Sorry guys I realized I posted the wrong chapter not the revised one DX
It's been weeks since Dipper started to have strange pains in his back. They were sudden bursts of heat that felt as if his skin was about to fall off. Mabel told him that it happens since he's just been so paranoid these days that he's starting to become an old man like Stan. To tell the truth, Mabel wasn't completely joking, he had been a bit more paranoid than usual, ever since he started to get these weird dreams. They started out normal, but that never lasted for long. It always started out as rain, but heavier and tar like. Within minutes, everything is covered and he is suddenly stuck in one spot unable to move. Black sclera with white iris and pupils stare down at him, surrounding him, amusement and laughter in their eyes as they watch him pale and try to move. Words whisper around him mocking him yet strangely feels…loving? Oh dear. Oh dear God no. This is not good at all. Dipper's eyes widen at the thought, was he starting to like those dreams? This cannot be good at all. The whispers of 'I'm always watching' 'It's almost time' shouldn't feel soothing to him. Something is wrong with that, something is very wrong.
Maybe it also would explain everything else that has been happening. While Dipper was becoming more and more paranoid, everyone else around him started to act meaner and more hostile. Wendy would sometimes snap at him, Soos would ignore him and even started to argue with Stan, while Stan started to give him the more dangerous chores and making him work long hours. Even Mabel would crack a rude comment at him, but she would always apologize right after. Dipper sighed as he looked at the burnt hot dog that Stan gave him. The Pine family decided to go to the park today. Actually, it looked like all of Gravity Falls was at the park today. Wendy was with her dad and her brothers throwing a frisbee around and having to run a long way whenever her father would throw it. Soos was talking with his Grandma while eating the large picnic she packed. Mabel was chatting with Grenda and Candy about some boy band. Stan was trying and failing at making some decent barbeque. Even Gideon was here with his parents, pigging out in the gourmet food and excess amount of ice cream. Dipper raised a brow as he noticed Gideon's mother vacuum the grass and dirt. Shrugging it off, Dipper decided not to take any chances with the burnt piece of meat. He started to scoot off the picnic bench when his eyes noticed a carved triangle with an oval on the side of the table. Huh. Weird. It looked familiar somehow…
Walking away from the picnic table, while Stan was currently trying to put a fire out, Dipper started to notice something a bit…strange. Were there always triangles carved everywhere in this park? Without really thinking Dipper's eyes went hunting up and down for random triangles. There were some carved on trees, on clothing, some of them were even on picnic baskets! Now panicking a bit, he chewed his lip as a thought came to him. Bill Cipher, the dream demon who has the ability to change a person's memory, looked a lot a like the markings. He also did say that he will be watching… Cue the mental scream. Oh crud. Oh crud. OhcrudohcrudOHCRUD! he chanted in his head as he started to quicken his pace and find Mabel. He had to warn her… Something bad was about to happen! Finally he spotted his sister, who was sporting her favorite star sweater, on her way back to get a drink from Stan.
"Mabel!" Dipper shouted and ran over to her.
"Hiya Dippin Sauce! What's up?" Mabel asked as she sipped her cola.
"Mabel we need to leave. Now."
"Huh? Why?"
"Mabel, look around. Haven't you noticed anything strange today?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't tell me that I'm the only one who's noticing all the triangles!"
"Triangles? Ha! Dipper, I think you might be a little bit paranoid."
"I am not PARANOID!" Dipper shouted his self-control slowly drifting away. Nights filled with the same nightmare of eyes staring at you whispering the same things over and over again had taken a large toll on Dipper's sanity. Mabel looked at her brother with concern, giving him her full attention.
"Dipper? Are you feeling okay?"
"Am I feeling okay? Am I feeling okay?! No, no I am not! Something bad is going to happen, and it's going to happen soon!"
"What's going on here?" the gruff voice of gruncle Stan quickly caught the twin's attention. The twins' interaction gained a lot of attention from passerby and soon enough almost everyone was around them. "Dipper is just having a meltdown, nothing to see here people!" yelled Mabel as she waved her hands to shoo the curious onlookers.
"I am not having a meltdown!" Dipper shouted in annoyance.
"Looks like city boy here can't stand the country lifestyle," stated Sheriff Blubs with his sarcastic, mocking tone.
Dipper blocked out the sound of laughter and the chants of 'city boy, city boy' as he looked around, his face paling as the color of the grass suddenly faded into a dull gray. Shaking his head is denial Dipper glanced up at the sky only to see it the same shade of gray. All around him people were shouting and laughing. What was going on? It's too much, it's too much. Stop stop stop please!
"STOP!"
The laughter stopped. Everyone stopped their chanting, looking at the quivering boy. Expressions ranged from amusement to concern.
"Dipper maybe you should go and-"
"NO! Don't you all get it!?" he screamed, lashing out. "Something bad is happening and we are too late! Didn't anyone notice anything different? Not only has everyone acted differently, no one has even noticed! Does anyone wonder why they decided to go to the park today when the all of last week had the most perfect weather! Everyone here is so blind that not one of you even noticed that all the color in the world is GONE!"
Dipper huffed as everyone else looked around realization slowly flooded into their eyes at the sight of the gray world, as If they had not taken into account that the world around them was devoid of color. Shocked, they tried to escape some running to the park's gates, others trying to leap over it. Suddenly, bright blue flames leaped from the edges of the park. Deterred by the fire, the townspeople changed directions, returning to the center of the park. The circle of fire tightened and tightened around them, blocking any means of escape by intensifying anytime someone approached it. Mabel stepped back in fear as the fire crept closer and closer, herding them all into a circle. Somehow, Dipper ended up near the edge of the fire away from his family. The fires were high above him blocking him from seeing the other side. Sinister laughter filled the air Dipper felt a shiver go down his spine. He knew that laugh.
"You humans are really dumb! But I guess that's what makes you all so entertaining to watch!" it echoed.
Everyone was pointing and shouting at the source of the voice while Dipper just prayed that he didn't notice him.
"You all are really REALLY stupid, all of you…all but one and I think it's time to see my favorite little human! Come on over Pine Tree!"
Dipper let out a yelp as the ground beneath him formed into a pillar and shot him up in the air to meet a dark figure floating in the sky. A shiny black shoe slammed onto his chest pinning him down on the ground. With tears slowly creeping into his eyes, Dipper did his best to glare up at the triangle headed man in a suit.
"Bill," growled Dipper. The demon grinned down at the boy. "So glad you remember me! But then again it's hard to forget someone like me isn't it?"
Dipper rolled his eyes only to wince slightly as the shoe dug deeper into his chest. "What do you want Bill?" "Now now, Pine Tree, don't you think it's a bit rude to ignore everyone else?" Turning his attention towards the group, Bill snapped his fingers. The fire that surrounded them disappeared but before anyone can try to run for it the fire appeared around them once more. Only this time the circle enclosed them with the demon who happily waved at them.
"There we go! Now I can finally introduce myself to the simple minded people of Gravity Falls." Taking his foot off of Dipper Bill started to walk towards the townsfolk. Dipper sat up rubbing his sore chest slightly.
"Take a seat Pine Tree, can't have you running off now can we?" Dipper let out a shout as the ground underneath him moved upwards and formed into a rocky version of a chair. Thorny vines appeared keeping him in place and digging into his skin.
"Oh come on!" Dipper groaned. Every time he struggled to move they bit deeper into his skin, drawing blood.
Ignoring the boy, Bill took long strides over to the group who was slowly inching back as far as they could. "The name's Bill Cipher. You all should do yourselves a favor by remembering that." A flash of white hair caught the demon's eye, he grinned as he looked down at 'lil Gideon. "Well well well, would you look at that! The ventriloquist dummy is actually cowering in fear! That's something ya don't see every day!" Bill looked down at his hand expecting the claw like features. "But I suppose I should be thanking you, after all I wouldn't even be here if you didn't summon me before." Bill smirked at the shocked stares Gideon was receiving from the townspeople. "Too bad you never got that deed to the shack, huh? I for one thought the dynamite could have worked if Stan didn't move it, but who cares now?" he said nonchalantly, with a shrug. "I'm just glad to be out and about."
Gideon glared at him as Bill started to examine the rest of the large group. "You know I should actually be thanking all of you today! If it wasn't for your ability to ignore everything and simply shrug it off I would have never even noticed Pine Tree over there!"
"What do you mean by that?" Mabel asked as she shoved her way out of the group "Ah, Shooting Star, I'm surprised! I thought you of all people would know what I mean!" Bill stared down at her smiling happily. "Your brother over there has power, lots of it, and now it's gonna be all mine!"
"What are you talking about?! I have no powers!" Dipper shouted, bounded to the chair. He had given up on escaping a while ago and sat limp. "Why Pine Tree! You really don't know?" Dipper let out a squeak as the ground rumbled and in a wave of earth, moved him towards Bill.
"Haven't you wondered how you stopped me from stealing the code to Stan's safe? Didn't you wonder how you got into Stan's mind?" Bill questioned as he circled around the chair, enjoying the expression on Dipper's face as the townsfolk stared at them. "That spell you used was no easy feat, oh no. In fact it should almost be impossible for a human, yet you were still able to do it in your first try. You even brought two more people in with you!" Dipper raised an eyebrow in confusion
"But why now? Why didn't you say any of this this before?"
"To tell the truth, I never bothered to watch you that much, I thought you were just some awkward little boy." Dipper scowled at that. "But after you defeated me I decided to have a nice day watching you in the past, and I must say…I am pleased with what I see." A hand with long black claw like fingers placed itself on Dippers shoulders the other placed itself under the boys chin forcing him to look at Mabel and the others. The demon brought his face close to Dipper's, and Dipper could practically feel the dark energy that surrounded the dream demon.
"Those people ignored you, laughed at your theories and ideas, telling you to grow up or go somewhere else. Do you really want to be with them?" he purred into his ear.
"O-of course-"
"Even when they shove you away to laugh at you behind your back? Force you to do things against you will?"
"I-"
"Why stay with them when I can show you all sorts of secrets while they hide theirs? Even your own grand-uncle has secrets he keeps hidden from everyone, even you and your sister! They treat you as nothing but a waste of space! I however, can treat you with the respect you deserve." The bindings on Dipper gave away, allowing the now silent boy to stand up shakily. A black hand stretched itself out towards Dipper. "What do you say Pine Tree? Care to join me?" Dipper stared at the hand, faintly hearing the shouts of protest coming from his friends and family. A small hand slowly started to move to the larger one.
SMACK.
"I will never in a million years join you Bill. Even if everyone treats me like this, I'm happy with the way things are. Even if they call me a loser, or paranoid, or whatever, I will do anything it takes to protect them." Dipper stated simply as he started to make his way back to the now silent crowd. Mabel smiled and started to run towards Dipper who grinned back in response. Dipper's smile vanished from his face as he felt a sudden tug on the back of his vest.
"You should know better than to disobey me, Pine Tree." Bill's voice turned to a sinister rumble.
Mabel grabbed Dipper's hand pulling him towards everyone else as he was being pulled back by the demon.
"You should never-"
Another pull and shout for help-
"Make me-"
A face full of fear-
"-ANGRY!"
Dipper screamed as he was pulled out of Mabel's grasp and shot backwards towards Bill. Shouts and protests filled the air as the people of Gravity Falls watched. Dipper hit the ground hard, knocking the air out of him. Blue fire suddenly chained him down and memories of the events from a couple of weeks ago flashed through his head like film reel.
"If you're not going to join me willingly I guess I should just use brute force!" "No! Stop!" Dipper's eyes widen as the fire started to encase his body, much like a cocoon. Soon, all Dipper could do was close his eyes and wish for the best as the fire sealed around him.
Bill smiled at the now silent boy, before turning his attention to the rest of the humans. "Well I must say I'm surprised, only Shooting Star over there actually tried to stop me. The rest of you just stood around and watched. Pretty pathetic if you ask me."
"BILL!" The roar of hatred burst through the air. The angry face of Stan Pines came into view "Oh if it isn't the old cheapskate Stan Pines!"
"Cut the crap Bill and let my nephew go!"
"Well I'm afraid I can't do that."
"And whys that?" The voice of Wendy Corduroy joined into the conversation, show would have joined in earlier if it wasn't for her fathers over protectiveness. A scream of pain pierced through the air. The grin that formed on Bill's face caused shivers down the spines of the townsfolk. "Because it's too late to save him."
The scream went on and on until suddenly, it stopped. Bill raised a hand. "Rise and shine Pine Tree! It's rude to rest while we have guests!" With a flick of his wrist, the fire vanished and a small form slowly stood up from where Dipper had fallen. Dippers chin rested on his chest concealing his face from the view of the others. The cloths he once wore were nowhere to be seen, in its place was a pair of black shorts and a yellow t-shirt. On top of the t-shirt was a yellow vest with black buttons. The vest held the same brick pattern that Bill wore and with it a black bow around his neck. His shoes had changed into a pair a black dress shoes with white socks. On his wrists were two black bracelets that resembled the ones that the Genie wore in the movie Aladdin. The outfit in truth actually made him look really cute, some of them thought, that was until he lifted his face. Dipper grinned widely as the color drained from everyone's faces. His iris was a bright white as the sclera was a pitch black. Another eye rested on his forehead blinking at them without a care in the world.
"Morning Pine Tree!"
"Good Morning Lord Cipher!" he said in a warped yet chipper tone.
Stan stared at his grandnephew in disbelief, that wasn't his voice. Dipper's voice, or the Dipper he knew, was usually quiet. Sometimes it would be filled with confidence. But this voice was cold. So cold, yet it still was Dipper's voice.
"Dipper get away from him!" Stan turned to see Mabel holding back her tears stubbornly, her lip quivering. Dipper turned towards her and tilted his head to the side "Who's Dipper?" and like that, the dam fell. Tears fell down Mabel's face as she stared at her twin brother.
"Pine Tree did I say that you can look away from me?" said Bill in a warning voice.
Dipper's attention automatically turned towards Bill. "I'm sorry Lord Cipher! Forgive me!" Dipper went down on one knee and bowed down to the dream demon, who smirked at the crowd. "I'll forgive you only if you identify the highest threat level in that group of mortals over there." Dipper nodded and turned towards the group and scanned the crowd. His eyes locked onto Gideon. "Gideon Gleeful, Son of Bub Gleeful and Mrs. Gleeful. Age 9. Goals are to get revenge on the Pine Family, to gain the Mystery Shack and to win the heart of Mabel Pines. Is the owner of the second journal and is experienced with magical objects. Threat level medium high."
While everyone looked at Gideon is surprise and shock Dipper turned towards Mabel. "Mabel Pines, grandniece of Stan Pines. Age 12. Goals are to gain a boyfriend before the end of summer and to help protect the shack. Has read the third journal and is also experienced with magical objects and has a small amount of magical allies. Threat level medium low." Mabel sobbed softly as she listened to the word that Dipper stated, he didn't even say anything about himself! Has he really forgotten who he is?
Dipper's eyes scanned the crowd once more to find someone of a high enough threat level. Unsurprisingly almost all of the humans were low on threat level. His eyes eventually landed on Stan, he narrowed his eyes slightly at the old man. "Stan Pines, Granduncle of Mabel Pines. Age 80. Goals are to be wealthy and gain all three journals. Owns the first journal and has a vast knowledge on all things magical. Has a large list of enemies and holds many secrets. Threat level High." Dipper glanced at Bill "Do you wish for him to be disposed of?"
"No no, just give them a good scare alright Pine Tree?"
"Yes Lord Cipher."
Dipper grinned and allowed a bright blue fire to encase his hand. "Shall we begin?"
"Dipper stop!" Wendy shouted desperately. Dipper rolled his eyes "What is with you humans and the name? There is no one named Dipper here!" He glared at teen with a snarl. "I might as well use you for an example."
Dipper's eyes glowed slightly as he used his powers lifting Wendy from the ground. "H-hey stop!" she squealed as fear filled her eyes.
"Put her down!" Robbie's voice surprised Dipper causing him to drop Wendy "Oh great, would you all just shut up so I can do my job!?" "Dipper you need to stop this!" Soos's voice also joined the fray. Soon almost everyone was shouting at him to stop and fight for control. Dipper narrowed his eyes and growled, lifting his hand everyone began to float. "If you won't shut up I'll just make you-"
"DIPPER PINES STOP THIS AT ONCE!" Mabel cut off Dipper, Dipper blinked at the voice.
"Don't you remember?! It's me Mabel your twin sis!" Dipper flinched slightly. "Remember all the adventures? Remember when you saved me from the gnomes or when you save Wendy and the others from that ghost?" Mabel stamped her feet as she continued with her rant. "Please Dipper you need to remember-"
"Mabel?" Dipper's eyes now back to normal stared into the eyes of his sisters. The memories from moments ago flashed into his mind, along with an annoyed growl from the demon that haunted him. Eyes wide he looked at his sister. "Mabel listen I left my book at the shack, it should have something to stop this-"
With a scream, Dipper felt himself being lifted high from the ground. Bill glared down at Mabel. "You know if you didn't make him remember he wouldn't be getting this punishment right now." Bill bent down until he was face to face with her. "If you ever try to save him, all you actually would be doing is causing him pain." And with that Bill dropped Dipper, who hit the ground with a thud. Barely conscious, Dipper groaned as Bill picked him up. "Next time you see him its best if you just forget the thought of saving him." Bill turned away from the silent group and stepped into the Dreamscape. Dipper lifted his head weakly and reached out to his family.
Then he knew no more of the human called Dipper Pines. He only knew to obey his master, Lord Cipher.