The falls

chapter 44

Back at the Mystery Shack, the girls gathered around the table, their faces tense as they explained what they had seen. Dipper and Dr. Mathis listened carefully, exchanging glances as the girls described Bill's unusual behavior around the final interdimensional rip. Noemi, Jessica, and Lilien sat on one side, the stress of their discovery etched on their faces.

"Bill wasn't trying to open it," Jessica said, her voice tight. "He was scanning it. Like he's afraid of it."

"That's not like Bill," Dipper muttered, rubbing his chin. His usual sharp eyes were focused, already running through possibilities. "He's reckless. Why would he suddenly be cautious?"

Noemi, sitting next to Jessica, was the first to bring up the obvious. "What if it's because of the dreamscape? I mean, we know Bill can mess with people's minds, but this rip isn't just any ordinary tear between dimensions. It's over ten years old."

Dr. Mathis, who had been quietly listening, finally spoke up, his deep voice grave. "That would make it extremely unstable."

Dipper nodded, his expression darkening. "Exactly. A new rip is already dangerous, but an old one? That's a whole different ballgame. Rips age, and with time, they get harder to predict. The longer they're left open, the more chaotic they become. Bill might be able to force it open, but there's no telling what else it could connect to."

Lilien leaned forward, her eyebrows raised. "What do you mean, 'what else?' Isn't it just the Nightmare Realm?"

Dipper shook his head, folding his arms as he leaned against the wall. "No. That's the thing. The Nightmare Realm isn't the only dimension that borders ours. Heaven, Hell... who knows what other realms are out there, overlapping with our own reality. If Bill uses an unstable rip like this one, it could accidentally connect to any number of them."

Dr. Mathis chimed in, his tone heavy with concern. "And if that happens, you're not just dealing with Bill and his nightmare demons. You could be dealing with angels, actual demons, and even worse things from dimensions we've never even heard of."

Jessica paled at the thought. "So... Bill might not even know what he's messing with?"

Dipper nodded. "Exactly. He's smart enough to realize that opening a rip this old could backfire on him. It might not just connect to the Nightmare Realm—it could connect to every dimension nearby, and that includes ones like Heaven or Hell."

Noemi bit her lip, thinking back to the dreamscape. "So, the angel... she's not just some random part of the dream. She could be from one of these other dimensions, watching, waiting for a chance to intervene."

Dr. Mathis looked pensive. "It would make sense. If angels and other celestial beings are capable of entering people's dreamscapes, it suggests they have their own connection to this world. And if Bill accidentally bridges the rip with Heaven or Hell, who knows what they might do."

The room fell into a heavy silence. The implications of what they had discovered were terrifying. Bill wasn't just a threat anymore—his recklessness could pull in forces far beyond anything they had ever faced before.

Dipper sighed, running a hand through his hair. "We need to stop him before he figures out a way to control that rip. If he gets it open, he could start Weirdmageddon all over again—except this time, it won't just be chaos from the Nightmare Realm. We could be looking at a war between dimensions."

Jessica glanced at Noemi and Lilien. The weight of what they had stumbled into was hitting them hard. "So, what do we do?"

"We seal that rip," Dipper said, his voice firm. "And we do it fast."

Noemi nodded. "Agreed. We can't let Bill use it, no matter what."

Dr. Mathis nodded solemnly. "I'll gather what I can. But be careful. Bill is dangerous, and if he senses we're on to him, he could act sooner than we expect."

As the group prepared to face the new threat, the stakes had never felt higher. They weren't just fighting to stop Bill—they were fighting to protect their world from the unknown, from forces that even Bill Cipher might not fully understand.

No one was prepared for the reckless decision Lilien was about to make.