HAPPY 2016 EVERYBODY! CARTOONS ARE GETTING A HUGE BLAST OF NEW EPISODES THIS YEAR! Excuse my anticipation.

Here's a prompt long overdued... sorry for the long wait!
The idea for this chapter was submitted by amazing reader vihigu (Guest) where they requested Dipper and Pacifica to get caught up by Mabel in a couples' Summerween costume! Kudos (meaning 'good jobs'/congrats) to anyone who can guess who they are dressed up as...

This chapter was actually supposed to be published in October for the Halloween related theme, but I couldn't accomplish it, unfortunately.
Anyways, hope you guys all enjoy it! Review Time will be at the end, like usual :)

ALSO SPOILERS. FOR A CERTAIN SHOW. IF YOU ARE STARTING TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHOW AS THE FIC PROGRESSES, BUT YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE THREE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEN IT'S BEST IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER (OR ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES THIS ONE TIL' YOU CAUGHT UP). You have been warned!

*This takes place on June 22nd, the official day of Summerween*

"You've got to be kidding me."

Dipper and Pacifica stared at themselves in the mirror, Dipper cringing at his costume and Pacifica turning at angles to check herself out. Mabel appeared between both of them and grabbed their shoulders, pulling them in. She smiled like a lunatic, and Dipper could tell that her sister was squealing and yelling inside.

"You two look so wonderful!" Mabel gushed, her hands now vibrating with excitement on the two's shoulders. She then grabbed her blonde friend over and practically squeezed her face onto Pacifica's cheek. "Who knew Pacifica would look so great as Rose Quartz?"

Pacifica stopped in her tracks and placed a finger on her chin, trying to escape Mabel's tight grasp. "Rose... Quartz?" she murmured, confused.

Dipper pulled away from his sister, moaning, and took two fingers to pinch the bridge of his nose. "Don't ask, Paz." Dipper began. "It's a character from one of her stupid shows she shouldn't even be watching in the first place because of her age range."

Mabel gasped and pulled Pacifica away gently, marching over to her now taller twin and pointed a menacing finger under his chin. "You shut up! Steven Universe is NOT a horrible show!" Mabel scowled, partially spitting on her brother's face. "It's filled with drama, romance, comedy, and family... MAYBE if you just tried one episode, you would appreciate my gemstones!"

"Mabel, I'm a busy guy. I have no time for any of these, rocks you keep talking about." Dipper said, putting his sister's finger away. "Besides, who am I dressed up as anyways? It looks like I just popped out of a bad 80's movie or something, yeesh." Dipper looked over to the bright yellow star imprinted on his rock-star styled torso, poking it and stroking it softly with his fingers.

Mabel crossed her arms and glared at her brother intellectually. "Glad you asked, Dipdop. My dear twin, you're dressed as a character named Greg Universe, super rock star with brilliant, long hair," Mabel explained, even flipping her own chestnut-colored locks to emphasize her speech. "His life, alas, was falling apart, until he met the very special, very beautiful, and the wise leader of the Crystal Gems..."

Pacifica walked over to the twins' conversation, stroking her blonde hair over her shoulder gently. "Ooo, who is she?" she asked curiously.

Mabel's eyes sparkled as she turned over to her female friend, regaining her creepy grin and over-excited face. "It's you!" she replied happily, jumping up and down and taking Pacifica's hands while she was at it. "Greg Universe met YOU!"

Pacifica stared at Mabel, almost scared but definitely confused. She tried to remove her hands away from Mabel's, and chuckled nervously when Mabel's smile grew bigger and bigger by the seconds. "What are you talking about? I'm sure there are no Pacificas on television, right?" she stuttered, trying to keep her quivering throat in tact. "I don't even know if I have a friend named Greg..."

"Ah, but you know one dressed up like him!" Mabel interrupted, as she extended one of her arms to grab her brother. Dipper was watching his closest female companions interact until his worked up sister grabbed his wrist to join them, surprising him in the process. Before he knew it in a few half seconds, the boy found himself staring into the deep blue eyes of Pacifica, while the girl was looking into his chocolate covered ones. Both were utterly bewildered and a bit frightened at this point, and Mabel was squealing between them, the glittery girl's gaze switched between the blonde and the brunette. She hoped a certain spark ignited between their stares.

"Mabel, stop. I only came down here just to see Pacifica this evening and to not get dragged in all of this Summerween nonsense- " Dipper warned, but his sister cupped a hand over his mouth to prevent him from speaking.

Pacifica stepped up and attempted to negotiate with the young Pines. "Mabs, listen to him! I just came here because you said you needed help on an opinion on a dress you were making, and I wasn't expecting to also be pulled into this Summerween thing-" she argued, but just like Dipper, Mabel covered her free hand onto Pacifica's mouth, closing all speech coming from her voice. The two started to muffle under Mabel's hand, each of them now sounding furious compared to their bewildered attitudes a few seconds ago.

"Ugh, why are you two so difficult to work with?" Mabel said, as she released her hands from their mouths and wiping them with her large Summerween themed sweater. "Here, I'll just show you two buzzkills anyways."

The female brunette pulled out her phone from the pockets of her skirt and traveled over to the internet, clicking on a certain video that needed to buffer for a few seconds. Dipper and Pacifica glanced at each other one more time before joining Mabel to watch the video. Mabel muttered and tapped her finger on the edge of her phone, before a fade in transition came in.

In it, a male cartoon character with outrageous amounts of hair was tapping a finger on his lips while gripping onto his tan blazer, looking inside a van, worried and lost in thought. He jumped when he heard a warp sound echo in the background, and took a few seconds to fix himself up. The next clip was him turning on a record player, and a beautiful, romantic tune played from it.

Shortly after, a tall woman with large pink curls came in and chuckled, looking over to the male character curiously. "What's all this?" she laughed, raising her arms to emphasize her point. The man sighed, and walked over to the female in a serious manner.

Dipper and Pacifica found out that the female was taller than she looks, towering over the male at a ridiculous height. They also realized that they were dressed up as them as well.

The male proceeded to grab the female's hands and start into a small waltz, both of them swaying back and forth in time with the music's tempo. As their dance progressed, the two spun around and pulled each other out from the embrace, tapping their foot to the opposite side. The female was shown to be bare footed, but the male character pressed a pedal that activated the stage they were dancing on to light up with a bright, pink shade. The scenery was absolutely flawless and artistically well done, and their long hair was waving in the wind.

Dipper and Pacifica partially gasped at the alluring part, Mabel smirking right after seeing that they were entertained.

The couple continued to dance around in circles and around the stage, eventually getting over to a corner piled with speakers and a guitar case. The male started to walk up on the props, up until he was face to face with his partner. Slowly and in tune with the music, the male lowered down his lover, until she was lying down within his arms, and the male followed and proceeded to kiss her.

"Oh geez." Dipper muttered, turning a bit red and looking to the other side on the room embarrassingly. Pacifica blinked, also brightening a bit of red as well.

The male pulled out of the kiss first, expecting to be something more in the outcome, but he only found his partner dazed and wonder-strucked at the end. Bright stars twinkled in her eyes as he looked down upon her.
"We... we didn't fuse..." the male reassured worriedly, shaking his head in dismay.
The female, still holding her dazed look, snapped out of her astonishment after a few seconds. "What?!" she exclaimed.
The girl brought up a rising laughter and stood up from the male's embrace, trying to cover her giggles with her hand. "You can't fuse..." she laughed. "You're a human!" Her laugh was beautiful, but the male found himself in total lost.
"I know! That's the problem, I'm just a human!" the male replied, watching his partner laugh. The female stopped for a few seconds and stared down at him.
"That's not a problem! I love humans, you are all so funny!" the female said, shrugging and beaming like it was no big deal. A shock of pity waved through the male.

Mabel then pressed her finger on her phone, pausing the video suddenly and turning it off. "Sorry guys, but we're getting off hand here." Mabel explained, as he signaled Dipper and Pacifica to get away from her space. "Back it up, back it up. We have a schedule to follow this evening."
The brunette took her phone and placed it in her pockets, figuring she might continue watching the video later on. Mabel then turned to her twin and her best friend, hoping that the two are familiar with their costumes by now, but all she saw were faces that wanted answers.

"What's going on? What's a fusion?" Pacifica first exclaimed, staring at her hands and trying to keep calm. "What was the deal between that guy and the tall, pink haired lady?"

Dipper also looked frantic, but he nodded sympathetically after Pacifica started ranting. Both of them looked urgent and were practically hanging on a cliff, most likely forgetting that they were wearing the respective costumes of the couple. Mabel didn't intend to this at all, but she found it interesting that the two were getting into the complex but majestic plot and show of Steven Universe. Mabel rolled her eyes and smiled, plopping back down on the floor and pulling her phone out.

"Fine, we'll finish the video." Mabel surrendered, as she turned her phone back on and returned to the video. "But after this, you two promise to follow what I have in store?"

Dipper and Pacifica switched glances at each other, cringed for a spare moment, and nodded afterwards. "As long as it's not too heavy of a request, we'll do it." Dipper answered, crossing his arms and sitting beside his sister to get a peek of the video.

Mabel smiled, happy that the two agreed to her plans.

She resumed the video and the trio continued watching it.

As the three continued watching the video, Dipper and Pacifica found out more about the two shown in the video. The two humans shown in the media, Greg Universe and Rose Quartz, were attempting something called 'fusion', the process of two creatures forming into one, superior being by a (normally romantic) dancing routine. It was native to Rose's culture, and was apparently the symbol of true love between two Gems. After their failed fusion attempt, Greg learns that he was unable to fuse with her since he was a human and she was a Gem, but Rose said it was no problem; she loved him either way. But after that, the two eventually launched into a serious talk from a sudden plead from Greg, saying that he wanted Rose to 'talk to him like a real person'. The two discussed their relationship after, and how odd it was for Greg to be dating someone he practically just met and someone he wasn't familiar with, especially someone from another planet. Even though the few last seconds of the video was a bit off and vague for Dipper and Pacifica to understand, both unaware of the story behind the video, they decided to flow with it and accept the story no other way. The ending was sweet, Greg and Rose finally ending their talk and agreeing that they would love each other no matter what, fusion or not. It always warmed Mabel's heart when she saw Rose twirl Greg in the air, both of them laughing.

"Awww..." Pacifica cooed as she saw Greg and Rose embrace each other, laughing.

The video eventually ended, leaving Dipper and Pacifica dazzled and entranced by the end of the episode. Mabel sighed, saying she would still get the sweet adrenaline after watching that one particular video, and closed her phone. She stood up, hoping that the two felt satisfied, and they were, partially. Dipper and Pacifica had gleaming eyes and relieved faces, both of them proud for the epilogue of Greg and Rose.

"That was really nice," Pacifica said, rubbing her hands together and staring at the long, big skirt of her dress and blushing a bit. "I kind of feel proud wearing this dress, knowing who wears it now."

Dipper smirked and looked at his blonde friend innocently, pulling down the torso of his costume to stare at the bright yellow star once more. "Yeah. Same here."

Mabel looked at both of them and gushed, having a hard time to contain her excitement. She was hoping, and she could detect it, that something special was sparking within the room.

"You guys know what this means?" she asked out of the blue, sounding a bit squeaky from all her anticipation.

Dipper and Pacifica looked at the eager female, the red fading from their cheeks ever so slightly. "...What?" they both croaked in unison, looking at Mabel with nervous faces.

"WE CAN GO SUMMERWEEN TRICK OR TREATING NOW!" Mabel practically yelled, most likely shaking the walls of the shack. "No getting out of this, you guys agreed to it before watching the video!"

Mabel danced in circles and chanted gibberish words while the Pines and Northwest stared at her, half excited but mostly disturbed. Before any of them protested against the female's wishes, Mabel dashed in front of them and out of the living room, starting to climb the stairs outside in the main hall. "Before we leave, I need to get my camera!" Mabel shouted, Dipper and Pacifica hearing her open the door to the twins' room in the attic. "Be right there! DON'T YOU GUYS MOVE!"

A loud door shut echoed from the shack, and Dipper and Pacifica cringed from the screeched sound.

They both looked at each other with anxious glances, not sure what to make of the plan in front of them.

It was eeriely quiet, just the two of them staring at each other. Dipper was getting dragged out of his studies to do a kids' thing. Pacifica was tricked into it.

Both were unhappy, but they were both, for some reason, looking forward to trick-or-treating together. They also doubted that most people wouldn't recognize their costumes, but Mabel was coming with them, she would maybe force people to know Greg and Rose overall. But still- Pacifica found out she was in a couples' costumes, with Dipper, out of all people, and the thought of it made her crack up a bit.

Pacifica was the first one to break the silence by smiling afterwards. A vague giggle released from her mouth and she tried to cover it with her hand, but to no avail. Dipper looked at her with confusion and worry.

"What's wrong?" Dipper asked, holding his hands out to her.

Pacifica's laughter only got more powerful as the seconds passed. "Dammit, Mabel..." she chuckled, her eyes closing and her shoulders bouncing. "Dressing us up like this."

The brunette raised his eyebrow, looking down at Pacifica with a bewildered gaze. Then it hit him.

We are dressed up as a fricking couple from Mabel's show. A couple that we just watched kiss and attempted to become one person through fusion.

Dipper didn't know what to make of it. He felt slightly disturbed that his sister attempted to spark something between him and his crush, going through the embarrassing process of even making couple coordinated costumes for them. He started to flush with a bright red, as Pacifica's beautiful laughter got louder and the 'couple love' thing started to sink in his mind.

His wishes were granted when he saw his sister storm into the living room with a silver camera in her hands, a vibrant pink messenger bag around her shoulder and two Summerween-themed candy bags in her arms. The two also noticed that Mabel changed into a salmon pink colored sweater with a bright yellow star in the middle, identical to Dipper's costume. They instantly recognized that she was dressed up as Steven Universe, the protagonist of the show.
"Let's go, you two! Time's a wasting!" she ordered, throwing the candy bags to Dipper and Pacifica. The two grabbed the bags with excellent gusto, Pacifica's crackling coming to a stop and Dipper trying to calm down his picked up paced heart.

Mabel took a glance at them and headed out to the shack's front door, waiting for the two patiently. She got out her phone and started texting someone, most likely Candy and Grenda.
Pacifica swung the Summerween bag over her bare shoulder like a purse, fixed her dress and looked at Dipper with excited eyes, and proceeded to grab his hands to lead him out of the shack. Dipper squirmed at the sudden contact. Pacifica looked amused.

"C'mon, Dipper! I haven't gone trick-or-treating in a long time! I'm so ready for a nostalgia run," the Northwest explained, walking him out of the living room. "Trust me, we'll have fun."

Dipper looked down at Pacifica and stared deeply into her azure coated eyes before he could respond to her. He barely saw Pacifica in such a lively state, normally seeing her in a sassy mood or a calm attitude, but he really took the time to appreciate her enthusiasm. He smiled back at his blonde crush and held onto Pacifica's hand warmly, which made her blush a bit.

"Okay, Rose." Dipper teased, winking at her for a quick second.

Pacifica blushed a bit red, and laughed. "I'm looking forward to it, Greg."

The three eventually headed outside into the breezy evening air, and Dipper and Pacifica proceeded to live like a kid again- together.

Cause I'm Steven Universe trash as well.
(Steven Universe belongs to Rebecca Sugar)

Review Time!

MineWonderland
Thank you! Pardon for the rush of the first chapter, but I'm still happy that you appreciate the story's tone. ^_^
I hope you continue to read what's in store!

pinksakura271
I need to legitimately cry on how much you enjoyed the last chapter, ha ha ha... ;v; (Just noticed that you said 'The letter and necklace Dipper gave to HIS Pacifica'... I'm squealing inside)
Wonder what would've happened if Paz and Stan did break into a small fight over a small pendant, but I wouldn't think about it. Just rather go for the sweet interactions instead :')
Glad you're enjoying the story! Hope you continue reading! And yes, I had a good holiday, hope you did too.

NickStriker
I'm kind of on the same boat with you, but I still love Mabel nevertheless.
I have mixed feelings about Mabel right now, both fan perspectives (hate her or love her) switching back and forth and slapping me in the face. Mabel has been acting kind of selfish the last few episodes, I am aware, but that all stemmed from her fear of losing Dipper in her life, which I would feel the same way if anyone close to me suddenly decided to abandon me for something else. But, however, seeing that Mabel was able to break away from Bill's chaos bubble and her fantasies and take on reality with her brother really motivated me to love her again. I don't know what to think about Mabel at this point, but I just hope the last part of Weirdmaggadon really cleans up all of the mistakes she's made in the show since Escape From Reality unfortunately wasn't enough to satisfy me. But still, seeing the Pines twins helping out each other through the thick and thin, no matter the consequences, still warms my heart to this day. I admire Dipper's strength to protect his sister at all times, seeing him really grow up as a man, and I also adore Mabel's slowly and gradual character development in the story. Overall, I hope the best for our little Mabel, and that she may get back to her happy and ditzy self again, learning new things along the way.

Oh, and crossing fingers for Dipifica in the finale. Please. I would like it ever so much. BUT NOT THE BAD KIND. I want the fluff, not the angst. (Maybe a hug will do? Kiss on cheek? Confession? Maybeee?) :)

Aqua Burst 07
Oh, there will be more from where that came from. GET READY!

Guest
I do have to admit Candip is still pretty cute, but I love Dipifica all the way.
(After Roadside Attraction, I now just see Candip in a platonic light, though)

HiroLemonFan
Most likely very interesting. Huh, maybe I should do such prompt...

By the way, guys... February 15th. FEBRUARY. 15TH.
Let's do this. Dorito demon, YOU'RE GOIN' DOWNNNNN.

Stay awesome!
-TSH