Chapter 8 The Party Girl and the Plan
While Soos and Wendy were hanging up party decorations, Mabel and I snuck a couple of canisters of silly spray to play with. We all sat down on the yellow couch Stan set up for the party. "Oh no Mabel. I-I don't feel so-blargh!" Dipper said, pretending to throw up blue silly string at Mabel. "Grunkle Stan, what did you feed us?" Mabel asked, throwing up purple silly string onto Dipper. I walked up to them. "Guys there's been a horrible case of food poisoning!" I said, throwing up green silly string onto both of them. Wendy joined us and we proceeded to throw gold confetti in the air. "Comedy gold!" Mabel said. Nice pun, I thought, smirking. "All right, all right. Party supplies are now off-limits." Stan said,taking the supplies away from us. "Mr. Pines, whose birthday is it again?" Soos asked. "Nobody's. I just thought this would be a good way to get kids to spend more money at the Mystery Shack." Stan replied. "The kids of this town want fun, I'll smother 'em with fun!" Stan said, laughing evilly. Well, not really. "Yeah well, as a city girl, I can tell you phrases like that are what drive kids away from parties." I said, pouring Mabel a cup of...Diet Pitt Cola? What is this? "Hey, hey. How about you make yourself useful and copy these flyers?" Stan asked, handing Mabel, Dipper and I three copies of a flyer. I rolled my eyes. "Oh boy! A trip to the copier store!" Mabel said cheerfully. "Calendars, mugs, T-shirts and more! They got it all at the copier store! That's not their slogan, I just really feel that way about the copier store." Soos said. "No need. Remember that old copier in my office? Well I fixed her up and she's good as new!" Stan said.
"This, is 'good as new'?" I asked suspiciously while uncovering an ancient-looking machine that looked about ready to fall. The only thing keeping it together was the tape. "Does this thing even work?" Dipper asked. He pressed a button and laid his arm on the screen. Soon, a printed image came out. "Well, I guess that answers your question." Mabel said. The paper started to shake and the arm came off the page. Quickly Dipper grabbed Mabel's soda and poured it on the arm. And it disintegrated. "Woah. guys, do you know what this means? This copier can copy human beings!" Dipper exclaimed. "Woah-BLEGH!" Mabel said, throwing up silly string on us to lighten the mood. Then I remembered I still had to change for the party so while Dipper copied the papers, Mabel and I went upstairs to change.
"It's not over-complicated." I heard Dipper saying to Mabel. "Hey guys. What's not over-complicated?" I asked. "My plan to ask out Wendy." Dipper said. "Woah, hold the phone. Plan? Dipper you don't need a plan to flirt, it just happens naturally." I said. "She's right you know. Nice outfit." Mabel said. "Thanks, I like yours too." I replied. Mabel was wearing a huge bow in her hair, teal triangle earrings, a purple undershirt, pink baggy sweater, a yellow miniskirt, yellow leg warmers, and her flats. I was wearing a headband with a heart-shaped music note, treble clef earrings, a light blue flowy tank top, jeans, and some black combat boots. Dipper went on to explain his plan while I face palmed myself. "Dipper." I muttered under my breath. I didn't mutter it softly enough, apparently, since Dipper heard me. "What?" He asked, clueless. "Never mind." I said, knowing that trying to argue with Dipper was pointless.
"Go! Go! Work it! Work it!" Mabel said, dancing. I was leaning against the wall, sipping my soda casually. I smiled at Mabel's enthusiasm and went to sit with her. "Hey May, awesome dancing." I said, sitting down next to Mabel. She nodded and smiled. "Woah, is that a lizard on your shoulder?" Mabel asked a girl next to her. The girl nodded. "I'm Grenda, and this is Candy." The girl said in a gruff voice I didn't even know was possible to hit for girls. The girl behind the one with the lizard came out and waved. "Why do you have forks taped to your fingers?" Mabel asked Candy. "Improvement of human being." She said, grabbing popcorn from Grenda's bowl. It was actually pretty impressive. "Hi, I'm Adelaide. Call me Addie." I said, waving and smiling at the girls. They smiled back. "And I'm Mabel!" Mabel exclaimed happily. We all laughed.
"Remember dudes, the person who parties hardy-wait what?-wins the Party Crown!" Soos said, holding up an impressive crown. "Party Crown? I'll take that, thank you very much." A blonde girl with WAY too much makeup said, holding her hand out, waiting for the crown while checking her reflection. "Uh, I can't just give you the crown, it's sort of a competition." Soos tried to explain to the irrational girl. "Honestly who's going to compete against me?" She asked, the microphone echoing her words. "Fork Girl? Lizard Lady? Puh-leaze!" Grenda and Candy held each other, their eyes brimming with unshed tears. Mabel looked fierce, as if she wanted to put this girl in her place but I held her back. "Leave it to me." I said, ready for a little fun. Mischief gleamed in my eyes as I walked up confidently and bravely to the stage, unnoticed by the blonde girl. I heard whispers as I walked.
"Pacifica Northwest..."
"She doesn't stand a chance..."
"Bravest girl ever..."
"She's so doomed..."
"Who does she think she is..."
"She'd better win..."
"SO confident..."
I knew I was going to enjoy this. I was smirking as I walked up to the stage. "Ready for a little competition from someone else then?" I asked, turning Soos and the girl's heads to me. The girl looked me over. "You really don't want to make me an enemy, especially considering the fact that you're cool enough to be my friend." She said, trying to win me over. "Pity. I guess you don't realize that I can't be bought like your clones here." I said, pointing to her entourage. She had a shocked look on her face."Hey dudes, how about you settle this out on the dance floor?" Soos asked. "Oh it's so on. May the best partier win." She said, trying to sound menacing. I merely rolled my eyes. "Oh I will. Good luck honey. You're gonna need it!" I said, flipping my hair in her face and returning to Mabel, Candy and Grenda. To say they were shocked was an understatement. Candy and Grenda were happy while Mabel was shocked. "Addie! I didn't know you had that in you!" She said, smiling once I returned to the group."Don't underestimate me." I aid, smirking. Soos put on an awesome mix and we danced like crazy.
1) Fancy by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
2) Rumour by Chloe Howl
3) Boom Clap by Charli XCX
4) Bailando by Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul, Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona (English Version)
5) Summertime Sadness by Lana del Ray
6) Dare You by Hardwell
7) Problem by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
8) Rather Be by Clean Bandit
9) Good Girl by Five Seconds of Summer
10) What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
There was a break before we had to sing so I decided to go upstairs for a bit. I heard a noise coming from Stan's office. I pressed my ear to the door and only heard whispers and could barely make out the words. I reached for the doorknob when it opened by itself! The door opened to reveal Dipper. "Oh hey Dipper, what's..." I said, trailing off. There was another Dipper standing behind Dipper! I turned around quickly and started to leave when Dipper grabbed my hand. "Addie wait! There's a perfectly good explanation for this." Dipper said, letting go of my hand. I turned to face them, and crossed my arms. "This had better be good." I said, leaning against the door frame so that they couldn't get out.
"And that's why I need Tyrone." Dipper explained. I face palmed myself. Again. "For the last time Dipper, you don't need a plan! Just go up and talk to her normally. For your sake." I said, leaving the room. "She's pretty cute." I heard Tyrone say. I knew it was him because he didn't sound like Dipper. I blushed. "Dude, she's our friend and you know it." Dipper replied. Ouch. That hurt. I opened the door once more just to poke my head in and say something else, when a voice spoke. "Hey everyone, the karaoke round of the Party Crown Battle will begin shortly!" Soos said. "Gotta go!" I said, running out of the room. Tyrone was facing me, talking to Dipper, while I saw Dipper stiffen. I smirked, running down the stairs and bumping into Wendy. "Hey Wendy!" I said, running down. "Good luck!" She yelled after me. "Thanks!" I yelled back.
"Always means forever! Always! Forever." Pacifica sang. I rolled my eyes. "I wanna put her in a headlock and make her feel pain!" Grenda said after Pacifica insulted her voice. "Don't worry girls, it's not over til' I say it's over." I said confidently. "Let's hear it for Pacifica Northwest! And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, Adelaide Swift!" Soos announced. "Thanks Soos!" I said, walking up to the stage. I plugged in my iPod Nano to the controls and took the mic. "This one goes out to my besties, Mabel, Candy, Grenda and Veronica!" I said, before the beat started.
"Yo, my best friend best friend till the very end
Cause best friends best friends don't have to pretend
You need a hand and I'm right there beside you
You in the dark, I'll be the bright light to guide you
'Remember the time-time-times sneaking out the house
All of the time-time-times that you had your doubts
And don't forget all the trouble we got into
We got something you can't undo-do
Laughing so so hard
Crashed your dads new car
All the scars we share
I promise, I swear
Wherever you go just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go just always remember
You're never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
I know I drive you crazy, hmm...sometimes
I know I call you lazy, and that's most times
But you complete me, and that's no lie
You are my tuxedo, and I'm your bow tie
We in the car sing sing singing our song
Rocking the building, tear it down like we King Kong
And in my eyes you can do-do no wrong
You got a best friend? Sing, sing along
(Laugh!) Laughing so so hard
(Crash!) Crashed your dad's new car
(All!) All the scars we share
I promise, I swear
Wherever you go just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go just always remember
You're never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
(ohhh) I'll never let you go
(ohhh) Whoa, this is my oath to you
(ohhh) Just thought that you should know
(ohhh) Whoa, this is my oath to you
(Yeah!)
Wherever you go just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go just always remember
You're never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
(ohhh) You should know, you should know, you should know, you should know, yeah
(ohhh) Whoa, this is my oath to you
(ohhh) Wherever you go just always remember
You're never alone, we're birds of a feather
(ohhh) And we'll never change no matter the weather
This is my oath to you"
I sang "Oath" by Cher Lloyd, ft. Becky G. It's one of my favorite songs. I smiled, finishing the song and looking down at Mabel, Candy and Grenda. I stepped off the stage as Soos lowered the tempo, and I grabbed my iPod. We all went to sit over by the wall. Of course I leaned against it, soda cup in hand, per usual. Mabel was chatting away with Candy and Grenda, and occasionally I'd step in on the conversation. For the most part though, I just surveyed the area. What the-? There were like eight Dippers on the dance floor! I rubbed my eyes. Nope, I'm not hallucinating. I dropped my soda and ran upstairs. I opened the door to the twins' bedroom. "Dipper how many clones did you make?" I asked desperately. "I don't know only like, ten?" He said. My eyes widened when he said ten. "Ten. Dipper, if this gets out of control, I'm not saving you." I said, partly lying. If either Dipper or Mabel was in trouble, I'd help them, no matter if I was angry at them or not. He nodded, barely paying attention to my words, or the fact that I was even there! I heard the beginning strands of "All of Me" by John Legend and headed downstairs to join the party. I let out an exasperated huff as I went to lean against the wall again. "What's up Addie?" I heard someone ask me. "It's nothing Mabel." I said as casually as I could. She believed me and went back to talking with Candy and Grenda. Huh, guess I am a pretty good actress.
"Wend-" I heard someone say. I looked up. Dipper was being held by one of his clones. They were surrounding him. My foot was tapping impatiently against the wall. I wanted to race in and help. "Ugh!" I said, grabbing two party poppers off the table and running towards Dipper. "Here!" I said, throwing one to Dipper. We let them go at the exact same time. The smoke drifted up to the ceiling, causing the alarms to activate and water to pour down. I saw Tyrone escape. While the other Dippers were too busy melting, and the real Dip watching, Tyrone was escaping. I shook my head sadly and went downstairs. I heard them fighting. I rolled my eyes. Then I heard Wendy laughing. The fighting stopped. I smirked, coming face to face with Pacifica. She was dancing in a circle. I walked to the middle, shooed her and danced my heart out. My finishing move was a one-handed handstand. Then Soos called us up for the voting. "Let the Party Crown voting commence! Applaud for...Pacifica! Applaud for Adelaide! Woah dudes, a tie? This has never happened before." He said. My face lit up, an idea forming in my head. "Well Soos, if it's a tie we have, why not have a tie-breaker?" I asked. "Awesome idea dude!" Soos said,, going back to the DJ stand as I let Pacifica take the stage.
"Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it down
I'm the one "for a good time call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
Throw 'em back, 'til I lose count
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
But I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
On for tonight
Sun is up, I'm a mess
Gotta get out now, gotta run from this
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier"
Pacifica sang "Chandelier" by Sia. I was going to do that song, but now I realized I'd have to do my other selection. I'd show this girl up by rapping. "Let's hear it for Pacifica!" Soos said. His arm served as the Applause-O-Meter. He frowned. She had received plenty of applause. I smirked, walking up to the stage and plugging in my iPod once more. I knew he didn't have this song.
"We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
tell the DJ turn it up real loud.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
we would do this everyday.
Lets go!
I gotta flow that'll make you drop, I gotta flow that'll make you pop.
I gotta flow that'll make your mother and your father, call the cops
We're gonna make this thing go blow, we've got a system overload.
We're gonna be the generation, that makes everything explode.
And when I say explode I don't mean that we using bombs,
We doing stuff that we don't ever have to tell our moms.
Love this life we got, we got it all up in a bomb.
Paper chasin' yeah we buying everything we want!
Somehow, some way, we're gonna have it our way,
We don't give a what-what you say. NO WE DON'T.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Tell the DJ turn it up real loud.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Show everybody who runs this town.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday!
Do ya? Do ya? Do ya know what I mean?
I'm a princess, I don't wanna be the queen.
Please don't say a thing Mr. Bean,
Every time you talk it makes me wanna scream!
I dunno what you heard about me, don't make me hold up my pinky.
I'm a finish off all these MC's, like they were my cuppa tea.
I gotta flow that'll make you drop, I gotta flow that'll make you pop.
I gotta flow that'll make your mother and your father, call the cops.
Somehow, some way, we're gonna have it our way,
We don't give a what-what you say. NO WE DON'T!
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Tell the DJ turn it up real loud.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Show everybody who runs this town.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Show everybody who runs this town.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Tell the DJ turn it up real loud.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday.
We ain't ever gonna grow up, we just wanna get down,
Show everybody who runs this town.
No we'll never grow up and if we had our way,
We would do this everyday!"
I finished with a flourish, getting an amazing amount of applause. I turned to Soos and he smiled. "Ladies and gentleman! We have a winner!" He said, putting the crown on my head. "That's so not fair!" Pacifica said, storming over to me and snatching the crown off my head and placing it on hers. "Thank you everyone! After party on my yacht!" She said, pretending everything was normal. I hopped off the stage with my iPod in hand. "You're just gonna let her get away?" Mabel asked me. "Let her go." I said. "She'll learn her lesson someday...hopefully." I said. I knew Pacifica wasn't ALL bad. "Soos, hit it up, this party's gonna be an all-nighter!" Mabel said, eyeing Candy's and Grenda's sleeping bags. Soos nodded and turned up the beats. Soon, it was still kind of full. Thompson, Tamry, Lee, Nate, Wendy, Bea, Soos, Stan, Candy, Grenda, Mabel, Dipper and I were all still here. We had so much fun, playing Truth or Dare, Never Have I Ever, and stuff like that. At like 1 A.M.-yes 1 in the morning!-Bea and I decided to leave. Only a few people were actually still there. It was nice. And Dipper did get to talk to Wendy, if only for a while.
"Night Adds, and congrats on being the Party Princess." Bea said, winking as she left my room. I smirked. I like it. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, lyrics ringing in my head.
"Now go stand in the corner
And think about what you did
Ha, time for a little revenge
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer
And I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa, but
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling
She thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things, but
Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh, they didn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in line, she should keep in line
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get him back whoa oh
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in line, she should keep in line
There is nothing I do better than revenge
And do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
'Cause I don't think you do, oh
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
I don't think you do, don't think you do
Let's hear the applause
C'mon show me how much better you are
See you deserve some applause
'Cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you can say 'sabotage'"