#captain bill cipher

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抹個船長,最近還挺喜歡畫得 誰能教我隨意塗鴉後不會細刻的技能  再次強制終止。 (Crying

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Captain Bill Cipher x Pirate Wendy One-Shot

A Promise

Pirate AU Gravity Falls. Captain Bill Cipher X Pirate Wendy. One-Shot. The young Captain Bill is furious with the red headed woman, Wendy, for tricking him into trusting her and letting her join the crew. Rated T for language and slight violent deeds. Characters based off the original The Captain and his Cabin Boy series.

A/N:

Hey guys this is Cait here.

This fic is a one-shot of Captain Bill Cipher and Pirate Wendy based on the series my friend and I created called The Captain and his Cabin Boy with the following sequel called The Twin Rubies. I had this nagging idea in my head about the two characters and wanted to write a short fanfiction about them.

Now keep in mind, this story has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL STORY! But the character’s personalities are the same since, let’s face it, an author knows her characters. So trust me, I know what I’m doing.

Enjoy this story

Below the decks of The Golden Eye, Captain Bill was sitting down in a chair alone with only a small candle lit to illuminate the dark room. Even though the time of the day was in broad daylight, Bill wanted the solitude and darkness to envelop him. In complete honesty he wanted to be alone. He held the loose end of the bandage in his right hand while he roughly wrapped the fabric around the other.

“Blast that two eyed Stanley,” Bill muttered angrily to himself as he tried to bind himself up as best as he could, “He thinks he can just show up on my ship and take the boy away from me? Hah! Not on my watch…” The captain shook his head out of rage and slight confusion. The knowledge Captain Stanley acquired about his precise location, he had no clue. But he knew for sure who sent that old bloke the message.

Wendy. Bill’s lips curled into a snarl at the mere thought of that red headed woman. He brought her in blindly and now he cursed at himself for his stupidity and lack of caution. Even more so when he tried to actually learn about her.

Bill suddenly smashed his fist onto the table, “I should’ve killed her when I had the chance,” He growled. He did, in fact, lock her in the brig when the raid was finished and after that, Bill knew Wendy’s true motives for coming onto The Golden Eye. She didn’t come here to join his crew: she came here for Dipper.

The captain fumed through his nostrils as he tried to calm himself down. But suddenly his breath hitched, his body stilled in place and his ears perked up. He was no longer alone in this room. Bill slowly got up from his chair and turned his head slightly to the side towards the source of the presence. It could’ve been a small rat that scattered its way past him in the isolated cabin and the thought did cross his mind. But no...it was someone.

He reached for his knife attached to the belt on his waist and pulled the sharp blade from its small scabbard. “Who’s there?” Bill asked, his chin perked up high and his expression was poised as he clutched onto the hilt of his weapon.

“Oh don’t even try, blondie,” A voice replied from the shadows, keeping its distance from the candle’s flame. “You’ll end up hurting yourself more…”

Bill growled deep in his torso at the familiar nickname. However he did not move from his spot. Instead, he gingerly hid the knife behind his back and made it so he was seemingly crossing his arms behind his back. “It seems that the iron prison could not confine you as I hoped, my dear,” He said coldly, glaring into the darkness where Wendy presided.

“Did you really think it would be that easy to hold me?” A sudden soft jingle could be heard now like the figure was waving an object. The key to the cell Bill quickly realized. “I’m honestly hurt that you think so little of me.” Wendy said with a hint of mocking sarcasm.

Bill’s muscles tensed up around his neck in an effort not to gut out the woman like a live fish. He could practically hear her smirking and that boiled his blood to the highest temperature in his body. “You know I am actually glad that you escaped so quickly,” he said forcing himself a quick grin before glaring again and tightened his grip on the knife.

“Oh?” Wendy asked, taking a step forward towards the light. The shadows danced on her young womanly features and made her vivid, green eyes shine like they were the brightest in the room, “And what makes you say that?” Wendy tilted her head at Bill as if asking for a challenge.

The captain chuckled darkly, shaking his head as he looked down at the ground for a short moment. “Why,” he started, “So I can kill you right here and now,” Bill swiftly revealed his knife and made his swing at Wendy’s throat. Wendy took notice of the shining blade even before he attacked her and she grabbed his wrist with quick reflex and turned the blade towards Bill’s throat instead of hers. Her grip was tight and firm, far more than Bill expected in her but he said nothing of it as he anchored his head back, away from the sharp knife now against his neck.

“I told you before about my skills with knives,” Wendy said darkly, “Do you ever listen?”

Bill glared menacingly with his one gold eye straight into Wendy’s green ones and did not reply to her question. He only tried to pry out of her grasp, but she only tightened her grip as the result.

“Perhaps not…” Wendy muttered in disappointment as she looked back into his eye with the same anger.

“I may not have two eyes, lass,” Bill began, snarling through his teeth before taking hold of Wendy’s throat in one swift motion and gripped on her neck, closing her throat up with his bandaged hand. He smiled cruelly when he heard the woman gasp in surprise and loss of air. “But right now I am happy that I have another hand.”

Wendy tried to take in air as much as she could but, as expected, Bill himself tightened his hold around her. But she did not lose her grip on Bill’s wrist, regardless on how much pain and fire she felt. “Please let me explain, Bi-” She choked out but she was cut short as the pain grew.

“Give me one good reason why I should listen to a lying whore like you,” Bill hissed at her. “And you better be quick, I am dying to see that lovely face of yours turn pale and cold like stone.” He said with sick enthusiasm.

Wendy closed her eyes, actually feeling afraid of this man who threatened to take her life. “I just want my mother back…” She whispered out and reopened her eyes with a look of desperation. The girl looked like a lost 5 year old trying to get home and be with her family.

Bill blinked and suddenly his entertainment for her suffering and pain left him. His expression turned into complete and utter confusion. Out of all the answers she could’ve said, this was the one he didn’t expect. “What…?” he breathed out. Bill felt Wendy’s grip on his wrist loosen up and he noticed that she could not take the pain any longer. He withdrew his palm from her throat and Wendy fell to the ground, coughing and breathing heavily as she got air back into her lungs.

Wendy felt around her throat at the parts that hurt her most, knowing later that there would be bruises forming where his fingers grasped her skin. After a few minutes, she regained her composure and looked up at the captain with slight fear. She did not plan to tell him about her true mission in coming onto Bill’s crew. But she still couldn’t lie to him...not ever. “Yes...you heard me…” Wendy uttered out, trying to keep up her strong nature even after what happened.

Bill stared at Wendy on the ground. His feelings towards the woman were indecisive and confusing. He didn’t want to deal with them...but they were there to torment him. He turned his gaze to the knife in his hand and back to Wendy, “Explain. Now.” He ordered firmly but not in an angry way.

Wendy took in a deep breath as she obeyed to his command, “Remember that time when we looked at the stars and I told you the story of how I became a pirate?” She asked softly and received a nod from the other before she continued. “Well...there’s a reason why I did it in the first place. You see, my father was the one who raised me from a very young age until I was 12 years young. During that time, I used to walk into the village and see these...beautiful...kind women by these small children who looked up to them like their role model.

The women played with the children, they taught them, they loved them. And at the end of the day, they would leave in separate groups back to their homes. Those were the children’s mothers I saw...and I wanted to know where mine went.” Wendy paused at her story and looked at the ground to avoid Bill’s gaze for a moment. It was hard to bring out her inner feelings like this to someone. Especially to one she never thought would share.

Wendy looked at Bill again who waited patiently for her story to end. “I ran away from my father when he wouldn’t tell me where she went. It was then where I came across the first crew I have ever joined...and still remain to this day.” She swallowed down her emotions but she knew they would resurface again. “As I grew older with the crew of The Mystery Ship, so did my determination to find my mother. I was promised a way to find her if I were to bring back the boy with the mark. That’s where I found you and Dipper that night in the pub.”

Bill’s eyebrows furrowed as he processed everything she said to him. He could see her struggle on telling something this deep into her heart and he could relate. But he still felt frustration in his heart. “You lied to me, Red. You didn’t want to join on a grand expedition and my crew, you were only thinking about yourself.” He snapped.

Wendy winced slightly at Bill’s words but regained strength by the help of her growing anger towards him. She stood up on her feet, “I did not lie to you, blondie. I wanted to find my mother, I was desperate.” She argued, her voice rising as well to help empathize her point.

Bill opened his mouth to argue right back at her before Wendy snapped at his face “Bill I want you to look at me straight in the eyes and tell me that I’m not telling the truth!” A long silence filled the dark cabin and the candlelight flickered on the table, indicating that it was close to losing its flame. The captain stared at Wendy in shock when she used his real name.

Bill took the time to look into Wendy’s eyes with his own and he searched deep into her soul. He found no falter in her eye contact. She has indeed told him the truth. The anger that bubbled up in the duo’s heart’s slowly faded away into nothing. But Bill soon gained another feeling; uncertainty. “How can I be sure that you won’t lie to me?” He asked her in a whisper.

Wendy looked at the man before her who she thought to be entirely impossible to deal with and a little bit insane. She took a step closer to Bill and placed her slender but sea ridden hand on his cheek. “A promise of course…” She tilted her head up more and made contact with his lips.

Bill was confused by how close she was to him, let alone the soft hand on his tan cheek bone. But what truly got him was the kiss she so carefully placed on him. His eye was open for a few moments as he tried to register what was happening until he finally gave in and lightly kissed Wendy back. The young captain let his head rest against her small hand as the candle’s flame finally died away, sending the two pirates into darkness.

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So, lunasaturngirl randomly mentioned pirates while I was finishing the first TPW page and I was like “Yeah...Pirate Bill Cipher.” and it snowballed from this picture into a fanfic I’m working on at this moment where Bill kidnapped Dipper to get back at Ford and he’s acting like a nice guy most of the time, but Dipper has been informed that if he’s not rescued within fourteen days then he’d be given a “Fate worth than death”. Though, bringing up the time-limit at all seems to piss off Bill, so he does get a glimpse of his cruel nature. Gideon and Dipper are both in their teens, but Dipper is a li’l shortie. Gideon is with Bill because he was taken in from the streets after Ford and Stan sent his father to the gallows as a swindler. (Both Stans are in the Imperial Navy. Mabel is with them, she was training to be a naval officer when Dipper was kidnapped.) Gideon isn’t too fond of Dipper, since he’s so sheltered from the world and is “weak-minded”. Gideon’s usual hairstyle is too rich for this AU, so he’s got a ponytail instead. :p And Bill is supposedly human, but as for the rest of his crew...?

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The Twin Rubies

The sequel to The Captain and his Cabin Boy.

Pirate AU Gravity Falls. When Bill and Dipper go back out to sea, Dipper begins to feel uneasy. Bill notices his struggle and tries to help him find the root of his growing depression, making them encounter new people and old enemies.

Rated: T

Original story here; The Captain and his Cabin Boy

Author’s Note:

Hello Readers and little children of all ages….Guess who’s back?

That’s right Caitlin and Camille are back for another round baby!! This is the sequel to The Captain and his Cabin Boy story; The Twin Rubies.

Now for those who haven’t read the first story, you can go ahead and click on my user name and find The Captain and his Cabin Boy on my stories list. I recommend it it’s a good read and it’s a pirate AU of Gravity Falls. Lots of mystery and adventure and very interesting to read.

For those who have read the previous installment, I am very excited to show you guys what Camille and I have created. As always this was done by Role Playing with Camille as Captain Bill and I (Caitlin) as Dipper Pines.

Make sure to Review, favorite, all that good stuff if you enjoy this chapter or the story.

So without further adieu, here is the first out of many chapters for The Twin Rubies.

GO and follow futuristic-pudding the other and very important author to the story. And thank you boomsheikas-art-blog for the amazing inspiration to keep going with the story.

Happy Reading!

~Chapter 1: Lessons~

After their adventure on Isle de Rosa, Captain Bill Cipher and Dipper Pines returned to the Golden Eye with a bag full of treasure in hand. And they returned out to sea once more. Dipper had a big smile on his face glad that he was back on the ship and his new home.

Bill walked up behind Dipper, putting a hand on his shoulder with a big grin. He breathed in the fresh air as the wind whipped his hair around wildly. "It feels great to head back to sea," he said. "Don't you think Pine Tree?"

Dipper looked up at his captain, matching his grin. "It sure is, sir," he replied. He looked at the sea blue water "I think we can both agree that the ocean is far better than land."

"Aye!" Bill agreed, giving him a rough pat on the back. "That it is!"

Dipper winced a bit but kept the grin on his face "Aye." He breathed out.

Bill exhaled deeply, looking out at the sparkling ocean.

Dipper glanced up at Bill smiling to himself. He began to think of the past few days with him on the island how they grew a slight connection. Then he remembers Bills surprising secret "Captain..." He whispered

Bill heard the tone in his voice and looked down at him curiously and raised an eyebrow in question.

"...You need to know how to read, sir." Dipper whispered so that the other crew members wouldn't hear but him.

Bill started in surprised and slapped a hand over his mouth. He looked around quickly to make sure no one heard, then hauled Dipper with him into the captains quarters.

Dippers eyes widened slightly and shuffled his feet when Bill pulled him inside. He placed his hand on Bills arm and tried to pull his hand away from his mouth.

Bill swung the door closed quickly when they got in and let go of Dipper. "Okay, rule one about..my predicament. Never, and I mean NEVER, speak about it in front of my crew." He huffed.

Dipper turned to face him and he nodded quickly in understanding "Yes sir." Dipper said

Bill put his hands on his hips and leaned back, letting out another nervous huff. He ran his fingers through his mop of blonde hair and grinned at Dipper. "So you think you’re up to seriously teaching me how to read and write?

Dipper smirked at him and folded his arms "I'm up for any challenge, Bill," he replied "The question is are you up for it?" He teased

"Oh-hoho!" He chuckled with a grin. "I'm up for any challenge!!"

Dipper laughed "We'll start by writing ok?"

Bill nodded and grinned, excitement beaming on his face, and for a moment, he looked young. Like a child almost, a child on Christmas morning.

Dipper smiled at his excitement and jumped into a quick run going over to Bill’s desk. He took out his pencil that he use for writing in his journal and got a piece of parchment that lay scattered on the desk

Bill took a seat in his large chair and kicked his feet up onto the table, leaning back and lacing his fingers behind his head. "So where do we start?"

Dipper began to write the letters from the alphabet in order "First off you need to know what the letters look like and sound like." he replied as he continued to write it. He soon finished and turned the paper around, pushing it to Bill.

Bill leaned forward and peered at the paper. He furrowed his eyebrows together and said "That's a lot more than I thought there would be"

"Don't worry they're just letters," Dipper said and walked around the desk and stood by Bills chair. "It's not as complicated as you might think. Here," Dipper pointed at the letter A. "That's A, it makes an "Ah" sound." Dipper explained.

"okay.." Bill looked at it closely.

Dipper continued to explain each letter and occasionally used words for examples. Like for B, Dipper used Bill's name to pronounce it better and D for his own name.

Bill scratched his head and listened intently

After about ten minutes of explaining each letter, Dipper wrote the lower case versions for each one. "These are just the lower case letters of the upper case ones," Dipper explained. Then he gave the pencil to Bill "Here you try now."

"Wait there's another set?" Bill exclaimed as he took the pencil. "I was just getting the hang of these ones!"

Dipper laughed "They mean the same thing," Dipper explained. "Just smaller. Try writing each letter. I prefer right hand but you can do whatever." Dipper shrugged

Bill balanced the pencil in his right hand thoughtfully. "Is there a difference?"

"Left hand I think you write over your words," Dipper replied crossing his arms over his chest. "And right hand you cans see what you're writing."

Bill paused before wielding the pencil in his right hand. "Alright, I'll stick with this one then"

Dipper grinned and sat on the desk, letting his feet dangle. "Try to copy the letters on the page."

Bill began writing intently, focusing in on the pencil, watching it leave marks on the paper. "Like this?"

Dipper watched intently and had a slight smile on his face "Good job. You're getting there," Dipper replied. "Just relax and write at your own pace."

Bill massaged his temples. "This is much harder than I thought it would be" he admitted.

"You'll get the hang of it," Dipper assured him. "It was a challenge for me as well."

"How did you learn?" He asked peering at him curiously

Dipper looked at his eye and fingered his hands together "I wrote my name down...that's how I got the hang of it..." Dipper replied

"Can I see your name?"

"Sure." Dipper nodded and he took the pencil from Bill. He pulled the paper to him and began to write his full name carefully.

Bill leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. He tilted his head curiously as he watch Dipper write.

Dipper wrote his full name out and on the paper it said "Dipper Pines". He put the pencil down "That's my name."

Bill slid the paper close to him so he could try and read it better. He then slid it back. "What does my name look like?"

Dipper picked the pencil back up and wrote down Bill's name on the page. "I don't think I know your last name, Bill..." Dipper suddenly realized.

Bill leaned back. "I don't have one" he said, his tone of voice changed. Before it was light hearted (as usual) but now it was low and warning Dipper not to ask further.

Dipper bit his lip at the sudden change and decided to drop it quickly. He pushed the paper to Bill "Well here's your name..." He muttered

Bill looked at the paper with interest. He traced his fingertip on the letters that spelled out his name. He smiled softly. "It looks nice"

Dipper smiled at him and rest his hands behind him on the desk as he looked at him. "Can you read it?" He asked making sure.

"Yeah I actually can!" He exclaimed excitedly

Dippers smile went brighter "That's progress, Bill! Good job." He congratulated his captain.

Bill did so, and they continued to write for a long period of time (he even doodled a crudely drawn Pine tree at one point) before bill finally became exhausted.  "Alright, " bill said, letting the pencil clatter onto the table as he held his cramping hand.  "Lessons over. "

Dipper sighed feeling exhausted in a way from teaching him how to read and write. "Aye I agree," Dipper says and smiles at Bill. "Good work today, Bill." He complimented.

"Aye! " He said, enthusiastically giving him a two finger salute. "Now get your ass out there and get to work mate"

Dipper grinned and did it back to him. "Aye aye, Captain!" He exclaims and runs to the door that led outside.

Bill smiled and leaned back in his chair, unaware of what was about to take place as the door slammed shut behind Dipper.  

"Well well," a man on the deck said when he saw Dipper exit the Captain's quarters. He was a middle aged man with average weight. His beard reached his chest in a gnarly mess. He raised his bushy eyebrows at dipper and wrinkled his bulbous nose. "Captain’s boy sure took his time with the Captain. What were you two talkin' 'bout in there?"

Dippers eyes met with the tall and broad man and he shrunk back a little bit. Dipper thought for a moment as he remembered what Bill had said to him to keep the lessons between them. He turned his glance up to the mans eyes "Nothing of your concern, mister," he replied.

He blinked in small surprise at Dipper and elbowed a lanky looking fellow next to him. "Hey Pete, did you hear that? Little Captain boys got secrets! " He snickered. The man turned around and grinned at Dipper, revealing blackened teeth. "Secrets with the Captain? He actually speaking about himself to you? " he asked excitedly.

Dipper glared at the both of them "You lads known him longer than I. What makes you think he would tell a boy like me?" He cocked his head to the side.

"You tell us, " the burlier of the two said, walking over to Dipper and leaned down, invading his personal space as he spoke, his breath tickling Dippers nose. "What made the Captain trust you more than us? You’re no more than a pet the cap'n just so happened to pick up from the streets." he mocked

Dipper clenched his hand into a tight fist as he looked at the buff man in front of him. A pet? Is that really all he's got? Dipper took a breath before saying "I led him to gold. He finds value in me...that's what he really wants." He bites back

The man paused and stood up, looking down at Dipper in irritation. "You’re right, that's all he wants. So what's the reason he taken such a liking to a runt like you? " he said as the other crew members began to flock closer to the two, curiosity reining them in.

Dipper was starting to feel a slight fear to them. But he managed to keep his chin up and look proud to what he was doing. "I tend to be quite likable from my past experiences." He half lied. He sorta knew he was likable but he never experienced being apart of a crew such as this.

"Like you stole Mommy’s bloomers for the boys? " a shrill voice called out and chorus of rumbling laughter came from the crew members

Dipper was getting angry now at them. Why couldn't they just leave him alone? "Nothing like that no..." He said slowly reaching the point where he was close to growling.

The man put a large hand on his shoulder and grinned dangerously at him.  "Oh come now, we are only poking fun." He said, his time of voice telling him otherwise

Dipper yanked his shoulder away from the mans hand "I've no time for fun. It'd be best if we just got back to work." Dipper suggested not wanting to go deeper into this dispute.

The man glared down at him, leaning down until they were nose to nose again. "I don't think it's your place to tell us what to do." he growled as the growing crowd behind him began to grow restless with excitement

Dipper wanted nothing more than to just run away from the fellow crew member. But he had to prove himself that he wasn't a weak boy that they see him as. Bill knew he wasn't one since their past experience...but now the greater challenge was staring right in front of his face. "Aye you're right on that one," Dipper replied staring directly into his eyes, not moving one muscle. "But I rather not disturb the Captain with this ridiculous setting. Imagine what he would say if this got too far...." Dipper inwardly smirked at his choice of words.

A burly hand grabbed dippers collar roughly. "Are you threatening me?  How dare-" the man was cut off when the sound of a door bursting open and smacking hard against the outer wall, silencing the jeering crowd. "What in the ever living hell is going on out here? " a harsh voice pierced through the air as the crew member hastily let go of Dipper.

Dipper winced at the sudden pain of him grabbing onto his shirt and the next thing he knew, he was on the ground quicker than he expected. Dipper rubbed his chest while he propped himself up on his arm. He had a look on his face of complete surprise and somewhat relieved that he wasn't beaten to death by the crew.

Bill stepped out and stood over Dipper with hands on his hips, however, he wasn't looking at him. He glared with fiery eyes at the crew as an awkward silence filled the air, the man who started the whole scene had melted back into the crowd. "Well?" He snapped, making everyone flinch fearfully.  

"We were only rough housing is all cap'in, no harm was done" a timid voice called out.

Bill looked down at Dipper, still pain on his face. "Can you stand? "

Dipper looked up at Bill, having his fear finally show in his eyes. Not to Bill. But to the men who stood before him. Dipper nodded slowly "Aye, sir..." He whispered and slowly got up to his feet.

"Good, " he nodded, and he looked back at the crew. "Listen up! " He barked, making everyone jump. "If I find this happening again I will be happy to tie bricks to your feet and send you to the bottom of the ocean with knifes in your eyes without so much as batting mine. Got it? " he said, a few members lifted their hands to their faces fearfully in response.

Dipper did not listen to Bills threats to the crew. Instead his mind was elsewhere thinking of how close he was to getting beaten if it weren't for Bill to save him. He felt his heart ache in his chest and he placed his hand over it. Dippers face fell as he didn't look at the crew or Bill. He just stared at the wood on the ground.

The crowd slowly dissipated and mumbles could be heard. Bill turned on his heels to storm back to his cabin but he caught a glimpse of dipper still on the ground clutching his chest.  "Pine tree" he snapped, voice less harsher than before but still fairly harsh.

Dipper flinched when he heard his familiar nickname from Bill and he shifted his gaze up to him. "Y-Yes, sir?" Dipper stuttered

Bill stared for a moment down at Dipper before speaking again. "Come with me, " he said and headed back to his cabin, leaving his door open for him.

Dipper nodded slowly, now starting to feel sick to his stomach. He obeyed his Captain's order and followed him back to his quarters, shutting the door behind him.

Bill sat down on the edge of his table and crossed his arms.  "You want to explain to me what happened out there? " he asked coldly.

Dipper faced him looking up into his eye, his face evident of how afraid he looked. "I...I came outside...to find a man looking down at me..." He began "He started to ask questions about what we were talking about...I told him nothing sir." He added quickly.

Bills facial expression remained the same. "And?

"And..." Dipper paused for a moment "He called me a pet...a runt that you took a liking too...it got me angry." He reluctantly admitted "More of the crew members came and I told them to stop and just go back to work...that's when he grabbed me." Dipper felt his chest absentmindedly as he continued to look afraid.

Bills face finally broke down and he rubbed his temple. "I was afraid this would happen." He groaned.

"What that they would turn on me?" Dipper asked "I did nothing to them!" Dipper snaps and shuts his eyes tightly.

Bill looked in surprise at Dipper.  He didn't say anything in response, but watched the boy curiously.

Dipper tried to take deep and calming breaths. But his hands were starting to shake and he hid them behind his back so Bill wouldn't see how much he was breaking down. "I...I should go..." Dipper said softly and he walked to the door.

Bill knitted his eyebrows together as he watched him leave in silence. He shook his head, trying to dismiss the feeling that whatever was bothering Dipper, it was more than just the events that just took place with the crew.

Dipper exited the Captains quarters as he hung his head and walked silently across the deck. He felt as though something was weighing him down. But he didn't know what it was. He wrapped his arms around his body to hold himself together.

A few men jeered at him, but none moved to attack as he exited the cabin for a second time that day.

Dipper slowly but surely walked down the steps that led below decks and walked to his own cabin room. He shut the door behind him and pulled out his six fingered hand journal with the number 3 on the front and tossed it onto his bed. Dipper rubbed his eyes tiredly thinking maybe he just needed sleep. He hadn't really slept ever since their adventure in the cave. So technically a few days. Dipper sighed and he quickly jotted down a few things in his journal before putting it under his pillow and laying down on top of it. He pulled the covers up, closing his eyes drifting into a deep sleep.

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The Captain and his Cabin Boy: Chapter 8

Pirate AU Gravity Falls.

Dipper Pines is a cabin boy with no crew and is looking for adventure on the high seas like his father. But nothing prepared him for an adventure quite like this when he meets the notorious Captain Bill Cipher. With his journal in hand, Dipper embarks on a journey he will never forget.

Rated: T (For extensive language in later chapters)

Chapters: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

Author’s Note:

Hello Readers!

This is it. The final chapter of The Captain and his Cabin Boy book one. I am so very thankful to have my best friend write this with me and it has been an amazing experience turning this into a fanfiction and showing the rest of the world this story. The sequel is in progress like I said. It’s not over just yet.

Thank you everyone for the support.

Follow very important co-author futuristic-pudding

Happy Reading!

~Chapter 8: Treasure Hunt~

Bill walked beside Dipper and began whistling. he didn't realize it but it was the song that Mabel had sung earlier to heal Dippers ankle.

Dipper heard his whistle and recognized the tune. He smiled to himself and didn't say anything

Bill kept whistling for a while before asking. "Hey how's your ankle?"

Dipper looked at his ankle. It was getting better just a dull sting was there. "A lot better. I barely notice the pain."

Bill nodded. "That's good"

Dipper nodded as well and stepped over one of the poison thorns on the ground.

Bill walked next to him, careful of where he was stepping.

"We should be there soon. I don't think we are that far from it." Dipper says

"Hm. You still have your book?"

Dipper nodded and pulled it out "Right here." It was surprisingly dry even though he was in the water.

"Whoa how did it stay so dry?" he asked in wonder

Dipper shrugged "It could've been because no water can go into the pocket. Or there is a spell on it to make sure it doesn't get damaged." He replied

"Hm" he replied

Dipper kept walking. Surprisingly there were not much traps like the ones before. Maybe because this is the same path they took. But soon they made it back to the cave

Bill scanned the walls and began to speed up his pace. He could just feel the treasure here, and Bill couldn't help but start to get excited

Dipper felt excited too. But he remembered the trap that caused them to fall. "Bill wait." He said

Bill knew he should take what Dipper told him and groaned. "I don't want to wait"

"You won't have to. But if you don't stop now," Dipper ran and grasped his wrist before he got any closer to the drop "We will have to go through that all over again."

Bill stopped. "Fine" he muttered.

Dipper looked at the walls inside the cave. "If we stay close to the walls," Dipper looked up at him "We'll get there in no time." He assured him

Bill immediately stepped closer to the walls and kept walking. "You and the mermaid looked alike you know" he stated out of the blue.

Dipper followed right behind him. Then his eyes widen slightly when he mentioned Mabel. "I...noticed too..." He said

"I could tell" he said with a nod. "Was it a coincidence?"

"It could've been...but she has the same ruby I have on my sword." Dipper pointed out grasping on it. "I think it's more than that."

Bill paused. He laughed quietly to himself, 'So that old man wasn't completely insane' he thought to himself.

"Bill...who was that man who you visited when you acquired this sword?" Dipper asked suddenly curious.

"He went by Fiddleford McGucket."

"McGucket? Huh...odd name." Dipper said. "But it seems he knows a lot about magic..."

"Yes" he said and paused a moment before adding "Why do you ask?"

Dipper shrugged a little not speaking for a few minutes. "I guess...I'm just very curious and....confused."

"Hm. I don't blame you”

Dipper nodded slightly. He looked at the ground feeling it get wider now. "Hey, the path is getting bigger."

"So it is" he said as he kept walking. "I think we are almost there"

"Aye." The path got big enough for Dipper to walk next to Bill

Bill kept walking swinging his arms at his sides

Dipper kept being careful if there was any traps here. He knelt on the ground and dusted off a button he almost mistakenly pressed. "This is getting interesting..."

Bill squinted at it and knelt beside him. "what is it?"

Dipper pressed on the button with his hand and immediately darts whizzed past his head and stuck into the wall. “These traps are well hidden this time. So that means there is something special ahead.” Dipper replied

"Yes! I knew it!" he said with a grin

Dipper smiled "Let's keep going. But be careful." He said standing up again

Bill kept walking carefully through the cave

Every step that Dipper took, made him have a mini heart attack when he watched a javelin pass through in front of him or a large blade about to cut his legs off.

"Man whoever's treasure this is, they did NOT want anyone else to have it!" Bill exclaimed after he had ducked and avoided losing his head

"No kidding." Dipper yelped and did a summersault to avoid spikes.

Bill laughed as he jumped over a floor of spikes that came up out of no where. Luckily it wasn't too long if a jump.

Dipper sighed and kept moving on. Then he started to see a light up ahead. "Bill I can see something from here."

"Me too!!" he exclaimed with a grin.

Dipper grinned and walked in big steps to avoid traps. He was nearly there and he could already see gold and different jewels about to spill out of the cave.

Bill whistled in awe. "That's some loot we found ourselves, pine tree"

"And all for us...I mean for you captain." Dipper corrected himself

Bill laughed and rubbed his knuckles against his head and walked forward towards the jewels and gold

Dipper laughed as well feeling delighted. He was sure that there was no traps around here so he went straight into the treasure.

Bill did the same and laughed as he brought up handfuls of coins. "This is amazing! I can't believe we did it!!"

Dipper smiled brightly as he looked at the treasure "I know! It was all worth it."

"Totally" Bill grinned.

Dipper grasped a handful of coins and jewels in his hands and let it fall between his fingers. He laughed in delight and stared around in awe. He did it. He got Bill and himself here. They both did it

Bill ran over to Dipper and pulled him into a hug. "Nice job pine tree!!"

Dippers eyes widened slightly but he kept smiling as he wrapped his arms around Bill, "Thank you Cap!" Dipper said

Bill pulled back and clasped his hands on Dippers shoulders. He grinned down at him and said "You did good"

Dipper grinned back at him and nodded "You too." He said

Bills smile lingered a moment longer before he began to stuff his pockets. "Well let's get going!" he exclaimed.

Dipper nodded and grabbed a lot of coins and jewels and stuffed all his pockets "Aye aye!" Dipper said making a salute to him

When Bill got everything he could fit in his pockets and a rope tied onto the fairly large chest, he hoisted it over his shoulder. "This is all we can carry for now, but when we get back I'll send a group of my men out to get the rest" he explained, a golden crown slipping down his brow.

Dipper nodded slipping on a silver ring with a blue orb "Hopefully they won't get killed in the process." He said

"We'll warn them first" he shrugged. "Now come help me with this" Bill said as he began tugging the rope. "Plus I think we've already set most of them off.”

"True." Dipper hurried to his side and helped him pull on the rope.

And so the pair left the cave with treasure in their hands with their heads held high and adventure still strong in their hearts. The young pirates had grown close in merely a few days of being together. But neither of them knew what lied ahead. For the secrets of the journal were yet to be solved. And a new enemy was determined to find it...and claim the seas as their own.

ll To Be Continued…. ll

Sequel to story now available: The Twin Rubies

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The Captain and his Cabin Boy: Chapter 7

Pirate AU Gravity Falls.

Dipper Pines is a cabin boy with no crew and is looking for adventure on the high seas like his father. But nothing prepared him for an adventure quite like this when he meets the notorious Captain Bill Cipher. With his journal in hand, Dipper embarks on a journey he will never forget.

Rated: T (For extensive language in later chapters)

Chapters: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

Author’s Note:

Hello Readers!

Ok I’m so very sorry for the delay, it has been a pretty busy week for me and I couldn’t post during the time. I hope you guys could forgive me.

Also this story is coming to a close. BUT FEAR NOT! Camille and I are already writing a sequel using the same method we used before. So be looking for that in the near future.

Lastly, A HUGE THANK YOU FOR THE 1K VIEWS!! I WAS SO HAPPY TO COME ACROSS IT AND JUST FANGIRL LIKE AN IDIOT GAH! And a special thanks to those who have followed this story and favorite it, it’s a big help and a huge motivation. Thank you again.

Follow very important and special co-author futuristic-pudding

Special thanks to boomsheikas-art-blog for the inspiration

Happy Reading!

~Chapter 7: Escaping the Cave~

Mabel swam over to Dipper. "How’s your ankle?" she asked quietly.

Dipper looked at Mabel as he cleaned his hands "Better." He whispered back "It's just a little hard to put pressure on. But other than that good as new." Dipper flashed a small grin.

Bill stood up in the water and began wringing out his clothes. Mabel gave Dipper a similar grin before turning to look at Bill

Dipper looked up at Bill and he stood back up brushing the dirt of his pants. He took out his book opening it up and squints his eyes to look at the words "Ugh I can't read anything."

Mabel looked at him curiously. "What?"

Bill looked over and called out "welcome to my world!"

Dipper rolled his eyes slightly "It's because there's no light in here." He says

Bill grinned at him. Mabel laughed a little but quickly stopped when Bill glared at her.

Dipper closed his book giving up and he put it back in his vest. "So what now?"

"We find a way out now, that's what" Bill replied.

Mabel looked at him. "Are you guys trying to find a way to the surface-surface?" she asked curiously?

"Aye." Dipper replied looking at Mabel. "We've been trying to get out...so far no luck."

Mabel paused. "I could help you, you know?" she said quietly as she tilted her head. "I know this part of the water pretty well! I doubt there's a way out above water, but there definitely are a few underwater." she said.

Dipper stared at Mabel thinking "How far are they?" He asked.

Bill was listening intently. "I'm not sure...but for you guys it's pretty deep. Probably too deep now that I think about it" she said, mostly to herself

"It's a good plan though, Mabel. But Bill and I don't have tails or gills like normal sea dwellers." Dipper said.

Mabel sighed heavily and slumped over. "I know…"

Dipper rests his chin on his hand and had his other hand on his elbow. "What to do..." He muttered to himself and began pacing back and forth

Mabel flicked her tail in the water as she thought as Bill finished wringing out his shirt. He buttoned it up and waded through the water towards them, Bill's coat over his shoulder.

Dipper kept muttering himself as he thought of plans. He kept saying "Yes" and then following a "No" or "That won't work." Then after what seemed like 10 minutes, Dipper finally snapped his head up "I got it!" He exclaimed

Bill lifted an eyebrow at him. "What do you got?"

Dipper eyes gleamed with excitement and he clapped his hands together "We can go underwater!"

"And how do you think you'll manage that?" Mabel asked incredulously.

Bill smirked at her. "You’d be surprised what we can do" he replied darkly. She shrunk back a little.

"See here's the thing," Dipper said going back into the shallow water "Like you said before there are passageways in the water." Dipper bent his back forward, placing both hands on his knees "And I know that mermaids can swim fast...Mabel...Can you help one last time, please?"  

Bill turned his head away as Mabel nodded with a fist over her chest. "I will do anything in my power to help you Dipper" she said confidently.

Dipper smiled gratefully "Thank you." He straightened his back and turned his head to look at Bill "You ready, Bill?"

Bill nodded. "So uh…what do you want me to do exactly? Swim holding on to you guys as fast as I can to the tunnels?" Mabel piped in

Dipper nodded "Yep. That's the plan." He replied

Bill frowned and turned to Dipper. "Pine tree, I don't like your plan. Not one bit. But…I trust you on this."

Dipper looked back at him giving him a slight smile "It will work." He said determinedly

Bill nodded back solemnly. "So…which one of you is first?" she asked.

"I'll go first" Bill said and Mabel nodded. "Okay, lemme just check where the nearest tunnel is" she said before diving under

As Dipper watched her leave, he turned his back to Bill and started to trace his ruby with a nervous expression crossed on his face. He secretly hoped that this would work and that Bill wouldn't die because of him.

Bill stepped onto the shore and say down. He rested his elbows on his knees and stared out at the water. "How sure are you that she's not going to turn on me while underwater before she turns on you?"

Dipper frowned at that but didn't look at him. "Very sure," He replied. "She's not going to do it."

Bill closed his eye and smiled to himself. "Alright. I believe you."

For some reason, Dipper felt he had a sudden weight on his shoulders. Perhaps he hoped a little too much. Perhaps his plan could lead to their death. 'No,' Dipper thought 'I mustn't think like this. I trust Mabel. This will work damn it.'

Bill looked over at Dipper curiously, his lack of talking seemed suspicious to him. He’s seen this before; Dipper was beginning to doubt himself.

He clenched the hilt of his sword tightly as he waited for Mabel. He had to lift up his injured ankle for he couldn't stand putting pressure on it

Mabel came bursting out of the water in a flash which made Bill jump before she yelped and landed back in the water. She came back up and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry! I always forget to slow down before reaching the surface. I hardly ever go to the surface so yeah. Anyways, there's one really nearby, lucky you!"

Dipper jumped as well when she came up so quickly. He let out a relieved sigh "Good we can get out of here."

Bill stood up and waded into the water. He got deep enough and Mabel looked at him nervously. Bill nodded at her and she locked her arms around him. "Hold your breath" she said before diving under with Bill.

Dipper watched silently as Bill went into the water. He saw Mabel wrap her arms around him and they disappeared. Dippers heart was beating quite madly. He wrung his hands together to keep them from shaking

After a few long minutes, Mabel popped her head above water again. "Your turn" she said with a smile.

Dipper smiled a little back and walked deeper into the water next to Mabel. He nodded to her and he held his breath

Mabel locked her arms around Dipper and dove underwater.

Dippers vision was clouded for a little when the water got to his eyes. But then he could see clearer as they traveled through the water. It was darker than Dipper expected.

Mabel swam through the tunnels as fast as she could. She wasn't the fastest swimmer in her area, but she still felt like she was helping a lot. She grinned as they emerged out of the water and above it. Bill was standing at the shore, waiting.

Dipper gasped for air when they reached the surface. He smiled brightly to the sky happy to be out of the dreaded cave. He swam onto shore

Bill grinned and held out a hand to help him up. His grin seemed to say: 'AH! FINALLY!!!'

Dipper looked up at Bill returning his grin. He accepted his hand and lifted himself up "We made it!!" Dipper exclaimed

"We did pine tree! Thanks to you!!" he exclaimed.

"And to Mabel as well," Dipper looked at her "Thank you so much."

Mabel nodded and smiles big at him. "You’re welcome, I'm glad I could help!"

Dipper quickly ran back to the water and he hugged her tightly. "Till we meet again..." He whispered

"Yeah" she whispered back and hugged him back tightly. "I'm going to miss you"

"And so will I..." Dipper smiled a little sadly. He slowly pulled away from her

Mabel didn't want to go, but she knew she had too. She smiled back at him sadly before diving under and swimming away. It was when she was swimming back that she decided in her mind she would find out who that boy really was, when the time came.

Dipper watched her swim away and he went back to the shore when he was sure that she was gone.

Bill was watching from a distance. He had finally realized how wrong he had been about Mabel and was feeling a little guilty and regret, but he pushed those down when he saw Dipper walking up back

Dipper let out a deep breath and looked up at Bill giving him a smile "Should we go to the ship?"

Bill nodded with his usual grin and put a hand on his shoulder as they began walking. "Sure thing"

Dipper kept smiling as he walked with him not minding the hand on his shoulder. "I wish that we could've found the treasure though..."

Bill groaned and slapped his own forehead in frustration. "I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT"

Dipper shook his head and sighed "We could go back there but avoid the pit." Dipper tried to suggest.

Bill sighed. "I've had enough of that cave but I want to see what treasure there is. There’s a chance that there isn't any…what do you say pine tree?" he asked

Dipper thought for a moment. There was a less likely chance there was any treasure and that this island was a full on booby trap. On the other hand, something could be there since this place was so heavily guarded. Dippers adventurous smirk came across his face "I'm up for it. Even if there is nothing there, it will still be a hell of an adventure."

Bill’s eye lit up. "I like you’re thinking kid!"

Dipper grasped on the handle of his sword "What do you say, Captain?"

Bill looked at him with raised eyebrows before laughing. "I said I like you’re thinking!" he said, leaving out the 'kid' with a grin

Dipper laughed "I was just messing with you." He said releasing his grip "I really don't mind what you call me anymore."

"Well, I think you've outgrown 'kid'" he said after a brief moment of thinking

Dipper was secretly happy to hear that "Yeah? So I'm just "Pine tree" now?"

"Yep!" Bill said grinning down at him

Dipper grinned back and looked over into the forest "Well, we should go now Bill."

"Agreed. ONWARD!"

Dipper nodded and entered the forest, being careful like he did before

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The Captain and his Cabin Boy: Chapter 6

Pirate AU Gravity Falls.

Dipper Pines is a cabin boy with no crew and is looking for adventure on the high seas like his father. But nothing prepared him for an adventure quite like this when he meets the notorious Captain Bill Cipher. With his journal in hand, Dipper embarks on a journey he will never forget.

Rated: T (For extensive language in later chapters)

Chapters: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

Author’s note:

Hello Readers!

Ok so I decided for this chapter, I’m making it longer than the previous chapters. This one was hard to split up and I did not want to split this moment in time. Hopefully you guys will like this new installment.

Follow the other important other at futuristic-pudding

Inspired by boomsheikas-art-blog

Happy Reading!

~Chapter 6: Trust~

The rest of the search Bill was unusually quiet

Dipper was a little uneasy with Bills silence. He usually talked more than this. But Dipper didn't look at him he still felt bad for lying to him.

Bill kept his hand on the hilt of his sword and began whistling as he walked.

Dipper couldn't help but take a quick glance at him as he whistled. He felt that something was about to happen and it got him a little agitated. Dipper clenched his sword

"You sense it too?" he asked, Bill's voice on edge.

Dipper nodded "I think there's more down here."

Bills breath shortened and his heart beat quickened.

Dipper bit his lip crouching down for safety.

Bill looked down at him curiously. "What’re you doing?"

"Being cautious." He muttered as a reply.

Bill nodded. "Good idea" he said and peered around the caves uneasily.

Dipper heard some shuffling nearby and he immediately unsheathed his sword. "You hear that?" He whispered

Bill crouched down beside Dipper. "No, what'd you hear?"

"I heard some shuffling just over there." He pointed right in front of him. Then he heard growling and his breath hitched.

Bill pulled out his sword in one quick motion and held it out in front of him, ready to fight. "Get ready pine tree"

Dipper nodded quickly and held his sword up prepared to fight whatever came at them. Whatever it was over there, it was quite large and scary.

Bill gripped his sword uneasily

Dipper slowly went behind a boulder resting his back against it. He peered behind it getting more detail on the creature. It had red glowing eyes with yellow teeth. His black and grey fur stood up on his back making it look like spikes were coming out of his back

Bill had followed Dipper behind the boulder. "What is it?" Bill hissed

Dipper slowly looked over at Bill with frightened eyes. He points to the creature not saying anything

Bill peered over Dipper and his eyes widened. He flattened his back against the rock and whistled softly. "That’s one of the strangest things I've ever seen" he whispered.

"I'm really sure that he is in my book. But I can barely see anything in this light." He whispered back clenching on the rock.

Bill hefted his sword in his hand a little. "What do you suggest we do?" he asked with a raised eyebrow

"I don't think he has noticed us yet." Dipper thought for a moment "We need to sneak past it. Quietly."

Bill nodded. "Right"

"Come on." Dipper points to the opposite direction of the monster and slowly walks in a crouch around the boulder

Bill followed close behind

Dipper hoped that the steps he made didn't make a sound throughout the cave. The monster however was distracted by something that looked more important than eating our flesh

Bill craned his neck and peered curiously at the monster.

Dipper looked behind him at Bill. He rolled his eyes grabbing his arm "Come on!" He mouthed pulling him

Bill followed after briefly resisting, wanting to get one last look at the monster

Dipper wanted nothing more than just to get out of here safely with his captain. Then he had a red glow go onto his face. He looked at his sword seeing it was glowing again. But this time brighter. Dipper sighed in relief, finally getting some light down here. The glow was so bright, that it even caught the monsters attention. The monster tilted his head up and turned it to see them standing there. He growled throwing his carcass of a tiger aside.

"Oh mother of fuck" Bill said upon seeing the tiger’s corpse. "Why is that sword glowing pine tree?"

"Maybe it can lead us the way out." Dipper says not noticing the monster about to charge at us.

Bill held up his sword at the monster. "I've seen that look before…blood thirst. PINE TREE PAY ATTENTION!"

Dipper quickly looked up at the monster and turned pale. The beast roared at them in hunger and fury. "RUN!!" He yelled

Bill glared at the beast before he began running. "This is temporary pine tree! In the long run. I don't run from a fight!" he yelled as they ran side by side

"Oh I know Captain!" He yelled back "Same goes for me as well!"

He grinned. "Good!"

Dipper couldn't help a small smile then it faded when he heard the rumbling sound of the beast chasing after them. His ruby only glowed brighter as they kept running.

Bill was panting as they kept running. The glowing ruby caught bills attention. He would have to ask pine tree about it later…

Dipper ran for his life trying his best to get away from the monster. He felt his feet get caught in a hole making him trip and twist his ankle. He yelled in pain and fell to the ground feeling himself rolling down a slope.

Bill heard him yelp and turned back just in time to see him tumble down a slope. He gritted his teeth and lifted his sword as the monster approached, preparing to defend Dipper at all costs.

Dipper kept rolling until he felt himself stop at the bottom. His vision was blurry as he tried to stay awake.

"KIDDO YOU'D BETTER NOT BE DEAD!!!" Bill screamed out in frustration before running and slashing his sword at the monsters snout.

The monster roared at Bill in frustration slashing his claws at him trying not to get cut by his sword.

Bill ducked and jumped nimbly landing on his feet and running around him jabbing and slicing in places that looked like or seemed to be vital places on the monster.

The monster was getting wounded from Bills attacks and his legs were shaking at the effort of staying up. He finally got one good hit on Bills chest with the back of his enormous paw.

Bill fell back and lay wheezing on the ground. He looked at the monster with a half lidded eye and smirked. He couldn't remember the last time he had so much fun.

The monster was bleeding badly now but he wasn't going to give up. He stood over Bill snarling at him

Bill gripped his sword. "Come on you bastard, what are you waiting for?" he snarled back. He knew that face, and he was ready for it to pounce

He crouched down feeling his legs tense up ready to jump. He finally pounced at him.

Bill yelled and pounced up to his feet, and before the monster knew his mistake, jabbed his sword hilt deep into its chest.

The monsters breath hitched as he felt blood go down his chest. His eyes slowly closed and he slumped in his sword.

Bill grunted and placed his boot at the monsters gut, pushing it off. He spat his blood tinted saliva and wiped his mouth with a grin. He couldn't remember the last time he felt so alive. Suddenly, he felt his heart stop in panic. Dipper. Quickly, Bill scampered down the hill and reached him. "Pine tree! Pine tree are you still alive??" he panted

Dipper didn't reply. He was hurt badly when he fell down the hill and his ankle was all twisted up. He could hear a faint trace of Bill but it sounded like he was talking to him underwater

"KID, STAY WITH ME" he yelled as he knelt down beside him, his sword clattering to the ground as he grit his teeth. "Come on come on come on" Bill said as he grabbed Dippers face in his hands and shook him, then slapped his cheeks repeatedly. "Can you hear me?" he called out to him.

Dipper felt the stings on his cheeks and the desperate cries of Bill. He slowly opened his eyes groaning as he did and felt pain shoot up into his ankle. He yelled out gripping on his leg because he couldn't reach his ankle.

Bill looked down and saw his swollen ankle. "Oh no." he said quietly. "Lay down kid, there's not much you can do. But don't fall asleep!!" he said firmly.

~00000~

Mabel was chatting with her jellyfish friends when she saw her necklace begin to glow. She frowned down at it. 'Why is it glowing?' she thought to herself. 'I'm nowhere never the shore or-' "whoa!" she yelped a little as it tugged softly away from her. She furrowed her eyebrows and reached forward and took it in her fist. It was obvious what she had to do. "Sorry ya'll, we'll have to continue this another time...” she said absentmindedly as she began swimming away in a hurry.

Dipper rests his head on the rock floor biting his lip hard on his effort not to cry out again "But how are we supposed to get out of here now?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"I'll figure out a way, just don't move okay?" he said. He looked at the boy with admiration. He would at least expect some screaming, but he wasn't. Bill was suddenly reminded of his younger self, how he had bottled up all his emotions enough so that his future self had to break those bottles open one at a time and on people's heads no doubt. Figuratively speaking.

~00000~

Mabel swam through the water fast as she appeared at the shore. "Dipper-..rrrrrr...." her voice trailed off as the man with the eye patch looked up in alarm, then shock. Oh no.

Dipper nodded quickly trusting him. He didn't want to show weakness to him. He was better than that. He heard a familiar voice say his name and he turned to see Mabel staring at Bill who stared back at her. His eyes widened and he went by instinct grabbing Bills arm tightly with his hand "Don't hurt her." He said in a slight pleading tone

Bill felt confusion, then white hot rage, then confusion again. "How does she know your name" he said, keeping his voice low and calm to let everyone know he was not at all calm. Mabel looked at Bills blood splattered clothes and then at a very pale looking Dipper. Her eyes widened and she covered her mouth with both hands.

Dipper started to feel fear again as he knew this wouldn't end well. "I-I haven't been...entirely truthful to you..." He says careful with his words as he spoke.

Bill, without taking his eyes off the fearful looking Mabel, answered back. "Explain. Now."

Dipper closed his eyes taking a slow deep breath as he tried to ignore the pain and concentrate on his words. "While you were asleep," he began "Mabel came back and I had talked with her for a while....we...became friends her and I...she healed my cut with magic."

Bill narrowed his eyes at her. "This is a dangerous game you're playing pine tree" he said quietly.

"She is not like what I've read in my book..." He said softly "Mabel is kind and sweet. Grant it she is very beautiful." Dipper admitted "She never intended on hurting you or me."

Mabel would've been totally flattered by the comment if she wasn't scared out if her fins. Bill clutch on Dippers shoulder tightened slightly in warning. He looked down at him with an uncertain look

Dipper looked back at Bill seeing the uncertain look. "Trust me captain." He whispered "Just this once."

Bill appeared shaken, but he quickly regained his composure and cleared his throat. "Fine. Can you heal him or not?" he spat out at Mabel. She cringed slightly and nodded. Bill carefully scooped Dipper up bridal style and walked over to her. "If you try anything, I will /not/ hesitate to kill you and take your precious head back to my ship as a trophy. You hear me?" Mabel nodded with wide eyes.

Dippers head rested on his shoulder as he felt Bill carry him. He looked at Mabel "Please....help me....it hurts." He winced at another sudden pain.

Bill knelt down hesitantly at the edge and Mabel moved slowly. She carefully put her hand on dippers leg and inspected the broken ankle. She bit her lip nervously.

Dipper watched her clenching on his shirt tightly taking in the pain. He was strong he could do this. He could prove to Bill that he's not just a kid.

Bill grabbed Dippers hand into his own. "Pine tree. It’s okay. You can trust me." he said softly and almost...fondly. Mabel carefully put her hand on Dippers ankle, putting pressure onto it

Dipper looked up at Bill slightly surprised at how gentle he was being towards him. Although...Dipper didn't mind it...it felt safe. Dipper gave a yelp in pain feeling Mabel's pressure on it and he squeezed Bills hand tightly.

Bill held Dipper close to his chest as Mabel began humming. He gritted his teeth as he heard Dipper cry out in pain and was very tempted to attack Mabel and kill her right then and there, but he had to be patient. He had to keep to himself. For Dipper.

Dipper slowly relaxed against Bills chest as he heard Mabel hum and his ankle healing. His grip on Bills hand loosened but he didn't let go of it.

Bill tore his gaze away from Dippers face and looked at Mabel's hands on his ankle. He gasped in surprise to see the swelling had gone down and his ankle didn't seem to be bent too awkwardly like it did before. She kept singing quietly, but her voice filled the caves with warmth.

Dipper closed his eyes finally feeling better than before. A small smile appeared on his face as he listened to Mabel's beautiful voice like he did before when she healed his cut.

Mabel's voice trailed off as the song ended and she slowly slid her hand off Dippers ankle and back to her side underwater. She sighed a little and looked up at Bill. "I'm still learning, so his ankle may have problems. But for the most part, it should be better"

Bill tightened his grip slightly on Dippers hand himself and stared at her.

Dipper felt his grip and he squeezed his hand a little. He opened his eyes slightly looking at Mabel "How can I repay you?" He asked her.

Mabel shook her head. "No no, no need to repay me" she started.

"But you've shown so much kindness to me." Dipper cut in "I...I just wish I could give something back to you."

Mabel felt her cheeks heat up slightly and turned to Bill nervously. He wasn't looking at her though; he was staring out into the water with a blank expression.

Dipper took a glance at him wondering if he was ok. "Bill?" He asked

Bill blinked and looked back at him. "What" he asked coldly.

Dipper felt himself grow a bit smaller mentally. He looked at Mabel again "I guess a thank you is all I can do, Mabel." He says

"You know her name" he said with the same voice. Mabel frowned. "Why do you hate me?" she asked with a newfound confidence. She didn't like how he was speaking too Dipper and she didn't like how untrusting he was.

Bill turned to look at her with glaring eyes, but he didn't answer. She glared back.

'Damn it.' Dipper thought with a slight frown. "Bill calm down." He tried saying

"No, why did she heal you? Was she's expecting you to pay her back? Possibly with your soul or something" he spat out.

Mabel felt herself fuming. "What?! How could you say such a thing! How dare you!" she said, her voice rising into a yell.

"HOW DARE I?" Bill yelled back standing up and fumbling for his sword before realizing he had dropped it on top of the hill.

Dipper fell to the ground when Bill had released him to find his sword. He turned onto his back. "Stop it both of you!" Dipper snapped.

Bill and Mabel turned too looked at Dipper in surprise.

Dippers eyebrows knitted together and he tried to stand up. His ankle did have a few problems like it still hurt if he put pressure on it. But he managed to stand on it with little pressure "Look Bill. I understand that your past experience with merpeople was...not a good one," he guessed "But Mabel is a young mermaid. Practically a child. She meant no harm to either of us and she has proved it twice already by healing me." Dipper did his best to walk over to Bill without showing a limp "You don't have to think all mermaids are good because of this. But know that this one mermaid, out of the entire ocean, possesses the kindest of hearts that no normal man can possess in their entire life."

Mabel listened with wide and smiled softly at Dipper. Her eyes stung slightly and she sniffed quietly. That was the nicest thing anyone's ever said about her.

Bill looked at Mabel and then back at Dipper. He was panting, still with anger. But the anger was fading now. "I…" he looked at Mabel again. ”I..." Bill looked down at Dipper before dropping to his knees in front of him and hanging his head.

Dipper smiled a little at Mabel then looked at Bill to find him on his knees in front of him. Dipper stared at him for a moment before kneeling down in front of him so he could look at his only eye.

Bill was staring blankly at the ground before Dippers knees. "I…she has to be evil. They’re all evil" he mumbled

Dipper bit his lip then put his hand on Bills shoulder "What I'm saying to you is that you may think all you want about the other mermaids. But Mabel is not evil." Dipper said the last part firmly "She is anything but that."

Mabel watched nervously as Bill gripped Dippers elbow. "I...I believe you." then he turned his sharp gaze at Mabel again which made her nervous. "But that doesn't mean I trust you yet."

She jutted out her jaw and nodded. "Understandable" she replied with confidence.

Dipper sighed in relief. This was good this was progress for Bill. And he was proud of him. "You ok now?" He asked Bill

Bill nodded but didn't say anything.

Dipper smiled slightly and patted his shoulder. He looked at Mabel "Thanks again."

She nodded with a smile in response. "No problem Dipper"

Dipper smiled back at her "If you need anything...don't be afraid to ask."

Mabel nodded. "Same for you guys. Uh…Bill? Are you bleeding?"

Bill glared at her and looked down at his chest. "It’s mostly that monsters blood, I'm fine" he huffed and turned away from her. "And don't call me Bill, you can call me capt'n."

Dipper pursed his lips a little and looked at Bill "Let's get you cleaned up." He says

Bill waved his hand. "I'm not a child pine tree, I can clean myself." he said as he took off his jacket and began unbuttoning his shirt.

Dipper crossed his legs on the ground "I never said that Bill." He muttered.

Bill walked over to the water again and put his clothes in. the blood began coming off and Mabel backed away further a little in discuss.

Dipper took a glance up at Bill before scooting to the water and cleaning the dirt off his hands.

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The Captain and his Cabin Boy: Chapter 5

Pirate AU Gravity Falls.

Dipper Pines is a cabin boy with no crew and is looking for adventure on the high seas like his father. But nothing prepared him for an adventure quite like this when he meets the notorious Captain Bill Cipher. With his journal in hand, Dipper embarks on a journey he will never forget.

Rated: T (For extensive language in later chapters)

Chapters: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 

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~Chapter 5: The Light of the Ruby~

Bill kicked the water as he ran to the shore.

Dipper skid his feet across the sand as he kept wondering where they were.

Bill kept his hand on the hilt of his word as he walked.

Dipper was silent for a little while. Then he cleared his throat. "So captain...how come you are not able to read?" He asked

Bill looked over at Dipper and exhaled deeply. "I never had someone to teach me" he said

"You never had like a family member to teach you?" Dipper asked although he feared he sunk into something that was personal to Bill.

Bill stopped walking. 'Come here boy. Fix the fire' a voice echoed in his head. 'You think your mother loved you? Why do you think she left you with me?' 'Boy put that sword down!' Bill mentally shook the voices out of his head and began walking just as fast as he had stopped. "I didn't have a family member to teach me" he said lightly.

Dipper was slightly confused to why he had stopped and kept his look when he began walking again. "I see..." He muttered.

Bill looked down at Dipper. "Who taught you?"

"I..." Dipper scratched behind his head "I did...my mother helped me write though." He admits

"Hm" Bill raised his eyebrows and stuck out his bottom lip as he nodded.

Dipper kept looking at him then looked forward squinting his eyes "It's so dark in here."

"I think it's night time" he said shifting his gaze towards the water.

"Should we camp out for the night?" Dipper asked

Bill nodded.

"Ok..." Dipper sat down on the ground crossing his legs

Bill walked as far as he could from the water and lied down on his back.

Dipper wasn't close to the water but he wasn't close to Bill either. But he stayed there for a bit to write in his book

Bill listened to the scratching of writing on the paper and closed his eyes. Soon he was asleep.

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Mabel was watching from a far range. She swallowed nervously and swam closer. Her curiosity grew and she felt like something was getting warm on her chest. Wait what? She looked down to see her ruby necklace was glowing slightly.

Dipper closed his book after he wrote in it. At the corner of his eye, he noticed a red glow at his side. He looked down at his hilt to see the Ruby was glowing. "What the...?"

Mabel swam closer. She peered curiously and noticed that his gem on the sharp object he had was glowing too. She gasped and covered her mouth with both hands when the sound escaped her lips.

Dipper heard a gasp and he immediately stood up "Who's there?" He demanded. He did not see the mermaid.

Mabel shrunk down. "…Mabel" she squeaked out. 'Wait why did I answer??' she thought to herself with wide eyes. Shoooooot.

"Mabel..." Dipper repeated the name under his breath. He peered into the water to see a familiar face he saw earlier. He knelt down by the water "Wait...are you that...mermaid?" He asked quietly so he didn't wake Bill.

Mabel swam closer, but not close enough to be touched. She knew better. "…who are you?" she asked, ignoring his question.

"...my names Dipper...Dipper Pines." He introduced himself to her.

Mabel knitted her eyebrows together. "Pines?" she asked as she swam closer. She could see his face now, every detail. He really did look a lot like her.

"Yeah." Dipper replied nodding to her. He looked at her features getting a good look at her for the first time. She looked exactly liked him if Dipper got long hair and slightly rosy cheeks.

"I…do I know you?" she asked

"I can't imagine how we would know each other..." Dipper replied "You're the first mermaid I've ever seen." He says

"Me neither…sorry" she said.

"No it's ok..." Dipper said calmly. "But...what really confuses me is that." He points at the ruby on her neck

Mabel's hand went up to her neck and she fingered the necklace. "…yea" she whispered.

"Where...did you get that?" Dipper asked reaching over to her hesitantly.

"I've…had it ever since I was born. My mom gave it to me before she left."

Dipper bit his lip "I see..." He says quietly. "I actually got this not too long ago. My captain gave it to me." He gestured to his sword.

"The…captain?" she looked over his shoulder at the sleeping man. "You mean him?”

Dipper glanced at his captain and smiled to himself, "Aye." Dipper replied.

Mabel shrunk back a little. "He’s scary...”

Dippers smile faded when he remembered the anger on Bills face. He too was very scared of him. He looked at Mabel "Maybe a little bit..." He says "But I'm not going to hurt you."

"You thought about it" Mabel whimpered.

"Yes but I stopped." Dipper admitted "I...couldn't do it."

"…so your first intention was to kill me" she said, hesitation in her voice

"Look I know that sounds bad," Dipper tried to reason. "It's just that I haven't grown fond of mermaids ever since I read them. Forgive me."

"You…read about me?" she asked curiously. "What’d you read?"

Dipper was reluctant at first. But he slowly pulled out his book showing it to her but keeping it close to his chest. "I read this."

Mabel tilted her head curiously. "What’s that?"

"It's a book that tells a lot about the sea. Practically...everything." Dipper explained looking at the cover.

"Whoa" she said as she gazed at it. "What does it say about us?"

Dipper shook his head "Not good things." He replied tilting his head up to look at her

"Well…any good things?"

"There's one part that says they're beautiful." Dipper remembers reading that part

Mabel grinned. "Well, thank you good sir!" she said humorously

Dipper flushed a bright red "No! I-I mean..." He stammered "Well yes of course you're beautiful I was just-" he sighed and just stopped talking thinking he went too far already.

Mabel giggled. "You’re weird!"

Dippers blush grew more crimson and he scratched behind his ear embarrassed "I try not to be."

"Hm. well, do you still hate merpeople?"

Dipper took a moment to think about that. "I don't know...I think I still fear them..."

"Why?" she asked, a little whine in her voice.

"I still am skeptical...it's just that I've read about them so many times. And to find out now that they are not what they seem...I just don't know anymore." Dipper replied trying to explain it as best as he could.

"Oh…it's like us with humans I guess. But…" she looked over Dippers shoulder to look at Bill. "I guess they were right.”

Dipper looked at Bill as well and sighed. He looked back at the mermaid "He was just as scared as you were."

"I don't know. He looked intent on killing me" she shuddered as she remembered his dark unforgiving eyes. Why did he want to kill her so badly??

"Believe me when you left, he looked like he wanted to kill me as well." He says closing his eyes remembering when he looked like that.

Mabel frowned. "Is the captain always like that?" she asked, referring to Bill as 'captain' thinking that was his name.

"No...He’s a very cheerful guy. Well that's all I know from the time I spent with him." Dipper says

Mabel looked at him incredulously. "I don't believe you"

Dipper narrowed his eyes at her "I don't lie."

Mabel searched his eyes. She found in surprise that he was maintaining eye contact, which meant the truth. Her face relaxed and she smiled at him. "Alright, well, I find it hard to believe captain is a good human."

Dipper smiled slightly at Mabel "I guess I got lucky when I found him."

She raised her eyebrow and lightly flicked her tail, spraying Dipper with sea water with a laugh.

Dipper had some water go onto his cut. He hissed holding onto his face and gritting his teeth. He moved his head away from Mabel. Dipper could feel his cut already getting infected since it had not been treated.

Mabel tilted her head. "What’s wrong?" she asked

Dipper put his hands down to his side "It's my cut...it's getting worse." Dipper muttered

Mabel swam closer and looked at it. "Oh dear, lemme see that" she said reaching up to touch Dippers face.

Dipper looked at Mabel. He was reluctant at first but then turned his head to the side where the cut was.

Mabel took Dippers face gingerly in her hands and inspected the cut. She sucked in air through her teeth. "Yea it's getting pretty bad…I can fix it though" she said. "May I?"

Dipper looked into her eyes wondering how she was going to do that. Then he nodded allowing her to do what she had to do.

She smiled at him, and then closed her eyes. She began humming a song, and her fingers touched his cut. Her fingers were warm against Dippers skin and her song seemed to echo eerily through the caves.

Dipper closed his eyes as well as he listened to her humming. It was soothing to hear her voice and her touch was just as soothing. Dipper smiled a little enjoying this little moment of comfort.

Mabel glided her fingers across his cut and it healed, leaving a faint scar on his cheek. She frowned at it. "Sorry, you still have a mark. I'm still learning how to make it disappear completely" she said apologetically.

Dipper sighed in relief once he felt the cut heal. He opened his eyes again to look at her "No...It’s perfect." He smiled at her "Thank you..."

Mabel smiled back and shifted her eyes nervously to Bill, who had begun to stir in his sleep. "Well, I should go. It looks like he's about to wake up" she said.

Dipper glanced at Bill then back at her "Good idea..." He whispered. "It was nice meeting you Mabel." He says to her

"You too!" she whispered back putting on her most dazzling smile. "Maybe I'll see you again" she said before kissing his cheek and diving underwater with a small splash.

Dippers cheeks flushed a deep red when Mabel kissed his cheek. His fingers gently trace the spot where she kissed. "Yea...maybe." He whispered to himself watching her swim away.

Bill snorted slightly and rolled over. He opened his eyes and saw Dipper sitting at the edge of the shore and frowned. "Do you have a death wish kid?" he asked, his voice ringing out slightly in the caves.

Dipper jumped when he heard Bills voice forgetting that he had woken up. He turned his head to him praying he didn't see his flushed cheeks. "Not necessarily." He replied "You finally woke up."

Bill sat up and rubbed his eye sleepily. "Yea well, it's the first time sleeping on land in a long time" he said. "Did you sleep pine tree?" he asked.

Dipper shook his head slightly "Not really." He replied. That technically wasn't a lie as long as Dipper didn't tell him what he did.

"Hm, try to get some next time okay?" he said and stood up. "Let’s go. The caves are getting bright again so we should look for an opening to leave."

Dipper nodded standing up "Ok." He says, for both things.

Bill looked at Dipper and did a double take. "wait a minute" he said walking up to him and taking his face in both his hands before turning it to he could get a better look at his cheek.

Dipper saw he was looking at his scar and he tried to move his head away from Bills grasp.

Bill traced the scar with his thumb briefly and looked at Dipper sharply. "What happened?" he asked, confusion splayed plain as day on his face.

Dipper looked at his only eye biting his lip "I...used the sea water. It turns out it heals quicker." He lied.

Bill knitted his eyebrows together and lifted the corner of his mouth in a 'huh?!' expression.

Dipper sighed and pulled away from him "What matters is that it's healed now."

"…yea" he said narrowing his eyes at Dipper as he dropped his hands at his sides.

Dipper looked down hating that he lied to his captain. But he felt he needed to protect Mabel. "Let's get out of here." He muttered.

Bill nodded and whirled away from Dipper. "Alright, since you got us in this mess I expect you to get us out of it!" he said, his usual cheerfulness beginning to return.

Dipper pursed his lips. It was true after all. "Yes sir." He says and starts walking forward.

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