Summary: Dipper Pines had heard rumors of how dangerous swimming near boats could be. Naturally, curiosity catches the merman.
Pairing: Billdip and Dipeon (both one-sided)
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Dipper Pines had heard rumors of how dangerous swimming near boats could be. But the creatures above the surface–humans, were they called?–couldn't be that dangerous, could they?
He flexed his tail, light blue scales shimmering in the sunlight, and flipped his fin to rise off the sun warmed stone. He hummed as he righted himself and glided through the currents rushing past him. His ear fins flicked and twitched as he moved. Humans had created such odd fascinations. The human version of books, in particular, were quite the sight but he couldn't read a word of their language.
What kinds of things did humans talk about in their books, anyway? He circled a giant rock, steadily swimming upwards. Did they write stories? Journals? Coarse palms grasped the side of the stone, the surface of the ocean lapping above him. Just what did they know?
Peering through the water, the teenaged merman checked for any signs of boats then hauled himself out of the water and onto the edge of the rock. No signs of human contraptions anywhere. He frowned. Bummer. He couldn't look at one close today. Since there was no one in sight, he checked his surroundings once more and inhaled.
"Disco girl…" he sang the tune he once heard, voice distorted by the air, "coming through…"
Waves crashed beside him and he raised his voice to hear himself better, tail shifting rhythmically in the water. "That girl is you! Ooo, ooo–"
His ears twitched when he heard a whir and he twisted on his seat to see…
Dipper's eyes shot wide.
That was a massive boat.
He squeaked. And it was coming up fast too!
He dived into the water, batting his tail fast to ripple the water and conceal himself, but a force, small and strong, brushed against his side. He yelped as he recognized the texture. The force swept beneath him along with various scrambling fish beside him, and began to rise. His heart hammered.
A net!
He'd been grabbed by a net!
The merman outstretched his arms, clawing at the metal twine moving in front of him, and panicked as the material just entangled his hands. He'd seen many fish wrapped in these human creations, laying dead on the seafloor.
He didn't want to die in one of these things!
His entrapment broke the surface and he gasped, body abruptly shifting to use his surface lungs, and flailed. His struggles only tightened the hold and as he screeched in a panic, he realized that he was going to die that day. He'd never see his sister or grunkle, or parents again. Tears rolled down his cheeks but he fought harder, only further entangling himself in the cage.
He couldn't die like this! He just couldn't–
A garbled voice, tinged with some song-like accent, gasped and spoke fast. He whipped his gaze onto the source of the sound and his eyes widened. A human. A real live human. Blackness spotted across his vision and his head throbbed. He groaned and sagged, struggling to breathe but having nothing to breathe.
Another voice joined the first, equally high-pitched and he whined. Colors blurred and spun as he blinked and coughed. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't breathe, he couldn't–
Water washed over him and he gasped and broke into another coughing fit. Blinking back the black spots, he tried to focus on the flurry of activity in front of him but he just couldn't. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't see. Couldn't–
Another wave of water coated his form and he took another ragged breath. Humans bustled around on the floor of the boat and he felt himself be moved and lowered slowly to the floor.
His body touched the unfamiliar surface and water splashed atop him. The humans rushed around him, all a blur, before his head throbbed and he shut his eyes.
~oOo~
Dipper groaned as he stirred, body cramped and stiff. Brown eyes opened and he blinked as he took in his environment. Decorated large walls surrounded him. He bit his lip and stretched his tail, working out the kinks, then pushed off the floor.
His face slammed into an invisible surface and he groaned, sinking to the bottom of…
"What am I even in?" He wondered aloud, twisting.
Hand outstretched, he swam alongside the invisible wall, getting a feel of his imprisonment. He certainly wasn't in the ocean and the last thing he remembered was…
Humans.
Voices drifted into the room and a sound clicked followed by a pattering. Two humans appeared and their gazes zeroed on the wide-eyed merman. Dipper shrank as the strangers zoomed in front of him but his back hit a wall and he jumped.
The blonds sped through their language but he couldn't understand a word. What were they saying? Were they going to let him go or…or keep him trapped here?
He bit his lip and hunched in on himself as their words increased in intensity. His eyes widened and brows furrowed until he whined low in the back of his throat and curled into a ball.
"Stop…" he murmured. "Let me go home…"
The humans halted, hands pressed against the invisible wall, and stared at him. His gaze darted about the area, looking anywhere but at the strangers watching him.
"Please let me go." He added but doubted they could understand him.
The strangers exchanged glances, as if having a silent conversation.
Just what was he going to do?
~oOo~
Gideon Gleeful and Bill Cipher were famous men, wealthy beyond belief, and so utterly bored. They had plenty of time to spare and plenty of money to spend. True, they could've attend rich gatherings, but upper-class parties could only entertain the snobbish elite for only so long.
So someone, Gideon couldn't remember who, suggested they go on a private fishing expedition.
Utterly boring, Gleeful had thought, but had been oh so wrong.
For they had caught a merman.
A merman of all things!
Gideon stifled a giggle as he shot the fascinating creature another glance and placed a hand against the tank. "Bill, can you believe we actually caught a–"
A whine, quiet and warped, met his ears and the young man paused. His companion mimicked his pose and stared at the mythical being. Gideon shared a look with Bill.
"My gosh, hon, did you hear that?" Gideon prodded. "He sounds like he's crying."
Bill frowned, eyes trained on the beautiful creature. "Not a pretty sound either."
Gideon pursed his lips. "Hon, what if he's like this the entire time? What if he has a family? Should we really keep him?"
Bill puffed his cheeks and exhaled.
"…Let's let him go."
~oOo~
Notes:
Credit: Idea comes from the reviewer hisokauzumaki.
Drawlloween will be finished to completion, even though October has ended. Homework and lack of inspiration has been a pain and a big ol' writer's block has been a nuisance. But don't worry! I'll finish Drawlloween eventually!
Alright! I'm gonna make the one-shots Sinful Memories! At some point...just gotta edit one of my ideas before posting the first one-shot to that story.
Goldstar: Le gasp! That was so...punny. Ha ha ha!
New reader: Alrighty, but there's no pressure to get an account! And that'd be aWESOMENESS! I actually sing so it'd be really cool if we could do a collaboration thingy. Like I write lyrics, you make a melody and maybe sing, and I sing with you? Like we exchange audio files kinda thing. Wheeee! Music! Alrighty! I'mma sin. Um...I kinda got the idea from two of my online friends asking for smut, so... I thought I'd mine as well share, but first I gotta edit the couple of smut stuff I've written! Alright! Yandere Bill/Gideon, I'll see what I can dooooooo!
AWESOME: I've been having writer's block for a little while recently, so I haven't worked on Drawlloween. Buuuuuut I do plan to finish Drawlloween's prompts even though they'll be late and will be posted in November since October is almost over.
LA DE DA: Ooo, that sounds like a nifty idea for the Amulet chapter of Drawlloween! I'mma see what I can do with that ideaaaaa! Wait, I'm a little confused, did you want your siren Bill & Gideon idea for the Amulet chapter of Drawlloween to actually or also be the first chapter to the Sinful Memories one-shots? I confused.
quixoticEntity: I reaaaaad it and reviewed! It was a really fun one-shot!
ReverseBillDip: Since you're already in the dark side, have moar brownies!
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The reviewers requests in order of being asked: (Doesn't mean I'll write them in this order though)
1) AWESOME and DivineOokami and a random nymph: Deertaur Dipper and hunter Bill and Gideon.
2) Lil ol Gravity Falls: Still as a Statue part 4.
3) GravityFallsMD: Gideon gives Dipper a love potion but uses the wrong ingredients. Dipper passes out and turns into a cat.
4) Goldstar and Forestspirit of Thunderclan: Dipper receives a cursed poppy flower and at night he hears a voice that forces his body to wander into the woods. He passes out in a poppy field and Bill drags him to the mindscape. Slowly, Bill manipulates Dipper's mind until Dipper forgets about his family.
5) Black ninja and Forestspirit of Thunderclan: Turf War Part 2
6) AWESOME: Tinker bell sized fairy Dipper and hunters Gideon/Bill. While Dipper flies through the woods on his way to visit his mermaid sister, someone shoots him with a tranquilizing dart. He wakes up captured by two crazy blonds who won't leave him alone.
7) Guest: Onesided dating
8) Guest: Romantic and sexy Bill and Gideon with unfortunate Dipper. Also, touchy Bill and Gideon.
9) The Animationaut: Mabel snags some of Love God's interspecies love potion so she can give Bill a girlfriend and hopefully convert him to good, but Bill accidentally falls for Dipper and tries to (for lack of a better word) potion him up.
10) Dim Sims R Great 3: Sick Dipper
11) random name: Dipper gets turned into a werewolf and Bill and Gideon find him (normal state) training with his sister (vampire Mabel) and immediately fall in love with him when he gets the upper hand and Mabel is terrified. After all of that, they ask him on a date and he says no then they try to woo him and it doesn't work.
12) quixoticEntity and Persephone: Prankster Bill tries to woo Dipper with his pranks and at the same time Gideon tries to get revenge on Dipper for what happened with Mabel but Gideon ends up falling in love with Dipper when he casts a spell incorrectly. This spell curses him and both Bill and Gideon try to take advantage of the cursed Dipper.
13) Persephone: Dipper is attacked by a bear (or something) and has to go to the hospital. Bill and Gideon are the doctors treating him.
14) Guest: Bill and Gideon are college students and Dipper is a teacher. When Dipper calls detention for both of them, they find he looks pretty hot.
15) Guest: A substantial Billdip romantic fic rather than just possessive Bill.
16) hisokauzumaki: Dipper get wisked away to a Neverland like dimensions and suddenly finds the Peter Pan esk Bill Cipher and the Pirate Captain Gideon Gleeful fighting over him. Oh, and maybe Wendy instead of Tiger Lily? !
17) quixoticEntity: Murderer Dipper capturing detectives Bill and Gideon, maybe with Dipper liking both them, instead of the other way around.
Thanks for the reviews!