Chapter 8
Slumber Party Nightmare Part 2
Adam, Dipper, along with Mabel, Candy, Wendy, Pacifica they all go into the study room and Pacifica locks the door up tight. All of them right now are trying to catch their breath and figure out how to get out of this mess.
Pacifica says, "Oh, may this is really going to put me down on the uncool list."
Mabel says, "Oh give your vanity a rest Pacifica."
Mabel takes a breath and continues.
Mabel says, "Ok, before we talk about the subject matter, we need to get the rhino out of the room right now."
Dipper says, "And what would that be Mabel?"
Mabel says, "The most important question in the room is, did both you and Adam go to the Opera and did you get caught in the public eye?"
Dipper says, "That's actually two questions, we only got caught by your eyes which are beautiful and these gloves, are special kind of gloves made by Candy."
Candy says, "Self defense tool, here brought copies, we should all put them on right now."
Mabel, Wendy, and Pacifica take them up. Pacifica looks at them and says, "Black isn't my color but do this work?"
Mabel says, "Knowing Candy and her inventions they always do."
All three of the girls Mabel, Wendy, and Pacifica they put the black opera like gloves on.
Wendy says, "I can't believe we left of the people in there."
Dipper says, "We didn't have a choice and they should be fine, that gas doesn't last long."
Pacifica says, "Maybe we should just let them gas us and be done with it."
Mabel says, "Don't you dare, this is a matter of honor and defending your home and well-being, and I know you hate defeatists more than anyone."
Pacifica breaths in and says, "Your right, it's just I'm so scared and those walking evil fashion statement freaks their just so powerful."
Adam says, "They're not all powerful, Dipper and I are the very first ones in history to go toe to toe and land a blow."
Dipper says, "Those Gassers despite their toys and tricks, their as mortal as you and me, which means they can be stopped."
Pacifica then looks at Dipper and says, "Still, what are we going to do Pine Tree, those two are too strong, they've knocked out most of my guests, running my slumber party, and the worst part is it's not good for my completion."
Adam says, "You still look alright."
Pacifica looks at Adam and says, "Thanks."
Dipper says, "Listen we can stop them but we're going to need your help in fact from all of you."
Mabel says, "We're also going to need a plan, Pacifica you know all the secret passages this place has."
Pacifica says, "Of course, my aunt, uncle and I construct them every once in a while, for emergencies only."
Dipper says, "Tonight is an emergency and will help in my plain, everyone huddle."
Wendy says, "You know we don't have to do that."
"Yeah, but it helps in the planning process."
Everyone huddles into a football huddle in the room, while Dipper lays out his battle plan for everyone.
The gassers are still in the net and recovering from the blows they received but after about four minutes they cut through the net with their batons and they get up and both they come out the double doors and are breathing hard, fast, and anxiously as they are searching the place for some of the last victims to gas and possibly do more with. Both look at each other and the male gasser he signals that he goes one way, the female gasser signals she'll go another and thy both split up.
The female is walking down a dark hallway and is looking around; and from the corner of her dark visor eye of the mask, she sees an open door in the restroom. The gasser notices it's only slightly open and then she just kicks it open and then a bucket of water just falls to the floor.
The gasser just looks down curiously, but then she hears some sort of zipping noise, and it starts to grow louder and then she turns around and she suddenly sees too late someone connecting both feet on her chest of the gasser and the gasser is knocked down and slips on the water on the floor and then hits the floor.
The Wendy then plants her feet on the ground and unhooks herself from the zipline she set up in the area. Mabel, Candy, and Pacifica come from their hiding places along with Dipper who were all in the shadows of the area they were hiding in across from the restroom.
Dipper along with the rest they approach the female gasser cautiously as she is very still. Dipper takes another step but the female gasser she suddenly springs up and grabs Dipper with both hands and she pushes him right into a wall making a violent dent to it. The Female Gasser is breathing hard and with her hand is trying to strangle Dipper, Dipper feels a little out of breath from the choke hold but then Wendy she tackles the Female Gasser down away from Dipper. Wendy keeps running and having the female gasser in her hold until Wendy slams the female gasser right through a door. The door goes down and so does the Female Gasser flat on her back. The female gasser draws out her want and presses the button but Wendy she grabs the muzzle of the wand and crushes it with her hand like anyone would crack a cracker.
The female Gasser sees her wand is broken and then breathes in an angry rapid breathing pattern and pushes Wendy off her and then executes a double ground kick in which both feet contact Wendy's chest and Wendy fly to the ground.
The female Gasser gets still with her rapid breathing but then takes out her baton, she sees Wendy on the ground who is still recovering but too late as the Female Gasser has the baton in an overhead strike position and then swings but the swing is block in an overhead block by Dipper but keeps in motion with the swing and then executes an epon throw and then the female gasser goes down. The three girls Mabel, Candy, and Pacifica get Wendy up and Pacifica whispers something to all of them and then they set off a certain direction while Dipper deals with the Female Gasser still armed with the baton.
Meanwhile, in the living room Adam is struggling as the Male Gasser has Adam's right wrist on the left hand but the gas wand with the right-hand which Adam is keeping at bay with his left hand. The Male Mad Gasser who is trying to spray Adam though does no good as Adam still has his respirator on. As both struggle for a while, Adam finally finds his opportunity as he twists his right wrist to escape his grasp in a clockwise motion and then with the right hand grabs the muzzle in a back underhand and then he lets go of the Male Mad Gasser's wrist and then moves the muzzle of the gas wand above his head in a clockwise motion while he moves under. And when the muzzle of the gas want is away from him enough, Adam then makes his left hand into a knife hand and then chops the muzzle apart.
The Male Mad gasser looks at the broken wand, Adam moves back from the gasser, and he throws the broken muzzle piece from his right hand away. The Male gasser then roars from his mask and then he charges and tackles Adam but Adam still having his composure he then just elbows the Male Gasser in the back and then throws him at one of the tables which he crashes into. The Male Gasser then flips back up and he takes another of the small pills he has and then throws it down and it's the red smoke again. Adam moves back as the red smoke covers most of the area, he's in.
Adam searches around for the gasser and then suddenly Adam feels a foot connect to his face. This disorients him and then as the red smoke fades the Male gasser comes out and near Adam and then lands some punch combo on Adam with one jab, left and right cross, four body blows, and then executes a straight right punch that knocks Adam to the wall, and he goes down. The gasser shakes his hands and is breathing rapidly in frustration and anger but concentrates again as it then takes out with his left hand what looks like a small gun the size of a glue gun with a small cylinder in the bottom aimed right at Adam.
But unknowingly behind Adam quickly with his right hand fiddles with his back, Adam's back of his suit there is a small flat button and when its's pressed a small four-point shuriken slowly retreats out from the suit. Adam takes the shuriken out of the back of his suit and just before he hears the button of the want go down, he then opens his eyes, sits up and throws the shuriken. The shuriken it travels and latches onto the muzzle dead center which makes the mini gas dispensing gun burst. The male gasser is grasping his hand in pain, Adam flips back up and then charges and lays a combo as he delivers a left round house kick, two cross blows and just when the gasser reeled and leans down from the blow to his body and face where it looks like the gas mask has a couple of small cracks from the blows, Adam immediately executes the finishing blow just right uppercuts the gasser and the gasser he flies and lands on the back of a coffee table, that breaks. Adam breathes in a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile Dipper struggles with the other he executes a round house kick, but the female gasser catches it and she then sweeps the supporting leg on the right and Dipper does down on the ground. The female gasser she then takes out her baton and it's electrical taze power is humming. And she comes near Dipper, she breathes heavily and almost a rapid obsessive tone and is about to thrust the baton at Dipper.
But then suddenly the female gasser is tackled and it's by all four of the slumber party guests. Mabel has the left arm of the female gasser; Candy has the right arm and makes a small twist which makes the female gasser drop the baton. Wendy has the gasser behind her back putting her in a full nelson hold. Pacifica just simply grasps onto the female gasser's ankle. The female gasser is trying to break the hold they have on her but is unable to as their holds are tight, and all their weight combined makes them heavy.
Dipper he then gets one of the snake belts out and then slaps that belt on one of the Female Gasser's legs which suddenly wraps around her legs. Pacifica and the rest of the girls let go as the female gasser collapses on the ground, falling flat on her face and then Dipper comes up right behind her and takes out the other snake belt, take one hand and puts in behind the Female Gasser back slaps the snake belt on her right wrist and then gets her other hand and slaps the other end of the snake belts on her left wrist. The snake belt then automatically tightens slightly till the Female Gasser is safely binded. Dipper gets up and then breathes a sigh of relief.
All of them they all rondevu in the kitchen area, and they all are just taking a breath. Adam then sees one of the cans of Lighting Cola on the floor from the six pack, he picks it up and takes a swig and then breathes. But then suddenly they hears a few noises which are coming from the living room area where they had both the gassers and see that both of them are gone. They are all puzzled as they were only gone for only two or three minutes and the snake belts were strong and tight enough to hold both of them and are practically unbreakable but they see the belts have been cut with which looks like some precise burn marks but the other unusual think was they see both their suits have been taken off along with the boots and the equipment on their backs, and the masks. Both Adam and Dipper they see the front door is cracked open and they both burst though it and come outside looking for both Gassers but as usual both have got away with no trace.
After calling and talking with the police for a while, everyone was able to cool down all the guests have safely gone home except for Mabel, Pacifica, Wendy, Candy, Dipper and Adam whom all decided to stay.
Mabel, Pacifica, Wendy, and Candy who are all talking with each other and sipping iced tea and hot tea.
Pacifica, she takes a sip of her raspberry ice tea and then says, "Man, it's been one hell of a night."
Wendy sips her regular iced tea and says, "Those Gassers they've got away again, it looks our capture wasn't a success."
Mabel, she sips her hot blueberry tea and says, "I wouldn't say that as Dipper and Adam came to help protect us and everyone, and we all were able to kick their butts so there's success."
Wendy says, "Still, I wonder those gassers were doing it all for, they may not have killed anyone, but they still creeped in uninvited."
Candy sips her hot Camilla tea and says, "Almost feel like it was some sick illegal scientific experiment, even as a scientist I find it very disconcerting."
Mabel says, "We also don't know who they are, let alone are even human."
Pacifica says, "To me it doesn't matter who they are, they're just a creepy uncool couple, I'm glad their gone."
Candy then takes a sip looks and says, "Well enough about the gassers they'll be old news soon, meanwhile Mabel I saw you eyeing Dipper's new friend."
Mabel looks at her and says, "I was not."
Candy has that look to know when Mabel is fibbing even Pacifica and Wendy give her the all-knowing look, from their looks Mabel gives in and admits it and says, "Alright, alright you got me I was, he fitted well in that black suit."
Mabel clears her throat and then says, "Do you know much about him."
Candy says, "Not really, only meet him a day ago and now, but so far so good."
Pacifica says, "He's not bad looking, though not quite my type."
Mabel says, "Oh, and do you have a specific type."
"Not telling you have to see for yourself."
Wendy says, "But what Dipper says about him is try, he may 'be a reporter but he's not some glory roader and he really had Dip's back, but still I don't know there something about him I can't put my thumb to it but there's a lot more too him."
Mabel says, "Well, I've got all the time to find out."
Mabel sips her teacup and has a mischievous smile on her face.
Candy says, "What about getting back in the game again, he and I could use the help, even your brother Dipper."
Mabel she looks down with almost a sad look, she then breathes a sigh and says, "I….I don't know yet."
Pacifica takes a sip and says, "The only bummer about this night is my slumber party became a bust."
Mabel says, "Maybe not the night is still young, we can still have a good time with each other, and we have some help from Dipper and Adam, what are they doing anyway."
Pacifica says, "They were at the rec room watching a TV show."
Wendy says, "Let's not keep them waiting."
Mabel, Pacifica, Wendy, and Candy they then open the doors to the rec room slowly and they see both Dipper and Adam their both still and see there is a TV show playing. They see both are zonked out and sleeping.
Each of them have mysterious looks and then all of them whisper to each other what to say and then they all go at the count of three.
Mabel, Pacifica, Wendy, and Candy yell out, "ANIME CONVENTION!"
Adam is the first one up and says, "Where?"
All four girls laugh and then Dipper he is up, puts his hand on his shoulder and says, "Sorry, Adam there's none in town."
Adam then looks at the girls and says, "You really shouldn't tease a rapid anime fan."
Mabel says, "Sorry Adam, but time waits for no one we have a slumber party to save and you two are the guests of honor."
Adam says, "Thanks."
"By the way what were you two watching."
Candy recognizes the show on and says, "Laverne and Sherley"
The girls then eye both strangely.
Adam says, "What, what two guys can watch "Laverne and Sherley" it's a classic after all."
"It's ok I'm not one to judge, but enough "Nick at Night" time and it's time to party."
Dipper says, "Your right even good parties ruined are against the law in my book."
Adam says, "Since you all are conducting a party rescue operation, first things first, what should we all do?"
Mabel along with the rest of the girls have a smile. Adam is a little puzzled by this response and looks at Dipper and asks, "Um, Dipper what does this mean."
Dipper then gives Adam the same smile and says, "That were about to have a blast."
Throughout the night, Adam competes with Mabel, Candy and Pacifica to a video game of "Dance Wars" and they have it on the 70's music tracks and their dancing to "Ain't No Stopping Us Now." both Adam and Mabel are putting on the disco moves as both have on hand up in the air slightly hand dancing and their feet in the grove. Pacifica and Candy stop dancing after a while as they can't help but be slightly mesmerized by how well both Mabel and the new guy Adam dance well together.
Pacifica says, "Just as I hated to admit Mabel can dance, the new guy Adam is one hell of a dancer and a handsome one at that."
Candy gives Pacifica a small smile, "I get a feeling that this new guy may be off the market."
"Why is that."
"You can sometimes tell a lot about two people from their dancing, and I get a feeling both really have a special kind of grove together."
"Like with Dipper and Wendy."
"Something like that."
Dipper and Wendy as usual are playing a game of "Fight Fighters 5" picking out their characters from Dipper his favorite character "Rumble" and Wendy a new character "Dustin Dimond" whom wears an old 60 cricket uniform but has a red spray painted human skull on the front and the character has red hair that is like fire that sticks out everywhere. She pulls a special move for that character and the character is eyes glow red and he summons up a red powered cricket ball and throws it, it bounces and blows up into a bolder which hits Rumble and Rumble gets knocked to the ground.
Dipper has a surprised look and then looks at Wendy and says, "Oh, I'll get you back for that."
Wendy says, "Bet you one box of the Gummi Cobras you can't."
"You on."
Both play on a furiously, but then Wendy gives Dipper another looks as he is playing the game and she can't place it but somehow, he just looks a lot different which stirs something up in her but then she has her eyes back on the game. Dipper also gives Wendy a short look and then looks back and stirs up some memories that were long dormant but then has his eyes back on the game and plays on.
Six days later around 7p.m.
Adam is in his dojo home, and he is in his private office and is on his computer typing away the first topic paragraph of this week article for "The Log"
Adam's Article
The girls at the slumber party knocked out by the gas were thankfully alright, the gas effects wore off. Some would say no victory was to be had, they succeeded but I disagree as they didn't get all the girls who have defended themselves along with two other friends that helped."
Gas attacks have discontinued many days later though police are keeping their eye out though I doubt they'll have anything to worry about as their pattern from 1944 was in quitting once they've hit the thirteenth residence. Whether it's because things were getting dangerous for them or simply having enough, I leave the reasons up to you.
The lab test from the police for the suits, equipment and masks uncovered and even from an anonymous source could not determine what the beings in the suits were nor even their sex or point of origin, as most of the biological evidence has been destroyed or nonexistent. Along with what was in the cylinders and tools they used there were no traces of the gas as it all somehow completely dissipated, so the gas substance to this day remains unknown.
What did survive were the gas cylinder packs with the wand instrument attached along with two of the gas masks, the thing about all those things are is they don't make any of their style anymore as cylinder pack model is the kind for the old time flame throwers and pesticide spraying in the late 1930 and 40s. The two gas masks were the kind you'd see from World War 2 making them about 80 years old.
However, the larger mystery is the motive in their actions which doesn't fall into the usual pattern in criminal behavior, you would with the power and opportunity they could do just about anything, and yet all they did was break in, release their substance, search around and watch; what could have been going on in there twisted minds as they simply observed? But mystifying of all is after 80 years and this year we still have no answers about them and who they are or if these were just mere copycats but somehow, I doubt it.
So make sure all of your doors and windows are all locked in the night and check the inside of your homes twice, because you never know what's out there or inside. But beware of that sweet scent you might pick up because that may be the scent of evil.
THE END
Author's Note
This for my cannon series it's the ninth "Gravity Falls" story I've done. I wanted to make a story on the first meeting and mission for both Dipper and Adam and why both click so well and have the same aims. It can be kind of tricky much like with a pilot episode to a TV show where you want to set the standard for what's to come but also be a story onto itself. This was also a way to get a small glimpse on some of the high school life mainly in the fresh man year of high school. As you can see things aren't all hunky dory as Dipper is a target of some racist bullies, let alone both don't have many friends and are on the popularity list. And as we see Mabel and Dipper (for now anyway) slightly drifted apart, not because one did something wrong which Mabel just has other plans and things she wanted to do with her life.
Not saying she's out of the game for good (of course she wouldn't be or other volumes in my cannon series wouldn't happen), may 'be she just wanted to take a sabbatical for a while which is understandable as seeing one monster or UFO too many could make anyone go nuts. But it's just part of life as we all have desires and goals, thing can change quickly faster then they can be made. And there have been changes as we see from characters like Candy and Pacifica, how much they changed and how they both got into the game themselves are stories for another time.
Dipper is still in the business but is not quite what it used to be just like his life so he's going through some adjustment blues; let alone isn't together with Wendy yet (in the cannon series anyway), that will be a story for another time. Adam/Shadow Dancer he has just moved so he's also going through the adjustment motions but as we see his alter ego has gained a bit of a cult underground fame a little before he even moved to the falls. Shadow Dancer/Adam you can easily guess is a loose parody on Snake Eyes from "G.I. Joe but also slightly inspired by "Batman 66", so I intermixed both a little and you pretty much have the character. I didn't want to make Adam perfect as I felt despite some experience, he's still having a lot to learn. I also introduced some depth to the character like seeing Dipper having some connection with Candy who is sort of like who Q is to James Bond for now anyway.
I need both slightly challenged, so who would be the right opponent. I watched an episode of "Bedtime Stories" on Youtube and it was on the "The Mad Gasser of Mattoon" case. That was one of the unsolved mysteries that fascinated me as not just were the identities of these gassers never found out but the motives behind the bizarre nature of the crimes. I thought what would happen if they suddenly resurfaced in the present day and that is where the story took off.
And of course, I know there are the questions, yeah, I find the more I write the series the more there are and come down faster than a waterfall. Like why did Mabel go on sabbatical, what happened during Freshman and even eighth grade, when did Candy get in the business, and what about Wendy and Pacifica? Well, the answer to these questions or at least some of them will have to wait another time, till then this is me from the falls signing off.
Map of the Falls
Freshmen Year
Sent of Evil
Unholy Night
Into the Demon Night
Junior Year
God's of the Dirt
Mystics of the Falls
Evil Greetings
Senior Year
Journey into the Dreamscape
Hell's Depths
Red Christmas
Non-Canon/Connected Stand-Alone Stories
Lock Down
Deadly Games
Gravity Falls Ransom
Christmas Terror Series
Unholy Night
Red Christmas
Evil Greetings
Crystals of Power Series
Gods of the Dirt
Mystics of the Falls
Crossovers
Evil Greetings
