I awoken before the sun. I quickly grabbed Danny and Bridget and set them in the back of the car, where the mattress was. I grabbed Jean and rolled her between the two. Marky was hard to get. I touched him but he growled in reply, baring his sharp teeth. I wrapped a blanket around him and shoved him in the back of the car. Tyler followed me weakly and fell asleep on Jean. I grabbed Matt and threw him inside. He pushed me away before I could and swung his fist at me. "ARH!" I cried, grabbing my injured cheek.
"Huh?" He finally opened his eyes to gaze upon my bruised face. I shook my head and backed away.
"No, Mabel! It was an accident! I didn't know it was you!" He cried.
"Not now, Matt. I have to save my brother." I grumbled, stepping into the front seat. He sat next to me.
"Mabel, I -"
"Not now, Mattew. Just - not now...please." I muttered. I started the car and tightly grasped the steering wheel. The car quickly bursted through the fence of the Junkyard and through the woods.
"STOP THE CAR! STOP THE CAR!" The people in the back shrieked.
"TOO LATE!" I yelled and pressed my feet on the gas. I couldn't help but think about Dipper when we were in the air.
It was night after our first day here. When I met Matt. We had to fight off a bunch of knomes. Dipper had gotten a free hat and I got a grappling hook.
"Hey, Mabel. Can you turn off the lights?" He offered.
"I'm on it." I grinned, aiming towards the light. It shot threw the window and the light was gone. We bursted out laughing and layed down on our beds. I tossed and turned.
"Hey, Mabel. Remember when we flew through the air in the cart?" He asked.
"Haha! Yeah. Remember when I thought Norman was normal?" I insisted.
"Hahah! Yes." He chuckled. It was silent for awhile until he spoke,
"Mabel, whenever you need my help, just whistle."
-Dipper's POV-
"Hey, Wendy." I greeted, waving to the red-headed girl.
"S'up, Dipper." She smiled.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing. A night out with the guys was rough. I should've stayed here." She muttered.
"Um, cool?" I guessed.
"Hey, Toby and Beck needed to talk to you." She grumbled, clutching her forhead.
"Sure. Where are they?" I exclaimed.
"Over there." She pointed to the woods and I bolted away. Toby was sorta the hentchman of Beck but they were nice guys. Beck had blonde hair and always wore shorts and long sleeved under short sleeved. Today, he wore a green short sleeved over a white long sleeved with khakki shorts with many pockets. Toby wore a blue shirt with black pants. His hair was dark black that was combed to the front. The front were bangs that was combed up. I walked near them and sat down. They had a fire in the clearing. The clearing was surrounded by trees which shielded by branches and twigs. The exits were no where to be seen. It was like a room with wood all around. I sat down near Toby and glanced up at Beck who drew on the wood with charcoal. Beck sat back down by my side when he finished coloring all the wood black. Toby got up and tore the bark off of the tree. He cracked open a fruit, dipped his thumbs in it, and slid it across the white bark. Beck threw a coconut at his back but Toby quickly spun around and caught it. It was a wolf made from red juice. It dripped and slid down the tree but Beck made it stop with just a quick whip of the hand. "Welcome, Dipper!" They exclaimed.
"Hey, guys!" I greeted.
"Silence! This is a MUST in our culture. We must except you as our own." Toby roared.
"You mean like - a brother?" I asked.
"Yes." They said.
"CooL." I cheered.
"You must take this seriously." Beck sighed.
"Okay." I nodded.
"In order to become a Wolf, you need to except it." He insisted.
"You need the this." Toby said. He handed me a wooden necklace with a tooth at the end. The tooth had carvings.
"The symbols mean - A crane for balance. A viper for speed. A leapord for flexibility. A dragon for invisibility. And finally, a tiger for agression!" He explained. I placed it on.
"But there's only one symbol." I pointed out.
"That means owl...for cleverness and other smarts." Toby said.
"Nice." I smiled.
"Let's get training." Beck insisted.
"Okay." I nodded.
They taught me a lot of things. It all started in another clearing. It was bigger and Toby brought the bark of the tree. Five old men stood in front of me.
"Um...what do I do?" I asked.
"You must fight these, your teachers." Beck answered.
"Umm, I can't fight these people!" I defended.
"Why not?" Toby asked.
"Cause...well...look at them! They're so OLD!" I blurted out.
"Well...I suppose we can introduce you to our friends." He shrugged. They whistled softly but the sound of it was high and traveled everywhere.
"You called?" They asked. Two girls and two boys.
"The girl with the red hair is Shanzi, the other is Mary. The boy with dark hair is Tim and the other is Juan but you can call him Johnny." Beck explained.
"I am The Crane." Shanzi said.
"I am The Leapord." Mary added.
"I am The Viper." Tim growled.
"I am...THE TIGER." Johnny roared.
"Where's the dragon?" I asked.
"We are the dragon." Beck and Toby spoke loudly.
"I'm the owl?" I guessed.
"You must except my challenge of balance!" Shanzi annouced. "You need to trudge upon the lake."
"I can't walk on water!" I cried.
"Too late," Johnny snapped, grabbing the back of my shirt. He threw me onto the lake's pole. It sunk into the water.
"I think he needs a demonstration." Beck insisted.
"Of course." Shanzi sighed. She leaped onto another wooden pole. She leaped across two more.
"That's all I have to do? Pfft! Easy." I grinned. She narrowed her eyes and backflipped onto the other. She landed on one hand and jumped back onto another pole, landing on her feet.
"Woah." I choked out.
"Try!" They all shouted together. I focused and flipped backwards. My face slammed into a pole and I rolled into the water.
"This is going to take a lot more work than I thought." Toby and Beck sighed.
"You think?" The other cried in unison. Shanzi grabbed a wooden stick and ran towards me. She dug the tip into the ground, causing it to throw her into the air. However, she flew the air with grace and elegance. She landed on a rock and flipped her hair out of her eyes, baring a smile at me. She offered her hand to me. I grabbed it tightly and she heaved me onto land. "I think I need to go teenage on you, bro." Shanzi smiled. I nodded gently but my hair soaked over all my face. "Okay, have you ever played Angry Pigeons?" She asked.
"Uh-huh." I said.
"Well, that's what you need to focus on. You need to memorize the coarse and think about the bounce. When you land on your hand, you'll feel a sort of shock and energy. You need to use that to keep going onto the next pole! When you finish, leap onto the ground and roll to your feet." She whispered. "Don't tell anybody."
"Why did you tell me?" I asked.
"...Mrf. 'Cause you're alright, dude." She said softly. "Here. This outta help." She wrapped a bracelet around my wrist. I walked near the edge of the lake and shut my eyes. I released a loud breath. Her voice echoed my head. I opened my eyes and flipped towards the first pole. I landed on my feet perfectly.
"I did it!" I exclaimed.
"Dipper, watch it!" She cried. I lost balance and fell into the water. She shrugged and flashed a half smile.
"My turn!" Tim shouted. Mary flipped through the air and landed on her fours. She was low to the floor as a spider. She slid under Tim and landed behind him.
"Boo!" She snapped. Tim fell into the water and Mary cackled loudly.
"Guess I'm up." She grinned, and heaved me up.
"Get rid of that!" She instructed, and grabbed some scissors. She snipped my hair completely. I shrieked.
"The Big Dipper!" I cried.
"What?" Mary asked, raising an eyebrow. I glared at my reflection in the water. I was perfectly fine. Not a slight imperfection. I glanced at Shanzi, who shrugged and flashed a smile.
"Now, hold still!" She said, and snipped my hair. My hair was short and my short bangs was spiked to the front.
"Oh," I uttered.
"Now, do this!" She dared, and arched her stomach to where she clutched the ground.
"Uhhhh..." I raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? I guess I need to do something easier."
She lifted up her legs to where she had both feet in the air. She slowly dropped her legs back and brought her head to her feet.
"Wow," I gasped.
"Try it."
"I don't bend that way!" I cried.
She grabbed me and threw me on a powerline. Mary clutched the wire and jumped on it, causing it to bounce up and down. I clutched it and cried for help. "C'mon, Dipper dude!" She dared. She stopped bouncing and revealed a girl from behind her cloak. "Mabel will be waiting." She grinned, and backflipped from the powerline and clutched the tree branch, spinning all around. She sliced through the air and gracefully landed on the ground. Mabel? MABEL! I jumped up. "M - Mabel?" I called.
"DIPPER, HELP!" She answered. I narrowed my eyes and squinted into the darkness of her cloak. It was Mabel. I grasped the wire and flipped onto the tree. I fell through the branches and flipped onto Mary. I grabbed her and shook her hard. "GIVE ME MY SISTER!" I roared.
"D - DIPPER! It was just a test! S - STOP SHAKING M - M - ME!"
"A test?" I asked.
"Uh-huh!" They all cried.
"Oh...I'm sorry. I just feel worried about Mabel." I chuckled.
"You passed my test." She stuffed a symbol in my necklace and it began to glow.
"Almost there." Beck grinned.
"My turn!" Tim said finally. He jumped behind a pile of pinecones.
"You must block these."
"BLOCK?"
He rapidly kicked them all. One by one. They were like bullets. They pelted onto me as I yelped loudly.
"This is too hard!"
"Not-uh!"
"Yes-huh!"
"Slow your breathing. Become one with father time."
I heard Shanzi whisper again. I shut my eyes and nodded. I took a deep breath and nodded again with eyes wide open. He quickly kicked them all. They were so slow. I blocked one and the other seemed a mile away. I kicked it and blocked all the rest. "He passed my test." Tim shoved a symbol in my necklace and it glowed brighter.
"MY TURN!" Johnny roared. He threw sticks at everyone. They were really long.
"You must fight us all."
"What! That isn't fair!"
Mary slammed her stick on my head.
"PINATA!" She shrieked. She pelted me with her stick.
"AH! NO! STOP! UNCLE! EEH!" I cried. They all began to beat on me with sticks. I finally caught Tim's. I used all my might and used his stick to flip him over. I yanked his weapon from his clutches and crashed it into Mary's. She fell back and I kept slapping Tim's on her. She yelped loudly and Beck slammed a bat on my head. I fell to the ground as he and Toby began to clash their weapons on me. I grasped the stick and used it to block it. They pushed the stick down with their bats. I slid it off and kicked to my feet. I tackled them and slapped their bats against them. "DONE!" I shouted.
"I don't think so." A voice called. Shanzi leaped in front of me and released a soft whistle. She sang a small song that my mother used to sing. It made my legs feel weak. I backed away as she walked closer to me. She disapeared in a flash and breathed on my neck. I shuddered and spun around. No one in sight. She wrapped a cloth around my eyesight and disappeared. I felt sharp pains everywhere. "You aren't using your eyes, are you?" She asked.
"NO!" I snapped.
"Well, good. You need to use your ears." She said. I felt her near my neck.
"See with your fingers." Shanzi whispered in my ear. I flinched and backed away. That sentence was so familiar. I fell back on the floor and felt the ground. I felt quakes. Footsteps. I threw my stick to the left only to hear her yelp. She clashed her stick against mine. I had the upperhand. I grinned down at her.
She moved from under me and sliced my shirt. It fell off. "Hahah! Nice body, Dipper-boy!" She teased.
"Well, you a'int bad yourself." I shot back cleverly. She growled and clashed her weapon against my stick. We had some very good punches and jabs with our weapons. I finally heard her yell, "YOU PASSED."
I grinned and pryed the cloth off my eyes. I guess she was near me because I crashed into her. She fell back and I fell with her.
"Whoa, Dipper getting some!" Toby teased. We both glared at our snickering friends. Shanzi blushed hard and shoved me off.
"He is not! That's a lie and you know it!"
"Suuuuure." Mary grinned.
"Grrrr...I'll kill you!"
"You wouldn't!"
"Try me." She dared. She was about to beat her up but instead, she walked up to me and shoved another symbol in my necklace. It was finally complete. Toby and Beck dragged an unconsious boy in. He wore a golden crown with red rubies all around. "Which power do you want?" Beck asked.
"Ice?" I guessed.
"SECRETS OF ICE!" Mary cheered.
"Why don't we let Shanzi complete his test?" Tim insisted.
"I am going to kick. Your. Ass." She growled, and snatched the crown from his clutches. She grabbed my hand and yanked me through the woods. It was now nightfall. She brought me to the docks where the moon beakened down on me. She came near me and looked straight into my eyes.
"Dipper Pines of Gravity Falls, you have officially proven yourself worthy of our trust. But will you return the favor?" She announced boldly.
"Yes," I promised, raising my right hand.
"Prove it." She dared. "Repeat after me, I, Dipper Pines,"
"I, Dipper Pines,"
"Do solemly swear to hold the upright of my exception into the Red Souls Gang."
"Do solemly swear to hold the upright of my exception into the Red Souls Gang."
"Or die a grusome death."
"Or die a grusome death."
She pressed her lips against mine and I widened my eyes. It felt so weird! She pushed away gently and place the crown on my head. My face was red.
"W - What?" I asked.
"Kiss of Death. Perfect way to seel a life long deal." She whispered.
"B - B - But -" I studdered.
"See you tomorrow, Pines." She kissed my cheek and trudged away. I fell to my bottom and rubbed the place she kissed me.
"What just happened?" She kissed me...then, left. It hurt.
A/N: Sorry, it took so long. We got some big problems we need to take of so please stick around. It might take a long while to the next chapter. Thanks for the support, though. Really means a lot.