Chapter 11
"Welcome Destiny." Said Linda with a voice that was very warm and comforting. Destiny felt chills down her spine just by looking at Linda. She was very beautiful with her long elegant blue dress and her warm motherly features were welcoming.
"Are you Linda, the Star?" asked Destiny.
"Yes my dear. It is I. Linda." Said she as she stepped down from the glass platform and walked towards Destiny to give her a hug.
"I'm sorry for your loss. I know all about you my dear. And about the grief you are going through." Said Linda.
"Where are we? And why does this place feel like a prison than out in the open air?" asked Destiny. She did feel a little cramped in the place, despite looking like the sky itself.
"That is because this IS a prison." Said Linda sadly.
"What?" asked Destiny.
"You cannot see them, but there are invisible walls that have caged me in the beautiful sky. I will show you." Said Linda as she walked towards a cloud and placed her hand on something very firm and sturdy. Destiny did the same and realized Linda was right. What she touched did feel like a wall, not air.
"This is so surreal!" cried Destiny.
"It's because of the North Wind." Said Linda.
"The naked woman from before?! She locked you here?" asked Destiny.
"Yes. It all happened very fast. She came before me and demanded that I step down as a Guardian of the Light. I had no choice but to step down, for she had children under her mercy. She locked them away in a dark abyss and if anyone were to die there, they would be lost forever. Ever since I came here, all I have been watching from visions are pain, and suffering. She is taking away children and putting them all there in that awful place." Said Linda.
"How could she?! Why is she doing this?!" cried Destiny as she waved her arms frantically.
"Revenge against humanity. The North Wind used to be a normal woman living on Earth, but she grew up in very harsh environment full of domestic violence, loss and anger. It is a very long story my dear. And for that, I will need the Pines." Said Linda.
"The Pines? You mean Dipper and Mabel Pines?" asked Destiny.
"Yes. They are some of the very few people I can rely on this dangerous quest. In order to stop The North Wind, they must voyage within the boundaries of Gravity Falls. The forest itself has many secrets and ways to stop wicked beings." Said Linda.
"Then I will have to find them. But how can we escape?" asked Destiny.
"Not I. If I were to leave, The North Wind will kill the children in the abyss. Only you can escape without her knowing. You must close your eyes, and use your imagination. Imagine you are home, in a safe place by the fire, and before you know it, you'll be home." Said Linda.
Destiny did as she was told and she closed her eyes. She whispered how her room looked like and she felt the air around her warm and familiar. She opened her eyes and found herself in her room again.
She quickly ran to the living room and saw Huck just entering.
"The door was unlocked and I helped myself in." said Huck.
"Huck! You need to hear me out! Something terrible is happening!" cried Destiny.
"Slow down, what's going on?" asked Huck noticing his cousin looked urgently forward.
"We need to stop the North Wind! She's taking away children!" she cried.