That Random Book of AUs

Two Sides of the Same Coin

This is a one-shot of an AU idea I had of two AUs.

"You're doing what?" Mabel asked.

"I'm playing a game, Lone Wolf," Bill Cipher replied.

"And why does that concern me?" Mabel asked again.

"Because you are involved, of course!"

"I'm not going to be part of your stupid games," Mabel said coldly.

"Oh, I think you are! It took me too long to convince him to play this with me," Bill stopped and hummed. "Sometimes, he reminds me of you, and he says I remind him of his Crescent Moon! Or vice versa."

"My brother is going insane thanks to you, why would you—" Mabel stopped. "His Crescent Moon?"

"Didn't I tell you?" Bill asked. "There's another universe out there, somewhere not too close, but not too far."

She already knew that. She did swap bodies with her Pine Tree self, after all. Those weren't really pleasing times, especially since Pacifica Pleasure, the Crescent Moon of that universe tried to kill her for being Mabel. With that, she got the logic of the swaps from those universes, but what would this next one be like? Did she really want to know the answer?

"Lone Wolf? Are you listening?"

Mabel looked up at him. "No."

Bill sighed and spoke something, but before he could, the bulbs flickered and someone appeared behind him. Someone like him, but blue. Bill turned around and excitedly put his hands on his sides.

"Will! Back so soon, aren't we?"

"My Mabel is waiting for night time to play this game," Will said. "She's excited."

"Already?" Bill asked. "Fantastic!"

Will finally looked down at the only human in the room: Mabel; The two stared at each other for a moment before Will broke the silence.

"So this is Lone Wolf?"

"Yes, I am," Mabel replied. "Why?"

"Just surprised," Will said. "I expected you to either be one of the boys, or to wear something like blue."

Mabel discretely glanced down at her amulet, then back up. "Not exactly."

"The boys are only in your and other Bill's universe, Willy,"

Will glared at Bill. "Don't call me that."

Bill laughed. "I'm just teasing, friend, don't be so serious."

Will looked away. "Whatever," he looked at Mabel. "So, when are you ready to come?"

"I'm not going." Mabel said.

Will eyed her up and down. "Fine,"

Bill frowned towards him. "What?"

The two demons turned to each other. "I said fine," Will said. "If she doesn't want to, then we can swap someone else," he thought about it. "Maybe your Crescent Moon would cooperate, or maybe choose someone without magic to try and defy us." he put a hand under the bow like it was a chin. "How about that white haired boy. . . I always forget his name, it's Gideon, right?"

"Pine Tree?" Bill laughed again. "Sounds great!"

"Wait!"

The two demons turned to Mabel, who stood from her seat with a slightly panicked expression. "I'll swap," she said. "Just tell me where I'm going and who I'm going to be, it's all I ask."