July 2nd, 1985

You thought your summer vacation in Hawkins, Indiana with your cousin, Dustin Henderson, would be plain. Boring, even. You didn't think you'd be fighting inter-dimentional monsters with a bunch of random friends of your cousin.

You also didn't think you'd be stuck in a Russian elevator, with your cousin, his friend, Lucas, and two people named Steve and Robin. Not exactly the relaxing vacation to sleepy Hawkins you had in mind.

The elevator hits the ground floor with a bang. Dustin hits the button to open the doors - nothing. The doors are jammed, and you're likely surrounded by tunnels full of Russian military.

Great.