Those who don't learn their history...
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Deep within the shadowy confines of the abyss...the eldritch abomination known as Slenderman laughed as he watched his TV; which currently showed Blendin's Game, Northwest Mansion Noir, Tale of two Stans.
"HA! HA! Now this is good stuff! Great dysfunctional family drama! So realistic! So dark! I love it!" He then turns to glare at a picture containing a certain pair of twins. "Why can't you two be more like that!?" He shouts as he tosses a knife at the picture-
…..Meanwhile, in another universe...
GAH! Screams Dipper in agony as a knife appears in his back...
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Slenderman sighed and turned to the readers. "I don't know about the rest of you...but the main theme I got from this show was 'Personal growth and independence is bad when it inconveniences your family...especially when it's a girl family member.'"
Slenderman shrugged. "Don't get me wrong, if they hadn't oversimplified it and used it in moderation...it still could've been a great moral to a great show." Slenderman conceded...then glared.
But these yahoos took this moral too far to the extreme!...personally, I blame the networks influence...stupid executive 'family friendly meddling...
And then he got a nasty grin as he got an idea. "So why not tip the scales the other way?..."
...In yet another universe...
It was night time in Piedmont California...and Dipper Pines slept peacefully...oblivious to the shadow that now whispered in his ear...
…...One week later...
"Ladies and gentleman! I give you: Perpetual motion!" Shouts an excited Dipper Pines as he unveils his invention amongst thunderous applause...
….One day later...
Mom and Dad Pines left Mabel in the waiting room as they took Dipper into the Principal's office...no one noticed the strange shadow flying into the principal...
"Mr and Mrs. Pines...allow me to be frank. You have two kids: one of them is incredibly gifted, the other one is standing outside of this room and her name's Mabel." Stated the principal excitedly.
"What are you saying?" Asked Mrs Pines.
The Principal smiled like a snake oil salesman. "I'm saying your son, Dipper, is a GENIUS! All his teachers are going bananas over his science fair experiment!" Gives Dipper a pamphlet. "Ya ever heard of West Coast Tech? Best College in the country. Their graduates turn science fiction into science FACT! The admissions team is visiting tomorrow to check out Dipper's experiment. Their even willing to overlook the whole 'underage' technicality! Your son may be a future millionaire, Mr. Pines."
Dipper didn't know what to say as his family and principal congratulated him. Is...is this really happening?...are all my dreams...really coming true? Dipper wasn't ashamed to admit it...he was tearing up right now...
A thought occurred to Mrs Pines. "But what about our little free spirit, Mabel?"
The Principal snorts dismissively. "That clown? At this rate she'll be lucky to graduate. True, she's acing Gym and Art...but she's failing everything else miserably. Not to mention she's always butting into other people's personal business...I've had to break up several fights this past week because of her 'matchmaking' attempts!"
He shrugged. "Look, there's a saltwater taffy store on the dock. And somebody's gotta get paid to scrape the barnacles off of it. Dipper's goin' places. But hey, look on the bright side: at least you'll have one kid here in Piedmont forever."
Mabel felt her heart break as she listened to the principals words through the keyhole...
…...Later that night...
Without Dipper...how can I be a dynamic duo? I'll be a dynamic zero! I can't make it without him! Thought a disoriented Mabel drunk on Smiley-Dip as she stumbled through the deserted science fair. She glared at Dipper's perpetual motion machine. Stupid College...stupid Dipper...stupid machine- THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!
She shouts as she kicks the table...causing a piece to fly off. "GAH!Oh no. Oh no no, what did I do?" Shouts Mabel frantically as she tries to put it back together. "There. Alright. Good as new... Probably." Says Mabel to herself as puts the tarp back on and quickly leaves...
...The next day...
Dipper smiles at the West Coast Tech admission team. "Alright, kid. Show us what ya got." States the man flatly.
Dipper nods and rubs his hands together excitedly. "Okay! Well, what if I told you that the future of technology was beneath this sheet?" He asks as he pulls off the tarp.
"…...I'd say that we wasted a car trip." States the man disappointed as he and his colleagues turn to leave.
"What!?" Shouts Dipper as he notices the machine isn't working. "But it was stable yesterday! A fuse must have blown or something." He pleads desperately.
"Kid, a perpetual motion machine has one job: to not stop. I don't think you're West Coast Tech material." States the man as they all leave the room.
"No, wait! Don't go! I worked so hard!" Shout Dipper as he tries to run after them...but they were already gone...
Unseen by all, Slenderman floated nearby and savored the taste of despair radiating from Dipper. "Hmmm...as things stand I guess I can just leave well enough alone and watch things crumble..." Then he laughs. "AH, who am I kidding? LET'S TAKE IT TOO FAR!" He then swoops down to posses the Principal-
"Dipper! How could you have botched this!? Do you have any idea what hoops I had to jump through to make this happen? I had to pay for their gas! You've disgrace me and this school with your failure!" Shouted the Principal.
An already tearful Dipper tried to apologize. "I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again- "Darn right it won't! Because your expelled! I want you gone by the end of the hour!" Shouts the principal in a huff as he turns to leave.
"Wait, what!? You can't do that!" Shouts Dipper as he ran after him...oblivious to the numerous shadows that were possessing other people in the room...
"Please! Reconsider! I'll make it up to-
SPLAT!
Went the rotten tomato that hit Dipper in the face-
LOSER! LOSER! LOSER!
Chanted the crowd as they gleefully pelted him with rotten fruit and veggies...and Rocks...
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Dipper groaned as he dragged himself and the remains of his perpetual motion machine out of the dumpster he'd been thrown into. Dipper sobbed. I-I-I don't understand!...what went wrong? And that's when he saw it...he saw the bag of Smiley Dip snagged on the machine...and growled in rage...
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Mabel plays around with her bedazzler happily. "1 gem, 2 gem, 3 gem- And glitter!" She then sees Dipper come home.
"Hey, what's the word Bro-Bro?" She asks happily. Dipper glared as he holds up a bag of Smiley Dip. "Can you explain what this was doing next to my broken project?!" He exclaims angrily.
Mable paled and chuckled nervously. "Ho-okay. I might have accidentally been, horsing around- "This was no accident, Mabel; you did this! You did this because you couldn't handle me going to college on my own!" Interrupted Dipper enraged.
Mabel blanched. "Look, this was a mistake!" She pleaded. "Although if you think about it, maybe there's a silver lining. Huh?" She asked optimistically. "You, me and the Fun Stick partying down for years to come?" She states happily as she pulls out said stick. "Boop." She giggles as she lightly pokes him.
This was too much for Dipper: Between his dreams getting crushed, being expelled, and getting pelted with food and jagged, biblical, SHURIKEN-like rocks-
GAH!
Screams Dipper as he punches Mabel in the face, jumps on her and pummels her mercilessly! "Are you kidding me!? Why would I want to do anything with the person who sabotaged my entire future!? I hate you Mabel!"
Fortunately, their parents heard the commotion and pulled them apart. Dipper gets free and heads for the door. "Dipper, where are you going?!" Asks a tearful Mabel.
"FAR AWAY FROM YOU!" Snaps Dipper as he walks outside and slams the door behind him-
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
-Only to immediately head back inside covered in rotten eggs, tomato, and rock bruises.
"OKAY...I'M GOING TO STAY, BUT I STILL HATE YOU! Shouts Dipper as he heads upstairs to shower...leaving a broken hearted Mabel to cry...
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Things were tense the next couple of weeks in the Pines household. Their parents grounded Mabel for a month...but Dipper still refused to talk to her or even acknowledge she exists.
It didn't help matters that Dipper was constantly pelted non-stop with food and rocks whenever he left the house. His parents tried to get the cops to do something about it...but they had suddenly become incompetent for no real good reason!
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(Mal's whistle)
Slenderman whistled a merry tune as he zapped away the policeman's brain cells...
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Worse, word had apparently gotten around about Dipper's 'failure'. So now he was 'Pre-expelled' from every other school in the country!
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"What do you mean you won't accept me!? I'm reading an article right now on you enrolling a cockroach for crying out loud!" Shouted Dipper over the phone! But the man on the other end just hangs up...
Dipper slams his head on the desk and sobs...then he heard a knock on the door. An exhausted Dipper gets up and heads to the door. He looked terrible...ever since...'that day' he'd been plagued by constant nightmares of Mabel destroying his future...he barely got any sleep anymore!
Dipper opened the door. And saw a man in a business suit. "Hello, my boy! Names Stanley, Lenderman! Hear to ask you if you'd be interested in the Department of Educations new 'Omicron Gambit' initiative...
…..A few weeks later on a bus to Gravity Falls...
Mabel took a deep breath as she walked to the other side of the bus were Dipper was busy ignoring her. Mabel sighed. "Look Dipper...I know things have been...'difficult' between us...but this is our first Summer away from our parents...What do you say we make it special? Pine twins style!"
Dipper continued to ignore her... Mabel frowned but kept a stiff upper lip and changed tactics. She reached into her bag and pulled out a large sundae. "Look! I got you your favorite Sundae! The cheery bomber! Eat up!" Shouts Mabel excitedly as she tries to give it to him-
BUMP!
Went the bus hitting a pothole-
SPLAT!
Went the Sundae, soaking Dipper completely.
Mabel paled horrified. "Oh- Wow- Dipper, i'm really sor- "MABEL!" Interrupted Dipper suddenly. "You should know that it's taking all my restraint to not punch you in the face right now." Stated Dipper coldly, still refusing to look at Mabel. "If you want me to win this battle, I suggest you get as far away from as possible and not talk to me for the rest of the ride."
A tearful Mabel sniffled, but nodded as she headed back to her seat in defeat...
Dipper then turns to address the bus driver. "Also, any chance you could not hit another pot hole?" He asks annoyed.
Stanford, Lenderman lifted his hat in an apologetic manner. "Sorry sir! My fingers slipped! Don't worry though, nothing but smooth sailing for you from now on!" Your sister on the other hand...no such promises... Thinks the 'man' to himself with a smirk...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
AN: I'll explain what the 'Omicron Gambit' is next chapter...hopefully...
AN: I know it says "in-progress" but really I just don't like boxing myself into a corner. For now this is more of a one-shot that I might continue one day...but probably won't.
But, hey. Feel free to use whatever elements you want from this, if you want! Or maybe give me ideas?
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