Lost and Found | Stranger Things Reader Insert

A/N: Diving just a bit more into Doc's roots

Warnings: none that i'm aware of

Word Count: 2386

"How much longer?" Lucas sighed as the Party walked the leaf-covered train tracks. On his left was Dustin and Doc, Mike and El walking a few feet behind them. Both Doc and Dustin had grown tired of the boy's whining and sighed.

"I don't know."

"It's not like they can tell us when we'll get there, Lucas."

"You really need to learn more about compasses."

Lucas sighed once again. "I'm just saying. How will we know when we get to the gate?"

"Uh, I think a portal to another dimension is gonna be pretty obvious."

Doc chuckled. "Yeah, so keep your eyes peeled." She smiled, staring down at her compass. As they walked, she had been trying to ignore the throbbing pain in her head, but in her defense, it came and went in waves. Doc figured that she felt this way because they were nearing the gate, since her coming in contact with anything that had to do with Will's disappearance resulted in her feeling some sort of discomfort. She couldn't help but wonder, though... She only got headaches when El was around, and they worsened when she used her powers. When they reached Will's house, his location within the Upside Down, she felt nauseous. She was going to hurl her guts up had they not been distracted by the police. So, if they were nearing the gate, the bridge between their world and the Upside Down, why had she not been feeling nauseous? Why did this only feel as if El was using her powers?

As if he read her mind, Lucas glanced over his shoulder at the two behind them before returning forward. "Do you think she's acting weird?"

The two looked back at El. "You're asking if the weirdo is acting weird?"

"Can you guys stop calling her that?" Doc snapped. "Seriously, guys, she isn't that much different than me. I was a missing kid, running from what probably was a dangerous past. I couldn't speak proper English until the sixth grade. It stings a bit to hear you call her that. And she may have powers, but at least they're helping us find Will."

The two boys blinked before quietly apologizing and staring down at their shoes. "Okay, well... Don't you think she's acting different?"

"Yeah," Doc sighed. "I think so... Maybe she's scared of the gate. Who knows?"

"Who cares?" Dustin irritably sighed before glancing down at his compass again. Doc gently grabbed him by the arm as another wave of pain rushed through her head, causing her to stumble. He quickly caught her with a worried look. "Doc? You okay?"

"I-I just tripped. I-I'm fine." She whispered. "Thanks..."

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    It had been a rough day for Doc. She had nearly broken her foot on her skates, gotten a scolding from her mother, and worse, Mike had really hurt her feelings just hours before. It was no doubt the reason she hadn't been focused while skating around the neighborhood. All she wanted was to sleep the night away and awake to a brand new day. It didn't take long for her to drift asleep. When she opened her eyes again, she was in what seemed to be a black void. Below her, she laid in a wet substance, but she was sure it was water. What perplexed her was that she didn't have her blankets on her, or her pillow under her head. In fact, she wasn't even in her bed. The only thing reassuring her was her own existence, proof enough that she was simply dreaming.

Rolling onto her back, Doc slowly sat up and pulled her knees up as close to her chest as she could, the ominous feeling of the void sending a chill down her spine. "Hello?" She called out. "Is anyone here?! Or... is this just a really boring dream...?"