Made Me Realize
Chapter 7: Poisoned
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Dipper's POV
It has been a week since Carla's visit. Every day, we do the same, old, boring routine:
-Eight o'clock until eight thirty: Wake up, lacking sleep; take a bath, brush our teeth, etc.
-Eight thirty until nine o'clock: Breakfast
-Nine until three o'clock: Work at the Mystery Shack
-Three o'clock: Sneak out of the Mystery Shack
-Three until four o'clock:
Me: Set out to the woods to find more mysteries and clues, which I never found
Mabel: Hang out with her friends
-Four o'clock: Go back to the Mystery Shack, then get scolded by Grunkle Stan for not working, threatening he will fire us, which he never did
-Four until six o'clock: Take a bath again, dinner at the Greasy's Diner; go back to the Mystery Shack, etc.
-Six until nine o'clock: Do pretty much useless things
-Nine o'clock until ten o'clock: Watch the TV if there's an interesting show like Duck-tective
-Ten o'clock: Sleep
-One o'clock in the midnight:
Me: Wake up from the scariest nightmare ever, then sleep again
Mabel: Snoring
Then do it all over again. But I noticed that there was something different today. I had a nightmare last night that was even scarier than the nights before. Usually it was random scary things, like chased by a monster, or such, but this time it was different. I dreamt everybody I loved was killed. My parents, Grunkle Stan, Soos, Wendy, Carla, and worst of all: Mabel. She got tortured, in front of me, before she was killed. I can't remember the torture was, but it was definitely scary. The one-eyed-pyramid creature revealed himself during the torture.
"This is just a dream, Dipper. But someday it WILL happen", it said. "Just take this as a warning."
I can't stop thinking what it said. It was the scariest nightmare EVER. I woke up with bags under my eyes. At breakfast, I noticed Mabel wasn't as cheerful as she used to be. She kept facing on her bowl without saying a word.
"Grunkle, I need to go somewhere. Do you mind?" she asked while scurrying to the door.
"Just be back at twelve, alright? I won a free trip to Estonia for a week, wherever that is. I'll be going at twelve, so I need you guys at the Mystery Shack at that time. Do you understand?" he said.
"Uh-huh", she nodded and raced outside. I became suspicious. She always asked me if I wanted to go with her. Maybe because she knew that I will say "no" to her? I felt really bad. She's probably really disappointed in me.
I decided to go and follow her. I saw her riding her bike really fast, heading to the town. I had a hard time following her. After twenty minutes, we arrived at a mansion. I recognize the mansion. It was Pacifica's mansion! What was she doing here? I hid behind a tree. Mabel rang the doorbell. Her butler opened it, giving her a suspicious look. I saw both of them were talking something, but I was too far to hear it. Whatever did Mabel said to the butler probably convinced him, because he quickly gave a nod and went inside the mansion.
A few minutes later, Pacifica opened the door. I can hear her mocking tone, but I can't make out what was she saying.
Mabel's POV
"What are you doing here, Sweater Girl?" Pacifica said with her mocking tone. I lowered my head, trying to be modest.
"I'm just here to talk with you for a while, do you mind?" I asked. Surprisingly, she smiled.
"Well, why didn't you say so? Let's sit on the stairs and talk", she said nicely. I was totally not expecting that. I thought she was either going to give an excuse or mock me again. I could clearly see that she was faking her smile and nice tone, but I didn't mind for a second there. All I want was a nice, little talk with her. That's all I mind about for now.
"I'm just thinking; why do you hate me so much? I never have done anything wrong to you, but I can feel you hate me. You always go away from me and mock me. Why?" I asked. "Did I really did something wrong to you? Or you don't really hate me? It's all just a misunderstanding, like that?"
Pacifica became silent for a while. Then she laughed.
"Of course I don't hate you! It's all just a big misunderstanding", she laughed. Of course she was faking her laugh too. I became suspicious that she wasn't telling the truth.
"Look, from now on, let's be friends, okay? Let's put our past behind us and forget it ever happened", she said, hugging me. I stunned, but I quickly got my senses back. I didn't want to go off guard with her actions.
"Okay", I said, hugging her back.
"Oh, right! I almost forgot", she said, taking an apple from her pocket. The apple glimmered in the daylight.
"Here, take it. For the sign of our friendship", she smiled, giving it to me. I gave an unsure look. It was so tempting, yet it felt wrong.
"Go on, eat it", she said, giving her sweetest smile. I gave it bite, slowly chew it, and gulp it down. It was delicious. In fact, it was the most delicious apple I ever ate. Suddenly, I felt dizzy. Everything blurred, then turned black. I could still feel my body crashing the stairs. I tried to open my eyes, but I can't. It felt really heavy. I heard Pacifica said, "Sorry Mabel, there's only one room for a popular girl here…"
Dipper's POV
I saw what Pacifica did to Mabel. I quickly ran towards her.
"Mabel!" I cried. I went up the stairs and quickly shook her body, trying to wake her up.
"No use, Dipper. She's going to die in three days anyway", she laughed evilly.
"What did you do to her?! And what did you mean by that?!" I demanded. She continued laughing.
"I poisoned her", she sneered.
"You've taken this too far, Pacifica! I'm going to call the police for this!" I bellowed.
"They'll never believe you, my dear Dipper. If they do, what can they do? They certainly can't arrest me for this", she cackled.
I glared at her. Why is she doing this to Mabel? Why can't she just do this to somebody else?! Mabel wasn't worth it! I glanced at Mabel. Her feet turned blue. I shuddered. What did she do to her? What kind of poison did she poison Mabel?
"Oh, by the way, Dipper, there's no cure. So enjoy watching your beloved twin sister die", she laughed. She opened the door and slammed it shut. I tried forcing it open, but it was no use. It began to rain. I carried her back to the Mystery Shack as fast as I could. I saw Wendy and Soos were there. I quickly ran to them.
"Guys, we need to help Mabel!" I said, panting for air. Wendy and Soos gathered around Mabel.
"Dude, what happened to her?" Soos asked, worried. Even Wendy looked anxious.
"No time for explaining! We need to carry her to the hospital right now!" I quickly said. Wendy nodded and quickly called the ambulance, while Soos and I tried to help Mabel to gain her consciousness back. The ambulance came after ten minutes. A paramedic asked what happened. I told them she was poisoned, but I didn't tell them she was poisoned by a poisonous apple. They won't believe me. They carried Mabel to the nearest hospital while I, Soos, and Wendy followed them using the golf car.
"Please stay alive, Mabel. You're the only you I've got", I pleaded in my heart.
Pacifica's POV
I just poisoned Mabel. Did I feel guilty? Nope. In fact, I felt so happy inside. In three days, that annoying girl will die. I skipped along the hallway. I went in a dim lit room at the end of the hallway. There was only one torch lighting up the room. It wasn't as scary as my parents told me. I always knew there were just trying to scare me. Suddenly a deep voice boomed.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" the voice asked. I rolled my eyes.
"It's me, Uncle. Your favorite niece in the whole universe", I said, annoyed.
"Oh, right, Pacifica. I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you", my uncle laughed.
"You never did", I grumbled softly.
"So, how did it go?" he asked. He sat on the golden throne. I always wanted that throne. Maybe someday I'll get the chance to sit on that throne.
"Quite fine", I said. "Except the part when Dipper came to "rescue" his dear twin sister."
"Ah, yes. He just told me that", my uncle said thoughtfully.
"Well, tell him to tell me that earlier", I said, even more annoyed.
"He also told me that you're going to say that", he roared with laughter. I groaned.
"Well, at least he didn't ruin the plan", he said, stopping his laugh.
"Not yet", I said. "You don't know what he's capable of."
"He told me that he's a smart guy", he said, twisting his moustache.
"Yes, I'm afraid so", I nodded.
"You want to kill this girl because you're jealous of her popularity?" my uncle suddenly asked. I was shock, but I bet he told him.
"Yes", I nodded again.
"I'm afraid to tell you this but that's a really stupid thing to do", he said. I raised an eyebrow.
"Excuse me?"
"Not saying you're stupid or something but he could just make you famous without you doing anything", he said again.
"Don't you get it, Uncle?" I asked him. "I want only myself famous here, not with another girl, especially a silly one!"
"He could make her not famous", my uncle said.
"I don't want only her not being famous, but I also want her to be DEAD!" I said angrily.
"Only because you're jealous of her?" my uncle asked.
"Yes!" I said, annoyed.
"Well, alright, if that's your plan", he shrugged.
I went out the room fuming. My parents asked me what happened, but I ignored them and stormed in my room. I looked around my enormous, pink room. There were a lot of pictures of Mabel scattered on the floor which I "torture" like burning them down, shredding them down into pieces or such. There was one more left. I sneered and poured an acidic liquid on it. It quickly consumed the whole picture.
"Bye-bye, Sweater Girl", I said in my heart, feeling as happy as ever be.
Dipper's POV
"So, how is she?" I asked a doctor.
"Not now, okay?" he said, walking away. I groaned. All the doctors I asked gave that same, exact answer no matter what I asked. Even when I asked where was the bathroom. A female doctor passed by and smiled at me.
"You must be Dipper Pines, Mabel Pines' twin brother, right?" she asked. I nodded.
"It's nice meeting you. My name is Dr. Rose", she said. "Your sister has been calling your name several times ever since she got here."
"Is she alright?" I asked anxiously.
"Unfortunately, our doctors can't figure out what poison which poisoned her", she said sadly. I felt like crying.
"Please, help her! I can't live without her", I begged.
"We're trying our best, Dipper", she said. "Have you called your parents?"
"Yes, but they can't come today. They're in Washington, they said they'll try to come tomorrow", I said.
"Is there any other guardians you have here?" she asked.
"No, our Grunkle who we live with have flown to Estonia", I shook my head. "We can't reach him."
She nodded thoughtfully.
"Do you want to see your sister?" she asked again, smiling.
"I could?" I asked in disbelief.
"With my permission, of course!" she said, smiling warmly. My face lit up.
"Yes! Please do!" I said, nodding my head. The doctor led me to a room. All the doctors turned to me as we walked in the room.
"What are you doing here?" a doctor asked, surprised.
"Please go out for a while, you can't be here", another said, pushing me out the door.
"I want to see her, please!" I pleaded as he pushed me.
"The boy wants to see his sister for a while, I let him in with my permission", Dr. Rose said. The other doctors gave an unsure look, but they let me see Mabel.
"Mabel, are you okay?" I asked her. She turned to me and opened her mouth, trying to say something, but she can't. She forced a weak smile at me and nodded.
"Don't worry, Mabel. I'll do my best to help you. Just hang in there, okay?" I whispered in her ear, trying to hold back my tears. She nodded weakly and closed her eyes.
"No! Don't die Mabel!" I shouted, alarmed. Tears flowed out my eyes.
"Don't worry, Dipper. She's just sleeping", Dr. Rose comforted me. I wiped away my tears, relieved.
"Let's go out from here, Dipper. The doctors will help her", she said again. I nodded and went out of the room. A girl ran towards me.
"Is Mabel alright?" she asked. I blinked and realized she was Carla. Wendy must have called and told her what happened.
"I don't know if she's gonna be", I said. "Pacifica poisoned her."
"That girl who joined Illuminati?" she asked. I nodded and told her the whole thing
"She said there's no cure for the poison", I said, finishing my story.
"We need to help Mabel", she declared. She took out her mysterious book from her small backpack she brought and turned the page one by one.
"Aha!" she said triumphantly. She showed the page to me. It was about the Fountain of Youth.
"The water in the fountain can heal anything, right? Maybe it could help Mabel!" she said.
"But no one ever found it before. How are we supposed to find it?" I frowned.
"That doesn't sound like you at all!" she raised an eyebrow. "We need to help your twin sister, Dipper! There's no harm trying, right?"
"But we've only got three days left", I told her.
"You sound really pessimist today. Just try", she said. "We're leaving at dawn tomorrow. Pack up your things."
I groaned. But remembering Mabel, I softened. I guess it is worth to try.
"Alright, for Mabel", I said, determined. Carla smiled, satisfied.
"Okay, I'll meet you at the Mystery Shack tomorrow", she said, waving goodbye as she scurried away.
I nodded and waved back. That night, I lay awake at night, thinking about Mabel. She's probably suffering right now. I can't let her die. She's the best twin sister that anyone could ever have, although sometimes she's annoying and weird, but they're most of the time useful. I could never have found the real founder of Gravity Falls without her and her silliness' help. I touched a soft fabric and curiously held it up to take a better look. It was the "Big Dipper" Sweater. I smiled at it.
"Don't worry Mabel", I said in my heart. "I'll help you no matter what."
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