Stranger Things (TV Series)
Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (2016)
Finn Wolfhard: Mike Wheeler
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Quotes
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Mike Wheeler : Are you feeling any better?
[El shrugs]
Eleven : What's pu-tt-ing?
Mike Wheeler : [chuckling] Pudding. It's this chocolate goo you eat with a spoon. Don't worry. When all this is over you won't have to keep eating junk food and leftovers like a dog anymore. My mom, she's a pretty awesome cook. She can make you whatever you like.
Eleven : Eggos?
Mike Wheeler : Well, yeah Eggos but real food too. See, I was thinking that once all this is over and Will's back and you're not a secret anymore, my parents can get you an actual bed for the basement. Or you can take my room if you want, since I'm always down there anyways. My point is, they'll take care of you. They'll be like your new parents. And Nancy, she'll be like your new sister.
Eleven : Will you be like my brother?
Mike Wheeler : What? No! No...
Eleven : Why 'no'?
Mike Wheeler : Because... cause it's different.
Eleven : Why?
Mike Wheeler : I mean, I don't know, I guess it's not... it's stupid.
Eleven : Mike?
Mike Wheeler : Yeah?
Eleven : Friends don't lie.
Mike Wheeler : Well, I was thinking... maybe we could go to the Snowball together.
Eleven : Snowball?
Mike Wheeler : Yeah. It's this cheesy school dance where you go to the gym and dance to music and stuff. I've never been but I know you're not supposed to go with your sister.
Eleven : No?
Mike Wheeler : I mean, you *can* but it'd be really weird. You go to school dances with someone that... someone that, you know... someone that you... like.
Eleven : A friend?
Mike Wheeler : Not a friend.
[stumbles over his words]
Mike Wheeler : uh... someone like a...
[leans in and kisses her]
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Mike Wheeler : [sniffling] Just hold on a little longer, okay? He's gone. The bad man's gone. We'll be home soon and my mom... she'll get you your own bed. You can eat as many Eggos as you want. And... we can go to the snow ball...
Eleven : [softly] Promise?
Mike Wheeler : Promise.
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Mike Wheeler : [El collapses] El! El, are you okay? El! Something's wrong!
Dustin Henderson : She's just drained.
Mike Wheeler : No, she won't wake up!
[shaking her]
Mike Wheeler : El. El! El!
Mike Wheeler : [listening to her heartbeat] She's barely breathing.
Lucas Sinclair : We gotta go!
Dr. Martin Brenner : Leave her!
[the boys stand protectively over El]
Dr. Martin Brenner : Step away from the child.
Mike Wheeler : No! You want her, you have to kill us first!
Dustin Henderson : That's right!
Lucas Sinclair : Eat shit!
Lucas Sinclair : [Agents sneak behind the kids, capturing them] No, no! No! You idiot!
Dustin Henderson : Get off me!
Mike Wheeler : Ow! Let go!
Dr. Martin Brenner : [rousing El] Eleven... Eleven, can you hear me?
Eleven : [groggy] Papa?
Dr. Martin Brenner : Yes, yes it's your Papa.
Mike Wheeler : Get off of me!
Dr. Martin Brenner : I'm here now.
Mike Wheeler : Let her go! Let her go you bastard!
Dr. Martin Brenner : [El whimpers] Shh, shhh. You're sick. You're sick but I'm going to make you better. I'm going to take you back home where I can make you well again. Where we can make all of this better. Where no one else gets hurt.
Eleven : Bad... bad...
[trying to pull away and reach for Mike]
Eleven : Mike... Mike! Mike!
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Jonathan Byers : [Jonathan enters the waiting room and nods to Mike] Yeah.
Mike Wheeler : [Waking Dustin and Lucas] Guys, guys, he's up. Will's up, guys! Guys come on!
Mike Wheeler : [Bursting into the hospital room] Byers!
Joyce Byers : [Mike and Lucas pile on Will] Be careful. Be careful with him!
Dustin Henderson : Move!
[Yanks Mike and Lucas off Will to hug him]
Jonathan Byers : Guys, guys, go easy on him.
Lucas Sinclair : You won't believe what happened when you were gone, man.
Dustin Henderson : It was mental!
Lucas Sinclair : You had a funeral...
Dustin Henderson : Jenniffer Hayes was crying...
Lucas Sinclair : And Troy peed himself!
Will Byers : What?
Dustin Henderson : In front of the whole school!
Mike Wheeler : [Will coughs uncontrollably] You okay?
Will Byers : It got me. The Demogorgon.
Mike Wheeler : We know. It's okay. It's dead. We made a new friend. She stopped it. She saved us. But she's gone now.
Dustin Henderson : Her name's Eleven.
Will Byers : Like the number?
Lucas Sinclair : Well, we call her 'El' for short.
Dustin Henderson : She's basically a wizard.
Lucas Sinclair : [whispering] She has superpowers.
Mike Wheeler : More like a yoda.
Dustin Henderson : She flipped a van with her mind!
Mike Wheeler : And it sailed over us!
[excited chatter continues]
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Mike Wheeler : [returning to the gym] They're gone.
Lucas Sinclair : What?
Mike Wheeler : Nancy and Jonathan; his car's gone.
Dustin Henderson : They're probably just sucking face somewhere.
Lucas Sinclair : Gross!
Mike Wheeler : No! No way!
Dustin Henderson : Did they go with the Chief?
Mike Wheeler : I don't know!
Eleven : No.
Mike Wheeler : What? Did you see them? Do you know where they went?
Eleven : Yes.
Mike Wheeler : Where? Where did they go?
Eleven : Demogorgon.
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Mike Wheeler : Guys, guys! This is crazy. We can't just wait around.
Lucas Sinclair : Mike, in case you forgot, we're still fugitives. The bad men are still looking for us.
Dustin Henderson : Yeah and we don't even know where your sister is.
Mike Wheeler : El can find them.
Dustin Henderson : [pointing] Mike, look at her! I still think we should stick to the Chief's plan.
Lucas Sinclair : Exactly. We stay here, keep El out of sight and keep her safe. That's the most important thing, remember? Besides, she's okay. She's with Jonathan.
Dustin Henderson : Yeah and she's kind of a badass now, so...
[begins to walk away]
Mike Wheeler : Well, where are you going? You just said stick to the plan!
Dustin Henderson : I am, I'm just going to get some chocolate pudding! I'm telling you lunch lady Phyllis hoards that shit!
Mike Wheeler : Are you serious?
Dustin Henderson : El needs to be recharged!