Finally! The long awaited sequel to Cutting Down Pine Trees. This is how I imagine the episode Soos and the Real Girl would go. Just to explain, thoughts will be italicized and what Mabel writes in her notebook will be italicized and bolded. Enjoy! Gravity Falls belongs to Alex Hirsch.
Mabel stomped her foot and scribbled something in the notebook that was no permanently at her side. She had burned her sweaters a few days ago, and hadn't spoken since. Everyone noticed an improvement in her, except for the fact that she wasn't talking. Her parents were now trying to convince her to come home with them to Piedmont for the rest of the summer, but Mabel wanted to stay in Gravity Falls.
Mabel pushed the notebook over to her parents and they sighed in exasperation as they saw what was written there. I want to stay in Gravity Falls.
"Mabel honey," her mom began, "it will be better for you if you come home with us." Mabel stomped her foot again and jabbed her finger at the sentence. Her dad placed his hand on her mom's shoulder.
"Maybe we should let her," he suggested. "It might help her deal with the loss." Mabel nodded enthusiastically. Her mom had the look on her face that meant she was about to agree. To convince her mom, Mabel put on the face Dipper had used to call, 'You Killed a Puppy Face'. It always worked on their mom and this time was no exception.
"Fine," her mom relented. A smile broke out on Mabel's face and she flung her arms around her mom's waist.
(Time-Skip)
Mabel sat in the fluffy armchair in the living room, Stan talking to a small child in the gift shop. She ignored him. Her knees were pulled up to her chest and she was flipping through her scrapbook, smiling at the pictures. That one Halloween, the time at the movie theater, School Picture Day… The memories just went on and on. Out of the blue, screaming noises came from the giftshop. Mabel grabbed her grappling hook(Which was sitting on the coffee table) and ran as fast as she could. She was expecting anything from from gnomes to Bill Cipher himself. What she wasn't expecting was for her grunkle's arm being eaten by a creepy golden statue of a miner.
"KILL IT!" Stan was screaming. Mabel spread her feet and held her arms out in the proper stance. She took a deep breath before pressing down on the trigger. The grappling hook soared through the air and perfectly hit Goldie's head. With a muffled grinding noise, the machine stopped moving and Stan pulled his arm out.
Mabel looked around for a minute. Wendy was sitting behind the counter, Stan was hitting Goldie with his newspaper, someone was missing. She pulled her notebook out of her bag(Which she now wore slung around her shoulder all the time) and began to scribble in it. When she was done, she held it up to Stan could see. Where's Soos? Stan pointed to the shirt rack with his newspaper.
"Last I saw of him, he was hiding in there after scaring off some customers," he told his niece. Mabel nodded in thanks and rushed over to the shirt rack. It took a few tries, but she finally found him hiding behind the fifth shirt. Soos looked at her and immediately perked up.
"Heya hambone," Soos said in greeting, "you're a matchmaker right?" Mabel wasn't sure how to answer. She used to be one, but she didn't know how she felt about it now that Dipper was gone. Without waiting for an answer, Soos continued.
"Do you think you could help me find a date for my cousins wedding?" At the word date, Mabel broke down into tears. She crumbled to the floor and tucked herself into the fetal position. Her first boyfriend. Mermando. Dipper had saved him and what had she done? Taken a picture to use as blackmail. And Dipper had never gotten his first date.
All these thoughts and more flew through her head. Soos began to look really concerned. He seemed unsure of what to do, so he simply placed his hand on her back and gently patted her. Slowly, Mabel felt her sobs subsiding. She then pulled out her notebook and began to write. Sorry about that Soos. Sure, I'd love to help you find a girlfriend. To the mall! Stan looked up.
"I'm coming too," he said. Mabel nodded and scribbled something down. Try not to scare off all the women.
(Time-Skip)
"I'm gonna find a replacement for old Goldie," Stan told Mabel. She nodded. "Babysit Soos while I'm gone." This she nearly burst into laughter at. Soos didn't seem to notice. Stan walked off, leaving Mabel with Soos. Mabel scribbled something down in her notebook. Alright, Soos. Are you ready to explode the charm bomb on these poor, unsuspecting ladies? Beads of sweat had begun to roll down Soos' forehead.
"Uuh. But what if I embarrass myself again?" Soos asked. Mabel patted his shoulder reassuringly and showed him what she had scribbled in her notebook. Remember, if things go wrong, there's always the option of running. Soos just seemed to get more nervous at this, but Mabel ignored this. With a smirk, she pulled a whistle out of her pocket and blew it as hard as she could.
(Time-Skip)
Mabel and Soos were hiding behind a tree in the mall. A woman was standing a short distance away from them. Mabel jabbed a finger at her before turning to Soos. She pointed to her eyes before showing Soos her notebook. Eye contact. With that, she shoved Soos out from behind the tree and pointed at the woman. Soos nervously walked up to the woman, looking back at Mabel for reassurance. She nodded and Soos turned back to the woman. He took a deep breath before speaking.
"Hey there!" Soos called out. The woman turned around, confused. "I'm not scared of your eyes at all!" he continued. "I'm gonna…" He used his fingers to open his eyes even wider. "...look at them!" The woman screamed and bolted. Behind the tree, Mabel facepalmed. This is going to be harder than I thought.
(Time-Skip)
Mabel and Soos stood in a different area of the mall. A few steps away from them was a woman who was eating ham on a stick. Mabel tapped her notebook, drawing Soos's attention. Conversation! Then Mabel pointed to the woman with the pencil she kept tucked behind her ear. Soos approached her carefully before beginning his attempts to flirt.
"Huh," Soos said, noticing her snack. "You know, I've actually been in a pig's body. Did you know pigs have a hard time walking backwards?" The woman's eyes widened slightly and she slowly began to back away. Soos laughed awkwardly.
"Not you, though!" Soos added quickly. "Not that I'm calling you a pig. Where are you going?" The woman had hurried off, probably to call security. Once again, Mabel was completely stumped at how someone could possibly be so bad at flirting. It might just be easier to bribe someone to go with him, she thought, not for the first time. Soos sadly walked back to her.
"What's next?" he asked, his voice heavy. He looked up to see Mabel had slipped on a a pair on sunglasses. She held up her notebook. Confidence. She flipped up the sunglasses, revealing another pair underneath them.
(Time-skip)
Soos walked up to the next candidate, who stood in front of the store: Edgy of Purpose. This unlucky person was dressed all in black with silver eyeshadow and fishernet gloves. Mabel silently made a note to buy some gloves next time she could. This task would be rather easy. Soos was not having such an easy time with his task, though.
"So, you're probably a girl, right? Wrong?" Soos asked. Mabel face palmed and walked over to Soos.
"No, I was right the first time. Wrong?" Soos continued, taking no notice of Mabel who had grabbed the hem of his shirt and was dragging him away.
(Time-Skip)
Mabel had dragged Soos as far away from the person as she could, and they now stood in front of a video game store. Soos's head hung low, signifying that he was depressed. He didn't even look up at the video game store. Mabel thought for a moment before scribbling in her notebook. She tapped Soos's shoulder to get him to look at her and then shoved the notebook in his face. Don't worry Soos. You'll find the right girl. Eventually. Soos sighed.
"Could this day get any worse?" Soos asked. Mabel sighed, knowing that he had just jinxed himself. Sure enough, a dark haired man who looked similar to Soos was walking by them at the moment, a pretty woman on his arm.
"Oh no!" Soos cried out, his voice filled with distress. "Cousin Reggie!" Mabel slammed her hands over her ears just in time to muffle Reggie boasting about his muscles. Soos looked around, panicking. He grabbed Mabel's arm and dragged her into the video game store just as the couple passed the shop. Mabel was flung into a rack near the back while Soos sat down a little ways away from her.
"This is it, Soos. A lifetime of loneliness," he says to himself. A frown is in place of his usual smile. He pulled two games out of the shelf in front of him.
"You're the only ones who could love me," he tells the games, and then hugs them to his chest. Mabel, on the other hand, was holding a video game in her hand was scanning the description intently. Then, she leaped up and punched the air with her fist. Mabel then scribbled something in her notebook before running over to Soos. She yanked the video games out of his hands, tossed them over her shoulder, and shoved her notebook and the video game into his hands. Look at this! It's a video game that helps you get better at dating! And you are amazing at video games! Soos's face slowly brightened after reading her note and taking a close look at the game. Together, the two of them took to the counter. The clerk seemed a little hesitant to sell it to them, though.
"I'm not sure you want to buy that game, ma'am," the clerk said to Mabel. Soos had wandered off. "This is the third time someone's brought it back, and there's a note on it that says 'destroy at all costs.'" Mabel turned to Soos, who was attempting to flirt with a cardboard lady.
"So, hey there. What's your deal? Like to-?" Soos began, only for the lady to fall over. His face went white.
"She's dead!" he cried out. Mabel massaged the bridge of her nose before turning back to the lady. She scribbled something in her notebook, tore out the page and pushed it over the counter. We'll take our chances.
So, there you have it! The first chapter of Revenge of Rising Stars! Sorry it's so short, but I really wanted to get this out there. I will try to update weekly, and if I don't, a new chapter will be up in at least two weeks. So don't expect to wait any longer then that for a new chapter. You're in luck if you like this, because this story along with Falling in Reverse are going to be my main stories. I will still continue A Burning Candle and Hopeful Quest, they're just not my main ones. Until next time!
-Hourglass