Almost done.
"…"
"Remember when you met me? I started to just do whatever I wanted without asking you first, you were very mad at me, I thought we could never be friends because of my actions, I thought you were going to leave me alone. But you didn't".
"…"
"Remember all the battles we fought together? Every battle was full of action, you were hurt by our opponent's attacks and sometimes by my own hand, but despite that, you were always fighting by my side. One day, you were left alone in the fight because I refused to fight back, you got hurt really bad and I didn't do anything to help you, when the fight was over, I thought you were going to be really mad at me. But you didn't".
"…"
"Remember when we were fighting for a sandwich? We were yelling at each other for that insignificant issue… in the fight, I told you something that hurt you… I told you that I didn't knew why we were friends, I didn't had the chance to apologize properly after that, and I was really scared that you will never talked to me again. But you didn't".
"…"
"Remember when you were afraid of that dance? You didn't wanted to go alone because you were scared. You asked me to go with you to make the fear to go away, I agreed. I was really excited for you to go with me. But you didn't".
"Marco…"
"Remember when I was worried about you that same night? I was worried sick for you, I wanted to know how it was going, how were you, if you were in trouble. I called you to stay calmed, I was waiting for you to reply. But you didn't".
"Marco".
"Remember when I was in trouble that same night? I was fighting alone against a powerful enemy. I was waiting for you to come to save me, but my enemy had me where he wanted…"
"…!"
"Remember when I needed you the most, when my life was in danger, when I couldn't win alone? I thought that you will come to save. But you didn't…"
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"MARCO!"
Marco shot his eyes open and rise from the bed immediately. He was crying, he could feel the tears rolling down his face, he was breathing very fast, trying to calmed himself.
When he was finally calmed, a voice broke the silence in the room.
Mabel: Marco, are you alright?
Mabel said with a worried tone in her voice, Macro turned his head in her direction, he could see that Dipper and Mabel were there, Mabel and Dipper looked worried at him.
Marco sweep away his tears and asked.
Marco: H-h-how long have you been there?
Dipper: Just a few seconds.
Mabel: We came to wake you up to get ready for the day and when we entered, you were crying in your sleep…
Marco: …
Mabel: Do you want to talk about it?
Marco say no with the head.
Mabel: That's alright, we understand.
Dipper: Come on Mabel, we should get going.
Mabel: Right.
Mabel and Dipper went out of the room.
Mabel: Get ready, today you start with your job with us!
Marco nodded, Mabel closed the door, leaving Marco alone in the room.
Marco tried to forget what had just happened and get dress, but the dream keep coming back to his mind.
He was very distracted the rest of the day, but did his best to make a good job in the Mystery Shack. His job consisted in sticking with Stan all day, if he needed something, Marco was the one to do it.
He spent the whole day obeying Stan, bringing him some stuff, cleaning the mess some tourists left behind, he even got to wear like a monster to be a new attraction, he spent all the day like that before the break time arrived, all the employees, including him, were given time to take eat.
Marco go to the break room and grabbed some food from his backpack, after that, he went outside the Mystery Shack to eat his food in an outside table. He sat down in the table and before he could even started to eat, Mabel and all the others arrived and sat down with him.
Mabel: Hi Marco!
Marco: Oh, hi Mabel, what brings you here?
Mabel: Actually, I came with all my friends for you to know each other!
Wendy: Heya, I'm Wendy, nice to meet you.
Marco: Hey Wendy, nice to meet you too.
Soos: Hi dude, you can call me Soos.
Marco: Nice to meet you too, my name is Marco.
Marco said as he started to eat his food.
Wendy: So Marco, how are you doing in your first day working here?
Marco: I'm doing well, I guess.
Mabel: What do you mean with "I guess"? Isn't our Grunkle Stan being too rough with you, is he?
Marco: No, not at all.
Wendy: Then, why are you so worried about? As far as I have seen you are doing a good job.
Marco: Thanks, I appreciate that.
Dipper couldn't control himself from question Marco anymore, he was very curious about him since last night. Dipper wanted to ask him about that, but he had to get the conversation into the track that he wanted it to go.
Dipper approached and sat right next to Marco.
Dipper: So, what about if you tell us more about yourself Marco.
Marco: What do you want to know?
Dipper: Hmm, let's start with something simple, how old are you?
Marco: I'm fourteen, what about you?
Dipper: I'm twelve, just like my sister.
Soos: Dude, tell me what's your favorite food, mine is salami, I even got some emergency salami all the time in my wallet.
Marco: Well, I don't keep food in my wallet, but I think I'm gonna go with nachos.
Mabel: Oh, my turn, my turn!
Mabel said while jumping and raising both of her hands.
Mabel: What is your favorite color?
Marco: Red
Mabel: Mine's pink!
Marco: I didn't notice.
Marco said as he looked at Mabel's pink sweater that said with pink letters "I LOVE PINK".
Wendy: And, what do you like to do?
Marco: Huh? What do you mean?
Wendy: What do you like to do in your free time? Don't tell me you keep working all day and all night, you must do something else when you have nothing to do.
Marco: Umm… Well, I suppose I like to hang out with my friends, especially with…
Marco went silent for a moment, he was remembering his dream again.
Wendy: With…?
Marco came out to reality.
Marco: …Nah, forget it.
Wendy: What? Dude, don't leave us hanging.
Marco: No, it's not that important.
A small tear came out of his eye while he said this. Everyone except Marco noticed this.
Wendy: Marco, are you alright?
Marco: Yeah, never mind me, why don't you tell me what you like to do?
Wendy: Well, I like to hang out with friends as well, also, I absolutely love going into an adventure with these two kids over here!
Wendy said as she stood up and reached from Mabel and Dipper.
Soos: Oh yeah, dude! Nothing like going into crazy, dangerous and unbelievable adventures with the mystery twins!
The conversation was getting out of track, Dipper had to do something quick to avoid this.
Dipper: Come on guys, it's no big deal.
Mabel: Not big deal?! Dipper, our summer has been full with mystery and excitement thanks to those crazy places you want to visit, and they are always fun!
Soos: Yeah dude! What about that time when you brought a fighting dude from a videogame to life!
Dipper: Soos! Rumble McSkirmish was an accident!
Mabel: What about that time when we go to find the Gobblewonker in the lake!
Dipper: The Gobblewonker was a fake created by that McGucket guy!
Wendy: And what about that time when we go to the haunted store!
Dipper: We didn't even knew there were ghosts in there!
Marco was looking at them with a confused expression in his face.
Dipper: Guys, stop it, don't you see that you are confusing him, maybe we should stop talking about this and return to the simple questions.
Mabel: Guys, wait.
Everyone went silent and looked at Mabel.
Mabel: I think we are forgetting the easy ones.
Dipper: What do you mean Mabel?
Mabel: I mean, the adventures that you can't deny that you knew something beforehand, the ones that you wanted or needed to go. The ones that we can prove to Marco that are real, that way he will only be more confused, but at least he will know that we are not just imagining things.
Dipper gave a glance to Mabel.
Dipper: Mabel, what are you getting at?
Mabel: Remember that time in the woods, when you called us all in front of a specific tree.
Soos: Oh! You mean when we went into that secret bunker in the woods?
Marco flinched a little when he heard about the bunker, the bunker that he visited yesterday. Unfortunately for him, Dipper noticed it.
Dipper: Oh, yeah! Why don't we tell Marco more about this?
In that moment Stan arrived and stopped the conversation.
Stan: Alright everyone, the break time is over, time for you to get back to work!
Dipper: But, Grunkle Stan!
Stan: No buts, Dipper! You know the rules! Now, go back to work, please.
Dipper growled in disappointment, everyone left to their works while Marco and Stan went together to give the next tour.
Marco breathed in relieve, he had to be more careful when Dipper was around, he noticed how he avoid all the stories that their friends said, but when they mentioned the bunker, he was the first one that wanted to talk about it.
Stan: Hey, kid.
Marco: What is it, Mr. Mys- I mean, Mr. Pines?
Stan: Meet me in front of the vending machine that is in the gift shop at the 21 hours. Bring all the necessary stuff that you need to start to work in our little project.
Marco: Understood.
Stan: Good. Now go get me the money jar before the tourists arrive.
Marco did as he was told, he went to the gift shop to take the jar from the counter, avoiding the contact with Dipper, after picking up the jar, he rushed his way to the exit.
Dipper was asking himself some questions and started to make up theories without basis.
"Why did he reacted that way when we mentioned the bunker? If he knows about the bunker, how did he know? Did he know about the Shape Shifter? Is he secretly the Shape Shifter?!"
Mabel: Dipper!
Dipper was startled by the sudden shout of her sister.
Dipper: What do you want Mabel?
Mabel: I want to know what you are thinking.
Dipper: Nothing.
Mabel: Oh please Dipper, you can't fool me, I know that you are making another of your conspiracies!
Dipper: W-what?! What makes you say that?
Mabel grabbed the pen in Dipper's hand.
Mabel: You are chewing one of your thinking pens right now.
Dipper: …
Mabel: You aren't suspecting about Marco, are you?
Dipper: Look Mabel, I know there is something suspicious about him.
Mabel: What do you mean Dipper?
Dipper: You didn't notice, don't you?
Mabel: Notice what?
Dipper: When we mentioned the bunker in the woods, he flinched, like if he knew something that we don't.
Mabel: Wait, are you serious?
Dipper: You know that I am very serious about this.
Mabel: …
Dipper: …Mabel?
Mabel: Yes, Dipper?
Dipper: What… What if he is the Shape Shifter?
Mabel: …
Dipper began to tremble a little.
Dipper: What if he is here to take revenge on us?
Mabel: Dipper…
Dipper: What is it?
Mabel: We don't know much about Marco, but I can assure you that he is not the Shape Shifter.
Dipper: What makes you say that?
Mabel: Do you remember when we asked him about his friends?
Dipper: Yeah, he just told us to forget it.
Mabel: When he said that, I could see how a tear came out.
Dipper: …Yeah, I see that too.
Mabel: I know that if he was the Shape Shifter, he will not do that.
Dipper: How are you so sure?
Mabel: Because the Shape Shifter will be probably just trashing around, destroying everything surrounding him.
Dipper: Yeah, you are probably right.
Mabel: Of course I'm right!
Dipper: But…
Mabel: But what?
Dipper: Why did he do that, why he cried back there?
Mabel: Well, I don't know yet, but if we still being nice to him, maybe he will tell us?
Dipper and Mabel looked at each other before Dipper talked.
Dipper: Alright Mabel, you win, let us just wait and see.
Dipper said while he crossed his fingers behind his back, he was not going to give up that easily.
Mabel noticed this, it was not the first time that Dipper did this to someone.
Mabel: Look, if it makes you feel better, we can go all to check the bunker when we are done with the work.
Dipper: Yeah, I think that will help me a little.
Mabel: And you know what?
Dipper: What?
Mabel: We can have Marco to come with us!
Dipper: …
Mabel: What?
Dipper: ...
Mabel: Dipper, please!
Mabel said while she was giving her brother a sad expression.
Dipper: Ugh! Fine! We all are going to go there after work, including Marco.
Mabel: Yay! Thanks bro-bro.
Dipper: Just tell Wendy and Soos where we are going.
Mabel: Ok bro-bro! And what about Marco?
Dipper: We'll just gonna tell him before the job, we can't leave the gift shop when we're working.
Mabel: Alright! I will go and tell Soos and Wendy!
Mabel leave to tell their friends about the trip, meanwhile, Dipper was thinking in the precautions they had to take for the trip. It was going about to get wild.