Final battle time!
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Chapter 26: Tree of Life
(Dipper runs down a path and drops down some ledges to reach the base of the Tree of Life.)
Dipper: (panting) Ah, what the hell am I doing...?
(He drops down off another ledge and enters the area under the Tree with his pistol in his hand and his rifle on his back.)
Dipper: Ah, shit…
(He stops behind a pillar and looks over. In the wide area is a pool of blue liquid resin sap. Large roots of the Tree are spread around the area. Ivan and a few soldiers stand by the pool. Ivan reaches down and scoops up a handful of sap and consumes it. He suddenly tenses up and groans. His muscles grow larger and his scars fade away.)
Dipper: (bewildered) What the hell...?
Ivan: Drake. (shouts out) Drake!
(Dipper steps out and shoots in Ivan's direction. The soldiers shoot at him and he goes back behind cover.)
Dipper: Oh, crap.
Ivan: Hold your fire! (smiles menacingly) He's mine.
(The soldiers stop shooting. Dipper holds his pistol and steps out again.)
Dipper: (serious) Sorry, pal. You're not my type.
(He shoots at the pool of sap and it bursts into flames. Ivan and his men are thrown back and lay dead. Dipper lets out a relieved laugh and a deep breath. Then he looks down across the burning pool and sees Ivan slowly getting back up.)
Dipper: (shocked) No...
(Ivan stands up and stretches his new muscular arms.)
Dipper: No, no, no, you have got to be kiddin' me!
(Ivan glares at Dipper and pulls out his shotgun laughing menacingly.)
Dipper: Oh, shit...
(Ivan charges across the blue flaming pool at Dipper who runs off down a path through the roots of the Tree. Masses of blue sap grow from the roots. Ivan begins shooting at him.)
Ivan: (enraged) Stand your ground and fight!
(Dipper tries shooting back as he runs but the bullets don't affect Ivan that much. Eventually he hits a mass of sap near Ivan and it explodes. Ivan stumbles back and Dipper realizes that since it empowered him, it could also weaken him. Ivan continues to chase him around and Dipper shot the sap again which damaged his opponent a little.)
Ivan: No! You think you can stop me!?
(Ivan keeps shooting at Dipper out of rage. He was too blinded by his new strength to realize Dipper's strategy.)
Ivan: You're going to die here!
Dipper: (tauntingly) Come on, ya big ugly bitch!
(He keeps running from him. Ivan throws a grenade at him.)
Ivan: (tauntingly) Have some of this!
(Dipper frantically dodges it and stumbles a little. Ivan manages to grab him by his neck and lift him up off the ground. Dipper struggles to break loose and punches Ivan in the face really hard. Ivan is unaffected and throws Dipper some distance. He hits the ground hard and his hat falls off. But he shakes off the pain and retrieves his hat. He rushes behind a big root as Ivan continues to hunt him.)
Ivan: Face me, coward!
(He puts his pistol away and takes out his rifle. Ivan comes around the root and Dipper shoots some sap again. The warlord staggers and small injuries appear on him. He regains his balance and gives Dipper a death glare.)
Ivan: (exasperated) You will not stand in the way of destiny!
Dipper: Bring it on!
(The chase continues. Dipper keeps trying to lure his enemy near the sap so he can blow it up in his face. It weakens him every time but he still keeps his strength up. Dipper starts to get aggravated. Ivan throws another grenade.)
Ivan: (tauntingly) Incoming!
Dipper: (frustrated) Why won't you die!?
(Dipper just starts blind-firing at Ivan. He hits him a bunch of times and then another large piece of sap which hurt Ivan more. He stumbles down and then slowly gets back up with more cuts on his face and body.)
Ivan: (furious) Drake!
(The power-crazed terrorist charges at Dipper once again, letting out an angry battle cry. Dipper knows he's losing his strength and keeps weakening him. He shoots more sap a few more times and finally Ivan stops chasing him and staggers over by the burning pool. He drops down to his hands and knees and gasps for breath. Dipper knows he defeated him and approaches him with his rifle in hand.)
Dipper: (angry) Ivan!
(Ivan looks at him with a glare.)
Ivan: (serious) You think I am a monster. But you're no different from me, Drake. How many men have you killed? How many just today!?
(Dipper says nothing and returns the glare. He points his gun at the downed war criminal.)
Ivan: That's it, boy... No compassion. No mercy... Do it!
(Dipper holds the gun on him for a moment and then lowers it.)
Dipper: (sighs) No...
Ivan: (laughs, tauntingly) You don't have the will.
Dipper: Maybe not... (smirks) But they do.
(Ivan turns around and sees multiple mutant guardians coming from out of the shadows.)
Ivan: (frightened) Nooooooooo!
(He tries to run but a guardian pounces on him and pins him down. The other guardians dogpile on him and begin savagely beating him as he screams in agony. Dipper runs off as Ivan Wexler is ripped apart by the guardians of Shambala. He gets out of the area under the Tree of Life and back up onto the main bridge leading out of the city. Suddenly the bridge starts to shake and he then notices that the city is collapsing as a result of him destroying the sap of the Tree that made up the core of the city.)
Dipper: Holy shit!
(He throws the rifle away and runs as fast as he can across the bridge as it breaks apart behind him. He makes it to the end and grabs on to a ledge as the bridge tumbles. He pulls himself up and sees Wendy on the steps of the entrance to the city with Pacifica laying down unconscious next to her. Wendy sees him climb up.)
Wendy: Dipper?!
Dipper: Wendy!
Wendy: (relieved) Dipper!
(She runs towards him to make sure he makes it. The end of the bridge starts tilting.)
Wendy: Whoa! Geez!
(A guardian appears behind her. Dipper runs towards her and takes out his pistol.)
Dipper: (frantically) Run! Behind you!
Wendy: Huh?!
Dipper: Look out!
(She turns around as it picks her up tries to hit her. Dipper runs to help her until the bridge comes loose and the guardian drops her. They start to slide down to the edge with the guardian on top of Wendy.)
Dipper: Hang on!
(He shoots at it as it tries to attack her.)
Wendy: (struggling) Get off me!
(As it's distracted by Dipper's shots, Wendy kicks it in the face and it tumbles over the edge and falls. Dipper continues sliding down.)
Dipper: No, no, no, no!
(He grabs onto the edge as he goes over. He almost loses his grip but Wendy leans over and grabs his arm.)
Wendy: Got you. Come on!
(She pulls him back up and they rush over to the steps. They help up Pacifica by putting her arms around their necks.)
Dipper: C'mon, we gotta get her outta here.
Wendy: C'mon, sunshine.
(They go up the steps as Shambala explodes and collapses behind them.)
Wendy: (bewildered) What the hell did you do back there?
Dipper: (sheepishly) Oh, you know... saved the world.
(They exit the city and back into the cavern in the mountain.)
Dipper: Damn it, we gotta move faster.
(Dipper picks up Pacifica bridal style and carries her down the path. Wendy follows close behind. They emerge from the secret entrance in the monastery and Dipper puts her down on a fallen pillar. They catch their breath and see she's breathing slowly with her eyes closed.)
Wendy: (gloomily) Oh, no...
(Dipper kneels down and holds her hand.)
Dipper: (worried) Pacifica... Oh, God... no... Paz, hold on, alright? Just hold on. C'mon, Paz, stay with us. Pacifica, don't do this... You're going to be okay. You're gonna be fine. You're gonna be just fine. Pacifica...
(A few days later, in the village, Dipper stands in front of a small monument in the middle of an open area. Since they got back, they gave Pacifica the special medical treatment they gave Dipper before. She recovered from her injuries quite nicely. They helped the villagers rebuild the parts of the town that were damaged from the battle and no one blamed Dipper for it. They also contacted Stan and had him travel to the village so he could help take care of Pacifica and also hear about their adventure. Dipper also learned some Tibetan so he could finally understand Soos and the villagers. Finally, they retrieved Quentin Trembley's body and gave him a proper burial.)
(Right now, Dipper holds his hat in his hands and looks at the monument that was made to be Quentin's grave. Soos walks around it holding a Tibetan prayer wheel and reciting a Tibetan prayer. Melody stands nearby paying her respects. Soos finishes the prayer and he and Dipper bow before the grave. They turn to one another with friendly, respectful looks.)
Soos: (speaking Tibetan)
Dipper: (speaking Tibetan)
(Soos walks away with Melody. Dipper puts his hat back on as Wendy walks up to him.)
Wendy: So, it's been a long strange trip, hasn't it?
Dipper: Yes, it has. Y'know, you should play the hero more often, it suits you.
Wendy: Hmmm, Nah. I think it's just a privilege to fight along side the hero.
(She pats his shoulder and smiles warmly at him. He smiles back.)
Wendy: Tell me something, Dipper.
Dipper: What?
Wendy: Do you love her?
Dipper: (sighs) Wendy, I'm sorry. I -
Wendy: No. It's fine. Really, it's all right. Just do yourself a favour, cowboy. Tell her.
(They look over at a building behind them and see Stan helping Pacifica down the steps leading outside. They face each other and smile again.)
Dipper: Thanks, Wendy.
(They hug each other tenderly for a moment. Then they separate and Wendy starts walking off.)
Wendy: My turn to walk away. (smirks) But admit it... You're gonna miss this ass.
(Dipper laughs as she goes down the street in the village. He sees Stan and Pacifica walking up to him with Pacifica holding onto to Stan's arm.)
Dipper: (teasingly) Well, look who's not supposed to be out of bed.
Stan: (chuckles) Yeah, she's a lousy patient. Stubborn as all hell.
Pacifica: (smiles) I'm not stubborn, I'm just restless.
(She lets go of Stan's arm and holds onto Dipper's.)
Stan: So, no giant sapphire.
Dipper: Once again, no.
Stan: And you're sure of that?
Pacifica: Yes.
Dipper: Just a metaphor, I'm afraid.
Stan: (disappointed) A metaphor ain't gonna pay your bills, kid.
Dipper: (confident) Eh, something else will come along... Just gotta have faith.
Stan: Yeah, that and a quarter'll get you twenty-five cents. (curious) Uh, which way did Wendy go?
(Dipper points in the direction Wendy went in. Stan starts walking off down the street.)
Stan: See ya later.
Pacifica: (chuckles) Oh, no...
Dipper: You're a dirty old man, Stanley Pines.
Stan: Uh-huh...
(As Dipper and Pacifica are left alone, they approach the grave and Dipper takes out Quentin's medallion.)
Pacifica: (warmly) You did good, Dipper.
(He places the medallion on the ground in front of the grave.)
Pacifica: I think he'd approve.
Dipper: Yeah?
Pacifica: Mm-hm.
(They then walk arm-in-arm over to the edge of a hill and watch the beautiful sunset over the mountains. They turn to one another and look lovingly into each other's eyes.)
Pacifica: So, where do we go from here, huh?
Dipper: I don't know...
(He leans in and their lips meet. They share a passionate kiss for a moment and then separate.)
Dipper: I haven't thought that far ahead.
Pacifica: (giggles) Of course not. But then again, neither have I.
Dipper: Good.
(They hold each other and watch the sunset.)
Pacifica: (grins) So, on a scale on one to ten, how scared were you that I was gonna die?
Dipper: Four.
Pacifica: (shocked) Four?!
Dipper: Yeah, why?
Pacifica: A four?
Dipper: Yeah.
Pacifica: You were at least an eight.
Dipper: (confused) An eight?
Pacifica: You were a total eight.
Dipper: An eight? Those Guardian things were an eight.
Pacifica: Are you kidding me?
Dipper: Yeah, those were terrifying.
Pacifica: Well, then what's a ten?
Dipper: (sighs) Clowns.
Pacifica: (stunned) Clowns over my death?
Dipper: I hate clowns.
Pacifica: (amused) Oh my word. You thought I was dead.
Dipper: No...
Pacifica: No, you thought I was gone.
Dipper: No, I didn't...
Pacifica: Yes, you did.
Dipper: (confident) No, I had you all along.
Pacifica: I saw you shed tears. You shed a bunch of 'em.
Dipper: (confused) Tears?
Pacifica: Um-hmm.
Dipper: It was raining.
Pacifica: (laughs) No, it was not.
Dipper: (firmly) You were unconscious and it was raining.
Pacifica: It was totally sunny out and you were bawling.
Dipper: It wasn't sunny and you were unconscious.
Pacifica: Whatever, I kept your tears in a jar. I have proof.
Dipper: (sighs) I'll give you a five. How's that?
THE END
Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher are who I believe Dipper and Pacifica would be like if they went on adventures together. They're such a good couple and duo. Anyway, there's the Gravity Falls re-enactment of the second Uncharted game, considered to be the best in the series. This is the longest thing I've written so far, so let's see if anything I've got planned can surpass it. The re-enactment of Uncharted 3 will begin soon. See ya next time!