Star-Bell-22

Chapter 4: Teams "Ah, I've been waiting for you to call!" the thing said cheerfully. For once in their lives, Dipper and Mabel were slack-jawed. The creature in front of them was the spitting image of Bill. He had the same triangular shape, one single eye, and Bill's trademark hat and bowtie, but he was a cheerful golden yellow that rivaled their servant's dull blue color. His gait was the exact opposite too— even his simple greeting was vivacious and sounded all too cheerful. "Well, well, you're not Shooting Star and Pine Tree, that's for sure." He scratched his "head" as he looked them over. "How about I just call you Birthmark and

Pt 8. Empty Nest     Kaname stood, frozen, and pinned to the ground. She felt like she might throw up. She was looking down the barrel of her mentor's gun. Her father looked at him and back to her. Even he looked afraid. "And what about you?" Genkaku said.     "You said it yourself that you wanted to go 'back to sleep'," he grinned, "But now you want to carry on suffering. Don't you see Kana? I'm trying to save you."     She swallowed hard and clenched her sweating fists. "No."    "What?"     "No!" she screamed again.     "Come on kid, you saw it. You saw me take out those fools, you saw him take out my men." He gestured to Nagi.