Dipper waited there for what seemed to him like hours, waiting desperately for something to happen. He repeated the chant over and over, hoping to get some kind of reaction. Nothing happened. Dipper lost it; he was totally and utterly crushed. So many demolished hopes, so many fake leads, it was like there was some all powerful cosmic being taunting him with logical ideas, and then crushing them with harsh realities.
Dipper curled up on the floor, completely defeated. He had nothing left to turn to. Maybe a wild animal really did kill Mabel. It was hard to accept at the moment, but there was nothing else to accept. Dipper faced that reality, and cried.
All of their history flashed through his mind, all the laughs they'd never share again, all the smiles and good times were now just memories, and that pained Dipper to no end.
Maybe she really is gone forever.
Dipper dwelled on that thought until he was lifted into his dreams.
He will never forget what he saw in his nightmares that night.
He had horrific visions of Bill and Mabel. One in particular where Bill was carrying Mabel in his arms surrounded by blackness. He could see their mouths moving, but hear no words until eventually they stopped, and Bill lifted Mabel up, and brought her down fiercely on his knee. Mabel's body went limp at the blow, and Bill casually tossed her corpse into the blackness.
Bill seemed to know Dipper was watching, as he looked right at him and grinned ear to ear. Sparkling green tendrils of lights emerged from the black and wrapped themselves around Bill's body, he looked like he was in great pain.
He laughed wickedly and spoke manically.
"YOU CAN'T STOP ME! I'VE ALREADY WON!" He roared between bursts of insane laughter
The scene suddenly shifted, and Dipper saw Mabel run through the forest. She was talking on her phone when she tripped, and the phone escaped from her grasp. Dipper watched on as Bill appeared and surrounded Mabel in a ring of fire. He tried to look away when Bill thrust her arm in the flames, but he couldn't move. Bill looked right at Dipper with that same grin when he stuck his bloody finger in Mabel's mouth.
His dreams then faded to black and he awoke. He opened his eyes and looked around. He'd left the summoning items out, and there's was now a puddle of tears on the floor. Then his brain finally acknowledged the nightmares.
He didn't know what to do, he was completely stunned. It was Bill all along! He had no doubt about that now. He felt horrified, being taken by Bill is a lot worse than a wild animal. Taking this into account, it could mean that Mabel is still alive, if Bill really took her, which is something he's more likely to do. Strangely, this gave Dipper hope, it meant Mabel might still be alive, but he has to act fast, how long can she stand Bill's endless torture?
Dipper needed more information if he were to continue his searches though, he had no idea where they might be.
Dipper continued looking through the room until his eyes landed on Mabel's bedside mirror. The can of fake blood lay emptied out on its side next to the mirror, while the blood was splattered all over the mirror. Dipper approached it and found that he could identify the patterns of blood as English text, though extremely sloppy.
Search your dreams, kid!
Bill was playing with him. It was like they were all his pawns in a chess match. He was probably enjoying all this.
Dipper stared at the message for a while before something clicked in his head. He sat down and began re-running the dreams he'd just had. He thought back to the dream of Bill carrying Mabel. He focused his mind on their surroundings until he saw something that his mind didn't register until now. They were in a cave. He could see faint outlines of jagged rock and stalactites hanging above. There were puddles of water present as well.
Dipper puzzled over this new information, but he couldn't decipher their location. Frustrated, he reached out and grabbed the picture of him and Mable. He stared at the picture for a while remembering the good times they'd had on the lake. That same day, the twins and Soos had chased a giant mechanical monster straight into the cave behind The Falls.
Dippers eyes widened. The cave behind The Falls, that's it! He thought.
Dipper jumped onto his feet in joy. Then immediately sat down in defeat. How would he get to The Falls, he's grounded. He went over to his window and tried to pry it open, but found it padlocked from the outside.
I can't let this stop me now, I'm so close, He thought.
Dipper is going to have to talk to Stan if he ever wants to get to The Falls.
Dipper gathered all of the materials he left out and shoved them back under his bed. He went to the mirror and placed that under his bed as well. He then changed into his usual clothes, and headed downstairs.
He found Stan in the kitchen, preparing a meal.
"Hey, kid, I made pancakes, you want some?" The man asked
Dipper eyed the pancakes, were these actual pancakes, or stancakes?
"Maybe just one," He replied.
Stan set out two paper plates and some forks and they sat down to eat. After a few minutes of silence Dipper finally spoke up.
"Hey, Stan, I was wondering," He started, "These past few days have been pretty stressful, and I thought, to relieve some of that stress, we could go fishing at the lake today."
Stan eyed him skeptically.
"You want to go fishing?" He asked
"Yeah," Dipper replied.
Stan began to grin. He still loved fishing just as much as he did before.
"Sure," He said happily, " We can go fishing, I'll go get my rod."
Stan finished his pancakes, and got up and went to his room for his fishing rod.
Dipper looked down at his uneaten food guiltily. He felt really bad for lying to Stan like that, but it needed to be done.
Who knows how long Mabel can last.
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Hey readers, I hope you had a very happy holiday, and I apologize for this chapter being short and late, but it won't take as long next time I promise.
Thank you for reading, please review, and I'll see you next time, Bye!
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