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Chapter Twelve: Robbie's Proposal

The next day, while Mabel's group continued to construct huts and Marco's group cut down more trees, Dipper's group went to an area in the forest that was already void of trees and planted seeds from the remaining fruits and vegetables.

This took several hours to do since many people did not know how to properly plant seeds.

About an hour after midday, Dipper left two people to guard the fruit and veggie garden while he took the rest of the group to explore part of the forest in an attempt to find food. Particularly fruit, because no one had yet made hunting weapons to hunt animals with. But for future reference, Dipper wanted everyone to take note of the animals they found along the way.

After a few hours, they had spotted quite a few snakes, a handful of wild hogs, and a couple of chickens and turkey. But in the fruit department, they found a bush containing what looked like blueberries.

Candy was later brought over to inspect the berries. After a few minutes, she declared that the fruit on the fruit were in fact blueberries that were safe to eat.

After that announcement, everyone on Dipper's side of the beach got to make a trip to the bush to pick out a handful of berries to eat.

Just before sundown, Wendy had asked Dipper if she could pick a second handful, and he'd said yes. So she walked to the bush alone.

She was about halfway there when she heard someone whisper her name.

Curious, Wendy stopped in her tracks and looked around. She nearly had a heart attack when she saw Robbie, Lee, and Nate step into her path.

"What the hell, guys?" Wendy snapped. "You scared the crap out of me!"

Robbie shrugged. "Well, I did call your name."

Wendy rolled her eyes. "What do you want? I'm already pissed off that you all chose to live on Pacifica's side of the beach instead of Dipper's!"

Robbie angrily pointed his finger. "Hey! You know I can't stand Dipper! I'd rather drown than have to listen to that little prick!"

"And was Pacifica any better?" Wendy challenged.

"No," Lee replied. "That's why we're living in the forest."

"And how's that treating you?" Wendy asked.

"Pretty well," Robbie said. "In fact, the reason that I came to you is so I could make a proposal to you."

Wendy sighed angrily. "How many times do I have to tell you…I won't marry you!"

"I didn't mean a marriage proposal! I want you to come live with us!"

"In what? A log?" Wendy snorted.

"No, we found a cabin," Lee replied.

Wendy's eyes widened. "You found what?"

Nate crossed his arms. "That's right. We found a cabin in the forest."

"And it's not too bad of a place," Robbie said. "There are a few beds to crash on, we have some food, and there were even some newspapers left behind."

"You read the paper?" Wendy asked.

"Nah, we read the comics and do the crossword puzzles when we get bored," Nate said.

"But things would be so much better if you joined us," Robbie said.

Wendy shifted uncomfortably. "I don't know…"

Robbie sighed. "Look, I know we're asking for a lot. So I'll give you some time to think about it. And if you decide you want to join us, then I'll be waiting right here tomorrow night at sundown."

"Okay. I'll…I'll remember that." Wendy rushed back to the beach. Once she got back, she made a beeline to Dipper, who was sitting in the sand, finishing the last of his share of blueberries.

"Dipper, we need to talk!" Wendy said.

Dipper leaned back on his elbows. "Sure. What's up?"

"I saw Robbie in the forest," Wendy exclaimed. "He says that he, Lee, Nate, Tambry, and Thompson are all living in a cabin they found in the forest."

Dipper sat up. "Really? That's odd…"

"And he asked me to move in with them!" Wendy added.

Dipper jumped to his feet. "What? That's even worse! You said no, right?"

Wendy gave him a quizzical look.

Dipper cleared his throat. "I mean…we should call an emergency meeting to discuss this matter."


Ten minutes later, Dipper, Mabel, Candy, Miranda, Soos, and Marco sat in a circle on the floor of one of the bigger teepees Mabel's group had constructed.

After Wendy explained her encounter with Robbie, there was a small silence as everyone processed the story.

"I think it's obvious what we need to do now," Marco finally said. "We need to take the cabin from them."

Mabel frowned. "I don't like that idea."

"Yeah, shouldn't we try to keep the peace?" Soos agreed.

"We can't really do that if Robbie and his group are gonna be in the forest doing whatever the hell they want," Marco said. "If they see one of our groups at work, they could try to sabotage us as a prank."

"He does have a point," Candy agreed. "Plus, the cabin could have weapons Robbie could use against us."

"And, why should they get to sit on their lazy butts and get food while we work ours off and barely get by?" Marco said.

"But what about finders keepers?" Mabel asked. "It wouldn't be fair for us to take something they found!"

"She's right," Candy pointed out. "If we were to take over the cabin, then we'd be acting imperialist. Plus, since Robbie and his gang could still be considered as Pacifica's responsibility, if we invade the cabin, this could cause the ill will between our side and theirs to grow."

Marco scowled. "Whose side are you on?"

Candy shrugged. "I'm just pointing out the pros and cons."

Marco sighed. "And if we take over the cabin, we'll need to make weapons, because based on what I've heard on this Robbie guy, it sounds like he won't go down without a fight!"

"And we'd need to make a good amount in case some break in battle," Candy added.

"That's a terrible idea!" Mabel exclaimed. "We don't want a full blown war!"

"That is true," Candy agreed.

Marco sighed angrily. "Oh my goodness! Just pick a side!"

Miranda looked at Dipper. "You're the one in charge," she said. "What do you think we should do?"

Dipper scratched his head before speaking. "Uh, I see the points of both sides: I think that we need to know exactly what's in the cabin, but we don't want to become imperialists and start a war with Pacifica. So tomorrow night, we'll follow Wendy to this supposed cabin as a precaution. And we'll bring weapons as a precaution. And once we know what's inside, we'll decide what to confiscate, and what to leave behind. But by no means are we going to kick Robbie and his crew out. They found that place fair and square."

Mabel nodded. "That seems fair."

Marco shrugged. "It's good enough."

Dipper stood up. "Then let's get to work."


Later that day, Gideon approached Pacifica.

"I have some good news and some bad news," Gideon said.

"Good news first," Pacifica said.

"I was able to get some kids to catch some tuna from the ocean." Gideon pointed to a pile of fish near the water.

Pacifica nodded approvingly. "And I presume that you'll find someone to cook it for us."

Gideon pursed his lips. "I can try. The bad news is that our population dropped. This morning, our population dropped by ten. Besides us, we now have only eighteen people!"

"Then stop people from going to Dipper's side!" Pacifica explained.

Gideon sighed angrily. "I'm trying! But you're not making it easy. And speaking of Dipper's side, I was observing them today and I noticed that in the late afternoon, everyone who seems to have a leadership position over there had some meeting in one of their tents. And ever since it ended, they've been making weapons out of wood."

"What kinds of weapons?" Pacifica asked.

"Bows, arrows, and spears," Gideon replied. "Should we be concerned?"

"Possibly. Keep an eye on them. That's an order."

Gideon did a salute. "I won't let you down."

~Jameer14