Hi! Long time no see, guys! Don't worry, if I made it this far, I'm defiantly not giving up at the last minute. No matter how horrible the ending chapters get.

So, yeah. I hate writing endings. Why? Because their hard. Sometimes, I can get them just right, and it feels wonderful. But long stories like these? Nope.

The reason these last chapters get so crappy is because I need to do 'character development'. And I usually do that pretty straight forward. So, yeah. It get's cheesey.

Time for answers.

Neutrino 2000: And now it's over. :(

Fangirlshavenoreality: Well, turns out two people technically died. Bill died sorta'. I think he's in the state Greek gods are when they 'die'. And Grunkle Stan burned mentally by fire. And I like your idea for Mabel as a therapist. Though, unfortunately, I was unable to phone Doctor Mabel for this chapter. DX

ImTheHalf-Blood: *Chuckles Evilly* I will use your tears of sorrow to water my garden of pain. XD But seriously, you have no idea how happy it makes me to get reviews like yours. It shows that people are actually getting invested into this story.

NotBibleCANON: I see your reasoning. Though I think that it's a matter of if Gaea shows herself, it's just how fast they could defeat her. Gaea needs to show no matter what. It's a pride thing. And, even if she knows she will lose, she needs to at least try. It's a pride thing. And as soon as they defeat Gaea, the Warping will begin. And it's not like the other gods will come and help Gaea. They're arrogant and stubborn, and take way to long to make decisions. As soon as the warping starts, the gods and other things would have lost a good portion of their power. I mean, take Time Baby. Bill destroyed time itself (in Gravity Falls) so Time Baby was severely weakened when he entered. So Bill easily destroyed him and the guards because Gravity Falls by itself gave Bill his strength. He became like a Greek or Roman god, per say. His realm fed him energy. Now let's imagine if his realm was the entire world! (Besides, I don't know half of the people you listed. I'm not stretching that far yet. Let's keep things around Percy Jackson, please XD.) And as for 'what now' (slight spoilers ahead) everything will go as planned. The Fates are trying to smooth everything out. Gaea will return to her original plans, and this story happens at the time Road Trip was supposed to. Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future will still happen. As will the quest (if Leo survives). And as for Leo having Bill's powers, we get into that in the next chapter. (PS I love your reviews btw you give me a lot of input on my story and though your questions overwhelm me at first and stretches my imagination to the very limits, I always have fun answering them in the end. So thanks for all your input so far). :)

Kk: The last Gravity Falls was awesome! I loved nearly everything about it! Of course, there were a few things I wish they left out, and some parts were a little cheesey, but you tend to mess up when you put that much action into an hour. And I heard that they might, maybe continue. It's not canon, but when you reverse Bill's words while he chanted jibberish, he said "A-X-O-L-O-T-L! MY TIME HAS COME TO BURN! I INVOKE THE ANCIENT POWERS THAT I MAY RETURN!" then it shows Bill's statue, and near the seat Dipper and Mabel were sitting was written in code: Beware of the one-eyed statue in the woods (or something like that). Alex left a lot of opportunity for a sequel. It's not canon, but here's me hoping! *Squeal!* And also, believe it or not, you actually got me interested in the Lunar Series. I just need to sit down and read it. (And my mom bought me the entire series for Christmas XD).

Kindstar: Bill: GREY IS THE COLOR OF GLOOM AND CLOUDS AND LONELINESS. RED IS THE COLOR OF BLOOD AND HUMAN SUFFERING. BLACK IS DEPRESSION AND ISOLATION. BUT IF THERE WAS EVER AN EVIL COLOR, KINDSTAR, IT WAS THE COLOR OF YELLOW!

Hope you enjoy the chapter, guys.

Leo was once again alone in his bed, and he surveyed his wounds. His left arm was broken and his right leg was in a cast. A few of his ribs were cracked and his left hand was practically in pieces. Most of his fingers in his right hand looked like giant, wrapped-up, white corn dogs from Bill biting them (and breaking them). He was practically a Mummy-Leo. He groaned and rubbed his face.

So far, no serious life-long damage was known yet, though he did stutter sometimes and his right pinky involuntary twitches. Also, everything hurts like Hades. When he woke up, he knew what Hecate was talking about. 'Quite a shocker' was an understatement. All the pain came flooding back to him at once. It took all he had to not pass out and actually wake up. And even then he only lasted for a few moments.

Leo hated himself right now. He was basically useless. Couldn't even sit in the danged chair without collapsing. Everyone treated him like some glass contraption that would spontaneously combust at any given moment. And he also saw the way the Pines family jump when he spoke to them. They were afraid.

Not that Leo blamed them, of course. He would be afraid of himself if he saw him try and kill his family. Well, he kinda' did… but to be fair, he was also distracted with gut-wrenching pain at the time. The Seven didn't flinch, though. They knew him before everything. They knew him before Bill. Before Beo. The Pine's family first impression was the Bill-Leo. They only knew the Leo-Leo for a couple of days. First impressions are everything, and he tried to kill everyone. Heh heh, sounds like something that would be on a movie.

But it wasn't a movie. It was real life. And as much as it seemed impossible, here it was. How lucky Leo was to experience this opportunity.

The door knocked, interrupting Leo from his depressing thoughts. He sighed and yelled softly, "Come in!"

The door opened, and there he saw Dipper. Leo relaxed, "Oh, hey Dipstick. Whatcha' doin' in here? Nurse Piper isn't going to be very happy with you. I'm apparently a new disease called 'Mummy Leo'. It's very contagious."

Dipper ignored the pathetic joke and pulled up a chair next to Leo's bed, "How are you doing Leo?"

"How does it look like I'm doing?"

Dipper looked at Leo up and down. He forced a smile, "Fantastic?"

"Liar."

Dipper shrugged and leaned back.

"So what are you doing in here, kid? And all alone, too?"

Usually, people came and visited him in groups. Unless it was the Seven. They came and went as often as Leo breathes. So basically, all the time. But the Mystery Gang (Dipper hated that name) usually came in pairs, feeling awkward spending one on one time with him. Except Mabel. Mabel could socialize with a tree and somehow find a way to make it un-awkward.

Dipper heaved a great sigh, "Look, I need to talk to you about something."

Uh oh, this ain't good. "Wh-what is this 'something' you're talking about? If it's that thing with your TV, I swear I didn't do it. And if I did, it wasn't my fault. It was that stupid goat who ate my hypothetically-speaking supplies."

Dipper blinked, "What? No. I didn't even know about that."

"Hmm. R-really? Well, that's okay then. Because it never happened and it was all hypothetical."

Dipper shook his head, "Look, I came to thank you."

"Thank me for what? The TV?"

"No, what you did for Mabel."

Leo furrowed his brows, "What event are we talking about here?"

"When you saved her from Bill."

Leo suddenly remembered. Mabel was the first one who was going to be killed. And Leo stopped it. It was important at the time, but after everything, he kind of forgot about it.

"Yeah. D-don't mention it k-kid."

Dipper shook his head again, "No, I mean, I really want to thank you." Dipper closed his eyes and sighed, "I… I've been having trouble trusting people lately. And when your friends walked in, I had my doubts."

Leo shrugged, "That's usual. You helped them, and that's what matters."

Dipper shook his head in disagreement, "No, it wasn't like that. I thought of it as a mutual understanding. As far as I was concerned, it was every man for himself. If I needed to back out and leave, even if you guys were in mortal danger, I would have. And I expected for you guys to do the same. I thought we were just sticking with each other until we filled our own interests. If the right opportunity arouse, I would have left you guys in the dust without looking back. And I fully expected you to do the same. I couldn't imagine why you would ever trust us or stick around with us if we served no purpose. We just met, after all."

"But, when we were fighting, they didn't just fight for themselves, they fought for us. They had our backs, and it was almost as if the thought of leaving us in danger wasn't even an option for them. They took many blows for us, and slowly, I found myself doing the same."

"B-but, when you—err, Bill, sorry, was about to kill Mabel, I thought for sure she was dead. I thought that she was going to die right then and there. And I was powerless to stop it. It was… it was the m-most scariest mom-moment of my l-life." Dipper squeezed his eyes shut and took a rattling breath. After he recomposed himself, he continued, "I didn't know what to do. I didn't know much, but I did know whatever condition you were in, you were in no condition to fight Bill's influence. And if you could, why would you waste all that energy to save a girl you didn't even know? A girl you didn't trust?"

"And then it happened. You stood up to Bill. You stopped him from killing Mabel. But in the process, you killed yourself. You killed yourself to save Mabel, a girl you didn't even know. A girl you never met. A-and, for me, that amount of selflessness is… unimaginable. If I were in your place, and you were in hers, I'm not sure if I would have been willing to do something like that. And… ever since then, even if it had been only a few days, I felt… different. I'm more trusting and helpful toward strangers. I'm less suspicious and… in other words… more selfless. And I want to say thank you. You could have saved one of your friends. You could have waited until the very last minute to stop Bill… but you didn't. You saved Mabel. And you taught me how to be more thoughtful. And I just want to say thank you for that. Thank you for showing me how to trust." Dipper stared into Leo's eyes, waiting for his reaction.

Leo was silent for a few moments, but then shook his head, "I'm not the guy you think I am."

"Sure you are."

"No, I'm not." Leo saw Dipper's troubled expression and sighed, "I'm no where near a hero, kid. If you look up to me, I'll just let you down. I'm selfish. A screw-up. Dead weight. Useless. I'll just let you down like I do to everybody else." Leo was shocked at his own words. He had never been this open to anybody before.

Dipper was shocked too. At the change of attitude and the way Leo portrayed himself. Leo was like, the best kid ever. Funny, cool, relaxed. Everybody liked him, and everybody could see that. The only one who couldn't see that was him. Dipper didn't know what to say. How do you respond to something like that? Dipper walked into this conversation completely confident, but now he was at a loss for words.

Leo saw the kid's puzzled expression and forced a smile, "Just forget about it, okay? Nurse Pipes will be very angry if she sees you in here. And even I, the commander of the Argo II, will not interfere with a young woman's wrath. You'll be on your own if she sees you."

Dipper saw the opportunity Leo was giving him. A chance to back out of the awkward situation. And Dipper took it. He slowly got to his feet and shuffled to the door. But before he left, he looked back, "You may not believe in yourself, Leo. You might find yourself unimportant. But I can assure you with utmost certainty that everyone here does believe in you. And they care about you very deeply. They were lost when you died, Leo. I don't think they could ever lose you again." And with that Dipper left, closing the door softly behind him.

Leo sat in shocked silence. Did Dipper really mean what he said? He seemed sincere. Though it wasn't much, it impacted Leo much more than he thought it would. If everyone actually cared about him… saw him as important…

Leo shook his head and chuckled. Yeah, right.

But even if it was all a lie, he would always remember those words. No one ever said something that nice to him since his Mom died. Ever since then, it was all fear, distrust, half-truths, fake, and uncertainty. In that specific order. This kid probably just didn't know what he was talking about.

Then why was Leo smiling so much?

He shook his head again and lay down, ready for a terrible night's rest. But before he finally closed his eyes, he looked at the door and smiled.

"Thanks kid."

So! How did you guys like it? Was it too cheesey? Was it okay-ish enough? Or was it absolutely terrible? Feedback is appreciated.

And I tried to get everyone in character. I really did. But again, sad Leo and sentimental Dipper is really hard to write for. And sorry for the long wait guys. I had to rewrite this chapter so many times. And I also had a writing explosion, cause I figured that if I was almost done with Beo, then I can write some other stuff, right? Then Weirdmaggedon happened. My computer sorta' exploded. I may or may not post those stories. I most of them are unfinished or really crappy oneshots. But it is always a possibility. There are one or two that are looking really promising.

Anyways, will you guys be super-duper mad if I didn't do GF/ATLA? Don't worry! I already got like, two chapters going. But it's just a possibility. I'm torn between three fanfictions right now: GF/HP, GF/ATLA, and DP/TT (I've never watched TT or DP, but I've been interested in their fanfictions lately.) I've just been jumping between the three, testing the waters. GF and ATLA are still a very high possibility, but there's still that teeny, weeny chance.

So! Please review guys! Reviews make me happy. And if the author is happy, you're happy.

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