𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

xvi. INDY 500

STEVE, ICARUS and Robin sit in the back seat of one of the Russian carts, all three of them getting slammed into one side or the other. "Jesus, slow down!" Steve yelled at Chris. "His name isn't Jesus, Steve!" Icarus whispers.

"Yeah, what is this like the Indy 500?" Robin asked. "It's the Indy 300." Steve said as he pointed down. "No, dingus, it's 500!" Robin yells back at him. "It's 300!" Steve argued right back.

"Let's say a million." Icarus broke up their argument making both look at him and then all three of them start laughing. "What is wrong with them?" Erica asked Chris. "I don't know!" Chris exclaims. "Chris, watch out!" Dustin and Erica both yell at him as he turns, only to crash into some metal barrels. "Fuck!" Chris whispers under his breath.

"Hey, no cussing in front of the kids!" Icarus scowls at him despite in pain from hitting his head onto Steve's knee. "You jerk, you could've caught me." He scolded Steve next who was groaning, holding his head. "Sorry, next head injury I get, I'll try and remember.." He whispers as Chris turns back to them. "You guys alright back there? Don't care, but wanted to ask." He says and Icarus flips him off.

The three get out from the front to get the other three from the back, "come on. We gotta go, now." Dustin says and Icarus hurried out, grabbing Chris' arm. "You suck at driving." He scolds him and Chris sighs. "I know, Gosh," he mumbled.

Icarus turns to Robin and Steve, holding out his hand. "Come on!" He says and Robin grabs his hand before Steve could so he helps her out and just ignores Steve as they head into the room.

Icarus sits down, panting softly as he sat in the corner, his eyes closed. Steve on the other hand was on a cart Robin was pushing around. "Hey! You look like you're surfing!" Robin tells him. "Surfing! Yeah! Icarus, look at me!" Steve exclaimed but Icarus doesn't as Chris kneels in front of him, holding out a bottle of water. "Drink this," he tells him and Icarus does as what he is told.

"They seem drunk." Erica says to Dustin. "Why would they be drunk?" Dustin asked and then looked at Icarus. "I'm a natural! Check it out!" Steve yelled but then fell off the cart. Robin just laughs at him, "wipeout!" She yells loudly.

Both of them continue laughing as Dustin goes to Steve's side, touching his forehead. "He's burning up." Dustin says and Chris checks Icarus' forehead. "You're burning up." Steve tells Dustin who then checks his eyes, opening them to see his pupils. "Ow!" Steve exclaims. "His pupils are super dilated." Dusin tells Erica and Chris. Chris turns to Icarus right away, leaning closer towards him.

Icarus smiles. "You're pretty but I'm not trying to make a move." He teased and Chris just rolls his eyes. "So are Icarus'." He says and Dustin looks away. "Maybe he's drugged." Erica said and Steve reached up, "boop!" He says as he taps Dustin's nose. "Steve, are you drugged?" Dustin says.

"How many times, dad? I don't do drugs. It's only marijuana." He says and Icarus giggles as he looks at Chris. "This isn't funny, okay? I need to know what they did to you." Dustin tells Steve. "Are you gonna die on us?" He asked and all Steve does is boop his nose again, chuckling.

"We all die, my strange little child friend." Robin said who they all look at right away. "Oh my God, she's being weird, help me," Icarus whispers to Chris who he leans closer to. "It just a matter of how... and when." She says and Icarus shakes his head. "Robin, stop it!" He exclaims.

"They're gonna be looking for us up there so I need you to tell me where you parked your car." Dustin says and Chris looks over. "Oh, can we make a pit stop at the food court?" Steve says.

"I would kill for a hot dog on a stick."

"Ooh!" Steve says and Dustin looks at Robin then back at Steve. "Yes, food, you can have as much food as you want, but only if you tell me where your car is parked." Dustin tells Steve.

"Uh-oh.." Steve says. "Uh-oh?" Dustin says. "The car's off the board." He says and Icarus sighs. "They took his keys." He explained and frowned. "And my backpack." He says, putting his head onto Chris' arm. Steve and Robin just start laughing. "That's a bummer, right?" Steve says.

"Chris, you? Do you have a car?" Dustin said as he walked over and Chris sighs. "No, I only ever get to use my mom's but she made me downgrade to a bike when she found out Icarus spilled coffee in the back seat.." He says and Icarus smacks his arm. "You said you would blame Maxine!" He whisper yells and Chris just rolled his eyes at him.

The group of six finally exit the room, back up on the surface and Icarus sighed, sitting down. "I'm back and better than ever, baby," he says, caressing the ground and Steve grabs his arm, pulling him up. "Oh, my God, that tastes so good. Ah!" Robin says and Icarus looks at her right away.

"Oh, God, what does?" He asked right away. "Guys, can you taste the air?" She asked them and Icarus starts to laugh, looking up at the sky. "I taste it! I taste it!" Steve yells and then Dustin, Chris and Erica turn back to them, ushering them into the mall. "Why are we running?!" Steve yelled.

"Shut up! And just go, Harrington!" Chris raised his voice at him. It was apparently because of two Russian men with guns coming towards them, so Chris just continues to yells at them, Steve and Icarus don't even notice they're holding hands until Icarus pulled him closer to him.

authors note ya'll.. el's powers stopped working because they'd have a reason for her not to try and contact hopper in the void, okay bye