Chapter 4

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Warning: 3's temper and language

The Hand That Rock's Mabel

Poor tiger, it's cruel to give Tiger a fist that just punches it, 3 thought sadly, as the twins and Soos cheered. Must be a human thing.

Suddenly the screen turned blue and dove flew across the screen. "Hey, look. It's that commercial I was telling you guys about." 'Are you completely miserable? Then you need to meet Gideon.'

"Gideon?" 3 and Dipper asked.

Mabel wondered, "What makes him so special?"

The commercial continued, 'He's a psychic. So don't waste your time with other so-called "man of mystery".' Isn't that slander towards Stan as it showed Stan in a bad light? 'Learn about tomorrow tonight at Gideon's Tent of Telepathy.' I'm not quite sure, but something really funny just flashed by. And that star looks familiar.

"Wow, I'm getting all curiously inside!"

Stan walked and growled, "Well, don't get too curiously. Ever since that monster Gideon rolled into town, I've had nothing but trouble!" I'm sorry about that; he must steal your chumps.

"Well, is he really psychic?" Mabel asked looking at Dipper, There is a slight, and I mean slight, chance he could be the real shebang; but he might be another version of Stan.

"I think we should go and find out."

"Never! You're forbidden from patronizing the competition. No one that lives under my roof is allowed under that Gideon's roof!" Green looks good on you.

"Do tents have roofs?" No they don't, they have tarps.

"I think we just found our loop hole... literally!" Mabel suddenly holds up a string with a loop in it and puts her finger through it. When did she make that?

'So come down soon, folks. Gideon is expecting you.'

A large man in a straw hat and Hula shirt was standing outside the tent, "Step right up there, folks. Put your money in Gideon's psychic sack." That seems familiar. The twins, Soos and 3 entered the tent, which turned out to be a bunch of benches in front of a stage and piano; it reminded 3 of a church.

"Whoa, this is like a bizarro version of the Mystery Shack. They even have their own Soos." 3 turned its awareness towards the worker named Deuce as Soos glared at his doppelgänger. Yeah Dipper, it looks like they have a version of you, 3 thought as it 'saw' a kid behind them that looked like Dipper but with curlier hair and freckles.

"It's starting! It's starting!"

"Let's see what this monster looks like." Maybe he's bald, titanic, and is hideous.

A figure appeared behind the curtain that became larger and larger until the curtains opened to reveal, a pint sized kid with big white hair. Wow, I was way off.

"Hello America! My name is Lil Gideon." He said in a squeaky Texan accent. He claps and doves fly out of his hair as the crowd cheers

"That's Stan's mortal enemy?" Dipper asked confused, I don't know, from the trashy magazines I gossip with, usually the cuter and sweeter the child star is on the outside, the more eviler and depraved they are in the gooey center

"But he's so wittle!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is such a gift to have you here tonight...Such a gift. I have a vision. I predict that you will soon all say, 'Aw.'"

Gideon makes a cute pose and the crowd says 'aw.' That's creepy as Hell, and trust me, I've seen gnomes and wax sculptures.

"It came true." Mabel said amazed.

"What? I'm not impressed." Ditto.

"You're impressed!"

"Hit it, dad!" Gideon called to the man with a bad taste in fashion. That's his father? I don't see the resemblance. He threw his sequin cape to a lady which started a brawl between some other ladies. Why are they fighting over that!? He's like 7 for crying out loud, they're like pedophiles!

"Oh, I can see, what others can't see

It ain't some sideshow trick, its innate ability

Where others are blind, I am futurity inclined

And you too could see, if you was widdle ol me!"

Gideon prompts everyone to rise up as he gripped his charm on his bow tie. The crowd plus Dipper all rose up. "Wha…How'd he do that?" Maybe he is psychic?

You wish your son would call you more

I sense that you've been here before

"Oh, what gave it away?" Blubs asked. I don't know, maybe the dolls, lunchbox or flags gave it away.

"I'll read your mind if I'm able

Something tells me you're named Mabel"

"How'd he do that?" Maybe the shirt gave it away.

"So welcome all ye... to the Tent of Telepathy

And thanks for visiting... widdle ol' me!"

Gideon finished with a little jig and an obnoxious sign and pyro techniques. How gaudy, he's trying too hard and he must be a fake. "Oh...oh my goodness." Gideon panted, exhausted. Maybe you should lay off the apple pies and roasted pig, 3 thought as he panted. For some reason, Gideon felt…off to 3, like is aura or something, could be my awareness playing tricks on me. "Thank you! You people are the real miracles!"

"Man, that kid's an even bigger fraud then Stan! No wonder our uncle's jealous." Dipper quipped as they left the tent. You said it.

"Oh, come on. His dance moves were adorable! And did you see his hair? It was like, whoosh!" He must've used 7 hair spray cans to just do his hair every day. We could light a match from 5 feet away and it'll turn into an inferno.

"You're too easily impressed." Dipper said, while they were leaving, 3 could 'feel' eyes piercing their backs.

Timeskip

"Check it out, Dipper! I successfully bedazzled my face! Blink! Ow." Mabel called out wincing in pain from blinking. That, looks painful, did you use hot glue or rubber cement?

"Is that permanent?" No, the doctor could scrape them off…ye-ouch. I'm glad I don't have skin but for my leather binding.

"I'm unappreciated in my time..." Mabel murmured depressed. The doorbell suddenly rings and Mabel went to get it. She was taking her time even though she said no one was there. 3, curious at what was taking her, stretched out its awareness to see Mabel leaving with…Gideon!? I didn't know Mabel was into cradle robbing, he's what, 7? Besides I thought she went for older, muscular men, handsome men. Not pudgy little kids who are obviously evil under a sugary exterior.

Mabel returned later that day, after 3 felt its embossed hand shift into a '2' for a bit then snapped back to 3, that…was weird, was it an omen? 3 thought, faintly disturbed. "Hey Dipper. What's going on?" She asked dangling pink claws in front of his face. Careful, don't claw his eyes out!

"Whoa, where have you been? And what's going on with those fingernails, you look like a wolverine." Dipper asked.

"I know, right? Rah! I was hanging out with my new pal, Gideon. He is one dapper little man." Who says Dapper anymore? That sounds like something Bill would say, 3 thought 'shivering' at the thought of the maniacal demon.

"Mabel, I don't trust anyone whose hair is bigger than their head." What about Wendy? Or the nice lady in the diner?

"Oh, leave him alone! You never want to do girly stuff with me; you and Soos get to do boy stuff all the time!" Contrary to popular belief, Dipper does have some male pride, he's just a chibi…I have got to stop talking to the manga's in the library.

"What do you mean?" He asked as Soos came in to ask him if he wanted to blow stuff up which he enjoyed.

Mabel left to meet up with Gideon again and came back looking faintly disturbed.

"It's not a date-date, it's just, you know, I didn't want to hurt his feelings and so I figured I'd throw him a bone." If you keep throwing bones, they'll eventually try to steal the whole pot roast.

"Mabel, guys don't work that way. He's gonna fall in love with you." Exactly.

"Pfft, yeah right. I'm not that lovable. Kaboom! Yes!" She shouted as she won the game.

"Ok, we agree on something here." Don't be such a sore loser, Dipper. 3 chastised as the doorbell rings, suddenly loud neighing was 'heard' and 3 was flabbergasted to see a huge white horse in the hose with Gideon riding it. WHAT THE HELL!? WHERE'D HE GET A FRICKING HORSE FROM!?

"A night of enchantment awaits, milady!" Gideon said, holding out his hand to Mabel who muttered, "Oh boy." Ditto.

Timeskip

The next morning, Stan walked in all a huffed up and said, "Hey, hey! What the jackal is Mabel doing in the paper next to that crazy pickpocket Gideon?" Gotta hate those paparazzi, huh, that's strange, wasn't Mabel wearing a purple cat sweater? Why is she wearing a plain blue one? 3 questioned suspiciously as it 'observed' the picture.

"Oh, yeah, it's like a big deal. Everybody's talking about Gideon and Mabel's big date tonight." Wendy said, glancing up from her magazine. Wow, news must be slow all the time.

"WHAT?! That little shyster is dating my great niece!?"

"I wonder what the new name will be for the power couple. Mabideon? Gideabel? Magidbeleon!" I hate to repeat myself but, don't quit your day job.

Stan left in a fit as Dipper called out "I didn't know! I didn't hear about it and plus, I told her not to." Of course you didn't know, it hasn't even been 12 hours yet.

"Yeah, well it ends tonight. I'm going right down to that little skunk's house; this is gonna stop RIGHT now!" He left with a slam to the door. Soos of course, needed to lighten the mood to say.

"Dude, wouldn't it be funny if that was a closet, and he had to come back out again and go out the real door? Nope. Real door." You must tons of experience with that don't cha.

After the date

"Hey. How'd it go?" Dipper asked.

"I don't know...I have a lobster now." Even I don't know what that signifies in human courtship.

"Well, at least it's over and you'll never have to go out with him again. Mabel? It's over, right? Mabel?" She turned to face Dipper in frustration.

"BLAARRGG! He asked me out again and I didn't know how to say no." Poor Mabel searching for a boyfriend; when she is interested he turns out to be gnomes, when she's not interested it's a creepy little kid who is.

"Like this: no."

"It's not that easy, Dipper! And I do like Gideon, as friends/little sister, so I didn't want to hurt his feelings! I just need to get things back to where they used to be. You know, friends." I don't think you were ever friends. 3 said sadly.

That night

Mabel was pacing in front of Dipper and 3, "...I mean, he's so nice, but...I can't keep doing this. But I can't break his heart. Aaaahh! I have no way out!" she screamed in frustration.

"What in the heck happened on that date?"

"I don't know! I was in the friend zone, and then before I knew what was happening, he pulled me into the romance zone. It was like quick sand! Chubby quicksand!" I'm so sorry, if I had hands I'd make you some rainbow cake that nice cook book told me about. That would cheer you up.

"Mabel, come on. It's not like you're gonna have to marry Gideon." Yeah, no one can take that choice away from you.

Stan chose that moment to walk in and announce, "Great news, Mabel. You have to marry Gideon!" Bad timing Stan, how did you go from 'Grr, I'm gonna stop this' to all Gabel? Damn, now Soos has got me doing this too.

"WHAT!?"

"It's all part of my long term deal with Buddy Gleeful. There's a lot of cash tied up in this thing. Plus I got this shirt." He gestured to his "Team Gideon" shirt. Money. Of course. "Ughh, I am fat."

Mabel ran screaming out of the room.

"Bodies change, honey. Bodies change..." Well, I'm a book.

Dipper and 3 later found Mabel hiding in her sweater upstairs. "Oh no. Mabel..." Gideon is really trapping her; I hope he stops before he goes too far. There's nothing more dangerous than someone who has nothing to lose.

"Mabel's not here. She's in sweater town." Sweater town?

"Are you gonna come out of sweater town?" She just whined and frantically shook her head. Oh dear, it's worse than I thought.

"All right, enough is enough. If you can't break up with Gideon, I'll do it for you." Dipper declared. Would that work?

"You will?"

He nodded and Mabel tackled him a hug and repeating 'thank you' over and over again. You'd better bring the shovel and bat you used with her last boyfriend(s).

3 and Dipper went to the restaurant where Gideon was waiting at an opulent table with an oversized menu.

"Oh. Dipper Pines how are you? You look good, you look good." Well that's understandable since you like Mabel and he's her twin…oh god, bad thoughts, bad thoughts, I blame you manga's! 3 quickly stuffed that thought in a closet, poured gasoline and lit up the closet and burned the ashes for good measure.

"Thanks, you uh...Look, Gideon. We've got to talk. Mabel isn't joining you tonight, she uh, she doesn't want to see you anymore. She's uh… She's kind of weirded out by you, no offense." You're too clingy and creepy and you trapped her into dating you.

Gideon's eye twitches and grounded out, "So what you're saying' is... you've...come between us." I don't like the sound of that or that eye twitch.

"You're not gonna like, freak out or anything, are ya?" Run, I think he's going yandere on you.

Gideon then chuckled and said, "Of course not. These things happen. Bygones, you know." Really?

"So...ok. Cool. Then again, sorry man, but uh, hey, thumbs up. Huh?" He and 3 walked away and 3 could've sworn it heard him whisper ominously, "Thumbs up indeed, my friend."

Mabel was waiting outside nervously, when Dipper walked over she pounced on him with questions, "How'd it go? Was he mad? Did he try to read your mind with his psychic powers?" No he displayed signs of being a yandere.

"Don't worry, Mabel, he's just a kid. He doesn't have any powers." I hope you're right.

The next day Dipper got a phone call from Toby Determined to have an interview about the weird stuff in town. 3 was suspicious, it was way too close to after Dipper broke things off between Mabel and Gideon. I hope I'm just being paranoid.

Both Dipper and 3 traveled to a remote factory outside of town. My danger sense is tingling; this is taking things to a bit darker tone now.

Dipper opened the rusted door and called out, "Hello?" Dipper! First rule of horror movies, never call out 'hello' in a seemingly abandoned warehouse! He turned to leave and the door closes on its own. I told you! He bangs on the door and turns around when lights start turning on.

Gideon then turns towards them petting a doll of himself, "Hello friend." Okay you graduated from creepy cute, to creeper level.

"Ughh, Gideon." Dipper said in disgust, don't agitate him!

"Dipper Pines. How long have been living' in this town? A week, two? You like it here? Enjoy the scenery?"

"What do you want from me, man?" Dipper asked angrily glaring at the 9-year-old.

"Listen carefully, boy. This town has secrets you couldn't begin to comprehend!" You just got here yourself, kid! Besides, he has me!

"Is this about Mabel? I told you, she's not into you!"

"LIAR! YOU turned her against me! She was my peach dumpling!" No, you turned her against yourself.

"Uh, you ok, man?" Dipper asked nervously, he was suddenly levitated up and thrown into boxes of merchandise. This just turned into Stephen King territory.

"Reading minds isn't all I can do."

"But-but you're a fake." Dipper said, terrified.

"Oh tell me, Dipper: is this fake?" Gideon asked maliciously as he began throwing junk at Dipper as he dodged. Oh God, run! Defend yourself against the not cute, chibi psychic yandere!

"Grunkle Stan was right about you, you ARE a monster!" Dipper screamed at him

"Your sister will be mine!" That is messed up! And you and your doll are to!

Dipper grabbed a baseball bat and gets up and charges at Gideon with the bat. Gideon levitates Dipper and he drops the bat, "She's never gonna date you, man!" Especially if you kill her twin!

"That's a lie." Gideon levitates a pair of lamb shears, and a chill settled on 3's consciousness. "And I'm gonna make sure you never lie to me again, friend. "

Mabel suddenly bursts through the door, "Gideon! We have to talk!" I don't know if you have the best or worse timing.

"M-Mabel. My marshmalla" He drops the shears to hide what he was about to do. "What are you doing' here?"

"I'm sorry Gideon, but I can't be your marshmallow. I needed to be honest and tell you that myself." This is the WORSE possible time here, if you hadn't notice, Mabel!

"I-I don't understand."

"Uh, Mabel!? This probably isn't the best time to be brutally honest with him!" I agree!

"Hey, but we can still be makeover buddies, right? Wouldn't you like that?" He's trying to kill your brother, here!

"Really?" Gideon says hopefully.

Mabel suddenly grabs the amulet and yells, "No, not really! You were like, attacking my brother, what the heck!?" Nice one!

"My tie! Give it back!" Mabel throws the amulet to Dipper and he catches it.

"Ha! Not so powerful without this, are you?"

Gideon runs at him, making him drop the amulet and breaking through the window. Oh no! Please God, let Dipper land on a convenient pillow plant and Gideon on broken glass. Even when falling to either great injury or death, they still fought. Just when they'd hit the ground, they'd stopped. 3, Dipper, and Gideon looked up to see Mabel floating down with Gideon's amulet.

"Listen Gideon, it's over. I will never, ever, date you." She throws the amulet to the ground and smashes it.

"MY POWERS! Oh this isn't over. This isn't the last you'll see of wittle...ol me!" He then walks backwards into the dark forest. What is up with people walking backwards?

Back at the Shack, Stan was complaining and hanging up a crying clown painting, "I could have it all." He looks at the twins and asks, "What the heck happened to you two?"

"Gideon." The Pines twins and 3 grumbled as one.

"Gideon. Yeah, the little mutant "swore vengeance" on the whole family. Ha, I guess he's gonna try to nibble my ankles or something."

"Oh, yeah. Yeah, how's he gonna destroy us now, huh? Try to guess what number we're thinking of?"

"He'll NEVER guess what number I'm thinking of. NEGATIVE EIGHT! No one would guess a NEGATIVE number." Ask which card we chose?

Dipper, Mabel, 3, and Stan laugh themselves to tears. "Uh, oh. He's planning' on destruction right now!"

After that, the twins decided to turn Soos into a human disco ball with sequin as Stan looks on annoyed. But still, 3 thought as the twin's laughed, where did he get that amulet in the first place? 3 suddenly had a vision of Gideon closing a book that looked like 3 but instead had a 2 embossed in the hand. 3 'gasped' and said, I think, its only just began.

A/N: Was I pushing it giving other books consciousness? R&R.