Chapter 3:
Dipper had settled onto Mabel's bed almost immediately after Wendy left curling into a tight ball. "Dipper?" Mabel asked.
"I just need to rest my eyes a moment..." Dipper said weakly. His whole being felt tired like he had no energy left.
The next thing he knew it was morning and Mabel had her arms wrapped around him in a sleeper hold. He struggled trying to get out of her grasp. "M-Mabel!" He slipped out from under her arms and brushed off his shoulders and straightened his hair and hat. "Geeze." He growled. "Are you trying to kill me?"
"Dipper..." Mabel mumbled. Still fast asleep. Dipper paused, observing her more closely. He could see tear stains on her face. Had she had a nightmare? That's not possible, Dipper always woke up when she had a bad dream- Dipper stopped, feeling a shiver go through him as he began to see a faint images appearing around her head. "Dipper!" He heard Mabel's voice echoing as her image appeared and he could see her riding a giant Waddles as she chased after Dipper who was riding on the goat Glompers for some reason. Dipper gasped pulling back quickly.
"I was just- that was just!" Dipper began to pace, not realizing he was upside down. "No way. No way!"
"Dipper!" Mabel growled throwing a pillow at him. It passed right through him. "I was dreaming!"
"I know!" Dipper said.
Mabel blinked sleepily up at him. From downstairs they heard their Grunkle Stan banging a pot and ladle together. "Breakfast! Get it while its hot!"
Dipper fallowed Mabel down stairs. "Mabel. I saw your dream!"
"Pssht!' Mable laughed. "Are you sure you weren't dreaming? You were pretty out of it last night."
"It wasn't a dream-
Mable gasped cutting Dippers words off. "Pancakes!" She squealed as she rushed to the table and started stuffing her face. Dipper sighed settling into the empty chair next to her. He attempted to lift a fork. The table was set for three but there was only food for two. The fork lifted a fraction of an inch and clanked back down to the table. Dipper was a bit startled. Surprised he actually moved it. Outside of Mabel and that ugly puppet he hadn't had much luck moving anything. Focusing all his attention on the fork and the idea of moving it he tried again. this time the handle end of the fork lifted a whole inch. Dipper grinned, proud of this small accomplishment. The fork slipped from his grasp and bounced back to the table as he heard a gasp. Surprised, he looked to Mabel who was staring at him, her eyes full of fear again. Dipper could see, too, a small outline of color around her... a pink color. He swallowed. "What's wrong Mabel?"
"Your teeth." She whispered.
"My teeth?" Dipper reached up to touch his mouth and froze. He sensed that that was where his body was... that that was his mouth... that his hands were touching his face... but he couldn't feel it. It was like the way one's mouth felt after going to the dentist. Their was no real feeling. "I- I can't feel..." He whispered, fear seeping into his limbs again.
"Dipper?" Mabel asked quietly.
"I can't feel my face- or my hands." he touched his shoulders his arms. "I can't feel me at all." He shivered. Suddenly he felt Mabel touch his face pulling it toward her.
"Calm down little brother." She said softly. "I think you're rattling the table."
Dipper looked to her. Amazed he could feel her. Confused by her words. Her eyes were calm but sad. "I'm doing what?" He finally asked noticing the rattling sound hearing it fade.
"That was weird." Stan said his hand still poring syrup over his drowning pancakes. "Dipper did that?"
He felt another rush of fear and the table began to shake again. "Don't freak out!" Mabel said sharply pinching his cheek and Dipper blinked feeling the sting and his whole being suddenly felt grounded. "Good. Now let us enjoy our breakfast. We can freak out later." Mabel said beginning to stuff her face again.
Dipper nodded rubbing his cheek, a small sense of joy running through his body that he couldn't quite place.
AN:
Sorry it's so short. It's just how the chapters split. I tried to extend it by adding detail... but I wasn't really sure how to add detail without betting too boring or off topic...
Anyway. I'll post the next chapter once I get done editing it. Thanks for reading! :)