Stranger Things: Tales from '85

Backpack, yeah. Keys, walkie-talkie.

Do I have everything?

Mike! We're outside! Over!

-Mike! -Yes! Coming! Over and out!

Hey, what about breakfast?

No, thanks! No time! Bye!

Hey! Watch it!

-Nancy, straight home from school today. -Okay.

Mike, aren't you forgetting something?

Um, love you?

Oh, right! Thanks, Mom!

-Here he comes. -Finally!

Let's go! We're gonna be late!

Mike, relax. We're not gonna be late.

Yeah, we haven't been late once in the last five weeks.

I know, but if we are…

Just come on!

Come on!

Almost there. Almost there.

Ugh! Move it, you bug blaster!

Dustin! Dustin, come in! Over!

Come on, Dustin! We know you're there!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Not now! Not now!

Dustin!

You know you have terrible timing.

We're heading directly to Will's. Meet us on Cornwallis. Over!

-Wait for me! I'm at the mart! -Dustin!

Fine. Meet you there. Over and out.

Thanks, Dan. Gotta run!

Wait, wait, wait. You're a dollar short again.

Sorry! I'll get you next time! You know I'm good for it!

That's what you said about the cheese balls, and Pudding Pops,

and whatever other abominations you children put in your gullets.

Found it!

-Hey! Slow down, bud. -Sorry.

Here's that mix you asked for. Finished last night.

Maybe now you'll listen to more than just The Clash.

Thanks. I gotta go. The guys are waiting.

Mom said call if you're gonna be--

-Late! -

Jeez! Kid, are you okay?

Yes, yes, yes! I let it get late!

You know you don't actually go to school, right?

So, I know you know, but I…

I need you to remember the ground rules, okay?

No attracting attention. Be careful who you talk to.

And we keep the cabin secret.

The last thing we need are strangers sticking their noses in around here.

I know the rules.

Yeah, I know, but we can't have anyone finding out about your powers!

You see, that's what I'm talking about.

I did it inside. No one can see.

Look, kid, I'm just worried is all.

-We're a family now. -I know!

Bottom line is I'd like to keep it that way.

Me too.

Mike.

-Hey. -Hey.

-Hey! -Coat! I need a coat!

Anything happens to her,

anything…

These woods hide a lot of mistakes.

I… I got you something.

Why?

'Cause cops like doughnuts?

Joke's on you, pal. Everyone likes doughnuts.

-Ready! -Be careful out there!

-Yeah! -

Aw, sh… irt.

Couldn't have waited five seconds.

Crud!

Whoa! Slow down there, Henderson.

Where you going in such a hurry?

School. I'm gonna be late.

Hey!

We just want to see what you have for us in that book bag of yours.

Books, brainiac. Wanna guess what's in my pencil case?

Hey! Get back here!

We're gonna get you, Henderson!

-Come here, dork! -Let's get that scumbag!

-We're gonna get ya! -Yeah! Let's get that nerd!

Give it up, geek!

What the…?

- -Ah!

I got snow in my crack!

So long, suckers!

Charlie! Where'd you go, man? I lost the nerd!

Charlie!

Charlie?

What the…?

No, no, no, no!

Let's go!

Yeah! Let's go!

Yeah!

You guys, spring break is gonna be awesome this year!

We'll finally get to show El some of our other hangout spots!

-Like the arcade. -Yeah, and the pizza place.

They've got deep dish now!

Deep dish? Will I like deep dish?

El, you're gonna love it! It's like pizza on pizza!

And the grease gets all over your fingers, and you lick it off, and it's so good!

"El, you're gonna love it!"

I think it's cute.

Cute? I've been having to wake up 30 minutes ahead of my alarm

just to do this!

All he talks about is El this, El that! Ugh!

Okay, we get it.

You should be taking notes, Romeo.

What? What did I say?

If we play our cards right, maybe Hopper will let you come with us

to the Starcourt mall when it opens Memorial Day weekend!

-That would be the ultimate hangout spot! -I heard it's gonna have a gaming store!

Big whoop.

What this town really needs is a Sam Goody.

You can keep your music.

I'll take a Hot Dog on a Stick, Ground Round--

You forgot Orange Julius, you jerks!

What the hell happened to you?

Dirtbag Charlie and Noogie Jeff happened. That's what.

Thanks for waiting for me, guys.

Well, your mouth still works. Any internal bleeding?

No. But I escaped Mirkwood by the skin of my teeth.

Looks like you brought some yellow snow with you too.

-Har, har. -

Real funny.

Snow in your pants!

Get out of the road!

Stupid kids.

What? What do you mean you don't have your homework?

-Later, El! -See ya!

-Bye, El! -Bye!

-I wish I could go with you. -One day, you will.

You'll pick me up after school? 3-1-5?

3:15. Yes.

Right. See ya!

Whoa. Whoa! Whoa!

I can't wait to start D&D next week!

Me, too! And I figured out what module I want to use.

Actually, I had an idea.

What--

I'm so sorry. It was an accident.

You little jerk!

Ho ho!

You gonna let him get away with that?

What's it gonna be, Zombie Boy? Fat lip or black eye?

Hey, get off him! He said he was sorry.

Back off! I'm busy here.

Hi. You're in front of my locker. Oops.

Now you're in front of my locker.

Hey, what's your problem? You some kind of freak?

Freak? Wow, that is so sweet of you to notice.

You may also have noticed that you've worn out your welcome, sport.

Whatever.

Don't let the locker hit you on your way out.

I'll catch you geeks later! Come on.

-Why didn't you do anything about it? -It's just a shirt.

Will, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Huh. Misfits. Nice.

Um, thanks.

Yeah, thanks for the help. There's a lot of meatheads in this school.

Don't sweat it. Same jerk, different letterman jacket.

My theory is they clone them in every school.

I'm Mike. This is Will.

Sup? And, wait, what did he call you? Zombie Boy.

Wow. That is a new one. I'd stick with that if I were you.

Later.

You guys okay?

Yeah, thanks to that new kid.

Who's her hairdresser? Mr. T?

She's punk. I like it.

-Maybe you should try it, Lucas. -Oh, shut up.

Okay, people. Settle.

Welcome back. New semester, new news to share with you all.

I will be going on a sabbatical for the semester.

He's gonna become a priest?

What? No. It means he's going on, like, a work vacation.

Oh, why didn't he just say so?

Ah!