Friend Of Shadows

Everything You Know Will Change Part I

💫Mabel's POV💫

    I watched helplessly, tears forming in my eyes, as my brother was knocked out, and teleported out of sight. As he disappeared, everyone was released from our bonds and ungaged. Ford immediately went to confront the purple demon, revealed as Tad, but was met with empty air. He had also disappeared.
    "W-...who the heck was that!" both me and Pacifica exclaimed, aiming the question toward Eve. Instead of answering, she simply stared where Dipper and 'Kriyta' just were. Her eyes were glazed over, features expressionless.
    "I'm an idiot..." she murmured under her breath. All of us looked at her puzzled.
    "I'm an idiot!" she repeated, only more aggressively. Purple mist started to slowly take form around her hands.
    "If I just listened to Alcor, none of this would have happened!" she screamed at herself, now pacing the room with her hands on her head.
    "Eve, calm down!" Ford sternly said, as if he was instructing a disobedient child. Eve stopped pacing and looked at Ford angrily. But when Ford didn't back down from her glare, her features softend.
    "Sorry," she said appologeticly, "I've just been stressed out lately. Johnny bailed from our plan, wanting to stay a demon, and now this happens. It's just a little too much for me to handle." Eve then sits down on the floor, bringing her knees to her chest.
Pacifica and I both went over and sat on either side of her, comforting Eve. I guess I can check 'comfort a demon' off my bucket list.
"Hey, it's okay," Pacifica said reassuringly.
"Yeah, what happened wasn't your fault. It was just a really bad thing," I added, trying to convince myself a little too.
I just lost my twin, my other half, for the second time in my life. It took all of my control not to start bawling in front of everyone. Although, if I did, they would understand exactly why. But I couldn't bring myself to feel down. Instead I felt something else. Uncontrollable rage.
"We're going to get Dipper back, that I know." I blurted out, determination filling my whole essence.
"Listen, Mabel," Ford started gently, "I really want to get him back from that other demon too, but I'm not even sure it's even possible." Before anyone could speak up, he then asked a question.
"And Eve, what do you mean by 'Johnny bailed from our plan'?"
it didn't really seem like the right time to ask that kind of question, but the curious guy he is, I don't think he could resist.
Eve sighed. "Alcor, Johnny, and I had a plan. We all wanted to turn back into a human. Then three days ago, Johnny and I had an argument, and he said he wanted to stay a demon." she explained.
"I'm sorry if this comes across as rude, but who cares!" Pacifica suddenly said, standing back up. All of the attention was on her now.
"Here we are, sitting around mopping about Dipper and explaining things when we should be figuring out a way to get Dipper back!" She exclaims, pounding her fist against her open hand.
    We all started at her, realizing that she was right. Here we were, sobbing over our mistakes, when Dipper could literally be dying right now! I felt ashamed of myself. Then that turned into more anger.
    "Pacifica's right, we need to find a way to get him back, whatever it takes!" I exclaim, standing up with one hand on my side and the other a fist pump in the air.
    "As I told you Mabel-" Ford started, but then I snapped at him.
    "Whatever. It. Takes." I say through gritted teeth.
    Ford, a bit suprised by my attitude, realized that he would never change my mind, and sighed.
    "Alright, I guess we have no choice anyway. He is family after all, and family always stick together, even through death." he proclaimed.
    A small smile tugged at my mouth. Ever since he learned Dipper was now a demon, he never said that he totally accepted him. Now I saw that he had accepted him long ago, but was only weary of his inexperience as a demon.
    "I know a way." Eve said beside me, in barely a whisper voice. I looked down at her, and so did Pacifica. Ford merely looked confused, as he couldn't hear her.
    "What?" Pacifica asked.
    That's when her mood seemed to lift, and her eyes brightened and she stood up, full of confidence.
    "I know a way we can get Alcor back!" she then proclaimed excitedly. Then it slightly quavered.
    "Only, it will be extremely dangerous, and there is no certainty that it will work." Eve then glanced at us, looking for a response.
    "Sounds like every other plan we've ever tried." Ford then said, shrugging his shoulders. We all smiled slightly at that, as we all knew that it was true.
    Then Eve stuck her right arm straight out in front of her.
    "For Al-" she hesitated, then spoke again, "for Dipper." Eve then looked at all of us, waiting for our response. I then stepped forward, putting my hand ontop of hers.
    "For the best brother anyone could have," I proclaimed. Then Pacifica joined the semi-circle.
    "For one of the best friends in the whole world," she said closing her eyes, tears brimming on her eyelashes.
    Then we all looked at Ford expectantly, and sure enough, he put his hand in too.
    "For family." we took a moment to let the moment sink in, then broke our small huddle. 
    "So," I started, looking to Eve, "what's the plan?"
    All she did was look at me with a determined smile.
    "We go find some friends..."

    🌔Alcors POV🌖

"Have a nice nightmare, sweetie?" Kriytas voice echoed through the small, square, concrete room. I growled at her, literally, and she just laughed in her sweet voice that didn't match her personality at all.
"Aw, is someone grumpy?" she asked me, tilting her head to the side and giving a pouty face. I glared at her, refusing to talk to such a vile creature.
Her four red eyes narrowed, and the runes on her face glowed.
"Oh, I see how it is, your giving me the silent treatment." Then a small pain began to creep up my neck. I didn't think much of it, as I thought it was from sleeping on the hard floor. Then, as it grew more intense, I knew something else was afoot. I winced, and grabbed my neck from the ever increasing pain. I peeked my eyes open, and I saw Kriyta staring at me, a wicked smile on her face.
"What, you don't like that? I seem to remember you finding pain hilarious." She spat out the last word, and all at once the pain stopped.
"I never found pain hilarious, Bill did." I finally said, not finding the will power to let myself be compared to that monster.
"You are Bill. I don't care if you look different, your still the same cruel demon."
It would have been wise to let this comment slide, but I just couldn't. I tried as hard as I could to keep my sanity through these years, and to keep the Bill part of me contained. I just couldn't stand it when someone thought the same of me as they did of him.
"Why can't you just accept that he's gone! He's never going to come back!" I snapped at her. That's when more pain, worse than the previous surge, went to my head. I hissed, and put my hands on either side of my head.
"No he's not! You absorbed him and that means he still lives! And I won't let myself be manipulated by him ever again!" screamed angrily.
My vision became blurry as the pain increased.
"All those years, locked in that stupid box, all because of him! I made a vow that as soon as I was free, he would die the most painful death! And now, that time has finally come!"
The pain slowly ebbed away, and my vision and thoughts started to clear. I could hear a small ringing sound in my ears, and felt the warm trickle of my golden blood flow down my cheek.
I heard her take a deep breath through the ringing.
"But not right this second, I first have to extract your powers. Then I will kill you, very slowly, and very painfully." she dragged the sentence in for more emphasis, which she really didn't need to.
    "Is that really all you want," I whispered, but just loud enough for her to hear. "Revenge?" This word seemed to get her attention.
    "Yes, and I want Bills power. As much as I hate to admit, he was a formidable demon."
    I sighed. "I hope you know that revenge won't make you feel better, believe me, I know from personal experience." I then looked at her, and I saw that she pulled her cloaks hood up to hide her face. "I found you, alone, and I tried to comfort you. But all you cared about was getting your revenge. If you just trusted that I wasn't Bill, we couldn't have been friends. We could've helped each other," I paused, making sure to state my words carefully, "I could even help you turn back into what you once were."
    That's when she had enough. Her eyes glowed blood red through the shadow castes over her face, and it felt like flaming hot embers were being pressed into my skin.
    "I don't need your charity. I don't need your pity," she stated, her voice lowering a couple octaves. I screamed out from the pain in my skin. "I don't need anyone! And once your gone, I'll kill Tad as well, absorbing his power. Then I'll be the most powerful Queen of Hell that has ever lived!"
    With this, I heard her teleport away, and I was left in the cold, dark cell with only my thoughts and the overwhelming pain to keep me company.

IVE FINALLY UPDATED YAY. I know, it's been more than a month now since I've last updated, and I'm not going to give any excuses as to why. But we are getting REALLY close to the end. There will be two to three more chapters, then this trilogy comes to an end! ~BluePinetree