(Full credit to artist for this amazing picture I love so much! I based Bill's design in this chapter off of the picture. Enjoy this super long chapter!!)

Narrator's POV

One day.

It had only been one day since Kaden Psyche broke the barrier and everything was already in chaos. The humans tried to start fighting back against the creatures who came through the portal but all who tried ended up in a pile of ashes being stepped on constantly. People were screaming, running, hiding, and even begging for mercy. Except these creatures were demons, they showed no mercy; they didn't care for any being unless it was themselves. They enjoyed watching all the pathetic creatures made of flesh be tortured and watch them suffer. It brought joy to them. One day...and everything already seemed hopeless. Everything already seemed like it was the end.

Locke was enjoying everyone fleeing and screaming; he also took this time to steal a few things for himself and anything Psyche wished to have. Cipher had his Fearamid rebuilt and now spent his time up there, looking down at everyone below. Psyche, however, went out and about with his minions and slaves and to whomever went against him or disobeyed his new orders were killed. Many humans killed by the blood of his hands.

Bill didn't like the killing. In fact, he hated it. He never actually killed any humans; torture, yes, but kill? Nope. Of course he wouldn't lie about not thinking it, there was a list of Meatsacks that he would love to see with a tombstone above their head and them 6ft below. There were reasons he wanted them dead; Kaden killed for the fun of it.

Laughter was heard throughout the Fearamid indicating that Markus was back from his stealing spree. Bill rolled his eye and floated away from the opening he had made in the wall, so he could see the town known as Gravity Falls, to go down the endless hallways to find the green keyhole. He finally made it to the throne room where both Psyche and Locke, who was in human form, were there. It seemed that they had been in a deep conversation with Markus eating a candy bar. Bill snapped his fingers and immediately turned into his human form in his signature tailcoat, top hat, and bowtie.

"Oh, why hello, Bill. Just the demon I wanted to see." Psyche exclaimed, standing up from his throne of human statues.

"And why in the Nightmare Realm did you want to see me?" Bill asked, a hint of annoyance in his tone.

Markus snickered and walked over to stand on the left side of his master. Psyche straightened out his jacket and took a step forward, "Well, as much as I am very grateful for you to join me in ruling over this pathetic, weak planet, there are still some trust issues I have with you. You are very known for lying and I just want to know that you are not going to turn your back on me. Very bad things will happen to you if you do." Bill stiffened his stance but soon relaxed and started laughing his demonic laugh. He looked up at the green and purple demons with a playful smirk plastered on his face and his right hand letting a small blue flame dance around his fingers. "Seems fair enough; so, what is it you wish me to do to gain your trust?"

Kaden's eyes turned a pitch black with violet pupils glowing. "I want you to kill Stanford Pines and Y/n L/n."

Y/N's POV

And all the kids cried out, "Please stop, you're scaring me"

I trusted him, I trusted Bill and all I get in return is pain. Why can't this pain just stop? Please, make it stop.

I can't help this awful energy

When it comes down to a pitiful human with nothing vs. all the power and glory one could ever have, why wouldn't Bill choose the power? What can I give him that the power can't? He craves it and obsesses over it.

You should be scared of me

I'm nothing but terrified now. I fell in love with the power hungry demon and now he is in control of my entire planet. He could destroy it with me on it and wouldn't give me a second thought. I loved him...now...I fear him. My trust for him is gone.

Who is in control?

Trust no one.

I open my eyes while rubbing the sleep out of them. I take a look at my surroundings and sigh, realizing this wasn't a dream but reality. It's only been one day since Kaden broke the barrier around Gravity Falls and everyone was already fleeing for their lives while also trying to find shelter from the demons and other creatures. Right now, the Pines and I along with a few people from the town are hiding in Ford's old bunker. I remember reading an entry on it in the journal which I'm so glad I was able to grab before fleeing the Mystery Shack.

Basically, Fiddleford and him had worked down here and even locked a creature known as the Shapeshifter up down here. Kind of creepy seeing him as a frozen statue of Dipper screaming. I try to pry my eyes off of it but I just end up finding myself staring at it once again. I kind of feel bad for it being locked up like some type of prisoner. I think we're all prisoners now under the demons' control.

Some of Wendy's friends were able to get here safely; except Robbie's in tears, he couldn't save Tambry before the flying eyeballs turned her to stone. He keeps mumbling that it's all his fault, that he should've done something but couldn't. Mabel, an albino kid named Gideon with huge white hair and a blue fancy suit (how old is this kid? Why is his hair pure white? Did he dye it?), a blonde chick with a purple dress and a darker purple leather jacket named Pacifica, and a girl named Candy who has long, black hair with glasses and a green striped shirt were all standing in the middle of the room chatting amongst themselves. Candy had been in tears because they recently took her friend, Grenda, away. What I've heard, they were both trying to get to the bunker but one of the eyeballs were after Candy; Grenda had pushed Candy out of the way at the last second before she was completely frozen in stone.

I get off the old mattress I've been laying on and wipe the dirt off of me. I walk around seeing some gnomes here-and-there, the Multi-Bear from the journal, some barf fairies which everyone has been trying to avoid, and some more citizens from the town above. Ford and McGucket have been talking about their next move while Stan has been out there trying to find more people to bring to the bunker for shelter. Dipper's been standing in a corner not really talking to anyone, not even Soos who was with Melody. After everything, will he still be willing to talk to me? I walk over to him, stumbling because my right leg fell asleep, and made it to his corner. "Hey..." I whisper not making eye contact.

"Oh, hey Y/n. What's up?"

I start to shift uncomfortably and face him, "Look, Dipper, I'm really sorry about lying to you. I know you trusted me and I've been a total idiot lately in trusting Bill and Markus."

"Y/n, you weren't the only one. I was tricked into thinking Bill was some human named Simon and I became friends with the keyhole thing! I'm not upset with you if that's what you're thinking."

"So...we're cool then?"

"Yeah, we've been cool." He punches my arm playfully as I devour him into a hug. We decide to just stand in that corner and talk for a while until Ford calls a meeting. We all gather around Ford, McGucket, and Stan who had recently came back. I look around at the new arrivals only to be disappointed in not seeing either of my parents. No matter how much pain they caused me and how much disbelieving they had in me, I'm still worried about them. I tap Wendy on the shoulder and I didn't have to say anything for her to know what I was about to ask; all she did was look into my eyes and shook her head. She looked down while grabbing my hand and squeezing it. This, this was not the same Wendy I knew who was cool in the face of danger even if she really wasn't. Now it looked like she wasn't afraid to show her vulnerability as if they had already won and took her bravery away.

I look over at Mabel and I couldn't help but frown. She was always happy and perky while knitting sweaters, playing with Waddles, and just overall being with her family. Bill was right, she was a shooting star. Now...now she looked nothing like that description; she looked more depressed and alone. She looked miserable overall and terrified out of her mind. It's like the demons took hold of her happiness and ripped it out of her only to be left behind with this. This wasn't Mabel.

I look to my left where Dipper stands beside me. The boy I met from my first day here who was always curious and trying to find an answer to everything. The one who use to get embarrassed constantly around me and made sure I was safe. That boy, he was brave even if he didn't look like much for it; sure he wasn't the strongest but he did have the brains and cleverness to trick his enemy. Now, he was sweating and shaking a lot; he didn't talk much to anyone now and stayed mostly silent. He looked as if all hope was lost and there was nothing we could do to save any of us from the demons.

This wasn't Dipper.
This wasn't Mabel.
This wasn't Wendy.

What happened to all of them? Was this how they were during the first Weirdmageddon? Is everything really going down south? This can't be right. So it seems that everything is hopeless and that we are all doomed but we can fix this...right?

Ford clears his throat which shuts everyone up and escapes me from my thoughts. "As we all know, Weirdmageddon has returned once again but instead of just our town it has been released to the entire world."

"Yo, dude, it's like a sequel to the first Weirdmageddon. We can call it...Weirdmageddon 2! And unlike other sequels that are usually horrible from the original, this one is actually pretty good and probably better!" Soos exclaims.

I cock an eyebrow at him but shake it off; how Soos can relate this to some movie or show when it is clearly reality is beyond me. I have no idea how it's even possible for him to do so in this situation.

Ford clears his throat once again to gain everyone's attention, "Alright then, well I know everyone is shaken up by this and is clearly terrified out of their mind. I have no doubt in my mind that you have lost someone from this or will in the future. I take full blame on myself for this event just like the other time and I hope that you may be able to forgive me once again. I know you may have no hope left for this world to be saved but I do; Fiddleford and I have constructed a plan for us to defeat these demons who have come into our world.

"We will have a few search parties go out to the surface. From then, we will find information on when and where the demons may be meeting up for Psyche, Locke, and Cipher to be in the same place at the same time. From there, the people from the Zodiac wheel will come with me to that destination and time and we will finally send all of them back to the Nightmare Realm. We believe that if we have all three in the circle as this is happening, it will send all three back and anyone else who came with them. I will be volunteering to go up to the surface knowing this is my fault. Any other volunteers, please step forward."

Nate, Lee, and Thompson group up to their own team. Lazy Susan volunteers to join McGucket and the Multi-Bear. Jeff and five of his gnomes go up as well and stand beside the two other groups. I look around to see no more volunteers walking up; I take in a deep breath and let it out slowly before walking forward. Ford's eyes widen when he sees me, "Y/n, what are you doing?"

"Volunteering, just like you wanted us to do."

"Yes, bu-...look, I don't know if I want you out there."

I frown up at him and cross my arms, "No, it's not fair. This is as much my fault as it is yours and I'm either going with you up there or I'm going to the surface alone. Your choice." He clearly looks irritated and sighs while taking off his glasses and pinching his nose. "You really aren't going to stop until I let you come, are you?" I nod as he sighs, "Fine, but you'll be by my side the entire time." I smile in victory and stand beside him looking down at everyone. I give Dipper a small thumbs up which he returns with a nervous smile. I roll my eyes, they don't have to be worried for me because I can take care of myself. If I run into Bill I won't give a second thought about beating him up; he's hurt me too much for me to actually still consider feelings for him.

"Alright, we will pack up anything necessary and go up as soon as possible. Everyone else will stay down here until further notice." Ford states, ending the meeting.

*Time Skip*

I gasp at the sight in front of me; it has only been one day and I can't even recognize the town once called Gravity Falls. The town I actually considered to be my home more than my actual hometown. Gone. Unrecognizable. My nightmare come true.

"Why are you so afraid of my beautiful Weirdmageddon?"

I remember that question clearly from weeks ago when I was first introduced to the nightmare. When I started figuring out what the citizens of Gravity Falls had went through all last summer. Maybe I wasn't afraid of Weirdmageddon but afraid of who was in control of it. That's at least what I'm terrified of now.

Everything is in ruins and nothing I remember looks even similar to what it use to look like. It's like if coffee and nightmares had a child and decided to place it on our planet; that's the best description I have for this. Now, I know our world wasn't perfect to begin with but this is too much chaos for it to handle. It's too much chaos for me to handle. How on earth am I going to survive this? How are any of us going to survive this?! Ford says he has a plan but will it actually work? That's the question I need answered.

Ford and I hide behind a broken building as two eyeballs fly pass us as I take a deep breath in hoping they don't notice us. Once they pass, I let out a long sigh of relief. I feel a hand on my right shoulder and turn to see Ford with a worried look. "Are you sure you want to do this? It's not too late to head to the bunker." I frown and shake my head, "Of course I still want to do this. I want to help stop Bill and the other demons no matter what it takes. Do you not want me to come?"

"Y/n, I just don't want you to get hurt. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you on my watch...or happened to you in general. I feel responsible to be your protector since your father clearly wasn't and I don't want any demon to lay a finger on you."

I was a little speechless to say the least; I honestly didn't think he saw himself as my protector. As my guardian. When my dad slapped me the only thoughts inside my head were: What did I do wrong? Does anyone even care about me? I thought Bill did but I saw how that turned out...Ford though, he cares about me? I guess I kind of knew that since he let me live with him and his family but I guess just letting me hear him say it just shocked me. Even at the end of the world, Ford still focuses on keeping me alive and safe. I smile up at him as he returns it pulling me into a hug. A quick hug though since we were on a time limit.

We both walk around, staying behind anything we find to keep us hidden. My feet are beginning to ache and I think the majority of my anxiety is gone. Now I just feel cautious. There is an eerie silence that fills the ruins of this town and I can't help but feel like I'm being watched. I look to my left and then my right but still find no eyes upon looking at me. Weird bubbles fill the sky with strange colors that Ford has warned me not to go near; curiosity is getting the best of me which I try to control as I wonder what can be so dangerous about a few bubbles.

Ford stops as I look over ready to ask but he pushes me down behind a pile of rocks and ashes. I look down and almost scream as I see that I am not stepping on a rock but instead a skull. I feel Ford's hand cover my mouth as he tries to calm me down. I feel on the verge of tears; how can someone think that doing something like this is right?! How can they not have any soul or heart in them or even a conscious to let them know that this is wrong?! I feel my eyes start to gloss over as tears threaten to escape but I try to hold them back. I start to hear faint whispering and I immediately shut up my thoughts.

I look up to see two shadowy figures. Literally, they are just shadow creatures with no color except pitch black that are almost see through. One of them is huge and in the form of a beast on all fours with razor sharp claws and teeth. Six eyes were glowing a bright white as they were all side-by-side with each other. Down his spine were large spikes with the largest in the middle and the others going down as if they were a stairwell that went up and once they reached the top they went back down. His tail had a large ball at the end with various sizes of spikes and every time he hits the ground with it I feel the ground shaking underneath me. The second shadow figure isn't as tall as the other but yet is still taller than I and Ford. He had one large eye that was glowing white as well and his body was very slim with long, outstretched arms. He wouldn't seem as threatening to some but I saw him before we had made it to the bunker and he had a banshee scream that made people's ears bleed and flesh to be ripped off their bodies. I barely got away from him with me almost becoming deaf.

"Did you receive Lord Psyche's message?" Banshee Shadow asked with his voice sounding cold and raspy, it almost sounded as if it were snake-like.

"No, I was out on a kill." Beasty Shadow replied with his voice deep, dark, and trembling.

"Imbecile," Banshee hissed, "well, since you do not know I must be the poor soul to tell you. He wishes for us to meet at midnight in the Fearamid. There, he will discuss future plans on what is to come to this pathetic planet."

"So soon? We have only started! Where's the fun if we just blow up the planet now? Can't we wait a little longer to torture the people made of flesh?"

"I'm afraid not, as much as I enjoy torturing the humans as much as you, we must obey Lord Psyche's orders. There will be many other planets with more creatures to torture I can assure you."

"Right, before we blow up their planet as well."

"Stop complaining you moron, I better head out on my last kill before I make my way there. Don't do anything stupid."

"And when have I done that?"

"Shall I go over the list? I swear, I'm the brains and you're the idiot I'm stuck with."

"I saw it as me with the strength and you with the pathetic muscles. All you have is some weak scream. Where's the fun in that when you can just rip off the flesh and watch them suffer with every new scratch and tearing skin?"

"Silence! I have no time to argue with you. I can already feel a migraine growing."

Just like that, Banshee is surrounded in a cloud of black and disappears. Beasty catches a glimpse of a deer and starts chasing it like a dog chasing a squirrel. If this wasn't a terrifying matter, I'd probably be laughing my head off while recording.

What did they mean blow up the planet?! Did they already no longer have use for our Earth? What happened to finding a new home so they don't have to be destroyed along with the Nightmare Realm? So this is it, huh? Weirdmageddon 2: End of The World. Literally. That's the end. That's it, the end of all of us and all of humanity. Earth will be like a firework and once it bursts all the things on the planet will be turned to ashes and all the remaining pieces of us will forever be floating in the galaxy. Yeah...that's a great image to imagine.

"Alright...we know what their plan is and when they plan on making it. We have to defeat them tonight at midnight or else there is no hope left for us to stop them." Ford whispers to me as I nod my head.

"Oh, but I can't let you do that."

Ford and I freeze at the sudden new voice. An all to familiar voice. A voice I wish I could never hear again and never heard in the first place. I hold in my breath as shivers start sending down my spine. I hesitantly turn my shaking form over only to gasp at the sight in front of me. Not what I was expecting at all.

A black figure. Six arms with only two of them actually attached. Brick patterns surrounding his form. A golden bowtie and a black top hat. Golden blonde hair mixed with pitch black. One golden eye while the other with a scar on it for eternity.

Bill Cipher. New form.

I've never felt more terrified in my life then I do now. What form is this?! Does this mean he's at full power/strength? No, this can't be happening!! Not now! Why now?! Ugh, I hate Bill! I hate him full heartedly!! I'm sure he knows this too since he always loved to read my mind. I bet that's how he found us too...STUPID STUPID STUPID!!

"B-Bill?..." I choke out sounding completely weak.

"Star, what a lovely surprise!...and Sixer, double the fun!! You know, I thought this would be harder but here you two are at the same place at the same time. Much more easier on my part." Bill starts his demonic laugh as I jump back in fear still sitting on the ground. Ford stands up while taking his strange gun that he always carries around and points it at the monster before us. "Don't come any closer." Bill just laughs as he starts to fly over and circle us.

"Oh come on, since when have I ever listened to you, Fordsy?"

"W-What do you want?" I stutter as I pull myself closer to Ford while standing up. I could've sworn I saw Bill flinch but I shook it off as nothing. He chuckled as he narrowed his eye and clenched his fists. "Well, Star, there seems to be some trust issues going around between Kaden and I. I don't blame him, just look at the lies I've made! So, for him to trust me I must do something for him."

My eyes widen in fear as his voice begins to lower and starts to sound more demonic. I grip onto Ford with fear written clearly on my face; Bill is absolutely terrifying me as I wonder what he plans to do with us.

"Time no longer exists. Meaning has no meaning. Every single Meatsack on this planet is eventually going to have their last tick before their clock runs out. Sooner or later, it will happen. I'm just going to help you out and end it now so it doesn't have to be a mystery for later."

I try to process exactly what he said as the gears in my head start to turn...that's when it finally clicks. He's going to kill us. I...

No...

...why?...

"No!" I scream as I start to back away. My heart starts racing and my breathing quickens. This isn't fair what did I do to deserve this? All I did was give my heart to this villainous, heartless demon and in return I get a death wish. He laughs as he starts stalking closer towards us, "It's funny how dumb you are, Y/n. You think I'm just going to listen to you? See, that's what's really hilarious here."

"B-Bill, please...I'm begging..."

"Sure doesn't look like it; you're not begging till you are on your knees pleading as if your life depended on it. Oh wait...it does! Hahahaha!!"

I look up at him in disbelief, is he serious about this? Is he really going to make me beg and plead when I already know the outcome. I sigh in defeat as my knees drop to the ground and I look up with glossed-covered eyes. Eyes that have lost all their light and no longer saw hope. Eyes that only saw lies but no truth to be found. I let out a few shaky breaths as I tried to steady my breathing to no avail. My soft, weak voice could only be made out in a whisper, "P-Please, d-don't kill u-us, Bill. I'm b-begging you..." Tears started to go down one-by-one and I could've sworn I saw Bill's sternness soften for a slight second before his eye narrowed upon me. Maybe I could break him down, show him that somewhere there were still feelings for me and it wasn't all about power. His teeth clenched as he looked down, "Maybe I do destroy everything I touch...or maybe they were meant to be destroyed in the first place." The next thing that happened came quickly; I saw Bill's top right hand be lifted as red fire engulfs it. He throws it right at me as I shut my eyes tight, waiting for the impact.

...it never came? I open my eyes slowly to see Ford standing in front of me for a second before collapsing to the ground. "FORD!" I cry as I crawl over to him. No, it was suppose to be me! Not him! Dead center in his chest is a burn mark which burnt his shirt and jacket; it looks painful just looking at it. I start to shake him and try to wake him up as I'm also trying to find a pulse. This is not how he is going to end! I won't let him die on my watch!! I'm trying to hold back the salty tears that threaten to fall but it's almost impossible. I start to see his eyes open slowly as they dart towards me and he starts coughing.

"Run.." he says weakly to me.

I shake my head, "No, I'm not leaving you! I was suppose to be the one who died not you!"

"I told you...*cough*...I didn't want you to get hurt..."

"But it's not fair! Everyone I ever thought loved or cared about me didn't...except for you. You're like the dad I never had! You cared about me and didn't think of me as a freak. I don't want to lose you! I don't want to lose the only person who has ever cared about me! Please!"

I saw a smile creeping to his lips as he holds onto my arm firmly, "I can't let you get hurt Y/n....because you are like the daughter....I never had...
I-I love you, Y/n."

"I-"

"Look, I can tell that this may be a bad time to cut in but I'm on a limited schedule, you see, and as disgusting as this is right here I must interrupt it to end your lives." Bill says as I look up to see all six hands holding red flames and his golden eye now turning to the color of crimson blood. I hold onto Ford tightly as my tears finally escape my
(e/c) eyes and start to fall on Ford's burnt chest. "Please..." I mutter.

It feels as though time has slowed down to process every moment that is about to happen. Bill releases the fire with a red laser coming out of his eye. I feel Ford's hand slowly grip tighter onto me; I feel as though I'm slowly being pushed away and before I know it Ford has released me as I tumble farther away from him. I'm now completely covered in dirt as I look up with my tears mixing with the dirt on my face. Ford is only mere seconds from death as it is only inches away. I scream but it is as if no one can hear me; as if it was a movie where they put to mute their scream with the music getting louder as the other is about to reach their fatal doom. Except this wasn't a movie and there was no music to give the watchers a cue of what is to happen. My eyes have become blood shot as the fire makes impact and all I can see is dirt flying everywhere, covering both the six-fingered man and the demon. I try to cover my face, waiting for the dirt to disappear so I can see the damage that's been made. After a few moments it is clear to see the limp body lying on the ground but no demon in sight. I shakily stand up while making my way to the body; as I stand only inches away my legs give in and I crumble to the ground. I'm shaking uncontrollably as I let rivers pour out. I can't think straight, all I can think about is that I'm the cause and reason for this.

He's almost unrecognizable with all of his skin burnt to a crisp. His glasses lay cracked next to his head as I reach out and pull them into my own hands. This is my fault, this is my fault...I keep crying uncontrollably, letting it all out. I never got to tell him that I loved him; he was the only father I could ever ask for and now he's gone. Long gone. His soul taken from this cruel world.

I feel my arms being pulled and taking me away as my mind snaps back into reality and I start to panic. I look to my right to see a demon in pink with one large eye and a hot pink cape on her back. Both her arms and legs were on fire while her hair consisted of hot pink hair and light pink horns. I look to my left to see another demon much smaller who had two eyes, was the color of light blue, and had a keyhole on the top of his head. I try to squirm out but their grip on me is too tight and I start becoming terrified. What do they plan on doing to me? What did I do to deserve this torture of losing the ones I love and then being killed out of joy?...Why?

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