Breaking the Chain

Chapter 9: Realization

"...And after that, we haven't really heard much from him." Dipper finished, after explaining the entire history of his interactions with Bill Cipher.

Ford was a bit stunned, to say the least. At a loss for words. He needed a minute to just let all of the information sink in.

"Thank you for telling me this, Dipper. I don't blame you, you didn't know what kind of being you were dealing with." Ford stated.

"Oh, man, thank you, I was SO afraid to tell you that! I thought you were gonna tear me apart, or something!" Dipper said, relieved.

"But now that Bill is in control of Pacifica's body, and it seems he has access to some kind of powers through that staff you described, we'll need some help from the other side." Ford explained.

"Wait, you don't mean..." Dipper started.

"Yes, Dipper. We're going to perform a Seance to contact the spirit of Pacifica Northwest." Ford exclaimed.

"How's talking with her spirit gonna help?" Dipper asked.

"You'll see, just follow my lead. Come on, I have a Seance Kit back at the Shack." Ford said.

That night, Mabel, Dipper and Ford sat around the Kitchen Table with candles illuminating the area.

"So... how is this going to help?" Dipper asked.

"Pacifica's spirit still lingers in this plane," Ford explained, pouring salt in the form of a pentagram around the table, "So we're going to contact her, and we'll then be able to tether her spirit to an object that is easy to control, like a..."

"Like a Puppet?" Mabel offered.

"Yes, exactly! Do you have any of those Sock Puppets you told me about?" Ford asked.

"No, we had to blow them up to keep Bill Cipher away, but I think one of them survived, right Mabel?" Dipper stated.

"Oh, no! I'm not going to let Pacifica control Puppet Mabel!" Mabel refused angrily.

"We don't really have any other options, Mabel. We don't exactly have the time to make another one." Dipper said.

"Oh... fine." Mabel grumbled, pulling out her Mabel Puppet and placing it in the middle of the pentagram.

"And now, the Seance can begin!" Ford announced.

The three held hands, and closed their eyes shut. Ford began speaking in an unknown language, before speaking actual english.

"Spirit of Pacifica Northwest, if you can hear our plea, come to us and control this vessel!"

Yet nothing happened.

Ford repeated, "Spirit of Pacifica Northwest, if you can hear our plea, come to us and control this vessel!"

The room began to shake slightly. Dipper and Mabel could feel the vibrations of the floorboards creaking.

A blue flame began to spark around the Pentagram, but no fire appeared yet. The two were worried, but trusted Ford.

"Spirit of Pacifica Northwest... If you can hear our plea... Come to us and control this vessel!" Ford repeated once more, this time more forcefully.

The room began shaking much more violently now, the doors to the Fridge and Cupboards were opening and shutting, the floorboards began the creak as if they could collapse any minute, and the pentagram began to burn a vibrant blue.

The Pines Twins closed their eyes, when a blast of blue energy shot everyone backwards, and knocked them all out cold.

Many people say dreams are gateways into the subconscious. It's the part of our brain we cannot access, yet is open to us through our dreams. It's for this reasons most dreams don't make sense, yet we accept the reality of unrealism and fact, and rarely question its logic, or lack thereof.