Dustin feeds the creature nougat and names it d'Artagnan
Dustin coaxes the strange thing from his trash with a candy bar, decides it is cute, and christens it d'Artagnan.
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11 moments.
Dustin presents Dart to the party as a new species
In the AV room the boys meet the slimy thing from Dustin's trash; he rules out tadpoles and reptiles and claims a brand-new species.
The party argues Dart is from the Upside Down, then he escapes
Will says he saw something like Dart last year; Dustin's True Sight theory and Death Star defense end when the trap opens and Dart bolts.
Dustin finds Dart in the bathroom and keeps him for himself
Dustin radios that he has found Dart, then quietly reclaims him; the others arrive to an empty bathroom and realize nobody knows where Will is.
Dustin feeds Dart, then the boys search the trash
Dustin leaves breakfast for Dart and heads to school, where Lucas and the new girl are digging through garbage looking for the escaped creature.
Party members only: the boys plan to find Dart
Mike shuts the new girl out of the AV room; the party debates whether Will's shadow can hurt him and decides Dart is the key.
Dustin comes home to find what Dart has done
Dustin's mother cannot find the cat; Dustin goes to the basement to talk to Dart about Will and finds a horror waiting for him.
Dustin discovers Dart has grown and escaped
Breakfast time for Dart turns into panic when Dustin finds the cellar door open and a much bigger creature inside.
Dustin recruits Steve to hunt Dart in the cellar
Dustin explains why his pet is not a lizard, then Steve climbs into the storm cellar with his bat and finds what Dart left behind.
Dart ate Mews: the party learns the truth in the car
Steve lets slip that Dustin's pet ate the cat. Lucas and Dustin trade rule-of-law accusations until Steve notices the demo-dogs are all heading to the lab.
Dustin says goodbye to Dart with a bar of nougat
Cornered in the tunnel, Dustin recognises Dart, apologises for the storm cellar, and feeds him his favourite candy so the party can pass.