Eight: Cipher Hunt

Hey guys, sorry for a late update. Kinda busy and I lost interest in writing this story for a while because no one was quite reading it. But I'm glad to see that in my notifications, they are people reading it. Don't worry, this chapter isn't gonna be that long like the previous chapter and again I'm sorry for a late update. Please enjoy and have a good day!

Will Cipher kept on bashing the barrier around Gravity Falls with his fists. He grimaced in disapproval that the barrier won't break, he stared at his hands that had blue shackles locked on his wrists.

He panted, "it hurts a lot more even if it's healing.." he grasped on his wrist, hissing in pain. The shackles wasn't linked to anything, it was just locking his wrists, preventing him to morphing into his triangular form or any form that it'll might take.

He twitched his one and only eye, "heck, I can't even transform into my triangular form..at this rate, I can't even become more stronger than my human form," he hovered up in the sky, with his eyes locked on the Mystery Shack. "Hmm, brother, how come you don't have anything like this? Or..is it just that you're hiding it?"

His eye flashed from his usual eye to white-splitted with red sclera.

In his eyesight, he could see what's inside the shack. He saw his brother, Dipper, Mabel, Stan and Ford. "What the heck are they doing?" And so he listened, overhearing their conversation even if it was right far away.

But something bugged him, his eye distorted back to normal. Having a sting pain in the right one, "aggh!!" He impaled down deliberately, rubbing his one eye in agony. It felt like it was burning.

Taking off his gloved-hands away from his eye, he zoomed his eyesight once more to the Mystery Shack, but something kept blocking his magic.

Upon blinking, he grimaced. "What the? I can't..peek?" His palms ignited purple flames, his outfit flashed into a pattern combination of purple and black. His eye flashed to white-splitted and crimson red sclera.

"What is going on there?"

Ford walked on with Bill, the old man gripped on the demon's shoulder, pushing his shoulders down, forcing him to sit on a chair. "Now, I've detected something in the area. A being is messing with the barrier, not sure of what it might be or what it's planning to do. But we have to search for it! It might be planning to spread chaos to the whole world or worse!" He clenched his fist with stress.

Dipper seemed to notice his facial expression of being devastated, "uhm, Grunkle Ford, are you alright?"

Ford twitched an eye, "oh, I'm fine..except the fact that someone wants to destroy the barrier just like one person I know..." he gritted his teeth as Bill was frowning a bit, weirded out by the old guy.

Did I really mess everything up back then? Bill thought.

"And I mean to say was that, we need to bequeath!"

"Bequeath?"

"Precisely!" Ford acerbically stated, pacing back and forth around the room while the others follow his trail of movements. "Now, we need to bequeath and search all around the area of Gravity Falls!"

"Man, what is wrong with him?" Dipper whispered to Mabel, quietly, while watching Ford freak out in front of them as they sat on the counter's desk.

"Yeah, he's been like this since he heard the news a while ago!" Mabel whispered back, staring at Ford weirdly.

"What are you guys talking about?" Bill butted in by quietly whispering, drapping his arms across their shoulders, grinning widely as ever.

"ARE YOU THREE EVEN LISTENING?!" Ford yelled out, his mouth was clapped by his brother's palm.

"Whoa, calm down, Poin' Dexter. It's not the end of the world..at least not yet," Stan said, rolling his eyes. Ford slammed his palm away from his mouth and gave his twin a death glare.

Mabel hopped off the counter desk, "okay guys, why don't we just grab a couple of lanterns, head to the forest, seperate and check every part the barrier." She explained sympathetically, "it's getting dark out after all and I don't wanna do this tommorow! Dipper and I--" she paused, persecuting Bill was staring at her with a dull facial expression. "--and Will would be in a Mystery Hunt tommorow."

"But in the dark?" Dipper quirked an eyebrow, feeling a small amount of fear. "Isn't it dangerous? Everything would be all foggy and dark by then..I don't feel comfortable with danger."

Bill chuckled, nudging his elbow at Dipper's arm. "Hey, the only thing dangerous here is me and possibly some relative." He said, referring to his brother and himself.

Stan blinked, "I'm sorry, Sixer. But remind me of why he's here and chuckling like someone I know and what's the matter with his eyes?"

"Wha da ya mean?" Ford stood alongside his twin, facing and staring at Bill. His eyes wided, he was about to blurt out, but Mabel clapped her palm at his mouth, he muffled the demon's name.

Dipper glared at Bill for saying those words that made the brothers turn to him and examine him. Bill laughed sheepishly, "hehe..oopsie," shrugging nervously, grinning like an innocent puppy.

Ford slammed Mabel's hand away just like what he did to his twin brother. "That's the second time, alright?!" He glared at Mabel and then at Bill. "You! How the heck are you still alive?! You died. The town reversed! You were nowhere to be seen!" He shouted at the demon, pointing straight at him. "And how are you here--not in the Mindscape?! Why and how are you in your human form?! I haven't seen that dang thing from a really long time!"

"And why does he look so younger?" Stan asked. Ford spanked him in the head, annoyed by his brother's stupidity.

"He's ageless! And he was always like that--even the last time I've seen his human form! Plus, he's physically 19 or 20!" Ford yelled out to his brother's ear piercingly.

"Why are you yelling at me--even though I'm right beside you?" Stan cocked an eyebrow. "This is why I'm mostly deaf than you were back then,"

"I'm not deaf!" He glanced at Bill, "and why is he in the barrier without even getting whipped out?!"

"Oh yeah.." Dipper hopped off the counter like Mabel did and walked up to the Stan Brothers. "Since Mabel summoned him back to reality by the cause of our fight.." Mabel folded her arms, looking away in anger. "Bill was in his human form and explained that he cannot distort himself back to the way he was before. He says that bringing him back heartily should be done by shaking his statue's hand. And since Mabel just recited the incantation in summoning him, all the chant could do was bring him back in his human form. The human form is similar with the human species, even the DNA and stuff. So..yeah, the barrier perceives Bill as a human, instead of a demon."

"Thank you, I incontrovertibly understand!" The old man paused and instigated to freak out once more. "And what?! Mabel was the one who--what the?!"

"Sorry, Great-Uncle Ford!" Mabel ran to her uncle, apoligizing. "I was too depressed with Dipper's addiction towards the mysteries of Gravity Falls!"

Ford gripped on the bridge of his nose, "whatever. That's not specific for now. What's important is that we have to find out who's behind all this.."

"It's my brother," Bill spoke.

"Wait. Your..what?!"

"Wait, this thing has a brother?" Stan queried.

"Yes, his name is William Cipher." Bill depicted, "instead of wanting rule all Reality and existence like myself. He wants to destroy all living life forms and beings,"

"Why?" Mabel stepped forward to him.

"To steal their energy for him to become more stronger.."

"So he's gonna eat us?!"

"Yes and technically no, he'll just kill you to gain the energy stored in you.."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" Ford butted in, joining between Dipper and Stan. "You have a brother?!"

"Again..yes.." Bill rolled his eyes.

"How come I've never heard of him?"

Bill rubbed his nape, "oh..haha! He always wanted to meet you Pines, but I keep tossing him in Nightmare Realm everytime he intends to cross the portal to Reality. You see..he has the power to enter Reality, but I was always in his way in doing that, since..I wanted all Reality and existence," he grinned at the four widely, "never wanted him to meet you guys cause you four would be a part of his preys. And you know what that means..he'll be killing you first, deliberately."

"And here's a demon who's a lot more worse than Bill," Stan rolled his eyes and folding his arms.

"Wait," Dipper spoke up. "Bill, our deal..Stan and Ford found out,"

Bill's eyes wided, he glanced at Ford and Stan, "you two..aren't gonna keep on killin' me, are you?"

"Just till you want to hurt or harm this family.." Ford narrowed his eyes at Bill, whipping out a crossbow from out of nowhere behind his coat.

"Wait, what's this deal about anyway?" Stan asked.

"Oh, Bill promised to not harm our family and protect us all. After he regain his triangle form, he'll be back in the Nightmare Realm once again.." Dipper curtly explained. "And if you guys found, the deal's off by then."

"And probably, deal's still on." Bill said, "since you two old mans said that you wouldn't want to continue this deal if I didn't harm you..at least I think."

"You two knew about this, and you didn't tell us?" Ford said, lowering his crossbow.

"We didn't want you to know cause the deal might be off, Bill knows a lot about his brother and he would be useful for some answers to defeat him.." Mabel stated.

"Whatever. Bill, deal's still on, so don't try harming the family, don't let anyone get hurt whether physically or mentally!"

"Yeah, and don't harm Dipper's heart!" Mabel pointed at the demon's chest accusingly.

Stan froze, "I'm sorry, why heart?"

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In the woods, at night. Dipper lighted up his lantern with a match, he threw the match away as it was foggy.

"C'mon, where ya hidin', demon?" He scooted the lantern around to light his surroundings and met up with Bill scaring him on the top of his lungs.

"Boo!" Bill appeared, in his human form of wearing snappy clothes. Upside down, with his legs hanging on a tree as he scared Dipper.

Dipper had a dull facial expression, "excuse me, why are you here and not seperated with me? And why exactly are you not following one of my rules?"

"What ya mean not following your rules?" Bill hopped off the large tree branch and got to his feet. He snapped his fingers as his clothes evolved to his previous outfit. "It's my job to protect you."

"No, it's your job to protect everyone in the Pines family!" Dipper pointed straight up to his chest.

"Don't out-smart me, it makes me feel like you're underestimating me." Bill folded his arms, looking away.

Dipper lifted an eyebrow, "oh, so, you don't wanna remember the time Stan defeated you? Is that right?"

"Gah, can it. Pine Tree."

Dipper rolled his eyes, "whatever. If you don't wanna seperate, then I will.." he walked up to the right path, ignoring Bill.

"Whoa, where ya goin'?"

"Like I said, seperating.." Dipper slithered a smirk.

"P-Pine Tree!"

"Can't hear you..you'll just be annoying me to death like always!" Dipper was gone.

"Pi--uhh..Dipper! Dipper, come on!" Bill started to float up and race to the teenager's path, but there was a howl of wind. He paused, "oh great." His face turned down, "what do you want?"

"Where's the boy?"

"I'm not telling you anything, Will," he didn't bother to turn around to face him.

"I'm asking a question." He heard something land down followed by a tree tumbling down. Footsteps were coming near behind him, "where is he?" He spoke in a deep voice.

Bill grimaced in annoyance, closing his eyes shut, tilting his head down. Looking down, seeing a shadow behind him as the footsteps were no more. "Don't strive to intimidate me with that demon voice of yours..it ain't gonna work. You'll just taunt me more.."

Chuckling hysterically, "so you don't fear anything, do ya?" He teleported in front of Bill, but Bill kept his head down. He adruptly grasped on Bill's collar, pulling him up, lifting him off his feet. He was forced to perk his head up by a blink, facing his brother. "Now, from the last time..where is he--otherwise I'll cut his head off after I hunt him down." His voice was synthesized, echoing enough to sprawl in Bill's mind.

"What do you want with him anyway?"

Will smirked, "I want that boy's soul."

"For what?"

"Revenge. I'm taking your most precious possession as vengance.."

Bill glared at him, he locked his brother in a headlock, constantly punching his twin's face with his balled fist. "You know, at the first time I've sawn you again, I always wanted to sling you back to that trash place Nightmare Realm!"

Will chuckled, always acting as if nothing bothers him, even if he was hurt. "Haha, f-fighting without using your powers? You're keeping the boy's promise I see.." he choked, he plucked Bill's arm and thrown him to the ground. He stepped on Bill's chest, causing his brother to choke.

"Oh..you were always there in every place. Watching over those brats like nothing." Will sticked his tounge out deviously, his tounge was a demon-like one, he is. "Now, let's see who will win this time and who'll be tossed to the Nightmare Realm for sure.." he paused, glanced at the right. Bill"s eyes wided and stared at his brother in a scared facial expression.

Will took his foot away from Bill's chest, "the boy..he's near," he glanced down at Bill who had a scared impression. He smirked deviously as Bill's eyes wided.

"No, no, no, no."

"See ya." In a flash, he disappeared.

Welp! That was a good chapter! Sorry for the cliffhanger! Hehe..gotta work on that..

So this chappie might have a lot of suspense, but the next chapter would probably a lot by regrets, apoligizing and insanity.

Stay tuned! And I hope that you're liking this story! Cause I'm definitely losing my mind just to write a single chapter..

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