Pacifica writhed, gripped by some unseen force. Her body twitched and spasmed, rolling out of her bed. She fell onto the floor with a loud thump. She gasped, and awoke. She looked around her room. It was dark. The only light was sunlight, filtering in between the cracks in her bedroom window curtains. She put a hand out in front of her, and muttered some words. Her hand glowed green, and her eyes turned the same color. She coughed hard, like she had some hair stuck in her throat. The color faded, and she paced back and forth.
"What's the matter darling?" a voice crooned. She turned, and looked at her bed. Gideon was awake, staring at her. "You seem upset," he said.
"Something's not right," Pacifica said.
"What do you mean?" said Gideon. "Did you have a portent?"
"Nothing like that," said Pacifica. "But can't you feel it? It's like everything is wrong." She pulled her pajama sleeve back, and began to itch her arm. "It's like I'm covered in bug spray. I just feel oily and awful. But not just my skin. It's deeper than that. I feel it in my soul."
"I don't have one of those," Gideon chuckled. "So it's no wonder I can't feel it."
"It's horrible," Pacifica said.
"What could be the cause?" Gideon asked. "It's not the Master. He would have told me."
"No, this doesn't have the touch of the Master," said Pacifica. "This is magic. Terrible, powerful magic." Gideon narrowed his eyes.
"I thought you were the only witch in Gravity Falls," Gideon said.
"I was," said Pacifica. "That Candy girl dabbled in it, but she got sent back to Korea." She opened the shades, and let the sunlight come in. "Clearly, I'm not the only one anymore."
"Who else could be using magic?" Gideon asked.
"What about your good side?" asked Pacifica. Gideon laughed aloud.
"No way," said Gideon. "I have him under my thumb. All he does is work, serve me, and sleep. I'd know if he was using my book." Pacifica's eyes widened.
"Book!" She said. Gideon raised his eyebrows.
"I don't follow," said Gideon.
"The twins!" Pacifica shouted. "Didn't you say the three had spells in it?" Gideon clenched his teeth, and punched the bed.
"Of course!" he roared. "It was one of them."
"No wonder everything feels so wrong," said Pacifica. "They don't know what they're doing. They probably screwed something up."
"They have a history of that," said Gideon. "Poor Robbie is still feeling the effects of that spell the girl cast."
"This is bad," said Pacifica. "This isn't just some minor incantation. The spell they cast messed with the something really deep."
"I'll just have the Master undo it," said Gideon.
"I'm not sure he can," said Pacifica.
"You dare question the power of the Master?" Gideon asked.
"No!" Pacifica said. She shook her head. "No, of course not. I've seen what he can do. I know he's powerful. But this is different. What he does and what I do is completely different."
"How so?" asked Gideon. Pacifica tapped her finger against her chin. She snapped her fingers, and pulled a blanket off the bed.
"Imagine this blanket is Gravity Falls," said Pacifica. "The Master is trying to tear this blanket apart. That's how the monsters get it. He rips at the fabric of the universe, and the monsters walk in from different dimensions. Magic, what I do, changes the nature of the universe. It keeps it intact, it just changes the qualities of it. Essentially, I'm just changing the color of the blanket. Get it?"
"Not really," growled Gideon. "But I trust you." He got out of the bed, and stretched. "Can you make it right?"
"Of course," said Pacifica. "But I have to know what spell they used. I can't counteract it until I do."
"I'm guessing that's going to be involved," said Gideon.
"Yes," said Pacifica. "I'm going to have to get close to the twins. I'm going to have to reveal myself to them." Gideon frowned.
"Disappointing," he said. "I was hoping to keep you out of sight."
"I know," said Pacifica. "But this is necessary. Believe me, there is something horribly wrong going on." "Well, we know their whereabouts," said Gideon. "Best you do this sooner rather than later."
"Agreed," said Pacifica. "If they find McGucket, the plan will be severally compromised. We need to be on our toes later, if they go after him."
"The Gobblewonker is guarding him," said Gideon. "They'll have a hard time getting passed him."
"Maybe," said Pacifica. "But those brats are resourceful. They defeated the Summerween Trickster as children."
"I remember," said Gideon. "The Master was not happy about that. He was one of the Master's most powerful minions."
"Do you really remember the Master back then?" asked Pacifica. "Back when he was still human?"
"Of course I do!" said Gideon. "The Master is the reason I'm alive. He tore me away from that gibbering mess that was Gideon Gleeful, and gave me life. I know everything about him. I remember every little detail. I feel everything. His ambition, his hunger, his pain." Gideon sighed. "Oh, and there is so much pain."
"Not for long," said Pacifica. She walked over to Gideon, and hugged him. "Soon, Gravity Falls will be the Master's again. He'll take this place back. Just you wait and see." Gideon smiled. It was a wide, shark like smile.
"I know," Gideon said. "The Master is great. He will make the huddled masses bow to him. He will take revenge on the boy who destroyed him. And he will ruin the girl who stood against him, and gave the boy the tools to defeat him. It has been foretold, and so it shall be done."
"I love it when you get all chanty," said Pacifica. The two kissed.
"Go find the Twins," said Gideon.
"I'll meet them at the Shack," said Pacifica. "Robbie will likely need tending to."
"Is he ready?" asked Gideon. "He cannot compromise the plan. He must trick Mabel."
"He doesn't want to do it," said Pacifica. "But he realizes its import. He will do as he has been asked."
"Good," said Gideon. "Now off with you." Pacifica opened a drawer, found some clean clothes, and went out of the room. Gideon sat back on the bed. He closed his eyes. A channel opened up in his mind. The strange, terrible voice of the Master filled his head. "How bad is it?" asked Gideon. The Master droned, and Gideon gasped. "Foolish girl!" shouted Gideon. "The Pines wench could ruin us all!" The Master droned, and Gideon's mouth dropped open. "My God," said Gideon. "We'd be stuck. No escape." Gideon opened his eyes, and the Master's voice faded away. "Good luck Pacifica," said Gideon. "It's not just our plan at stake anymore. It's the whole of the universe."