Villain Academy

{◇Chapter 1, Part 4◇}

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Chara went to search for Bill. He had been interested to continue learning about the demon's past antics.

No.... he wasn't interested. Was he? He wasn't... so sure.

Chara picked up his MonoPad and headed for the trash room, which was housing an incinerator. His map said it was where Bill was at the moment, and Chara wondered what on earth the man could be doing in there. He opened the door and was greeted with an answer;

Bill hadn't eaten the food he was given. Instead, he was throwing his cereal bowl, hash brown, and various fruits into the furnace. Each time the demon's edibles fell into the fiery pit, he laughed like a deranged man. Which he was.

Chara watched him with an unchanging face. Yes, he was surprised, but he didn't think it was out of the ordinary for the dream demon.

"Burn! BURN! AHAHAHA!" He laughed again, as the flames grew each time it was feed with Bill's unwanted yet pristine nourishments. Chara patiently waited for the blonde to finish with entertaining himself.

Bill turned around, the flames behind him making him appear more sinister. "Ah! Heya, kid! Did ya need something?"

Chara came out from beside the door, "Well, I was wondering if you could finish telling me what happened after Ford shut down that portal..."

The taller male rubbed his stubble chin, "Hmm... That old tale. Was that were we left off? Oh, well, take a seat! And prepare yourself for another long story!"

The two sat in front of the burning furnace, as if they were out camping and were just told to huddle around the campfire for marshmallow roasting.
"After Ford shut the portal down," Bill began, "He was super paranoid about everything! And he finally realized he had to take the blame for the chaos he had caused. He tried his hardest to destroy all of his work on the portal."

"And in doing so, the dimwit fell into the portal after an argument with his twin brother! He was trapped there for thirty years, and so his brother did everything in his power to save his twin... By turning the portal back on! Which he did, saving his bro and their relationship..." Bill tapped his chin while in a moment of thought. "Well... maybe not that last part."

Chara tilted his head, his brown hair falling to his shoulder. "Hm? Why not?" From his experience with his brother Asriel, working so hard to save your sibling would be great on their relationship.

He wouldn't admit it, but Chara treated Asriel the same way Ford did to his brother. Your sibling working so hard to do something for you, sacrificing everything... all just to be ridiculed by them afterwards.

There was a strange sensation in Chara's chest that he couldn't identify. He didn't want to.

Bill went on talking, drawing Chara out of his thoughts. "Well, obviously turning the portal back on would increase the connection between the two dimensions, which was what Sixer was trying to prevent. So he was pissed at his brother and gave him the fist!"

"They've had a rocky relationship since an incident back in high school. And Sixer wanted nothing to do with his twin since... A Rift was created from the portal, and if it broke, then my plan would've complete... And I would've taken over the ENTIRE THIRD DIMENSION!!"

He began to laugh in a demented way again. Chara only listened, beginning to become annoyed with his ramblings.

"I'd rather not explain what happened afterwards." Bill calmed himself down. "Yes, the Rift breaks. Yes, I take over Gravity Falls. But... Then those DAMN KIDS RUINED EVERYTHING!!" The man's yellow colors turned red, as he began to fum with anger. His body tensed, and he began to shake with bottled up rage.

"...You can tell me about something else." Chara bluntly attempted to 'comfort' him. "Like, can you change your body?"

Bill cooled down, his normal colors returning. "Well, yes. But actually, no." He grinned. "In the Mindscape, I can shape shift into anything. I prefered a form in a shape of a yellow triangle, with one eye and a dapper tie and hat." Bill turned his back to Chara to show him the design on his back coat.
It was Bill's original form, surrounded by a zodiac of some sort.

Bill flipped back to Chara.
"But, after I was... defeated... I called upon a being with the power to redeem sins and heal their forms. With the help of a lady who called herself the Master of the Void, she found me and took me to her father."

"Voidy's father, I forgot his name, studied the human body. He created his here body for me based on my description of my previous form."

Bill then scratched his eyepatch. "Wanna see what's under here? Huh?" He was like a kid who was tormenting his sister with a handful of bugs.

Chara shook his head. "I'll pass."

Bill pouted. "Daw... You're a scaredy cat, huh? Ahahaha!" The fire had certainly helped make him appear more menacing.

The boy had heard enough, and stood up. "I'll take my leave now." He walked out, receiving a farewell from the demon.

As Chara began to walk out of the trash room, he ran into the snake, Kuroha.

The tall man grinned. "Oh! Chara! It's great to see you."
Chara blinked at his behavoir. "And why is that?"

The snake held his hands together and looked down at Chara with a smile. "You're friends with Tord, yes?"

The boy nodded. What was it that made everyone want to bother Chara today? First Junko, now this guy...

"Can you take me to him?" The man in black asked. "I need to discuss a matter with him... it's personal." The smile never left his face.

Chara tried to read him, and figured he was holding back some rage but covered it up with a large grin. He had suspected if he didn't do as Kuroha asked, he may outburst.

So the boy nodded. "Yes, I think I know where he would be..." Chara took out his MonoPad and saw that Tord was in the lab.
He put the pad back in his pocket and Kuroha thanked him.

Chara began to escort Kuroha to the lab. As they were walking, the boy decided to learn more on the snakes motives.

"What do you need to discuss with Tord?" Chara asked. "Does... it have to do with your... secret fear?"

Kuroha laughed nervously. "Ahaha... That old thing? Nah! But..." His composure changed to a more calm demenor. "...It has to do with a memory of mine. A realization I had this morning."

They soon arrived at the door. Chara held it open for Kuroha, who bid him adieu and went to speak with the Red Leader.

Chara wondered... was Kuroha also one of the 'lucky few' Tord's note mentioned before?

Remembering this, Chara ran back to his own dorm room.
He had been curious to see if the mastermind left him something... Whatever it was.

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A/n
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oh god oh fuck i had to read bills wiki to refresh what the fuck happened in gravity falls bevause its been so long.

who do you think the first victim will be? owo