*THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER DEAR WENDY!*

Wendy Corduroy sat at the counter where she usually resided, feet propped up on the counter and reading a magazine. She sighed. It was just the beginning of her shift, and there were no tourists in sight. She was completely and utterly bored. She heard the chime of the door and perked up, excited to have something to do. The cool wind blew threw. She looked around, but saw no one. She confusedly shrugged it off. Only minutes after, Dipper bursted in through the entrance, heaving and looking a bit bruised up. He ran to the axe on the wall and pulled it off, slinging it over his shoulder.

"What are you doing, Dip?" Wendy asked, surprised by the odd sight. Dipper awkwardly tried to hide the blush on his face, failing miserably.

"N-Nothin'...Just, Saving my sister from a vampire...Y'know." He explained, running back out the door, and slamming it behind him and rushing for the woods.

"Umm...Actually, I don't know..." She mumbled.

The bell on the door rang again.

"What keeps causing that?!" Wendy asked the empty air of the Mystery Shack.

...

"So..." Gideon was walking home. He had managed to sneak through the Shack without rising any suspicion. "...The boy has a crush..." A smirk tugged at his lips. "I have finally found your weakness, Dipper Pines..." Fresh rage and hatred for the boy overwhelmed him. You could practically see the fire in the 9 year old performer's eyes.

...

Mabel slowly opened the door, Dipper sitting on her back in a piggyback position. "Ugh! I still don't see why I have to carry my savior!" Mabel whined. Luckily for Dipper, Wendy was asleep. Mabel dropped Dipper on the floor with a thud.

"Ow..." He mumbled.

"C'mon, I've had enough of the paranormal for today. Time to knit some SWEATERS! Do you want one with a pine tree on it? It will match your HAT!" She squealed with delight and ran upstairs. Before following in suit with his sister, he glanced at the sleeping teen and smiled slightly. Dipper made his way over to his bed, with 'The Sibling Brothers And The Case Of The Caper-Case-Caper' in hand, the bed squeaked as he sat down and opened the book, soon after he nodded off, tired from the abnormal day. He had saved Mabel from her vampire boyfriend, and actually had to have a slap fight with it until he got the axe. The vampire managed to punch him in the face a couple of times, but Dipper eventually scared it off. Dipper was pretty fazed by the attacks, thus had no strength to walk home.

...

"LOOK DIPPER!" A shrill voice screeched. Dipper awoke with a start, hearing Mabel's shriek of excitement. "THIS IS FOR YOU!" She held up a light blue sweater with a darker pine tree on it. Before the still groggy boy could respond, she pulled the sweater over his head, backed up, and smiled at her masterpiece. "Well?! Do ya' like it? Huh? Huh? Huh?" She hopped up and down with pure anticipation, anxiously awaiting her brother's reply.

"Uh, yeah! I love it Mabel. Thanks!" He said, not wanting to discourage his sister. She gave him a huge brace filled smile.

"You're welcome Dippy!" She exclaimed. BANG! The twins heard a loud bang from the downstairs.

"Do you mind if I take this off for now?" He asked Mabel politely.

"What? You don't want Wendy Seeing you in it? Hmmmm?" She poked at Dipper's ribs.

"M-Mabel, stoppit! Stooopppiit! You know I'm ticklish! Hehehe! STAAAHHHPPIIITTT!" He giggled uncontrollably. "Come ooooon! We-HAHA! Have t-to go see what happened!"

"Oh, all right." She stopped tickling her brother-for now. Dipper tossed the sweater aside and hurried down the stairs, with Mabel close behind. He looked to find that his favorite red-head was missing! With a note in her place. He carefully opened the note, half expecting it to be an excuse for leaving, but it was far from that.

Hello, Boy.

I have captured your precious Wendy, This sentence alone made his heart drop.

If you want her back, bring me the deed to the Mystery Shack, and journal #3. Don't try any funny stuff! ~Gideon Charles Gleeful

He dropped the note to the ground. "This...This can't be happening...