Okay, this is absurdly late. I'm sorry everybody. I got busy with life. Got a job, first one, had to focus on school, my mom had lots of stuff planned for the weekends, etc. I know it's not a good excuse, but it's the truth. But, here's the next chapter. Hopefully you guys enjoy!
"For tonight's final illusion, we have the incredible Sack, of Mystery." Stan brought out a sack from behind him and jiggled it a bit in front of the group in front of him. "When you put your money in, it mysteriously disappears!" The group grabbed a few dollars.
"Of course!"
"That makes perfect sense!"
"What a nice man."
"Totally worth the drive."
Mabel, Soos and Dipper were watching TV. "The tiger was badly injured in the explosion. But we repaired him, with a fist!" The screen showed the title. They cheered. Cassie walked in.
"What're you guys cheering about?"
"Just watch." Said Dipper. The tiger hit itself in the face with its fist.
"Tiger Fist will return after these messages." A commercial came up quickly, and some Birds flew on the screen.
"Hey look!" Said Soos. "It was that commercial I was telling you guys about."
"Are you completely miserable?" Asked the TV. It showed a guy crying on his bed.
"Yes!"
"Then you need to meet Gideon." The last word was whispered.
"Gideon?" Asked Dipper.
"What makes him so special?" Asked Mabel.
"He's a psychic." Said the TV. Mabel tilted her head. "So don't waste your time with the so-called man of Mystery." The TV showed a shot of Stan leaving an outhouse. "Learn about tomorrow, tonight! At Gideon's tent of telepathy." The TV said some gibberish that went too fast to understand.
"Wow." Said Mabel. "I'm getting all curiousy inside."
"I wouldn't suggest it." Said Cassie. Stan came in.
"Well don't get too curiousy!" He said. "Ever since that monster, Gideon, rolled into town, I've had nothing but trouble." He told them about several occasions where Gideon messed him up.
"Well, is he really psychic?" Asked Mabel.
"I think we should go and find out." Said Dipper.
"Never!" Said Stan. "You're forbidden from patronizing the competition. No one who lives under my roof is allowed under Gideon's roof."
"Do tents have roofs?" Whispered Dipper.
"I think we just found our loophole." Replied Mabel. She held up a string with a loop ties into it. "Literally! Womp womp."
"So come down soon, folks!" Said the TV. "Gideon is expecting you."
Strange things taking place
Nowhere to hide, nowhere is safe.
Weirdness is in every case.
But our smarts combined
will solve every puzzle faced.
That is a guarantee!
People were walking towards the Tent of Telepathy. "Come on in!" Said someone. "Put your money into Gideon's Psychic Sack!" People walked up, put some money in, and went inside. Cassie looked at Dipper and Mabel.
"I'm still not sure how you guys convinced me to come." She said.
"I don't know either!" Said Mabel.
Dipper looked around. "Whoa. This is like a bizzaro version of the Mystery Shack." He pointed to someone. "They even have their own Soos." Soos and Deuce glared at each other.
"It's starting." Said Mabel. "It's starting!" The lights dimmed, and spotlights began swinging.
"Let's see what this 'monster' looks like." Said Dipper. A shadow appeared on the curtains, and stadily got bigger. Booming footsteps could be heard. Then the curtains parted, revealing a kid about half the height of Dipper or Mabel.
"Hello America!" Said the kid. "My name is Lil' Gideon!" He clapped and birds came out of his hair. Most of the audience cheered.
"That's Stan's mortal enemy?" Asked Dipper.
"But, he's so, widdle." Said Mabel.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is such a gift to have you here tonight." Said Gideon. "Such a gift. I have a vision. I predict you will soon all say 'aw'." He turned around, then turned back with an adorable face. Most of the audience did what he predicted.
"It came true." Said Mabel.
"What?" Asked Dipper. "I'm not impressed."
"You're impressed." Said Mabel.
"I know I'm not." Said Cassie.
"Hit it dad!" Called Gideon. His dad started playing the piano and Gideon threw his cape out to the audience. Someone grabbed it, and was tackled by several other people. "Oh I can see, what others can't see!" Sang Gideon. "It ain't some sideshow trick, it's innate ability! Where others are blind, I am futurely inclined. And you too could see, if you with widdle ol me!" He laughed. "Come on everybody, rise up!" He grabbed his necklace. The first row stood, then the second row, excluding Cassie. "I want you all to keep it going." Dipper looked at his legs.
"What the?" He asked. "How did he?"
"Keep it going!" Said Gideon. He pointed at an old lady. "You wish your son would call you more." He sang.
"I'm giving everything to my cats!" Said the lady. One of them on her lap meowed.
"I'm sensing you've been here before." He pointed to Blubs, who was holding lots of gideon merchandise.
"Oh, what gave it away?"
"Come on." Scoffed Dipper. Gideon walked up to Mabel.
"I'll read your mind if I'm able." He sang. He quickly glanced at Cassie, who was still sitting. Everybody except them clapped. "Something tells me you're named Mabel."
"How'd he do that?" Asked Mabel, oblivious to the fact that he read her sweatshirt.
"So welcome all ye, to the tent of telepathy. And thanks for visiting, Widdle Ol Me!" A sign came down, showing his name. Blue fire spewed from the stage. Gideon was gasping for air and sweating. Almost all of the audience clapped, except for Dipper and Cassie. Gideon grabbed some water from his shirt and drank it. "Thank you! You people are the real miracles!"
"Woo! Yeah!" Called Mabel. Everybody began to leave.
"Man, that kid's an even bigger fraud than Stan." Said Dipper. "No wonder our Uncle's jealous."
"Oh, come on!" Said Mabel. "His dance moves were adorable. And did you see his hair? It was like, woosh!"
"You're too easily impressed." Said Dipper.
"Yeah, yeah." Said Mabel. She began poking Dipper as they walked. Cassie walked up beside them.
"Just don't get too drawn in." She warned. Gideon looked from his tent at Mabel.
The next morning, Dipper was drinking some water when Mabel came in with sequins all over her face. "Check it out Dipper! I successfully bedazzled my face!" She blinked very slowly, showing that she got her eyelids too. "Blink." One of her eyes closed partway. "Ow."
"Is that permanent?" Asked Dipper.
"I'm unappreciated in my time." Said Mabel. The doorbell rang and Mabel turned to it, knocking a few sequins off.
"Somebody answer that door!" Called Stan.
"I'll get it." Said Mabel, knocking the rest of the sequins off. She opened the door looking up, then looked down to see Gideon.
"Howdy."
"It's widdle ol' you." Said Mabel.
"Hehe, yeah, my song's quite catchy. I know we haven't formally met, but after yesterday's performance, I just couldn't get your laugh out of my head."
"Oh, you mean this one?" Asked Mabel, before she laughed.
"Oh, what a delight." Said Gideon. "When I saw you in the audience, I said to myself: now there's a kindred spirit. Someone who appreciates sparkly things in life."
"That's totally me!" Said Mabel. She laughed, then began coughing. Lots of sequins came up and covered Gideon's collar.
"Enchanting." He whispered. "Utterly enchanting."
"Who's at the door?" Called Stan.
"Noone Grunkle Stan!"
"I appreciate your discretion. Stan's no friend of mine. I dunno how a lemon so sour can be related to a peach so sweet."
"Gideon!" Laughed Mabel.
"What do you say we step away from here, chat a bit more, perhaps in my dressing room?"
Mabel gasped. "Makeovers!" She poked Gideon's stomach.
"Heh heh. Ow." Cassie watched from the hallway as Mabel followed Gideon.
"Don't get to involved." She said.
Gideon opened the door to his dressing room and Mabel gasped. "Do you see something you like?" Asked Gideon. "Because I do." Mabel looked at him and laughed.
"What?" The had fun for a while, then Gideon walked Mabel home. They waved each other goodbye. Mabel walked in. "Hey Dipper. What's going on?" She wiggled her fingers in front of his face.
"Whoa!" He smacked her hands away then sat up, putting the journal down. "Where have you been? And what's going on with those fingernails? You look like a wolverine!"
"I know, right? Ragh!" She scratched the air. "I was hanging out with my new pal, Gideon. He's one dapper little man."
"Mabel, I don't trust anyone whose hair is bigger than their head."
"Oh, leave him alone!" Said Mabel. "You never want to do girly stuff with me. You and Soos get to do boy stuff all the time."
"What do you mean?" Soos walked in.
"Hey dude! Ready to blow up these hot dogs in the microwave one by one?"
"Am I!" Said Dipper. He and Soos ran off. Mabel watched them go.
"You just made my point!" She called.
"If you want to do girly things, ask Cassie!" Replied Dipper. Mabel heard popping. Mabel went to Cassie's room.
"Hey Cassie, can we talk?" She asked.
"If it's about Gideon, then no." Said Cassie.
"But"
"Listen, he's not who you think he is. You need to put him down early or you'll never get away."
"Hmph! You and Dipper both!" Mabel closed the door.
The next day, Mabel and Gideon were sitting on the room of a building on the outskirts of town. "Whoa! The view from your family's factor is nuts!" She said. "Good thing we both brought our"
"Opera Glasses." They finished. They looked at each other through them, then laughed. They looked down at the town.
"Mabel, when I come up here and look down at all them little ol' people, I feel like I'm kind of all I survey." Gideon said, darkly. "I guess that makes you my queen."
"What?" Asked Mabel. "You're being so nice to me right now!" She patted his chest. "Quit it!"
"I can't quit it." Said Gideon. "I'm speaking from the heart."
"From the where now?"
"Mabel, I've never felt this close with anyone. So, so close." He reached out and touched her hair. Mabel pushed his hand away.
"Look, Gideon. I, um," she pushed Gideon's hand away again. "I like you a lot, but let's just be friends."
"At least just give me a chance." Said Gideon. "Mabel, will you do me the honor of going on a date with me?"
"A play date?" Gideon shook his head. "A shopping date?" He shook his head again.
"It'll just be one little ol' date. I swear on my lucky bow-low tie."
"Uhm." Gideon gave her a pleading, adorable face. "Okay, then." She relented. "I guess."
"Mabel Pines, you have made me the happiest boy in the world." He hugged her. Mabel felt something off.
"Are you sniffing my hair?"
The next day, Dipper and Mabel were playing a video game. "It's not a date date. It's just, you know, I didn't want to hurt his feelings. And so, I figured I'd throw him a bone."
"Mabel, guys don't work that way." Said Dipper. "He's gonna fall in love with you."
"Yeah right!" Said Mabel. "I'm not that loveable." They continued playing. "Ka-Boom!" Said Mabel. "Yes!" She had won.
"Okay, we agree on something here." The doorbell rang. Mabel walked to the door to answer it. A white horse poked its head in. Mabel yelled, fell over, and backed away. Gideon was on the horse.
"A night of enchantment awaits, m'lady." He reached down to her.
"Oh boy." She said. She climbed on and Gideon rode to a restaurant. They got seated and the horse started drinking from the fountain.
"I can't believe they let us bring a horse in here." Said Mabel.
"Well, people have a hard time saying no to me." Said Gideon, putting his feet on the table. A waiter came up.
"Ah! Mister Gideon! Ze Feet on ze table! An excellent choice!"
"Jean-Luc, what did we discuss about eye contact?"
"Yes yes! Very good." Jean-Luc walked away backwards.
"I've never seen so many forks!" Said Mabel. "And water with bubbles in it?" She gasped. "Ooh la la, wee wee."
"Oh! Parlevu france?" Asked Gideon.
"I have no idea what you're saying." Said Mabel.
"Hey, hey!" Said Stan as he walked into the front room. Everybody except Mabel was in there. He had a newspaper in his hand. "What the jeckle is Mabel doing in the paper next to that crazy pickpocket Gideon?"
"Oh yeah, it's like a big deal." Said Wendy. "Everybody's talking about Gideon and Mabel's big date tonight."
"What!?" Asked Stan. "That little shyster is dating my great niece!"
"I wonder what the new name will be for the power couple." Said Soos. "Madeon? Gidable? Magibeleon!" Stan threw the paper on the floor and stormed out of the room.
"I don't know! I didn't hear about it! And plus, I told her not to!" Called Dipper. Stan walked back in, dressed in his tour outfit.
"Yeah, well it ends tonight. I'm going right down to that little skunk's house. This is gonna stop right now!" He went outside and slammed the door.
"Dude, wouldn't it be funny if that was a closet and he had to come back in and go out the real door?" Wendy, Dipper and Cassie watched Soos open the door. "Nope. Real door."
Stan drove past Gideon's house, then reversed and parked. He walked up to the door, opening the gate to do so. He pounded on the door. "Gideon, you little punk! Open up!" He looked through the peephole, then prepared to knock again when he saw the 'Pardon the Garden' sign. "I will pardon nothing!" He smacked the sign down, and Gideon's father opened the door. The two were face to face.
"Why, Stanford Pines! What a delight!"
"Out of the way, Bud." Said Stan. "I'm looking for Gideon!"
"Well, I haven't seen the boy around, but since you're here, you simply must come in for coffee!" bud dragged Stan inside and closed the door.
"Uh, but I came"
"It's imported. All the way from Columbia."
"Wow." Said Stan. "I went to jail there once." He looked around a whistled. "Some digs you got here." He saw a painting of a sad clown. "Oh, this. This is beautiful."
"Now I hear your niece and my Gideon are, well, they're sinking in harmony lately, so to speak." Bud sat down in a recliner.
"Yeah, and I'm against it." Said Stan. He knocked a pillow off the couch to make his point.
"No no no! I see it as a fantastic business opportunity. Yes. The Mystery Shack and the Tent of Telepathy." Bud stood up. He started walking and Stan followed. "We've been at each other's throats for far too long let me get that." He pulled down a picture of Stan on a dartboard. "At each other's throats for far too long. Yes, we have. This is our big chance to brush aside our rivalry and pool our collective profits, you see." Stan smiled as he imagined the money. He leaned on a cash register, making it ding. He closed it.
"I'm listening."
Gideon wiped his mouth with his napkin. "And so I said, autograph your own headshot, lady!" He laughed.
"Gah." Said Mabel. "Yeah." She lowered her fork towards her lobster, who snapped at it.
"Mable, tonight's date was a complete success. And tomorrow's date promises to top this one is every way!"
"Whoa, whoa! You said just one date! And this was it."
"Hart!" Called Gideon. "What a surprise. A red crested South American rainbow macaw!" He extended his arm and the described Bird landed on it. Mabel jumped back, startled and grabbed the lobster. "2, 3, 4."
"Mabel, will, you, accompany, Gideon, to, the, ballroom, dance, this, Thursday?" Asked the Bird. It shook on Gideon's arm. "Thursday?" It spit out a letter. Then it flew away.
"Aw, so adorable." Said someone.
"Gideon's got a girlfriend." Said the chef.
Gideon picked up the letter. "They're expecting us. Please say you'll go."
"Aw!" Said everybody in the restaurant as they drew closer.
"Oh Gideon, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to say"
"I'm on the edge of my seat." Said Blubs.
"It's going to be adorable." Said Tyler.
"If she says no, I'll die from sadness." Said an elderly lady.
"I can verify that that will indeed happen." Said the doctor that was conveniently next to her. They all started murmuring about Mabel and Gideon.
Dipper was at the table, reading Journal 3. Cassie walked in. "Okay, Mabel's going to be back soon. Be ready." Dipper looked up.
"Huh?" Mabel walked past him, looking down. "Hey! How'd it go?"
"I don't know." Said Mabel. She put the lobster into the fish tank. "I have a lobster now."
"Well, at least it's over and you won't ever have to go out with him again." Mabel tapped the tank. "Mabel? It's over, right? Mabel?"
"Blarg!" Yelled Mabel. "He asked me out again, and I didn't know how to say no!"
"Like this." Said Dipper. He pointed at his mouth. "No."
"It's not that easy, Dipper!" Mabel walked over to him. "And I do like Gideon. As a friend slash little sister! I didn't want to hurt his feelings! I just have to get things back to where they used to be. You know, friends."
"I warned you not to get involved with him." Said Cassie. "Tell him no earlier, rather than later."
Gideon and Mabel were being rowed down the river by McGucket. "Boatin at night, boatin at night!" Said McGucket. He laughed. Mabel laughed nervously.
"You know, I thought dancing would be the end of the evening, right?" Gideon grabbed her hands.
"Don't you want this evening to last, my sweet?"
"No!" Said Mabel, abruptly. She quickly drew her hands back, startling Gideon. "I mean, yes. I mean, I'm always happy to hang out with a friend. Buddy. Pal. Chum." She hit his arm. "Other words for friend."
"Pal." Interjected McGucket.
"I already said pal. Uh, mate?"
"How about soul mate?" Asked Gideon. Fireworks shot into the sky and Mabel looked at them. They erupted into a giant heart with her name in it.
"Well, you can't say no to that." Said McGucket. Mabel looked up into the sky, frightened.
Mabel was walking circles in the living room. Dipper walked down the stairs. "And he's so nice, but I can't keep doing this." Dipper looked in. "But I can't break his heart. Oh, I have no way out!"
"What in the heck happened on that date?" Asked Dipper as he walked in.
"I don't know!" Said Mabel. "I was in the friend zone, and then, before I knew what was happening, he pulled me into the romance zone! It was like quicksand! Jumping quicksand!"
"Mabel, come on, it's not you're going to have to marry Gideon." Said Dipper. Cassie ran into the room.
"Upstairs! Now!" She said.
"Huh?" Asked the twins. Stan came in.
"Great news Mabel! You have to marry Gideon!"
"What?!" Asked Mabel.
"It's all part of my long-term deal with Buddy Gleeful. There's a lot of cash tied up in this thing. Plus, I got this shirt!" He looked at it. "Ugh, I am fat." Mabel screamed and ran away. "Bodies change, honey! Bodies change." Dipper went upstairs and looked in the attic. What he saw, he didn't like.
"Oh no. Mabel."
"Mabel's not here." She had her sweater pulled up over her head. "She's in sweater town."
"Are you gonna come out of sweater town?" Asked Dipper, walking up. Mabel shook her head. "Alright, enough is enough." He kneeled down. "It you can't break up with Gideon, then I'll do it for you."
Mabel peeked out over the top of her sweater. "You will?" Dipper nodded. Mabel then noticed Cassie next to him.
"I'll help too." She said. Dipper looked at her, then jumped away.
"Gah!" He yelled. "Seriously, how do you keep doing that?!"
"Oh, thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Said Mabel, tapping both of them before Mabel gave Dipper a hug.
Dipper and Cassie walked into the restaurant Mabel was supposed to meet Gideon. "Okay, you know the plan, right?" Asked Cassie.
"Yep." Said Dipper. He looked around and saw Gideon. "There." They walked over. Dipper got Gideon's attention. He put down his menu, that was bigger than him.
"Oh, Dipper Pines. How are you?" He noticed Cassie next to him. "And Cassie. You look good, you look good."
"Thanks." Said Dipper. "Look, uh, Gideon, we've got to talk. Mabel isn't joining you tonight. She, uh, doesn't want to see you anymore. She says she's kinda weirded out by you, no offense."
"So, what you're saying is, you've come between us." Gideon's eyes started twitching.
"Not gonna, like, freak out anything, are ya?" Asked Dipper. Gideon's face went from very serious, to happy go lucky.
"Of course not! These things happen. Bygons, you know?"
"Oh, okay then, cool." Said Dipper. "Well, then again, sorry man but, uh, eh. Thumbs up!" Dipper flashed him two, then turned and walked away.
"Thumbs up indeed, my friend." Whispered Gideon.
"I'm still here, you know." Said Cassie.
"Oh yes, of course you are." Said Gideon. "Stay out of it, Shifter." He whispered.
"Too late." Said Cassie. "I'm already in it." She followed Dipper. When they got outside, Mabel was waiting.
"How'd it go? Was he mad? Did he try to read your mind with his psychic powers?"
"Don't worry Mabel, he's just a kid." Said Dipper. "He doesn't have any powers."
Gideon was breathing heavily in his room. "Dipper Pines, you don't know what you've done!" He gripped his medallion and it glowed. The candle on his desk floated up as the light bulbs around his mirror exploded. All the items around his room began floating. "You just made the biggest mistake of your life!" He looked at all the items that were floating. He sent his wardrobe crashing to the ground. Bud came in.
"Gideon Charles Gleeful! Clean up your room this instant!"
"I can buy and sell you, old man!" Snapped Gideon.
"Fair enough." Said Bud. He closed the door. Gideon looked at his images of Mabel on his door. Then, one started glowing and burned away Dipper.
Soos put a pillow in his shirt. "Hit me dudes!" Dipper and Mabel charged at him, and bounced off. They laughed. "Feels good."
"I'm so glad everything's back to normal." Said Mabel. The phone rang. Dipper and Mabel looked at each other.
"Your turn." Mabel finished just ahead of Dipper.
"Aw man." He walked inside and picked up the phone. "Yello?"
"Toby Determined, Gravity Falls Gossiper."
"Oh, hey man. Sorry about accusing you of murder last week."
"Water under the bridge. Say, we want to interview you and see if you've seen anything weird in this town since you've arrived."
"Oh, finally!" Said Dipper. "I thought nobody would ever ask! I have notes and theories!" Dipper listened to Toby tell him where to go and wrote it all down. "412 Gopher road. T-tonight? Got it."
Toby slammed the phone down. "There, I did your dirty work." Said Toby. "Now it's time to pay your end of the bargain." Someone tossed a piece of paper at Toby. He gasped. "Shandra Jimenez's phone number! Bless you little Gideon!" Gideon got up, and walked away.
Dipper walked towards where Toby told him to go, and rechecked his notes. He walked up, unaware that he was being followed. He knocked on the door, then walked in. "Hello?" It echoed. He turned around to go back outside, but the door slammed shut. Dipper knocked on it hard, then lights began to turn on. The chair turned, revealing Gideon petting a plush version of himself.
"Hello, friend." Dipper turned to him.
"Ugh, Gideon."
"Dipper Pines. How long have you been living in this here town? A week, two? You like it here? Enjoy the scenery?"
"What do you want from me, man?"
"Listen to me, boy. This town has secrets you couldn't even begin to comprehend."
"Is this about Mabel? I told you, she's not into you!"
"Liar! You turned her against me!" He jumped off the chair and grabbed his medallion. It glowed. "She was my pink dumpling!"
"Uh, are you okay, man?" Gideon raised his hand, and Dipper started to float. Gideon thrust his arm and Dipper crashed into several boxes.
"Reading minds isn't all I can do." Said Gideon.
"But, but you're a fake!" Said Dipper.
"Oh tell me Dipper, is this fake?" Gideon raised his hand again and a lot of different Gideon merchandise glowed and floated. Cassie watched from outside.
Mabel was chewing on her hair, sitting on the steps outside the shack. Wendy came out and sat next to her. "How's that hair tasting, buddy?"
"Wendy, I need some advice. You've broken up with guys, right?"
"Oh yeah." Said Wendy. She listed a few.
"I don't know what's wrong with me. I thought everything was back to normal, but I still feel all gross." Wendy listed several more. "Maybe letting Dipper do it for me was a mistake. Gideon deserves an honest breakup."
"Danny Fulman. Mark Epstein. Oh man, I'm not sure I ever actually broke up with him. No wonder he keeps calling me."
"I know what I've got to do." Said Mabel, standing up. "Thanks for talking to me, Wendy." Mabel ran off, grabbed her bike, and rode off. Wendy's phone rang. She opened it up.
"Ignore."
Dipper kept running away from the things Gideon was tossing at him. Gideon tossed some more at him. Dipper saw a bookcase in front of him glowing, and jumped out of the way of it as it fell. He rolled into a wall. "Grunkle Stan was right about you! You are a monster!"
"Your sister will be mine!" Laughed Gideon. He pulled a ring on one of his dolls and it laughed. Dipper looked to his right and saw a bat. He grabbed it and ran towards Gideon.
"Who's a cute little guy? You are!"
"No, you are!" Dipper prepared to swing his bat, but Gideon levitated him.
"She's never gonna date you, man!"
"That's a lie!" Gideon noticed a box of shears. "And I'm gonna make sure you're never going to lie to me again," Gideon levitated one up, "Friend." It opened. Cassie knew Mabel was still a ways away, so she decided to buy some time. She knocked on the glass. Gideon looked at her.
"Oh, isn't this cute. The Shifter has decided to try and help."
"How do you know she's a Shifter?" Asked Dipper.
"Oh, I have my ways."
"Gideon, you know Dipper is telling the truth!" Yelled Cassie.
"Are you sure about that?" Asked Gideon. "I'm pretty sure I know Mabel better than you!" He laughed. "Besides, it's not like you can do anything about it. From what I know, Shifters can only enter, not meddle!" Cassie smirked.
"Then you've clearly never met one before. She raised her hand, and spun it in a quick circle. A larger circle appeared in front of her, and another appeared inside the building. She stepped in. Dipper gasped.
"Now how did you do that?" Asked Gideon. "Last I heard, Shifters didn't have those kinds of powers!"
"You know nothing!" Said Cassie. She charged him.
"Too easy." Said Gideon. His medallion glowed again, and Cassie glowed. However, when he raised his arm, she didn't raise up. "What?"
"Didn't you do your homework, Gideon? Your petty tricks can't work on Shifters. We're immune to anything that can alter Reality, and that little trinket of yours does just that! That's why I didn't stand in your little tent of telepathy." Cassie looked back to see a pink helmet approaching. "Now, put Dipper down and nobody gets hurt."
"Oh, I'm certain someone's going to get hurt." Said Gideon. More items began floating up. Mabel began to approach. "Take this!" Gideon launched the items at Cassie, who jumped out of the way. Some followed her. She grabbed one of the cardboard boxes. As the items got close, the spun in place and caught them. They stopped moving under Gideon's control. Mabel rode up.
"You know what, I'll deal with you in a moment. I need to take good care of Dipper really quick." He again focused on Dipper and the shears. They opened up and Mabel pressed her face against the glass and gasped. She quickly ran around and opened the doors, just in time to see Gideon's shears approaching Dipper.
"Gideon, we have to talk!"
"Mabel!" Gideon turned around quickly, and his shears fell. "My marshmallow. What're you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Gideon, but I can't be your marshmallow. I needed to be honest and tell you that myself."
"I, I don't understand." Said Gideon. He clenched his hand, and Dipper began to choke.
"Uh, Mabel! This probably isn't the best time to be brutally honest with him!"
"Maybe we can still be makeover buddies, right?" Asked Mabel as she walked up. "Would you like that?"
"Really?" Asked Gideon. Mabel looked at his medallion.
"No, not really!" She yanked it off of him and Dipper fell down. "You were attacking my brother! What the heck?"
"My tie! Give it back!" Mabel threw it to Dipper. He caught it.
"Ha, not so powerful without this, are you?" Gideon charged him and pushed him through the window. Both fell through and fell down the cliff. Gideon slapped Dipper on the way down, and Dipper slapped him. They got into a slapping fight, then looked down. They screamed, then glowed inches from the ground. Mabel was above them, holding the medallion, floating and glowing. She floated down to the ground, then released herself from the glow.
"Listen Gideon. It's over. I will never, ever, date you."
"Yeah!" Said Dipper. Mabel released them from control and they fell the last foot. Mabel threw the medallion onto a rock, breaking it.
"My powers!" Said Gideon. He backed away. "Oh, this isn't over. This isn't the last you'll see of little, ol' me." Mabel and Dipper looked at each other, then Cassie came up behind them.
"That went far better than expected." She said. They looked at her.
Stan and Bud were sitting together, getting the deal signed. "This is livin' brother." Said Stan. He grabbed his glass of water and knocked on the door.
"From now on, it's all name brand foods and clown paintings." Said Bud. They tapped glasses, and the door opened. "Well, hey Gideon! Look who I have"
"Stanford Pines! I rebuke thee! I rebuke thee!"
"Rebuke? Is that a word?" Asked Stan.
"The entire Pines family have evoked my fury, along with that pesky Shifter! You will all pay recompense for your transgressions!"
"What, you got like a word a day calendar or something?"
"B-b-b-but sunshine, what about our arrangement with Mabel and"
"Silence!"
"Well, I see he's taking one of his rages again. Sorry Stan, I have to side with Gideon on this one." Bud grabbed the contract and ripped it in half.
"Okay, okay, I can see when I'm not wanted." Said Stan, standing up.
"Stan, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna need that painting back, Stan. Stan!"
"Try and catch me suckers!"
Stan put up the paining and sighed. "I coulda had it all." He looked at Dipper and Mabel. "What the heck happened to you two?"
"Gideon." Said Mabel.
"Gideon." Agreed Dipper.
"Gideon." Said Stan. "Yep. The little mutant swore vengeance on the whole family. I guess he's gonna try and nibble my ankles or somethin!"
"Oh yeah, yeah!" Said Dipper. "How's he gonna destroy us now? Try to guess what number we're thinking of?" He laughed.
"He'll never guess what number I'm thinking of!" Said Mabel. She started to speak again.
"Negative Eight." Said Cassie, walking in. "The reason being nobody would guess a negative number."
"How'd you know?" Asked Mabel.
"I have my ways."
"It's still pretty good." Said Dipper. He chuckled a bit, then the others started laughing.
"Oh, look out! Gideon's planning our destruction right now!" Said Stan, laying on the twins. They all laughed.
Gideon pained a small stand to look like Mabel and put it with the rest of his Mystery Shack set. He started making her move. "Gideon, I still love you, if only my family we're in the way." He put together one for Stan. "Look at me! I'm old, and I'm smelly!" He made one of Cassie. "You think you're so strong. But I'm immune to anything you throw at me." He finished the Dipper one. "Hey, what're you gonna do without your precious amulet?"
"Oh, you'll see boy." Said Gideon. He put Dipper down, and closed Journal 2. He looked back in his room, and saw Cassie. "Gah!"
"Be warned, Gideon." She said. "Don't tamper too much." Cassie vanished. Gideon took a deep breath.
"There's no way she was actually in here, right? Right?"
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