Revenge on Mabel

Later that night, Gideon and the two Sev'ral Timez clones went to the Mystery Shack. Gideon stayed in hiding while Greggy C. and Creggy G. went to the museum side and called up to the window of Mabel's attic bedroom.

"Yo, Mabel girl! Come down and talk with us," called Greggy C.

Mabel opened the window and looked out. "Creggy G. and Greggy C.! It's good to see you! I'll come down."

"Hope we didn't wake you," said Creggy G.

"I wasn't asleep," said Mabel. "I was up worrying about Dipper. He borrowed some of my clothes and went off somewhere a few hours ago. He wouldn't say why."

Mabel came down in her computer diskette pajamas. The two clones gave her a hug.

Gideon sneaked up on Mabel. As planned, when he was close enough, they let go of her and stepped back.

"Ahem!" said Gideon.

Mabel turned around, startled.

Gideon threw a potion fry, which struck her on the chest.

"Gideon! You broke out of jail! No matter what you say, I'll never be your queen. Never, never, nev... Um, about being your queen, I've changed my mind. Yes! Totally yes!"

"That position is no longer an option, Mabel," said Gideon. "I was thinking I would just make you my slave instead."

"Slave... Okay, slave is good," said Mabel. "May I have one of those cute outfits like Princess Leia wore in 'Return of the Jedi'?"

"No," said Gideon. "Rags will be good enough for you."

"All right," said Mabel. "Just as long as I can be with you."

"You're more agreeable than I hoped," said Gideon. "It's a little disappointing from the revenge point-of-view. I guess that's what I get for using love potion."

"Love potion?" said Mabel. "Wait, that thing you just threw at me looks familiar."

She picked up the fry off the ground. "This is one of the fries I put love potion on for Robbie and Tambry!"

"So you were the source of the potion," said Gideon. "The Sev'ral Timez boys and I got it out of a trash can behind Greasy's Diner."

Mabel looked at the two clones. "You set me up for Gideon, didn't you?"

"We love him, Mabel dog," said Greggy C. "He wanted to see you and get you to fall in love with him, so we helped."

"You betrayed me," said Mabel. "I'm happy to be with Gideon now, but still..."

"Mabel girl, when you let us go in the woods you didn't say anything about how hard it would be," said Creggy G. "Three of us died out there."

"Oh no!" said Mabel. "Poor Leggy P., Chubby Z., and Deep Chris. I wasn't thinking about that, just about how you should be free."

"We don't really blame you, Mabel dog," said Greggy C. "Like you say, you just weren't thinking."

"I feel so guilty," said Mabel.

"You can work off your guilt as our slave," said Gideon.

"I'll try my best, Master Gideon," said Mabel.

"The first thing I need you to do is go back into the Mystery Shack and steal us some money," said Gideon. "We're a bit short of cash at the moment."

"Steal money from Grunkle Stan?" asked Mabel.

"I'm sure he has a lot of money stashed away in there," said Gidoen. "Bring me at least ten thousand dollars. That will be your slave dowry."

"I don't know where he keeps all his money," said Mabel.

"You're a clever girl, I'm sure you can figure it out," said Gideon. "Go do it now."

Mabel started to go, then turned back. "One question. What about Dipper? He went off somewhere hours ago. You didn't... kill him, did you? Or make him fall in love with you so you could hurt him?"

Gideon chuckled. "Nothing so crude as that. I made him fall in love with the leader of the gnomes. Dipper is now the new Gnome Queen!"

"No!" said Mabel.

"Yes," said Gideon. "Remember when you and Dipper tried to trick the gnomes into taking me as their queen? Turnabout is fair play."

"That was a terrible thing to do," said Mabel.

"But you still love me, don't you?" asked Gideon.

"I can't stop loving you," said Mabel.

"Then go get me that money," said Gideon.

After Mabel left, Creggy G. said to Gideon, "It will be good to have Mabel dog around again. I missed her."

"Me too," said Greggy C.

"Don't get too used to her being around," said Gideon.

"Why not?" askd Greggy C.

"Mabel isn't going to be with us that long," said Gideon. "I'll make good use of her services as a slave tonight, and in the morning we'll use some of that money she's stealing for us to buy a video camera. We'll get her confession to the theft and your kidnapping on disk, then tie her up and leave her in front of the police station with the confession disk beside her. Grand theft and five counts of kidnapping should get her a life sentence in the same prison where I was."

"But I don't want Mabel dog hurt!" said Creggy G.

"Well... you told me about that giant hamster cage where you lived before Mabel let you out. Prison is like that. Mabel will get free food and shelter for life," said Gideon.

"Oh..." said Greggy C. "That's aight, then."

"Twenty-thirteen," said Creggy G.