003 (Billy Hargrove x OC)

Season 4 chapter 2

-003/Trisha Henderson POV-

"You're... you're Trisha Henderson" she said.
"Yep" I smiled at Chrissy. "But I'm not really here. I'm just high jacking the bastard who's doing this to you. He opened a door into your mind, so I'm just going with it"
"But you're... you died" she said.

"Not really" I said. "It's a long story"
I began to sense him again...
"But we don't have time for this now!" I said. "We need to find you a way out of here"

"Why is he doing this?" she cried. "Why me?"
"I don't know" I answered honestly. "I really don't..."
"Chrissy" it was him...

"Shit" I cursed. "He found you. Run!"
I grabbed her wrist and we ran through her house. It was really scary...
"I freaking hate spiders" I whispered when I saw the spiders on the table.

"The front door is here!" she shouted and dragged me with her.
She opened it, but there were wooden bars in front of it.
"No!" she said.

"Crap" I whispered, I was beginning to fade...
"Trisha?" she sounded scared.
"Damn" I said. "He's pushing me out..."

She tried touching me, but her hand just went right through me...
"Don't leave me!" she cried.
"Don't give up, Chrissy!" I screamed, but he had pushed me out completely... "Eddie! Run!"

I opened my eyes and I was in my cell in the Upside Down.
He came down and looked at me.
"You killed her, didn't you?" I asked and he nodded. "Why?"

"It's all part of my plan" he said and went to touch me, but I backed away from his touch. "I did not want you to see that. You should not come"
"Well, what else can I do?" I cried. "You've locked me up here, for five months! Let me go!"
"I can't" he said. "You are my precious... little sister"

He used his power to put me into a deep sleep again...
Only my dreams weren't so bad, he made sure they were nice...
"Billy" I breathed out.

~

-Billy Hargrove POV-

"Billy" I heard her and I woke up in cold sweat.
I went to the shower to calm down.
'It was just another nightmare... just another nightmare...'

"Billy?" it was Susan.
"I'll be out soon" I said.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Just fine, Susan" I said. "Just a nightmare"

I heard sirens of the cops and I quickly got out of the shower.
"Looks like that Munson boy is up to no good again" said Susan.
Max was walking closer to the house of the Munson's, but was soon sent away by the cops.

"Max?" I said and followed her into the house. "Max! What did you see?"
"It's..." she said. "I need you to drive me to Dustin's. I'll explain there, please"
"Okay" I nodded.

~

I rang the bell and Dustin soon opened.
"Oh, Billy" said Mrs. Henderson. "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine, Mrs. Henderson" I said and she gave me a hug.

"Are you here for her room?" she asked.
"I..." I whispered. "Can I do that later? We're here to see Dustin actually"
"Of course" she said. "Take all the time you need"
We went to Dustin's bedroom, passing Trisha's on the way...

"Chrissy Cunningham?" said Dustin after Max explained everything she saw. "You're sure it was Chrissy?"
"Yes, in her cheerleader outfit" said Max. "Same thing she was in when I saw her with Eddie"
"Did you tell all this to the cops?" he asked.

"No" said Max.
"Why not?" I asked her.
"I can't be the only one who saw them together" she said. "I mean they stood out"

"Eddie the freak with Chrissy the cheerleader?" I said in disbelief.
"Exactly" she said. "You know, his name's not in the news yet or anything, but I guarantee you Eddie is suspect number one right now"

"That's crazy" said Dustin. "Eddie didn't do this, no way"
We just looked at him.
"No way" he said again.

"Well, we can't rule it out" said Max.
"Yes, we can" said Dustin.
"Dustin!" said Max.

"You don't know him like I do, Max" he said and looked at me. "Or you, Billy. When we got to high school, Lucas made all his sports friends. Mike and me? I mean, no one was nice to us. No one except Eddie. And he was the only one who stood up for Three, when she was bullied for her grammar when Steve, Nancy or you weren't around"

"Okay, well they said the same shit about Ted Bundy" said Max. "Yeah, he's a super nice guy, but then he's murdering women on the weekend"
"So you're saying Eddie is like Ted Bundy?" asked Dustin.
"No! I'm not saying... I'm saying that we can't presume anything, okay?" she said. "But it doesn't look good for Eddie"

"Why haven't you told the cops this?" asked Dustin, same as I did earlier.
"I... I don't know" she answered.
"You don't know?" said Dustin and I at the same time.

"Max" I said. "What else did you see?"
"After I saw Eddie and Chrissy go in the trailer..." she said. "Something else happened. The lights in the house began to flicker like crazy again, and then I heard Eddie scream and ride away in his car. Nothing that weird or anything. I mean... Eddie always drives like a maniac, and the power goes off at our place all the time, it's a piece of shit. But... this morning, I started to think back, and... I don't know... the look on his face. He was scared. Really scared. Maybe he was scared because, you know, he... he just killed someone, or... maybe umm... maybe because... I don't... I don't know, maybe..."

"Something else killed her" said Dustin.
I stood up, I felt anxious...
"But that's impossible" said Max. "Right?"

"I don't know" said Dustin. "It should be. There's only one person who knows what actually happened"
"Eddie" I said. "Let's find the freak then"
"Have you talked to anyone else?" asked Dustin.

"No" said Max, we were walking outside of Dustin's bedroom. "No, I can't find Lucas or Nancy, and Mike's in..."
"California" said Dustin. "Shit, shit, shit"
"Dusty, where are you going?" asked Mrs. Henderson.

"To see a friend" said Dustin.
"You heard the news, it's not safe!" she shouted.
"I'll look after him" I said. "Promise"

~

I drove the two of them to the place Steve and Robin worked.
"Hey, Steve" said Dustin the moment we walked in.
"Did you guys see this?" asked Steve, pointing at the TV.

"How many phones do you have?" asked Dustin.
"Someone was murdered" said Steve.
"Damn it, Harrington" I said. "How many phones do you have?"

"Two, why?" asked Steve.
"Technically three, if you count Keith's In the back" said Robin.
"Yeah, three works" said Max.

Dustin jumped over the desk, knocking everything over.
"What are you doing, man?!" yelled Steve.
"Setting up base of operations here" said Dustin, searching on the computer.

"Base of operations?" asked Robin.
"Stop, get off" said Steve.
"I need it" said Dustin.

"For what?" asked Steve.
"Eddie's friends' phone numbers" said Dustin.
"Oh, Eddie" said Steve. "Your new best friend you think is cooler because he plays your nerdy game?"

"Yes, I never said that" said Dustin.
"Seriously, you guys, maybe on a Monday you can play around, but it's Saturday" said Robin. "It's our busiest day"
"All right, look, Robin, I empathize, but this cannot wait until Monday" said Dustin.

"Calling Eddie's friends is an emergency?" asked Robin.
"Correct!" shouted Dustin.
"Want me to strangle him, or you want to?" asked Steve to Robin.

"We could take turns" smiled Robin.
"Can you fill them in while I do this?" asked Dustin to Max.
"Fill us in on what?" asked Steve.
"Just sit down and listen, Harrington" I said.

~

We called everyone we could think of.
Until Max found a lead.
"Hey guys, I might have a lead" she said.

"Seriously?" asked Dustin.
"Yeah" she said. "Apparently, Eddie gets drugs from some guy named Reefer Rick, and sometimes Eddie crashes there"
"Sounds promising" said Robin. "Where does Reefer Rick live?"

"See, that's the thing" said Max. "No one knows. He's more of a... a legend than someone that people actually know"
"What about a last name?" I asked.
"I don't know that either" she said.

"Bet the cops know the last name" said Steve, and I actually wanted to hit him for that idiotic idea.
"What?" asked Max.
"Cops" he repeated. "I mean, listen, if this Reefer Rick is actually a drug dealer, I guarantee you he's been busted at some point. Means he's in the system"

"The cops?" said Dustin. "Really, Steve? That's your suggestion?"
"I mean, I think they should be filled in on what we know, what's going on" said Steve.
"You think Eddie's guilty, don't you?" asked Dustin.

"Whoa" said Steve. "I believe in innocent until proven guilty, all that constitutional shit. I just, you know, just don't think we can rule it out"
"That's precisely what we're trying to do here, Steve" said Max.
"And maybe we'd have a little bit more luck if you spent less time trying to find a girlfriend and more time trying to find Eddie" said Dustin.

'This is why he's my favourite of the bunch'
"Oh, well somebody has to attend to the customers" said Steve.
"Especially if they're hot, right?" I asked.

"Hey, not fair, okay?" he said. "I attend to all customers equally, babes and non-babes alike. We've got a very big selection in here. It can be super overwhelming for people"
"Yeah, it can be" said Robin and went behind the computer.
"What are you doing?" asked Max.

"Maybe we don't need a last name" said Robin. "Twelve Ricks have accounts here"
"A lot of Ricks for a shithole like this town" I said.
"So, let's narrow it down" said Robin. "Rick Alderman's latest rentals are Annie and Dumbo. What are the chances that our drug dealer has a family?"

"Not likely" said Max.
"All right, Rick Conroy" said Robin. "Sixteen Candles, Teen Wolf, Romancing the Stone"
"No" we all said.

"Okay, Rick Joiner" she said. "Mask, Footloose and Grease"
"Nah" we all said in union.
"Rick Kimbrough" she said, going to the next one. "The Blue Lagoon and Splash"

"Definitely not" said Max.
"No way" said Steve.
"Okay, Rick Lipton" said Robin. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams, Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke"

"Bingo" laughed Dustin.
"Lipton?" asked Max.
"Spelled like the tea" said Robin. "2121 Holland Road"

"That's out by Lovers Lake" I said.
"Middle of nowhere" said Max.
"It's a perfect place to hide" said Robin.