We all begin walking and soon come across a door that leads to what looks to be a garden.
"What the what? We were upstairs? How's that possible?!" Mabel exclaims.
"It must be the ghosts messing with our minds." Dipper explains. "We probably walked down the stairs and didn't even notice."
"Who cares? Look this door's open, we can go!" Gideon reveals.
"Great." Dipper agrees. "I was so scared we were going to die!"
"Wait, we can't leave now! What about Grunkle Stan?!" Mabel squeals.
"It's now or never Mabel!" Gideon shouts. "I don't carry about any of you, I'm leaving!" Gideon then walks out in to the garden on his own.
Unsure, the rest of us look at Dipper for guidance. He then clears his throat. "Well, we should take this opportunity, all our parents and carers are still in hall. Our lives were only threatened because we all wandered off through the house. They'll get the money and come home to us tomorrow." Dipper explains.
"Today." Soos corrects. "It's the early morning."
"Whatever, I never thought I'd say this: but I'm with Gideon!" Dipper then ran into the garden.
Mabel and Soos then ran after him. Tasha, Esther and I were then left on our own in the house. No! I'm not staying here a minute longer! I then rush out into the garden, followed by my two best friends, and catch up with all the others.
Dipper, Mabel and Soos are ahead of us but I can't even see where Gideon went. All I know is we're free. Or at least, it feels like we are.
Gideon's P.O.V.
I sprint as fast as I can through the garden. I can see the giant black gates wide open. I then run up to them and lock them.
"That was almost too close." I mutter to myself.
I turn around and begin running back but I collide with Dipper and we are both knocked to the ground.
"Watch where you're going Pines!" I yell at him.
"Why were you running this way?" The boy questions me.
"I went up to the gates but they were locked, I tried to climb them but they appeared to be electric, or some kind of force field." I tell him. "Prehaps we should head back in to Hollow Hill?"
Pacifica then gives me a questionable look. "Back to that house?"
"We have to." I stress.
"Fine." Dipper reluctantly agrees. But as he turns around and begins walking, the ground appears to swallow him.
"Dipper!" Mabel screams.
Dipper then sticks his head up and moves some leaves of the top of the water he is swimming in. "It's okay, the leaves were on top the water so I didn't realise there was a pond underneath." He then begins smiling and laughing. It angers me to see him happy. "Mabel, do you think you could help me out though?"
"Sure." Mabel smiles and begins pulling him.
But just before he surfaces something wraps around his leg and starts pulling him back to the water. Not so smug now, are ya Pines?
"Mabel, help me!" Dipper screams.
Mabel and Soos then begin pulling with all their strength, then Pacifica and her two friends begin helping to pull the boy up, but they don't seem to be getting anywhere as his knees are still beneath the water. Even though I hate Dipper I decide it must look pretty suspicious if I'm just stood helplessly at the side, so I too begin pulling Dipper up. Dipper has almost re-surfaced when the girl reveals herself. She appears completely decomposed, with blue rotting flesh. Parts of her have really decomposed and I can see her "bones". Dipper then kicks her in the chest, knocking her back in to the pond. But she doesn't give up and locks her bony hands around Dipper's ankles and tries to pull him in the pond with her. Dipper then kicks her in the face and leaps forward. The girl then starts spluttering and coughing blood before sinking.
Poor girl, I hope she's alright. After all, I'm sure she didn't sign up for that.
One thing that doesn't make sense, is how she's breathing under water. I decide not to dwell on it, after all, she's a good actress but not as convincing and imaginative as moi.
Dipper's P.O.V.
It takes a while for Mabel and I to recover. Mabel especially as I don't think she's ever been as worried as just now.
"I'm so glad you're safe." She says, hugging me and refusing to let go.
"Yeah, well once you two are done playing happy families, prehaps we should head back inside before we all die!" Gideon snaps.
"Yeah." I bluntly reply. I'm not going to argue with him, as I know after everything going on tonight, the last thing we need to do is all turn on each other, but, something about his story doesn't add up.
"So, let's go back inside." I agree.
"Yes, let's." Gideon evilly smiles.
As we re-enter the manor, I know I'm making a huge mistake. Something in my gut is telling me I've made a horrible decession. Out the corner of my eye I catch Gideon evilly smirking. What's he so happy about. We finally get to the main hall, where we first came in, and to our horror see everyone asleep on the floor. Grunkle Stan, Gideon's parents and Pacifica's parents. Sat on the steps are Claudius, Rose and a small girl. Looking more carefully at her I remember her being the same girl Pacifica fought.
Her skin is still bruised but she does not look angry, she seems happy.
"I found my mummy and daddy." She eerily chimes.
"Mother! Father!" Pacifica shrieked running toward her parents bodies.
Mabel and I find ourselves doing the same to Grunkle Stan, shaking his body.
"Grunkle Stan! Are you okay? Speak to me!" Mabel yells. Grunkle Stan loudly snores in response.
Once again, out the corner of my eye I see Gideon only this time, he is looking at Claudius, Rose and their daughter. He nods at them, a menacing grin on his face.
I then stand up and angrily glare at him. "Alright Gideon, what the hell is going on?!" I demand.
Instead of answering me, his evil grin widens.
Ooh, suspense. So next chapter will be the last ;_; and all shall be revealed. Anything that is a bit confusing please say so in your reviews so I can make sure it is explained next chapter.
Thanks to " Danni6823 " who gave me the great idea for Dipper being dragged in to the pond, and sorry pal I left out Gideon's "reference" it just didn't fit with the plot.
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