Written In The Stars

Chapters

An Escape Through Time And Space
Welcome To Ponyville, Mr. Pines
The Party
Revelations And New Allies
Dipper's First Nightmare Night
Blooming Romance
The Offer
The Announcement
Spike's Birthday

An Escape Through Time And Space

Author's Note

Greetings, fimfiction, Joker here! So, I was in the shower one day, and, purely on a whim, decided to revive this ancient project from before the dark times... before the Displaced and made it WAYYYYYYYYYYYY past my insurmountable Three-Chapter Wall. Now, since the co-author bailed out on me for reasons I refuse to discuss, I have to go back and reconfigure several chapters that feature either himself or one of his OCs. But, this shouldn't be a problem. Now, with that in mind, let us begin anew!

An Escape Through Time And Space

“Come on, Dipper! Hurry it up!” yelled a 17-year old girl with long brown hair wearing a pink sweater with a rainbow-tailed shooting star on it, a purple skirt, and black shoes as she ran into a dilapidated old building the the middle of the woods. Her name was Mabel Pines.

Right behind her was her twin brother Dipper, who wore an orange shirt, a black vest, khaki shorts, and black sneakers. “I’m coming Mabel, just slow down a little!” he panted as he tried to keep up with his more athletic sister.

“Dipper, we can’t slow down! Just look behind you!” Mabel called from the Mystery Shack’s doorway.

One glance over his shoulder made Dipper practically dive through the doorway. Right behind them was a horde of monsters, all of them doing the bidding of that monster, Bill Cipher.

“Get to the vending machine!” yelled Dipper, pulling himself up from the floor as he ran over to a damaged vending machine, and punched in the code A1BC3.

The vending machine slide aside, revealing a secret staircase to the basement. The Mystery Twins darted down the stairs three at a time before they arrived at an old elevator. Quickly punching in a selection of alchemic symbols, Dipper and Mabel took the elevator directly the Basement Level 3. They dashed into the room and slammed the gate shut behind them. They backed away from the elevator as they heard the horrid unearthly shrieks of Bill's "friends".

"This is bad. This is bad. This is REALLY BAD!" Dipper panicked, pacing the room and thinking of a possible solution.

"Dipper, calm down and think," Mabel said, trying to calm her nearly hysterical brother.

"Calm down?! Mabel, Bill won! He brought the dream demons over! Stan and Ford are probably dead! How am I supposed to calm down?!"

"Dipper..." Mabel could always find the bright side of every situation, but this was an exception. There was nothing to smile about, to look forward to. Only hope that they could last through the nightmare. "Wait, what of the barrier Grunkle Ford set up?"

"You mean the one that prevents Bill from taking over our minds?" Dipper said, his voice devoid of hope. "That doesn't work now that Bill can directly access the physical world. It's useless." Dipper slumped against the wall and buried his head.

Mabel went over to comfort her brother. She looked around at the lab; the rusty desk, old equipment, diagrams pinned to the wall, the next room that held the portal, the... "Wait, Dipper, what if we went to another dimension?"

Dipper looked up, surprised that she could maintain her sense of humor at such a dire moment. "Mabel, now is not the time for jokes."

"I'm serious, Dipper, " Mabel said, getting up. "Remember, whenever something comes through the portal, it breaks down. If we can escape, Bill can't follow us!"

Dipper still sat, shocked. He thought about it and knew it was possible, but... “Mabel, there’s so many risks with your plan. We don’t know what’ll happen if we go into a dimensional rift. For all we know, we might not even come back out again, and we could be stuck between dimensions. And what about our Mom and Dad, and our friends here? We’d be leaving them at Bill’s mercy,” said Dipper.

Mabel thought about this. It was certainly possible that something like that could happen. And he was right about leaving their family and friends behind. But, if they were dead or worse, what difference would it make in the end? “Dipper… I know it's not going to be easy to do this. But, maybe if we can get to another dimension, we might be able to find someone who can help us come back and take Bill down once and for all. And, besides, say we do get stuck between dimensions for the rest of our natural lives. At least we’ll have each other,” said Mabel.

Dipper thought about Mabel’s words… while it would certainly be true that if they could find a way to get into another dimension, there was the possibility that they might find someone who could help defeat Bill, and take their world back. Yet, at the same time, there was the problem of finding a way back home if this crazy plan of Mabel’s actually worked, and they weren’t stuck between dimensions for all eternity.

After a few tense moments, Dipper finally heaved a sigh. “All right, Mabel. I might not like this plan… but, the other option is to sit here and wait until Bill and his pals get here and finish us off. So, let’s do this thing,” he said.

Mabel gave a stern nod, before she and her brother got to work on starting up the portal again. Thankfully, it didn’t take as long to start up as it did when Grunkle Stan was trying to rescue his brother from another dimension. After a few tense hours, the portal was at 78% power.

"Come on, come on! Charge faster!" Dipper, now in a full on panic darted back and forward from console to console, desperate to activate their only hope of survival. As he was about to pull the lever that would activate the large triangular portal he heard the voice of his greatest enemy.

"Knock knock kids!" Just then the door from the elevator exploded and Bill Cipher slowly floated out with two faded creatures behind him. "Daddy's home."

The portal suddenly activated while Dipper was looking away. Turning he found Mabel had pulled the switch on her own. "Mabel what on earth are you doing, it's not charged yet?!"

"I'm sorry Dipper." She ran up to him and shoved him over the yellow and black tape that marked the dangerous area of the portal.

"Mabel no!" He tried to grab onto anything he could find in order to stay with his sister. Unable to find anything he was dragged into the collapsing portal. "Mabeeeeeeeeeellll!" As the portal closed Mabel turned to face Bill.

"Tsk tsk, now that has put a damper on my day, I will give you credit for your bravery though, here, have two heads that are always screaming!" Before he could snap his fingers Mabel held out her hand.

"Enough games, Bill. If you're going to finish me just do it."

"Woahho! Somebody just got a sassy side! I'm not gonna finish you off just yet though, you could be...useful."

...

With the sound of a flowing river filling his ears, Dipper slowly opened his eyes. "Wh...what happened? Mabel!" He immediately sprang to his feet and started looking around. "Not good, not good. Oh, why did you have to do that to me sis?"

Sighing, he sat down by the nearby river and took in his surroundings. He was in a forest with lime green grass and small flowers here and there. "I should probably focus on finding out where I am first, then I can worry about Mabel." Getting to his feet he started following the river down into the forest, hoping to find civilization somewhere.

It wasn’t long, however, before Dipper heard something… a voice, female by the sound of it, humming to herself.

“...squirrels in the trees and the cute little bunnies, birds flying free and bees with their honey… honnney…”

Desperate to find someone, ANYONE, who could help him, Dipper followed the voice. “Hey! Excuse me, can you help-” Dipper began as he approached the singer, only to stop dead in his tracks, and it was obvious why.

The singer, who was kneeling at the riverbank surrounded by small, cute, and fluffy animals, appeared to be human for the most part, and had a long pink hairdo and teal eyes, and wore a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and pink and white tennis shoes. The only thing that kept her from being fully human, however, was a pair of cream yellow wings grafted almost seamlessly onto her back.

It took only a moment for the winged person, who Dipper was desperately hoping was NOT an angel or anything associated with the afterlife, to notice Dipper, and when she did, she gave a small yelp of surprise and curled up into a ball, clearly frightened.

"Whoa, easy," said Dipper. "I'm not going to hurt you." He took a step forward and stepped on a branch. At the snap, the girl shot up and darted into a bush, shaking so hard the whole bush shook with her. "Um, Hello?" called a confused Dipper. The girl peaked out from behind the bush. "Um, hi. Do you mind telling me where I am?"

The girl looked scared and confused. She muttered something inaudible. Dipper moved closer to try and hear her better. "Sorry, I didn't catch that," he said. Again, she whispered. Dipper sighed. "Look, my name is Dipper. I just woke up in this forest and I really want to know where I am. I'm not going to hurt you."

"R-Really?" the girl asked, more audible. Dipper nodded. "Pinkie promise?" Dipper held out his pinky finger and the girl dived back into the bush.

"Wait, wha? I said I'm not going to hurt you. I swear." The girl slowly emerged from the bush. She was about Dipper's height, maybe an inch or so taller. "So, mind telling me where I am?"

"Oh, um, well, you’re at Daisy Stream,” said the girl.

Dipper frowned. “And where is Daisy Stream?”

“Oh, um, Ponyville.”

“And where is Ponyville?”

“In Equestria?” said the girl, who was starting to get more than just a little confused by what this stranger was asking her.

“Equestria… okay, well, at least I have a name for this place. Uh, do you by any chance know where I can find a town or a city or something like that?” asked Dipper.

“Oh, um… Ponyville is just a short walk up that way,” said the girl, pointing over behind her.

“Okay, thanks,” said Dipper. As he was about to walk away he felt the girl’s had being placed on his shoulder.

"Um... Not that it's any of my business or anything, but... where are you from exactly?"

"Oh, right, I'm from a town called Gravity Falls, although you most likely never heard of it before. It's not really... near here."

“Oh… um… okay…” said the girl.

And with that, the girl removed her hand from Dipper’s shoulder, and Dipper walked off in the direction the girl had pointed. Once Dipper was out of earshot, the girl pulled out a lime green cell phone with a pink butterfly on the back and dialed a number.

“Hello, Golden Oaks Library, Twilight Sparkle speaking,” said a voice on the other end of the line.

“Twilight, it’s Fluttershy. I think we might have a new arrival in town,” said Fluttershy.

“Oh, really? And what makes you say that?” asked Twilight, a hint of interest in her voice.

“W-well, he didn’t really seem to know where exactly he was, and he said that he was from far away from here,” said Fluttershy.

“And how far away is ‘far away from here?’” asked Twilight.

“He said he was from a town called Gravity Falls, and I’ve never heard of a town called Gravity Falls until he mentioned it,” explained Fluttershy.

For a few moments, there was silence on the line. Then, Twilight spoke again. “Well, I’ve never heard of Gravity Falls myself. There’s a sleepy little town called Gravity FOALS, but I’m not familiar with a Gravity Falls… hmm… perhaps I should meet up with this newcomer and ask him a couple questions. Did he say his name?”

“He said his name was Dipper, and he was wearing a blue and white hat with a pine tree on it,” explained Fluttershy.

“Perfect, thanks,” said Twilight before she hung up.

Welcome To Ponyville, Mr. Pines

As Dipper walked through the city of Ponyville, he had never felt more out of place in his life. True, he was surrounded by other humans, but these beings were not humans as he’d ever known them back in his dimension.

Just like that painfully shy girl he’d met back at Daisy Stream, some of this town’s citizens had colorful wings growing out of their back, and unless Dipper’s eyes were deceiving him, it appeared as though they were using those wings to take to the skies and actually move clouds around.

Closer to the ground, Dipper saw that there were people who at first glance appeared to be more like the people he was used to seeing back home, but on closer inspection actually seemed to be quite strong as they pushed around heavy carts full of apples, oranges, and various other fruits, in addition to what appeared to be fresh fish, beef, and other types of meat.

Among them were people who Dipper noticed had some of supernatural abilities, judging by the way their eyes became a solid, glowing color, ranging anywhere from baby blue to magenta, and their purchases floated through the air or moved strollers or pretty much anything.

As Dipper continued his journey through town, he was bowled over by something very pink and very fast.

As Dipper rubbed his head and got up, he felt something help him up sharply to his feet. "Omigosh! I'm so sorry! Are you alright. I normally don't need to see where I'm going all the time because I know this road like the back of my hand and I know everyone and what they're doing and where their going and..." Dipper was barely able to keep up with the girl's words until she stopped. Suddenly, she was behind him, then on his right, then, somehow, hanging above him. "Wait a minute... that's why I bumped into you! You're new here, aren't you?!"

"Um, yeah," Dipper replied, uncertainly.

"Oh. My. GOODNESS! This is great! I mean, not the slamming into you part, I mean that I bumped into someone new just as I was getting new party supplies!"

"Uh... and?"

"And I get to use them to throw you a "Welcome to Ponyville" party! It's gonna be amazing! There's gonna be cake, and balloons, and cake, and punch, and cake..." She continued listing things, although cake was probably the main part of this list.

"Wait, party? Look, sorry, but I'm kind of in a hurry. I won't be able to stay long enough for a party. I don't have time."

Suddenly, the girl's cotton candy hair went flatter than a pancake. "You... You don't want me to throw you a party?"

"Look, I just don't think I can-"

"You don't like my parties?" Tears began to well up in her large cerulean eyes.

"Um, look, please don't..." Too late. The eyes. The cuteness factor in the eyes alone could have leveled the entire town in mere seconds. Dipper groaned, fighting off the guilt and the sadness and... "Okay, okay! Fine! Throw the party! Just stop with the eyes!"

The girl's hair puffed up again in an instant. "Really?" She gasped. "You won't be disappointed!" She picked up the many boxes she was carrying and shot off, leaving a trail of dust and a surprised Dipper.

"Wait, what just happened?"

“Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie happened.”

Dipper turned around to find a girl around his age with dark blue hair with a magenta stripe in it wearing a purple hoodie with a lavender shirt underneath, blue jeans, and purple and white sneakers. Standing by her was a boy of just around thirteen with green hair wearing a purple jacket, a green shirt, black jeans with a belt, and purple and green sneakers.

“Pinkie Pie?” asked Dipper, confused.

“Yes, Pinkie Pie. And, if I just heard her correctly, I’m guessing that you’re the new arrival that Fluttershy told me about… Dipper, right?” the girl asked.

“Yes, but who’s Flutter… oh, so that’s that winged girl’s name! I could hardly hear her, her voice was so quiet… but, uh, who are you?” asked Dipper.

“My name is Twilight Sparkle. This is my assistant, Spike,” said Twilight, jerking her head over at the newly turned teenager. “Now, we’ve got a couple of hours before Pinkie Pie finishes setting up for your party, and if you don’t mind, I’ve got a couple of questions I’d like to ask you.”

"You have questions? I'm the new guy here."

Twilight thought for a moment. "Okay. What do you want to know?"

"Well for starters, what did she do to me?" he asked, clutching his chest. "It felt like my heart would rip itself out if I didn't let her throw a party. Was it some kind of magic spell?"

Twilight chuckled. "No. That's just her. She did the thing with the eyes?" Dipper nodded. "Yeah. She has a way of convincing you into saying yes. It's kinda her thing to throw a party for any newcomers to the town."

"I see. So this isn't new?"

"Nope. Now I get to ask a question. Where are you from?"

"Well I came from a town called Gravity Falls. It's... pretty far from here."

"I've never heard of this place. Where exactly is it?"

"Um... That's kind of hard to explain, especially considering I have no idea how I got here. I can't exactly give you a very precise Cardinal direction."

"I see." She rubbed her chin in thought. "Well, might I ask what you are planning to do here?"

He opened his mouth to answer but came up short, he had no idea what he was going to do save for the party. "I honestly have no idea, I just thought I'd find something that could help me put together what's been happening to me recently."

This peaked Twilight's curiosity. "It must have been a lot if you said it like that. If you don't mind, would you come with me to my library where we can continue this conversation in private?"

Dipper shrugged and began following her and Spike to a large oak tree with a door and windows.

“That’s the library? A giant tree house?” asked Dipper, who seemed somewhat interested by the concept.

“Yes, that’s the Golden Oaks Library,” said Twilight.

“Yep, that’s home sweet home,” said Spike. Dipper hummed to himself as they entered, taking in every detail of the interior. The shelves carved into the walls, the tree stump table in the centre and the wooden stairs leading up to the living areas.

"With all the stuff I've been through I'm actually surprised by this, never would I have thought someone could carve a home or business into a tree like this." He mumbled to himself as Twilight's eyes started glowing and two chairs floated over to them.

“Okay, Dipper, have a seat, and we’ll see if we can’t get to the bottom of this and figure out what’s happened to you. Now, what’s the last thing you remember?” asked Twilight while Spike grabbed a notebook, a quill, and a jar of ink.

“Uh… well… the last thing I remember was that me and my twin sister were trying to get away from… something, so we hid in the basement. Then, the thing we were trying to get away from caught up with us, and the next thing I know, I wake up next to a river in a completely unfamiliar land,” said Dipper.

"Do you remember what it was you were trying get away from?" asked Twilight.

Dipper shivered. "Believe me you don't want the details. Let's just say he's not from anywhere either of us are familiar with and he can do things you don't even want to think about."

"Wow. I haven't heard of anything that bad since..." Twilight trailed off. "Anyway, do you remember anything else? Any details that could explain how you wound up here?"

"I remember a light and a giant upside-down triangle," Dipper said. "But like I said, we were running for our lives."

"And... your sister?" Twilight asked hesitantly.

Dipper's heart sank. "She... didn't make it. I'm not even sure if she's still alive. But knowing what we were running from, I fear the worst."

Twilight felt his sadness. It was so real it was almost tangible. "I'm... I'm so sorry."

"It's the only reason I can think of why I'm here. If I can find help and get back home, there may be a chance for us to stop the madness that's destroying my home!"

Twilight stopped writing. "Well, unless I know the specifics, I'm not sure what to do. Neither of us even knows if anything from around here will even help."

"Well, if there's a chance that something here can help me, I'll take it," said Dipper. "Nothing in my town is very good with dealing with magic and the only people who could have helped have already met the monster. People here seem to know a lot about magic."

"Magic is a part of daily lives here," said Twilight. "You don't have magic in your town?"

"Not exactly. We have a lot of magic artifacts and creatures, but as far as I can tell, no one can actually levitate stuff with their minds or lift a tree with one hand... unless you count Manly Dan," he added under his breath. "But here, it's like a normal thing."

"It is," said Twilight. "People here can use different types of magic depending on their race. Gaians have what we call Strength of the Earth. As suggested, they have abnormal strength to various degrees. Flyers like Fluttershy have Wings of the Pegasi, which lets them fly and control the weather and forces of nature in general. Finally, Spellcasters like myself can manipulate magic energy to cast a variety of spells, as long as we know the mechanics of the spell we're casting."

"I see. And the pink girl..."

"Pinkie? She's a Gaian."

"Guessed so. Even my sister couldn't tackle me with that much force."

"Your sister, what was she like?"

Dipper thought for a moment about all their summers in Gravity Falls. "She's... Well, I'm not sure where to start. Pinkie, was it? She almost reminds me of her: hyperactive, optimistic, and always finding a way to drag me into one of her big ideas."

Twilight smiled. "She sounds nice."

"Yeah. I mean, sure she can be a little..." Dipper searched for a word. "... Wild, I guess. Sometimes actually kind of annoying. But she's still my sister. She's done a lot for me. She's the reason I'm still alive."

Twilight dropped the notepad and placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Don't worry. If there's any way any of us can help you, we'd do it in a heartbeat."

Dipper smiled back. "Thanks."

“Now, then, I suppose we’d better get ready for Pinkie’s party. It’s been awhile since she’s thrown a ‘Welcome to Ponyville’ party, so I don’t know what to expect,” said Twilight, standing up along with Dipper and Spike.

“Well, I guess we’ll find out when we get there, won’t we?” said Dipper.

Spike snickered. “Oh, man, you have NO idea what you’re in for!”

“Oh, trust me… erm…”

“Spike.”

“Spike, right. Anyways, trust me. I’ve been through much, much worse than a simple party. I’m sure I can handle it.” Ah, famous last words. The group opened the front door and began walking towards... "Hey, did Pinkie Pie even tell us where the party was being held?"

Twilight stopped and facepalmed. "No, but it's most likely at Sugarcube Corner, the local bakery. We'll try looking there first, if she's not there then I'm sure she'll show up out of nowhere and drag us to it." Dipper nodded and they walked through the city until they were in front of a large building made entirely out of various kinds of sweets.

"Ok, I've seen a lot of weird stuff in my time but this takes the cake, pun not intended."

Twilight giggled at Dipper’s expression as he took in the details of the bakery. "Yeah, I still can't figure out how the place stays fresh, best guess is magic."

"Yeah, with magic you ain't gotta explain anything." They both shared a laugh before walking into the bakery.

Author's Note

And thus concludes Chapter Two! Now, since some of my old co-author's OCs appear in the next chapter, the real work begins. Stay tuned, and remember: dying is easy, comedy is hard!

The Party

The minute Dipper, Spike, and Twilight set foot inside Sugarcube Corner, loud dance music crashed upon their ears from a set of subwoofers attached to a DJ station, which was manned by a girl with pale skin and electric blue hair clad in a white trench coat, black fingerless gloves, an electric blue headset, and purple lensed sunglasses.

As Dipper looked around the room, he saw treats and snacks piled a mile high, and a variety of Gaians, Flyers, and what he could only assume were Spellcasters munching down on them as they danced and socialized amongst themselves without a care in the world. Mabel would’ve loved this, thought Dipper. Mabel always had been a bit of a social butterfly when it came to parties in unfamiliar places… and she had a hell of a sweet tooth.

Dipper was pulled out of his thoughts when a familiar voice called out to the newest arrivals at the party, “Twilight! Spike! Uh… new guy! You made it!”

In a matter of seconds, Pinkie Pie was standing before the group, her smile as wide as a mile. “I never did get your name. Mine’s Pinkie Pie,” said Pinkie, holding out her hand.

“Dipper. Dipper Pines,” said Dipper, grabbing a hold of Pinkie’s hand to shake it, only to get a shock from a Joy Buzzer that made his hand go numb.

Pinkie giggled at his reaction and skipped off. "Enjoy the party~"

Dipper shook off the shock and turned to Twilight. "You ok, Dipper?" the Spellcaster asked her new friend.

"Trust me, I've been hit by worse, I can handle a little party buzzer." Looking around Dipper took in everything around him. "So, this is what Pinkie Pie calls a 'Welcome to Ponyville party?’ A little much just to welcome someone to the city don't you think?"

Twilight just chuckled and shook her head. "It's just Pinkie’s way of being friendly. She always likes to make people smile."

Shrugging, Dipper decided to look around, see if he could find anything to do that wouldn't cause him to embarrass himself. He walked over to a table that was completely covered in snacks, treats and different kinds of drinks. Playing it safe he just took a cup of punch and walked away from the table.

As he walked he accidentally bumped into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry about that."

The person he had bumped into had blonde hair that had a small red ribbon at the bottom of her golden locks. She had three freckles under each emerald eye. She wore a brown stetson over her head. She also wore brown cowboy boots, blue jeans, and a red and white plaid shirt with a white t-shirt underneath.

“Ah, that’s okay,” the person said with a southern drawl. “So, you must be the new arrival ta town Pinkie’s throwin’ this here shindig for.”

“Yeah, I guess so. Name’s Dipper Pines,” said Dipper.

“Ah’m Applejack, Ah help run Sweet Apple Acres,” said Applejack, shaking Dipper’s hand.

“What’s Sweet Apple Acres?” asked Dipper.

“It’s the local apple farm, where we grow and sell everything from fresh apples to apple fritters. Ya’ll oughta stop by fer Cider Season after Hearth’s Warming,” explained Applejack.

Dipper raised an eyebrow. “Er… Hearth’s Warming? What’s Hearth’s Warming?” he asked the cowgirl.

“What do ya mean, what’s Hearth’s Warming? It’s only a holiday honoring the day Equestria was founded, as well as a celebration of friendship an’ harmony, which is shown by giving gifts to one another,” said Applejack, taken aback by Dipper’s question.

“Oh… so, it’s like the 4th of July and Christmas put together,” Dipper summarized.

“Now it’s mah turn to ask questions. What’s so special about the 4th of July, and what’s a ‘Christmas?’” asked Applejack.

Before Dipper could reply, he heard Twilight calling for both him and Applejack. “Well, better go see what Twilight wants,” said Dipper.

Applejack nodded, still puzzled as to what exactly a Christmas was as she followed Dipper to the table where Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and two other people who Dipper had not met yet were sitting at.

“Hey, Dipper, go ahead and sit down,” said Twilight. Dipper grabbed an empty chair and pulled himself up to the table. “Okay, first off, let me introduce some of my friends. That’s Rarity, the local fashionista,” said Twilight, pointing a girl around the same age as Fluttershy with long, purple curly hair and sapphire eyes wearing a lavender dress with black heels and other assorted bits of jewelry on her, who reached over and shook Dipper’s hand.

“And that’s Rainbow Dash,” continued Twilight, pointing at a rainbow-haired girl around both Dipper and Twilight’s age with cyan blue feathered wings wearing a blue zip-up hoodie with a black shirt underneath with the image of a rainbow lightning bolt on it, blue jeans, and blue and white sneakers.

“Hey,” said Rainbow Dash, shaking Dipper’s hand as well.

“And I see you’ve already met Applejack. Anyways, Dipper, I need you to tell these girls what you told me,” said Twilight. After explaining his situation to the girls they all looked to each other with tears in their eyes.

"That is a rather tragic tale darling…” said Rarity. Rainbow, Fluttershy and Applejack nodded in agreement with the fashionista. “So, I take it you have virtually nothing but the clothes on your back and have had nothing to eat?"

“That’s about right,” said Dipper.

“Well, I’d be more than happy to make you a new wardrobe, my dear. I might not be able to help you with finding your sister, but it’s the least I can do to help out someone in need,” said Rarity. “Although, I think I might know someone who can help with your problems… TWO someones in fact.”

"But Rarity, they're both out of town." Stated Fluttershy with a saddened tone.

Just then the door of the bakery was thrown open and two figures stood in the doorway. "We're back bitches and gentlemen!" Pinkie and Fluttershy both glowed as the two figures walked towards them.

"Jack!" Pinkie yelled before tackling one to the ground.

"Flynn!" Fluttershy ran up to the other and he lifted her and spun her around.

Dipper looked to the new arrivals. The one with Pinkie currently giving him a deathly hug wore a dark purple tailcoat and black dress pants. He also wore a black top hat with a white band at the base. His hair was midnight black, short, and had something of a point to it.

The one with Fluttershy was slightly taller than the shy winged girl. He wore a black trench coat, a white shirt, blue jeans and black boots. His eyes were purple and his short hair was black.

Pinkie let the sharply dressed man up and he pulled a purple cane out of nowhere. "Ah, my little ball of energy, how have you been?" He asked while twirling her, causing her to giggle. "I take it there has been a new arrival if you've thrown this big of a shindig without inviting me."

Dipper looked over to the one with Fluttershy. "My little butterfly, I missed you dearly." He set her down and hugged her. Turning his head he noticed Dipper. "Haven't seen you around here before young man, might I ask your name?"

Dipper held out his hand. "Dipper Pines." The tall man returned the gesture.

"Pleasure to meet you, I am Flynn Ryder." Dusk returned to Fluttershy and they moved to the dance floor.

"Um, who was that exactly?" Dipper asked looking to Twilight.

"Like he said, he's Flynn Ryder. Fluttershy's fiancé. He's also a Spellcaster." She answered. "It's strange, around anyone else she's shy, but around Flynn she's just so much more confident."

Before he could say anything Dipper found himself face to face with the sharply dressed man. "Well hello there young one, name's Jack Daniels if you’re wondering. So, you're the new addition to this fine and crappy city? I wish you luck, things tend to get a little crazy around this lot." He pointed to the girls. "Pinkie already told me your name, but I think a nickname is in order! What do you think Pinks?" He quickly vanished from Dipper’s sight and appeared behind Pinkie.

"Oh, definitely! Let's see here...Dippy, Piny, Pinecone, Pinetree, Pipper, Pinecream Cone, Dips..." The two continued to list possible nicknames for Dipper.

"Let me guess, Pinkie’s fiancé?" He asked in monotone.

"Nope, husband. And I'm a Gaian if yer wondering." answered Jack as he was now directly behind Dipper causing the teen to yelp. "Hehe, sorry, I tend to just pop up every now and again." Suddenly this man was reminding Dipper of Bill Cipher… a lot.

Jack walked back over to his wife and swept her off her feet. Dipper just looked at the girls confused. "So, who were the ones you were saying can help me?" The girls all pointed at Jack and Dusk. "Of course..."

“Hey, boys and girls, DJ-PON3 is gonna take things down for a moment. Ladies and Gentlemen, now’s the time,” the blue-haired DJ said into a microphone before she put on romantic music.

As the other girls went and grabbed themselves dance partners, Twilight hung back and watched, a look of longing on her face.

Dipper noticing Twilight’s expression, walked up to her. “Hey, uh, ahem, Twilight, would you like to dance with me?” he asked.

Twilight smiled. “S-sure, Dipper,” she said.

And with that, Dipper and Twilight went out onto the dance floor and began to dance. While they did so, Twilight couldn’t help but feel… comfortable, safe, and warm in Dipper’s arms. As for Dipper, he kind of liked the feeling of holding Twilight close to him. It made him feel warmth inside his chest.

Just then Dipper heard footsteps coming from behind him. Flynn walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. "Sorry for interrupting Dipper, Fluttershy has told me about your situation and I have to ask..." Flynn unfolded a piece of paper and showed it to Dipper, "...is this the being you spoke of?"

Dipper's eyes widened at what was on the page. It was a sketch of Bill Cipher.

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Revelations And New Allies

“So, how do you guys know about Bill?” asked Dipper as he, Jack, Flynn, and Twilight sat at a table in the Golden Oaks Library later that night.

“Oh, we’ve had our fair share of encounters with the supernatural during our adventures, especially with that isosceles monster,” said Flynn. “Come to think of it, how do YOU know about Bill Cipher, Dipper?”

Dipper sighed. “I met Bill when my Grunkle Stan’s business rival summoned him in an attempt to steal the combination to his safe directly from his mind. Me, Mabel, and a family friend named Soos were able to drive Bill out, but ever since then, he’s been a thorn in my family’s side… mostly my side,” he explained.

As Twilight looked at the drawing of Bill, she had more questions than answers about him… and moreover, he seemed so harmless… she just couldn’t see him being the almighty being Dipper and the others were making him out to be.

"I don't get it, what's so dangerous about this little guy?" When she asked that question all three males looked at her with dumbfounded looks.

"Okay, picture Discord, except his intentions are destructive and multiply his powers by cancer." stated Jack with a monotone voice. Twilight just looked at Jack with disbelief, she then turned to Flynn.

"He's not over exaggerating this time Twi, he's that dangerous. He could probably drive ten men insane if he wanted to… in fact, I’m sure he’s done it before,” said Flynn.

A look of concern crossed Twilight’s face. “Okay, how in the wide, wide, world of Gaia did ANY of you ever get away from him?” she asked.

“In a word: luck,” said Dipper. Jack and Flynn nodded in agreement. "And up to a certain point he only had power in a dimension called the mindscape, having no power over the physical world until he managed to find a way into our reality."

“Wait a second… are you saying that Bill Cipher somehow managed to get himself access to the material plane?” asked Flynn, just a hint of panic on his face.

“Unfortunately, yes. But, lucky for me and probably all of Equestria, I managed to give him the slip, and with any luck, he won’t know where I’ve gone.”

"Oh my shit..." Jack held onto his top hat and threw the front door open. "PINKIE!!! GRAB THE GOLD AND SHOVEL!!! WE GOT SOME DIGGIN' TO DO!!!" With that he shot out of the library.

Flynn facepalmed and placed a hand on Dipper's shoulder. "Well, at the very least you bought us time to form a plan of action, one that doesn't involve me burying my life savings." He got up and hugged Twilight. "See you later Cus, I have to go spend some time with Fluttershy."

Flynn walked out of the library and down the road. "Hey Flynn!" He looked over his shoulder to see Rainbow Dash and her partner approaching. The young man standing next to the rainbow-haired girl wore a grey shirt, light brown khakis, and black boots. He also had on a brown aviator jacket and a pair of goggles around his neck. His green eyes glowed under the light and his red hair was spiky and had a white streak on the right side and a pair of red wings were folded behind him.

"Jet! Back from your trip, I see?" said Dusk.

"Yeah," replied Jet. "Gotta say, flying over the Everfree is a lot tougher than actually walking through it. Those vines just won't let you leave!"

Flynn nodded. “Walking through there isn’t such a picnic either. Every time I get too close to one of those things my magic doesn't respond correctly… and I have a funny feeling that those vines are getting closer to the city,” he said.

“Aw, come on, Flynn! You ain’t scared of a bunch of plants, are ya?” asked Rainbow Dash with a cocky smirk and a hint of challenge in her voice.

“Of course not… all the same though, I think there might be something truly terrifying coming our way soon, and we’ll need to get ready for it,” said Flynn.

Rainbow and Jet frowned. “It wouldn’t happen to be about that ‘demon triangle’ Jack was yelling about, is it?” asked Jet.

"Unfortunately, it does," said Flynn.

"How bad is it?"

"Imagine an evil Discord with actual intentions to make your life a living hell. Then give him the power of both regal sisters and then some."

Jet winced. "You're kidding me. Right? Please tell me-"

"He's not exaggerating," said Dipper, walking up to join the group.

"Oh. Wait. I've never seen you around here."

"Jet, this is Dipper," said Flynn. "He's got first hand experience in dealing with Bill and barely escaped."

"How did you escape?"

"Let's just say I put a lot of distance between us that can't be covered even with a plane," Dipper said.

"Yikes. So, uh, what exactly can he do?"

Dipper and Flynn looked at each other. "Where do you want us to start?" asked Dusk.

"Uh, gimme the three I should be most careful about."

"Currently, manipulation of space-time, distortion of reality, and opening a portal into a dimension to summon an army of dream demons," said Dipper.

Jet looked in disbelief. "O... Kay... He's not here now, is he?"

"Scared?" teased Flynn.

"No... You?"

"He can't come here. When I got here, the only device that can bring him over was destroyed in the process."

"So, we're safe?"

"Bill found a way from the Mindscape directly into the physical plane. I don't think getting here will be too much for him to figure out."

Jet looked at Rainbow Dash. "So, how are we preparing?"

“Well… normally I’d say I could take him on myself, but given everything Dippingsauce here just said, I think we’ll need a bit more finesse than just charging at him guns blazing,” said Rainbow Dash.

“All right, here’s what we’ll do. We’ll get some rest first, then we’ll meet up with the others tomorrow and figure out a plan to stop Bill getting at our minds, or the minds of anyone in town. Agreed?” said Dipper.

“Agreed,” said the other people present.

“All right. Then, I guess I’ll see you guys in the morning. Good night, everyone,” said Dipper.

And with that, the group departed, each of them heading for home to get some sleep in preparation for the big day tomorrow.

…

That night, Dipper couldn't sleep. His mind kept wandering back to Bill, then Mabel, then everyone else. He rolled around in his bed restless as a sugar high child. With a groan, he got out of the bed and went downstairs. He looked through the library shelves for a book he could use to put himself to sleep.

After almost ten minutes of no results, he went back up and pulled out a battered old book from inside his vest. On the front was a six-fingered hand with the number 3 in the middle. He opened it and pulled out a pen, thinking of something to write.

"Can't sleep?" Dipper turned towards the stairs and saw Twilight standing at the top.

"Yeah," he said, slipping the book back into his vest. "I keep thinking of Bill... And Mabel. And everyone else back home."

Twilight walked in and sat next to him on the bed. "Yeah, I’m having a little trouble sleeping myself. I can’t stop thinking about Bill either, and how much danger all of Equestria, maybe even all of Gaia, will be in when he gets here… if he gets here, that is,” said Twilight.

Dipper nodded. “There will certainly be dire consequences when and, hopefully if, Bill shows up… he’ll probably come after me first before turning the town into a living nightmare and unleashing madness untold upon the rest of the world,” he said.

“That may be… but, rest assured, Dipper, none of us are going to let anything happen to you or the world if Bill shows up,” said Twilight, placing a comforting hand on Dipper’s shoulder.

Dipper smiled. “Thanks, Twilight,” he said.

As Twilight gazed into Dipper’s big brown eyes, she caught sight of something on his forehead. “Dipper, what’s that on your forehead?” she asked Dipper.

Much to Twilight’s surprise, Dipper turned bright red. “W-well… it’s… actually my birthmark. It’s how I got my name, actually. Kids used to tease me about it back home all the time,” he said.

“Well, can I see it?” asked Twilight.

“Uh… sure,” said Dipper, pulling back his bang to reveal a birthmark in the exact shape of the constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper, which Twilight recognized with shock and surprise as she let out a gasp.

“What? What’s wrong?” asked Dipper.

“Th… that’s not just a birthmark, Dipper… that’s a Mark of Power! It means you’re a Spellcaster, like me,” she explained. “See, look.”

Twilight pulled up on her bangs, revealing her own birthmark, in the shape of a sparkling star.

“But… how can I be a Spellcaster? I don’t even know any magic!” said Dipper.

“Well, then I can teach you, but it’ll have to be after Nightmare Night. Maybe this is exactly what we need to stop Bill!” said Twilight.

Dipper, for the umpteenth time today, was confused. “What’s Nightmare Night?”

Twilight gave Dipper a brief explanation of what Nightmare Night was. After the explanation, Dipper spoke up.

“So, it’s just like Halloween back home.”

Now it was Twilight’s turn to be confused. “What’s a Halloween?” she asked Dipper.

“Well, it’s just like Nightmare Night, except we get to keep all the candy,” said Dipper. "Also, my town loves that time of year so much, we celebrate it twice."

"Lucky." Twilight chuckled before getting up. "Well, I've got to get to sleep. Goodnight Dipper."

"Goodnight Ma...I mean Twilight." Twilight just smiled at him and walked up the wooden stairs to her bedroom.

...

Flynn sat in the living room of Fluttershy's cottage, looking over some notes that he had recovered across his adventures. Looking around them he sighed and closed the book in his hand. "I've gotta get some sleep, it'll do me no good to be tired tomorrow when we all try and formulate a plan." Setting the book down he blew out a candle and walked up to the bedroom where his future wife lay peacefully.

He took off his boots and trench coat and lay down beside Fluttershy. He turned and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close, causing a her to smile in her slumber.

"How'd I manage to land a girl like you Flutters?" He closed his eyes and began to dream his memories of when he first met his fiancé.

...

Fluttershy ran as fast as she could through the Everfree Forest, a pack of angry Timberwolves right on her tail. When she had tried to fly away she caught her wing on a stray branch and its many sharp thorns prevented any movement of the muscles after she had managed to detach the spiked piece of wood. As she came to a clearing she looked around frantically for a place to hide.

She found shelter in a hole under a tree stump. She cowered as she heard the wooden wolves searching the area. As one got close to her hiding place all movement above stopped. The wolves all turned their heads in a different direction and charged two new figures that had appeared. Two of the wolves were knocked away by a cane and the other three were caught in a grey aura and thrown up at a mountain.

"Oh I love it when you do that Flynn! It's so fun to watch them squirm in your grasp!" Yelled a crazy voice from above.

"You need serious help Jack, or at least a girlfriend to help you get control of these violent tendencies and cursing habits." Stated a calmer voice. Fluttershy peeked out of her hiding spot and looked to the new figures. One was wearing a dark purple suit along with a top hat and cane. The other wore a black trench coat, a white shirt, blue jeans and black boots. Both boys looked around 14.

"Ah what would you know? Remember what happened with that girl...oh what was her name again?"

"Please don't bring that up again..."

"Trixie! That girl that always mentioned herself in the third person!" Flynn facepalmed and looked around.

"So, you see any place where you could set up your future amusement park?"

Jack looked around with a finger to his chin. "I think I saw a good spacious area not too far back from here, and I saw a city nearby so it could get plenty of business."

"It amazes me how the Nightshade Family hasn't gone bankrupt with all of these parks they are setting up."

"Ah well, at least we get to go adventuring while we search for my first ever park!" They both looked around before looking at each other confused. "Hey, weren't those wolves chasing someone?"

"A girl I think, should still be around here." They began looking for the shy girl until Flynn spotted her and knelt down outside the hole and held out his hand. "Hey there, are you alright miss?"

Fluttershy nervously poked her head out of her hiding spot. Both of their eyes widened as they made eye contact. Flynn was mesmerised by her beauty and Fluttershy was drawn to the gentleness in his eyes. They stared at each other for awhile until Fluttershy eventually took Flynn’s hand and allowed him to help her up.

"H-Hello miss, are you alright?" He asked in a nervous voice. Jack just raised a brow at his friend, he looked to the expressions on their faces and put his hands up, turned around and walked out of the area.

"Um, yes...I'm ok." They just stared at each other for another moment before Flynn noticed her injured wing.

"That doesn't look too good, we shouldn't get you to a hospital." Fluttershy shyly nodded and took a step, only to fall and Flynn caught her before she hit the ground.

"Sorry...I-I think my ankle is sprained."

"No problem." He caught her off guard by picking her up bridal style and began carrying her towards Ponyville. She blushed furiously and wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling safe in his arms.

...

"I will always protect you Fluttershy. Be it from a storm to a demon, I will be your shield." Flynn whispered before he kissed her forehead and closed his eyes once more, falling back to sleep.

Author's Note

And thus, Chapter Four has been completed! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays with your families. Anyways, be sure to like, comment, upvote, fav, and follow! And remember: dying is easy, comedy is hard!

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