Sunset over the Pine Tree

BLB- Here's the end. This took me forever, but I finally finished this. I hope this brings things to enough a close, because the end of this could be the beginning of something else. I do not own Supernatural or Gravity Falls (if I did, the characters would all be wrapped up in blankets and kept safe and warm, not living out the apocalypse). Here goes nothing.

Just a warning, the major character death was not a lie. Go ahead with caution.

Part Six

Mabel didn't want to explain to her Grunkles what she had really come into the forest to do; she needed to talk to Jeff and ask if Bill had been roaming around the area lately.

"Come on Jeff," Mabel whispered to herself, "The one time I need to talk to you and you are nowhere to be found."

Since she hadn't found Jeff; Mabel kept walking until she tripped over something- or someone.

Jeff lay on the ground in front of Mabel staring up at her. "Mabel," Jeff mumbled in shock, "I didn't know you were back in town."

"I am," Mabel stated, trying not to dive into the reasons for that if she did not have to.

"Well don't worry about me bothering you, we are leaving," Jeff explained before standing up and dusting himself off. The gnome slowly turned away from her and began to walk away.

"Wait, Jeff!" Mabel exclaimed hoping that he would listen to her. "I was looking for you, I need to talk to you about something."

"About what? I already told you that I am not going to bother you anymore, I got the message," Jeff promised sounding exhausted. "You wanted nothing to do with me before what's changed?"

"I need to ask you about Bill Cipher," Mabel pleaded and at the mention of the dream demon's name the gnome froze. "So he has been here?"

Jeff nodded before looking Mabel in the eye revealing the terror in them. "He has been back in the area and you shouldn't be."

"What do you mean by that?" Mabel questioned.

"Bill killed Gideon Gleeful," Jeff began, "And something huge is coming here Mabel. It is not safe here for anyone, especially you. Why do you think we are leaving?"

"Bill?" Mabel inquired.

"No, not just Bill," Jeff responded. "The beast with Yellow eyes is with him." The gnome shuddered where he stood.

"Azazel?"

"I have to get the others out of here. I don't have time to help you, I have to go." Jeff didn't answer her question, he just sauntered away.

"Wait! I have somewhere you can go," Mabel pleaded.

Jeff stopped in his tracks and that statement forced him to look up at Mabel once more. "Where?" Jeff asked a bit of hope returning to his voice.

"The basement of the Mystery Shack. My great uncle Stanford had a lab down there a long time ago, but it is essentially a huge panic room now," She stated.

"And you are okay with that?" Jeff doubted her. "Why would you do that for us?"

Mabel nodded. "I know we've had our issues Jeff, but you don't deserve to be kicked out of your home because of Bill."

"Thank you," Jeff began. "I have to go get the others, I scouted ahead to make sure it was safe."

"I'll go with you," Mabel said. "It'll be faster than waiting to meet back up here."

"Come on Pine Tree, let's move," Bill commanded with a certain urgency in his tone. "We have business to take care of."

Dipper looked at Bill in shock. "What are you talking about? Where are we going?" The boy demanded looking at the dream demon getting frustrated with Bill.

"First we are delivering the Corduroy girl to Preston Northwest and then tonight we have some business with Azazel," Bill answered in a nonchalant fashion.

"What kind of business?" Dipper questioned.

"Sam Winchester," Bill responded.

"Why is he in Gravity Falls? What happened in town?" Dipper asked worrying about his friends and the people he had grown to love in town.

Bill waved away the question. "Nothing, just a murder. Sam and Dean Winchester are in town on other business though and we intend to intercept them."

"What do you mean?" Dipper demanded.

"You won't believe me anyways," Bill stated.

"Try me," Dipper interjected.

"They are in town because of your sister. She brought them there and I hope that Dean Winchester heeded my warning or your sister will be dead, just like Dean himself when Azazel is done with them," Bill muttered.

"What Mabel is dead! I remember what happened to her." Dipper couldn't believe that Bill was trying to trick him once again. The only thing he knew for sure was that he couldn't trust Bill.

"Okay, believe what you want Pine Tree but when it comes down to it," Bill paused to point at Dipper, "You are going to have a choice to make, your life or hers."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because whether you believe it or not, I am the lesser of the two evils Pine Tree," Bill explained.

By the time Dean and Sam made it back to the Shack, Mabel was still in the woods and Soos had no idea that she had even left. Soos was busy with a lot of customers, when the Winchesters walked in.

"Hey dudes," Soos greeted as the last customer walked out of the gift shop. "Hambone didn't go with you?"

Sam shook his head. "Mabel told us that she was staying here to help you."

As Sam and Soos talked, Dean walked towards the kitchen and to Stan's old room. When he opened the door with a creek, Dean discovered that Mabel was nowhere to be seen.

"What did you dudes find out about Gideon?" Soos questioned.

"Gideon Gleeful was killed by a demon," Sam began, "And from what we can tell it was Bill."

At the mention of the dream demon Soos' eyes widened. "He's back? Mr. Pines told me that the twins had scared him off and that he doubted that Bill would return."

"Bill is back," Dean stated as he stepped into the room, "And Mabel is gone."

"Gone? She left?" Sam asked, not understanding what would possess Mabel to leave and tell no one where she was going.

Dean nodded, "She must have left after we did."

As they talked Mabel walked into the Shack, looking at her friends in confusion when their conversation stopped. "What?"

"You know what," Dean interjected. "Bill is out there Mabel, after your head and you just decide to go off on your own and not tell anyone where you are going." He was trying to keep his voice down, but was having a hard time.

"Dean," Mabel began holding her temper, "I'm fine. I went into the woods to take care of some things and do a little bit of my own investigating. "

Dean just looked at her eyes pleading for her to explain.

"I went looking for Jeff. I had to know for myself whether Bill was back in town again or not. The gnomes, while being a nuisance to the town at times, are harmless and fear demons like Bill just like we do," Mabel explained. "Jeff told me that Bill has been in the area lately. Also, the gnomes are outside the Shack as we speak."

"What do you mean? Jeff followed you home?" Dean asked getting defensive.

"No, I invited them to stay in the basement of the Shack at least for a while," Mabel stated before she opened the door for Jeff and the rest of the gnomes. "This is dangerous for everyone, not just me."

The rest of the afternoon was spent settling the gnomes into the hidden basement of the Shack. What Mabel referred to as Stanford's panic room. "Grunkle Stan had often hid me and Dipper in here when things were expected to get sketchy or dangerous. We used to have little "camp outs" and sleepovers down here, when we were little," Mabel's word seemed to echo among the walls. "This also used to be a lab of sorts, when it was first made. Great Uncle Ford was trying to build an interdimensional portal, but he never got it to work."

In the far corner of the basement remnants of the lab were still visible. A huge white sheet was draped over the unfinished portal, keeping the old machine dust free and dry.

Once everything was finished the day had slowly faded into evening. Dinner was ate in near silence and night had fallen soon after. Soos was about to go home, when Mabel stopped him. "Soos, you can stay here if you'd like."

The handyman flashed a smile for a second before he face straightened itself once again. "I have to let Reggie and his wife know that I won't be in tonight though…." Soos scratched the back of his head considering any excuse he could tell Reggie that would explain him not coming home.

"Do what you have to do Soos, the extra room is yours if you want to stay in it," Mabel stated, reminding Soos of something he already knew.

Soos excused himself to make a phone call to his cousin while Dean decided to break the news about Gideon to Mabel.

Dean touched Mabel's shoulder. "Mabel, there is something you need to know."

"What is it Dean?" Mabel questioned.

Dean recounted what he and Sam had saw at the morgue today, telling her everything, even the fact that he believed Bill was responsible.

"I know Dean," She stated simply. "Me and Jeff talked and he confirmed that Bill has been roaming around. I had a feeling he did that to Gideon, probably taking the debt Gleeful owed him for his help years ago."

"Help?"

"A deal, Gideon wanted power, Bill saw that as an opportunity to take advantage of him. Gideon was only a teenager and under Bill's guidance he did some awful things," Mabel answered.

"That is why you and your brother had issues with Gideon when we first met?"

Mabel shook her head, "We were still working through them. Gideon fell victim to Bill, he was tricked and manipulated like so many others are when pitted up against demons. It took time, but I realized that Gideon messed up but he didn't act alone, Bill had a hand in all of the boy's actions and one side was always more at fault than the other."

By the time Mabel had finished her explanation Soos had returned and announced, "I told Reggie that I'm going to stay here tonight. He understood that I needed to catch up with you."

"That's fine Soos. I think we are going to hit the hay," Mabel responded. "Let me get you settled for the night."

Mabel led Soos to the spare room and made sure that the couch was clear and clean for Soos. "I'm glad you are here Soos. I want you to know that I am sorry."

"Sorry for what?" Soos asked.

"Being an awful friend, for not listening to Grunkle Stan and for the thing I let happen to Dipper," Mabel answered.

"You don't have to apologize to me. I'm just thankful that you are still here," Soos stated pulling Mabel in for one of his classic bear hugs.

"Thank you. I would offer you a bed but the brothers are using them tonight."

"Its fine Hambone, remember I used to sleep on this couch when Mr. Pines would leave on business," Soos responded patting the couch, "This is just like home to me."

Mabel nodded. "Goodnight Soos, sleep tight."

"Night," Soos nodded before he turned to the window and looked out.

Mabel found Dean waiting for her outside of the door. She looked him in the eyes for a moment before walking past him and back to the kitchen. The first thing that Mabel noticed was that Sam had most likely went up to bed, the second was that Dean had followed her into the room.

"What's wrong Dean?" Mabel wondered.

"I need to talk to you about something," Dean began, "Something that is probably going to make you mad."

"What is it?" Mabel questioned.

"I think it would be best if we left Gravity falls tonight," Dean responded.

"You want me to just high tail it out of here? Dean, you of all people know that I can't do that!" Mabel argued.

"Something big is going to happen here, if it is really Azazel and Bill we might be out matched," Dean admitted.

"If they are coming here then I have to stay Dean, someone has to fight them off. Abuelita usually warded the town when demons crept into the area, but she's gone and if it really is Bill then it is my fight." Mabel nearly shouted at Dean.

"And Yellow eyes is mine, but the last time me and Sam had a run in with him, it did not end well," Dean stated as his expression set in pure seriousness.

"Dean," Mabel responded when he realized what he was trying to say.

"Last time we saw Azazel, I died. All of us got hurt and were lucky to have made it out alive, add Bill to that equation; who knows what will happen," Dean pleaded with Mabel.

"I know what you are saying Dean, but it isn't that cut and dry. You didn't run away from Azazel until you got hurt," Mabel retorted. "You can't expect me to risk everyone in town because the big bads came into town after me."

"I don't like the idea of running away either." Dean shook his head, "But I have to keep you and Sam safe…"

"You don't have to protect us. We have a job to do, protect the town and all of the innocent people that would be at risk if Azazel and Bill are roaming around. We can't just leave them here to face it on their own; I know you don't agree with me but we can do this," Mabel paused to give Dean a peck on the cheek, "We can keep each other safe. If it is your responsibility to look out for me, then it's mine to do the same for you."

After a few minutes of silence Mabel spoke again, "Why don't we make a plan? Prepare for whatever is heading our way."

Dean nodded, "That works for me."

They worked on a game plan until Sam stumbled down the steps out of breath and a look of fear plastered on his face. "Guys, we need to go."

"What's wrong Sam?" Dean spoke, fighting through his sleepless haze.

"Yellow eyes and Bill, they are here," Sam explained.

"Now?" Dean questioned, Sam nodded in response.

"Did you see where?" Mabel asked.

"A clearing in the woods, there was a big house surrounded by a huge gate in the distance," Sam stated, hoping he remembered the details right.

"The Northwest's mansion," Mabel chimed in. "Preston Northwest is one of Bill's minions."

"Your friend's father, why would he do that?" Dean inquired.

"Bill helped him retain his wealth and many believe that is where their fortune came from in the first place. The Northwests are known for being coldhearted backstabbers, except for Pacifica," Mabel explained. "If we are actually doing this, I need to make a call first." Mabel pulled out her cellphone and called Pacifica.

"Hello?" The hushed voice of Pacifica broke the trill of the dial tone. "Mabel….Is it really you?"

"Yeah, it's me P. I need to ask you a favor," Mabel began, "Something big is going to happen in the clearing not too far from your house, can you meet me there? I need a backup plan if the one I have flies south."

"I'll be there," Pacifica answered before the call ended.

"Get ready," Mabel began. "I have to tell Soos to be on alert."

Before the boys could say anything Mabel nearly ran to the guest room and threw the door open. Soos snapped awake and sat up, looking at Mabel with worry. "What's going on?"

"I need you to go to the basement. Something big is going to happen," Mabel explained. "While I'm out there, I need to know that you are safe."

"You're going out there? What is coming Mabel?" Soos demanded.

"Bill," Mabel answered. "Soos, I know what you are going to say but I have to go."

"No, you don't. Stay in the Shack with me, instead of walking into danger head on like you have no fear at all! It isn't your job to be the hero."

"You think I'm not afraid? I'm scared out of my mind half of the time, Dipper helped me through it," Mabel argued. "Soos, even if I stop Bill, I will never be a hero. Like I told Dean, I have to go. Bill is my problem and I can't let him come here and hurt anyone else."

Soos opened his mouth to speak, but as he did Mabel interrupted, "I understand what you want Soos, but you have to know that I am doing what I believe is right. If I don't make it back, know that I will have died at the hands of the demon that destroyed my family."

She didn't wait for Soos to say anything, Mabel just walked away. She hoped he would listen to her but part of her knew that it wasn't fair of her to expect Soos to listen, when she refused to do the same. Mabel shook those thoughts away as she found the Winchesters loading the Impala.

The drive was short and the walk to the clearing was even shorter. Mabel had what she grabbed from the Shack, it wasn't much because most of her stuff was left in Deville.

"Before we go out there, I figured you might need this," Dean said slipping the end of a sawed-off into her hand.

"Are you sure? What if you need it?"

"I brought an extra," Dean answered showing her the spare gun, "Just in case."

"Thank you," Mabel nodded at a loss for words.

"We need to stay together," Sam stated. "Things will get messy otherwise."

They tried to keep their distance, laying low until they could see Bill or Azazel. Mabel was anxious and Dean was no better. Waiting was wearing on all of them and once there were noises coming from the clearing, everyone's attention was drawn to the open space in front of them. A shadow could be seen moving around slowly, it didn't take them long to figure out that it was Dipper.

When Mabel saw Dipper all reason left her as she sped into the clearing; she was at Dipper's side as soon as she could be and before she could stop herself she had her arms around him, hugging him as tightly as she could manage.

"M-mabel," Dipper stammered. Not reacting to her touch at first but then slowly wrapping his arms around her. "Is it really you?" His quavering voice sounding unsure. Everything seemed like a sick dream, his memory was conflicting with what he was seeing before him; his sister was dead, Bill made him remember that so how was she here in front of him now?

"Dipper." Mabel didn't even answer his question, she just held him. "Where have you been?"

"With Bill," Dipper answered. He let go of her to look into her eyes. "You shouldn't be here, you need to get out of here, now."

At that Dean and Sam walked towards the twins both of them with their guns out and at the ready. The twins didn't notice until Dean spoke, "Are you both okay?"

Dipper looked at the Winchester with a mixture of sadness and worry. "You guys need to get out of here. Especially Sam, they came here after him, not you Mabel."

"Isn't that sweet," Azazel smiled. "You want to protect your friends but then who is going to look after you Dipper?"

"I will," Mabel vowed. "I never stopped looking for him," She paused to look at her twin, "I hoped that you were still out there."

"Azazel," Bill began. "Maybe we shouldn't do this here. I don't think this is the right time."

"Why not? The gang is all here," Azazel smirked.

"You know why," Bill growled, his body tense.

"Your precious Pines twins will come out of this unscalthed," Azazel stated, "And even Dean can make it out of this unharmed but Sam Winchester is coming with us."

"Over my dead body," Dean exclaimed.

Mabel looked back at Dean to try and get her message across before she spoke to the demons, "You came to our town after us, so this is between us. Leave Sam and Dean out of this."

Azazel looked at Bill and nodded. "As you wish. Bill, do what the lady asked." At his masters command the dream demon snapped his fingers and the Winchesters both sank to the ground unconscious.

"What did you do to them?" Mabel demanded staring at the unconscious forms of her friends.

"Relax," Azazel hissed, "They are just asleep. Stuck in a dream world, a mix of horror and reality per your command."

"I didn't ask for that," Mabel responded.

"Well you did ask for a two on two chat, so I had Bill give it to you," Azazel explained.

The world blurred a swirled around Dean and Sam before they fell into an unknown state of consciousness. The world around them seemed nightmarish and surreal.

"SAM!" Dean yelled, wondering if his brother was still with him or not.

"Dean," Sam responded as he jogged towards his brother. "Where are we?"

"I don't know," Dean admitted as the sound of Mabel's voice cut through their delusion.

"Where are the twins?" Sam questioned taking the words out of Dean's mouth.

"With Bill and Azazel," Dean answered, "Bill took us out of the equation."

"What do you mean Dean?" Sam asked, "There has to be a way out of here."

"I don't know, we can try but I hope Mabel and Dipper are doing better than us," Dean stated. "Part of me thinks we will be stuck here until Bill finds use for us."

"This isn't good," Sam muttered.

They both tried to move, wake up or call out to the twins but any energy towards the waking world blurred the reality around them. Dean feared that they would get lost in the haze if they kept trying. It took them awhile but the brothers accepted that they were out of the way for the moment and there was nothing either of them could do about it.

When attention was brought back to Bill, Mabel and Dipper both noticed a change in him. Bill stood behind Azazel like a small boy would with his father, like he was waiting for guidance. His expression held regret and a lot of anger towards the yellow eyed demon, like he was ready to defy him but had not tried to yet. It was hard of them to view the demon that had destroyed their family as weak and lesser than another demon.

"You both need to get out of here," Mabel commanded, taking her place next to her brother once more.

"Or what you are going to exorcise us? You should have kept Sammy awake for that one so he could coach you through the latin," Azazel teased.

"I don't need any coaching," Mabel retorted before she began speaking in clear latin.

Azazel flinched before he pulled out the colt and pointed it at Dipper. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Mabel."

"What you are going to shoot all of us?" Mabel asked glaring at the demon, "You have at most two bullets left and there are four of us."

"You have to choose," Azazel stated. "Between Dean and Sam Winchester or you and Dipper."

"Azazel, you told me that you would not harm the Pines twins, we came here for Sam Winchester," Bill pleaded using every fact he could recall, "You promised that Dean and the other two could live."

"I'm not the one that warned Dean Winchester, that was you," Azazel argued. "So why should I care about what you desire?"

Bill frowned as he looked at Dipper and Mabel. "You know why I warned him."

"To spare them," Azazel responded motioning at the twins and Winchesters, "Which is why their fate is now out of your hands and into the girl who you hoped would be spared."

"You wouldn't kill Sam, he is too valuable to you," Bill accused. "You don't understand…The twins….."

"No I do," Azazel began, "You want to play family with these children, like you tried to with their great Uncles and father before them. How long does it take for you to realize that they hate you? That you will never get what you want from them, it is pathetic really. You are a pathetic excuse for a demon and the decision is not yours anymore. Mabel, you have to make a choice your brother or Dean?" Azazel tried to spoke to her like she was a small child, sweetly and like he was her friend all of a sudden.

Tears stung Mabel's eyes as she thought of what to do; there was no choice and she could not make one. Dean's face kept flooding her mind. Dean Winchester, the man that found her and brought her home when she had given up the will to carry on herself. Then her brother, the person she had known as long as she had known herself and the best friend she could ever dream of having.

"Dean or Dipper, tell me now or I shoot them both anyways," Azazel screamed interrupting her thoughts.

"Mabel," Bill's shrill tone chimed in putting a hand up to his boss before his attention fell on Mabel. "This is an easy choice, please answer him." Bill walked towards her holding hind hand out to her. "The Winchester is not important, he's just your boy-toy that you used to try and get through your grief. You have Dipper back, you don't need Dean anymore."

"That's not true," Mabel exclaimed.

"He is nothing to you," Bill corrected her attempting to plant his thoughts in her head.

"You're wrong, he is everything to me. Dean was there when I was lost and so broken I couldn't even envision putting myself back together. He took me home and reminded me that I still had to keep fighting," Mabel argued.

"Dean led you to your death," Azazel threw in his two sense, "You both are just pawns in this game, used to keep the important players alive."

"No, they are more than that," Dipper said breaking his long silence. "We are partners, just like Dean and Sam, we are family. We hunt together and share the same goal."

"Getting rid of monsters," Mabel added glaring at the demons. "Just like to two of you."

"Enough talk," Azazel pointed the colt at Mabel. "If you don't want to choose, then I will. I'll start with you and then Dean Winchester, both of you are thorns in my side and disposing of you will only make my life easier."

"Don't," Dipper screamed, finally realizing how real this was and that his sister was in danger. He put himself in front of Mabel, trying his best to keep her out of harm's way.

"Choose, Mabel," Azazel commanded finally pulling hammer back on the colt.

"How's this for a choice?" Mabel screamed pulling out the sawed off that Dean had given her and pressing the end into Bill's chest. "If you get trigger happy, then so will I. Your choice."

"You are going to sacrifice everything for Dean, someone that you could care less about," Bill muttered.

"Stop! Don't talk about him like that Bill, you have no idea how I feel. I love him," Mabel blurted out before she could catch herself. "This ends here, as soon as you shoot so I will."

"You are just going to let her threaten me?" Bill pleaded with Azazel wanting his boss to intervene.

"She won't do it."

"You want to bet his life on that?" Mabel questioned. Then out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of Pacifica waiting for the signal. "DO IT NOW P!"

Two gunshots resounded through the clearing; Azazel had fallen, just as Dipper slowly crumpled to his knees, the colt slowly turning his body into ashes. "I didn't mean for it to end this way Bro Bro. I'm sorry," Mabel apologized trying to keep herself together, begging her brother for forgiveness that he could no longer give her. She put the gun on the ground before shoving Bill away from her. "This can end one of two ways, you are either going to hand over the last journal or I'll send you the same way Azazel went and take it back that way."

"What are you talking about?" Bill asked.

"I know about the deal my great Uncle made with you," Mabel explained. "You cursed his journals, making it so that no one that added to them would be able to pass on."

"So what you want to burn them?" Bill inquired. "You need all of them to do that Shooting Star and last time I checked you and your brother never had journal 1."

"I found it earlier today," Mabel responded, "Now give me the last one."

"What is in it for me?" Bill asked.

"For one you get to leave here alive, two I won't hunt you anymore and three I will owe you one," Mabel responded hoping to reason with Bill. "Azazel said you wanted me and Dipper to be like your family, what if I do that for you."

"Deal," Bill smirked offering her a hand to shake and Mabel reluctantly took it.

As soon as Bill handed her the journal, Mabel laid them out and set them ablaze. The demon smiled as if he could feel my families souls ascend.

"They all get to go to heaven right?" Mabel asked quietly, she wasn't sure what came next but she hoped it was good.

Bill nodded. "They'll all be together again."

"Good, now wake up Dean and Sam before I rethink my decision to let you leave here in one piece."

"They'll be up any minute now," Bill said before he flashed out of his vessel, letting the deceased carcass of a man fall to the ground.

As soon as Bill was gone Pacifica rushed over to Mabel to check on her and the sleeping Winchester men that still lay motionless on the ground. "I'm okay, we have to check Sam and Dean." Pacifica checked Sam, while Mabel checked Dean, they were both still alive and it seemed like they were slowly coming back to the waking world. "Come on Dean, I need you to get up." She pressed her lips to his hoping to coax him out of the dream. When Dean smiled in response, Mabel knew he was awake. "I can tell that you are awake Dean." At being called out Dean's eyes snapped open and he sat up closing Mabel in his arms.

"I thought you were gone," Dean muttered squeezing her tighter, pulling her as close to him as he could manage. "Me and Sam heard everything. I wanted to get up but neither of us could move and the more we fought the more reality blurred around us."

Mabel blushed a deep red. "You heard everything?"

Dean nodded. "What happened? Where's Dipper?"

As the tears ran down Mabel's face the realization his Dean like a ton of bricks and it was obvious that he was trying to find a way to take blame for this. The guilt was already beginning to form inside of him. "One of the gunshots was for Dipper and the other was for Azazel. They are both gone. I burned the journals so that my family could move on to whatever happens next. I can't worry about that right now. We have to deal with what's left here."

"What do you mean?" Dean questioned.

"Clean up," Mabel answered motioning at the scene around her. "We can pit Gideon's murder on Azazel's vessel and hide Bill's in the woods somewhere nearby for the police to find."

"Why don't we just get out of here? Leave the bodies in the woods and get out of dodge as quickly as possible," Dean responded.

"Because I need to take care of something for a friend," Mabel stated. "At least I can do something for Gideon."

As they spoke Pacifica had guided Sam into consciousness. The younger Winchester sat up taking in the scene around him with blurry, unfocused eyes.

"So what do you want us to do?" Dean asked, sparing a glance at his brother.

"Pretend like we were having a campfire here, when we were attacked by Azazel," Mabel answered. "I don't have any qualms about lying to the police."

"So what happened to Bill?" Sam asked, voicing a concern Dean had as well.

"He gave me the last journal and then fled before I could do anything else," Mabel lied, she couldn't admit to the brothers that she let Bill go and that she in a way made a deal with the dream demon.

"Me and Pacifica, can handle things here, go get Soos please. Let him know that, I'm alright," Mabel said, nodding to Pacifica who walked over towards Bill's former vessel.

"I don't want to leave you here alone," Dean stated. "What if Bill comes back?"

"He's gone. Dean, Bill won't be back anytime soon," Mabel began. "Please, go get Soos. We will be fine here until you get back." She told him the password to the vending machine door and gave Sam a pleading look, which pushed him into grabbing Dean's arm and leading him back towards the Impala.

"We'll be back," Sam called before starting up the car and taking off towards the Shack.

Once the Impala was out of sight Wendy sprinted out of the woods wielding her axe ready to take care of any demon that got in her way. When she saw that it was only Mabel and Pacifica the Corduroy girl dropped the axe and nearly sprung at Mabel entrapping her in a hug.

"Mabel," Wendy whispered in her ear. "I've been so worried about you. Are you okay? Did you find Dipper?"

"I did, but I couldn't save him… Where were you? I heard you were looking for me," Mabel responded.

"Bill found me, by that time he already had Dipper. After that they came here after you," Wendy explained. "You guys won?"

Mabel nodded. "We lost, but also won. Yellow eyes and Bill are gone. Now we just have to do damage control here. Help me and Pacifica move this guy into the woods."

Wendy agreed, so the girls lugged Bill's meat suit to the edge of the forest and covered him with a thin layer of dirt and leaves. As Mabel walked away, she stole a glance at their masterpiece; the morally upright part of her was scolding her, but the hunter in her screamed that this had to be done.

By the time they had finished hiding the body the boys were back and waiting for them. Soos was standing by the Impala scanning the woods for the girls and when he spotted Mabel, his whole demeanor changed, the stress and worry he had been holding onto left him and the handyman got to Mabel as fast as he could so he could wrap her in his arms.

"I was so worried, "Soos murmured. "So were the gnomes, Jeff and the others were ready to come out here and avenge you themselves," He added with a chuckle.

"Really?" Mabel laughed. "Did you tell them that I was alright?"

Soos, Sam and Dean all nodded in synchronization. "Once we finish up here, I think Jeff wants to have a chat with you," Sam chimed in.

"About?" Mabel questioned. Before fishing her phone out of her pocket and dialing the number for the Gravity Falls police department telling them what happened.

"Their current living arrangement," Dean responded simply.

Mabel nodded as they waited for Deputy Durland and Sheriff Blubs show up guns at the ready. As a reflex all hands went up and the officers declared the area clear, seeing as the only aslant was currently on the ground. Durland kept his gun pointed at the unconscious man while Blubs checked for a pulse. Once they announced him dead, their attention went back to Mabel.

"Can you handle them alone?" Sheriff Blubs asked, grasping Durland's hand. Durland nodded, before guiding everyone to the police cruiser and proceeded to cram them in any way possible. He put Wendy in the front, Soos was sandwiched into the middle, Pacifica was on Soos and Sam's laps and Mabel was being held by Dean.

"I would call for back up to give you guys a ride to the station, but everyone is already being called here to examine the scene," the Deputy explained before starting the cruiser.

Durland took the girls, Soos and the Winchesters to the police station, while Blubs called for forensics and began to close off the scene. Dean rubbed circles on Mabel's lower back as they sped towards the police station, trying to keep her calm.

Deputy Durland had Mabel in an interrogation room. His questions were over quickly and the Officer told her that he did not plan on questioning the others. As Mabel got up to leave, Durland broke the silence, "Do you have anything else to add?"

"The man in the clearing is the one that killed Dipper," Mabel explained. "I know that, because he told me himself."

"And you believe him?" Durland questioned.

Mabel nodded, "Something isn't right, nothing has felt right since Dipper went missing. I would rather believe him dead than living whatever hell that man put him through." She didn't wait for the Deputy Durland to respond, Mabel just walked away and went to find her friends.

Mabel was surprised to see that only Sam, Dean and Soos were waiting for her. "We took Northwest and Corduroy home, and your Chevorlet Impala was brought here while we talked."

"Thank you Deputy Durland," Mabel muttered facing the lanky officer.

"No problem Pines," Durland responded with a nod, "and for what it's worth, I'm sorry for what happened to your brother."

Mabel nodded before finding her way out of the police station. Dean was the first one behind her, Sam and Soos weren't far behind. The older Winchester grabbed her arm and gently guided her into his arms. "It'll be alright," Dean muttered into her hair.

"How do you know?" Mabel questioned weakly.

"Because we are in this together," Dean responded. "I got your back and you have mine."

"And that's all I need," Mabel added.

They all got into the Impala and headed back to the Shack together. No one slept the rest of the night.

Mabel drew up the paperwork to put Soos' name on the Shack so that he always had a place to stay. He admitted that Abuelita left her house to his cousin Reggie and his family and that he had only been staying there until he could find a place of his own. Mabel gave him that and control over a business that had employed him for years.

While Mabel and Soos settled things, Dean and Sam worked on finding a case to work. A sense of relief flowed between the brothers knowing that Yellow eyes wasn't a threat at the moment.

"I think I found something," Sam stated, motioning to the article on the screen.

"We heading out?" Dean asked and Sam nodded.

"First thing?" Dean sighed and Sam nodded once more. "Who's going to tell Mabel?"

"I will," Sam answered. "If you want me to that is."

When they told her about the case, the last thing they expected her to do was ask what time they needed to leave. Mabel was ready to leave, being home brought the happy memories and she feared that her being there would only taint them, since she was different than who she was in those memories. Mabel explained to Soos that she had to go and he understood. He realized that keeping her at home wouldn't help her heal, it would keep her safer but Mabel needed to do what she thought was best and if sticking with Sam and Dean was what Mabel wanted to do then Soos did not have it in him to stop her.

Dean, Sam and Mabel hit the road early then next morning, leaving Gravity Falls, the Mystery Shack and the safety of home behind them.

The End