AN: To answer the question of HaBear, yes, eventually, Matt will be able to do that :3 Also, the second I upload this my new story will be up too. It's basically an alternate version of Learning to Love, like, if Bill didn't remember who he was. I'm also doing things that I didn't get to do in this story, like, giving Bill a childhood friend or giving Dipper and Mabel an extra sibling (I GOT RID OF HER FOR YOU GUYS! BUT I'M BRINGING HER BACK IN THE NEW STORY! MUHAHAHAH!) I'm calling it…Scary Question, Horrible Answer. YUS!

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Just One Eye

Matthew was released from the hospital two days after, though he wasn't the same. He was always distant and barely spoke more than a few words. He didn't make jokes, barely, if ever responded when talked to, he never laughed or smiled, and if he wasn't reading all alone he was studying a strange black rock.

The twins, not to mention Ellie, Stan and his two employees, were insanely worried for Matthew, and rightly so.

Matthew was once more laying on his bed, staring at the wishing stone as he rubbed it between his two fingers. There were lots of things he could do with the object; he could give Robbie a life time of karma, get rid of Damion once and for all, maybe have Gideon fall off a cliff. He could do all of that. All he need to ay was "I wish" or "I hope".

But he wouldn't. If his soul darkened he'd go back to being Bill Cipher, back to crushing worlds and destroying everyone and anyone in his path, back to wanting to make the Pines suffer…

Matthew squeezed his eyes closed and rolled on his side, placing the stone on the night table. He wasn't going to use it, it was as simple as that. It'd be seriously nice to wear some pyjamas…he though to himself. But he was too lazy to do that.

There was a flash of blue light and Matthew found himself in his pyjamas. Matthew opened and closed his mouth before making a dollar bill appear, then a mug, then a pencil.

What do you know? Though he was in too much of a dark mood to smile at the returning of his powers.

The teen sighed and closed his eyes, hoping to have a dreamless sleep. Unfortunately for him, the universe hated his very shadow.

"Hiya, Welcome Matt! Long time no see!" Bill said as he exploded dramatically in front of Matthew.

Matthew sighed and looked away.

"What's this? No swearing? No snarky remarks? No, 'get the hell out?'"

Matthew closed his eyes and huffed. Don't talk to him, don't talk to him don't talk to him…

"I can hear you, you do know that, right kid?" Bill said with a laugh.

Matthew sighed and looked back at Bill, figuring the mathematical nightmare wasn't going to leave him alone.

"What do you want?" Matthew asked tiredly.

"To chat! Can't I chat with…well, me?" Bill chuckled and floated in front of Matthew, twirling his cane lazily. "First off…" Bill pointed his cane at the wishing stone. "Why aren't you using that?"

"You know why."

"Yeah, but why? Pal, I'd kill for something like that! You just can't find them in the Nightmare Realm and it sucks! Here you are, with awesome power, sitting right on your night table just within arm's reach! But you won't use it because you don't want to become dark, is that it?" Bill asked.

"That's exactly it," Matthew growled. "And if you're going to just rant about me not using it, you can do me a favor and buzz off."

Bill's eye crinkled in amusement. "If you don't want it why didn't you get rid of it?"

Matthew said nothing and gritted his teeth when Bill exploded in laughter. "Oh, you want it, kid, you want it bad!"

"No, I don't."

"Yes, you do!"

Matthew clenched his fists. It didn't matter what he wanted to believe; Matthew did want the stone. He wanted to use it in all its glory. He wanted to make others suffer.

"You see?" Bill said slyly. "That's the kind of King I want! Ready to do anything and everything for power!"

"Go to hell," Matthew hissed.

"I used to take vacation there, kid!" Bill said shrilly as he began to laugh. When the triangle controlled himself, he cleared his non-existent throat. "Look, the sooner you realize your destiny the sooner I break free and take over this dimension!"

"You're not getting out, Bill. I'll make sure of that," Matthew growled.

"When Gravity Falls becomes earth and sky, fear the beast with just one eye, remember that, Welcome Matt? Did you forget?"

"I'll just thwart it," Matthew replied.

Bill laughed in response.

As Matthew's eyes snapped open, Bill's laugh continued to echo in his mind, along with the prophecy, When Gravity Falls becomes earth and sky, fear the beast with just one eye…

Prophecies just couldn't be stopped, they made convenient situations on top of convenient situations, Bill would escape, that was inevitable.

The door opened then, and Ellie came in, carrying a mug of hot chocolate. "Matthew, honey, are you alright?"

Matthew didn't respond, just covered his face with his arm. Ellie sighed and sat on her son's bed, causing the mattress to creak and sag under the extra weight. "Matthew, honestly you need to stop building walls between us. We all care about you and you're worrying us sick," Ellie said smoothing Matthew's hair. "Can you—?"

"You knew."

"What?"

"You knew I was Bill Cipher."

Ellie was so silent that if she wasn't sitting on the bed, Matthew would've thought she had left. Matthew uncovered his face and looked at his Mom. "You knew, you knew and you never told me."

"Matthew—."

"Also, this sociopath wants me to be some Demon King and surprise, surprise, he's the uncle I never knew I had!" Matthew said, his voice raising slowly in volume.

"Sweetie, please, I—."

"Did you know he wanted to torture me to get what he wanted, Mom? Did you know he wanted me to return to being Bill Cipher? Is that why I'm here? Huh? Is that why? Why all the secrets? Does Dad know? Did you lie because it was easier for you?"

"I—Matthew, just listen—!"

"Did you?!" Matthew hollered loudly.

"I did," Ellie murmured, looking down at her lap.

"And I bet you weren't ever going to tell me, were you? Were you?!"

"Matthew, I wanted to tell you!" Ellie cried desperately. "I wanted to! It—I just thought it'd be safer…"

"I don't want to hear your excuses!" Matthew snapped. "Just—just go. Go back to California. Bill's coming back and…you're probably better off without being here. Also, I don't want to see your lying face."

"Matthew—!"

"Just. Go!"

"How do you know he'll come back?" Ellie whispered hoarsely.

"When Gravity Falls becomes earth and sky, fear the beast with just one eye, that's a prophecy, Mom, prophesies don't lie."

Ellie cleared her throat and got up walking towards the door. "I'll, um, back my bags."

On her way to the door, the mother stopped and turned. "I wanted you to grow up without worrying about Damion. That's why I did it."

"I already told you I don't want your excuses," Matthew said as he turned on his side again.

"Matthew, I love—."

"Just. Go."

Ellie took in a shuddering breath before opening the door and walking out, not noticing Dipper and Mabel eavesdropping nearby.

"Okay, so, there's a prophecy about Bill, we have a crazy uncle, and Mom knew Matthew was demon?" Dipper murmured as Ellie walked out of sight.

"I'm getting all curious-y," Mabel said. The twins turned to the door. "Well, I'm going to check on him!" the female twin walked in.

"Mabel! He's probably very heated right—!"

"Hey, Mattie!" Mabel said jumping next to the bed and poking Matthew in the cheek. "Poke!"

Dipper face palmed though Matthew did nothing.

"Uh, hey, Matthew?" Dipper said, standing beside his sister.

Matthew said nothing.

"Are you okay?" Dipper asked.

"No," came the quiet reply.

"Do you…want to talk about it?" Mabel asked.

"No."

"Um…do you…want to be alone right now?" Dipper asked rocking back and forth on his heels.

Matthew was silent for a few seconds, before he repeated a very quiet, "No."

Mabel jumped on the bed and lay next to Matthew burying her face in his neck, while Dipper sat on the bed ledge.

"I'm sorry," Matthew whispered. "I don't deserve you two."

"Hey! Don't say that!" Mabel cried. "It wasn't entirely your fault that you were a poop face the other day."

"Mabel!" Dipper said.

"No, she's right, Dipper. I was a poop face, and a butt face, and a dum-dum face," Matthew said.

"Ha! Dum-dum face! Say that again!" Mabel laughed.

Matthew turned on his other side facing Mabel and smiled for the first time in forever. "Dum-dum face."

Mabel exploded in laughter, and Matthew soon followed, hearing his brother happy, Dipper couldn't help but join in.

…A-X-O-L-O-T-L…

"You really don't have to do this, Matthew," Mabel said. "Though I'm not telling you to stop, by any means. I always love a gift that isn't birthday or Christmas related!"

Matthew playfully rolled his eyes. "Just, pick anything you want," he said.

"As much as I want?" Mabel asked.

"As much as you want. Heck, buy that PlayStation over there," Matthew said with a shrug.

"Best. Big brother. Ever," Mabel said with stars in her eyes before she grabbed a mall bag and began running around to different stores. "You too, Dipper." Matthew smiled at his brother.

Dipper grinned and rubbed his hands together before dashing off after his sister.

Matthew sat on a nearby bench, he thought of just making them gifts from his imagination but decided he needed some air, also, he wanted it to be his little treat. Matthew brought a smoothie into existence and drank before gagging. I really need to work on making food, he thought as it disappeared.

Inside his pocket, Matthew could feel the cold feeling of the wishing stone brushing against his fingertips. Why he had brought, he had no idea.

Matthew caught the smell of a pastry store and smirked. Cinnamon buns, here I come.

Matthew got up and walked towards the bakery crashing into someone.

"Hey!" A familiar voice growled. "Watch—!"

"Robbie?" Matthew asked.

Robbie spluttered a quick apology before dashing off.

A few minutes later, Matthew was drinking hot chocolate and eating a whole box of cinnamon buns. He knew his mother would kill him for eating all that sugar.

The blonde flinched at the memory of his mother, feeling incredible guilt from the way he spoke to her. He made a mental note to call her later and apologize.

"Hey Mattie!" Mabel said coming in with multiple bags filled with stuffed animals, glitter rimestones and yarn. Dipper followed, with considerably less things in his own bag filled with books and novels about the supernatural, along with the D, D, and more D game which they forgot to pack.

"Can you really buy all this stuff?" Mabel asked.

"Totally," Matthew said. "Cinnamon bun?" He gestured towards the box and the Dipper took one.

"Ugh, my hands are full—hey, what's with the commotion?" Mabel asked as Matthew fed Mabel a bun and she chewed.

"That's right, there will be well known people there!" said a boy.

"And a fog machine!" A girl said.

"Those are the guys who insulted my Perpetual Motion machine," Dipper said with a frown.

The siblings handed out envelopes a smiled. "Me and my brother Vale's Birthday party is tomorrow folks! You don't want to miss it!" Violet said with a smile.

"Fog machines? Popular people?" Mabel gushed.

"Hey!" Mabel called. The siblings left the crowd of people and walked over to Mabel.

"Can I go? Can I, can I?" Mabel asked excitedly.

"Um…no, you're obviously spoiled," Violet snorted, looking down at all the bags in Mabel's hand.

Mabel blushed. "I-I'm not spoiled," she mumbled while Dipper and Matthew scowled.

"Mhm," Vale snickered and the two walked out laughing.

Mabel sighed forlornly. "Matt, am I spoiled?"

"No!" Matthew said automatically. "Any girl would love to be in your situation!"

"Yeah, Mabes, they're just jealous," Dipper said.

"You don't have to get me all these things anymore…" Mabel said.

Matthew clenched his fists. Those incipit brats had once again ruined one of his siblings' good moods.

Without thinking, Matthew called, "I hope your party gets ruined!"

"Fat chance!" Vale called back.

The stone in Matthew's pocket warmed up and he gasped.

He just used the wishing stone…

It wasn't bad, was it? They got what they deserved, didn't they? Matthew took in a deep breath. I just won't use it again.

"Matthew? Are you okay?" Dipper asked worriedly.

Matthew nodded. "Yeah." he told the lie without hesitation. "Let's pay for those stuff, shall we?"

…A-X-O-L-O-T-L…

The next day Matthew couldn't stop fidgeting. He was busy making outrageous prices for cheap merchandise and he felt sick to his stomach. He was sure it wasn't because he was ripping people off. No, it was the party. He couldn't help but feel sick about that. What if his wish didn't just ruin the party? What if people got seriously injured?

"Matthew? Are you okay?" Wendy asked from her cash register.

"Mhm yeah…"

The lie was probably the lamest and least convincing thing ever. Not that he cared.

"Hey, hey, watch it, kid! You wanna knock over my orb of vision or what?" Stan barked.

Matthew squinted at the orb. "Orb of vision?"

"Oh, yeah, I'm going to play a hidden projector and make it look like the orb is showing images!" Stan laughed and slapped his knee. "Man, I'm a genius! Back to work!"

Mathew rolled his eyes. "Yup, sure."

When the day was over, Matthew made up his mind; he needed to make sure nothing was going drastically wrong at that party.

As he went to leave, Mabel said, "Where are you going, Matt?"

"Oh, um, out," Matthew said vaguely.

"Can we come with you?" Dipper asked.

Matthew flinched. "Um, maybe not…?"

"Please?" Mabel begged, making her lower lip tremble and her eyes become starry.

Matthew rolled his eyes. "Fine."

…A-X-O-L-O-T-L…

The Supernatural Shed had balloons and fog everywhere, along with loud music.

"Oooh! they did bring a fog machine!" Mabel said.

"Why do you want to go there, Matthew?" Dipper asked with a tiny frown.

"I-I just…"

A grating roar covered the loud music and the people at the party stopped dancing and talking and murmured nervously.

"Oh no…" Matthew murmured. What did I do?!

From the distance, what looked like a silver dragon flew through the sky, circling the Supernatural Shed and roaring. Anybody who tried running got frozen with a blast of its breath.

Matthew gritted his teeth and dashed forward, willing a sword into existence and jumping on a table, spilling punch and snacks. People started murmuring things about the "Furious Fire Boy", but he ignored them.

The dragon swooped lower, spraying a nearby person with ice. Matthew crouched and pushed off, with a battle cry, landing on top of the dragon's back. It bucked and Matthew almost slid off, grabbing on its neck while his leg dangled in the air.

"MATTHEW!" Dipper and Mabel screamed as the dragon flew higher.

Matthew sucked in a sharp breath before slashing with his sword. There was a metallic clang.

Robot, figured that much.

Matthew squeezed the dragon's neck with his free arm and lit it with flames, though they doused and Matthew's fingers began to freeze.

He cried out and let go, screaming as he fell though the air, creating a trampoline at the last minute, causing him to fly into the air once more, before side kicking the dragon in the face.

The dragon roared and slashed Matthew from the air, causing him to skid through the dirt.

"Matt! Are you—?" Dipper began, then the dragon sprayed its icy breath at them.

Matthew dragged a fallen table in front of them as the ice encased the table with ice.

"You two need to run!" Matthew said, as they crouched behind the table.

"But—!" Mabel began.

"I said—!"

The dragon jumped on top of the table and attempted to breathe ice on them again, Matthew shoved his siblings out of the way and he felt his legs freeze.

Quickly, he summoned all his strength and threw the largest fireball he could muster at the robotic monstrosity.

The dragon roared as the parts began to fly everywhere, the people who were once frozen began to break out of their prisons, and Matthew could feel his legs again.

"Oh, Matthew—look out!" Dipper said.

Matthew turned just as a large sharp piece of metal flew towards him and slashed him across his face.

"ARGH!" Matthew screamed, clutching his face and collapsing to his knees.

"Matthew!" The twins cried.

"M-my eye!" Matthew screamed as blood seeped through his fingers.

"Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Matthew!" Mabel exclaimed as tears lined her eyes.

"It's okay, i-it's just an eye. Just…one eye," Matthew grunted.

"Right just…one eye…" Dipper gasped.

Could it…? No…

When Gravity Falls becomes earth and sky, fear the beast with just one eye.

Dipper shook his head. He was over analyzing things.

Wasn't he?

…A-X-O-L-O-T-L…

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