Screamer Things

**Screamer Things** is a story written by Donald Newton. It's a crossover between Stranger Things and Scream. It's the first story focused on another little girl aside from Nancy Carter. The story focuses on Eleven Carter, related to the Carter family.

## Plot and Setting

Eleven Carter becomes the primary target of the Kyloface killer. Kyloface starts with kidnapping Will Byers before killings other people within Eleven's life including her brother's friends.

## Characters

Jane Ives .jpgELEVEN CARTER (12): Eleven is the final girl of the story. She was adopted by the Carter family when she was born. They gave her a name but she prefers to be called "Eleven" after she learned that she has a rare condition that made it so she couldn't grow her hair out when she was eleven years old.MIKE WHEELER (12): Mike is the final boy. He is Eleven's crush and eventual boyfriend. He cares and is very protective of her. When Kyloface targets Eleven, their siblings, and their friends, Mike will do anything to protect Eleven.DANIEL CARTER (16): Daniel is Eleven's older adoptive brother. He is Jim and Debra's son. He loves and adores Eleven and is very protective of her. Daniel falls for Kay Russell, an innocent girl within his group of friends. Daniel's family is related to the Carter family from the Honor stories.KAY RUSSELL (16): Kay is a secondary final girl. She is a sweet and caring teenage girl. She has a crush on Daniel. She becomes close to Eleven and forms a sisterly bond with her similar to Abby and Nancy. She becomes a target of Kyloface due to her closeness to Eleven.Jonathan Byers (2).jpgJONATHAN BYERS (16): Jonathan is a friend of Daniel's and Will's older brother. When Will disappears and the murders begin, he becomes vengeful and wishes to kill Kyloface. He becomes a target due to his friendship with Daniel and Eleven.NANCY WHEELER (16): Nancy is part of Daniel's group of friends. She is dating Steve Harrington, best friends with Barb Holland, and Mike's older sister. She becomes a target of Kyloface.STEVE HARRINGTON (16): Steve is part of Daniel's group of friends. He is dating Nancy Wheeler. He is sometimes a jerk but is deep down a good guy. He becomes a target of Kyloface.BARB HOLLAND (16): Barb is part of Daniel's group of friends. She is best friends with Nancy. She becomes a target of Kyloface.JORDAN CASEY (16): Jordan is Daniel's best friend. He is a rebel like Scott with hints of Dallas Winston from The Outsiders in him. Despite being a troublemaker, Jordan is loyal and protective of his friends. When Eleven becomes a target, Jordan will do whatever it takes to protect her and Daniel from the Kyloface.MV5BM2I0MDRjYjYtZDE3Ny00NDBjLWJjMjAtZTMwOGI2MjYxZjQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@. V1 SY999 CR0,0,673,999 AL .jpgMICHAEL GELLAR (16): Michael is a friend of the Daniel's and apart of his group. He becomes a major target of Kyloface. He is dating Kristen Hoffman.KRISTEN HOFFMAN (16): Kristen is Michael's girlfriend and Kay's best friend. She often encourages Kay to get with Daniel. She is part of Daniel's group of friends and becomes a target of Kyloface as a result.DUSTIN HENDERSON (12): Dustin is one of Mike's friends. He becomes concern when Will disappears. At first he didn't care for Eleven. But he eventually warmed up to her after Eleven saved them from their bullies. He and Eleven become best friends as Eleven fills in the spot left by Will's disappearance.LUCAS SINCLAIR (12): Lucas is one of Mike's friends. He becomes concern when Will disappears. At first he didn't care for Eleven. But he eventually warmed up to her after Eleven saved them from their bullies. He and Eleven become best friends as Eleven fills in the spot left by Will's disappearance.Will Byers (2).pngWILL BYERS (12): Will is one of Mike's friends. He is the only one of Mike's friends who gives his approval of Mike's feelings for Eleven, even encouraging Mike to have her join their group. As a result, when Will disappears, Eleven takes his place in the group.Diane2.pngDEBRA CARTER (38): Debra is Hopper's wife and Daniel and Eleven's mother. She loves her children very much and will do anything to protect them. She and Hopper had adopted Eleven when she was a baby. They had given her a regular name, even though she prefers to be called "Eleven."JIM "HOPPER" CARTER (38): Hopper is Debra's husband and Daniel and Eleven's father. He is the Sheriff of Clearwood. He and Debra had adopted Eleven when she was a baby. They had given her a regular name, even though she prefers to be called "Eleven." Hopper's family is related to the Carter family from the Honor stories.Joyce Byers.jpgJOYCE BYERS (38): Joyce is Jonathan and Will's mother. When Will disappears, she becomes distraught and falls apart. Things will get worse for her as Kyloface proceeds to murder people around her. She'll become a target of Kyloface.KAREN WHEELER (38): Karen is Nancy and MIke's mother. She is good friends with Joyce Byers. When Will disappears, she's there to support Joyce. She is very protective of her children with the murders occurring,TED WHEELER (late 40s): Ted is Nancy and Mike's father. He is a probably a businessman. He and Karen don't have a great marriage.LONNIE BYERS (40s): Lonnie is Joyce's estranged husband and Jonathan and Will's father. When Will disappears, Lonnie returns home to be with his family. But things don't go so well between him and Joyce as they still don't get along.EDWARD PETERSON (40s): Peterson is Eleven's Principal who becomes a friend. He's there for her when the murders begin to take a toll on her. But this may make him a target of Kyloface.KYLOFACE (??): Kyloface is the killer of the story. He is targeting Eleven Carter and killing those around her. He will be revealed at the end of the story.
## Chapter 1

Outside the MURPHY RESIDENCE, we find NORA MURPHY (16) and her boyfriend JONATHAN BYERS (16). They kiss each other goodbye after what we can only guess was a night of sex together. Jonathan tells Nora that he loves her. Nora smiles and says it back. But we can that she’s lying. Nora goes back inside her house and Jonathan proceeds to walk home. Jonathan runs across the street and makes it to the sidewalk. As he walks on the sidewalk, a DARK FIGURE pops out from the side and walks across the street to Nora’s house.

In Nora’s house, we find Nora sitting at the couch and watching TV. Her phone dings. It’s from JACOB TYLER (16), her lover. That’s right. Nora is cheating on Jonathan with this Jacob dude. Jacob asks Nora if she’s alone yet. Nora replies that she is alone, adding that Jonathan just left. Jacob replies that he’s on his way in about fifteen minutes. Nora smiles and replies that, “I’ll be waiting.” Nora gets up from the couch and goes upstairs. She walks into the bathroom and turns on the shower. She removes her robe and steps into the shower. As she takes her shower, we can see a shadow from outside the curtain walking into the bathroom.

In what appears to be a POV, we get closer and closer to the shower. However, upon stopping right in front of the curtains, Nora opens the curtain as if to catcher her peeper. But there is nobody there. However, the door is opened. Nora sighs and says that she must have been imaging this. She turns the shower off and grabs a towel. She gets out of the shower and looks at the mirror. It's all fogged up. As she tries to unfog the mirror, we see the DARK FIGURE walking by the door. Seeing this at the corner of her eye, Nora turns to the hallway. But she doesn't see anything. She shrugs it off and continues drying herself off.

Sometime later, Nora comes downstairs and back into the living room. However, upon going back to the couch, her phone dings. It’s from Jacob’s phone. She checks the message out. It’s a video of her drying off in the bathroom. Nora is concerned by this. But Jacob messages her again, “This is a very ‘steamy’ scene. Think it’d get a lot of views?” Nora scoffs and shouts, “Jacob, if you post that online, I swear to God, I’m going to kill you!” She gets another ding. Jacob’s message says, “Maybe we can do a private video together?”

Nora smiles and replies, “Maybe. But you have to show yourself.” Nora sits down on the couch and relaxes. A moment later, she gets another ding. Jacob’s messages says, “Go into the kitchen.” Nora smiles and gets up. She walks into the kitchen. She looks around but does not see her lover. She texts him, “You’re not here! Where are you?” A moment later, she gets a ding. She reads the message. It says, “Go look in the refrigerator.” Nora is completely confused by this. She asks herself, “Why he be in the refrigerator?”

Nonetheless, Nora heads for the refrigerator and slowly opens it. Upon opening the refrigerator door, she finds JACOB TYLER’S decapitated head inside. She screams over this. Suddenly, the Dark Figure appears from behind her. He grabs her and shoves a screwdriver into her temple. Nora Murphy, girlfriend of Jonathan and lover of Jacob, is dead. We PAN UP to the Dark Figure and he's revealed to be KYLOFACE, a killer wearing a Kylo Ren mask and costume.

## Chapter 2

We open on the next morning at the Carter house. We find JIM “HOPPER” and DEBRA CARTER (both 38) are getting ready for work. Jim is the town’s sheriff. Their children DANIEL CARTER (16) and ELEVEN CARTER (12) are having breakfast. They're independent enough to get themselves ready for the day without the parents. Jim and Debra tells them that they must leave for work, asking Daniel to make sure that Eleven gets to school. Daniel promises his parents. Debra kisses her children, telling them to have a good day at school and that she loves them. They say it back to her. The parents leave for work.

We focus on Eleven, who is our final girl. Eleven has a shaven head similar to how she does in the show. She's digging into her Eggo Waffles, which she obviously loves as it's her favorite food. Daniel asks Eleven if she's almost done with her waffles, which she says that she is. Daniel tells her to get her stuff ready so that they can leave for school. Eleven scaffolds up the last bits of the waffles. She grabs her and is ready to leave. The older brother and younger sister leave together.

At Clearwood Middle School, Daniel pulls up in front of the school. He tells Eleven to have a good day at school. Eleven says that she'll try. The brother and sister hug each other. Daniel says that he'll come pick her up after school, which Eleven says, "Okay" to. Eleven gets out of the car and walks towards the school. As Eleven walks for the main entrance, she notices MIKE WHEELER (12) and his friends DUSTIN HENDERSON, WILL BYERS (Jonathan's brother), and LUCAS SINCLAIR. Mike sees Eleven and smiles at her. Eleven smiles back at him. It's obvious that they have a crush on each other.

Mike's friends notice this and laugh at him. Dustin refers to Eleven as Mike's girlfriend. Mike tells them to shut up. Lucas asks why he would like a girl with a shaved head. Mike says that he doesn't care if her head is shaved. Mike turns to Eleven, who is walking inside the school, and declares to his friends that she's beautiful as she is. However, Eleven doesn't get to hear this as she's already walked inside the school. Dustin and Lucas glance at each other, thinking that Mike is crazy for having a crush on the weird looking girl. But Mike clearly doesn't give a fuck. Only Will has no negative reactions to Mike's feelings for Eleven.

At Clearwood High School, Daniel arrives to join his own group of friends; JORDAN CASEY (16), Jonathan (Who we already know), STEVE HARRINGTON (16), Mike's older sister NANCY WHEELER (16), MICHAEL GELLER (16), KRISTEN HOFFMAN (16), BARB HOLLAND (16), and Daniel's crush KAY RUSSELL (16). Kay smiles when Daniel finally arrives. But he doesn't notice this as he's focused on saying hi to Jordan, who is obviously his best friend. They asks Daniel if he thinks that tomorrow would be the best day for their party. Daniel agrees and says that he might come. Kay says that she's going so that it would be cool if Daniel joined. Daniel gives her a smile and agrees to come, which makes her happy.

Jordan, who is obviously the leader of the group, says that they'll all meet each other at lunch. They agree and separate for their classes. Daniel and Jordan asks Jonathan where Nora is. Jonathan says that he hasn't heard from her yet. Kay walks with Kristen to class. Kristen asks her if she saw the look that Daniel gave her. Kay says that she can't tell what kind of look it was. Kristen believes that Daniel likes her. Kay smiles and says that she'd really like it if he did. It's clear to us that Kay has it big for Daniel. Kristen suggests that when they go to the party tomorrow that she can find out by spending time with with him. Kay says that she'll give that a try.

During lunch hour at the middle school, Eleven sits by herself in an empty table. She is usually the lonely loner who has no friends. Sometimes she's okay with it and sometimes she's not. Right now, she feels a little bit of both. Mike walks into the cafeteria and sees Eleven by herself. He walks towards her, passing by his friends, who are shocked by this. Dustin says that he cannot believe that Mike is selling out for a girl. Lucas says that she's going to make Mike a crazy person like her. Will has no reservations about it. He doesn't express anything about this. Afterall, Mike is Will's best friend and should anything happen between Mike and Eleven, Will doesn't want to break their friendship over any disapproval of her.

Mike comes up to Eleven and asks if he can sit with her. Eleven is surprised to see him and says yes. Mike sits across from her and introduces himself to her. Eleven introduces herself to him as, "Eleven." Mike is surprised by her name. Eleven admits that this is NOT her real name and that it's just a nickname. Mike asks her what her real name is. Eleven says that she's not ready to tell him this yet as only her mother can call her this. Mike says that is fair enough. He asks if he can call her "El" short for Eleven. Eleven smiles and nods, thinking that it's cute that Mike has given her a name for himself to call her.

## Chapter 3

During recess hour, Mike has returned to his friends. They berate him for abandoning them to be with the weirdo. Mike yells at them for making fun of Eleven, saying that she’s not weird and how she’s a nice girl. They point out that the girl calls herself, “Eleven”, which they believe is weird. Mike turns to Will and asks for his opinion. Will struggles, looking back between Mike and Dustin & Lucas, not wanting to make anyone mad. Will actually confesses this fact. Mike tells them that if they want to remain friends with him, then they are to accept his friendship with Eleven.

Before they can respond to his threats, TROY and JAMES appear out of nowhere and pushes Mike at his own group. Troy and James laugh and calls them “girls.” Mike reminds them that they’re boys just like them. This makes them laugh even harder, saying that Mike’s group is nothing like them. Troy calls Mike a “Frogface.” Dustin tries to defend Mike but James tells him to shut up, calling him toothless. Dustin angrily tells him that he’s not toothless, explaining his medical condition. Troy mocks him speech. This makes Mike so mad that he punches Troy.

Troy punches Mike back, which makes him fall on his ass. Dustin, Lucas, and Will join the fight. But Troy and James are bigger. Troy begins to kick Mike. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Troy is pushed to the ground. Mike and his friends turn to find that Troy’s pusher is -- Eleven. Troy asks who the weird looking girl is. Eleven tells him to leave Mike and his friends alone, calling Troy a “Mouth Breather.” Troy gets back up and gets in Eleven’s face. He asks her what she’s going to do about it. Eleven threatens to kick his ass. Troy goes to punch her. But she catches his fist and punches him in the nose. It breaks his nose. Mike and his friends are shocked over this.

Troy goes to punch her. But his fist is caught by a male adult. This is EDWARD PETERSON (40s), their principal. Peterson tells the boys to lay off. Troy tries to justify his action by saying that the “freak” broke his nose. Peterson tells him that he probably deserved it. He tells Troy to go to the nurse’s office then asks for Eleven to come with him. Eleven thinks that she’s in trouble. As she walks off with Peterson, Mike says thank you to her. Dustin is the first of his group to swallow his pride and also thanks Eleven. Will then joins in and thanks her. Although, he’s still skeptical about her, Lucas finally thanks her. Eleven smiles and goes with Peterson.

In Peterson’s office, Peterson is sitting at his desk with Eleven sitting across from him. Peterson tells Eleven that he’s not going to punish her, as he knows that the other boys started it. Eleven thanks him for his kindness. Peterson asks her if she’d like a cookie. Eleven says that she’d love a cookie. Peterson pulls out a package of cookies and opens it. He places them in the middle of his desk, telling Eleven to have as many as she wants. As Eleven munches on some cookies, Peterson asks her why she defended a group of boys that she doesn’t know. Eleven is so embarrassed that she hesitates to answer.

Peterson smiles and says that he gets it, guessing that it’s because she likes one of the boys who was getting beat up. Eleven nods her head, confessing this to him. Peterson says that he understands why she has these feelings. Peterson admits that he’s watched her throughout the school year and noticed that she appears to be alone a lot. Eleven confirms this, saying that her parents works all the time and that all she has is her old brother. Eleven tells him that her big brother takes care of her. Peterson smiles and says that she is lucky to have a good brother by her side. Eleven says that her family loves her despite being adopted and Daniel sees her as his real sister. Peterson says that is very good.

Peterson goes to call Eleven by her real name. But Eleven stops him and politely asks that he calls her “Eleven” instead of her real name. Peterson agrees. He asks her about her nickname. Eleven tells him that was how old she was when she learned that she was not going to be beautiful anymore and not have long hair, explaining that she has a rare disease that makes it so that her hair doesn’t grow out. Eleven believes that she stopped being “her” at age eleven. Peterson smiles and tells her that she is very beautiful even with short hair. Eleven smiles and thanks him for the compliment.

Peterson says that he has some children, including a daughter her age. Eleven asks about her. Peterson tells her that she lives with her mother. Peterson mentions having a son who is out with his friends all the time, therefore, he doesn’t see him often. After school, Daniel arrives to pick up Eleven. Peterson is there to escort her. Peterson introduces himself to Daniel, informing about the incident earlier but says that she’s not in trouble. Daniel thanks him for looking out for her. Eleven says goodbye to Peterson before they drive off.

## Chapter 4

At the Murphy residence, Hopper is leading the investigation of Nora and Jacob’s murders. Hopper has his Deputies take Nora and Jacob’s remains away. He walks over to Nora’s distraught parents. He asks them if they know anyone who’d wanna hurt their daughter. Nora’s parents shake their head, saying that their daughter was a sweet and caring person, therefore, they don’t believe that anyone would want to kill her. Hopper asks if Jacob was her boyfriend. Her parents says that she was dating Jonathan Byers. They have no idea who Jacob was. They think maybe that he was a friend of hers. Hopper promises Nora’s promise that he’ll capture the killer.

Back at the high school, our group; Daniel, Kay, Jordan, Jonathan, Nancy, Steve, Barb, Michael, and Kristen have heard about Nora and Jacob’s murder. Jonathan is upset over this, telling his friends that he was just with Nora last night. They asks him about Jacob. Jonathan says that he has no idea who Jacob is and is confused by his presence at her house. Nancy and Steve glance at each other, as if they knew about Nora cheating on Jonathan with Jacob. But they keep silent about this as it’s not the right time to bring it up. They ask him if he saw anything weird or out of place as he left. Jonathan says that he did not. He begins to feel guilty for leaving his girlfriend alone.

Down in the basement of the Wheeler house that night, Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas are discussing what happened at school together. They are impressed that Mike’s “little weird girlfriend” saved them from Troy and James. Mike is smiling throughout this entire meeting, no longer hiding the obvious crush he has on Eleven. Will tells Mike that if Mike wants to be with Eleven, then he has his blessing. Mike thanks Will for this. Dustin and Lucas agree, saying that Eleven is cool for what she did for them. So now Mike’s friends are cool with Eleven and accepts her should she become their friend.

Mike’s mother, KAREN WHEELER, can be heard shouting to Mike that it’s time for his friends to leave. As the boys prepare to leave, Dustin grabs the box of pizza and asks if anyone is going to want it. The other three say “No!” Dustin goes upstairs with the pizza box and comes by Nancy’s room. Nancy is on the phone with Barb. Dustin offers the last slice of pizza to Nancy, stating that it’s sausage and pepperoni. Nancy gets up and shuts the door on Dustin, who feels offended over this. When he goes outside to join the other three, Dustin tells Mike that Nancy has a stick up her butt.

Lucas claims this is because she’s dating Steve Harrington. Dustin feels that her relationship with Steve has made her into a real jerk. But Mike claims that she’s always been a real jerk. Dustin believes that she was cool once, reminding them of the time she dressed up as an elf for their Elder Tree Campaign. But Mike reminds them that it was four years ago. Dustin and Lucas rides off, saying goodbye to Mike. Will remains and tells Mike that tomorrow he should bring Eleven into the group. Mike asks if he means that. Will says that he does and would for her to be a friend of theirs. Mike thanks him. Will says goodbye and rides off.

Will catches up with Lucas and Dustin. Lucas says, “Goodnight, Ladies” as he makes a turn towards his house. Dustin jokingly asks him to kiss his mother goodnight for him. Dustin asks Will if he wants to race back to his place, adding that winner gets any comic. Will accepts. They start racing. Will is faster and beats him to it, passing by Dustin’s house. Will shouts that he’ll take his X-Men 134. An exhausted Dustin stops by his house and exclaims, “Son of a bitch!”, over his defeat. Now he must surrender one of his comics to Will.

Will turns into Mirkwood road and rides through the empty road on this dark night. There is hardly any street lights on this road. The only light available to him is the light on his bicycle. As Will rides forward, he thinks he sees something in the middle of the road. But it’s too dark to see. He must squint to look. His light suddenly hits at the right spot revealing -- KYLOFACE standing in the middle of the road. Will swerves to avoid hitting him but he goes off the road and down a hill. He crashes his bike and he falls on the ground. WIll gets up and picks up his bike. He proceeds to walk it towards home.

As Will is walking home, he hears footsteps around him. He looks around and asks if it’s the “scary man” that he just saw. But he gets no response. He looks around. Suddenly, Kyloface appears and slashes his arm. Will cries out over this. Kyloface goes back and forth between appearing and disappearing. Each time he reappears, he slashes Will with his knife. Eventually, Kyloface slashes Will to the point that he becomes weak and falls to the ground. He’s bleeding very badly. Will attempts to crawl away. But Kyloface drags him away. Will screams out for his mother and brother (Jonathan). But, of course, nobody hears his screams. Will is dragged into the darkness that it appears like he disappears.

## Chapter 5

The next morning, the Carter family; Hopper, Debra, Daniel, and Eleven are having breakfast together. Debra asks Eleven what her plans are for school today. Eleven says that she hopes to hang out with her new friend, Mike Wheeler. Daniel informs his sister that her new friend is his friend Nancy’s little brother, which surprises Eleven. Debra says that it is interesting that Eleven became friends with the little brother of one of Daniel’s friends. Eleven has a smile on her face that her parents and brother recognizes. Eleven has a little crush. Hopper has the typical father reaction of realizing that his "baby girl" is growing up.

At the Byers house, Jonathan is cooking breakfast; eggs and bacon. Meanwhile, his mother, JOYCE BYERS (38) is struggling to find her keys. She asks where are her keys. Jonathan suggests that she tries looking on the couch. Joyce finds her keys and is ready to go to work. As Jonathan is putting eggs on a plate, Joyce asks where Will is. Jonathan says that he didn’t wake him up yet. Joyce tells him that it’s his responsibility to get him up. But Jonathan points out that he’s trying to make him (Will) breakfast. A frustrated Joyce hurries to the hallway.

Joyce walks into Will’s bedroom, attempting to get him up. But Will is NOT there. Joyce walks out and asks Jonathan if Will came home last night. Jonathan says that he doesn’t know. Joyce asks him how could he not know. He tells her that he was working last night because he needed to cover for someone and thought that they could use the extra cash. Joyce tells him how he shouldn’t be taking shifts when she’s working. Jonathan reminds her that Will was at the Wheeler’s all day and probably stayed the night there. Joyce calls the Wheelers.

At the Wheeler’s house, the family is having breakfast. Mike is pouring syrup on his eggs, which Nancy says is disgusting. Mike tells her that she’s disgusting. The phone rings and Karen, holding little HOLLY (3), picks up the phone. Meanwhile, Mike pours syrup on Nancy’s eggs. Nancy asks “What the hell?”, which results in their father, TED WHEELER (mid to late 40s), to berate over the language. Unable to hear Joyce, Karen tells them to be quiet. Mike is silently laughing at his sister, who shoots him an evil look.

Joyce asks Karen if Will stayed the night there. Karen confirms that he did NOT, saying that he left around eight o’clock last night. This suddenly concerns both mothers. Karen asks Joyce if Will didn’t come home. A concerned Joyce tries to be positive and suggests that maybe Will left for school early. Joyce and Karen say goodbye to each other and they hang up. Joyce is horrified now. Jonathan sees the look on her face and becomes scared himself, worried about his younger brother.

Mike, Dustin, and Lucas arrive at school. They proceed to look for Will. Mike says that he doesn’t see Will within the crowd of students. Lucas believes that Will’s mom maybe right in that Will might have gone to class early again. Dustin adds that Will is always paranoid about Gursky giving them another pop quiz. Troy and James approaches the boys again and dares to mess with them. They asks them which one would make more money at a freak show; Midnight (Lucas), Frogface (Mike), or Toothless (Dustin). James believes that Toothless would.

Dustin tells him for the millionth time that his teeth are coming in, explaining that he has cleidocranial dysplasia. James mocks him, not giving a crap. Suddenly, Eleven approaches them, knowing that she scares the bullies. Troy and James, not willing to fight her, leaves the boys alone. The boys are happy to see Eleven, especially Mike. They all say hi to her and she says hi back. Mike asks her if she’d like to hangout with them. Eleven smiles and accepts the offer. So Mike and his friends walks Eleven to her class, finally accepting her as their own.

Meanwhile, at the high school, Jonathan arrives to find his friends together. They ask him if he’s prepared to go to the party tonight. Jonathan tells them that he can’t go. They ask him if it has anything to do with Nora’s death. Jonathan announces that Will is gone. This shocks and concerns his friends, especially Nancy, who’s little brother is friends with Will. Nancy says that she remembers Will and the others leaving last night. But Jonathan says that Will never made it home. Jordan says that he can skip out on the party if he needs to.

Jordan also says that if Will isn’t home by tomorrow, that the rest of them will join a search party to find him. The others agree. Jonathan thanks his friends for wanting to help. Daniel adds that if Eleven ever went missing that he’d be out of his mind and be ready to murder anyone who touched her. Nancy laughs, remembering something. She tells Daniel that Mike has been talking about Eleven. Daniel chuckles and adds that Eleven has been talking about Mike. It’s clear to them that their younger siblings have a crush on each other, which they find adorable.

## Chapter 6

Hopper walks into the police station. His secretary, FLO, says that it’s good of him to show. Hopper says good morning to her and to his Deputies, POWELL and CALLAHAN. He grabs a donut as Flo tells him that Phil Larson called and said that some kids were stealing the gnomes out of his garden again. Not taking it serious, Hopper says that he’ll get right on -- by eating his donut. He walks to his office with Flo following. She tells him that Joyce Byers can’t find her son. Hopper says he’ll get right on it. But Flo presses him on, adding that she’s very upset about it.

Hopper tells her that morning is for coffee and contemplation. Flo tries to tell him that Joyce is already in his office. But he interrupts by repeating himself loudly, “Coffee and Contemplation.” Hopper walks into his office to find a scared and upset Joyce already there. Joyce tells him that she’s been waiting for him for an hour, which Hopper apologizes for. Joyce tells him that she’s going out of her mind here. Hopper tells her that a boy Will’s age is most likely playing hookie. But Joyce declines this idea, saying how Will is not like other people.

Joyce tells him that Will has a few friends but that the other kids are mean. Joyce points out that kids make fun of him for many things, including his clothes, which Hopper asks what is wrong with his clothes. But Joyce says that she doesn’t know and thinks that it doesn’t matter. Joyce goes on to say that Will is a sensitive kid and how his father, Lonnie, would call Will a queer and a fag. Hopper bluntly asks if Will is gay. But Joyce says all that matters is that he’s missing. Hopper asks when was the last time she heard from her ex-husband (Lonnie). Joyce says that the last time she heard from Lonnie was a year ago and that he was in Indianapolis.

Joyce does not believe that Lonnie is involved with Will’s disappearance. Hopper states that ninety-nine out of a hundred times when a kid goes missing, they usually go to a parent or relatives. Joyce asks about the one time. Hopper says that this is Clearwood and how the worst thing that has happened here, aside from Nora’s murder the other night, was when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie’s head because it thought that her hair was it’s nest. He states that was like four years ago. Joyce gives in and tells him that she’ll call Lonnie. But she also reminds him about Nora’s murder, saying that it’s possible that the same thing could happen to her son.

At the middle school, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Eleven are in class together when the Principal walks in with Hopper. The Principal apologizes to the teacher for interrupting his class and asks for Mike, Lucas, and Dustin. Eleven waves to her daddy, who waves back. The boys are confused on why they are needed. In the principal’s office, Hopper is talking to Mike, Dustin, and Lucas about Will’s disappearance. Eleven is sitting at a chair aside, as she’s not part of this conversation. They tell him that Will takes Mirkwood road home, which is where Cornwallis and Kerley meet. Hopper says that he knows where that is.

Mike says that they’re willing to help look for Will. But Hopper says no, ordering them to go home immediately after school, and tells the same to Eleven. He tells them no biking around, looking for their friend, no investigating, and no nonsense. He says that this isn’t some Lord of the Rings book. Dustin corrects him that it’s actually “The Hobbit.” But Lucas tells him to shut up. An irritated Hopper rises and approaches the boys and asks, “Do I make myself clear?” The boys say, “Yes, sir,” Hopper turns to his daughter, asking her the same. She says, “Yes, Papa.”

Later, out in the woods, Joyce is checking inside Will’s fort called “Castle Byers.” But he’s not inside it. She and Jonathan call out to Will multiple times. But they are getting no answer. They continue walking on. Meanwhile, by Mirkwood, Hopper, Powell, and Callahan are looking for Will. They’re also shouting Will’s name. Powell and Callahan start hooting and making weird noises, which annoys Hopper to the point that he pulls out some pills and takes one. Hopper turns his head to a direction and sees something. He tells his Deputies that he has found something.

They move to that direction. It’s Will’s bike. Callahan asks if that’s his bike. Hooper confirms this and guesses that he must have crashed his bike. Callahan asks if he might have gotten hurt over the fall. Hopper doesn’t believe so. He grabs Will’s bike and they leave. Back at the Byers house, Joyce is calling Lonnie. But she gets no answer. She leaves a message about Will being missing. She hangs up and starts crying. Jonathan notices a car approaching from outside. He alerts his mother that the cops are here. Joyce and Jonathan runs outside to meet with them.

Hopper comes out of the police jeep with Will’s bike and sets it down. Inside the house, after telling her that they found it lying on the road, Hopper asks his men to look around. Joyce asks if there was any blood on the bike. But Hopper says no. He starts looking around the house. Jonathan asks him if they found the bike out there, then why are they here. Hopper tells them that maybe Will did come home. But Joyce finds this ridiculous, asking him if he believe that she didn’t check around the house. Hopper says that he didn’t say that and continues looking around the house for clues.

## Chapter 7

At the Wheeler’s house, Nancy is on the phone with Barb. They’re trying to figure out a way to go to their party without any problems with their parents finding out. Karen hollers for her to come down for dinner. At the table, the Wheeler’s are having dinner together. Nancy tells her mother that there is an event at the school for Nora and Jacob and that she’d like to go with Barb. Karen reminds her that she doesn’t want her out until Will is found and until the killer is caught. Nancy says that it would be weird if she didn’t go. Karen sighs and reluctantly agrees to let Nancy go if only she comes home by ten, which Nancy agrees to.

Ted suggests that she takes Mike with her. But Nancy and Mike both say “No!” which startles the parents and their little sister. Polly starts to cry. But Karen tells her that it’s just Mike and Nancy being silly. The older siblings apologize to Polly for scaring her. Meanwhile, at the Byers house, Joyce is laying in bed and crying. Jonathan stops by her room to check up on her. Joyce says that she’s fine. Jonathan tells her that there is a search party for Will and asks if she wants to go. Joyce says no and tells him to go ahead. Jonathan tells her that he loves her and she says it back to him. Jonathan leaves the house.

Throughout the entire city of Clearwood, the majority of the citizens are out searching for Will. Many people look behind houses, in pools, in bushes, under houses and cars. The police and citizens have brought out their dogs and their flashlights. Hopper looks around with his Deputies and Citizens. Jonathan walks by. Hopper asks him what he’s doing out here. Jonathan says that he’s looking for his brother. Hopper tells him to get back home with mother. But Jonathan remains defiant and says that he’s looking for his brother. Hopper grabs him and tells him to get home or he’ll force him home. After letting him go, Jonathan walks away to go back home.

At Jordan’s house; Jordan, Daniel, Kay, Nancy, Steve, Barb, Kristen, and Michael are together for their party. They’re in the backyard where Jordan has a pool. They’re all drinking beer. Michael says that it’s a shame that Jonathan couldn’t come. They all agree, feeling sorry for him. Jordan says that he hopes they find Will soon. Kristen and Kay are talking together. Kristen tells Kay that she should make her move and talk to Daniel. Kay stares at him for a moment before deciding to make her move. Kay approaches him and says hi to him. He says hi back.

Kay asks if Daniel would be willing to talk in private. Daniel says sure and they walk inside the house to have some privacy. Jordan and the rest sees this. Once they’re inside, Jordan turns to the rest of their friends and says, “It’s about time.” This means Daniel and Kay’s friends have been waiting for this moment. They have always known that they’ve liked each other and been wanting them to get together for a long time now. In the woods, we find Kyloface walking towards the end of the woods, where he sees lights. Upon making it to the end, we find that he has found Jordan’s house. Kyloface spies on the group of friends.

In the house, Daniel and Kay are talking. Kay admits that since she first met him last year, she has had a crush on him. Daniel is surprised to hear this. He confesses that he’s had a crush on her, too. This makes Kay smile. Kay asks him if he’d like to talk and get to know each other. Daniel says that he’d love to do that. He asks her if she’d like a beer, which she accepts. They walk into the kitchen together. They find some beer in the refrigerator. Daniel asks her what beer she’d like. Kay sees the Stella Artois and choses this. Daniel is surprised and grabs two. He tells her that Stella is his favorite, which makes her laugh and admit the same.

The party starts to die down as the teens do their own thing. Kristen and Michael go and have sex in Jordan’s basement, Nancy and Steve go into the master bedroom and have sex, and Jordan is so drunk that he just passes out in his bedroom. Barb was the only one sober and not with someone. She was so upset that Nancy abandoned her for Steve and was so lonely, that she just sat at the pool with her feet in the water. Barb could hear the moanings from Kristen and Nancy’s sexual encounters with their boyfriends. It hurt her as she was lonely for a guy.

Kyloface stands by the trees of the woods, facing Jordan’s backyard. Kyloface whispers Barb’s name. Barb hears this and turns to the woods. But she doesn’t see him. Believing that she’s just hearing things, she ignores this. She continues spacing out when she hears her name again. This time she gets up and asks if someone is in the woods. She decides to investigates. She walks away from the pool and into the woods. She walks deep into the dark woods, saying, “Hello? Is someone there?” Eventually, after looking around without seeing or hear anything, Barb gives up and proceeds to walk back to Jordan’s house.

Suddenly, Kyloface pulls Barb back from behind. Barb screams out over this. But Kyloface covers her mouth and stabs her in the back. This makes Barb cry. He releases her and Barb falls to the ground. She proceeds to cry and crawl away from Kyloface. Barb begins to call out for Nancy. In the master bedroom, Nancy and Steve are too busy having sex that neither of them hears Barb’s screaming. Back in the woods, Barb is still struggling to crawl back to Jordan’s backyard. Nobody can hear her. Daniel and Kay are watching TV in the family room, so they also cannot hear her.

Barb finally makes it back to Jordan’s backyard. Upon looking up at the master bedroom window, Barb screams, “NANCY!” But Kyloface pulls her up and slices her throat. Barb Holland, best friend of Nancy, is dead. In the master bedroom, Nancy stops, believing to have heard Barb’s voice calling for her. Steve asks her what is wrong. Nancy listens out but no longer hears Barb. Believing that it was just her imagination and guilt getting to her, she smiles and says that it’s nothing. Nancy and Steve continue having sex.

## Chapter 8

The next morning, Nancy is walking through the hallway of the school. Nancy gets the feeling like she’s being looked at. But most of this is just Nancy’s paranoia. She just abandoned her best friend to have sex. Her mind is filled with guilt and possibly regret. She walks to her locker and opens it. As she’s putting stuff into her locker, Steve pops out of nowhere, startling her. He apologizes for scaring her, which she forgives him for. He asks her if everything is okay. Nancy says that she’s fine. But she tells him that she feels like people are staring at her.

Steve insists that he didn’t tell anyone about last night. Nancy believes him but asks about Kristen or Michael or the others. Steve says that she’s being paranoid and that her friends would never tell people about it. Nancy agrees and apologizes. Steve says he thinks that it’s cute. Nancy smiles over this. Steve tells her that he had a good time. She says that she also had a good time. They kiss each other. They smile at each other. Steve turns to her locker and sees a bunch of butterfly stickers. He points at them, finding them cute, and walks off.

Nancy walks to class and sits by Barb’s empty seat. She turns to Barb’s seat and wonders why Barb isn’t here. Nancy asks Ally, the girl right in front of her, where Barb is. But Ally asks, “Shouldn’t you know?” Nancy asks her if she has seen Barb anywhere. But Ally says that she hasn’t seen Barb. Nancy becomes worried about her best friend. At lunch hour, Nancy sits with her group of friends. She asks them if they have seen Barb. But none of them has seen or heard from her. Nancy says that she’s worried about her. Jordan says that after school, when they’re out looking for Will, they’ll stop by Barb’s house to check on her. Nancy thanks Jordan for this.

After school, the group goes by Barb's house. They meet Mrs. Holland, Barb’s mother. They ask if Barb is home. But Mrs. Holland says that Barb hasn’t come home from school yet. This concerns Nancy, who asks the mother if she has seen Barb this morning. Mrs. Holland confirms that she hasn’t seen her since last night when she said that she was hanging out with Nancy. This horrifies Nancy, who lies and says that Barb left about nine o’clock last night. Mrs. Holland says that she was already in bed by then and that maybe she left early for school.

After the group leaves, Nancy becomes very concerned about Barb. The group, already fearing for Will, is starting to get worried about this, too. The town has already experienced the murders of Nora and Jacob and Will’s disappearance. Barb’s disappearance hits them now. Is there a killer out there kidnapping people? They decide to trace Barb’s steps back to Jordan’s house. They go back to Jordan’s and search around the area. They find Barb’s car, where she parked not far from Jordan’s house. But Barb is not inside nor has it moved since she parked it here last night.

Jordan suggests that they split up to find Barb and Will. Daniel and Kay will go together, Steve and Nancy will go together, Michael and Kristen will go together, and Jordan and Jonathan will go together. They all separate with their partners and spread out through the woods. While searching for Will, Jonathan thanks Jordan for all of this. Jordan says that it’s his pleasure, saying that they’re bros and, therefore, Will’s safety matters to Jordan as much as it does Jonathan.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Kay are talking as they search around their assigned area. Daniel asks Kay if she has any plans for tonight. Kay says that she’s free. Daniel asks her if she’d like to go out with him tonight. Kay says yes. Daniel asks if she’d like to go to the “Clubhouse”, which is a local cafe. Kay says that she’d love to, saying that she loves their food. Daniel asks if he could pick her up about seven o’clock, which Kay agrees to. As they walk together, they grab each other’s hand. They walk hand in hand together.

Michael and Kristen talk about last night. Kristen reveals that it was her first time. Michael admits that this was his first time as well. Kristen says that she feels horrible that Barb was left alone while everyone else was getting laid. Michael feels the same. Michael believes if they had all just been together, that perhaps Barb wouldn’t have disappeared. Kristen agrees. She points out that they’ve all been focused on hooking Daniel and Kay up that they forgot about Barb. Kristen says that once they find Barb, they’re going to find her a boyfriend. Michael agrees to that.

## Chapter 9

Mike comes home to find his parents waiting for him in the living room. They ask him if they can talk to him for a moment. Mike says sure and takes a seat next to his mother on the couch. Karen tells him that there is something that she and Ted would like to talk to him about. Mike says okay, waiting to hear it. Ted says that now that Mike is twelve years old, that he now has the right to know the truth about his birth. Mike is shocked that there is something about his birth that his parents hasn’t told him about. He asks if he was adopted.

Karen says yes and no. Karen tells Mike that before he was born, their marriage was falling apart. So Karen and Ted decided to separate for a while. Both confess to sleeping with other people. But then they decided to get back together. But Karen learned that she was pregnant with Mike, who was fathered by another man. Ted decided to adopt Mike as his own child anyways in order to save their marriage despite this incident. So Mike is Karen’s child but not Ted’s biological son. Ted says that he hopes that none of this changes anything between them.

Mike says that it doesn’t. But that it’s going to be hard to adjust to this news. Ted says that he understands. Ted tries to let him know that he loves him like a son and that he’ll always be there for him whenever he needs him as his father. Mike thanks him. He asks if he can go now. Karen says that he can. Mike runs up to his bedroom and sighs with shock. Karen asks Ted if he’s sure that this was the best time to tell him. Ted believes that with all that is happening, he sees Mike growing up fast. So Ted concludes that he believes that it was the right time to tell him.

That night, Daniel and Kay are at the Clubhouse cafe. Daniel is eating a bacon cheeseburger with fries and a coke. Kay is eating a Clubhouse Club sandwich with fries and a cherry coke. Daniel asks her if she’s having fun with him on their date. Kay says that she is, admitting that this is her very first date. Daniel finally confesses that this is also his very first date. They both agree that for a first date that it’s going great. Daniel says that he hopes that this isn’t their last date, which Kay agrees. Kay says that she wants to have more dates with him. They smile and kiss each other for the very first time.

Daniel and Kay arrive at Kay’s house. Daniel parks right in front of her house. Kay tells him that she had an amazing time on their first date. Daniel says that he did, too. Kay says that if they have a good second date, then maybe they could be a couple after their third date. Daniel agrees, saying that a second date would seal a relationship between them and that a third date would officiate it. Kay agrees. They kiss each other good night before Kay gets out of the car. Daniel sits there and watches Kay walk to her house. As she walks in, she turns to Daniel and smiles at him. He smiles back. Kay walks into the house and closes the door. Daniel drives off.

At the police station, Hopper is talking with Powell and Callahan. They are getting worried about the chance of finding Will alive. Suddenly, they get a radio call from officers out in the town. They say that they have found something at the lake. They tell Hopper that he’s going to want to see this. Hopper and the other cops rush out to drive to the lake. Meanwhile, Mike and Eleven are walking in town with their bikes. Mike and Eleven are talking about how they hope that Will will be found soon. Suddenly, Eleven sees her father’s police car rush by. Eleven suggests that they follow.

Mike and Eleven follow the police, riding fast on their bikes. They find themselves going to the lake. They get off their bikes and hide behind a fire truck. They watch as a body is being pulled ashore. Mike and Eleven are horrified when they see who it is. Hopper stares at the body, saying, “Oh, God. Please, tell me it’s not the kid.” Sadly, it is true. It’s Will’s body. Will Byers, son of Joyce, brother of Jonathan, and best friend of Mike, is dead. Mike breaks down, sobbing over his best friend’s murder. Eleven hugs and comforts him. She says how sorry she is about Will.

## Chapter 10

That same night, Mike comes home to find his parents and Nancy talking to Barb’s parents. Mike has a heartbreaking look his face. Karen immediately gets up and hugs him, sensing something wrong. Mike sobs in his mother’s arms. She asks him what is wrong. Mike tells his mother that they found Will’s body in the lake. Mike announces that his best friend is dead. Karen holds him and starts crying herself. Nancy is heartbroken as well. She leaves the living room and goes to her room. Mr. and Mrs. Holland, despite having their own fears over their own daughter, are sadden to hear about Will’s murder.

Later, Karen and Ted are watching the news covering the story of Will’s body being found. The reporter confirms that the police found Will’s body in the lake just outside of Clearwood by State Police. The reporter claims that Will was found just after dark and that Sheriff Jim “Hopper” Carter has confirmed the body as the missing Will Byers. Mike can hear this from down in the basement. He continues to cry, mourning his best friend. He asks himself why someone would kill Will, who was young and innocent. Mike cries himself to sleep.

At the morgue, Joyce and Jonathan are there together and staring at a covered body through a window. The Coroner removes the sheet, revealing Will’s dead body to them. It becomes too much for Jonathan that he has to step away. Joyce tells the Coroner that Will has a birthmark on his right arm and asks for the Coroner to show her this. The Coroner lifts Will’s right arm up and shows the birthmark to her, confirming to Joyce, as well as to us, that the body lying here is, in fact, Will Byers. This is not a fake body like it is in the show. He is really fucking dead. Joyce proceeds to cry with the realization that her baby boy is dead.

Jonathan and Joyce come home to find LONNIE BYERS (40s), Joyce’s estrange husband and Jonathan and Will’s father, waiting for them outside. Joyce asks him what he’s doing here. Lonnie asks her if she’s serious about that question, which Joyce bluntly says yes and asks him again. Lonnie reminds them that their son was murdered and he’s come home to deal with it. Joyce laughs at him, reminding him of how much he treated his sons so badly, specifically Will, like calling him a fag and shit. Lonnie says he regrets that and that he still loves his family. Not having any of it, Joyce walks past him and goes into the house.

Lonnie turns to Jonathan and hugs him. Jonathan says that he’s going to have a hard time forgiving him as well. Lonnie says that he understands but that he’s home for good and he’s going to make everything right from now on. He asks Jonathan to give him another chance. Jonathan sighs and says that he’s on probation with him, which Lonnie accepts. Jonathan and Lonnie walk inside together. They find Joyce on the couch. Lonnie sits next to her and tells her that he understands that everything has gone wrong between them. But he says that he’s going to fix things. He promises that he’s going help them have a better life with his new job.

A few days later in the Wheeler basement, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Eleven are talking about Will’s funeral. Lucas points out that Eleven’s appearance will be a distraction, adding “No offense” to her. Eleven just shrugs it off. Dustin suggests that maybe they can put a disguise on her. They look at her and Eleven is all confused. We cut to a MONTAGE of Mike, Dustin, and Lucas preparing a disguise for Eleven. Dustin finds a blonde wig and Lucas finds a pink dress. Meanwhile, Mike is putting makeup on Eleven. She’s never had makeup before, so she freaks out at first over it. But Mike assures her and gently puts the makeup on with a smile.

Sometime later, Eleven comes out of the bathroom and reveals herself wearing the blonde wig and pink dress. The boys look at her. Mike is mesmerized by her. He is falling so in love with her. Dustin goes to compliment her, saying, “Wow! She looks…” but Mike interrupts him, “...Pretty.” Eleven smiles over this. And no...Mike will NOT say “Pretty Good” as it’s clear to everyone that he likes her. They take Eleven to her house where Hopper and Debra are shown her appearance. The parents smile and say how beautiful their daughter is in her outfit and wig.

Later that afternoon, everyone is at Will’s funeral; Joyce, Jonathan, Lonnie, Hopper, Debra, Eleven (in wig and outfit), Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Daniel, Kay, Jordan, Nancy, Steve, Michael, Kristen, Karen, Ted, and Polly. Joyce is so devastated that she can’t even talk. Jonathan and Lonnie speak to people on her behalf. JENNIFER HAYES (12) is crying as well. Mike, Dustin, and Lucas are surprised by this, having just realized that Jennifer had a crush on Will.

## Chapter 11

The next day at the police station, Hopper is reading all the reports on Will’s disappearance and the reports of his murder. He is upset, depressed, and somewhat feeling guilt for not finding him. The Coroner’s report revealed that Will died the afternoon of the same day that his body was found that night. Meaning, had Hopper found him the day that his disappearance was reported, he could have saved Will’s life. Hopper must now find Barb Holland, who he is unaware of has suffered the same fate. Hopper is beginning to believe that the murders of Nora Murphy, Jacob Tyler, Will Byers, and the disappearance of Barb Holland are all related. But how and why?

At Clearwood Elementary school, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Eleven walk around the hall depressed. Sadden by their loss. Eleven only knew Will for a brief moment. But Will showed kindness to her and supported Mike the most. So to Eleven, this is still a loss. She can feel the love and loss through her new friends. And it hurts her just as much. With Will’s death, Eleven has now officially taken over his place within the group. Today, the school will have an assembly in honor of Will’s death. And they’re not ready for this.

At the assembly, the group watches as Peterson makes a speech about Will. But not everybody present is sympathetic or mourning. As Mike looks around those attending the assembly, he realizes that most of them are not even mourning or feeling anything. Following Mike’s head movements, Eleven also looks around the assembly, which catches the amusement of Dustin. Mike turns to Lucas, saying, “Look at these fakers.” Also seeing it, Lucas suggests that most of these people probably didn’t even know Will’s name until today.

But the worst offenders of this “fakery” are their bullies, Troy and James. They are laughing, snickering, making snide comments, and Peterson’s comments about Will. This is witnessed by Mike, Eleven, Dustin, and Lucas, who are extremely mad over this. Once again, Eleven refers to Troy and James as “Mouthbreathers.” Mike and Eleven take each other’s hand as they prepare for something major that is about to happen between their group and their bullies. They’ve had enough of their shit.

After school, as Troy and James are leaving the school, Mike, Eleven, Lucas, and Dustin approach them. Mike tells them that they saw them laughing at Will’s assembly and says that he thinks that’s very messed up of them. James justifies their actions by saying that the counselor had said at the assembly that grief shows itself in funny ways. But Troy goes deeper by saying that it doesn’t matter since Will is in fairyland, flying around with all the other little fairies, all happy and gay. Troy and James laugh and proceed to walk off. But they have gone too far now. Mike is not going to stand by over this.

Mike runs up behind Troy and pushes him. This is seen by Kyloface, who is hiding behind the bushes. Troy gets up and goes to punch Mike. But Eleven gets in the way and takes the punch for her crush. Eleven goes down. Kyloface appears upset by this attack on Eleven. And for the first time, we see Eleven cry. Troy laughs, saying that the little “cunt” deserves it for breaking his nose the other day. Mike goes to fight for her. But Troy puts him down. Troy grabs Eleven and punches her again, saying that he doesn’t care if Eleven is a girl or the sheriff’s daughter. Troy calls her a weird loser. Eleven sobs.

Troy and James laugh and walk away. Our beloved group feels so defeated, especially Eleven. Mike crawls over to her and they hold each other. Eleven cries in her man’s arms. Dustin and Lucas join in on the hug. As this happens, Kyloface walks away from his hiding spot to follow the bullies. He, too, is not happy with the way that they’ve treated poor Eleven. And he is not going to let them get away with it. The group gets up and starts walking home. Eleven and Mike hold hands all the way back home. It’s more than just them falling in love. They are protecting each other.

That night, Troy and James have snuck out of their houses to go to the woods. They have stolen beers and started drinking. James tells Troy how awesome it was to see him beat up on that weird looking girl. Troy laughs and says that he’s satisfied over it, continuing his claim that he doesn’t care if she’s a girl or the Sheriff’s daughter. He clearly enjoyed hurting poor Eleven. James says that he has to go take a piss. So James walks away from Troy, who’s playin on his phone. James finds a tree that is far from where he left Troy behind. He proceeds to urinate on a tree.

As James is urinating on the tree, we see the shadow of Kyloface approaching from behind him. As James goes to finish taking his leak, Kyloface grabs his hair and proceeds to bash James’s face and head against the tree. The first hit brings much pain to him. The second hit prevents him from screaming. The third hit knocks him out. The fourth to sixth hit damages him. The seventh and possibly eighth hit kills him. James, the best friend of Troy and the bully of our young group, is dead. Kyloface releases James’s body, which slumps to the ground.

Back in the woods, Troy has walked his way to the edge of a cliff. He looks down and sees the water. He tells himself how much he’d like to drop Mike and Eleven down there. The height distance kind of scares him just by looking down. He hears footsteps coming. He thinks that it’s James and turns around. However, it’s Kyloface, who grabs his throat. Troy tries to fight him off. But Kyloface is too strong and much bigger than him. Kyloface holds him over the edge of the cliff. Troy begs for his life. But Kyloface doesn’t spare him.

Kyloface releases Troy, who drops down the cliff. Troy screams all the way day. Troy’s body slams into the water. As a result of how high the drop was, Troy’s body is broken upon impact and the water doesn’t help. Troy, best friend of James and the bully of our young group, is dead.

## Chapter 12

The next day at school, Eleven is visiting with Peterson in his office. He asks her how she’s feeling. Eleven tells him that she’s not feeling so well. Eleven tells him about the fight with Troy and James. However, of course, their bodies were found this morning so she doesn’t have to worry about it. Peterson notices the bruises on her face and sympathizes with her. Eleven says that she’s also sad because she’s feeling the loss of Will Byers within her new group of friends. She admits that it hurts to see her crush, Mike, hurt and cry.

The thought of Mike’s sadness makes Eleven begin to cry. Peterson walks over to her and hugs her. He tells her that everything will be okay. Eleven accepts the hug and hugs him back. Peterson moves down to her and faces Eleven. To Eleven, he is staring at her like her father would. She has no idea what is about to happen or why it is. Peterson leans in and gives Eleven a kiss. It’s her first kiss, which was something she wanted with Mike. Eleven asks him why he just kissed her. Peterson smiles and says because he loves and cares about her like a father would.

Eleven says that she understand and explains that nobody has ever kissed her outside her family. Peterson says that she’s a beautiful girl and deserves to be loved by others. Eleven thanks him. Peterson tells her that he loves her very much. Eleven isn’t sure how to respond, as nobody outside her family has ever said this to her before. Peterson smiles and asks her if he could show her something special. Eleven says yes. Peterson takes her by the hand and they leave through a secret door. This leads to a stairway down to a secret room in the blocked off area of the basement.

They enter the secret room. There is a king size bed with cameras, sex toys, and handcuffs. But, of course, Eleven doesn’t understand what these items are for. She asks Peterson what this place is. Peterson says that this is his private room. He takes Eleven to the bed and sits her down. Peterson tells her that she’s a very special girl. Eleven smiles and thanks him. Peterson asks her that if he were to do something with her, that she keep it a secret. Feeling good that someone is willing to keep a secret with her, Eleven agrees to it.

Peterson touches Eleven’s face and rubs it. Peterson tells her that she is the most beautiful girl that he’s ever seen. He kisses her again. But this time with tongue. Eleven asks him what he’s doing. Peterson says that he’s giving her love. He becomes aggressive with kissing her. Eleven becomes afraid and asks him to stop. But he doesn’t. Eleven tries to push him off. But he smacks her. Eleven falls on the bed and begins to cry. Peterson pulls out the handcuffs and handcuffs Eleven to the bed. Eleven begs him to stop.

After tying her feet to the bed, Peterson turns on the camera to record this horrifying scene. He proceeds to rip Eleven’s clothes off of her. Eleven screams. But since the room is soundproof, nobody outside or inside the school can hear her. Peterson takes off his clothes and gets on top of Eleven. She begins to realize what he’s about to do to her. She begs him not to do this. But he doesn’t relent. Peterson puts it inside her. It hurts Eleven as she screams in pain. Peterson thrusts her. He starts biting at her neck (not hard) and tells her that he enjoys fucking her.

After raping her vaginally, Peterson forces Eleven to turn around. Then he sticks it in her ass. Eleven screams as she’s being analy raped. Peterson thrusts her even harder. Eleven is emotionally, physically, and mentally broken by this. Peterson pulls it out, forcing Eleven on her back, and releases himself all over her face and body. This humiliates and breaks Eleven’s heart. She has just become a victim of rape. Peterson tells her that she’s best fuck he’s ever had. Peterson gets up and cleans himself. Eleven is frozen and crying. She is broken. She wants Mike.

Eleven walks home all alone and stunned. Her face shows both trauma and some lack of emotion. She is hurt but doesn’t want to feel any pain. When Eleven arrives home, she avoids being seen by her mother and goes up to her room. Eleven goes into her bed and cries herself to sleep. She cannot believe what has been done to her. Poor girl.

## Chapter 13

The next morning, Debra enters Eleven’s bedroom and finds her bed full of tears. She’s wearing only a shirt and her underwear, which has blood stained on it. Debra asks her what is wrong and how she got blood on her underwear as it’s not period blood. Eleven tearfully turns to her mother and tells her that “Someone hurt me.” Later, Hopper is home talking to Eleven with Powell. Daniel is also there to support and comfort his sister. Eleven describes everything that Peterson did to her to her father. Eleven begins to cry and Hopper holds her, telling her that he’ll get Peterson for hurting her.

Hopper and his Deputies arrive at the home of Edward Peterson. They look around his house, announcing themselves. But Peterson isn’t home. They assume that he’s left for the school. Hopper and the Deputies arrive at the school and enter the main office. Hopper asks the secretary if Peterson is here. The Secretary said that she hasn’t seen him today yet. Callahan, who went into Peterson’s office, comes out and tells Hopper that he found something. Hopper and the other cops go into the office and finds the secret door. They go down the stairs.

Hopper and the Deputies make it down to Peterson’s secret room, where he raped Eleven. However, upon entering, they find a shocking and disturbing scene. Peterson’s body handcuffed and tied to the bed. Stripped naked. His body has been gutted and slashed. Edward Peterson, the Principal of Clearwood Middle School and Eleven’s rapist, is dead. Hopper is disgusted by what he has found. But he has no remorse for his daughter’s rapist. Nobody will mourn him for what he did to our poor Eleven. Hopper tells Powell to call it in. He approaches the body and tells him, “Rot in hell for what you did to my daughter, you son of a bitch!”

At the High School, Daniel approaches Kay, Jordan, Nancy, and Steve and tells them what happened to Eleven. They are shocked and saddened by this disturbing news. Kay offers to have some girlfriend time with Eleven to comfort her. Daniel says that Eleven would love that as she doesn’t have any female friends. Kay says that she’ll do this for Eleven and has ideas on what they can do together. Daniel says that whatever they are, they are probably fun and that Eleven will love it. The bell rings and they separate to go to their classes. Daniel offers to walk Kay to her class, which Kay happily accepts. It’s obvious that they’re growing stronger together.

The middle school was canceled for the day as a result of Peterson’s murder and the investigation of his rape of Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Lucas hang out in the basement at Mike’s house. Mike is sadden to hear about Eleven. He tells his friends that he can never forgive Peterson for what he has done to her, despite being brutally murdered by the killer. Dustin admits that he never liked Peterson anyways. Mike says that he hopes that Eleven is okay and admits that he wishes that he was with her right now when she needs him the most. Dustin and Lucas feels him on this. Lucas tells him to be there for her and to let her know that he won’t let anyone hurt her ever again. Mike thanks him for the advise.

Later after school, Daniel returns home with Kay. He introduces her to his mother, who immediately likes her. Daniel and Kay tells her that Kay is here to spend sometime with Eleven, in order to comfort her over what happened. Debra says that is very nice of her and says that Eleven would like that. In Eleven’s bedroom, there is a knock at her door. Debra walks in and tells Eleven that she has a visitor. Kay walks in and sees Eleven for the first time. She smiles and introduces herself as Daniel’s friend. Eleven gives her a small smile, as she’s still in pain and depressed.

Kay tells Eleven that she has a lot of errands to run and a lot of girl things to do. But she says that she needs a girl to do these things with and asks if Eleven would like to be “partner-in-crime.” Eleven smiles, understanding the gesture, and nods her head. Kay and Eleven go running around, trying out and buying clothes, buying junk food, and looking at jewelry. Kay buys both herself and Eleven a “Best Friend Forever” necklace that comes together when put together.

Kay and Eleven get along so well that they begin to feel extremely close. Eleven finds trust in Kay enough that Eleven does something that she hasn’t even done for her crush, Mike, yet -- Tells Kay her real name. Kay promises to keep it a secret as she makes her promise to keep her real name a secret as well. Eleven promises and Kay reveals her real name to Eleven. Both find each other’s real names cute. They’ll call each other by their real names when alone. Kay tells Eleven that if anything is wrong or if there is something she needs to tell anyone, that she can tell her. Eleven thanks her. They share a sisterly hug.

When Kay drops Eleven off at home, Eleven tells Daniel and her parents that she had the best time with Kay and how they’re best friends now. This makes Daniel very happy to see that his baby sister and his soon-to-be girlfriend became good friends. Daniel thanks Kay for showing Eleven a great time. Kay says that it was her pleasure and how she just adores Eleven. Kay admits that she told Eleven her real name and that Eleven told Kay her real name. Daniel says that it great how they trust each other enough for that.

Kay says that she must go and says that she'll see him tomorrow. Daniel and Kay hug and kiss each other goodbye. Kay leaves. As Kay walks to her car, she sees Eleven from her bedroom window. They wave at each other and blow each other a “sisterly kiss”, which shows a sign of love and trust. It’s clear that Kay has helped Eleven through the trauma of her rape.

## Chapter 14

A few days later at the Middle School, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas are in the Boys’ bathroom. They’re using the urinals and talking about how things are getting back to normal as Eleven is also back at school. Dustin and Lucas finish before Mike. They leave the bathroom, telling Mike that they’ll see him in class. Mike finishes and washes his hands, which is something that Dustin and Lucas failed to do. Mike leaves the bathroom and proceeds to walk back to class. However, he hears Eleven’s voice behind him saying, “Mike.” Mike turns around but he doesn’t see Eleven anywhere. He proceeds to walk off. However, he hears Eleven’s voice calling his name again.

Mike turns around and sees the storage room. The door is opened and it’s dark inside. Mike slowly walks to the storage room and asks if that is Eleven in there. Eleven’s voice says, “I’m in here, Mike.” Mike walks into the storage. He asks Eleven where she’s at. He hears Eleven’s voice saying, “I’m right here.” Mike turns around only to find -- Kyloface, who knocks Mike out with a candlestick (That’s for you, Alex). Mike falls to the floor and Kyloface shuts the door. He drags Mike’s unconscious body across the floor and into the darkness.

At lunch hour, Eleven is sitting alone at her usual table. Dustin and Lucas joins her. They’re happy to see her again since the incident. She notices that Mike is absent and asks them where he’s at. This confuses them as they thought that Mike would be with Eleven. Suddenly, all three get dings on their cellphones. They all check their messages. It’s a video of Mike tied up. The camera turns to Kyloface, who waves at the camera. This horrifies them. Eleven says her favorte thing to say, “Mike.”, with fear and horror.

Kyloface tells Eleven that if she wants to see her little boyfriend alive, that she should come to the old abandoned “White House” hotel. He says that she can bring her friends if she wants. But no cops. Kyloface says that if the cops are called, then Mike will be killed. This makes Mike whimper and cry. Eleven says that she must go to the White House. Dustin says that he knows where that is. The trio sneaks out of school and ride their bikes there. At the high school, Daniel, Kay, Jonathan, Nancy, Steve, Jordan, Michael, and Kristen are hanging out at the cafeteria.

Suddenly, Daniel and Nancy both get text messages. They look at their phones. They are both horrified to see the same video of Mike. However, Daniel’s text says that Eleven is on her way to the White House hotel to save Mike. Realizing what is going on, Daniel and Nancy decide that they’re going to save their younger siblings. Kay says that she’ll come with Daniel and Steve says that he’ll go to protect Nancy. Then Jordan says that they all will go, which means Michael and Kristen are coming, too. The group sneaks out of the school and heads for the hotel.

At the White House hotel, the younger kids arrive just as the older kids arrive. Daniel runs out of the car and runs over to Eleven. They hug each other. Daniel asked her why she risked coming here without calling their Dad. Eleven explains that the killer threatened to kill Mike if they brought the cops over. Nancy is horrified over her brother being kidnapped. Jordan says that they’re going in there and they’re going to find Mike together. They all agree. The teens and the younger kids, for the first time, come together for a mission.

They all walk into the old hotel. It’s dark and gloomy inside. They find a message on the map-wall. It says that Mike will be in room three-twelve. They all take the stairs, as the elevator no longer works due to the lack of electricity. They find themselves on the third floor. They look around for three-twelve. Eleven finds it and they try to open the door. But it’s locked. Daniel, Jonathan, and Jordan kick the door open. They all walk in. They find Mike tied to a bed. Eleven and Nancy runs up to him. While Daniel, Jonathan, and Jordan untie him, Eleven rips the tape off of his mouth.

Eleven asks Mike if he’s okay. Mike says yes. Mike thanks her for coming to save him. Eleven says, “Of course, you’re my best friend. In fact...you’re more than that.” Mike asks what she means by that. Eleven hesitates on how to say. So she decides to show him. Eleven grabs him and kisses him for the very first time. This shocks the others, who did not see that coming. Daniel and Nancy smile over this, approving of their siblings being together. Mike smiles and says that he’s been waiting to do that for a long time. Eleven says that she has too.

After Mike is free, the group notices that the entire room is covered with pictures of a young dark blonde hair woman. They wonder who she is and what she has to do with the killer. Suddenly, Kyloface bursts out from another door. They group runs out of the room, except for Steve, who is the last in line and is grabbed back into the room. Nancy screams for her boyfriend. But Steve tells her and the rest of his friends to run, which they do. Steve and Kyloface start fighting each other. Steve gets a few punches at Kyloface. But this doesn’t faze the killer, who punches Steve.

Steve falls to the floor. He attempts to get back up. But Kyloface grabs him and stabs him in the back. Steve screams out over this. Kyloface lifts Steve up in the air by lifting the knife up in his back. This causes the blade to go through his back and come out from his chest. Steve screams in pain and gurgles up blood. Kyloface releases him and Steve’s body falls to the floor. Steve Harrington, boyfriend of Nancy, is dead. Meanwhile, the rest of the group run out of the hotel and get into their cars. There is enough room for the younger kids as well. They all escape without poor Steve.

## Chapter 15

An hour after Steve’s murder, Hopper and the police are at the White House hotel. Steve’s body is loaded into the coroner’s van. Hopper approaches the group, which includes a devastated Nancy, who is still crying over Steve’s murder. Hopper asks Eleven why she didn’t call him when she got the text message from the killer. Once again, Eleven must explain that the killer threatened to kill Mike if she called the cops. Eleven tells her father that she didn’t want to risk Mike’s life by telling the police. Hopper says that he understands and is glad that she’s okay.

Daniel tells him that he also got a message from the killer, informing him about Eleven coming here. Hopper says that he’s glad that Daniel was able to be there for his sister. But he’s upset that he couldn’t be called to save them. Hopper tells the kids to go home. The kids proceed to leave. Eleven and Mike hold hands. Hopper sees this. He has a sad smile on his face. He’s happy to see that his daughter has someone special. But it also hurts to see her grow up so fast. Hopper walks off to get back to work. The kids leave the hotel to go home.

At a local bar, we find Lonnie smoking and drinking. He’s watching the news on the TV, which is covering the events of Chapter 14. He clearly doesn’t give a fuck and has no sympathy for any of the victims, including his own son. Lonnie finishes his drink and puts out his cigarette in an ashtray. He walks out of the bar and goes inside his car. Before he can start his car, Kyloface comes out from behind his seat and puts a knife to his throat. Kyloface tells Lonnie that if he wants to live, then he’s going to do him a favor. If he refuses, he will be killed right now.

In the Carter basement, Eleven is watching TV. Hopper comes down to check up on her. She tells him that she’s okay and that she’s just watching TV. Hopper nods and goes back upstairs. This is seen by Kyloface, who is standing out in the backyard of the Carter house. Once Hopper is gone, Kyloface walks down to the basement door. He sees Eleven there on her own. He opens the door and slowly walks in. Eleven senses his presence. She turns and finds him standing there. Eleven screams and Kyloface tackles her.

Hopper hears Eleven screaming from upstairs. He grabs his gun and storms downstairs. Hopper sees Kyloface raising his knife at Eleven. Hopper points his gun at him and tells him to let her go. Kyloface turns to Hopper and charges at him. Hopper shoots Kyloface in the head. Kyloface goes down. Hopper kicks Kyloface’s body to confirm that he’s dead. Eleven is crying with relief. Hopper removes the mask and Kyloface is revealed to be -- LONNIE BYERS. This shocks Hopper. Lonnie Byers, ex-husband of Joyce and father of Jonathan and Will, is dead.

The news hits the very next morning that Lonnie Byers, the killer responsible for the murders of Nora Murphy, Jacob Tyler, his own son Will Byers, Troy, James, and Edward Peterson, is dead. Clearwood celebrates the end of the murder spree, believing it to be over. It also mentioned that Barbara Holland’s body has been found in a shed that Lonnie Byers owned near his residence (Not the Byers house). The town is in shock over the supposed reveal that Lonnie Byers was the killer, especially that he allegedly killed his own son. However, nobody knows what we know, which is that Kyloface forced Lonnie into the costume to take the blame.

At the high school, the group; Jonathan, Daniel, Kay, Jordan, Nancy, Michael, and Kristen have decided to have a party in honor of their fallen friends. Nancy isn't sure if she wants to go. But the friends convince her to. So tomorrow night, there will be a party at Jordan Casey's house again.

## Chapter 16

Joyce sits at her couch all catatonically. Jonathan approaches her and asks her if she’s okay. Joyce says that she’s fine, even though it’s obvious that she’s not. Jonathan tells her that he’s going to Jordan’s house. Joyce tells him to have fun. Jonathan smiles and leaves. Once Jonathan is gone, Joyce breaks down and begins to cry. This happens for about two minutes. Suddenly, her phone rings. She runs to the phone and answers it. It’s Kyloface, who says, “Hello, Joyce.” Joyce asks who this is. Suddenly, Kyloface bursts through the front door.

Kyloface goes to punch Joyce. But she ducks. Joyce tries to sneak past him as she ducks. But Kyloface is smart and elbows her in the side, which makes her fall to the floor. This is something that happened with Sidney in her first attack in the original movie. Kyloface gets on top of Joyce and tries to stab her. But Joyce is holding his wrist, preventing him from stabbing her. Kyloface grabs her hair and slams her head on the hard floor. Joyce becomes disoriented. Kyloface stabs her in the shoulder. Joyce screams. Kyloface says that he’s not ready to kill her yet. He has plans for her. So Kyloface whacks Joyce, knocking her unconscious.

At the Wheeler’s house, Ted and Karen are leaving to go out to dinner with Holly. They tell Nancy and Mike to behave while they’re gone. They promise their parents that they’ll behave. Ted and Karen leave. Nancy watches her parents drive away from the window. Once they’re gone, she heads for the front door. Mike asks where she’s going. Nancy tells him that she’s going to Jordan’s house for a party. She explains that she needs time to mourn Steve. She tells Mike that if he doesn’t tell their parents, she won’t tell if he were to call Eleven and bring her over for some alone. Mike says deal. Nancy walks out and is met up with Michael and Kristen.

Once Nancy is gone, Mike grabs his cellphone and calls Eleven. At the Carter house, Eleven is lying in bed when he phone rings. She answers it. Mike tells her that his parents and Nancy just left, meaning that he’s alone. Mike asks if she’d like to come over. Eleven smiles and says that she’ll be on her way if she can sneak out. Mike says that he’ll be waiting for her. They hang up. Eleven puts on something cute for Mike. Then she sneaks out of her house. She grabs her bike and starts riding to Mike’s house. She’s so excited to have some alone with Mike.

Maybe tonight it’ll be the first time in a long time that they’ll be alone and just be together without anything bad happening. With the killer supposedly dead, Eleven has no fear of anything bad happening. She makes it to Mike’s house. She walks up to the front door and knocks on the door. Mike opens the door and lets her in. They go down to the basement. Mike says that he just wanted to be alone with her. Eleven says that she felt the same. Mike tells her that he’s had a crush on her since they first met and asks if she wants to be his girlfriend. Eleven smiles and says yes. She confesses that she’s also had a crush on him since they met.

And with that, Eleven and Mike are officially boyfriend and girlfriend, even if they must keep it secret from their parents as they’re just twelve years old. They begin to kiss. It’s sweet and adorable. But it becomes a makeout session. Mike gets on top of her and things gets very heavy between them. Caring about her feelings and knowing what Peterson did to her, Mike is not willing to do anything that is sexual without her consent. But Eleven puts his hands on her, allowing him to touch her sexually. Eleven tells Mike that she wants it all.

Suddenly, a hand grabs Mike’s hair from behind. It’s Kyloface. Eleven screams at the sight of the alleged dead killer. Kyloface knocks Mike out. Eleven gets up and starts running to the door. Kyloface runs after her. Eleven opens the door and takes a step out. But before she can run, Kyloface grabs her, pulls her back inside, and closes the door. They struggle. Eleven stomps on his foot, causing him to release her. Eleven runs into the kitchen, which Kyloface chases her into. Eleven grabs a large kitchen knife and wields it at Kyloface. He backs away as she goes crazy on him with it.

Eleven raises the knife up, ready for the kill. But before she can do anything, Kyloface swings his hand and smacks her across the face. Eleven falls to the floor and drops the knife. Her nose is bleeding. She tries to crawl away. But Kyloface drags her towards the living room. Eleven screams and cries as she’s being dragged. Kyloface drags her into the living room and we stay in the kitchen as we watch our poor Eleven disappear into the living room. Similar to Annie Brackett's attack in Rob Zombie’s Halloween.

## Chapter 17

Out in the woods by Jordan’s backyard, we find Daniel and Kay walking. They’re planning on staying away from the party to talk and to spend some time together. They admit that they’re so happy to just be there together without the pressures of partying or pressures of being safe by their parents, as they still believe that the killer is dead. Daniel says that he believes that things are going great for them. Kay agrees. They kiss each other. Daniel takes her hand and says that he feels that after tonight, they may make it official. Kay agrees, saying that they should make it official after tonight if all goes well. They smile and hold hands as they walk off together.

Meanwhile, at Jordan’s house, we find Jordan, Nancy, Michael, and Kristen hanging out. They’re drinking. Jonathan arrives. Jordan asks him where he’s been. Jonathan tells him that he was worried about his mother and wanted to make sure that she was okay before he left. Jordan throws him a can of beer and Jonathan begins to drink it. Jordan appears to be getting drunk. He tells his group of friends that he’s going inside to drink some more. He tells them that he’ll be in his basement if they need him. His friends tells him to have fun and Jordan goes inside.

Michael and Kristen proceed to kiss and grope each other in front of Jonathan and Nancy. Realizing this, they apologize to them for this. Jonathan chuckles and says that it’s no problem. Nancy doesn’t seem to care either. Kristen suggests that she and Michael can go inside for some more private fun. Michael asks Jonathan and Nancy if they will be okay by themselves. They say that they’ll be okay to hangout together by themselves. Nancy tells them to have their fun. Michael and Kristen thanks them and runs inside. Jonathan gulps down the beer before crushing it. Nancy closes her and lays back on the porch chair.

Michael and Kristen run upstairs and goes into the master bedroom. They begin to make out and remove their clothes off. Michael lays her down on the bed and kisses down her neck to her chest, removing her bra. She pulls down his pants. Soon, they’re completely naked and proceed to have sex. Kristen moans with pleasure. Back in the woods, Daniel and Kay are sitting on a log and talking. Daniel is explaining to Kay that the woman in the pictures that they found at the hotel when they rescued Mike was Eleven’s biological mother. Her name was Hannah Decker and she was a prostitute. Eleven and many children were given up for adoption as she didn’t want any children.

Kay says that she’s glad that Eleven was adopted by Daniel’s family, stating that she deserves a loving family like his. Daniel agrees, saying that he loves Eleven with all of his heart and would be devastated if anything happened to her. Kay smiles. She can see that the love of Eleven comes from Daniel. Kay takes his hand and says that Eleven is so lucky that she has a brother like him. Daniel says that he’s lucky to have Eleven for a sister. Kay then says that she’s (Kay) is lucky to have a boyfriend like him. Daniel smiles. Kay just called him her boyfriend. They kiss, making it official that Daniel and Kay are boyfriend and girlfriend, a date earlier than they planned.

Back in the master bedroom, Michael and Kristen finish having sex. Michael is exhausted. But they are both satisfied. Michael is sweaty and hungry. He tells Kristen that he’s going to get something to eat. Kristen laughs and tells him to have fun. Michael goes downstairs and into the kitchen. He finds a bottle of wine. He checks out the wine and likes the brand. He looks around for a corkscrew but can’t find it. He shouts for Jordan, asking him where the corkscrew is. Suddenly, Kyloface slams the corkscrew into his hand. Michael turns around only to get a meat cleaver into the face. Michael Geller, boyfriend of Kristen, is dead.

Back in the master bedroom, Kristen is in the bathroom using the toilet. After peeing, she flushes and washes her hands. She hears somebody walking into the bedroom. She assumes that it’s Michael returning with some food. Kristen asks if he got anything good to eat. She opens the door. Kyloface charges in and pushes her to the floor. He whacks the mirror, shattering it. He grabs a shard of glass. Kristen begs for her life. But this doesn’t help. Kyloface proceeds to stab Kristen multiple times. Kristen Hoffman, girlfriend of Michael, is dead.

## Chapter 18

Daniel and Kay walk out of the woods and find themselves back at Jordan’s backyard. They find that it’s deserted. Not even Jonathan and Nancy are there anymore since we last saw them. Daniel and Kay thinks that everyone went back inside the house. As they go to open the door, Jonathan pops out of nowhere, scaring them. He apologizes and asks where they’ve been. They tell him that they’ve been out in the woods. They ask him where everyone went. Jonathan explains that Jordan went into the basement, Michael and Kristen went to have some fun upstairs, but that he doesn’t know where Nancy is.

Daniel, Kay, and Jonathan walk into the house through the backdoor. It’s dark inside. They look around. Nancy pops out of nowhere, which scares them. She apologizes and asks where everyone has been. They tell her that they were looking for her and everyone else. Suddenly, they hear muffling sounds from the living room. The four walk into the living room together. Upon entering the living room, they find Mike, Eleven, and Joyce tied up. They rush to their respective relative; Daniel goes to Eleven, Nancy goes to Mike, and Jonathan goes to Joyce. Daniel and Kay unties Eleven, Nancy unties Mike, and Jonathan rips the tape off of his mother’s mouth.

Jonathan asks his mother what happened. Joyce tells them that it was the killer, stating that he’s still alive. This confuses the teens, who thought that the killer was dead. Eleven says that it was a trick, saying that Lonnie was framed and used to fool everyone. Eleven and Mike are freed. But as Jonathan goes to untie his mother, Jordan comes out of nowhere with a knife. This makes them all panic and tells him to not get any closer to them. But Jordan explains that he has just found Michael and Kristen dead. Jordan says he has the knife to protect himself from the killer. But they don’t believe him.

Jordan’s mannerism and movement when talking is very Billy/Kieran-like, which frightens Eleven and Mike. Daniel tells Jordan to stop it because he’s scaring the kids. Jordan becomes pissed and yells at Daniel. This results in Jonathan tackling Jordan. Jonathan and Jordan struggle. Eleven screams and Daniel shields her from seeing this. Joyce tells her son to be careful. Jonathan is able to turn the knife on Jordan and stabs him in the heart. Jordan Case, the leader of the teen group, is dead. Everyone sighs in relief, believing that the killer is finally dead.

Jonathan gets up and turns to the living room wall. Everyone turns to see what he’s looking at. The picture of Eleven’s biological mother, Hannah Decker, is plastered all over the wall. Jonathan approaches the picture. Jonathan asks Eleven if she knows who this woman is. Eleven confirms that she does, explaining that her parents told her that this was her biological mother after they found the pictures of her when they rescued Mike. This shocks Joyce -- who knows something about this woman. Jonathan smiles and asks his friends if they knew that he (Jonathan) was also adopted.

This shocks Eleven, Daniel, Kay, and Mike, who never knew this. Jonathan turns to Joyce, who we now realize is his adoptive mother. Joyce explains to the group that he told this to Jonathan a year ago. But claims that because she raised him since birth that she’s his mother. Jonathan puts his hand on Joyce’s shoulder and says, “You’re a mother figure to me...but not my mother.” And with that, Jonathan shoves the knife into Joyce’s throat. This makes everyone scream at this. Joyce Byers, mother of the late Will and adoptive mother of Jonathan, is dead.

Jonathan turns to his shocked and frightened friends. He gives them the familiar smile that we’ve seen other killers give during their reveals, confirming what we can already tell is that -- JONATHAN BYERS IS KYLOFACE! Jonathan explains that when he learned the truth about himself that he snapped. Because he was raised to believe that an abusive man was his father, that a crazy whiney lady was his mother, and that a weak little mama’s boy was his brother. But what made things even worse was that he found out that his biological baby sister was calling another guy her big brother, which is Daniel. This means that Jonathan is Eleven’s true biological brother.

Eleven stares into Jonathan and we finally see their resemblance. Eleven tells him that he’s a bad man. Jonathan tries to get her to see it in his perspective. He tells her that it’s everyone else who is bad for lying to them. Eleven tells them that nobody has lied. They just did what was best for her. Jonathan says that nobody knows what’s best for her except for him, her true flesh and blood. Nancy calls Jonathan a monster. Jonathan says that it’s everyone in Clearwood who is the monster. Jonathan says that Hopper took his sister, Joyce was unfit to be his mother, Lonnie was an abusive father, Peterson raped his sister, Steve was an asshole, Jordan was a shitty leader for their group, and that Daniel is unfit to be the brother of Eleven.

Nancy asks Jonathan why he’d kill Will or Barb or those who are innocent. Jonathan says that he got tired of Will’s weakness, especially upon learning that he was not his real brother. He decided to punish everyone in Clearwood, especially those close to him and his family and friends. So he had Nora killed for being a cheater, although he admits that he has a side chick, and that he killed those associated to him, Will, Eleven, and everyone close to them in general. This horrifies our surviving group. How could Jonathan do this to everyone close to them.

Jonathan says that he’s going to kill Daniel first, then Kay, then Nancy, and then Mike. But he’s going to take Eleven to raise her and blame the killings on Jordan. He goes to raise his knife at them. Suddenly, there is a gunshot heard, which Jonathan barely misses. It’s Hopper. He asks Jonathan to put the knife down. Eleven and Daniel are relieved to see their father. They ask him how he knew where they were. Hopper explains that he put a tracking device on Eleven’s bike. When he realized that she and Mike were kidnapped, he knew that he had to check for Daniel’s group of friends, which led him here to find Jonathan revealing himself.

Hopper approaches Jonathan, pointing the gun at his face, and threatens to kill him. But Hopper becomes so enraged that he lets his guard down. Jonathan grabs his wrist and stabs him in the chest. Hopper goes down. Daniel tackles Jonathan. They struggle until Jonathan headbutts Daniel and slashes him across the chest. Daniel goes down. Kay tries to fight back. But Jonathan easily takes her down by whacking her across the face. Kay is knocked unconscious. Jonathan goes to attack Nancy. But Mike and Eleven attack him. Jonathan grabs Mike and throws him at Nancy. Both Nancy and Mike fall to the floor.

Jonathan turns to his baby sister and approaches her. He tells her that things are going to change for her tonight. He tells Eleven that after tonight, she will start calling him “Big brother.” Eleven defiantly says that he’ll never be her brother. She declares that Daniel is her only brother because he truly loves her and cares about her. Eleven calls Jonathan a bad man. This hurts Jonathan. He drops his knife and tackles Eleven. He begins to strangle her. He tells her that if she will deny him, then she shall die, too. As Eleven is being strangled, she grabs his knife from the floor. Eleven stabs Jonathan in the back. He screams out. Then Jonathan appears to die.

Eleven gets up. Mike runs to her and they hug each other. Mike asks her if she’s okay. Eleven confirms that she is. They kiss each other. Kay, who regains consciousness, helps out the injured Daniel. Eleven, Nancy, and Mike helps Hopper, who is hurt but okay. Suddenly, Jonathan rises and raises his knife at them all. Hopper grabs his gun and shoots Jonathan in the forehead. Jonathan goes down and doesn’t get back up. Jonathan Byers, adoptive son of Joyce, adoptive brother of Will, biological brother of Eleven, and the Kyloface killer of the story, is dead.

Eleven, Mike, Daniel, Kay, Nancy, and Hopper are all relieved that it’s finally over. They are the survivors of this murder spree. While there are other survivors, they’re the only ones to have experienced the murders up close and survive being attacked.

## Chapter 19

Hopper and Daniel’s wounds heal from their attacks. Eleven and Mike will recover from their trauma of these events. Eleven has a bigger appreciation for her family now that she knows the full truth. To her, Hopper and Debra are her parents and Daniel is her brother. Despite their young age, Hopper and Debra Carter and Karen and Ted Wheeler have accept the relationship between Eleven and Mike, but makes sure they’re never alone. After being attacked when they almost had sex, Eleven and Mike, themselves, saw it as a sign. They don’t plan on having sex anytime soon.

Back at the Clubhouse Cafe, Daniel and Kay finally acknowledges their relationship. Daniel says, “I’m glad I have you for a girlfriend, Kay Russell.” Kay chuckles and tells him that now that they’re in a relationship, that Daniel can call her by her real name. Daniel asks what her name is. Kay says that her name is Katherine. But that people close to her calls her Kathy. Daniel confesses that Daniel is actually his middle name and says that Kathy can call him by his real name. Kathy asks him what his real name is. Daniel reveals that his first name is actually -- Clarence.

Meanwhile, the police investigation reveals that Jonathan is the confirmed killer of Barb Holland, Will Byers, Troy and James, Edward Peterson, Michael Geller, Kristen Hoffman, Jordan Casey, and Joyce Byers. But there are still questions on who murdered Nora Murphy, Jacob Tyler, and Steve Harrington. It is confirmed that Jonathan was with Nora the night that she was murdered. But we, the readers, knows that Jonathan was not their killer as the Kyloface killer who killed them appeared immediately after he left. And also, Eleven, Mike, Nancy, Clarence, and Kathy confirmed that Jonathan was with them at the White House hotel when they witnessed Steve Harrington being murdered.

So did Jonathan Byers have an accomplice? If so, who is his accomplice?

## Confirmed Facts

* The Carter family in this story is related to Clarence, Kathy, Lorraine, Tyler, and Nancy.
* This story takes place in present day even though everyone in the story is either an actor from the 80s or a character from the 80s.
* Love interests Daniel and Kay are played by characters/actors from A Nightmare on Elm Street movies.
* In the show, Eleven is called "Eleven" for being "Subject 11" and her hair was shaved off for experiments. However, in this story, she is given a rare condition that prevents her hair from growing, which she was diagnosed with at age 11, which gives to her nickname "Eleven."
* Eleven will NOT have any supernatural powers.
* At least one or more child will die. One will be tragic and the others, if any more, will be rooted for due to the nature of their characters.
* A major twist will be revealed at the end involving the Carter family from The Honor Stories.
* Something terrible will happen to Eleven in Chapter 12 that will gain a non-sympathetic victim for Kyloface.
* Chapter 14 will have Eleven, Daniel, Kay, Dustin, Lucas, Nancy, Steve, Jordan, Kristen, and Michael together in order to save Mike from Kyloface. It will be similar to 1x7 "In the Trenches." A teen will be killed in this chapter.

## Killer

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