Chapter 14: The Cipher's Plan

The city that surrounded him was set ablaze by the flames of his rage, the power flowing through the veins of his puppet, most likely causing great agony.

Bill Cipher, possessing Ford's body, stood on top of the last building that was standing. He gazed down, watching as his henchmen went through the streets gathering any survivors and ripping their limbs apart. Bill cackles happily he sees a heart being ripped out of a fairly young man.

"Oh, Fordsy, look what your stupid family caused…" Bill says with fake concern. "They made me make you do a very bad thing…" he laughs.

Ford, in his mind, was screaming with despair. He was witnessing these peoples' demise. It felt with each death he was losing more and more of his humanity to Bill. Bill was going to break him, if it wasn't with this torture he was going to use the rest of Pines family to do it.

Bill had his new throne, bloody and screaming, sent to his main pyramid that was in Gravity Falls, Oregon. He couldn't wait to have Pine Tree in his possession and make him enjoy sitting on it…

"Now that my little… tantrum is over…" Bill muses. "I should check on Pine Tree…" he waves Ford's possessed hand in front of him, making a flamed circle appear, showing the image of a group of people. In the image Pine Tree and Shooting Star had big grins on their faces, as if excited about something.

"Ready to teach people how to use a gun?" The image of Pine Tree asked.

"Oh, I've been ready!" the image of Shooting Star replies, her hands above her head in excitement.

The two had then walked over to where Gideon, the Llama, and the Question Mark stood. Bill laughs to himself, he thought it was absolutely hilarious that those two were going to teach how to use guns. He was really amused when the others doubt that Pine Tree could even handle a gun.

Somehow Bill had to get Pine Tree to join him… but just like Stanford and even Stanley the kid was stubborn as hell. He knows the kid will reject his offer… unless…

Bill smiles, a mockery of Ford, as he thought of a great plan. He waves the image from in front of him and opens a portal back to his main pyramid. Once there he leaves Ford's body to go back to his stoned form, causing Ford to collapse onto the ground, screaming and gasping to himself.

"Quit your blubbering, Fordsy!" Bill snaps at him, not even going toward his new throne. He was saving his first sit as being Pine Tree. "I'm trying to think of a plan here!"

"You… monster…" Ford managed to gasp, his hands cradled against him. "Those were innocent people… and you slaughtered them like they were nothing…"

Bill rolls his eye. "That's because they are nothing!" he screeches. Blue flames begin to surround him, him actually being pretty calm. "Humans are nothing but worthless sacks of flesh and blood… only a handful I can say are useful… you and Pine Tree being an example."

"Humanity is more than your damn toys, Cipher!" Ford bellows, a mixture of grief and anger. "Those people had lives… souls… families… and now they're all gone!"

"If you're trying to convince me that I should care, then wow, maybe Stanley is the smart twin between you two." Bill casually says, waving his hand for his demonic martini to appear in his hand. He puts the glass to his eye, actually drinking with it since he has no mouth. "What would you say that your brother and Pine Tree have in common?" he then asks Ford.

"What?" the old scientist questions. "What kind of question is that?"

Bill retorts, "The kind that need to be answered."

Ford thought for a moment. "They're both the younger twin… um…" he murmured. He had always compared the boy to himself, he had associated Mabel and Stan to be more alike.

"Use that big brain of yours, Ford!" Bill had appeared next to him and knocked on his head, the metal plate making a metallic clang sound. "Really think… what did your brother do for thirty years? He threw his life away, basically killed himself off, so he could focus on getting you back. And… who else has that kind of trait…?"

Ford's eyes widened. He remembers when he asked for Dipper to be his apprentice that the boy's first concern was about his twin. Everything that Mabel asked for her brother to do with him, he complied, even though he wasn't too happy to do so. Dipper threw everything down that he did to make his sister happy.

"Oh no… you wouldn't… you can't!" Ford cries out, his old brown eyes filling with tears. Because of him those two kids were going through Hell.

"Oh... you and I both know that I can and I will!" the demon sinisterly cackles. Bill claps his hands together and a door opens, revealing a pack of silver wolf-monsters. "I'm just gonna send some friends to play with Shooting Star and mess with Pine Tree a bit…"

"NO!" Ford scream pierces through the air. But it was too late, Bill had snapped his fingers and the pack disappeared. Ford crumbles within himself, his heart feeling cold and heavy, like a block of ice. His whole body shook, his niece and nephew were in danger because of him.

Bill cackles as he floats over to his puppet. He snaps his fingers and the collar and chain appears on Ford, chaining him to where he was collapses. Bill then makes his portal to watch his amusement once again.

"How about we watch until we are needed, Ford?" Bill offers with a sharp emphasis of insanity in his tone.

And Ford had no choice but to watch as hell unfolds in front of his eyes.