8. Uncanny & 9. Free Day & 10. Modern AU
(Ronance AU Part 1/3 - Inspired by Totally Killer)
Nancy went with Robin to the local Hawkins fun fair.
Nancy and Robin were about to go in the photobooth, when they saw a tall blonde girl in colorful clothing leave the attraction, looking very thrown.
"Don't go in there!" The girl warned.
"You look really familiar." Robin stared at the girl. "Are we related or something, or are you me from the future?"
Nancy noticed the uncanny resemblance between Robin and this stranger, who looked near identical to her.
"I don't know, maybe." The girl looked around at the strange new place. "I'm Eleanor Levetan, what year is this?"
"1986." Nancy answered, wondering why Eleanor looked so shocked, at what felt obvious.
"Maybe you really are from the future." Robin gasped. "I'm Robin, Robin Buckley. I don't understand how we look so alike and not related. I thought this would be some Back To The Future moment."
"I don't understand, I need to get back to my time." Eleanor sighed. "I have an internship in Hawkins in my time."
"What exactly is your time?" Robin asked.
"2022." Eleanor replied, Nancy and Robin were shocked by this.
"2022?! Wow I have so many questions, or is it better not to ask?" Robin wondered out loud. "Knowing about the future, might create problems in this timeline."
"Why can't you go back in the photobooth and go back to 2022? Is the photobooth broken?" Nancy asked, wanting to help.
"Yeah and there's a scary masked serial killer on the loose, like that movie Scream. I thought they might've chased me here." Eleanor replied. "Oh you don't have Scream yet, you'll love those movies."
"I'm so sorry this happened to you Eleanor." Nancy said sympathetically. "Let's sit and we can come up with a plan from there."
(Ronance AU Part 2/3 - Inspired by Totally Killer)
Robin couldn't believe they'd just met their own doppleganger.
While sitting on a bench with Nancy and Eleanor, discussing the plan, Robin couldn't help but admire how cool Eleanor was.
Eleanor had a pin with a lesbian flag on her jacket, that Drea had brought her. Eleanor also had a similar music taste to them, considering there was a near 40 years difference in their timelines.
"I'll go over the plan one more time." Nancy explained. "We'll get the kids help to fix the time machine, then we get Eleanor back safe."
"I can't ask you guys to do that." Eleanor replied worried. "You know there's a killer out for me in 2022?"
"It beats the Upside Down." Robin responded, then saw Nancy give her a look, prompting Robin to change the subject before Eleanor could question it.
"I trust Nancy, she's in charge." Robin smiled and confidently replied. "We've been places you wouldn't believe. We'll come prepared with weapons to defend ourselves against the killer."
"Thank you Robin." Nancy replied.
Nancy saw her younger brother Mike and his friends. Nancy convinced them to help, without following them to the future, by reluctantly agreeing to play D&D with them.
Robin went with Eleanor, as Eleanor introduced herself to the others. Dustin took the lead in attempting to fix the photobooth, fascinated by the time travel. Mike, Will and Lucas also inspected the machine. Eleven tried to help fix the photobooth with her powers.
Once the photobooth was fixed. Robin, Nancy and Eleanor thanked the party.
Later that evening, Robin, Nancy and Eleanor went back to the photobooth. Nancy with her gun, Robin with Steve's axe and Eleanor with Steve's bat. They time-travelled to 2022.
(Ronance AU Part 3/3 - Inspired by Totally Killer)
Nancy was cautious taking Eleanor back to where she was staying, but felt there was safety in numbers.
"What was your internship, Eleanor?" Nancy asked, still in patrol mode.
"It's for the Hawkins Post. I'm going to be a journalist for their website this summer." Eleanor answered. "It seems really cool, the boss, she said I have great potential."
Nancy was relieved at how much Hawkins Post had changed for the better, since she was an intern. Eleanor had a female boss and a chance to write there.
"I'm happy for you, it sounds so much better now, than it was in 85." Nancy said.
Suddenly, someone in a mask holding a knife, jumped out on Eleanor, before Nancy could finish her thought. Eleanor knocked the killer out and to the ground with the bat, she then took the mask off.
"Vecna!" Nancy screamed and shot him. Robin grabbed matches from their pocket and set Vecna on fire, watching him burn, as Nancy kept shooting Vecna to be sure he's really dead and not coming back.
Another masked killer suddenly grabbed Robin, as Robin attacked them with the axe and screamed. "Watch out, there's another one!!"
"Don't shoot!!" A familiar voice yelled, as he took his mask off. It was an older Will Byers, looking very upset.
"Will?!" All of them asked, shocked and in disbelief, how could Will hurt or even want to hurt anyone?
"I'm so sorry, he possessed me. You have to believe me." Will dropped the mask to the floor and looked at Nancy with tears in his eyes. "Please, I never want to hurt anyone, I just want to go home."
Nancy always trusted Will, his apology and reaction showed he wasn't in control, knowing how easily he'd been manipulated by the Mind Flayer and other creatures of the Upside Down in the past.
"I believe you." Nancy sighed.
"How do you know we can trust him?" Eleanor asked. "He just grabbed Robin and was wearing the mask, he could've killed us or hurt us, or others."
"He's Will Byers." Nancy smiled fondly. "My little brother's best friend, the sweetest boy I've ever known, who loved playing D&D with his friends. That's all I need to know."
Robin agreed with Nancy. "Like I said earlier, Nancy's in charge."
Eleanor still was unconvinced, but went with it. As Nancy and Robin took Eleanor and Will back to their homes, before going back in the photobooth, back home to Hawkins 1986.