Well, now. This is a new side of Mabel. And now we know why she's alive in the year 3012. We also know a bit more about Gideon's powers. But why does Future Mabel think that she, Dipper, and Wendy are Chosen Ones?

Chapter 14: The Bill Cipher Wheel

"What do you mean by 'Chosen Ones?'" Dipper asked Future Mabel. "What were we chosen for?"

Future Mabel's face turned grim. "The Chosen Ones are from a prophecy at Grandpa Stanley learned about just before he got caught in the portal. They are ten very special people who, when together in certain way, have the power to defeat the most powerful creature to ever roam the Earth."

"Let me guess- that creature is Gideon," Wendy suggested.

"No," Future Mabel answered, surprising everyone. "The creature is even more powerful than Gideon. You see, my husband isn't as powerful as he seems. The powers he gained from the portal 1,000 years ago are actually his weakness. He's just not weak yet, but he will be- tomorrow."

"What are you talking about, Mabel?" asked Dipper. "What's tomorrow? And how could you possibly know something like that?"

Future Mabel sighed. "Tomorrow is Gideon's 1,010th birthday. His most trusted advisor claims that on that day, Gideon will become unstoppable. But I have inside information that this advisor is not loyal to Gideon, but only to himself. And once Gideon obtains his new invulnerability, his advisor will be able to take all of Gideon's powers and destroy life as we know it."

"What do you mean by that, Mabel?" Wendy asked. "From what I've observed, Gideon has already destroyed life as we know it."

Future Mabel shook her head. "Gideon may have taken over the world, but he isn't as crazy as the creature who wants Gideon's powers. Gideon's advisor is planning to destroy mankind, create a new dominant species, and let chaos rule the Earth."

"Well, who is this crazy advisor of Gideon's?" asked Dipper.

"His advisor is the most powerful dream demon in the world, and the only paranormal creature in Gideon's army who is just pretending to be under his control. You, Dipper, were the one who knew how to beat him when we encountered him inside Grunkle Stan's mind."

"Bill Cipher is Gideon's advisor?" Dipper cried.

"Yes, brother," Future Mabel confirmed. "Bill Cipher is supposed to bring the end of the world, and he needs Gideon's powers to do so. And the Ten Chosen Ones are the only ones who can prevent Bill Cipher from doing so."

Wendy shook her head. "I find it a little hard to believe that ten ordinary people can defeat someone that's a, what did you call him? Oh yeah, a dream demon."

Future Mabel shook her head. "You might understand how powerful the Chosen Ones can be if you knew just who else was in the Prophecy." Future Mabel pulled Journal #2 from the stack of books and opened it to a certain page. "This is the page Gideon originally used to summon Bill Cipher. Luckily, he doesn't know what these symbols are. They are the identities of the Ten Chosen Ones.

"Dipper, Wendy, you might not be happy with some of the Chosen Ones, but you will have to work with them. Are you prepared to do that?"

Dipper and Wendy looked at each other. How bad could these other people be, if they were also Chosen Ones?

"Anything to prevent the end of the world," Dipper finally agreed.

"Yeah, I'll do whatever Dipping Sauce here does," Wendy said casually.

"Alright," Future Mabel said. She began by pointing to the entire drawing on the page. "This drawing with Bill Cipher and the Chosen Ones' identities is the Bill Cipher Wheel. It shows how to position the Chosen Ones in order to defeat Cipher.

"The Pine Tree is you, Dipper," Future Mabel continued. "The Bag of Ice is Wendy. The Question Mark is Soos, and the Fez Symbol is Grunkle Stan.

"Now, this is where it will get confusing, at least for a while. It may not make sense how these people can be together, but I'll explain how this will work later. The Shooting Star is my younger self, the Mabel from 2012, and the Llama is me. The Glasses is Grandpa Stanley, and the Hand is Old Man McGucket.

Finally, these are the Chosen Ones you may be… hesitant to work with. The Heart is Robbie V…"

"Great, just great," grumbled Wendy. "I've been trying to avoid Robbie ever since I dumped him, and now we're destined to be together."

"Don't worry, Wendy. You and Robbie don't have to get married, you just have to work together in the Bill Cipher Wheel," Future Mabel reassured her. "Anyway, the final Chosen One, the Star, is Gideon Gleeful."

"Mabel, are you sure?" Dipper asked Future Mabel. "You can't stand Gideon. He's evil. He forced you to marry him! How can he be a Chosen One?"

"It won't be my husband who will be in the Bill Cipher Wheel, Dipper," Future Mabel explained. "It will be the Gideon Gleeful from 2012, when he just got his powers. His newfound abilities will be raw and untamed. Gideon is a crucial member of the Ten Chosen Ones. And I know just what to say in order to make him help us. Trust me, Dipper."

Dipper sighed. "Alright, Mabel, I trust you. Just tell us, how did you figure all this out?"

Future Mabel smiled. "Well, brother dear, there is a type of paranormal creature whom Gideon cannot control. There are just too many of them for mass mind control. You see, there are billions of dead people in Heaven, but there is no Heaven. Dead people continue to live, but as ghosts. It's just that most ghosts don't haunt people- just those who died hating someone, like Ma and Pa from the Dusk 2 Dawn Store. Remember them, Dipper?"

"You mean those ghosts who possessed you and made me do the Lamby Lamby Dance?" Dipper asked sarcastically. "Yeah, I remember them."

"Well, don't hold a grudge, brother," Future Mabel requested. "Ma and Pa are two of the many ghosts who are my acquaintances. Apparently, ever since Ma and Pa possessed me, I've been able to see all ghosts. This includes those who haven't died hating someone. In fact, the ghosts of Grunkle Stan and Grandpa Stanley are my inside information."

"Wow," Dipper whispered.

"Yes," Future Mabel confirmed. "They have told me everything I need to know to save the world. And in order to do this, I needed you two to return to the timeline. I need to go back to the year 2012 with you in order to complete my mission. And luckily for us, Dipper, you have the only time machine in existence."