Chapter 3

At Pacifica's place, we had just finished watching "Knight of Night 3: Return of the Dark Prince. As the credits were rolling, the other girls and I chatted among each other, "That was a good movie." I stated.

Candy smiled, "It was so beautiful..." She said as she wiggled her fingers in front of her like some voodoo movement.

Pacifica nodded, "Totally! I mean like, not only was it sweet, but who would have known that Jack was a vampire?"

Mabel rolled her eyes playfully, "Well, it IS chic flick standards nowadays, am I right ladies?"

Candy giggled, "Vampires seem to get hotter by the night!"

After a moment, I chuckled, "I see what you did there."

Grenda suddenly stood up, "That was the best pun ever! I'm gonna steal it!" She yelled as she punched the air, and we all laughed.

Candy winked, "I came up with that on the spot too!"

"You've got a good brain then." I stated.

Mabel's eyes got all wide and sparkly, "An awesomeness brain!"

Candy giggled, "I like it quite a lot."

I nodded, "Why wouldn't ya', it's helpful I'm sure."

We laughed and passed some jokes until there was a knocking and Pacifica's hot brother, Charles, came in. He was back from collage for the weekend, so he's been setting things up for us, "Girls! Time for smores!

I jumped up excitedly with a grin plastered on my face, "SMORES!" We rushed outside, where Charles had set up a bonfire. We sat around it as Charles passed out sticks and bags of marshmallows, sitting down in the empty seat.

Pacifica smiled, "Wow Charles! How'd you get Mom and Dad to let you do this?"

Charles chuckled, "I said I'd help with the dishes tonight."

I held back a girly laugh, "Well that's one way…" I looked up to the sky, "Wow it's really nice out, and it's a clear night." I breathed, smiling, until my eyes fell on the spot where the moon usually was.

It's the New Moon!

Mabel looked to the sky and grinned mischievously, "You know what girls? It's midnight, there's no moon, and it's super spooky..." She suddenly brightened up, "How about some spooky stories?"

The girls nodded, "definitely!" Candy exclaimed.

I shuttered, "Y-Yea"

Mabel looked to be in confusion, "Is something wrong Ruby?"

I looked back to her, "It's nothing…" I muttered.

Mabel gave me a weird look before smiling again, "Alright! Let's start!" She said as she put her marshmallow over the flames.

After the bonfire fizzled out and we were through our sugar rushes, it was time to sleep. As we went up to Pacifica's room and got ready for bed, I looked out the window to the Mystery Shack, wondering how Sapphire was doing.

Until I heard an eerie laugh.

I looked in the mirror, and my left eye is glowing, the color fading to a grey at my pupil, with a triangle over my eye, with three lines above and below my eye.

I covered my eye with my hand, "Not again..." I whimpered. I never remembered what happened next, all I every remembered is darkness…

Mabel sat up and yawned, "Something up Ruby?" She asked me, trying not to wake everyone else.

I shook my head, "N-No...nothing's up"

Mabel came over and sat next to me, "Come on Ruby. I can tell something's wrong. What's wrong?"

Ruby: I sighed and uncovered my eye, "It's this stupid scar thing... It glows every time the New Moon is around…

Mabel gasped, "Whoa! That doesn't look like a scar... I feel like I've seen that mark before, but I forget where..."

I growled, "I hate the stu-"

I froze.

Mabel shook me a bit, "Ruby? Are you ok?"

I heard that eerie laugh, and the world flashed black and white as time froze.

I looked around, until I saw Clint leaning against the wall, smirking at me.

Clint walked up to me and smirked, "Well hello there Rubester."

"C-Clint?' I stuttered.

Clint smirked, "Long times no see Rubes. How've you been this past month?"

I completely ignored the second question, "What're you talking about...we saw each other earlier today..." I said warily, backing away.

Clint chuckled, "Not in this- Oh wait. I'm still in my human form!" He suddenly flashed with a bright light, and was replaced with a floating triangle.

The triangle chuckled, "Now, let's try that again. Long time no see Rubes! How've you been this past month?"

I stared at him, terrified, "w-who are you..." I asked quietly.

It chuckled, "Name's Bill! I'll be your puppet master tonight! "He suddenly appeared right above me, and blue glowing strings attached to my hands and feet! I struggled to pull them off, but they just stung my hands when they were touched!

I gasped in pain, "What're you doing to me?!"

Bill laughed, "Using my puppet!"

And the world went dark…

I waved my hand in front of Ruby's face, "Helloooooo? Ruby, are you alright?" I asked her as she stared off into space.

Ruby blinked for a moment, then pushed my hand away and slowly started to walk out of the room, looking dazed.

"Ruby?" I asked her, confused as I followed her.

Ruby walked out of the house and through the gates. She was acting very strange…

I walked up to her, "Ruby? What's wrong"

Ruby suddenly stopped in her tracks, "...nothing that concerns you..." She hissed, beginning to walk into the woods.

I grabbed her and shook her, "Ruby! What's happened to you?!"

Ruby gave an eerie laugh, "Nothing's wrong..."

"Something obviously is!" I yelled at her. I looked her in the eye and gasped. They were golden cat eyes, just like Bipper… "Bill Ruby!" I gasped, narrowing my eyes, "Bruby…"

Bruby pulled out of my grip and hissed, "It's none of your concern..." She then ran off towards the forest.

I ran after her, "Bill! Where are you?!" I yelled.

I suddenly heard a laugh from behind, "Right here kiddo!"

I quickly spun around to face the dream demon, who was in his human form, "Bill! Where's Ruby?!"

Bill pointed at the forest, "In there heading towards the mystery shack"

I cracked my knuckles, "Let her go!"

Bill just laughed, "I don't believe I will."

"What will it take to get you to let her go you evil triangle?!" I asked him through gritted teeth.

Bill lust laughed and ruffled my hair, "Oh you'd never cooperate if I told you."

"Try me." I growled.

Bill smirked and his visible eye turned to a light shade of red, "It'll take you and your brothers lives..."

I gasped, "Forget it!"

Bill just laughed, "I told you!"

I shook myself, "There has to be something we can work out!" I didn't like working a deal with Bill, but I couldn't just let him control Ruby!

Bill shook his head, "I've been doing this way before you even met the girl, I've gotten much stronger and I don't want to give that up now!"

I growled, "What do you mean?!"

Bill rolled his visible eye, "That mark on her eye, her amnesia, all my doing kid."

"What?! Why did you do that to her?!" I yelled, wrapping my hands around Bill's slender neck.

Bill grabbed my wrists and threw me to the ground, "I have my reasons, you'll figure it out soon enough..." He then smiled and snapped his fingers, disappearing.

"Bill! Come back here!" I yelled after him, but there was no response. I quickly took out my phone and dialed for Dipper.

"C'mon, pick up, pick up!" I whispered to myself.

After a few minutes, I had began to give up hope, but then I heard a click.

"This had better be good for you to call me at 3 AM..." Dipper groaned tiredly.

"Dipper we have a code triangle!" I yelled through the phone.

I heard Dipper scratch his head and sigh, "Code- What? Mabel, I don't have the code book with me. Just put it to me strait for once..." He said with a yawn.

I growled. I was loosing my patience here! "It's Bill! He's done something to Ruby!"

"Bill?!" Dipper was wide awake now, "Why didn't you say that in the first place?! What's he done?!"

Finally, he was understanding how serious this was! "He's got some kind of control over her mind, I don't know what it is but their headed towards you!"

I heard Dipper grab something, "Alright. I'll try and catch her half way. We'll find a way." And he hung up.

I hung up, grabbing the journal and went downstairs downstairs, only to run into Grunkle Stan in the living room.

"Whoa! What's the hurry kid?" He asked me, ruffling my hair a little.

I opened my mouth to speak, until I felt a hand on my shoulder, "I believe his hurry is me." Bill! I looked behind me to find Clint was behind me. But now that I look at him, he DOES look like a Human Bill! He must have somehow created a human form for himself!

Bill's fingernails dug into my flesh, and I flinched. Grunkle Stan just shrugged though, "Works for me. You two play nice." He said as he went back to his room.

Bill smirked, "Now then shall we be going?"

I took a deep breath and called out, "Sapphire!" But she didn't respond. I tried again, but she was silent!

I ran back upstairs to her room, going in and trying to shake her awake, "Sapphire, come on wake up!" I shook her franticly. She just whimpered in her sleep, looking horrified.

Bill just laughed, "Try all you want kid, only I can release her from the nightmare."

Sapphire was shaking, as if horrified, and she was whimpering. There was then a banging on the window, and someone crawled in.

Ruby!

"Ruby?!" I backed away, "How'd she get here so fast?!"

Bill chuckled, "Now I have control of her mind she's got some increased skill." He said with a sinister smile.

I growled, "You sick bastard! What do you even want?!"

Bill sneered, "I just like seeing you scared and I have a history with this one." He said as he jerked his thumb at Ruby.

"What do you mean?!" I asked, subtly grabbing a baseball bat, hoping that Bill didn't notice.

Bill chuckled, "We've known each other for a while, years even!" He leaned against the frame of the door, crossing his arms.

"What about Sapphire?!" I questioned him, "How long have you known her?!"

Bill just laughed, "Even longer!" At this mention, Sapphire started to whimper louder.

I clenched my fist around the bat handle, "Why do you have to use them?! They never did anything to deserve this!"

A twisted grin spreads across his face as his eye began to glow red, "It gets me closer to my plans using you kids like this..."

I growled, and, building up the courage, I swung the bat at Bill with all of my strength!

Bill just bended back, further than a human should, to avoid it, "Nice try Pinetree..." He grabbed the bat and threw it aside, delivering a roundhouse kick to my head and knocking me to the ground! I tried to get back up, but I felt Bill's knee on my chest, pinning me to the ground!

Bill smiled down at me and raised a flaming hand above me, tightens his grip on my wrist.

"W-What are you doing?!" I asked, panicking.

Bill let out a maniacal laugh, "You'll see soon enough!"