May the Fourth be with you all. Yes the second chapter of this new series and one I feel you guys may like. The reviews for this story have been positive with one being a flame. But it was a flame for the shack on purpose so let me tell you feral creature; Stan is very happy with it and it is in the shack. However he wont tell me what it looked like and said if want to see you would have to come and pay for a tour. Sorry but he is that cheap.
We actually had two people that guessed the code from the last chapter. Wolfpackersson09 (who help write the chapters but not the codes so no cheating there) and deadpoolio99. Nice work you two, you got it right. Now onto the important stuff.
This chapter we worked hard on and added lots of details and hopefully not be boring. I am sure many will recognize this chapter at the beginning, but it will not be the same let me tell you. What do I mean? Well see for yourself.
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A Strange Engagement
-Chapter Two: The Hand that Cradles Love-
It has been a few days since the engagement party have arrived in Gravity Falls and into the new cabin next to the Mystery Shack. While at first talks were short and uncomfortable due to the embarrassing nature that brought them all here. But in the past two days they slowly manage to talk and get to at least know a bit more about their fiancés with mix results.
Grim Jr. made it clear he wasn't happy he had to marry Mabel, but he wasn't outright rude to her. Most of the time he tried to ignore her and when he did talk it in an annoyed tone. Mabel, when not talking with the other girls, would go out of her way to talk to him leaving the boy blushing and annoyed at time since Mabel doesn't always respect personal space. On the other hand, Dipper and Junior ended up forming a friendship throughout the whole deal. Both didn't want to get married so soon by the contract and while they both agree Dipper had the worst end of the stick, they were able to find they had a bit in common. Both where intelligent and curious about the super natural, Dipper because he was human and wasn't expose much to it and Junior because he was young and didn't learn as much, and both would talk for hours about ideas and theories about different supernatural mysteries; mostly Gravity Falls itself. Junior also was interested in the journal Dipper had discovered about the different supernatural and strange things in Gravity Falls. He offered Dipper his opinion on several pages and fact as well as wanting to discover more with Dipper.
In the case of Mini, Dipper wasn't so sure about. She seemed to be more accepting of the situation she was in and very polite with him. Like Junior she was intelligent, even giving him a run for his money, and if anything Dipper thought she had the feel and manner of a noble. It was with Mabel that Mini had more an opinion on. While not rude, much like her brother to Mabel has still well mannered, Dipper could tell that Mini didn't either approve of Mabel or just didn't like her. She didn't outright say this but if given the choice Mini would rather talk and hang out with her brother and Dipper or one of the other girls then with Mabel. Dipper hope the sisters' relationship improves over the summer.
Dipper never gotten around to asking them about their parents yet or how they seem like normal humans when their father was literally death himself. But considering the others he had a small idea how.
Dani was a very friendly girl and easily got along with both him and Mabel. She was a good nature girl with a spunky adventurous attitude, ready for the next thing. Mostly a tom boy in his opinion but found it was easy to talk to Dani. She took his questions on ghost with ease and not offended by them. Even with Mabel bluntly asked why she didn't seem to look like a ghost or go through objects like one, something he would have eased into without seeming too nosy or offensive, but Dani didn't seem to mind. She explained that much like her father she had a human form that had the same likeness and biology as a normal human and is able to switch back and forth at will as long as she had the energy to do it. Dipper found this all interesting and couldn't wait to hear more. Mabel took this as a signal to do twice the makeovers for Dani.
Lilith was also one of the easy-going members of his fiancés, which he still had a hard time wrapping his head around. She took great pleasure in not only teasing the twins but the other fiancés as well. When she isn't having fun doing that she is pulling jokes and pranks, mostly on Stan, much to the older man's annoyance. But even so Lilith was still a fun loving girl that could keep up with Mabel's crazy antics and idea while also (as unbelievable as it may seem to Dipper) contributing some of her own. Dipper hasn't asked any questions about succubus or any other supernatural things she knows, but he planned on doing so once he is more use to her antics and teasing. She showed some of her abilities which was mostly her wings which was shapeshift as well as hide them to appear like a normal human.
Rias was the oldest among them since she is around Wendy's age of fifteen but that didn't mean she tried to assort authority over them. While Dipper can find her a bit mature, she does have a crazy side as well that seems a tamed as Mabel's. Rias had a love of all things anime as well as Japan, something she had no problem admitting much to Chi's annoyance. She has gotten into long discussions with Soos and Mabel about different anime, and they seem to enjoy every minute of it. That didn't mean she wasn't well educated as Rias had no problem answering Dipper's questions as well as give a history to devil society and culture, with more lessons planned for the summer. She even showed off her devil wings, which what really showed her status as a devil if you are not taking into account her magic.
Now while everyone was working well with each other and the twins, there was one that made as much effort to be as difficult as possible. Chi made her stance on the engagement as well as her opinion on Dipper very, very clear. She mostly went out of her way to ignore Dipper which he found fine since Dipper thought it was better not to give her a reason to lash out at him. Chi ate with them and didn't stay in her room the whole time since she got bored quiet easily it seems. She even went with Mimi and the others to see the Mystery Shack and what Stan did on tours, but she was a cross between disbelieve at people buying the trap the place clearly was or thinking one of two exhibits were real, (not that she would ever admit it). While not friendly terms with the others, no matter how hard Mabel, Dani and Lilith tried, she was at least neutral with them and not lashing out insults. Those were reserved for Dipper when she was in a mood which thankfully wasn't too often. The only person she had any sort of positive thought or comment to was clearly Mimi and that was mostly love or lust depending who was asked.
Mimi herself was an odd case in Dipper's opinion. For one thing he quickly found out Mimi was completely mute, unable to speak for whatever reason he felt was too personal to ask about. But even so she seemed nice enough when not indulging into her sweet tooth. He didn't think to ask her any questions yet, but she had entertained herself by pulling a few pranks and games with Lilith, Mabel and Dani. Half the time she doesn't even seem to mind Chi's attempts at flirting (or at least he thought she was flirting), and never went out of her way to accept or reject any of Chi's advances, which the others found amusing. He just wondered how Mimi is always able to pull what seem like random object she needed for pranks and such from behind her back.
Right now, the group was sitting in the living room to relax, the room having a large flat screen they were watching from, with both Gravity Falls' and underworld's cable connection as well as almost every gaming console both past and present and a small library of games for each platform. There was even one Dipper didn't recognize but figured it was a supernatural one. They have tested it out each night so far as a 'bonding' experience which usually including a small gaming tournament or party game before bed. But today Soos was watching with them as he showed several showed he thought they might like. Including…
"The tiger was badly injured, but we repaired him with a fist."
A program called Tiger Fist.
"Whoo, that Tiger is the hero!" Dipper exclaimed to which Mabel nodded. Junior, Dani and Lilith also cheering along with them and Soos. Rias giggled finding the show and the others cute.
"I do not understand this show at all," Chi mutters in annoyance while Mini nodded in agreement. Mimi sat in front, holding a stuff tiger with a small stuff fist sticking out of the side of its head.
The show cuts to a commercial where Soos got excited. "Hey dudes! It's that commercial I was telling you about."
The Screen showed a man crying on a bed. "Are you miserable or depressed?" The commercial announcer stated as the man exclaimed that he was. "Then you need to see Gideon!"
"What makes him so special?" Dipper pondered as the commercial showed a silhouette of a male with an unusual hair style.
As if the tv could hear him the commercial answered him "He's a psychic."
Mabel made a sound of curiosity while tilting her head at the fact that he was a psychic. "So don't bother with other so-called 'men of mystery'." It had footage of Stan coming out of the outhouse, as if he had been trapped or using it.
"Oh burn!" Lilith called out with a laugh which was matched by the others. Even Chi had a smirk in amusement.
"Learn about tomorrow tonight at Lil' Gideon's Tent of Telepathy, right at this location." It revealed the location as well as disclaimer about not accepting certain things and something about someone still in love with someone named Carla and that he never had the guts to say it.
"That was entertaining," Rias admitted, finding the commercial cute even if it took a jab at their host.
"I've seen worst," Chi admitted uncaringly. "But it didn't make me want to go there."
Mimi showed her opinion on the commercial by pulling a sign behind her with a thumb down or dislike symbol.
"Hey maybe we should go see it!" Mabel suggested, interested in this Tent of Telepathy and Gideon.
"Why? We already have real magic users, and he's probably just a fake." Junior commented as he rather play games then go see some sham of a psychic.
"Come on, it might be fun, even if it is fake." Mabel countered as she then looked towards some of the others. "Right Dani?"
"Maybe. Could be one of those things we do just to see how bad it is, like watching a really bad movie and making fun of it." The ghost princess said, and she did have a point.
"Nope, not going to happen. Gideon's a little monster that makes Lucy seem like a saint." Stan had gotten everyone's attention as he entered and had heard about the idea of going to see his rival attraction. "No offense Rias."
"None taken. My dad's great, but even he knows how to be evil. Learned from the best of the best to be the Prince of Deception." Rias shrugged off the comment as she knew her family's reputation and what being the King of Hell meant. Not exactly a position any sane or good minded individual was lining up to apply for. Although, she did follow up, "How has this Gideon managed to convince you of that?"
"I've had nothing but trouble since that little skunk came into town." Stan said as he started recalling a certain event.
(Flashback)
Stan was driving in his car in a parking lot, looking for a space to park his car. He wasn't even breaking the law when he saw a space. Two actually, but they were right in front of each other so he could pull into one so he can claim the other and have his car in the perfect position to pull out without needing to back out. Just as he was about to pull in, Gideon's tour bus rushed right into the spot Stan was going to claim, taking both spaces and almost wrecking the car.
(Flashback End)
"That was a fun time." Stan said with so much sarcasm that you would have to be a complete moron to. not know he was being sarcastic. "Either way, no family member of mine, including future family members, are in no way allowed under Gideon's roof."
"Do tents even have roofs?" Dani and Dipper asked, not sure if that was accurate, but it was Lilith and Mabel that saw it differently.
"I just think we found our loophole." Lilith said as she was interested in doing something fun.
"Literally." Mabel added while holding up some string that was tied in a way that looked like a hangman's noose.
"That's a noose, but if one's involved, then it might not be so bad after all." Junior said, getting the humans a bit freaked out by the comment.
None of them said anything before Dipper remembered that Junior was the son of the Grim Reaper so a death joke wouldn't be too strange to him. He cleared his throat before saying to them all, "Well who's want to go and who's staying?"
Rias shrugged, "I might as well. I want to see how this Gideon can be compared to my father."
"I got nothing better to do," Lilith added, a few ideas of possible pranks she could pull while there.
"I'm in," Junior confirmed from his earlier comment.
"I shall pass this time," Mini said shaking her head. "There is something I wish to look over."
"Can't keep me away!" Dani cheered, excited for the whole thing.
Chi huffed and stood up from her seat, "I'm not going. Mimi and I will find a better way to entertain ourselves."
Lilith got a smirk as the girl started to leave before she said, "want to come Mimi?"
This caused Chi to freeze in place before jerking her head towards Mimi to see her answer. The daughter of Him shrugged before nodded. Chi gapped as her crush followed the others out of the cabin and to Soos's truck to take them to the Tent of Telepathy. Chi barely lasted thirty seconds before she took off to follow them, "don't even think about leaving me behind!"
(scene change)
Later that afternoon Soos drove the gang to the Tent of Telepathy. As they started to climb out of the truck Chi and Mimi revealed themselves but they looked very different. As they left Dipper voiced his concern of how the rest of the town might react to see Chi's and Mimi's true forms. Both however revealed they are capable of masking their features and look completely human. Chi's once jet black skin was now a peach color showing her Japanese decent while removing her horns, flaming eyebrows and made her eyes normal looking. She kept her usually outfit which still gave her the appeal of an Asia princess.
Mimi's red skim was gone to replace it with fair skin while removing her horns, tail and claws. Her hands barely moved as she wasn't used to not having claws all that often and replaced her outside with a white sundress and hat. Both of which made Chi repeatedly say made her look adorable.
With that little precaution meet they group followed the crowd towards the tent. At the entrance a large man with a Hawaiian shirt holding a sack with the tent's star on it. "Step right up folks! Put your money in Gideon's psychic sack!"
"Doesn't Stan have a sack like that?" Junior asked, recalling Stan having people put money in, calling it the 'Mystery Sack'.
"I think he does," Dani agreed with a thoughtful look, "I wondered who copied who first."
Inside was simple with wooden seated benches a stage, the poles keeping the tent up and an organ player to the side of the stage. "Wow, this is like a bazaro version of the Mystery Shack. They even have their own Soos."
Soos followed where Dipper was pointing at the handy man. He did look a lot like Soos but a different nationality, cleanly shaved, black hair and the nametag said Deuce. Soos himself narrowed his eyes at this Deuce.
Rias took a good look around, frowning as while simple it reminded her a bit of a small southern style church. Since she didn't feel the uncomfortable effect ones would give her, the fact it reminded her was unsettling. Her thoughts were broken as the lights dimmed.
"It's starting!" Mabel said, all but bouncing in her seat next to Dani.
"Let's see what this monster is really like." Dipper said as the music started and the spotlight shone revealing the outline of a large individual who stepped forward, but when the curtains rose, it revealed the true form of Gideon Gleeful, a child no older than ten, eleven tops with white hair that was styled in a way that looked more like an Elvis impersonator with a blue suit and a bolo tie with a stone in the middle.
"Good evening America!" Gideon said as Dipper and Mimi raises an eyebrow, the others stared as if waiting for the punch line.
"That's Stan's mortal enemy?" Dipper, asked unsure if it could be believed as Rias frowned, wondering if Stan was just messing with her with how he called him worst then her father.
"But he's so wittle." Mabel commented with a tilt of her head.
Chi scowled, "he's already annoying."
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is such a gift to have you here tonight" Gideon said to the crowd, "Such a gift. I have a vison." Dipper raised a brow before Gideon said, "I predict that you'll all say, 'Aww'," and with that he turned his head away from them but when he turned back his eyes was wide, his face was blushed, and he gave off a cute look.
As one the rest of the crowd said "Aww."
"It came true," Mabel said in awe.
"What?" Dipper asked his sister annoyed, "I'm not impressed."
"Are people really this dumb?" Junior asked in disbelief.
"They do fall for tricks and pranks so easily," Lilith added, already thinking of a few pranks to pull on Gideon. It was a personal debate of either dying his hair pink or outright shaving him.
"Hit it dad," Gideon said to the man from before who was now playing a tune on the organ player. Gideon threw his cape to the crowd and a woman in the front caught it. However, she was swarmed as other women jumped her and tried to get the cope from her.
Gideon didn't pay them any mind as he started singing in a catchy tune about his abilities. "I can see, what others can't see. It ain't some sideshow trick, it's innate ability. Where others are blind, I am futurally inclined, and you too could see, if you was widdle ol' me." He paused and held a hand up while the other hand was on his bolo tie. "C'mon everyone, rise up. I want you to keep it going."
Dipper then found himself surprised that he also stood up as well. He could understand Mabel and the rest since they were interested but he didn't want to stand up and, yet he did. "Huh? How'd he do that?" Dipper asked but got no answer.
The only ones sitting were the rest of the engagement group, all eyes slightly wide and now focusing on Gideon.
Gideon went on with his song. "You wish your son would call you more." He sang a verse to a woman with a large number of cats.
"I'm leaving everything to my cats." The cat owning lady angrily declared. Dipper just rolled his eyes at the prediction, since it probably would've been obvious.
"I sense that you've been here before." He directed himself to Sheriff Blubs. "What gave you that idea?"
This time Junior rolled his eyes when Blubs made this comment. Anyone trying to be psychic would've seen as the Sheriff was decked with Gideon merchandise.
"I'll read your mind if I am able." Gideon approached their row and then stood next to Mabel. "Something tells me you're named Mabel."
"How did he know?" Mabel asked, amazed by this.
"Your name is on your sweater," Chi bluntly reminded her, the suspicious feeling still there but the stupidity of the crowd wasn't helping.
Once Gideon was done he was back on the stage for the final part of his song. "So welcome all ye, to the Tent of Telepathy. Thanks for visiting. Widdle ol' me!" Gideon finished, with firework sparklers spelling his name. Almost everyone in the tent was impressed, and Mabel was clapping hard. The only ones not clapping were the engagement group minus Mabel. Once done Gideon took a couple breaths and a drink from a water bottle. "Thank you! You people are the real miracles."
With the show ending the group started to walk back towards Soos's truck. "Man that kid's a bigger fraud then Stan. No wonder he's jealous."
"Not a complete fraud," Rias corrected with a frown. "We all felt a small confounding effect that made us wish to stand up."
"If we weren't supernatural, I think we too would have been effected outright without notice," Lilith added, her feelings at Gideon taking a turn.
"C'mon, his dance moves were adorable." Mabel said. "It was great show."
Dani agreed "Yeah, even with that one surprise it wasn't a bad show."
"You're two are too easily impress," Dipper told his sister and fiancés.
"That surprise is still suspicious," Chi said with a growl, not happy a kid tried to do something to not only herself but more importantly Mimi.
"We should keep an eye on him," Rias informed the others, "Just in case."
This caused Dani and Mabel to moan, since they thought Gideon wasn't that bad as the others were making him seem.
What they didn't notice was Gideon watching them closely from the tent.
(scene change)
Dipper and Junior were reading, though Junior was reading the obituaries in the paper when Mabel and the girls showed up.
"Check it out, I successfully bedazzled my face!" Mabel did indeed do something to her face, as it was filled with sequin like objects on her face.
"Doesn't that hurt?" Dipper asked as Junior just tried to ignore his fiancé.
"It pretty much does, and no one's died in a way that's funny, just the normal stuff." Junior said as he continued to look at the obituaries.
"No different than getting your ears pierced." Dani said as she showed her ear that was also bedazzled to look like it was pierced. She also had an array of sequin around her eyes and nose to give the appearance of a mask.
"Yeah, lighten up a bit Dipper." Lilith said as she had some bedazzled sequins on the upper chest going down into her cleavage. "I could show what else is nice and shiny."
Dipper blushed as Chi had stepped in and laughed at everyone. "You all look so ridiculous like that. I mean Mimi wouldn't be caught dead looking like-" Chi said before she noticed that Mimi was indeed among the crowd and had her face completely bedazzled like Mabel's face.
"Nobody appreciates an artist in their time." Mabel saids with a huff.
Dani pats her shoulder, "it's okay girl, we know this is awesome." Just then the doorbell rang, which surprised the group since no one expected someone to try and visit since everyone that knows them just walks in. Dani grinned excitedly "I'll get it!"
Dani raced to the door and opens it to find Gideon wasn't the door. Seeing Dani he smiled, "oh good, I didn't get the wrong place."
"Hey it's you!" Dani said, both in surprise and a little excitement since she liked the show yesterday. "Why are you at a place like this? Isn't the Mystery Shack your rival or something?"
Gideon gave a small laugh, "honesty it's my father that Stanford has the rivalry with. But I don't have an issue siding with him since I work the tent." He seemed proud of himself as adjusted his little bolo tie.
"Who's at the door!" Dipper calls out since Dani was standing there with it open still.
"Nobody!" Dani replied as she stepped out and closed the door.
"Oh, I hope I don't cause you any issues" Gideon said innocently enough. "I don't want you getting in trouble with that sour lemon Stanford."
"It's fine," Dani replied happily. "So why are you here?"
If I can be honest with you," Gideon said with a smile. "I was looking for you."
"Me?" Dani asked, taken aback. She paused as a thought accrued to her, "wait how did you know I was here?"
Gideon gained what Dani thought was an embarrassed look, "When I saw you yesterday with your friends, I thought that maybe you were a tourist since I have never seen any of you or your friends in town before. I tried to work up the courage to talk to you as you were leaving when I saw your group leaving with the Shack's handyman. I took a chance and came here. And to my surprise there is a second cabin I never noticed before. I am glad I was able to work up my courage to talk to you today."
Dani stared, both stunned and embarrassed by the whole thing. "Why would you want to talk to me? I mean there were other pretty girls with me yesterday."
Gideon smiled gently at her, "you are the one that stood out most to me. There is something about you that just catches my eye. I could tell you're a kindred spirit. Someone who enjoys the sparkly things in life while also seeming so bold and confidante."
Dani blushed at this before she remembered the bedazzled mask around her face and quickly wiped it off. This unintentionally bedazzled part of Gideon's suit. Instead of being disgusted he was intrigued. "Enchanting, simply enchanting. If it is not too much of a bother, perhaps we can see what else we can enchant in my dressing room? I have a wide array of costumes we can try on."
Dani had a small gasp, as she had a small love for cosplay that only her parents knew so far. "Would I!?"
It didn't take long before they entered his dressing room inside his trailer, which he had parked outside in the parking lot of the Mystery Shack. Dani stood in the dressing room in awe of how much stuff was there and how much quality everything seems to be. Her eyes glued to the to the long racks of costumes like Gideon promised. Gideon smiled at her "You see something you like? I know I do."
This last part was a whisper that Dani barely heard as well as a darker look on his face. Dani looked at him confused "What was that?"
"I said which one you wish to try on first?" Gideon quickly lied, his cheerful smile back on his face.
(scene change)
A few hours later found Dipper playing a co-op game with Junior, both pressing buttons rapidly. The other girls were around them, watching and cheering them on or just talking to themselves. Dani walked in through the door, wearing a fancy looking prince outfit with a long cape and felt very pleased with herself. "Hey guys" she greeted them.
Everyone glanced her way before they took a double take and stared at her. "Whoa what all that?" Dipper asked, not expecting to see that outfit.
Mabel gasped, "did you have a makeover?" She then pouts childishly "no fair I want one too."
"It's not a makeover," Dani corrected with a roll of her eyes. "This is just one of the many costumes I tried on when I was hanging out with my new friend Gideon."
"Gideon? He was here?" Dipper asked as Dani was a little embarrassed at the fact.
"Yeah, but he doesn't seem like a bad guy." The Ghost Princess said as she did have fun with the cosplay.
"Yeah, but there's something that I don't trust about him. That magic trick could just be for show, but sometimes really bad people seem like good people at first." Rias gave her two cents to Dani as she rolled her eyes.
"Didn't you suggest we keep an eye on him? I'm just doing what you suggested." That was true as the daughter of the Devil did say that.
"Wait, I don't think we should trust him. I wouldn't be so quick to trust a guy whose hair is bigger than his head." Dipper said as Mabel decided to come to Dani's defense.
"She's just trying to make new friends. I mean, you and Junior get to do boy stuff with Soos all the time, and it's great that she wants to expand her circle of friends." Mabel said getting her brother off guard and dragging Junior into it.
"Don't drag me into it, and it's not all the time." Junior said as Soos came in with a bag of hot dogs.
"Hey, you two dudes wants to blow up these hot dogs in the microwave one at a time?"
"Do I!" Dipper said excitedly, while Junior grinned as well, "Totally."
Junior then noticed the smirk Dani and Mabel had shot him before giving his own glare, "this proves nothing."
That didn't stop him from running off after Dipper and Soos into the kitchen. Soon the girls could hear the boys laughing with the microwave going and hot dogs popping. The girls mostly rolled their eyes at the boys' antics. "Why do boys have to be so dumb?" Mabel asked aloud.
"How would you like the list?" Chi asked as Mimi held up two small piles of papers from behind her back. "In alphabetical order or by category?"
This got laughs from Rias and Lilith though Mini frowned since she knew he brother was part of that list. Mabel however hummed in thought, trying to figure which list she wanted to hear first.
(scene change)
Dani was sitting next to Gideon as they sat on the roof of a warehouse that Gideon's family owned. When asked about it, Gideon explained it was mostly filled with merchandise that are told during and after his shows. Both sat and looked out over the town as it started to become sunset. "The view from your family's warehouse is amazing, good thing we brought our" Dani said as she was joined by Gideon in finishing, "opera glasses." Both held said glasses up and laughed at their jokes.
"You know Dani, when I'm looking down on all those little people, I feel like I'm king of all I survey." Gideon said this with a tone getting slightly darker that Dani, before he added in his chipper tone. "I guess that makes you my queen."
Dani laughed, not understanding why he would feel that but then again, she figured it was because she was already royalty. "Oh, stop. You're just being so nice to me."
Here she gave Gideon a playful punch on the shoulder, a bit harder than she intended as Gideon winced and gave a small 'ouch'. Gideon recovered and spoke to her again "I'm just speaking from the heart here."
"The what?" Dani asked, taken aback by this as well as starting to get a bad feeling about this.
"It would be an honor if you accompany me on a date."
Dani eyes were wide at this claim, hoping he wasn't meaning what she feared he was meaning. "You mean a play date?" Gideon shook his head. "A shopping date?"
"It'll just be one little ol date, I swear on my lucky bolo tie." Gideon said, holding a hand to said bolo tie.
Dani was quiet, since she knew this was a serious issue. She knew of the contract and that she would have to merry Dipper and to be honest she didn't have any feelings towards Gideon other than friendship. But she also didn't want to hurt his feelings and decided it would just be a pity date. That couldn't hurt right?
"I guess one date can't hurt," Dani finally answered, feeling a bit guilty.
"Oh Dani Fenton, you have made me the happiest boy in the world." Gideon said as he hugged Dani.
Dani hugged him back, the guilt not as bad since he felt so much better. She did however notice something else. "Are you sniffing my hair?"
(scene change)
"I can't believe you are doing this," Dipper said to Dani in disbelief.
He sat next to her on the floor, both playing a fighting game with Junior, Mabel, Lilith and Mimi. Dani had explained to them of what happen yesterday and of the date that was to happen today. Needless to say, they all were stunned at the date and were against it. Well most of them were.
"You know we all have a contract to fulfill," Mini reminded her. "Dating someone else is both unnecessary and a risk all on its own."
"Dude is totally gonna fall in love with you," Junior pointed out which he others nodded.
The only one that seemed to be on her side was Mabel. "It's clearly a pity date. I'm sure it won't lead to anything." She laughed, at the thought. "I mean, none of us are 'that' adorable." Mabel ended this with a loud, "Boom!" as she did a hard, final smash that sent Dipper's Junior's and Lilith's characters flying.
"That's one thing we can agree on" Junior muttered in a deadpan tone, annoyed his fiancé beat him so easily.
"And you are completely wrong," Chi added with a huff, annoyed that Mimi got her character knocked off by another attack as well. "Mimi is much more adorable then you could ever be."
Mimi just stepped from Chi and sat next to Dipper trying to do something. Dipper couldn't tell if she was trying to be creepy or if she was trying to be adorable.
"Never took you for adulteress Dani, especially since you aren't even married yet." Lilith said getting Dani to gap, getting Lilith to push the ghost girl's jaw up. "Be careful so you don't catch flies."
"I'm just going on a pity date. Not adultery. After that things will go back to normal." Dani said right as the door bell rang, getting her to get up and answer the door. When she opened the door she was freaked when she noticed that Gideon was riding on a white horse.
"A night of enchantment awaits my dear." Gideon said, getting the ghost princess to gulp as she figured that Dipper was probably right that this was a bad idea.
(Scene Change)
The restaurant that the two went to was a seafood restaurant that was decent, but not quite high class, so Dani felt okay wearing her usual outfit although.
"How were you able to bring a horse inside?" Was the thing on the ghost girl's mind as she saw the horse drinking from a fountain. It was odd as her father never had horses in the palace, and no one brought any wrath against him, or her mom and she was just as powerful as her father.
"People have a hard time saying no to me." Gideon rested his feet on the table as he spoke, and that just disgusted the ghost girl. She can be rough and tumble, but she studied etiquette and knew that it was horrible manners and arrogant.
"Mister Gideon, the feet on the table. An excellent choice." The waiter said as he looked Gideon in the eye for a bit, which seemed to be a mistake.
"Jean Luc, what did we discuss about eye contact?"
"Yes, yes" the waiter said straightening up and not looking at Gideon. "very good." And with that he walked away backwards making sure not to make eye contact.
Dani watched the man leave, feeling a bit more uneasy as time went on.
(Scene change)
At the shack everyone was relaxing in the gift shop with Soos and Wendy as they were tired of playing games for a bit. That was until Stan came with a newspaper. "Hey! Hey! What the heck is Dani doing in the paper with that crazy pickpocket Gideon?"
Indeed, on the front page was a picture of Gideon with Dani that taken yesterday as they walked through town, holding hands none the less, though Dani looked surprised at the picture being taken than anything else. "Oh yeah, it's like a big deal" Wendy said checking on her phone. "Everyone's talking about Dani's and Gideon's big date tonight."
Stan didn't take it very well. "What!?" he crumbled up the paper before ripping it to pieces. "She can't go and date him. She knows she has to marry Dipper."
"Please don't remind me," Dipper moaned.
Stan ignored him, "that contract made was binding, with no way out of it. Not with everyone's souls on the line."
Those that were in the contract either groaned or glared at the reminder. Soos chuckled as he read an article in a magazine that was talking about Gideon and Dani. "I wonder what people will call their shipping name."
"This is no laughing matter!" Stan said before he left the room and came up dressed in his suit. "I'm going to that littles skunk's house and stop this right now!" and with that he exits the shack, slamming the door.
Everyone watched the door stunned before Soos said, "You know what would be funny? If that was a closet and he had to come back out again to walk out the real door."
Soos smiled and went to the door and opens it before he frowns, "Nope it's the real door."
(Scene change)
Stan's car screeched to a halt as he stopped in front of Gideon's house, which had a small billboard advertising Gideon on it. Stan got out and marched over and pounded on the door. "Gideon you little punk! Open up!" Stan noticed a sign on the door which read, 'Pardon the Garden'. "I will pardon nothing!" Stan declared as he smacked the sign away.
The door opens up to show Gideon's father, Bud Gleeful open the door and got right into Stan's face with a matching glare. A second later Bud's glare stopped before becoming a grin, "Why Stanford Pines, what a delight."
Stan tried to push Bud out of the way and entered the house. "Out of the way Bud, I'm looking for that brat Gideon."
"He's out on his date," Bud said, making sure not to move. "Not that it is any of your business."
"I'm responsible for Dani!" Stan admitted loudly. "Her and the other kids that are staying with my great niece and nephew."
"Really?" Bud responded in reply before he grinned and wrapped an arm around Stan's shoulder. "Well then, how about you come in for a cup of coffee." Stan tried to protest but the larger man easily pulled him into his house. "It's imported all the way from Colombia,"
Stan paused, "wow…I went to jail there once."
A few minutes later, Stan was sitting on the couch while Bud was in his lazy-boy, both with a cup of coffee in hand. Stan quickly got back to his point about being against Dani dating Gideon. Bud however tried to ease him off. "Actually I see it as a fantastic business opportunity. Yes the Mystery Shack and the Tent of Telepathy; we've been at each other's throats for far too long. This is our chance to brush aside our rivalry and pool our collective profits."
Stan froze at this. Any other time he would be so tempted, and he would admit he might have gone for it. But in this case even he knew he could not agree to anything Bud says to him….even if it was more tempting then most deals he have heard before.
(scene change)
Back on their date, both preteens were enjoying their meals. Well Gideon was more enjoying his while Dani wasn't having as such a nice time. Her shrimp pasta was under seasons and not as warmed while she noticed Gideon's dish had a bunch of steam coming off it when it came to the table. While she wasn't pity or spoiled enough to make such a fuss but even she knew that dishes served to the same table shouldn't have such a difference unless the dishes were to be served that way.
"And I said, autograph your own headshot lady." Which brought Dani to the worst part of the date. The fact that her date was incredibly narcissistic. When he wasn't eating he was talking more about himself then some of the higher up ghosts talking about how great they were and how humans should fear them. "I believe that this date was a total success, and the next one will top this one in every way."
"Next date? You promised one, and this was it." Dani was shocked that Gideon decided to try again with her, especially since she was treated not terrible, but certainly not like she mattered too much. 'Now I'm thinking that marrying Dipper is the best thing to happen to me.'
"Hark, is that a red crested South American Macaw?" Gideon said as he pointed to a Macaw that indeed had predominantly red plumage. It flew and landed on Gideon's arm.
"Will, you, go, to, the, ballroom, dance, Thirbsday?" Gideon shook the bird a bit after noticing the mistake. "Thursday."
Then the bird spat out a letter as everyone in the restaurant turned to the two.
"Gideon's got a girlfriend." One person said, amongst the oohs and aah's.
"Aren't they cute." Said another.
"I'm on the edge of my seat." Blubs said as he was giddy to hear the response.
"If she says no, I'll die of sadness." Said an elderly woman, putting the pressure on Dani to say yes.
"I can confirm that will indeed happen." That Doctor was just laying it in. Dani was really in a bad position to answer honestly.
(Scene Change)
Dani stepped into the guest cabin as she was despondent after the date.
"Dani's back! So, how'd it go!?" Mabel asked excited about the news of the date and what happened.
"Not the fanciest place to eat and the food could have been cooked better," Dani said, pointing out the minor issues that weren't even Gideon's fault.
"Well at least you don't have to go on anymore dates," Dipper said, looking on the bright side of things for once.
It took the others a minute before they realize that Dani didn't confirm this. "Dani…" Rias started to say, getting slightly worried. "That is the only date you have to go on, right?"
Dani was quiet for a moment before she bursted with emotion. "I don't know what happen! One minute everything was fine and then he made a big show in front of everybody. He called a large colorful bird that recited his message and spat out an invitation to a dance this week. Everyone heard, got all excited and even had one old lady so into it, if I said no she would have died from shock or sadness or whatever!"
Dani flopped down onto the couch and covered her face with a pillow before she gave a scream. Rias reached over and patted her back in comfort, finding the level of manipulation to surprise even her. Dipper took a glance at Junior and asked, "is it even possible to die from sadness?"
Junior gave a 'so-so' sign but not much else besides that. Mabel sat next to Dani to try and comfort her, "so you got another date, it can't be that bad. You like Gideon right?"
"Not that way!" Countered the ghost princess with a huff. "I like him like a friend slash little sister!"
"Ow, that's a jab to the manhood," Junior muttered, not caring much for Gideon but even he knew that was a burn none the less.
Mini pointed out a different concern, "you haven't forgotten the contract have you? This farce shall only lead to much conflict. You should put this petty ordeal to rest."
"I know!" Dani declared hotly. "I just don't want to hurt his feelings."
Rias smiled sadly as she rubbed the girl's back. "He going to be hurt anyways once he finds out about the engagement. And personally, I think he should hear it from you rather than from a third party. That's what I would want."
Dani just sighed, wishing that things would just go back to normal before the date.
(scene change)
That Thursday night Dani and Gideon were done with dancing but then Gideon surprised her by taking her to the lake where a boat that looked like it came off the canals of Venice. Once in the boat they started to row off with Old man McGucket steering and pushing them along. "Boating at night, boating at night," the old hillbilly said as he worked.
"I thought dancing was going to be the end of the evening," Dani said, nervous about the whole thing.
"Wouldn't you want this evening to last my sweet?" Gideon asked her, taking her hands in his.
"NO! I mean yes." Dani shouted, pulling her hands free, before recovering. "I mean, I'm always happy to hang out with a friend, buddy, pal, chum… another word for friend."
"Pal?" McGucket suggested helpfully.
"Already said pal," Dani countered, "un…mate?"
"How about soulmate?" Gideon whispered to her.
Suddenly fireworks burst to live and shot into the sky. They burst into pink flashes before her name was spelled out with a heart around it.
"Well can't say no to that," McGucket pointed out, not seeing anything wrong with it.
Dani stared in horror, not sure what to do. Then as recalled Rias's words to her. 'And personally, I think he should hear it from you rather than from a third party. That's what I would want.' Dani took a deep breath. "I'm sorry Gideon…I can't."
Gideon, who was looking hopeful and gleeful, froze at this. "Wha?"
"I can't lie anymore Gideon" Dani said sadly but at the same time feeling like a weight was lifted off of her. "I didn't want to tell you since it is kinda embarrassing plus you were being so nice to me. you see, I'm engaged."
Gideon gasped in horror, "Engaged!?"
Dani nodded, "It was set up by my father and another family. There's no way out and it's really important to my family." She took his hands in her in comfort. "Gideon, I like you as a friend and you have been so nice to me. Any girl would be lucky to have a guy like you. It's just wasn't meant to be."
Gideon shook, closing his eyes harshly before he all but slumped over. "I understand," he softly spoke out. "I had my hopes too high."
Dani smiled sadly, seeing that Gideon seemed generally hurt. "I'm sorry Gideon, I should have told when you first asked me. But we can still be friends, I don't want to lose a good friend like you."
Gideon opened his eyes and tears started to pool but he offered her a small sad smile, "I can't stay mad at that face. Of course we're still friends."
The two said nothing for a moment as McGucket rowed back to shore. Then the silence was broken by said hillbilly "well that was awkward."
"Quiet you!" Gideon said, clearly willing to take his anger and frustration on someone other then his sweetheart.
(scene change)
Gideon was in his room after dropping Dani off at her cabin. He sat at his dressing room mirror, holding his head as he tried to wrap his mind around what he has learned. Not only was Dani engaged to someone that wasn't him but his own father confirmed it. it turned out Bud was tried to make an arrangement with Stan, since he was watching over her and some others. The old man finally admitted that Dani was in an arranged engagement with his family and thus Bud couldn't do the same. Gideon thought long and hard before he realized that there was a solution or rather a blame for his problem. Someone who was forcing his sweet Dani from marrying him. "Dipper Pines," Gideon hissed.
If Dipper was standing between him and Dani, then there was only one thing to do.
(Scene Change)
Dani was feeling happy that she wasn't being bothered by Gideon as she and Dipper played a game.
"Come on," Dipper said concentrating on finishing off Dani in Fight Fighters, but her use of the only girl was good enough to match his.
"No way I'm just letting you win." Dani said as she and Dipper unleashed their special moves at the same time, resulting in a double knock-out.
"Ah man, that was so close." Dipper didn't exactly win, but he still felt the rush of excitement from being challenged by Dani. So maybe the arrangement wasn't so bad, especially since he could learn a lot more about ghosts.
"Yeah, and it's great that things are back to normal."
Then to both of their surprise the phone by a side cable between one of tables by one of the chairs started ringing. This was surprising as while it was still a connected landline it was mostly as a way for the parents to talk to their kids and vice visa. They didn't even know someone in Gravity Falls that knew the cabin's number. After a quick game of rock-papers-scissors Dipper had to go and answer it. "Hello?"
"Toby Determined, Gravity Falls' Gossiper" the man on the phone replied.
"Oh hey man," Dipper said nervously, "sorry about accusing you of murder last week."
"Wait what?" Dani asked aloud, very confused.
Toby was surprisingly a good sport about it. "Water on the bridge. Say we want to interview you about whether or not you've seen anything unusual in this hear town since you arrived."
"Ah finally" Dipper said cheerfully, "I thought no one would ever ask. I have notes and theories." Dipper took out a note book and wrote down the instructions to get to the location of the interview in question that night.
Dani raised a brow when dipper was finished and hung up the phone. "What's that about?"
Dipper grinned, "I'm going to be interviewed about some of the strange things I've seen in Gravity Falls, minus you guys of course."
"Cool," Dani said with her own grin. "Want me, Junior or any of the others to come too?"
"Not this time" Dipper replied as he ripped the note from the pad. "This is something I got to do myself."
Dani shrugged but agreed to his request. What Dani didn't know was if she had peeked at the notepad, she would have recognized a familiar address on it.
(scene change)
Toby Determined hung up his phone and stared at the figure sitting in front of him. "There, I did your dirty work. Now it's time to pay your end of the bargain."
The figure then gave a slip of paper to Toby and he was overjoyed. "Shandra Jimenze's phone number! Bless you little Gideon!"
The child in question stood up from his seat and left the Gravity Falls Gossiper, it had served its purpose.
(scene change)
That night Dipper arrived at the address to find a large warehouse over a cliff. Once inside Dipper couldn't see much besides shadows of boxes and at the far end was what looked like a chair turned around, so the back was to him. Dipper glanced around confused before he turned to the door only to see it slam shut right in front of him. One by one the lights overhead lite up until Dipper could see everything which included the chair at the end. It slowly turned to show Gideon sitting in it, stroking a tiny stuff doll of himself on the head. "Hello friend," Gideon said slowly.
"Gideon," Dipper said in an annoyed tone.
Gideon played with his doll before saying, "Dipper Pines, how long have you been staying in this town? A week? Two? You like it here? Enjoy the scenery?" this last part was more a growl.
"What do you want from me man?" Dipper asked crossing his arms.
Gideon placed his hands on the arms of the chair and leaned forward, "Listen carefully boy. This town has secrets you couldn't begin to comprehend."
"Is this about Dani?" Dipper asked him, "dude she already broke up with you."
"Lies!" Gideon declared, "you are the only keeping her from me! You are the only thing trapping her!"
Dipper figured he was talking about the contract, even if he clearly didn't know all the details. "Look, I'm not forcing her to do anything. Our parents set the engagement up, I had nothing to do with it! Besides you are the one that was forcing her into dates."
"Lies! She was my peach dumpling! And you are the only one in the way of our destiny!" Gideon used some kind of force to send a box of the Lil' Gideon dolls to smash into Dipper.
Dipper was caught off guard and knocked to the ground. He turned up to the younger boy with a stunned look. "Reading minds ain't all I can do" Gideon taunts Dipper as he walked towards him.
"But you can't read minds, the others said so!" Dipper said as Gideon was annoyed that he was accused of being a fraud, and that just fueled the rage that was already burning.
(Scene Change)
Back at the shack, the girls seemed to enjoy some time until one of them pointed out something.
"Does anyone know where Dipper is?" Lilith asked as she had fun teasing the boy. It was fun to see him react so shyly to her flirtatious behavior.
"Oh, he was going to some kind of interview about anything supernatural in town, besides us." Dani said as she didn't seem so worried. Others however, might have been.
"How long ago was this? It is getting late." Rias mentioned as it was getting close to sunset.
Dani hummed in thought. "I don't know, this afternoon maybe."
Rias frowned hearing this, feeling a bit concerned. While she will be the first to admit that she hasn't been interviewed in the human world, she knew the underworld's news and interview process wasn't too different (or as harsh on the person being interviewed depending on who you asked) but he should have been back by now. "Do you know where he was going for the interview?"
Dani shook her head, "he wrote the address down and took the note with him."
Rias sighed while pinching the bridge of her nose. She really needs to do something to teach her fiancé to have let him know where he goes or better yet a way to find him when they need him. "If only I placed a tracking seal on him."
Lilith rolled her eyes but agreed particularly. She eyed a notepad near the phone and lifted it up, "this the notepad he wrote the address on?"
Dani nodded before she raised a brow seeing Lilith taking the pencil and rubbing the front of the notepad, "what are you doing?"
"A little trick I learned," Lilith said smugly, "you be surprise how you can find the last used message with this old trick." She rubbed the pencils and revealed the address Dipper wrote beforehand, "and bingo. Now we at least know where to find him."
Both girls peeked over her shoulder to see what she revealed with only Dani recognizing it. "Why is Dipper going to Gideon's warehouse?"
"Wait, that's Gideon's property?" Lilith asked, getting slightly worried.
"The same Gideon that you broke up with because you are engaged to Dipper?" Rias finished in the same tone.
Dani blinked before she said, "I told him I was engaged but I didn't give any details. I doubt he would even make the connection."
"We can't risk it," Rias said heading to the door, "lead the way, we don't have time to lose."
The three supernatural girls wasted no time flying off into the darkening sky, Dani taking the lead for the other two.
(scene change)
Inside the warehouse Dipper was running around and dodging boxes and Gideon themed merchandise the ten-year-old was sending his way. Dipper slid to a stop and dove to the side to avoid a large bookcase from falling on top of him. Dipper pants as he slides into a wall. "Grunkle Stan was right about you; you are a monster."
"Your fiancé will be mine!" Gideon declared laughing before he pulled the string of a Gideon doll who had a matching laugh.
Dipper noticed a discarded bat next to him, seeing a way to defend himself but he needed an opening. "What do you even know about Dani? What makes you think this will make her love you?"
Gideon scowled at him, "The only reason my sweat peach is against me is because she is engaged to you. But once you are gone she will be free." He turned and smiled, imagining what he would believe her reaction would be once she heard the news; of how she will leap into his arms, squealing with joy.
Gideon stopped when he heard running and turned to see Dipper had grabbed the baseball bat and was charging Gideon with his weapon ready to swing. But Gideon grabbed him with his powers and lifted the boy up, making him drop the bat. The boy wasn't upset, in fact he looked amused. "Oh you sly dog you, you got me monologuing."
Dipper struggled before he shouted, "She's never going to date you man!"
"That's a lie!" Gideon said before using his powers to lift something else up. "and I'll make sure you never lie to me again, friend."
Gideon had grabbed some large scissors that were used for hedge clipping and moved in position to slice Dipper's head off. Dipper struggled but was unable to move as the snipping blades came closer.
That's when a green blast of energy destroyed the shears, and when Dipper looked up he saw Dani floating in the air with Rias and Lilith beside her, as she had used her powers to make them intangible.
"What the hell are you doing Gideon!?" Dani asked as it didn't look good for Gideon, who was caught trying to murder Dipper.
"Girls!" Dipper called out, stunned at not only seeing them there but also at the fact Dani had transformed. Her once dark black hair was not a glowing white that made Gideon's own pale in comparison. Her once blue eyes were now a vivid green while her usual outfit was replaced a black and white top that expose her navel and cargo like pants of similar color scheme. On the front of top was what looked a ghostly D with the bottom not connected making it look like there was a P in the middle. She floated in the air with the other girls next to her, Dani's gaze focus on Gideon. It took Dipper a moment to realize this was her ghost form that she promised to show Mabel and himself.
Gideon himself was staring at Dani as well, completely missing the other two girls flying next to her. To Gideon, Dani look more like an angel with her hair much better then his own and the fact she also had powers only added to his image of perfection. "Dani my marshmallow, you look more beautiful then I could possibly imagine."
"Don't play games with me Gideon," Dani said seriously. "I just saw you trying to kill Dipper. Why the hell would you even try and do that."
Gideon scowled and pointed right at Dipper, "this boy has you trapped in this engagement! He is the only reason we can't be together. With him gone there's nothing keeping us apart." He smiled at her; Dani lowering herself down, so she wasn't that much overhead. "I have so much influence in this town, and that doesn't even include my powers. Now look at us, between the two of us there is nothing that could stop us. We can rule over this town, find the secrets of true power hidden here. Together as king and queen and no one would oppose us."
"Is he really that delirious?" Lilith asked Rias, honesty taken aback by what she had seen.
"It seems his ego is from more then just being a showman," Rias agreed, her eyes narrowed at the smaller child. She had the feeling there was more to Gideon then meets the eye.
Dani gazed upon Gideon, seeing him in a different light. He seems so confident in what he was saying, he truly believed this. For the first time she wasn't seeing her friend but what she believed to be his true self. "Gideon," she said in a serious tone. "I won't ever date you."
This wasn't what Gideon was expecting "what?" He held his head in one hand while grabbing his bolo with the other. "I don't understand. But our date."
"The date wasn't that good," Dani admitted to him. "The place was nice for a first date but my food was barely warm and all we really talked about, or rather you mostly talked about yourself. And on top of that you pressured me into another date when I didn't want one. You even tried again on the second one. Gideon if you keep going down this path, you're going to end up as a lonely middle age single guy with a cat."
Gideon seem to not be taking this well, he was shaking his head and squeezing his tie. Dipper was holding his neck as he felt his airway tighten. "Dani! I don't think now's the time to be brutally honest with him."
Dani shook her head before getting Gideon to look at her, "Gideon, I am your friend. I don't want you to go down this path. So please…let Dipper go."
Gideon tried to take a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Finally, when it felt like forever, Dipper felt himself floating to the ground before released from the magical hold. Gideon had his head lower, in defeat as he tried to keep tears from pooling in his eyes. Dipper was weary but slowly made his way over to the others, passing Gideon without issue. Gideon kept his right hand on his bolo, a single tear dropping down and landing on the floor. His body seem to seize as emotions ran through him. Sadness, rage, despair; all of these rushing through him. Gideon clenched his other fist before he made a rapid jerking moving with his arm, sweeping out to the side. Dipper was caught off guard as he was grabbed and sent flying through the air. He kept going even as he hit the window, but the glass shattered and soon he found himself falling off the side of the cliff where the warehouse was built.
"Dipper!" Rias, Lilith and Dani all shouts, seeing their fiancé get sent to what would most likely be his death if they did nothing. Rias and Lilith raced off as fast as they could with their wings, flying through the window to try and catch their fiancé. Dani stayed where she was, partially because she knew Dipper would be safe and the other in disbelief for what her friend had done. "Gideon…why?"
The boy raised his head to show his tear stain face, "I can't lose you Dani. You are the only one that ever made me feel this way. Please…I don't know what I can do without you."
Dani stared back, looking at him with eyes of pity, regret and sadness. Tears also pooled in her eyes before she turned and wiped them away. "I had a great friend here in Gravity Falls. Someone I thought I can just relax and be myself with. But now he's gone."
Gideon tried to reach out to Dani but the girl disappeared before his very eyes. Gideon sank to his knees before dropping on all four, letting the tears fall freely.
Dani became visible again after she flew down towards the bottom of the cliff, where Dipper stood by Lilith and Rias. They all turned upward as she flew down to them before she transformed back and stood before Dipper. Dani looked at Dipper with deep regret. "Dipper…I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen."
Dipper saw she was beating herself up over this so he offered her a smile and pulled her into a hug. "It's not your fault. It's Gideon's."
"It's okay Dani," Rias said pulling her and Lilith into the hug as well. "It's over now."
"Yeah," Dani agreed softly, though deep down she was sure that it truly wasn't over. Not with Gideon.
(scene change)
Hours later, Gideon could be found inside his room. The boy was making the finishing touches of his model of the Mystery Shack as well as the cabin that became the recent addition. He painted the faces of several models for Dani, Dipper, Rias and the others he has seen among their group including Stan. He picked Dani up and spoke as if it was really Dani speaking, "Oh Gideon, I still love you. If only I was free from this engagement."
He moved Stan's piece, "Look at me, I'm old and I'm smelly. I won't let anyone else get in the way of the engagement. I got too much money out of it."
He held Dipper's piece last and spoke in a dumb down voice, "hey, what you going to do to free Dani? How will you break her curse?"
He glared at the doll and sets it down, "Oh you'll see boy." He reached over and closed a book which was open to the page that showed the amulet. The book was a red journal with a golden six finger hand and a large '2' in the center. "Oh you'll see."
And done! How was that for expectation subversion? I didn't want the same old Gideon crush story but I also know Gideon is needed to be a part of it anyways. Out of the other girls he could get a crush on we picked Dani because she seems to be the one to us that would enjoy the fun of a friend much like Mabel did. She also wouldn't outright object him or allow the crush he gains to grow without snipping it in the bud. The result is some character moments between the two and things will never be the same. You also noticed that Gideon still has the amulet as in this story he will need the extra firepower to keep a foothold.
So how was it? Did you think we didn't do enough or should we have kept the storyline the same. Leave a review on what you think. And Remember all flames will be brought to Stan Pines who will gather them up as an attraction for the Mystery Shack so keep them coming.
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