Chapter Notes

Disclaimers: I do not own Gravity Falls

Author's Notes:

Me: And I'm Still Alive!

Bill: Don't push it missy I'm still tempted to end your life.

Me: Next on: A Twist in Fate Bill acts all bad ass as he sends his dogs to hunt down a very bad pine tree.

Bill: Now that's more like it! Oh and I'm so happy you took my advise about turning this into a series, Cause otherwise that one book would have never ended.

Me: Only cause no one has defeated you yet!

Bill: Exactly and they never will now Write, I say write!

Me: Yes oh great Bill Cipher!

Bill: Keep it up and the last chapter you ever write will be your own Obituary! NOW WRITE!

Me: (begins to write as fast as I can) Okay I'm writing, I'm writing!

(At the Fearamid the next morning…)

He was not going to be happy…

No, Teeth would be lucky if he made it out alive!

Still Teeth approached Bill's throne all the same, well it wasn't really a throne. No, not anymore; Pine Tree saw to that! Now Bill was back to having nothing more than a foundation to float above, and boy was he mad; red hot mad to be exact!

That very fact only made Teeth gulp. "B…boss?" he whispered quietly as he approached the throne.

"WHAT!" Bill growled in a booming voice.

"We… haven't …found them…" Teeth stammered.

"OH WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?!" Bill screamed. "YOU'RE ALL USELESS-!"

"But Boss we-" Teeth interrupted. Big mistake!

"HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT ME YOU FILTHY WORM!" Bill towered over him. "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT ALL OF YOU!"

Everyone in the throne room ran for cover as Bill screamed, and lightning flashed all around him.

'That brat will pay for taking this away from me!' Pride hissed.

Bill snapped his fingers and a pack of 12 large demon hounds eagerly surrounded his throne. The dogs were as black as midnight, and had the power to shift with the shadows. Each of them was identical in appearance, all but the alpha of the pack, he was much larger: and had blood red eyes.

Bill took out a strain of Pine Tree's hair from what appeared to be out of nowhere.

'You kept a lock of his hair!' Wrath was furious. 'What are you? A demon or a mouse!'

Bill ignored the remark and held the hair up to the dogs, each hound sniff the strand; learning the sent well. "This one is mine to kill, bring him back alive!" Bill said darkly. "Anything else that moves dies!" Bill snapped his fingers again, and the Alpha led the charge with his pack following closely behind.

'It's perfect we keep Pine Tree, and use the dead bodies to rebuild our lovely throne' Envy chuckled at the thought.

'Yeah no one will come to rescue the dead!' Sloth agreed.

'And the best part is with them all gone no one will be left to save the little weed.' Pride hissed.

'He'll be ours to punish forever.' Gluttony mused.

'We'll make him beg us to kill him!' Wrath vowed. 'Well torture him until he wishes for the relief of death.'

'Yes,' Bill said as he grabbed his all-seeing orb to watch the show.

'A sense of relief for which he will never find…'

(Back at the Dust 2 Dawn)

"Alright everyone gather around, gather around!" Dipper exclaimed from his post on top of the cash register counter. "We have much to do!" he tried his best to sound chipper and encouraging.

The towns folk, and the creatures of Gravity Falls gathered around him chattering quietly as Mabel, Candy, and Grenda joined him on top of the counter.

"Okay now listen up!" Dipper yelled over the chatter, and the town's folk instantly went quiet. "Okay are plans are to reach the ruins by sundown tonight!" Dipper exclaimed.

"But what about our son!" Mr. Valentino exclaimed as he held his wife close.

"And our daughter!" Preston Northwest agreed.

"You can't just expect us to leave them!" Mrs. Valentino cried. The town's people shouted their agreements.

"People, people calm down!" Mabel exclaimed. "My brother and I have a plan!" she assured them.

Everyone settled down upon hearing this, and Dipper was allowed to continue.

"Once we reach the ruins safely it will most likely be dark." Dipper began. "There should be plenty of room for us to stay the night, and while we are there the four of us." Dipper gestured to Mabel and the girls on the counter with him. "Will explore the ruins for ways to protect ourselves from Bill so that we can go back and rescue the others."

"At dawn we will leave you all at the safety of the ruins, and execute a rescue plan." Mabel announced.

"We will ask you to give us 3 hours to return to you." Candy explained. "But if for some reason we do not return, we are leaving the creatures of Gravity Falls with you so that once the 3 hours are up they can lead you to the town boarder and to safety."

"So you just want us to leave you?" Mayor Tyler asked. "Even if your just a few minutes late?"

"If we do not show up on time it won't be because we're late." Dipper said gravely. "It will be because we are dead!"

Everyone gasped, but Mayor Tyler simply nodded. "I...understand."

"Then let's move we have a lot of ground to cover, and very little time." Dipper ordered. "Multi- bear lead the way!"

The Multi-bear took the lead, as the rest of the magical creatures of Gravity Falls helped guard the town's folk from any attacks.

Dipper stepped out of the store slowly, his senses on full alert. The enemy could be anywhere; and the others we're depending on him to survive.

But the streets were strangely quiet!

"Something is not right." the Multi-bear whispered.

The Manotaur named Chutzpar nodded his agreement. "It's far too quiet."

Dipper couldn't agree more, something was definitely not right here. "Multi-bear how far are the ruins from here?" he asked in a whisper fearing to make a sound too loud.

"About 2, maybe 3 miles why?" Multi-bear asked as they continued to slowly creep along the ruins of the town.

Suddenly a shadow of something flashes past Dipper's peripheral vision causing his blood to run cold. "We need to run now!" he exclaimed.

"Dipper what's wrong?" Mabel reached out for her brother, but froze as a loud howl filled the air.

"Oh no." Steve the Gnome stammered. "It's…"

"Demon hounds." Dipper whispered.

"Everybody Run!" a random Gnome screamed.

The town's people began to run in a blind panic as a loud chorus of barking fills the air.

"No we have to stay together!" Dipper yelled. "They're waiting for us to scatter so they can pick us off one by one!" He screamed louder, but only a handful of the town's people actually registered his words and stayed within the fold.

A blood curling scream soon follows along with the tearing of flesh, the sounds echo across the empty forgotten streets of the town.

Another howl cuts threw Dipper's spine, the hounds have made their first kill!

The remaining town's folk that had decided to stay in the circle of protection with him screamed in horror.

"We must keep running" the Multi-bear exclaimed. "If we stick together we'll make it I'm sure."

But Dipper wasn't so sure, Ford had told him about demon hounds before, and they were tough enough to take down a fully grown Manotaur as big as the Manotaur leader. And they were supposed to be fast enough to out run even the fastest of Unicorns. Dipper looked at the town's people who had stayed, they were mainly parents with children, and the elderly, with only Toby, Tambry, Nate, Lee, Thompson, Mayor Tyler, and Robbie's, and Pacifica's parents as the exceptions.

The hounds could easily herd them into a tight circle, lead them to a dead end, and then pick them off one by one.

Another innocent victim screams in the distance, somewhere to Dipper's right.

"We're never going to make it!" Lazy Susan cried. "We're all going to die!"

Several of the children in the group began to cry as more screams of death surround them.

Mabel turned to her brother hopefully. "We have to do something to get rid of them otherwise we'll never make it!"

Dipper stopped in his tracks; he knew what he had to do!

"Dipper!" Mable exclaimed.

"It's okay you guys go, I'll hold them off!" he assured her.

The last thing she wanted to do was leave him, but Mabel had to have faith in her brother's will. 'Please be careful,' she begged inwardly as she continued to run.

Dipper closed his eyes and took a deep breath. 'Okay Dipper I know it sucks, but right now we really need to remember what Bill said.'

Bill's voice from a magic lesson several weeks before came flooding back into his memory "Alright Pine Tree let's say you go up against a monster that's stronger, smarter, and faster than you. What do you do?"

"I don't know: you pray that it kills you quickly!" He remembered answering dumbly.

"Pine Tree as funny as that answer was I need you to be serious here." Bill urged.

"I don't know what can I do if their stronger, smarter, and faster?" Dipper asked.

"You use a different kind of strength kid, the strength of your mind." Bill had answered the question as if it was obvious.

"Wait isn't that the same thing as smarts?" Dipper remembered asking this in confusion.

"No it's not, I'm talking about telekinesis kid, you know the ability to defy gravity; and move things with your mind."

"That's impossible." Dipper remembered saying.

"No it's not, what have I told you kid, anything is possible all you got to do is believe; truly believe!"

Dipper took a deep breath; feeling for the enemy.

"Your enemy will hear you before it even sees you, or smells you kid, your only defense is the overpowering six sense of danger that all you humans seem to have. Never doubt that sense, home in on it, because it will be your key to survival…"

Dipper could feel the danger wrapping around him like a deadly snake, but he dared not let the fear over take him; because if he did that he'd surely be dead.

A low growl filled the air, followed by several others, but Dipper sill refused to open his eyes. And fear had nothing to do with it, demon hounds had the ability to blend with the shadows, making them invisible to the naked eye.

So trying to see them was practically useless!

Dipper tensed and waited for the odds to be in his favor, if he strike too soon the hounds would see it coming from a mile away.

Twelve shadowy dog like figures stalked towards him, thinking him weak, and frozen in fear. Well they were about to get an unpleasant surprise.

Dipper didn't make a move to attack until he could feel heavy breath baring down him back.

The Alpha loomed over the boy victoriously and went to take him; alive! As his master had ordered, when suddenly he found himself defying gravity!

Dipper smiled and opened his eyes and watched as six giant hounds appeared before his eyes, becoming visible due to the shock of what they had just witness.

And it wasn't over yet.

"You should never judge a book by its cover!" Dipper teased and with a flick of his wrist the hounds were each thrown up against a tree.

The Alpha growled as he forced himself up. 'You'll pay for that!' he growled.

'No you'll be the one paying if you don't go running back to your master.' Dipper snapped back with his thoughts.

The Alpha is taken aback by the boy's ability to understand him, but for Dipper there's a logical explanation.

"Reading minds is simple once you get the hang of it, and very useful when it comes to battle." The words of a pass lesson from Bill coursed through him again. "If you can read the enemies mind, and find out what their planning before they even do it, then the victory is practically yours."

Of course Dipper swore to only use this power for his own safety, and promised to never go poking around anyone's mind for any reason, after all the mind is supposed to be a private place!

The hounds charged once more, and this time Dipper levitated out of the way the last second causing the hounds to butt heads.

Bill couldn't help but laugh as he watch Dipper effortlessly outsmart the hounds; even though in all honesty he should have been kicking himself for teaching him in the first place.

'I told you we never should have taught him magic.' Sloth yelled. 'I said do nothing, but did you listen to me? No!'

Bill ignored him and continued to watch with much interest. He always knew Dipper would be an excellent student, and it would appear he was right on the dime.

Dipper couldn't help but laugh, he always felt so powerful; and so alive when he was using magic.

The hounds growled and shook their heads in annoyance; it would appear that bringing this kid back to the master at all; was proving to be far more difficult than they thought.

(Meanwhile back with Mabel)

"It's only a little further now!" Multibear shouted.

The group continued to run, even though the howling and barking of the hounds had faded several minutes ago.

Mabel looked over her shoulder for what had to be the 100th time, each time she'd hope Dipper would be there running up to them; and each time she was left with the utter disappointment of him not being within her sights. 'Oh Dipper please be okay.' she begged inwardly. 'I can't stand to lose you too!'

"I see it I see the ruins!" Steve the Gnome yelled happily.

'Wow we got here faster than we thought.' Mabel realized. 'It must be because none of the monsters are out in town. Did Bill order them to stay out of the way or were these hounds so deadly that even the demons of the Nightmare Realm wanted nothing to do with them?'

It was a haunting question, one that only made her fear for her brother's safety; after all if full fledge demons were scared of these things then how could Dipper possibly compare.

"Come this way!" Multibear shouted braking her away from her thoughts. "Hurry the entrance is this way!"

Mable gasped as she noticed that a large stone wall had come into view, it wasn't really stone; but more like dried up mud.

"These are the outer walls of the ancient city." One of the Gnomes explained to her. "It is protected with the unicorn spell."

"How can you tell?" Mabel asked.

"We can fill it, all supernatural creatures can feel the magical auras that radiate of magical beings and their spells." Steve explained as he ran alongside his friend. "Luckily for us the unicorn spell only keeps out magical beings with the intent to harm others."

"So that's why you and the other supernatural beings were able to get inside the shack, but not Bill, or his friends." Mable realized out loud.

"Exactly, the unicorn spell can sense the intentions of a magical being, and if they are in the least bit evil, then the force field that the spell generates will not let them through." Steve continued to explain.

"Wow I always wondered how that worked." Candy rasped as she appeared alongside them. "So what happens if Bill has good intentions and gets through?"

"If his attentions are truly good then he will be able to get through, but again if his attentions are pure then we shouldn't have to worry." Steve assured them.

"But what if he I don't know changed his mind and got all evil again?" Candy asked.

"Then the spell would sense the danger and Bill would experience an imaginable amount of pain that wouldn't stop until he existed the protected area." The other Gnome answered.

"Wow talk about full proof!" Grenda rasped as she appeared beside Candy.

"Hurry in here!" Steve shouted as an open stone gate came into view.

Mabel stopped and watched as everyone passed through the gate.

"Mabel we must close the gate for the unicorn spell to be sealed." Multibear explained.

"But there could be other's out there, who got away before they could be killed, and Dipper he-" Mabel began.

"I'm sorry but our personal feelings of those few cannot be allowed to risk the lives of the rest of the group." Multibear said gravely.

Mabel bowed her head, "I understand..." She walked into the gates slowly, and once she was through she watched them close behind her with a sick sense of dread.

All those left behind were on their own now, including Dipper!

"Please be okay." Mabel whispered as tears began to rub down her face. 'We need you...' '

I need you...'

(Back with Dipper...)

'I've got to make a break for it soon!' Dipper thought, panting heavily.

The fight had grown more intense by now, and Dipper was doing his best to keep up. He had never fought with magic for quiet this long before.

'I must say I am impressed.' The Alpha admitted with his thoughts. 'Never before have I seen a mortal with such power and control over magic. Lord Cipher has taught you well, young one.'

Dipper breathed a heavy, and ragged breath. 'Yeah well now it's come to stab him in the back.' He snapped back with his mind. He knew he'd have to break off soon, but he feared that simply flying away wasn't going to be an option for much longer. Dipper was slowly finding it harder and harder to stay out of pouncing reach.

'You have such potential, to waste it on death; what a shame.' The Alpha shook his head. 'I can only imagen the horrors that await you once you return to the master's arms.'

Dipper tried not to flinch at those words… He failed miserably.

'That's right we all know what you are to the master, his lover of the night, his toy, his pet! You're no different from us if you really think about it!' The Alpha jeered.

Dipper knew the demon hound was only trying to wound his pride, but he only managed to tick him off! 'Bill told you…'

'Oh no he didn't just tell me, he told everyone! Practically bragged about how easy you were to fool.'

The pack laughed at their leader's words.

'Oh how I wish I could have been there to see the look on your face when you finally figured out that you got played!' The Alpha continued to jeer.

"Shut up!" Dipper screamed out loud. "Shut up, shut up!" he screamed over and over again, but the laughter only got louder and louder.

"I SAID, SHUT UP!" Dipper screamed.

Bill's eye widen as he watched as the forest around his sapling engulfed into flames.

Several of the demon hounds yelped in pain as the flames danced up their bodies, but five of them managed to escape.

'Retreat!' the Alpha ordered as more fire rained down on them.

Dipper fought the urge to go chasing after them.

Bill smiled as his little sapling fell to the ground exhausted and surrounded in flames. "Yes it would be a shame to destroy such potential."

'But we must kill him!' Pride hissed. 'Just look at him, he was already a nuisance without magic, and now he's a force to reckon with!'

"Pine Tree was always a force to reckon with." Bill pointed out.

'Wait are you saying we're not going to kill him?' Gluttony asked somewhat disappointed.

'Of course we are!' Wrath snapped. 'We must!'

"Actually there is a way we could keep him forever, and destroy his will to fight." Bill said with a laugh.

Sloth gasped. 'You don't mean-'

"Oh but I do" Bill mused.

'If you do this Cipher then eventually those puppet strings will snap one by one until you lose control over him entirely!' Envy warned.

"Yes but by then my Pine Tree will see the world differently. He will no longer want to fight me, because he will no longer care about this pathetic realm." Bill reasoned.

'If you do this there is no going back-' Lust began.

"I'm aware of this." Bill countered.

'You'd have to put up with him forever!' Sloth reminded him. 'Not to mention you'd lose the upper hand due to the fact that you'd both be on equal playing fields.'

"Which will only make our encounters all the more enjoyable, not to mention entertaining." Bill rubbed his hands together at the thought.

'Fine I will approve of this.' Wrath spoke surprising them all. 'But only on one condition.'

"Go on..." Bill said rather intrigued.

'Make him earn it' Wrath mused.

"What?" Bill asked obviously confused.

'You told Pine Tree that if he managed to become useful in the end times then your relationship could continue.' Wrath reminded him.

'Yeah make him earn it!' The other six sins shouted in unison.

Bill smiled as Dipper forced himself to his feet. "Yes Pine Tree must earn the right to be my equal, and until he does he's nothing more than a pesky fly."

Dipper grunted as he took his first step, it became apparent that getting to the ruins was going to take some time. So he allowed himself to get lost in the anger of what he just discovered.

He was the laughing stock of all of the Night Realm, thanks to Bill and his big mouth.

'I'll make him suffer for this.' Dipper vowed. 'I'll make him rue the day he decided to play with my heart!'

(Back with Mabel)

"I see him, I see him" Steve yelled from his post at the Tower.

The Tower was the highest point of the ruins, and served as a look out for the refugees of Gravity Falls.

"Oh thank goodness, Multibear open the gate!" Mabel exclaimed running towards the gate.

Multibear complied and Dipper limped through.

"Dipper!" Mabel exclaimed and ran to him. Dipper clasps the moment he reaches her arms. "Oh no please be okay." She said shaking her brother.

"I'm alright" Dipper assured her. "Just...sleepy" he passed out then; in his sister's arms.

"He's just tired." Multibear assured her. "He needs his rest."

Mabel embraced him, nodding her agreement as tears ran down her face.

"I'm so glad you're safe." She whispered. "For a minute there I thought I lost you..." She then allowed Multibear to take him from her arms, and into an old hut for some much needed rest. "I'm so glad you're safe..." She repeated to herself more softly than before. "Because I don't think I can do this without you." She turned away then, to reclaim her post by the tower; not knowing that someday in the near future her own will would be tested.

In ways that it had never been tested before...

Chapter End Notes

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The next chapter will be up Friday

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