What if...the roles were reversed and Lucas was possessed, died for a minute and went into coma? (Angst)

We're just going to pretend this song was made in the 1980s because I feel this song will relate to this chapter.

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"Alright boys that's it! Let's get ready for game day today!" The coach says, clapping his hands as well as the boys.

Lucas goes over to the table, him going to pour him a cup of water and go to drink some of it, him wiping his mouth a little after he is done. He feels his nose when he feels blood trickle down from it, some of the blood getting in the cup of water that he holds. Lucas goes to grab a tissue, him going to wipe the blood from his nose, throwing the cup away.

"Hey Sinclair come on let's go!" Jason says with a smile.

"Coming." Lucas says to him, going over to his bag and going to take out the pain medicine out of the bottle. He goes to pop three in his mouth before putting the bottle back in his bag, putting his bag over his shoulder and taking out his mp3 player and headphones, going to put them on before making his way over to the door, beginning to walk with Jason and all of the other boys down the hallway.

"Man this game is going to be awesome!"

"I know I can't wait!"

Lucas honestly drowns out the conversations going on between them, him just letting himself get lost in the song that plays in his ears. He relates to the song in a lot of ways. He thought he was able to take a lot of things, especially when they were introduced to demogorgons and demodogs, but the Mind Flayer...

So he can relate to the song in a lot of ways, him feeling nothing but pain he wonders where do we all go when it's all over. They always make it seem like when humans die they go to heaven, and heaven is always filled with peace. So why live on? Why live on in such a painful world? Why not just end it all and take your chances in the after life? It just feels like everything has gone wrong, and the peaceful place up in the sky they beg to help but it doesn't. So Lucas just wants to go up there and join them, join heaven.

He doesn't know why, but the thoughts of them in the star-court mall fighting it, it's face roaring into theirs it is...terrifying, it feels his visions every night and truth be told it is haunting him. He doesn't know why, the others seem just fine, so he tries to drown his traumas and fears into one thing.

Basketball.

"How you feeling Sinclair?" Jason questions while patting his shoulder.

"Haven't lost one yet right?" Lucas questions rhetorically.

"That's the spirit!" Jason says with a smile.

Lucas walks by Jason, him looking over ahead of him to see Mike and Dustin leaning on the lockers, Max talking to them while her backpack is on her back. When they see him they all go to look at him, Lucas looking at them for a minute, more so looking at Max before he turns off, him continuing to walk with Jason.

"I don't know what the hell happened." Dustin comments.

"I mean one minute he's fine but next minute he's just being...distant." Mike says.

Max looks back over at Lucas, seeing him still walking with Jason, Jason patting his back. "Oh screw this." Max says before she begins to walk over to him.

"Wait Max wait!" Dustin tries.

"There's no stopping her." Mike says.

"Lucas!" Max calls out, some of the boys turning around to face her.

"Oh angry ex alert." One of them say, making them laugh, Lucas just having a neutral expression on his face.

"Do you want to be kicked in the balls?" Max questions with a raised brow.

"What is it Max?" Lucas questions.

"I need to talk to you." She says before looking around at the boys. "Alone." She adds in.

"Give them time. I'll save you a seat Sinclair." Jason says while patting his shoulder, them beginning to walk away.

"Thanks." Lucas responds, him going over to look at Max. He raises his eyebrows at her. "Well?"

"Well hellfire is tonight, you know...the club you use to be in with your friends." Max states matter of factly.

"Didn't know you cared so much about Hellfire." Lucas comments.

"Oh I don't give a damn about the game or the club, but I know before you used to until you made all of your other 'friends'." Max quotes with her fingers.

Lucas sighs a little bit, him rubbing his forehead a little. "Max I don't need this right now."

"I don't care I'm giving it to you now." Max says back. "Lucas what...what happened? You're just...you're so different now."

Lucas chuckles a little. "So because I wanted to be normal teen after everything we have been through I'm different? I deserved to be dumped because of that?"

"I dumped you because I want Lucas, not...this." Max motions towards him.

Lucas clenches his jaw a little at the response, him lightly swallowing. "I'll be busy, I'll be at my game. You Mike and Dustin are more than welcome to come." He says simply, holding his backpack strap. "I'll see you later." He says before he goes to walk away.

Max just looks at Lucas walk away, her just shaking her head while she clenches her jaw and swallows, beginning to walk away.

Lucas goes to sit down next to Jason at the desk, going to put his backpack behind his desk. He listens to the teacher as she speaks, her going in about a certain lecture that they are learning. He leans his head on his hand, rubbing his forehead a little while closing his eyes a little bit.

He goes to look around when he sees the room darken, particles beginning to roam about in the air, everyone suddenly disappearing from him. Lucas eyes widen, him going to look around, him being now in the same classroom where he was before when he was younger, when Will was still missing and a demogorgon came into the class and Eleven killed him and vanished. Lucas goes to quickly stand up, him going to look around frantically. "Hello?! Hello?!"

"Luuuuucaaaasssss."

Lucas slowly looks towards the door, seeing it opening slowly. His heart beats more faster in his chest, him feeling his breaths become more labored by the minute.

"Come to me...Lucas."

Lucas shakes his head, him backing up and running over the desk making him trip. He quickly gets back up, running towards the window behind him and him trying to open it up, it not budging.

When he turns around his eyes widen in shock, him being back in star court, only it looking different and more...gloomy.

"Lucas!"

Lucas turns over to his side, seeing Eleven crying while holding her bleeding leg. He quickly goes to make his way over to her. "It's okay! It's going to be okay!"

"No it's not." She suddenly says, her eyes being sucked out of her head and blood running down from them.

Lucas gasps in shock as he falls on his back, him going to crawl away before he quickly begins to get up and try and run, him colliding with a body.

"Why are you running away Lucas?" Mike questions, his eyes being sucked out of his head as well. "We just want you to join us."

"No, no no no."

"Lucas!" Dustin says. "Just join us, it will be so much better, so much peace."

"Stop it! Stop it!"

"It won't be like now." Will comes up behind him. "It will be better. Just join us."

Lucas turns, him gasping and falling against the floor again when he sees Max in front of him, her eyes sucked in the back of her head while vllld rubs from them, her continuing to walk forward while Lucas crawls back. "Max?" He cries.

"Don't be afraid Lucas, here there will be no more pain, no more anything." She says before she crouches down, going to hold out her hand for him to take. "Join me."

"No..this isn't...this isn't..." Lucas tries.

"Lucas."

"Join us."

"Join us Lucas."

"Lucas."

"Lucas."

"Sinclair!" Jason shakes his shoulder once again, making Lucas fall out of his trance and go to look at Jason with wide eyes, his face coated with light sweat. "You alright man?"

Lucas goes to look around, seeing him back inside of the classroom with all of the other students, people either looking at him like he is crazy or out of concern, the teacher also looking at him in concern. "I have to go to the bathroom." Lucas says while going to get up, him beginning to make his way outside of the classroom.

Lucas quickly makes his way to the bathroom, him going to lean on the sink while breathing heavy, him going to turn on the water and splash it on his face, him rubbing his eyes and his forehead a little.

Wondering what the hell just happened.

~

Lucas lays down in his room, music playing on his radio, him trying to toss and turn while he tries to sleep. It has been constant talk of the murders happening here, Chrissy being dead along with Fred. Lucas headaches and nosebleeds haven't stopped either, him constantly waking up in cold sweats as well.

Sue opens the door after she hears a knock on it, seeing Max at the door. "Oh Max hey!"

"Hello Misses Sinclair! Is Lucas here?" Max questions.

"Yes he is up in his room." She replies while holding the door more open for her, motioning for her to come in. "He's just been in a foul mood lately." She says while closing the door.

"Yeah don't I know it." Max replies.

"Maybe you could lift up his spirits?" Sue states it more as a question.

"And please make him go somewhere instead of his normal basketball boyfriends." Erica says.

"Erica!"

"Just the facts!"

"I'll go talk to him. Thank you." Max says.

"Of course sweetie." Sue replies before going back into the kitchen along with Charles, Erica sitting at the dinning room. Max goes to make her way upstairs, getting to Lucas room and going to knock on the door.

"Go away." Lucas deadpans.

"Lucas it's me open the damn door." Max rolls her eyes. Max hears silence for a minute before the door opens, her going to brush pass him and make her way inside of the room.

"What are you doing here?" Lucas questions while closing the door.

"I need to talk to you."

"Max if this is about me acting stupid then I really don't need-"

"Have you been having..visions?" Max suddenly questions. "Or a vision?"

Lucas eyes widen, him looking at Max for moment with a slight look of shock on his face. "How...what...how did you..."

Max feels her heart pound more and more inside of her chest, the realization setting in. "Please tell me you haven't Lucas."

Lucas swallows a little, him looking besides him before going to look at Max. "It...it happened yesterday during class." Lucas reveals. Max's eyes widen, her heart thumping in her chest now, her standing completely frozen while looking dead ahead of her. "How did you know-"

"We need to go." Max cuts him off while taking his hand, going to open the door.

"Wait Max where are we going?" Lucas questions.

Max leads him down the stairs, her going over to the front door and going to open it. "Misses Sinclair we are going to go out."

"Okay have fun!" Sue mentions in response.

"Max what the hell?!" Lucas exclaims as soon as the door closes, Steve's car being in the front, Dustin being in the passenger side. "What the hell is going on Max?!"

"Lucas please just get in the car." Max tells him.

"You're going to want to hear this Sinclair." Steve says. Lucas looks at all of them, him going to get in the backseat along with Max. Max goes to take out files from the backseat pocket, going to open it up before handing it to Lucas. "Chrissy and Fred were seeing Counselor Kelly." Steve mentions while beginning to drive.

"Okay and?" Lucas questions while looking at the files.

"Look at their symptoms." Max points.

Lucas goes to look at the different things written on the file, seeing...headaches, nosebleeds, waking up in cold sweats...

Visions.

Lucas eyes widen a little bit, him looking over at Max in shock, him looking back at Dustin and Steve. "So what? Does this mean I..." he trails off.

"No Lucas we are not going to let that happen Nancy and Robin are at the mental institution where Victor Creel is being held." Dustin explains.

"How is that going to help?" Lucas questions. "The guy killed his whole family."

"No Lucas he didn't, someone else did, and somehow Creel survived from it so we need to know how, because that's our ticket to save you." Max explains. "Because whoever killed Victors family....that is the same person who killed Chrissy and Fred."

"But I thought Eddie killed Chrissy." Lucas says.

"No Eddie is innocent." Dustin shakes his head.

"Yeah the metal head is innocent now it is this wizard who is coming after kids for some reason, that's not weird or anything." Steve mentions sarcastically.

"Lucas look at me." Max says, going to take his hand making Lucas look at her. "We're going to figure this out, we won't let anything happen to you."

Lucas looks back down at the file, seeing his hands grow a little more shaky and his skin grow more hot, him swallowing lightly and feeling his heart beating faster and faster. "Where are we going now?"

"My place, it is in closer range to the institution." Steve replies, him going to pull in the driveway. "Alright come on let's go." All of them get out of the car, them beginning to make their way inside of the house. "Thank goodness my parents aren't here." Steve mentions.

"All we have to do is wait on Robin and Nancy to tell us what to do." Dustin mentions.

"Lucas we're gonna-" Max trails off when she looks at Lucas, seeing his eyes rolled in the back of his head while standing completely still. "Lucas?" She questions in concern, going to stand in front of him, him not answering her. "Lucas! Lucas!" She yells, her shaking his shoulders. "Guys!"

Dustin and Steve quickly make their way over to him, beginning to shake him. "Lucas! Come on man!"

"No no Sinclair!" Steve exclaims.

"Guys?!" Lucas questions in a panic, looking around Steve's place that is dark and gloomy.

"Luuccaaassss."

Lucas slowly turns around, licking sight with Vecna that stands a few feet in front of him, slowly tilting his head. "It is time."

Lucas shakes his head, him beginning to quickly run through the house, him lightly tripping but going to get back up. "Max! Max!" Lucas screams out. "Max! Dustin! Steve!" He calls out again, not hearing a reply or seeing them. "Max please help me! Please!" Lucas begs.

"Nancy! Robin! We need something RIGHT NOW!" Dustin yells through the radio.

"Hurry okay his favorite song play his favorite song don't ask questions just PLAY HIS FAVORITE SONG!" Robin exclaims over the radio.

"Max please!" Lucas begs, him running through the house.

"You cannot run from me Lucas, you cannot hide." He says before he raises his hand a little, making vines go to wrap around Lucas ankles, he grinds in pain when he falls on the floor, him trying to grip the ground while he gets pushed hard into a wall, vines wrapping around his wrists and neck, making him choke out.

"Steve!" Dustin quickly says while going over to him. "You need to go back to Sue's and Charles and get Lucas tape player and headphones!" Dustin tells him. "Max what's Lucas favorite song?"

"What?" They both question.

"No time for questions WHAT'S HIS FAVORITE SONG?!"

Lucas continues to choke out while Vecna slowly makes his way over to him, Lucas gritting his teeth while he chokes. "Please...please don't do this."

"Raign! When it's all over by RAIGN RAIGN!" Max quickly says.

"I'll be right back I'll be right back!" Steve says before he runs over to the door, him lightly tripping before getting back up, going to make his way out of the door.

"Lucas just please hold on please hold on!" Max begs, her hands going on his cheeks.

"There is no reason to be afraid Lucas." Vecna tells him. "This is what you want, isn't that why you always listen to that song? I can give you what you want."

"No no please, please I don't want it." Lucas begs while shaking his head the best that he can while crying.

"I'm back I'm back here it is!" Steve quickly says, him going to put in the tape and put the headphones on his ears, the song beginning to blast in his ear.

Vecna looks behind him at the bubble populating, showing Steve and Dustin looking at Lucas with wide eyes while Max shakes his shoulders. "They cannot save you Lucas." Vecna tells him, Lucas beginning to cry harder while shaking his head. "Don't be afraid." He tells Lucas, his large hand beginning to go over his head. "Try to stay very still." He says.

All of them watch in shock as Lucas begins to slowly levitate up in the air, Max falling on her bottom while looking at Lucas with wide eyes, Steve and Dustin lightly loosing balance on their feet while looking up. "No! No no no!" Max says while quickly getting up, going to try and reach for Lucas. "Lucas! Lucas please!"

Lucas breaths heavy while Vecna's large hand is over him, Vecna's head being up slightly while his eyes are rolled in the back of his head. Lucas sobs out while his eyes close, him just trying to think of the good memories that he has had. Memories of playing D&D with Will Dustin and Mike, memories of them going to star court, memories of them eating together, playing together, fighting together.

Memories of Max.

Lucas opens his eyes, looking over at Max screaming out while trying to reach for him, him being up in the air. Lucas grits his teeth, him going to grab a sharp edge on the wall and go to stab the side of Vecna's neck with it, making him stumble back while holding his neck. Lucas gets released from the vines, him looking up at the bubble and going to get on his feet and beginning to run as fast as he can.

He screams when he sees a object almost come down on him, him going to run over to the side while lightly tripping, him going from side to side while he runs full fledge, him ducking his head and covering it when certain objects fall besides him. His hand reaches out for the bubble, a panicked expression being on his face while he does so.

"MAXXXX!"

Lucas eyes suddenly opens before he goes to fall on the floor, his breathing hard while he goes to frantically look around, him not really able to see anything because of his tears clouding his vision.

"Sinclair!"

"Lucas!"

"Lucas Lucas!" Max quickly says while cradling his face, his eyes setting on hers. She goes to hug him tightly, him going to hug her back just as tight, him crying on her shoulder while he does, Dustin hugging Lucas from behind and Steve resting a hand on Lucas shoulder. "Oh my god! I thought I lost you."

Lucas breaths heavily while still hugging her. "I'm still here, I'm still here." He assures.

All of them continuing to hug each other for a long minute.

~

Plans.

Plans were made accordingly after finding out Vecna's plan, the plan he has been telling them all along, the plan letting them know that he is only one kill away from his goal. So from there they formulate a plan, more so Lucas volunteering himself to bait himself to make Vecna distracted that way Nancy Steve and Robin can kill him when he is vulnerable.

So that is where they are now, Max and Lucas in a room in the Creel house while Erica is outside standing guard. Max sits on one armrest of the couch while Lucas sits across from her on the armrest on the couch, them both having nervous expressions on their faces, the blue light illuminating in the room.

Max goes to pick up her small note pad and a marker, beginning to write something down. Lucas looks at her before looking at the notepad