Chapter 2

I am so sorry that this chapter took so long to get out. I'm not the fastest typer and I kept getting distracted by other fanfics. Don't worry if you're getting tired of Kalli getting put to sleep with the sedative. This is the last chapter where it will happen. I promise. Enjoy the chapter!

Mason POV

I grabbed one of-what was her name? Oh yes-Kalli's arms and Mabel and I pulled her down the hallway. My other hand was ready to touch my amulet at moments notice, and I could see my twin's hand hovering near her headband as well. Kalli kept asking where we were taking her and trying to pull away from us. It was starting to get annoying. We didn't answer, and we tightened our grip on her arms. We soon reached the guest room which was where Mabel and I had decided to keep this strange girl, for now. I let go of her arm and pulled a key out of my pocket. I could feel Kalli's eyes on my, and I had the strangest notion that she was trying to figure out the best was to steal the key. I unlocked the door and slid the key back into my pocket. This girl was clever. I had to make sure she didn't steal the key. I pushed open the door and Mabel shoved her inside. Kalli stumbled and fell face first on the carpet. She immediately flipped her body into a sitting position and hopped to her feet. She then scanned the room and seemed delighted to find multiple glass windows. Seven, in fact. Seven possible escape routes, along with others she might discover. How were we going to keep her from escaping? I pulled Mabe over to the door to talk, but still close enough that we could keep a close eye on Kalli.

"What are we going to do" I asked Mabel, motioning toward Kalli, who was watching us suspiciously. Mabel frowned.

"I don't know," she replied, "there are do many easy escape routes from this room, but this is the only place where we can put her." I arranged my face into a frown that matched my twin's.

"Maybe we can have Will watch her?" Mabel suggested, but I could hear the note of uncertainty in her voice. I shook my head.

"It would be too easy for her to get past him," I replied, "maybe we can use the sleeping chemicals on her again." Mabel clapped her hands happily.

"That's perfect Mason!" she cried, "Will!" He appeared in an instant.

"Yes Mistress, Master," he said, bowing his head to them as he said their titles.

"Get us a dose of the sleeping chemical," I ordered him. He bowed his head to me again and disappeared.

"Where is he going?" Kalli asked curiously, but we ignored her. We then heard the shattering of glass. Mabel and I spun around and saw what looked like Kalli had climbed out the window. Mabel rushed over and peered out the window. She then sighed in annoyance.

"Check under the bed Mason," she told me. I did so, and found nothing. I then realized what she was doing. I popped up and saw Kalli trying to sneak out the door. When she saw that I had seen her, she squeaked and tried to run out the door. Fortunately, Will appeared at that moment and she ran into him. He instinctively grabbed her wrist.

"Give her here Will," my twin ordered Will, "and fix that window." She grabbed Kalli from Will and pointed to the shattered window. Will nodded and snapped his fingers. The glass rose from the ground and fitted itself back into the window as though nothing had happened. Mabel pushed the girl into a corner where there were no windows and watched her carefully. I, on the other hand, took the small bottle of sedative and the small cotton pad that Will had brought. I poured a small amount of the liquid sedative on the cloth and handed the bottle back to Will. I motioned for Mabel to hold the girl down. Kalli saw the movement and gave Mabel a suspicious look. The second Mabel stepped toward her, Kalli darted away. My twin growled and ran towards her. Kalli darted under Mabel's outstretched arms and ran in the opposite direction. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for her, she ran straight into me. Dazed, she fell to the ground. Mabel took the opportunity to pounce on Kalli and pin her to the ground by her shoulders. I knelt down and tried to press the cloth to her nose but she was thrashing her head so much that I couldn't press it to her nose. Mabel sighed in exasperation and used her knees to hold down Kalli's shoulders, while using her hands to hold Kalli's head still. I quickly covered Kalli's mouth with one hand and pressed the cloth to her nose with my other hand. As soon as she inhaled the scent of the sedative, her eyes fluttered shut and her body went limp.

Kalli POV

As my world faded away into blackness, I once again cursed myself for not taking my chance to escape. Ugg! Why did those twins have to be so smart! Soon, the blackness of my world faded away to shades of grey and I entered the mindscape. I didn't know too much about the mindscape, but I did know that they differed from person to person. My mindscape looked like a giant library, with books on shelves and floating around everywhere. There were beanbags and tables and chairs everywhere, but it somehow didn't seem cluttered. It was all layered in beautiful shades of grey. I loved it. For some reason, instead of sleeping normally when they used the sedative, I was sent to my mindscape. Last time I had practiced controlling the mindscape like Bill Cipher could do. For some reason, it had been surprisingly easy for me, even though it left me mentally exhausted. I clapped my hands, making a sketch book, pencils, and color pencils appear. I sat down on a near beanbag and started drawing. I drew for a while without really concentrating on what I was doing. When I finally looked at what I was drawing, I saw that I had been creating a piece of Reverse Falls fanart. I smiled at the irony. In the drawing, Mabel and Mason were looming over a cowering Pacifica and Gideon. Gideon clutched Journal 3. Will as a human was floating over Pacifica and Gideon, but under Mabel and Gideon. His chains were visible and blue tears dripped from his eyes(well, eye, as one was covered by a triangular eyepatch). I smiled, satisfied with my work. I picked up some color pencils and begin neatly filling in the blank white spaces. Soon after after I started working, I felt a wave of magic wash over my mindscape. My breathing got faster and I started panicking. This had never happened before! I managed to keep in inside, though. I shifted my expression so that I looked calm and intimidating. Or at least I hopped I looked calm and intimidating. I waited until my voice was steady before calling out.

"Who's there?" I called out into my library. No answer. I sighed in exasperation. I didn't want to try and control my mindscape, but I would if I had to.

"Your pick," I called out again, "we can do this the easy way or the hard way." Still no answer.

"Hard way it is." I clapped my hands, concentrating. This sent another wave of magical energy through my mindscape. This one was different from the first one, though. The first one had been entrance magic, or someone using magic to enter my mindscape. Dipper had used that type of magic in Dreamscapers to enter Stan's mind and Bill used it every time he went into someone's dream or mind. The type I had just used was revealer magic, meant to reveal an intruder. It normally only worked in the mindscape, but really powerful demons could use it in the real world. Sure enough, the spell revealed a teenage boy cowering behind a bookshelf. Or more specifically, a teenage looking dream demon. I crossed my legs, trying to look intimidating even though my head was spinning from the force of the spell. With a snap of my fingers, the drawing and coloring tools vanished, but the sketch book remained. I snapped my fingers again and this time it was my outfit that changed. It shifted to match Bill Cipher's when he was drawn in human form, complete with the black boots, yellow tux, bow tie, floating black hat, and a black triangular eye patch. I twirled a black cane in my right hand. I had chosen the outfit trying to freak the demon out and judging my the look on his face, it was working.

"Well, well, well," I began, my voice low. "If it isn't Will Cipher, counterpart to the all knowing Bill Cipher." Will's face paled as I spoke.

"H-how do you know that?" Will stammered. On the inside I was freaking out-I WAS TALKING TO WILL CIPHER! Don't forget that I was a huge Reverse Falls fangirl-but on the outside I kept my smile calm and creepy.

"Oh, I know lots of things," I began. This had always been my favorite Bill Cipher line, so I loved quoting it. "Lots of things!" I could do a pretty good impression of Bill Cipher when I wanted to. Behind my back I snapped my fingers. I rose up in the air and floated over to Will, clutching my sketch book. I landed in front of him, one hand on my hip, and gave him a devious smile.

"So demon, what do you want?" I asked. I kept my voice low, but on the inside I wanted to shake him and demand to know why he was in my mindscape.

"W-well," he stammered, "Master and Mistress sent me here." I mulled over his words, pretending to thing.

"You mean Mabel and Mason," I corrected, floating back up to lounge comfortably on the air.

"Yes," he said nervously, "but they instructed me to call them Mistress and Master at all times." I waved my hand carelessly.

"What they don't know won't hurt them," I said. I noticed that he looked a little uncomfortable - wait. Scratch that.- a lot uncomfortable at the suggestion,

"So, why are you here?" I asked again. I remembered what he had said, but I wanted to make him just a little more nervous. It was rare that I got to let out my inner Bill Cipher and I was going to take every chance I could get.

"Master and Mistress," he began, "they sent me to tell you that they want to make a deal with you." I pressed my hand to my chest in mock shock.

"Me? Whatever for?"

"Well," Will said, looking quite scared of me now. "They didn't tell me why or the terms. They only told me to ask you if you would at least hear them out." These words sent me over the edge. My face contorted into a look of rage, despite my attempts to hide it.

"And why," I snarled, "would I agree to hear them out, let alone make a deal with them after what they did!" Will sighed as though he had been expecting this answer.

"Because if you don't," he said softly, "they'll do a lot worse." I gulped but managed to hide it. Good thing I was a good actor because I was terrified right about now. I turned my back on Will so I could thing. Several things ran through my mind. Just make the deal so they don't hurt you! But what if they go back on their word? At least hear them out! Fine. I spun back around to face Will. He gulped at my angry expression but visibly relaxed when I nodded.

"Tell them that I'll hear them out," I began. Will's face brightened.

"But on my terms," I continued, "Right now, in my mindscape." Will nodded.

"I'll go get them," he told me, "Kalli." He said my name slowly and a bit unsure, but he lit up when I smiled at the use of my name. Will closed his eyes and seemed to concentrate before blinking out of my mindscape. When he was gone, I snapped my fingers. My outfit reverted to normal and I dropped to the ground. That had completely exhausted me. I only had a few minutes before Will came back, so I only rested for a moment. I soon felt strong enough to cast a few more spells. Snapping my fingers again, my outfit shifted into a black long sleeved shirt, a black skirt that went to my knees, and black ankle boots. My hair was held back with a black headband. Concentrating, I rose back up into the air and floated there. Now I was ready and not a moment too soon. Right after my transformation was complete, Will blinked back into my mindscape, this time accompanied by Mabel and Mason. I smirked, managing to hide the fact that my head was spinning. Mabel was staring at me and I could tell that she was impressed by the fact that I was floating. Mason had noticed as well, but was doing a better job of hiding his emotions. He was the first to break the silence.

"So," Mason began, "our servant tells us you've decided to hear us out." The word servant just barely shoved me a little closer to the edge.

"He has a name you know," I snapped at Mason, "so call him by it." Mason smirked.

"Servant is his title," Mason told me, as if I was a small child. "He calls us by our titles, so why can we not call him by his." I rolled my eyes.

"Oh," I began in a sugary sweet voice, "I tried to get him to call you by your names earlier but he politely declined." Mason glared at Will for a moment before turning back to face me.

"Anyway," Mason said, "are you ready to hear the terms?" I ignored him, inspecting my nails. I did this even though I was dying to know what they wanted. Mabel seemed to be growing impatient. Finally she blurted out, "Just tell her brother!" Mason glared at his sister. Turning back to me, he nodded, which seemed to pacify Mabel.

"The terms are simple," Mason began, "you belong to Mabel and I and in return we won't hurt you." I eyed the twins suspiciously.

"And what does belonging to you mean for me?" I asked the twins. Mabel and Mason glanced at each other as though they hadn't been expecting me to ask that question. Mason made a movement, gesturing at me. Mabel seemed to understand and took a step closer. I floated a little farther away and waited for her to speak.

"Well," Mabel began, "it means you would have to follow our orders and would have chains like Will's." Mabel looked over and Will and he revealed his chains for a moment before hiding them again. I thought for a moment before deciding.

"I'll make the deal with you," I told them, "but I would like to a add a few more terms. One, you won't treat me like a servant, and two, I can come and go as I please." The twins immediately nodded. I waited for one of the twins to extend their hand and for it to be wreathed in blue flames. So I was confused when Mason extended his open hand toward will. Looking nervous, Will walked toward Mason. When Will reached Mason, he seemed to place something in Mason's palm. It looked like a little blue flame. Mason closed his fist around the flame and Will retreated. Mason waited a moment before reopening his hand. As soon as he did, the blue flame grew in size and was now a deep vibrant blue, the color of Mason's amulet. It was then that I realized what had just happened. Will must have loaned Mason enough magic to make the deal with me, and then Mason must have added his own magic to it as well! Mason's hand was now wreathed in deep blue flames and Mabel was watching with interest. Extending his hand toward me, Mason smiled.

"Well?" he asked. I only waited a moment before thrusting my hand into his.

"It's a deal," I replied as we shook on it. As Mason pulled away, I waited for the flames to disappear. To my surprise, the blue flames began curling around my ankles and wrists, twisting into a new shape. I watched with interest as the flames hardened and became manacles with chains fastened to them. The chains twirled and floated as if gravity didn't affect them. The chains looked almost exactly like Will's except where his chains were made out of a light blue material and glowed blue, mine were made out of silver and glowed a faint white. The second the chains were fully formed, the chains vanished. I could still feel the chains rubbing against my wrist, waiting for me to call them back to visibility. I ignored them. I looked over at the twins and saw that they were both grinning. Again, Mason was the first to break the silence.

"I'm sorry about this," Mason told me, "but we need to make sure the magic of the deal is stable. To test that we're going to need to give you some orders and try summoning you." I shrugged even though I wasn't sure what they meant by summoning.

"Go right ahead," I told the twins. Mabel stepped forward and I kept myself from floating backwards.

"I'm going to give you an order," Mabel told me, "but I want you to refuse to follow it." I nodded which seemed to pacify Mabel. Mabel stepped back and seemed to think for a moment. Then she spoke. "Stand on the ground." I stayed aloft in the air, ignoring Mabel. For a second, nothing happened. Then a bolt of pain shot through my body. I screamed and curled into a ball midair. Another bolt, and then a third. It hurt so much I couldn't think what to do! Unconsciously, I had drifted lower and my feet brushed the floor. The second they did, the pain stopped. I tried lifting my feet up again and the pain restarted. I quickly lowered myself back to the floor and waited. The twins were grinning happily. I took that to mean that the spell worked.

"What was that?" I asked shakily. I wanted to know what had caused the pain.

"The pain was caused because you didn't follow the order," Mabel explained, "it will occur every time you disobey us. You can go back to floating now, by the way." With her statement, I hesitantly lifted my feet off the floor. To my great relief, there was no pain. I crossed my legs and stared at the twins.

"So," I began, "you also said you wanted to try summoning me?" Mason nodded.

"Go hide somewhere," he told me, "somewhere Mabel and I can't see you." I nodded and took off. I looked for a place for a few minutes before settling on an empty bookshelf. Then I waited. A few minutes later, I felt a tugging on my ankles. It grew stronger until it yanked me off the bookshelf. Instead of falling to the ground, I had the oddest sensation. It was as though I was being pulled through jello, if jello happened to be completely black and looked like the universe with galaxies everywhere. Soon enough I was pulled through and landed on the floor on my knees. Looking up, I saw Mason holding on to one of my chains. I was honestly shaken. That experience had scared me a little. I hated to admit it but I was starting to fear the Gleeful twins. Mabel was smiling as she pulled me to my feet.

"Well," she said cheerfully, "now we know the enchantment works." I stood shakily and nodded.

"Anyway," Mason continued, "you need to get some real sleep." He gestured to Will who stepped forward. He gave an apologetic look before beginning to recite an incantation.

"No, I'm fine," I tried protesting but Will didn't stop.

"Unum parvum somnum," Will finished. I kept protesting but the edges of my world were going black. I toppled backward into Will's waiting arms.

"Go to sleep Kalli," he told me, his voice gentle. His face was the last thing I saw before my world faded away into blackness.

And there you have it! Chapter two of Falling in Reverse. If you're wondering, the deal Kalli makes with Bill Cipher will happen in Chapter 10. I was wondering, are there any ships that I should put in? No Bill ships. Those always turn out bad when I try to write them. Any other ships are welcome! Thank you so much!

-Kalli