And now for the moment we've all been waiting for...introducing the one, the only...BIIIIIIILL CIPHER!

This chapter was especially fun to write, as it was one of the scenes that I'd had planned out from the very beginning. This is also the point where the story really starts picking up, because our lovely triangle friend finally comes into the picture! So I hope you guys enjoy chapter 4 of "Remember Me", and hopefully the wait was worth it! Enjoy :D

Chapter 4: The Spell

Dark. Everything was dark. Looks like that good night's sleep wasn't going to be happening any time soon. "Not again," I murmured to myself as I began to walk forward, already knowing how this dream was going to end. I waited for the voice, but…it didn't start up this time. So I just kept walking, hoping that I would eventually either find something or wake up. I stopped, jumping back a bit as a circle of bright blue light began to make itself at my feet. "What the hell?" I simply stared down at it, my eyes wandering over the light as I tried to figure out what was going on, "This is new." Words of the same substance began to make their way into the circle; they were in a strange, unknown language, and I read them aloud in confusion as they appeared. They finally came to a stop and I tilted my head to the side as I spoke the last word, not understanding what any of it said.

The ground beneath me suddenly began to shake so hard that it nearly knocked me off of my feet, both the circle and the words becoming so blindingly bright that I had to shield my eyes from them. I reopened them a moment later, stepping back defensively as I watched that same blue light begin to form a triangle shape in the air. The same intense feeling of fear and anticipation washed over me as I stared wide-eyed, the realization suddenly coming to me that the light was making an outline. It was an outline of Bill. "No no no no no no, this can't be happening, this can't—" An all too familiar laughter began to echo loudly through the room as the figure burst into blue flames, an eye slowly opening to reveal a long, thin pupil; and with that, the figure was complete. A blinding flash took me by surprise as it hit my eyes, causing me to fall back onto the ground with a loud thud. When I opened them again, the entire room was now white…and hovering in front of me was the last person I wanted to see. "Well well well," He said slowly, obvious satisfaction in his voice as he gazed down at me, "Looks like my little Pine Tree took the bait. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment." I pushed myself up off of the ground so that I was standing again and looked up at him in horror, "N-no, no this isn't impossible! You're supposed to be dead!"

He laughed maniacally as his eye grew wide and filled with that same light from before, blue fire now coming out of his hands, "Did you really think you guys could defeat me? I'm a being of pure energy, remember? I can't be defeated! Do have to give that Stanley credit though, his little trick forced me into hiding for quite a long time. Jumping from Stan's mind to yours that night used up what little power I had left." Several screens showed up around me, all playing different memories of mine from the past several years, "So I watched, and I waited. Watched. And waited. All the while storing up my energy until I finally had enough to set that fun little trap for you. But low and behold, the first time I tried to do it didn't work. Why? Because as it turns out, even with the energy stored up I still didn't have quite enough power to do it on my own. I needed a piggy back, and where's the one place that has enough weird energy for me to be able to do that?"

"Gravity Falls…" I said quietly, more to myself then to him as I glanced to the side and tried to comprehend everything he was telling me. "That's right kid, good ol' Gravity Falls. You know, for a while there I was actually worried you weren't gonna fall for it, or that you were gonna catch on or something. Guess you're dumber than I give you credit for, Pine Tree! And now, thanks to you, Weirdmageddon is coming back full scale!" With that he began to laugh hysterically, walls of blue flames rising up around us. "No, this can't be happening, this can't be—!"

"Oh but it is Pine Tree, and this time there's nothing you can do to stop me!" I watched in horror as he flew behind me and over to the far wall, projecting a scene onto it that showed cities going up in flames, the blood-curdling screams of terrified people looping in the background. Just then, as his back was turned to me, an idea suddenly popped into my mind; to try reading the strange sentence from before backwards. I had no clue where it came from or why, but at that moment I was so desperate that I had to try, figuring that whatever resulted from it couldn't have been any worse than this. I was wrong.

I quickly turned back around, looking down at my feet and exhaling in relief when I saw that the words were still there. I started with the last word and began to read them backwards, deciding that I must've been on the right track when I noticed them lighting up in reverse order as I spoke them. I felt a strange tingling, almost burning sensation coming from my left wrist, but I ignored it as best I could, figuring that it was just Bill trying to pull my attention away. I also heard him begin to shout things from behind me, such as "Wait wait wait, no!" and "What the hell do you think you're doing?! Stop!" But I just ignored that, too. As I finally finished the sentence, I whirled around to face Bill once more, and that's when I saw it: a chain of the same blue light was beginning to connect between us. I only caught a glimpse of it though, because right as it connected at the middle I was completely blinded by the light. My entire body was overtaken with a burning sensation, and I heard the sound of my own voice speaking in that same strange language as before. That was the last thing I remembered, and then it all just stopped. Everything stopped.

Bill's P.O.V.

"Wait wait wait, no!" That stupid kid. "What the hell do you think you're doing?! Stop!" I screamed at him, watching defenselessly as the chain began to form between us. He had no idea what he was doing! This was going to ruin everything! But all I could do was sit back and watch, an invisible force keeping me from going after him. One thing was for sure: this was not going as planned. How was I supposed to know that he'd try and read it backwards? All of that effort, all of the planning, painstakingly watching and waiting for six whole years, and it was all going to be swept away because of this. Stupid. KID. Again! I watched as he turned around, his eyes widening and filling with complete confusion and fear as he noticed the chain. It would have been very entertaining to see under different circumstances, but at that moment all that was on my mind was how much I wanted to wrap my hands around his pretty little neck. To watch the life leave his eyes as he desperately, and futilely, fought back against me. My Pine Tree always was a fighter.

I watched as he threw his head back, his body jolting as if some strong force had overtaken him. His mouth opened, beginning to spill words that only I could understand. Not that I needed to listen; no, I already knew exactly what was going on. I looked down at the cuff that was now around my right arm, the blue chain dangling loosely all the way over to his left. I was infuriated. He finally stopped, and my rage only grew, "You IDIOT! Do you have ANY idea what you just—?!" I looked over just in time to see him falling to the ground, and it was as if I moved on instinct as I flew over to catch him. "Pine Tree?" His head fell back to reveal closed eyes, mouth slightly agape. He'd fainted. I sighed and transferred myself out of the mindscape, now looking down at his peaceful, sleeping face as he lay in his bed. My plan had only half worked; the incantation I'd had him read gave me a physical form, yes, but I hadn't expected him to read it backwards. That was the one loophole. And now, because of that, I was stuck here. Stuck with him.

I glanced back down at the chain that connected us and glared, knowing that there was nothing I could do to sever it. "If I'm gonna be stuck here for the time being," I started, building up my powers enough so that I would be able to transform, "I might as well take a form that blends in." My body became encased in blue flames, the electricity in the room going haywire. I emerged a moment later, my feet touching the floor and causing me to stumble for a moment. It'd been awhile since I'd had a human body of my own; definitely something I would need to get used to again. This form, however, was luckily much more convenient, as it allowed me to move more freely. I smirked triumphantly as the chain vanished, turning over my arm and looking at the inside of my right wrist to see a symbol appearing there: the outline of a pine tree was drawing itself in blue light on my skin, turning black once the lines finished connecting.

After a few minutes of grounding myself and trying to get used to the feeling of being encased in meat, I walked over to the mirror at the far side of the room. I of course had to take a look and make sure everything was in order. I peered at my reflection and grinned; messy yellow-blonde hair, yellow hoodie and black jeans. Not my usual style. Typically I'd go with something much flashier, but I got the feeling that my normal top hat and bow tie would give me away too easily. The iris of my left eye was a bright golden color, but…my right eye was going to be a problem. It looked like my eye normally did in my true form, plus it was bathed in a soft yellow color. "Well that's not gonna work…" I messed around with my hair, moving it so that my right eye was covered and could no longer be seen. Temporary solution, but it would have to work for the time being. I took one more look at myself and shrugged. It would have to do for now. I walked back over to Pine Tree's bedside and glanced down at him, a strange feeling coming over me as I watched his chest heave slowly up and down. "Stupid kid," I murmured quietly to myself, my hand reaching out seemingly of its own accord to brush a strand of loose hair from his face. I shook my head and sat down on the floor, back against his nightstand. I figured I might as well meditate a bit while I waited.

Hello again! Just as another little author's note, for anyone who may be curious, I got the inspiration for Bill's human form from the many different versions I've seen online, plus my own ideas of what I've always thought he would look like. There are some very talented artists out there, all of whom add their own little quirks or features of what they imagine human Bill to look like! I really like the designs with the eye patch, bow tie, hat and all that jazz, but for this story I definitely decided it wouldn't work because he needed to be able to blend in, so I ended up giving him more of a casual style. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed it, and keep your eyes out for chapter 5!

Haylii~