Dana's body was somewhere in the forest. After falling off the cliff, one could easily come to the conclusion that she had died.
But no one was present when Dana fell. For all anyone could know, she disappeared after running into the forest, never to be seen again.
Suddenly, the body was lifted up and locked into a bright blue bubble with a sketchpad symbol on it. The bubble then vanished.
Meanwhile, everyone was freaking out over the sudden change in weirdness. There was no source of the weirdness. It just...happened. And if that wasn't enough, the statue of Nicole Southeast spontaneously melted.
If that wasn't enough, various Ciphers emerged from the rift in the sky. They were all different shapes and sizes. Some were tall, some were small, and some didn't resemble a humanoid shape. One Cipher in particular was Aquanica. She was a cyan glowing demon-like Cipher with short light blue hair, bangs parted across her face, and several small horns across her skull, in between her two other big curved horns. She had one eye, just above her wide mouth and thick lips, that hid her buck teeth and fangs. She had a slim humanoid body, and her limbs were made of water. She wore a long light blue cape and light blue stiletto pumps.
"Alright meatbags!" Aquanica exclaimed. "Our friend Bill Cipher is busy redoing Dimension 46, so he put me in charge of this dimension! Anyone who says otherwise will be punished via drowning!"
Preston and Priscilla rejoiced. "It finally happened!" Priscilla happily said. "Our lord and master has done it! Now to receive our rewards!"
"Rewards?" Patterson asked.
"It's okay, Patterson," Preston said. "Our Dimension 46 counterparts are speaking to Bill Cipher. Any minute now we shall receive the same rewards as-" But then his face became mixed-up, startling Priscilla and Patterson.
Panicked, the citizens of Gravity Falls ran. Without warning, random people started to turn into stone. During the scuffle, Patterson was separated from his parents.
Suddenly, colorful bubbles appeared. One bubble passed through Patterson, causing him to panic and scream. He never felt this scared in his entire life.
Over at the Surprise Hut, Marcus and the Guardian looked at the changing environment. "So this is Bill's idea for a second Time War," the Guardian said.
Birds cawed and flew over the Guardian and Marcus. Various animals followed the birds.
"I'm not sure how, but the rift has shattered," the Guardian said. "The Cipher realm is spilling into our world and Bill's powers grow stronger every minute."
"Dana!" Marcus exclaimed. "The rift must have cracked inside her backpack! She must be in danger! I have to go find her!" With that, he ran off, hoping to find his sister.
"Marcus, get back here!" the Guardian exclaimed. But the 12-year-old boy kept on running.
Letting out a sigh, the Guardian headed back to the hut. Shortly after she did, a weirdness wave washed over the town, mutating half of its citizens into various objects.
At the Ramirez household, Salls looked out the window. "Abuelito!" she said. "A tidal wave of madness just went over us!"
"Oh, Salls, you have such an imagination," Abuelito said.
Sally's turned around, only to see that Abuelito was a chair. "You've turned into a chair!" the handywoman exclaimed.
"Why don't you have a seat and relax?" Abuelito asked.
"But what about you?" Salls asked in response. "And my friends?"
"I'll be fine," Abuelito said. "You go help the others."
"Very well," Salls said. She kissed Abuelito and ran off. "I'm coming for you, friends!"
Over at the Gravity Falls Maximum Security Prison, the inmates were working on art projects. While most of the art projects were paintings, Bonnie was carving a stone statue of Bill with her blood-stained knife.
The art instructor walked over to Bonnie. "Miss Gleeful, does that look like someone who's ready to re-enter society?" he asked.
"Bonnie's unappreciated in her time!" a buff red-haired woman with pupiless eyes exclaimed.
"Why, thank you Ghost Eyes," Bonnie replied.
Suddenly, a giant goat ate a bit of the ceiling, making the rest of the prison crumble down. The prisoners looked outside and gasped.
"Bonnie, what's going on?" Ghost Eyes asked.
"It's Bill," Bonnie said. She smiled wide as a white limo pulled up. "My darlin' came through!"
Back at the TARDIS, the Guardian activated a large lens. "Okay companions," she said. "The silver amulets you're wearing should protect you from whatever Bill is doing to your Dimension 46 counterparts."
"What about you?" Daniel asked.
"Silvia was originally Stan's counterpart, not me," the Guardian explained. "I'm immune to the affects. Now we need to see what's going on in Dimension 46, so I linked up the Apalapucia Lens to the dimensional rift. Just need to cross a few wires, and..."
The lens showed what appeared to be Dimension 46, allowing the Guardian, Old Woman McGucket, and Daniel to see what was going on.
"Well, well, well, and here I thought today couldn't get any BETTER."
"Great-uncle Ford!"
"Dipper! Take my journals! Listen, I know of one other way to defeat Bill, it's- Oh, no! Dipper! Run! Get down!"
"Good old six-fingers. I've been waiting an ETERNITY to have a chat face to face. Everyone, this Armageddon wouldn't be possible without help from our friend here. Give him a six-fingered hand!"
The Ciphers cheered and clapped.
"This brainiac is the one who built the portal and the first place! Now don't look so sour, Fordsy. It's not too late to join me. With that extra finger, you'd fit right in with my freaks."
"I'll die before I join you! I know your weakness, Bill!"
"Oh, yeah? And I know a riddle. Why did the old man do this?"
"This?"
ZAP!
"Because I needed a new backscratcher!"
"That's enough! Hand over my uncle! Or else!"
"Now isn't. This. INTERESTING. My old puppet is back for an encore. You think you can stop me? Go ahead, Pine Tree, show me what you've got."
"I... Uh... I... Uh..."
"Do it, kid. Do some brilliant thing that takes me down right now. Whattdya got, Pine Tree, everyone's waiting. DO IT."
"Augh, BILL!"
WHAM!
"That's right. Don't be a hero, kid. This is what happens to heroes in my world."
"NO! THE JOURNALS!"
Old Woman McGucket smelled smoke. She turned around and gasped. "My journals!" she exclaimed, seeing her three precious journals on fire. "Not my hard work!"
"Now can anyone remind me why we came here?"
"To get WEIRD!"
"THAT'S RIGHT! VIP party at the Fearamid. Oh, and 8 Ball, Teeth, you've earned a treat. Have the kid for a snack."
At that moment, the Apalapucia Lens lost the signal. "Oh dear," the Guardian said. "It's worse than I thought."
"So what do we do?" Daniel asked as he comforted Old Woman McGucket, who was crying over the ashes of what was once her journals.
"Our best bet is to find as many survivors as possible and bring them here," the Guardian said. "We can't let anyone in this dimension fall victim to the dimensional merge."
"We are day three in this strange cataclysmic event, which some are calling 'Weirdmageddon', or the 'Oddpocalypse'. Weather today calls for black clouds, blood rain and frequent showers of Eyeball Bats turning people into stone. I'm Shandra Jimenez, and I ate a rat for dinner."
Patterson emerged from under some garbage bags, looking absolutely terrible. He lost his clothes days ago, only wearing an old flour sack with a piece of rope tied around his waist. He saw an Eyeball Bat following him, and he ran into an alley.
"There you are."
Patterson gasped, coming face-to-face with a female green-skinned Cipher with long black hair, red eyes, and a revealing blue outfit. "Thought you could get away from me, huh?" the Cipher asked.
The Cipher grabbed Patterson by the throat and lifted him up. Her free hand morphed into a buzzsaw, ready to slice his head wide open-
BONK!
The Cipher was hit in the head, resulting in her being passed out. Patterson fell to the ground. He looked up, only to see a startling sight.
"Marcus?" Patterson asked.
But Marcus didn't look like himself. His short brown hair was slightly longer and his eyes were bloodshot. His pink t-shirt was stained with blood, his purple shorts were ripped, and his dark pink headphones looked broken. He was armed with his grappling hook and a silver dagger. Standing next to him was Oinkers, who wore a makeshift leash around her neck.
"We don't have much time," Marcus said, helping Patterson get back on his feet. "That genie Cipher is going to wake up any minute. We must head over to the mall."
Not sure what happened to the cheerful Pony fan, Patterson followed Marcus over to the mall, all while Oinkers followed them.
At the mall, Marcus brought Oinkers and Patterson over to the food court. "This mall is the only safe haven in the hellhole," Marcus said.
Patterson saw a plate of nachos on a nearby table. "The last nachos on Earth," he said, his pupils dilating.
"Patterson, don't!" Marcus exclaimed.
But Patterson picked up the nachos anyway, and he was trapped in a net. "I tried to warn you," Marcus said, using his dagger to free Patterson.
"Marcus?"
That voice came from William, who had emerged from a nearby plant. He wasn't wearing his hat, his pants were ripped, and he was completely shirtless.
"William?" Patterson asked. "What are you doing out here?"
"My dad made me and my brothers do apocalypse training every year instead of Christmas," William explained. "Guess it's sort of cool the paranoia paid off." He realized Marcus had undergone a makeover. "Yeesh, what happens to you?"
"I'll explain once we find shelter," Marcus said, clutching onto Oinkers' leash. "William, do you have some kind of hideout?"
"Of course I do," William answered.
William brought Marcus, Patterson, and Oinkers to Edgy on Purpose store. "I have been searching for my sister for the past three days," Marcus explained. "At first I was scared, but I quickly realized that part of growing up meant being brave in the face of danger. So I fought back. Every time I found a Cipher, I killed it. Thankfully I found Oinkers early on so I could have someone to talk to."
"How did you survive?" Patterson asked, hungrily eating the nachos.
"I trained myself to stomach Eyeball Bat meat," Marcus continued. "They taste like scorched hamburger patties."
"Sounds gross," William said.
"It was the only food source available," Marcus said.
"Come on," William said, patting Marcus on the arm. "Let's get some fresh air."
The three boys and Oinkers sat on roof of the mall. "The end of the world," William said. "Man, those death metal album covers got it shockingly right."
"Hey wait, wasn't Bill the one who took over Dana's body?" Patterson asked, recalling the events of the fake wedding.
"I think so," William said. "I was able to help her kick Bill out of her mind by reassuring her that things were going to be alright."
"This is reality," Marcus said. "The power of true love won't save us now."
"You really have changed, Marcus," Patterson said. "What happened to your optimism?"
"I had to sacrifice that to grow up," Marcus answered. "There's no room for innocence in this messed-up world."
"Snap out of it, man!" William said. "I don't know what has gotten into you, but you can't be so bitter and angry all the time!"
"Says the guy who was thinking about dumping Dana due to the age difference," Marcus responded, recalling their conversation at the high school gym.
"But William's right," Patterson said. "If it makes you feel better, we'll help you find Dana."
"Yeah," William agreed. "Look, this summer, I've seen some amazing things, but nothing as amazing as you and your sister. I don't know if it's dumb luck or yin and yang, or whatever, but when you two work together, there's like nothing you two can't accomplish."
"But I don't know where she is," Marcus said.
As if on cue, a monster ate a billboard, revealing chained dark blue bubble with a sketchpad on it at the cliffs. "A sketchpad!" Marcus said. "Dana's in there. I know it."
"Whoa, it that like twin ESP?" William said.
"No, I just know Dana likes drawing," Marcus said.
"But how are we gonna get out there without being caught?" Patterson asked.
"I have an idea," William said.
Meanwhile, over in Dimension 46, a bachelor party was going in the Fearamid, celebrating the upcoming wedding between Bill Cipher and Bonnie Gleeful. Some of the Ciphers were even playing Spin the Person with one of the captured Dimension 46 natives.
Bill laughed in delight. "Go nuts, guys!" he said. "When we're done partying, I unveil Phase 2."
Suddenly, there was pounding on the door. "Open up! This is the police. Time Police."
The Cipher all looked at Bill. "Just play it cool, ditch the time-punch," he said. "Let me do the talking."
The door was crashed over, revealing the Time Police. "Bill Cipher, are in violation of the rules of space-time, and possessing the body of a time officer," one of the Time Police agents said.
"My body is a temple!" a male version of Brandy Blandin exclaimed. "How dare you!"
"Hear this, Cipher," Time Baby said.
"Ugh, Time Baby," Bill said, rolling his eye.
"If your rip in this dimension continues, it could destroy the very fabric of existence," Time Baby warned. "Surrender now, or face my tantrum."
"Oh no, a tantrum," Bill said. "Whatever will a do about that- HOW 'BOUT THIS?! BOOM!" With that, he vaporized Time Baby and the police. Satisfied with his work, he blew the smoke off his finger.
"Ah snap!" a grey diamond-shaped Cipher named Kryptos said. "He just killed Time Baby!"
The Ciphers cheered and resumed their bachelor party.
Back in Dimension 63, Marcus, Oinkers, Patterson, and William found The Fifth Wheel car lot.
"The abandoned auto-mart," William said. "Free cars right for the hot-wiring. We just found our ride to Dana. I wonder if they have a tank. I've always wanted to drive a tank!"
"I can't believe this place is abandoned," Patterson said.
"We have to be careful," Marcus said. "Bonnie is close friends with Bill. Who knows if she's nearby."
Suddenly, three car headlights turned on in front of the group. Three giant cars, each with prisoners inside, surrounded them.
"Well, well, looks like we got ourselves a pair of ground walkers," one prisoner said.
"Heheh! Ground walkers!" a second prisoner cackled. "Heheh! Ain't got no wheels!"
"Listen Discount Auto Warriors!" Marcus said, armed with his grappling hook. "We just wanna make it to that bubble out east! We have no quarrel with you!"
"Oh, but that's where you're wrong!" a voice said. "You're not going anywhere."
"Who are you?!" Marcus asked. "Show yourself!"
Aquanica appeared in a flash of blue light. "Ah, if it isn't Mad Marcus and his little friends," she said. "Name's Aquanica, and I'm Bill's second-in-command."
The prisoners lead Marcus, Oinkers, Patterson, and William to Aquanica. "It's so nice to finally meet you, Mad Marcus," she said. "But who knew the legendary wanderer so many people talk about is nothing more than a little boy?"
"Let us go, you psycho!" Marcus exclaimed.
"Not a chance," Aquanica said. "Bill figured you might try to rescue the little princess named Dana, so he appointed me as the keeper of the bubble. She's trapped inside and I have the only key." She then tauntingly showed the protagonists a bright blue key with a golden sketchpad symbol on it.
"You have no right to keep her in there!" Patterson said.
"Oh, but you don't understand," Aquanica said. "Bill overheard the Guardian say Dana is the legendary Hybrid. He knows she's destined to help defeat all the Ciphers, but I'm not letting that happen! Ghost Eyes, please escort our captives to Bill's dungeon."
Ghost Eyes picked up Marcus and William up.
"This isn't gonna work," William said.
"Oh?" Aquanica asked, faking being coy. "And why's that?"
"'Cause after I break Ghost-Eyes' arm and steal that key from you, I'm gonna wear your butt on my foot like a slipper!" William said.
"And what makes you think you can do all that?" Aquanica asked.
"Cause I'm a f***ing CORDUROY!" William exclaimed. He flipped over Ghost Eyes. arm and pulled her back. Marcus then fell on the ground and ducked, purposely tripping Ghost Eyes.
William ran over to Aquanica and yanked the key from her grasp. He then broke a car window and unlocked it.
"You'll never get away with this!" Aquanica exclaimed. "Without the Hybrid, you're destined to fail!"
The four protagonists got into the car. "William, that was amazing," Patterson said.
"I know, dude," William said. Then he tossed the key over to Patterson and drove the car towards the bubble.
"After them!" Aquanica cried out. The prisoners got into cars and drove off with Aquanica flying in front of them, taking the lead.
"Perfect," Marcus said. "Now we have to do is outrace Aquanica's henchmen, unlock the bubble, save Dana, and convince her to help save the world."
The car drove towards some bubbles. "Watch it!" Patterson exclaimed. "Go around that bubble field!"
"There's way around!" William said. "Hold on! We're goin' through!"
The car entered the bubble. Inside, the protagonists had bird heads. The car exited the bubble and they were normal again.
Patterson coughed up feathers. "That was horrible!"
"Here comes another one!" William said. "Brace yourselves!" He drove through three more bubbles. They became anime characters, meat people, and then live-action. They changed back to normal afterwards.
After jumping over a large gap, the car hits the ground and rolled. When it stopped, the passenger door opened and Patterson fell out. He started to crawl towards the bubble.
Suddenly, a figure in a cloak arrived and helped Patterson get back on his feet. The future pulled back the hood, revealing Salls. "Heya, Patterson," she said. "How's it hanging?"
"Salls?" Marcus asked.
"Handywoman of the apocalypse, at your service," Salls said. "I've been wandering the plains like a desperado, helping strangers. I even heard some folk songs about you, Marcus." She walked over to William and looked at his arm. "Well the good news is: your arm is okay."
"So what's the bad news?" Patterson asked.
"Bad news is we're surrounded," Salls said.
Sure enough, the prisoners have surrounded the protagonists. "Nice try," Aquanica said. "This isn't the world you once knew! Out here, the Ciphers win. The Eyeball Bats will be here any minute to retrieve you."
Marcus had a sudden thought. "Shouldn't you be with the other Ciphers at the bachelor party?" he asked, recalling past conversations he heard when he eavesdropped on various Cipher conversations.
"Don't be ridiculous," Aquanica responded. "I was put in charge to make sure nothing interferes with our plans."
"So are you going to kill us now?" Marcus asked.
"I could kill you any time I wanted," Aquanica bragged.
"But the other Ciphers weren't as talkative as you," Marcus recalled.
"Don't test my patience, meatbag!" Aquanica snapped, an orb of water forming in each of her hands.
Marcus chuckled. "You're not like the others, are you?" he asked.
"Why do you think that?' Aquanica demanded.
"Any other Cipher would try to kill me right now," Marcus said. "So why haven't you?"
Aquanica hesitated. "Just as I thought," Marcus said, smirking. "You don't like fighting."
"SHUT UP!" Aquanica shrieked. She threw the water orbs at Marcus, only getting him wet.
"It's okay," Marcus said. "You don't have to be like the other Ciphers. Don't let the past affect your future. Sometimes it's best for living things, even Ciphers, to keep moving forward."
"That's a human saying," Aquanica said. "It doesn't apply to Ciphers."
"It can if you want it to," Marcus said.
"What about what the Timelady said?" Aquanica asked, referring to the Guardian said. "She said all Ciphers are monsters."
"Well I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt," Marcus said. He held out his hand. "So what do you say? Do we have a deal?"
Aquanica looked at Marcus' hand. "What are your terms?" she asked.
"Help us save my sister," Marcus replied. "And I'll convince the Guardian to spare you, and show her that some Ciphers want to be good."
After some slight hesitation, Aquanica shook hands with Marcus. "Very well," she said, knowing the prisoners would attack her any minute. "Now go. Hurry before Bill notices you."
Some time later, Marcus, Oinkers, Patterson, Salls and William stood in front of Dana bubble. "Remember, guys," Marcus said. "This is a prison bubble designed by Bill. We've got to prepare ourselves for what we find in here."
"Whatever it is, we'll do it together," Salls said. "For Dana!"
"For Dana!" William said.
"For Dana!" Patterson said, blushing slightly.
"For Dana," Marcus said as Oinkers oinked.
Patterson unlocked the padlock and the chains fell to the ground. Then he, Marcus, Oinkers, Salls, and William entered the bubble.
Back in Dimension 46...
"I now pronounce you husband and wife," 8 Ball concluded.
The other Ciphers cheered as Bill 'kissed' Bonnie, who was decked out in a wedding dress. But suddenly...
"Bill Cipher!"
It was a male version of Jennifer, who had prison inmates by his side. "Hello there, Gideon!" Bill said once he and Bonnie stopped kissing. "Glad you could make it. You're just in time for the reception."
"We're here to stop your evil plans!" Gideon exclaimed.
"Well that's too bad," Bill said. He snapped his fingers, causing Gideon to appear in a cage wearing a sailor suit. "We need a dancer. Now dance, cute boy, or I'll fry your brains out!"
And so, as the wedding reception began, Gideon reluctantly started dancing, all while his prison friends were turned into stone.