Trick or Treat

Dylan couldn't sleep the rest of the night, he laid down on his bed looking at the ceiling. He kept seeing her over and over again like a recurring dream. All he could do was Think. What happened?

Was that really my mom?

Did I hurt her?

Dylan didn't even realize the time until his watch went off, telling him to get up for school, Dylan stood up and went to his bathroom staring at himself, he looked rough , he had very heavy eye bags and he couldn't stop shaking. But he just splashed his face with water and grabbed his bag for school. He got on his bike and rode away, he wasn't hungry, he couldn't eat , he couldn't even drink.

He made it and saw his friends all piled together in their ghostbusters costume *Shit it's Halloween!* Dylan had forgotten completely.

He parked his bike and walked up to his friends

"Dylan! I've been calling you all morning!" Dustin yelled

"Sorry, I need to put some new batteries in I just keep on forgetting." Dylan replied

"Where's your costume?" Mike asked

"It's in my bag I'll get it out-" Dylan was about to pull out his Ghost sheet for Halloween but stopped once he realized no one else was dressed up. "On second thought I'll just wear it tonight."

The party looked around with him"Guys why is no one else wearing costumes?" Dustin anxiously asked

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The party walked down the hallway slouched, heads down, Dylan glaring at anyone who made fun of them.

"When do people make these decisions." Dustin asked his voice full of displeasure

"Everyone dressed up last year." Will said

"It's a conspiracy I'm telling you." Dustin whispered

"Hey don't worry, y'all look cooler than anyone else in this school........I promise." Dylan reassured them

"Who you gonna call, The Nerds!" A boy said as Dylan just flipped him off.

"Ignore them, you guys do look great, I'm serious ." Dylan then gently bumped mikes shoulder "Venkman, Spengler, Stantz," the boys smiled at Dylan's encouragement until he got to Lucas "Venkman?"

Mike then sighed and they all rushed to their lockers.

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HAWKINS HIGH LIBRARY

"I can't keep doing this." Nancy expressed "Doing what?" Steve asked

"Pretending like everything's okay." Nancy said her face full of guilt

"What are you talking about?" Steve asked confused

"Barbara.........its like everyone forgot. It's like nobody cares except her parents. And now they're selling their house.." Nancy rambled "and they're going to spend the rest of their lives looking for her."

"I know...I-" Steve tried to butt in

"It's destroying them!" Nancy said

"I know. Okay? I get it. But listen there's nothing we can do about it." Steve bluntly said

"We can tell them the truth." Nancy said her face in shock at how Steve isn't caring.

"This isn't some game, Nancy. If they find out that we told any.." Steve walked over to the blinds and closed them his face hard and serious. "They could put us in Jail. Okay? Destroy our families. If they find out I'm responsible for telling someone, they're gonna go for my brother......he's the number one target, they just want to find an excuse to take him or worse....kill him."

Nancy, demeanor shifted when Dylan was involved, she keeps forgetting how much Danger that boy is in, she still can't process her brother's best friend has powers and is involved in all this shady shit.

"Hey, it's hard, I know but let's just go to Tina's party, wear our stupid costumes, that we've been working on for a stupid amount of time, and just pretend like we're stupid teenagers, okay?" Steve said calmly, Nancy agreed and the two hugged

Nancy hugged him like she was in love.

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Dylan was getting his stuff out of his locker when Max passed him. He turned around and tapped her shoulder.

"Hey max!" Dylan said a smile on his face

"Oh, hey." She said smiling

"Did Dustin and Lucas get a chance to talk to you yet?" Dylan asked

"Um, yea just talked to them, asked me if I wanted to go Trick or Treating." Max replied

"Are you?" Dylan asked again

The girl paused and she didn't look Dylan in the eye, that tint of pink coming back to her cheeks."O-oh I-i-don't know-" max started before Dylan cut her off

"You should, it's fun I promise. Dustin and Lucas can get weird when they're around a pretty girl, so forget what they said and just listen to me, meet us at. Maple street Cul-de-sac at 7:00. Alright?" Dylan not realizing what he said to Max

The girl just stared at him the pink on her cheeks turning red. "Um yea....yeah I'll be there."

"Perfect, see you later max!" Dylan said walking towards his friends

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Dylan was riding on the road with his friends, he heard the sound of a car in the distance, and looked behind him seeing a blue car come roaring at the party.

"Shit! Guys you need to petal! To that pile of leaves!" Dylan yelled, as he's friend looked behind him as well seeing the car, they started pedaling fast and when they made it to a certain point Dylan flung them on the leaves with his powers.

The car swerved to the left of Dylan, the closeness knocking Dylan down on the road, landing on his elbow. He got up checking on his friends

"Is everyone okay?" Dylan asked as his friends nodded

"Shit!" Lucas exclaimed

"Was that? Madmax?" Dustin asked

"Yea..." Lucas replied.

Mike then gasped "Dylan you're bleeding!"

"What- oh yea you know my nose bleeds when I-" Dylan started before he was cut of my Mike

"No! Your arm is bleeding!" Mike said as he walked over to Dylan lifting his arm so Dylan could see.

Dylan looked and saw his flannel was cut open and you could only see flesh and blood on his right arm, blood was dripping down his fingers

"Damn it, I'm fine." Dylan says looking at Mike who had a concerned face.

"Let's get to my house." Mike said______________________________ WHEELER RESIDENCE

Dylan was in the bathroom with Mike in his basement. Bandages and Alcohol on the counter

"Okay take your flannel off." Mike said

Dylan paused for a second, before he tried to roll his sleeve up

"Dylan you have to take your flannel off completely, your injury is big." Mike stated

"I only have a tank top under here." Dylan said

"So?" Mike asked

Dylan just looked at Mike, before looking down taking his flannel off, he was awaiting Micheal to gasp or yell, be disgusted by his scars but that never came.

Mike just lifted Dylan arm up, looking at the big road rash he had on his arm.

"This is gonna hurt." Mike put the alcohol all over his injury, Dylan couldn't deny it, it burned but he had no reaction he just stared at Mike.

He wondered how someone could be so.....so... pretty, his lips that he always fiddled with, or the freckles littered on his face, but it wasn't just the outside that was pretty, it was also the inside, like how Mike always cared for his friends, for him. It amazed Dylan, he was so mesmerized.

"There you go!" Mike said as he put the first aid kit away.

"W-what?" Dylan asked as he jumped back into reality

"I'm done." Mike said, as Dylan looked down at his now bandages arm.

"Nice." Dylan said

"Oh, and Dylan, I'm not grossed out by your scars, you know that right?" Mike said his voice serious.

Dylan's eyes widened, it's like Mike read his mind and comforted it, like he always did.

"Yea, I know." Dylan said a smile on his face

"I think I'm more grossed out at the time you ate Coke and cereal." Mike shuddered at the memory

"Hey! I told you in my defense there was no milk in the house!" Dylan chuckled.

"Okay! That's when you don't eat cereal!" Mike laughed, as Dylan laughed with him putting his flannel back on.

"In all Seriousness, thank you Mike." Dylan said

Mike nodded as they both walked out of the bathroom. Mike hiding the slight pink tint on his cheeks.

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Dylan was outside the Wheeler house in a ghost costume, which was just a blanket with eye holes. As Will ran over to them.

As the gang was together, it was time for Halloween!

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"Trick or Trick!" The party yelled as an old lady answered the door

"Wow! The little exterminators, and a.....snowman!" The lady said as she handed them a bowl of musketeers. The group looking at each other confused. Before they just grabbed the candy and walked away

"I get you guys being the "exterminators" but how the hell do you mess up a ghost!" Dylan complained as he took the sheet off.

"On that note, if I get another 3 musketeers, I'm gonna kill myself!" Lucas added

"What's wrong with 3 musketeers?" Dustin asked

"What's wrong with 3 musketeers!" Lucas mocked

"No one likes 3 musketeers." Mike said

"Yeah, it's just nougat." Will finished

"Whoa, whoa, just nougat! Just nougat! It's top three for me!" Dustin said

"Top three!" Dylan asked in disbelief

The 5 made it to the road and started walking before "Micheal Myers" jumped out in front of them, scaring them.

Micheal Myers's then took off he's mask and it was max laughing. Dylan then saw his Micheal was clinging on to him still shocked, Mike seemed to notice this too

"Sorry." Mike whispered as the two separated, both red. "You're good." Dylan responded

"Holy shit! You should have seen your faces." Max said as Dustin and Lucas smiled "and you? who screams like that you sound like a little girl!"

Max then walked away before looking at them again "are you coming or not? Oh I heard we should hit up loch Nora! That's where the rich people live right!"

Dustin and Lucas then excitedly squealed as they ran after max, Dylan smiled at his friends being happy he didn't even notice Mikes face, that was anything but happy.

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Dylan was trailing behind with Will and Mike as Dustin and Lucas were upfront leading with Max, Dylan noticed how Mike was being tense.

"Mike you good?" Dylan asked

"Did you agree to this?" Mike asked looking at Dylan with a frown. "For her to join us."

"Kinda yea, Dustin and Lucas wanted to be friends with her so I decided to help them out it's only for Halloween, plus she's pretty cool." Dylan said shrugging his shoulders

"You should've come to me first." Mike said

"What? Who put you in charge Wheeler? I promise, if you talked to her you would like her."Dylan said

"If you like her so much, why don't you marry her." Mike said coldly as he rushed past Dylan and Will.

"Mike. Mike!" Dylan said a he ran to catch up with him. "Hey seriously, what the deal? What's the problem with her?"

"What's the problem? She's ruining this party and the best night of the year! We don't need-" Mike started

"Are you afraid she's gonna replace her?" Dylan asked Mike just looked at him, his face dropping in shock, before looking around "Where's will?"

Dylan the looked behind him and saw Will running towards a house leaving his camera and bag of candy. Dylan picked up his camera and candy as Mike ran after Will.

"Come on guys!" Dylan yelled as the rest of the group followed him

Dylan found Mike helping will who was whimpering in a corner, he was scared of something

"Holy shit!" Dustin yelled

"Is he okay?" Lucas asked

"I don't know." Dylan responded

Mike then picked Will up to his feet.Dustin coming over to help"I got him, okay, I got him!" Mike rudely said

"Mike?" Dustin asked at Mikes tone of voice

"Keep trick-or-treating, I'm bored anyways." Mike said as he walked away. "Dylan come on."Mike yelled for Dylan

Dustin then looked at Dylan, "it's okay, just have fun tonight guys, alright. Happy Halloween." Dylan calmly said as he ran over to help Will.

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Dylan sat across from Will and Mike who were seated on the couch, the coffee table in between them their Halloween candy on top.

"It's like.... Like I'm stuck." Will confessed

"Like in the upside down?" Mike asked, as Dylan reached over and grabbed a small lollipop.

"No, you know on a View-master, when it gets, like..." Will said

"Caught between two sides." Dylan finished

"Yeah! Like that." Will agreed "like one sides our world, and the other... the other side is the Upside down. And... there was this noise."

Dylan notices how Wills demeanor changed, he was scared

"Coming from everywhere. And then I saw something." Will said

"The demogorgen?" Mike asked

"No. It was like this huge shadow in the sky. Only it was alive and it was coming for me." Will responded

"Is this real?" Mike asked

Dylan thought to himself, was Will experiencing what He went through on a daily basis, and was it really real?

"Or is it like the doctors say, all in your head?" Mike continued

"I don't know. Just.......don't tell the others this." Will looked at Mike and Dylan "they wouldn't understand."

"Eleven would." Mike said, Dylan frowned at this, he couldn't help but feel jealous, he loved El she was basically his sister but.......

"Will, I know your doctors have been saying it's all in your head, but I wouldn't be so sure." Dylan said, Will quickly turned to look at him.

"I have visions to, but mostly when I sleep, now these are memories, but I've had others where they aren't. Things that make me feel anxious or scared-" Dylan rambled "Whatever, the point is, I want you to be cautious about this, okay? You're not going crazy, Will I promise."

Will nodded at this leaning back into the couch "sometimes I do feel like I'm going crazy."

"Me too." Dylan smiled at Will showing him comfort that he's not alone.

"Well if you guys go crazy, then we'll go crazy together!" Mike said putting his hand out "come on!"

Will and Dylan then followed in suit until their hands were all together in the middle "Crazy together." The three said simultaneously

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Dylan was riding his Bike home when he saw Hoppers car drive by, he had this feeling he needed to follow him, and then it clicked, Hopper did research on his mother. If anyone knows what happened it was Hopper.

Dylan then quickly followed Hopper keeping a close distance but not too close, because of Dylan strength it also enhances his durability, so riding or running isn't too hard for him.

He saw Hopper turn into a part of the woods and followed in suit, Dylan quickly parked his Bike far away enough to look and see the cabin.

Hopper was knocking rhythmically on the door and talking to someone. Dylan could barely hear though so he inched closer. He then saw hopper walk into his house and close the door.

Who opened it?

Dylan walked towards the cabin, he had a habit of watching the ground when he walked and saw a slight glare of a line in the moonlight. He crouched down

"A tripwire?" Dylan mumbled before stepping over it.

He made his way to the door, hearing Hopper talk to someone,

*knock* *knock* *knock*

He heard Hopper stop talking, and decided to speak up

"U-um, Chief!, Hopper! It's me Dylan, I need to talk." Dylan yelled as he was met with silence, he was about to knock again when the door opened and Hopper faced the boy.

"Dylan? What are you doing here? How the hell did you find this place?" Hopper demanded

"I followed you." Dylan bluntly said looking down

"Okay kid you need to go home-" hopper started

"What happened to my mom?" Dylan looked to the floor trembling "I need to know hop, please."

Hopper paused just looking at the boy "Kid, I-i don't know, I saw a couple of articles on her but I don't know the truth-" Hopper said looking at the boy who was close to tears.

"I think I killed her chief, when I was young." Dylan started a tear falling.

"That's impossible, you were only a year old-" Hopper said

"No no! I know I did, I saw her in my visions I saw her!" Dylan yelled as hopper tried to calm him down

"Wait- your visions? You've had visions." Hopper asked

"What? It doesn't matter-" Dylan stopped as he saw a girl behind Hopper in between his arms, she had a flannel on and short curly hair.

"Eleven?" Dylan asked, as Hopper looked behind him.

"Shit....okay Dylan you need to leave." Hopper was about to place his hand on Dylan shoulder when Dylan grabbed it, pushing Hopper aside easily and walking into his cabin.

Coming face to face with Eleven.

"Dylan?" Eleven asked as she teared up.

"Eleven." Dylan ran to the girl and hugged her tight.

"What are you doing here......how long have you been here?" Dylan face shifted as he turned to Hopper.

Hopper sat the boy down,"Listen Dylan, I know you care for Eleven, but she needs to stay hidden, or they will find her."

Dylan assumed "they" meant the lab and the last thing he wanted Eleven to do was go back to the lab, so he hugged the girl and said he's goodbyes.

Another secret he'd have to keep.

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Hopper loaded Dylan's bike in his car as Dylan jumped into the passenger seat, to go home. The leather seat was cold and tough as the smell of cigarettes and coffee lingered.

"Listen kid-" Hopper started

"Keep her a secret, I got it." Dylan said

"Don't visit." Hopper looked at Dylan with. Serious face.

"You mean, not only do I have to keep her a secret I can't visit her?!" Dylan asked angrily

"Yes." Hopper said his voice slightly raised

Dylan just slouched into the seat annoyed, as Hopper started his car which the radio then turned on blasting "You don't mess around with Jim"

"You don't tug on Superman's cape!~" Hopper turned down the volume till you could barely hear it, as he drove away, until Dylan turned the radio back on humming the song

"And you don't mess around with Jim!~" Hopper slightly smiled as someone else actually liked the same song.