Hold On To Me (WillDip)

Chapter 23: Bill's Return

After dinner, Will took up a plate of food to Mabel's room for her. The young woman was sitting on her bed reading a trashy romance book with yellowed pages and a worn out cover. "Knock Knock" he called, tapping his knuckles on her bedroom door.

Mabel turned, looking up at him with watery eyes. She had been crying and her mascara had run, leaving trails of black down her face, "Oh, hey, come in" she answered quietly, trying to wipe away the makeup on her cheeks, but only succeeding in making it worse.

Will set the plate down on her bedside table. "I brought you up some food."

"Thanks," she said, not taking it as she wasn't really that hungry anyway.

"The rest of us are going to the dimension opposite us to pick up my brother, you want to come?"

Mabel shook her head "I'll stay here" she mumbled.

Will summoned her a blue rose and set it down in the empty vase atop her book shelf, the other one was still there, perfectly healthy.

"Bye then" the demon said, leaving the room.

Mabel smiled softly and the flower "Thanks" she whispered to the now empty room.

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"Everyone ready?" Will asked, Mason and Ford nodded, the man had a gun tucked inside his outdoor coat, a dark blue trench coat with a fur trim that he wore when researching stuff in the woods to protect his clothes from nature. Will smiled and put out a hand, a portal appeared on the front door, swirling a teal blue as it flickered into existence, it was a lot like Rick's own portals.

"Come on, then" he said, walking through it to the other side. The two followed in amazement, shivering as they felt the cold gel consistency of the swirling energy as they passed through it. Will waited for them to exit the portal before he closed it with a flick of his wrist.

The forest was warm, very warm. While it was barely the start of summer in Reverse Falls, it was almost the end of summer here in Gravity Falls.

The three avoided stick, branches, roots and other sharp objects of nature as Will led them deeper into the forest.

The two Gleefuls stopped as Will did, both peering out from behind him to see the statue covered in moss and graffiti, the stone work cracked and broken in many places "There he is" Will said, tears running down his face as he fought not to cry. Mason put a hand on his should comfortingly.

Ford pointed as a golden glowing crack appeared in the statue's eye "Look!"

Will smiled "It's almost time then" he said, watching as the glow pulsed and the crack grew bigger, spreading out in a spiderweb pattern.

Ford looked around with his gun raised and eyes narrowed, he had heard the smallest twig snap from afar, meaning they weren't alone.

The light from the cracks shot out from the statue and enveloped it. Swirling, pulsing and glowing so bright that Will and Mason had to shield their eyes.

The light grew brighter and brighter and made a humming noise as it rushed about trying to contain the energy into Bill's new form. Then, as soon as it had been, it had gone, dying down completely as the light faded away.

Will hurried over to the figure curled up where the statue had once been and summoned a blanket, scooping him up into his arms. Will looked up at them with happy tears and a smile on his face "Axl made him look like me!" he said happily. Bill stirred slightly but made no move to wake up as Will carefully adjusted the blanket and hugged his brother. He opened the portal back up, "Lets go then, Master? Is something wrong?" he asked, when he realized the man hadn't made a move to follow him.