3The child was perhaps the strangest thing about His little... expedition, into this plane of existence. Despite the overwhelming odds stacked against him, the young boy, one William Byers, had managed to survive for almost a week in an environment that would've killed others in hours. Without proper protection, no less.
Shame he'd have to come dangerously close to dying once again.
But, alas, there was a job to be done. Many entities had long since set their sights on Earth, one of them being the creatively named "Shadow Monster." His Employers had forbade Him from dealing with the "Monster" directly, leaving the natives to deal with it. Five children, to deal with it. Five children whose bright futures would be extinguished should they fail...
His train of thought was interrupted upon noticing that the Byers child had seen Him. He straightened his tie, and proceeded to walk away, confident that Will wouldn't mention Him to anyone, and they would never see Him again.
He'd deal with the boy's injuries, however. It was the least He could do for putting Will and his friends in these unfortunate circumstances in the first place.
Michael Wheeler was another curiosity He'd observed while on Earth. Whereas most others would be wary of a strange girl who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, Mike was almost immediately trusting of the girl, something that would no doubt escape the rest of his species.
When the girl vanished, seemingly dying, young Michael's heart was broken, and he was left to grieve. Unfortunately for him, and some of the others around him, this manifested in a series of behavioral problems, which mostly arose during school hours, culminating in one last trip to the principal's office, whereupon which he would be expelled.
But should Mike be expelled, that would lead him to being sent away from Hawkins to try and correct those issues, causing him to be away when the "Shadow Monster" began its invasion, allowing the entity to freely enter Hawkins, and eventually spread its influence to the rest of the world.
So there He found Himself, standing in front of the principal, arguing vehemently against Mike's expulsion. He didn't make very much progress, until He threatened the principal with "immediate termination" should Mike be expelled.
He turned around, and saw Mike looking in upon their argument.
Looking back and nodding at the principal, He knew His message got through, and left, walking straight past Mike as he did so.
Dustin Henderson was another one of their little group that found himself in a bit of trouble after not too long. The bully, Troy, had been biding his time ever since that day at the top of the quarry, waiting for another moment to strike when he was sure he wouldn't be caught, and roped in James as well.
When school let out for the day, Dustin found himself delayed by one of his teachers, who asked for Dustin's help in putting away some of the supplies. When Dustin finally left, they took that opportunity to strike.
Had they caught up to Dustin, Troy would've beat him up within an inch of his life, despite James's protests. And they came very nearly close to catching up to him as well.
But they never did. He made sure He was in the right spot just as they turned a corner, causing Dustin to run into him, and fall to the ground, while He remained standing upright. Then, Troy and James turned the corner, and He affixed an angry glare in their direction. Brushing a speck of dust off his suit, he made it very clear to the two bullies that he would be notifying their parents, then the principal, of their little "afterschool activities."
Troy and James seemingly got out of there faster than light. Helping Dustin up, He sent the younger boy on his way, and left.
Then, there was Lucas Sinclair. Ever since he was born, He'd been watching the boy, determining his usefulness as a potential future asset. The boy showed limitless potential, and all of it was about to be squandered because of a single bolt of lightning,
The problem, right now, was that a thunderstorm was blowing its way through Hawkins as Lucas made his way back home. Had Lucas continued on his way at his current speed, he would ride right into the place that the lightning would strike, and be burned to a crisp.
After convincing His Employers to allow him to intervene, He appeared on the side of the road Lucas was travelling down, just long enough to get the boy's attention. Not a mere second after Lucas's bike stopped, lightning struck far too close for comfort.
With His potential asset secured, He vanished from the side of the road, and Lucas continued on his way.
But perhaps the most important to his cause, out of all the children, was the girl, Eleven. Alongside the Sinclair boy, He also held a vested interest in the girl's development.
It had all started when His Employers assigned him the job of stopping the "Shadow Monster." Upon arriving at Earth, He came across Martin Brenner, then a promising scientist, and convinced him to work on the CIA's Project MKUltra. Brenner, unsurprisingly, accepted the offer, and set to work, but that was merely one part of the equation.
The other part, was Miss Terry Ives. The college student was desperate for money, and so He had convinced her that the project was the right way to go.
And because of that, Eleven was born. He remained in the shadows for most of her development, carefully guiding the actions of her and her "Papa," to lead to the discovery of the other dimension. And finally, after nearly thirteen long years, they were about to make contact with the "natives," and usher forth events that would lead to the eventual defeat of the "Shadow Monster."
Their futures were secured, and His job here was done, but just before He left, He turned to Doctor Brenner, and whispered four words that He would save for only one other occasion.
"Prepare for unforeseen consequences."
