Welcome to the Deep End [An AU BillDip]

Chapter 28

Sorry this is so late! I'm in the middle of exams, which is extremely important for my future. Well, unless I want to be a serial killer. ;)

Recap: Bill assumed Dipper had been dealt with, but he managed to survive, peaking his interest. Mabel and Dipper were about to escape, when Bill and his crew found them, grabbing Dipper's arm before he unsheathed his knife.

Dippers POV

I've had it with this stuck up simpleton. I broke free of his iron grip, by twisting my arm, I could feel the burn as my skin was twisted in knots. I suppressed a yelp, and a cool sensation washed over me when I was out of his reach. The place where he gripped was beat red, but it felt much better.

Bill seemed entertained the course of action I took in order to free myself. He let out a small whistle showing his approval. I reached for the blade at my side, unsheathing it, pointing it towards the captain. He grinned, eyeing the metallic blade, not even bothering to reach for his own sword.

He was looking down on me?

The crew mates were silent, heavy aromas of liquor lingered throughout the air.

Bill smiled, "What's wrong, kid? Not gonna attack me?" he laughed, flashing his pearly whites.

"Shut up! I'm thinking!" I shouted back bluntly, looking nervously behind me, I couldn't shed blood in front of Mabel. It would really hurt her, much less hurt me. I've never killed a human, or anything before.

He raised a brow at my remark, then resumed his confident, intimidating stance.

I thought about my options, if I were to fight Bill, there were numerous scenarios. I could defeat him, and escape with Mabel, but the chances of that were unlikely. There's also a high probability I would get killed in the process, and Mabel will be taken away with no way for her to escape. Then, it came to me. We could both flee, Dipper, you idiot! Our backs are facing the open sea, all we had to do was jump!

With that, I turned on my heel, grabbing Mabel and lunging into the ocean, carrying her like a shooting star. My legs began to morph into a tail, and I carried a surprised Mabel with me. I could see Bill remain with his odd, peculiar smile, watching as we made our escape. How odd...

I looked down at Mabel, she was laughing, "Genius, Dipper!" she said, ruffling my hair, splashing me with the ocean water.

I laughed too, "In your face, Bill! Didn't expect a couple of kids to outsmart you, huh!" I shouted to no one in particular.

I looked down, the waters were lit up due to my ability to see during the night. None of our friends were out and about, they were most likely sleeping. I couldn't wait to go back to Grunkle Stan, and Great Uncle Ford.

Mabel's laughing slowly died down, as she started to shiver.

"Dipper... it's really cold, huh." she commented, her grip on me loosening a bit.

"Not really." I replied nonchalantly, looking for a good place to dive.

"Oh..." she said, with less enthusiasm.

I turned around, focusing on her. Her skin was kind of blue, and she was shivering a lot. What was going on?

"Mabel? What's the matter?" I asked, noticing her legs still haven't reverted back to their original structure.

"Nothing Dipping-sauce. Just a bit cold." she whispered, exhaling deeply.

I understood what was happening. She was suffering from hypothermia, a human illness that occurs when body heat drops significantly. I wracked my brain for a way to warm her up, realizing why Bill was smiling so coyly. He knew that we needed him.