Chapter 29: Mabel: Goddess of Love
(Emily's P.O.V)
There is nothing like cloud gazing with your friends, especially if you are holding your boyfriends hand. Which is what I was doing right now. It was a lot of fun so far. The soft grass, the summer air, the white fluffy clouds. With all the drama for the past few days it was nice to relax a bit.
"That one looks like a star." I commented pointing at said cloud.
"That's really cool." Nate said and I smiled at him.
"Whoa! That cloud looks like a chipmunk!" Mabel cried and an airplane then flew into it's 'mouth'.
"Barfing an airplane!" Wendy laughed and the rest of us chuckled.
"It does!" Dipper added. We then looked to the other clouds.
"Uh, that looks like... uh, a cloud!" Thompson pointed.
"Boo!" Lee cried.
"Thompson, stop being the worst at everything." Wendy half complained.
"Sorry guys." Thompson chuckled and we all laughed. I took a quick glance at Nate before smiling happily.
"Look at the clouds! Ooh! That cloud looks like a big heart-shaped balloon!" Mabel cried and pointed to the hot air balloons floating above us.
"Clouds don't come in colors. That is a balloon." Dipper said in realization, sitting up and we noticed some more balloons from the distance.
"Oh dude! It's the Woodstick festival." Wendy said excitedly.
"Wait, the wood what?" Dipper asked.
"I think you guys mentioned it to me before." I commented as I sat up with Nate.
"It's this annual outdoor concert featuring Oregon's up and coming indie bands." Wendy exclaimed and took Tambry's phone.
"Hey!" She protested and folded her arms in annoyance as Wendy swiped through several images of bands.
"They're all coming! Scarves Indoors, Wood Grain on Everything, the Love God! You've probably seen him in that viral video." Wendy then played the video she was referring to.
"Who's ready to fall in love tonight?!" The Love God asked, the crowd cheered and he stumbled face first in the camera. "Whoa! Ow! I hope nobody's filming this!"
"Hahahahaha! Nice, that was priceless!" I laughed.
"Whoa! Like a real concert concert? I've never actually been to one of those before." Dipper admitted, brushing his elbow.
"That's because you've never had an awesome crew to roll with before!" Wendy said and gestured to the rest of us. Thompson was now holding a dirty sponge.
"Come on, Thompson!" Lee cried.
"Lick that sponge! Lick that sponge!" He and Nate chanted. Thompson groaned before he closed his eyes and licking the sponge.
"Oh!" We cried and laughed.
"Can't believe he's doing it!" Nate laughed and I smiled.
"What are you doing man?" Lee laughed.
"When you're with us, you're in!" Wendy assured Dipper. Mabel then smirked and turned to Nate and me.
"Hey Nate, would you lick a sponge for Emily of her life was at stake?" She asked.
"Pssh, Mabel!" I exclaimed, blushing. "You can't just..."
"Of course I would." Nate replied as if it was obvious, and held my hand tighter.
"Awwww." Mabel gushed and I smiled. That was so sweet!
Then I started thinking about what could happen during...you know what...Bill was no dirty sponge...I was about to say something, but was cut off by loud groaning. We all went silent as a flock of ravens (also known as the Unkindness) flew overheard.
"Ghosty sounds! Cemetery ghosty sounds!" Mabel cried, shaking her brother.
"It's coming from that open grave." Wendy pointed across the cemetery and we walked over there and stopped right before the open grave.
"You look!" Nate urged Lee.
"No, you look!" Lee countered. I facepalmed with my free hand.
"Thompson, go look." Dipper deadpanned. Lee and Nate then laughed.
"Heh. Nice use of Thompson." Nate commented as Lee pushed Thompson towards the grave.
"Ugh..." He groaned peering over at the grave.
"Gaze upon death! Gaze upon death!" We changed and Thompson looked into the grave went screamed, then lightning struck, cause why not?
Oh, and cue theme song!
"Come on, it can't be that bad!" I sighed and let go of Nate's hand and walked over, followed by everyone else and we peered inside the grave.
"Ugh! It's even creepier than I expected." Tambry scoffed and I looked back down at Robbie how was lying in the grave while holding a Wendy picture.
"Why did she leave me?" Robbie whined staring at the future.
"Robbie?" Wendy asked in concern and Robbie jolted up.
"Wendy! Oh. Uh. Hey. What's up? Just hanging out in this grave, you know. Regular. Regular day for me." He chuckled nervously.
"Whoa, dude. We haven't seen you in, like a million years. Where have you been?" Lee asked.
"You're not still mourning our break up, are you?" Wendy asked worriedly.
"What? No way!" Robbie denied and quickly grabbed the Wendy Photo and hid it in his jacket.
"Robbie, we split up forever ago. It's really sweet you'd throw yourself into a grave for me but, man, time to move on." Wendy said, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
"Huh, what? I'm totally moved on." Robbie replied and his phone began to ring, causing him to freeze in place.
"Wendy, I miss you so much. I'll never move on. Never ever." Robbie swiftly grabbed his phone and swiftly threw it a a grave stone, causing it to shatter.
"That was a different Wendy. Unrelated Wendy." Robbie said.
"Dude, this is getting really awkward." Lee whispered towards Nate.
"*cough* No duh Captain Obvious. *cough*" I joked and Tambry sighed.
"Yeah, the cemetery used to be fun; now it's just depressing." She said and we all started to leave.
"So, what's the plan for the WoodStick Festival?" I asked.
"We usually meet up at Thompson's house before we go, and then the rest of the night is just having fun and breaking rules!" Nate cried and we laughed. I then rubbed the back of my neck.
"I've never really been to a concert either, but it sounds pretty cool." I admitted and Nate wrapped an arm around me.
"You're going to have the best night ever, trust me." Nate said and I laughed.
"Nate and Emily sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G!" Lee sang.
"Grow up man!" Nate cried angrily. I just giggled.
"Hey, I'm not the one being all lovey dovey!" Lee retorted and made a kissy face. I blushed and Wendy came to our rescue.
"Come on guys, enough. Let's head back to our places and meet up at Thompson's in a few hours." Wendy suggested and we all nodded. I then turned to the twins.
"Come on you two! We're heading back to the Shack!" I called.
"Coming!" Dipper replied and dragged his sister over to us and we all went our separate ways.
"Oh, man. I'm sorry you guys had to see that." Wendy apologized after we returned to the Shack.
"It's not really your fault Robbie isn't over you yet." I shrugged.
"You know what Robbie needs? A new girl! Romance is like gum. Once it's lost its flavor, you just cram another one in." Mabel said and did that exact thing with another piece of gum. I swear she's chewing a rainbow in her mouth.
"Mabel, it's not that easy." Wendy reasoned.
"Yeah, I'm not sure you can force to people together, especially is one isn't ready to find love again." I added.
"It is if you're the world's greatest matchmaker! I've never had an unhappy customer; like Soos and Melody." Mabel said and gestured to the two, who were video chatting, and Soos had set up a cardboard box.
"Watch this. Walking down some actual stairs." Soos sang and did his best to act like a mime walking down the stairs as Melody giggled.
"Did it look cool?" He asked.
"The coolest." Melody giggled.
"Match made!" Mabel cheered, pumping her fists then gestured to the other side of the room. "And then, of course, there's Waddles and Gompers."
I turned to Gompers and Waddles, who were tapped together and had tin cans tied to them. Not to mention Gompers had a wedding veil which he ate off his head. I also swore I heard wedding music. Could just be me.
"Match made!" Mabel cried once more, then turned to me.
"And, I don't even need to mention Emily and Nate! But I will, MATCH MADE!" Mabel cheered.
"Okay, that might wore for a goat and a pig, but Robbie's a hopeless case." Wendy said.
"Hopeless case, ehhh?" Mabel questioned thoughtfully and I sighed.
"Okay Wendy, you ran into this one. I'm out." I said and grabbed my purse before heading out of the Shack.
"Wait, where are you going?" Dipper asked and I stopped before turning back to them.
"Uh...the library. There's something I've been meaning to do...I'll see you guys at Thompson's." I waved and walked out of the Shack and walked to the Library.
Once I got there it was pretty empty. Which didn't surprise me since Gabe wasn't preforming anything today, haven't seen him since Sock Opera. Not that I wanted to since he's a creepy jerk. Anyway, I walked over to the computers and sighed to myself.
"I gotta do this, I've been putting it off for a while and I may not get another chance." I said to myself and typed on the keys; 'How to...'
Suddenly my necklace started to glow and green like sparks appeared out of the computer and the screen buzzed before static appeared. Though it seemed more unusual than normal, and that's saying something.
"Um, hello?" I called out, and turned to see no one was around. The computer seemed to freeze and I turned back to screen and gasped at the sight of something familiar.
"...Google?" I asked in disbelief. I haven't seen that logo since I got to Gravity Falls. I then noticed that I could type something in the search bar. I quickly checked to make sure no one had come in and quickly typed in;
Disney Gravity Falls
Sure enough, several posters for the show appeared and the Wikipedia page link also showed up, this was unbelievable!
"Am I still connected to my world?" I wondered out loud and typed in something else.
Star vs. the Force of Evil
I wasn't able to finish that series since I came here before the finale aired and I was honestly a bit curious. I scrolled through the videos and clicked on a clip.
...I may have watched a couple of clips from Season 4...but I snapped myself out of it and remembered why I came here. I then got another idea and typed something for Gravity Falls and found an image that looked perfect and printed it out. I grabbed the paper and looked at it.
"Black and white!? I wanted it in color!" I exclaimed and groaned loudly before I printed the image again, and double checked the settings so it could be in color this time, before rolling it up like a scroll and used paper clips to keep it that way. I then sat back down and sighed.
"Okay, back to business." I said sincerely and continued what I was originally here for.
Once I was done with that, I printed out another sheet of paper and quickly rolled it up like I did the first paper. I then logged out of the computer and the static returned. I started at the screen until the static ceased and the screen was back to how it was before. I waited a few more seconds before turning around and walking out of the library.
I later went back to my treehouse and put the two scrolls in the trunk next to the gun the third sheet, the black and white that I didn't want, was in my hand two and I crumbled it up before tossing it in the truncated as well and shut the lid before sighing.
"Phew, now they're safe." I whispered.
"Yo Emily! You back?" Wendy called up and I opened the window and looked down to see Wendy.
"Yeah, what's up?" I asked.
"Come on, we're heading over to Thompson's!" She replied.
"Okay, I'll be right down!" I cried and shut the window before rushing down the ladder. I ran over to Wendy and noticed Dipper was with her as well.
"Let's hurry over. Everyone else is already there." Wendy said and we headed in over there. Once we arrived we settled in the garage and before I knew it, Nate and Lee were tapping snacks to Thompson.
"More snacks! More snacks!" They chanted.
"I'm just happy to be included..." Thompson was cut off by Nate tapping a pice of tape over his mouth. I let out a small chuckle and Nate gave me a finger gun and wink.
"Ha! This is brilliant. The perfect way to sneak cheap snacks into the concert, and it was all Dipper's idea." Wendy praised.
"Woo! Nice!" Lee and Nate cheered.
"Well done." Wendy complimented Dipper.
"Ideas!" Nate cheered and I laughed.
"This really was a great idea, those tickets nearly cost us an arm and a leg." I added and Lee went over to Dipper.
"Kid, I sense greatness in you." Lee said sincerely. Dipper chuckled.
"Oh, well, I don't know about..."
"Greatness!" Lee cried, lifting Dipper on his shoulders.
"Alright, now everyone go home and finish getting ready for the concert." Wendy said and we all started to leave. I then turned to see that not only was Nate not talking to Tambry, but she was looking her phone in confusion.
"Tambry, You. Me. Date. Bring that sweet, sweet bod. Your secret admirer?" Tambry read out loud and I smirked all knowingly before walking out of the garage to get ready for the concert.
I got back to my treehouse and pulled out the outfit I wore at Double Dipper and season 2 premier. I'm thankful that it didn't get too damaged. I quickly put it on and grabbed my purse, slipped my phone in it and climbed down the ladder. I made it to the ground and adjusted my shirt slightly.
"Hey Emily!"
"Gah!" I cried and turned to see Nate behind me and sighed in relief.
"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you." Nate apologized and I laughed.
"No no, you're fine. I was just lost in thought." I assured him and noticed his new outfit an recalls it form the episode.
"Nice shades." I complimented.
"Thanks, you look great too." He replied and offered his arm.
"Shall we?" He asked and I giggled then snatched his cap, causing him to catch his glasses that fell off, and put the hat sideways on my head.
"We shall." I replied.
"Hey! My hat!" Nate playfully whined and I smirked.
"Don't hate on it just cause I look better in it." I joked. Nate and I laughed before we headed on over to the garage. Once we got there, most of the group was all ready.
"All right. Who's ready for the best and most overpriced day of our summer?" Wendy asked and we all cheered happily.
"I brought a baggie of trail mix and safety whistles, in case we get separated." Thompson said holding up the items he mentioned.
"*cough cough* Lame." Dipper coughed. Lee and Nate then laughed.
"This kid is a champion." Lee said.
"Okay, I guess we are just waiting for Tambry and Mabel right?" Nate asked.
"Yeah, they're not here yet." I added and Mabel walked in with her happiness chart.
"Sorry, guys, but Tambry's a little busy at the moment. Wink. Wink." Mabel smirked.
"Uh, did she just say the word wink?" Nate questioned and I shrugged.
"Let's just say she and Robbie took a trip to Smoochville. Now everyone's happy." Mabel smiled.
"Wait what!?" Everyone cried in shock.
"Yeah, I just did my good ol' Mabel Matchmaking and BAM, love kicked them both in the face!" Mabel said proudly.
"Dude, Robbie was a mess just this morning, how the heck did he move on that quickly?" Nate asked.
"Oh, oh! This is so like Tambry to do this. Date my ex behind my back. I'm gonna tear her highlights out!" Wendy cried, tugging at her own hair.
"Hey, Hey!" I cried clapping my hands together loudly, getting everyone's attention.
"Look, this is not something to be upset over! Look, Thompson literally sold his watch to get the tickets for us, and we were all just excited to go out and have fun with one another. If this really something to be worth fighting over?" I questioned and everyone nodded halfhearted.
"Yeah...sure...whatever...let's go to the concert..." They mumbled.
"I'll take it. Though I am curious, how did Robbie and Tambry get together this quickly?" I asked and Dipper turned to his twin.
"Mabel, what did you do?" Dipper asked.
"Heh heh...I just happened to get a love potion from the Love God...and maybe put it on the fries Tambry and Robbie were eating..." Mabel admitted.
"Wait, love potion?" Dipper questioned.
"The 'Love God' is an actual Love God?" Lee asked.
"Not the most unusual thing here. Mabel, did you steal the potion?" I asked.
"No, I just took it without permission." Mabel said smugly and I facepalmed.
"Okay, we have a problem...Mabel, did it ever occur to you that taking something important from a magical being would...I don't know...ANGER HIM!?" I exclaimed.
"Well it is now..." Mabel, mumbled.
"Okay, we have to get the potion back to the Love God right away! Come on people!" I cried and grabbed the twins before we rushed off, followed by everyone else.
"I told you not to get involved in people's love life Mabel! It's not right!" Dipper exclaimed.
"Point fingers later Dipper, we have to return the potion to the Love God." I said simply.
"Yeah okay..." Dipper sighed.
Once we made it to the Woodstick Festival we looked at the entrance and saw several people around the entrance and showing their tickets to security guards. I looked around and groaned.
"This line is gonna take forever!" I exclaimed.
"What choice do we have?" Lee asked. I sighed as we got in line and tapped my foot. Finally, after what seemed like forever, our group was next. I then spotted Robbie and Tambry with one another.
"Ugh, they're doing that couple hug walk. Guys you're in public! People can see you!" Dipper cried and I facepalmed.
"Their in love Dipper, let it go." I sighed and the security guard checked our stuff and took our tickets. I then rushed in followed by the twins and looked around.
"Emily, you gotta stop running off like that!" Nate heaved as he came up to us.
"Sorry. Look, you guys enjoy the concert. I'll help the twins return the love potion. We'll catch up with you later." I said.
"Are you sure?" Nate asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, you guys just relax. We'll just be a moment." I assured him and turned to the twins.
"Let's go and return a potion to a Cupid Pop-star...never thought I'd say that...come on!" I urged and the twins and I rushed backstage and saw the Love God's van.
"Okay, as soon as he leaves we rush in, give him the potion, and get out of there." I explained and noticed Mabel take out the potion from her sweater and she smiled up at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I just notice you're wearing Nate's hat. You look cute." Mabel gushed and I raised an eyebrow.
"Thanks, I guess. I didn't realize I was still wearing it." I said and noticed Mabel look down at her feet.
"I'm sorry about all this, I just wanted Robbie to be happy, but that's no excuse to steal a love potion." Mabel apologized and I smiled before ruffling her hair.
"Hey, you had the right intentions, just don't do anything like this without thinking it through." I said playfully.
"Love God. Sound check for Love God." A man called and Love God stumbled out of his van, along with Tyler and another women.
"Ow. Let's make some miracles happen. Groupies, bed-head me." He said and the other two ruffled his hair, chasing him to chuckle.
"Weird..." I whispered.
"Love God's about to get crazy." He said and walked away with his groupies. "Whoa, hey, alright."
"Nows our chance!" Mabel said and we rushed over to the van and Mabel grabbed the potion belt.
"Whoa, He has so many different potions. 'Puppy-love', 'Interspecies love', 'Love of country music' ew,...'Anti-love', huh interesting." She said and I sighed.
"Just put the potion back." I urged.
"Oh right, right." Mabel said and tied the potion back on the belt. "There, now we can rejoin the others."
"Sounds good to me." Dipper said and we turned to leave, but we're stopped by the Love God.
"Hey! You're the one who's been stealing my stuff. I am not loving this." He said unhappily.
"I'm sorry, but I returned your potion." Mabel apologized.
"Kid, this stuff is seriously not good in the hands of a mortal. You also shouldn't have made a god mad, though right now that ship has sailed!" He cried and lunged for us. I quickly kicked him in the shin and he recoiled in pain.
"Now've you done it!" He cried angrily.
"Run!" I exclaimed and the twins ran one direction while I ran in another. I suddenly found myself on the actual stage and I thought I'd lost the Love God.
"Phew." I sighed and felt arms grab my shoulders.
"Gotcha!"
"GAH!" I exclaimed and stumbled backwards, finding myself going past the curtains and onto the stage!
Oh come on!
It was completely silent and I froze. Everyone was staring at me in confusion and I noticed several of them had their phones out. Not to mention the guy working the music was flipping through some papers. I breathed heavily and kept still.
"Hah! You're stuck on stage! Try getting out of this one!" The Love God called from behind the stage. I clenched my fists in anger, and saw all of my friends through the crowd. I then relaxed my hands and noticed the microphone on the stand and I walked over to it and grabbed the microphone.
"Hi everyone. My name is Emily, and I know this is super last minute, but I'd like to dedicate this song to all of my friends, who helped my through a lot these past couple months." I said and took a breath.
Then I pulled the biggest cliché that Disney has; singing.
Imagine waking up
In a town that's upside-down
Your best friend is gone
But suddenly you don't have a frown
(I started out a bit shy, but I then I saw my friends smiling and felt better before walking towards the edge of the stage.)
Here I am, I'm Emily
Brokenhearted but somehow happy
I always did what I was told
Just didn't know I could be bold
Now I'm here in your world
So much bigger from my point of view
Far away from my home
Can't go back, so let's start something new
(I smiled softly and felt tears weld up I'm my eyes as I sang softly. Several memories poured in my head as I sang and I felt amazing! Not to mention that the crowd seemed to like it.)
Here I am, I'm Emily
Open-hearted, I proudly decree
You're my friends, and I am yours
Let's go on adventures and reach for the stars
Let's go on adventures and reach for the stars
I finished the song and waited for a moment. The crowd was quiet, but suddenly someone cheered and clapped loudly and was joined by several others.
It was Nate.
"Woooooooooo! Yeah Emily!" Mabel cheered and the whole crowd erupted into applause. I took off Nate's cap as bowed before returning the hat on my head.
"THANK YOU GRAVITY FALLS!" I cried and waved before walking off stage and came face to face with the Love God.
"I know...I know you're really mad, and you have every right to be but..."
"Stop." He raised a hand to cut me off. "That song was...BEAUTIFUL!" He exclaimed and I was taken aback.
"Oh, thank you...does this mean my friend is off the hook?" I asked hopefully and he nodded.
"Yeah, but if she does that again it won't be pretty." He warned.
"I don't think it'll be a problem, but to be fair, she did make a right match." I smirked.
"Really? It worked for you?"
"What no, I meant Tambry and Robbie, over there." I said and pointed to the new couple who were walking over to my other friends.
"Oh, so she didn't use it on you. My bad, I felt your aura and knew that's you'd found the one so I assumed the kid used the potion on you and got a lucky shot." Love God explained. I then blushed heavily at his words.
"Oh...wow...I didn't...wow..." I gasped and he patted my shoulder.
"True Love doesn't always need me, or the internet. You have fun, I gotta get going. See ya!" He waved and walked on stage. I waved back and smiled to myself and walked back to the crowd.
"Uh, hey guys? Are we mad at each other or can I..." I was cut off my Nate grabbing me and spinning me around happily.
"Okay, we're doing this now." I laughed and he set me down before kissing me and I returned it.
"You. Are. Amazing." He stated.
"Awwwww, thank you. You're amazing too." I gushed and Mabel squealed happily.
"BEST MATCHMAKER DAY EVER!" She cheered and we laughed. I saw Wendy and Tambry each exchange a smile at one another, and Robbie giving a smile to Wendy. Everyone seemed to be alright.
"So, there's still plenty of time before the Festival is over, what do you say we make the most of it!?" Lee asked and we nodded before rushing off to enjoy the rest of the Woodstick Festival.
I laughed as I danced with Nate and he twirled me around. I was really glad everything worked out in the need and I was excited for what comes next. Even though I know what happens, I still have a few things I want to change...I could handle it.
Though it feels like I'm forgetting something.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! IT'S A GIANT, KID EATING FACE!" Someone exclaimed on the stop of their lungs.
Oh right...that.
"Think we better run?" Lee asked.
"If you wanna live, yes!" I cried and we all started running. I laughed inwardly as we ran from Stan's hot air balloon fail. I can't believe I forgot about it!
On the bright side, we are out of the way of it.
"Might as well sit here and wait a while. We're gonna be here a while." I said simply and we sat down on the edge of the hill.
Best seats at the Festival.
Author's Note:
I wanna go right off the bat saying that I DO NOT own the song 'This is Me' from Star vs. the Forces of Evil. I just changed the lyrics to foot the situation better.
Anyway, before I even started season 2, I knew that I would have to make some major changes to this plot. Since it wouldn't make sense for Nate to be upset at Robbie for dating Tambry. For obvious reasons.
I'll bet you guys are wondering what Emily was up to in the library...you're gonna have to wait on that. All I'm gonna say is that it is important...
Sorry that the hot air balloon thing wasn't a major part, I didn't want it to disrupt the story. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I'm sorry it took a while.
Also, have a Happy Halloween, I know it's early, but I'm not gonna be able to post another chapter, before then. Unless a miracle happens...don't get your hopes up.
Now, I know I mentioned this last chapter, but I gotta mention this again (cause I can), purpleorchid-8863 on DeviantArt has made fan art of Emily and Georgia. I highly recommended you check them out! They are amazing!
And now, the reviews!
Pizza01: Hmmm, interesting theory. You'll just have to see how it all plays out.
mchap1154: I'm glad you liked what Emily did for Blendin. Sorry young Nate didn't show up, I didn't know where to put a scene with him in. Hope you weren't too disappointed.
Linz2 (Guest): Glad you're excited! I know I am.
Kate07: I'm glad you liked the forbidden player part!
Guest: I've already have a plan for the gun.
Lunar Moon Butterfly: It's one of my favorite episodes too! Although, I like nearly all of Gravity Falls episodes!