When Steve ripped his shirt off and dove into Lovers Lake, the last thing expected was for him to swim back up and confirm that he found the gate to the Upside Down. That was a minute ago, seconds before he was dragged back through the portal by a vine, being thrust into the Upside Down.

He shot up, gathering his bearings as demobats began swarming him. Their tail..things…wrapped around him, yanking him to the ground. One of their tails wrapped around his neck, pinning him to the ground as two did nothing less than feast on his lower abdomen. Their razor sharp teeth effortlessly cut through his skin.

Steve’s screams were harrowing, echoing in the dense air. The sky flashed red, particles spinning through the air akin to snow. Was this the last thing he would see? If he wasn’t being eaten alive it may have been nicer. As soon as the dread of death set into his bones, the bat choking him was sent flying away after being hit with an oar.

Steve snapped his head to the side seeing you, Robin, and Eddie who had jumped in and followed into the Upside Down to save him.