The Beautifully Tragic: A Steddie Romance

As everyone finishes last minute preparations, a familiar screeching sound fills the air. Everyone rushes over to look out the windows. A huge swarm of demobats fills the sky, coming right towards the house. Steve looks over at Eddie. "Looks like your old friends have to decided to arrive first to the party. Should we go outside and give them a nice welcome to Hawkins?" Eddie sighs, remembering his last encounter with the demobats. "We do need to get rid of them, but we don't need to wear ourselves out doing it. I get the feeling that is exactly what Lord octopus, ruler of Disneyland from hell, has planned." Eddie rushes past Steve and heads to his room. Steve watches in confusion. Eddie walks back out, a guitar oh his shoulder and an amp in his arms. "Where the hell did you get that? I don't own a guitar or an amp." Eddie smirks at him. "I may have stashed it in the very back of your closet, in case I ever wanted to play anything for you. Good thing I did. Looks like it's time I treat Hawkins to a nice metal concert." Steve grabs his arm before he can walk out the door. "Eddie no!! No one else can know you're here. They'll crucify you. They'll think you caused this." Eddie nods grimly. "I know, but I can't just stand by and do nothing. No more running for Eddie the Banished. They'll be so freaked out by what's happening, I should be the least of their worries. When I start playing, and the freaky Chernobyl bats start flying my way, you guys just be ready to start swinging. Got it guys?" Eddie turns to look at the others, who all solemnly nod in agreement. Eddie kicks open the front door and quickly sets up his equipment. He starts playing the intro to Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold. The bats immediately turn and start flying towards him, their screeches blending in with the sound of Eddie's guitar. The others stand in front of Eddie, ready to start swinging, when suddenly all of the bats just drop to the ground dead all at once. The others slowly lower their weapons, and look at each other in confusion. Eddie continues to play, as someone steps out of the darkness, wiping blood from their nose. As the person steps fully into view, Mike's eyes widen. "El!!!! When did you get here? How did you know what was happening?" Eddie stops playing, and looks at El in confusion. "Hey guys, anyone care to fill me in?" Mike turns to Eddie. "Remember the girl we told you about with the super cool powers? This is her. El, meet Eddie, Eddie this is El. She's going to help save our asses and this town." Eddie removes the guitar from his back and sits it on the ground. He walks over to El, and shakes her hand eagerly. "Man, I don't know how you got here so fast, or how you knew to be here, but you're one person I'm extremely happy to see. I wasn't sure if I'd ever get the change to actually meet you." He drops to one knee in front of El. "My powerful Lady, Eddie the Banished at your service. Now let's go kick the ass of that octopus overlord before he destroys Hawkins entirely. Then we can all get back to having normal lives." The others nod in agreement and pick up their makeshift weapons. "The shire is burning." Eddie says to himself as they all walk down the streets of Hawkins, looking for any signs of Vecna or the mind flayer...

End of chapter eight