The Deal with Marco.
Marco: No… No, No, NO! This can't be happening! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
Marco shout worriedly, he couldn't believe what just happened, he saw how her best friend was being absorbed by a strange portal, and he wasn't able to save her.
Marco: STAR! COME BACK!
Marco notice that Stars wand was in the ground, just a few feet apart of him, Marco grabbed quickly his friend's wand and started to shout things while aiming in front of him with the wand.
Marco: OPEN THE PORTAL! OPEN IT! IT HAS TO WORK! PLEASE! BRING BACK STAR! PLEASE! Please… Don't leave her there… Don't leave me here…
Marco knelt slowly in the ground and started to cry, Jackie and Janna were watching the poor boy while they were approaching to him slowly.
Before they could reach him, Marco stood up quickly while he say to himself.
Marco: The scissors… I need to find them! I must find them!
After this, Marco ran away of the graveyard, heading back home as fast as he could, leaving Jackie and Janna behind.
Janna: What happened?
Jackie: Didn't you see it, Star was absorbed by some kind of portal and just before Marco could follow her, the portal closed…
Janna: What?! How could that happen?!
Jackie: I don't know… The only thing that I know is that Marco needs help to get Star back, we have to help him!
In that moment, Janna had a sudden realization, she knew what happened there.
Janna: That's it!
Janna ran away from the graveyard, leaving Jackie behind, until she reached a dark alley.
Janna: Alright, I know you did this Bill, so stop hiding and show yourself!
Bill appeared in front of Janna.
Bill: Well, looks like that clown told you my name, isn't it?
Janna: Don't play dumb with me, I know you did this!
Bill: Hey relax, I didn't do anything bad.
Janna: You throw my best friend into a black hole! And you're telling me you didn't do anything?!
Bill: Relax and listen to me.
Janna: I'm listening.
Bill: Well first of all, I clearly said that I didn't do anything bad.
Janna: What's that supposed to mean?
Bill: It means that the things that I have done tonight, all of them have a good reason for me to do them.
Janna: But why did you do that to Star?! She didn't do anything to…
Bill: We made a deal.
Janna: W-what?! What kind of deal?
Bill: You see, your friend was very anxious tonight, she was dead worried about his friend Red Belt, so we made a deal, I would allow her to watch his friend and in return she would have to visit an old friend of mine, that portal was the only way to get to him, she would have to go into the portal eventually, I just made it faster.
Janna: Star did that?
Bill: Yeah, jealously took her that far.
Janna: Jealously?
Bill: Wait, you didn't know? But, it's too obvious.
Janna: No… don't tell me that Star…
Bill: That's right! In that sleepover, in that final question, she was the liar!
Janna flinched with realization, after that she looked Bill directly into his eye and asked.
Janna: Why are you even telling me this?
Bill: You don't remember our deal? That's ok, let me refresh your memory, according to our deal, you can't say a word about me or our little deal to anyone, and if you try to do it, my magic will mute you.
Janna: What?!
Bill: What you just heard, besides, your friend could have be saved if she had the help of her dear friend that wanted so badly to see that clown coming back, just like his candles, the only one you can blame is yourself.
Janna suddenly was filled guilt and grief, she put her hand into her chest, like, if she had a heartache, Bill just float upwards slowly, preparing to leave.
Bill: Look at the bright side Vampire Fangs, at least we know what kind of demon you are now.
Bill let out a loud laughter and after that he disappeared from the place, leaving Janna there, crying in the floor…
Meanwhile, Marco arrived to his house, he entered quickly, not even saying a word to his parents.
Mrs. Diaz: Hello darling, how was the…
Marco didn't hear his mom, he just rushed his way to Star's room and locked himself in.
Mrs. Diaz: …dance?
Mr. Diaz: Honey, I think it might be good to give him some space for now.
Mrs. Diaz: But we don't even know what is happening to him.
Mr. Diaz: And maybe he doesn't want to talk about it.
Mrs. Diaz: I… I guess you're right...
Once inside Star's room, Marco closed the door and locked it, he threw the wand over the bed and started to desperately search for the interdimensional scissors.
Marco: They have to be somewhere around here! Where do Star left those?!
Marco search the whole room for the scissors, but he couldn't find them anywhere, when he was starting to lose all the hope he had, he remembered something.
Marco: The mirror! Maybe I can call Star's parents for help!
Marco rushed to the curtains that usually cover the mirror, but when he opened the curtains, the mirror wasn't there.
Marco: WHAT?! Where could that mirror be?! I just searched her entire room!
Marco suddenly realized how wrong he was, he had still one more room to search for them, Star's closet, the one that had the only-with-magic-opens door. Marco tried to open it with brute force, failing, after that, he picked up the wand from the bed and aim it to the door.
Marco: OPEN IT, NOW! PLEASE! OPEN THE DOOR! Open Sesame? Openious the doorimius?
After many tries Marco gave up with the wand.
Marco: Argh! It's useless! …So… this means Star's gone?
Marco sat quietly in a corner of the room, tears started to run down his face, he couldn't live knowing that his best could be lost forever, not to be seen again.
His cry was suddenly interrupted by someone's voice.
Bill: You want her so badly?
Marco: W-what?
Bill: Because, if that's the case…
Bill appeared in front of the hopeless boy.
Bill: I could give you a hand.
Marco: W-WHAT?! W-W-WHO ARE YOU?!
Bill: Please calm down kid, I'm just here to help you get your friend back.
Marcos eyes shown a little glimmer of hope while looking at the triangular demon in front of him.
Marco: Really? But how?
Bill: Hmm, I see you are in a hurry, so I will just get straight to the point. Yes, I know a way of bringing back your friend, and yes, I will help you in any way I can to bring your friend back, but in return I want your help to bring an old friend back, I want you to let me bring my friend back.
Marco: Your friend is whit Star?
Bill: Not exactly, but don't worry about that Red Belt, right now, your friend comes first!
Marco: Why is that?
Bill: Well, I'll be glad to tell you, but I can't unless we seal this deal.
Marco went silent for a moment, thinking in any other choices he could have while looking to a photo of him and Star, smiling to the camera.
Bill: It's alright to doubt, just take your time.
Bill didn't even bother into rushing Marco knowing how careful he was in this sort of things.
Marco suddenly asked to Bill.
Marco: Can you open that door?
Marco asked, pointing to the closet's door.
Bill: Sorry, but I that door can't be opened right now.
Marco: Why not?
Bill: That can only be opened with your friend's magic…
Marco: Well, I've got Star's wand right here, can't you just, do something with it to open it?
Bill: I can't, the wand will only obey to its holder.
Marco: Star once told me that the wand will change form depending on the individual holding it, if I hold it, it will change form and that will make me the holder, right?
Bill: That will work, if it wasn't for a little problem…
Marco: What problem?
Bill: Right now, the wand is cleaved in half, it doesn't have its full power, the wand needs to be complete in order to change form, in other words, Star is the holder of the wand as long as this remains incomplete.
Marco went silent again and turned around in the wall direction, thinking in any other choices, but nothing came to mind.
After some time of deep thought, Marco finally decide his choice, his only choice, he turned to Bill direction and look him directly to his single eye.
Marco: Ok, you win, it's a deal.
Marco said while stretching his hand to the Bill, he just stretch his hand while setting it into the same blue fire that he always uses for his deals, they both shake hands, after that, Bill started to talk.
Bill: Alright, well, here is what I know…
Marco crossed his arms and put all his attention into his triangular ally.
Bill: As far as I know, your friend was absorbed by a portal that she accidentally opened, the portal lead straight to an unknown dimension, this dimension cannot be reached with the use of interdimensional scissors because it's surrounded by a strange force that doesn't allow the scissors to open a portal in that dimension. The only reason your friend was able to open it, it's because of her wand, she opened the portal using it, and the portal just happened to lead to that certain dimension.
Marco: So you're telling me that the only way to bring her back it's to randomly open portals until we got the one where Star is?
Bill: Oh no, no, no, don't misunderstand me, I know a more fast and efficient way of bringing your friend back, besides, we can't use your friend's wand remember?
Marco: Oh, right, sorry…
Bill: Don't sweat it kid.
Marco: Well, in that case, what do you have in mind?
Bill: Well, for starters, you will need these.
Bill snapped his fingers, a light ore started to form in his fingertips, the ore started to grow and to float above Bill's open hand. When it reached its full size, the ore float slowly towards Marco's hands, all the light dissipated, showing what was inside of the ore, a pair of yellow scissors.
Marco: Are these… interdimensional scissors? But why? I thought you said you couldn't reach that dimension with these…
Bill: Well, the thing is that, those aren't interdimensional scissors.
Marco: Then, what are these?
Bill: Those are interlocational scissors.
Marco: Interlocational scissors?
Bill: Yes, this scissors works the same way like the interdimensional scissors, but the only differences is that these allow you to travel to anywhere in the current dimension. In other words, these can teleport you anywhere in this dimension.
Marco: But Star is not in this dimension, how are these supposed to help?!
Bill: They will help you more than you think.
Marco: Why?
Bill: You see, there is a portal leading to that same dimension here on earth.
Marco: What?! Really?!
Marco's eyes started to shine, he was full of hope, he could save his friend from that dimension she was stuck into.
Bill: Yes, yes there is.
Marco asked with excitement in his voice.
Marco: Well, don't leave me hanging, where is it?! No matter where! I will go!
Bill and Marco stared for one second before Bill answered.
Bill: You must go to a little and forgotten town, this town is all peace and harmony, for now, the land where this town its located is full of mysteries, paranormal activity, anomalies, dangerous and mythical creatures, despite being small, it's a very dangerous place, the number one super natural activity place on all earth, its located in the depths of Oregon, the name, is Gravity Falls.
Marco: Gravity Falls? I never heard of that place before.
Bill: What part of "forgotten" you didn't understand?
Marco: So… Oregon…
Bill: That's right.
Marco: But, where exactly is that portal?
Bill started to float around the boy while he was talking.
Bill: I will tell you more details when you arrive there, prepare yourself, bring with you all the necessary stuff you could use and the wand too, I will meet you there, just come when you're ready.
Bill ended up behind Marco, and snapped his fingers.
Marco: But wait, why do you…
When Marco turned around, Bill was already gone.
Marco started to ask himself, why that thing wanted to help him so suddenly? How did he know all of that stuff? How did he know Star and him? Why he needed the wand in Oregon if only Star can use it?
Marco looked at the scissors in his left hand and to the photo of Star and him in the right hand.
Whatever the reasons were, he had no option left, he had to collaborate with him if he wanted to bring back Star. Marco went to his room, changed his clothes and started to pack all the things he considered helpful, after that, he went to Star's room again, packed the wand and grabbed the interlocational scissors.
Marco: Don't worry Star, I'm coming for you, please, hold up a little longer, wherever you are…
Marco opened the portal in the middle of the room, before entering, he took a note out of his hoodie pocket and left it into Star's bed.
Marco: Goodbye for now, Echo Creek.
Marco entered the portal, heading into the unknown, heading to Gravity Falls…