Chapter 14 : Gone

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***Sunsetz: Cigarettes After Sex***

Nancy took the hose out of his hand and walked away. Then, they started filling the pool.

"Colder" Lucas said, holding a thermometer. The pool was almost filled up. "Warmer!" Lucas screamed again. 'Right there!" He then said. They were able to remove the hose, then start dumping the salt inside of the pool. Dustin would test the level of salt with an egg. If the egg dropped to the bottom, it wasn't enough. Chief and Jonathan added two more bags of salt. Dustin dropped an egg, and it was floating on the surface. He then smiled.

"It's ready!" He said. Mike placed a radio on one of the tables they had brought. Eleven placed a blackout water mask on her face, and they guided her inside the pool. She was floating in a stagnant position for a few seconds, then the electricity in the gym started surging. Few m

The electricity pulsated.

"What's going on?" Y-n asked.

"I-I don't know!" Mike replied.

"Is barb okay? Is she okay?" Nancy asked.

"Gone...Gone. Gone." Eleven started saying. Nancy started tearing up.

"It's okay. It's okay." Joyce said while holding Eleven.

"Gone! Gone!" Eleven started screaming.

"Get her out of there, that's enough," Peter said. Y-n crouched down to hold Eleven's other arm.

"Hey. It's okay!" Joyce repeated. Eleven was panicking. "It's okay, we're right here. We're right here, honey. It's okay, I got you. Don't be afraid." Eleven slowly calmed down, and her breathing pattern went back to normal.

"It's okay Eleven, I'm right here with you. It's okay...You're safe, it's okay!" Y-n said.

"Castle Byers..."  Eleven said. Joyce looked at Jonathan, then back to Eleven.

"Will...?" Joyce gasped. "You tell him... You tell him I'm coming. Mom is coming."

"Hurry..." The radio said.

"Okay. Listen, you tell him to... to stay where he is. We're coming. We're coming, okay?" There was a silence, then Eleven sat up quickly, breathing heavily. Y-n hugged her, holding her in her arms.

"It's okay Eleven, you did great...It's okay I got you.." Y-n said. Blood started dripping from Eleven's nose. "Let's get you out of there." She said. Eleven stood up, and Joyce quickly gave her a towel, that she rolled around her body.

"So this Fort... Where is?" Chief asked.

"Uh, it's in the woods behind our house," Joyce replied.

"Yeah, he used to go there to hide," Jonathan replied. Chief started walking away towards the exit of the gym. Joyce and Jonathan ran after him. Nancy had also left the gym, but more quietly. And they have left with the three boys and Eleven again.

"This is so... strange..." Y-n said. "Why weren't we aware of this... gate?"

"I don't know... " Peter replied. "This doesn't make any sense."

Mike then stood up from where he was sitting and walked towards the gym exit. He came back in, a few minutes later.

"They're gone!"

"What?" Lucas said.

"Nancy and Jonathan. His car's gone." Mike said.

"They're probably just sucking face somewhere..."Dustin said.

"Gross!" Lucas said.

"No. No way!" Mike replied.

"Did they go with the Chief?" Dustin asked.

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