=-=-=-=-=Episode 3=-=-=-=-=-=
Dipper and Mabel were lazing about the living room. Dipper ignoring what Mabel was watching as he looked over journal one to fix the issues in it, having explained to Stan that he was doing already.
Stan just enjoyed that Ford was being corrected instead of the other way around.
Soos came in and asked them to guess what he found, and while Mabel shouted buried treasure, Dipper answered differently.
"You found a 'secret' room filled with wax statues that are cursed to come alive when the moon is waxing."
Mabel and Soos both stared at Dipper in confusion, and a bit of fear. Soos grabbed a baseball bat as he led them to the room, having learned to trust Dipper when he said something was up.
As they made it to the room, revealing Dipper to be right about the wax statues. Dipper pulled Stan away after he scared Mabel and Soos and explained the situation to him.
=-=-=-=-=-=A couple days after=-=-=-=-=-=
Stan had finished a brand-new attraction and had even used his brilliant advertising skills to draw in a crowd to see the opening.
Everyone was welcomed with the sight of a new, building off to the left of the shack, somewhat near the woods. It was long and slightly narrow, a single floor but still tall enough that even their tallest person could enter comfortably.
He introduced the twins as the main creators, giving credit where due.
Several people complained about the lack of free pizza that was promised, only for Stan to laugh as he pointed towards a small cottage.
"If you can make it through the hall of haunts, you will have earned your prize."
There was a shout about him being too cheap, only for Stan to grab a plate of pizza from his nephew that did indeed have a slice of pizza. "Well, if you really don't want to get any, more for us."
Several people just rolled their eyes as they each started to enter the small building.
As several entered, they were caught off guard as lights turned on, though what caused a couple to turn and run were the fact that each light revealed a head.
It caught everyone off guard, but those that stayed scoffed over what they noticed to be just busts of famous people throughout history and even some from fiction.
Until each head opened their eyes wide and started shouting and threatening everyone to free them from the cages they were in, even going so far as to slam their heads into the glass.
Needless to say, the rest ran off.
Wendy looked into the building and shivered when they shouted at her about freeing them.
"How?"
Wendy's simple question to Dipper was actually answered honestly.
"Stan stole some cursed wax figures; they enjoyed a time where they could wander about and troll him. Then Stan locked them away and they would have tried to murder him if we left them alone. So we chopped them off at the shoulders while they couldn't defend themselves and let Mable craft more busts of whatever fictional or historic figures she felt like. I then created a type of light that simulated the energy of the waxing moon. So now their cursed to forever scream, shout, and threaten any who enter."
Wendy just stared at the boy, carefully stepping away from the small cabin. "So, any advice for me?"
Dipper chuckled. "Give each of your exes a call and make sure they know you broke up with them."
Wendy glared at him a bit, before doing exactly that.
Dipper went over to get some more pizza with the rest of the Mystery Shack Crew, or MySC for short according to Mabel when she heard him refer to them as that once.
=-=-=-=-=Episode 4=-=-=-=-=
Dipper continued to listen to his sister talked about all the wax busts she made, all the while he mixed up some potions for a new attraction he made up himself to cure his boredom.
Mabel was helping him out somewhat, decorating the ballad cards he had printed out for people to buy.
The way he explained his attraction was rather simple, he would brew up some potions and everyone would buy a card to vote on which one he drank. He had them numbered one through four so he could use the same cards no matter what potions he made.
He would make four potions that would alter his form into different beast-man forms, people would look at which potion did what, buy a card and write which one they wanted him to drink on it before dropping it in a box. Friday, he would tally them up and drink the winning potion and stay that form for the weekend before drinking a potion to turn him back.
Mabel had even wanted to join in on the fun, so he did alter them slightly for paired potions.
One weekend, they could be a couple kitten kids, the next they could gender swap. It was all up to the voters (you, explanation in author notes).
Dipper and Mabel were interrupted as Soos pointed out a commercial that was playing on the television.
A recognizable and annoying commercial by a little child 'psychic' that Dipper knew all too well.
This started up Mabel comparing the two and talking about them able to be friends and swap psychic secrets between each other.
Dipper sighed as the events that would drag him to dealing with the stupid brat unfolded. Worst was he couldn't convince Mabel that the boy was a fraud because he already showed how magical the world could be to her. Using both real magic and science to prove that anything is possible.
And so came the night for them to see the act. Gideon was the same every other time he has seen this crap, and so he was not surprised when everyone stood up when he used his amulet to encourage them to do so.
Everyone but himself that is, would have been Mabel as well but she just stood up to keep the mood up.
Dipper had already given her a necklace to prevent the amulet from affecting her, she just wanted to stand up with everyone else just to play along and be included.
And then came when he 'guessed' her name, this time, Dipper lamp shaded that he was gonna use her name sweater to add to his show. She was hoping that he would have done something different to prove her brother wrong.
And even though she was having fun, she knew full well that the boy was a fraud now. Her sweater was one of those traps to pull them out.
If they went for the obvious of guessing her name, they probably couldn't tell her anything else about her. And since this was a simple show rather than an attraction like her grunkle's shack, or her brother who could literally tell you your full story before telling you exactly how horrible or pathetic you were, to the point that one time he did it, he caused someone to become slightly depressed.
The person was fine now, having gone to a bit of therapy.
Dipper could be rather scary when you angered him.
As Dipper and Mabel were leaving, Mabel expressed her enjoyment over the little song, and picked on Dipper for being a wet blanket over a harmless show.
Over the next few days, Dipper watched as Mabel started her dates with Gideon and Stan started his tirade when he found out about it.
Then came the night where Mabel came home depressed, before Stan sent her to her room crying when he mentioned her marrying Gideon.
Dipper frowned at his grunkle. Before pulling out a hundred-dollar bill and ripped it into confetti right in front of him.
And so, while Stan cried over good money being ruined in the living room, Dipper went to see his sister.
"I am gonna have a talk with Gideon. No exceptions."
Mabel popped her head out of her sweater as she stared at Dipper. Dipper always said that, before everything changed for the better for her. People stopped bullying her, apologized for hurting or inconveniencing her.
It was also what he said before each time the kids had mental breakdowns or similar things.
"Just please don't hurt him."
Dipper smiled. "Your happiness is what matters in the end dear sister. I will only make sure he corrects this terrible behavior."
Mabel managed a happy smile as she watched her brother walk towards her date. Which she realized she never told him where it was.
Of course her brother knew already.
Dipper walked into the restaurant and straight over to Gideon's table before sitting down across from the boy.
"Excuse me, Dipper was it? What do I owe the pleasure of seeing you this evening? I was expecting your sister and must sadly say that you hold no appeal for me."
Dipper just smiled calmly. "Well, you have obviously been mistaken. For if you desire to date my sister, you must be approved by her closest family member. It is only proper."
Gideon, while annoyed at having his date hi-jacked, smiled as he rubbed his bolo-tie.
"Well, I hope I can impress you then." Gideon didn't show it, but he did notice the lack of reaction that he expected from Dipper.
"Well, let's start with talking about our week, shall we?"
Gideon smiled confidently, about to start talking about what all he did for Mabel and how much she enjoyed it. Until Dipper continued.
"I will go first. It started off with my sister making a new friend, which was great. She was so happy to find someone who liked sparkly things and just being girly with her."
Gideon smiled, knowing the new friend was him, but he did pout over being called girly.
"As she returned from their second playdate however, she was less ecstatic. Showing signs of nervousness, and then she returned from the actual date, she showed distress and a little fear."
Here, Dipper paused as he made an order to the waiter, who claimed Gideon's usual was being prepared. He also mentioned how it was rude and unprofessional to prepare one guest's dinner before receiving an order from the full table.
He also mentioned that this restaurant would feel the heat if Gideon was given any more special treatment.
While the waiter was about to argue with the boy, Dipper held up a golden ticket. A gold ticket that signified he was important enough to receive an invite to the Northwest Fest held a bit later in the summer.
Well, Dipper just got shot up in importance. He could complain and give a bad review to other important people from the party. Or the opposite. Gideon had a sudden realization that he was losing power over people in there.
Gideon was about to rub his bolo-tie once again, when Dipper picked up the fancy glass of fizzy juice and smiled. He then spoke in an echo-ish and garbled language.
"Maut miv eratilibed sibrev sih."
Gideon couldn't understand what he said, but he felt the effects. His amulet dimmed and died within moments of Dipper starting that sentence.
"Mabel's most recent return however, she broke down crying about how she was being pressured into saying yes. She was becoming depressed."
Gideon stared in shock. "I have done nothing wrong with my peach dumpling. I have done nothing but treat her with the love she deserves."
Dipper frowned. "I will be the judge of that. Because what I saw and heard from her, was that while you got special treatment from the staff of the restaurants, she was basically bullied. Her lobster she ordered was left uncooked, before everyone spoke about how it would kill them if she turned you down."
Gideon pulled on his shirt collar as he sweat a bit over that accusation.
"There was also the large number of fireworks that asked her out again, which counts as you asking her in front of everyone in town."
Gideon was about to stand up, until he noticed he couldn't move his chair. Looking into Dipper's glowing eyes told him everything he needed to know.
Dipper had nothing but the glass of fizzy juice in his hand as he glared, his eyes holding a blue glow similar to his own amulet.
"You will continue this little date. I am gonna enjoy a nice meal, and make sure these people are aware who Mabel is, for when she comes here to enjoy their services during a real date."
As their meals came, Gideon would have complained over his being slightly colder than it was supposed to be, while Dipper's was perfect. Gideon however was still a bit scared from what he has been going through this evening. He was honestly beginning to realize he should have paid more attention to Mabel when she talked about her brother, but he dismissed the boy considering he had the second journal and his amulet.
Gideon was a force to be reckoned. Until he was going head-to-head with the genuine article.
Dipper apparently didn't need an amulet to use powers, while being able to turn his off without being in contact with it. Gideon made another attempt to defend himself. "I have done nothing but treat Mabel with love and care, what the waiters and cooks did has nothing to do with me."
Dipper glared at him. "Mabel is my twin sister, and even before everyone knew I know everything she believed me. She never doubted, and even bragged about me. She got bullied about it once. Only once. But back to you."
Gideon would honestly say he didn't want the conversation to return to him.
"The last date she returned from proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back, because she wound up being miserable when I found her, before Stan made her cry. I returned the favor and caused him misery to the point of crying, and now I am gonna do the same to you."
Gideon became somewhat of a nervous wreck. After everything he and his father had done, they merely fueled the man's anger. Nothing his father brought up over their past caused the man to cry.
"So now, I am here to talk to you about your behavior. Make her cry again, pressure her into another date, or anything. And nothing that journal 2 tells you will prepare you for what I will do to you."
Gideon was now rather pale. "How do you know about the journal?"
Dipper smiled and chuckled as he shook his head. "Foolish boy, there are secrets of this world that your little town mind would crumble under the wight of. That and there is a good deal of misconception in all three journals. The author was kind of one dimensional in his thinking. Of course, he was also being manipulated by some third-rate demonic Dorito. Cool ranch flavored, talk about weak flavor choice huh?"
Gideon tucked away the knowledge of there being three journals, the info not being fully reliable, as well as the Pines family having both the other books.
Dipper smiled as he stopped the waiter so he could order something as a takeout order for his sister.
Dipper had about finished his meal, while Gideon barely started.
"I will allow Mabel to keep being your friend, but if she comes home crying once more Gideon. You will crawl on your hands and knees all the way to the shack from your very room to beg for forgiveness. All so you can simply afford to live. Do you understand me?"
Gideon would have usually just laughed at the boy, but after the 'date' he just had, he wanted to just crawl into bed and cry. Dipper held all the power; he held all the cards.
Dipper knew everything, and he just showed a small smidge of that knowledge. If he could use the same powers his amulet granted himself without the amulet and turn it off with just a muttered phrase. Gideon knew a fight he couldn't win.
He would play by his rules, for now. He would plot and plan exactly how he could get the town to aid him in ruining the boy.
Dipper suddenly laughed, as if he heard a funny joke. Gideon just realized what he had just thought.
Dipper could possibly read his mind.
Dipper's smile had too many teeth all of a sudden. Gideon nearly broke when the waiter popped up with a takeout container. Dipper smiled normally at the man, before handing the man some bills, saying to keep the change, and walking out.
"Remember Gideon, you might have been a big fish in this little pond. But there are bigger fish out there in the larger oceans."
His piece said, Dipper walked out the restaurant and handed the box to who Gideon noticed was Mabel, a happy smile on her face as she hugged her brother, giving the boy a kiss on the cheek and taking the takeout box.
Dipper turned to him and waved as Mabel gave the boy a small fearful smile and a little wave. Dipper's smile took a darker look while Mabel was facing away from him, before turning all sunshine and daisies when she turned back.
Upon Gideon returning home, he found Stan and his father Bud, each talking about deals and what not.
Gideon noticed the tear stains on Stan's cheeks.
Gideon just went and laid down to rest, with a haunted look upon his face as he stared at the ceiling.
=-=-=-=-=-=Episode 5=-=-=-=-=
Mabel was just telling Wendy about how Dipper talked Gideon into not asking her out, and how he apologized for upsetting her. Dipper and Soos were doing some last-minute organizing with the shelf items.
Mabel also complained about how there has been a distinct lack of fun, singing, and dancing. Ignoring the dance she went to with Gideon, considering she felt uncomfortable during it.
Stan came through and told them they needed to clean the toilets, Wendy immediately denied his request while Soos jumped at the chance to make him happy.
Stan smiled and chuckled as he walked out, leaving the four to their jobs.
Wendy smirked at Dipper as she chose to tease the boy. "So, mister knowledge. Do you know what I'm gonna suggest for fun with Stan gone?"
Dipper just gave the teen a deadpanned stare. "I have two options depending on what actions have been taken through the choices of the universe. Since you are not completely desperate for love and have yet to show any signs of depravity. I am gonna guess Roof time."
Wendy just blinked a couple times at the boy, Mabel giggled over the reaction, while Soos just squinted his eyes, thinking about what else Dipper could be talking about.
Wendy nervously chuckled as she walked over to a curtain and pulled it aside. "Well, you guessed right."
Soos just gave up on what he was thinking about and acted nervous about Wendy showing the roof access ladder. "I don't think Mr. Pines would really like us going up there."
Dipper decided to answer. "Actually, he wouldn't care, as long as we don't cause damage that will cost him money. And as long as none got hurt."
Wendy just shrugged while Soos looked at Dipper in awe. Mabel was still giggling over Wendy's reaction to Dipper's answer to her teasing.
So, everyone minus Soos, who wanted to finish what Stan asked him to, were on the roof throwing pinecones at a target pinned to the totem pole.
Wendy never missed a throw; Mabel couldn't hit a bull's eye but didn't really fail too badly. Dipper just dropped the ammo and kicked it, causing the seeds to pepper the target.
Wendy gave a shout of encouragement, as she raised her hand for a high-five.
Dipper did reciprocate, but just wasn't as ecstatic as the teen was. Dipper almost appeared bored by this situation, causing some of Wendy's cheer to diminish.
Dipper didn't hold any animosity towards her, but after learning everything that he had about Wendy, he could never regain that crush he once had on her.
She does hold the record for most times killing him.
Dipper would give credit where credit was due. First time he came to conquer Gravity Falls as a villain, she was the one who destroyed his robot army. Even going so far as to shout out decapitation as she slashed through his neck.
Though she did go into a bit of shock once she learned he was younger than him, when he used a cyborg stand in the second time he tried to do it.
He just ended her misery when he shot her in the back of the head.
It got to the point where he recognized the girl as his greatest rival. If he was the embodiment of planning and outwit, she embodied the badass heroine. Where he was Batman, she was Wonder Woman. When he became Dr. Evil, she went James Bond on him.
All because he had come to Gravity Falls to get some ingredients. If and when she noticed him or his men coming into town, her natural need to cause trouble for the 'man' would actually allow her to find out about some of his plans, and she would end up stopping him in some way.
Where Pacifica turned out to be his complimentary half, someone he honestly came to love after everything he went through and put her through.
Wendy became his heroic foil. She never went the villain route, but she would always step up into the role of the hero if he chose to go villain. She even once murdered him and Mabel, along with Pacifica, that one time he got Pacifica as his dark queen, and Mabel had chosen him over the world.
She was the Sans to his Chara, the Batman to his Joker. She has been the main one to defeat him at multiple points.
If the government failed to drop a bomb on his hideout that is.
Wendy noticed her friends driving up and honking to get her attention. She smiled at the two and asked if they could not mention to Stan about her skipping the rest of work.
Wendy pulled off some rather impressive parkour, some he knew she could do when he decided to test her once.
Wendy has also proven to be the most difficult to court, and never when he took a villainous route. The girl was a goody two-shoes at heart, even with this rebellious stage of her life. The girl would go hero in a heartbeat if he started to go villain, how much damage killing him causes her depends on how close they become before he goes villain.
But she would always go hero on him. Always.
Mabel tried to ignore the negative feelings coming from her brother. After being so close with him over the years, she has developed an empathic link with him. Not the twin telepathy she wanted, but good enough for her for now. And she has learned over the years how he looks at people.
He held a power that no one would want to face. He knew everything about everyone. Even things they themselves did not know.
"So, what is wrong with Wendy?"
Dipper chuckled. "Nothing, she will one day be a great lumberjane, or she will step up to be a hero. It all depends on what life requires of her."
Mabel smiled. "Does my bro have a crush?"
Dipper looked at her with a dead panned frown. "She is not my type. I prefer a more refined lady, someone who wouldn't just date any guy and give out as easy as she does."
Mabel frowned. "Are you calling her a slut?"
Dipper rolled his eyes. "No, I am just saying she lives to be the cool kid. Mostly due to the bullying of her past, mostly from her friend Robbie, a loser that can't even deal with his own feelings properly. She is a hurricane of emotion and enjoys the cool status she gained after her awkward preteen years a little too much. She jumps from relationship to relationship far too much. To her, I at most would be a fling. And that is if I even felt like throwing all the necessary work required for her to accept me."
What Dipper doesn't mention, is that if he was smarter the first time through, he had all the opportunity he needed to court the girl and have a good life with her. He even had one lifetime where she rejected Robbie at the fair later in the summer. All he had to do was play to his advantages.
But he would always be too young for her during this time, which would mean she would have several flings between the point of now and when she would except him.
Mabel pouted at him. "You do realize with the way society is now, that old timey way of thinking will leave you lonely through life. It isn't frowned upon so much when girls are open with their desires like it was back in the fifties."
Dipper rolled his eyes. "She does not have to be pure as the fallen snow for me to go for her. She just does not have to go for every guy that likes her. Wendy is a girl that embodies the ugly duckling story. She has grown some and people are starting to see her plumage for the beauty she can be. Which includes all the wrong guys."
Mabel frowned further. "Is she going to be okay?"
Dipper chuckled. "She will be fine. As I said, she holds the heart of a hero. No man will ever be able to force her into anything."
Him having tried multiple times to do just that was left unsaid.
Dipper led his sister off to their room.
At the same time as Dipper's little monologue, Wendy was chatting up her friends as they drove through town. Wendy went so far to explain Dipper to them. Tambry and Thompson looked to be the only ones that believed her when she told them about his knowledge.
Robbie went on about how the kid was just spitting random wrong facts that people would not bother to look up. Lee and Nate were just acting like dorks as they goofed about knowing random things about each other.
Wendy rolled her eyes. "Dudes, I have witnessed this firsthand. Just today, I asked him what I planned to do before you guys came by, and he guessed correctly. Yeah, he threw in a bit of a dirty joke at first, but he was right. Though the way he said the joke kind of threw me off."
Tambry chuckled at her. "So a nine year old threw the coolest gal in our group off?"
Wendy rolled her eyes again, this time at her main gal pal. "First, he is twelve. Second, it was the fact that I didn't expect something like that from him. I have been thinking of inviting him and his sister along for one of our misadventures. They are becoming teens at the end of the summer, who better to welcome them into their own rebellious years than the most rebellious group, am I right?"
Nate and Lee were both cool with the choice, Tambry admitted to being curious, while Thompson said he was cool with it. Robbie was the only one that grumbled about the choice.
"Well, if you all want some brats killing our buzz than fine. Invite them."
Wendy started the teasing on Robbie for his pouting, Lee and Nate were the ones who kept it going. Tambry sat there looking at the status of something.
"Everyone has their complaints, I even tried to order something online from this big-time inventor guy. However, his order page has been put on hold due to some vacation thing."
Wendy leaned over and checked it out. "Well, maybe Dipper can help you out, he said something about being an inventor."
Robbie was the only one to scoff at the statement but was still thankful that it distracted Nate and Lee, who were now talking about if Dipper was the inventor, and what they could ask him to invent for them with him joining their group.
The next day came and went, Mabel still poking fun at Dipper for what he said his type was. Wendy catching on and joining in on the fun. Only to stop when Dipper asked her how many guys she dated that Tambry was trying to date. Basically, asking her how many guys she stole from her best friend. That he has yet to meet.
As Wendy stepped back to actually think about her answer, Mabel reprimanded her brother for his careless question. Dipper just rolled his eyes. A lot of that happening in this chapter.
"Don't worry about it too much Wendy, the six guys you did 'steal' from her, only dated you to get into your pants because they saw you as an easy girl. So you technically saved Tambry from being pressured into sex. Though now she is a phone blocker that is still a virgin not counting the three nights with you."
Wendy didn't feel better.
Mabel sighed. "You are not helping bro-bro." Dipper shrugged. "Not my fault her past shows her more as a girl who wants Tambry all to herself."
Wendy's face turned crimson at those words. Well that brought a couple of her actions into a different light.
Mabel groaned. "When will you learn not to make people, especially friends, question their life choices."
Dipper shrugged. "Well, you gotta actually think about these things before opening your mouth. I wouldn't have said anything about her sexuality and taste in boys, the second of which sucks, if she had not tried to tease me about my taste in girls."
Mabel didn't have an argument, so she just pouted at him. Dipper was still smirking as Wendy was shaken from her own thoughts by the honk of a car horn from outside.
"Hey, that reminds me. Would you guys like to come hang out with us tonight. I mentioned you to the gang, and they all said it would be cool to meet a guy that knows everything."
Mabel had her back turned, so Wendy didn't see her frown when Dipper was the only one mentioned.
Mabel never complained, cause when it came down to it, Dipper always chose her. Her brother has told her every time she asks, that he chooses her because she was his heart.
Out of context, which had happened before with their parents, that came out as more a proposal than anything. Dipper had explained, to both her and their parents, that he meant that as their type of twins. He even explained that he was her brain, how else could he explain it.
He had two brains, explaining how he was so smart. She had two hearts, explaining why she was so loving towards everyone. That's why he told her she had to listen when he gave her warnings about everything, and why she had to keep him from going crazy. Because without his heart, he couldn't love anyone.
He than proceeded to describe several futures where he was alone and cruel to others, before explaining how her future could turn for a darker future, for simply dating the wrong boy.
Just because she was too loving.
He also spoke about how he was disappointed in his parents for even thinking such bad thoughts about them. Their parents still became embarrassed when he throws out a comment about that.
Dipper's thoughts looked back on the timeline where he made Mabel his queen. Like he said before, he has gone through every single type of world he could. That did include the incest route.
Pacifica was an interesting encounter that run through.
But since then, all Dipper had to do was poke her forehead, and she would cheer right up and poke his chest, right over his heart.
It was something that Dipper had started doing, reminding her that she was smart, because he was her brain. And her response was how she said that he was indeed a loving person because she was his heart.
You would be surprised how often he was called heartless and cruel for his logical and impersonal responses. He even spoke started to act more distant and emotionless when she was separated from him after their parents had the episode with what he said to her.
The fact that Mabel started to actually do worse in school and failed several times at things she had known beforehand helped with Dippers side of the argument. Considering he helped her with keeping her grades up.
He explained logically and rather robotically to his parents about things. He has also gone so far as to stop saying the word love. After they let them hang out again, Dipper started to lighten up, and Mabel started to get her grades back up. Of course Dipper wouldn't mention that Mabel also suffered from depression due to being dragged away from her best friend.
That also took some explaining, considering what the adults were telling Mabel that it was bad for her to have a best friend. Or with as early as it was, a friend at all.
Dipper would accept the blame for the kids bullying them this time around, due to how intelligent he was, they picked on him he would insult them in a way that left them with headaches and caused them to be confused. There was just something about using mathematical formulas to disorient someone to the point that it effected their physical health.
No one wanted to bully the boy that could use magic on them. His sister however was not able to do things like that.
Until he walked over and tore them down verbally to the point they were left crying in the bathroom.
Alright, back to the story.
Wendy walked forward, while raising a brow at the action between them. She chuckled when she noticed their chipper moods and tossed the exchange as one of their twin things. She would learn from her mistake not even a minute ago.
Wendy chose to hug Mabel from behind and pick her up as the girl squealed and giggled as Wendy tossed her over her shoulder. "Well, since you wanna question my preferences. I will just take this little lady with me. You can walk mister knows it all."
Dipper chose to let that slide as Mabel just giggled and blew a raspberry at her brother over Wendy's shoulder. Both knowing Wendy was just goofing around.
Dipper followed the two out to the teens and van, as they all just laughed at the rough housing.
Dipper stepped forward when he heard Wendy introduce her captive to the teens, and even called him out as he approached. Robbie is the one who interrupted Wendy.
"If the squirt knows everything, why not let him introduce us to his sister?"
Dipper just smirked, interrupting Wendy before she could say anything. "Okay Robbie." Everyone stood slightly straighter at his response, with Robbie muttering "lucky guess".
"Our driver is named Thompson, you introduce him by mentioning he once ate a waffle for five cents, however he is the glue that holds your group together, allowing you all to bully him in exchange for your friendship. The two giggling girls are Lee and Nate, Lee has the blond locks while Nate wears the cap. And that leaves Tambry as the one on her phone."
Each of the teens stared in shock. Even if Wendy mentioned her friends, and talked enough to give enough names, knowing that much without an introduction was surprising. Wendy smirked at her friends. "Told you so."
Mabel giggled at their reactions, before she looked at her brother. "Why so much about Thompson? You mentioned several things."
Dipper shrugged. "Didn't want the first impression to be bad. He is like Lefou from Beauty and the Beast."
Nate, after laughing off being called a giggling girl, chuckled again. "If Thompson is Lefou, who is Gaston?"
Robbie scoffed, before he was interrupted by Dipper. "No Robbie, it's not you. It's Wendy."
Everyone laughed at that, Lee decided to tease him further. "Well, then I guess that makes him Belle?"
"Nope." Dipper's immediate response actually killed Lee and Nate's chuckles a bit as they stared at him, probably waiting for his answer to their unasked question. "Belle would be Tambry."
Mabel giggled as she jumped up and down in excitement. "What about me? What about me?"
Dipper chuckled. "You would be Lumiere, and before you ask, I would be more Cogsworth."
Tambry hid behind her phone a bit more than usual, trying to hide how her cheeks were a bit pink. Wendy noticed how this kinda tied into their own little teasing earlier, but she had to ask. "And the three guys you haven't named?"
"Claudette, Laurette, and Paulette. But seeing as each of you are staring in confusion, they are the three blondes that fawn over Gaston, commonly referred to as the bimbettes."
The guys each stared at the boy, jaws dropped. Tambry was still doing her best to hide behind her phone, her face now red from trying not to laugh. Thompson walked over to Wendy and to play along with the goofing about. "Well Wendy, have you put any thought into which one you want when Tambry rejects you?" Thompson enjoyed it when he wasn't the butt of the joke.
Tambry failed to hold in the laughter from that, and Wendy also failed to hold back her laughter when Lee and Nate played into the joke by pretending to swoon and try to bat their eyelashes at her. Both playing into Thompson's joke for the fun of it.
The only one that didn't exactly have a lot of fun was Robbie, and that was because he didn't want to admit he also wanted to laugh at it all. He was mostly angry that he was labeled as a bimbette in the joke.
Wendy gave a shout for everyone to jump into the van so they can actually go cause chaos, rather than sew it amongst their own numbers. The boys, this time including Robbie, goofed around still by muttering lines from the mob song.
As Mabel hopped into the far back and scootched to the far side, Tambry climbed in next to her, and even pulled Dipper into her lap to allow Nate to sit next to her when Lee had sat in the center seat, allowing enough room for Wendy to sit comfortably instead of the three squeezing into said seat.
Robbie took notice. "You do know that him and his sister could have squeezed into the far back with Lee and Nate, they are all practically two sets of siblings anyways."
Dipper was honestly caught off guard this time around, he had never expected Tambry to appreciate his comment towards her looks to mean so much. Tambry just stared at Robbie. "I have no trouble holding onto someone that is barely two thirds my size. Especially when he would make an awesome little bro."
Tambry barely mentioned it, but she would honestly like a sibling, and someone so smart would actually be perfect. Wendy chuckled at this. "Well, with Tambry snagging Dipper, I guess that leaves Mabel with me." Wendy stuck her tongue out at Dipper, still trying to get some vengeance for his earlier comments about her and Tambry.
Dipper grumbled as Tambry giggled and knocked his hat off to run her fingers through his hair. Nate and Lee chose to poke fun and say that their Cogsworth just jumped up to being Beast.
Dipper could only blush as Tambry continued to mess with his hair, the teens all being to busy with guessing where Wendy was leading them to notice when Tambry brushed her fingers through Dipper's bangs, she revealed his birthmark.
Mabel had a smile that was all teeth as she watched Dipper get pampered by the teen girl. "I told you that you could flirt Dippy." Tambry just rolled her eyes at the girl, ignoring their conversation as she busied herself with watching her friend's reaction.
Nate looked to be trying his best to ignore her pampering the boy, his crush on her was kind of annoying. What good was it to have a guy like you if he did not have the guts to say it? Thompson obviously paid more attention to the road, but she knew he would not care much for the situation. He probably knew what she was doing. Lee looked to not care at all, just focusing on pestering Wendy about where they were heading, Wendy and Robbie didn't look to be paying attention either.
Tambry's attention was brought back to Dipper as she felt his head flop back slightly, fully resting between her hand and shoulder. Mabel's giggles drew her attention.
"I don't mention it to him but running your fingers through his hair is a quick way to get him to sleep. I found out one day after school. We had several tests and it stressed me out, they never stressed him out with how much he knows. I on the other hand just wound up laying down on the couch as he sat in front of me playing his game." By now, everyone was paying attention to her.
"It had gotten hot, so he wasn't wearing his hat, and I just started to run my fingers through his hair. Mom once said she does it to dad's curly hair to help her destress. I didn't understand how affectionate that actually was back then. but it did teach us that Dipper's off button is in his hair."
Thompson, Wendy, and Tambry thought the story was adorable, Nate and Lee even chuckled over the cute tale. Robbie acted like he didn't care, but if you saw his face, you could tell he was a bit envious about the situation. Now he wished he had some sibling friendly tales to share. But he had no siblings.
Thompson just pulled up to the gate that blocked off the dusk to dawn store, Wendy giving it as big an introduction as she could as they all got out.
Mabel helped Tambry wake Dipper up. By booping his nose.
Apparently, Dipper's on switch was his nose. Poor boy was confused when everyone chuckled at him.
As Wendy explained the story behind the store, Dipper interrupted them when they got to what happened to the owners.
"It was simultaneous heart attacks from hateful rap music, that teens played when they banned them from their store." Having got their attention. "Their ghosts are still there, angry and hateful at any teens that come near. And they will torment you if you enter."
The teens all started to laugh, before the chuckles died down as they became slightly nervous.
Robbie just scoffed. "Whatever, I bet there isn't anything to be scared of." Robbie proceeded to climb the fence and get over. Lee and Nate were the first to shrug and join him, while Thompson went next.
Wendy, decided to show off a bit and kicked off a tree as she managed to get high enough to make it over easy. Tambry and Mabel were about to try to climb over as well, before they notice Dipper lifting a small rock, revealing a small hole in the bottom, that he pulled a key from.
The ones that were already over stared in shock. Robbie was the first to snap. "Why didn't you mention that there was a key there before we all climbed over?"
Dipper shrugged. "No one asked, and you all looked to be having fun."
Dipper, Mabel, and Tambry were each allowed to just walk in as if they owned the place, ignoring the exasperated looks from the others that had to climb the fence.
At the next obstacle, they all just looked to Dipper. Dipper looks back. "It's locked."
Wendy and Tambry were the first to break the stare as they just laughed. Nate and lee may have lasted longer, but they had a bigger reaction. Thompson chuckled as Robbie rolled his eyes.
"We could've guessed that genius."
Mabel has been all giggles since Dipper grabbed the key from the rock. Dipper pulled out two magnets from his pocket, along with a card.
Grabbing a piece of thread from Mabel, dipper tied it around one of the magnets before sliding it under the door, as he slid the card partially under and lifting it up and proceeded to use the other magnet to drag the magnet on the inside up to the lock.
The teens watched in awe as Dipper maneuvered the magnet to drop onto the bolt lock on the inside. Dipper reached into his pocket once more as Mabel takes hold of the string.
The teens were surprised once again when Dipper pulls a journal out of his vest pocket, opening to s certain page and pulling a small-ish wire hanger from in-between its pages. Taking the wire hanger apart to thin it out, the teens watched Dipper put the head of the hanger through and maneuvered the string to tie the magnet to the deadbolt key.
With the magnet tied to the deadbolt key, Dipper pulled out a stronger magnet and proceeded to make the door unlock itself.
The teens just stared at the boy. Thompson was the one that cracked first. "How did that work?"
Dipper just shrugged as he smiled at them and took a bow. The group were officially able to enter the store, the teens continuing to just compare the boy to several scientific geniuses.
As a Lee and Nate switched to comments about the store itself and the lights. Dipper walked straight to the light switch and flipped it. Lee decided to ask about the bodies since Dipper knew everything.
"The graveyard, put to rest after the incident. However, what I believe you mean is the tape outlines of where they died, which is behind the register counter."
As the teens looked, they proceeded to shrug as they went and checked out the store. Apparently, after meeting a kid who knew everything, and had even told them the story kind of left them just wanting to goof off and have some fun.
Dipper warned Mabel about the smile dip, and he did not hold back the info on it. Which kind of caused Lee and Nate to want to try some. So Mabel, Lee, and Nate each ate some and Tambry recorded the after effects.
Which involved Mabel talking about some buff dolphin named Aoshima, Lee wound up doing the Henry Stickman dance, while Nate did a ballet.
Each of them looked to be having fun, while the only one to not be doing anything funny was Mabel since she just sat there and talked to invisible friends.
Lee and Nate however, wound up going through several different dances, having even danced with each other every other dance. Tambry now had a video of the two doing the boat scene from Titanic.
As they continued to go through their drug trips, the rest went off to find something else to do. There was only so much entertainment one can get from watching a little girl talk to things not there, or two idiots dancing.
Some would disagree on the second one though.
Tambry however didn't want to fill her phone up with nothing but dancing fails by two drugged dorks.
And yes, that is what she called the video she posted of them.
Robbie was learning that he took the two dorks for granted when he was left with just Thompson to find something to do.
Dipper started to hand everyone bracelets around this time. Tambry, Wendy, and Thompson seeing no harm, just wore them, Nate and Lee were still too out of it as he just strapped theirs to their wrists.
Mabel and he already had one on, while Robbie started to tease the boy. "Awe, looks like the little genius decided to give out friendship bracelets."
Dipper shrugged. "Actually, they are ghost repellent. They will protect you when the ghosts decide to attack when you start to destroy stuff."
Robbie scoffed, about to just throw the bracelet at the kid, when the place shook. Robbie immediately put the bracelet on.
Wendy was the one to speak up as she looked at several things beginning to float. "Maybe we should go? If the ghosts are actually there and do plan to kill us because of what some teens did in the past, I would rather not destroy their stuff."
Tambry nodded, in full agreement of avoiding joining the dead couple. Tambry, Wendy, and Thompson walked over to get their idiots as Dipper was getting Mabel.
Robbie watched as his friends were all chickening out, mostly from what the kid said before. "Are we seriously going to believe some twerp that believes in ghosts, when we all know there is no such thing? Wendy, this was your idea."
Wendy sighed. "I know it was my idea, and we all came to have fun. We got to watch these two make idiots of themselves at least, but if us being here much longer is gonna make us targets for the undead, we should really err on the side of caution."
Robbie scoffed, before a box of cereal smacked him in the back of the head. While every single one of his friends were in front of him.
Dipper waved. "Hey Ma and Pa Duskerton." The two ghosts were left a bit confused at the generally nice greeting. The teens followed suit, trying to be nice so they would be left alone.
Ma took a close look at each of them. "Well, you each appear to be more polite than I thought. All besides that boy with the fake coloring in his hair."
Robbie groaned. "Yes I die my hair, I admit it." Pa frowned at the boy. "You should really watch your tone young man, just because what the little boy gave you is keeping us from using our powers on you, doesn't mean we can't still punish you."
Wendy blinked. "So what your saying is, that you tried to attack us already?"
Pa chuckled. "Well obviously, the only real thing we can do right now is alter the store around you, but considering the boy already knows about us, and he even did that fancy trick at the door."
Ma interrupted him here. "Which really impressed us, but kind of upset us." Pa spoke up. "Well, we couldn't really scare you away like we normally would, so we decided to just kick you out." Ma. "We would have tortured you to teach you a lesson for breaking in, but as we said. Can't affect you."
The teens nodded as they dragged the two drugged boys out, hoping the ghosts stuck to their word and let them leave. Dipper turned to look at the two as the teens were about out. "Thanks for not hurting them."
Ma and pa just smiled as both muttered to each other. "What a nice boy."
Wendy just stared at the store as they shoved the two boys into the back, Robbie plopping into the passenger seat, as Tambry sat in the back next to Nate and Lee, who were actually getting over their high.
"Well, this could have gone better."
Dipper shrugged. "You're telling me, I didn't get to drop any ice down Robbie's pants before they kicked us out."
Wendy rolled her eyes as she messed with his hat. Dipper went about locking the gate back up and returning the key to the rock as Wendy hopped into the car.
Tambry pulled Dipper into the back and on her lap again for the ride back to the shack to drop them off. Mabel just continued to giggle as the older girl chose to tease her brother. Apparently rubbing his hair had a calming effect for some people.
Hopefully this didn't become a… Dipper was asleep before he could finish the thought.
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Alright, I hope I did good here.
I am sorry about going off the rail and adding in tidbits about other timelines if that annoys you, but I guess I enjoy dropping them in every now and again so you all can see what he has been through.
Now concerning the potion thing I mentioned, I figured you all could give me ideas for what types of potions he could have, and if anyone wants to join my pat re on, they can have a bigger vote.
First person to join me there can request that Dipper and Mabel drink a potion of their choice and stick with it through an episode of their choice.
I just figured it would be something extra that could add some entertainment, and maybe a little challenge in later chapters.
Just to reiterate, I will be checking through the reviews here, and each of them will count as a vote. The can count as two, and the first person who joins me there can make a special request, for Dipper and Mabel to go through an episode of their choice, under the effects of a potion of their choice.
Like I said before, pat re on won't get you much bonuses other than helping a friend out while he is going through some hard times, but I can do small things like this.