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Ch. 14 (3 is the magic number)

"Talk to me!"

"Are you still defending the Pines?"

"Come on, Gideon! You can't stay mad forever!"

"You clearly don't know me then!"

"Ugh! I need to tell you something important, and I can't yell it through a closed door."

Pacifica turned and slid down against Gideon's door. She sighed. All she wanted to do was tell him the truth, but maybe Bud is right. Maybe Gideon isn't ready. This was important. He hadn't come out all day, and she really needed to tell him about Bill. Pacifica got up, angry.

She gave the door a final kick before yelling, "Fine, I can do this by myself!"

She ran out of the shack and into the forest. She kept running until she could barely make out the shape of the Mystery Shack between the trees. Then she took a deep breath.

"BILL!"

There was no response. She looked around.

"BILL!" she screamed louder.

Still nothing.

Meanwhile, back at the Pines residence, Bill felt himself being called. He smiled to himself. His plan was starting to go into motion. He couldn't leave quite yet. There was a crisis.

"Seriously, Dipper! What happened?"

"I just got caught up in the rain. It's no big deal."

"Of course it's a big deal! Last night's show was a disaster."

All he had to do was come up with an excuse to be alone. Now what was it that humans do after they drink a lot? Oh right! The restroom. He started to tip-toe out of the room but then got stuck. He had almost forgot about the chains.

"Where do you think you're going?!" the two snapped at him.

"Well, as much fun as it is to watch you two gripe at each other, all that water yesterday is making me need to do some embarrassing human things in that room you pathetic creatures use to bathe."

Mabel snapped her fingers and extended the chain. Bill quickly scurried out of the room.

"Do Dream Demons really need to use the restroom?" Dipper asked.

"Maybe it's because he's in human form." Mabel said. "Well, it doesn't matter. What matters is you ditching me last night."

"I'm sorry Mabel, I-I don't know what else to say."

"How about the truth?"

"What do you mean?"

"I can read your mind, Dipper. You've been blocking me, but I've found a way in. I know you've been sneaking off to meet with someone, I'm just not quite sure who." Dipper looked away. Mabel softened. "Come on, Dipper. What happened? I'm your sister, I can tell when something's wrong."

Dipper sighed. "Alright, but you can't tell Stan."

Suddenly there was a loud crashing sound coming from the restroom.

"What the-"

Pacifica was about to give up shouting and turn back when she heard a familiar voice.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?" Gideon ran over to her, almost appalled.

"Gideon, I can explain."

"Why would you call the thing that's been tormenting us all summer?"

"It's a long story, but you wouldn't listen."

Gideon crossed his arms. "Okay. I'm here now. Ready to hear you're explanation."

Pacifica let out a deep breath. "So you know how we haven't seen Bill lately?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Well, he kind of visited the other night, begging for help."

Suddenly, a voice interrupted their conversation.

"I do not beg." Bill appeared nearby. He was fading in and out though, and instead of his usual yellow color, he was blue.

"Bill?" Gideon was shocked. "Not that I care, but what happened to you?"

"The Pines Twins." He answered shortly. "I don't have much time."

Bill dug for something in his pocket. He pulled out a glass jar and tossed it at Pacifica's feet. She cautiously picked it up and glanced at it. Inside was a tiny version of the partially invisible creature she and Gideon had let loose.

"You captured him?" Pacifica looked up at Bill. "Does that mean-"

"The deal is still on." Bill finished, he snapped his fingers and a manila envelope floated in front of Pacifica.

"Pacifica, you didn't." Gideon said softly.

"I didn't really have a choice."

Pacifica turned to Gideon and tossed him the jar. Then she picked up the envelope with shaky hands.

"Now what I ask is very dangerous, but the instructions are all there. If you need any more assistance, don't hesitate to call." Bill's voice faded as he did. Before Gideon could scold her Pacifica became frantic.

"I'm sorry, Gideon, but I didn't know what else to do. You wouldn't talk to me."

"What was the deal?" Gideon asked.

"Bill needs help breaking his contract with the Pines twins. I guess he needs whatever's in this envelope." Pacifica answered.

"And in exchange, he fixed our mistake." Gideon said, staring intently at the now tiny monster. Pacifica nodded. "Well whatever's in that envelope, I'm going to help you with. I'm sorry for being so closed off Pacifica, but if you're willing to team up with a dream demon to stand against the Pines, then I feel silly for doubting you."

Pacifica smiled. "Thank you Gideon!" she then gave him a quick hug.

"Now, what do we have to do?"

Pacifica opened the envelope and slid out a few stapled papers.

There was a loud knock on the door as Bill became conscious again.

"Hey! Are you dead in there? Come on! Other people need to use the bathroom too!" Mabel was shouting on the other side. When Bill had appeared before the Northwest girl, he hit his head pretty hard on the side of the tub, causing his concentration to be less focused. Now he had a massive headache and Mabel yelling on the other side of the door was not helping. "Seriously! You've been in there for an hour!"

Bill opened the door and was immediately met with Mabel's continuously banging fists. She didn't stop hitting him until he was completely out of the bathroom and she had slammed the door behind herself. Bill made his way back to the twins' room, Dipper was once again pacing the floor. Bill didn't feel much like talking so he made his way to the closet, secretly grabbing the mirror that kept an eye on the mystery shack.

With the closet door completely shut, he used the mirror to focus in on Pacifica and Gideon. The two were in Gideon's room going over the contents of the envelope he had left them.

"To break a contract, three items are needed. A mermaid tear, a griffin feather, and a dragon scale. What the hell!?" Pacifica read off the pages. "Does Gravity Falls even have these creatures?"

Gideon flipped through his journal.

"Yes, but it's difficult to find them. I say we start with the mermaid tear."

"Gideon, I don't see how any of this is possible." Pacifica sighed. "To get a mermaid tear, we have to make a mermaid sad, but first we have to find said mermaid. Where the hell are we supposed to find a mermaid!?"

"Let's start with the lake." Gideon replied. "Tonight, after dad falls asleep, we can use the golf cart to drive out to the lake."

"Great, perfect plan." Pacifica said sarcastically.

"Hey, I could do without the sass missy." Gideon replied.

"Fine, tonight we hunt for mermaids."