Dipper Braves Weirdmageddon
Part of The Cowardly Christians Shake up the Falls challenge
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Dipper had just proposed a secret engagement to Wendy and both went downstairs to meet up with Mabel and Pacifica who just returned from the Golf Course.
"Hey Guys! Whoa. Wendy you're crying. What happened?" Pacifica asked.
"Dipper just cheered me up big time." Wendy replied.
"What happened?" Mabel asked.
"We decided to look at the memories at the Blind Eye's lair and we found one of me." Wendy said.
"What was in it?" Both girls asked equally curious.
"Turns out my mom died in front of me as a kid and I didn't take it too well. One of the society members took pity on my crying state and erased the memory." Both Pacifica and Mabel were silent in shock. "But Dipper here cheered me up real quick. He used the time tape to see my mom a few hours before she passed and dad got home he recorded a video of her telling me she loved me to hold on to Dipper and she said good bye which she didn't have time to when I was a kid."
"She grilled me, asking if I was taking care of Wendy and if I was going to marry her. I told her I would." Dipper said taking Wendy's hand and looking up at her emerald eyes. "It's good to know I have her mothers approval."
"Are you two engaged now?" Mabel asked excitedly.
Both Dipper and Wendy's hearts skipped a beat in mild fright.
"More like a cross between a promise short of a proposal and a betrothal." Wendy offered.
"That is so sweet." Mabel said.
"Wait memories? What kind of memories?" Pacifica asked.
"Oh that's right! This happened before you finally became our friend." Mabel chimed in.
"Old Man McGucket was driven to paranoia from the crazy things that happened here in Gravity Falls and during the testing of the portal his head managed to breach through while Ford pulled him back in." Dipper explained. "Apparently the nightmare realm scared him more than it did Ford and invented a memory erasing gun to relieve himself of the trauma."
"But the memory gun had unforeseen side effects, erasing more than what was programmed to eliminate from the human mind. McGucket kept seeing crazy stuff and using the gun on himself slowly turning himself into the coot you paid to vote for you at the dance off." Mabel said a little miffed.
"Wow."
"Thankfully he installed a collection canister incase he ever regretted removing memories and would watch them to spark the memory back." Dipper chimed in.
"It hurt seeing mom die all over again." Wendy said in a soft sad voice.
"I wonder if I have anything stored there?" Pacifica asked quietly.
"Do you remember the Lilliputtians?"
"Yes."
"Then that encounter isn't stored there." Mabel replied.
"They only took memories from townsfolk that couldn't take the thought of the Supernatural too well. Since you not only escaped the little buggers and kicked their asses they didn't abduct you." Dipper explained.
"Plus I was with you two after it happened, then went home with the gate closed. They'd have to break into my old house to take my memory of the lilliputtians." Pacifica realized.
Soon the movie started playing
"This is so much better than Poached Quail Eggs." Pacifica said before taking another bite of the half an Egg Salad Sandwich she found in the fridge.
Mabel flinched at the thought of eating the eggs of a cute little Quail.
"So this is what regular people eat? Besides Tacos?" Pacifica asked.
"Yes, most people don't have access to the freshest of ingredients and just make due." Wendy replied knowing all too well.
"In fact some of the most expensive foods richer people pay for was actually peasant or slave foods over a hundred years ago. They made great dishes with crap parts." Dipper elaborated.
"Like what? Lobster and Caviar?" Pacifica asked sarcastically.
"Yes exactly."
"No way. That stuff is so expensive!" Pacifica asked astonished.
"Caviar is nothing more than fish eggs, people traditionally eat the flesh and gave the eggs to the help or slaves and as society changed so did tastes. Similarly in New England when Settlers arrived there were Lobsters all across the shores, they calling them sea cockroaches. And like with Caviar Peasants and Slaves had to eat that cause it was abundant and they didn't have much choice. Then a hundred years ago tourism started to bloom in New England and vacationers wanted to try Lobster and fell in love with it cause it tasted so different. Soon the demand skyrocketed and Lobster Fishers would make Thousands in a few months work." Dipper explained.
"Wow." Mabel said in awe.
"Great now I'm getting hungry." Tyrone is complained.
Everyone's stomachs started groaning.
"Me too."
"Well since we were just discussing expensive seafood let's go get some expensive seafood for Dinner!" Pacifica suggested.
"YES! Ford! Come on up from the Lab! We're going out for Lobsters!" Mabel shouted.
"Wait Lobsters are still being fished?" Ford asked coming out of the Lab with Singed sleeves.
"They're still around. Did you think they were extinct?" Mabel asked.
"Actually I did. I assumed that humanity would have fished them to extinction." Ford said changing his coat.
"Well they aren't. Come on we're gonna take the RV!" Mabel said excitedly.
True to her claim they did end up taking the RV to the Seafood Restaurant due to the number of people exceeding the capacity of the Stanmobile, though Stan wanted to make room by throwing some people in the trunk Ford wouldn't allow it.
"This is really cool guys." Melody gushed as she looked around the RV on the drive to the Restaurant.
"And we lived in it for a week in Mexico." Mabel boasted.
"I was NOT sleeping in that clunky mess Stan had." Pacifica said.
"And check this out! Pitt Cola!" Wendy cried out before a Pitt Cola was shot out of a hidden hole into her hand.
"That is so boss!" Melody replied thoroughly impressed. "So this is going to be used for future expeditions?"
"You're darn tootin'!" Mabel answered.
"What about trips across the ocean? Or trying to get to Brazil? Surely you can't drive through the dense jungles of South America." Melody pointed out.
"You make a fine point Melody. I hate to ask you to do this again Pacifica especially since you're treating us to Dinner and all..." Ford asked nervously.
"No problem Ford, we'll use the Northwest Yacht as a means to travel the sea. In fact the vehicle storage hull has enough room to fit two of these babies one stacked on the other. It'll just be another stab at my parents in the grave." Pacifica offered. "If you want to supe it up like the RV that's fine."
"If it's a Yacht that means no sails." Stan pointed out annoyed.
"Compromise Stanley. Dipper and Mabel did it I think you can too." Ford pointed out.
"Aright dudes here it is! The Atlantis restaurant!" Soos said pulling the RV into the parking lot taking up 6 parking spots.
Stan and Ford entered the restaurant first and attempted to get the group a table but were quickly declined.
"What do you mean you can't seat us? I can see a sizeable table right there that can seat our party with a few spares." Stan argued.
"Sir you're not wearing proper attire, you do not have a reservation, and going by the way you smell I suspect you could not afford to eat here in the first place!" The Staff member replied.
"Hey we drove 37 minutes to get here pal! We are paying customers and we are hungry." Stan said as everyone else came inside from stretching their legs.
"What's the hold up?!" Pacifica demanded.
"Miss Northwest! I did not know you were with these people!" The Staff member said in sheer surprise.
"He was refusing to seat us sweetheart." Stan said.
"Oh really?!" Pacifica asked sarcastically.
"I'm so sorry Madam. Please come this way." The Wait Staff member took them to their table and apologized frequently.
"It's funny to see you be treated like this Paz." Tyrone said.
"You haven't seen her at her worst." Mabel replied.
"Well she's sweet with me, and that's all that matters now." Tyrone said.
"Thanks hun." Pacifica said before cracking open her menu.
The Stans and Meldoy decided on some alcoholic drinks while Soos, the designated Driver, stuck with soda like the teens. Everyone ordered lobsters with Chowder as an appetizer. Soon the Table smelled like low tide after the shells were cracked open.
"This brings me back." Ford said nostalgically.
"Yeah. Mom and Dad would send us to steal a few lobsters off a boat every few weeks when we were kids." Stan elaborated.
"It wasn't our finest moment." Ford explained. "Dad liked the finer things in life but didn't like paying full price."
"And now you know the origins of my management skills." Stan cheerfully explained.
By the time the check came Ford reached for it only for it to be snatched away by Pacifica.
"Damn. Still a lot but not beyond what I expected to pay." Pacifica muttered before jotting down the tip sticking her card on and handing it to the waiter.
"Not even gonna let me see how much it cost?" Ford asked.
"Nope." Pacifica replied.
After the receipt was brought everyone stacked up the plates and glasses neatly for the bus boy and left thanking the staff for such a fine meal.
"This was amazing." Melody said as she sat next to Soos in the RV.
"You're amazing." Soos said.
"Thanks hun." Melody replied resting her head on Soos's comfy shoulder.
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