Hey guys, this is gonna be my first Gravity Falls fanfic. I know I have like, three other fanfictions going on, but when I get inspiration, I gotta write! I've seen a lot of Gravity Falls fanfictions out there for when Dipper and Mabel come back and Bill is revived, but a lot I've read aren't really that good, are on hiatus, or just discontinued. So, for any Gravity Falls fans out there, then I hope you enjoy this and I hope that I won't lose the motivation to write this story!

Bill Cipher was a tad bit frustrated with how things had ended up for him. Not only had he been foolishly tricked by that stupid, infuriating Stanley Pines, but they had managed to reverse the effects of Weirdmageddon! And now, he was... well, he wasn't sure if he was dead. He was in some sort of void, locked away from anything else that may be around. Was this dark, empty prison some sort of punishment for what he had done? If so, then he wished he had been sent to the Underworld! Fire, chaos, suffering, a three headed dog, that was Bill's kind of place! It would've been way more fun than this, that he knew.

He wondered how long he would have to be here. He didn't have to think about it for very long, because soon he was thrown between the hazy memories of Stan Pines, the person who was currently at the top of his People I Need to Kill list. Then, after what seemed like weeks, he woke up in this strange, pinkish galaxy looking place. And floating before him was, of course, his favorite pal, the one and only Axolotl.

"Hey Axy! It's great to see you after all these centuries!" Bill said with fake enthusiasm. "I was figuring I would get to visit you again soon! What's the occasion?"

The Axolotl's expression remained neutral. "You are the one who called out to me," he said in matter-of-fact tone. His mouth didn't open when he spoke, it just remained closed with a tongue poking out. Because you know, he was godly like that, only having to use some weird form of telepathy to talk.

Bill rolled his eye. "I was just cashing in a favor, you know how it goes. I didn't feel like dying that much, okay? That's all."

"Do you feel any remorse for your actions?"

Bill looked at his salamander friend and then laughed. "Are you kidding? Of course I don't! Why would I?" He asked, as if it were the most hilarious thing he had ever heard someone say.

The Axolotl narrowed his black beady eyes, as if thinking about what to do with the dream demon. Of course, he already had an idea in his head, but he wasn't sure if it was the right one. Bill wasn't really the most trustworthy demon in this universe. After a few more moments passed, he closed his eyes, making a decision. When he opened his two black orbs again, they were glowing a fierce white and the world around him lit up. "Don't make me regret this, Bill. You'll still have some of your power."

"Huh? What're you talking abo-"

Of course, he never got to finish his sentence. The bright light was way too much for the yellow triangle and he squeezed his eye shut, putting his noodle-y arms out in front of him to shield himself from the blinding light.

When he opened his eye back up again, he found himself sitting in a forest, the sun shining on him. His hand was extended out as if he was about to make a deal with someone. There was only one thing off though. He was a freaking statue still. Could he move though? Slowly, he tried to wiggle his fingers. At first, nothing happened. But then, they started to twitch and the mossy stone around it began to crack and dissolve as his hand broke free. Finally, the rest of him was free from the stone prison as well.

Hesitantly, Bill tested to see if he could still float. Sure enough, his feet levitated off of the ground and he was airborne once again! The Axolotl had kept his word after all. Still, he wasn't sure what other powers he still possessed. He spread his hand out and a blue flame lit around it. So, he could still make deals and use his awesome destructive fire powers. Was that it? He tried to change his form to something else, but nothing happened. Alrighty, then. He would have to figure the rest out down the road.

Redemption. So, that was why he was back. The word echoed in his mind, clearly in the voice of the Axolotl. When he had asked for the power to return, it was definitely not to seek redemption. Whatever. He could just ignore his purpose for being here, get his powers up, and restart Weirmageddon. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Who knows, maybe he would even end up having fun redoing it all a second time? It could happen.

Now, he had to find out where exactly he was. Obviously, it was somewhere in Gravity Falls, he just wasn't sure where in Gravity Falls. It was clearly a forest, he knew that much. He just had to figure out what the next step of his plan would be.

He traveled through the forest for a bit, maybe an hour? He wasn't so sure. However, he stopped when he heard very familiar, annoying voices.

"I can't wait to go see the Mystery Shack again, Dipper!" The hyper one, Mabel, or as he called her, Shooting Star, let out a high pitched squeal as she bounced up and down with each step she took. Pine Tree was standing right next to her, because that's what twins do, right? If they were both back for the summer, then that meant he had been gone for almost a year! Yeesh, where did the time go?

He knew they were getting closer and there was definitely nowhere he could hide right now. Screw you too, Axolotl.

Screw.

You.

Too.

Panic creeping up on him, he quickly floated up to a tree branch, even though that was a pretty bad hiding place that they would find almost immediately. What was he supposed to do? Hide behind a bush and hope they didn't see his obvious yellow glow?

No, that would definitely not work.

Shooting Star was rambling about something called "Smile Dip." He'd have to look into whatever that was later. It couldn't be that bad, right?

Then, there it was! The pointing! The screaming! Yeah they had definitely found his hiding place. He was curious to see how this would play out. He was sure he would come up with something to get rid of the stupid Pines Twins.

Shooting Star instantly reached towards her backpack and pulled out her grappling hook. Huh. She still had that old thing? Ha! How was that supposed to stop him? What was it gonna do, shoot him in the eye? The thought alone almost made him burst out lau-

"OW!" He yelped, immediately bringing his hands up to his injured eye. She had actually shot him in the eye! One of the most painful places she could ever hit him! At least it wasn't damaged to the point where he would have to regenerate it.

"Grappling hook!" Shooting Star cried out victoriously, pumping a fist into the air while holding the cursed object. Pine Tree grinned triumphantly, but there was still caution in his eyes. This was Bill they were dealing with! Not one hit from a grappling hook would take him down. They had to figure out a plan.

Bill's yellow brick pattern turned to an angry, bright red. He raised his hand up and fire surrounded it. "All right kids, I'm going to do what I should've done a year ago!" He snapped, getting ready to blast them with the fire. That is, until he got zapped with some stupid pink sparks. Being caught of guard, his pupil morphed into an exclamation point and his levitation failed him, causing him to fall to the ground and land with a thud. Ow.

"Uh," Pine Tree said, a bit unsure about what just happened. "This didn't happen before, right?"

"Definitely didn't happen before," Shooting Star confirmed.

Bill picked himself up the ground, still glowing an angry red. "This can't be happening," he growled, dusting himself off. He faded back to his normal yellow color. He was still pretty mad though. Pine Tree smirked and Shooting Star grinned like an absolute maniac. He didn't like where this situation was going. Not at all.

First chapter's done! Hope you all enjoyed. Maybe even give me a review? Favorite? No? Okay. Anyways, reality's an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, BYE!