Chapter 14 Sorry

Pacifica and Gideon waved goodbye to their friends as they pulled away from Gravity Falls. Once Mabel and Dipper were out of sight, Pacifica and Gideon were grabbed and thrown to the ground by Wendy. The two were dragged along the ground. "You two betrayed Libby for the last time." Wendy said trying not to care for either person being dragged. She failed as a tear dropped from her eye.

Pacifica and Gideon knew they were toast. Libby may not know about what Pacifica did but Wendy appeared to know. Even if Gideon didn't do anything, he was still guilty by association. Still, they didn't blame Wendy; they couldn't, they knew how Libby worked. If Wendy didn't do as she was asked, Libby would have her family or someone in it killed. When they stopped moving, Pacifica and Gideon felt a chill on their backs. They were bleeding but it didn't matter. Whatever Libby had in mind was going to be far worse. They were dropped on the ground and in front of Libby. Pacifica stood up and glared at the demon in front of her. "Do whatever you want to us, we have nothing to lose. You've taken our friends and family's away from us."

Libby circled Pacifica and Gideon and smiled. "Oh really, you really think I can't hurt you?" Libby left and returned with Stanly in her arms. She held a claw to his throat. "Now here is the deal, you do as I say or this old man gets killed the minute your friends return."

"How is it that you think this threat is supposed to hurt us?" Gideon asked.

Libby chuckled and shook her head. "It will hurt you because you naïve little kids can't stand Mabel and Dipper getting hurt. Now just imagine if they saw me kill their gruncle right in front of them and knowing you two could have stopped it." Pacifica and Gideon began to shake. "You see it now don't you? You see now that I can hurt you in more than one way."

"You wouldn't, you need him."

"No I don't, not anymore. It will take a little time before Bill returns but this old man is no longer needed except as leverage. Don't think about taking him from me. After all, you have no idea where I have him stashed and even if you did, he is heavily guarded. Now do we have a deal?" Pacifica and Gideon lowered their heads in defeat. Libby didn't need to shake hands to know she won. "Good, now here is what I want you two to do. You go to California and ruin whatever plan they have to stop me and if the twins get back here before you do, well I think you know what will happen. Goodbye Stanly Ford." Libby began laughing as Pacifica and Gideon walked away.

Pacifica and Gideon followed as close to the Pines as possible without being spotted. They slept outside and watched out the bus window as paper fragments flew from the car in front of them. Seeing the fragments drift in the wind should have been enough to make the two turn around but they knew Dipper and Mabel. The twins wouldn't give up. Pacifica and Gideon followed the twins back to the house and climbed up to the twins' window. They listened and watched from the ladders they stood on. They followed the twins to a girl's home and listened in on the conversation before them. Pacifica couldn't help but smile a little knowing Dipper had never forgotten her. At the same time she was a little angry but her personal emotions weren't important at the moment. The two continued to listen and their hearts jumped a beat and then stopped. "If I can get you what you need, can you make say, twenty solid steel gloves?" Pacifica and Gideon looked to each other with tears in their eyes and hoped more than anything that things could be settled peacefully. They waited for Mabel to leave and a few minutes for Alex to return before they walked into the garage.

"Hello, do you know where we can find Dipper and Mabel Pines?" Pacifica asked trying to hide her discomfort.

Alex looked up from the table she was at and stared at the two. "Who are you two?"

"This is Gideon and I'm Pacifica." Pacifica closed her eyes and waited for something to hit her but nothing did. When she opened them, she saw Alex smiling.

"You're the girl Dipper left me for? I guess I can't blame him, you are a pretty thing. Yeah, I know where they are."

"Wow, I thought you would have tried to kill me or something." Pacifica couldn't believe it. Alex was so level headed and nice, she really didn't want to hurt her.

"I'm not petty like that, it's not your fault and besides, it doesn't change the fact that you were always on his mind."

"Yeah, I'm happy and mad about it. Anyway, there is something we want to ask you." Pacifica started shaking.

"I was wondering when the real question would come out. If you came here, you already know where the twins live. You have to pass their house to get here and surely you would have asked around instead of following them." Alex chuckled

"Right, so would you kindly not do as they ask. Please don't make the glove." Pacifica asked nervously. She and Gideon really didn't want to have to hurt Alex.

Alex stared at the two and leaned on her table for support. How could the two in front of her betray the Pines Twins? Sure she didn't know what was going on but if two people were trying to stop it from happening, the gloves had to be important. "No way."

Pacifica and Gideon took a few steps closer. "Please, you don't understand."

"You're right I don't but I also don't know you two. I may be upset about Dipper leaving me for you but it doesn't mean you're trustworthy. I'm making the gloves." Alex backed away toward the door but was too slow and was grabbed by Gideon.

"Please, we don't want to hurt you. Just don't make the gloves and we'll leave." Pacifica begged taking steps closer to Alex.

"Screw you both." Alex spit on Gideon but couldn't get free. "Let me go." Alex slapped Gideon and freed herself but it was too late.

Pacifica grabbed Alex and pinned her to the wall. "Then we have no choice, I'm sorry."