Hey guys! Man! I haven't updated for a really long time. I have excuses for it, but I don't want to explain. Also, you might not hear from me for another two weeks or something. I'm on a trip right now, visiting family. So yeah, enjoy this chapter.
Time for responses:
Violet the Hero: Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I had an idea for setting it up when Aang goes to Fire Nation school, that way I can make them meet before Ford gets dragged away to the Azula. But I'm still not sure. I haven't seen Avatar for a really long time. I don't want to make Ford a really big player in the big scheme of things, like go all out and help the Avatar with defeating the Fire Lord and making it to the last episode or whatever. But maybe there's a specific episode you were thinking of...? Still open to ideas, people.
TylarSphinx97: XD I can literally hear your sarcasm leaking from your review. You're like HAHAHAHAHAH I:( down to business now. Heheh. I get your last review now. Honestly? I totally forgot about the mortal thing. I have an excuse though: I was reading another fanfiction, and a mortal was stabbed by Percy's sword or whatever, and I was really getting tired of knocking everybody out, so I was like, How 'bout we mix things up and make it interesting? The readers will love that. But as you can see, it totally backfired on me. When I saw this, I was like 0.0 and nearly tore my hair out for missing such an important detail. But! I came up with an excuse that will be revealed on a later date! It will be totally irrelevant to the story, but I'm to lazy to change anything that big.
Potter Jackson22: Heheh. I'm really glad someone is actually liking my little jokes I drop in there. :)
Neutrino 2000: Right you are! And I am making an excuse at this very moment!
Chi-Chi's Poptart: Gaea? Are you talking about the Earth ropes?
Matt: Yeah, I know. I had a moment of blankness. I have mentioned before, and I will mention again. I really like constructive criticism, but, you get better results if you're more polite. :D Also, I'm coming up with an excuse for Soos, so don't worry! I can fix it! (Heheh, Wreck It Ralph reference.)
Fangirlshavenoreality: Special thanks to you for being my first follower and realizing I really needed to update this. Glad you like it. Here's the chapter!
This is bad.
Of course it's bad, you idiot! You're about to kill all your friends!
Really, really bad.
And of course for the last few moments of your life, you'll feel terribly guilty for killing the people closest to you. Again.
It just got worse.
Leo saw who Bill was planning to kill first: Mabel.
He was going to kill a little kid he didn't even know. With all her family watching.
For some reason, that just made it worse.
Bill sneered, "I TOLD YA' TO BACK OUT WHEN YOU COULD, PINE TREE. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY."
Dipper pulled against the tendrils, tears streaming down his eyes, "Don't touch her! Don't you dare touch her! L-leave her alone!" He was basically in hysterics now, to freaked out to think straight. He just kept screaming the same phrases at Bill.
Shooting Star was only half-conscious. There was a stream of blood running from her nose and her once colorful sweater was now covered in burn holes. She looked up with half-lidded eyes. She was crying.
She looked like that she would start fighting or kicking or screaming or something. But she didn't.
She looked at her frantic brother instead, and she seemed to realize something. She was going to die.
And she accepted that.
She closed her eyes for a few moments but when she opened them, there was a new sparkle in them. She gave her brother a sort of smile and stared up into the swirling clouds above her, ready to take on the world.
A flash of hesitation and surprise coursed through Bill. But it only lasted for a second. Beo shook his head and muttered underneath his breath, "STUPID HUMANS."
Bill started to chant in Latin again, but Leo wasn't listening.
He needed to come up with a plan.
His friends were all tied up, and those who were gained enough consciousness to realize what was happening was struggling madly against their bounds. Fez was screaming rather foul things toward Bill, Dipper was crying, Percy seemed in a state of shock, Jason practically had a thunderstorm swirling around him, and Grey had her thinking face on.
But Leo wasn't paying attention. He knew there was no way that they could get out of this.
It was up to him.
Leo's mind raced ferociously. He needed to do something. What did he have that could stop Bill?
It was hard to think with the pain all over his body. It was becoming more intense by the second.
The burning came through Leo once again. He screamed in agony and disappeared.
He was nobody. Nothing. He did not matter. He never existed. He was nothing.
Then in another burning sensation, he was back. He was Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And he did exist.
For now, at least.
Bill was also doubled over, muttering curses.
But Leo paid no heed.
Leo hated the burning. It was worse than all the pain combined. But what he hated most was when he Flickered. That was worse than death. It was a terrible thing, to not exist…
"F-focus, Valdez. Y-you exist r-r-right now. Y-you don't n-n-need to w-worry about it. F-focus on saving y-your friends."
Bill had to start the chanting all over again because of the distraction. Leo gave a smug smile at the thought of annoying Bill.
Leo wondered why Bill doubled over after each Flicker. It's not like he minded pain. He loves pain. Bill told him so half a dozen times.
There was absolutely no reason for Bill to double over like that. It wasn't like him not existing hurt Bill somehow.
Unless…
A new fear settled in Leo's stomach.
Unless it does.
Bill finished chanting and gave a smug smile, "TIME'S UP."
Leo was unsure if he was talking to him or Mabel.
Bill took the knife and pressed it to Mabel's throat. He cut a small line across the jawline. Then another, then another. A small triangle was now on Mabel's cheek. He pressed the knife against Mabel's wind pipe.
"THIS IS YOUR BROTHER'S FAULT, YOU KNOW, SHOOTING STAR? HE WAS TOO CURIOUS. ALWAYS TOO CURIOUS. COULDN'T KEEP OUT OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T MEANT TO BE TOUCHED. HE COULDN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF NOT KNOWING. I GAVE HIM PLENTY OF CHANCES TO BACK OUT, SHOOTING STAR, AND HE DIDN'T TAKE IT. NOW YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY."
Mabel blatantly ignored him, and kept staring into the red sky.
Leo, meanwhile, knew exactly what the needed to do.
And he didn't like it. Not one little bit.
Bill wasn't paying attention to Leo. Sacrificing was a very delicate process. Though he didn't act like it, Bill was actually very focused on what he was doing. One screw up and it would all be ruined.
Beo frowned, "FINE. IGNORE ME ALL YOU WANT, SHOOTING STAR. IT WON'T MAKE ME DISAPPEAR." He took away the knife and raised it, "TODAY, A SHOOTING STAR WILL FALL."
Leo mustered up his courage. It was now or never. "No."
Bill raised an eyebrow and talked out loud, "NO? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'NO'? IF YOU HADN'T NOTICED SPARKS, YOU AREN'T EXACTLY THE ONE IN POSITION TO BE MAKING THE CALLS."
Everyone stopped their fighting for a moment and stared at Bill. For a lot of them, it was the first time they heard Bill talking to Leo.
"I meant no as in no, Bill," it was the first time in a long time that he didn't stutter.
"OH YEAH? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME, SPARKS? YOU CAN HARDLY STAND ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET."
Leo gulped and licked his lips. This was the part that would decide his friends' fate. And his own fate, "I know something, Bill."
Now, it was Bill's turn to be nervous, "AHAHAHAHAHA! YOU KNOW SOMETHING? REALLY? THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT AGAINST ME? I KNOW EVERYTHING, KID. I SEE EVERTHING. YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SPECK COMPARED TO MINE. HECK, IT'S NOT EVEN A SPEC. IT'S A MOLECULE!"
"W-well, this molecule knows something important, Bill. And that something is going to change everything."
Bill clenched his teeth, " YOU WOULDN'T DARE. YOU WOULDN'T DARE GIVE YOURSELF UP TO THAT MISERABLE STATE. AT LEAST WITH ME, I GIVE YOU THE COURTESY OF DYING PROPERLY. IF YOU DID THAT, IT WOULD BE THE MOST STUPIDEST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE." Leo an eyebrow, "Bill, I invented stupid mistakes."
And with that happy thought, Leo punched the grey wall. Pain seared up his arm, but he ignored it and punched again.
Bill doubled over and started flashing. One by one, the sacrifice spells began to undue themselves. The sky stopped swirling, the fire changed from blue to red, and pebbles rained from the sky.
Leo forced himself to stand on two feet. Shards of bone pressed against Leo's skin. His feet wanted to sprawl in any direction besides the direction they were supposed to be in the first place. He punched the wall over and over again. He rammed his dislocated shoulder against it, and his vision went fuzzy and he dropped to the floor. But even then he used his palms to smack the stone-like substance.
Bill convulsed and screamed in agony. This type of pain was not hilarious. He fell to the ground screaming and twitching. White light broke from his skin at random.
Leo felt himself begin to weaken at an alarming rate. But he didn't fight it this time. He allowed it to come. Random body parts flashed in and out. Leo got up from the floor and punched the wall again. When he felt like quitting, he imagined the wall to be Bill's face. That helped.
His form Flickered. One moment, he existed. The next moment, he was a nobody. But he didn't care. He couldn't even remember why he didn't care. All he cared about was finding the most excruciating painful ways to 'kill' himself.
It was ironic if you thought about it, really.
Bruises and scrapes began appearing all over his body. His real body, not his Mental one. Bill was right. It hurt way more in reality than in his head.
His energy level was completely gone now. He couldn't even raise his head to see if his friends were alright. The final Flicker was coming. He could feel it.
Leo closed his eyes and gave a content sigh. Then he disappeared.
Leo Valdez. Hot stuff. Bad boy supreme. Commander of the Argo II. Repair boy.
That kid no longer existed.
That kid was gone.
Hahahahaha! I now officially topped all my cliffies! I bet you guys are thinking this will end up like Soos, and I'm not giving away spoilers or anything, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
I also posted another one-shot crossover of GF/HP. Dipper meeting a Boggart. If you're interested, check it out. It's okay-ish, in my opinion.
So, not my greatest chapters, but it will do. Want to see the votes?
1. GF/DP: After having a very serious fight with a certain somebody, Dipper is transported to DP's dimension, where he is stuck for several years before finally meeting Danny. But Dipper's like, really untrusting and stuff. A LOT of hurt/comfort and angst. depressed!Dipper. (1)
2. GF/AvatarTLA: Ford is teleported to the Avatar's dimension, but because of his amazing abilities, he becomes very important to the Fire Nation. They force him to do stuff, and Aang finds him and tries to help him escape. I need to know which episodes of ATLA to base this in. Preferably when the Fire Nation is building many machines and Aang is somewhere near/in the fire nation. (2)
3. TMNT/GF: TMNT are captured by the GiW, and they meet a very depressed Danny. (2)
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