Treasure of Gravity Port

It was a clear night as the two sat across from each other. A fire separating them as they had their conversation.

One was an old lady. Rumors say she is an oracle that can see all that one desires. Many had come to her for advice when searching the seas. But tonight she had an unexpected and troubling guest that came to her.

One of the most feared pirates on the seas had come looking for her on the small secluded island she lived on. The old woman knew that this wasn't a man who asked for advice from others. The pirate did things with his own two hands. He traveled to the end of the world and back. He has battle with serpents and beasts that lived in the deep depths of the ocean. Kings feared him. His crew idled him. So the old woman couldn't help but wonder what the feared captain could want.

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"A treasure? Is that what you seek…" said the old lady.

"Aye… I have claimed many treasures from many parts of this world. Some has beauty that are said to be carved by the gods, others hold so much value that kings are willing to give up their entire kingdom for it. They were all beautiful, all valuable. But to this day, I haven't been satisfied by a single one of them!" The captain spat out angrily.

"I do not know what the treasure it is I seek. So with no other options I came to you after hearing of some rumors.

She looked into the fire between them both, reading the flames under the starry night sky.

"I see a treasure that will be more valuable to you than any gems or amount of gold could ever offer. No kings or emperors could ever afford it if they tried to buy it from you."

The captain gave an evil grin as his golden eyes started to glow.

"It is marked by the stars, though the stars themselves say it was thrown from the heavens where it used to sit and shine happily. It is now alone in this world, living day by day without a purpose. Waiting for someone to claim its beauty and the knowledge it holds."

"Where is it! A treasure that has fallen from the very heavens that is above our heads, I must find it before someone else claims it! Tell me now witch!" The captain screamed. His golden eyes glowed in excitement but showed no mercy as they glared at the old woman threateningly. If what the witch said was true, he wanted it, and he wanted the witch to speak quickly… or else.

"Do not worry. Nobody at this point can see the treasures true value. In fact, the people around it would be glad to be rid of it. So no need to make a fuss." The old oracle chuckled.

The feared captain calmed down upon hearing this. But in its place came questions. Who would be glad to be rid of such a treasure? And what treasure could hide its true value?

"Is this treasure cursed?" asked the captain since he had dealt with such treasures before.

The woman laughed at the thought but said "No" to answer the man's question without revealing too much.

"Then this treasure seems to be easy to claim. Sitting out in the open among men who can't see its value! Such a valuable treasure just waiting to be plundered. It won't even be an adventure to claim it."

But the old woman suddenly said in a serious tone, "It is not finding it or claiming it that's the hard part! It's what comes after…"

The captain closed his mouth to let the old hag continue.

"I must warn a selfish and inpatient pirate as you, that it would be unwise to treat or force your wishes on such a treasure. Since it is marked by the stars, it is alive in every way. It has wishes and needs of its own, making it more fragile than any treasure you have dealt with before. So don't let its exterior fool you after you find it or it might just shatter in your very own hands."

"Such a treasure will surely be well taken care of… I assure you." The pirate captain said.

"Can you? Even if the treasure fights back? Do you have the skills or even the patience to claim it as your own without breaking or harming it in any way?" The oracle said sternly.

"A fragile treasure that fights back! I've never heard of such a thing. But if it exists, I have confidence in my skills and experience."

"This is the beginning of a true adventure! You only get one chance! If you approach it and fail, you will have lost the chance forever and not even the stars will be able to fix what happens to the treasure. It has already experienced the pain and remorse of falling from the heavens so again I must warn you how fragile it is!" said the oracle.

"Do not doubt me! I have traveled the world, battled against monsters and demons of the sea! I have stolen from kings and emperors. Anyone and everyone who travels or lives by the sea fears my name! I have the confidence to steal from the gods who created the stars themselves. In whose hands is this treasure worthier of? In whose hands is the treasure more protected? I will claim this treasure for myself and show how much I am worthy of it!" The pirate shouted while drawing his sword and pointing it at the witch.

"The treasure does not care for titles… It does not care for accomplishments… It only believes what it sees in front of it. If you do claim the treasure, you will have to prove yourself to it. Prove how mighty a captain you are! But it will not wield to fear, it will not wield to threats. It will fight against your urges and ambitions until you prove yourself, making it yours and no one else's."

The pirate captain sheathed his sword and stood above the old woman.

"Where can I find it? I'm ready! I'll claim it with my own two hands no matter the costs. No tricks, no thievery, no threats or aggression!"

The oracle looked into the young man's golden eyes. Trying to see if what he said was the truth. Trying to see if this man was ready for the journey and experiences he was about to face.

"Tell me…. Tell me the location of such a grand treasure that can fill my thirst for adventure. A treasure that brings new experiences for someone who has traveled everywhere."

The oracle smiled and said, "It will come to you…at Gravity Port!"

Knowing the place that the witch spoke of, the pirate turned and left without saying another word. The oracle watched as the man got into a boat where two of his crew waited for him. They then made their way back to his ship and sailed away from the small isolated island.

The old woman smiled as the ship disappeared from her view.

"Not all treasures are made from gold and jewels. Treasures take up many forms, especially in front of the ones who desire them the most."

The old woman started to laugh out loud to herself.

"I wish I could see the look on your face as you realize what the treasure is when you find it. It truly will be what you desire the most and will give you experiences that you could have never imagined for yourself."

"Good Luck… Captain Cipher!"

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…*Two Months Later*…

"He's at it again! Someone grab that street rat!" a bartender yelled as the young man burst through the doors and into the market alley.

"Another successful day!" Dipper yelled as he ran with his bag of goodies. The young man ran through the stone streets passing by crowds of people while trying to lose his pursuers.

As he finally was out of breath and retreated into an alley. He rested while looking through his bag of goodies. Five gold coins, two silver pieces, an apple, and half a loaf of bread. Another great steal. Dipper then pulled out of his ragged vest a book. And he was extremely happy with this steal.

Dipper smiled at his take. Nobody could catch him pickpocketing and even if they did see him, it would be too late as he was making his getaway. He was always too quick and stealthy for his pursuers.

Dipper stood up and reentered the crowd in the streets as he assumed the coast was clear. He began walking through the old rustic city. Nothing but stone houses and wooden market places.

Gravity Port was supposed to be the worst when it came to robbing you blind. With its high prices on cheap import, it was truly a scam city. But for Dipper, while the townsfolk were robbing you blind with prices, Dipper was robbing everyone from behind…literally.

Dipper knew these streets and allies like nobody else. And he was more knowledgeable than a street rat should be. He stole more than just food and money. He stole books as well. How else was he supposed to pass the time when he wasn't pickpocketing. He learned how to read by himself and made his favorite pass time reading books.

From the books he learned many things. Some things about far away places and others that taught him how to build things or about was about ships. And sometimes, if he was lucky, he'd get a book that told stories of love and adventure. Those were surely his favorite.

Dipper walked on the stone street next to the port. Feet from him was huge ships that came from all over. Here to resupply on their long journeys. Dipper had never been on a ship before. One of these days he would very much like to take a look. Whether he was welcome or not.

But there were always too many eyes at the port. Never a good chance to steal from those who were always working and were on the lookout. So Dipper kept walking along the port until he reached its end. Dipper slowly climbed his way down the last dock where he saw a storm drain with iron bars. He loosened one of the bars, climbed inside then put it back in its place.

The storm drain was in case a huge wave was about to hit the docks, so the excess water had some place to go. But as long as Dipper had lived at Gravity Port, there was never such a case. The storm drain was more of a precaution. So he made it his home.

He slowly crawled deeper into the empty tunnel until he reached what he called home. It was a dead end to the tunnel, but it opened up and became big enough for him to stand or lay in.

In the corner was straw he stole from the horse troughs and in the wall was a nail where he hung his bag of goodies. But his pride and joy was the small book collection in the other corner looking in. It was only six or seven books, but they were his pride and joy. He had read the books so many times that he had it memorized. But now he had a new one to read.

Dipper pulled out the book in his vest. He read the cover. "Sinbad"

Dipper was so excited he began to read it as he ate the stale bread and make himself more comfortable on his little pile of straw that was supposed to be a bed. And as he read the story of a pirate and his adventures, he began to fall asleep with the book in his hand.

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"Here we are… Gravity Port! This is where she said it would be." The captain mumbled to himself.

The crew was happy to be at their destination and were even more surprised for it to be a port!

"When we reach the port, resupply for a long journey… Then tonight, you can feast and drink to your hearts content!" the captain yelled to his crew. His crew hollered happily in excitement.

Cipher made his way to the captain's quarters as a crew member took over of heading into port. Before he entered, he looked to the sky that was dimming as the sun was going down. It looked like tonight would be a clear night for the stars.

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Dipper woke up. He had gotten through at least half the book before he fell to sleep. He looked to the entrance of the tunnel. There was no light which meant it was dark. Dipper set the book in his vest and made his way through the tunnel. He moved the iron bar and climbed to the top of the dock. But he was surprised to find that the whole port was empty. Dipper had never seen such a thing in his life! There were always ships in the port. The least being three or four. Even at night, crews were working and the shops were open. But nobody was around. It was as if he was the last one at the docks.

Dipper silently walked on the docks looking around. No sound was made but the sound of his feet creaking on the docks.

It was then his eye caught a glimpse of a ship at the other end of the port. He quickly made his way over to it and was amazed by its beauty. He had never seen a ship like this. The wood was dark making the whole ship look almost black with the night sky. But you could see the outline of it as the railings and other fixtures were painted a light yellow which almost looked like gold in the candle light that was aboard the edge of the dimly lit ship.

"This ship is amazing. I've never seen anything like it!" Dipper said to himself.

He then read the name of the ship that was painted gold on the back.

"Dreamscape?" Dipper said

Dipper then giggled to himself. He thought the name fit perfect with the ship. The things that this ship has seen. The adventures it probably had been on. Things that Dipper could only dream about. And if he had a ship in his dream, he wanted it to look like this.

But then Dipper had an idea… He looked around. Nobody was in site at the port. There were no eyes to see him. This was his chance! He could finally step foot on a ship and know what it feels like. He had read a book all about ships. He wanted to know if what he knew was true.

Dipper walked up to the side of the ship where there was a platform that lead onto it from the deck. Dipper was hesitant at first. Though there was nobody around, he felt like he was being watched. But he grew some courage and took that first step that made the rest easy. Before he knew it, he was in the middle of the ship looking around with wide eyes.

Dipper looked up the main mast and the sails it held. He wandered around noticing that the ship had two smaller masts in front and back of the ship. From that, Dipper knew the ship was fast. His eyes caught site of the wheel at the helm. So he ran up the stairs to the quarter deck, or in his favorite terms, the poop deck. He walked up to the helm and starred at the wheel. He really wanted to touch it but before his hand could feel the cold wood, he stopped himself. He didn't know why he did. It just felt like he shouldn't. That he hadn't earned the right.

Dipper walked back down the stairs and caught site of a door under the poop deck. It was most likely the captain's cabin. Probably filled with treasure from all of his adventures. But he didn't even think to go in there. He was more interested in the ship itself.

Dipper walked to the front of the ship. It was pointed to the horizon away from Gravity Port. He jumped up and slowly walked on the stem of the ship. While holding onto a rope at the tip, he slowly sat down and looked up at the stars.

It was times like these he wondered why he was still in Gravity Port. Was it because he was scared? He didn't want to think so. He was always alone and there was never a reason for him to leave. He lived just fine with what he pickpocketed. And yet…

As Dipper pulled out the Sinbad book in his vest, he knew he was missing something. Did he want adventure or was it something else?

Dipper looked up to the familiar constellation above him. One that was all too familiar he thought as he put a hand to his forehead.

Dipper had begun to think he had overstayed his welcome. So he made his way off the stem and as he landed on the forecast of the deck, his heart stopped at the deep voice that filled the ship and yet was as quiet as a whisper.

"Leaving so soon?"

Dipper's legs began to tremble and he almost dropped the book in his hand he was so surprised. Was he being watched the entire time?!

Dipper looked around for where the voice was coming from.

"It looks like you're not a thief since you didn't even think to enter the captain's cabin. And you're not a stowaway since you didn't go below deck…" The deep voice said.

All of a sudden somebody landed in front of Dipper causing him to fall to the ground and drop his book.

As he sat on the ground trying to put some distance between whoever startled him, he noticed the man was taller and older than him. The man had blonde hair that looked soft and clean. His eyes were glowing gold as they narrowed and scanned Dipper. The man's skin was tan and smooth. It looked like it would be soft to the touch. Dipper felt his face get a little warm as he stared at the man. The person in front of him had been blessed with no imperfections and Dipper couldn't help but blush as the man smiled down on him.

"Do you mind telling me what you are doing on my ship?" Cipher said

"Shit! It's the captain!" Dipper thought.

Dipper couldn't say a word as he was under the captain's gaze. And he didn't dare lie in his situation. So he decided to tell the truth.

"I…I-I had never been on a ship before…a-after seeing such a beautiful ship, I couldn't help myself but take a look…" Dipper said with his face burning from the captain's gaze.

"Such a good natured child, knowing to tell the truth. With my experiences, I have learned to see through lies." Cipher said

Dipper cringed at the calling him a child. He was 18 and had fended for himself for so long. He was smarter than most of the adults on this island. Being called a child seemed to offend him more as time went by.

"Curse my dainty girlish figure!" Dipper thought angrily.

But Cipher noticed how much his words displeased the boy in front of him.

"What? You don't like being called a child?" Cipher asked

Dipper looked away and didn't say anything. But he couldn't hide how he felt.

"Well then what am I to think of you as? A man, a street rat?"

"…I'm a man…" Dipper muttered quietly to himself. But what he said didn't get passed the captain. And to his amusement the captain laughed loudly at the so called man in front of him. He was still so young. So oblivious to what was out in the world. And to top it off the kid looked more like a girl than a guy.

"You make me laugh! Tell me kid, what's your name?" Cipher almost demanded.

Dipper cringed at him being called a kid. But at least it was a step up from a child.

Dipper glared at the captain trying to not show how scared he was.

"I don't have a name…but I guess I always called myself Dipper."

"Dipper and why is that?" Cipher asked

"It's a secret…" Dipper said

"Oh is it?" Cipher said intrigued.

"What's yours?"

"What's my what?" said Cipher

"What's your name?" Dipper asked. The man before him seemed surprised to the question and his eyes widened showing more of his golden eyes that seemed to glow.

"Are you telling me, you snuck on my ship, not knowing who I am?"

Dipper hesitated bit nodded slowly 'yes'. The man smiled with a long wicked grin.

"The name is Captain Cipher, but you Dipper, I will give you the honor of calling me Bill since I like you."

Dipper stared at him, a pirate most definitely he came to the conclusion. The way Bill looked was noble but fear still lurked under Dipper's skin as Bill's eyes never blinked and continued to be on him.

It also made him embarrassed being inspected so much. After slowly getting up. Dipper couldn't help but cross his arms over his chest to protect himself from Bills leering eyes and look away from the handsome man.

Dipper didn't know why he was feeling all these mixed emotions, but didn't like it. He had to get away somehow.

"I-I'm sorry for trespassing, but I think I should leave." Dipper said softly.

If it wasn't for Bills good hearing, Dipper never would have ever thought the captain could hear him.

Before Bill could speak another word, Dipper quickly jumped onto the main deck and ran to where he had entered the ship from the docks, but before he could get off the ship, his way was blocked by a crew that was boarding the ship.

"Hey looky here fellas! The captain had brought us some fun!" one of the crew said.

Angry at the crew calling him a girl, Dipper screamed, "I'm a man!"

But he soon regretted it as it caught the attention of the crew and Bill.

"That doesn't really matter to us…" another crewmate said as they started to move in closer to Dipper.

Dipper with his fear now showing on his face couldn't help but move back away from the crew.

Bill did nothing but watch Dipper's every move, every face and glance. Dipper tried to act like he didn't notice but it was obvious since he wasn't doing anything to help him.

"Everyone always fucking underestimates me…" Dipper muttered.

Bill reading his lips was amused with the statement.

All of a sudden Dipper slams his upper body into the gut of one of the large crew members. At the same time, he stole his knife and held it in front of him.

The crew was surprised by the boy's quickness. But they weren't worried as they all drew their swords.

Dipper looked around he was getting backed into the main mast…

"Wait…That's it!" Dipper thought.

Dipper quickly grabbed one of the ropes tied to the main mast which was attached to the yard and the sail high above him. With a swift fling of the wrist, the knife cut through the rope and Dipper was sent flying upwords where he landed on the yard which was just under the crows nest. Thinking of it, now that he was looking down on all of them, Bill was probably watching him from the crows nest earlier.

"That's quite a trick for somebody whose never been on a ship before." A voice said behind him.

Dipper looked to see Bill standing on the yard as he was holding onto a rope.

"But you shouldn't think you are the only one who can do it!" Bill laughed.

But his laughing disappeared as a gentle wind blew revealing a birthmark on Dipper's head.

Bill starred at the boy even when Dipper tried to hide the birthmark under his thick hair from the wind.

"He saw it… Why did he of all people have to see it." Dipper thought as his face flushed in embarrassment.

"…Marked by the stars…" Bill said under his breath.

He then showed Dipper that evil big grin of his.

"That damn witch… Now things are starting to make sense." Bill said as he stepped closer to Dipper.

Dipper didn't know what Bill was talking about, but Dipper could see that Bills eyes changed a little when Bill looked at him now. Dipper could see greed and lust in Bills eyes.

Dipper tried to back up, scared of Bill and who knows what ambition he had for Dipper with such eyes.

Dipper almost fell as he backed up, but to Bills relief, Dipper regained his balance.

"Hey ki-…Dipper! Why don't we both go down and talk. I promise that nothing will happen to you."

Dipper wished he could trust such a statement. He didn't really like how high up he was, and the way he was thinking, there was only one way down for him now without getting caught.

Dipper began to wrap the rope he was holding around his arm. He tugged on it to make sure in was secured to the yard he was standing on.

"What are you thinking of doing?" Bill said seeing the boy's preparation.

Dipper smiled. "Something a kid couldn't do!"

Dipper then jumped off the yard as he gripped the rope tightly for dear life. The rope tightened and he began to swing towards the edge of the ship where he let go and splashed into the dark water.

After watching his treasure make a getaway, he screamed down to his crew, "Let him go! Nobody looks for the boy except me!"

The crew was confused by their captain's orders but dare not ignore them.

Bills eyes glowed as they looked back to the water. Searching for any sign of the treasure the oracle had spoken of.

But he saw nothing.

"A treasure that fights back… maybe claiming such a treasure won't be as easy as I had thought. And this is supposed to be the easy part…" Bill chuckled into the breeze.

Bill then made his way down the ratlines to the main deck. He then noticed the book lying on the ground. He picked it up and smiled reading the title. He put the book inside his coat then left for the docks in search of the treasure that had outwitted him and slipped past his fingers.

Author Notes: So what do you think so far? Should I keep going and make this a continued story or should it be a one-shot. It will be a full-blown BillDip with smut and all if I continue. Just a warning.