481. Wax Fair Part I ~A Deal~ (Edited)

Nick, wearing his signature black suit getup, enters a mansion.

"Whoa... You can't come in here!" yelled the man.

"Yeah. But I have a bounty...?" smiled Nick.

"Bounty? Who's paying you?"

"Myself," he snickered. 

"You can't do that."

"Yes, I can. Because I'm a Grimm authorized by the Hellsing Organization."

The creature's eyes widen and he woges. "What the fucking hell!?" He's a Hundjager.

He takes out his gun and shoots at Nick, but the bullets fly away.

Suddenly, the sky begins to darken and thunder could be heard.

"I'm gonna kill every single one of you for kidnapping my daughter," said Nick, turning pale.

The Hundjager attacks Nick, but Nick quickly punches him in the neck, crushing his windpipe.

He drops to the ground, dead.

Nick activates Hamon and zaps Hamon Lightning at the next few Hundjagers.

Nick then takes out his axes.

A Kackenkopf woges and charges at Nick, punching him and clawing at him. He grabs Nick by the neck. "Occultatum Lib-..."

Nick decapitates the Kackenkopf with his ax. "Getting real tired of hearing that." Nick treads his ax on the ground and swings again, cutting a Blutbad's head in half.

*SPLAT!!!*

His brains splatter all over the wall.

Several Abganieks then charge as Nick shocks them all with a Hamon Thunderbolt from Hamon Clouds he manifests from his hands.

They all drop to the ground, burning and dying.

Nick then begins blasting out tiny tornadoes that shred the Wesen from the inside.

Later...

53 different Wesen of the Black Claw had each just been brutally killed by Nick, each dismembered, beaten, or burned by Hamon.

*beep, beep, beep!*

Nick picks up the phone. "Burkhardt."

"Nick! I told you not to engage! I had your daughter six hours ago! You don't have to kill anyone in the Black Claw!"

Nick frowns. "You could've told me sooner."

"Get outta there!"

Nick sighs and opens a portal, leaving.

Meanwhile, a Blutbad, who barely survived and is bleeding, calls someone. "Sir... We've been compromised... Th-They... Kn-know..."

The Blutbad wheezes his last breath and dies.

Suddenly, a tall old man with long hair enters through a portal. He looks familiar.

"Okay!" smiled Bill. "Can you break the mirror now...?"

"Bill... The deal was that you find the memory of the time Ibarra was crucified."

"Why!?"

"Because I was there... helping a friend... The spell that Christ whispered there would give me plenty of help in this little crusade... Such a word can not only bring someone back to life but can also destroy worlds. I need that power to save humanity. And... Wesen, of course."

"Sure... Uh-huh... After that, you'll break the mirror, right...?" sneered The Collector.

"BOY!!!" yelled Bill, scolding The Collector. "But you will, right?"

"Well, of course..." said the old man. "Well, the Grimm did quite do a number around here. I'll try and use their body parts for potions."

"Rookie. Use them for Voodoo curses you nitwit," said Bill.

"What is happening around here...?" asked Anne, seeing that the people of Gravity Falls seem to be selling stuff in a fair.

"Oh! This...? This is just a dumb celebration the town does," said Mabel. "I used to like it as a kid."

"What the heck are you talking about!? It's still as fun as ever!"

Around them shows several Wax Figurines being set up by Stan in the center of Gravity Falls.

"This is giving me PTSD," said Polly.

"It's kind of a new tradition. Grunkle Stan calls it the Wax Fair. It's held every June 10 every year," said Mabel. She gets a call from her husband. "Hello...? Uh-huh..."

"So!" smiled Dipper. "I'll go be with my wife and kids I guess. You guys do you."

"DADDY!!!" smiled Sunny and Windy, running to Dipper and hugging him.

"Pumpkins!" Dipper hugs both his daughters.

Pacifica smiles. "Haha! Hey!"

"Hey, honey. Do not worry! I have everything planned out for today! No investigations! I promise!" smiled Dipper.

"I trust you, you dork! You don't have to be so formal."

The pair kisses.

"Aw! You must be Sunny!" smiled Anne.

Sunny then backs away. "Ugh! Ew! Your breath smells like bugs!"

"Sunny, that's rude," said Pacifica.

"Sorry," said Sunny.

"Huh... You remind me of somebody," smiled Anne. "And you're Wendy, right...?"

"Windy..." Pacifica corrected. Pacifica gave Anne the death stare.

Dipper smiles nervously.

"Right... Windy...!"

"Hello! I am uh...!" Windy awkwardly shakes Anne's hand. "Winndolyn 'Windy' Pines. Do you uh... like War of the Warlocks...? Ugh! Dumb question! Sorry! Lemme start over! Uh... Hi! I'm Windy! (You're beautiful...)" she whispered.

"Haha! You remind me of another friend..." smiled Anne.

"AW!!! THEY'RE SO CUTE!!!" smiled Luz, pinching both their cheeks. "Who's a couple of cute twins...? Whooo...?"

King pulls Luz away. "Listen here, both of you! Luz is my big sister!"

"King... Let Luz admire their cuteness..." said Amity.

"Amity's right, King! Let the woman admire other children's cuteness!" scolded Hopediah. "It's what I learned from Sylvia and the first wife."

"It's weird that I'm in love with my step-cousin," said Sprig.

"You just realized that now...?" asked Polly.

"So... what are we gonna do...?" asked Anne. "Dipper and Mabel are with their families..."

Anne, Sprig, Luz, King, Amity, Hopediah, and Polly all go around the fair.

"Do we even get paid...?" asked King.

"Yeah. Via Units," said Anne. "I don't even know how to use this stuff..." Anne shows her unit card. 

"I think they just work like credit cards..." said Amity.

"Do they even sell bugs around here...?" asked Sprig.

"No idea," said Luz.

"That isn't very Frog-Friendly if they don't," said Hopediah.

"Yeah! Protein, man!" yelled Polly.

"I will never understand how eating bugs is healthier," said King.

"Hello, there!" smiled a man wearing a top hat, sunglasses, and black trench coat. "Seven of you! I'd like to strike a deal with you!"

The seven people stop by the strange man.

It's...

Rat King.

"Uh... Hello...?" asked Polly. "Who the heck are you supposed to be...?"

"I am the Rat King...!" sneered Rat King. "King of RATS!!!"

"Ugh! What is that stench!?" asked Anne, pinching her nose.

Flies go around his body. His body has pretty much soil and poop all over it.

"Me!" sneered Rat King. 

"What's the deal, old man...?" asked Polly.

"I'll gamble... information about the Black Claw..." sneered the Rat King.

Everyone's eyes widen.

"'The Black Claw...?'" asked Luz. "Isn't that the organization Nick is currently investigating on...?"

Everyone looks at each other, concerned.

"Alright, Rat! What do you know!?" asked Amity.

"Easy, now! Easy!" He woges into a Reinigen. "I'll let you in on that secret... If you gamble something for it. You have to gamble something... or someone... important to you. And, if I win, you will have to give the object or person to me regardless."

"Pfft! Sprig and I can totally beat you!" smiled Anne.

"What do you bet, Anne Boonchuy and Sprig Plantar...?" asked Rat King.

"How do you know our-...?" asked Anne.

"We'll gamble!" smiled Sprig.

"What do you dare to gamble...?" sneered Rat King.

"I gamble... THIS... CORNDOG!!!" Sprig shows off his Corndog.

Rat King frowns. "That Corndog has no importance to you... What do you dare to gamble...?"

"Uh..." said Anne. "I have this thing..." Anne takes off her ponytail designed with leaves and branches. "It was given to me by an ex of mine. Never really got over him."

"Anne... That ponytail is-..." said Sprig.

"It's okay! I've done challenges like this before!" smiled Anne.

Rat King sneers. "Very well. Your heart is still attached to the object. Let us begin."

He taps his fingers on the table.

Suddenly, a clock appears in his hand.

"Whoa!" yelled everyone else.

"Tell me the time on this clock. You win if you say it right. If you lose, I'll take your ponytail. You have three tries."

"Whoa... Dude, are you a Stand-User!?" asked Anne.

"You want me to gamble the answer for that, too...?"

"No, no! Never mind...!"

"Anne..." said Amity. "I don't trust this guy... Be smart about this... I think he's one of those Dealer Stand-Users."

"Uh! ALRIGHT!!!" yelled Anne. "Heheh!" Anne places the ponytail on the table.

Anne looks at the clock. "6:33 PM!" she smiled.

"You're wrong..." said Rat King. "Look again."

Even though that the clock's short hand and long hand are pointing at 6 and 33 respectively, the numbers change into random symbols every split second.

"What the-...?" asked Anne. "HEY!!! YOU CAN'T DO-...!? WHAT IS THAT!?!?"

"It's a clock. Tell me the time..." said Rat King.

Anne's eyes widen and she begins to sweat. "Uh...! UH...!!! Q: 63!?"

Rat King cackles. "Too late."

"INFINITY!?!? 42!?!? NEGATIVE INFINITY!?!?" asked Anne.

"You really are a fool," said Rat King.

Her ponytail turns into a golden coin that Rat King grabs. He opens his hand and shows that it's gone.

"Well... Good day..."

"I'd like to gamble my Azura the Good Witch Book Collection," said Amity.

Luz and King gasp.

"Amity, NO!!!" yelled Luz.

"I don't think that this is worth all your books!" yelled King. "You love those to death, Amity!"

Rat King sneers.

"It's okay! I can read yours!" smiled Amity.

"Sweet Potato..." said Luz.

"We need to know info about the Black Claw." Amity turns to Rat King. "I'll gamble them for the information and Anne's ponytail."

Anne smiles. "Thanks, dude."

"Alright, Blight," said Rat King.

Suddenly, Rat King warps out a fake Luz.

"This is a fake Luz," said Rat King.

Amity blushes. "Uhhhh..."

Rat King laughs. "No, no! Nothing weird! I don't want you to do anything weird, okay...?"

"Sweet Potato...? What's going on...?" asked Fake Luz.

Luz frowns. "What is this...?"

"What do you want me to do...?" asked Amity.

Rat King laughs. "Ah...Kill her."

"Wait... What...!?" asked Anne.

Luz gets angry.

"Kill her," said Rat King.

Amity's eyes contract.

"Amity, you don't have to do this," said Hopediah.

Amity takes out an Abomination Blade.

Fake Luz just smiles, staring at her.

Amity begins to cry.

"You have ten seconds."

"STOP!!!" yelled Luz. "I won't let you treat my girlfriend like this!" Luz grabs Rat King by the collar and prepares to punch him with an Eldritch Brass Knuckle.

Rat King sneers. "Oh, Luz Noceda... Don't be such a fool..."

"What is up with you!? Why are you treating us this way!?" asked Luz.

"Believe me, I want to help. But I just like playing games with people."

Fake Luz begins melting. "Amity...?"

Amity grabs her mouth and tears up.

Luz throws a punch, but she teleports and is now facing the other way. She turns to Rat King. "What the hell are you...?"

Rat King sneers. "I am Rat King..." The books appear in front of him, and they turn into a single golden coin, which Rat King keeps. "What do you dare gamble...?"

"What do I dare gamble!? I gamble my life for all of what you took from us!"

"LUZ!!!" yelled Amity.

King starts to get scared.

Rat King closes his eyes. "Interesting. Very interesting. Look at my eyes." He opens his eyes.

Luz looks away.

Rat King booms. "LOOK... AT ME!!!"

Luz looks at Rat King's eyes.

"Yes... Yes... I'm right. You can't bet that."

"What!? Why not!?"

"Because you don't even love yourself..." said Rat King, sneering.

Luz's eyes widen and she backs away.

"Stop that!" yelled King.

"Ooh! A Titan... That you can bet..." said Rat King. "Its blood could be -..."

"STOP IT!!!" yelled Anne. "What do you want from us!?"

"I want to tell you information about the Black Claw."

"Then why don't you just give it!?"

"Because you have to respect the deal."

"IN THE FIRST PLACE!?!?"

"Because it doesn't work that way. I say that it doesn't work that way. What do you dare to gamble...?"

Anne roars. "ENOUGH!!!"

Anne enters her Charged State.

"Interesting... The Blue Calamity Gem... I'll take it."

"I never agreed to that!"

"Why'd you show me it...? Anne Boonchuy...?"

"You're messing with us!"

"I'm not messing with you. I'm Rat King."

"FUCK... OFF!!!" yelled Anne, slamming the table as the other fair-goers look at him.

He frowns. "You don't wanna do that... No one ever wants to do that."

"Why... not...?"

"Very well. I want the boy."

"What...!?"

"I want the boy. I'm offering everything I took from you, the information, and something very important."

"Which is...?" asked Anne.

Rat King warps out a coin with Gabby's face on it.

Anne grabs Rat King by the neck. "What the hell is wrong with you...?"

"I'm Rat King. That's everything that's wrong with me."

Anne lets go of his neck. "I refuse..." said Anne.

"Take it or leave it. Going twice," said Rat King.

"Anne... Gabby needs our help," said Sprig. "It's okay..."

"But...!" yelled Anne.

"It's okay... Trust me..." said Sprig. "I'd rather bet on my own life than let Gabby die."

"Can't I just bet on my own soul or something!?"

"No..." sneered Rat King. "You angered me. I want the boy..."

"But-!"

"Going thrice!"

"She'll take it," said Sprig.

"Sprig!" yelled Anne.

"E-e-e-e-excellent," sneered Rat King.

"Here's an easy one." Rat King takes out a gun and places it on the table. "Put a bullet in your head."

"HEY!!!" yelled Hopediah.

"This gun is special. It's a revolver, but I decided that it makes no gunshot sound when it shoots and instead programmed a cutsie sound for it. Here..."

Rat King shoots the air.

"Mama!" said the gun.

Rat King places it on the table. "One bullet."

Rat King slides it in front of Anne, who is horrified.

"Now, you listen here, you Frog-nibblin' Giant Weasel! We won't let you hurt Anne!"

"Attack me, and the deal is off," said Rat King.

Everyone stares at Anne in horror.

Sprig and Polly hug Anne.

"Anne, please! Don't do this!" yelled Polly.

"I take it back! Can we please take it back!?" sobbed Sprig.

"No can do," said Rat King.

"I'll kill you!" growled Amity.

Luz grabs Amity's shoulder.

"For a King, you're pretty horrible to your subjects!" yelled King.

"I'll try talking to the Guardian, guys... I swear... Just... Please, bury me somewhere nice," said Anne.

Sprig and Polly sob.

"Anne! No...!" yelled Hopediah. "I forbid you from doing this! Rat King! Can't we do anything else!?"

Rat King shrugs.

Hopediah fumes.

Everyone stares in horror.

Sprig sweats.

Polly cries.

Luz, Amity, and King hold hands.

Anne thinks for a second. "Wait a minute... This is a revolver..."

Anne opens the barrel and takes out the bullet, proceeding to put the bullet in her mouth. 

"Excellent. Turns out you're not as stupid as I thought," said Rat King.

"Huh!?" asked the others.

"I'm an ally. I'm just a little... *sigh...* sadistic, as they say."

"Uh-huh... and that's supposed to excuse you...?" asked Luz.

"Of course, not. I was once a Grimm, after all... At least, that's what an old friend says. Being a former one makes me like it when I'm... feared..."

"Well!?" asked Anne.

Rat King teleports all of the objects taken from them, including Gabby, who falls to the ground but is caught by Anne. 

"Why do you have her...?"

"She failed. So I needed someone to free her," said Rat King. "This is a job. Not just fun and games..."

"What's the info you know...?" asked Anne.

"Fine. After Bill and The Collector's destruction by Miguel Ibarra, they are currently in the Mindscape, trapped there. But they cannot be freed... unless the Mirror is broken."

Rat King warps out a cigar.

"Who has it...?"

Rat King lights a match and places it on his cigar. "Belos."

Luz's eyes widen in horror. "What...? WHAT!?!? He can't be... He can't be alive! Because if he is... I'll kill him!"

"Yes, yes... I heard Belos nearly killed you and your family for... hating on witches," said Rat King.

"That's impossible! Belos was killed by the Collector! TWICE!!!"

"If he died twice, that means he could return for the third time."

"Why is this happening!?" asked Luz.

Amity hugs Luz. "Calm down, honey."

"Because of Bill. Bill found a way to resurrect people... Green Goblin. Flag-Smasher. Belos. All were dead and ever since Bill came back and started fucking things up, his presence had caused these... anomalies..."

"So... you want us to figure this out...?" asked Sprig.

"I never technically said that," said Rat King. "Goodbye."

Rat King teleports away.

King looks at Amity. "Belos is still alive!?"

"Belos...?" asked Anne. "Who is that...?"

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