"So, how were the gremlins, I mean Mystery Twins?" Stan asked in fake enthusiasm. Him, Gideon, and Soos were just hanging out in the store after a long day of scamming people.

Gideo shrugged. "Eh, they were nice." Despite their less than real physic capabilities, the show was spectacular. Even though they were fake, they made it feel real. "They're definately frauds, though."

Soos shook his head. "Nah, dude, they're real. How do you think Dipper knew I ate a lot?"

Stan took of his eyepatch. "Right..." He grabbed a large stack of dollar bills, which to him was more important than anything in the world. "I gotta put this in the bank, so Soos, you're in charge."

Soos saluted him. "You won't regret it, Mr. Pines."

Stan stared at him for a moment. "Sure...just, don't blow up any hot dogs. Do you know how expensive those things are?"

As Stan closed the door, Gideon yelled, "Bye, Grunkle Stan!"

"Stay out of trouble, kid."

As Stan drove away on the dusty old trail, Soos started cleaning things. "I got to make sure the store is ship-shape. You okay with being alone until Stan comes back?"

"You know it." The two fist bumped, and Gideon ran to the living room. When he made sure no one was watching, he pulled out his "3" book. He casually flipped over the pages, nothing really catching his attention until he came to a page titled "Different Dimensions". "I have learned through several investigations..." Gideon read aloud. "That there are 'hotspots' in Gravity Falls where traveling through different dimensional planes is possible." Gideon closed the book to think. "Different planes..."

The loud ring of the doorbell interrupted him. He quicky hid the book in his jacket pocket and went to the door. Gideon opened it and was surprised to see...Mabel Gleeful. "Hey, Mabel, what are you doing here?"

Mabel was dressed in a light blue collared t-shirt with a black skirt. Her long brown hair was neatly trimmed around her shoulders, and a teal orb hung around her neck. "Well, I remembered you from yesterday's show and I just couldn't forget about you."

"Really?" Gideon asked in disbelief. Girls never really payed attention to him.

Mabel looked around for a moment. "Is Stan here?"

"He had to go deposit some money in the bank."

"Good. Stan's no fan of mine. How could you be so colorful and vibrant while he's just a dull gray?" Mabel questioned.

Gideon stammered. "I-uh, don't really know."

She playfully smacked Gideon in the arm. "So why don't you come down to my dressing room so I could give you a makeover?"

Gideon blushed, his cheeks getting red. "Uh, sure thing Mabel."

Mabel opened the door to her wardrobe. Several uniforms, capes, and suits were hung on the walls, and bottles and brushes littered the ground. Gideon noticed Dipper was cleaning up a large pile of clothing. He waved akwardly. "Hey, Dipper."

The male twin didn't even look up, only nodding. Mabel poked Gideon in the nose. "Don't mind him. He's just grumpy when he's not the center of my attention." Dipper just shook his head as he threw a scarf into the closet. Gideon took a seat in front of a large mirror. "So how do you want it, Gideon?" Mabel asked.

He stared at his reflection. Despite his many attempts with a comb, his hair still flopped messily over his head. "How do you normally do it?"

"Let me show you!"

Twenty minutes later, Mabel spun Gideon's chair around. He opened his eyes and his jaw dropped. His untidy hair was now gelled and shiny, with little baby blue streaks. Gideon saw Mabel smirking and chuckled. "Wow, Mabel...this is awesome."

"Not as awesome as the view from the roof!" Before Gideon could say anything, Mabel grabbed his hand and pulled him away. Dipper looked up for a moment, then sighed.

Don't snap, Dipper, he thought. She'll kill you.

"Wow, the view from up hear is nuts!" Gideon said excitedly. The both sat the Gleeful Factory rooftop, the small town of Gravity Falls beneath them.

"You know what, Gideon?" Mabel said. "When I look down on Gravity Falls from up hear, I feel like a queen!" She rubbed her hands and smiled greedily. "Guess that makes you my king!"

"King Gideon?" Indeed, he felt powerful looking up on all the little people. Not too powerful, though. "That's nice of you, Mabel. I'm glad we're friends."

"But I want to be more than friends." Mabel smiled. "Gideon, do you want to go on a date with me tomorow night?"

Gideon frowned a little. He being friends with Mabel, but nothing more. "Look, Mabel. You're really, really sweet. But let's just be friends."

"Please, just one date?" While Gideon thought, Mabel secretly grabbed the teal orb.

A sudden, nagging urge to agree with her entered his mind. "Well, okay, I guess," Gideon sighed.

"Thanks, Gideon! You've made me the happiest girl alive!" Mabel reached over and hugged him, nearly crushing his lungs.

"I...can't...breathe..."

Mabel waved goodbye to Gideon, then walked back to the wardrobe. "So, did you get any information out of him?" Dipper questioned.

Mabel pulled off her teal hair piece, placing it on her dresser. "What?"

"The whole point of you going out with him was to learn about what he knows about this town's secrets!" Dipper glared. "Looks like you failed, once again."

Typical Dipper, Mabel thought. Dipper was always focused on figuring out the elusive secrets of Gravity Falls, sometimes at the behest of his twin. Mabel angrily jabbed Dipper in the chest. "Listen, Dipstick. I'm going out with Gideon because I like him!"

Dipper swatted her hand away. "But this is why we forced our parents to move to Gravity Falls in the first place!"

"Whatever!" Mabel yelled. She grabbed a blow dryer and threw it at a mirror, smashing it into a million pieces. She left, enraged.

If she won't do it, Dipper thought. Then I will.