Chapter 10: High Climbers
(Emily's P.O.V)
Okay, so I was now in the Gravity Falls arcade room. To be honest it was pretty cool in real life. I kinda wanted to try some of the games.
"This is it dudes, my favorite place in Gravity Falls. Everything I know, I learned right here. A frog taught me how to cross a street. When my house was haunted, I learned how to eat ghosts. And this thing taught me how to dance." Soos explained as he gestured to certain games. We stopped at the dancing game to see a familiar figure 'playing' it.
"Woo-hoo-hoo! I've been jiggin' here for seven days straight!" MuGucket cried as he kept dancing.
"Uh, Soos?" Mabel said and picked up the plug for the machine.
"Let him have this." Soos said.
"Yeah, playing video games is always about winning. It's about having a good time with friends. At least that's what one of my caretakers said." I shrugged and went to check out more of the games. I soon saw Dipper and Wendy playing Fight Fighters. I decided to join them.
"K.O! The winner: Rumble Mcskirmish!" The game announced.
"WINNERS DON'T LOSE!" Rumble said giving a peace sign.
"What? You cheated." Wendy said playfully.
"You take that Baaaack!" Dipper said, imitating Rumble, and laughed.
"Hey guys, mind if I join?" I asked, I'm not the best at video games, but they seem fun.
"Sure, you can play winner." Dipper said and I have a thumbs up.
"Round Two!" The game said and Wendy started at the screen in determination.
"I'm gonna punch the ref." She said.
"Fight!" The ref said and Wendy used Dr. Karate to 'punch' the ref, but he kept missing.
"Let's gang up on him." Dipper said and he used Rumble to 'punch the ref' I could help but laugh along with the two.
"Hohoho." Wendy said happily and in the corner of my eye I saw Robbie hanging up his posters he then noticed us laughing and having fun.
"Wendy! What's up, babe? Yeah, just putting up some flyers for my band. I'm playing lead guitar. No biggie." He bragged and I rolled my eyes. Dipper the looked at the
poster Robbie was holding.
"Are you wearing mascara?" Dipper asked.
"Uh, it's eye-paint for men." Robbie retorted.
"That's literally mascara." I said and Dipper held in a laugh as Robbie glared at me.
"Hey Robbie, Dipper was just showing me this great game." Wendy said.
"Ha, yeah, sweet, sweet." Robbie said and shoved Dipper out of the way. "Hey how about you sit this one out, okay champ?" Robbie asked and now it's my turn to shove him out of the way.
"Sorry dude, you're gonna have to wait. I'm playing winner." I smirked and Wendy nodded.
"Just hang on for a minute Robbie, you can play next round." Wendy said and Robbie huffed but nodded his head.
Okay, so Wendy and I played a round since she beat Dipper real quick in round two. I'm not the best at these kinds of things. So I sadly lost to Wendy meaning Robbie git to play with her, which was kinda what I wanted to prevent. But to stood to the side and let Robbie play with Wendy.
"Round four, fight!" The ref exclaimed and the two started playing.
"So hey, I'm gonna go camping tomorrow with my dad so I won't be around." Wendy explained.
"Oh, cool, cool, watch out!" Robbie said and placed an arm around Wendy's shoulder and turned his head briefly to glare at Dipper, who glared back.
"Opponent sighted! Fight!" The game announced and I knew what this meant...cue theme song.
Later at the Shack we were playing poker. I was sitting next to Waddles, who gave me the occasional nuzzle. I honestly didn't know how to play. So I was winging it...yeah if I was playing for money I would be broke.
"King me." Mabel said and revealed her hand which had two kings.
"Aww! Come on!" The boys groaned.
"Oh be a good sport." I huffed.
"It's not fair, she doesn't even know what we're playing!" Stan huffed.
"Go Fish?" Mabel asked innocently.
"Uh...not quite." I said and electric guitar music started to play from outside the Shack, causing the chandelier above us to shake.
"Dude, I think I'm picking up a radio station inside my head." Soos said.
"Try blinking to see if you can change the channel." Mabel suggested eagerly and Soos started to blink.
"Soos we can all hear that. There's no radio station inside your head." I said as a matter of factly.
"Weeendy!" Robbie sang from outside and I facepalmed.
"Ugh, sounds like Robbie." Dipper moaned in annoyance.
"Robbie? Is he that jerky twerp I see making goo-goo eyes at Wendy all the time?" Stan asked. I nodded and sighed heavily.
"He called me 'Big Dude' once. I mean, I know I'm a big dude, but it kinda hurt." Soos said sadly.
"Does he even know Wendy's not hear? She told me yesterday and he was right there." I added.
"Should I sic Waddles in him again?" Mabel asked and Waddles began to chew on Mabel's sweater. "Whoa, easy tiger." She said playfully as Dipper got up from his seat.
"I'll handle it." He said simply and walked out.
"Ooooooh!" We all called after him.
"Ha ha, conflict!" Stan laughed and I sighed.
"Hey Emily, I need you for your sweater fitting today." Mabel said.
"Oh, okay sounds like a plan." I said smiling down at her. Later we heard some banging around in the backyard and Stan went to check on that. Soon Dipper came back and started pacing the floors.
"What was I thinking?! I can't fight! I've never been in a fight before! Look at these noodle arms!" He exclaimed and waved his arms in a rubber like motion.
"Just bonk him over the head! It's nature's snooze button!" Stan suggested.
"I don't think Dipper can even reach Robbie's head." I said.
"Boys! Why can't you learn to hate each other in secret? Like girls do!" Mabel said proudly. Stan just snickered.
"Sure, listen to your sister! Maybe you can share dresses too! Hahaha, BOOM!" Stan laughed.
"Maybe he'll just forget about it. Maybe it'll all blow over." Dipper said, in denial.
"I don't know, Dipper. Teenagers are dangerous. Those hormones turn them into like, killing machines!" Soos warned.
"R-Really?" Dipper strutted.
"Soos, not helping." I muttered through my teeth.
"Oh yeah, dude. My cousin Reggie got in a fight with a teen once. The guy broke like, all his arms, all his legs, and I think, killed him or something, I don't know. Me and Reggie were just talking about it." Soos explained.
"Okay, Soos if you just talked to Reggie about it, then he wasn't killed." I said, Dipper however was backing up into a corner, breathing heavily.
"I can't stay here! What if Robbie comes back!? I gotta hide!" Dipper said desperately.
"Whoa, okay Dipper just clam down. I'm pretty sure Robbie is just talk. Wendy doesn't like it when guys fight." I explained.
"Look, kid. You got yourself a choice here. You can either go face him like a man, or you can hide indoors like a wimp. What'll it be?" Stan asked and Dipper thought for a moment.
"I gotta go." He said simply and ran out.
"Soos, maybe you should watch him. No more 'scary teen' stories." I added.
"Yes ma'am." Soos saluted and ran after Dipper.
Later Mabel and I were watching some sort of talk show. Mabel was working on my yellow and green sweater. It had yellow on the top, going in a diagonal direction down, and green on the bottom. She was knitting the right arm of it. Waddles was nuzzled next to her.
"Giiirl, why you 'ackin so cray-cray?" Sassica, the girl on the screen said and the crowd cheered.
"Why you 'ackin so cray-cray?, will be back in a moment." The t.v said.
"Ugh, poor Dipper. Hiding from Robbie, unable to face his fears." Mabel sighed, Waddles linked as Stan came in.
"Fears are for chumps. That's why I don't have any." Stan said and reached for the glue on the shelf. "Ugh, ugh!" He groaned, glue just out of reach.
"Stan, everyone fears something. For insistence, I'm scared of being mind controlled, possessed, and being turned into a zombie." I said as Stan continued to reach for the glue.
"You want me to go get a ladder?" Mabel asked, walking over to him.
"We don't have one." Stan said quickly.
"What?" Mabel asked in confusion. I got up and picked up some yarn so I didn't make it unravel.
"Not even a step stool?" I asked.
"You know, studies show that keeping a ladder in the house is more dangerous than a loaded gun. That's why I own ten guns, in case some maniac tries to sneak in with a ladder." Stan explained.
"Where on Earth did you here that?" I asked.
"Grunkle Stan, why you ackin' so cray-cray?" Mabel asked suspiciously, with hands on her hips.
"You two are the ones acting cray-cray! I gotta go now." Stan said and left.
"Why would Grunkle Stan be so weirded out by ladders? Of course! I think he has a secret fear of heights! We'll have to test him to be sure! Or we could leave well enough alone... Nah!" Mabel said and dragged me out of the Shack.
"Mabel, where are we going? I'm wearing an unfinished sweater, and it's hot out..." I said and Mabel turned back around and we went up in the attic.
"Okay, hold on one sec." Mabel said and slowly took the sweater off me and placed on her bed.
"I'll explain my plan on the way...LET'S GO!" Mabel cried happily and she pulled me into town.
Later we were walking back to the Shack and Mabel was carrying the box of high heels.
"Okay, Mabel I know that you have a creative mind, but this seems a little...strange..." I said.
"Ah, don't worry Emily this'll work out just fine. Plus, you gave more evidence on his fear.
"I know I said that Stan never has been up in my treehouse, but that could mean anything." I said and paused to look at Mabel.
"You're going through with this plan either way aren't you?" I asked in a dull-tone.
"Yep!" Mabel said cheerfully and we walked into the Shack. Waddles was there to greet us.
"Alright, Waddles, and Emily. It's time to begin. Operation Get Stan Over His Fear of Heights! I came up with that name." She said proudly and walked into the living room where Stan was sleeping.
"HAPPY GREAT UNCLE'S DAY!" She exclaimed, causing Stan to wake up.
"Huh? Is it Great Uncle's Day?" Stan asked as Mabel handed him the present.
"Ha ha, yeah of course it's not a day I made up." Mabel said and Stan opened his present and took out the shoes.
"High heels? You shouldn't have. Seriously, wha- what? What is this?" Stan asked in confusion.
"What's wrong? Are you saying these heels are too high? Do they make you uncomfortable? Hmm?" Mabel asked suspiciously.
"Maybe." Stan said and walked to the T.V."
"Admit it! Admit you have a fear of heights!" Mabel demanded.
"Way to be discreet Mabel." I muttered.
"What? That's why you bought me these? You should be ashamed of yourself! And on Great Uncle's Day no less. But no, I don't have a fear of heights." Stan said and the t.v came back on.
"We now return to 'Worlds Most Terrifying Skydiving'!" The t.v said as a man, on the screen, jumped out of the plane.
"Ah! Ah! Turn it off!" Stan said and backed up, tripping over a dino skull. Mabel looked down at him worriedly as I turned off the t.v.
"So I have a fear of heights. Is that really so cray-cray?" Stan admitted.
"No, but you shouldn't be ashamed of it. Lots of people are scared of heights." I assured him.
"Great...so I'm just like everybody else." Stan huffed as he stood up.
"That's not what I meant." I said.
"I'm gonna go now." Stan said and walked out.
"Well now we know he has a fear of heights, now we just need to get rid of them." Mabel said thoughtfully.
"Okay, a: fears can't be 'rid of' so easily, and b: how are we even gonna do that?" I asked.
"To the attic!" Mabel exclaimed and dragged me up stairs. Later we were still thinking thoughtfully about Stan.
"How are we gonna get Grunkle Stan over his fear of heights?" Mabel asked. I was laying upside down off her bed, and sighed.
"I don't think getting upside down is helping my brain flow, cause I got nothing." I sighed and Dipper entered with Rumble. I then got back right side up.
"Hey Mabel. Have you met Rumble yet? He's my new bodyguard. Oh hi Emily!" Dipper said, introducing Rumble.
"The child gave me a taco!" Rumble blurted out and turned to me. "Greetings young girl, do you have any enemies that I can conquer?" He asked.
"Um, no...but thanks for asking?" I said uncertainly. Mainly cause the enemies I had were beyond his reach...
"Wow! He's got a crazy voice! Here, say these words." Mabel said and wrote something down on a piece of paper, before handing it to the game character.
"Effer...vescent! Apple..fritter! RIBOFLAVIN!" Rumble read. I could help but laugh.
"Mabel, he's not a toy, he's a fighting machine. I'm gonna get him to defend me from Robbie." Dipper explained.
"Uh kinda sounds like you're using him as a weapon. A dangerous one I might add." I said.
"Yeah, isn't that kinda like cheating?" Mabel asked.
"I guess so. Well, I'll see you guys after the fight." Dipper said and left with Rumble.
"POOP! POOP AND BUTTS!" Rumble read and I turned to Mabel.
"There's a life lesson, don't summon anything, from video game, to a demon." I said sternly. Mabel nodded in agreement.
"Good thing we haven't come across any of those huh?" She said, playfully nudging my shoulder. I sighed, she had no idea.
"Okay, back to work, while Dipper was here with the glowing man, I came up with a plan." Mabel explained happily.
"Alright then, let's hear it. But no skydiving, even I don't want to do that." I said and Mabel quickly explained her plan. Soon we went into the living room, where Stan was drinking some Pitt Cola and Mabel ran up to him, from behind his chair.
"HEY GRUNKLE STAN!" Mabel exclaimed and Stan spit out his drink in surprise as Mabel walked to the other side of the chair.
"How would you like to go take a walk nowhere in particular while wearing a blindfold?" Mabel asked excitedly.
"And for no crazy reason at all." I added.
"Eh, beats just sittin' around here being old." Stan shrugged and stood up, but the glared at us suspiciously and sat back down.
"Wait a minute... you two are not planning on taking me someplace super high up, are you?" Stan asked.
"Grunkle Stan! We would never!" Mabel said and put on a new sweater. "Scout's honor!" She promised and I made the gesture with my own hand.
"Alright, let's go." Stan said and walked away. Mabel snickered and quickly used her hair to hid the fingers crossed on the back of the sweater and we ran after him.
"Okay, move your left foot up...higher, little higher, there." I instructed Stan as we climbed on top of the water tower. We soon made it to the top and I gotta say, I wish I came up here sooner. The view was greet great. Way better then my treehouse, mainly since it was higher.
"Take off your blindfolds... now!" Mabel instructed and Stan took it off, only to see that he was way up high.
"Yeah, that's pretty much what I was expecting." He deadpanned.
"To be fair, Mabel takes after you." I said.
"You're doing better than I thought! Now let go of the handrail..." Mabel said, but Stan was gripping it for dear life.
"Nope." He said in a high-pitched voice.
"Hey, do you smell anger and hormones?" Mabel asked and I sniffed.
"With a bunch of cologne too." I added and Robbie scrambled up the water tower.
"Finally! I'm safe!" He sighed in relief.
"Hey, Robbie! Get your own water tower!" Mabel cried.
"I'm pretty sure this is the only water tower." I commented.
"SSSHHHHH! Keep it down! He'll find us!" Robbie shushed.
"CHALLENGER SIGHTED!" Rumble exclaimed and Robbie screamed in fear. In the corner of my eye, I saw Soos pull up how truck.
"YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE!" Rumble shouted and kicked the water tower, causing it to lean.
"What's happening!?" Mabel asked.
"Oh boy..." Stan muttered.
"We're safe, right?" Mabel asked.
"Of course not! This thing is on stilts! High high up!" Stan exclaimed.
"Great job making her feel safe!" I spat and looked down at Rumble.
"Hey Rumble, stop hitting the tower, there's innocent lives up here!" I called down and Rumble looked up.
"Send down Robbie and you will not be harmed! Rumble called back up and I sighed.
"As much as you annoy me, I'm not letting you go to that creep." I said.
"Wow, that is actually very thoughtful...AHHHHHHHHHH!" Robbie cried as the wood under him gave out and he fell to the ground.
"Well that was unfortunate..." I muttered. I noticed that Dipper and Rumble were starting to fight and watched as the battle waged on. Needless to say it had a lot a fire balls were thrown. Soon Dipper was getting punched repeatedly by Rumble.
"SUPER POWER NINJA TURBO NEO ULTRA HYPER MEGA MULTI ALPHA META EXTRA UBER PREFIX... COMBO!" Rumble cried and an explosion, the shape of a fist appeared.
Dipper was then lying on the ground, bruised and scarred, and Rumble gave a peace sign, but the words 'game over' appeared. Rumble the started to dissolve in pixels. Dipper gained points and wrote DIP on the high score enters that was floating in the middle of nowhere.
"I'm sorry, Grunkle Stan! I thought this would help, but I was wrong! So wrong!" Mabel cried, clinging to the wall of the tower.
"I-I survived! I survived and I feel great! Wait, let me do a cocky dance just to be sure: Alala-loo-doodly-doo-doodly-doo! HAHA! DEAL WITH IT WORLD! STAN PINES HAS CURED HIS FEAR OF HEIGHTS!" Stan cried after he did his dance.
"Good for you, but I rather celebrate on the ground." I huffed as Stan started down the ladder and he turned to Mabel.
"You comin', kid?" Stan asked.
"Uh-uh." Mabel shook her head.
"What's the matter, you got a fear of heights, now? Haha!" Stan laughed the realized that Mabel was serious. "Uh-oh." He said.
"Come on Mabel, we got you." I said gently and I grabbed her hand, guiding her to Stan.
"There we go, Stan will be right behind you as you climb down. Just take it slow." I instructed.
"Okay...okay..." Mabel said and slowly climbed down the ladder. I followed them and we were soon safely on the sweet ground.
"Ah, ground, I'd never thought I'd miss that." Mabel sighed in relief as she hugged the ground.
"Right back at you." I said. Then I noticed Wendy talking to Robbie and Dipper she said good bye to them and walked to her family and I went up to her.
"Hey Wendy! How was camping?" I asked.
"It was the usual, you should have seen my brothers fight over the fish the caught. Ha, it was priceless." Wendy laughed. I smiled and laughed as well.
"Sounds like a party, I gotta go, see ya at work." I said and waved goodbye. Walking back to Mabel and Stan.
Sometime later I was in my treehouse, reading a book when I heard a knock on the trapdoor.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"You're boss." A cranky voice answered.
"Come in." I laughed and Stan opened the door and took a look around.
"Nice place you got here." He said.
"Thanks, so what brings you to my small neck of the woods?" I asked putting my book down. Stan then came all the way up and I noticed he brought a box with him.
"Alright Emily I'm gonna give it to ya straight, I've made a lot of enemies in my years and they would probably try and hurt you guys to hurt me, so...I just want you to have this for self defense." Stan explained and pushed the box towards me.
"Um...okay..." I said and picked up the box and opened it. I gasped as I saw what was in it.
"A gun!? Stan are you serious?" I asked, nearly dropping the box.
"I didn't give it to you earlier cause I was...ahem, not comfortable with heights, but I figured you should just keep it here." Stan said.
"Okay, not what I meant. I don't have a license for this. This is super illegal." I said in shock.
"Emily listen!" Stan yelled and took a breath. "If something happens and I can't help Dipper and Mabel, I want you to get them to safety. I can't trust Soos with a gun, he'd be too afraid of it, and Wendy has a three brothers that would be reckless with it, just keep it hidden in here and use it for emergency's. Please." Stan explained and I sighed and put the box in a chest that I kept in a corner with a few books.
"Okay, I'll be there if I need it. But if I get arrested, you have to bail me out." I said.
"I doubt the police force here would even do that, but deal." Stan said and we shook on it. He then left and I sighed and rubbed my necklace.
"Well Georgia...things got a little dark, but Stan trusts me...I guess I've earned that..." I sighed and laid back down on my bed.
I really need to be prepared, the season is nearly half way over...
(Third Person)
A little bonus with Emily in the Gravity Falls credits:
"I'm Dipper. I have shorts and determination!" Game Dipper said proudly.
"It's a-me! A-Mabel!" Mabel cried happily.
"I'm slower, but I jump higher." Stan explained.
"Pick me or whatever." Wendy shrugged.
"I can climb faster then I run." Game Emily said and a giant Soos head appeared and ate then in a pac-man like fashion.
Soos then woke up in the gift shop and sighed in relief.
"Alas. Twas not but a dream." He said and laid back down.
"Om. Nom. Nom. Nom. Nom. Nom. Eating my friends. Nom. Nom." Soos said in his sleep, Emily has walked in and heard him talking, but she then walked back out.
Author's Note:
Yay! Another chapter done! I'm so glad o finished it! Man and you guys are too sweet! I've been getting great comments from a whole lot of you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Oh and the answer to the 'Bear-Bear Mystery' was:
The multi-bear's original name was Bear-Bear, as explained in the 'Between the Pines' special. I highly suggest you go see it if you can. I thought everyone gave some good guesses as well.
Lunar Moon Butterfly: Aww, that's okay, it happens. Glad you like these chapters.
waitasecondwhoareyou: Um...not sure what that is...sorry.
Hourglass Cipher: I'm glad Bear-Bear made you laugh. Also I love the ship name for Nate and Emily. Namily for the win!
Ms. Cipher16: Great guesses, but not correct. I'm not a huge fan of Steven universe. My friends are, but I never was able to watch the show form the beginning. I only know a thing or two.