DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN GRAVITY FALLS NOR AMERICAN DRAGON
(Special guest Ace McDougal and Jack Union from the series Get Ace as seen on Hulu)
Mabel and Haley flew above the forest surveying the dino's movements. The T-rex was heading towards the falls, most likely to set up its territory near a water source. The raptors were speeding their way towards town, probably being drawn in by the smells. As for the stego, it was chasing away the local wildlife so that it can horde all the food itself. "So what are we going to do?" Mabel asked. Haley didn't respond. Instead she just kept looking over the list of the braces' functions.
"Let's see, oh you got sleeping gas, number 37." Haley considered.
"That won't work," MeBUL chimed in. "The sleeping gas is calibrated for humans. It's not potent enough to effect anything the size of a dinosaur. Unless of course you use it in a tight enclosed space to suffocate them."
"Not going to work," Mabel informed Haley.
"Why not?" Haley asked.
"Because sleeping gas only works inside a large room," Mabel completely messing up what MeBUL just told her.
"Translation, the gas isn't strong enough to work on dinosaurs." Haley figured. No, Haley didn't make any sense out of Mabel's babbling. She just figured as much since the braces were designed to be used against humans not monsters. "What about No. 36 the freeze ray?"
"The Freeze Ray is already temporary at best, but thanks to global warming, it won't even last more than a minute in this record high summer sun." MeBUL putting it bluntly.
"Too hot," Mabel simply told Haley.
"Figures," Haley rolling her eyes. It's obvious that none of the braces functions can handle a single dino let alone a heard of them. At least not on their own. That's when Haley formulated a plan. "Okay Mabel this is what I want you to do," Haley instructed. Mabel smiled proudly eager to do her part.
Mabel Pines swooped down, hovering in front of a pack of raptors. "HEY DINOS DON'T CHA WANT A TASTE OF TASTY MABEL PINES?" Mabel taunting them with a booty dance. Naturally the raptors were drooling and licking their lips over the prospect of eating fresh meat and immediately began to chase the little girl. Mabel activated her fairy wings in order to fly out of the raptor's reach while simultaneously leading them into their trap. A few feet away, Haley was sitting in a tree looking over the page of the braces manual she tore off.
"Fascinating," Haley commented looking at the list of different tools and weapons that the braces has at its disposal. It almost makes her envious.
"Um Haley! Coming though!" Mabel yelled.
"Huh? Oh yeah," Haley almost forgetting her role in all of the plan. Haley pulls out Mabel's grappling gun and took aim. (You see unlike Ace's Braces which mostly creates electrostatic constructs that only he can use, Mabel's braces can manifest real objects from its digital storage that anyone can use.) Haley fired the grappling hook at the raptor's feet, creating a tripwire that caused all the raptors to trip and fall. Haley then swooped in and using her dragon strength to round up the raptors and place them all in one spot. "MABEL NOW, NUMBER 57!" Haley ordered.
"No. 57," Mabel echoed. Not really sure what that is but completely trusting Haley's plan.
"Tazer Net, excellent choice." MeBUL applauded launching an electrified net at the raptors, shocking the dinos.
"Woo-Hoo! Kill them with 10,000 volts!" Mabel yelled excitedly. Haley was a bit taken back by the usually seemingly sweet Mabel's blood lust.
"Actually it's the amps that kills not the voltage," Haley and MeBUL said at the same time.
"Ugh, nerds in stereo." Mabel complained scratching her ear. The last thing she wants is more people trying to teach her things, ruining her fun. Back with the dinos, since the purpose of the net is to incapacitate and not kill humans, it has low a electrical setting that barely effects full grown raptors. In fact the electricity is barely tickling them. Soon the raptors began clawing the net, about to break free. "Haley the net is not working!" Mabel screamed.
"I know," Haley said calmly. "Activate No. 53," Haley ordered.
"Ah Non-conductive Quick Drying Rubber Cement. Another good call." MeBUL praised, activating the cement without even waiting for Mabel to officially request it. The raptors screeched in anger as Mabel spat the rubber cement all over them. Pretty soon the cement started to harden, finally restraining the dinos.
"Um why didn't we just use that in the first place?" Mabel wondered.
Both Haley and MeBUL rolled their eyes in annoyance. "Yeah I saw your aim back at the mall. You'd never been able to hit anything unless they're standing still." Haley said rather bluntly.
"Plus we have a limited amount of rubber cement. It's a bad thing to waste it." MeBUL added.
"Alright I get it," Mabel snapped. She understands that she's not as smart as Haley and MeBUL, but they don't have to rub it in her face like that.
"Good because we've got more dinos to round up," Haley reminded her. Next the duo flew up against the T-rex. Haley flew around the T-rex's head like an annoying little fly. The T-rex responded as expected, trying to shake or swat Haley away. Which was rather amusing considering the T-rex's short arms. Wanting to test her mettle against the most legendary of all dinosaurs, Haley charged in punching the T-rex will all of her might. At first Haley's attacks seemed to be taking effect, as the T-rex was being forced back with every punch. However it turned out to be a feign as the T-rex got a second wind and then slammed Haley on to the ground with his tail! "Is that all you got?" Haley spouted in defiance. The T-rex responded by stepping on her, repeatedly, effectively pounding her into the ground! The T-rex was about to eat the little dragon when Mabel flew in right in the T-rex's face, shielding Haley's body.
"Hey why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Mabel challenged.
"Maybe because there's no one that big," MeBUL pointed out. Mabel was about to retort when the T-rex's jaws snapped down, trapping her inside the T-rex's mouth. "Well this is another fine mess you've gotten me into," MeBUL complained.
"Hey how about doing something useful and try to come up with a plan to get us out of this!" Mabel ranted, desperately hanging on to the T-rex's uvula, trying very hard not to fall down the dino's throat.
"So now you want to listen to me," MeBUL said critically.
"MEBULLLL!" Mabel screamed as she was starting to lose her grip.
"Fine," MeBUL moaned. "Oh and you're going to want these." MeBUL materialized No. 4, Suction Cups, on her hands and feet allowing Mabel to stick onto even the most slimiest of surfaces.
"Thanks," Mabel breathing a sigh of relief knowing that she's not doing to be dino chow just yet.
"Alright," MeBUL bring up a several holographic computer screens with various charts, readings, calculations, and scenarios. "Hmm, this might work." MeBUL considered.
"What?" Mabel demanded.
"No. 37 sleeping gas," MeBUL responded.
"Wait I thought you'd said that it won't work on dinosaurs?" Mabel pointed out.
"That would be true if we were still out in the open where the gas would have been dispersed in to the air, but now we're in the T-rex's mouth. A concentrated blast down directly into its lungs should be enough to take him down." MeBUL informed her.
"I don't get it but I'm going to do it. MeBUL nite nite smoke!" Mabel ordered.
"Just once can you at least try to call them by their proper name," MeBUL groaned as she sprayed the sleeping gas down the T-rex's throat.
Out in the forest, Haley was just coming to. "Ugh anyone get the licence of that dump truck?" Opening her eyes, she could barely make out what looks like Mabel inside the T-rex's mouth! "Mabel I'm coming!" Haley was about to charge in when she noticed the T-rex moving rather strangely. It seemed like it was losing balance and coordination. Then it started coughing up some strange green gas. After about a minute or two the T-rex collapse, with Mabel being flung out of the dino's mouth. Judging by unresponsiveness and snoring, Haley concluded that the T-rex is sleeping. "Mabel!" Haley rushed over to see if her partner is alright.
"Hey Haley, I did it." Mabel said weakly.
"Yes you did," Haley praised. "But what did you do?"
"Sleeping gas," Mabel coughed. "Blew half my tank into him. Should be out for days."
"Of course," Haley understanding that only a massive amount of gas in a confined area would work on a dino. "Are you alright?" Haley asked.
"Yeah just took a little gas myself," Mabel yawned weakly. "Nighty nighty." Mabel closing her eyes and dozing off.
"Get some rest, you deserve it." Haley honoring her downed teammate.
"Get up you big faker!" MeBUL yelling in Mabel's ear snapping her awake. "The braces are equipped with air filtration system so that the wearer doesn't succumb to the gas themselves. Call it a safety feature."
"Oh I knew that," Mabel lied jumping back up.
"I don't know what going on right now and I don't want to know." Haley shaking her head. Since she can't see or hear MeBUL, Haley missed out on that whole conversation and just chalked it up to Mabel being Mabel. "Okay we only got one dino left," Haley said. As the duo tracked down the Stego, they found it laying on the ground next to a patch of mushrooms. Due to it being encased in amber for 65 million years, the poor thing isn't familiar with modern flora. As such it didn't know which plants are safe to eat and which are poisonous. Now it's suffering a bad case of indigestion and possibly food poisoning. Thankfully the braces had an emergency first aid kit to give the poor dino some medicine for its stomach.
"Well that was easy," Mabel joked.
"Don't jinx it!" Haley warned. "Let's just help be bring him to the others." Using a giant remote control hand, Mabel helped Haley carry the T-rex and the Stego back to where the raptors are. After dropping them off, Mabel then proceeded to spray the T-rex and the Stego with rubber cement just in case. After it was all done, Haley reverted back to her human form, just in case they ran into any humans out here in the woods.
"So what are we going to do with them? Bury them back underground? That seems kind of cruel." Mabel feeling a bit sorry for the dinos.
"Yes it is," Haley agreeing with that sentiment. "Maybe we can send them to live with other dinosaurs," Haley considered.
"Wait what?" Mabel getting all confused. Even she knows that dinos are extinct.
"There many places on Earth, hidden from humans, where dinosaurs still exist. Places like the Lost Island, the Hidden Valley, Secret Caverns, Death Crater. I just need to make a few calls." Haley told her.
"Yeah I think that these guys would like that," Mabel agreed. Looking over at the dinos with her childlike eyes of wonder and rose tinted lenses, she could see that they're all smiling with joy and appreciation. In reality however they're snarling and snapping at her trying to eat her face off.
Hiding in the bushes just a few feet away from the girls and dinos, the henchmen Tatiana hired were observing with amazement. "Man I can't believe those two girls could take down dinosaurs." One complimented.
"It's the power of those braces. No wonder Foul Play was willing to pay that much for them." the Second added.
"Forget Foul Play, it's those dinos I'm interested in." The leader snickered.
"What? Are you crazy?" his men protested.
"Think about it. Do you have any idea how much people will pay for a living dinosaur? Or even for just a piece of it? We'd be making 100x more than what Foul Play is giving us for the braces. And all we have to do is take out those two kids." The leader drew out his gun and aimed it right at Mabel's head, believing her to be the greater threat. Normally he wouldn't never consider murdering children but with the amount of money we're talking about, he's more than willing to throw away his morals. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, a red scaly hand reached over and grabbed the gun. "Hey what the?" The henchmen turned around to see a giant red lizard hissing at them. "Another dinosaur!" the henchmen tried to yell, but before they could say anything. The lizard grabbed two of them with his claws and the third with its tail, dragging all three men into shadows of the forest, followed by the sounds of their muffled screaming and battle.
A few seconds later there was silence and Jake Long stepped out of the shadows in his human form. Normally he hates going all primal, but after seeing them kidnap his sister in the video and now attempting to murder her, Jake just unleashed the beast! Surprisingly he found it rather satisfying. Jake looked on at his sister proudly. While he wasn't here for the whole fight with the dinos, he did arrive in time to see that Haley was willing to work with someone she had issues with for the greater good. Though judging by the dialogue he overheard things aren't exactly perfect but it's a start; and he couldn't be more prouder of his sister effort. Jake was tempted to walk out and congratulate his sister on her accomplishments, but he decided to let her have this moment and just welcome her when she gets back home. Also he has three criminals he needs to drop off at the sheriff's office. After all he isn't a monster.
Meanwhile about several feet away from the cabin, a laser beam shot out from under the ground, carving a small circle. The circular portion then exploded creating a small hole that Ace crawled out of. After making sure the coast was clear, Ace helped Tatiana out of the hole. "Thank you for saving me Ace," Tatiana smiled seductively.
"Hey it's what I do," Ace putting on a false bravado.
"Are you sure those creatures can't follow us?" Tatiana asked.
"Of course not. I made sure to freeze them in amber for another hundred million years." Ace boasted. While he and Tatiana were down in the hole, they encountered many more dinosaurs breaking free of the amber. After a series of misadventures (that I'm not going to be getting into since this is a Haley and Mabel story and not an Ace McDougal story) Ace and Tatiana managed to trap them all back in amber. Then using his freeze ray, Ace froze the entire chamber so that the dinos would be trapped there for years to come.
"Yes papushka lily that was very impressive," Tatiana puckering her lips for a kiss. Ace closed his eyes and puckered in anticipation, but instead of a kiss, he felt a strange metal object being jammed into his braces.
"Oh no I'm shorting out!" Hugo cried before going offline.
"Sorry Ace, I do like you and all but how do you say business before pleasure." Tatiana cackling cruelly as she attempted to remove the braces.
"Not so fast missy!" Jack Union grabbing Tatiana's arm.
"Jack what are you doing here?" Ace asked.
"Following you," Jack answered. "And look who else we found." Jack directed Ace's attention to the Stan Pines and friends who had Prof Pringle with them. "We found him tied up in an old portable latrine." Jack informed him.
"It'z terrible," Prof Pringle gagged.
"Well it's over now professor," Jack assured him. "Now come along peacefully young missy. We have a cell prepared all for you." Jack said to Tatiana tightening his grip on her arm.
"I don't think so!" Tatiana made her move by flipping over Jack and getting him in an arm hold, but Jack managed to twist his way out of it.
"You're pretty good," Jack complimented. "For a little girl."
"You're not so bad yourself, for an old man." Tatiana shot back.
As the two got into a battle stance, Hugo informs Ace that he's back online. "Jack I got this," Ace jumping in between them. "Hugo function 26, Electrostatic Hand." A giant holographic hand construct appeared making its way towards Tatiana.
"Oh Ace did you forget," Tatiana mocked reaching for her jamming device, only to find that it wasn't in her pocket.
"Looking for this?" Ace holding her jammer. Earlier while he was getting romantic with Tatiana, Ace picked her pocket. Ace may be dumb but he's no fool.
"Good work Ace, with this I can figure out how to counter jamming device." Prof. Pringe laughed.
"Well played Ace," Tatiana said with a slow clap. With nothing to protect her the giant hand picked her up and hanged her from the branches of a nearby tree.
"That ought to hold her," Ace said proudly.
"At least you didn't say hang around or don't leaf," Hugo said critically.
"Yeah puns are so last season," Ace whispered to his holographic friend.
"Hey where's Mabel?" Dipper asked.
"And Haley?" Trixie added.
"Mabel and Haley aren't here?" Ace gasped.
"I thought they were with you?" Trixie interrogated.
"We got separated in the fight," Ace said nervously. Not wanting to admit that he basically abandoned them to chase after Tatiana. Naturally Ace's answer wasn't enough to satisfy nor pacify the crowd as they threatened to beat him up if Mabel and Haley aren't safe.
"Ace my scanners is detecting Braces 3.0. It's coming this way." Hugo reported.
"Hey they're on their way here!" Ace informs everyone. Pointing at the direction Hugo said the signal was coming from. Everyone turned to see Mabel and Haley making their way back to the cabin.
After a heart warm reunion, Jack approached Mabel. "Young lady, we need to talk." Mabel gulped nervously. Even though she has no idea what he's going to say, his mere presence is intimidating enough.
Later the rental car and the Stan Mobile drove up to Gravity Falls lake. As the passengers exited the vehicles, Jack turned to Mabel. "Do you understand what I'm saying?" Jack asked.
"You want me to give up my braces?" Mabel gasped. "No! I'm just starting to get used to them!" Mabel protested.
"Little girl"
"Mabel, my name is Mabel."
"Mabel, you must understand that these braces are very dangerous." Jack warned.
"Now that sounds familiar," Ace chimed in.
"What are you getting at junior?" Jack
"I'm just saying that you gave me a chance when I first got my braces. Who knows maybe this Mabel's destiny as well." Ace suggested.
"Are you sure she can handle them? After all it is a big responsibility wielding the most powerful weapon in the planet." Jack reiterated.
"The world's most powerful weapon in Mabel's hands er mouth. I think we'd be better off with Bill Cipher." Pacifica joked.
"Don't you ever say anything like that ever! Don't even joke about it!" Stan snapped shaking the little rich girl.
"Alright, alright, my bad!" Pacifica said in shock. As Stan released her Pacifica looked at him with concern. Back when he was shaking her, she could have sworn that she saw Stan's left eye glowing yellow, but she brushed it off thinking that it was just a trick of the light.
Jack considered what his young protege said. "Alright Mabel do you truly believe you can handle the braces?" Jack asked the girl.
"You bet. After all I did take down those dinos." Mabel boasted.
"Not really," MeBUL retorted. Wishing that she could tell everybody what really happened but can't because she's just a hologram.
"If you say so," Jack chuckled. Not really believing this tale of dinosaurs, even though both Ace and Tatiana confirmed it.
"Alright I'll entrust the braces to you," Jack announced.
"Yes!" Mabel cheered. "This calls for a celebration!" Mabel reached into her sweater and pulls out the cotton candy she bought earlier.
"You actually kept that the whole time?" Haley gagged.
"Hey I've been waiting to eat this all day," Mabel defended licking her lips.
"Um Mebel I need to warn you" Prof Pringle tried to say before Mabel took a big bite of her cotton candy.
"BLECH!" Mabel spat. "What is wrong with this thing?" Holding the cotton candy out in disgust.
Dipper took a small sample of the candy and tasted it. "It taste alright to me," he commented. Everyone else took a taste and they pretty much agreed with Dipper.
"Like I was saying," Pringle jumped in. "You zee large amounts of sugar tend to mess with the braces circuitry. So for thiz one I created a new function called No. 10." Prof Pringle crossing his arms to make and 'X' sign for the Roman Numeral for 10. "It allows the braces to protect itself by filter out large amounts of sugar. So long as you are wearing the braces, you'll never taste anything sweeter than, oh let's say, a stick of celery. Zo no more candy for you." Pringle laughing manically.
"You'll never taste anything sweeter than a stick of celery. Never taste anything sweet. Celery, celery, no more candy." Prof Pringle's words echoed in Mabel's mind. "NNNOOOOO!" Mabel screamed in terror. "THIS THING IS PURE EVIL!" Mabel pointing to her braces. "YOU'RE PURE EVIL!" Mabel accused pointing to both Pringle and the holographic projection of MeBUL.
"I admit I did work with supervillains in the past," Pringle confessed.
"Technically I'm neutral since I just work for whoever is wearing the braces," MeBUL countered.
"GET THEM OUT OF ME! OUT OF THERE! OUT OF THERE!" Mabel demanded punching herself in the face trying to knock the braces out of her teeth.
"Well if that is what you really want," Prof Pringle shrugged. "Activate No. 37-B, braces ejection."
"Well I'd like to say that it has been a pleasure but it wasn't," MeBUL getting one last word in before the braces jumped out of Mabel's mouth and landing right in Pringle's hand.
Pringle then placed the braces back in his metal luggage sealing them inside. "Once I'm done sterilizing them and resetting the A.I. it should be ready for the next candidate." Pringle informed Jack.
"Excellent," Jack said as this submarine rose out of the lake. "And perfect timing, our ride is here." Jack escorting Tatiana in cuffs to the sub, but stopping Ace before he could head toward the sub. "Junior I'm going to need you to stay for awhile." He instructed.
"But why?" Ace asked.
"I just received a message that Tatiana's men are in the county jail. We don't have enough room in the sub to take all of us, so a special transport will be arriving tomorrow to deliver them to our high security prison. I need you to stand guard until then." Jack said.
"You can count on me," Ace saluted.
"I know I can," Jack giving Ace his full confidence before boarding the sub.
The Pines and friends all stood on the shore of the lake watching sub slowly sink into the water. "Wow kid I can't believe that you just gave up the braces just like that," Ace said to Mabel.
"There are somethings more important than amazing powers. Candy is one of them." Mabel said in a grim tone.
"What I mean is you could have just taken them out to eat sugar. That's what I do all the time. See, Hugo function 39-B." The braces unlatched itself from Ace's mouth and landed in his hand. Ace then demonstrated by taking a bite out of her cotton candy before reinserting them in his mouth. "Like so."
"You mean I gave up all that for nothing! Why didn't you tell me?" Mabel eye twitching uncontrollably.
"Uh-oh," Ace gulped as he made a mad dash with Mabel angrily chasing after him. "Hugo why does this always happen to me?" Ace wondered.
"What do you expect? After all you can't end a 'Get Ace' adventure without a final chase scene." Hugo winked.