He has returned (Gravity Falls fanfiction)

chapter twenty-three

Dipper was the first one to notice that Mabel was gone. Ford was the first one to notice that Bill was gone. Both looking for the other they bumped into each other in the living room. Dipper hadn't looked for Mabel before because he had been too busy in the shack (he had talked to Wendy, so Dipper had been glad that Bill was out with Mabel). Ford hadn't looked before because he had accidentally fallen asleep.

„Have you seen Mabel?", Dipper asked.

„No. Have you seen Bill?", Ford asked.

They both stared at each other and then at the same time said: „Oh no!" and the two simultaneously started running outside to the front of the shack, where Bill and Mabel were last seen. There were no visitors anymore and Wendy had already driven off.

„MABEEEEEL!", Dipper screamed. Ford and Dipper went off into different directions, going around the house, screaming Mabels name. She didnt answer. Ford was imagining the worse. How could he have let his niece alone with Bill Cipher. This was his fault. He should have never let the demon into his house. Anger streamed through his body, his blood boiling. He would find the demon and kill him with his bare hands, torture him, do whatever he had done to Mabel.

The two met again in the garden. As far as Ford could tell, Dipper was also angry.

„The woods.", Ford said and Dipper understood. Horrible imaginations crept into his mind and he wanted to run straight into the forest. Ford held the boy by the back of the collar.

„Not so fast. It will soon get dark and we wont find our way back without equipment or at least a flashlight. We should also tell Stan, otherwise he will go look for us too and we will just all get lost.", Ford said. Dipper nodded.

„You will tell Stan what's going on. If he wants to come along, tell him to make it quick. Soos and Melody should stay here though.". In reply Dipper just ran inside, looking for Stan. When he found him, he explained the situation to him. Surprisingly Stan was dressed in a minute and slung a fully prepared backpack over his shoulder.

„Why do you have that?", Dipper asked.

„Kid, do you really think my brother and I would let a demon live in this house without being prepared for every moment?", Stan replied. Together they went back into the garden where Ford was already waiting, wearing a similar rucksack on his back and a gun in each hand. He gave one to Dipper and just nodded to Stan who took out one of his own. They were ready.

„Soooo where do we go?", Dipper asked. If it wouldn't be this life or death situation, Dipper would have been really excited to have another adventure with his Grunkles. He just wished Mabel was there too and it wasn't about Bill Cipher. His muscles were tense and his senses sharp but still, he had no idea where to start.

„When I went around the house there was a trampled path into the woods and the mud showed Mabels shoeprints (she always wore ballerina shoes and they dont have a lot of profile and have an iconic shape so Ford was able to recognize that easily.). They went to the spot, looked at each other and went onto the forest. Sunset had already started.

Bill had dozed off slightly. He hadn't thought that possible but the stars had relaxed him. He had come back to consciousness when he heard the whispers. Barely audible but sharp. At first he thought he had just imagined them but after some minutes he was sure he was fully awake now and they weren't just a part of his imagination. Bill couldn't make them out before but the voices grew louder and louder.

„Follow me!", „I have something to show you!", „trust me!".

Bill got up and looked around but he couldn't see anyone. Something was definitely off. The voices got even louder, still just a whispered tone but it began to hurt his ears, soon his brain too. Mabel and Void hadn't woken up and Bill wasn't sure if they could even hear it. Shootingstar looked so peaceful sleeping there. The demon put Void to the side and it just continued sleeping. Then he got up, the voices had become a full on headache and he wanted them to stop.