Insanity (A Gravity Falls in Wonderland AU)

Chapter 6: Insanity

Handcuffed and confused, the spear welding cards led them down the blue hallways. Everything was blue, the floors, the ceilings, the objects, the furniture, and even the people they passed. Strange beings of all kinds that were either painted blue or were the exact shade the castle was made of.

Bill hissed violently from the blue cage he had been stuffed into, unable to phase through the bars and unable to use his magic, "This is insulting" he whined, batting at the bars lazily. Dipper looked up at the playing card that had a firm grip on his shoulder and glared at him, "Lets us go! We haven't done anything!" he cried, yelping as the sharp end of Rick's spear dug into his back, "Quiet! You wanted to see the Blue King, try to be worthy of his time and stay silent!" the card spat, motioning for his friend Morty to open the large blue door, carved with playing card symbols and peacocks as they walked up to it. Morty did as he was told, and Rick shoved the three forward. 

Gideon smiled from his throne, his long and very large cape flowed from his shoulders, down the seat and lay draped across the steps leading up to his 'stage'.

"Bring fourth the Alice's!" he ordered, waving a hand at his playing card guards. They gave Dipper Bill's cage, and pushed the twins forward, the two almost falling to their knees at the rough push. Gideon smirked as he nibbled on a cookie, "Welcome to Wonderland" he spoke, brushing crumbs off his jacket.

Dipper frowned, "Look, we just want to go home, can you help us or not?"

"I don't know can I? It has come to my attention that you greatly annoy me, maybe I shouldn't"

Mabel dug her elbow into Dipper's ribs and the boy doubled over as she glared at him. Dipper winced, he knew he had been rude, but it didn't help that the King himself was a version of Gideon, "Sorry! I'm sorry for annoying you, I just want to get to the point."

"Shut up, Pine Tree, you're making it worse!" Bill hissed, swiping at him with his claws. Out of all the limbs he could push through the bars of his cage, his chubby paws were one, and he was trying his best to attack the boy's arm with the sharp claws he had been gifted. Gideon scowled, "I hate you Alice's, you're going to do what I say, otherwise it's off with your heads!"

"Wait, what!? You can't do that!!!" Dipper cried, making a muffled noise as Mabel covered his mouth, "Mister King, sir? Maybe there's a better option that killing us?" she piped up. Gideon smirked, "Yes, but only if you give me what I want" 

"Which is?"

"The book" 

Dipper huffed, "What book?"

"The maroon one, I know you have it"  

Dipper pulled out the book from the frilly front pocket of his dress and held it up, "This one?" he asked. Gideon's eyes lit up with greed, "Yes! That's the book! Give it to me, I need it!"

"Why?"

"It has important information, now give it here!"

Dipper handed it over, "Now will you help us?"

Gideon flicked through the pages and waved a hand at his guards, "Take them away, yes, your reward for cooperating is not dying" he answered dryly. Rick and Morty grabbed the twins and dragged them away before they could process what had just happened.

They were led down to a very dark, and very musty smelling stone basement. Rows upon rows of rusty cells lined the walls, the blue paint they had once been coated in chipped and peeling, while rats scurried about. It was all medieval, gross and very cold, and the two twins looked very uncomfortable with their sudden predicament. 

Dipper yelped as he was thrown into a cell lit by torches, his sister hitting the floor next to him as the guards quickly shelved them away inside and left to go attend to their other duties. Dipper stood up and brushed himself off, helping his sister to her feet, and letting Bill out of his cage. The demon floated out and stretched his body happily, he had hated the confining feeling of the awful box he had been stuffed into.