Though faked anyone who was looking wouldn't be able to tell. Dipper ran frantically through the forest seeming not in his right mind, though he himself was for sure completely sane. He wandered around until he spotted a small glimpse of pink and brown.
'Mable...'

Chapter 3: Plans and Explanations

Dipper smirked. He had found his target. He let it slip and opened the vial bill had had given him. 'I hate my life.' He thought internally before downing the thing. He drank it. He actually drank that damned thing. Dipper screamed in pain. Catching mable's attention. Stupid bill making him actually break his ankle with that horrid elixir. Dipper cling to his ankle in agony. This wasn't acting. He was genuinely in pain.

The pines in the other hand didn't miss the agonized scream. They had been worried about dipper true, but their was no way that was their mind.

"Did you hear that mable?" Ford asked.

"Yeah, but we've been in this forest for hours, it could just be our mind playing tricks. Can't we take a break?" Mable speculated.

"I don't think so. We can have a break when we get back to the bunker." Ford said calmly.

"Why are we in that stupid bunker anyway?" Mable asked.

"Because Bill can't find it without help or an inside man." Ford answered.

Ford pulled mable into a nearby bush and watched as a boy ran/limped painfully passed looking frantically behind him in fear every 3-5 seconds. Ford quickly jumped from the bush and tackled the small figure.

"Ow.." Dipper groaned.

He hated this. First he had to act scared even though he really wasn't...well maybe a little, and now he's been tackled out of no where. Trying to keep the act believable dipper threw his hands up in front of his face as if he was about to be struck.

"Please don't hurt me!" He screamed in panic.

"Dipper is that you?" Ford said in pure joy and astonishment.

Dipper slowly uncovered his face and began to stare widely at Ford. A mixture of relief, dis belief and excitement plastered within his shining orbs.

"G-Grunkle F-Ford!? You have no idea h-how happy-y I am t-to see y-you!" Dipper stammered through pain.

"Dipper!" Mable yelled running up to hug the teen. "How did you escape Bill?" She asked.

Dipper faked a scared expression.
"N-not here. H-he h-hears." Dipper whispered, full well knowing Bill could hear and see everything.

Ford was staring suspiciously at dipper. He didn't trust what was happening, and Dipper wouldn't expect him to either. Dipper looked the man in the eyes, which was definitely better than looking into one. Yup, dipper definitely preferred two eyes.

"Look it wasn't easy, and I'll definitely explain-" dipper cut himself off to wince.

"What's wrong bro, bro?" Mable asked looking at him.

"Bill...he broke my ankle during my escape..." dipper said wincing again.

"Let's get back to base Mable. Dipper climb on." Ford said bending down in order to piggy back dipper.

Dipper crawled on in a lot of pain. He really hated Bill right now. 'Stupid orders.' Dipper protested in his mind.

"We'll go somewhere unwanted ears cannot reach." Ford said standing up.

Dipper fell asleep as Ford carried the boy. Only woken when the journey to the bunker had finished. When the boy awoke he was on a small cot. His wake up greeting was a pink blur tackling him to the ground and pinning him down, hugging as if the world were ending. Though technically it was, not the point. Mable finally got off and brought me to a room. I went on a whim and assumed it was Fords room. There were experiments plastered around along with scattered papers out and about. Dipper watched as ford pulled out a grey turtle neck with no sleeves along with a pair of black jeans and black converse from a drawer. (Image at the end of the chapter,)

"I'm not sure if theses will fit you but please try them on." Ford said.

Ford pointed dipper to a door. The boy assumed it was a bathroom. He walked into it and began to change. Once he had finishedo he stepped out. Ford motioned for me to come over and then pointed to a chair. I sat down and watched as both he and mable waited eagerly for an explanation.

"We're waiting dipping sauce!" Mable said eagerly, eyes gleaming with curiosity.

"As I said earlier, getting away from Bill was no easy task. In fact it was basically impossible. I decided to take the opportunity to get out while he was partying. He did after all day I had to go with him, he never said I could t leave, nor did he order I stay in the fearmid. I snuck out of the throne room while Bill was partying with a pink demon. I think it was named pyronica?" Dipper lied with ease.

"Once I was out I heard bill yell angrily once he noticed. He got mad and pushed me causing me to fall and break my ankle." Dipper continued then paused.

"And from there you made your way to the forest, which is where we then found you..." ford speculated.

"Exactly!" Dipper shouted in glee.

Although his glee soon turned sour and formed into a frown. He hated doing this to his family but he had no choice it was an order. He had to follow orders, or his family would pay the price anyway. Dipper was externally frowning but internally he was smirking. Why he knew not. 'At least they bought it..." Dipper thought to himself. 'I'm sure glad Bill is enjoying this little show." Dipper internally scowled.

Dipper wasn't sure how long bill would leave him with his family, but he didn't really care. It gave him time to see them, because if he was being honest he might never actually see them ever again after that. Dipper was tired and honestly just wanted to sleep so he asked Ford about it. Mable jumped to her feet and brought dipper to her room which she shared with Wendy.

"You can take a nap in my bed until dinner dip. I'll come up and get you when it's done." Mable offered.

Dipper simply nodded and plopped himself onto the bed and drifted off to sleep. Mable had come up about around an hour later to wake Dipper for dinner. She had no luck in waking him and eventually gave up, assuming that he hadn't gotten much sleep. Which would be wrong but hey, let her think what she wants to think. Dipper simply slept through the night not really moving. Mable eventually gave up and decided to just share a bed with Pacifica. Waddles slept on dipper a while before deciding to cuddle with mable.

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