The demon in front of them didn't impress Mabel Gleeful in the slightest. She looked at his dyed yellow hair, triangular eye patch over his right eye, and sharp suit with sleeves that covered even his hands. He was literally a yellow Will.
His mannerisms seemed different though. He stood taller, had a slightly manic gleam to his eyes, and wasn't afraid to make eye contact with her.
"So, you called?" He asked. Mabel saw Will flinch slightly in her peripheral. Paz grabbed Gideon's arm chair on her other side, both no longer tied up. "Yes, we did. I need to get my brother back. And since you obviously won't give him back, I'll opt for getting him myself." Mabel said. "And maybe grab the other one as well. We'll see how it plays out." She added.
Bill inclined his head. He had been planning to throw this twisted version of Shooting Star into Gravity Falls, just to make things more interesting, and he had to admit he was surprised that she had come to him asking for the same thing first.
"Alright." He replied simply. The group in front of him paused. "Wait, really? Just like that?" Gideon asked. From the Pines twins had said, it seemed this guy would be a bit harder to convince, or there'd be at least some begging.
"Yeah, seems cool, or whatever." Bill said, playing it cool. Inside he was jumping at the chance. Two sets of twins in the same place? They would drive each other crazy! Or at least, until he could carry out the plan that had been brewing in his mind for the last day or so. But in order for it to work, he needed both Gleeful twins in the the same place.
"And you're not asking anything in return?" Will asked, confused. "No deals? No tricks or loopholes?" "Nope. I'm giving you all a free pass to Gravity Falls. I don't really need anything right now anyway, not when everything is already falling into place." Bill replied, the last part barely a whisper.
"Wait, all of us?" Paz said, pointing to herself and Gideon. "Yeah, why not? Will make things even more fun." Bill explained.
"Hey, can we just talk, for a second?" Will said, and pulled the group to the side of the room away from Bill. "Okay, he's definitely on to something." He remarked, staring suspiciously at Bill. Gideon crosses his arms. "He's right. I don't trust him enough to believe it's this easy." "What other choice do we have? We need to get Dip back!" Paz replied. Mabel grunted. "As much as I hate to say it, Pacifica is right."
Paz squealed and pulled Mabel into a hug. "Yay! Besties!!" "No! I didn't mean it like that!" Mabel exclaimed. Will sighed. "So, we're really doing this?" "Guess so." Gideon said. The group turned back to the Bill.
"Alright, we'll take it." Mabel said. Bill grinned. It sent shivers down Paz, Gideon and Will's backs. "Perfect. See you on the other side." He snapped and a portal opened up underneath them and they fell through screaming.
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When the group finally made it back to the Mystery Shack, they legs and feet were terribly sore. They all collapsed on the ground of the living room, tired silence surrounding them.
"Well, guess you'll be staying with us a bit longer." Ford said to Other Dipper half-heartedly. Other Dipper nodded somberly. "Guess so..." He sighed. "Hey, if it's any consolation," Dipper replied. "We'll keep looking into getting you back home without the help from your sister. Doesn't matter what Tad said, there's always another option." He gave a light smile to reassure his counterpart.
"Wow, thanks." Other Dipper smiled back. But it quickly dropped. "Why are you helping me?" He asked. Dipper tilted his head. "What do you mean?" "I mean, you've seen what my sister is like. You probably know exactly what my sister and I do in our spare time, why are you still trying to help me?" Other Dipper explained.
Dipper thought about it and shrugged. "I don't know, guess I just like helping people. I am your exact opposite after all." Dipper grinned. Other Dipper smiled back.
"Oh yeah, we're going to need to get a bed for you." Ford said to him. "Right," Dipper replied. "Maybe we can get an extra mattress or something." "Yeah, or, I guess there's always Stan's room for the time being." Ford suggested.
"Grunkle Stan!!" Mabel screamed, causing everyone to jump out of their skins. "Ah!" Other Dipper shrieked. "Could you, like, warn us before one of your... epiphanies?"
"Mabel, you now have our attention." Dipper remarked. "Grunkle Stan!" She continued. "He's in the forest, turned to stone!!" "Yeah, we already know that, Mabel. There's nothing we can do." Dipper reminded her. "Not us, but him." Mabel pointed at Other Dipper.
"Actually, yeah, you might be able to reverse the effects put on Grunkle Stan put on by Bill. Why didn't we think of this sooner?" Dipper agreed. Other Dipper thought about it. "Sure, I guess it's worth a try." He shrugged.
Mabel cheered. "Yay, we're gonna save Grunkle Stan!!"