We see Norma on the phone with the police. Piper is upstairs laying down.
"Mam, I know it sounds crazy. But I have the missing person poster in my hands right now and that girl is in my house right now. Do I have to repeat anything I just said to you?.. No, she hasn't aged a day. The description of what she is wearing is exactly what she is wearing...I know that's not possible, you have to believe me... Oh yeah? Send your men to me and see for yourself... yes right now. 9748, Ditch drive. Ok, see you in a minute." She hangs up.
Norma goes upstairs to check on Piper. Norma knocks on the door. No answer. She opens the door and finds that the window is open and is shocked to see that Piper is gone.
Piper is running down the street with tears in her eyes on her way to one of her friends' houses. She hears sirens wailing just a street over. She turns around underneath a street lamp. She sees 3 cop cars turning on the road she is on. She pauses and she sees what can only be Norma from a distance talking to one of the policemen in the car. All three of the cars start chasing her. She slowly starts walking backward and starts sprinting. "I'm so close!" she screams. She see's it. Mongoose's house. Hardly with any breath to spare, she knocks on the door frantically. "Phineas! MonGoose! Phineas! It's me! Piper! Help!" The cars pull up to the house. Piper screams for Phineas one more time and accepts her fate. She turns around and see the cops now in the lawn say..." Piper? It's ok, we are here to help. Just come over to us and we will talk. Is that alright?" She attempts to escape by jumping off the patio of the house but trips and falls to the ground. The Policemen grab her and handcuff her. "I know this is a little misunderstanding, we just need you to calm down so we can talk, ok?" After he says this, a man opens the door of the house. "What's going on?!" He exclaims. Without looking, Piper yells for Phineas one final time, thinking it's him without getting a good look at his face. "Sorry Sir, please go back inside so there is no more trouble."
'The man replies with "But she is calling fo-'
'Sir! Go back inside. We don't need any more trouble! Go!'
He stands there in shock and slowly goes back in the house but doesn't close the door all the way. After the Cops get Piper in the car, Piper and the man make eye contact for a moment, the man walks out of his house. The cars drive away. He walks out to the street and watches the cars drive away. He whispers under his breath "Piper?"
We see Piper at the police station. She is in an Interrogation Room with 2 Officers. They both have a fearful face. One asks her...
"Alright, one last time. Where have you been all this time?"
"And for the last time. I don't know what you are talking about! Yes! I went to the lab in search of answers about how my dad died. I saw a girl and a creature. I want my friends...now. I know they are still here because no one leaves this town!
The Officers look at each other and give up on answers. Then one says "Ok, we will call them, but on one condition."
"Fine, what is it?"
"You have to stay here until we get some answers. "
"I gave all the answers I can give but be my guest."
"Ok, What are your friends' names? "
" Claire Hughes, Phineas Parker, and Mason Hycinth. Call them."
The Officers leave the room and look up the numbers for Pipers friends. Surprise surprise, they all still live here. A few hours pass, Piper is sitting in the break room, seperate from the lobby, beginning to lose hope. We see her sitting there staring at the floor, thinking about all that happened. She hears the front doors open, she picks up a bit, but no one opens the break room doors. She puts her palm to her face in disappointment. She stands up and goes to pour some coffee, she puts 2 sugars, and as she pours the cream, the door squeaks open. She turns around and sees a man with 2 women.
Piper looks at them weirdly but recognizes the man. It's the man from earlier. The three of them walk up to Piper. She begins to realize, it's them! Mongoose, Mace and Claire...much older. They touch Piper's face in disbelief, they think she isn't real. Claire and Mace' eyes fill up with tears, Mongoose stands there with his mouth hanging open. Piper has a face of disbelief also. She stares at them also with her mouth hanging open. Mace then says with tears rolling down her face "Piper?"
Piper replies: Mace?
Mace hasn't heard that name in years, she lets all her tears fall and hysterically laughs. Piper smiles too. Then Claire starts to laugh and cry hysterically. Mongoose start jumping in the air with a huge smile on his face. They are all laughing and jumping in excitement. They group hug.
A few minutes pass, they have calmed down and are now sitting in a circle talking and laughing.
Mongoose: Piper, I don't mean to ruin the moment but I have to ask...
Piper interupts: Where have I been?
Mongoose: Yes.
Piper: I'm sorry but can any of you guys explain my disappearance? What happened when I disappeared?
They all look at each other and Mongoose says.
Mongoose: You went missing 7 years ago. No one knew where you went. But the night you went missing, remember, we had that disagreement and you said you were going to solve a mystery.
Piper: Of course I remember that. For me that happened a few hours ago.
Claire: Wait, what do you mean by that?
Piper: Let me start from the beginning. After that argument, I went to the Water Regulation Facility to see if I could find anything there for the mystery we were trying the solve. (They nod their heads). I got there and something...happened. Something as mysterious as why you guys are older and I'm now in the future.
Mace: What happened?
Piper: I saw a ghost-like girl...and a monster. She was fighting the monster in the parking lot. (Realization goes across Piper's face) She saved me. It tried to kill me but she stopped it in time. (Piper shakes her head) Anyway, something more wild happened. The parking lot started to morph into a giant rusty machine. It was like I was seeing a machine from like Star Wars or something. In the middle, it shot a beam of blue light, when I saw that, I noticed that I started to float toward the light. I didn't see the monster but the lights were blinking violently. And as I levitated higher, I saw the lights of the whole town were blinking. Then I woke up on the concrete. I went to my house and my Mom wasn't there.
As Piper said that last part, Mongoose raised his eyebrow in confusion.
He interrupts: Why would she be there?
Piper has a confused look on her face. Then says
"Because it's my house and she's my Mom, so why wouldn't she be there?
Mongoose: Because that was the point of the whole argument. I don't mean to bring up a touchy subject but your Mom was killed in the explosion, right?
Piper: You mean..my Dad?
Mongoose: No, I mean your Mom. She was killed in the explosion.
Mace: Yeah, your Mom was killed in the explosion, isn't that right Claire?
Claire: Yeah, how could I forget? That was the whole point of the mystery, 'how did your Mom really die?'
Piper is bewildered. She says: No! My dad was killed in the explosion.
Claire pauses Piper: Piper, your Dad is still alive, your Mom died in the explosion. Hector moved to Hawkins not too long ago.
We see Piper's face frozen with confusion.
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