Part Five

Wendy could hear a faint beeping from close by. As she began to focus on it, she found it beginning to mesh with distant voices. Wendy let out a weak groan as she opened her eyes. At first, she couldn't really see aside from shadows moving in and out of her vision. Wendy tried to concentrate on the voices again but could barely understand them as they seemed far away. She tried to move but felt a sharp pain throughout her entire body.

'What happened? W-where am I?'

Wendy blinked a few times and soon her vision began to clear. As Wendy looked up, she could see..

"Dipper?" she croaked weakly.

Dipper smiled back. As she looked at him, she could see tears were falling down his cheeks.

"Wendy.."

He threw his arms around her, hugging her tight as tears slipped down his face. All around her, she could see Mabel and Soos, along with Stan, and Ford who were smiling back at her.

"Welcome back, Wendy." Stan grinned, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Welcome back?" asked Wendy, a bit confused. "What happened? Where are we?"

"We're at the Mystery Shack," Ford answered. "We're in the lab.. Stanley, Soos, and I went to look for you after you hadn't returned to the Shack.."

"H-how long was I out?" asked Wendy.

They all gave her concerned looks before Dipper spoke up.

"Wendy.. Y-you were asleep for three days.."

"T-THREE DAYS!?" Wendy gasped, shooting up out of the bed.

She collapsed back onto the bed, cringing at the sudden movement.

"Easy Wendy.." Dipper soothed. "You were in bad shape.. I mean, I know my leg was broken.. But you were... W-were..."

Ford placed a hand on Dipper's shoulder comfortingly.

"You were cut open very badly.." Ford continued for Dipper. "It was a miracle you that you were still alive.."

Wendy stared at him in shocked silence before turning to each of her friends in turn. Mabel and Dipper were both covered in bandages and Dipper's leg was now in a proper splint. Wendy then turned her attention to her own injuries. She found her entire midsection was wrapped in a thick swathe of bandages.

"Thankfully, Poindexter here knew how to fix you up." Stan commented, gesturing to his brother with a grin.

Wendy glanced up again.

"H-how did we get out though? I.. I don't.."

Wendy trailed off.

"When the water died down, we followed the tunnels down to Lake Gravity Falls.." Ford explained. "Then Stanley brought us back in the car."

Wendy slumped back against the bed, trying to comprehend what was going on.

"I... I..."

Dipper gently took Wendy's hand, gripping it tightly.

"We should give them a moment.." Ford suggested.

Everyone else nodded and soon they left the room, leaving Wendy and Dipper alone in the room. As they left the room, Dipper turned to looked at Wendy but she couldn't look him in the eyes.

"Wendy..?"

Wendy shut her eyes tightly, feeling her tears starting to slip down her cheeks as the days' events finally sunk in.

"Wendy.. Wendy it's okay.."

Dipper reached up and gently brushed her tears away. After finding a bit of her strength, Wendy pulled Dipper into a tight embrace.

"I'm so glad you're okay.." Dipper told her, hugging her tightly.

They both were silent for a bit before Dipper spoke up.

"We wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for you.. Y-you know that right?"

Wendy looked up, her emerald eyes soon meeting with Dipper's. Dipper smiled back at her as he took her hand. Wendy bit her lip as she tried to find her voice. However, Dipper soon pulled her into a comforting embrace.

"It's okay Wendy.." Dipper soothed, holding her tightly. "I promise I will be here for you.."

Wendy smiled as she held him close to her.

"I know.." she whispered softly.

The two continued their embrace, neither of them wanting to let the other go.

Unbeknownst to them, Mabel had hung back and was watching from out of sight. She watched with growing joy at the sight before turning to Waddles who nuzzled her, wanting her attention after not seeing her in nearly a week.

"Isn't it beautiful?" asked Mabel happily.

Waddles made a confused squeal as Mabel turned back to Dipper and Wendy with a knowing smile.

The End

Author's Notes: So ends another story.. I do apologize if it seemed a bit rushed.. And if there had been curtain things that I should've added to it.. But I had been extremely busy lately, especially with working around the house.. Still, I hope you enjoyed the story.