Today was not a good day for Mabel Pines. She had learned that High School is horrible, her best friends wouldn't be there when she leaves, and, worst of all, her brother was going to stay in Gravity Falls and leave her.
As she sat in front of a tree in Sweatertown, she wondered why. Why was high school horrible? Why couldn't Candy and/or Grenda stay in town? Why would Dipper abandon her for Ford?
Why did she have to grow up?
"I wish I didn't have to grow up. I don't wanna be a teen." Mabel said while crying.
"You don't have to grow up and be a teen, shooting star." A familiar being said.
Mabel came out of Sweatertown and saw that everything had turned gray, except for her and a certain dream demon.
"Bill, go away. I'm not in the mood to deal with you." Mabel said, sniffling.
"Listen, kid, I heard what you said. I heard that Pine Tree abandoned you for Ford." Bill said.
"I know what betrayal and abandonment feels like. Sixer banished me to the nightmare realm after he was finished gaining the knowledge he need to build the Portal."
"Huh?" Mabel looked at Bill with confusion and was surprised to see sadness in his eye.
"The entire incident in Stan's mind was forced on to me, and was an accident because I thought that Fez was Sixer. Once I realized that this was Fez, I faked my defeat so that I would get Pentagram off me, and I had to fight you because you interrupting Pent's goal had to make me stop you, even after the deal was broken. I was mainly trying to scare you guys so you would leave me alone."
"What about the sock opera incident? Why did you possess Dipper?" Mabel said while staring at Bill.
"The sock opera stuff was me trying to delay Sixer's arrival. If Dipper had found the password, which he would eventually, it would've added power to the Portal looking for Sixer. I was planning on destroying the journals so that Sixer wouldn't be brought back, and destroy the control panel so that the Portal would stop looking for Ford. I was mainly, again, trying to scare Dipper and later, you, with the other stuff I did."
"But, Shooting Star, I'm going to stop talking about me and start talking about you."
"You wish to not grow up and stay with Dipper. You also wish to stay in control of the situation."
"I can help you achieve all these things. I can make everyone stay there current age, help you stay with Dipper, and help you stay in control always."
"I would give you this, but I need to be in your realm to do this. I need what Ford stole from me and put into that glass container.
"Where is it?" Mabel asked.
"Pine Tree took it with him when he and Sixer went off." Bill said.
"Wait a second, is it this thing?" Mabel asked as she pulled out the Rift.
"YES!" Bill exclaims. Shooting Star, if you break that, I will give you what you want, which is not to grow up, to stay with Dipper, and to stay in control. Just shake my hand."
"I accept." Mabel says while she extends and shakes Bill's hand.
Mabel proceeds to throw the Rift against a tree, causing it to shatter.
Bill then pops into the physical realm.
"Ah, its good to be able to feel things again." Bill says. "Now, to be able to stay in control, I need to make you pass out for a little bit."
"Why?" Mabel asks, a bit of worry in her voice.
"Don't worry, it's so I can give you the power to be able to stay in control. And some other powers as a bonus.
Are you ready?" Bill asked
"Yes" Mabel said after she had sat against the tree.
Bill snaps his fingers as Mabel passes out.
"Shooting Star, it was so easy to trick you."
"Now its time for the fun to begin." Bill said with maniacal glee.
