When Nancy, Robin, Steve, and Eddie successfully make contact with the genius nerds (Dustin, Lucas, Max, Erica) while stuck in the Upside Down, the teenagers manage to locate the gate for them to return to present-day Hawkins safely. While Robin and Eddie come out of the portal in one piece, Nancy, next in the queue, is captivated by the evil Vecna. Having been possessed by him, Nancy's thrown back into reliving the nightmare in which her best friend, Barb (Shannon Purser), died at the hands of the Demogorgon. As Steve tries his best to jolt Nancy awake from Vecna's mind spell, Nancy is then subjected to the origin story of Vecna inside his mind. Will Steve and Co. manage to snap Nancy out of Vecna's psychic grasp in volume two? Only time will tell. But things aren't looking too hot based on where we last left her.