Cast Away

Chapter 3

(Dipper pov)

I groan in pain as I slowly peel my eyes open. My eyes glance around realizing that I seem to be on the brig of a ship. I painfully sit up realizing that there is this metal collar around my neck, a chain connecting it to the wall. I check to make sure the wig is still on and it is. The only thing missing are my shoes. Where the hell did they take my shoes? I wipe the backs of my hands across my face to get off any makeup that may still be on my face, no matter how little it is.

Hearing footsteps coming close I scoot myself back into the corner as Bill comes into view, opening the cell door and makes his way over to me. He puts his pointer finger under my chin lifting it up so I have to look up at him.

"Morning, my little Shooting Star."

"Where am I? What do you want from me?"

"You are a gracious guest on my ship."

"Guest? You fucking kidnapped me!"

"That's besides the point. I came to see if you would like to join me topside. If not then I will let you stay down here by yourself." He starts to leave.

"W-Wait!" He pauses and glances back at me. I need to get out of here. "I'll come.....just don't leave me down here please."

He smirks slightly as makes his way back over to me taking a ring of keys out of his pocket. "That's what I thought you would say. Just behave up there or else I'll have to keep you locked up down here."

He unlocks the collar from around my neck and holds his hand out to me. Gulping nervously I grab his hand as he pulls me up to my feet before he offers his arm to me. I reluctantly take it as he leads me out of there.

I wince at the sudden sunlight as we get onto the deck. I let go of his arm rubbing my eyes. Once they're used to the sunlight I glance around seeing no land in sight. Just ocean as far as the eye can see. Bill walks slightly ahead of me with his arms behind his back.

"Why did you take me?"

"Simple. You're a Pines, I have in interest in your family. Besides you interest me deeply. You know of a Stanford Pines?"

"N...No. Haven't heard of him." From the corner of my eye I see a lifeboat. If I can just get to that then I can be on my way home and back to my family.

"Huh, interesting."

I take my chance and holding up skirt of the dress so I won't trip on it I make a run for the boat, barely dodging the other pirates that make a grab for me. I feel a hand grab at the wig on my head and pull it off my head hard, the force making me fall hard onto the deck hard, crying out in pain as my face collides with the hard wood. I painfully push myself into a sitting position putting a hand over my nose feeling blood pouring down my face. I look up at Bill, him holding the wig in his hand and looking at me in complete shock mixed with slight amusement.

Glancing behind me I see other pirates blocking my way to the boat. I feel tears from frustration and fear stinging my eyes as Bill crouches down so he's eye level with me.

"Well well well.....aren't you just full of surprises....."

"Go to hell." I angrily mutter. He gets up and grabs my arm hard pulling me up. I struggle trying to pull away from his iron tight grip as he pulls me to his office. "Get the hell off of me!"

He throws me into his office and I barely stop from falling onto the floor by catching myself on his desk as he comes in shutting the door behind him. I wipe the blood onto the back of my hand as I turn to look at him.

"Now, I am going to assume that Mabel isn't your real name. Care to tell me what it really is?"

"No."

"I might be willing to give you some clothes if you do. Of course, that is unless you would rather just wear that lovely dress during your stay here. It surprisingly suits you actually."

I clench my fists angrily as I glare at him. ".....Dipper."

"Pines?"

"Yes."

"And Mabel is your sister, I take it guessing that is why you were pretending to be a girl."

"I told you my name, just give me some damn pants already."

"Fine fine. So fiesty." He goes to a trunk opening it up and tosses me some pants and a shirt. I pull the dress off of me and pull the pants on. I catch him looking at the bracelet around my wrist as I pull the shirt on. "So, Stanford Pines is related to you, is he not? I already know you lied when I asked you earlier."

"Yes...."

"How is he related to you?"

"He is my great uncle."

"Is Stanley still alive as well?"

"Yes...how do you know my family?"

"That is none of your concern. If he knew that you were taken by me, would he come looking for you?"

"I'm not telling you anything else about me or my family."

He walks up to me keeping me pinned against his desk with his knife right at my neck as he leans down to my ear. "Trust me, it will be better for you if you just cooperate so I don't have to cut off pieces from that pretty face of yours."

"......p-promise you won't hurt my sister....."

"I promise, and I am a man of my word."

"Yes he would most likely come for me and I can almost guarentee that my sister would insist on coming to try and find me as well."

"Good boy." He takes the knife away from my neck as he pats me on the cheek before he sits at his desk with his feet on it. "You have two options right now. You can either stay below deck in the brigs and rot there until I find a use for you. Or, you could work aboard my ship as a cabin boy."

"What makes you think I wouldn't try to escape if I worked on your boat?"

Before I can blink I feel something whiz right by my face, a slight pain on my cheek and I feel blood dripping down my face. I turn and see his knife in the wall, the handle still vibrating. I turn to him in disbelief as he just looks back at me with that fucking smirk.

"You can try but I promise that you won't get too far. You wouldn't even know where to go on the slim chance you even got to the boats. So, what's it going to be?"

"I'll....I'll work...."

"Great!" He puts his feet back on the floor as he sits up in his seat. "But fair warning, Pinetree, you are my property now. So I expect you to prove as useful entertainment. The minute you fail that, I will simply dispose of you like the trash your family is. Hell, maybe we'll just take your sister instead after dealing with Sixer."

"You promised you wouldn't hurt her."

"I would never hurt a woman, but my pirates might be a bit too rough with her."

I glare at him but jump back as the door gets slammed open and a man with purple hair and purple clothes stands there with an eye patch over his left eye.

"Bill, you fucking idiot!"

"Tad, how pleasant it is for you to grace us with your delightful presence. Have you met Pinetree here? He caused quite the scene when he first arrived."

"I heard. Also heard he's a Pines. What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking that I am bored. Anyway, he's going to be our new cabin boy. Oh, Pinetree, this is Tad. He is my first mate. "

"Who exactly do you think is going to train him, Bill?"

"Why that duty falls on you, dear cuz." He gets up walking past me and stops by Tad patting him on the shoulder. "Find him some boots as well. Have fun you too."

He leaves the room and there's a beat of silence before Tad looks at me with slight annoyance. "Come on, let's go find you some boots before putting you to work."