Chapter 4: The Hand that Rocks the Mabel
Stan was doing his usual shtick outside, while inside the kids were watching TV.
Dipper was a lot more tired than usual and he yawned.
"You oaky bro-bro?" asked Mabel.
"Still getting used to training." Sighed Dipper.
"Yeah…" sighed Mabel.
That was when the commercials started.
"Hey look, it's the commercial I was telling you about." Said Soos coming into the room.
Erza entered as well having heard about this.
It was a comical about a psychic named Gideon.
""So don't waste your time with the other so called "man of mystery"" said the announcer.
IT showed Stan getting out an outhouse, which earned a laugh from everyone in the room.
When the commercial ended Mabel said this, "Oh wow I'm getting all inside."
"Don't' get too curiousy." Said Stan, "Ever since that monster moved into town I've had nothing but trouble."
"Is he really psychic?" asked Mabel.
"We should find out." Said Dipper.
"I wouldn't mind seeing that show." Said Erza.
"Don't you dare Erza." Muttered Stan, "I'm forbidding you from going."
"I'm an adult…" pointed out Erza, "And I've been one since we've met."
Stan tried to come up with a come back.
"Mom found a loop hole… literally." Said Mabel holding up her fingers holding a literal loop hole, "Whomp, whomp…"
And so Erza took her children and Soos to the tent of telepathy.
They looked around.
"Whoa this is like a bizarro version of the mystery Shack… they even have their own Soos." Said Dipper pointing to the tent's handy man.
Soos glared at the handy man who had the nametag Deuce.
The show began to start.
"All right let's see what this monster is really like." Said Dipper.
The curtains opened revealing a little boy with large white hair.
"Hello America my name is Lil' Gideon." Said the boy who was clearly Gideon.
He clapped his hand and doves came out of his hair.
"That's Stan's mortal enemy?" asked Dipper.
Erza face palmed.
"You're uncle's in a feud with a child." Sighed Erza
"I have a predication and you're all going to say "aw"…" said Gideon, he then made a cute little face that made the audience say just that.
"It came true." Said Mabel.
"I'm not impressed." Said Dipper.
Erza still embarrassed for Stan.
"Hit it dad!" Gideon told his dad who was at a piano.
Gideon began to a song and dance number.
During the song and dance number her got everyone to rise up. Including the Pines.
"How did he do that?" asked Dipper.
Erza narrowed her eyes at Gideon, realizing there was more to him than she initially thought.
As he sang he began to make predictions, very obvious prediction, including an old woman with a cat who wished her son would call more, Blubs had been there before (he was deck out in Gideon Gear) and even Mabel's name… her sweater had her name on it…
As they left they talked about the show.
"He's an even bigger fraud than Stan, no wonder why he 's jealous." Said Dipper.
"I don't know… he seems to be hiding something." Said Erza.
"Oh you're just saying that." Said Mabel, "But he was amazing!"
"You're just easily impressed." Said Dipper.
Mabel laughed.
However they were being watch by Gideon.
The next day Dipper was drinking water wafting for his mom to be ready.
"Hey Dipper!" said Mabel with her face covered in fake jewels, "Blink…"
She winced in pain it wads now painful opt blink.
"Isn't that permanent?" asked Dipper.
"I'm unappreciated in my time." Sighed Mabel.
The doorbell rang and Mabel ran to get it.
"You ready?" asked Erza.
"Oh yeah!" said Dipper adjusting his hat.
They went to the front door to find Mabel talking with Gideon.
"Oh you must be Mabel's mother." Said Gideon, "I can see where she gets her looks."
"Oh you…" said Mabel.
"Is it all right if I take your daughter to my dressing room?" asked Gideon.
"Please mom!" begged Mabel with her eyes sparkling.
Erza sighed, on one hand she didn't trust Gideon one bit, however on the other hand neither Dipper or Mabel had anyone to hang out with and it was clear to her Mabel only saw him as a friend.
"All right… just be careful." Sighed Erza.
"Yay!" cheered Mabel as the two ran off together.
Erza sighed.
"I'm going to regret this decision." Sighed Erza.
"Probably." Said Dipper with a shrug.
"Natsu…" muttered Erza.
Dipper sighed… today's training wasn't going too easy.
Sometime later dipper was exhausted and he was reading the Journal, training was tough thankfully he lined up some relaxing time.
That was when Mabel walked in having gotten a make over.
"Hey Dipper! How was training?" asked Mabel with press on nails.
Dipper jumped.
"What's wrong with your nails! They look like a wolverine!" yelled Dipper.
"I know right!" said Mabel, she growled and scratched the air, "Gideon is one dapper little man."
"I have to agree with mom… I don't' trust him." Said Dipper, "Plus his hair is bigger than his head…"
"Oh lay off, I need some to do girly stuff with, whenever I do it with mom a lot of the stories she tells me are really sad." Said Mabel, "Plus you always do guy stuff with Soos."
"What do you mean?" asked Dipper.
"Hey Dude are you ready to blow up hot one at a time in the microwave?" asked Soos.
"Oh yeah!" said Dipper.
Both of them ran out of the room chanting "One at a time! One at a time!"
Erza entered the room and sighed.
"The hot dog thing again?" asked Erza.
"Yep…" sighed Mabel.
"Mabel, please you need to be careful around him." Said Erza.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Sighed Mabel.
However the next time she met up with Gideon she up agreeing on a date with him… so there was that.
So there's that, so Erza decided to talk to Mabel about it when she got word.
"Mabel, remember if you don't want to continue dating say no." said Erza.
"I know…" sighed Mabel.
"I'm serious." Said Erza.
Erza sighed, hoping that Mabel would learn from what was going on.
Of carouse the Mabel went on the date and word quickly spread in the Mystery Shack, epically since they made the newspaper.
"Please tell me that little pipsqueak is trying to pick her pocket." Said Stan.
"You haven't heard, Mabel's dating Gideon." Said Wendy.
"IT's only one date…" said Erza.
"WHAT"! yelled Stan he turned to Erza, "Why haven't you scared him away yet?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Erza.
"He's my rival Erza!" yelled Stan, "And you're letting him date her!"
"Until he does something…" said Erza, "That's when I'm putting my foot down."
"Oh come on he's a fraud!" yelled Stan.
Erza, Dipper and Wendy all gave him looks that said "Really?"
Soos was just coming up with ideas for "Power Couple" names.
"That's besides the point! I'm ending this now!" yelled Stan.
He left the gift shop, came out a minute later wearing his suit.
He ran out the door and slammed it.
"Wouldn't that be funny if it was a closet." Said Soos, he opened the door, "Nope real door."
However when Mabel got home she was upset.
"How did the date go?" asked Dipper.
"Fine… I have a lobster now…" said Mabel.
"Really?" asked Dipper.
"MOM!" cried Mabel rerunning to find Erza.
Mabel found her mother in the room she used to work on her swords.
She stopped and saw Mabel looking like she needed a hug.
"What happened on the date." Said Erza.
"I need some girl talk." Said Mabel.
"I have a whole cake ready…" said Erza.
Mabel nodded.
They went into the kitchen and Erza sliced the cake in half.
"He asked me out on another date…" said Mabel, "I wanted to say no but he did it in front of the whole town…. And I do like Gideon as a friend slash little sister. But… I didn't want to hurt him."
"Mabel… I know he's your friend but sometimes you have to firm." Said Erza.
"I will!" said Mabel.
"It will be fine…" said Erza.
"Thanks mom!" said Mabel.
"Any time…" said Erza.
So of course Mabel went on another date, she tried to push him into the friend zone. However it didn't' work and she agreed to third date.
Mabel was pacing back and forth.
Dipper and Erza noticed her behavior.
"I tried to break it off… I had him in the friend zone! I had them but it was quack sand…' said Mabel.
"Mabel relax, it's not like you have to marry him." Said Dipper.
That was when Stan walked in.
"Hey Mabel you have to marry Gideon." Said Stan.
Mabel gasped in horror.
"Stan… what did you do?" asked Erza.
"Its' part of a long term deal I made with Bud Gleeful." Said Stan, "There's a lot of cash in this thing plus I got a shirt!"
He put on the Ill-fitting shirt as Mabel ran out of the room.
"When I'm done talking to her we'll talk about this." Muttered Erza garbling at Stan.
Stan gulped and Dipper followed his mother upstairs.
Erza go to the door the twins' bedroom.
"Please stay our for a bit." Said Erza to Dipper.
She shut the door and looked at Mabel who was rocking back and forth with her sweat covering her head.
"Mabel…" said Erza.
"Mabel's not here, she in sweat town." Said Mabel.
"Mabel isn't that bad is it?" asked Erza.
Mabel made noise she couldn't under stand.
"I can't understand you." Said Erza gently.
"I didn't want any of this! I just want to be friends!" cried Mabel.
Erza got her daughter's head out of the sweater.
"I mean what if I end up like what happened with you and dad!" said Mabel, "I mean…"
Erza bent down and looked Mabel in the eyes.
"Don't' worry, what happened between me and your dad won't happen." Said Erza.
"But what if does!" said Mabel.
"Then I will kill him…" growled Erza.
Mabel blinked realizing that it wasn't hyperbole.
"but that won't happen… don't worry about it." Sid Erza.
"Yeah…" said Mabel, she was always told she wasn't old enoguh to know why her parents married.
"If you don't' mange to break up with him on this date, I don't know what I'm going to do." Said Erza, "So please you have to break up with him."
"Yes, mom." Said Mabel.
"Good… now if you excuse me, I have to go talk to you uncle about this whole marriage business." Said Erza.
Dipper entered the room.
"I don't know if I can break up with him though,…" said Mabel.
"Mom's probably going to do something to him to scare him off you don't…" said Dipper.
That was when they heard Stan yell out "Ow! My eye!"
"Hopefully not as bad as that…" said Dipper.
"I can't! I don't want to break his heart." Said Mabel.
"Don't worry I'll do it for you." Said Dipper.
"Just don't tell mom…" said Mabel.
"How will I explain this to people!" yelled Stan.
"You wear an eye patch whenever you work!" yelled Erza.
"I think that's best for both of us." Said Dipper.
When it came time for the next date Dipper went into the restaurant where it was supposed to happen.
"Oh Dipper Pines! How are you?" asked Gideon, "You look good, you look good!"
"Uh… well Mabel isn't coming tonight… Uh… she doesn't want to see you any more." Said Dipper, "She's uh… kind of weirded out by you."
"So what you're saying is… you've come between us." Said Gideon as he twitched.
"You're not going to freak out, are you?" asked Dipper.
"Oh course not…" said Gideon, "These things happen, bygones, be bygones."
"Oh cool, hey sorry but hey, thumbs up, right?" asked Dipper.
As Dipper walked away Gideon mentioned "Thumbs up indeed."
Dipper met up with Mabel outside.
"How did it go? Was it bad? Did he tried read your mind?" asked Mabel.
"He's just a normal kid." Said Dipper, "I doubt he has any powers…"
That night Gideon was angry.
"Dipper Pines… you have no idea what you have done…" growled Gideon.
He held onto his bolo tie and everything started floating high into the air, then he let them crash onto the floor. His father Bud came into the room.
"Gideon Charles Gleeful!" he yelled, "Clean up this room right now!"
"I CAN BUY AND SELL YOU OLD MAN!" yelled Gideon.
"Fair enoguh." Said Bud with a shrug deciding to pretend that never happened… in a sense (but that's not important now).
Gideon looked a picture of Mabel and Dipper and he used hi powers to burn the Dipper half.
Back with the twin they were playing with Soos (he had a pillow under his shirt and they would hit him with the pillow).
Inside the phone rang.
"Hello?" said Erza.
"Hello Mrs. Pines, is your son home, it's Toby Determined…" said the voice on the other end.
"Is this about last week?" asked Erza.
"No… don't' worry about it… I want to talk to your son about something." Said Toby on the other en .
"All right." Sighed Erza.
She went to the window.
"Dipper, phone for you, it's that man from the news paper!" call out Erza.
"Okay!" said Dipper.
Dipper picked but up.
Era of course instead to his end.
"All right he's going to interview me." Said Dipper.
"Okay… be careful though when you show him stuff." Said Erza.
"ill be fine." Said Dipper.
Little did they know at the office he was working for Gideon with Shandra's phone number as the price.
Dipper went to the address, it was a warehouse, he went inside wondering where Toby was said to be.
"Hello?" asked Dipper.
That was when Gideon turned around, he was on a swivel chair.
"Dipper Pines, how long have you been living in this town, a week, two?" asked Gideon, "Are you finding it nice?"
"What do you want from me?" asked Dipper.
"Listen Boy! This town has secrets that you can barley comprehend." Said Gideon.
Dipper realized something.
"Wait is this about Mabel?" asked Dipper, She's just not that into you…"
"Liar you turned her against me!" said Gideon, "She was my peach dumplin' and out turned her against me!"
"Hey you okay?" asked Dipper.
He levitated Dipper into the air and tossed him into a box.
"No way…" said Dipper managed to get up, "You have magic too."
"reading minds isn't…" said Gideon with a prepared speech, however he just realized what Dipper just said, "Did you just say "too"?"
That was when Dipper lifted some of the boxes and threw them near Gideon, it was more to give him a scare.
"How?" asked Gideon.
"That should be why I should be asking." Said Dipper.
Gideon lifted some of the heavier merchandise at Dipper who managed to grab a cabinet as a shield.
"Impressive! But not impressive enoguh!" mocked Gideon.
He sent out the clocks at him, however Dipper managed to dodge them.
He grabbed a little Gideon Baseball bat and aimed it at Gideon. Gideon dodged the swing.
"This isn't as a easy as I thought it would be." Said Gideon.
Meanwhile Mabel was chewing on her hair, both Wendy and Erza saw this.
"How you're hair tasting buddy." Said Wendy.
"Wendy, I need some advice I can't get from mom…" said Mabel.
"What do you need help from her?" asked Erza.
"Mom… when it comes to your track record in's good… the one guy you were in love with tried to kill you and then there's dad! And dad's a jerk." Said Mabel.
Wendy looked at Erza.
"It's a long story." She said to Wendy.
Wendy nodded…
Erza turned to Mabel.
"Is this about Gideon…" said Erza.
Mabel began to sweat.
She sighed.
"I had Dipper do it." Admitted Mabel.
"Mabel Erza Pines…" muttered Erza.
Mabel flinched, it was rare whenever she did full name (and she did have her mother's name was a middle name).
"Do you know where he is." Said Erza.
"I think he's at the warehouse." Said Mabel.
"I'm taking you to him so you can properly break up." Said Erza.
"Yes mom." Sighed Mabel.
Erza took Mabel by the arm began to drag her.
Wendy stared as they left.
"I wonder what she wanted to ask about." Wondered Wendy.
Back in the warehouse, Gideon mange dot lift Dipper into the air, however Dipper floated the bat and whacked him in the shin causing Gideon to drop him.
Dipper grabbed another bat and held in his hands just incase Gideon tried something new.
Gideon grabbed a pair of lamb shears, Dipper managed to bat them away, but they kept coming.
"I can't hold him off for long." Thought Dipper as he began to sweat, this fight was starting to take a toll on his magic.
"What? Getting tired?" asked Gideon.
That was hen the door opened, it was Erza and Mabel.
"What's going on?" asked Mabel.
"Mom! He can use magic!" yelled Dipper .
"Wait.. since he has nothing to do with Earthland wouldn't that just mean he telekinetic." Said Mabel.
"She has a point." Said Erza.
"Now's not the time to distracted!" said Dipper.
"He's right!" said Erza.
"Gideon!" yelled Mabel.
"Mabel… so… you don't' need to see that." Said Gideon blushing a little, "What are you doing here?"
"I have to be honest." Said Mabel, "And tell you that I don't want to be together myself."
Dipper hell onto the second bat tightly just in case Gideon tried something again as Mabel was being honest.
"But hey we can be Make-over buddies ,wouldn't you like that…" said Mabel.
"Really?" asked Gideon happily.
"Not really you were attacking my brother!" yelled Mabel, "What the heck!"
"Reuip!" called out Erza.
A sword appeared in Erza's hand. She then tossed it at one of the Gideon dolls, cutting it's head off.
Gideon began to sweat,.
"You dare try to force my daughter on a date or attack my son again you're going to wish you were that doll." Said Erza glaring at him, "You understand."
Gideon nodded and ran as fast he could do the door.
"This isn't over! We might be equally matched Dipper Pines! But you haven't seen the last of Wittle ol' me!" called out Gideon then ran away as fast as he could.
"Dipper you okay?" asked Mabel.
"I'm fine… I'm not used to using that much magic." Said Dipper.
"You'll get used to it." Said Erza.
"I can't help but wonder, why does he have powers?" asked Dipper.
"Meanwhile at the Gleeful house, Stan was talking to Bud.
"And that's why I'm pulling away." Said Stan telling Bud that Erza was against it.
"You're hiding something, does it have to do with that shiner?" asked Bud.
"Oh this… I walked into a wall…" laughed Stan.
That was when Gideon came in. He stood on the coffee table.
"Stanford Pines! I rebuke thee! I rebuke thee!"" yelled Gideon.
"Rebuke, is that a real word?" asked Stan confused.
"Gideon calm down." Said Bud, "It's Mrs. Pines who's against it."
"I'm well aware of that!" yelled Gideon, "The entire Pines Family has earned my wrath."
"You might was to leave." Whispered Bud, "He's in one of his rages."
"It's okay… Erza's the same way sometimes…" said Stan, "Hey… what's that over there!"
He pointed in a random direction and stole a painting he had his eye on.
Sometime later in the mystery shack, Stan came in with Erza giving Dipper a whole cake.
"You're giving him the whole cake?" asked Stan, "What happened?"
"Gideon." Sighed Dipper.
"Yeah the little mutant swore vengeance on the whole family." Said Stan, "What is going to do? Nibble my ankles?"
"Stan…" sighed Erza, "He really is psychic…"
Stan's eye began to twitch.
"What?" he asked.
"Yeah he has telekinesis." Said Mabel.
"We're evenly match right now… but I don't know how long that will last." Sighed Dipper.
"Well at least he as strong as you!" laughed Stan.
All three glared at him.
"Shutting up." He mumbled.
At Gideon's house he was playing with doll of the Pines family.
"Oh Gideon I love you so much, if only my family wasn't in the way." He said with the Mabel doll.
"Look at me! I'm old and I'm smelly." He said as he played with a Stan doll.
"Stay away form my daughter if you know what's good for you!" he said as played with an Erza doll.
He finished up a Dipper doll.
"We're evenly matched… there nothing you can do!" he said as he played with a Dipper doll
"You you'll see what I can do." Said Gideon.
He reached for a book, it was a Journal just like Dipper… however his was a volume 2 instead of Volume 3…
Indeed, the two were eventually match… but the real question was "But for how long"…
Hopefully it would be an answer that would come soon…
Next Time: Dipper realizes he had has a crush on Wendy, he and Mabel deiced to hang out with her group of friends. But when they break into an abandoned convince store bad things will happen. Meanwhile Mabel eats some expired candy and she has a visions of a strange island where everything's much slower... is it just a dream or is there something more going on?
A/N: Gideon still has his amulet, and they don't know that the source of his powers in this version.
Also on a side note, the twins inherited their mother's appetite for Strawberry Cake, I haven't decided if they share the anger if something happen to their cake.
