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The Temple On The Island

The beautiful garden that Dipper and Pacifica were sitting in was littered with flowers of all kinds. The sun was shining on one of the most beautiful mornings, and the grass had smelled of morning dew. They were sitting on a black and white picnic blanket that sported a checkered pattern. To Dipper's right was a picnic basket that had been emptied out onto the checkered blanket. Fruits of all kinds were on a plate in the middle on the blanket. Right between Dipper and Pacifica. Pacifica was wearing a beautiful white sundress that hugged her gorgeous figure. Dipper was also wearing white. A suit and tie that looked almost too expensive to even exist. Dipper had been feeding Pacifica grapes when he suddenly got close to her. So close she could smell his minty breath. So close that she could do nothing but gaze into his beautiful brown eyes. They moment was...Enchanting.

"I love you, Pacifica Northwest," He said in a low whisper. slowly inching towards her for a kiss. She was too frozen in nervousness to move. She only let him come closer and closer. Her eyes had long since been closed. Waiting for the beautiful moment. The moment that she had been waiting for since that night in the Northwest Manor. The moment in which something she had longed for would finally happen. The moment she would finally kiss the love of her life. The moment she would share a part of herself with Dipper Pines. how she craved for him. To put his lips on hers. To be the first girl to ever do so with him. It was like something from a dream. Something she could only imagine happening in a fantasy world. And yet, here it was. Happening at this very beautiful moment.

"Pacifica..." she heard him say slowly, "Pacifica..." his voice had suddenly been replaced with the voice of a female. A familiar one.

"Pacifica!" the voice yelled again, causing her to jolt up from the position she had been sleeping in. Breathing heavily. Damnit! Here she was having one the most beautiful dreams she had ever had in a long time, and someone had found it necessary to just wake her up at the best part of it! Of course, the very fact that it was only a dream had been a little bit depressing. But not more then the fact that she was woken up just before she was about to kiss the boy she loved with all her heart! On the outside she seemed calm, but on the inside she was furious at the person that had woken her up. She looked around to see who it was and was shocked to see that was surrounded by her friends on what seemed like a beach. This was not her bedroom. Where as she? She got up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and dusted the sand off her clothes. Could this be some sort of island?

"Where are we?" she asked curiously, trying to hide the rage in her voice for being woke up from her beautiful dream. Whoever had done it had certainly deserved to pay. But the thought of explaining why she had a dream about almost kissing the boy that she had insisted was only a friend had caused her to hold her temper. It was for the best that no one knew. It would also to save her from being teased, along with Dipper. Teasing was not something she responded well to. It wasn't that it made her temper flare, like many other things. It was not even the idea of being teased. It was the actual thing that she would be teased about. She would blush if anyone so much as suggested the idea of her and Dipper being just friends! It would certainly be the death of her to be teased about such a sensitive topic! She loved Dipper, but that was not something that everyone needed to know at this point. It would be detrimental their very survival, assuming that they were going to be stuck there for a while. Which was of the most likely outcomes. Being stuck there, living like savages in makeshift tents, surviving on wild animals or un-cleaned fruit. The very thought sent chills up Pacifica's spine.

"We don't know. Yet," Dipper calmly answered her question. It was in fact an island. Not far from the beach there was an area covered in various exotic plants and trees. A jungle, most likely home to many animals. Most of them deadly. Pacifica was already nervous. She looked around once again and noticed that, passed the water, there was no land for what looked like miles. They were stuck! She only hoped that Dipper, or anyone came up with a plan to escape this. As cruel as her parents were, she wanted to be home! Not stuck on some jungle island, possible an undiscovered one in the middle of the ocean. Or possible even an island in a completely different dimension considering the fact that the owner of that strange demonic voice has most likely sent them there! When it came to Gravity Falls, the possibilities were endless. Despite looking calm on the outside, she was screaming and panicking on the inside. She looked at Dipper and calmed down just in the slightest, for he seemed to be thinking of something. A way off the island was of the most likely. And when it came to Dipper, he had a plan for everything, and his plans almost never failed. It was something she admired about him greatly. He was the most intelligent person she had met in her life. The fact that he remained calm in almost any situation always filled her with relief.

Yes, on some occasions, Dipper had asked Pacifica to accompany him on his paranormal hunts. Without his friends knowing of course. Every single time he asked, she had without hesitation agreed. It was amazing how much he knew about the creatures that lurked within the woods of Gravity Falls. whenever they were walking through the trees, she could not help but stare at his face every time he was not looking. She always took notice of how cute he looked with his nose buried in his journal. His beautiful brown eyes squinting to keep the sweat from getting into them. She loved everything about him. Even his flaws. If there was anyone she could count on more in situations like this, it was Dipper. No matter what, she knew that he would come through with a brilliant plan. Or so she hoped.

"Well, I think it's about time we found out," Wendy said, standing up from the large rock she was sitting on. dusting herself off with her hands. Adjusting her worn out lumber jack hat that her father had given her for her 13th birthday. The one that she had worn every day since. To her, the hat was a symbol of the strong bond that she shaired with her father, Dan Corduroy. Though he refused to admit due to his fear of being "unmanly", he cared greatly for his daughter. Nothing could stop him from loving her.

"Guys, I think you need to see this," said the distant voice of Thompson. The group looked around, finally finding him near what looked like a temple of some sorts. it appeared to be have been built into the side of a mountain. Hopefully not a volcano ready to blow at any given moment. The very entrance must have been at least 8 feet in height, and about 10 in width. Incomprehensible whispers seemed to come from the darkness that lie beyond the. They seemed to get louder with ever step the group took whilst approaching the temple. It was as eerie as it was fascinating. It was as if the whispers came from souls lost withing the darkness that loomed over head as the group stepped inside. Just they stepped into the darkness, the whispers were silenced.

"G-g-guys, I-I-I d-don't think this is s-such a good idea," said a scared Thompson as he was walking through the entrance following his friends. Thompson could always sense danger. Whenever his gut told him that something was a bad idea, he instantly turned his back. This time however he was torn between two options. Remain alone and be attacked, maybe even killed, by a wild animal with no one to help him, Or follow his friends into the entrance of a dark, possibly ancient, temple that looked like it could collapse at any second. He had followed his friends, albeit reluctantly, deciding that dying alone was far worse than dying with friends. After walking for less than one minute in the darkness of the cave, light was suddenly surrounding them in the form of torches. Torches were placed at intervals on the walls of the temple's first chamber. The entrance chamber. Within the chamber, there were what looked like 5 doorways leading in different directions, each one of them closed. It was a dead end. Or so they thought.

The temple entrance had suddenly been closed off by a small rockslide. Causing any chance of the teens escaping that island to plummet drastically. How were they to escape? the entrance was blocked off by the giant boulders, and the 5 doorways looked as if they only led deeper into the temple. Perhaps there ma have been an entrance on the other side of temple, which was a long way, judging by how wide the mountain had looked. But even so, the doorways looked like they were not going to be opened any time soon. The group was stuck, and they all frowned in defeat as the realization had struck them. it had struck them like a ton of bricks. They would die of hunger if the entire structure didn't collapse on them first. But quite suddenly, the colors around them faded as none other than the trianlgle demon himself, Bill Cipher, appeared out of thin air and slowly started floating downwards until he was a few feet above their heads.

"Hello Pine Tree! Miss me?" he said enthusiastically. Greeting them as if they were friends who had gotten together to watch a movie or simply hang out. His voice carrying that same unnatural tone. The more he spoke, the more scared the teens had become. Save for Dipper and Mabel, who were sporting angry glares. If looks could kill, Cipher would have been vaporized thousands of times over. He was however, unphased by the glares sent his way by the Pines twins.

"What do you want this time Bill!" Dipper all but shouted at the equilateral beast. He had encountered the demon numerous times before. Each time he had managed to defeat him. This time however, it would prove quite difficult to best him. Being the intelligent being he was, Bill had learned his lesson, and would not underestimate the Pines twins this time. Not even in the slightest. He knew what they were capable of when they worked together. Hell, Dipper was smart enough to figure out how to beat Bill in the dreamscape. Bill had always admired the boys intelligence. Even if it was the cause of his defeat every time he encountered the boy. But to defeat the great Bill Cipher? The most powerful demon in all of the multiverse? It had definitely earned the respect of many, including the triangle beast himself. However, it would not change the fact that Bill had made a deal with Preston Northwest to torture these kids. And when Bill makes a deal, for the right price, he intends to hold up his end of the bargain. No matter the sircumstances.

"Geez kid! Cool your jets! I was just messing around with ya!" he said before laughing loudly. His one eye closed.

"Cut it out Bill! What do you really want? If it's me your after for some reason, than leave these guys out of it!" Dipper said, his glare unchanging. Though he may not have shown it in his calm demeanor, he was furious that Bill had the nerve to come after him in the presence of his friends. He knew the lives of humans meant nothing to Bill. He would without any remorse kill anyone who got in his way. No matter who it was. The demon was heartless and that much had become evident in the many times he had tried to destroy Dipper and the mystery shack.

"Oh Pine Tree! Always the brave on! I admire that about ya! But it isn't you I'm after specifically. It's all of you!" Bill replied, his one eye widening as he grew larger and turned red for a few seconds as flames enveloped the chamber around them before going back to normal, "Allow me what to explain what this is all about. Ya see, llama's pop discovered that she was constantly hanging out with someone he thought was "not worthy of his kind", so he made a deal with me to make your lives a living hell! The only way you can escape this and go home in one piece is to solve the riddles of my little labryinth. Of course if you do manage to make it out, which I highly doubt you will, there is a reward. I'm a demon, but I'm not a monster. Anyone who makes it out alive will get one wish. But only one! If you do come out in one piece, us it wisely!" he said, his unblinking eye moving between each teen, examining their facial features, " Good luck Pine Tree! You'll need it! And remember! I'll be watching you!" he said before laughing maniacally and disappearing. The color returned to the fear struck teens' surroundings just as the triangular demon had disappeared. Hislaugh still echoing in the minds of the teens. So this was all some sort sick game to him? And who is llama? What was the beast talking about? The confusion became evident on the teens faces as soon as the fear had subsided after that wretched beast had vanished. To prevent a million questions being asked at once, and possibly a very heated argument, Robbie decided to speak for the entire group.

"Dipper," Robbie started, "You have some serious explaining to do," he said, putting emphasis on the word 'serious'. Of course it was to be expected. Dipper had obviously encountered this creature before, judging by the fact that he knew it's name. And if he knew it, he knew how to defeat it. It only made sense. Of course, if the demon stayed true to his word, there would be no need to try and defeat it. Who would pass up a free wish by trying to kill it? Only a mad man would do such a foolish thing.

"I know, I know," Dipper said hastily, "You guys deserve a proper explanation, and that's exacty what I'll give you. You see, Bill Cipher is probably the most poweful demon ib the universe. His capabilities are most likely limitless. He can do whatever he pleases, whenever he pleases. He has these code names he gives us for some reason. He said that llama's dad had apparently made a deal with him to torture us." he continued, almost running out of breath from talking quickly.

"But who is llama?" asked Wendy, who had somehow Found her voice after the situation with bill. His very presence struck fear into her heart. The whole time, she had been frozen in fear, only listening as Bill talked about what they needed to do. Of course, she would not tell anyone this. Her pride would not allow her to do so. Despite their situation, they would not let her live it down. For one of the most courageous individuals of the group to be frozen in fear? It would surely ruin her reputation amongst the teens.

"from what I know about the code names, llama is Pacifica," Dipper started, looking at the blonde girl that was standing next to him. He noticed how close she was and tried his best to hide his nervousness, "Preston must have somehow found out about me and Pacifica's meetings, and told Bill to torture us. For what price though, I cannot say," he said, with a glum look on his face.

"Maybe Bill wants a sacrifice. You know how much he loves exchanging things for sacrifices" Mabel suddenly chimed in. It could have been a likely. But with Bill, the possibilities were endless.

"It could very well be just that. But that isn't important right now. Bill said that this was a labryinth. It's like a maze game. To make it out alive, we have to solve the riddles that this temple has to offer. But we have to be extremely careful guys. Together, we can't be outsmarted. I'm not willing to find out what happens when we make mistakes," Dipper said firmly. His voice filled with determination.

"Yeah! You got this Docter Fun Times" Lee said enthusiastically, "Looks like we got ourselves a group leader here! Dipper! Dipper! Dipper" he began chanting his name. And soon enough everyone, even Robbie, were chanting along with Lee. Looks like he now held the responsibility of leading the group to safety. He only hoped his intellect would be able to guide him through this mess. Back to Gravity Falls. Back to the mystery shack. Back home where they belonged. It was going to be a long journey indeed. But he would try with every ounce of his strength and willpower to keep his friends safe. He did not want to be the cause of one his friends getting hurt, or possibly dying. Especially The blonde haired girl that he loved with all his heart. The girl standing at his side, so close he could hear her nervous breathing pattern. He would protect them with his life. Even if it meant losing it in the process. If he did not make it out alive, his friends would. It would fill Dipper with pride and happiness to see his friends come through. Unharmed.

For the people he loved, dying was worth it if it meant saving them.


Rate and review! I'm quite happy with the way this chapter turned out, despite the fact that it's shorter than the previous two. Still, I'm proud of it. Point out any errors I made please! Thanks for reading!