Dipper let out a huge yawn, blinking rapidly, removing the dust in his eyes. He knew that this was going to be awkward.

"So, Mabel, I just-" Dipper started.

He looked over at her bed, to see no-one there. Mabel was usually up half an hour after him. He jumped out of bed only to fall over in excruciating pain. "Aah, Mabel!" He called out. Mabel came into the room and picked up a book, but then turned around and saw Dipper on the floor. "Get up." She walked over to him and pulled him up, and they both went downstairs.

"She's still really upset." Dipper thought to himself.

Mabel and Dipper sat down at the table, looking away from each other the whole time. "Grunkle Stan! Where's breakfast?" Dipper asked.

"Oh! We're going to the diner!"

"Hmmm... why?"

"Family bonding, of course!"

"Ok, how much money will you make on this 'bonding' trip?"

"Hopefully lots!"

"Right."

"Oh we're taking Soos too."

"Hey little dudes!" Soos said, opening the door.

After an awkward journey in the back of the car, Dipper and Mabel both staring out of the windows. Dipper looked at all of the buildings scattered throughout the town. Dipper turned his head to see a quietly sobbing Mabel. She noticed him looking and instantly turned her head back to the window, hoping that he didn't hear her.

Soos looked at her in the mirror, and turned around towards her. "You ok, little dude?"

She nodded, but he knew she wasn't. He gave a small sigh and looked around.

Dipper put his hand down on the middle seat, and soon after Mabel put her hand on his. He smiled at her, and she weakly smiled back at him.

"Mabel, I wanted to sa-" He started to whisper but she cut him off.

"It's ok." She said and looked away again.

Dipper felt a fresh pang of guilt punch him in the stomach, hard.

"Right kids, we're here!" Stan called out to the back.

"Woo!" Everyone cheered, including Soos.

Dipper noticed that Mabel's "woo!" was extremely half hearted. Inside, Soos asked Lazy Susan to get: "Mr. Pines will have a pancake with syrup in the shape of a dollar, Dipper over there will have 3 pancakes, I'll have the rest of your pancakes and Mabel?"

"I'm not hungry, Soos." She said, looking down. "I feel ill."

Dipper felt that fresh punch in the gut again. Lazy Susan went back behind the counter.

Grunkle Stan kept looking over at Dipper, worrying he might faint again. " Hey kid, you ok? You seem glum." He said to Mabel, trying to distract himself.

"Nothing, Grunkle Stan, I just-" As she was about to tell him about what she saw Dipper doing last night, Old Man Mcgucket leapt out of his seat.

"It's here! The hunter is here! Get under yer tables!" He whooped.

All the lights in the diner went off and everyone got up, blinded in the dark. Dipper and Mabel slid under the table looking at each other.

"Mabel, I'm really sorry for yesterday, I took your kindness for grante-" Dipper said, feeling guilty.

"Shut up Dip, I'm not angry, I'm sorry too."

"Anyway," he said. "IT'S THAT THING THAT TRIED TO KILL ME YESTERDAY!"

He started hyperventilating madly. Mabel tried to calm him down. "Dippy, it's ok!" He lay on his side, choking on his own coughs. "WheRE aRe yOU DippeR PinES?" He heard a deep gravelly voice. The Hunter! It was here for him after all. DIpper's hypersweatilating started getting more sweaty. Mabel covered her mouth. It was here for him! The lights flickered on for a short second, everyone was fine and standing but staring agape at the Pines table. Mabel slid back onto the seat and jumped. Sat there in a perched spiderman pose was the monster. Staring at her, it sniffed the air. "YOu AreN'T DIPper PiNEs! BriNg ME THe PinEs!" It roared in her face.

It then saw an injured Dipper start crawling out from under the table, and pounced. " I FOund YoU!" It picked him up in its jaws. He screamed, "HELP ME!" Soos shouted, "Dude!" Lazy Susan ran out with a bottle of syrup, squeezing it onto the floor. "Get out of my diner!" While it was stomping away, it slipped on the syrup and crashed through the wall, sending Dipper spiralling into Mabel, who was chasing the monster.

Mabel scrambled to pull out her phone, and tried to call the police. Dipper snatched it from her and turned on the torch. The Hunter spun around and charged back towards the diner. Dipper shone the torch in the beast's eyes. "RAAAAAARGH!" It let out the most disgustingly ear piercing shriek ever and ran away. Dipper stood there with a smirk on his face and jumped up in the air. "Woo I did it!" He made a mistake, as when he landed, the bandages rubbed on the cuts causing Dipper to fall over in pain.

He fell to the floor, and even though in severe pain, he managed to laugh. Thankfully, that encounter had gone far better than last time. Once home, he wrote in his journal about some more facts about the creature, happy and smiling that Mabel was better, and not upset at him anymore.

Author time: Sorry I haven't written in so long, I couldn't bring myself to finish this chapter. I have great ideas for the future though! Thanks for understanding :)