Chapter 17

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Talk-normal

Talk-3 thinking

"Talk"- 3 speaking

Fight Fighters

It was a slow day at the Mystery Shack, so Stan decided to have a day off and Soos showed them to the Gravity Falls arcade.

"This is it dudes, my favorite place in Gravity Falls. Everything I know, I learned right here. A frog taught me how to cross a street. When my house was haunted, I learned how to eat ghosts. And this thing taught me how to dance." Soos said, pointing at random games.

They found Old Man McGucket dancing on a dancing machine wildly, "Woo-hoo-hoo! I've been jigging here for 7 days straight!" He said happily while Mabel looked at the plug for the machine and had a sign saying it was Out of Order.

"Uh, Soos?"

"Let him have this."

"Whatever makes the elderly happy, I guess." 3 shrugged, looking around the flashing lights and noise of the place.

They were walking around until 3 noticed a game called Fight Fighters and turned to ask Dipper if they wanted to play together but then frowned when she saw he was talking to Wendy.

"Woah! Cool! They have that old Fight Fighters game! Hey, Dipper want to play a game with me?" Wendy asked.

"Huh!? Y-Yeah, of-of course. Sure, sure that's cool Wendy!" Dipper said happily as they walked by a frozen 3.

"Heya Aris, want to play winner?" Wendy asked as they chose their fighters. I wanted to play with Dipper…3 thought as Dipper chose Rumble McSkirmish and Wendy chose Dr. Karate.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

"Watch out! Wow! Ooh, cut scene!" Dipper called.

'DR. KARATE, YOU KILLED MY FATHER AGAIN!'

"Again?"

'HHNNGHHHH!'

'YOU TAKE THAT BAAACKKKK!' Rumble yelled.

'Fight!'

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Go! Go!" Dipper cheered happily as he won.

'K.O! The winner: Rumble McSkirmish! WINNERS DON'T LOSE!'

"What? You cheated." Wendy said playfully.

Dipper imitated Rumble and called, "YOU TAKE THAT BAAAACK! Hahaha."

"Is it my turn?" 3 asked, cutting in.

"Sorry Aris, winner is best out of two of three." Wendy said apologetic as 3 sighed.

'Round 2!'

"I'm gonna punch the ref." Wendy declared.

'Fight!'

"Let's gang up on him." Dipper said as they tried all their combo moves on the ref, but nothing happened.

"Hahaha." They laughed together to 3's envy and was about to cut in again when Robbie brushed past her.

"Out of the way, squirt. Wendy! What's up, babe? Yeah, just putting up some flyers for my band. I'm playing lead guitar. No biggie." Robbie told Wendy disinterestedly, cutting in-between Dipper and Wendy.

Dipper glanced at the poster, "Are you wearing mascara?"

"Uh, it's eye-paint for men." He said defensively.

"So basically you're mother's mascara." 3 deadpanned as Wendy laughed.

"BURN!" She called High-Fiving 3 and Dipper sent her a gratefully smile that made 3 conflicted. On one hand she defended Dipper, on the other she's allowing them to hang out.

Robbie was about to tear into 3 but then stopped. He had heard about what she did to Nate and Lee and didn't want to direct her ire on him so he went for the easier target.

"Ha! Getting your girlfriend to fight you're battles for you, squirt?" Robbie taunted.

"S-she's not my girlfriend! She's just my friend that happens to have two X chromosomes." Dipper said defensively as 3 glared at Robbie.

Wendy sensing the tense atmosphere, tried to direct it into a less lethal area.

"Hey Robbie, Dipper was just showing me this great game-"

"Ha, yeah, sweet, sweet." Robbie cut her off and shooed away Dipper, "Hey, how about you sit this one out, ok champ? Go spend time with your girlfriend."

"But, we just started this round." Dipper protested.

"Woah, woah, hey! Relax man; I'm just trying to spend a little time with MY girlfriend, alright?"

"It'll just be one round." Wendy said, trying and failing to mediate.

'Round 3! Fight!'

Wendy and Robbie started to play together when Wendy said, "So hey, I'm gonna go camping around with my dad so, I won't be around."

"Oh, cool, cool, watch out!" He said not listening to her; he puts his arm over Wendy's shoulder and glares at Dipper and 3 who glared right back.

'Opponent sighted! Fight!'

"You can say that again."

Stan, Dipper, 3, Mabel and Soos returned to the Shack and decided for a round of poker.

"King me!" Mabel called revealing her hand which has 2 kings.

"Aww! Come on!" The boys groaned.

"It's not fair; she doesn't even know what we're playing!"

"Go fish?" Mabel asked.

Abruptly electric guitar starts playing outside the shack.

"Dude, I think I'm picking up a radio station inside my head." Soos announced, holding his head.

"Try blinking to see if you can change the channel." Mabel suggested.

Robbie's voice is then heard, "Weeendy!"

"Ugh, sounds like Robbie." Dipper groaned in disgust.

"Robbie? Is he that jerky twerp I see making goo-goo eyes at Wendy all the time?" Stan asked.

"He called me "Big Dude" once. I mean, I know I'm a big dude, but it kind of hurt." Soos admitted, hurt.

"Should I sic Waddles on him again?" Mabel asked, placing a hand on top of his head and Waddles started to chew on her sweater.

"Whoa, easy tiger." She giggled.

Robbie got particularly loud when Dipper got up, fed up with the jerk, "I'll handle it." And walked out the door as Stan, Soos, and Mabel said.

"Ooooooh!"

"Ha ha, conflict!" Stan smiled proudly as 3 glanced at Dipper then at her cards.

"Hey Mabel!" She lays down her cards which were 4 Aces and a King, "Checkmate!" She got up and ran after Dipper as the two men groaned. She caught up to Dipper just as he walked up to the oblivious teen.

"Wendy! Wendy, Wendy! Wendy! C'mon out, girl! C'mon down!" Robbie called.

"Contrary to your hormonal addled brain, Wendy isn't a dog, you jerk." 3 said as they came over and shut off the amp.

"You do realize she's not here, right?" Dipper pointed out.

"Of course since you're her boyfriend, you should know that little tidbit." 3 said coldly folding her arms.

"Yes! ...What?" Robbie scoffed.

"She's out camping with her family today." Dipper said aloofly as he whispered to 3, "And if he listened to her for once he'd know that."

"What was that?!" He demanded angrily.

"I-just said she's not here."

"No, no, no! What you told your little girlfriend!"

"S-She's not my-"

"You want to get into it, huh? Let's get into it, kid! You think I don't know what's been going on, huh? It's obvious you've got a thing for my girlfriend, don't you? Don't you?!" Robbie accused.

"What? No! C'mon, man!"

"Yeah, I'm sure she's just DYING to ask out a 12-year old kid who wears the exact same shorts every day. Hey, here's an idea: why don't I call her right now and see if she wants to go out on a date with you?" Robbie said cruelly as he opened his cell.

"Hey! Look-Don't! You don't have to-" Dipper protested as 3 stepped in.

"Maybe she will since she'll know that you're a big, strong man picking on two 12-year-old's that saved your ass when you'd would've abandoned your acquaintances! Also that same shorts comment is rich coming from the guy who doesn't shower or wear the same hoodie all the time!" 3 yelled.

"Stay out of this!" Robbie snarled, pushing 3 down.

"Leave her alone!" Dipper roared.

"Leave her alone!" Robbie taunted and held up his phone, "What're you gonna do, huh? What, huh?"

Wendy then picked up, "Hello?"

Dipper angrily tackled Robbie in the stomach, winding him and pushing him down, Dipper snatched up the phone and threw away, breaking it.

"My phone!"

"Are you alright, Polaris?" Dipper asked in concern as he helped 3 up then he was snatched by the back of vest to come face to face with a red faced Robbie.

"You little shit!" He roared in his face as Dipper cringed.

"I-I'll buy you a new one!"

"Oh no, you're not getting off that easy!" He snarled as he drew back to hit Dipper when 3 smashed into the back of his legs, causing them to fall into a pile of limbs. Dipper and 3 scrambled away from the infuriated teen that was prepared to lunge at them again when they heard Stan yell from the window.

"Hey! I know a fight when I see one! Stay right there!"

Robbie spat out some grass he got in his mouth and glared at the two, "You. You. Me. Circle Park. 3 o'clock. We'll finish this." He stalked away as Stan came out with popcorn.

"Aww, he's gone! I was just gonna call the boys over to place a few bets! The smart money's on Skinny Jeans. Through odds do favor earring girl." Stan groaned eating some popcorn as 3 and Dipper went back into the house.

"What was I thinking?! I can't fight! I've never been in a fight before! Look at these noodle arms!" Dipper said frantic as he paced around the living room.

"Just bonk him over the head! It's nature's snooze button!" Stan suggested.

"Or kick him in the family jewels or taser him. Or, preferably tase him in the family jewels." 3 said darkly, powering up her taser menacingly as Soos and Stan crossed their legs in fear of the 12 year old.

"Boys! Why can't you learn to hate each other in secret? Like girls do!" Mabel asked.

Stan began to snicker, "Sure, listen to your sister! Maybe you can share dresses too! Ahahah, BOOM!" He then quieted when he noticed 3 powers up her taser a notch as she looked at him.

"Maybe he'll just forget about it. Maybe it'll all blow over." Dipper asked, hopefully.

"I don't know, Dipper. Teenagers are dangerous; those hormones turn them into like, killing machines!" Soos said, crushing Dipper's hopes.

"Really?"

"Oh yeah, dude. My cousin Reggie got in a fight with a teen once. The guy broke like, all his arms, all his legs, and I think, killed him or something, I don't know. Me and Reggie were just talking about it."

"That means he's alive, Soos." 3 said, sighing.

"I can't stay here! What if Robbie comes back!? I gotta hide!"

"Look, kid. You got yourself a choice here. You can either go face him like a man, or you can hide indoors like a wimp. What'll it be?" Stan asked as Dipper ran out the door with 3 chasing after him.

She soon found Dipper half-heartedly playing the Fight Fighters game.

"Hey…want to play that game I owe you?" He asked, noticing her as she chose a female fighter called, Lass E. Rater and fought Dipper.

"Argh! I just don't know what to do 3!" Dipper finally groaned as they knocked each other out.

"We have no choice."

"I know. It's just that Robbie's twice our size. I mean, what will getting myself killed accomplish?"

"Then let me handle it." 3 offered soothingly as her mouth stretched out and she grew her claws.

"No."

"But-!"

"Robbie's a jerk, but you shouldn't kill him. Besides, he's already proved that he won't hesitate to hurt you when you're in your normal form. I just don't want you to get hurt."

"Dipper, I'm made out of paper, not glass."

"I know that! But I felt helpless when he pushed you down and well, it's a male pride thing. Besides this fight won't happen. I just need to hide here until 3 o'clock passes."

"Relax, Dipper. Just try not to think about Robbie." 3 said quietly, cheering to herself for Dipper's concern.

Dipper glances over at Robbie's band posters declaring that 'You're Dead!" and groaned, banging his head on the controls. They started another game with 3 beating him.

'A WINNER NEVER RUNS AWAY FROM A FIGHT!' The game declared.

"That's easy for you to say, you have more than one life. Ugh, I wish one of these guys would fight Robbie for me." Dipper said to 3, who shrugged as he was about to place another quarter in when he drops it and paused.

"What's wrong?"

"There's something written on the side…" Dipper said as he rubbed from dust away, "Huh? To unleash ultimate power? I do like things that are ultimate."

"It must be a cheat code for the game." 3 deducted. "Let's try it out."

Dipper played a solo game and chose Rumble again, "Back, back, hold, forward, back, forward, down, hold, quarter circle, forward, triple punch!" The machine blacks out. "I guess it didn't work."

"Maybe it's a reset code?" 3 asked as the screen flared back to life.

'SELECT YOUR CHARACTER!'

"Uhhh... Rumble McSkirmish?" Dipper said, unsure when the light turned blinding and the videogame character came out of the game.

"KickkickkickkickKICK!" Rumble shouted as he entered the real world and punching the floor.

"WHAT THE!?"

"Whoa! You're real?" Dipper said in wonder as he gazed up at his favorite character and held his hand up

"HIGH FIVE!" They both yelled.

"Ow! Your pixels are really sharp! Ugh!" Dipper said, looking at his hand.

"GREETINGS, CHILD-BOY! I AM RUMBLE MCSKIRMISH, FROM THE U.S.A! PUNCH! KICK! PUNCH! KICK!" Rumble yelled, spin kicking Dipper's face.

"Are you okay?! Oi Meathead! Be careful!" 3 yelled at the Shrinking Skirmish.

"Ow! Easy there, Polaris is so cooool!"

Rumble walked past them and noticed the change machine, "CHANGE MACHINE! CHANGE ME INTO A POWERFUL WOLF! HWAAAAH!" He yelled, destroying it.

Dipper turned to 3 and grinned, "This is perfect! With Rumble around, Robbie will be so scared; I won't even need to fight him. I've got the world's greatest fighter to be my bodyguard!"

3 watched Rumble shout for some power ups and flashed red. "You may be right…But I wonder…who carved that code into the machine…" 3 asked as she looked at the code.

"It is strange." Dipper admitted.

"Someone must've did this once, may be-" 3 was cut off when Rumble grabbed the two of them by the scruff of their necks.

"LITTLE CHILDREN! PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE NEAREST POWER-UPS!" Rumble demanded.

They glanced at each other and shrugged. They lead him back to the Shack and into the kitchen with 3 at the table, Dipper at the frig and Rumble was fighting a…fly.

"Well, we don't have any traditional power ups: turkey legs, pizza boxes, or gold rings. How about... half a taco?"

"Place it, on the floor." The taco glowed and disappeared with a ding and a menu appeared in midair, showing power ups.

"I wish I could do that!" Dipper said in amazement.

"It would be convenient on our monster hunts." 3 agreed.

Rumble then turned to them, "Now I must defeat the world's greatest fight-fighters. Take me to the Soviet Union! Or those monster's Child-Girl mentioned!"

3 grinned maliciously, "Why yes, I do know this colony of gnomes that-"

"No, no razing gnomes."

"Spoil sport." 3 groaned, sticking out her tongue as Dipper turned to Rumble, "That's gonna be tough...for a number of reasons. But I do know a fighter here in Gravity Falls."

"Maximum Power?" Rumble asked confused.

3 handed Rumble Robbie's band poster as Dipper told Rumble about Robbie, "His name is Robbie V. and he's kind of like my arch enemy."

"Did he kill your father?" Rumble asked.

"Well he's dating the girl I like and he posts a really annoying amount of status updates. He also hurt Polaris over there and I don't want her hurt." Dipper finished, pointing at 3.

Rumble crumples the poster angrily, "And then he killed your father!"

"Uh, sure. Anyway, I was hoping you could, you know, scare him off for me so I don't have to fight the guy."

"Hahaha! Your question makes my shoulders bounce! Fire ball!" He shoots a fireball at the window, and then did a complicated technique, "Uppercut! Downer-cut! Bowl of PUNCH!" He drinks and smashes a punch bowl.

"So you'll protect me from Robbie?" Dipper asked smiling hopefully

"Challenge accepted! Press start!" rumble said as a start button appears out of thin air in front of Dipper. He pressed the button as they heard the door open from somewhere in the house.

"Uh oh, I think I hear my uncle. Stay perfectly still! I said stay still."

Rumble was still rocking back and forth, "This is as still as I can stay!" They sighed and lead Rumble up the stairs to find Mabel and Waddles already there.

"Hey Mabel. Have you met Rumble yet? He's my new bodyguard."

"We summoned him with a cheat code."

"The boy-child gave me a taco!"

"Wow! He's got a crazy voice! Here, say these words." Mabel exclaimed as she writes words on a piece of paper and hands them to Rumble.

"Effer...vescent! Apple. Fritter! RIBOFLAVIN!" Rumble yelled.

"Mabel, he's not a toy, he's a fighting machine. I'm gonna get him to defend me from Robbie."

"He is also a video game, not a toy."

"Isn't that kind of like cheating?" Mabel asked.

"Robbie is double our height and stronger than us." Mabel looked at her curiously and continued, "Dipper refuses to let me fight."

"I just don't want anything to happen to you. Well, we'll see you after the fight." Dipper said as he, rumble and 3 left Mabel alone in the attic as Rumble continued to read.

"POOP! POOP AND BUTTS!"

They lead Rumble into town as Rumble asked Dipper, "Tell me my opponent's special moves."

"He has a noxious body odor and breath. He is also very manipulative, using any situation to make himself look good. His special attacks include skinny jeans and a horrible singing voice."

"Don't worry. As soon as he sees you, he's gonna wet his skinny jeans." Dipper said, chuckling.

"His wet jeans and body odor will be no match FOR THIS!" Rumble declared as he picks up a metal pipe and whips it around.

"Whoa! Where'd that come from?" Dipper and 3 asked as he showed them a pipe they didn't notice.

"I punched an oil drum!"

"Trust me, you won't need that. Just give him a good scare." Dipper assured nervously.

"Yes..." He bent over and picks up a katana lying in the middle of the street. "WITH THIS!"

"This street has really dangerous litter." Dipper said, bewildered.

"Let's hope he doesn't find an abandoned H-bomb." 3 said as Rumble picked up a random bazooka.

They found Robbie waiting on the back of the bench as the bell tower rings three times. "Well, well, well! Look who decided to show up! I thought two chickened out. You ready to settle this like men and a little girl?" He jeered.

"Look dude, I don't think you want to fight me. Let's just call this thing off before someone gets hurt."=

"Ha, you scared, huh? Is that it?"

"No, you should be."

"Okay, dude! You asked for it!" Dipper said smugly as he snaps his fingers and Rumble comes out from behind and glares at Robbie.

"Who's your friend? And why is he... blurry?"

"This happens to be the greatest warrior that ever lived!"

"And he's going to kick your skinny jean's butt!"

"Yeah, right!" Robbie sneered and turned to Rumble, "Hey Eye Patch, what did these kid s promise you? More tape for your forearms? Ha ha ha!"

"HOW CAN YOU LAUGH, WHEN YOU KILLED THIS BOY'S FATHER AND ATTACKED THIS GIRL?!" Rumble yelled, jabbing his finger in Robbie's face.

"Wait, what?" Robbie asked confused.

"I'm giving you one last chance, back down, or this guy's gonna go nuts." Dipper said, giving Robbie one last chance to back out before they unleash Rumble on them.

"How 'bout YOU back down, kid?"

"Have a nice time eating through a straw." 3 said, waving cheekily.

"You asked for it. Rumble? Go!"

"Ha ha ha! What the?" Robbie yelled as he ducked Rumble's fist and started to run, he didn't get far as Rumble grabbed him. "WHOA! Hey! What's happening?" He screamed.

"I didn't wanna have to do this, man, but you gave me no choice. Maybe now, if you-" Dipper was cut off when Rumble slammed Robbie violently into the ground, laughing as Robbie spat out some dirt.

"Whoa! Rumble! You can stop! I think Robbie's had enough-"

"H-He's down, Rumble!"

"RUMBLE..." He tosses Robbie high in the air, "THROW!"

"STOP! I SAID STOP!"

"YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM!"

Robbie landed painfully on the jungle gym, "Hey! What the- THAT GUY'S CRAZY!" Robbie cried out, pointing at Rumble.

"FIREBALL!" He yelled and destroyed the bars and Robbie flees.

"What the heck was that?! You were only supposed to scare him, you almost killed him!"

"You went too far!"

"I WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE MAN WHO DISHONORED YOU TWO IS DESTROYED!" Rumble declared, punching Robbie's band poster and runs after him. "AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGG!" He jumps up and punches an electric pole, "PUNCH!"

"This isn't good." Dipper whispered horrified.

"We got to stop him!"

They chased after him, following the trail of destruction and arrived at Barrels and Crates Inc. "Something told me this would be his first stop." Dipper said as Robbie ran out of windows and down the fire escape with Rumble right after him and throwing barrels after Robbie.

"Chill out man! Just chill out!" Robbie screamed as he jump over the barrels/

"Please, Rumble! You gotta stop!" Dipper pleaded as the scene turned in to a Donkey Kong like scene and Robbie escape towards the docks.

"Rumble wait!" Dipper yelled.

"Come on!' 3 called, dragging Dipper after them.

"Punch punch punch!"

"You don't have to do this! At least pace yourself..." Dipper called as he slowed down, breathing heavily, clutching his still healing wound. "You might get a cramp-Ah!" 3 stopped and returned to Dipper's side.

"Are you alright? Is it the wound?"

"I-gasp-I'm fine."

"No, you could pass out if you continue. I'll chase after Rumble, you rest." She turned to leave when Dipper grabbed her sleeve, shaking his head.

"No, I caused this from being a coward, I'm gonna end it." He said, using 3 to steady himself and continued the chase, running past a ruined car and a father comforting his son.

"We'll just buy another one."

"I love being rich."

They managed to catch up as Rumble destroyed a barbeque and 3 forced Dipper to rest for a minute and drink some water before returning to prevent Robbie's murder. They were losing ground when Soos pulled up next to them, wearing an arcade game casing.

"Soos! Where you been?" Dipper panted.

"Uh, long story, man. Dude, you guys see that video game guy tearing up everything in sight? Ha ha! That's crazy!"

"Yeah, I kind of sort of brought him to life to be my bodyguard. But now I have to stop him before he kills Robbie!"

"You need an amiable sidekick with a pickup truck?"

"You know I do." Dipper grinned as he and 3 got inside.

"You're the best, Soos!"

They finally managed to corner Rumble at the Water tower.

"CHALLENGER SIGHTED!"

"Time to save the day, dude." Soos said, turning to 3 and Dipper.

"YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE!"

"Rumble! This has to stop! Please! Listen to me!" Dipper begged as Rumble kicks the tower, making it lean dangerously to the side when they heard Mabel scream from above.

"What's happening?!"

"Oh boy..." 3 heard Stan mutter.

"We're safe, right?"

"Of course not! This thing is on stilts! High high up!"

"Rumble stop! Are family is up there!" 3 shouted as Robbie fell of the tower as Rumble caught him.

'FINISH HIM!' A voice came from above.

"Oh God, not Mortal Combat."

"No no no, don't! Don't finish me!" Robbie begged as Rumble gathered energy to finish him off when Dipper hit him with a coin.

"HWUUUUAAAAAAAAA?!"

"RUMBLE! Rumble! I have something to tell you! Robbie... Robbie didn't kill my father."

"HUUUUUUHH? THEN WHO DID?"

"What? No one. I-I lied to you. Though Robbie did harm 3- I mean, Polaris." Dipper admitted.

"HWUUUHH? WELL THEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY A...BAD GUY!"

"I guess I'm kind of am..."

Rumble turned away after hanging Robbie by his hood in a tree a cut scene appeared, "My entire journey, a lie! My honor has been disgraced! Sensei warned me not to join the path of evil... the boy has led me astray! If Robbie V. is not the last stage, then it must be…" He whirled to 3 and Dipper.

"YYYYYOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!" A START button appears next to Dipper as Soos ran over.

"Don't fight him, man! That guy's got like a black belt wrapped around his black belt. You could get killed!"

"I have to. I started all this and I've got to at least try to stop it."

"Dipper, please, I'm begging you. Let me do this!" 3 implored desperately.

"You sure you wouldn't rather hide like a wimp?" Soos asked hopefully, but Dipper ignores them and hits START.

"Fight like a man it is."

"Please…don't die…"

Game announcer from the sky yelled, "READY?" as Dipper and Rumble's health bars filled up and Soos readies his camera.

"FIGHT!"

They both charged at each other screaming and Rumble called out.

"FIREBALLTHROWLIGHTNINGBALLTHROW! FIRE!" He throws it... and it misses Dipper, Rumble follows through and kicks him, making his health go down.

"HAHAHA! YOU FIGHT LIKE A GIRL! WHO IS ALSO A BABY!"

"How rude!"

Dipper ignores the pain and runs up to him and uppercuts him as Soos said in slow motion.

"DUUUUUUUUDE!" As Rumble fell on the ground and his health decreases by 1%.

"Oh no." Dipper quickly got out of way as Soos tried to lower Rumble's health bar by waving at it.

"Eh. Eh. Well, it was worth a shot." He said as Rumble blasted at Dipper as he climbed a tree.

"NO! I HAVE NO LOOKING UP! ANIMATION! AAAAAAAAAAA..." He falls flat to the ground trying to look up.

Dipper laughed and jumped down. "So, what should I do, roll him up and put him on my wall?"

"Dude, we should rock paper scissors for him!"

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch boys."

Rumble got up and yelled as he rained punches on, to 3's horror, Dipper, "FIST! PUNCH! RAAAAAIIIIINNNN! NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THAT I HAVE PUNCHES! HWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! SUPER POWER NINJA TURBO NEO ULTRA HYPER MEGA MULTI ALPHA META EXTRA UBER PREFIX... COMBO!"

A small twinkle of light appears on a black screen, and then a mushroom cloud shaped like a fist appears and Dipper landed beaten and bloody on the ground. "You, sir, truly are the greatest fighter ever."

"RUMBLE WINS!" The Game Announcer yelled.

"WINNERS DON'T LOSE!"

"I wouldn't be too sure about that, man." Dipper coughed up blood and 3 snapped as he pasted out.

"FINAL SUPER EXTRA SPECIAL UBER BOSS BATTLE UNLOCKED!"

"WHAT!?" Rumble shouted in surprise as he looked around him to find a bazooka in his face and was fired, clearing him into the forest.

3 turned to Soos who was tending Dipper with a black aura and shadowed face and said in a cold, emotionless voice, "Tend To Him."

3 leaped up and sprinted to where Rumble landed. Rumble got up and turned to see 3 in her Snapped form, her eyes were red and her sclera was black and her skin now had black blotches.

"Dipper may have been the final stage, but I'm the Final Boss."

"YOU'RE THE FINAL BOSS!?"

"That is correct. You've harmed the one still recovering from a previous injury and under my protection. Now I'll reduce you to Binary Code, regardless of Dipper's respect for you, Rumble McSkirmish."

"SO IT WASN'T THE BOY'S FAULT I WAS LEAD ASTRY! BUT YOUR'S!" Rumble declared, pointing at 3.

"No, I believe it was multiple factors that lead to this. But, regardless I will not let you live. There is no Dipper here to prevent your death, unlike last time."

"READY?" The announcer yelled as the forest fell away to show a black hole background with constellations being drained into it with the Big Dipper at the very top of the black hole. 3's and Rumble's health bars appeared with 3 getting a whopping 4 health bars.

"FIGHT!"

3 teleported in front of Rumble and stabbed him and tore his torso upwards, throwing him down and he lost 23%

Rumble got up and yelled, "FIRELIGHTFIREBALL!" and blasted at 3

"Ink armor." She said calmly as her skin turned totally black and blended into the background, and started to rotate around Rumble, only appearing for a split second when she pasted by the constellations.

Rumble waited for her to get close then yelled, "FIST! PUNCH! RAAAAAIIIIINNNN!" She was only pushed back a little and her bar only went down 0.5%.

3 raised a hand and brought it down, plunging them into darkness.

As Rumble whirled around desperately he heard 3's cold voice.

"Scared? McSkirmish afraid of the dark?"

"NEVER, A WINNER HAS NO FEAR!"

"Really? To tell you the truth, I'm scared right now. I'm terrified of the dark and being alone. I've spent 30 years in a small cramped space with no one to talk to but the spiders that squeezed in. 30 years…until, Dipper, the boy you've beaten mercilessly found me and rescued me from the dark! If he wished it, I would gladly sacrifice myself so he would live! He would only need to say the word. I WILL DEFEND HIM TO MY DYING BREATH!" 3 yelled as the black hole was replaced by a super nova that blinded Rumble.

A massive explosion took over the area, destroying everything in its path, decimating Rumble's heath bar as it drew back to reform a new star that illuminated 3 as she hovered over him and raised her claws.

"Game Over." And struck as the announcer echoed.

"GAME OVER!"

"HEH?! NO! NOOOOOOO!" Rumble screamed as he disintegrated and 3 returned to Dipper's side as she wrote down DIP for high score entry.

"Game over, old friend." Dipper said, as 3 helped him sit up.

"Heh! Nice one, dude!"

"Quiet...Dipper, no back talk." She snarled when he opened his mouth, "I'm taking you to a hospital right now, no arguments."

Robbie walked over and asked helplessly, "What? Who-who-who was that guy?! Why is it that whenever you're around, there's always ghosts or monsters, or whatever?!"

"I don't know, man." Dipper answered as 3 looked guiltily at him.

"That guy almost broke my neck! You know how mad I am right now?!" Robbie yelled in his face as 3 hissed.

"So I guess you and I have to fight now, huh? Go ahead, man. Do your worse. I just want to get this over with."

"Oh, man! I am so gonna enjoy this! Aren't you gonna run?" Robbie asked when he didn't flinch at the sight of his fist.

"Nope."

"... Are you sure?" he said hesitantly.

Dipper nodded.

Robbie paused and dropped his fist in disgust, "Pfft! It's not even worth it! I play lead guitar so I gotta save my hands."

Wendy then comes over and said, "Hey guys! I heard some crazy screaming back here."

"Wendy!?" The boys cried in surprise.

"You're back!"

"Yeah, man. Whoa! What the heck happened here? Freak tornado or something?" Wendy asked, surveying the destruction.

"Uh, yeah, sure."

"And why are your faces all jacked up? You guys weren't fighting each other, were you? I hate it when guys fight." Wendy said angrily.

"No! Fighting?"

"Why would we be fighting? Never!"

"Yeah, we actually fell over trying to stop two other guys from fighting each other." Dipper lied for the both of them.

"Cool! It really makes me happy to see my two boys hanging out. I got some unpacking to do. I'll text you guys later." She kisses Robbie on the cheek, ruffles 3's hair and pats Dipper, then leaves.

"Did you hear that? She called me one of her two boys!" Dipper said happily.

"She was looking at me, though." Robbie scoffed

"Look, Robbie, If we're stay at each other's throats, we're both gonna lose Wendy. We need to make a cold war pact."

"Okay. What's that?"

"Pick up a History Book, tool."

"We need to learn to hate each other, in silence." Dipper cut in.

"You mean like, what girls do?"

"Yeah, exactly! What girls do."

They went back to the Mystery Shack, gathered around Wendy who was brushing her hair.

"So, then I told Thompson, 'Hey, save some for the rest of us!'"

"Ha! Good one, Wendy! That's great!" The boys agreed.

"Aw, man. Just a sec." She bent over and Dipper and Robbie growled at each other, making violent gestures at one another and 3 shocked Robbie, lowest setting.

Wendy stood back up and they went to normal, "So as I was saying..."

3 just shook her head and adjusted her taser settings, just in case Robbie's hormones get out of control.

She meant it when she said she'll defend him, no matter what.

Though she couldn't help wonder who wrote that code in the first place.