Chapter 26

At the motel, Tyrone and Destiny came back with some Chinese food from a Safeway. The most delicious and affordable meal they could get and everyone got a bite. While they all ate, Morso and Hartley then told them about Gravity Fall's inner workings such as the Mothman's rule and Linda's powers.

After everyone ate, and watched a little TV, it was time for bed. Tyrone and Matt shared a bed with Morso and Hartley while Destiny had the bed all to herself. Tyrone didn't mind that the two creatures were there. They were after all like pets. They were about the size of a small Pomeranian. As they slept, Matt was on the edge of the bed, and he was feeling cold. But it was a nasty feeling. He felt chills down his spine. And he didn't really like it.

Tyrone was beside him and Matt wanted a hug. But he was embarrassed to ask Tyrone for one. It wasn't like with Marcos, his late brother, who didn't hesitate to hug him whenever he was sad or lonely. Tyrone was no replacement. But he was there, taking Marcos's role. Matt slowly closed his eyes and had a dream. No. More like a memory.

He was in the car crash and the car exploded in billions of pieces. He saw Marcos struggling to get out of the fire, bleeding all over his body with cuts and shards of glass piercing through his skin. Matt was watching all this but from a different point of view. He saw himself, on the ground. And to his horror, he saw that he was not alive. Matt saw his body lifeless on the ground, with blood all over. He saw Marcos hold his body and get out of the exploded car.

His parents were there too, but dead. Matt saw Marcos look all over him and he began to cry, holding Matt in his arms. He saw Marcos kiss him on the forehead and Matt began to cry. He never saw this. Just then, Matt felt a dark shadow walk up towards the car. A familiar shadow that Matt has seen before and to his surprise, he saw Samuel, the Bogey Man.

Sam was a young man who was cursed by Bill Cipher years ago and transformed into the Bogey Man. Here, he was still evil and Matt saw Sam walk up to the car with a surprised face and he was in utter shock. The car accident freaked him out as well.

Marcos saw the Bogey Man and he screamed for help. He begged on his knees to the Bogey Man to help revive Matt.

"Please help my brother! He's dead! I know you must be supernatural. Please help!" cried Marcos.

Sam, speaking in his calm human voice spoke. "I do not have the power to revive him. I will need something very powerful to wake him up. And I might need to use your life to wake him up. A life for a life. That is the way of things." Said Sam.

"Take it! Take my life! Switch it for him!" cried Marcos.

"You must hold my hand and close your eyes. When he wakes up, you will die. I'm sorry. I have no other way." Said Sam.

Marcos nodded and held Sam's hand. "You hear that little man? You're going to wake up. Your going to be alright." …………………………

Matt opened his eyes and sobbed softly. Tyrone felt Matt and he woke up to hear him crying. Tyrone then hugged him tightly. "Had a bad dream?" he whispered.

Matt nodded. Tyrone breathed softly into Matt's face. "I had those too. I still do. Don't worry. It was just a bad dream." Said Tyrone. Matt placed his face on Tyrone's chest and Tyrone kissed Matt on the head.

"I love you." Said Matt.

"I love you too little brother." Said Tyrone.

Destiny was hearing the whole thing from the other bed. She felt empathy for the boy, and it brought her back to when her little brother Collin passed away.

She remembered that day as if it was yesterday. It was raining very hard in OHSU. She was in the waiting room with her father who was wiping away his tears. Collin was diagnosed with a very high level of cancer and his time was extremely limited. Destiny remembered telling her father everything will be alright. That is until the doctor came outside holding his paperwork on his lap.

Destiny knew what the man was about to say. Collin passed away, and for Destiny and her father, time stopped permanently.

Upon Collin's funeral, Destiny's mother arrived and fought with her father. The woman left them all for the sake of a man far more younger than she. Destiny never felt hatred before in her life, but on that day, all she wanted to do was punch the woman's face and destroy it.

Destiny didn't do anything. She stood in between her father and mother and she stood her ground. The woman's young lover quickly stepped in and took her away. Destiny cried and hit the floor incredibly hard that day.

All this she was dreaming until she heard everyone in the room move about slowly. She got up a little, and saw Tyrone step out. She quickly ducked her head on the bed and spied on Tyrone a little. He came out shirtless with only his sweatpants on. Tyrone was not muscular, but he had a very nice toned body, and a very good looking back. Destiny blushed a little and shook her head. "No. Cant happen. Maybe never will." Said Destiny to herself with her eyes closed shut.

Matt woke up and yawned. Eventually, he farted. Destiny tried not to chuckle or make a face. She had to be quiet despite the circumstances. Matt then burped and Tyrone turned around.

"Dude! Show some class." Said Tyrone.

"Class? Why should I?" said Matt a little drowsy.

"Destiny could hear you." Said Tyrone in a whisper. Destiny blushed. "He's thinking about me? How polite." Thought she.

"Desi is asleep." Said Matt as he got up and sniffed his armpit. "Jesus. I need another shower." He continued.

"Puberty. Blame puberty man." Said Tyrone.

"Enough with the pre adolescent jokes! You two have been weird and gawky for the past few seconds!" sneered Hartley Hare who happened to have just woken up.

"Hartley, what's with the screaming? Are we under attack by Bill?" asked Morso.

Destiny pretended to have woken up as well. She pretended to yawn and Tyrone noticed. To him, Destiny was the most beautiful person in the world, despite the messy hair and the yawn that looked like it was acted. Tyrone didn't mind. Destiny was a pleasing sight for his eyes. Realizing he had no shirt, he quickly dug into his bag and pulled a green long sleeved shirt from it.

"Morning." Said Tyrone.

"You guys are up? What happened to the alarm?" asked Destiny, also acting surprised.

"There is no clock in this depressing old motel." Said Morso.

"It's still early. By the looks of outside, I say it's around Five AM." Said Hartley.

"Good. We need to take this time to go to the mountain." Said Destiny as she got up from bed.

Just then, Matt came out of the shower rubbing his ears and Destiny gave him a kiss on the nose. "Hey there sleepy head." Said Destiny.

Matt blushed and Tyrone turned away slightly envious.