CHAPTER 4: GAME TIME ROUND ONE
Dipper and Wendy, they are then both roughly escorted to two double doors by a couple of the skull guards and then push them in. Both are wonder where they are as everything is suddenly dark and then suddenly the lights come on and both are looking at what their wearing which is spandex runner like outfits. For Dipper Pines he is blue with some double silver lines that run a long vertical on his sides and he has a red helmet and knee pads, gloves and shoulder pads. Same with Wendy whom is in Green and black double lines that run vertical on her sides and her helmet, knee pads and shoulder pads, boots gloves are the color of gold. Dipper stars a little as how that athletic suit she's wearing does fit her form tightly as he is able to see her chest area. Wendy starts to look his direction and as he notices this he then looks away just a tad ashamed he lingered a bit. Wendy looks at Dipper a little scared.
"Dipper I'm scared."
"I know so am I, but listen stay together don't separate, if we do that we're vulnerable,
There's going to be people coming left and right of us, get ready to run and
Fight them off."
Both are roughly escorted into what looks like an area as big as the roman coliseum and as they come though the door. They suddenly see and hear cheering from an entire crowd that consists of up to hundreds of cult members all in red hood and robes. A spotlight comes on and it shines on a small platform stage with two different circular podiums for both to stand on. Dipper and Wendy get pushed toward the stage and then both then walk up the small steps both left and right of the stage and stand on the podium. And then suddenly there is another spotlight which shines on the center end of the coliseum which is a huge balcony with a throne. Arcade along with Jabberwocky escorting him comes to his best seat in the coliseum. Then Jabberwocky he takes the mike and then gives it to Arcade.
"Welcome to the games, tonight we have two very special
Guests give it up for Dipper Pines and Wendy Portland!"
All the cult members boo and hiss even spout out some profanity toward them.
"Yes, I can see how famous the both of you truly
are but now down to business.
In one place the bookie then announces, "Alright everyone place your bets immediately." Everyone then puts money to the bookie and he dials in each of the bets as to how long Dipper and Wendy are going to live. Who gets first blood? Any of the predators for the kill.
There is another spotlight and it shine on what looks like a labyrinth which just about covers the entire center of the coliseum. There are metal automated doors that slowly slide open left and right and then there is a series of light that create a path in front of Dipper and Wendy that lead straight to the opening.
Arcade makes his speech once more.
"First game the maze, the object of the game is simple, get from point A to B while surviving long enough to do it, that's it. Now are both of you ready?"
Wendy yells out, "If you think we'll play your sick game, your wrong; you can't do this to us were people."
Arcade then makes a slight motion with his hand and Dipper and Wendy hear multiple clicks behind them, and they look and see several guards having guns pointed at them.
Arcade says back to them, "People in my way; now remember play well."
Dipper and Wendy realize they have no choice but to play or die so both then get to running stances and there are downward ramps in front of the podiums that lead to the ground that goes to the lighted pathway.
Arcade says, "ON YOUR MARK, GET SET….
There a loud siren goes off.
"GO!"
Both immediately run down the ramps, down the lighted pathway, and right into the doorway which then shuts behind them. Both they are in the maze which is colored in a blue light almost looks like the same color of ultraviolet light which lights up an entire maze. Dipper and Wendy, they both then run, and they see there is an opening which leads to one of the centers of the maze and a fountain that is in the middle and both decide to hide. So, they duck using the walling as their cover and both are thinking of how to survive. Wendy then looks at Dipper.
"How the heck do we expect to survive this Dipper?
People are betting our blood gets drawn."
Dipper shakes his head.
"Our friends will find us. I've had a very small undetectable tracking chip which is camaflashed on my skin."
He points out the back palm of his hand and then looks about him.
"Meanwhile I think we better deal with our current situation."
He then looks around.
"Ok, listen to me I'm going to be right back, I've got to get
Something to even the odd."
Wendy then grabs Dipper's arm.
"No, please don't go I'm safer with you, we work together or
Not at all."
Dipper is a little hesitant about it but then he nods and then looks at her again.
"Alright but I'll take point, follow my steps and
Hide where I hide."
Wendy nods in acknowledgement and then both run a direction.
Dipper sneaks along with Wendy and then they put their backs to one wall of the botanical maze and there is something coming out of one of the corridors. There is some bulky golden boot and suit covering with a diver like mask that is completely in black and is holding some sort of riffle. This figure is moving very slowly with shallow breathing and is scanning the area for both of them but Dipper and Wendy are pressed hard on the wall and when the robot astronaut completes it's scan it then passes them.
Dipper then signals Wendy to stay and the takes point he looks and scouts to see if one section is clear and then he goes to another seeing if it's clear but then when he was coming to the other one he then suddenly hears footsteps and then he hides to the side waiting for the astronaut to come his way and then once it exposes itself in their sight with the gun muzzle in front. Dipper immediately grabs the muzzle with his right hand and moves it in an arc over him and then pushes the astronaut to the wall hard using the gun as leverage and he does this several times till the astronaut let's go. Dipper then has a hold of the laser rifle and then points it at the astronaut whom then tries to get up and then point some sort of device from its wrist at them, Dipper then fires on its head which blows its helmet off and it's nothing but blown circuits, sensors and wires. Then suddenly there is a bit of cannon fire in some other area which wizzes over Dipper's head and makes a scorch mark on one of the walls.
He sees it's another one of the astronaut robots coming his way though this one is blue and then Dipper immediately runs and just when he is coming Wendy's way he then sees there is some miniature brass dragon robot coming his way and he then does a barrel roll when the robot shoots out a fire ball and it barely misses Dipper. Dipper then comes up from the roll and then points the cannon at the robot and blows it apart and then he immediately sees another one of the astronaut robots come the way he came and then he shoots it in both the body and head which makes the robot explode in two places as sparks are flying. Dipper then gets back into cover with Wendy, Wendy looks at him.
"We can't just stay here forever, we're sitting ducks."
"Don't worry I got a gun."
She looks at it, then at him.
"That's great news where's mine?"
Dipper then slaps his forehead failing to get her one.
"Sorry I didn't have time."
"Never mind let's get out of here before they find us."
Wendy then points a direction, and both then run before the rest of the robots find them.
As Dipper is running he then checks the gauge on the laser gun, which have little battery power left as he is down to three charges. Dipper then breathes in frustration.
"Why the hell do we have to cut these things so close?"
Both Wendy and Dipper run into a rather bushy part of the botanical maze and then suddenly they hear something on the next turn and then suddenly the see coming out of the corner a human sized red T-Rex monster along with a few other monsters that are the shape of letter of the alphabet T, O, A, J, and other that are chasing after the two and both are running like crazy making twists and turns they didn't care as long as they were both far enough away.
Dipper then suddenly sees a sculpture of a giant apple nearby in the gazebo and as they both get past it Dipper he then aims the laser gun and he fires at the pedestal that supports the apple sculpture and it breaks apart from the laser bolt delivered. The apple starts to roll down and it goes into the pathway the monsters are running on. The monsters see the apple bolder rolling their way too late as they try to run back the giant apple squashes and crushes all the monsters leaving nothing but crushed bones and a lot of mixed color blood purple, green, turquoise, pink on the pathway.
Both Wendy and Dipper get out of that bushy part of the maze and then go into part of a maze where each of the walls look like their part of an interior and exterior of a house as they see each of them contain windows and have all different kinds of painted colors like clam shell, blue, turquoise, nave blue, purple, white, just any color. Wendy and Dipper breathe relief but then suddenly they hear some Were cats that are trying to come after both as there are plenty of hostile humanoid Were cats of different species, panther, house cat, black cat, grey, tiger, leopard all hungry for their blood.
Both then immediately flee in a certain direction Dipper and Wendy they run from the were cats and one of the cats comes close to them and scratches at them, it unfortunately makes a small scratch on Wendy's shoulder. Wendy winces from the pain, Dipper sees that and sees the Were cat whom has a look of delight on its face and that pushes Dipper over the edge seeing this fiend relish in Wendy's pain.
The Were cat then comes toward both but then Dipper aims the laser and shoot the head off the Were cat and it explodes with purple blood that sprays all over the area. Dipper then picks Wendy up and then both run to another section which once again looks like the center of the maze which is strange as it looks like a miniature suburban neighborhood where each house looks about the size of a kid sized club house. Dipper then looks at Wendy.
"Hide in one of these."
"You are going at things alone no way."
"I promise I'll be right back Wendy, but I've got to take point, I've got to find a safe way out of this."
Wendy keeps hold of Dipper's hand and Dipper he then puts a hand over hers. He then let's go and then gives Wendy the rifle.
"Wait Dipper don't you need this."
"I'll be ok, at least giving you this you'll have a better chance, make it count."
Wendy despite a little scared is scared for Dipper but understands he must do, what must be done. Wendy then nods and then Dipper nods back and then he runs.
Dipper continues running in sections while constantly taking cover at the same time making sure the way is clear but then suddenly he hears some growling noises. Dipper then reacts fast when he sees one of the walls with windows and small ones giving him hand and foot holds to climb.
Dipper sees one of the robot opponents which looks like a bull dog with red eyes and bear trap like teeth, the robot is sniffing out Dipper and Wendy. Dipper he is on top of a Botanical Garden wall and then when the robot dog is in the right range he then jumps on top of it and the dog is wrestling him off constantly shaking Dipper like someone that is riding a mechanical bull and then Dipper he spots a panel on the dog, Dipper he then opens a panel which exposes a circuit panel. Dipper he quickly yanks on it and it strips momentarily and then rewires the big dog which soon calms it down.
At the center of the Maze one of the Were cats enter and are sniffing Wendy out. It then stops and then looks and spots her and then is approaching the house she's hiding slowly. Wendy is nervous but then then puts the gun up and is prepared to do what she must if he decides to open the door. But then suddenly there is loud growling and then there are footsteps that are rapidly approaching and then suddenly there is some robotic dog that pounces on the Were Cat and then is just tearing the creature apart and the Were Cat I am leaking out green blood. Dipper then opens the door to her house and Wendy breathes a sigh of relief.
"C'mon we can't stay here."
Wendy immediately gets up and then she looks back as she sees the robot dog barking and scratching at other were cats that come its way, it then tears a leg off and that Were Cat leaks out orange blood. Wendy looks away from the grotesque sight and focuses on wherever both Dipper and herself are running too.
Wendy has another flashback of the hours before, Wendy is in her room, which has movie posters of sci-fi movies like "Star Trek the Motion Picture", "Star Trek the Wrath of Khan", "Blade Runner", and the "Star Wars Trilogy (original)". But also has some heavy metal posters like Metallica, A.C. D.C., as well as poster from the TV show "Doctor Who" even has a DVD collection of movies but most of all TV shows "Star Trek" (original) and "Doctor Who" seasons. Wendy is lying on the floor thinking and then she sits up and then she looks at the phone thinking of calling Dipper but then she looks at a collection of photos from a picture frame and mirror despite having a few from her time with Robbie hung on her mirror it was the picture with Dipper and her together at a Carnival framed. She looks at it for a long time and then stands up.
Dipper is at the Mystery Shack up at his room playing some playing a video game. But then he hears a knock on the door. He then goes to the front door of the mystery shack and then he suddenly sees Wendy.
"Can I come in please?"
Dipper is surprised to see her at this time of day.
"Sure."
Wendy walks in while Dipper locks the door behind him.
Both have talked for a long while. Both are in the living room of the mystery shack and there is a fire going.
"It's just I want you to understand I haven't
Had many relationships that work, because most
Of the time I just wasn't enough for them or
They just didn't want me for me."
"Why wouldn't anyone want you, your funny, smart,
you have this energy that I can only hope to match,
I like the way your hair blows in the wind,
I love the times we talk to each other, you always have
a lot to say it's not bullcrap or anything just the truth"
Suddenly both get quiet, Wendy is a little surprised he opened to her about this.
Dipper looks away, doesn't want to show a break of emotion on his face and a little ashamed of himself to doing it. Wendy has a look of concern and isn't entirely sure of where this conversation is leading up to but senses something about Dipper.
"Dipper, you look sad, I don't understand?"
Dipper then looks away.
"When I said, I was happy for you and Robbie I lied."
Wendy is surprised.
"I was so angry when I heard both of you were steady."
Dipper then looks at Wendy.
"Wendy, what if I said there was the possibility I wanted
to be more than just friends. "
"Dipper wha…."
Dipper for a moment looks at Wendy and she sees the looks is a serious one.
"Dipper… do you really mean it you know that I'm….
Dipper then turns around.
"I know but I have to say what I have to say or I'm going to go mad.
I love you Wendy…I love you."
Wendy hears this but doesn't respond. Dipper has some tears in his eyes and he is ashamed of it and then he walks way too fast so he can expel whatever's in him someplace else but Wendy immediately walks quickly toward him and then turns him around and she sees the tears in his eyes she then rubs them slowly with her thumbs and then she looks at him deeply and so does she and then suddenly she has her face lean toward him slowly, he knows what's happening and he doesn't run away from it or want to. And then suddenly both slowly kiss but as they do it intensifies into a passionate one both never known before, Wendy's kissed before but never really felt the fire, but then suddenly Dipper hears his phone, he takes it out about to throw it away but then sees it's a text message from Mabel saying to get out of the shack now.
"What the…?"
And then suddenly Dipper and Wendy they then see some cars that are coming and surrounding the front of the Shack.
"Dipper what's going on?"
"I don't know, and I'm not sure we want to find out."
He then takes Wendy by the hand and then runs, and she runs with him.
Both Dipper and Wendy they then run to the back of the house but before going Dipper opens a closet and inside are two rollerblades.
Back in the present both come through the door and are immediately out of the maze and both they are breathing hard from all the running and sweating. Both look at each other and smile a little glad to be alive, while the crowd around them are all booing and throwing things down toward them. The guards then come toward them grabbing both and then escorting them back down to the lounge area for all contestants to take a break. Arcade is a little stunned by Dipper and Wendy's successful venture out of the maze but a little smile forms despite not killing them with one of his games, there is still plenty of games he has for them to play.
He then takes up the mike.
Arcade says, "Wow, now that was one hell of a run, but the games are far from over."