Mabel in Wonderland

Mabel in Wonderland (Prologue)

    This was it. Weirdmageddon had officially begun. The end of the world as everyone knew it was here, and all hope was gone for the townspeople of Gravity Falls, Oregon. They didn't know how this mess started or why, and they didn't know what to do besides run, hide, and pray for a miracle. Yet, somehow, they all knew that wouldn't be enough.

Just how Bill Cipher wanted it.

   The triangular demon of dreams had finally done it. He had gotten a physical form after centuries of deals and deceit, and this world was now crazy enough for his liking. All according to plan~, he mused to himself.

"Um... Bill?"

    A female's voice called, breaking him from his thoughts. "Hey, hey, hey, Pyronica! How's the bringing of chaos and destruction coming along?" Bill asked, his signature charismatic attitude bringing a wide, sharp-toothed grin to the she-demon's face. "A-okay, Cipher! This is one heck-of-a dimension... at least, it will be in a while!" she snickered. "It sure will be! You guys are doing great out there! I'm loving those bubbles of madness!" Bill cackled loudly, Pyronica joining in. Suddenly, her smile widened, as if she had gotten an idea. "Hahaha! Say, Bill! Speaking of bubbles, what about that Pines girl, huh? What was her name? Maybelline? Marbles? Ah, whatever. That's not the point.  What's going on in that bubble you've got her locked up in?" she inquired, her eyes flashing with a mixture of malice and excitement. "What? Oh, you mean old Shooting Star?" Bill questioned, the change of subject surprising him. Pyronica nodded her head vigorously. It was obvious she was expecting some kind of torture to be going on inside the girl's prison. 

       Bill was quiet for a moment. "Well, I was gonna keep it as a surprise, but I guess I can tell you! Promise you won't tell anyone?" he asked playfully, holding out his hand that was now engulfed in blue flames. Pyronica glanced at his hand for a moment, but then said, "Oh, come on, Bill. You know I don't make promises!" she giggled cheekily. "Ha! That's my favorite she-devil!" Bill chuckled, making Pyronica blush. "Anyway, I hate to break it to ya', P, but whatever you're expecting to happen in there is probably not the case. You see, without Shooting Star, this whole thing wouldn't have been possible!" he explained, pausing for moment. "Then again, without either of the Pines twins, even though Star's the one who gave me the rift in the first place!". "Hehe, anyway, that's not the point. The point is, I made Shooting Star a deal when she gave me the rift. She asked for a way for summer to last forever, and so I gave it to her~!" Bill continued, his laughter only being met with eerie silence this time. "Come to think of it, I should probably see how she's doing in there! I mean, I can't have her missing out on ALL of the fun, now can I?"

"N-no, sir. That wouldn't be right." Pyronica replied nervously, chuckling along with him. In that moment, the pink monster almost felt sorry for the poor human girl. Whatever Bill had planned, it certainly wouldn't be fun for her. Those thoughts were quickly dashed, as she realized her old buddy was speaking to her. "Now, get out there and have some fun! I didn't bust us out of the Nightmare Dimension just so we could sit around and talk! I'll see you guys later!" Bill ordered, and Pyronica gave a little salute. "You're the boss, Bill! See ya~!" she called as she floated out of the fortress, laughing all the way out.

  Bill's single eye followed her all the way out, but he wasn't thinking about his old prison dimension-pal for very long. What horrible things did he have waiting for Mabel Pines? Even he wasn't sure. He had gotten so distracted with this little "game" he was playing with this town, that he had completely forgotten about the girl. Oh, well. He'd figure something out. He always did, and now that the nuisance of a family "the Pines" were out of the way.... well, he could do anything he wanted!

And at that exact moment, the dream demon got a very interesting idea.

He knew exactly how he'd play this out.

He held the dice, and the outcome would always be in his favor.

But he'd have to hurry!

He couldn't be late for this... very important date...