WARNING: This chapter describes scenes of violence and contains references to suicide. Rick and Morty created by Justin Roiland. Characters used without permission. No copyright infringement intended.

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[Panel 1 shows Wendy's van and the Stan twins' car pulling up by Shermie and Sammy's house. Sammy's crying. They're both waiting outside, worried. Wendy's window is all the way down.]

Wendy: What's going on?

Sammy: Dipper, Mabel, we're so sorry!

Shermie: We had a call from the FBI. Mason, Mabel, your parents have disappeared. The FBI agents who were protecting them have all been found dead.

[Panel 2 shows the gang still in the van. Mabel has her head out the van window crying. Waddles is standing on his hind legs while leaning on her to comfort her. Pacifica's got her hands on Dipper's shoulders with a worried look on her face. Dipper's's clenching his fists and gritting his teeth in anger.]

Shermie: The cult left behind a message. They're calling you two out. They gave you a week to show up alone or.....

Mabel: Mom...! Dad...!

Pacifica: Oh my god! Dipper...!

Dipper: That. Is. It. I'm going to kill them.

[Panel 3 shows Dipper walking towards the house. Ford's reaching for him.]

Dipper: Everyone, start packing. We're going back to Piedmont. Stan, Ford, I'm going to need to borrow any weapons you have.

Ford: Cool it, Dipper. We don't know how strong their numbers are!

[Panel 4 shows Dipper turning towards Ford and snatching his arm back. Pacifica's catching up to him with a look of anger on her face.]

Dipper: Obviously it's a trap! But if anyone but me and Mabel show up, they'll kill our parents! I know they wanna kill us for god knows what reason, but I'm not letting Mabel get involved. I'm going in alone. If I'm going down, I'm taking as many of them with me as I can!

Pacifica: Dipper! Don't! You! Dare! I almost lost you once and I am NOT risking it AGAIN!

[Panel 5 shows Ford and Pacifica grabbing Dipper and turning him around.]

Ford: You think they'll let them go after they've killed you?! We've got to fight them on our terms! We will fight them and rescue your parents, but we will be ready and we will do it together.

Pacifica: Exactly! You think I'll let you struggle alone? I'm in on this too.

[Panel 6 shows Dipper and Pacifica holding both of eachother's hands.]

Dipper: Pacifica, this is my problem. You don't have to go.

Pacifica: Yes, I do. You're my one true love. You've already suffered enough. I won't let it happen anymore.

[Panel 7 shows Dipper and Pacifica hugging. Everyone else is busy packing Wendy's van, Shermie and Sammy's car and the Stan twins' car.]

Ford: We'll figure out what we're going to do when we get to Piedmont. Don't worry, Dipper and Mabel. We'll get them back.

Shermie: We're going, too. He may be an adult, but Robert's still our son. Tethers told us they caught one of the group who got to Robert and Caskey. Let's see what he has to say.

[Panel 8 shows both cars and Wendy's van parking by the Piedmont police station.]

Narration: The next day...

[Panel 9 shows the gang in the station reception area. Agent Tethers is waiting for them.]

Tethers: Mason. Mabel. I sincerely apologise. The cult has killed many of our agents. I have no idea how they got the better us. I promise we will get them back.

Ford: Did the cultist you captured say anything?

[Panel 10 shows Stan, Ford, Shermie and Sammy talking to Tethers.]

Tethers: And you are?

Ford: Stanford Pines and my twin brother Stanley. Robert's uncles.

Shermie: I'm Sherman Pines and this is my wife Samantha. We're Robert's parents.

[Panel 11 shows Tethers walking to the interrogation rooms. Everybody's following him.]

Tethers: The cultist hasn't said anything to us. He's either truly dedicated to his cult or too terrified of them to talk.

[Panel 12 shows Tethers showing the group into a dark room. There's a window with the interrogation room. The window is a two-way mirror. We can see the Cultist Pacifica interrogated using a pair of pliers in Chapter 3 in the interrogation room, hand-cuffed to his chair. Candy and Pacifica recognise him. There's a janitor just outside the door making repairs to a electrical box.]

Tethers: It may take a while to get him to crack.

Dipper: But the cult said we have a week!

Candy: Wait a minute. Pacfica, isn't that...?

[Panel 13 shows Pacifica leaving the room. She's taking something out of the janitor's toolbox.]

Pacifica: Give me five seconds. I'll need to borrow this.

Tethers: Miss North-West? What are you doing?

[Panel 14 shows Pacifica in the doorway of the interrogation room. Everyone's looking on through the two-way mirror. She has a menacing grin on her face. She's making the pliers make a snapping noise. She's looking directly at the cultist. His face shows his terror as he recognises her.]

Pacifica: Hey! Look who it is!

[Panel 15 shows the outside of the police station. Richie, Terry, Jonny, Rhys, Lauren, Emily, Hailey and Nakita are approaching the station.]

Narration box: Meanwhile....

Lauren: That's Wendy's van. They're back alright.

Nakita: The poor twins! I can't imagine how scared they must be!

Richie: We're not letting this slide. We got Dipper back, we can get their folks back.

[Panel 16 continues panel 15. The area is vibrating from a loud scream coming from inside the station. Everyone's looking towards it in shock. The scream has caused some glass to crack.]

Terry, Rhys, Hailey and Nakita: That voice!

[Panel 17 continues 16. The scream went quiet. Rhys is looking at Terry with a deadpan look. Lauren's looing bemused at Rhys and Terry, Hailey's looking at Lauren.]

Rhys: Welp, guess they know where Mr and Mrs Pines are now.

Terry: What are the odds that they'd find HIM?!

Lauren: Did I miss something here?

Hailey: Remember I told you about a cultist who my team caught?

[Panel 18 shows Pacifica rejoining the rest of the group. She's throwing the pliers back to the janitor. Candy's laughing. Everyone else except Mabel are looking in shock at Pacifica. The cultist is in a blind panic. He's screaming and crying. We can see that he's wet himself.]

Cultist: I'll talk! I'll talk! Don't leave me alone with her! I BEG YOU!!! I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING!!!

Pacifica: Try him now.

Tethers: Good god!

Dipper: I don't even want to know, do I?

Mabel: Not really, bro-bro.

[Panel 19 shows the group meeting the others outside. Ford's got his hand in his jacket inside pocket.]

Jonny: Dipper! Mable! You guys okay?

Dipper: I've been worse.

Mabel: Did you guys see who took our parents?

Nakita: Afraid not. While you guys were gone, nobody was allowed near your house.

Terry: We didn't even know you were gone. The feds didn't tell us you've been away until after it happened.

[Panel 20 shows Ford going down an alley near the police station. He's go his back to the others. There's a green glow coming from the front of him.]

Hailey: I think the cult's serious. The agents started turning up dead a week ago.

Dipper: Then we better strike back hard and fast. Great Uncle Ford, any ideas?

Ford: There's one, but I didn't want to do this.

[Panel 21 shows Stanley catching up to Ford. Ford's holding a portal gun from Rick and Morty.]

Stan: You can't be serious! That guy's as dangerous as Bill!

Ford: Maybe. But he's not exactly evil and he owes me a favor. We don't have time to think of another way.

Dipper: Who are you taking about?

[Panel 22 shows Ford opening a portal. Stan's dreading what's going to happen next.]

Ford: The most intelligent man in the multiverse. He'd be a hero if he wasn't an alcoholic sociopath.

[Panel 23 shows the portal closing with Ford going through it. Dipper and Mabel are looking at Stan.]

Wendy: Mr Pines? Who's he talking about?

Stan: Just try to avoid him if you can, kids. His grandson's alright though.

[Panel 24 Shows the portal open again. Ford's stepping out of it with Rick and Morty following him.]

Ford: Kids, meet Rick Sanchez, super scientist and his grandson Morty Smith.

[Panel 25 shows the portal closing. Rick's drinking from his hipflask. Mabel's standing close to Morty, who's blushing. She's flirting with him. Dipper's snapping at Mabel.]

Ford: Rick, thanks for this.

Rick: Yeah. I don't give a f***.

Ford: Language!

Rick: English.

Dipper: Hi Rick. Hi Morty. I'm Dipper, and that's my twin sister, Mabel.

Mabel: Helllooo, hot stuff!

Morty: Whoa. Err... Hi.

Dipper: Mabel! This isn't the time!

[Panel 26 shows the group leaving the alley. Mabel's sidling up to Morty. Pacifica's holding Dipper's hand.]

Rick: So what's this about a kidnapping?

Ford: Four months ago, some insane cult that worships a golden axolotl kidnapped and tortured Dipper. After we rescued him last month, they kidnapped the twins' parents to while they were away.

Morty: Oh Jeez!

Mabel: They gave us a week to hand ourselves over!

Dipper: They kept saying that we wronged their god or something!

Rick: (scoffs.) Religion.

[Panel 27 shows Ford going back into the police station. Ford's talking to Tethers.]

Ford: So, what did the cultist say?

[Panel 28 shows Ford talking to the group outside.]

Ford: We know where they are. The abandoned Kullman metal refinery. Dipper, Mabel, we're going back to your place.

[Panel 29 shows the group at the Pines' house. It's all smashed up.]

Mabel: Our home!

Morty: Oh, jeez!

Dipper: I can't believe this! How long will it take to get this fixed?!

Rick: Not long. Hang on.

[Panel 30 shows Rick putting a couple of Meeseeks boxes on the floor.]

Rick: These guys can handle it.

[Panel 31 shows Rick pressing the buttons on the Meeseeks boxes. Multiple Meeseeks are spawning.]

Meeseeks group: I'm Mister Meeseeks! Look at me!

[Panel 32 shows Rick pointing to the Pines's house. The Meeseeks are running towards it.]

Rick: Fix that house up.

Meeseeks group: Yessiree! Oh Yeah! Can do! Okay!

Dipper: What the...?

Mabel: Who are those guys?

Rick: Meeseeks. You press the button, make a request, the Meeseeks fulfills the request and then it stops existing. They'll fix your house while we're saving your parents. Now...

[Panel 33 shows Rick pulling a capsule out of his pocket.

Panel 34 shows rick throwing it into the air.

Panel 35 shows a electric blue light coming from the capsule. A box is forming around it with ones and zeros in it. We see 01010011 01110000 01100001 01110111 01101110 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01110111 01100101 01100001 01110000 01101111 01101110 01110011 00100000 01100011 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101.

Panel 36 shows the solid box landing in the middle of the group.

Panel 37 shows the box opening to reveal high tech weaponry. Rick's got his hipflask in his hand again.]

Rick: Choose your weapons, kids.

Jonny: Oh, yeah. We're having fun tonight!

[Panel 38 shows Dipper holding up his arms in an X. Marius and Pacifica are looking angrily at him.]

Dipper Uh-uh. They said if anyone else shows up there, they'll kill our parents. This time, it's me and Mabel alone or nobody.

Pacifica: Are you insane?! How do you hope to take on the whole cult alone?!

Marius: You'll need an army!

[Panel 39 shows Dipper pointing to the Meeseeks boxes.]

Dipper: We have one.

[Panels 40 to 50 show Dipper and Mabel parodying the worm in this YouTube video ( https://youtu.be/4ckbNvrM83A?t=35 ), from 0:35 to 0:59, with the Gravity Falls logo appearing in panel 47 and Mabel struggling to hold her weapons up, then collasping under their weight in panel 48. In panel 49, there's a weapon flying where Mabel was before she fell and in panel 50, Dipper's facepalming.]

Mabel: Ow.

Dipper: (Sigh) Yeah, maybe we should ease up on the weapons, Mabel.

Mabel: Good call.

[Panel 51 shows a view of Dipper and Mabel sneaking around an abandoned factory from the window of Wendy's van. They both have weapons consealed in jackets that they're wearing. Both are wearing messenger bags with Meeseeks boxes hidden inside. Dipper's pressing the earpiece he's wearing.]

Rick: Ok. Dipper, Mabel, can you hear me?

Dipper: Go ahead, Rick.

[Panel 52 shows Rick and Ford by a lot of monitors. Some are showing live CCTV footage, some are showing thermal imaging. Pacifica's standing there with her arms crossed.]

Rick: From the thermal camera, it looks like the cultist was telling the truth. Pacifica must've really f***ed him up bad if he spilled that easily.

Pacifica: You don't even want to know.

Rick: It looks like your parents are tied up in the attic.

Ford: You know the plan, kids. Send in the Meeseeks to get your parents while you distract the cult.

[Panel 53 shows Dipper and Mabel pressing their Meeseeks boxes.]

Dipper: On it.

[Panel 54 shows Multiple Meeseeks spawning. Dipper's pointing to the factory.]

Meeseeks group: I'm Mr Meeseeks! Look at me!

Dipper: Meeseeks, quietly get into the attic of that building and get our parents out of there and into Wendy's van without the cultists finding you. If any do spot you, take them down.

Mabel: Same orders for you guys.

Dipper: One of you come tell us when you're done before you disappear.

Meeseeks group: Oh yeah! Can do!

[Panel 54 shows the Meeseeks climbing the building from the outside. The twins are heading inside the building.]

Mabel: I really like those guys. They're not as cute as Morty, though.

Dipper: Mabel. Rescue parents first. Flirting later.

Pacifica: (Through earpiece, signal cutting out) Be careful, Dipper. (Buzzing, static) I..an't..lose...ou...gain!

[Panel 55 shows the twins by the front door. They're trying to talk through their earpieces.]

Dipper: Pacifica? Can you hear me?

Mabel: Gruncle Ford! Are you there? Are these things broken?

Dipper: No, I think they're being jammed. We'll just have to wing it. We got the Meeseeks.

[Panel 56 shows the twins pushing the door open.

Panel 57 shows the twins walking into the darkness.

Panel 58 shows the twins blinded by industrial lights.]

Dipper: Aahh!

Mabel: My eyes!

Cult leader: Mason and Mabel Pines! The Children of the Golden Axolotl bid you welcome to your divine punishment!

[Panel 59 shows the twins looking at the cult leader. There's a big fish tank with a axolotl that has gold-like skin swimming in it. It has it's back to the twins, so we can't see it's eyes.]

Dipper: Alright! No more games! Who are you guys?! What are you hounding us for?!

Mabel: We never did anything to you! We never even met!

[Panel 60 shows a close up of the twins' faces, expressing shock.]

Golden Axolotl: Oh, but we have met before! We know each other very, very well!

Dipper: That Voice! No! NO!!!

Mabel: It can't be! There's no way!

[Panel 61 shows a view of the twins from behind the Golden Axolotl.]

Golden Axolotl: It truly is a pleasure to see you again after such a long time.....

[Panel 62 shows a close up of the Golden Axolotl's face. We can see it's eyes. Eyes we've seen before. The Golden Axolotl is Bill Cipher.]

Bill: .....Pine Tree and Shooting Star!!

Twins: Bill Cipher!

[Panel 63 shows Mabel crying. Dipper's eye are wide open. He realised something.]

Mabel: HOW?! HOW ARE YOU BACK?!

Dipper: Wait! Gruncle Stan's nightmare!

[Panel 64 shows Mabel looking at Dipper, who's still standing there in shock.]

Mabel: What?

Dipper: He told us about the night he dreamt a giant axolotl sucked some sort of golden dust out of his head!

[Panel 65 shows Bill in his tank.]

Bill: Yep. The Big Frilly. He needed to bring me back. He's my other half. We're essentually the same being split into two. If I die, he dies. It's insulting that he brought me back looking like him, though! And this small!

[Panel 66 shows the twins readying up for a fight. They're standing back-to-back and pointing guns at the cultists around them.]

Mabel: Wait, so there's a good version of you somewhere up there?

Bill: What, you think he'll help you? You can't even reach him!

Dipper: How did you get out of the Gravity Falls barrier, anyway?

[Panel 67 shows a flashback. We see Bill in his axolotl form falling out of a rip in the fabric of reality into a lake in Mexico.]

Bill: (in narration box) As luck would have it, Weirdmageddon caused some tears to open around the world.

Dipper: (in narration box) Dang! That's right. Stan and Ford went off to find those rips and seal them shut.

Bill: (narration box) Guess they didn't get them all! I ended up in Lake Xochimilco, Mexico.

[Panel 68 continues the flashback. It shows the cult leader finding Bill. Bill's the only one with a gold color.]

Cult leader: (narration box That's where I met Lord Cipher. I was on vacation with my abusive family there. I was at the lowest point of my life when I found him.

Bill: (narration box) As was I!

[Panel 69 continues the flashback. The cult leader is holding Bill in his hands. There's a string of energy between their heads. Bill's using telepathy to show the cult leader images. We see the images around the cult leader.]

Cult leader: (narration box) Lord Cipher showed me so much and promised me so much more! All I had to do was capture either one of you two and so he could take your body as his own!

Bill: (narration box) Then I could get to work on restoring my true form and full power!

[Panel 70 shows the twins gritting their teeth and keeping an eye on the cultists surrounding them.]

Mabel: You moron! You actually believed what Bill told you?!

Dipper: Every deal he's ever made, he's welched on!

[Panel 71 shows a close up on the cult leader and Bill. Bill's eyes are glowing red.]

Cult leader: Oh, really? He's kept up his promises to me so far! Do you really think you could turn me against him now?

Bill: It's up to you now, kids. Give up your bodies or your parents get mashed alive in these machines!

[Panel 72 continues the last one. Something dropped in front of the from the ceiling above with a thud.]

Bill: Huh?

Cult leader: What....?

[Panel 73 shows a dead cultist on the floor in front of the cult leader.]

Cult leader: How....?!

Bill: Who...?

[Panel 74 continues the last one. Bill and the cult leader are both looking up.

Panel 75 shows a Meeseeks hanging from the rafters above.]

Meeseeks: All done! your parents are safely away to your friend's van!

[Panel 76 shows the Meeseeks disappearing in a puff of smoke.]

Cult leader: Who...?!

Bill: What was that?!

[Panel 77 shows a cultist looking out a window. We see a group of Meeseeks carrying Robert and Caskey, who are still tied up, towards Wendy's van.

Panel 78 shows Bill and the cult leader. The leader's pointing at the twins.]

Bill: GET THEM!

Leader: ATTACK!!!

[Panel 79 shows the twins rapidly pressing the buttons on their Meeseeks boxes.

Panel 80 shows the twins running towards Bill and the leader with weapons in hand. The Meeseeks are running towards the other cultists.]

Meeseeks group: I'm Mr Meeseeks! Look at me!

Dipper: KEEP THE CULTISTS AWAY FROM US!

Mabel: What Dipper said!

Meeseeks group: Oh yeah! Can do!

[Panel 81 shows Bill ducking into a pipe in his tank. We see that the pipe is connected to a system of pipes around the building. The cult leader is running down a corridor.]

Bill: Better get out of here and go to plan B! See you on the other side!

Cult leader: See you there, my lord!

Dipper: (off screen) Don't let him get away, Mabel!

[Panel 82 shows Mabel with Rick's sci-fi weapons. She's shooting the laser, from Rick and Morty Season 4 episode 1 which Morty used to shoot the police, at the cultists.]

Mabel: I AM THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION!!!!

[Panel 83 shows the cultists she hit falling apart into cubes as she runs off. The resulting pieces are sprouting little legs and running off. The cultists' heads are screaming in terror.]

Cultist: What's happening?! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!?!

[Panel 84 shows Dipper reaching the tank. He sees the pipes Bill escaped into.]

Dipper: Dang it!

[Panel 85 shows Dipper using his Meeseeks box.

Panel 86 shows a Meeseeks spawning in front of him.]

Meeseeks: I'm Mr Meeseeks! Look at me!

Dipper: Go to the police station and find Stanford Pines! Tell him that the Golden Axolotl is Bill Cipher!

Meeseeks: Yessiriee!

[Panel 87 shows the outside. The Meeseeks are putting Robert and Caskey, who are still tied up, into Wendy's van.]

Meeseeks group: All done!

Wendy: What?

[Panel 88 shows the Meeseeks group despawning. They left the van door open.]

Wendy: (Groan!) Couldn't they close the door?!

[Panel 89 shows Wendy spotting a lone Meeseeks running from the building.]

Wendy: Hey! Where are you running off to?

Meeseeks: To the police station! Got a message for Stanford Pines!

Wendy: That's where I'm going! Wanna lift? Just close the door when you're in!

Meeseeks: Yeah! Thanks!

[Panel 90 shows Dipper following the pipes. Mabel's going wild with her weapons against the cultists. The Meeseeks are still fighting with the cultists.]

Dipper: This is impossible! He could be anywhere by now!

Mabel: FEAR THE UNSTOPPABLE WRATH OF THE ALL-POWERFUL MABEL!!!!

[Panel 91 shows Wendy and the Meeseeks arriving at the Police station lobby. They're talking to the secretary who's pointing to a corridor behind her.]

Meeseeks: Hi. I have an important message for Stanford Pines. Is he available?

Secretary: He's back there?

Meeseeks: Thank you!

Wendy: Can someone untie Mr and Mrs Pines? They're in my van.

[Panel 92 shows Mr Meeseeks and Wendy finding the group. Ford's lifting his finger up.]

Meeseeks: Excuse me, is there a Stanford Pines here?

Ford: Err.. Here.

Meeseeks: Hi, I'm Mr Meeseeks. I have a message for you. The Golden Axolotl is Bill Cipher.

[Panel 93 shows Stan, Ford, Wendy, Pacifica, Candy and Grenda shouting in horror. The Meeseeks is despawning.]

Stan, Ford, Wendy, Pacifica, Candy and Grenda: WHAT?!?!?!!?!

[Panel 94 shows the FBI agents preparing to move out. Tethers is pointing at the group.]

Rick: Who?

Ford: An old enemy! He terrorised Gravity Falls! We thought he died two years ago! This explains everything.

Stan: Yeah, including my nightmare!

Ford: If he's back, the twins are in serious danger!

Pacifica: We've got to get over there before they hurt Dipper!

Tethers: No, WE'VE got to. Let the FBI handle this. All of you wait here. We'll bring the twins back, too.

[Panel 95 shows the last FBI agent leaving the station. Robert and Caskey are coming in. Rick's punching in co-ordinates into his portal gun.]

Rick: F*** that.

Morty: Oh, jeez, Rick! Wouldn't it be better to let the feds finish this?

Rick: Morty, all the weapons I gave the twins are deadly. They insisted that they're taking no prisoners.

Robert and Caskey: WHAT?!?!

[Panel 96 shows the portal is open. Rick, Morty, Stan, Ford and Pacifica are going through.]

Rick: So we better clean the mess up before they get there. We don't want the feds asking too many questions. Ford, you and your brother better come too.

Ford: Right.

Stan: Fine.

Pacifica: I'm coming, too. I'm worried about Dipper.

[Panel 97 shows the portal open at the factory. Dipper recoils in surprise as it opens near him. Rick, Morty, Stan, Ford and Pacifica step out of it.]

Dipper: Whoa!

Rick: Don't s*** your pants, kid. It's just us.

Pacifica: Dipper!

Stan: You alright, kid?

Ford: What's the situation, Dipper?

[Panel 98 shows Dipper pointing to the pipes with one hand, and to Mabel's shadow cast from another room with the other. Rick's scanning the area with a device simular to a tablet computer. In the background, we see cultists and Meeseeks fighting.]

Dipper: Bill's reincarnated as an axolotl, he's escaped into one of these pipes, I have no idea where he's gone and Mabel's getting carried away!

Mabel: (off screen) This is for torturing and starving my brother! This is for kidnapping my parents!!! AND THIS IS BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A GOD!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!

Rick: Still got the Meeseeks boxes?

Dipper: Yeah.

Rick: Good. I want them back later. Computer, find the nearest axolotl.

Computer: Scanning....

[Panel 99 shows Rick leading the group down a corridor. His computer's showing a hologram pinpointing Bill's location. Morty's going the other way.]

Computer: Axolotl. Found. Displaying.

Rick: This way!

Morty: Rick, I'm going to help Mabel.

Rick: Fine.

[Panel 100 shows Mabel firing a gun that creates miniture black holes with a sinister look on her face. A cultist is being sucked into one and his face shows that it is causing him agonising pain. Morty arrives.]

Mabel: HA HA HA! WOOO!

Morty: Mabel! Shall I join in?

[Panel 101 shows Mabel looking at Morty with a flirtaous look. Morty's handing Mabel a wrist-watch-like device. We see that he's wearing one on his other wrist.]

Mabel: Honey, I'd be heart-broken if you didn't.

Morty: Okay! Here, wear this!

[Panel 102 shows Morty pressing a button on his wrist device. Mabel's pressing hers. Armour is forming around both of them.]

Morty: Now press this!

Mabel: Whoa-ho-HO, baby!

[Panel 103 shows both Mabel and Morty charging up wrist-mounted laser canons. They are surrounded by cultists. "Feels Good" by Toni Toni Tote is playing on speakers in the armour's arms.]

Mabel: And I thought I was already having fun before you got here!

Morty: Computer, cue the music!

[Panel 104 shows Dipper, Pacifica, Stand, Ford and Rick in the room where Bill's hiding. Bill's unaware that they know where he is. Rick's got a device in one hand and hands another one to Ford with his other.

Panel 105 shows Rick's device making the pipe Bill's hiding in cease to exist. Bill's in shock as he and the water is still in mid-air.]

Bill: What the?!?!

[Panel 106 shows Ford using his device to spawn a glass cube around Bill and the water, containing them both.]

Bill: Stanford!

Ford: Hello, Bill. Love the new look.

[Panel 107 shows Ford converting the glass cube, water and Bill into energy and storing it in his gadet.]

Stan: We got him. Now what?

Ford: We clean up here, go back to Gravity Falls and finished what we started two years ago.

Pacifica: That's what I've been dreading. My parents are SO going to make my life hell when I get back there. Worth it though.

Dipper: We better get Mabel and Morty.

[Panel 108 shows The group getting back to Mabel and Morty. They are deactivating their armour. Some of the cultists are dead. The ones still alive are paniking. The Meeseeks are despawning. Energy is coming out of Rick's pocket.]

Rick: Okay, Meeseeks. We'll handle the rest. You're done here.

Dipper: You heard him.

Mabel: You can go now. We're safe.

Meeseeks: Yessiree!

[Panel 109 shows Rick pulling out another gun. He's changing a setting on it. There's an empty weapons crate spawning out of the energy from Rick's pocket on the floor by him. Dipper and Mabel are putting their weapons back into it.]

Dipper: So, how are going to get out of trouble for killing these cultists?

Rick: Easy. Using the ones you spared.

[Panel 110 shows Rick firing the ray. Instead of killing the cultists, it's making them go insane.]

Rick: This will make them kill each other and/or become suicidal. Outside, now!

[Panel 111 shows the group outside. Stan and Ford are closing the door. Rick's changing a setting on his gun again.]

Rick: Set this to stun.... Morty, on my mark, set off a flashbang.

Morty: Right. Everyone, when I do it, cover your eyes.

[Panel 112 shows the FBI agents arriving, including Tethers. They are not happy to see Stan, Ford, Pacifica, Rick or Morty at all.]

Narration: Minutes later....

Tethers: I told all of you to stay at the police station.

Rick: Wanna make something of it?

[Panel 113 shows the agents approaching the group in a menacing manner. They're pulling the hammers on their guns back.]

Tethers: Care to repeat that, Mr Sanchez?

Rick: Sure. Now, Morty.

[Panel 114 shows a blinding flash of light coming from Morty's hand. Morty's got his eyes closed. Rick's shooting the agents. Dipper, Mabel, Pacifica, Stan and Ford are covering their eyes.]

Tethers: Arrgghh!

[Panel 115 shows Rick using his memory eraser laser on the FBI agents.]

Rick: Okay, when these dorks wake up, tell them the cult went beserk and started killing each other. They won't remember we were ever here.

Dipper: What if the cultists tell them you were?

Rick: They can't, remember? I've driven them insane. They'll have killed each other and themselves by the time the feds come to.

Ford: Nice memory gun. My friend, Fiddleford made one, too.

[Panel 116 shows Rick approaching the twins.]

Rick: One last thing.

Mabel: What?

Dipper: I don't like this...

[Panel 117 shows Rick punching the twins. Stan and Ford's snapping at Rick and Pacifica's growling at him.]

Stan and Ford: Rick!!

Pacifica: Mr Sanchez, unless you want me to give you a dang good butt-kicking, I advise you to make the explaination you're about to give for what you are doing phenomenally good.

Rick: One, if the kids come out of this unscathed, the feds will get suspicious. We can't have any unwanted questions. And two, my automated defence systems will melt your entire body in an instant if you lay a finger on me.

[Panel 118 shows Rick opening a portal. Rick, Morty, Pacifica, Stan and Ford are walking towards it.]

Rick: We're done here.

Pacifica: See you back at the police station, Dipper.

Mabel: See you when I get back, Morty.

[Panel 119 shows the FBI agents waking up. The twins are whispering to each other. Mabel's got a bottle of water in hand.]

Narration: Later...

Tethers: Uggh... What happened?!

Dipper: (whispers) Show time, Mabel.

Mabel: (whispers) Hang on, let me put some fake tears on my eyes.

Dipper: (whispers) Good idea.

[Panel 120 shows the twins running to the FBI agents who are now fully consious. Their eyes are wet. They're pretending to panic.]

Mabel: Mr Tethers! Help!

Dipper: The cult went crazy! They started killing each other after they took you by surprise!!

Tethers: What?! How long were we out?

[Panel 121 shows the Twins standing behind the agents who are walking towards the refinery, guns in hand.]

Mabel: Too long!

Dipper: About 45 minutes!

Tethers: You did good, kids. Sorry you had to go through this. We'll take it from here. Someone get these two back to the station!

FBI agent: Master Pines, Miss Pines, come with me please.

[Panel 122 shows the FBI agents kicking the door open.]

Tethers: FREEZE!!! FBI!!

[Panel 123 shows the remaining cultists screaming with weapons in hand. The FBI agents are pointing their guns at the cultists.]

Tethers: Drop the weapons or we will open fire!!

[Panel 124 shows the cultists turning their weapons on themselves. Guns pointed at their own heads, knives aimed at their own chests.]

Tethers: Wait a minute! Calm down! There's no need....!

[Panel 125 shows a close up on the FBI agents. They're faces show shock and horror. There's loud bangs coming from in front of them.]

Tethers: Jesus Christ!!!!

[Panel 126 shows the twins arriving at the police station. Everybody's waiting for them.]

Robert and Caskey: Mason! Mabel!

Pacifica: Dipper!

Mabel: Mommy! Daddy!

Dipper: It's all over now.

[Panel 127 shows Ford approaching the twins. Stan's looking ashamed of himself. Pacifica's hugging Dipper tight. Mabel's holding Morty's hand.]

Ford: Not just yet. We have to go back to Gravity Falls. We have unfinished buisness there.

Stan: This is all my fault. If I didn't screw up the ritual...

Pacifica: We're going to be seperated again!

Mabel: Morty, will you coming here again?

Morty: I don't know. That's up to Rick, except on every tenth adventure.

[Panel 128 shows Rick holding his empty hipflask upside down. Mabel and Morty are excited.]

Rick: Don't worry, Morty. We'll hang around here for a while. Ford told me about Gravity Falls. If it's as weird as he said, maybe there'll be something useful to me there.

Morty: Thanks, Rick!

Mabel: Yay! Maybe this'll be my perfect summertime romance!

[Panel 129 shows everyone and Morty getting into either Wendy's van, the Stan twins' car or Shermie and Sammy's car. Rick's opening a portal and going through alone.]

Caskey: What about our home? When the cultists took us, the smashed our house up!

Dipper: All taken care of, Mom. Remember those weird blue men who took you and Dad to Wendy's van? Rick's got these boxes that can make them. He had a few of them fix the house up.

Rick: You better go back and check on them. They might be done by now. I'm gonna go back to get my space car and fill my flask up. Morty, go with your girlfriend. I'll meet you there.

Morty: Okay, Rick.

Mabel: So Morty, what sort of adventures do you and Rick have?

[Panel 130 shows Wendy's van, the Stan twins' car and Shermie's car arriving at the Pines house. It's fully repaired. The Meeseeks are all around the front lawn. There's a portal in the sky and Rick's flying car is coming out of it.]

Morty: (From inside Wendy's van) ...And then there was this one time, Rick made a teenage clone of himself so he could help me and my sister hunt a vampire in our school....

Mabel: (From inside the van) You have vampires in your universe?!?!

Meeseeks group: All done!

[Panel 131 shows the group getting out of their cars. The Meeseeks are despawning. Rick's flying car is landing on the lawn.]

Dipper: Wow.

Robert: It's like the cult never attacked!

Morty: Yeah, why?

[Panel 132 shows Mabel going up in Morty's face. Rick's getting out of his car. He's looking at Mabel and Morty.]

Mabel: I always wanted to date a vampire! Can you get Rick to turn you into one? Please, please, please, please, PLEASEEEEE?!?!

Morty: Mabel, I don't think that's a good idea...

[Panel 133 shows Rick putting his equipment away in his mini-lab in his car's trunk. Mabel's glaring at Rick. Morty's holding her hand.]

Rick: No, Morty, it is not a good idea because vampires are F**KING LAME so I will not be doing it.

Mabel: Aww!

Morty: It's for the best, Mabel. Vampires are jerks anyway.

[Panel 134 shows Ford talking to the group.]

Ford: Okay, everyone. Pack your clothes for a road trip and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, we're all going back to Gravity Falls so we can finish what we started two years ago and destroy Bill Cipher once and for all.

[Panel 135 shows everyone going inside the Pines house.]

Caskey: How long does it take to get there?

Wendy: It took us four days to get to Piedmont.

Rick: F**k that.

[Panel 136 shows Ford snapping at Rick.]

Ford: For crying out loud, Rick! Watch your language!!

Rick: I am watching it. It's English. I have a portal gun, remember? I can get us there in two seconds.

Shermie: In that case, we'll go too.

Sammy: The twins were always missing Gravity Falls but they never wanted to talk about it. I always wondered why.

Rick: Fine.

Wendy: So, who's sleeping where?

[Panel 137 shows everyone in the Pines' house lounge. Pacifica's holding onto Dipper's arm. Mabel's holding onto Morty's. Morty's blushing.]

Pacifica: I'm sharing with Dipper again. Looks like tonight's gonna be the last time until we see each other again.

Dipper: I'm going to miss that.

Mabel: Mom, Dad, since Dipper's been sharing with Pacifica all this time, can I share with Morty?

Morty: You... you really want that?

Caskey: I'm not sure if we should let you, honey.

Robert: He does seem nice enough, but none of us really know him. We only met him today.

[Panel 138 shows Mabel hugging Morty. Rick's standing next to them. He's got his portal gun in his hand.]

Mabel: So what? Pacifica's parents hate Dipper! He's so sweet! He's not gonna do anything to me!

Rick: You can trust my grandson, I promise. He's a good kid. But I guess I should mention that he has Asperger's. Maybe she'll do him some good.

Morty: Thanks Rick.

Rick: I'll tell you what. I'll take you two back to our place. Meet our family. Talk to his mom, my daughter, Beth.

[Panel 139 shows Robert and Caskey looking at each other.]

Robert: Maybe we should. What do you say, honey? I mean, your parents didn't like me.

Caskey: That's true, and they were wrong about you. Let's give him a chance.

[Panel 140 shows Rick opening a portal. Mabel, Morty, Robert and Caskey are walking towards it.]

Robert: Mason, Mom, Dad, can you figure out everything here while we're gone?

Dipper: Okay, Dad.

Shermie: You got it, Robert.

Sammy: See you when you get back.

[Panel 141 shows the Smith family living room. Beth and Jerry are siting on the couch. Summer's in the armchair, using her smart phone. There's a portal on the back wall. Rick, Morty, Mabel, Robert and Caskey are coming out of it. The Smiths are looking at Rick and Morty.]

Rick: Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to Morty's new friend, Mabel, my friend's niece and her parents, Robert and Caskey.

Caskey: Hi. Our daughter's taken a shine to your son, so Rick thought it'd be nice if we meet.

[Panel 142 shows Beth and Jerry standing up. Summer's smiling politely.]

Beth: Oh.. er hi.

Jerry: (whispering) Rick has more friends?!

Beth: (whispering) Shut up, Jerry.

[Panel 143 shows Morty holding Mabel's hand and walking her to his family.]

Morty: Mabel, this my mom, Beth...

Beth: Hi, sweetie.

Morty: ...my dad, Jerry...

Jerry: Nice to meet you.

[Panel 144 shows Morty introducing Mabel to Summer. Summer's shaking Mabel's hand. Summer's smiling at Morty, impressed.]

Morty: ..and this is my sister, Summer.

Summer: Hi, Mabel. You lucky dog, Morty! She's really cute!

Mabel: Thanks! It figures that a cutie like Morty would have a very beautiful sister!

Summer: Aww! Thank you! You know, I think you're a perfect match for my little brother!

[Panel 145 shows Beth guiding Mabel, Robert and Caskey into the dining room. Morty's grabbing Jerry's arm.]

Beth: Why don't we have a chat in here? I'll make us some coffee.

Morty: Dad? Can I ask you something, quick?

Jerry: Sure thing, son.

[Panel 146 shows Morty grappling Jerry's shirt. He's glaring at Jerry in a threatening manner with gritted teeth. Summer's looking at her phone. The Pines have already gone into the dining room with Beth.]

Morty: (whispering) Blow this for me, and I'll get Rick to put nanobots in all your underwear so they'll crush your balls like a vice when you wear them!!!

Jerry: (whispering) Whoa! Easy, Morty! I won't embarress you!

Morty: (whispering) Like you do every single day?! Just let Mom do all the talking!

Jerry: (whispering) All right, all right!

Summer: (whispering) He's right, Dad. And don't mention Jessica to Mabel. That'll definately wreck all of Morty's chances!

Jerry: (whispering) What exactly do you take me for?!

Summer: (whispering) I'll write a list while you're in there.

[Panel 147 shows a portal in the Pines' family living room. Robert and Caskey are walking out of it. ]

Dipper: Where's Mabel, Rick and Morty?

Robert: They're staying at Morty's tonight. Saves some room for us.

Caskey: She said Candy can sleep in her bed.

[Panel 148 shows Dipper talking to Wendy. Grenda and Marius are next to her.]

Dipper: Since I'll be sleeping with Pacifica on the foldable bed in the basement, you might as well have my bed tonight, Wendy. I just hope the Meeseeks got the smell from Waddles' litter box out of there!

Wendy: Don't worry, dude. I've had worse. Robbie used to rope me into helping him when his parents made him do some work at their funeral parlor. Grenda, I take it you and Marius are sharing my van's bed again?

[Panel 149 shows Marius leaning on Grenda who has her arms around him.]

Marius: Ja. I think we'd better.

Grenda: This might be the last chance we get to sleep together for a while.

[Panel 150 shows the Stan twins standing by the window with the view of the street. Ford's pointing to their car.]

Ford: We'll be sleeping in our car.

Stan: Can't imagine it'll be much different from sleeping in the Stan o'War II.

[Panel 151 shows Dipper rummaging through a closet under the stairs. We see Candy siitting on the stairs. She's looking depressed. Wendy's noticed Candy.]

Which leaves the lounge for Grandpa Shermie and Granny Sammy. I'll get the inflatable mattress and the electric pump.

[Panel 152 shows the cult leader listening in from an air vent from outside. He's carrying a lot of rope and he has an uzi on his belt.]

Caskey: Is everyone alright with ordering pizza for dinner? It's a bit late to be cooking for every one.

Everyone: (in different speech bubbles) Yeah. Ok. Sure. Alright.

Ford: Remember, we better be on our way early tomorrow morning. The sooner we get back to Gravity Falls, the sooner we can be rid of Bill forever.

Cult leader: (thought bubble) Not if I have something to say about it!

[Panel 153 shows the cult leader crawling underneath Wendy's van.

Panel 154 shows him tying his legs torso to the van's underside.]

Cult leader: (thought bubble) Hold on, Lord Cipher! I'll rescue you!

[Panel 155 shows Candy sitting in Mabel's bed with her arms around her knees. Wendy lying in Dipper's bed on her side looking at Candy.]

Narration: Later that night....

Wendy: Okay, Candy. What is it?

Candy: What do you mean?

Wendy: Why do you look like you wanna cry your eyes out? You were looking down earlier. Is it because you're gonna miss Mabel?

Candy: We'll be keeping in touch this time. It's not that.

[Panel 156 shows Candy turning to Wendy with tears in her eyes. The view is from over Wendy's shoulder.]

Wendy: What's the problem, then?

Candy: I'm just starting to realize how lonely life can be. Everybody has someone to be with now. Mabel has Morty, Pacifica has Dipper, Grenda has Marius... What about me?! When will I have someone to share life with?!

[Panel 157 shows Wendy sitting on Mabel's bed and putting her hand on Candy's shoulder. Candy's still crying.]

Candy: I was very lonely before I met Grenda. We were both outcasts in Gravity Falls! And then we met Mabel and she connected us with the people around us! But now...! What if Grenda moves to Austria with Marius? What if Pacifica moves here with Dipper? Will I be left alone again?!

Wendy: Oh, Candy, they'll never forget you. They'll never lose touch with you. They love you. And you know I'll never abandon you.

[Panel 158 shows Candy wiping away her tears. Wendy's hugging her.]

Wendy: Besides, you're a really pretty girl, Candy. I'd be surprised if you didn't need to fight off the boys in the next few years.

Candy: You mean that?

Wendy: Sure I do! If you meet a boy you like, Me and Grenda will be your wing-girls!

Candy: Thanks, Wendy.

[Panel 159 shows Wendy getting into Dipper's bed. Candy's getting under Mabel's covers.]

Wendy: We'd better get to sleep. We're going home tomorrow morning.

Candy: It's going to be weird being seperated from Mabel again.

Wendy: I'm more worried about what our families will do to us for being gone about a month without telling them where we are!

Candy: It's been that long?! Wow!

[Panel 160 shows the Pines' house the next morning. Grenda and Marius are getting out of Wendy's van. The Stan twins are getting out of their car. There's a portal appearing on the house's wall. Rick, Morty and Mabel are coming out of it.]

Grenda: Morning, Mabel. How was it at Morty's?

Mabel: It was the best! Morty showed me so many cool things in Rick's garage! And his sister is so much fun!

Morty: She held me tight all night long!

[Panel 161 shows a close up of Mabel hugging Morty. Terry's running towards her.]

Mabel: That's because you're SO SNUGGLY, it felt really nice to hold you!

Morty: You're so warm...

Terry: Hey, Mabel!

[Panel 162 shows Terry slowing down near Mabel and Morty. Grenda and Marius are just about to go inside.]

Mabel: Morning, Terry. What's up?

Terry: How long are your friends from Gravity Falls staying here for?

Grenda: We're leaving to go home today. Why?

[Panel 163 shows Terry recoiling with a look of heartbreak and disappointment on his face. Mabel's look at him with a dead-pan look. She has her arms crossed.]

Terry: Oh. It's... it's nothing. Nevermind.

Mabel: Okay, Terry. What is it? After what you did last year, we don't like it when you hide what you have to say. Out with it.

Terry: I can't. Please, just... I just can't.

[Panel 164 shows Morty looking at Rick. Rick's pulling out a dart gun.]

Morty: Rick, can you do him a favor?

Rick: Sure.

[Panel 165 shows Rick launching the dart into Terry's arm. Terry's pupils are wide open.]

Terry: Ow! What the hell?!

Rick: Truth serum dart. Doesn't wear off until I give the antidote. Now, why did you ask Mabel how long the girls from Gravity Falls are staying here?

[Panel 166 shows Terry with his mouth open in shock. Mabel's eyes are wide open in surprise. Rick's face shows no emotion.]

Terry: Because I have a really big crush on her friend, Candy! Huh?

[Panel 167 shows Terry covering his mouth. His face has turned bright red. Mabel's smiling excitedly while gently biting her lower lip. Rick's rolls his eyes and lifts his flask up to his mouth while knocking on the front door.]

Terry: Oh, no...!

Mabel: Match made!

Rick: (groan) Teenagers...

[Panel 168 Shows Robert opening the door. Everyone is getting ready to leave. Wendy and Candy are sitting at the table. Rick walks in. Mabel's pushing Terry towards Candy.]

Mabel: Candy! Terry here would like a chat with you!

Terry: Mabel, please...!

Candy: What is it?

[Panel 169 shows Rick leaning on the wall behind Terry. Mabel's pushing Terry into a chair at the table next to Candy. Candy's face shows surprise. Wendy's smiling smugly at Candy.]

Rick: Terry, how do you feel about Candy?

Terry: I think she's the most beautiful girl I ever laid eyes on and I want to get to know her better.

Candy: Oh!

[Panel 170 shows a close up on Candy's face. She's blushing.]

Terry: She shown us her great intellect when she spotted the cult's symbol and helped come up with the rescue plan.

[Panel 171 continues the close up. She's smiling while holding her lower lip in her teeth. Her hands are on her cheeks and her pupils have gotten a little bigger.]

Terry: Her voice makes me dizzy. It sounds heavenly, like a violin playing a ballad.

[Panel 172 concludes the close up. She has a hungry expression on her face.]

Terry: I always struggle to look away from her beautiful face. When her hair catches the light, it's like star gazing on a summer's moonless night.

[Panel 173 shows Candy excitedly squealing. She's grabbing Terry and pushing him into the wall. Wendy's laughing with a smug smile.]

Wendy: What were you so upset about last night, Candy?

[Panel 174 shows Candy holding Terry against the wall.]

Candy: Terry! You're so passionate!

Terry: You... you like me?

Candy: Shut up and kiss me!

[Panel 175 shows Terry glaring at Rick. Candy's kissing Terry's neck.]

Terry: Get this stupid serum outta me before I say something that'll blow this for me and make me try to kill myself again!

Candy: Don't be silly, Terry, I'll never...

[Panel 176 shows Rick injecting Terry with the antidote. Candy's pulling back a little. Her face shows fear.]

Candy: AGAIN?!

[Panel 177 shows Robert on the phone. Candy's crying. She's holding both of Terry's hands. Marius and Granda are talking to Candy.]

Candy: Why?!

Grenda: It happened a year ago.

Marius: His father told us everything.

Robert: Hi, William. Listen, I think it'll do your boy some good if he joins us on the roadtrip we're taking today...

[Panel 178 shows the outside of the Pines' house. All the cars are amost packed and everyone's nearly ready to go. William and Debbie, Terry's mother are there with bags. Mabel and Robert are talking to them.]

Mabel: ...so Rick shot him with a truth serum dart and all his feelings for Candy came pouring out!

Robert: He only mentioned his suicide attempt to get the antidote for the serum. It upset her a lot.

William: After what I've done, he needs someone like her.

Debbie: I've been praying that he'd meet a girl after what happened.

[Panel 179 shows Candy leaving the house. She's holding hands with Terry. Mabel's introducing Candy.]

Mabel: William, Debra, I'd like you to meet Candy Chiu. Candy, meet Debbie and William, Terry's parents.

[Panel 180 shows Debbie holding Candy's hands. Debbie's putting a piece of paper on Candy's hand.]

Debbie: Candy, please look after my son. He's suffered so much! Here's my number if you're worried about him, please ring me at anytime.

Candy: I won't let him be hurt. I promise.

[Panel 181 shows William talking to Candy. Her face shows her contempt towards him. Debbie's giving Terry the bags.]

William: Candy, thank you for accepting Terry's feelings.

[The text in Candy's speech bubble is in Korean and has a * at the end.]

Narration: *Go f**k yourself, you sick b*****d.

Debbie: I've packed your clothes for you. Come home safe, okay, sweetie? Have a nice time!

[Panel 182 shows William looking at Candy in confusion as she walks off to Wendy's van holding Terry's hand. Rick's got a tablet computer in hand.]

William: What did she just say?

Rick: Computer, translate what Candy just said.

Computer: Displaying. Translation.

[Panel 183 shows Rick showing his device's screen to William. William's dejected.]

Rick: Ooof.

William: Yeah. I deserved that.

[Panel 184 shows Rick walking towards his car, putting his device away. Morty's following him. Mabel's running after them with Waddles.]

Rick: Okay, everyone. When I open the portal, it'll only stay open for a few minutes, so you'll have to hurry through it. It'll take us a few miles outside Gravity Falls. I don't know if the barrier will interfere with any portals. Morty, get in the car.

Morty: Okay, Rick.

Mabel: Rick, can I ride with you and Morty? And can Waddles come?

Rick: (Sigh) Fine.

[Panel 185 shows Rick opening the portal on the Pines' house garage. Wendy's van, Robert's car, the Stan twins' car and Sammy and Shermie's car are lining up to go through it.]

END OF CHAPTER 5.