Phew! Finally the next chapter! And the longest one too so far! It may be a bit before the next chapter also, but it may not. Just to let you guys know! I want to work on some other stories too.

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Leaves rustling from a woman that was being chased. Though, she didn't think of her being chased, but leading the Beast that was stalking her. Her feet look like they were barely touching the ground as the Beast followed her.

Then stopping on a dime she jumped back as a hand came out of the woods and tried to grab her. The large pink lady landed gracefully with a smirk. "Why must we always fight Beast?"

The Beast came out from the shadows. "It's in our nature, light and dark always fight, though, even when the tides have changed and darkness has surrounded you. You still give us problems."

"The forest gives you power, but where there is darkness there is always light and so there is hope," she replied back as they then started to circle each other. "But you must also remember like you this forest also gives me power too."

"A power, a light, a flame that will be snuffed out soon enough, Rose Quartz," said the Beast.

Rose laughed a bit. "I find it funny that you say that, since that is how you died."

The Beast growled. "I am beyond that now, there is no lantern here that I fear." He then stopped and so did Rose. "But that is one thing we have in common, we both aren't among the living."

"Yes that is true, but without the help of Bill Cipher you wouldn't have this opportunity to get revenge," Rose narrowed her eyes at him.

"Yes, I couldn't be blessed more than when Bill stumbled upon this world," said the Beast smiling. "He had the power I needed to help me to bring the children here, though, I did not expect that you would join in the fun."

"I hardly call what you are doing fun," said Rose "You were reckless when performing the spell, it allowed me to also bring in my Son, his friend and the other two's siblings."

"A mistake that was quickly corrected," commented the Beast. "They are now both separated. I'm surprised that you haven't tied taking down the barrier."

Rose was silent as the Beast chuckled. "Oh, I see. Well even if you could it would make no difference. The other beasts here would finish them off before they could reach the others."

"Pearl has trained Connie well, she can fight them," said Rose confidently.

"Yet what of the other two? They have no experience with fighting and you can't be in two places at one time," said the Beast.

Rose smirked as she chuckled. Her appearance changing, her skin turning green as she became just a watermelon shaped like her.

"What?!" shouted the Beast angrily as he realized he just been tricked.

A chuckle could be heard on the wind as Rose said "You want to bet?"

"Lapis!" called Steven as he kept running after her, but as he turned a corner she disappeared.

"Lapis?!" called Steven again in curiosity wondering where she had gone now. Now starting walking he began to look at the mirrors. Sighing as only his reflection looked back at him, but he soon noticed the mirrors were getting smaller, the walls becoming more cave like and the tunnel was getting darker.

Steven was just about to get out his flashlight, until he saw lights up ahead. They weren't the normal crystal lights, but they looked like large string lights. "Whoa," said Steven as the cave turned into a miner tunnel. May be there was human activity here at one time he thought but he still wondered how and why they disappeared. He then stopped as he reached to an open door. It, though, wasn't a usual open door as he looked to see it was a secret door. Well, not secret anymore since it was open, but the secret passage was hidden behind a vending machine. Steven then wished for a second he had some money for some of the snacks inside.

"Dipper?"

The voice came from secret passage behind the vending machine. The voice was female and young. May be it was Dippers sister! He then went inside to find a flight of stairs. Going down them quickly he reached what looked like a mix between a lavatory and a bunker. The walls were lined with machines. At the other side there was a glass window that seemed to be a place to observe whatever was on the other side. He couldn't tell what was on the other side at first because there was a bright light, but he did see a large count down clock above the glass. But counting down to what?

"You're not Dipper!"

Steven's attention turned to a girl that had long brown hair with braces. Wearing a pink knitted shirt with a key on it. "Are you Mabel?" asked Steven.

"Yeah," she said. "Who are you? And where is my brother?! He was right behind us!"

"My name is Steven, and I don't know," said Steven as the ground then trembled underneath him.

"Guys the machine is acting weird," said an older guy heavy set with a green question mark shirt and ball cap. Peering around the door that was next to the glass window. They then went into the other room, which was more of an underground cavern to him. A giant triangular machine was also there. The light he saw before coming from the machine, it almost looked like a portal.

"What's going on?!" asked Steven worried.

"The world possibly being destroyed," said the older guy.

"How do we turn it off?!" asked Steven louder and very worried.

"Um, um, over there!" said Mabel pointing to a wall with three key switches and a sign over them saying Manual Override. They then ran over to where the three keys were. "Turn them together!"

Steven nodded as they then turned all three keys at the same time. Then hearing a hissing and popping noise behind them. He turned to see a long stick with a big red button. "That must be the turn off button!"

A fleeting feeling of hope was inside Steven as they ran to the button, but as they were just about to hit the button a shock wave from the machine threw them back. Then a blinding light came from the portal making everyone freeze except for him. Mabel and the other guy were frozen in mid air, but he was one the ground. The machine then turned back to normal, but its lights turned red and an angry yell also came from it.

Steven crawled backwards a bit as a small red triangle guy came out came out of the portal. "YOU!" he shouted.

"ME?!" asked Steven frighten by the strange creature.

"YES YOU! YOU RUENED IT!" said the creature "Well, not exactly you, but you are close enough!"

"What did I do?! I don't understand!" said Steven backing up as the creature came closer to him. Now he was getting a good look at it, it looked like the creature that Dipper showed them in his book. What was its name? Bill!

"You switched up the rooms!" said Bill. "I had everything perfectly planned until you showed up!"

"But I didn't do that!" exclaimed Steven jumping a bit as his back hit a wall.

"I know you didn't, but she is apart of you," said Bill as his hands formed a fireball and he raised it getting ready throw. "So close enough!" Bill then threw the fireball at Steven.

Steven shouted putting out his hands to protect himself. He gasped, expecting to form a bubble around him instead, though, of a bubble he formed his shield. Steven felt a rush of excitement for summoning his shield, but it quickly faded as watch the fireball hit shield. Worried that it would break his shield. Instead it bounced back at Bill.

"Whoa!" said Bill dodging the fireball. The fireball hit the machine behind him, but a strange thing happened. Not only the machine cracked, but also everything around them cracked.

"It was all an illusion?" asked Steven seeing now just standing in an open cavern that wall one giant mirror.

"ARGH!" said Bill as he then burst into flames and disappeared leaving Steven alone with his shield. Which glowed softly in the darkness making it a natural flashlight.

"The others!" Steven speaking his thoughts, thinking they must be in an illusion too, or were they? Since he broke the mirror would the other illusion mirrors be broken too? Either way he knew had to find them. Finding another tunnel he rushed to find Dipper and Wirt.

Dipper grunted as he lost Steven again. "Darn it! Lost him, I-" he then turned expecting to find Wirt, but he had also vanished. He was alone, with the mirrors reflecting all around him. "Wirt?" he called out just in case he was close by, but Dipper had a sinking feeling in his stomach he wasn't and as he was right as the only thing he could hear was his own echo.

His heart sank into his stomach, as he started moving again. "This is bad," he said to himself remembering what he saw in the mirror. He couldn't stop thinking that Bill was going to appear in one of the mirrors. Of course Dipper didn't know what he would do if he did see him... may be break the mirror? No, he couldn't break it they were made of rock or crystal, either way he couldn't punch that hard.

A laugh made Dipper jump. He looked around where the laughter came from. It wasn't Stevens, Wirt's or even his sister. It sounded like laughter from a young boy, younger than him, but he wasn't there. He heard the laughter again behind him, but again when he turned around he wasn't there.

"Hello!" Dipper called out trying to follow the voice. He tried to connect the dots. If it wasn't Steven laughing, nor his sister or Wirt who could it be? He pondered that thought as he continued, then it hit him. What if it was Wirt's younger brother? He did mention he had one! But that would contradict what Bill said… Though, it was the only lead he had to go on so… might as well try to prove it?

"Um… Grrrreeeg?" Dipper called out questioning himself for a second. That was his name right? Greg? Yeah, he was sure that was Wirt said. "Greg! Is that you?"

Then he noticed something, the mirrors one the walls were getting smaller and smaller. He was tunnel was slowly sloping upwards, which made his heart flutter in joy. Did he finally find the way out of this cave?! This made him suddenly sprint, he wanted to get out of this place the moment he saw that reflection. A wide smile appeared on his face as he saw a light up ahead. Yes he was correct! It was a way out! Bursting through the exit he laughed and shouted happily. "Ah ha! Take that Bill! Woo!" he said laughing a bit.

"Who's Bill?"

Dipper jumped a bit turning to see a small boy with overalls and wearing a teapot for a hat. "Why are you wearing a teapot for a hat?" asked Dipper curiously.

"It's not a hat! It's my trunk! I'm an elephant!" said the boy then making elephant noises. "Why do you wear you wear your hat?"

Dipper adjusted his hat. "That's not important. Is your name by chance Greg?" he asked trying to change the subject.

"Yeah! My name is Greg! How did you know? Are you psychic!" asked Greg.

"No, I just know your brother," said Dipper then was cut off.

"You know Wirt?!" asked Greg excitedly.

Dipper smiled. "Yeah, he is just well probably lost in that cave I-" he turned back to the cave, but it vanished leaving just bushes where it once was.

"What cave? Is it secret cave!" asked Greg going over the bushes to investigate.

"No, no, no, no it was just right there," Dipper said concerned, going over and looking for the exit of the cave. This didn't make sense! It was just there!

"Well, it's gone now."

"We have to find it again!"

"Right! Let's go this way!" Greg said running off.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Dipper said running after him. Then when he caught up they both walked side by side.

Dipper couldn't help thinking that this didn't make sense. How could a cave just disappear, but he then thought of what he saw in the mirror and what Bill said. It was only him… his sister was not here, so he probably had to conclude that Wirt's brother wasn't here either… So, who was the boy he was chasing. He stopped. "Hey Greg…"

"Yes?" Greg also stopped.

"I think we should split up," said Dipper.

"Why? That's how you lost them before," said Greg.

"I just want to go back," insisted Dipper as he turned back around only to be stopped as trees grew suddenly in front of him.

"But you can't go back," said Greg. "What about me?"

Dipper had a sinking feeling he fell right into Bills trap. "I-uh," Dipper was trying to think of a excuse.

"Stay with me Dipper," said Greg as he out reached his hand toward him prompting him to hold it. While he did though pinkish branches grew out of his sleeve toward him. "We will be safer here together." Now a tree looked like to be growing around him, almost consuming him as the branches reaching out for him tried to make him have the same fate.

"Get away from me!" Dipper shouted backing up his heart beating a hundred miles per hour. Trying to think of a way out.

"Don't be afraid of the Unknown Dip-" Then suddenly everything around him cracked around him in a dome shape. The images around him then slowly turned black leaving him in darkness. His heart sank as he realized he never was outside, he never escaped, he was still in the caves… Bill had tricked him and now thinking about it, he had tricked all of them. He wanted them to be separated he wanted all them alone! Divide and conquer, but why show something that Wirt would of succumbed to and not something from his past?

"WIRT! DIPPER!"

"Steven?!" responded Dipper back hearing his voice.

A soft pink glow could be seen and he ran toward it almost running into Steven holding a pink shield. Well not holding it, it sort of just hovered near his arm, but that important for the moment. He could ask about his weird shield later.

"Dipper are you ok?!" asked Steven his eyes full of distress and panic.

"Yeah, yeah I'm ok, what happened?!" asked Dipper.

"No time to explain! We got to find Wirt, quick!" said Steven grabbing his hand and pulling him into another near by tunnel. Dipper was now even more worried, he never seen Steven this panicked before so something bad must of happened to him. How did he get away, though?

Wirt felt a bead of sweat come down his face, his heart not only in his stomach, but also beating a hundred miles per hour. He then frantically started looking around in all the mirrors as he continued on. "DIPPER! STEVEN!" he called his voice breaking. The Beast was going to get them! And it will be his fault all over again!

"STE-AH!" He shouted as something appeared in front of him making him jump back and grip his heart. His back to the cold mirror wall as he starred at the girl from earlier! What was her name again? Lapis? Yeah, Lapis.

"Lapis? That is your name right?" Wirt asked she was only a couple feet away.

Lapis stood there, but this time he noticed something. Though, her body language seemed calm, her eyes were telling a different story. She seemed… scarred.

Wirt's terrified expression turned kind and caring. "Hey, is there something wrong?" he stood up strait and started to walk over to her, but then a roar split the air making Lapis form her water wings and flee. "Run!" said Lapis.

"Hey, wait!" called Wirt as he then followed Lapis. Though, now that he thought about it was probably not the best thing to do, but he still kept running after her. It was tough though, he was barely keeping up with her. Yeup, fear was defiantly making her run or should he say fly away.

She then finally flew into a pitch-black open cavern, but strangely enough she seemed the glow as she landed in the middle of it. Curled up into a ball he could hear muffled sobs. Her water wings wrapping around her like they were a security blanket. Wirt was concerned as he looked around the pitch-black cavern, but slowly footstep, by footstep he entered the cavern and walked closer to her.

When Wirt got half way to her Lapis spoke. "Go away."

He stopped. Her voice barely holding it together as Lapis didn't look at him. "Why?" asked Wirt.

"She's coming," said Lapis.

"Who's coming?" asked Wirt concerned.

"Jasper!"

"Who? Maybe I can-"

"No! Just go! Before it's too late!"

"Aw, there you are," said a third voice

Lapis gasped standing up. "RUN! She'll kill you!" she warned Wirt as she opened her wings about ready to fly away, but then came out of the darkness and grabbed both of her wrists. Lapis screamed as they were chains, but what were they chained to was Wirt's question.

A sinister laugh came from the darkness behind Lapis, and then a soft glowing orange light coming from what looked like another tunnel. A large muscular woman with a gem for a nose came into the cavern her wrists were also chained connected to Lapis now. She was much larger than either one of them as the larger orange woman started pulling the chains making Lapis come closer to her. "You didn't think that you would get away that easily did you?" she asked.

"Hey get away from her!" shouted Wirt as he was about to run toward Lapis to help, but she then made her water wings form into a hand, blocking his path.

"No you can't beat her! It's too late for me, run while you still have the chance!" shouted Lapis at him.

Wirt's heart sank this was just like before, different circumstances, but she was sacrificing her life for his! Just like what Greg did for him! No, not again! Wirt might not know this girl very well, but she was Steven's friend and he wasn't going to be the reason why she dies! Wirt quickly got around her hand and ran toward her. He didn't know what he could really do, but he wouldn't go down without trying! It was too late, though, as the orange woman pulled her grabbing her wrists. An evil laughter echoed throughout the cavern as both of them glowed their bodies almost fusing together.

Wirt stopped as he watched as the glowing mass grew in size and glowed green. Well this wasn't what he expected, but he was sure this wasn't good. When it stopped growing and fusing there was a large green woman with four green eyes. She had a regular upper torso, but her bottom half was made up of four hands that were used as feet. "La-La-Lapis?" asked Wirt backing up a little.

A chuckle at first, but then turned into a laugh came from that large green monster. "Lapis?! No, I'm MALACHITE!" she said as she lunged at him.

Wirt screamed and tried to protect himself by using his arms as a shield, but then there was a large crack. "Huh?" Wirt looked up and the dome above was cracked and so was the green creature. "It was just a reflection!" thought Wirt. Which was very hard for him to believe, it felt so real… She responded to him… He could hear her…

As the large green faded away to darkness he could hear other voices.

"Wirt! Wirt!"

It was Steven and Dipper! He turned to see them come into the cavern. Steven holding a pink shield that softly glowed. "Guys!" said Wirt happily running over to them. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, we are fine, but we need to get out of here," said Steven as he then looked around the cavern. "Look over there!" Steven ran over to the only other tunnel connected to this cavern.

Dipper and Wirt followed him. Wirt was worried about him, though. He looked totally freaked out about this. What had he seen? Who had he talked to? The first thing that came to his mind was he came face to face with the Beast, or at least a Beast of some kind like the one Lapis turned into. Causing him to be traumatized. Personally if Lapis was his friend and he saw her being transformed into a monster he sure would be traumatized. Which did make him feel a bit better, at least he didn't see that.

"Hey look a light!" said Dipper stopping Wirt's train of thought. Wirt smiled as he felt a breeze. Yes! It was defiantly an exit! Which was probably the reason all three of them ran faster and burst out of the cave.

"Yes! We are out!" said Steven happily.

Wirt smiled too. Yeah he was pretty happy to be out of that mirror maze death trap, but he made a mental note not to go into any more caves. He then looked at Dipper who was just starring at the cave exit. "Um, are you ok?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah," said Dipper looking at him, then glancing back to the exit then back at him. "I'm fine, just, nothing. Lets get going."

"I agree, the farther away from that cave the better!" said Steven following him as he led the way.

"Ok…" said Wirt he was acting weirder than Steven. He almost was waiting for the exit to do something, or maybe waiting for something to come out of it.