Since there were so many people that got the cipher right, I decided to post the next chapter early! Congratulations to thekingscrew, who got to view the chapter early.

Chapter Nine

"You've gone and done it now, Pine Tree," Bill said. "Now you're in the hospital. They'll lock you up and throw away the key."

"Shut up," Dipper said. "Mabel will help me. She always does."

"Sure," Bill responded, rolling his eye. "But what happens next summer when she's given the opportunity to go back to Gravity Falls and you're not?"

"Mom and dad won't let us go back there," Dipper said. "They think I was being abused by a person."

"Actually, the doctors are now telling your parents you did everything to yourself," Bill explained. "When 'Mabel' was torturing you, she left bruises in the shape of her handprints. They match your shape because you're twins."

"So she can go back to Gravity Falls?" Dipper asked. Bill only stared at him. "Then I'll go with her, get my journal back, and figure out how to get rid of you."

"Oh, they'll help you get rid of me. I'll disappear son, but I'll always be back."

Dipper groaned, seeing that he was in the hospital. His wrists had been stitched up and were in bandages. He noticed he was alone, but…

"Bill?!" Dipper exclaimed. The demon was floating over his bed. "What are you doing? Am I still asleep?!"

"Nope," Bill answered. "By cutting you up, I was able to get out. I can't sustain this form for long, though, and you're the only one who can see me."

"This has to be some sick joke," Dipper said with another groan.

"Sorry, kid," Bill said with a laugh. "Oh, I think I hear someone coming!" The door then opened, revealing Doctor Warren.

"Hello, Dipper," the psychiatrist greeted. "I thought I heard you speaking with someone in here."

"Just me, myself, and I," Dipper joked.

"Were you talking to yourself?" Doctor Warren asked.

"It was a joke," Dipper responded.

"You gave your family quite the scare, Dipper," Doctor Warren said. "I know you won't like it, Dipper, but I believe it would be best if you spend some time here."

"Here?" Dipper asked.

"You're at a special psychiatric facility for children your age," Doctor Warren explained. "Unfortunately, you're listed as a suicide risk because of what happened."

"I didn't do that," Dipper said, though quickly shut up. He couldn't just say that a demon had done it while he was sleeping.

"Then who did it?" Doctor Warren asked. After a few minutes without an answer, the psychiatrist sighed and left the room.

"How is he?" Ariel asked when Doctor Warren shut the door behind him.

"He's awake and stable," Doctor Warren answered.

"What does stable even mean for him anymore?" Ariel asked under her breath.

"He did say something that caught my attention," Doctor Warren mentioned. "When I brought up that he would be staying here, he said he didn't do it. I don't know what 'it' is, but I can only assume he's speaking of his suicide attempt."

"What do you mean he didn't do it?" Ariel asked.

"Sometimes patients who do something like this and claim they didn't have an undetected mental illness, and they truly believe they weren't the one to do this," Doctor Warren explained. "I'll be personally working to diagnose him. Once we find a diagnosis, we can work on treating him."

"And then he can come home?" Ariel asked.

"You can take him home any time you'd like, Mrs. Pines," Doctor Warren answered. "We just need to work together in order to make him safe at home. And you'll be able to visit him as much as you'd like."

"I'll definitely have to bring Mabel to see him," Ariel said.

"A sibling?" Doctor Warren asked.

"She's his twin sister," Ariel answered. "They're very close.

"If they are as you say, it's a good idea to have the two together as much as possible," Doctor Warren said. "You don't want to change his routine too much. He'll already be going through a drastic change with staying here and being away from his family."

"I'll be here as much as possible, along with my daughter," Ariel said.

"I should have a diagnosis ready for you by the end of the week," Doctor Warren informed Ariel. "It all depends on his full cooperation."

"Thank you."

Since I really enjoyed seeing everyone guess the cipher, I decided to do a new cipher every chapter that will sort of give a hint to the next chapter. This isn't a contest or anything, but I just wanted to give you guys the chance to have a little preview if you work for it. In the spirit of Gravity Falls, here is the new cipher:

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