𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗶 𝗮𝗺, 𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 (✔️)
twenty-six
dinner is served, hoes ; 2389 words
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘-𝐒𝐈𝐗
'𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 '𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳'
YOU SLOWLY WALK THROUGH THE EERIE OLD HOUSE, CAREFUL NOT TO MAKE ANY NOISE.
your shoes were off and all you were left with on your feet was plain white socks.
you hold your bluelight lamp in front of you, looking around the dirty room.
you look to the entrance of the room as max, lucas and erica walk in, she holds up the paper reading 'found vecna'
you furrow your eyebrows, nodding.
you all follow after her, down the stairs to where she had left her lantern.
you and max step up to the brightly glowing blue light.
you look over at yours, it had also started to glow and buzz louder.
erica opens her pen, writing something on the notebook.
she holds it up to lucas and he nods.
erica then runs out of the house and you and max exchange a look.
your eyes soften at her, you could tell she was worried.
you step forward, hugging her.
she was shocked at first but soon wrapped her arms around you.
you stay like that for a while before you break apart.
you hold her shoulders, smiling warmly at her.
she smiles a bit back at you.
you all leave the room, leaving erica's lantern there and sitting in the room opposite.
you sit on the floor, looking through the small crack in the boards covering the window, your head resting on the border covering it.
you glance over at the two as they write messages to eachother, smiling softly and looking back out, praying you and eddie would be able to do something like that some day.
your eyes go wide as you notice erica flashing the torch, you notify the other two and you all stand, looking through the cracked window,
you hold up the torch, flicking it on and off.
you close your eyes, heaving a deep, heavy breath.
now was time for phase two.
distracting vecna.
you and max put your shoes back on, you tie the laces of your old black converse, squeezing your own foot slightly and standing up.
you and max both pick up your lanterns, walking back into the room where vecna is.
okay, [name], breathe. deep breaths. in and out. in. and. out
you slowly walk in the room, watching the light glow brightly.
max looks back at lucas for a moment, breathing heavily.
she takes off her headphones, pausing the music.
"hey!" max shouts, "asshole! we're here. no more music. no more games. do you hear me?"
nothing happened.
"what are you waiting for, huh?" you shout, "we're both here, so come and get us!"
the lantern buzzes loudly, and then the light fades, signalling vecna was no longer in the room.
both yours and max's lanterns glow bright as he seemingly walks through that area in the upside down.
you all exchange a look, slowly following where the light was headed.
you slowly creep up the stairs, up to the attic.
you gulp thickly as the light glows brighter and brighter as you both stop at two small tables, they had small candles on them, which were covered in spiderwebs.
the lantern goes dim again, you furrow your eyebrows.
"what are you waiting for, asshole?" max questions.
"hmm? we're right here" she scoffs, "we're right here!"
"i know you can hear her, dickhead" you frown at the lantern.
"i know you can read our thoughts" max adds on, her lip trembling, "even the worst ones"
her eyebrows furrow softly, "maybe mostly the worst ones"
you both place your lanterns down.
max takes her headphones and walkman off, placing them on the table closest to lucas.
you then both sit down on a small magic-carpet-esc rug.
you both hug your knees to your chests, you rest your cheek on your knee.
"i thought about what you said" max starts.
"about how i wanted my brother to die. i thought that you were just trying to upset me. to anger me. but you weren't, were you?" she sniffles softly, you purse your lips.
"you were just telling the truth. billy, he made my life living hell. every chance he got" her lip trembles, "som sometimes.. when i would lie in bed at night, i would.. i would.. pray.." she closes her eyes, sniffling, "i would pray that something would happen to him"
and you felt somewhat the same about your sister.
you were jealous of her.
you were jealous she got all the attention, all the love, while you got close to nothing.
and while for ages you tried to deny that i wasn't true, you always knew, deep down, thoughts would sometimes stray into your head, just hoping that your sister may get injured, that she would fall from her treehouse your parents made specially for her and break and arm or a leg. that she would have a tumble and graze her knee so bad it hurt to walk.
and you know you were wrong for this, that you shouldn't think like that.
but you couldn't help it.
"something awful. i.. knew that he drove too fast, so.. i would imagine him crashing. dying in that stupid car" she shakes her head, "i just, i-.. i wanted him out of my life. forever. i wanted him to disappear. the day that he died.. i think that's why i just.. stood there. watched. not because i was scared, weak. but because.. i didn't know if he deserved to be saved. and i've tried to forgive myself. i've tried.. but i.. can't.. i can't. so now.. now when i lie in bed at night.. i pray that something will happen to me. that something terrible will happen to me"
you frown deeply, looking at the ground.
"so that's why i'm here. because.. i just want you to take me away. and i want you.. to make me disappear" she sniffles.
"is that.. all true?" you both look up at lucas.
you furrow your eybrows.
something was wrong.
"you wanted billy to die" he whispers.
"why are you talking?" you hiss, holding up your finger to your lips in a shushing motion.
he turns to max, "you ever have thoughts like that about me?" he asks.
you frown deeply,
okay, something's definitely wrong. vecna.. he must have us again.. but then.. why am i only seeing him tormenting max?
max stands up, shocked.
"what? no, lucas, never"
"normal people don't fantasize about killing other people, max" lucas says, "you realize that, right?"
"lucas, please" max trembles.
"max.. max that isn't-" you try and say, but lucas cuts you off.
"i thought you were getting better" he steps closer, "but you're not, are you?"
"max-"
"you are sick"
"lucas, you don't mean that" max shakes her head, stepping back as he steps forward.
you stand, walking over to max.
"max, this isn't-"
your eyes twitches as you're cut off again, "maybe it is good he takes you. maybe it's for the best"
max's eyes water.
"in fact.. i'm glad its going to be you"
you grit your teeth.
lucas's voice goes slightly distorted, "you both will be the chosen ones. the fourth and fifth. the final sacrifices. it's going to be the two of you that breaks the world" his eyes go white and glossy.
you shake your head, kicking him in the balls (if he has any) and punching him in the face. he flickers from lucas to vecna for a moment before back to lucas.
"fuck off you venca asshole!" you bark, taking max's hand and trying to pull her away.
the fake lucas grits his teeth, "where are you going? why are you trying to run? don't be scared"
you scoff, "i'm plenty scared of your ugly as fuck face. sorry lucas" you mutter the last bit under your breath.
"stay away from us" max says.
"max, i thought you said you were ready" vecna's voice mixes in with lucas's.
"ready to disappear!"
"i said stay away!" max picks something up, smashing it on his head and you both running off.
you glance back, he was fully vecna now.
you squeeze max's hand as you both run out of the attic, practically jumping down the stairs.
you swing open the door, though it was boarded with wooden planks.
"where are you going, maxine, [name]?"
"the fuck away from you" you mutter as you both run into another room, trying to find a way out.
the lights flicker as max opens another door, the same wooden planks boarding it.
"fuck!" you whine, kicking the board.
you slam the door shut in a fit of anger, huffing in annoyance as you and max run through the house, opening every door there was.
max opens another door, except this one wasn't boarded by wooden planks.
instead, it was another door.
a blue one.
it had glass in the top middle, it almost looked like a staff room door.
it looked orange inside and it was smoky.
you flinch back in shock as a, may i say, very attractive male bashes angrily against it, shouting "max! let me out of here!" he orders.
you both step back, "this your brother?" you ask, she nods slowly.
you frown at him, he seemed like a bit of a dick.
he slams against the door, "max! open! the! door! open the door!" he punches his fist through the glass and it shatters, you grit your teeth, "fuuckkk"
he bellows, running shoulder first at the door and slamming against it, repeating that action as the chain keeping it shut jingles, slowly coming more and more loose with every push.
"max! let me out! max! max!"
max closes her eyes, probably trying to think up a new scenario.
the pole bends out of shape as he rams against the door.
you flinch back as the door shoots off its hinges, "you better have some place in mind, max!!" you scream as her brother approaches, a furious look on his face.
you stand protectively in front of her, glaring at the guy.
you gasp as you're suddenly in a new surrounding.
you step away from max, looking around.
a sign at the front read 'hawkins middle, snow ball 84'
you raise your eyebrows,
middle? the fuck's it mean by middle? like primary school?
blue streamers were hanging all around what you guess to be a gymnasium, and tables were scattered around along with balloons laying on the floor.
"holy shit" max whispers, chuckling slightly.
you look forward as the song 'every breath you take' starts to play, the large disco ball in the middle glimmering.
your lips part slightly, "is this what a school dance looks like? like a proper one? the only one i ever had was in a church down the road"
you both sit down at a table, max checking her watch every so often.
you both gasp in shock, quickly standing up as something behind you bursts, a thick red substance spurting out.
you both step back, the same thing happening behind you again as you both gasp.
you step back again as a trail of balloons pop, the same red substance bursting out.
you both look back as the music warps, now playing an entirely different song.
you look around as some of the tinsel starts to fall, the rest turning dark and rotted at the same time as the flowers wither and die. once a lovely blue, now a deep and dead grey.
you look up as a sort of snow starts to fall, though it definitely wasn't snow.
while it didn't snow in australia, you had been to the snow once before, so you knew that this was not snow. it looked more like that crappy fake snow you always had to buy for christmas.
but you recognised it more now as the odd stuff that fell from the sky in the upside down.
you both flinch back as thunder strikes, both looking out the windows lining the room.
the room suddenly fell dark and the aura only got eerier.
you both gather chairs, stacking them in front of the doors that could allow anybody in.
though as you both grab another one and go to head back, you were met with a different, yet familiar door. it's rose patterned stained glass taunting both you and max, the chairs you had once stacked now gone.
you're fucking joking, we spent ages stacking up those chairs
the door creaks, slowly opening as you breathe out shakily.
"you can't hide from me, max, [name]"
you look around for something to do.
max closes her eyes, trying to think of happy memories.
"you think i don't see what you're doing? you think i don't see everything?"
now, that's a little creepy there, mate. max is 199% a minor
"you thought you could trick me? you thought your friends could stop me?"
you frown, closing your own eyes and thinking of happy memories in an attempt to block out vecna's voice and maybe help out max a little.
"i see them. i see your friends"
well stop fucking looking, then
"just as clearly as i.. see you"
you squeeze your eyes shut.
"i can feel them. i can feel them dying"
your eyes both open again as the clock chimes, panic setting in.
"it's time, max, [name]"
girl no the fuck it's not
the music plays, distorted and shallow.
max takes your hand nervously, you squeeze it in return.
you both step back slowly.
"it's time"
you both gasp and spin around as vecna's voice is right behind you.
you gasp as he holds up both his hands, pushing you and max back against the wall as you both yell, grunting in pain as your backs hit the wall.
you thrash and struggle, though your movements going unseen as you're practically glued to the wall.
you squeeze your eyes shut, grunting and whining in pain, whimpers leaving yours and max's mouths.
you grit your teeth as vecna slowly approaches, his bare feet squelching against the ground.
vecna growls, standing in front of you both.
you struggle and struggle, attempting to free your limbs.
"you are both brave, maxine, [name]. much braver than your siblings"
tears fill your eyes.
"but in the end... you are both weak" he shakes his head,
well make up your fucking mind
"and fragile, just like them. like all the rest of them. and you. will. break"
he holds both of his hands up, long, gross fingers dangling just above both of your faces.
his eyes roll into the back of your head and you grimace,
gross, is this like some disgusting kink or something?
your eyes involuntarily roll into the back of your head as you feel your body weaken.
but all of a sudden vecna is thrown away and you both fall to the ground.
you grunt, sitting up.
you both look up, you tilt your head.
there was a girl with a shaved head, a floral undershirt and a pair of white jeans.
he arm was extended and her nose was dripping blood.
you lean over to max, "is this super powers girl?"
max nods.
you watch as super powers girl tilts her hand around, forcing vecna to turn to her in mid-air, him in a position that looked a lot like what he did to his victims.
vecna growls angrily at this.
"you"
"hi" she nods, slamming him into the stairs.
words ; 2389
date posted ; 3/07/22
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