Most of them just stared at Dipper crying, not knowing what else to do. "Hey… what's wrong?" Someone had put their hand on his shoulder and Dipper shouldn't help jumping a bit. After not being touched or having any interaction at all this was refreshing. Even so, he kept crying.
"What Isn't wrong?" Dipper sobbed out. All of his family was dead. Maybe his parents were alive but he didn't really know. His close friends that he had met in Gravity falls were turned into tapestry that was hanged somewhere only Bill knew and he didn't know whether they would live or die. He didn't know anything anymore.
"Come on kid we can get through this." the man said pushing Dipper's hat down. He had almost forgotten that he was wearing it. At remembering he tried a bit more. Jeez how he missed his great uncles and his sister. The others gave an encouraging little yell.
"We survived this." a young girl about the same age as Dipper stated.
"For how much longer though?" Dipper cried. He didn't care that he was crying in front of them, he didn't care at all at the moment. They were about to die and it would be all his fault.
"As long as we can," her voice was sad. She pitied him, Dipper should tell. "You know what they say 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!'" she gave a sad smile.
Dipper laughed a bit to himself out of the ignorance in her part. He almost died and that didn't make him stronger it just made him want to die all over. That's exactly what he said too. "What doesn't kill you, just makes you wish you you were dead. Please don't tell me things like that." Dipper was crying but despite that he had a smile on his face, trying not to look as selfish as he sounded.
"You've been through a lot huh?" another person said that. Dipper looked over to see an older looking teenage boy. "But to say that at your age is rather sad."
"To have to deal with what I have is much more chaotic." Dipper wiped his face and looked at them. "But I really wished that my whole family survived. In the end though, no one was capable of making the wish a reality."
"Of course not," the grown woman that he met before said. "Wishes are something delicate. You can't wish for something impossible or it'll make your life even worse. I'm sorry about your family but I don't think they would want you to be in this state after their death. They would want you to survive."
Dipper looked down at the floor. She didn't know anything. She didn't know what they wanted or what he was going through. Would they really want him to be living like this or was he better off dead. She didn't. Know. Anything.
"Anyway let's get you something to eat." she laughed a bit. "You must be hungry." Dipper didn't say anything. He didn't want himself to become close to them and he didn't want them to get close to him. In the end nothing would have mattered.
The clinic was a bit big considering they had gotten rid of almost everything inside. Everything was bare and he could easily walk around. They have him some of the food they had but Dipper considered refusing them. The food was theirs and he had no point in taking it but his mind screamed at him to take it. Not only because he was hungry but because they were going to get captured, probably killed, by Bill soon so did a bit of food didn't really matter. He hated to think like that but he was just analyzing his situation and theirs and in the end he took the food.
Once he was done, he was still a bit hungry but decided against asking for more. All the people that had been there all talked about different stuff. Small stories and jokes that Dipper found amusing.
For the first time since his family had died Dipper actually laughed. He laughed at their silly jokes and ridiculous stories. How he wanted to tell them some of his adventures with Mabel but the thought of her alone made him want to cry. If he told them that would be a sign of friendship and he really didn't want to like them just like he doesn't want them to like him. They wouldn't believe him anyways and even if they did, some of his story's involved Bill and he didn't want them to think he could beat him or get their hopes up in anyway.
"They're not that bad, you know?" the same young girl that he had seen before said. She had light brunette hair and dark green eyes. Dipper didn't ask her name. She sat next to him and smiled along to the others. Dipper sat there in silence, not knowing what to say them.
The clinic walls were lined up with blankets for people to sleep. They led him to a corner with blankets already laid out. It wasn't very comfortable compared to the bed Bill had given him but he didn't complain. "Is here good?" they asked him once he had laid down. He nodded weakly.
"Yeah I'll be fine." Dipper didn't really know what to do. He hated to think they would be killed but he didn't want to ask them for anything. Not one single thing.
~[Small time skip]~
How long did he even have to stay here. It's been almost a full week and the other's would not stop pestering him. They wanted Dipper to open up but he refused.
He had spent more time talking to the girl his age and the bit older male. Who he found out where brother and sister. He couldn't say he wasn't jealous because he was. He really missed Mabel.
Dipper ran his hand through his hair in thought. His curls were really tangled and his hand often stuck there until he puked through them. He sighed and rubbed the bandages around his hand. He didn't really change them, he just let them dirty up while the others did important things. Bill hasn't contracted him in a while. He was still laying in bed and he really didn't want to get up but after the others told him to for the tenth time he got up.
He rubbed his eyes and unwillingly set his left hand on top of his left eye. The eye slightly flowed which alerted Dipper of what he had done. He tried to pull his hand away but it didn't work. The eye quickly opened, pushing the bandages aside, and momentarily blinked before fully opening. Dipper could see through both of his eyes but he quickly put his right hand over his left and ran out before anyone could see.
"Pinetree," Bill's voice called from nowhere in particular. He looked around but figured it was just something from the spell. "Why'd you call me?" his voice echoed in Dipper's head and he momentarily stayed silent. He didn't sound mad but by calling him like this Dipper was scared that he could turn mad easily.
"I'm sorry Bill." Dipper stuttered a bit. "I didn't mean to call you. I just moved my hand over my eye and didn't think it would call you do easily."
"You really are an idiot." Bill laughed. "Were you found out?"
"No," He said more clearly. "But why does it matter."
"Well the longer you're there the more fun!" Dipper could make out the amusement in his voice. "Anyway, I'm busy right now so bye," before Dipper could say anything, his vision from his left eye disappeared. He sighed a bit in relief that he wasn't mad. He looked down at the closed eye until he finally pushed the bandaids cover it.
"Dipper are you okay?" He quickly turned around to see the young girl standing there. He froze a bit before trying to play it off.
"Ye-yeah," he gave a small smile. "I'm fine,"
She momentarily stared at him and Dipper hoped that he hadn't blown his cover. If he had they would practically be walking into their own graves. "Well alright but come back before someone spots you outside." she ran off ahead of him and Dipper let the breath he had been holding out.
Thank goodness she hadn't figure out. His heart was beating extremely fast and he called himself for a minute before finally following after her. The day had gone by particularly fast. They did nothing interesting and once the sun began to set he went back to bed. He hated night, because whenever it was dark all he could do was picture the horrible things he's been through.
It didn't really matter though because he was a light sleeper so the small noises woke him up. Today however was odd. Using others walked all around and that woke him up but today was quiet. No one was moving but Dipper didn't complain, he was glad it was quiet.
He slept until he felt something on his arm. Almost as if someone was pulling on it. He opened his eyes quickly and looked to see someone grabbing onto his left arm's bandages. He tried to desperately take it back but someone pinned him down by his wrists. He was about to get up and move his right hand but he got pinned down again. They held his wrists down and his ankles. He thrashed around in desperate attempts to get them off.
"No!" he yelled out in sobs. "Please don't do this! Please, nothing-" before he said anything else a hand clasped over his mouth. He looked over to see the bit older male.
"Hurry up before anything bad happens." Dipper looked at him momentarily, begging with both eyes to stop them. He looked a him a bit before looking away in sadness and betrayal. Dipper hated that face. It was a face that he ever wanted to see. His muffled voice was sobbing something out as tears streamed along his cheeks. Damn it.
Finally they had completely unwrapped his arm and all of them looked at it momentarily confused. Dipper was still crying muffled apologies. At this point he stopped struggling. "What is that?" the boy asked in shock as he removed his hand.
Dipper breathed in a shaking breath as they all stared at the still closed eyes. "I'm sorry," he sobbed out. "I'm so sorry,"
"That's not what I asked!" he barked. "What is that?!"
"Before," the boy's younger sister started. "you said 'Bill', were you really talking to him?"
Dipper looked at her in shock. So she had heard, afterall. "I'm sorry,"
"So you weren't lying." he said towards his little sister. "Shut up!" he screamed at Dipper. "You have no reason to cry so shut up you worthless spy." He punched him in his left eye and Dipper covered it with his left hand in pain. The small light made everyone step back. Dipper momentarily cursed himself for his uncautious behaviour.
The eye blinked open and Dipper saw through both of them. It looked around at the people staring at home in complete fear. Dipper was scared.
"So you've been found out." Bill laughed. Only Dipper could hear him but he stayed quiet. "idiot. You really suck at acting, Pinetree."
The sight in his eye disappeared as a signal that Bill was gone. "What was that?" someone asked, fear clearly in their voice.
"I'm sorry," that's all he managed to say before he heard a slight knock on the entrance of the clinic. Everyone looked over over but no one moved. The knock was louder this time and Dipper got up. They all watched him as he walked towards the door. He opened it to see Bill in His human form.
"You know it's rude to keep a guest waiting." He smirked as Dipper dropped his head. The others looked at him.
"Who are you?" someone asked.
Bill looked over at them in a menacing grin. "I'm dear Pinetrees, friend." the other's looked at him. Bill held out a hand. "Nice to meet you."
Someone reached out to shake his hand but Dipper hit it away. "I'm not your friend," he started. "Stop teasing them Bill. Aren't they going to go through enough?"
"Bill?" the girl stuttered in fear.
"Geez, Pinetree," he said a smirk still on his face. "I was just showing you how to act."
"Why… why do you look like that?" the older male said.
Bill shrugged. "Pinetree likes this form for some reason. He thinks it makes it easier for him to talk to me." he laughed "Pretty stupid if you ask me."
"Bill stop it please," Dipper begged. Years ran down his face. Bill looked at him momentarily confused. He grabbed Dipper by the chin and bright his face closer.
"Did they hit you?" he said examining the bruise on his left eye. Dipper didn't pull away, still playing it safe.
"Bill just ignore that for now," he said "that doesn't matter. Can't you just please let them go?"
"You're right." Bill said with a smile. "But you know to damage someone else's property is against my rules. Time for the show to start!" he snapped his fingers and turned back into his original form.
Bills henchmaniacs appeared almost as soon as that happened. "So boss, what's the plan." Paci-fire said
"Like I care," Bill stated sounding visible annoyed. "Don't kill them though, that would be too easy!"
"Bill please don't do this," Bill slapped Dipper across the face which made him stagger back again.
"Shut up Pinetree," His eye flowed a bit. "You knew this was unavoidable."
Dipper was about to say something else but the demons launched forward. They would crush their bodies under their own feet and Dipper heard each crack of bone. He warped even harder at Bill I stop them but only got a laugh and a ruffle of his hair in reply. "Don't you dare stick up for us." Dipper looked over at the girl his age. She choked that out. Her voice was broken as she tried to reach out for him. "You're the reason we're like this so don't act like-" she was cut off by Bill slamming her to the wall until she turned to stone.
"No touching my property."
Dipper looked around to see all of them encased in stone. Each horrible, scared expression plastered on their visible face. Finally Dipper screamed at the top of his lungs. Bill looked over at him in shock before annoyance crossed his mind. He turned into his human form and put His hands on his shoulder.
"Pinetree be quiet," he snapped his fingers and Dipper closed his eyes. He expected pain but none came. He reopened his eyes and from one he saw he was back in the room he had left. He began to cry hysterically. He couldn't bare any of this at all anymore. He didn't want to witness such horror anymore. "You really are annoying," Bill said appwring in front of him.
"Bill please," Dipper sobbed out. "Turn them back."
"And who are you to ask me of anything." Dipper looked down at the floor and sobbed quietly. "Stop crying already, you remind me of a girl. Maybe if Shooting Star was here, she would be like this too. You two do look alike after all,"
"Don't talk about Mabel like that," Dipper chocked out. "You have no place to talk about her. You were the one who killed her after all."
Bill looked down at him with no expretion. "Shooting Stars look so pretty when they fall, don't you think?"
"Stop it," Dipper sobbed even harder.
"Aw but I was only saying the truth." Bill said childishly as he bent doen. "Shooting Stars are destined to one day fall to the ground."
"Bill… please," he couldn't stand him talking about his sister like that but he continued anyways. He grabbed Dipper roughly by the chin and looked straight at him.
"Just like how Pine trees are destined to one day be cut down." Bills threatening voice made Dipper shiver. "Now don't forget who holds the axe." Bill it up and left the room with those slam of the door. The knob quickly disappered making it unable to escape.
For a while Dipper just say there not knowing how to react. Until he climbed on the bed and cryed himself to sleep. He dreamt of Mabel.
A/N: Yay I finished! I decided to make this story some what short so a warning for possible time skips. I don't want to give names for the other's because I really don't find it all taht necessary. Please leave a review on what you liked and/or disliked about my story! Thanks for reading!