Should the gang trust the people in the mansion or not? Hmm...
Well, find out! :)
The boys looked around their room with amazed eyes. They never even saw such decor and fancy items. Dipper walked toward the one of the shelves and looked through the labels. His eyes stopped when his eyes met the title, "Black Magic."
The boy picked the book out and blew out the dust on the cover. The book had drawings of skulls on the front and was torn. Dipper thought that the book was used sometime in the past. Yet, why would they use the book if the owner said this mansion lived in love and peace?
"Mr. Pines, check out these little gold forks." Soos said while picking up a case that held forks.
"Gold?!"
Soos nodded and gave the case to Stan who squinted his eyes at the forks. The forks had little flowers decorated on the end and were slim. What fascinated him was the way they shined by the fire light.
"Wow. They even have a book on how to do black magic. I wonder what for?" Dipper said while holding up the book so they can see. Just when the others were about to see it, there was a knock at the door.
The three walked toward the door and opened it only to reveal that no one was standing there. They all shrugged and began to walk back to their spots only to be face to face with Daniel which made them jump with fright.
"I'm sorry to intrude here but the master has ordered me to get Mr. Pines to join him in the library."
Stan felt the attention of the other boys look at him and he was unsure whether to go with Daniel or not. He gestured for the other two to huddle up.
"I'm unsure whether to go or not. There's something off about all of them."
"I can follow you if you want Mr. Pines. Just in case something happens." Soos offered which made the con man smile.
"Alright then. Dipper go see your sister and Wendy for the moment. I'm sure your sister is still awake since she ate more than three slices of cake."
Dipper nodded and grabbed the book that he recently found. Stan and Soos turned around and smiled at the butler.
"I would be honored to follow you toward the library. Even Soos wants to come along too."
The butler looked back and forth at them then gave a small nod. This was going to be better than one.
"Very well then. Follow me."
Stan and Soos followed the butler into the hall while Dipper followed them and made his way toward the girls' room. He wanted to follow his great uncle and friend but knew this is a mission for them to see.
...
Mabel and Wendy were settled in bed and were doing each other's hair. The teenager was braiding Mabel's long hair while the sweater girl was brushing Wendy's hair tips with her pink brush. It looked as if they were sisters.
"So any boy you like Mabel?" Wendy joke fully asked which made Mabel smile from ear to ear.
"Funny cause I just saw this cute-"
"Wait Mabel. Someone is knocking on the door."
The twelve year rolled her eyes and got on her feet. She walked toward the door and turned the knob only to see her twin brother shyly wave at her with a nervous grin.
"Hey Mabel. The creepy guys of this place want to talk with Grunkle Stan and Soos. Stan said I should stay with you guys here." Dipper quietly said while looking down at his feet.
"Come in bro." Mabel welcomed and stepped to the side to let Dipper in.
"Hey Dip. What brings you here?" the redhead asked which made Dipper blush.
"Oh... uh... Stan told me to come to you guys."
Wendy nodded but her eyes were fixed on the book Dipper had under his arms. She got out of bed and leaned in closer to his height. She squinted her eyes to get a better look until Dipper realized that she was looking at his book. Being dumbfounded, Dipper gave her a goofy smile and opened the book toward the table of contents. Mabel even came to get a better look at his book.
"This here is a book I found called Black Magic. It looks interesting and could possibly be a clue to what in the heck happened here."
"But Dipper. Isn't that like an evil book or something?"
Dipper gave a stern look toward his sister and flipped through the pages to get to an eye catching title. Eventually he found one which was titled, "Tarot cards and future reads. Magic to predict."
"It says here, that magic can even predict the future of someone. The tarot cards can predict main events that will happen in someone's life. Palm reading tells the person their personal fate. Calling spirits can even help-"
"Wait Dipper. Do you think that has something to do with the mystery here?" Mabel asked. Dipper shrugged at her question. This was a case that didn't really make any sense to him.
"Wait guys. Is that a little figure of me?" asked the teenage girl as she walked over to one of the counters then picked up a small figure. The figure had long red hair and freckles on her cheek. She wore a green dress and had light green eyes. Very similar to Wendy.
"Okay. I'm creeped out now. I swear this wasn't here a few minutes ago." Wendy said as she dropped the figure to the ground and was lightheaded. Waddles went over to the doll and picked it up with his snout to bring it over to the twins.
"Wow. It seems as if someone is Gideon creepy obsessed with you." Mabel said while lightly pointing toward Dipper. Upon noticing this, Dipper glared at her and pushed her arm down.
The younger twin bent down to pick up the figure from the pig's snout and examined it very closely. He was sure that Joseph has something to do with this.
"Wendy just forget about this toy. It won't do anything to hurt you."
Wendy nodded toward Dipper and looked around the room for a certain door. She felt sick to her stomach all the sudden.
"Okay Dipper. I'll try to listen. By any chance do you know where the bathroom is?"
The twins gave her a response she didn't want to hear. The shook their heads until someone answered for her. A maid that was unnoticed, offered to take Wendy to the bathroom. This scared all three of them especially Dipper. It was his second time he unexpectedly encountered someone out of nowhere.
"I'm Maid Elizabeth and I can lead you toward the ladies room Ms. Corduroy. It is right down the hall. Kids would you care to come too?" asked the maid in a sweet motherly voice which soothed the three of them. Dipper and Mabel replied no.
"Alright then. Carry on."
Wendy followed the maid out into the hall and turned around to give one last look at the twins. Something told her this is a foolish idea but she didn't feel well.
"If something happens go knock at the bathroom door. I'll leave my hat on the knob to show you I'm there."
"Okay Wendy. Just be safe." Dipper called out toward his crush.
Wendy sighed and closed the door behind her. She didn't even know what was in store for her for the night. The maid gave her a sweet smile then held her hand and walked down the hall.
"Be careful Ms. Corduroy. Strange things lurk out here."
The redhead raised an eyebrow at the maid's advice. After what felt like walking down an endless hall they arrived to a small wooden door.
"Here it is Ms. Corduroy. It's all fresh and clean."
Wendy politely thanked the maid and went inside quickly. She left her lumberjack hat on the knob like she promised. She closed the door behind her and collapsed against the door. She felt like she was going to throw up so she quickly leaned in toward the small bucket in the corner but nothing came out.
"What is happening to me? After I saw that creepy toy thing, I feel like something was getting inside of me."
The angry teenager kicked the bucket to its side. She knew she had to remain calm but she quickly stumbled to the door knob. She turned the knob but it wouldn't open. Confused and furious, she kicked the door but it didn't help. The girl even punched the door until her knuckles began to drip with blood. Wendy fell on her knees and began to take deep breaths. It was obvious she was going to stay there for a while. Until one last option came to her. She had to yell and scream.
"Someone please! Help me get out of here! I'm bleeding!"
On the other side of the door the maid was there. She felt sorry for the girl and had tears run down her cheeks. She looked up at the ceiling then did a quiet prayer.
"Please forgive me but it's what he wants, dear lord."
...
Back in the room the twins were starting to worry about Wendy. It has been thirty minutes since she left. They knew she wouldn't take that long to go to the bathroom. Dipper was even impatient and wanted to take action. He blamed everything on Joseph.
"Come on Mabel. We're going to where Wendy is. Something happened to her."
"Are you sure Dipper? We don't have any weapons or whatever. What are we going to do to find her?"
Mabel turned to her brother only to find a blank expression on his face. He looked hypnotized and had large eyes. He moved his arm upward then pointed to the corner. The oldest Pine twin moved her eyes toward the direction where he pointed. Her eyes widened with fear as she saw a bright light come from a small door that she never noticed. The light was accompanied with a light voice saying, "Come, come my children..."
"I think we should follow that light Mabel. It's the only choice we have to help Wendy." Dipper calmly said and grabbed "Black Magic."
"Let's go."
Oh no! What are they going to do!? Poor Wendy... :(
Please review or whatever... :P
-Little Penguin
(P.S: I updated Once Upon a Time for those who read it :D )
