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"We are currently in the process of desegregating our world," the woman said. "Ever since the paranormal and mundane worlds have merged, both sides have been terrified of each other, refusing to interact."

Dipper was listening to a recording of a news announcement he got off the internet. It had aired while he was in school, but he still wanted to listen to it. After all, it was a speech given by Ariel Iridia, the head of the High Council, which was a governing body that pretty much ruled the world in all but name.

"Any interactions that DID happen so far have often ended in mayhem and disaster. "

He snorted. "Got that right," he muttered, remembering how all this had started- Weirdmageddon. After they stopped Bill, the strange "anomalies" that had been so common in Gravity Falls spread to the rest of the world. Gnomes in downtown Portland, vampires on London Bridge, pixies in Central Park, among others. The High Council then emerged to make order out of the ensuing chaos and allowed everyone to coexist in relative peace.

"But now it's time to move forward. It's been four years since the Event. We all share this world, and it's about time we acted like it."

The "Event." That's what the rest of the world called Weirdmageddon.

"Dipping Dots!" Mabel shouted. "Are you coming or are we leaving you here?"

"On my way!"

He sighed, turning off his phone and grabbing his suitcase before running out the door.

The car ride is long and quiet. Dipper stared out the window the entire time, thinking about why they were driving to Gravity Falls in September, two weeks into the school year. He'd gotten a call last night...

~Flashback!~

"Hello?" Dipper said, not recognizing the number. Then again, he'd just gotten a new phone and only had about three phone number actually memorized, namely his mom's, his sister's, and his Grunkles'.

"Dipper, how are you?"

He almost dropped the phone. "A-Ariel?!" Few people knew it, but the head of the High Council was good friends with Dipper, Mabel and their Grunkles.

"Yup!" Her demeanor instantly changed around Dipper, going from serious and calm to a much more playful attitude. It drove him crazy sometimes.

"Uh, what's up?"

"He's waking up."

The "He" Ariel was referring to was Bill Cipher. After defeating Bill, he fell to the earth. They spent hours searching the woods for him, wanting to make sure they were really rid of him.

That was how they met Ariel.

~YAY! Another flashback!~

They ran into the clearing. "He should have landed here," Ford said.

Most of the clearing was gone, replaced with a smoldering crater. Someone was perched on the edge of the crater, looking into it. From the back it looked like an ordinary girl with purple hair in a high ponytail- which, admittedly, was a bit odd.

"Ma'am?" Ford called out, uncertain. Bill could still be alive. He could be possessing her.

She turned. Both the girl's bangs and eyes were a hot pink color. "Yes?"

Everyone let out a sigh of relief. "Not possessed," Ford said.

"By Bill? Of course not, that little triangle couldn't do that even if he tried."

"What?" Dipper asked, shocked.

"Oh, right! I'm Ariel Iridia, Queen of the Spirit World." She frowned. "Although, it's really odd, considering that now all the spirits have actual bodies. Very strange."

"You know Bill?" Ford asked.

She nodded. "He studied under me a couple millennium ago." She sighed. "That was back when he was actually a decent person. Spirit. Demon. Whatever."

"Is he... in there?"

She nodded. "Really odd. He's human now. 100% mortal. But unconscious. He's been like that for an hour."

So far, Bill had been in a coma for the past 4 years. Everyone agreed that they were going to wait and see what he was like when he woke up- if he woke up. They were going to see it as a "second chance" for him.

At first, Dipper had hated the idea of giving Bill a chance. Any chance. After what he'd done, Dipper felt like there was no way Bill could be forgiven, that he didn't deserve it.

But he'd grown up over the past four years. Visiting Bill in the hospital every so often, Dipper felt that being trapped within his own mind, that being forced to become human and being stripped of his powers was the universe's way of punishing Bill. So, in the end, he forgave Bill.

Ariel was waiting outside the hospital for them when they arrived. Their mom had dropped them off at the Mystery Shack and they'd driven to the hospital with their Grunkles.

Ariel shrieked, running up to hug Dipper and Mabel. "It's sooooo good to see you!" she exclaimed. She had somehow gotten a hold of an "aging bracelet"- it made her look ten years older when she had it on. She only wore the bracelet for High Council-related things. Naturally she looked about the same age as Dipper and Mabel. And Bill, at least, his apparent age.

"It's nice to see you too," Dipper said.

"Hey, quit acting like you haven't seen them in forever," Stan muttered. "It's only been a few weeks."

Dipper and Mabel continued to spend every summer in Gravity Falls, although they all agreed that the twins would move to Gravity Falls permanently after Bill woke up, to help everyone in dealing with them. Ariel technically lived in Seattle, but she would be moving to the small Oregon town as well. She'd already found an apartment and moved in last night.

The group made their way up to Bill's hospital room. The beeping of the monitors he was hooked up to was quite normal to them. Actually, Dipper found it a bit calming. He looked around at the various items the twins had put in the room. Cards and letters they'd written, the yellow triangle baseball cap Dipper'd gotten for the former demon two years ago, the sweaters Mabel had made, the stuffed animal the twins had gotten for him over the summer- which was in bed with the teen.

Bill's fingers twitched as they walked in. "He moved!" Mabel shouted.

Ford nodded. "He's been doing that the past couple of days, which is how we know he's waking up."

"His eyes started to move yesterday," Ariel said. "Maybe today he'll actually open them."

Dipper and Mabel stayed in the room while the others talked outside. Mabel left with them to grab dinner later. Dipper stayed in the room, watching Bill, hoping he'd actually wake up all the way.

Then, Bill moaned slightly. Dipper wasn't even sure it had happened, maybe he was hearing things.

Bill's eyelids fluttered. His eyes opened slowly. "Wha's going on?" he muttered, semi-coherent. He started to look around. "Pine Tree?!"