Previously...

"Hey Cosmo, Luna, look at this!" River smiled, showing the 3rd Journal to them.

Cosmo and Luna gasped in fascination.

"What is that?!" Luna asked, excitedly.

River frowned, "I don't know, but... I found it in Dipper's bookcase."

"Let's open it!" Cosmo smiled, happily.

River and Luna nodded, and River opened the book.

In the very back of the book, written in black marker, was a poem... or riddle, or something of that similarity.

"Sixty degrees that come in threes.

Watches from within birch trees.

Saw his own dimension burn.

Misses home and can't return.

Says he's happy. He's a liar.

Blame the arson for the fire.

If he wants to shirk the blame,

He'll have to invoke my name.

One way to absolve his crime.

A different form, a different time."

They all looked at it, confused. They turned to a different page. They observed every single page on it, easily decoding the codes on each page. They got back to the page with the poem, and... frowned.

"Could this have to do with that Bill guy? I mean... that would make sense, right?" Luna asked, looking at Cosmo and River.

Cosmo nodded in agreement, "Maybe. Should we ask them about it?"

"... should we?" Luna asked, looking at River.

River nodded, "Yes, I think we should."

The triplets walked down stairs, River holding the journal. They sighed, before entering the room that everyone else was in. The binding was over with, and... they could see everyone else just talking to each other. River coughed, getting everyone's attention.

Bill was the first one to notice the journal, "Where did you get that?"

"We found it in Dipper and Mabel's room! We have a question to asked, though..." Luna frowned, looking down, not sure if they should ask.

He sighed, hoping it wasn't that bad, "What's your question?"

"... who's Bill Cipher?" River asked, "... why is he a monster?"

He bit his lip, feeling like he should be crying, but he pushed those emotions away, "You don't need to know. He isn't exactly a monster... he's just misunderstood, sweetheart..."

"What's wrong with him?" Cosmo asked.

He looked down, "... Nothing... it doesn't matter what's wrong with him..."

"Could we meet some of your friends? Is he your friend?" Luna asked.

He sighed, "Sure... I just have to tell 'Nica to come get you guys. ... I don't know."

"Did he betray you? Is that why you don't like him?" River asked.

He closed his eyes, "What do you mean?"

"You wrote this, right...?" Cosmo asked.

He laughed, "No, that honor goes to Fordsie, over here. I helped him write the second one, though... and a bit of the third one..."

"Oh! Well, do you... hate him?" Luna asked, looking over at Ford.

Ford sighed, "I did. I'm not sure about that now..."

"What about Will?" River asked.

Ford laughed, "I never had a reason to hate Will."

"Hey, Uh... could you kids come with me in Dipper and Mabel's bedroom?" Will asked.

Cosmo smiled, "Sure!"

The triplets, River holding the 3rd Journal, followed Will into Mabel and Dipper's room.

"What's wrong, Will? You seem upset," Cosmo commented, smiling at him.

Will sighed, "A lot is wrong, really."

"We could try to help you... could you tell us somethings that are wrong?" Luna asked, looking at her siblings, who nodded in agreement.

Will smiled, "Really? I'm not sure that he would like that... He might get mad at me... Nevermind, that's not what I wanted to talk about. I... wanted to answer anything you want to know about... what you found in the journal."

"You mean, questions we have about Bill? Why can't Father do it?" River asked, curiously.

Will sighed, "Yes. Because... I don't think he'd want to. I think he'd want to avoid the subject, but... I can answer your questions. He doesn't have to know... Besides, 'Nica's going to get you guys soon, probably in the next hour or so, and... I should go with you. As much as I hate our home, I should go. They don't know much about me, either. So, we'd all be in the same boat. I've... never really stayed there for long. Please don't laugh, but... they last time I went there I ended up having a melt down. I ran away from his friends, and ended up sitting by a tree, begging for him come and take me away from the place. That was only 8 years ago, but... I still don't like home."

"That's sad," Cosmo admitted.

Will laughed, "It is, isn't it?"

"Anyhow... what do you think about him?" Luna asked.

Will smiled, "A lot, really..."

He sighed, looking over at Dipper, Mabel, and Ford, "As much as I'd hate to contact 'Nica again after eight years, I kind of need to..." He looked down at the paper, before he began to write symbols down on the paper. It took a bit to write the symbols, but... since not many things knew what the symbols meant, it was easier to do than let everyone know what he was saying.

He got his response quickly, and looked up the three, "It won't be long. A few minutes, at the most. Will's going with them."

"... are you going too?" Dipper asked, biting his lip.

He smiled, laughing, "Don't be so worried about me, Pine tree. I can handle taking care of myself. No, I'm not going."

"Good."

It didn't take long for 'Nica to get there. Will actually seemed happy to see her for once. The kids weren't as sure about her as he was. That was mostly due to not knowing much about her. All they knew, was that she was a friend of their father's. They didn't know anything else, but they hoped they could trust her.

Will had talked to her a little bit before they left, but... afterwards, he was holding her hand like a little kid. She didn't seemed phased or bothered by this though, so the triplets thought that were they were going was fine. That it was safe. How wrong were they, when they immediately got stared at by all the other henchmaniacs.