Why did it have to be so hard to make a puppet show? You get some puppets, write a script and some songs and here you are! But no, there is a big probability of your show being ruined because your twin brother made a deal with a mind-demon, and took his body, wanting to get a mysterious anonymous journal, and took control of the whole town. Yeah...
-"Who would sacrifice everything they worked for just for their dumb sibling?" Bipper asked with a big grin on his face, or Dipper's face
-"Dipper would…" Mabel replied, taking the journal back and jumping on the platform, which was very instable.
Any significant movement could make it fall and everything Mabel did would be ruined. But it was for her brother. He helped her with the show, saved her from the gnomes, sacrificed his job as lifeguard for her to be with Mermado and more. Mabel could anytime make that platform fall. At least Bipper would be destroyed. But she couldn't kill that body. If she could, it would have been burned by now. But still Dipper needed a body to be 'real'. So, what is to do?
She was careful with her moves and still needed to make Bipper regret that he stole something very important to her. Without Dipper, life would make no sense anymore. Without him to support, love and care for her, she was …
-"Nothing! You are nothing without Dipper, Shooting Star! Where is your little brother to protect you now?" His evil smile made him look like a freak. And so he was. A psycho-masochist-demon in a perfect brother body. And there was nothing to destroy it. Yes, it. Bipper is still a monster. A hybrid of two opposite beings. A sadist monster and a brave boy.
Yes, they weren't innocent anymore. They made mistakes. Dipper made the biggest one. To ally with Bill. Now, only she could do is to get it off his body. She jumped on him, looking at his bloody body. There were scars everywhere, some of the blood still streaming. That image was terrifying, but she had to resist, just to save Dipper. Even if the blood would make her sick, Mabel still needed that journal to know how to defeat the creature.
-"Leave my brother alone, you triangle-human-shaped-boy-demon! Yes, youuu…" screamed Mabel a bit embarrassed when realized how silly that sounded. And she let that distract her, falling on the instable platform unconscious after being hit in her head by something hard. Surely it was the journal. It was as hard as a stone! Dipper's 'muscles' could barely break something like that.
Bipper was ready to make Mabel's unconscious body fall of the edge, but then something woke her up.
-"My horses are surely wild now. I can't hold them, pine tree! If you want your sister to not break any of those sensitive limbs, you could just leave her. I mean, don't you like the dreamscape? It's really peaceful and quiet, isn't it?"
-"You are never gonna win, Bill. Never. Have I told you that Mabel has excellent acting skills?" Dipper to Bipper, making the usual grin of his face turn into a frown. "I can tame your horses, Billy"
One thing Bill doesn't know is that Mabel has been taking acting classes back in California. She could pretend dead, can cry without reason and laugh at Dipper's embarrassing and stupid jokes.
She got quickly on her feet, ready to fight the monster.
-"Mabel, I don't care for the body. Just get this monster out and explain everyone what happened. I will still be with you. " Dipper explained to his sister, who didn't know how not to hurt Dipper.
-"But, Dipper, what could I explain to mom and dad? That your body is dead but you are a puppet spirit?" She asked him, making him reconsider the possibility of everyone thinking Mabel is crazy.
-"Just, do whatever it takes. My body won't have enough power, anyway. You know me. My body… this sounds odd." Hearing this words, Mabel ran into Bipper, but he was smarter than her. He made her trip, holding with a hand on the edge of the platform.
-" I HAVE EYES IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH MANY FACES. I KEEP THE PINES IN PROPER PLACES. DONT LOOK NOW- I UNTIED YOUR LACES!" Bipper laughed insanely, preparing to step on the poor girl's hand. If nobody would do something, Mabel would fall and … bad things would happen. But then, the savior, the zombie-slayer Stan slammed the door that took the platform.
-"What are you doing here? Help her up! " He shouted at the creature, but then he looked better at its demonic eyes. "What the hell…has got into you, Dipper?" He barely said, in shock of seeing his biggest enemy possessing Dipper.
-"Stan Pines! Exactly is the man that I wanted to see…this!" Bipper 'greeted' to Stan, who was still in shock, unable to do anything to save her great-niece. But he still couldn't believe she died. "There's nothing much to do here, Stanford. Your two girls are gone and your boy is a ghost."
-"Please…I beg you…save them. I need them! Even if she is dead for a long time, there is time to save them." Stan replied, knowing the only thing he could do for them. A deal. A deal with the demon.
-"As you wish, Pines. As you wish." Bipper told Stan with a satisfied smile on his face. Flames came from his hand, but didn't burn him. "Come on. The blue fire won't burn you." It replied, and Stan shook the freak's hand.
-"-But I will burn you, Billie. Some great day we'll meet again. And on that glorious day, I will end you just as you ended my daughter."
-"One day, Stanford. One day." Bipper responded, as he always knew that his deals were going to be respected. "Gimmie a call if you wanna make another deal. Until that time, race you downstairs-" Bipper leaned on his back and felt off the platform. It seems like he loves pain. Stan sat on the edge, looking at all those people who were staring at something in the air. A sound reminded him of Mabel's…
-"Grappling hook! " She shouted, making Stan so happy that he jumped on his feet and hugged the kid. At least she had her.
-"Mabel! I am so glad you are ok! Where is Dipper?" His smile faded thinking about the boy who reminded him of his own twin.
-"Well, see for yourself." Stan looked behind him, seeing the injured body of Dipper. Yes, it was Dipper. Not any monster, not any demon, not any freak. Just Dipper. And Stan was never so happy to see him.
-"Long time no see, right?" Stan greeted his 'jolly good fellow'
-"It's good to be back."Dip smiled, and his smile got even bigger when Stan hugged him. They went down the platform onto the stage, bowed and everyone applauded them. But Mabel wasn't as joyful. Gabe's seat was empty. He left her. He didn't like her show.
-"At least I have people who appreciate me." She thought, even if nobody would hear her from so much applauses. She looked to every single one of them. You could tell they loved her sock opera. Even if operas usually have sad endings, this one was special. This one had a very happy ending.
And so, everything came back to normal. No more Bipper or Bill. Just them. A big, happy family. Mabel continued having sleep-overs with Grenda and Candy, Dipper kept going out with Wendy and her friends, Stan didn't give up with his Mystery Shack and Soos still dated Melody. Everything seemed normal. But let's face the truth, Gravity Falls is definitely not a normal place. Full of mystery, love, friendship, trust. Or so they thought.
Hey, you know how they say. The show must go on. Every time.