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Back, back, back, back! Eat salt, jerks!

Take that!

It took it.

Sorry, guy, all out of backpacks!

Get away from him, you mouth breather!

Um, should we help her?

After the day she's had, I'd say let her have this one.

What? No spores?

You okay?

I think Dan might ban me for life.

We have bigger problems than the Food Mart, Dustin.

Way bigger.

Geez, worst storm damage we've had in years.

It was a wild one, Chief. Hope this place is insured.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

You're not done yet?

You traded turns for Erica's dessert again, didn't you?

Yeah, last week

before I knew we'd be saving this town from crazy creatures, again!

My parents should be throwing me a parade, not forcing me to shovel snow!

You're shoveling something, all right.

Come on, town hero!

Hey, what's going on?

My bike's gotta be around here somewhere.

Hold on.

U-turn! U-turn!

Are you sure this time?

He was sure the last three times.

Yeah, yeah. Sorry I'm not an expert

at finding something lost in a historic blizzard.

Why were you out in the snow anyway?

I thought you were just going to hit the arcade.

-He was on a date. -With Rosario.

Would you clowns give it a rest? Yes, fine. I was with Rosario,

but we were working the H.I.C. case.

Dustin, why are you red?

It's…

I'm not! I'm…

My bike!

And you all doubted me.

He's changing the subject.

No. I'm simply trying to keep us focused on the task at hand.

Rosario saw the same blinking light Charlie did

after she played host to that Jerk O'Lantern thing.

You seriously think that's a coincidence?

Charlie and Rosario were possessed by totally different creatures.

Those creatures share a common ancestor.

Like… Hordak.

Hord-what?

Is that a She-Ra reference?

Yep. Hordak, like controls the Horde.

The biggest baddie of all the baddies.

Except for his boss, Horde Prime, of course.

Okay. Let me try to explain this a way that's less cool.

Think of a beehive and the queen bee.

The creatures that possessed Charlie and Rosario,

they could've all descended from the same Queen

and shared her memories. That's why they had the same vision.

So the vision didn't come from them.

It came from the Queen.

Exactly.

If we figure out where the light is Charlie and Rosario saw,

then we'll locate the source of all these creatures.

Hordak.

We know the creatures are in the sewers.

If there's a queen like you say, that's where we gotta start.

If you'd rather embark on a wild goose chase

in the stinkiest depths of Hawkins,

instead of systematically triangulating the Queen's location

using logic and science, then--

I'm tired of being chased.

We should do the chasing.

Fine.

Well, if we're headed underground for a monster beatdown,

we're gonna need some gear.

And that just so happens to be my specialty.

Whoa.

Welcome to…

The mosh pit!

Whoa!

This is like Nikola Tesla meets Dr. Frankenstein.

You made all of this?

Uh, yep. And if anything's gonna stop that Queen, it's gonna be here.

Gear up, Terminators.

This stuff is sick, Nikki.

Sick as in cool, but also sick as in kinda sick.

-Ah! -Ah!

Uh, sorry?

Well, that ball had it coming.

Hey!

Made something for you too.

No way! Is this the mallet from the festival?

With one or two bonuses.

Nikki, this is so cool. Thank you.

It's like you can see into my brain and make my dreams real!

What do you call this beauty?

Uh, you name it.

I'd like to officially make you

the H.I.C.'s Head of R&D for Field Technologies.

Whoa! Sounds rad. Count me in.

Oh! Oh my goodness, Nikki! Uh, you have guests.

-Hi, Mrs. Baxter! -Hi, Mrs. Baxter!

Hi, Mrs. Baxter!

Hey! Hello, kids. Checkin' out Nikki's knickknacks?

Mom, don't call them that, because then the name will stick.

I'm so sorry. I thought you and them…

We're cool now.

Really? Okay. Good, good, good. Then…

I didn't mean to interrupt, but I wanted to give you something.

Thanks, Mom. Love you.

Oh, I love you too, sweet girl.

Happy birthday.

-It's your birthday? -Birthday? What?!

Uh, I… I'm just gonna…

I… I'm gonna go, I guess.

Traitor.

Why didn't you tell us?

I guess I'm not really a birthday person.

Besides, who would I invite? My mom?

How about us?

Okay. Um…

Yeah. Maybe this year I'd be up for trying something different.

Why not?

But first, we got some sewer business to take care of.

Light 'em up.

So…

Does this mean that the sewers are our official date spot?

Don't make me puke.

You don't wanna celebrate our anniversary here?

I could bring candles.

Gross.

You have really never had a birthday party?

I have never had one either.

Is that 'cause of where you grew up?

No one ever mentioned birthdays in the lab.

I did not even know when mine was until a few months ago.

They really kept you locked down, huh?

Locked down? Yes.

But you went all over?

So many places. They all kind of just blur together.

My mom tried to make sure I did regular kid stuff,

like the mall and karate class,

but we could never really crack birthday parties.

I guess they're just a little too normal for someone like me.

I am not normal either.

Well, who wants to be normal anyway, huh?

Whoa. Guys, are you seeing these?

What do they mean?

I think it means--

I think it means we go this way.

We must be getting close.

Who, uh…

Who wants to go first?

Fine.

Be careful.

A little late for that, stalker.

These vines are strong enough to break through cement.

-If this whole place is riddled with them… -We have to be careful where we step.

Max?

Max?

Max!

You're gonna want to see this.

End of the line.

Look!

Only one of them.

-We can handle-- -No.

She's right.

If we fight them, we'll alert everything in the sewer system we're here.

Those things could come back around any second.

We gotta figure out a way to get over there

without having to climb down into the death tunnel first.

Oh, silly me. I left my grappling hook in my other pants.

I didn't.

Who's ready for a ride?

Steady. Steady.

-Come on! Hurry! -Hurry up!

What are you waiting for?

Uh, guys?

Yes! Yes! Go, El!

Ow.

Where the heck are we now?

Sewer Junction.

Gross!

-Ugh. -Check this out.

Don't get too close! That's a power transformer.

It'll pack a lethal zap if you mess with it wrong.

Who just leaves their tools lying around?

Probably someone who didn't have much of a choice.

Dustin.

-Dustin! -Ah!

Get back!

Knickknacks at the ready!

Please do not call them that.

She sends out an aroma Of undefined love

It drips on down in a mist from above

She's just the girl She's just the girl

Whoa!

You're tangling with the wrong guy! Taste my Wizard's Breath!

Whoa!

Incoming!

Whoa!

She's just the girl The girl you want

She's just the girl, she's just the girl The girl you want

Ah!

Look at you with your mouth watering

Look at you with your mind spinnin'

Not good.

She's just the girl you want

She's just the girl, she's just the girl The girl you want

Is that all you got, you dumb hedge?

She's just the girl The girl you want

Eyes! Eyes! Cover your eyes!

Oh, my…

That was a close one.

I think I have some sewer stuff in my mouth.

Geared up or not, we weren't ready for that.

Come on, guys. We can't stop now. We're so close. We just have to--

Leave before we die?

Everyone, grab your stuff. We're getting out of here.

Now!

That was a total disaster.

Guys, I'm starting to think we finally met our match.

There is no part of me that doesn't hurt.

There's no part of me that doesn't stink.

My shoes are never going to be the same.

That was not a success.

Yeah. I'm sorry, Nikki.

This is pretty much the worst birthday ever, huh?

No way, Zombie Boy. This was the best birthday of all time.

How?

Number one, friends. That's kind of a new thing for me.

Two, dangerous adventures in a sewer.

Disgusting, but way more exciting than Chuck E. Cheese.

And three,

party's not over, class.

Nice. We should've baked a cake.

I'll see your cake and raise you.

The fresh snack with the snack in the middle.

Stocked up before the Food Mart imploded.

-Nice. -I'll take one!

Here you go.

It's your birthday too.

Yeah, those are my favorite.

But it's not.

Well, you missed like 13 of them in a row. It's time to start making them up.

-Happy birthday to you -Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, El and Nikki

Head of R&D for H.I.C.

Happy birthday to you

You know you're supposed to make a wish, right?

I did.

It already came true.

Aw!

I wished I could figure out how to hurt the Queen,

and I think I have an idea.

How?

Light.

My mom's always talking about how crazy sensitive plants are to light.

Like if they don't get enough, then they die?

Exactly.

But those vines live in the sewers.

They're doing just fine, and there's no light down there.

Yeah, well, that's because the opposite's also true with plants.

Too much light?

It's not gonna be easy.

Replicating the lumens generated by that transformer won't be possible

without some serious juice.

Hey, if anyone can figure out how to replicate the lumens

to make a butt-kicking weapon, it's gonna be you.

Darn straight, Zombie Boy.

Mike, hand me that 14-gauge copper.

Pliers. Pliers.

Whoa.

Thanks.

Okay, okay, okay. This is all so awesome for sure,

but I got a little emergency to deal with first.

Building gear makes me have to go pee.

You waiting for permission?

Your experiment?

That's what you're worried about?

The storm just wiped out my only source of income.

-That's not the point. -I don't think you understand.

No, no, no, no, no. That's the problem. I do understand.

I understand this wasn't part of the plan.

Don't make me do something I will regret.

Um…

Bathroom?

Oh! Hey!

Sure, sure, sure, sure. It's upstairs, second door on the right.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to me

It's not your birthday, Dustin.

Happy birthday to you

Oh!

Evolution is the process

by which an organism adapts into an enhanced version of itself.

I could talk about this stuff all day.

Evolution, extinction, especially extinction.

The fear of extinction is a great motivator.

Like mushrooms and pine trees. When they're dying, they release spores.

These spores are gonna ensure the survival of their species.

Oh no.

Mrs. Baxter is Horde Prime.