Warnings: Gore, Violence, Magic, Etc

Pairings: Onesided Gideon/Dipper, Mabel/Pacifica, Dipper/OC, Dipper/Bill

Tags: Fairytale AU, Yaoi, Romance, Semi Onesided Romances, The usual

Chapter 2: Whose idea was it to bring a dragon here?

Mabel accompanied her brother to the tower he would reside in during the challenge, allowing their parents to make the announcement to the kingdom to officially begin the quest. She stared at the grand structure, her eyes glimmered as she clasped her hands together, "Just like a fairytale." In doing so she had dropped the chest she was carrying for Dipper, seeing as they had to walk to their destination to avoid having too many people know about the tower.

Dipper groaned, wiping his brow and readjusting the (smaller) chest he was carrying, "Not even. It's a death tower Mabel, these things were used for torture before we had the place renovated." The pair noticed only two people waiting for them at the door; the long-time family-friend Soos and another brave knight of their kingdom known as Wendy.

"Hey, where's Grunkle?" Mabel began, picking up the chest easily and bringing it over to the entrance, seeing Dipper get a bracelet out and watching in awe as he pulled out a hidden key from it.

"He didn't say, all he told us was not to follow him and that he had a surprise for you Dip." Wendy smiled, ruffling Dipper's hair and rising a blush from him, "Are you excited about the challenge?" He laughed, "Yeah, hopefully we can get someone worthy to be able to serve us."

(Dipper often wondered why Wendy couldn't be his guard, but his parents insisted that she was much needed in the city. He also was a bit disheartened to hear she had already been planning her engagement.)

Soos quickly enveloped the twins in a hug, "Oh prince and princess, I am going to miss both of you so much. Remember to write to ol' Soos, will ya?" The twins unanimously agreed, reassuring Soos that they would make sure to send him letters as often as they could.

During their goodbyes Grunkle Stan seemed to appear out of nowhere, coughing and standing awkwardly to the side (he had never been very good with emotional situations, much less Soos' emotional situations).

He quickly adjusted, straightening as he approached Dipper, keeping one arm hidden behind his back, "Dipper, I hope when the time comes you will know how to make the right choice. Don't settle for nothing but the best for you." Dipper nodded, understanding that this was probably the most affection he would see from his Grunkle. With a hard pat on the back he finally brought his other hand forward, "Here you go, kiddo."

The prince accepted the gift, carefully bringing it into his hands as he inspects it. Various golden chains, bracelets and bangles gleamed in his palms, proving their worth and easily captivating him. He ran a gentle finger across the engravings, noticing the precise and elegant foreign lettering and feeling a shiver of thrill run through him.

Dipper smiled and quickly closed his hand around them, turning to his Grunkle, "Thanks Grunkle...They're gorgeous." The brunette also had an inkling that there was something more to the jewelry, internally hoping that they were magical in some way.

His Grunkle nodded and opened his mouth to say something, only for a screech to rip through the air.

They were eclipsed in a large shadow, a beast high in the air blocking the sun from reaching their skin. The ladies immediately went into a defensive stance, trying to stay calm as the beast finally looked down upon them.

Another deafening roar slashed through them, only to be followed by a large quake-

The beast landed next to the castle, huffing smoke from its nostrils as it prepared to incinerate the area. The five scurried to find shelter, and Dipper quickly looked back at the beast-

Golden scales gleamed in the sunlight, wings spanning nearly to the tips of the trees and razor claws that could easily kill with one swipe. The beast was none other than a dragon, with two long rows of sharp teeth like knives and eyes as blue as the sky, Dipper couldn't help but feel awe pull at his being.

Mabel yanked her brother from his stupor, nearly dragging him as she followed their Grunkle behind the nearby trees. They could already smell the fire in the air behind them, heat barely missing their backs as it seared the grass.

The princess nearly smacked her brother at seeing him pull out a quill and his journal, frazzled by their near-death experience, "We are dealing with a dragon and you are here just casually taking notes?!"

Dipper scoffed, "Of course! This is my first encounter with a dragon, it's only natural that I record it."

Mabel took away his book, shaking her head, "See? This is exactly why you need to find yourself a bodyguard! If I wasn't here to save you you'd be toast right now!"

"Okay, so I get y'all are in an argument right now but does anyone know how we should deal with the FREAKING DRAGON?" Wendy cried out, and Soos seemed to miss the seriousness of their predicament, "But dragons are so cool! Didn't Grunkle Stan and Mabel talk about Dipper having a dragon to protect him?"

Mabel shook her head, "We didn't actually mean it though! We didn't think we could actually attract a dragon here!"

Grunkle Stan stiffened, "Well, I might have gotten your gift from a cave."

Dipper gave him an incredulous look and facepalmed, "Seriously? You thought they were just free and up for grabs?"

Grunkle nodded, "Of course, people drop all kinds of important items everywhere without realizing it. That's why they're so easy to trick."

Mabel stayed low as the dragon began thrashing again, "Do something Dipper! Isn't there something in Grandpa's journal that can help?"

Dipper rose from their hiding place, holding the gleaming gold chains and bangles in his hands, making sure to still stay hidden, "No, dragons are rare and not much is known about them. All that I do know is that they have attachments to items they collect, so I guess this one likes gold."

He tries to calm himself and stands a bit straighter, "Maybe if I return it the dragon will stop. It's our best chance at calming it…"

Mabel shook her head, pleading with her eyes, "No Dipper, there must be something else we can do." Dipper glanced over at the discarded chests, maybe if he also offered more gold they could quell the dragon.

He recalled a gift from a neighboring land, a beautiful dress shirt that was a navy blue with ruffles and gorgeous accents of gold-

He could wear that while offering the gold, hopefully the dragon will take it as a sign that he meant no harm as opposed to taking offense. He shared his plan to the group, and Wendy bravely went out to retrieve the chests, the tips of the longest hair singeing as she returned to them.

"Here, quickly! He's in the same spot waiting, but I think he's getting impatient."

Dipper rushed to get on the shirt, ignoring his embarrassment at stripping in front of everyone before gathering all the golden jewelry he owned. He made sure to keep the dragon's treasure separate, cursing softly at how much his hands were shaking.

The group watched Dipper finally move back into the clearing, facing the golden dragon with arms full of the precious metal and a confident stride-

But on the inside, he was desperately praying for this to work.

Author's Notes: I know I can be such a little meanie when it comes to posting but hopefully y'all enjoyed this one too. IDK what direction this will go in so suggestions from the public are more than welcome!

(Also since I am still barely getting used to writing these characters plz let me know what you think about the characterization.)

You know the drill, comments and kudos help get chapters up. (too bad ch 3 is still not done yet LOL)