This was the day, the day the world could be destroyed by Vecna. You had to defeat him before he acted. Now, Jonathan, you, Dustin, Nancy, and Steve were in the Upside Down after Steve's car crashed into the wall. You were all in the Hawkins lab.

You, Dustin and Steve went upstairs together, Nancy and Jonathan went downstairs. You and Steve had a fight in the Rainbow Room while Dustin was away. You'd been griefing since Eddie's death, who was your best friend, and Steve had spoken ill of him, saying Eddie died trying to be a hero like an idiot.

The fight started, but you were the only one hitting Steve. He wouldn't hit you; he pushed you, telling you to stop because you were going to hurt yourself. In the end, you're on the ground with him. Steve stood up and told you he was leaving; he wanted to cry.

You finally found Steve after an explosion occurred because of the "shield generator", Dustin was wrong, it wasn't that, it was dangerous. Steve snatched the walkie-talkie from you and climbed the stairs, which were covered in a sticky, fibrous substance that clung to your feet.

The walkie-talkie wasn't working anymore; it's antenna was broken. As you and Steve continued walking upstairs, you stopped abruptly when the staircase collapsed, creating a large hole. Steve didn't hesitate, searching for a ladder in a room.

Steve approached the stairs, and you begged him to stop, but he placed the ladder over the hole in the stairs and was about to climb up...

"No, don't! STOP!-"

You screamed at the top of your lungs, grabbing his arm and pulling him towards you.

"Being an asshole!"

You finished your sentence, and Steve seemed annoyed. He had to save Nancy and Jonathan, who were trapped in a room with that horrible, sticky texture.

"I'm not. I'm trying to get to them!"

Steve yelled at you in turn, but you had tears in your eyes.

"You always try to get yourself k!lled, and I can't let it happen again! Stop being so selfish, please. If you go on there, you're going to d!e, and I can't deal with it again. You can't d!e because I can't deal with it again..."

You poured your feelings out, your tears about to fall, but you held them back. You were so scared. How could you speak? Steve was speechless, seeing how his d3ath could affect you.

"Don't let it happen again. Please. Please don't let it happen again..."

You continued, finally breaking down as you rested your head on his chest. His hand went to your head, and his arm around you. He saw how it affected you; it was horrible to see...