Dipper's POV:
Three days. It's been three days since the madness spread throughout town. Three days since Bill took Ford and destroyed the journals. I haven't seen Mabel or (Y/N) or Stan and I had no idea if they were even okay. Three days... Alone.
I stealthily hid from an eye-bat, ducking behind a fence and catching my breath. I looked at my surroundings and peered from behind a wall. I then spotted the remains of the Gravity Falls Mall.
"The mall! They've got to be in there." I spoke to myself. A creature, a head with an arm, passed by the street and I rushed towards the mall entrance, only to crash into the doors. Oh no, no, no! It can't be locked!
"Hey you!" A voice called out, startling me. It was the creature! "I wanna talk to you about getting inside my mouth. I think you'd really like to get in my mouth." Panicking, I pulled on the doors with all my might as the creature drew near, talking to me. Finally, I managed to pry open the doors an hurried inside to safety. I cautiously looked around. The mall was almost unrecognisable. The ceiling had been broken as if multiple figures have smashed through it, pillars have fallen and broken shops... It looked haunted.
"Mabel? (Y/N)?!" I called out. No response. I looked over to a table that held nachos. At least I could get something to eat... I reached for the nachos and a net suddenly hoisted me up, capturing me. "Ah! Help!!"
"Dipper?" A voice said as a familiar red-haired girl popped up from the nearby shrub.
"Wendy?!" I replied in shock. Wendy smiled, pulling out her axe and threw it to release me from the net. I immediately ran up to her and hugged her. "Wendy! I'm so glad I found you!" Finally, someone I cared about appeared. Maybe she knew where Mabel and (Y/N) were too! I was so relieved.
(a/n: for those of you who currently hate Wendy's guts, just know that Dipper is relieved to find her as he's been completely alone for three days. Wendy is now no more than an older sisterly figure to him)
"Hey, it's okay!" She smiled at me. "We have eachother now! And Toby Determined, who I mistook for a monster... We shouldn't stay out for long. Let me show you my hideout."
I followed her to her base - the remains of a punk looking store called "Edgy on Purpose". There, she kept food and had a fire going. I snagged a chocolate bar as she told her story. Once she asked about me, I told her about Mabel, feeling awfully guilty as I spoke every word.
"C'mon, let's get some fresh air." Wendy smiled and turned back at Toby. "Toby, you watch the camp." She commanded.
Toby emerged from the dressing rooms, in fishnet stockings, a hot pink shirt, and a blue mohawk. "Don't call me Toby anymore, call me Bodacious T!"
Wendy rolled her eyes. "No one will ever call you that!" She then, allowed me to follow her up the the mall's rooftop.
I sighed as we sat together. "Y'know, I used to think I could get out of anything... But this? The journals are destroyed, Ford is captured and I can't find my family or Y/N anywhere! Bill said it himself: there's no room for heroes out here. We lost."
"Look dude," Wendy put her hands on her hips. "It's not over yet. You've beaten Bill twice before, why is this time any different?"
"'Cause then I had Y/N and Mabel."
"Then you need to get them back. Look, this summer I've seen some amazing things, but nothing as amazing as you three. I don't know if it's dumb luck or whatever, but, when you three work together, there's nothing you can't accomplish."
"But how will I ever find them?" We then looked off to the distance, to see a large, pink bubble wrapped in chains. I looked to see a mark embedded in the centre of the bubble.
"The shooting star from Mabel's sweater!"
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The car flipped upside-down and rolled over, causing me to fall out. I could see the bubble! I'm so close! I began to crawl towards the bubble, grasping onto the key for dear life. Then, I looked up to see a figure in a dark cloak. The figure reached out a hand to me and put down his hood. It was Soos!
"Handyman of the apocalypse, at your service!" He tipped his torn hat.
"Soos! How'd you- Where'd you-"
"I've been helpin' out some strangers through this whole thing." He reached towards Wendy, inspecting her injuries. "Ah! Well the good news is, your arm is okay! Bad news is, we're surrounded dudes."
Circling around us, were Gideon's henchmen. "I daresay y'all gave me the jump on there for a second." He grinned. "But this ain't your Gravity Falls anymore. Out here? I win! Bill's henchbats will be here any minute to retrieve y'all. Mabel's mine now!"
I stared at the key. "Is she?"
"Well, yeah! I have her trapped, so Mabel is mine!"
I stepped forward. "Gideon, listen to me. If I've learned anything this summer, it's that you can't force someone to love you." I looked back at Wendy. "The best you can do is strive to be someone worthy of loving." At this, I thought of Y/N: her ambition, her bravery, her determination... She was someone worth loving.
"Oh I'm worthy of lovin'. These prisoners love me!" Gideon yelled back.
"But Mabel doesn't, because you're selfish. But, you can change! Bill thinks there's no heroes in this world, but if we work together and fight back, we can defeat him! You want to be Mabel's hero? Stand up to Bill, and let us save her!"
"That's crazy! You know what Bill would do to me if that happens!"
"Look inside Gideon! If all of this is for Mabel, then ask yourself what Mabel would want you to do!"
Gideon paused and turned away. "Dipper?" His voice sounded shaky. "Will you tell her what I did?"
"Of course!"
"I hope you're right about this." Gideon turned to his henchmen, demanding a new plan to stall Bill's eye-bats before driving away. We then made our way to Mabel's bubble.
"Okay guys," I spoke. "Remember that this is a prison bubble designed by Bill. Whatever we do in there, we have to be careful."
"Whatever it is, we'll do it together. For Mabel!" Soos put his hand atop mine.
"For Mabel!" Wendy exclaimed, doing the same as Soos.
"For Mabel." I repeated. I stepped towards the lock, inserting the key. The chains fell towards the ground and together, Wendy, Soos and I walked towards the prison.
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Y/N's POV:
Everything is dark and cold. I looked around my surroundings, to find nothing but the same emptiness as before. I then heard laughter; that sick, twisted and familiar laughter. Then, a voice.
"Y/N..." It spoke in a sing-song way.
"Bill?" My voice was hoarse, barely a whisper. In the distance, a figure emerged.
"Y/N, dear... I want to make a deal."
I tried to move, but I was unable to, as if I were paralyzed. The figure came closer, and placed their hands on my shoulders. I dared not look at Bill's face.
"What do you want?" I spoke coldly. I could practically feel his smirk.
"The life of a pinetree and shooting star, to be saved by the life of a lightning bolt." He quoted. "A prophecy awaits you, dear. The time will come. You will be mine."
I shivered.
"It's time to wake up, dearie." In the distance, I could hear a voice calling out my name...
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When I awoke, I found myself in front of a familiar face.
"Y/N!!" Someone pulled me into a hug.
"Pacifica?!" I was confused. "What- Where am I?"
She pulled away and looked at me. "I was on my way here, to the Mystery Shack and I found you lying on the forest ground, unconscious. So, I came and told the others and we brought you back here."
"How long was I out for?" I sat up, groggily.
"Nearly three days."
"Three days?!" I exclaimed in shock. Suddenly I remembered my dream. "Where's Dipper?! And Mabel?"
Pacifica shrugged. "I haven't seen them at all."
"I have to find them." I attempted to get up, but only fell back down again, feeling a sharp pain in my leg. I looked down to find my blood-stained bandana wrapped around my thigh.
"Looks like that stupid bandana came in handy after all. Your leg was caught underneath a fallen tree." Pacifica explained. "Luckily, the damage wasn't enough to break your leg, but it may take a while to heal."
I groaned. "Great. So what are we going to do?!" I then heard a grunt behind me. I turned to find Stan Pines with a Pitt Cola in his hand.
"Y/N." He grunted. "Nice to see you up. We could use some more help around in the Shack."
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Hey guys! Sorry if this chapter was a bit boring since it basically just re-capped the events of Weirdmageddon. Anyways, I won't be including so much detail in terms of Mabel being rescued from her prison bubble, but the final chapter will be long for sure.
Speaking of the final chapter, I will be having a Q/A in the last chapter so feel free to leave your questions within the few next chapters!
And remember...
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