In memory of my Aunt Beverly ch. 1
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN SOLELY BY GojiraCipher, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
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At the Mystery Shack, Grunkle Stan was sitting on his deck, eating pancakes. "Ahhhh, nothing like a quiet afternoon with nothing but pancakes. Just pancakes with syrup made by the Symbolic Stuff Co. and no pants." He ate while wearing his boxers and undershirt. "With Soos being Mr. Mystery and Ford and I adventuring, it's nice to have a silent non-paying employee lifestyle that will never be interrupted by some random-"
"Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Stan dropped his pancakes from shock as Mabel passed him as she drags Dipper with her.
Inside the Mystery Shack, Soos was showing his audience his next attraction.
"Now behold. The Shrieking Watermelon!" All the guests gasped in amazement as Mabel filled in the screaming as she passes by and stopped at the candy machine.
"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right B, A, Start!" Mabel shouted as she puts in the actual code and opened up the elevator and pulled her brother in.
"Should we ask?" Soos's girlfriend Melody turned to her co-worker, Wendy.
"I saw the look on Dipper's face, they're fine." Wendy said as she kept on reading a magazine.
Downstairs in the basement, Mabel was explaining everything to their other Grunkle, Ford Pines, as he try his best to understand his arm wailing niece, keyword being 'try'.
"AndthenthispandawhichIthoughtwasapandatriedtosellmecookiesbutthenDipperpushedmeandgotstung!"
"It missed." Dipper added to Mabel long dialuge.
"AndtheniturnedoutthatthepandawashalfscorpionandhalflawyerandtriedtosueuswhileitwascarryingitssinagainstnaturebabiesonitsbackwhichwasstilladorablebutthenDipper-"
"Mabel. I. Am. Fine." Dipper turned around, showing only bruises. "It did nearly get me, but it didn't. And it was a Panda/Scorpion/Lawyer hybrid, so you know. A creature that stopped chasing us when it got mud on its suit."
"I've heard of more stupider things in Gravity Falls." Ford added. "But not as weird as what my brother was passing off as 'real' in his tourist trap."
Mabel however hasn't calmed herself down as she puts on a head mirror and took out a stethoscope. "He's being delusional by the venom. Let me hear your heart!"
"How long did you have those with you?" Dipper asked as he moved back. "Mabel, I'm fine. See my clear face with no facial hair yet. Which I hope I get some soon."
Seeing no change in Dipper, Mabel took off the doctor gear. "O.K., fine. It didn't hit you. But you were this close, I mean this close to being stung!" Mabel held her two fingers up, practically touching. "You could have gotten seriously hurt!"
"Mabel, that pretty much every week for us!" Dipper raised his voice, but calmed himself quickly. "Alright, look. It was a very close call today, like with McGucket's lake monster robot, or those gnomes."
Mabel tried to object, but Dipper kept on going. "Or when we found that pterodactyl, the time we ran from that Summerween Trickster, the Shapeshifter, and even Weirdmageddon. After all that, we made it out at the end, didn't we?"
"But … but."
"Come on." Dipper waved his hand and head to the elevator. "Let's get some ice cream."
"Whaaaaa?" Mabel raised her eyebrow in shock. "Did, did you just see that?!" Mabel asked Ford as Dipper left. "How can he just brush that off to the side like that?" She turned to her great uncle, hoping for an answer.
"Well you two did go on a lot of dangerous adventures last year. He's probably used to it by now."
"Used to it?!" Mabel gasped. "But he almost died, saving me? I would have gotten stung if it wasn't for him. What if he died just to save me because I as being stupid, then what?"
Ford kneeled to Mabel and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Well he is right about calming down, but it is always good to learn from mistakes."
Mabel pondered as Ford continued.
"Have some ice cream and rethink it when you're in your Mabel mood. Perhaps you'll learn something."
Later on at the Ice Cream Parlor, Mabel was eating vanilla ice cream from a cup with Dipper who was enjoying cookie dough ice cream on a cone, still thinking over what happened today.
"The second I saw a cute panda selling cookies in the middle of a cemetery with a bunch of crows watching me, I ran right there without a thought. Have a I always been this reckless?"
She was being very quiet, and she knows it. A quick glance to Dipper and she saw her brother quickly look away, curious.
"You still feeling bad?" Dipper asked, seeing Mabel's distress.
Mabel hesitated to ask, but recalling Dipper listing their adventures, she blurted out a question. "Do I usually get us into trouble?"
Dipper was taken a bit back by the sudden question. "Well … kind of." Dipper scratched his head. "But not like I didn't mess up too. Like when I feel for Bill Cipher's trick and he possessed my body, or when I took Grunkle Stan's advice on flirting, or all those times when I try to get together with Wendy."
"You rang?" Dipper nearly feel over as Wendy pulled right besides them on her bike. "I can't wait till I get an actual car."
Dipper quickly calmed himself down. "Hey Wendy, we were just talking about some screw ups we did last summer."
"Oh, sorry to interrupt." Wendy smiled as she glanced at the ice cream parlor. "Just picking up an ice cream order for Mr. Mystery and Melody." Wendy looked over to the quiet Mabel. "I said Mr. Mystery and Melody …. Hey, still got one of your wedding bell comments?"
Mabel raised her head and looked at Wendy. "Oh, sorry. Guess I used em all up."
"Something's wrong." Wendy was always there when Mabel will joke around about those two getting married behind their backs, not a single moment. She looked at Dipper who looked concern. "Hey Dipper, mind if I have a quick chat over there?" Wendy pointed to the counter as Dipper followed.
Even with a weary heart, Wendy pulling Dipper away caught her attention. She doubted it was some confession, especially after the Shapeshifter, but she quietly sneaked around them without their knowing.
"She still feels guilty about putting me in danger." Dipper told Wendy as she placed her order. "Then she asked if she caused a lot of trouble last summer."
"Objection." Wendy smile. "When we were dealing with that unicorn, I already knew Mabel as the nicest girl around, that's why I wanted to grab some hair without that stick head horse knowing."
"She does mean well…" Dipper looked away in thought as Wendy paid for the ice cream.
"Is this going to ruin my thoughts on Mabel?" Wendy asked, feeling a bit worried.
"No no …. It's just ….." As she took the ice cream, Dipper walked a bit forward as Mabel jumped to the side of the building. "Remember the time Bill Cipher took control of my body?"
"Oh yeah. Should have known something was up when he asked Soos if he wanted to know when he'll kick the bucket." Wendy shivered.
"Well he asked me for a puppet, which I thought he meant a sock one, and then he reminded of all the sacrifices I made for her while she only did one thing by saving the journal."
"I bet most of them were trying to get with me." She gave the boy a sly smile, making Dipper embarrassed.
"Yes ….. But I was thinking of how her pushing me to get over my crush on you caused problems, or when she got us caught by the Blind Eye."
Wendy gave him a sheepish smile.
"She also took the Love God's potion and when she chose to trust Stan over me with that portal, though luckily that was the right choice." Dipper felt his chin. "But I did put up a sign at that fissure where Mabel fell for Bill's trick and brought Gravity Falls to Weirdmageddon."
"She mess up too. She's only human." Wendy answered as Dipper turned around.
"I know, but now I'm thinking she's feeling guilty about today and probably really overthinking it." Dipper placed his hands in his pocket. "I don't have any grudges over her. Heck, after her she feel in that portal when the Grunkles and us were looking over the aftermath of Weirdmageddon, she wanted to start making herself better. Still don't know what she meant about someone looking like her."
Wendy walked besides him and bend down. "She's just upset. All she needs to do and cool down and have a good night sleep." She nudges the boy. "Just give her time."
Dipper felt better by Wendy's encouragement, but not Mabel.
"I did say I want to be better." Mabel leaned on the building. "But yeah, I didn't help Dipper out during that road trip, I was just helping Candy. Why didn't I notice Grunkle Stan teaching Dipper how to flirt?" She felt her head while sliding down. "And yeah, the only thing I remember helping Dipper out with Wendy was telling him to just be himself and forget the dumb list. Heck, with Waddles and time travel, we could have just gotten back farther and I coulda both won Waddles and help Dipper. Two for the price of one!"
"Mabel?" Mabel looked to see Dipper scanning the area for her. "Oops. I'll think about this later."
Though that wasn't true. After she slipped in and explained she needed to use the bathroom, she spend the whole day thinking about her actions. Not just from last summer, but throughout all her memories.
"Did I get Dipper into detention because of some frog I found, or was it some other kid?" Mabel rubbed her head as she climbed into bed. She looked at the empty bed besides her and recalled another memory. "Right, we fought over that room because my sleep over drove him crazy...and I drove him outside to the wolves"
Hearing her brother coming, she put on her casual masquerade and the two greeted goodnight to each other.
As she lay in bed, she had one more thought. "Am I good sister?" She took a deep breath and smiled. "Hey, maybe Dipper and Wendy are right. I just need a good night sleep and think it all over later." She snuggled herself in and smile. "Maybe …. I can try hooking Dipper up with a girl …. I … I still think Pacifica's secretly interested."
And so she fell asleep to calm her mind...
...or so she thinks...
…III...
DEDICATED TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF MY AUNT BEVERLY RIEBOLD 1933-2019
MAY GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER HER
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