The Siren's Song

Chapter Eight

Bill was weaving in and out of the ships ruins at impossible speeds. Dipper struggled to catch up. "I'm not as fast as you!" He yelled at the siren in front of him. Bill didn't turn but slowed all the same. Finally Dipper was swimming side by side with him. "How long have you been out of the water?"

"Um, two million years give or take a century. I honestly never kept track." Bill replied casually. Dipper stopped for a second but started again.

"Two million?" He squeaked.

"Pacifica's even older. I think she's around five million." Bill looked at the younger boy with a smirk. "I left the water after Will was gone." His eyes dimmed. He shook his head and sped up. "Let's go save your sister."

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"We have to help the captain!" Wendy shouted as she fought her way onto the deck. The cabin around her fell silent. "What are you keeping from me?"

"Aye lass. It'd be worthless. The Capt'n went overboard when the first wave hit. Capt'n and siren both." An older man said taking off his hat. Wendy gasped before shoving through the crowed pirates and out onto the calm deck. Puddles where everywhere and Bill's jacket was laying in one of them with Pacifica standing on top of it.

"Ah. You must be Wendy." She purred walking forward. Her snakes snapped at the red head. "One of the only surviving three from, what was your father's ship again? Oh yeah, the lumberjack. Pathetic. Just like the damn siren that saved you."

"Siren? Captain Bill saved me." Wendy eyed the snakes warily.

"Poor, pathetic, uneducated child. Don't you know that no pirate, no matter how skilled, can take down a whole ship on his own?" Pacifica traced one long fingernail across Wendy's jaw.

Wendy pushed her away with a disgusted look adorning her face. "Who are you to talk shit about my captain? I don't care what he is, he saved my life and probably the lives of the other people on this ship. So I don't care if he's a siren or a fucking unicorn."

"Hmm, such a stubborn child, amazing that you can speak like that to a sea witch with such confidence. No matter. You'll all be dead by the time I'm d-"

"First you take my brother's eye and attempt to kill me, then you take Dipper's sister, and now you want to kill my brother's crew? Never have I seen such a greedy woman, sea witch or otherwise." Pacifica was cut off by a voice to her left. She whipped her head around to look the at siren floating a little off to her left. Her eyes met his blue ones.

"HOW!" She screeched. "YOU WERE DEAD! I HAVE YOUR BODY TO PROVE IT!"

"But Bill had my soul. And he returned to the ocean, which set me free to return. Yes Pacifica, I've returned, and I've returned for vengeance." Will Cipher floated a little closer to Pacifica in his water bubble.

"What? That's, that's impossible! You sold me-" Pacifica sputtered. Will laughed, a weird kind of fury burning in his eyes.

"I may not have been as cunning or quick witted as Bill, yes I was gullible, but I wasn't stupid. You really think I would've sold you my soul if I didn't know Bill would get it back." Will uncharacteristically smirked. Pacifica was a bit unnerved. She knew Will his whole life and never had she seen him smirk.

"You, you aren't Will." She stated backing up. Will chuckled.

"What makes you say that, Pacifica?" He said her name with malice. "I'm Will alright. But I've gone through death. I'm not afraid of you any more." His eyes burned with blue flames. Other figures joined him. Other victims of Pacifica's greed. Including Wendy's parents and crew.

"Oh Pacifica, Will has told us that you tried to take his brother's eye. Didn't your parents tell you not to take other people's things?" Wendy's mother mocked.

"Apparently not because the rest of the Northwests are right here." Wendy's father sneered as Pacifica's parents stepped forward. More victims of her greed.

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Bill came to such a sudden stop that if he hadn't grabbed Dipper's arm the significantly younger siren would've rammed face first into the side of a sunken ship.

"Thanks." Dipper murmured when Bill left go.

"Sh. This way." Bill pressed a finger to the other's lips and swam at a notably slower speed, still as graceful as when they were speeding through the open ocean. Dipper followed close behind. Not five seconds later he ran into a stopped Bill. "Don't move. I got this." Within the space of two heartbeats he was gone and Dipper shrunk into a corner.

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Bill listened intently for anything that would mean Mabel was nearby. He heard nothing but a small male voice. "Why who are you?"

He spun. Behind him Gideon was smiling evilly. "Where's Mabel?" Bill demanded. The white haired siren didn't answer. "Answer me!" The water around him shifted, reacting to his anger and irritation.

"Fuck you, you're too late~." Gideon sang. Bill's eyes became as big as saucers.

"No." He whispered and took off at the speed of sound. He made at least nine laps around the shipwreck before realizing that Pacifica would've put Mabel where she had Will. He swam full tilt towards a hidden cove under the ship.

When he got there, he was greeted by a limp, chained up Mabel. He unchained her with  practiced ease. Sinking to the ground, he held her in his lap and started to sing.

Lost in your mind

I wanna know

Am I losing my mind?

Never let me go

If this night is not forever

At least we are together

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

Anywhere, whenever

Apart, but still together

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

Unconscious mind

I'm wide awake

Wanna feel one last time

Take my pain away

If this night is not forever

At least we are together

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

Anywhere, whenever

Apart, but still together

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I'm not alone, I'm not alone, I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone

I'm not alone, I'm not alone, I'm not alone

I know I'm not alone