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Chapter Ten: Tad's Plan

~Toby's POV~

Bet you never thought you'd hear my POV, huh? Hehe... Well, here it is.

I suppose that I should start from the beginning. No, not the very beginning but I suppose it's best to start there, huh?

My father, Tad Strange, had fallen in love with a human girl named Poppy way before Bill and Dipper fell in love. My mom loved my dad because of his strange and weird ways of life. My dad loved her because of her happy outlook on life. I guess you could say it was love at first sight.

However, after the wedding, my mom was pregnant with me but she had an awful heart condition. After she gave birth to me, mom's heart seemed to have gotten worse and worse. And of course, by the time I turned four, my mother had died.

Dad wasn't happy anymore after mom died. And he wasn't the man I knew. After about a year of mom dying, he never played with me, talked to me, or did anything with me. I suppose my dad stopped being my dad... He just became Tad.

By the time I turned six, I'd had enough of Tad not taking care of me. Yes, I learned how to do things by myself, but it wasn't the same without a father figure since I didn't have a mother figure. Plus, I wasn't super good with my magic.

So, I stormed into my father's room, where I saw him watching the mirror. The mirror, like Bill's eye, could see anything that person wished. But I didn't care.

"Dad, I've had enough! I want you to play with me and actually be a father to me! I don't ask for much but-"

"Toby, shut up. I'm watching this." Tad growled as he never took his eyes off the mirror.

I was hurt but I wasn't going to show it. I walked over to the mirror and blinked at the sight. "Who are they?"

"Dipper and Mabel Pines. Gravity Falls favorite twins. They're the ones who stopped Bill Cipher from taking over the world." He replied.

I watched with my father. Mabel and Dipper seemed to be goofy around with a karaoke machine. Before I knew it, a man with golden hair and an eyepatch came around and kissed Dipper's cheek.

"Is that Bill?" I asked curiously.

He growled and dug his nails into the counter that held the mirror. "Yes... It is."

"Why do you hate him so much, father?" I asked again as Tad stood up.

"It's a long story... But he's the reason your mother died." Tad stated as he paced back and forth like a mad man.

I blinked; I didn't believe it. This man couldn't have killed my mother. He looked too good and kind to kill anyone. Besides, mom said that she'd always had her horrible heart condition.

"B-but dad... Mom told us she'd always had a bad heart..." I explained, but Tad wouldn't listen to me.

"We need a plan. Since he took everything from me, I must take everything from him until he has nothing..." He smirked like a crazy person.

"How are you gonna do that?" I asked again.

"I don't know, brat... He hates me and I'm pretty sure I won't get anywhere close to the family once they see my true form..." Tad stated.

Soon, Tad and I heard the sound of a girl laughing. We heard to the mirror and saw a small girl with brown hair and blonde tips at the end, wearing a long pink sweater that said "Best Demon-Human Ever!"

She was so adorable and beautiful... I reached out my hand to touch the image of the girl. But Tad saw this and his eyes widened, but then he laughed evilly and grabbed my hands, twirling me around.

"Oh, you brilliant and evil child! I'm so proud of you!" He continued to laugh before throwing me on his bed, running over to the mirror again.

I blinked and stood up. "What did I do?"

"You've just helped me come up with a brilliant and mind blowing plan to get revenge on Bill and his family!" Tad laughed, looking at me with greedy and dark filled eyes.

Apparently his plan was to get me close to Diana Belle and let her family trust me. Only then could he get revenge on the family once DB turned eighteen and I asked her to marry me.

I tried to back out of it as best as I could. I didn't want to do that to a nice and sweet girl like Diana, but Tad was more powerful than me. I couldn't do anything no matter how much I wish I could have...

So, when I was in third grade, dad enrolled me in Gravity Falls Elementary where Diana Belle went to. I didn't want to go because I was nervous about meeting Diana and sad because I was a part of this stupid plan.

So, after half a day of waiting for the right moment, I finally spotted Diana playing with a blue haired girl. Apparently they were doing magic with the grass while the blue haired girl played with a Barbie doll.

I gulped and gathered up what little courage that I had and walked towards Diana. "Ummmm... Excuse me?"

Diana looked up at me, pushing the hair out of her face and smiled. "Oh! You're the new guy, right? Toby, right?"

I blushed and nodded my head, laughing. "Y-yeah! I'm Toby, Toby Strange."

Diana smiled and shook my hand. "Nice to meet you! I'm Diana Belle Pines-Cipher."

I smiled and shook her hand back. Her hands were so soft and tiny compared to mine. "Oh, I know."

She blinked and tilted her head. "How do you know me?"

I flushed hard and cleared my throat. "U-umm... From roll call this morning. You were the girl who went "Allons-y!" when your name was called."

"She normally says strange stuff when her name is called." The blue haired girl giggled.

"Oh, this is my cousin, Winter." Diana introduced as Winter and I simply waved to each other shyly.

"Well, I think I'm gonna go play with Preston and Rex. Bye, love birds!" She teased before floating off to find our cousin and Rex.

I looked at Diana as I rubbed the back of my neck. "So... Do you maybe wanna go climb the Monkey Bars with me?"

She squealed and nodded. "Of course! I love climbing the Monkey Bars!"

I laughed before my eyes widened. "I-I love the Monkey Bars too..."

"Great! Let's go play!" She squealed before grabbing my hand and dragging me along.

~5 years later, after the Cipher and Strange Family Dinner~

"What do you mean you want to stop the plan?!" Roared Tad, looking pissed as ever.

It was about an hour after our dinner date with Diana's family and I had decided to come clean about not wanting to go along with the plan. It wasn't fair! I didn't want to hurt Diana anymore and plus... I was madly in love with Diana Belle. I wanted to be with her because I truly loved her... Not because of this stupid plan.

"I mean I'm done with your plan, Strange! I don't want to lie to Belle or her family anymore! I don't want to rule the world nor do I want to end up like you!" I yelled back at him, my hair in purple flames.

"You are my son and you will do as I say!" Tad growled at me, walking towards me.

"No! I may be your son but I will not do what you say!" I told him, shoving the other male away from me.

Before I knew it, I felt a hard slap to my cheek which sent me to the ground. I gasped and held my cheek before cuffs were placed on my hands.

"You will do as I say unless you want to live!" He yelled before walking away, looking at the mirror again.

"I don't care whether I live or if I die!" I snarled, standing up as I ripped the cuffs off of my hands.

"But you do care whether Diana Belle lives or dies." Tad chuckled before walking off.

My eyes widened; Diana Belle was the most important person in my life besides my mother. If Tad got a hold of her, who knew what would happen to her? If she died... I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

"So... Unless you want Bill's little freak daughter and his gay husband to live along with the rest of the family. You will do as I say." I heard him say before his voice turned into a girl's voice.

I looked up at him, seeing Mabel Pines with glowing purple eyes. "So, do we have a deal, son?" I heard her say in my father's voice. And I had no choice but to agree… Diana forgive me.

Hey everybody! Sorry for the wait, college is kicking my ass really hard and I honestly don't want to be here anymore, lol. But I promised that I would deliver you guys a chapter, and I did. And don't worry, since Thanksgiving is coming up, so I will try and find time to deliver as many chapters as I can. Anyway, please follow, fav, and comment to support this story and I'll see you guys next time!