Gravitytale

Chapter 14 - Entry 32

November 12th

"Hey, Dipper."

Dipper and Ford were having breakfast together in the shack, Mabel and Stan were watching the repeat of last night's Ducktective Season 2 episode.

"Yeah Uncle Ford?"

"Can I see that book, Frisk's book, later on? I'd like to check through it myself to see if anything hidden is there, like my own journals."

Dipper nodded at Ford, but said "I've checked with my Blacklight and I can't find anything, so there might be something else. But sure."

A few hours passed, Ford got Frisk's book in his hands and went down to his lab underground.

The heart on the front began to glow brightly, and scratches similar to that of a pen on paper could be heard.

"What the..?!"

A new page appeared in the book.

"Strangest book I've seen..."

He sat down and began to read.

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Entry 32 - September 7th

Diary.

Something is wrong here in Gravity Falls. No, not the fact that it's weird or anything.

There's something much, much, bigger at work behind the scenes here.

I saw the triangle man again, the day after leaving Ebott.

He told me, "Well, well, well. I'm impressed kid. You've overcome the trial, Gleaming Heart. You better get used to seeing me kid, name's Bill. Bill Cipher. And we're going to get to know eachother really, really well over the next upcoming months. You see, Pine Tree and Shooting Star are coming back for a long time this time. And I plan on succeeding on universe domination."

He was giving me a creepy stare as he hovered around me in circles, over and over.

"Now, I can't help but notice your cute little time abilities, right now it's adorable in comparison to my destructive power! But the potential it has is amazing, kid... I see exactly how it develops into something more than sinply going back in time. You see, the closer I get to conquering this world, the more your powers change. I don't actually know why, for once, but it does. But one thing I remember is what you've done down in the underground, Gleaming Heart. Did it feel good to erase everything? To make everything and everybody disappear with a knife and a button?"

Oh. He's like Sans and Flowey too.

"By the way kid, I've dealt with time travellers before, so don't think you can out smart me. Here, take this bowl full of cereal made from fresh tears, oil, eyes and a sprinkle of red hot chili peppers! BON VOYAGE KID, REMEMBER, REALITYISANILLUSIONTHEUNIVERSEISAHOLOGRAMBUYGOLD, BYYYYE!"

And then he vanished into thin air.

Ever since then, he's shown up in my dreams, sometimes he talks, sometimes he watches.

If he talks, it makes no sense at all and confuses me further. I remember the last time he spoke. It went something like, "HEY GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN KID BY THE WAY LOOK AT YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR AHAHAHAHAH!"

I woke up soon after, looked in the mirror, and there was a stupid amount of marker pen all over my face. Jerk. How'd he do that without a physical form?

Anyway. What he said about my power's "potential" and how it'll "develop" seems to be true. I never could slow down or stop time. But I can now. Although, I can't do it for long, basically a second or two.

It's a little worrying though. This means Bill is a little bit closer to "Universe Domination!" As he put it.

He? They? I don't know.

There has to be a way to stop him. Or send him back to where he came from. This might be another Asriel situation, lots of power in one thing = lots of magical potential! Maybe that can send him back. Unfortunately Flowey doesn't have vines that can go globally, so he can't absorb all of the souls again.

Though, I have an idea on how to get Flowey to permanently be Asriel. I may need Alphys' or Sans' help though. I'm not a scientist.

Oh, also. I started a new book, just in case. Just in case. I'm just transferring some stuff from here to there.

It's been like 5 days since I've left the underground.

But I don't know how much time is left for Gravity Falls.

Welp, can't do anything until those twins arrive apparently so I'm just gonna live out my life until then.

Let's see, what else happened since I left...?

Oh! Yeah, the people of Gravity Falls seemed very uncaring that a bunch of monsters showed up and asked to live here, I guess it's normal for them?

There's a few homes built, but hopefully the new area made by monsters will be done soon.

Nothing else has really happened. I found my hammock again though, untouched. J found some leftovers from the twin's adventure in the woods such as some brown hat with a star on it. And I found this "Mystery Shack" people have spoke of.

It's a nice place, quiet, weird and the people are friendly.

This'll be a very interesting time indeed.

I just hope I don't have to reset again.

I'll write again soon, diary, journal, thing? Who knows anymore.

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"I see."

Ford closed the book. Frisk's book.

He walked over to his desk and pulled out his own new journal.

"If Bill really is planning to return and bring about another Weirdmageddon, we have to stop him. Or at the very least be better prepared than last time. We were very lucky..."

After scribbling down a few notes in his own journal, he put his book back in his coat pocket and left Frisk's book on his desk, closed.

Sitting down, he sighed.

"What do I tell the kids? They're too young to be risking their lives again like this."

Quite sometime passed, Ford had fallen asleep.

And yet another day dawned upon the snowy town of Gravity Falls.

A/N: 982 words! Just a short one this time, promise the next one will be longer! I wanted to actually progress the story somewhat so here's this chapter! Frisk will be making a return, rather than Book Frisk. As will Bill!

I wanted to get this done in time for my birthday, October 1st! It was supposed to just be the entry, but I figured I could fit something else plot related in too.

Hope you're doing well! Chapter 15 will be longer!

(Originally posted 25th September 2019)

-Cipherian