was fighting the bad men from the lab, her last enemy was a tall beast called Demogorgon. When she used all the power she could she disappeared. Meanwhile Nancy, Barb, and Steve are partying, but Barb went missing along with Will. That same night, Johnathan happened to be nearby looking for his brother. He seen the house and took pictures of Nancy getting undressed, along with Barb sitting alone at the pool. Eventually Steve found out about this and broke his camera because of it, which led to Nancy finding the picture of Barb. In the end Johnathan and Nancy found out about the upside down and worked together to kill the Demogorgon, that they saw in the picture with Barb. Steve was jealous about them hanging out because he didn’t know what was going on. While everyone had their own things going, Joyce and Hopper fought to find Will, and unrevealed the truths as well. When El disappeared, Hopper decided to put waffles out in the woods in case she had come back. After everything went to normal, Christmas came along. Steve and Nancy were better and Will had an odd experience during dinner. He coughed up a slug and it went down the drain, meanwhile Mike is missing Eleven. [[One year later]]

After Will finally being back with the party and a good year has went by, the boys are going to the arcade today, October 29, 1984. They discover a new person is town, “Mad Max,” and they have beat their high score in an arcade game. Suddenly Will gets this feeling, he looks outside to see a storm, he turned around, and everyone is gone. He walks to the door feeling hypnotized. Mike comes out and with concern in his voice, “Will, are you okay?” Will snaps out of it, “Yeah I’m okay.” Mike wraps his arm around him, “Okay, c’mon you’re up on Dig Dug.” The Next day, Max gets introduce to the class as their new Student. They see Max skateboarding during lunch, and she notices they have been watching her, leaving them a note, “Stop spying on me CREEPS.” After reading the note, Joyce is there to pick Will up for a doctor’s appointment. Dustin asks the others, “You guys think he’s, okay?” Lucas replies, “He’s always weird when he has to go in.” Mike says, “I don’t know. He’s quiet today.” Mike knows when something is up with Will, he understands him and notices things, even when the other members of the party don’t. Will opens up to Johnothan about being a freak, “everyone treats me like a baby. Like I’m going to break. I’m a freak.” Johnothan says, “You’re not a freak.” “Yeah. I am,” Will says with frustration.” Johnothan realizes and reassures him that it’s okay to be different from others, “You know what, you are a freak. But that’s okay because I’m a freak too.” “Is that why you have no friends?” Will responds with a giggle. “No, I have friends,” Johnothan says, and they both laugh. Later that night while Will is having another episode where he is in the upside down, Hopper has Eleven. Now that Eleven is back, Mike is going to have to make decisions between Eleven and Will. [[Halloween]]

The party gets dressed up as The Ghost Busters for Halloween. Mike and Lucas bicker about what characters they were supposed to be. Meanwhile, they realize that no one else is wearing a costume. Dustin and Lucas invite Max to trick or treat with them, although she brushes them off. Johnothan drops Will off at Mike’s house so they can all go trick or treat. The party starts walking down the street, when “RAWWW!!!” Here’s Max, Mike is not excited to see her, he feels that Max is replacing Eleven. While Max, Lucas, and Dustin begin walking together in front, Mike and Will walk together behind. Should Mike [[tell Will]] that he feels this way about Max because of Eleven? Or should he [[leave Eleven out of it]]

(if:$counter <60)[ Mike asks Will, "Did you agree to this?" "For Max being here?" "Yeah. You guys should have checked in with me." "I thought you would've been okay with it." "No, I am not okay with it. She is trying to replace Eleven." Mike speeds ahead and leaves Will behind. Will felt bad, not for letting Max joining the group for the night, but that Mike didn't get to say bye to the first person that he liked. Now he is built up with anger. When Mike leaves, some kids come up scaring Will. He gets pushed over, but when he fell he started seeing the upside down again. He looks up seeing the mind flayer, and he runs. Runs as fast as he can and hides behind a wall. Mike realizes that Will isn't near so he traces back and sees Will. "Guys!" Mike yells. He grabs Will's arms, "Will! What's wrong? I couldn't find you. Are you hurt?" "Holy shit, is he okay?" Dustin asks, "I don't know." Mike says. Mike holding eye contact while Will is scared, "I am going to get you home, okay? Hold on, I'm gonna get you home." Will looks at Mike with fear in his eyes, while he gets up and clings to him. Mike shrugs the others off and tells them to keep trick or treating. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 60)[ (stop:) (go-to:"go back to Mike's house") ] ]

(if:$counter <55)[ Mike asks Will, "Did you agree to this?" "For Max being here?" "Yeah. You guys should have checked in with me." "I thought you would've been okay with it." "She's ruining the best night of the year." Mike speeds ahead. When Mike leaves, some kids come up scaring Will. He gets pushed over, but when he fell he started seeing the upside down again. He looks up seeing the mind flayer, and he runs. Runs as fast as he can and hides behind a wall. Mike realizes that Will isn't near so he traces back and sees Will. "Guys!" Mike yells. He grabs Will's arms, "Will! What's wrong? I couldn't find you. Are you hurt?" "Holy shit, is he okay?" Dustin asks, "I don't know." Mike says. Mike holding eye contact while Will is scared, "I am going to get you home, okay? Hold on, I'm gonna get you home." Will looks at Mike with fear in his eyes, while he gets up and clings to him. Mike shrugs the others off and tells them to keep trick or treating. (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 55)[ (stop:) (go-to:"go back to Mike's house") ] ] ]

When the boys get to Mike’s house, Will tries explaining to Mike what has been happening. “It’s like two worlds caught between two slides. Our world is one and the upside down is the other slide. I heard this noise coming from everywhere. And then I saw this huge shadow, but it was alive.” Mike is actively listening to Will while he explains, “Just don’t tell the others they won’t understand.” Mike begins to think about Eleven. Should Mike [[bring up eleven]] or should he [[keep it to himself?]]

(if:$counter <20)[Mike says, “Eleven would, she always did,” as he looks down. Will looked at Mike and looked away. “Sometimes I feel like I can still see her. Like she’s still around. I don’t know sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy.” Will responds with, “Me too.” They look at each other, “Hey well if we both go crazy, we’ll go crazy together, right?” Will smiles, “Yeah, crazy together.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 20)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Demadog") ] ]

(if:$counter <17)[Mike says, “I won’t.” As they lock eyes and smile at each other. Will says, “Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy.” Mike responds with, “Me too,” He grabs Will’s hand, “But hey if we both go crazy, we’ll go crazy together, right?” Will smiles, “Yeah, crazy together.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 17)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Demadog") ] ]

The next day, Dustin needs to show the party something he had found. They meet at the AV club after class to see what it is. “His name is D’Artagnan, Dart for short.” Dustin says, while passing him off to everyone to hold. “What is he?” Mike asks, “Exactly my question,” Dustin responds. Dustin begins going over his theories with everyone about reptiles and polliwogs. When they shine the light on it, it freaks out because it’s hot. Will imminently thinks about the upside down, it being cold, and hearing the screeches that sound just like this thing. He remembers last Christmas when he puked up that slug. Mike looks at him, seeing a look on his face that seems off. The bell rings and the others go to show Mr. Clarke this new species. Will pulls Mike back, “Uh Mike...” “Yeah? What is it? What’s wrong?” “I don’t think Dart is from our world, I think he is from the upside down.” Mike came to quick realization, “Okay we need to get the others before they show Mr. Clarke. Thank you for telling me.” He smiles at Will, grabs his hand and runs to the classroom. After the party bickers about Dart and start searching for him when he runs away, Eleven had left the cabin in the woods. While Max is trying to convince Mike of her use in the party, Eleven is lurking, she sees their interaction and gets jealous. She knocks Max off her skateboard. Mike feels her presence. Does he go to [[look for her]] or [[forget it happened]]

(if:$counter <24)[He runs out the doors, and down the hall. He sees a glimpse of Eleven, "El! Is that you El?" She stops in her tracks and turns around. “Mike,” she says as she smiles. “El where did you go? How are you back? Where have you been?” He gives her a big hug. “He can’t know I’m here. I have to go, goodbye Mike.” She walks away and starts running, while Mike hears Will announce where he found Dart. Mike looks up and Eleven is gone. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 24)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The host") ] ]

(if:$counter <7)[Mike turns around and looks at the doors. He thinks it was just a feeling. He hears Will announce where he found dart and runs to go find him. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 7)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The host") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <40)[When Mike gets to the bathroom and notices Will isn’t there, he runs to look for him. While he is passing a door, Mike sees him standing in the middle of the field. He runs to him, “Will! Will please wake up!” The rest of the crew including Joyce come running to the field. Joyce is trying to wake Will up, while he is currently being possessed by the mind flayer. Will comes back from it and they go home. Will tells his mom that he seen the shadow but he doesn’t remember what happened. “It was like a feeling that I had from the arcade... It got me, mom” “What does that mean? With tears filled in Will’s eyes he says, “I felt it… everywhere. I still feel it.” Joyce hugs him and reassures that nothing bad will ever happen again and that they will fix what is going on. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 40)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Superspy") ] ]

While Will is at home, refusing warm baths, and intensely drawing. The party is worried, and Mike tells them about Halloween night. Mike insists that he will go to Will’s house and the other two find Dart. Mike goes to Will’s house and Joyce tries to get him to go but Mike mentions the shadow monster, so she lets him in. While Mike is looking at the pictures Will is explaining what he feels, “It’s like I feel what he feels and sees what he sees. Like he’s here in this house… in me,” Mike sits next to him, “The more he spreads the more I feel.” He continues to explain, Mike then tries to make it good, “Maybe this is good. You’re like a superspy now. Maybe this is all happening for a reason.” “Well, if I’m spying what if he’s spying back,” Will says with fear in his voice. Mike grabs his hand, "We won’t let him." With so much reassurance Mike tries to be there for Will as much as possible. Does Mike [[stay the night]] or [[go home]]?

(if:$counter <31)[Mike stays the night and sleeps on the floor. “You know Will, I’m really glad we are friends, I wouldn’t want you to go through this alone. I am always here for you. “Thank you, Mike, I’m happy you’re here.” Mike smiles and closes his eyes, he begins to think about how everything will be after this is over. Will could be happy and maybe one day he could tell Will how he felt. When morning came, Will shot up in distress and sweaty, “Will are you okay?” Will shakes his head no. Mike gets up and helps him out of bed, they walk to the living room and Will tells his mom that he saw Hopper and thinks he is going to die. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 31)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Getting Hopper") ] ]

(if:$counter <17)[“I will be back first thing in the morning okay Will?” “Okay,” Will responds with a sad tone. “Hey, everything will be fine, okay?” “Yeah, see you tomorrow.” When morning comes, Mike is surely to be on his way to go see Will. When he gets to his house, Will is drawing a picture of where he saw Hopper. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 17)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Getting Hopper") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <34)[While Bob is talking to Joyce in the other room about the drawings, Mike and Will are talking in the kitchen. "Bob probably thinks we’re crazy,” Mike says with a grin on his face. “Ha, yeah probably," with fear in Will's voice he contiues, "Mike, I’m scared. What if the mind flayer takes over my body completely?” “We won’t let that happen Will, I promise.” Bob and Joyce come out of the room and start looking into the tunnel pictures. Bob figures out exactly where Hopper is, and they go straight there. When they get to the sight, Will and Mike stay above ground. When the bad men come to burn the upside down inside of the tunnels, Will feels the burning and falls straight to ground having a seizure like episode. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 34)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Who are you?") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <50)[Will was taken to the hospital inside the Lab. When Will woke up, he called out for his mom, but he was unsure who Bob was. The doctors come in to see what Will remembers, he points at Mike, “Do you know who this is? “That’s... my friend... Mike.” Mike smiles at Will. Hopper jumps in, “What about me kid? Do you remember me?” Will shakes his head no. “The soldiers hurt me. They shouldn’t have done that. It upset him.” Will confirmed with a picture that it was the mind flayer, and the doctors ran tests to assure that any piece of the upside down that gets burned, burns Will too. While Joyce is out trying to get quick answers, Will begins to go in “spy mode.” Mike lightly shakes him, “Will, Will, are you okay? Are you hurting again?” While he holds his hand. “I saw something, in my now memories, I think I know how to stop him.” Soon to find out, it was a trap and the soldiers that went down were eaten alive. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 50)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Eleven") ] ]

While Eleven is finding her long lost sister, she sees Mike by using her powers and sees that they are in trouble. It's time for her to go home and help her friends. Joyce sedates Will and they hide. When they all finally get out of the lab, hundreds of soldiers are dead and unfortunately, we lose Bob as well. (Long Live Bob) When everyone gets back to Joyce’s house, they discover what they need to do. When they get Will into the shed, they ask him question and reveal that he is doing morse code. Mike uses the best memories from when they were younger and tries to touch the deepest part of Will’s personality. The spy inside Will, soon figures out where they are after they figure out Will’s message, “CLOSE THE GATE.” When all of the Demodogs come to kill everyone, Eleven shows up to help. Mike’s jaw drops. Does Mike [[give her a hug]] or [[storm away]]

Mike looks at El and runs to give her a hug. “Where have you been? I’ve called you for-” El cuts him off, “353 days. I heard.” They smiled at each other, “Why didn’t you tell me you were here?” Hopper inserts himself, “Because I wouldn’t let her.” Mike instantly filled with anger, “You knew? You were hiding her this whole time!” As mike was very upset, yelling, and hitting Hopper with so much anger, Hopper explained why he did it. Mike cried in his arms thankful she was safe. Joyce realizes how to get the mind flayer out of Will, so they head to Hopper’s cabin. While Eleven and Hopper go to close the gate. Mike tells Eleven, "Just be careful, I can't lose you again." "You won't lose me." "Promise?" Mike says with hope in his eyes. "Promise," Eleven says while she leans in for a kiss, but Hopper interrupts, "Eleven, c'mon. It's time. Does Mike [[go]] with Will or [[stay]] at the house with everyone else?

After previously seeing Eleven in the gym, Mike was upset that she left. He storms away in the kitchen. Eleven says hi to everyone and then goes to Mike. "I'm sorry for leaving you in the gym, Mike." "Who was 'He?' Who couldn't know you were there?" Hopper comes in the kitchen, "Me. I wasn't suppose to know because she wasn't supposed to be out." Mike instantly filled with anger, “You knew? You were hiding her this whole time!” As mike was very upset, yelling, and hitting Hopper with so much anger, Hopper explained why he did it. Mike cried in his arms thankful she was safe. Joyce realizes how to get the mind flayer out of Will, so they head to Hopper’s cabin. Does Mike [[go]] or [[stay]]?

(if:$counter <40)[When Mike decides to go, he gets in the car and drives away to the cabin. When they get to the cabin they turn every heater in sight on full blast, while Will is tied up to the bed. Will begins screaming, Mike and Joyce look at each other and hold each hand of Will’s. Seeing Will in pain was hard for Will’s brother, mom, and best friend to watch. As it gets hotter and hotter, he gets stronger and rips off the ropes. He grabs Joyce by the neck and Mike takes a step back. Nancy grabs a hot pick and pokes Will with it. Once the other group sets the tunnels on fire, the mind flayer fully releases from Will. When Will comes back to reality, he looks at everyone, and they all come in for a hug. The relief in their eyes was nevertheless pure happiness. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 40)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Another Long Week") ] ]

(if:$counter <23)[When Mike decides to stay, he watches both cars drive away. The group that stayed behind decides that they will make a distraction so Hopper and El had a clear shot to the gate. They get to the tunnels to light everything on fire in their planned spot. When they get there, they start pouring gasoline all over, they light it on fire and hope for the best. They run to get out of the tunnels, finally free of the upside down, and Will finally free of the mind flayer. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 23)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Another Long Week") ] ]

After another long week of the year, Eleven becomes Jane Hopper and is able to live a true life. Finally, a month later of living a normal life again, it is time for the Snow Ball. Does Mike [[ask Eleven]] to the dance or [[Will]] secretly?

(if:$counter <20)[The kids all go to the Snow Ball. Everyone gets a person to dance with, but Mike sits down and waits for Eleven to show. She finally walks in, “You look beautiful, do you want to dance?” “I don’t know how.” “Me either, c’mon we’ll learn together.” Mike and Eleven kiss while dancing and the kids have fun for the rest of the night. For a few more months the kids get to enjoy themselves. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 20)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Beginning of summer") ] ]

(if:$counter <26)[Mike decides to ask Will a hard question, "Will, would you like to maybe, uhm, go to the Snow Ball with me? I know it might be weird, but we could just keep it between us for now.” Will smiles at Mike, “Yeah sure let’s go” When the party gets to the Snow Ball, everyone starts dancing. Mike asks Will if he’d like to dance. Will says yes and they awkwardly dance at a distance with each other to keep appearance low. The kids have fun for the rest of the night, and for a few more months the kids get to enjoy themselves. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 26)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Summer") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <55)[After the kids finished the school year and start their summer. Mike and Eleven have spent a lot of it together, mostly just making out. Dustin went to Camp Nowhere, Max and Lucas have begun their relationship, and Will has been hanging around with them as well. Meanwhile Nancy and Steve are officially over and have grown into their own characters. On a good day to watch a movie, Max, Lucas, Will, and Mike go to the movies. When the power goes out, Will feels that chill in the back of his neck like before when the mind flayer possessed him. When Mike asks if he is okay, Will tells him yes and they go on about their day. When Hopper decides he’s seen enough of Mike and El together, he scares Mike off and he avoids Eleven. While Max and El are shopping at the mall, Lucas, Will and Mike are at the mall looking for a sorry gift. On their way out they bump into each other. “What are you doing?” Mike said to El. “Shopping. Why? Am I your pet? Why do you treat me like garbage. And you said Nana was sick.” “What? No, I don't and Nana is sick!” As Mike looks at Lucas for back up and Will silently stand in the back. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 55)[ (stop:) (go-to:"That's the problem") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <53)[After the kids finished the school year, they started their summer. Mike and Will have secretly spent a lot of bonding time together, but they have yet to say out loud, their feelings for each other. Dustin went to Camp Nowhere, Max and Lucas have begun their relationship and Eleven has been hanging around with them as well. Meanwhile Nancy and Steve are officially over and have grown into their own characters. On a good day to watch a movie, Max, Lucas, Will, and Mike go to the movies. When the power goes out, Will feels that chill in the back of his neck like before when the mind flayer possessed him. Mike asks him, “Hey, are you okay?” “Yeah, I just got this weird feeling.” “What kind of weird feeling? “Like… when the mind flayer was here. It's just cold, maybe it was nothing.” Mike looks at Will with assuring eyes, “Whatever comes we will be together.” After Max and El have searched for Billy and the odds that are happening with him, Will realizes for sure that the mind flayer is back and lets the party know. He explained to the party how it felt and how he knew he was back, everyone understood and instantly started planning for what to do next. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 53)[ (stop:) (go-to:"He's back") ] ]

Mike gets on his bike and takes off, Lucas sees through the window, so he runs outside and hops on his bike too. They find Will at Castle Byers and that’s when Will tells them the mind flayer was back. After Max and El have searched for Billy and the odds that are happening with him, Will realizes for sure that the mind flayer is back and lets the party know. He explains to the party how it felt and how he knows he is back, everyone understands and instantly starts planning for what to do next. The party plus Nancy and Johnothan have come together and pieced together the people who are flayed. Everyone gets into the car first, Mike and Will look at each other, and Will comments, “Welcome to my world.” They get into the back and take off. While things are intense after their fight they sit in silence. When they get to the hospital Mike sees eleven, does he [[flirt]] with her or just [[talk]] to her?

Mike watches Will bike off into the rain, contemplating his decisions and word choices. When the next day comes around, he learns that Will felt the mind flayer and he’s back for sure. When Will gathers the party together, he explains to the party how it felt and how he knows he is back, everyone understands and instantly starts planning for what to do next. The party plus Nancy and Johnothan have come together and pieced together the people who are flayed. Everyone gets into the car first, Mike and Will look at each other, and Will comments, “Welcome to my world.” They get into the back and take off. As they are on the way, they sit in the back making their inside jokes from the summer and giggle. While they’re under a serious situation they still manage to make each other laugh. When they get to the hospital Mike sees eleven, does he [[flirt]] with her or just [[talk]] to her?

Will is trying to start his D&D campaign, Mike and Lucas are distracted with their girl problems. Will gets upset and he packs up his stuff and leaves. Mike runs after him, “Will c’mon you can’t leave its raining. I’m sorry, it’s a cool campaign were just not in the mood right now.” Will gets upset and starts yelling at Mike, “That’s the problem Mike you’re never in the mood anymore. You just want to swap spit with a stupid girl.” “El’s not stupid. It’s not my fault you don’t like girls.” With realization about what he just said, Mike continues with, “I’m not trying to be a jerk. We’re growing up, we’re not going to be sitting in the basement playing games all day.” With disappointment in Will’s eyes, he gets on his bike and rides away. Does Mike [[chase Will]] on his bike or [[Let it be?]]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <40)[Mike sits next to El, “Hey, does your species like m&m’s?” El puts her hand out to take some, “I like the new look by the way, it fits you.” “Thanks,” El blushes. And Mike smiles as he looks away. They get interrupted by the mind flayer, El finished what Nancy and Johnothan started. After they get to Hopper’s cabin, Max argues with Mike about him being too fragile with Eleven’s powers. “That’s why she dumped you in the first place!” Max yells at Mike. “That’s because you’re corrupting her. She’s risking her life for no reason!” Nancy jumps in explaining why she is her own person, “Whatever you all are careless about her powers! Can we please just come up with a new plan because I love her, and I can’t lose her again!” It goes silent, El comes out confused and they all awkwardly continue to their plan. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 40)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Supermarket") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <35)[Mike sits next to El, “Hey, the new outfit suits you.” “Thanks.” The mind flayer makes himself present and El finished what Nancy and Johnothan started. When they get back to Hopper’s cabin, they figure out what the mind flayer wants. When the mind flayer gets to the cabin El eventually exhausts herself by fighting him. When they get to the supermarket, they start looking for supplies to fix El. While Max stays with El, Lucas, Will, and Mike end up finding fireworks they can use for backup. Lucas taking some and runs back to Max and El. While Mike and Will are also grabbing some Mike says, “Hey, are you okay? I know everything is overwhelming with what’s going on, I just wanna check on you.” Will blushes, “Yeah, I’m okay. We’ll get through this like last time, we’ll be okay.” “Okay good,” Mike smiles and they go back to the rest of the party. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 35)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The Mall") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <30)[After fighting, the crew goes to the supermarket, Mike sits with El, while the others look for supplies. Mike says, “You know I’ve been wanting to tell you that I- well you know I just- I want to tell you that I- well you know I have a feeling-“ He gets cut off by Dustin yelling code red on the radio, he can’t understand what he’s saying, they disconnect and El finds Dustin. They go to the mall where he is with, Steve, Robin, and Erica. Eleven collapses, Mike is the first to get to her, “El!,” he holds her while they try to get the piece of the mind flayer out. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 30)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The Move") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <35)[When Dustin called on the radio, there was a bad connection, so they go looking for him at the mall. When they get the piece of the mind flayer out of Eleven, the party updates all the others that follow to the Mall. A few months later after defeating the mind flayer and losing Billy and Hopper, Joyce, Johnothan, Will, and Eleven move to California. When Will puts the D&D game in the donation box, Mike sees and says, “Woah dude that’s the donation box.” “Yeah, I know. I’ll just use yours when I come back. That is if we still wanna play?” “Okay, but what if you wanna join another party?” “Not possible,” Will says while he smiles and keeps eye contact as he walks away. Mike blushes and looks down memorizing Will’s face expression. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 35)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Goodbye") ] ]

After a few months of defeating the mind flayer, losing Billy and Hopper, everything goes normal and Joyce, Johnothan, Will, and Eleven move to California. When Mike sees El trying to use her powers he says, “They’ll come back I know it.” Does Mike [[initiate being back together]] or [[stay friends]]?

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <25)[“You packed your walkie, right? Because you know that I’m gonna steal Cerebro from Dustin, and I’m gonna call you so much you’ll wanna turn it off.” Mike says with a smirk on his face. “Yes. You’ll come for thanksgiving?” “Yes and maybe I was thinking you could come for Christmas, and Will too!” They smile at each other and El turns around, “You know that one day when you said that thing at the cabin?” “I’m not sure that I recall” “Well, I love you too.” El says as she goes up to Mike and kisses him, they both blush and continue packing. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 25)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Goodbye.") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <11)[“I’ll make sure to come visit you guys during thanksgiving and maybe you and Will can come here for Christmas.” “Yeah, I would like that, Will too.” They smile and Mike helps her finish packing. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 11)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Goodbye") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <13)[Everyone says their goodbyes to each other, and they drive away. Mike thinks about both, Will and Eleven. He thinks about how much he’ll miss them and hoping to see them soon. When he goes home, he cries in his mom’s arms, while Will cries leaving Hawkins. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 13)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Spring break happens") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <40)[After Joyce and the kids get comfortable in California, and the others adjusting without everyone else in Hawkins, Max and Lucas break up, El is struggling with bullying and keeping in contact with Mike, Will is struggling with his sexuality secret, and Dustin is thriving, playing D&D and doing his thing. Mike flies to California to see El and Will during spring break. They are both excited to see Mike, when he comes up El runs up to him, hugs him and gives him a kiss. Will stands behind Eleven waiting to say hi. Mike sees Will and gives him an awkward hug, “Oh, what’s that?” “Oh, nothing just a painting I’ve been working on.” “Cool” “Yeah.” While they leave the airport, Eleven explains to Mike about the day she has planned for them and meeting her friends. Will walks behind confused because she doesn’t have friends. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 40)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Lies at the Rink") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <27)[After Joyce and the kids get comfortable in California, and the others adjusting without everyone else in Hawkins, Max and Lucas break up, El is struggling with bullying, Will is struggling with his sexuality secret, Mike is wondering if he should think about his sexuality, and Dustin is thriving, playing D&D and doing his thing. Mike flies to California to see El and Will during spring break. They are both excited to see Mike. When he comes up, they both walk up to him and Mike hugs them both. Mike asks Will, “Oh, what’s that?” “Ah, nothing just a painting I’ve been working on.” “Oh. Cool” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 27)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Skating Rink") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <15)[Everyone says their goodbyes to each other, and they drive away. Mike thinks about both, Will and Eleven. He thinks about how much he’ll miss them and hoping to see them soon. When he goes home, he cries in his mom’s arms, while Will cries leaving Hawkins. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 15)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Spring break") ] ]

Will, Mike, and El go skating together. While Mike goes to get socks, Will says to El, “Why are you lying to Mike about your friends and coming to parties? He’s not going to like that you’re lying to him.” “I do have friends, and I have come to one party here,” El responds trying to redeem herself. Mike comes back and they roll off into the rink. Does Will [[Tell Mike]] about El lying, or [[wait]] for El to come clean?

Will, Mike, and El go skating together. While El is “talking” to her friends, Will says to Mike, “That painting is actually for you. I just wanted to wait till we were alone.” “Oh, okay. I’d love to see it.” Will blushes, their moment gets interrupted by Angela humiliating El, Will quickly tells Mike, “I forgot to tell you, El has been having trouble. She’s been getting bullied. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.” “It’s okay let’s go,” they run to her, but she runs away. When they find El, she is standing up for herself by hitting Angela with a shoe, Mike's automatic reaction was, "What did you do?!" When they go home it was an awkward dinner, the next morning El never came out. Does Mike [[confide in Will]] or [[continue staying silent]] about his sexuality dilemma.?

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <24)[When Mike gets back and El takes off with her “friends” Will tells Mike, “She hasn’t been telling the whole truth. El has been having trouble here.” “What kind of trouble?” “She’s been getting bullied.” Angela begins to humiliate Eleven and it ends poorly, Mike tries to run to her, but she runs away. When they find El, she is hitting Angela with the roller skate, after everyone is in shock when they go home it was an awkward dinner. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 24)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The break up") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <44)[Will waits for El to tell him herself, but by then it's too late. Angela humiliates El Infront of everyone and Mike tries to run to her, but she runs away. Mike being upset finds Will, “You should’ve told me she was having trouble for a year. Moping around all day. You were being a douche to her all day.” “I didn’t know she was lying to you. She was lying straight to your face since you’ve got here. I’m sorry if I wasn’t smiling all day, I’ve been a total third wheel. And what about us?” “’Us?” We are friends Will. Friends. Why am I suddenly the bad guy?” They pause and just look at each other, “Let’s just find her, okay?” They find El hitting Angela with the roller skate, after everyone is in shock when they go home it was an awkward dinner. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 44)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The break up") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <29)[Mike asks Will to talk alone, so they move to the living room, “I just wanted to tell you that I’ve been thinking, and you know we’re not so much different than you think.” Will’s heart starts racing thinking he knows what he’ll say, “Oh? What do you mean?” “Well, it’s taken a lot of thinking and courage to tell you or anyone this, but I think,” they get Interrupted by a knock on the door. The cops come to arrest El for the incident at the skating rink. This shifts the entire mood of Mike and Will’s conversation. They look at each other knowing that they’ll have to wait. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 29)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Post El's Arrest") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <16)[Mike looks at Will with admiration and walks upstairs to talk to El. “Hey, why didn’t you tell me what was going on? You know I understand.” El being upset she shuts Mike out. They hear a knock on the door. The police were there to arrest her for the incident at the skating rink. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 16)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Post El's Arrest") ] ]

(if:$counter <51)[Mike goes up to El’s room to talk to her about what happened at the skating rink. “Why didn’t you tell me what was going on here? You saw me get bullied my entire life, I know what it’s like. El being upset she responds with, “No you don’t. I am different. I don’t belong. Everyone looks at me like I’m a monster. And yesterday when you looked at me, you were scared of me.” “No, no I was just surprised. I was a little upset in the moment, I’m sorry. But it doesn’t change anything. I care for you so much.” “’Care.” But you don’t love me anymore. You never say it. You can’t even write it Mike.” El being sad and heartbroken about Mike, she grabs his letters and giving Mike examples. “It is over Mike, maybe we are not supposed to be together.” “No, El you’re being ridiculous.” “Done.” El ends the conversation with just that and walks away, to being arrested for the incident at the skating rink. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 51)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Post breakup") ] ]

(if:$counter <44)[Friends of Owen come to explain what is happening in Hawkins and why they took her. Will expresses his frustration while Mike thinks about their breakup. Will reassures him that they will see each other again and they can fix their relationship. Even if it means getting their friendship started. Mike says, “Thanks by the way. For knocking some sense into me. I was being a self-pitying idiot.” “I didn’t say it” “You didn’t have to,” they giggle. “Also, the last year I feel like I’ve been too worried about El, I felt like I lost you or something. I don’t know what’s gonna happen next, but we should work as a team. Friends. Best friends.” “Cool,” Will responds. He grabs his painting that he made for Mike to take on their trip to Utah. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 44)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The painting") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <60)[Friends of Owen come to explain what is happening in Hawkins and why they took her. Will and Mike express their frustration about the situation. Mike tells Will, “I wanna continue our conversation from earlier but I think we should focus on finding El.” “Yeah, of course.” Will grabs the painting he made for Mike, and they leave to go on their trip to Utah. After they find Suzie and they start heading to the coordinates to find El, Mike and Will have a heartwarming moment with the painting. “Can I show you something?” Will pulls out his painting and Mike opens it up. “Wow this is amazing! You painted this?” “Yeah, I mean El basically told me to paint it,” Wills say, knowing he did this all by himself, “point is you’re the heart of the party. You inspire us and lead us. With out the heart we would fall apart. Especially El, for the past few months she has felt lost without you. She feels so different, but you make her feel normal, El needs you. She always will.” Will was expressing himself to Mike, disguising it as El’s feelings. Mike picked up on it and smiled at Will. He blushed, knowing he was talking about himself, getting excited to talk to him about what he feels. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 60)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Finding El") ] ]

“Can I show you something?” Will pulls out his painting and Mike opens it up. “Wow this is amazing! You painted this?” “Yeah, I mean El basically told me to paint it,” Wills say, knowing he did this all by himself, “point is you’re the heart of the party. You inspire us and lead us. With out the heart we would fall apart. Especially El, for the past few months she has felt lost without you. She feels so different, but you make her feel normal, El needs you. She always will.” Will was expressing himself to Mike, disguising it as El’s feelings. Mike smiled at Will with appreciation for this art. “Yeah? Thank you Will, this means a lot.” Does Mike [[let Will know]] that he may have a non-platonic feeling about this gift? Or [[wait it off]]?

As they continue driving everyone looks around and sees helicopters flying around. They see El using her powers again taking down the helicopters. When they get down Will and Mike run to El and hug her. They all get back into the van and El tells them to get to Hawkins fast or everyone is going to die. After yet again another big fight, they won, but at the cost of the Hawkins being split in fours in the ground and Max going into a coma. On the bright side, Nancy secretly discovers her sexuality with Robin, and Steve starts questioning his with Eddie, who in this story, survives the upside down. Joyce and the kids also move back to Hawkins. The breaks in the ground get covered up and the crew begins doing their secret “crawls,” during the governments burn through the gate, to assure Vecna is dead.

Mike starts to talk quiet, so Johnothan and Argyle don’t hear, “Hey, Will can I ask you something?” “Yeah, what is it?” “I’ve been thinking about this for a while, do you-“ He gets cut off by a big boom in the distance. Everyone looks around and sees helicopters flying around. They see El using her powers again taking down the helicopters. When they get down Will and Mike run to El and hug her. They all get back into the van and El tells them to get to Hawkins fast or everyone is going to die. After yet again another big fight, they won, but at the cost of the Hawkins being split in fours in the ground and Max going into a coma. On the bright side, Nancy secretly discovers her sexuality with Robin, and Steve starts questioning his with Eddie, who in this story, survives the upside down. Joyce and the kids also move back to Hawkins. The breaks in the ground get covered up and the crew begins doing their secret “crawls,” during the governments burn through the gate, to assure Vecna is dead. Now that everything is going back to normal again, does Mike [[talk to Will]] about the painting or [[save it]] for another moment?

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <73)[When Mike and Will finally have a calm moment to talk, Mike tells Will, “Hey, remember back when we were in California and I wanted to tell you something?” “Yeah, of course.” “Well, like I said… We’re not that different. I feel this ‘spark’ some would call it. It’s this feeling when I’m with you. This isn’t the most ideal way people live, but I know you like me Will. And I like you too.” Mike’s heart racing, nervously saying all these words in hopes that he was right about Will. Will’s face turns red, heart racing and lets out a nervous giggle, “Yeah Mike. I like you. I mean growing up with you and getting through all of this Hawkin’s mess, you’ve kept me sane. This may feel like a lot but I’m more like in love with you Mike. I never thought you seen it because you were so focused on El until last summer when you guys ended things.” “I’ve always seen it. I’ve just been afraid to admit that I saw it and felt the same way because of how my family would react. I think that we had an amazing summer, I’ve wanted to tell you so many times, but now’s the time.” Will and Mike take a long glance at each other, looking at one another’s lips, Will slowly leans in, Mike feels that electricity. He leans in with Will and kisses him. From here on Will and Mike figure out their journey together before letting family and friends know about them. And future Vecna problems occur about a year and a half later, but at this point with Will’s acceptance he gains his true powers, and we’ll end on this very high note. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 73)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The End") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <47)[Over the next year and a half, Robin and Nancy are officially secretly together, same as mommas Steve and Eddie. The crew has been doing crawls, and El has been training to fight Vecna. The party is all getting a long and are also preparing for this fight. After everyone’s amazing plan to track down the Demogorgon to find Holly and figuring out who Mr. Whatsit is, Robin, Lucas, Joyce, Will, and Mike figure out a plan to protect the kids from Vecna. Robin using an analogy, “Dick! You know Tom, Dick and Harry? The Great Escape?” Everyone confusingly looks at Robin, “Okay so they make these tunnels, Tom is in a dark corner, Harry under a stove, and Dick in a washroom. And me personally I like Dick.” Mike and Will awkwardly look at each other and quickly look away. Robin awkwardly continuing, “Well I actually don’t even like- never mind I mean washroom.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 47)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Will and Mike") ] ]

When Mike and Will finally have a calm moment to talk, Mike tells Will, “Hey, remember when you showed me the painting you made me?” “Yeah, of course.” “Did El really have you paint it?” “Well, if I’m being honest... No. She never even seen the painting. I didn’t want to seem weird having the idea myself.” “It’s not weird at all. So, everything you said about making El feel seen and normal and her needing me, was that not about El?” Will’s heart drops, he gets flustered, scared to tell Mike the truth. But he felt more seen than ever, “No, no it wasn’t about her. It was about me,” Will’s voice gets shaky, “You were worried about El and you guys just broke up, I just wanted to make sure that you were okay.” Mike senses a connection that feels new, “Thank you Will, it helped me then and with the truth of the painting it helps me now.” “How does it help you now?” Mike looks at Will’s lips, and Will’s heart beats faster looking back at Mike’s. Mike leans in and hesitates with a quick though of just breaking up with El. Does Mike [[follow through]] with the kiss or [[backup]]?

(if:$counter <47)[Over the next year and a half, Robin and Nancy are officially secretly together, same as mommas Steve and Eddie. The crew has been doing crawls, and El has been training to fight Vecna. The party is all getting a long and are also preparing for this fight. After everyone’s amazing plan to track down the Demogorgon to find Holly and figuring out who Mr. Whatsit is, Robin, Lucas, Joyce, Will, and Mike figure out a plan to protect the kids from Vecna. Robin using an analogy, “Dick! You know Tom, Dick and Harry? The Great Escape?” Everyone confusingly looks at Robin, “Okay so they make these tunnels, Tom is in a dark corner, Harry under a stove, and Dick in a washroom. And me personally I like Dick.” Mike and Will awkwardly look at each other and quickly look away. Robin awkwardly continuing, “Well I actually don’t even like- never mind I mean washroom.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 47)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Robin's Guidance") ] ]

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed my first time writing a story :)

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <26)[Mike thinks, “That’s a problem for later.” He follows through and kisses Will, he accepts this fulfilling moment and kisses Mike back. From here on Will and Mike figure out their journey together before letting family and friends know about them. Mike and EL rekindle their relationship as friends. And future Vecna problems occur about a year and a half later, but at this point with Will’s acceptance, he gains his true powers, and we’ll end on this very high note. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 26)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The End") ] ]

(if:$counter <27)[Mike freezes and looks down, “I’m sorry, I just- El and I, we just broke up, and I want to make things right with her before we- before anything else.” Will gets red feeling embarrassed, “Yeah, no, I- I totally get it. We’ll just uh- not yet?” “Not yet, but Will… I do like you. A lot. You know me best and I think we make a good team together.” Will smiles and looks down, “Yeah me too Mike. Me too.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 27)[ (stop:) (go-to:"save it") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <30)[While the crew is on their way to play out their plan to get the kids to protection Will and Mike walk a little behind, “Vecna likes to control the hive mind, so maybe when you tap into the hive mind maybe you can pull the strings too. You’re kinda like Vecna.” “Are you saying I’m evil and hell-bent on trying to destroy the world?” Will giggles. Mike jokingly responds, “Totally,” he giggles, “No I’m just saying you’re like a sorcerer with innate powers. As far as crazy theories go, I’ve had crazier. We really need some magic up here” Will playfully pushes Mike, both blush and Mike walks away. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 30)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Robin's Guidance") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <80)[When the party faces Vecna, he takes Will and tells him, “These children are the perfect vessels. They’re weak in body and mind, easily broken, easily reshaped, controlled. And you Will, you were the first and you broke so easily. You showed me what I could achieve. It turns out some minds simply do not belong in this world, they belong in mine.” Vecna drops Will and walks away. Will begins to see the Demogorgon’s again. As time feels slow, Will remembers Robins talk about having the answers herself. He starts remembering his childhood, becoming friends with Mike, being free with his brother. As he accepts himself for being in love with his best friend, he gains the abilities of Vecna, he freezes all three Demogorgons after Mike, Lucas, Robin. He breaks all their bones and kills them. He drops to his knees and wipes the blood off his nose. Mike looks at Will, amazed and thought this was never a better time to accept himself as well. Mike gets up, “Will!” He runs over, “Will, are you okay?” Will stands up with surprise by what he just did, “Yeah. Yeah, I’m okay.” They stare at each other and start smiling, Mike looks at Will’s lips. With the adrenaline from what just happens, Will grabs Mikes face with passion. Mike also being filled with adrenaline, grabs Will and pulls him in. They share a passionate kiss, not caring who in the world sees. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 80)[ (stop:) (go-to:"The End") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <20)[When the party plus Nancy and Johnothan have come together and pieced together the people who are flayed. Everyone gets in the car, they look at each other, and Will comments, “Welcome to my world.” They get into the back and take off. As they are on the way, they sit in the back making their inside jokes from the summer and giggle. While they’re under a serious situation they still manage to make each other laugh. They drive to the hospital for Nancy and Johnothan to get answers from Mrs. Driscoll. ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 20)[ (stop:) (go-to:"talk") ] ]

(set: $counter to 0) (if:$counter <43)[Robin sees this and realizes Will is in love with Mike. Once they’re walking in the tunnels, Robin stops to talk to Will, “I thought Tammy Tompson was the one. But when Steve “the hair Harrington” came along she fell for him hard. I totally plummeted. But when I found this old video tape, I watched it. It was little me, she was carefree and fearless. She loved every part of herself. That’s when I realized, it was never about Tammy. It was always about me. I was looking for answers in somebody else, but I had all the answers. I just needed to stop being so goddamn scared. And once I did that, I was able to finally be-“ Will cut her off, “Rockin’ Robin” They laugh together, and the others scream for them to hurry up. Robin asks, “Did you find Dick?” Mike responds, “Yup! Let’s just hope it’s not hard.” Lucas says, “Well, if it is, I’ll soften it up.” ] (live:1s )[ (set: $counter to $counter + 1) (if: $counter > 43)[ (stop:) (go-to:"Acceptance") ] ]