Cast Away

Chapter 13

(Dipper pov)

I sit at Bill's bedside, picking at my nails trying not to go batshit crazy with worry when I hear him groan. I look at him as his eyes slowly flutter open. "Pinetree...."

Relief fills my heart as I leap onto him hugging him as tight as possible. "Don't you ever do anything like that ever again or I swear I'll jump overboard again."

He chuckles lightly as he hugs me back. "Noted." He sits up grimacing in pain as I let go of him. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Bill, but what the hell was all of that?"

"I couldn't just let your family take you away from me, I can't lose you. But I also couldn't have us engaged in combat without you either being hurt physically or emotionally. So I did the only thing I could think of, I used all of my magic to move their ship as far as I possibly couldn't. I know that I scared you and I am deeply sorry about that but I couldn't think of anyone else to do."

"It's okay, I get it I really do. I just wish that you had given me some sort of heads up first. I thought you were dying or something."

"You can't get rid of me that easily, Pinetree." He smirks slightly as he gently kisses me on the cheek. "Anything exciting happen while I was out?"

"Not besides checking the damages on the ship."

"What about your sister? They do anything with her yet?"

"Tad and the others were waiting for you to wake up before deciding what to do with them."

"Then let's not keep them waiting." He swings his legs off the bed but I put a hand on his shoulder to keep him on the bed.

"Are you serious? But you need rest, Bill."

"I'll be fine, Pinetree. If it makes you feel better, I promise to take it easy until I have my full energy back. That sound fair?"

"Sure, that seems fair enough."

"And later tonight, we can have a party to offically welcome you to the crew."

"Another party?"

"Trust me, this one will be far better than the last one." He rises off the bed pulling his coat and hat on befeore offering me his hand. I take it as he pulls me off the bed and pecks me on the lips softly before we go to the main deck.

He keeps me by his side as he whistles loudly getting everyone's attention. I glance to my right and see two pirates are holding a man I've never seen before wearing naval a guard uniform, most likely one of Ford's men that boarded the ship with him and Mabel, and Tad holding onto Mabel keeping a knife to her throat.

"Now, before we get down to business, I would like to announce that later tonight in the galley there will be a party to officially welcome Pinetree as part of the crew." The crew cheers until Bill silences them by simply raising his hand up. "Now, back to business. We seem to have two of the naval guard snakes with us." Bill turns to look at me. "What would you like done with the first one, Pinetree?"

"You're asking me?"

"Of course. Now, any suggestions?"

"Um.....I kinda always wanted to see someone walk the plank."

"Then the plank it is!" They all cheer as they out the plank and shove the naval guard forward onto it. Bill steps forward, sword out and pointed at the man. "It's the sword or the water, youn man, I advise that you take your pick."

He doesn't hesitate to jump in the water. Bill puts his sword back in his scabbord as he makes his way back over to me. "Is he going to be alright?"

"Yeah, there is a thing of land not too far out where he should be fine until another trading ship comes along. He should be fine." He turns to look at Mabel, glancing at me before setting his attention on Tad. "Let her go."

"Are you sure, Captain?" Tad asks hesitantly.

"She has no weapons, her own brother is part of my crew and she's outnumbered. She's no threat anymore." Tad takes the knife away from her neck at backs away as she glares at him before looking between me and Bill again. "Ms. Pines, you will be a guest on this ship. But if you do anything against my crew then I will not hesitate to throw you back in the brig."

He turns to me, gently lifting my chin up and giving me a small kiss on the cheek.

"I'll let you have a moment alone with her if you would like."

"Thank you, Bill."

"Anything for you, Pinetree." He turns back to the rest of the crew. "Back to work you lazy assholes!"

They all scurry back to work as Mabel stares at me with a small glare, her arms crossed over her chest.

".....I guess I have a lot of explaining to do...."

"Yeah, no shit."

"Can we go somewhere private for this conversation first?"

"Lead the way then."

I lead her to an empty room in the hull of the ship. I lock the door to make sure that we're not disturbed as I turn to face her. "So.....Where would you like me to start?"

"At the beginning obviously."

"It would be at Pacifica's party then. Which, you still owe me for making me dress up and pretend to be you, by the way."

"Not the time or place, Dipper."

"Right.....anyway, the party was going fine until Bill and his crew came in saying Preston owed them a favor."

"Pacifica told me about how those dirty pirates took you when you protected her."

"So I woke up here and they all thought I was you because of the wig and dress and everything. I took the first chance to escape that I could but Bill grabbed for the wig and ended up pulling it right off so the jig was up. So he pretty much said I could either rot in his brig or I could work on the ship. You can guess which I took."

"You seem awfully close with him."

"Because I got to know him. He isn't that bad."

"He is a pirate! They steal and kill without mercy!"

"Bill and his crew only do what they have to in order to protect themselves! You wouldn't understand!"

"He killed our parents!"

It feels like my entire world just stops, tears instantly stinging my eyes. "....W-What...."

"Stan told me. Tad shot and killed our parents because Bill promised to kill any member of our family out of spite with Ford."

"That's a lie....our parents died in an accident...."

"They only told us that so we wouldn't try and get revenge for our parents."

"Bill saved my life."

"Dipper, whatever he told is nothing but a filthy lie-"

"I almost drowned for fucksakes, Mabel!"

"What?"

"A few days after being on this ship, there was a bad storm. I got swept overboard by a wave. I tried to swim but I didn't know which way was up or down and....I thought that everything would be easier for everyone if I just stopped fighting....so I gave up. All I felt was cold and darkness. No heaven, no hell, just nothing....then I was sore and alive and so cold, puking the water out of my lungs. I was sore and weak and barely able to hold my head up, but I was alive. Bill saved my life when I had given up."

"Dipper...." She reaches out for me but I take a step back.

"I have work to do.....I'll see you later."

I walk out of the room and down to a different hall, leaning against the wall. I slide to the ground as I put my face in my hands and finally let my tears for the loss of my parents fall freely.