It was time to put their plan into action. In order to save their uncle Ford in the Fearamid, they needed a plan, and that was exactly what Dipper had devised.

A plan.

Mabel and Stan had nodded and listened through the whole thing, not missing out on a single detail. It would've been dumb to go out there like a bull blinded by the red of a cloth or something. Plus, he knew Stan and Mabel would've killed him when they found out he wanted or tried or did go alone.

Luckily, the StanleyMobile was in an okay condition, so the 3 were able to get a ride to the giant pyramid in the sky eventually. Stan gathered the kids into the backseat of the car as he hopped in the drivers. Eyebats were floating everywhere so it was best they were to be fast about it.

The old man in the front of the vehicle looked both ways before squinting ahead then muttering something before slamming his foot onto the gas pedal, sending the kids to jerk back into their seats, heads hitting the headrest.

He went full speed and the car screeched to a stop once they were smack in the middle of nowhere with the giant pyramid in the sky. Mabel rolled down the window and poked her head out of it to see more clear. She gulped and twiddled her finger with a string of sweater wool that had been unraveled.

Dipper looked up at the pyramid, too. His eyes wide but his heart full of determination. The kids rolled their windows back up after they were instructed to do so. Their great uncle unbuckled and turned to face the kids, biting his lip slightly as he looked at his nephew.

"Kids...I just wanted ta say that you've gotta be careful...and even though I'm not super on board with rescuing my brother...because he's a jerk.." He muttered the last bit then spoke up again. "...I know there's no convincing you two out of this. Especially you." He pointed to Dipper. "You're just as stubborn as me, kid." The old man gave a small laugh which turned into a small sigh.

"Don't worry, Grunkle Stan, you'll be with us! It'll be just fine, we promise you." Mabel started to assure him with a small smile. "Plus, Dipper's plans usually work 99.9% of the time. He's smart with this kinda stuff."

"Yeah." The boy nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, Stan, we got this."

The man glanced up from looking down, looking back up at the kids with slightly watery eyes. "I can't have ya dying on my watch. What would I tell your parents.." He gave a small laugh and wiped his eyes that were gleaming with tears. "I trust you kids. You're smart. You've outsmarted this guy before, haven't ya?"

The 12-year-olds grinned before nodding fiercely. "And we can do it again!" They chanted at the same time.

Stan looked at his niece and nephew before turning around to look back at the Fearamid with a sigh. He opened the car door, getting out as the kids opened theirs, hopping out. Their feet hit the floor with dust spreading everywhere.

The twins glanced up at the Fearamid and then back at Stan, who looked slightly unnerved at the idea of letting his kids do this. Mabel bit her lip before running over and hugging her uncle tight, burying her face in his suit. The old man got wide-eyed before slowly hugging back. Dipper sighed and joined in on the hug. After a couple moments, the adult let go, rubbing his eyes once more.

"Alright...now, let's go kick some triangle a-butt." He announced with a small grin. "Show him what the Pines are made of."

The two grinned and stepped up closer to the pyramid, shouting at the top of their lungs. "HEY, BILL!!"

It wasn't long before the bright yellow triangle popped in front of the Pines Family, staring with his pupil fixed on the two kids, fixing over to Stan only for a minute then going straight back to looking at the twins.

"WELL, WELL, COME FOR THAT OLD SIX-FINGERED NERD, I ASSUME?"

They wanted to shout at him to shut up with the insults, but they chose not to...probably for the best, anyways. Bill didn't wait for a response, he snatched the kids up in one palm and Stan in the other. He closed his palm so that it was a fist, trapping the 3 inside as he teleported back into the Fearamid.

The twins banged their fists on the demon before they were dropped onto the ground with a 'thud'. They winced and slowly got up after that, looking up to see their Great Uncle Ford there. He was being held up with blue, glowing chains that looked rather tight on his wrists and ankles.

Dipper gasped and Mabel got watery eyes as she saw he looked rather burnt up somehow. They did something awful to him. Something that hurt him. He wasn't even looking at the kids.

"FORDSIEEEE...YOU HAVE SOME VISITORS HERE TO SEE YOU." Bill spoke as an invisible grin was felt reflecting off the triangle.

The older man blinked slowly then lifted his head up slowly as well, as if a million bricks were holding it down. He gasped and got semi-watery eyes as he stared ahead at his niece and nephew and even his brother stuck in the triangle's grasp.

"K-kids..?" He stuttered as he glanced up at Bill, gulping then looking at them. "You've gotta get out of here."

"But, Grunkle Fo-" Mabel started to speak, but got interrupted.

"NOW!!" He shouted loudly as he drooped back into place of being stuck, head hanging down again.

They shook their heads no fast with determination in their hearts. Bill laughed then sighed as he shrunk down to the size of the kids after had shoving Stan and Mabel into a cage...a ginormous bird cage. The old man and his niece yelled and banged on the bars, but they were silenced by getting their lips zipped shut.

"You shoulda listened to your precious uncle when ya had the chance..." His eye glanced up at Ford before snatching Dipper's arm harshly and floating up into the air, yanking him up with him.

The kid yelped and tugged on the tight grip with wide eyes as he drew closer and closer to Stanford. Bill snapped up another set of chains and chained him right up beside his uncle. His heart beat fast as he was now hanging up in the chains, the metal squeezing his wrists and ankles, making him hiss in pain.

The boy looked up to face a ginormous eye staring at him. His arm hairs stood up on end as he stared at the eye, shaking slightly as his eyes began to sting. The demon cackled as Ford's eyebrows furrowed and he let out a small growl of frustration.

"LET HIM GO, CIPHER!!" He shouted loud and clear.

Bill paused and looked at the man. "How about...a certain code?"

"D-don't do it, Grunkle Ford." The preteen choked out with watery eyes.

There was silence...then Bill's eye turned blue before facing the kid again and zapping him with 500 volts. Dipper screamed loudly, thrashing around in the chains as tears slipped without consent. Ford screamed as well. Bill stopped and looked at the kid who was burned now, seen shaking visibly and breathing jaggedly.

"I-I'll do it." He choked out, looking down at the ground shamefully. "Just...just leave my family alone..."

Dipper looked over to him with wide eyes in horror. He opened his mouth to argue, but as soon as he did, it got literally zipped shut. The preteen thrashed around again even though it hurt like hell. His heart was beating faster than ever when he heard his uncle handing over the code to put down the forcefield.

Bill snapped and called out his henchmaniacs and sooner or later, the forcefield was broken.

Bill had a whole world to destroy.

He grabbed Ford from the chains and tossed him up in the air then caught him in his fist with a grin. The demon snapped and Dipper fell to the ground with a hiss in pain. The bird cage fell as well, and Mabel and Stan tumbled out of it. All their mouths unzipped.

"ASTA LA VISTA!" Bill shouted as he zoomed off with Ford to show him the world he had destroyed.

"....M-my plan failed." Dipper choked out as he slammed his eyes closed, pain searing though his body and his eyes stinging.

Mabel rushed over first and stared at him with glossy eyes. "T-this isn't your fault...Dipper...don't...don't worry..."

He took jagged breathes and stared up at her. She bit her lip and gave him a very soft hug. The boy blinked before closing his eyes again and starting to cry as he hugged back.

Their uncle stood in the back, watching the two twins hug it out...just like he should've done long ago.

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