Dipper wanted to be alone. He told everyone that he would be alright he just needed some time to think. Still Pacifica found herself feeling very worried and concerned for him which also made her very confused. Why was she suddenly so worried about this man who she despised so much? Did she like him? No of course not. How could she? He was so lower class and dirty. Not the typical man she would like and yet she was so worried about him.
"It's almost time." A voice said in the shadows. Then the ghost of Jediah Hale appeared.
"Ahh! What are you doing here?"
"To remind you that the fiftieth anniversary of my death is two weeks from now and you still haven't exposed Reverend Gideon for the monster he is."
"Look I'm trying my best here! It's not exactly easy to expose someone like him!"
"It has been two years and almost a month. You should at least be close to finding something that could show the world what he is."
"Again this isn't easy. You know you could help me."
"There isn't much I can do except..."
"Except what?"
"I can lead you to a ceremony that one of his followers is holding in his honor. Perhaps you could find something there."
"Take me there."
She slipped on her bracelet then followed the ghost to the graveyard and to the same tomb she had gone to with Dipper once oddly enough though the tomb door was open.
"Oh boy I gotta go down here again." She groaned.
"Good luck." Jediah said.
"Wait a minute aren't you coming?"
"No this is a tomb for cult members and devil worshipers. I can't enter this because I'll risk damnation."
"Well isn't that convenient. Let a lady go in alone with no protection some man you are."
"I'm a ghost you stupid girl! I can't touch you or anyone so how can I protect you?"
"Still you- Wait if you can't touch me then you can't exactly kill me can you?"
"I don't need to touch you to kill you. Ever heard of the phrase scared to death? Well that is a special trick we ghosts can do, we can frightened a person so much that it makes their heart stop and they die."
"Okay...Duely noted." She looked back at the the tomb, it was dark and creepy and she was getting a bad vibe about it but she was desperate for evidence. "Well looks like I'm on my own here."
She lit a lantern she had brought with her and began to walk down the stairway inside the tomb. She smelled something disgusting. It was an awful smell, probably the most awful scent she had ever inhaled. She stepped on something that made a crack noise. Looking down she saw that it was a corpse. The whole floor in that area had a worm eaten and rat infeasted corpses rotting away. Startled she let out a scream in horror.
"Who are they?" She thought. "Where did they come from?" However she had pretty good idea about where they came from. Suddenly a large black snake came slithering out from the shadows. She let out another scream and prepared to use her bracelet but the snake quickly coiled itself around her body, squeezing her so tight that she couldn't breathe causing her to pass out.
Once she was unconscious the serpent unwrapped itself from her body and slithered toward the feet of it's mistress. It was a woman in her twenties who's entire body minus her face was tattooed with ink in the shape of unholy symbols.
"What is this my pet? An intruder?" She said. She carried a torch and she shined it's light on Pacifica to see her better. "She's a young woman. She'll make a perfect offering for him."
Luckily however Jediah had heard Pacifica scream so he went to inform Dipper. The young man was sitting in the forest waiting for the moon to rise. It was his wolf nature to feel alive, stronger, and more powerful when it was night time. But it also made him feel calm and at peace.
"Hey you!" Jediah called appearing.
"Ahhh! Where did you come from?"
"From beyond the grave but now is not the time to talk about that. Listen your girlfriend is in danger."
"What girlfriend?"
"The blonde with the bad attitude."
"Pacifica? She's not my girlfriend!"
"Well whatever she is to you, she's in danger."
"What happened?"
"She went to a tomb where followers of Reverend Gideon do their dirty work and I heard her scream."
"Take me to her now!"
Meanwhile when Pacifica woke up she found herself in shackles, chained to a wall at an alter where the woman with the snake stood.
"Good you're awake."
"What the- What's going on? Where am I?"
"You are in the tomb of Reverend Gideon one of my most dear companions."
"You know that pyscho?"
"I am one of his most loyal followers. I bring him offerings."
"Offerings? You mean human sacrifices?"
"Correct I lure them here and then I give them to him to do as he pleases while he rewards me greatly."
"That's horrible! Lady you'll gain nothing through this! How can you do that to all those people?! Killing them! Are you completely out of your mind?!"
"You will understand once you meet him. He is the only one who has ever cared for me or appreciated me. My husband left me for another woman, after that I was useless, I wanted to kill myself but he found me and he made me feel useful again. He is truly magnificent, he is my everything and I am sure he will be most pleased with you."
"You're an idiot if you think people like him care for you! He's only using you! You're just a puppet to him!"
"Silence! You know nothing of him!"
"I've never met him but I've dealt with people like him before! In fact minus the whole cult and devil worship he's just like my parents! He uses people to get what he wants and when he's done with them he gets rid of them!"
"I said be silent!"
"Lemora what on earth are you screaming about?" A voice called than he entered. Reverend Gideon the dark priest. The woman called Lemora smiled and threw herself at his feet.
"Forgive me Reverend Gideon I was only preparing another offering for you."
Gideon's eyes went to Pacifica and he smiled sinisterly.
"My what an interesting specimen of offering you brought me this time." He said. "Pacifica Northwest."
"You know this woman my lord?"
"In a sense."
"I've never associated with the likes of you!" Pacifica snapped only to have Lemora grab her by her throat and choke her.
"How dare you speak to him that way! Show some respect! Know your place!" Lemora screeched.
"Lemora that's enough." Gideon said calmly. "We wouldn't want to her to croak too soon."
"Forgive me Lord Gideon I didn't know she was an old acquaintance of yours."
"There, there, no need to beg you were only trying to please me and you have succeeded."
"Really?"
"Yes indeed."
He approached Pacifica grabbed her face and examined her.
"Not a virgin but she's young and fresh, she'll do nicely."
"Don't touch me you filith!" Pacifica cried pulling her face away from him.
"Ooh! Aggressive I love that in a woman. Tell me Miss Northwest what brings you here?"
"Your pyschotic follower!"
"Really? Are you sure you weren't just snooping around? I heard through the grape vine that you were trying to expose me, now why would you wanna do that?"
"Because you're a false prophet, a murder, and a rapist."
"Strange I never thought a Northwest would ever say such things to me especially after all I've done for the Northwest family."
"I'm not like my parents! Not anymore! I refuse to let people suffer because of you! I don't care about money!"
"Funny you sound just like your grandfather Olaf Hoffman."
"What do you know about the Hoffmans?"
"More than you think. Years ago your grandfather witnessed one of my sacrifices, he threatened to go to the police. When I couldn't persuade his conscience with money and power well...Let's just say desperate times call for desperate measures."
"You killed him didn't you? Him and the rest of his family! That fire! You started it! You killed them!"
"Yes all but two. Your mother who I let live after we made a little arrangement and your aunt who managed to evade me but she didn't know I was responsible so she was no threat."
"Oh my God! You're a monster! Have you no soul?!"
"I sold my soul years ago so that would be a no."
"You won't get away with this! These murders! These lies! You'll pay you swine! You'll pay!"
He only chuckled and walked closer to her.
"You really are cute aren't you? I find it rather enticing that you're not throwing yourself at me like all the other women I meet do. Reminds me of a cute girl I pursued a long time ago."
He took hold of her blonde hair and began to sniff it much to Pacifica's disgust and Lemora's envy.
"Reverend Gideon what are you doing with her?" Lemora asked. "Aren't you going to kill her? Give her flesh and blood to the demon?"
"Tempting offer but it would be a waste to sacrifice this woman. I think I'll keep her for my own personal amusement."
"You disgusting pig!" Pacifica cried. "I'd rather die than-"
But she was silenced by Gideon forcing his lips on to hers in a disgusting kiss. Lemora felt her envy grow along with anger.
"Stop it!" She demanded. "Stop it Reverend Gideon! I begging you! Get away from that woman this instant!"
But he ignored her.
"How dare you!" She screamed. She pulled a knife from her dress and lunged for him. "How dare you betray me! I'll kill you!"
But he just snapped her neck like it was a tooth pick, killing her easily.
"What nuisance that woman was." He said. "Now where were we jewel witch?"
"If you come near me I'll kill you!"
"Is that right? But your bracelet is gone so how exactly do you plan to kill me?"
Pacifica looked over at her wrist and was horrified to discover her bracelet was indeed gone. Gideon gave another sinister chuckle and kissed her again, then he began to undo her dress. Pacifica struggled to break free but it was no use. She was at the mercy of the dark priest.
"No! Stop! Get off me! Get off me! Noooo!"
"Pacifica!" She heard a familiar voice shout. It was Dipper he had found her. He came running downstairs and into the alter. "What the hell are you doing to her?!"
"Why Dipper Pines so nice of you to join us."
Dipper felt a mixture of intense horror and rage fill his body at the sound of the familiar voice. It only grew when Gideon turned and he saw his face.
"You...You!"
Before he could even react Gideon threw a swarm off sliver blades into his body pinning him to the wall while injecting his body with intense pain.
"What's the matter? Can't move? That's because those blades are made of sliver so basically their acupuncture needles to you. So since you can't move why don't we talk about old times?"
"You son of bitch!" Dipper snarled.
"Now that's not proper language to say to a priest."
"You're not a priest! You're a monster! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
"So much hatred? Why is that?"
"You killed my sister!"
"I killed her? Last I checked she threw herself off a cliff."
"Because of you! You raped her and you lied to her about my death! It's your fault she's dead!"
"I guess you could say I had some assistance in her demise."
"Why?! Why did you do it to her?! How could you do it to her?!"
"How could I? I wanted her, she wouldn't give herself to me so I took her. She was so sweet and so soft, she was probably the best one I had."
"You pig! You filith! I'll kill you! I swear to almighty God I'll kill you! I'll make you pay!"
"Your sister satisfied me in a way no woman ever has and now I believe this lovely creature shall satisfy me the same way."
He turned to Pacifica and continued to undo her dress while licking the side of her face with his disgusting tongue. Dipper felt his rage grow, boil, burn, and sizzle. His anger mixed with the wolf inside of him demanding him to act.
"No! Please! Don't!" Pacifica begged. He had stripped her down to her underwear. "No! You can't do this!"
"Watch me." He chuckled as he began to unbuckle his pants.
"STOP!" A ferocious voice from behind snarled. Gideon turned to see Dipper with blazing yellow eyes and bared fangs. "KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF HER!"
Blinded by anger and instinct he broke away from the wall and walked toward him much to Gideon's confusion.
"How can you still be moving? Die you stubborn fool!" He threw more sliver blades into Dipper's body but that didn't stop. "Inconceivable! Are you human? Don't you feel any pain?"
He did feel pain. Those sliver blades hurt, they hurt like a thousand flaming knives piercing and burning his body but he ignored the pain. Because he refused to let Pacifica suffer the same misery his sister did. Gideon continued to throw more blades but the half werewolf boy would not stop then using the great strength of the wolf inside of him he punched the evil priest hard, slamming him into the wall. He transformed into a wolf and lunged for him. This was the moment he had been waiting for forever. His chance to kill him. They fought, wolf claws and sliver blades clashed with skin until Gideon was on the ground. Dipper then grabbed Gideon by his throat.
"You...You will never touch Pacifica!" He growled. "Do you hear me?! Never! And now I'm gonna destroy you!"
"You don't wanna do that."
"Why the hell not?!"
"Because if you destroy me you'll never find your sister."
"What are you talking about?"
"Did you know that your sister is still alive?"
Dipper froze in shock but then snarled again.
"You're lying! You're lying! You damn liar! She's dead!"
"She was but I brought her back!"
"You're lying!"
Gideon pulled something from his sleeve and held it up to Dipper's nose. It was a lock of brown hair, Dipper sniffed it and when he did he dropped Gideon in shock and disbelief. It was his sister's hair and it didn't smell like it came off the head of a dead woman. It smelt like it came off the head of a woman who was alive. His sister was alive.
"Where is she? WHERE IS SHE?!" He demanded.
Gideon only grinned with his bloody teeth that he had received from Dipper's punch.
"You'll see her soon enough."
BANG! A shot was fired and a bullet scratched his skin making him bleed. The shot had come from a gun that had been fired by Frida. She, Manny, and Steven had been contacted by Jediah and led to their whereabouts.
"That's close enough you pyscho! Now get away from Dipper!" She demanded.
"Well, well if isn't the holy woman and her lap dog from hell. Where's the bat? Freeing my prisoner?"
"Don't move!" Manny ordered. "In the name of the Holy Order you're under arrest for crimes against humanity, the church, and God!"
"Sorry but I won't be arrested today until we meet again."
Before they could stop him smoke filled the area and by the time the smoke had cleared he was gone.
"Guys what's happening?" Steven said joining them after freeing Pacifica.
"He got away." Manny said. "Dipper are you alright?"
Dipper didn't respond. He didn't even blink he just stood there motionless. He looked like he wasn't even breathing then he collapsed, Pacifica ran and immediately caught him before he hit the ground.
"It's okay Dipper." She told him comfortingly. "You beat him and you saved me. Thank you."
He still didn't respond.
"Dipper? Are you okay?" She asked.
"She's alive." He said weakly. "Mabel is alive."
Those were his last words before he was out cold.
"What in God's name did that man do to you two?" Frida asked looking at the bruises, cuts, scrapes, on Dipper's body and Pacifica who was just in her underwear with a few bruises.
"Let's get them to a doctor." Manny said.
At the clinic the doctors removed the sliver blades from Dipper's body then bandaged it up but he was still out cold. Pacifica refused to leave his side so when the doctors had to examine her they were forced to rip her away from him and sedate her.
"It was terrible what happened to them." Frida said.
"And what really sucks is that the bastard who did this to them git away." Manny said. "And everyone will keep thinking he's a saint."
"Not entirely." Steven said. "While we were down there I found this buried under some ash."
Steven pulled a book from his pocket and laid it on the table. It was full of records of all the sacrifices Gideon had made, all the people he had killed, all the lives he had ruined. Each word written in Gideon's hand.
"This should be enough to bring that man to justice." Steven said.
"Let's get this down to the police asap." Frida said.
They rushed down to the police station and gave the book to the authorities who opened up a case on him. Newspapers and other media alerted people to stay away from Reverend Gideon under the possibility that he might be dangerous. It might not have been enough to land him in jail right now but at least it would keep most people safe and away from him. However Gideon had mysteriously disappeared without a ttace, no one knew where he was but he was now target number one for the Holy Order and the Helsing Organization. They would find him and they would prevent him from causing anymore harm.
