The Hole In The Ground

Chapter 14, Bill

It's around midnight, dippers asleep, and I'm just laying her yelling at myself. We need to go back to that hole. We? You, and no you don't. I sit up. Go to that hole. I start to crawl towards the tent door. NO! I sit back. The door opens, and I get out. I want to get back into the tent, but I wander out into the woods instead. The cave entrance looms ahead of us... Me.. Well look who's finally coming to his senses. You just admitted that I exist. You cant have beauty without a beast. Now let me take control, I'll spare dipper, as long as I get what we both want. I shake my head. It's not going to happen. I won't let him near dipper. I'm you smart one. I've been around dipper this entire time. I shiver, realizing that what he's saying is true. I can't go back to the tent, not ever again. I just now realized that I'm standing above the portal. The patch is in my hand. My vision sharpens, the colors of the cave sharp as knives. I look down into the hole, colors only demons can see swirling as the portal activates in my presence. A dark, smokey black hand rises from the hole. What did I do? A smokey body rises from the abyss. Finally, some back up to destroy this world. NO! I scramble back. I blast it in the face and send it back to where it came from. Someone clears their throat behind me.
"I have this under control. Get out of here." I put my arms out in defense, not taking my eyes off of the hole. Eyes...... My eye is still uncovered. The patch is by the hole where I dropped it. Lightning flies out of the hole. The creature comes back out of hole, screaming. A spear materializes in its massive claws, and it throws it towards me. I duck, then blast it in the face. It screams in rage. I will the hole to shut, then turn around. Dipper is standing there, the spear in his gut. He looks up terrified, then falls to his knees. I rush forward, catching him before he hits the ground.
"Kid you should have ran." I say. He smiles.
"You were in trouble. I wouldn't leave you alone." His eyes flutter.
"Nononononono stay with me pinetree" I pull the spear out, and he winces. I put my hand over the wound.
"What- are you doing" he asks. I don't reply. I'm to busy concentrating. His eyes close.
"Nononononono I need you to open your eyes kid." He doesn't reply. The wound in his stomach closes. I put my hand on his chest. thump... thump... A sigh of relief escapes me. Dipper is shivering, so I take my coat off and wrap it around him, then pick him up, and head back to the tents.