Chapter 6: Clone Wars!
'Being suspicious of Mabel's behavior, Tyrone plans to get to the bottom of it if it's the last thing he does, but will he find what he's looking for?'
Previously
Walking past the shop's door to put the broom back in the corner, Tyrone now catches a glimpse of Catherine walking back to the shop with Dipper hoisted over her right shoulder. Continuing to watch her approach the shack, Tyrone eyes the girl suspiciously.
Now entering in through the forest entrance of the shack, Catherine closes the door behind her and makes her way towards the ladder leading to the attic. Reaching it, Catherine climbs to the top and then enters the twins' bedroom, dropping Dipper down on his bed. Looking the unconscious boy over, Catherine now spots a large red welt on his forehead right above his left eye. Looking for something to cover up his accident with, Catherine's eyes falls on the Dipper's hat. Shifting the hat, the hair on the left side of his head that is sitting underneath the hat now covers the large welt.
"There, that should do it." Catherine smirks. "As if nothing ever happened."
"As if what never happened?" A voice that mocks Dipper's so closely now asks her.
Hearing the voice, Catherine quickly turns around and spots Tyrone standing in the door way with his arms folded across his chest.
Currently
"As if what never happened?" Tyrone inquires to Catherine.
Hearing the voice, Catherine quickly turns around and spots Tyrone standing in the door way with his arms folded across his chest.
"Oh hi Tyrone." Catherine smiles.
"Care to explain to me what happened to Dipper?" Tyrone continues, his stern gaze remaining.
"What happened to him?" Catherine asks, now turning back to the unconscious Dipper.
"That's what I asked." Tyrone insists.
"What you asked?" Catherine repeats as she turns back to Tyrone.
"Is there an echo in here?" Tyrone sternly replies, now walking into the room. "Listen, I saw you carrying him back to the shack from the shop's door. Now something happened to him and I'm asking you what did."
"He got hurt while solving his mystery and before he could get hurt further, I brought him back here." Catherine explains. "Being his older sister, I was just looking after my little brother."
"So what was it that attacked him that had him coming back here on your shoulder?" Tyrone continues interrogating her. "A vampire bat? Floating Eyeball? Gnomes? Stop me when you hear something familiar!"
"Tyrone, please calm down." Catherine continues. "When he got attacked, I heard Dipper scream so I immediately went to see what was up. When I finally reached him, whatever attacked him was gone. I didn't catch sight of whatever it was, but before he passed out, he mumbled something about black and red. I'm assuming it was a wild animal that lives in the forest."
Listening to Catherine's story, Tyrone narrows his eyes at her in disbelief. Something about her story isn't adding up.
"So now that he's back here, I'm glad he's out of danger." Catherine says, a small smile appearing on her face. "He's just exhausted from the attack and needs to sleep right now. Being his big sister, I will take good care of him!"
"Will you now?" Tyrone asks in a flat tone, still not believing her story.
"Yep!" Catherine replies, her tone perky. "So while he rests, I'll be downstairs and will be up to check on him later. You shouldn't bother him either and should let him sleep in peace."
"I think it's best I stick around incase he wakes up and may need something." Tyrone stands firm. "You go on ahead downstairs and I'll handle things here."
"Are you sure?" Catherine asks. "I can always stay and help if you want."
"Positive." Tyrone replies. "I got this."
"Ok, see you boys later." Catherine smiles. "Just whistle for me if you need anything and I'll be right up!"
"I'll keep that in mind." Tyrone says, his flat tone of voice unmoving.
Keeping his eyes on Catherine as she leaves the room, Tyrone notices a green glow encircle the girl's frame. His eyes widen a bit at seeing this.
In the hall, Catherine halts in her tracks and cuts her gaze back to the room.
"Looks as if I have another target to bump off!" Catherine thinks. "If I have to clear out this entire shack just to make sure my revenge is carried out flawlessly, then I will have no problem with doing that!"
Turning her vision back to the front of her, Catherine continues on her way to the first floor of the shack.
With Catherine gone, Tyrone turns back to Dipper. Being curious as to what really caused his unconscious state, Tyrone approaches the classic version and begins looking him over. Continuing to observe Dipper, Tyrone now spots a small red dot siting above the boy's left eye. Removing Dipper's hat, Tyrone moves his hair on that side out of the way and notices a large red scar sitting right above his eye that has begun bleeding.
"He got attacked huh?" Tyrone mumbles, now moving Dipper's hair back over that area. "I'm less than convinced that you were attacked by a wild animal Dipper. There's something that our sister is not telling me and if it takes all day, I plan to get to the bottom of it! But first, let me take care of this nasty scar. "
Placing Dipper's hat on the end of the bed, Tyrone runs to the bathroom. Grabbing a damp wash cloth, the clone returns to the room and carefully dabs it on the scar. Continuing to lightly apply pressure to the scar, Tyrone notices that the bleeding has let up and that a small bit of the blood is clumped in Dipper's hair. With the cloth, Tyrone removes what he can from the brown strands without waking the unconscious Dipper up. Now giving the scar and Dipper's hair one more glance, the clone nods at the clean look of both.
"There, that should do it." Tyrone smiles a little, placing the cloth aside. "Now it's time to get some answers from our dear sister and no matter how long it takes me, I'm getting them!"
Giving the unconscious Dipper a nod, Tyrone makes his way out of the room to go find Catherine.
Gleeful Residence
Having evaded Gideon's advance, Mabel has begun watching the television in the room so to relax her rattled nerves and so she can begin putting together an escape plan. Hey, as long as she is there, there is nothing wrong with catching up on her favorite shows right? The television is right there and something is bound to give her some inspiration for a plan!
"I say leave the bum and take him for all he is worth!" The host of 'Why you Ackin So Cray-Cray', now suggests to the guest of the show. "He didn't deserve you anyway! But you deserve everything he has! The car, the house, his money, take it all!"
"But we have bills together." The guest states.
"Let him keep them while you take everything else!" The host continues urging. 'Take what's valuable!"
"Haha, you are so right Roshanda!" Mabel lightly laughs. "Bleed him dry! Take it all!"
Continuing to watch her program, Mabel can feel herself becoming sleepy. It's either from the lack of nutrition or from fighting off Gideon that has done it, but leaning back against the couch cushion, her eyes now close with the remote falling out of her left hand and onto the ground. Falling into a deep sleep, Mabel's mind slips into the dream state.
Mabel's Dream
"Mabel, Mabel wake up!" Dipper's voice calls out to her as he continues shaking her awake. "Mabel wake up or you're going to be late!"
Continuing to hear her brother calling out to her, Mabel opens her eyes to meet the identical brown eyes of her twin's.
"I was beginning to think you'd sleep through this important day." Dipper says with a smile. "You've been looking forward to this for two years now."
Groaning, Mabel sits up and can feel that she is being weighed down by her clothing. Focusing her vision, she now looks down at herself and notices that she is wearing a very elegant ivory wedding dress. Quickly reaching for the fabric, Mabel begins fingering it to feel just how real her being in the dress is. The lucid texture of the dress on her fingers shocks the sweater wearer as she whips her attention to Dipper. Looking him over, she notices that he is wearing a tuxedo and that his hair is slicked back. Seeing the scared expression on his sister's face immediately concerns the boy.
"Mabel, are you alright?" Dipper asks with concern as he takes a seat on the bed in front of her, taking care not to sit on her dress. "You seemed confused."
"That's because I am!" Mabel finally speaks as she reaches to the top of her head and feels she is wearing a matching veil. "What is going on and why am I wearing this dress?"
"Don't you remember?" Dipper begins, his smile returning. "You're marrying Eric today. You went to sleep after the morning rehearsals and I thought you were going to sleep the rest of the day. And it looks like you smudged a bit of your make up. Let me get that."
Removing his handkerchief from his tux pocket, Dipper cleans up the little bit of mascara that has run from under Mabel's right eye.
"There, you're good to go." Dipper nods with approval. "Eric is such a lucky a guy to be marrying you today."
"Eric? You mean Piedmont Junior High Eric?" Mabel asks for confirmation as a wide smile forms. "I'm marrying him today?"
"Yep, and all I keep hearing dad talk about is how much this wedding is costing him." Dipper laughs. "But I keep telling him how worth it it is as any price is worth my sister's happiness. If this wedding were to cost one million dollars, it would still be worth it for you."
Hearing how much her brother is praising her, Mabel can feel tears forming in her eyes. While the two have always been very close, this is the first time she has ever heard Dipper say anything like this to her.
"Oh you are such the sweetest brother ever Dipper." Mabel replies, happy tears now streaming down her cheeks. "Now that I'm getting married, I'm really going to miss hanging out with you. Things are really going to change now huh?"
"Sadly they will and I'm really going to miss you too Mabes." Dipper replies as tears begin forming in his eyes. "We've been through so much and even saved Gravity Falls together. Now that the town is safe, they won't be needing us anymore which means the mystery twins have officially been disbanded."
"You know Dipper, I know I've said this more than once before, but you are the best brother any sister could have." Mabel nods, her tears still streaming down her cheeks. "I never thought the day would come where we would have to go our separate ways. I also thought we'd be together forever, but I guess things do change."
"It seems to they do." Dipper nods. "You take good care of yourself and Eric."
Leaning forward, Mabel embraces Dipper in a hug. Dipper returns the hug while wiping his eyes of the tears that have formed. Releasing each other, the two catch gazes with Mabel wiping her fallen tears carefully.
"Come on, let's go get you married." Dipper says as he gets to his feet and holds out his hand to her. "I know Eric is very anxious to see and marry you."
"I can't wait to see and marry him too." Mabel nods, now taking Dipper's hand and getting to her feet.
Just as the two begin walking towards the door, the door opens with Pacifica walking in and placing her hands on her hips.
"I was just coming to wake her up!" Pacifica fumes as she eyes the two rather sternly. "Just how long did it take Dipper? It seems like hours since I sent you in here to do a simple job!"
"After waking her up, we exchanged a few words." Dipper replies, cowering a bit from the girl's harsh tone. "After all, she is my twin sister."
"Pacifica, what are you doing here?" Mabel asks, eyeing the girl with confusion.
"I'm your bride's maid of honor silly." Pacifica replies with a sweet smile, her hardened expression completely disappearing. "I was tied up with making sure everything was ready for when you and Eric went to your reception after the wedding. I couldn't wake you up so I sent your brother in here to do it for me. However, I didn't think he'd take this long doing it!"
Her stern expression has now returned.
"Now Dipper, leave us!" Pacifica demands. "I have a few words to exchange with her and I don't want you in the way!"
"See you in the chapel Mabel." Dipper sadly says as he departs from his sister and heads for the chamber door. Dipper now exits the room with Mabel turning to Pacifica with an angry expression of her own.
"Why did you make him leave like that?" Mabel demands an answer, her temper flaring up. "And was so mean to him to boot?"
"Oh he'll get over it later on." Pacifica laughs. "All I have to do is make him his favorite dinner and my fiancé will be as happy as he's ever been."
"FIANCE?" Mabel screams to the top of her lungs. "When did that happen?"
"Don't you remember?" Pacifica replies, now giving Mabel a confused mixed with hurt look. "You encouraged me and Dipper to get engaged the day you and Eric picked out your weddings bands. I'm surprised my own best friend doesn't remember that."
"Best friend?!" Mabel repeats, still confused by the blonde girl's confession. "Pacifica, I—I don't, I don't understand. What is-"
"You just woke up dear so your brain still has a few cobwebs to clear." Pacifica says as she approaches Mabel and takes her hand. "But I'll explain everything later on after you are officially Mrs. Eric Smith. Now let's go get you married as Eric has waited long enough for you."
Handing Mabel her bouquet of red roses, Pacifica now leads Mabel out of the chambers and to the main chapel where the two stop at the doors.
"See you on the other end Mrs. Smith." Pacifica smiles to Mabel as she runs ahead to the end of the isle and takes her place on the right side of the preacher.
Taking in a deep breath, Mabel looks ahead of her to see her soon to be husband, Eric Smith. The guy that she could never talk to or even make eye contact with back home and now she is tying the knot with him on this day! This just can't be real!
"I'm marrying the guy I've loved since I first laid eyes on him." Mabel mumbles to herself. "I love him with all of my heart and I'm sure he feels the same way, but how did all of this happen?"
Shaking off her current thought, the chocolate haired girl now enters the chapel and begins down the aisle with everyone standing to acknowledge her. As she continues down the aisle, Mabel catches a glance at Eric who flashes her a sweet smile. Returning the smile, Mabel gains a rosy blush as she continues making her way towards him. Now reaching the end, Mabel takes her place next to him as both turn to the preacher.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony." The preacher begins. "If there is anyone who feels that these two shouldn't be wed, please speak now or forever hold your peace."
No one speaks up, which is the cue for the preacher to continue.
"Mabel and Eric, please join hands." The preacher instructs.
Mabel hands Pacifica her bouquet and turns to Eric, the two now joining hands.
"Mabel, please repeat after me." The preacher begins. "Eric, I take thee to by my love, my light, and my heart."
"Eric, I take thee to be my love, my light, and my heart." Mabel repeats.
"My love for you will last forever until death do us part." The preacher continues.
"My love for you will last forever until death do us part." Mabel continues repeating.
"Now Gideon, please repeat after Mabel." The preacher now speaks to the groom.
Hearing the name the preacher just spoke, Mabel quickly turns to the preacher and then back to her groom to see Gideon holding onto her hands and is wearing Eric's tuxedo. Gideon now pulls Mabel against him and wraps his arms around her.
"Yes, Mabel, I do take thee as my lawfully wedded wife!" Gideon nearly screams. "Until DEATH do us PART!"
Feeling her panic levels beginning to rise, Mabel's pupils now shrink to tiny dots.
"..No…!" Mabel begins panicking. "No, no no, NO!"
"What's the matter honey?" Gideon eerily grins. "Do you have cold feet? Don't worry, I'll be more than happy to warm them for you!"
"No, stay away from me!" Mabel screams, now breaking loose from Gideon's grip. "I'm not marrying you today! Not today, not EVER!"
Turning from Gideon, Mabel breaks into a run down the aisle and towards the chapel doors. Seeing her way out just feet from her, Mabel now spots Dipper and Pacifica slide in front of the doors, completely blocking the exit from her. This makes the girl halt in her tracks.
"And where do you think you're going dear sister?" Dipper asks, an eerie grin appearing on his features. "The wedding just started."
"Dipper, I have to get out of here!" Mabel continues panicking. "That's not Eric, that's Gideon and there is NO way I'm going to marry him!"
"But don't you love your dear groom?" Pacifica instigates, her eerie grin equally matching Dipper's. "Because he really loves you!"
"Why are you two saying this and not helping me get out of here?!" Mabel urges as she quickly whips around to see Gideon making his way towards her. "You two have to get me out of here!"
"But we can't let you leave!" Dipper continues as Pacifica signals Gideon to Mabel. "Not after all the money dad is spending on this wedding! Remember, he just wants what's best for his little girl! Any price is worth your happiness!"
"Dipper, stop saying that to me!" Mabel snaps. "All the money in the world couldn't make me go through with this! I'm not marrying Gideon and—"
Mabel's sentence is abruptly cut off by a sudden tight feeling around her neck. Quickly looking down, the older pines spots a collar and trailing the chain attached to the collar, she notices the chain is being held by Gideon.
"Awe, you two make such a lovely couple!" Pacifica says, now bursting into maniacal laughter along with Dipper and the other guests.
"Now, now now Mabel." Gideon speaks as he yanks on the chain and pulls Mabel towards him. "I can't have you running out on me and the children. Then what kind of husband would I be?"
"Husband?" Mabel squeaks. "Children?"
The church setting and the maniacal laughter now phases out with the scene around Mabel and Gideon changing to a house setting. The room the two appear in is the living room and Mabel's wedding dress is replaced by an old blue house dress with an apron attached to it. The neat hair style that she held for the wedding has disappeared and her hair is now an unkempt mess that looks as if she didn't bother to comb/style it.
"What's going on? Where I am now?" Mabel asks as she looks around at her surroundings and then herself. "And what am I wearing?"
"You're home darling." Gideon answers. "The kids have been looking forward to seeing you all day!"
As if on cue, twelve children now pile into the room and from what Mabel can see, the girls look like Gideon and have his hair color while the boys have Mabel's hair color and look like her. Continuing to eye the children, Mabel can feel herself becoming light headed from distress.
"Mommy, Mommy!" One of the girl's calls out to her while pulling on her dress. "I'm hungry!"
"Mommy, when are we going to water park?" One of the boys asks as he latches onto her left hand. "You promised we would go for my birthday!"
"Mommy, read to me!" The youngest girl begs as she holds up her book. "You promised me you would!"
"It appears that your schedule is quite full honey." Gideon says with a smirk. "But regardless, make sure dinner is ready by six and if you're a good wife, I'll see to it that you get dessert later on."
Pulling the girl closer to him, their noses are now just inches apart.
"If you know what I mean." Gideon whispers with a wink.
Unable to hold back any longer, Mabel releases an ear piercing scream.
End of dream
Mabel's eyes now fly open with her sitting forward with a start. Breathing heavily, Mabel quickly looks around at her surroundings and notices that she is still in Gideon's basement being held prisoner. Being somewhat relieved, Mabel lays back against the cushion.
"Thank goodness it was just a dream." Mabel whispers, now getting her breathing under control. "Albeit a scary one, but still a dream."
"Did you sleep well dear?" Gideon's voice now whispers in Mabel's left ear, nearly making the girl jump out of her skin.
Quickly turning to the chubby boy, Mabel eyes him suspiciously.
"Don't ever sneak up on me like that!" Mabel sternly speaks. "What are you spying on me?"
"I wouldn't say that I am spying on you, but just making sure my house guest was comfortable." Gideon calmly replies. "Now despite the little ruckus earlier, I decided to be a nice guy and treat you to lunch after all. We'll be dining in the main dining room upstairs."
"Gee, how thoughtful of you." Mabel mumbles. "But won't your parents be suspicious once they see me? Especially coming from their basement with you?"
"Oh, you don't have to worry about them one little bit." Gideon sweetly replies. "Considering I was expecting a guest, I sent them away on a trip, a second honeymoon if you will as they have been looking forward to one for a long time. So with them out of the way, we have the entire place to ourselves to do whatever we want."
"This is just great!" Mabel thinks as she rolls her eyes. "Not only am I stuck here with him, but I'm stuck here ALONE with him!"
"So with me treating you to lunch with no one to disturb us, you can see it as our first date." Gideon says with eyes full of hope. "It'll just be me and the girl I love, all alone, together."
"There is no way I am seeing this as a first date!" Mabel stands firm. "If you want a date so badly, go date Catherine! You two belong together!"
"Oh yes, I almost forgot about her." Gideon replies, his expression changing from sweet to devious. "It appears that your other half has gotten ahold of your brother's book! I've always been curious as to what the third volume contains so I may just have her bring it to me. Let's see just how powerful he is without his precious book!"
"There is no way you're getting your stubby little hands on my brother's book!" Mabel challenges, now getting to her feet.
Grinning, Gideon now removes a black hand held device with an antenna from the pocket of his suit jacket and dangles it in front of Mabel.
"I'd beg to differ missy!" Gideon snaps. "With the press of the blue button, I can command Catherine to do whatever I want her to! So far, she's been doing a pretty good job on her own without my having to instruct her, like the perfect puppet if I do say so myself! Now you do remember what will happen to your family if you decide to step out of line!"
"You don't have the nerve!" Mabel challenges as she narrows her angry eyes at the boy. "You can try and scare me with that threat all you want, but I know you'll never go through with it!"
"Mabel Pines, the last thing you want to do is challenge me!" Gideon snaps. "Much like in your dream when you decided to call off the wedding because you found out who you were really marrying! How well did that work out for you?"
Mabel's eyes widen to two times their size upon hearing Gideon repeat part of her dream turned nightmare.
"Wait, how did you know about that?!" Mabel asks, shocked that he knows about her dream. "You don't have your amulet so how were you able to know what I was dreaming?"
"Because I know everything that runs through that pretty little head of yours!" Gideon whispers in an eerie tone as he takes a step towards her. "You looked so delicious in your wedding dress and I bet you tasted better than the cake itself!"
Being creeped out that Gideon was reading her thoughts as she slept, Mabel takes a step back from him.
"So, shall we do lunch my dear?" Gideon offers, his expression changing back to sweet as he places the device back in his pocket and unlocks her chain. "I made your favorite and trust me, you will love it."
The chubby boy now extends his hand to her with a cocky smile. Sighing in defeat, Mabel takes his hand.
"I thought you'd see things my way darling." Gideon grins in delight. "Now, let's get some food in you before you pass out on me. Of course it'd be my distinct pleasure to give you CPR if needed."
Mabel shudders as the two begins heading towards the steps.
"There is no way he's getting his hands on my brother's book!" Mabel thinks, her defeated feeling being replaced with determination. "I've got to get that device away from him and I think I know just how to do it!"
A devious grin now crosses the girl's face as the two begin making their way up the stairs to the main kitchen.
Mystery Shack (Shop)
With Dipper's '3' book in her hands, Catherine is currently sitting behind the counter on Wendy's stool reading it. Having passed the segment about the gnomes and with each page that she reads, the clone is becoming more and more intrigued by the book.
"This book has everything." Catherine says to herself, now landing on the page about the mystic circle in the middle of the forest. "If Mabel weren't such a mindless twit, she would have realized the power she had at her fingertips! I guess not everyone has the guts that I do!"
Continuing to read about the mystic circle, Catherine doesn't notice Wendy come into the shop.
"Hey buddy." Wendy greets to the clone, getting the girl's attention. "Whatcha' reading?"
"Oh my brother's book." Catherine sweetly answers, giving the teen Mabel's signature brace filled smile.
"Speaking of the little guy, where he is?" Wendy curiously questions, not seeing the boy in the shop.
"He's upstairs resting." Catherine replies as she places the book face down on the counter. "He got hurt in the forest earlier, but he's doing just fine now. He has his big sister looking after look him and in a little bit, I'll be right up to check on him."
"I know I said this before, but you are the greatest sister ever Mabel." Wendy nods with a smile. "Well, see you dorks in a bit as its break time for me. Tell Stan I'll be back at 3."
"Sure thing Wendy." Catherine replies watching as the teen leaves the building. With Wendy out of sight, Catherine returns to reading about the mystic circle.
"Yes, you certainly are the greatest sister ever, aren't you Catherine?" Tyrone's voice speaks to the girl.
Dropping the book, Catherine slowly turns towards the 'employees' only' door to see Tyrone standing there with his arms folded as he frowns at her. Catherine gives Tyrone a smile, which doesn't change his current expression one bit.
"Hey Tyrone." Catherine greets. "I'm not Catherine, I'm your lovable and sweet sister Mabel. Whatever would give you that idea that I was her?"
"Well, let's see." Tyrone begins as he narrows his eyes at the copy. "You should have been more discreet about your ability to glow if you wanted to pull off being Mabel! I know my sister, she doesn't glow and that immediately gave you away as a clone! The jig is up Catherine and your game has been uncovered! And I know you are the reason why Dipper is upstairs unconscious!"
"Oh Tyrone, you and your silly imagination." Catherine laughs. "I don't glow and why would I hurt my own brother? I love him too much to do that to him."
"You may have everyone else fooled, but I'm not so easily taken!" Tyrone growls as he begins approaching the counter. "I have specific memories of you and know that you are Mabel's evil clone! Now give it up and tell me what you did to Dipper! And after that, you can tell me where Mabel is! I noticed her disappearance and know you are behind it!"
Without a word, Catherine closes Dipper's book and comes from behind the counter, now standing just a foot from Tyrone.
"So you know who I am." Catherine calmly speaks as she lowers her eyes lids and gains a smirk. "Now that you know my secret, I can't let you leave with it! If anyone were to find out who I really was, it would ruin me and everything I'm working hard to gain!"
"And just how do you plan to stop me?" Tyrone challenges.
"I can show you better than I can tell you." Catherine replies, now inching towards Tyrone.
"Do your worst!" Tyrone continues. "While I'm against hitting a woman, I'll make an exception in your case! But then again, you're not a woman! You're nothing but a second rate knock off clone!"
Balling her hands into tight fists, Catherine's eyes now shine a bright green. Releasing a growl, the clone launches herself from the floor and pounces onto Tyrone. While trying to wrap her hands around his throat, Tyrone has Catherine's wrists tightly gripped so to keep her from her target.
"I'm going to destroy you and make sure you don't leave here with my secret!" Catherine growls as she continues trying to get her hands on his throat.
"Why? Because you're scared of what will happen if someone were to find out that you aren't Mabel?" Tyrone replies, still holding tightly onto Catherine's wrists. "I thought you had guts! Isn't that what you said? Saying that you have more guts than Mabel? I guess you're more spineless than I thought you were! To be evil, you sure are insecure!"
Raising his right knee, Tyrone plunges it into Catherine's gut and knocks the copy to the floor. Quickly getting to her feet, Catherine swings her right fist in his direction with Tyrone swiftly dodging it. He then grabs her wrist and wrestles her to the ground, twisting her arm behind her back.
"Why are you doing this?" Tyrone demands an answer. "Why are you trying to split up Mabel and Dipper? What grudge do you have against them?"
"That is none of your business!" Catherine shrieks as she leans forward and body slams Tyrone onto the floor. Before Tyrone is able to get up, Catherine slams her right foot onto Tyrone's neck. "You're poking your nose where it doesn't belong and if there is one thing that bugs me more than anything its busy bodies! If you keep this up, you'll be like your little friend upstairs!"
"So you did have something to do with that!" Tyrone growls, now forcing Catherine's foot off his neck and knocking the copy to the floor. Quickly grabbing the large nozzle water bottle behind the shop's counter, Tyrone aims it at Catherine, which cause the clone to halt as she stares the nozzle right in the face.
"Move one muscle and I promise I will turn you into a slushy puddle of water!" Tyrone threatens with a hardened gaze. "Now give me a straight answer! Why are you trying to separate Dipper and Mabel?"
Turning to the employees' only door, Catherine immediately gains an idea.
"Dipper help me!" Catherine falsely whines. "I don't know why Tyrone's attacking me! He just pushed me to the floor and threated to hurt me!"
By Catherine's words, Tyrone immediately turns around to see if Dipper is indeed standing behind him. With the Dipper clone distracted, Catherine slyly smirks and swiftly kicks the bottle out of Tyrone's hands. Quickly getting to her feet, Catherine catches the bottle and aims it at Tyrone. Kicking himself for falling for Catherine's lie, Tyrone turns around to see Catherine holding the bottle.
"Now what were you saying about me being spineless?" Catherine continues smirking. "Doesn't quite look like it now does it?"
"No matter what you do to me, you will be discovered!" Tyrone sneers. "You won't get away with any of this!"
"Oh I think I will." Catherine replies. "Now you will take my secret to your grave. Literally!"
Pulling the handle of the nozzle back, a forceful and direct shot of water hits Tyrone with the copy now being disintegrated by the fluid. Continuing to be sprayed, Tyrone is now just a puddle of water with his murderer standing over his puddle with a glint of hysterics in her eyes.
"How's that for spineless?" Catherine evilly chuckles, her eyes now changing back to brown.
And Catherine claims another victim! What is it going to take to put a stop to her rampage? And how was Gideon reading Mabel's thoughts as she slept? Keep reading to find out in chapter 7! Next chapter: Gideon's lies are exposed and Catherine isn't too happy about it!
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