Little Dipper

Revelation

"So, what DID you see?" Mabel asked as they walked down the stone pathway.

"It was weird, like a mad scientist's experiment. A whole bunch of bears all meshed together and listening to pop music." Wendy shrugged.

"Oh, that was Multibear! He's really nice!" Dipper beamed.

"Multibear? You know him?" Wendy asked.

"Yeah! He saved me from the fairies!" Dipper said, ignoring Gideon's subtle hints to stop talking.

"Fairies?!" Wendy turned to him. "No. Way. What else?"

"Well, there's the Manotaurs, and--"

"Guys, shh." Bill held up a hand and then sent a telepathic message to them all. 'I hear talking down this way. Looks like there's a fork coming up, too. Should we split up?'

'No, let's wait on that. We might need all the manpower we have to deal with the cultists.' Gideon replied.

Bill nodded and led them down the path they heard talking. They peeked around the corner and saw a couple robed guys sitting and drinking coffee.

"Do you think it's safe to go back yet?" One of them asked.

"I haven't heard anything yet." The other replied. "Sure was good of him to warn us."

"How did they find this place, though?" The first one asked. "You don't think Gi--"

"No, he would never." The first one cut him off sharply. "He's a good kid."

"But, how else would they know? They'd have to have a guide." The first one argued.

"Well--"

They stopped short, as if hearing something, and set down their coffees before escaping the room through another door.

"A warning? They were warned about us?" Bill glanced at Gideon. "Gideon? It almost sounded like he was about to say your name just now."

Gideon pursed his lips and glanced to the side. "...I'm sorry. I can't let you investigate this further. If you learn anymore, you'll have to unsee it. I don't want them to do that to you."

"You mean forget?" Bill crossed his arms over his chest.

"They call it 'unsee'. This cult was started thirty years ago by a scientist from out of town. He created an invention that could erase memories – that's what was in the box. But, that's all I can let you know. Please, it's for the good of the town."

"The good of the town?!" Wendy lunged forward and grabbed Gideon by the front of his shirt, lifting him up. "It's for the good of the town to have our minds messed with by you and your cult?!"

"It's better than having endless nightmares after encountering the Gremoblin! One look in its eyes and you'll never wake up from the nightmares! We have to zap them for them to wake up again!" Gideon argued.

"So, you ARE part of this group." Bill raised his eyebrow.

"Not officially. I assist it because I understand the need for it. I made Rico forget about you, Stanford! AND your brother Stanley!" Gideon snapped.

Stan jolted. "You...what?!"

"He attacked you because he had connections with your brother! If I didn't make him forget about you both, he'd come after you again! Same with those government agents and that girl from the other day! Yes, I admit it, I called them to get her! It wasn't random! She was going to tell people about being put in the case, and she would never leave you alone unless I did something!" Gideon squirmed in the air. "Wendy, do NOT make me force you to release me."