A/N: WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE; I'm here with Chapter Thirty-Six! I hope you're ready! because, well would ya look at that? here's some more Wham. Prepare yourself.

A Triangle in the Stars
Chapter Thirty-Six: Everything is Different Now...

Bipphire was tapping his foot, frowning softly. He'd been pacing for a while. Or it just seemed like a while. He wondered what was taking so long. Pyronica stumbled out of the bathroom, finally. And then grabbed onto something.

"No! I won't let you do this!" yelled Gabe's frantic voice. "C'mon, just let me stay! like Steven said, I can change!" he then laughed a little, but Pyronica didn't give up, still trying to run over to the Warp Pad.

The shapeshifted demon rushed over and helped her, saying nothing to Gabriel. He had nothing else to say to him.

"Wait, wait, wait! I can do better! I promise, I could!" Gabriel soon lost his grip and found himself being dragged to the Warp Pad. He looked at Bill, pleading, "What about all that talk about changing? I could... I could do that! I could... I could change!"

"Hm..." Bill acted as if he was considering, but he in fact wasn't. And then he asked, "How do I know you aren't just saying that to save what's left of your skin?"

They were almost to the Warp Pad, just inches away. He was prepared for this. He just had to do it while he was. While he was strong. Gabriel didn't have a good answer for that. He sighed, "Maybe I am. But you wouldn't know unless you gave me another chance. I know I've done really terrible twisted stuff. But it's different now, isn't it...?" he stared up at Bill. "You wouldn't just banish me again, would you...?"

Bipphire all of a sudden stopped, just as he was about to step on the Warp Pad. He realized he had done terrible, horrible, things too, but Steven had given him chance. After chance. After chance. Until he was the way he was now. And even then he had a long way to go. Perhaps... maybe... he could pull a Steven. He'd be way more successful at it now that he seemed to understand empathy a little more. He only hoped it wouldn't be another painful mistake...

The demon sighed too, and glared at his possessed second-in-command, still holding tight onto him. He whispered darkly, "If you make me regret this, I swear to God..." and then he chuckled bitterly, "no, not even He would be able to help you..."

Gabriel nodded. "I... I understand. But... can I just have my own form? this is really exhausting, sharing forms with people... especially when they're so different..."

"I'm not sure if I'm strong enough as of yet to do that for you..." the former triangle frowned. Gabriel right now reminded him so much of his new friend, in a way. He stepped away from the Warp Pad, but didn't change back quite yet. He was still cautious. Incredibly.

"Maybe, uh, you and Pyronica could pool your powers to do that? ...please?" he asked, kinda shrinking away from the polite word. But he had said it.

Bipphire sighed. He still had a feeling he was making a horrible mistake. That something was wrong. But, in a way, he felt kinda good, sparing someone like this, and also saving another. He wondered if this was how Steven felt all the time. He pushed away these thoughts soon enough, and nodded, letting go of Pyronica, finally. He abandoned the form again, and started charging up energy. The energy that would have been used to destroy the Void.

"I've never actually done this before... procreation, in a way, I guess. Isn't it strange how the universe works?" Gabriel seemed a lot more sensible now. One might wonder how that had happened.

And Bill Cipher was indeed wondering. He decided he'd go check up on Steven after this. If he didn't pass out from using such massive energy, that is. He soon replied, watching the growing ball of light form in front of him, "I guess so..." and then he chuckled, still bitterly, "I used to think it was a hologram..."

"It was, you know. Because you had never been in it," Gabriel frowned a little, still trying to figure out why he felt so weird. He decided to pool Pyronica's power into the light orb too, making it grow bigger as well.

"Huh... so my insane ramblings were, for the most part, correct..?" his eye was wide a little bit, but it was clear he was growing tired. "Whoddathunk it...?"

The orb got bigger and bigger, but they still weren't done. Gabriel grunted, "You don't think Pyronica will be mad about this, will ya? I kinda had to... uh... disconnect her. For the meantime. I'll fix that, though."

"Oh, she'll be mad... definitely..." the triangle chuckled, this time nervously. It didn't seem that much bitter anymore. He didn't know whether it was because he was too tired right now to keep up the bitterness, or if it was because he was genuinely turning it around. Either way, he wasn't sure whether he liked it or not. The orb was finally formed, and he nearly collapsed, almost all his reserves drained. He was at Gabriel's mercy now, he realized. There was nothing he'd really be able to do unless he got some rest. And, deep down, a part of him actually wanted it that way.

Gabriel put in the last energy needed, and reached into the orb, molding his new form like clay. Of course, when the light, for the most part, dissipated, it revealed his new form was almost exactly like his old one, but with only one band around each point. He closed his eye, reconnecting Pyronica, before he went into his new body. It felt so invigorating to be in his own body again... but, like Bill, he was all worn out.

"Uh... thanks. I guess," he tried to act cool about it.

"Eh, it's no big deal..." the demon examined his adopted brother's new form sleepily, waving a dismissive hand tiredly. He pushed away from the deathly acquiescence, got up, and walked—stalked, more like—towards the bathroom, "I'm gonna go... check on the kid..."

"Yeah... you do that," he glanced at Pyronica, who was lying on the floor unconscious, again, and sighed.

Steven was still asleep, exactly where Pyronica had taken Gabriel into her own body. He was fine—albeit deep in sleep, and lying on his face. Bill Cipher didn't have enough energy to float, or even resize himself. So he thanked himself, and Pyronica, for leaving the door open. It would've been even more of an ego bruise if he was caught trying to jump for the doorknob. He walked right in, and smiled at the sight. He could tell, even powerless for a time, that Steven was doing alright. But he still couldn't shake the thought that something was wrong...

The demon soon sighed shakily. He saw his eyesight start to blur. His legs were starting to buckle underneath him. He felt crummy, overall. Like he was about to pass out. He should've expected this. In fact, he had been...

Bill glanced around, checking if anyone was watching, before he found it was all clear. With that, the triangle limped up to Steven, lay down next to him, but not too close, and fell asleep almost immediately.

The triangular demon soon found himself waking up on the bed, but still next to Steven. Downstairs, sleeping on separate parts of the couch, were his brother and his second-in-command. Gabriel, in the night, had made the kid and his brother comfortable. He felt he owed it to them. To everyone. And had fallen asleep basking in his full-on guilt.

Bill blinked at this. He was sure he had fallen asleep on the bathroom floor. But he had only one person to thank for the transfer. He sighed. He never thought he'd ever thank Gabriel again. He looked out the window. It was raining. Pouring, even. It seemed to have started last night, and never relented, even now on this Tuesday morning. How he knew? well, his powers had been restored due to his rest. And he regained a little more as well. He smiled at this, but was still somewhat wary.

What was going to happen now? he wondered. And he certainly hoped the feeling that something incredibly wrong was going to happen or was happening would pass...

A/N: Damn right everything is different now. Jesus Christ. XD So this entire chapter is For Want of a Nail. I like it this way, actually. The way I had it planned was for the Void to get destroyed, along with Pyronica and Gabriel. But now... well, yah. Thanks, Ace. X3
Sooo, Ace did Steven, Pyronica and Gabriel, and I did Bill. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. :3
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