Over Gravity
An OTGW and Gravity Falls Crossover
Disclaimer: I own almost none of these characters. They're only mine in my sweetest dreams.
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A/N: We've finally reached the scariest part of this fic...DA PLOT!
*insert evil laughter and dramatic thunder and lightning here*
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Bill Cipher looked around the surrounding area before his large catlike eye finally met the intrigued but still terrified eyes of Gideon Charles Gleeful.
"WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL! IF IT ISN'T MY OLD PAL, HAIR GEL? LONG TIME, NO SEE! REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE! IS THAT A NEW HAIRCUT? HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING OUT? IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING OUT! YOU LOOK GOOD!"
Gideon blushed a bit at the flattery but he quickly snapped back to his senses, glaring and holding up the old dirty lantern and the picture.
"Quit playing dumb, Bill!" He yelled, squinting through the fog that had started to settle throughout the room. "I got you what you wanted! Now you got to live up to your part of the deal!"
Everything went silent for a moment as the demon and the child stared at each other.
Then Bill started to chuckle which soon turned into howling laughter that shook the room. Gideon's face flashed in confusion and he started to back away from the isosceles eldritch abomination.
"Wh-what's so funny? Get on with it already!"
Bill paused from his insane laughter, making a motion that resembled wiping a tear from his squinting eye, "OH MY! OH MY! THIS IS RICH! THIS IS GOLD! THIS IS...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Gideon flinched as he loomed over him, the shadow covering him cold and unforgiving. "What?! What's so funny?! Tell me!"
Bill's eye grew in size, becoming so large that it was super intimidating to the small child.
"HAIR GEL, WHEN I TOLD YOU TO GO INTO THE UNKNOWN TO GET THE DARK LANTERN, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO STAY IN THE UNKNOWN!"
Gideon's eyes widened at this and his mouth dropped as the realization sunk in, his shaky hand letting go off the lantern which Bill was quick to snatch up before it broke and the tiny flame extinguished.
"WHAT?!" Gideon screamed, his face turning red as his shock turned to anger. "YOU...YOU DIDNT SAY ANYTHING BOUT THAT! HOW WAS I S'POSED TO KNOW THAT?!"
Bill giggled at his fury, holding up the lantern with twisted glee as he shrunk down and twirled around the child, circling him like a praying vulture.
"AW! WHAT'S WRONG HAIR GEL? DID I-" he grew in size, turning bright red with horrifying veins forming in his now giant black and red eye, "-BREAK OUR DEAL?!
Gideon yelled and held his ears, kneeling down on the ground in pain as he glared at the angered demon through squinted and teary eyes. Bill laughed at this child's misery, a heavy wind swirling around the room that made papers fly all over the place and blew out the ring of candles around the pair.
"Y-you're still hung up on that?! That was two years ago!" Gideon yelled through the harsh winds while Bill continued to circle and openly mock him.
"YOU WOULD KNOW A THING IR TWO ABOUT HOLDING A GRUDGE, RIGHT? YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT BRIDGE YOU BURNED THAT EVENING, AND YET YOU'RE STUPID AND GULLIBLE ENOUGH TO PLACE ALL YOUR TRUST IN SOMEONE THAT YOU BETRAYED?"
Gideon tried to stand, but he ended up only stumbling back onto his knees. Tears started to stream down his face as Bill's words really started to get to him. He was shaking and breathing heavily, but he still tried to look tough-for his pride wouldn't allow anything otherwise.
"Y-you wouldn't have been able to live up to it anyway! You lost the code! I had no choice! I got my revenge on my own, without any magic or deals! So, basically, I didn't need you at all except as a mere distraction! So ha!"
Bill stared at him, returning to his normal color palette of yellow, black, and white. There was no emotion shining in that giant eye, which started to slowly narrow. The wind had stopped and there was a moment of complete and utter silence.
"WELL, WHERE ARE WE NOW?"
Gideon started to break down into a sweat. He stared down at his tiny hands, one that was still clutching the picture of the x-ed out Wendy. What was he thinking? He dropped to his knees, bowing his head to try and hide the tears of frustration steaming down his pale cheeks.
"I..."
Bill flew closer, right in his face as he waved the lantern around mockingly.
"HUH? HUH? WHAT WAS THAT, HAIR GEL? I COULDN'T HEAR YOU! WILL YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT!"
Gideon turned his head, not wanting to look at the demon in the eye.
"I...I don't know..."
If Bill had a mouth, he would have a huge terrifying grin on his smug face.
"THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!"
Gideon sniffled, wiping his tears and snot away with his tattered sleeve. He looked at Bill, the light framing the demon as if he was a god. Standing up, he tried to contain his emotions as he took a cautious step forward.
"W-what do I do then? I can't get mah daddy to drive me all the way back to that dang graveyard again!"
Bill started to chuckle again and Gideon flinched in fear of the trick he may have up his sleeve.
"HAIR GEL," Bill chuckled, his tone that of a gentle whisper, "WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A GRAVEYARD?"
Gideon stared at him, his eyes widening.
"What?"
Bill snapped his fingers.
The floor beneath Gideon began to twist and morph before suddenly getting very, very soggy. The child squeaked and tried to grab at the wall, in an attempt to get out of the thick brown ocean that was once his bedroom floor. He managed to grab onto a coat hanger pinned to his door and watched in horror as the flood consumed everything that was on the floor: the blown out candles, his bed and dresser, the picture of the Pines family, everything. Bill laughed hysterically, throwing his head back and howling like a maniac. No, no; not like a maniac, he was a maniac.
Gideon tried to hold on to the coat hanger as hard as he could, watching with fear as the murky water inched upwards more and more. Tears of fear were streaming down his face and he was muttering prayers to himself that he wouldn't die like this.
Bill stopped cackling when he saw the dark water begin to swallow up the child's chubby, kicking legs, his eye squinted smugly as Gideon screamed and cried.
"DO YOU LIKE IT, HAIR GEL? GOOD HARD KARMA?"
The water was up to his waist by now. Gideon stared into that eye, his breathing heavy and his grip on the hanger started to slack.
"Karma..." He rasped out, closing his eyes.
He let go.
Gideon awoke with a heavy jerk, gasping and sputtering into the shallow pond he was suddenly lying in. Looking up, he stared at Bill, who was sitting on the hard and dirty ground, staring at the dim lit lantern.
Bill turned and floated up to him, offering him a hand up.
"WELCOME BACK TO THE UNKNOWN, KID."
Gideon was reluctant at first, but he shakily gripped the hand offered to him anyway. It took a moment to adjust, but he was soon on his own two feet and climbed out of the pond. He shook his wet clothes and hair in disgust, but he soon focused his attention on the lantern just sitting there on the ground.
"What now?"
There was shuffling in the forest beyond them and Gideon nearly jumped out of his skin. Bill looked as if he was smiling and looped an arm around those small shoulders, pulling to child down on the dirty ground in a sitting position with a pitiful squeak. A cloud of dust formed around them at this, but only Gideon coughed harshly.
"THIS..."
Gideon stared out into the forest, his eyes widening when he finally noticing the silhouette moving and twisting around in the darkness. It resembled a man, hunched over and limping, but there were two large horn jutting out of his head, as if he stuck two very large tree branches into his skull.
There was heavy, raspy breathing emitting from the forest and Gideon couldn't help but cringe at how pained it sounded.
Then, two bright white eyes opened and stared at the two.
Bill leaned back and relaxed while Gideon went pale and shook like a frightened cat.
"You must be Gideon," the voice was deep, insanely deep, yet still sounded that he was very out of breath and raspy.
Gideon stared in both horror and awe as the figure began to wonder closer and closer to them, a sudden gust of wind blowing bright autumn leaves around, as well as the apparent tattered cape The Beast was wearing. Him and Bill exchanged glances before his beautiful eyes settled on the shocked child yet again.
"Bill's told me so much about you..."