What if Dipper had figured out the identity of Lebam right away, the night she rescued him from Gideon's warehouse? Set in the "Life of Domiclese" universe. Written in collaboration with Lcat14. Possible LebDip. Gravity Falls is owned by Alex Hirsh, not me.

Lebam the Rescuer

Dipper waited, shivering, at the bottom of the hill for his sister to bring down her bicycle. He was pretty banged up from the things Gideon had thrown at him, not to mention being scared out of his wits by nearly going splat when the two of them crashed out of the window and fell over a hundred feet. Mabel had saved them with the power of Gideon's amulet. Dipper was glad for a lift home on the back of her bike.

He wondered how Mabel found him in time. Gideon hadn't told her he was at the warehouse; he was surprised to see her. And Dipper hadn't told anyone where he was going when he went off, supposedly to meet Toby Determined for an interview. That had been foolish, but his hopes were so high that someone was finally listening to him that he didn't want any discouragement.

His rescuer came back on the bike. "Here's your cell phone back, Bro."

"Who did you call?" Dipper asked. "Grunkle Stan?"

"Oh, nobody. A friend," she said.

Dipper almost let it go, but her evasiveness made him suspicious. Had she lined up another weird boyfriend already? You'd think she'd learn after the gnomes and Gideon, but you never knew with Mabel. He took the phone and made it display recent outgoing texts.

"Stay away from Gideon. I saved ur bro's life from him 2nite. U can get the credit."

Mabel: "Is this a joke Dip?"

"I'm Lebam ur mirror double. Come out when I put ur bike away and take my place."

Dipper showed her the texts. "What is this? Is this a joke?"

"Oops, I forgot you could do that. All right, I'll come clean."

"What's going on, Mabel? This is no time for a silly game."

"I'm Lebam. I'm Mabel's mirror double."

Dipper thought she was kidding, but he tried texting Mabel's phone, "Mabel, where are u?"

Mabel: "At home w8ing 4 u. Did Gideon try 2 kill u 2nite?"

"Yes. I'm with some1 who looks like u. She saved me."

Mabel: "Bring her home. I want to thank her."

Dipper looked at Lebam, "I'm a bit scared of you, but you did save my life. Come back to the Shack with me: Mabel wants to meet you."

"I was going to," said Lebam. "I have to return the bike. Still want a ride?"

"Yeah, thanks," said Dipper.

He got on behind Lebam, holding her around the waist. She felt soft and warm against him as she pedaled him home.