Everyone got up and looked around.
"Look!" exclaimed Dipper, pointing up at the sky.
"The rift," murmured Ford. "Is this... Weirdmageddon?"
"So, if this is Bill's mindscape," asked 8-Ball, "then where's Bill?"
"We'll have to find him," replied Ford.
Dipper stroked his chin. "Hmm. Can any of you guys fly?" he asked, pointing to the demons.
"We can all fly," replied Pyronica.
"Okay. Some of you should look from the sky, then."
The demons nodded, and half of them took to the skies. The group wasn't looking for very long before Pyronica announced, "Look! It's Bill!"
Bill was in an alley, hiding behind a trash can and glancing around. He gasped as soon as he saw the group.
"I-I didn't have anything to do with it, honest!" he cried before running away.
"Bill, wait!" Dipper called as everyone ran after Bill. The triangle was surprisingly slow, and Dipper caught up to him easily and grabbed him.
"Let me go!" Bill snapped, making a weak attempt to struggle.
"It's okay, Bill," Mabel told him. "Breathe!"
Dipper furrowed his brow in confusion. He was grabbing the all-powerful Bill Cipher. Why wasn't Bill putting up a bigger fight?
"So, Bill," asked Kryptos, "how come you were running and not, you know, flying like you usually do?"
"Because I lost my powers!" retorted Bill. "Now let go! I'm not the cause of Weirdmageddon this time!"
"We're not here to hurt you," Dipper insisted. "We want to help you."
Bill stopped struggling and panted. "R-Really?" The group nodded, and Bill sighed with relief.
"That's better," said Dipper, letting go. "Now tell us what happened."
"There's this mob after me," Bill explained. "They think I caused Weirdmageddon, but I didn't! I don't know what or who did."
"Bill, listen to me," Ford told him firmly. "None of this is—"
Bill gasped as a bear-like roar sounded through the air. "That must be them! Gotta go!"
"Bill, wait!" Mabel called.
"It's okay," replied Dipper. "We'll catch up with him later."
"Should we go, too?" asked Keyhole.
"Yes, probably," replied Ford.
They hid in an abandoned store until the mob had passed. "How are we going to find Bill now?" asked Mabel.
Xanthar already had his "face" to the ground, sniffing for any trail.
"Wow!" exclaimed Mabel. "I wish I could smell without a nose."
Xanthar sniffed around the streets for a trail, letting out a deep howl when he found one. When they found Bill, he was hiding in the mall.
"Bill!" exclaimed Dipper.
Bill glanced around, refusing to say anything.
"As I was saying before," said Ford, "this isn't real."
"What?" asked Bill. He slapped his face with realization. "Ugh! I'm dreaming again, aren't I?"
"Yes," replied Ford.
"And we're here to save you!" added Mabel.
"See, Fordsy? This is why I didn't want to go to sleep. It leads to this!"
"Hey, Bill," chirped Mabel, "I know what'll make you feel better!"
"What?"
"Dream of something nice and pretty!"
"How?"
"You can do whatever you want in the mindscape," replied Dipper.
"Um... Okay." Suddenly, the group heard a loud crash as the mob broke down the door. Bill yelled with frustration. "Are they ever going to stop finding me wherever I go?"
"We've got your back," Mabel assured him. The mob rushed in, and the group saw that it had the same members as Stan's resistance group: Multi-Bear, Celestabellebethabelle, even Stan and the kids.
"Get out of the way," Multi-Bear ordered.
Chutzpar slammed his fist into his palm. "Let's finish that demon!"
"No," replied Bill. "No, no, no, no."
"Like I said, we've got your back! Charge!" yelled Mabel.
The two groups brawled for what felt like hours with Bill trying to figure out how to operate his powers in his dreams.
"There we go!" he exclaimed as he managed to make an owl appear. He jumped into the fight and used his newfound powers to defend himself and his friends.
"Victory screech! Hololololololo!" shouted Mabel as the mob ran away. Everything became white. "Huh?"
"I guess you're waking up, Bill," said Dipper.
"Yes! Finally!" Bill shouted, flying up into the air.
Bill woke up, and everyone was on the floor, thankful that they hadn't sustained any injuries in the real world.
"I can't believe I freaked out like that," Bill murmured, closing his eye in humiliation. "And you guys... You saved me. Thanks."
"Anytime, boss," replied Teeth.
"Oh, and 8-Ball?"
"Yes?"
"Remember all that stuff I said about us demons being completely above humans and all that?"
"Yeah."
"I take it all back. When push comes to shove, we're all the same. We all need help from friends to pull us out of sticky situations, and, yes, we do get sick."
"A little humility goes a long way," Ford told him.
"So do I still have to sleep?"
"That would be best."
"But if you have another nightmare," Dipper reminded him, "you know who to call."
Bill nodded.
"Well, we have to go," said Ford.
"Bye, Bill!" Mabel called, waving goodbye. "Get well soon!"
"I hope I will!" Bill replied.
I hope the cliffhanger was worth it! Sorry it took a while to update, but being fans of Gravity Falls, you're probably used to it. Please leave a review! :)
P.S. The victory screech thing was from SpongeBob.
