The Lumberjack's Daughter
Disclaimers: Dipper Pines and Co. are owned by Disney and Alex Hirsch and are all copied without permission. I have made this story for fun and not profit.
Writer's Note: I've decided to try something a little new and a little bit different.. This will be my very first A.U. story and so, there will be certain things different for some of the characters.
Prologue
The train rattled along the tracks as it traveled northward from California. Fourteen year old Dipper Pines sat in one of the rickety, old boxcars, thankful that the freight train had not been guarded that night, otherwise he and his sister Mabel would have been caught and brought back to the Beacon of Hope Orphanage.. Beacon of hope..? Yeah right.. It was more like Separation to H*ll..
Dipper's anger grew as he remembered two days before tonight..
*Flashback*
"It has come to our attention that many potential parents have had their eye on young Mabel.." the director of the orphanage explained. "We should find a new home for you in no time, my dear."
"W-what about Dipper?" Mabel asked. "Can't he come too?"
"I am sorry, but there had not been many parents looking at young Mason-"
"It's DIPPER.." Dipper corrected in a low voice.
"Dipper.." the director conceded. "But I assure you, there are plenty of others looking to add a son to their family."
Dipper and Mabel both stared up at him.
"Y-you mean.. I-I won't be with Mabel?"
"I am sorry Mas- Dipper.." the man corrected after receiving a dark look. "We can only work with what is in front of us right now."
"Y-you can't DO this!" Dipper shouted. "You can't separate us! Mabel's the only family I've GOT!"
"I really am sorry, my boy.." the director responded. "You don't really have much of a choice in the matter.."
Mabel gripped Dipper's arm as tears formed in her eyes.
"Now, you both should head off to bed.. Mabel has a big day in the morning."
As Dipper and Mabel were escorted back to their 'room', Mabel had started to cry openly. Dipper held her close and looked into her eyes. His expression was clear: 'I won't let them take you, Mabel.. I promise..'
*End Flashback*
Dipper sighed softly. It was that night Dipper had formed a plan. They would leave, sneak away in the cover of darkness to get away from those horrible people. He was going to keep his promise to Mabel.
Dipper glanced over at his twin sleeping soundly against his side. Being careful not to wake her, Dipper gently pulled her a bit closer. No doubt the workers would be out to find them and bring them back to the orphanage, but Dipper won't let them.. Mabel was all he had left and he wasn't going to let them take her away from him!
The train's shrill whistle pierced the otherwise quiet night air and Dipper looked up, watching the scenery as it passed by. He could see the trees and fields illuminated by the bright, full moon which hung high in the night sky, shining its silvery glow down upon the earth below.
Dipper smiled at the sight as he held Mabel closer. This was going to be a new start for them and there was no way they were ever going back to that orphanage ever again. Dipper yawned as he started to feel the days of events take their toll on him. He glanced over at his sister again, seeing she had snuggled up closer as she slept.
Dipper yawned again. He never felt so tired before this, but he guessed being on the run would make anyone exhausted. Dipper rested his head against the wall of the boxcar as he began to dose off. He closed his eyes, letting his body relax as he listened to the noises of the train as it traveled along down the tracks.
Author's Note: I will do my best to work on the next few chapters..