Attack in the Falls

Mable woke up, feeling a bit icky, sleeping on the ground was definitely something she would not recommend, let alone sleeping on a metal flooring in an underground bunker. Her head was very closer to Pacifica's hair, her nose barely rubbing against it.

"Mmm, overly expensive perfume to hide the insecurities," Mable muttered softly as she smelled the scent of the stuff.

As she began to awake though she felt something warm and wet press up against her cheek. Her eyes fluttered as she slowly began to awake seeing something chubby and pink standing right in front of her.

"Waddles!" She beamed seeing her favorite pet pig standing next to her, hugging it tightly, "Your okay, everything happened so quick when we escaped"

"Eh, what's going on?" Pacifica muttered as she began to get up noticing the Pig, "Ew...I remember that pig"

"Waddles is okay!" Mable beamed, "Yes my Waddles, my itty bitty piggy wiggy!"

"Ugh, Mable that is way to cute even for you" Grunkle Stan groaned as he started to wake up, "I need some manliness or something"

"Is she always like that" Iago muttered.

"Yeah-"

"Oh po you Grunkle Stan" Mable groaned.

Pacifica seemed disgusted but was slightly smiling to see Mable to happy, "Well um, good to see the pig is okay, at least one good thing happened today. Of course I'm sleeping on the floor in some crazy person bunker, my hair is probably a mess, and I don't have my morning eyeliner".

"Yeesh Pazzie calm down" Mable said taking her friend's hand, "It's gonna be okay, okay ...Just trust me, Max, Riku and Dipper will sort everything out"

Waddles replied with a simple oink.

Mable was overjoyed to see her favorite pig was safe and okay. It was the first good thing that had happened in the last twenty-four hours. She began rubbing her cheeks against her pet pig with joy, just so happy that she was here with him. However, her heart sank when she realized that still the shack and in turn the rest of Gravity Falls was in danger from an insane evil Genie.

"So...Today is the big day," Mable said looking at Waddles, "They day we save the town ...again, but without Dipper, or Stan...Or even Grunkle Ford now…."

Mable

One final day...The only time I can spend with waddles.

Big day ahead.

Gonna need something to make that darkness swaddle.

Waddles you know.

Defeating a great evil it won't be easy.

Eh...I just won't go.

(OINK OINK)
Okay I know Gravity Falls needs me.

And look at all these weapons and these lasers that you got me some how.

Waddles you're the greatest, where did you get this stuff

(Oink)
I'm ready thanks to you.

I know that I can it for

The world renowned.

Gravity Falls

Gonna save this town.

Gravity Falls

I just won't look down

On this very last Gravity Falls day

Mable took a deep breath, "I can do this, I can do this…"

"Do what?" Max caused her to jump, he was standing behind her the whole time, "Are you...Talking to the pig?"

"What? Oh yeah, this is Waddles my pet pig"

Max just looked at the pig and shrugged, "Cool, I have a cat"

"Nice!"

Riku then walked up to both of them now, he had his Soul Eater in hand, swinging it a bit before putting it down, his face was stern and there was a tensity in his eyes that Mable noticed. He was definitely ready for a fight, however how sure he was she wasn't sure at the moment. Not that any of them really knew what to do. All knew was that they had to get Jafar's lamp in order to lock him back up before he was about to do whatever he planned to do.

"Okay, Mable, you know the shack better than anyone, what do we do" Riku spoke.

Mable was taken aback by the question, "Me? Uh well...I don't know, charge in and hope for the best"

Riku just gave her a deapanned expression.

"Okay yeah, not a great idea" Mable tried to think of a way, "Ugh, there has to be some way to enter the shack or ...something"

"We need to find a way into the shack that won't attract Heartless or Jafar," Riku explained as he began to pace, "He probably doesn't know where we are and that gives us an advantage, but we can't hope to escape again, unless that Star Shard of yours works"

Max took out the device and looked at it, "Sadly...I don't think so" he shook it a bit seeing if it would spark but it just remained dull.

"Well look like our only escape route is so far dead,"

Mable frowned, "Yeesh, doesn't look like we have a lot of good options don't we".

"No sadly" Riku groaned, stretching his arms, "At least none that aren't going to involve a fight, that's why we need a plan"

"Well what would Sora have done" Mable asked.

Riku seemed to flinch at the question, "Well uh….. He um, he um," he seemed unsure how to answer before frowning and then chuckling a bit giving a sly grin to his friends "He would have just charged in there and hoped for the best.

"Well, I think we should do that then" Mable said looking confident now, "That's what Sora would have done right, that's what he did. He charged in when he fought that Xehanort guy, and he probably won, we're still here. This world is still here"

"Yeah, but is he alive" Max asked, his face looking horrified, "Is, is my dad still…."

"Mabel's right" Riku said giving both his partners a surprised look, "I don't know if Sora or your dad is alive, but that's what they would have done...Isn't that what heroism is about, putting others before self and all that stuff".

"Yeah!" Mable pumped her first in the air.

Max seemed unsure before looking stern, "Yeah...Dad would have done that.''

"Yeah so let's do it!"

"I-I think I'll stay here" Pacifica said, to the surprise of others, "Um...Maybe I can be like...look out or something"

"I think I'll do the same" Stan added seeming nervous.

"Actually good idea" Mable looked around and found some walkie talkies handing one to Pacifica, "Here we can communique through this"

Suddenly a loud ringing echoed through the bunker. The pain was intense, however a voice spoke from within them, as if seeping into there brains. It was the voice of Jafar.

"Enemies! Listen carefully! I Jafar...Genie of the Lamp ...Former Sultan of Agrabah, commander of the forces of darkness have a message! I have your home...I have your loved ones ...If you wish them back, come to the center of the town square and bring the journals! Now! Or may they suffer a fate worse than death itself"!

Mable gasped, "Oh no! Dipper!"

"Well this is just great," Max sighed, "We're outgunned, outnumbered, what are we going to do"

Riku bit his lip and took a deep breath, standing firm he looked at his teammates and smirked, "We're gonna do what Sora would do...Go in head on, and hope for the best"

"Huh" Max just looked dumbstruck, "Your kidding right"

"I wish I was...I wish I was"

-000-

The Town Square had been completely abandoned during the early morning. None of the shops were open, the streets were empty, except for a few park cars. Slowly the sun began to rise into the air illuminating the darkness. Standing in the middle of the streets, Jafar and Gideon a waited, with Wendy and Dipper in toe. Riku, Mable and Max could see them as they began to approach. They were nervous, worried, and had no idea what they were doing.

All in all they were ready for a fight.

Even Stan and Pacifica came too, though they weren't exactly sure just what they could accomplish. The group was nervous, they were about to go up against an array of Heartless. Many of them didn't have much magical combat experience, though Stan new how to throw a punch. Tension was in the air, and no one could know if any of them would come out of this alive.

Riku felt the most intense, everything was on the line now. Worse, he had people to look after, actual friends, those he was responsible for. Was this what Sora felt when he went up against Xehanort but with the entire universe. If this was true he now had more sympathy and understanding for his friend then ever.

"You know how you can save these people" Xehanort thoughts invaded his mind, "Just embrace them and you can save them"

"No!" Riku sneered in his head, "The darkness won't help them"

Riku clenched his head for a moment.

"You okay" Mable asked looking worried.

Riku removed his hand and looked at Mable, smiling lightly, "Y-Yeah, I'm fine"

"You won't be for long"

"So, what exactly is the plan?" Max whispered as they began to approach, "I mean you have something, an inkling of a plan right? Something...Anything? Right?"

"I don't know, will do like Sora and go in" Mable inisted.

"We can't do like Sora, we aren't Sora, we are Max Goof, Mable and you" Max insisted, "We have to do things our own way, otherwise we'll be screwed"

Riku held a hand, "It will be fine, trust me" He wished he could believe his own words

"I barely know you, so no I don't really trust you" Max muttered, "I mean sure we've had some time to talk but this is our first time into combat so sorry if I'm not used to going into it with team mates"

"Well to bad, we're here, we're going in anyway".

"I vote we chicken out" Pacifica raised her hand.

"Again I agree with Blondie" Stan grunted.

"Seconded," Iago said voice shaking.

Max groaned, "Look Riku, I'm sure your smart, but as far as I'm concerned of the three of us your probably more the muscle, Mable is the spontaneous one, I should come up with a plan"

"We don't have time for a plan like I said," Riku muttered.

"Well keep an eye on me, because I'm at least good at improvising"

"Fine whatever" Riku groaned.

As they kept walking around Mable noticed that Max eyes were constantly shifting left to right.

"What are you doing?" Mable whispered

"Looking around the town, just because Riku doesn't have a plan doesn't mean I may be able to improvise, I am not going to die today because some of us don't have a plan".

They arrived in the middle of the square now, Jafar and his allies were just a few feet away. The silence was deafening as the stare down happened. One could feel the tumbleweeds roll down the road. In fact there was a tumbleweed rolling down the road passing them by. Mable saw Gideon smooch at her much to her disgust. Seeing her brother and friend help though, it made her blood boil.

"Let my brother go!" Mable yelled as they finally approached the Villains

Jafar smirked, "Hand over the Journals to me, and I will grant you your wish"

"Don't do it Mable" Dipper yelled, "Don't give him the journals, I know what he' planning and it's going to be bad...I should know...I kind helped him"

"Wait you helped him?"

"He forced me okay"

"As I will force you!" Jafar yelled, with that he slammed his staff into the air as both Dipper and Wendy started gasping for air.

Mable watched in horror as her friend and brother were slowly suffocating. Her legs starting to shake. She had to make a choice, give the bad guys the journals and risk something really bad happening, or lose her loved ones and only have a chance of stopping them. She looked to Riku and Max hoping for some sort of answer.

Riku just glared at Jafar.

Max continued to just look around the area. However, she started to notice something, his eyes stopped and was fixated on something. Turning back to the villains she managed to put together who it was fixated on.

It was Gideon.

He was just standing there, holding Jafar's lamp in hand. Mable never realized how un-intimidating he was compared to the evil Genie. It was then she realized just what she needed to do, what she could do. If this worked, she could save her brother an the falls with one swift stroke.

Be spontaneous.

Be quick.

Be like Sora.

"Okay!" Mable declared causing Jafar to stop, "I'll give you the journals in my bag, and in exchange for Dipper and Wendy"

"Agreed" Jafar said, giving a polite bow, "Now, come here child...So we can begin the transfer"

Mable nodded.

The transfer was going to go slowly, this had to be done completely and without flaw. Otherwise they would all be doomed. Mable took the first step with the books in hand, Max a few feet away. Riku seemed tense about it but followed along.

"Good," Jafar smirked, "Good little girl, obeying my order"

"Ew gross" Mable muttered.

She neared them just enough to reach into her backpack and slowly ever so slowly…"GRAPPLING HOOK!"

"What?"

Mable fired right at Gideon the lamp falling out of his hand and into Marble, Jafar found himself being tossed right into it. However that did not mean the battle was over, for Heartless emerged dozens of them now. All began to swarm around the trio. Riku stood in front of her now, sword at the ready.

"Run!" Riku said, "I'll free Dipper, you get rid of that lamp!"

"Right uh ...uh…..AGH!" Before Mable could say anything she found herself on skateboard t hat Max was rolling.

Max smirked back at her, "Nothing like riding in style, good thing I had a plan just in case"

"Woo hoo!" Mable said, using the grappling hook to turn the skateboard into the forest.

It was time to get rid of this lamp once and for all.

-000-

Mable and the others fled deep into the woods, she felt bad for leaving Riku alone for dealing with the Heartless. It didn't feel like proper teamwork but it perhaps in some ways it was. They didn't have to be together all the time right, just simply help one another and they would be fine. Right now her task would be to get rid of the lamp once and for all.

"Come on, let's find a place to get rid of the lamp"

"Why not the shack," Dipper argued, "Just put it back in the Vault"

Wendy seemed hesitant, "Really? Wasn't it there last time"

"Yes, until someone tried to use it" Mable said, glaring at her brother still upset about that.

"Oh come on Mable, not is not the time to argue, Grunkle Ford's lab is still the safest place, the Shack itself is still the safest place"

"No it's not!" Mable said, "Heck I don't even know if this world is the safest place, with Gideon, and who knows who else now".

Dipper glared at her, Mable couldn't believe he was still thinking about using the lamp or at least keeping it after everything. She wanted to have faith in her brother but right now he wasn't really giving her any reason to have at the moment. If anything he was making her distrust him more and more.

"PINES!"

Mable heard Gideon in the distance as he could see his little body chasing them.

"COME BACK WITH MY LAMP!"

"Guys, argue later" Max said taking Mable's hand, "Let's run!"

The chase was on as they continued to run deeper into the forest, trying to stay clear as they could hear the zooming of Heartless come near them. Dipper and Mable's tiny legs made it difficult to keep a good distance away from the

"So, how do we get rid of this thing?" Max asked.

"We toss it down the bottomless pit" Mable responded with curved.

"Bottomless pit? Really? This town is weird"

"You have no idea Max, you have no idea"

They got closer now to the bottomless pit, Mable could practically see it in front of them. All the while she held Jafar's lamp tight in her arms. The evil wizard going back and forth between insults .

"Release me. Or I will unleash a wave of darkness in this world" Jafar sneered from inside the lamp, "I know you desire something young Mable, I am a genie...You do have three wishes, break the laws of magic with me and it can be yours"

"No way, that just sounds wrong on so many levels!" Mable hissed.

Finally they arrived at the bottomless pit.

"Ok," Mable said, "This should hopefully work now slowly...slowly…."

"NO!"

Mable turned and found herself being tugged as Gideon arrived grabbing the lamp and trying to get it back. She quickly took hold and tried to tug it back from him. The two of them went back and forth near the pit.

"Give me the lamp so I can make you my Queen!" Gideon yelled.

Mable sneered, "Never! That's not how relationships work!"

"I don't care!"

"Creep!"

Max tried to intervene but didn't know just what to do.

The two kids continued to struggle over the lamp, but Gideon was the one to play dirty, he kicked Mable in the shin almost knocking her into the pit only for Max to thankfully rescue her before it is too late. However that would not last for long, for once again Jafar stood before them both, and he looked angry.

Jafar raised his snake staff ready and fired.

Mable flinched by Max intervened taking the shield he stole from Pacifica's and managing to protect him for a time causing the Snake staff to jump out of his hand.

She jumped at the chance to grab it.

"Careful, I'm armed!"

Jafar merely laughed, "Bah...You barely know how to use that thing. I've owned that staff for decades, you could barley channel it's magic if you desired"

"Oh yeah," Mable said glaring, "Well I have ...I have the magic of postive thinking"

There was a brief moment of silence as the standoff continued.

Max just blinked and sighed, "Well...That's not really now is it"

"Positive thinking Max! Positive thinking!"

Again Jafar laughed and extended his hand. The staff eyes began to glow as a bright energy began emanating from it. Mable tried to hold onto it with all her might. At first, it seemed as if was working, the staff did not seem to budge from her hand, although the power emanating from it seemed to cause her pain, yet she was not about to yield to Jafar, not yet, not ever.

"Mable" Max looked shocked, "You're doing it"

"Positive thinking Max!" Mable said through gritted teeth.

Jafar was becoming frustrated now, as he emanated his dark powers to regain his staff. The power emanating from it grew as it looked to be bunting Mable hand. She screamed until it became to much the staff flying right back into the sorcerer hand again.

Mable fell to the ground wincing, "Guess I didn't think positive enough"

"Appears not" Jafar smirked, using his staff he took the other two journals in Mable backpack again, "And now...I have what I want, and soon, I will have the laws of magic under my heel".

"Never!"

A large explosion came from the distance indicating that something has happened.

Jafar eyes widened as his sinister grin grew, he summoned the Heartless to subdue the group. "Let's take them back to there home, with the laws of magic soon to be broken, will have our way with all of them...As I said, there are things so much worse than death"