Chapter 4
The monster crashed through the clearing.
"Roooooawwwer!" it howled. Except- it wasn't a monster.
"Elodie? Ryan?" Dipper asked in shock.
"Haha! Yeah!" Elodie laughed. "We sure scared you!" In her hand was a simple CD player. "Oh, this?" she said, noticing Dipper eyeing the CD player. "It plays Halloween noises. Roaring, loud thumping. The usual."
"Was this all a prank?" Dipper asked incredulously.
"Well… um, actually… yes. But it wasn't meant for you. We were trying to scare… um… our parents." Elodie said.
"I don't believe that." Dipper replied.
"Fine." Elodie snapped. Ryan shifted his position uncomfortably.
"Wha- what's with Mabel?" he asked fearfully.
"She was poisioned." Dipper told him darkly. He knelt beside Mabel. "Please help me!" he cried. Elodie's facial expression softened.
"Let's get her to my parents. They'll know what to do." she said.
"Our mom is a doctor." Ryan suggested. "And she's really good."
"Our family's golf cart is parked back over there." Elodie said. "The walk home is a little long, so we'll use that."
"I'll get it." Ryan offered.
"Okay. We'll wait for you here." Elodie told him. When Ryan was gone, Dipper shoved his foot in the dirt. Out and in. Out and in. All of a sudden, Elodie screamed. Dipper leaped to his feet, protectively standing in front of her.
"What is it?" he asked. Maybe this would be his chance to prove to Elodie that he was tough.
"I-I think she's dead!" Elodie sobbed. She pointed to the ground. Dipper looked.
"Oh man." he whispered. Mabel's tongue rolled out and her eyes rolled in. "I don't feel too good." he said. "Will you catch me when I pass out…?"
Elodie caught him when he passed out.
