She sat on the porch, gazing at the sky absentmindedly. Her thoughts filled with worry for the Cipher twins. Wendy wondered what was taking Will so long, and even considered going to find him, but she thought against it. The boy needed to time to think.

She huffed, and hugged her knees to her chest. The first time she actually had real companions in the mortal realm, and this happened. It pained her that she was hopeless in this situation, unable to help. Will and Bill were her best friends apart from Dipper and Mabel.

Speaking of which.

"Wendy!"

The redhead perked up, and saw the Pines twins rushing towards her. She jumped to her feet, and approached them quickly with a smile. Wendy paused, once noticing the looks of dismay on their faces.

"Is something wrong?" She asked.

Dipper nodded frantically. "Yes, and it involves the Cipher brothers."

Wendy's eyes widened. "What? I don't understand--"

"We can explain everything," Mabel told her. "But, you're not gonna like it."

She knitted her brow suspiciously. "What is it?"

Dipper was the one to answer. "After our ran in with the lake monster, we went to find Fiddleford a new home. On the way, I was attacked."

"By who?" Wendy gasped.

"Bill's brother."

She tilted her head. "Will?"

"No," Mabel told her, her eyes darkened. "Kill Cipher."

Wendy's whole body chilled upon hearing that name again. The Ciphers use to be a violent bunch, but non was more merciless than the Red Demon himself.

"I thought he was banished," Wendy breathed. "Along with her!"

"It seems he has returned," Dipper said, seriously. "And he's after Bill."

She rubbed her temples furiously. "Why did it have to be Kill? He's ruthless."

"Plus, he's annoying," Mabel groaned. "Before the war, Dipper only kept him around because the two were dating or whatever."

"We never dated!" Dipper remarked, turning red.

Mabel looked at him with an exasperated look. "Oh, so sneaking around under our uncles' radar was you two being accomplices and not making out?"

Dipper growled under his breath. "Mabel, this is not the time for jokes!" He snapped, then turned towards the other Guardian. "You have to tell us where the twins are, so we can warn them."

Wendy opened her mouth to answer, when she realized something. "Will..."

The Pine twins looked at her worryingly, then their eyes widened in surprise, when she bolted past them.

"Where are you going?" Dipper called after her.

"Will's alone!" She responded, increasing her speed.

That was all she needed to say, and then they quickly followed her without a moment of hesitation

❇❇❇

He followed K.C into a dark room.

Before him, was a long table, with glowing screens from left to right. The screens showed almost every area in the museum.

"Wow," He breathed, looking around in awe.

"Fancy, isn't it?" K.C said, cheerfully.

The man beckoned the boy towards the screens. Will looked over them, and saw that one of them was pitch black. K.C reached towards it, and must've done something, because it immediately switched on. Once the static cleared, Will saw a video taken of the Wax Exhibit.

"This is it!" He said, excitingly.

Will watched as the group moved on, while Bill stayed behind. For a while, nothing happened. He scrunched his brow in confusion, then blinked, when the Bill began approaching the sculpture of Wendy.

What's he doing?, Will wondered.

He watched on, then for a horrifying moment...Bill reached for statue, and pulled the axe free from it's hands.

Will's eyes widened. "No..."

Bill then slowly turned towards the statue of Dipper, and with robotic movements, he stalked towards it with the axe raised. Will watched with complete shock. This wasn't right. This couldn't have happened!

Just when Bill was raise the axe higher, K.C paused the video. Will turned to him, and the man gave him a look of sympathy.

"I think you seen enough."

Will was lost for words, and couldn't believe what he just saw. Bill lied to him.

"I was a fool," He hissed, under his breath.

K.C placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's your brother, of course you were going to take his side. I would do anything for my brother..."

Will shook his head furiously. "No! I knew Bill was like this, but I fell for his tricks anyway. I don't know what to think now."

"Listen, kid," He responded. "Maybe, it's best if you and your brother part ways for a while."

The boy frowned at him. "What?"

K.C shrugged. "Just saying, you probably don't wanna see him for a while after this stunt."

He was right about that, but even though Bill drove him crazy, Will couldn't leave him in a jail to rot.

K.C regarded him for a while, then turned on his heels, and faced the exit. "I'll leave you to think about it. The museum closed already, so don't take too long."

Will nodded weakly.

With that, the young man left without another word. Meanwhile, Will felt a crushing betrayal, as he gazed at the paused image of his brother holding the axe. Bill was a troublemaker, but he would never lie to Will about this. Something wasn't right.

After some hesitation, Will started the video again. A lump grew in his throat when he saw Bill raise the axe...but then, the blond's eyes turned blank. Will watched in astonishment, as Bill blinked and dropped the axe to the floor. The blond didn't seem to notice the weapon nearby, and turned to look around, as though nothing happened. Bill didn't do it. But then, who--?

Will held his breath, when he noticed the nearby wax figure...was moving. He nearly screamed, when it jumped off it's pedestal and ran to grab the axe from the floor. While Bill was unaware of what was going on behind him, the wax figure swung the axe and chopped off the head of Wax Dipper, and it toppled to the floor along with the rest of the body. The wax figure returned to it's pedestal, just when Bill turned around and the camera switched off. The screen was black, reflecting Will's terrified expression.

What just happened? The wax sculptures were alive!?

"Oh no," He breathed, turning away from the screens. "K.C!"

Will made a dash out of the room, and ran in the direction of the Wax Exhibit. When he got there, K.C was standing in front of the body Wax Dipper, his back turned to Will.

"K.C, I might sound crazy, but the wax models are alive!" Will gasped.

K.C was silent, and then a soft chuckle emitted from him. "Oh, kid..."

Slowly, he turned around to face him. Will almost stumbled backwards by what he saw. K.C's once dark brown eyes, were now blazing red with black slits for pupils.

"Of course, they are," He hissed, his voice now distorted and inhuman.

Before Will could utter a gasp, shadows loomed over him. He turned, and his heart raced upon seeing the wax sculptures alive and closing in on him.

"What's wrong, chap?" The wax figure of Sherlock Holmes taunted, glaring at Will. "Never seen cursed relics before?"

"W-what is this?" Will trembled. "K.C, what--"

"You still don't understand what's happening?" K.C taunted, his mouth curved into a wicked grin. "This is a trap. These wax figures are alive and they work for me."

The boy trembled in his shoes. Emotions like fear and confusion swirled within him like crushing waves trying to drown him. Only one question surfaced in his mind.

"W-why are you doing this?"

K.C's expression then turned serious. "For the same reason as yours...to bring my brother back to me."

"What does that have to do with me?" Will questioned, fearfully.

Then, he looked at him, with those hellfires he called eyes. "I can't bring him back...while you're still around."

Then, like a silent command, the sculptures stalked forward. Will scrambled in retreat, only to end up tripping on the carpet, and falling backwards. He stared in horror, as K.C towered over him.

He smirked. "Killing you will be just as fun the second time."

Then, he reached out a hand, and grabbed Will by the collar of his sweater. The boy nearly choked, as the fabric around his neck tightened. He was lifted off the ground, and shared the same level as K.C's glaring red eyes.

"You!"

Both turned to the unexpected voice, and Will never felt so relieved. Standing before them, were Dipper and Mabel. Dipper shot K.C a daggering look. Suddenly, K.C dropped Will to the ground, and turned to the twins.

"Kill Cipher," Dipper hissed.

K.C glanced at him, and briefly licked his lips. "Blue Pine..."