Like other stories in the "Potionate" series, this is another way things could have gone wrong with the love potion on the day of the Woodstick concert. All characters belong to Alex Hirsch, not me. Has Pinecest and other ships.

Potion Pines

Chapter 1 – Brotherly Intervention

Dipper was being carried around Thompson's garage by Lee, celebrating his "greatness" for thinking of a way to sneak snacks into the Woodstick concert (by taping them onto Thompson), when a new text message for Tambry arrived.

From his vantage point on Lee's shoulders, Dipper couldn't help seeing what it said: "Tambry, You. Me. Date. Bring that sweet, sweet bod. Your secret admirer."

He didn't say anything, but as the gang scattered to get ready for the concert the pieces started clicking together in his mind: what Mabel had said about making Robbie happy; the diorama she had set up in the bedroom, with the figure of Robbie left on top of one of the buildings; and now this text, with a bold flirtation style that was all Mabel.

Should he say something? Mabel's scheme had the potential to mess with the social balance of the gang, just as he was starting to fit in.

Wendy was just ahead. Dipper thought about catching up with her and telling her his suspicions, but decided against it. She might be upset and it would be rough on Mabel. He should just go take care of it himself.

When he last saw Tambry, she was headed to Greasy's Diner, so that's where Dipper went.


At the Diner, Dipper found Tambry and Robbie sitting together in a booth, but not looking happy about it.

"Robbie, did Mabel set you up for this?" asked Dipper.

"Yeah dork, but I didn't know it would be Tambry," said Robbie. "As if."

"Don't worry, Dipper," said Tambry, scowling at Robbie. "We're so not happening."

"Where's Mabel? I need to talk with her about this," said Dipper.

"I saw her slip into the kitchen a little while ago," said Tambry.

Dipper came up behind Mabel, who was in the middle of pouring a pink glittery sauce on a basket of fries.

"Mabel!" Dipper shouted.

Startled, Mabel whipped around. A glob of the pink stuff flew onto Dipper, and some spilled out onto Mabel's hand.

"Dipper? What is it?" asked Mabel, a new glow coming into her eyes.

"I... I was going to tell you off for trying to set up Tambry with Robbie," said Dipper, his eyes aglow as well. "But it's not important any more."

"It wasn't working, but it will if I give them these fries," said Mabel. "They have love potion on them that I got from a real Love God... But now all of a sudden all I want to do is kiss you, bro-bro."

"I want to kiss you, too," said Dipper. "You don't think..."

"I do think..." said Mabel. "The potion works. It worked on us!"

"What are we going to do?" asked Dipper.

"I don't know," said Mabel. "We'll have to make it work, somehow."

"You're not giving it to Tambry and Robbie," said Dipper.

"Oh yeah, I am!" said Mabel.

"It's not right. I won't let you do this," said Dipper.

Dipper snatched up the potion-dosed basket and ran from the Diner out onto the sidewalk, with Mabel in hot pursuit.

"Please give me that back, broseph!" Mabel called.

Dipper turned to look to see if Mabel was gaining on him. He barely missed colliding with Pacifica (who was walking on the sidewalk near the Diner), dodged her, and ran into someone else instead, getting potion on them. Mabel dodged right and collided with another person, getting some of the potion on her hands on them.

"Dipper," said Candy, looking into his eyes and turning pink.

"Mabel," said Grenda, with a new note of passion in her deep voice.