Gage The Hedgehog: Thanks for the continued support!
FanficLovingPerson: Yeah after seeing Sonic X (first two seasons), I thought to myself 'I wonder what happens if I put him as a housemate'. There is some sort of story arc that will happen during the in-universe week that involves Chris but I don't want to spoil it.
Louis Thomas Hardin: Probably when all of them are eighteen years old and of legal age. So I'd say ten years to be safe.
Funny fact, I didn't really expect to write a 4000 word chapter but somehow I did. It was supposed to only show how the housemates nominated but I added a bit of friend-shipping at the second half.
Also, poll is up on my profile page. Vote for a housemate to stay! Enjoy the chapter :)
Day 14 – 6:58pm – The Living Room
It was the night of the second nominations and everyone was nervous. Chris was sitting on the left side of the couch fidgeting with his fingers, wondering who will join him. Gumball had assured him that everything is going to plan and that he's going to survive the upcoming Friday eviction. That their alliance would be nominating Sonic up and that he had convinced Timmy & Penny to vote for the hedgehog. Sure Chris now hated his hedgehog 'buddy' but he didn't want him gone either. He was about to object to plan but honestly, he felt too tired to actually put the effort in. He was hoping to somehow fix that whole situation before Friday even though the chances of that happening were currently at zero percent.
Over on the other side of the living room, Sonic was smirking at everyone, certain that he would not be up for the public vote thanks to the brilliant plan he has secretly constructed. He had talked to each alliance member seperately and hatched a perfect plot to split the votes enough so that no alliance members would be facing the vote. Of course, he also had to talk to Timmy & Penny for the plan to work but he was confident that they would follow his perfect plan.
In the middle of all the alliance talk was Timmy & Penny, the swing voters of tonight's nominations who were sinking further into the couch as the seconds started to tick closer towards the deadline. They were sure that either way, the mansion is just going to get more divided.
Soon enough, the intercom sparked to life, "Hello, housemates. How are you feeling?"
"Wonderful," Dipper answered sarcastically.
"Good. Now, since it's now seven o'clock, we would now like each individual or pair if you're chained up to make your way to the diary room to nominate two housemates using three points. We have a long night to come since these nominations are for the double eviction on Friday," Big Brother informed the group.
Most of the housemates were anxious to nominate as most were ordered to follow their alliance leader's plans.
"One more thing before you nominate. I sense two huge alliances battling for power tonight so I'm just reminding everyone that your nominations must be because of valid reasons. Any questions?"
"Yes, I got one," Jimmy Neutron butted in, pointing to the shackles on his arm, "When can we take these off?"
"There will be keys to unlock it just across the hallway. You may only use it once you have finished nominating as a pair."
"Thanks,"
"Good. Now then, we'll do the nominations in alphabetical order. Chris, you're up first," Chris made his way back to the diary room and looked nervously at the camera.
7:01pm – The Diary Room
"Please, cast your nominations now."
Chris said, "My first nominee is Sonic for two points. After I overheard him saying really nasty things in the garden, I just started to hate him. After all the things I did for him, this is how he repays me?"
"What exactly did you do for him?"
"Well, when he and his friends' crash landed on Earth by some universe explosion or something, and after being chased by the police, he ended up in the garden pool and I saved him. If I wasn't there, he could've died drowning."
"And what has Sonic did for you?"
Chris was silent for a while, "Well he did save me on multiple occasions... still what he said hurt! I'm just really emotional."
He shed a tear before wiping it away.
"Accepted. Who is your second nomination?"
"It would have to be one point for Marco. It was a tossup between Marco & Dipper but according to the first poll, 50% of the audience wanted Dipper. Marco on the other hand got 17%."
"Can I have a more personal reason?"
Chris thought for a moment, "My reason is because Star's sad because of him."
"Seriously? Think of a better one."
"Fine! He's a teenager and I'm scared he might bash me up!"
"That has got to be one of the most cowardly reasons but I'll accept it. Please bring Dipper in."
The next voter was Dipper Pines.
"I wish to nominate Mabel for two points because she's been annoying me for the last few days. Ever since she found out that I was not changing my decision to stay at Gravity Falls for an apprenticeship, she's been all naggy and grumpy at me. Heck, I bet she's even talking about me in her little alliance."
"I'm afraid to ask about this 'apprenticeship' so I won't. First nomination accepted. Who is your second nomination?"
"My second nomination is Star for one point. She's like a way more hyperactive version of Mabel which I don't like at all considering how much Mabel annoyed me. Besides, I swear there's just something hidden about her that just scares me. She's almost always happy and according to Marco, whenever she gets revenge for someone for petty reasons, she does it all with a menacing smile. Try putting that image in your head!"
"Nomination accepted. Please bring in Eileen & Jimmy."
Afterward, the first pair entered the diary room.
"Eileen & Jimmy please cast your nomination now."
Jimmy went first, "As a super genius with an IQ of 210, I wanted to nominate strategically with my nominations going towards Star & Mabel."
"However," Eileen continued, "We actually didn't really hate them as much as the other three, well at least not Mabel."
"That's why, we'll still vote for our alliance but just not for Mabel. She really doesn't deserve to be nominated," Jimmy explained.
"Besides, even Jimmy can't think of a good enough personal reason to nominate her."
Big Brother interrupted, "I liked your speech but can you get on with it already?"
Jimmy chuckled, "Sorry. We'll nominate Star for one point. One of them is because she claims magic is real and that she uses a magic wand to defeat some sort of army. It's just so obviously fake. Marco says it's crazy too. Dipper & Mabel have taken a summer vacation in Gravity Falls and that's known for its 'unusual' paranormal events and even I can't explain it."
Eileen agreed, "Yeah, she's a bit childish, even more than Rigby!"
"Nomination accepted. Please nominate another housemate."
Eileen stepped up this time, "We'll nominate SpongeBob for two points. Somehow, he's even more childish than Star and has caused way more harm than good in the last two weeks! If I were his boss, I'd fire him. He claims to be a fry-cook yet doesn't even cook at all around the mansion! Me & Jimmy have been forced to do all the work."
"Have you tried asking SpongeBob to cook."
"Not really," Jimmy sheepishly replied, "I've been reading my own books for the last week multiple times. I must've forgotten."
"Your nominations have been accepted but next time, just ask," Big Brother suggested, "Can you bring Gumball & Star please?"
Walking in the room after Eileen & Jimmy were the next pair, "Our first nomination is going to be Sonic for two points."
"Gumball, can you give a reason why?" Big Brother asked.
"Okay. My first reason is because he really upset Chris and he's either oblivious or he just doesn't care which brings me to my second reason. He's just too cocky lately and bragging about how he has saved the world even though most of us in this house have done already... on multiple occasions."
"Nomination accepted although I don't recall you saving our world Gumball. Your second nomination please?"
This time Star stepped in, "Marco for one point because he's a big meanie now and is on an alliance with the other meanies."
A faint applause of laughter can be heard in the background.
"Wait, these nominations are live?" Gumball picked up.
"Your nomination has been accepted if you promise not to tell anyone," replied Big Brother, "Adele is going to try and shush up the audience so while she does, can you please bring in Mabel & SpongeBob?"
"So Adele's the new host?" Gumball asked.
"Yeah, Sam Smith quit."
Then Mabel & SpongeBob came into the room, "Hey Big Brother, our first nomination is going to go for Sonic because he's really mean!"
"Define 'mean'."
Mabel replied back, "Because I hate it when other people pick on other people. That's called bullying!"
"Yeah!" SpongeBob joined in, "Bullying is terrible."
"I'm pretty sure overhearing a conversation isn't bullying,"
"What do you know mysterious creepy voice! Two points for hedgy please," Mabel shouted.
"Is there any other reason why you're voting Sonic?"
"He's also a bit of a show-off and arrogant type of person. Kinda like that weird triangle demon thing that almost destroyed the world! He's probably going to backstab his own alliance sooner or later."
"Yeah, plus I bet he makes other people cry!" SpongeBob added on.
"Nomination accepted. Your second one please?"
"I'm really tempted to nominate Dipper but I seriously don't want him gone just yet. He's my brother and I want to somehow make up again. I swear this game is making us hate each other. Like it's possessed or something!"
"It's haunted!" SpongeBob's eyes grew in terror, "RUNNNNNN!"
SpongeBob tried to run while Mabel gripped on to the chair.
"It's not haunted, I assure you SpongeBob," Big Brother breathed in calmly.
"Thanks Big Brother, I thought we were going to leave without another nomination!" Mabel puffed in between breathes, apparently tired from holding on to the chair.
"My second nomination goes to Marco for one point. I remember our first dinner with the original housemates and he was labelled the 'safe kid' and I can see why. He's always seems to question everything and never really wants to take risks. Plus, Star told me he takes karate lessons very seriously so if I'm ever on his bad side, he could hurt me without even trying!"
"SpongeBob, you want to add anything?" Big Brother asked.
"Nah, not really. I really hate nominating people."
"Fine then. Your nominations have been accepted. Can you bring in Marco now?"
Marco was the next housemate in the room, "My first nomination goes to Star for two points. She can get a bit crazy but within the last week, she's been shooting daggers at me. Not literally but you get my point. I bet she's still mad about that whole Banagic thing."
"Nomination accepted. Who is your second nomination going to?"
"I'll nominate Mabel for one point because she's against our alliance. Plus, she's pretty much mad just because Dipper is separating from Mabel after he just got an apprenticeship. He's really smart and he's currently my best friend in the competition. Mabel's really selfish on her part."
"Nomination accepted. Can you bring in Penny & Timmy please?"
Penny & Timmy were next and knowingly, they were supposedly the swing-vote of this nomination. Dipper's alliance wanted to split votes between Star & Mabel while Mabel's alliance wanted to go full out onto Sonic. Needless to say, the pair decided to go for neither option.
"Yeah, we're not voting with the crowd on this one," Timmy stated, "Our first nomination goes to SpongeBob for two points. I'm not so keen on talking Sponges around the house. Fairies, blue cats and hedgehogs and the like are pretty cool in my book but a Sponge is just creepy."
"Yeah and Gumball wanted him to be gone first so I respect my boyfriend's decisions. Too creepy!"
"Nomination accepted," Big Brother confirmed, "Who is your second nomination going to?"
"We'll use our one point to nominate Sonic. For tonight, we've decided to nominate one housemate each from each dominating alliance and picked the one we liked the least. Jimmy's my friend and Penny & Eileen are getting along with each other quite well!"
"Plus," Penny continued, "Timmy, Dipper & Marco seem to get along really well but Sonic on the other hand isn't really exactly the per- hedgehog that you'd want to be locked in a room with. He's seems like the one who's always so proud of himself and threatening when you're not on his side. He's a hero but I'm not sure about living with him for a couple more weeks."
"Yeah, I completely agree," Timmy nodded.
'Your nomination has been accepted. Please bring in Sonic now into the Diary Room."
Sonic was the last one to nominate.
"Who do you wish to nominate and why?"
Sonic shrugged, "I would've said Chris but he's already up for eviction so I'm going to nominate Mabel for two points."
"Please give a reason."
"Um..." Sonic tried to think, "She's a crybaby. She might even cry more than Chris which is saying something. Plus, I think that she's a threat to the house."
"Not exactly the reason I had in mind but nomination accepted regardless. Your second nomination?"
"Star for one point. She's a less annoying version of Mabel & Amy, no offense Amy, but her carefree attitude is going to get her in trouble one-way."
"A'hem, does that sound familiar?" Big Brother reminded.
"Actually, another reason why I'm voting Star is because she keeps telling us about her magical wand and how it's gonna save the universe! If she really did care, she would actually quit and train some more on that stupid wand!"
"I'm so tempted to reject that reason but you tried. I'm accepting that nomination. Please leave the diary room."
Sonic: 7
Mabel: 5
Star: 5
-THE SAFE LINE-
SpongeBob: 4
Marco: 3
7:15pm – The Living Room
It was quarter past seven in the living room and the housemates were all sitting down, waiting to hear the results. All the housemates who were chained with another were now free from the shackles. Adele was now reading the results
"The votes have been counted. I can now reveal that the first housemate with the most votes that is up for eviction is..."
A long pause followed as Adele (who was in front of a live studio audience) started to promote the new movie James Bond: Spectre in a subliminal manner.
"Sonic."
"Wow, can't believe that worked," Gumball sighed in relief."
"However, we have a tie with five points each for two housemates and they are..."
Everyone grew nervous, unsure with the results. It could be anyone!
"Mabel..."
Actually, scratch that, it was pretty obvious.
"And Star!"
"Can't believe that worked as well," Dipper repeated Gumball's words, "Either way, you're going to lose an alliance member on Friday!"
"You nominated me Dipper?" Mabel asked with tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, so what?" Dipper said casually.
"You evil monster!" Mabel shouted as she began to attack him. With her fists tightly gripped, she reached for Dipper's face but missed as the other housemates broke up the almost-fight.
"I never want to see you again!" Mabel cried as she ran out of the living room.
"This just got awkward fast," Timmy said to Penny who was sitting next to her, "I'm starting to not like being the swing vote."
"Agreed,"
Gumball: Seriously Dipper? Are you trying to be the most hated housemate?
Star: C'mon, now that's just plain cruel! Even with Ludo standards.
Marco: I liked your plan Dipper but really? You didn't have to tell everyone that you voted for Mabel. You just secured her another week in the house because of that!
Eileen: I'm definitely switching alliances.
Dipper: I know that most people hate me right now but Mabel needs to get a grip on reality. I can't just lie to her! That'll make things worse!
Jimmy: Talk about harsh.
Sonic: I can understand where Dipper is coming from. I mean, the truth is going to come out sooner or later.
Timmy: I feel neutral about this honestly. First, I know that Mabel has had a crush on me ever since Dipper told me about it and that's already creeping me out. Which side should I go for? Argh!
8:48pm – The Bedroom
"GO AWAY!" Mabel screamed as some of the housemates tried to enter the bedroom.
"C'mon Mabel, give Star a big ol' hug!" Star exclaimed, as she faced the front of the door and slowly leaned herself towards it.
"I don't think she's going to open it anytime soon," Gumball stated, annoyed at the current situation.
"Dipper should've waited in the morning! Geez!" Marco threw his hands up.
"It's getting annoying now," Timmy stated.
As Star, Gumball, Marco & Timmy waited alongside the door, a certain brown haired boy walked past, noticing the annoyed looks from the four of them.
"It's been over an hour and you guys are still here?" Chris asked in disbelief.
"We've tried everything!" Gumball replied in anger, "It's like talking to a literal brick wall!"
Chris sighed and slowly knocked on the door.
"Mabel, it's me Chris. I know you're still mad over the whole... thing a few hours ago but I just want to help and talk to you," Chris said in an assuring tone, "I have some spare keys that can open this door but I just want you to open the door so we can... work things out. Y'know, as friends?"
"Why didn't you use the keys in the first place?!" Gumball whispered furiously in Chris' ear.
"I don't actually have access to the keys," Chris replied sheepishly, not wanting Mabel to actually know.
After a few seconds of silence, Mabel opened the door but only slightly to make sure that no-one can see her broken-down face.
"Okay fine, but only Chris is allowed in. The rest of you can go away! I don't want anyone else to hear us!"
"Don't worry guys, I'll come back soon," Chris promised, "You guys can use my PlayStation if you want, just don't listen to us while we're in the room."
"You got it Chris!" Gumball's mood lightened up, "Let's have some fun in Minecraft! Dibs being player one."
"I love that game!" Star exclaimed as Gumball ran towards the Living Room to start up the game system, "I've been watching videos about it on YouTube!"
"And you've been hogging up the computer time because of it!" Marco rolled his eyes, "I almost failed an assignment because of that!"
"Yeah, yeah, just make sure no-one is standing around the door," Chris reminded.
As soon as Mabel locked the door (after checking of course to see that no-one was around waiting at the door), she started to tightly hug Chris, wetting and staining his red-white shirt with her tears.
"It's okay, just let it all out," Chris consoled, softly patting her back. After a few long minutes of Mabel crying, she slowly calmed down. As she calmed down (and preventing more tears from ruining his favourite T-shirt), the two of them sat down on one of the beds, getting more comfortable.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah," Mabel responded, "Sorry for locking the door."
"Hey, don't worry about it. I'm sure the others understand."
"But Dipper doesn't!" Mabel harshly added, catching Chris off-guard.
"Wait why? He's your brother!"
"He was," Mabel stated, emphasis on the word 'was'.
"C'mon, I'm sure that Dipper cares about you a lot."
"What about you and Sonic? Why are you at each other's throats lately?" Mabel changed topic.
Chris thought for a good moment. Since that dreadful afternoon yesterday, he knew that Sonic didn't really care about him at all. However, it can't be the same exact situation that Mabel is facing right now? Can it? He needed some answers.
"It wasn't always like that," Chris admitted, "We used to be a lot friendlier with each other."
"Yeah, I feel the same way with Dipper."
"You want to talk about it?" Chris offered.
"Yeah, I guess," Mabel replied dimly, "You're the only one who would understand where I'm coming from. It is alright if I lean on you? I'm feeling a bit tired."
"Be my guest," Chris welcomed as Mabel laid her head on his shoulder. Mabel started the story with a smile.
"It all started during our last summer vacation where we stayed at Gravity Falls. It was pretty awesome there! I got to meet some friends, explore the town and most importantly of all, I got to do it with my brother! Those were great times!"
However, Mabel's grin soon faded, "Then it went all downhill just a week below our thirteenth birthday."
She cuddled up to Chris more as she explained more, "I was handing out fliers for our sweet birthday but my friends wouldn't be able to make it because of it. Then when things couldn't get worse, it did!"
Chris was tensing up, "Dipper was offered an apprenticeship with our great grunkle Stan. He took it and stayed in Gravity Falls. That meant I was all alone for high school."
Chris felt sorry for Mabel. Sure, he might've had a little bit of a hard time with bullies in high school but he knew he had childhood friends Helen, Danny & Frances with him to pull him through. What Mabel had to go through was probably a lot more heart wrenching.
"It was terrible! I was bullied, being shoved into lockers and I couldn't make any friends! It was scary. During that time, I eventually lost contact with my brother and that was the moment when I almost... gave up my life."
Mabel choked up on the last bit of the sentence as tears raced down her cheek again, "I never want to go through that again! If I get evicted this Friday, my life will be over. I'll lose everything!"
The two of them sat in silence as Mabel started to cry loudly. All the while, Chris leaned his head towards Mabel and swung his hand around her, comforting her with a warm hug.
"I.. I..." Mabel trailed off her words, heartbroken at her current life, "I can't believe I almost punched Dipper in the face! We used to be best buds!"
This time, it was Chris to speak up.
"I'm not blaming you Mabel. It's just that moment when you realize that the person you cared about doesn't think of you the same way," He started, referring to Sonic.
"But sometimes we just have to let it go and start afresh!"
Mabel looked up at Chris who was warmly smiling, completely understanding the grief Mabel was in, "You mean like that Frozen song?"
Chris chuckled. He really hated that movie but he knew exactly was Mabel was talking about. After all, her supposed cheerfulness (according to Star, SpongeBob & Gumball) was subjected to a lot of Disney movies.
"Yeah, exactly like that song."
It wasn't long until Mabel's happiness returned to normal and for the next half hour, they were fully expressing their emotions about the hardships they had and were facing while comforting each other when needed.
A loud knock suddenly interrupted Chris & Mabel's time together, "Hey it's me Gumball, are you guys done yet? It's half past nine already!"
Chris looked up at the clock in the bedroom as it read 9:30, "Sorry about that Gumball," Chris apologized, "Though Mabel's feeling a lot better now."
"Yeah, let's unlock the door."
"Good idea," Chris replied as he got up from the bed and walked towards the door. However, before he unlocked the door, he felt a tap on his left shoulder.
"One more thing," Mabel stopped him as Chris turned around. Without warning, Mabel smiled and wrapped her arms around the boy who just comforted her. Contented with the friendly affection, Chris returned the hug.
"Thanks Chris."
