Chapter 16

Tyrone couldn't stand it any longer. Dipper and Mabel have not returned from their search, and it made him nervous. Even Matt was worried as he paced up and down the stairs worriedly.

"This is stupid. You don't think Bill did something to them?" asked Matt to Tyrone as they were having a snack in the kitchen.

"I hope not. But there is a chance he might have done something to them." Said Tyrone. Matt got up from his seat fast.

"NO! He can't!" cried Matt.

"Woah! Take it easy. It's just a thought." Said Tyrone.

"A really bad one." Replied Matt.

"Tell you what. Dipper left a map of the forest here. Why don't we use it and maybe search around? Odds are, they could be here and we might now know it." Said Tyrone.

"You got a point. Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and find them!" cried Matt.

Within seconds, Tyrone and Matt were outside and had the map in hand. They both walked quickly to a hiking trail and searched. They walked for a long time, with their thoughts all over their mind.

"So Tyrone, about how many kids are missing?" asked Matt. He was never really up to date with the news or anything like that. Tyrone let out a sigh.

"According to Ms. Jimenez from the news, about close to one hundred have been reported missing. A lot of people are pointing the finger at Bill Cipher. Others say it's a witch in the forest. We both know the truth of coarse." Said Tyrone.

"Why are these things happening? And why is she after kids? What's the whole point of it all?" asked Matt.

Tyrone shook his head. "I don't know. I'm still processing what the hell is going on." Said Tyrone.

Matt scoffed. "If you say so." He said. As he walked a little ahead of Tyrone, he stopped in his tracks and turned around in shock.

"If this is a joke, it aint funny little man." Said Tyrone.

"No. No joke. Look!" exclaimed Matt, pointing ahead of him. Tyrone walked close to him and they both saw a large black coffin in the middle of the hiking trail.

"Now that is scary." Said Tyrone with his eyes wide open.

"Is it a sign?" asked Matt as he got close to the coffin.

"Get away Matt. We don't know what's in it." Said Tyrone.

"It's wide open and empty. I don't think it's that dangerous." Said Matt.

"Never the less, it could be cursed." Said Tyrone.

They both investigated the coffin and they both looked at each other worriedly. They looked at the large black coffin curiously and nothing happened. They then walked forward, and they saw more black coffins in the trail.

"What does this all mean?" asked Matt.

"It means there is someone who is angry or trying to make a point." Said Tyrone.

"What point?" asked Matt.

"There is a ton of black coffins here. Maybe it means something evil." Said Tyrone.

"I'm scared. Can we go home?" asked Matt nervously.

"Sure. I'm getting goose bumps myself." Said Tyrone.

The boys walked back a little and stopped in their tracks to see an old man in front of them. He was tall, and naked standing there. Both Matt and Tyrone screamed.

"The North Wind. The Witch. The Blair Witch! It's coming! It's coming!" he cried. He then coughed up blood and his eyes fell out of his sockets. He then began to vomit and fell to the ground.

"What the Fu%$#!" cried both Tyrone and Matt.

They both stood there and in that instant, they ran for dear life. They ran as fast as their legs carried them, all the way towards the shack.

By the time they got there, they stopped to hold their breath. "I don't know what the hell that was, but it scared the hell out of me." Said Tyrone.

"You shouldn't say hell." Said Matt.

"The fudge! I can say what ever the hell I want!" cried Tyrone. Matt rolled his eyes.

"Still, that old man was really freaky." Said Matt as he stood next to a barrel. He then felt how heavy the barrel was and he took a peek inside, only to see red.

"Tyrone…" he whispered. Tyrone turned and saw the bucket.

"Oh Geez! What the hell!" cried Tyrone. The barrel was indeed full. But not full of water. It was full of blood!

"What's going on? First the naked man, now a blood soaked barrel?" asked Tyrone.

"Maybe it's a sign." Said Matt worriedly. Tyrone nodded in agreement.

"This has got to be either Bill Cipher or the North Wind playing her tricks on us." Said Tyrone.

"Be that as it may, I should probably text Shinji. I'm a little worried about my friend. So many classmates are going missing." Said Matt as he pulled out his phone.

Tyrone walked a few paces when he heard some rustling in the bushes. "Who goes there!?" he cried.

"Relax! It's just me!" said Destiny who was coming out of the bushes and walked towards the boys. She had binoculars hanging around her neck and she looked filthy as if she were playing some sport in the rain.

"You look like a mess! What happened to you?!" cried Tyrone.

"Huck and I were supposed to search for the children. I did promise Linda after all. However, Huck never arrived and he's been gone for too long. He's never that late for anything. I went out to look for him, but things have been going out of control. Everyone in town is talking about the hallucinations going on." Said Destiny.

"Hallucinations? That's the first I heard of it." Said Tyrone.

"Everyone in town believes it's Bill Cipher again. People are seeing things like yellow eyes in strangers, naked old men in the woods, and not to mention the creepy empty coffins that pop out in random places." Said Destiny.

"That's what we saw! Shinji, a friend from school, he just texted me and sent a photo of a coffin in his backyard. His family is freaking out right now and not sending him to school." Said Matt.

"As far as I heard and know, School will be closed for the time being." Said Destiny to Matt.

"So what now?" asked Matt.

"I think it's time to rest up. We should probably wait for Dipper and Mabel to return. Only they can stop and fix what ever is going on in Gravity Falls right now." Said Tyrone.

"This place dude. It's so scary. Who knew huh?" asked Matt.

"You know, all three of us standing right here aren't exactly natives to this town." Said Tyrone.

"I just moved here same as you guys. Even I didn't believe the stories Huck would tell me. How wrong were we all huh?" said Destiny.

"Yeah. Say, would you like to stay here with us? You look like you need to rest up." Said Tyrone.

Matt glared at Tyrone. Destiny however smiled. "I would like to. Thanks." She said.

"What are you thinking?" whispered Matt to Tyrone.

"Look, right now it's dangerous out there with the weird things going on right now. Huck is gone and only he can protect Destiny. No way I can send her by herself back home like this!" said Tyrone.

"Interesting." Said Matt with a smile.

"What? Make your point." Said Tyrone.

"You seem to care a bit for Destiny. Almost as if there's something going on." Said Matt. Tyrone frowned.

"Your loco." He said. Matt gasped. "I'm offended! You just called me a dumbass in Spanish!" he said jokingly.

"Oh please. Even I know loco means crazy. I fell for that once. Not falling again little hombre." Said Tyrone. Matt laughed and so did Tyrone. Their laughter seemed to levitate the tension a little.

Destiny was in the shower and she heard the laughter from where she was. She smiled hearing their voices as they spoke softly and respectfully to one another. She admired that from those boys. Despite the difference in race, they both stood by their side protecting one another. A very good trait in a true family.

As Destiny stepped out of the shower, she tried on the fresh clothes Matt got for her. Those were Mabel's of coarse. She tried on jeans that fit her like a glove and she tried on the large pink sweater with a green pine tree and a happy face. She smiled as she saw her reflection. She almost looked like a different person.

"I gotta say, she's got good taste." She admitted to herself. She walked downstairs to meet the boys, who were in the kitchen making a snack.

"We're making Pizza Pockets. Want some?" asked Tyrone.

"Sure. I like Pizza." Said Destiny.

"You do? Cool! I thought you were a vegan or something." Said Matt. Tyrone gave Matt a stare.

"It's alright. People think I'm like that because of the way I look or dress. Maybe." Said Destiny.

"What? No you look good in what ever you have on." Said Tyrone. In that instant, Tyrone felt like he just said something offensive. And Matt was smiling, yet he quickly saved his brother.

"He meant you are always looking fresh. And clean like a pop star." Said Matt. That wasn't even better, thought Tyrone.

Destiny chuckled. "It's quite alright. I like the compliment." Said Destiny cheerfully.