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An Almost Deadly Trauma

Summary:

What if Billy hadn't died after he saved El? What if he survived only just barely? He has a long recovery ahead of him and new found powers as well as new trauma added to his burden. Can Max, Steve and the others help him or will he be lost to the Upside Down and the remnant of the Mind Flayer?

Notes:

This is my first "Stranger Things" fanfiction, I hope you all like it. Please give me feedback or ideas for other fanfiction's for the "Stranger Things" series. Like I said, this is my first fanfiction for this particular show and i hope you all enjoy.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Prologue

Summary:

This is the prologue of the fanfiction, i apologize about it being as short as it is.

Notes:

I know the prologue is short but the chapters will get longer as the story continues, they will be sad, full of angst, tears, action and many many many changes in character, mainly Billy and Steve.

For any confusion that may follow, this was supposed to be read first but it got moved to the spot of the 3rd chapter instead of being in front of the 1st chapter. I apologize for any inconvenience.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

The Mind Flayer had Billy Hargrove under its control, doing what it wanted. Billy had brought people to the Mind Flayer to be flayed and then they were absorbed into it, making it's body so that it could walk in the real world. But in the end it had Billy go after who it had wanted the most, Eleven. The girl who had sealed it in its own world and locked him out of the human world. She had closed the gate and now it wanted her gone.

With this in mind it sent Billy after her, and he had succeeded in getting her away from her group. Billy brought Jane a.k.a Eleven and laid her out like a present. He told her to stay still and that it would be over soon. But as the Mind Flayer made its way to her it was ambushed by fireworks thrown by the kids who had befriended her, her protectors. It was then left up to Billy to keep her from escaping, putting his hands lightly around her neck to restrain her only to be interrupted by El as she relays his last memory of his mother, his very last happy memory.

El freed Billy from the controls of the Mind Flayer. However the beast wasn't deterred from its target and went after El again only to be stopped by none other than an angry and determined Billy Hargrove. This however only angered the Mind Flayer.

Soon the Mind Flayer began to attack Billy with all of its tentacles. With in minutes there were tentacles almost everywhere on Billy's abdomen. Finally the Mind Flayer readied it's final fatal attack. It's main tentacle came from its mouth and aimed for Billy's chest, right over it's heart.

However this attack wasn't as fatal as it was meant to be as the Mind Flayer let out a loud roar and shriek before disappearing.

Notes:

Hope this chapter was enjoyable and filled you with anticipation for the events. There was a mix up with the chapter order but it's now fixed so I hope you enjoy the prologue despite its short comings.