Chapter 4- Party Time Pt. 3
The night went by so slowly I felt like I've been sitting here with Dipper for more then a year. Not surprisingly, hundreds of kids showed up for the party. Everyone rushed to the line screaming, "Party, party, party!" I didn't know how Grunkle Stan kept all these kids inside the small Shack. The shack vibrated violently as techno music blasted through the windows. Screams from hundreds of kids inside the Shack could be heard outside. I wanted to be inside dancing my heart out with Dipper, but I'm guessing this was all the night had in store...
I looked at my brother who was handing out tickets with a bored expression. He was like a robot, taking money, handing tickets, taking money, handing tickets, it went on and on. I nervously nibbled on popcorn that Grunkle Stan gave us as 'past time snacking' material.
I munched on our popcorn and looked at our stationary clock. The hands moved slowly as it reached 8:00p.m. I let out a moan and banged my head on the table.
Not a single word passed between Dipper and I. The light in his eyes seemed to dim down a little and all I could do was watch. I wanted to say something but I couldn't think of anything to converse with Dipper. That is, until he broke the silence.
"Why are you so quiet Mabel? You're supposed to be real talkative right about now."
I didn't know how to respond, why didn't I know how to respond!?
"You're being real weird today sis, like a little extra weird. You've been acting differently after we got back to the Shack a week ago. Was it that life, death experience that you had with the cart?"
I couldn't figure out a good excuse so I just nodded, "Y-Yeah, I guess so... Almost getting killed tires you out you know?" I said punching Dipper's shoulder gently.
Dipper laughed, "Now that's the Mabel I know!"
"You know what a Mabel would do right now?" I said wiggling my fingers.
"Nope, haven't got a clue."
I let out a raspberry and poked Dipper in the sides. He protested but I kept cutting him off.
"Mabel-"
Poke, poke, poke, he's just so cute when he tries to resist!
"Ouch- Ouch- M-Mabel!"
I started poking more rapidly and he started to laugh. The poking turned into tickling and Dipper struggled to keep a straight face as he continued to hand out tickets and take money. At this point, Dipper couldn't take it anymore. He fell off his chair in hysterics and rolled on the floor. I still tickled him like a dog and he rolled on the grass.
"Mabel stop! P-Please stop, I'm d-dying here!"
"Oh yeah?" I said a little seductively.
Dipper continued to laugh, not realizing the change of tone. "Y-Yes! S-Stop please, or else!"
"What are you going to do if I don't stop Dipping Sauce?" I felt myself grin.
Dipper used the last of his strength to toss me to the side and I landed with my back on the grassy floor. I tried to get up but Dipper pinned me down with both his legs. I looked up towards his face and it glowed with a toothy grin. He raised his hands high up in the air and readied his fingers. I watched as his hands fall onto my sides.
I closed my eyes tightly and I let out a small squeak. But instead of feeling the barrage of tickles, I felt something hold my sides firmly.
I opened my eyes by just a crack, and I felt my breath being taken away. Dipper was on top of me, holding me, and he was looking into my eyes. They sparkled and shined like fireworks in the dark night sky. They glowed brighter then the stars that were way above our heads. His hair rustled against the warm summer breeze and the sounds of others shouting were slowly fading away. It was just me and Dipper, together...
Dipper caressed a hand on my cheek and he smiled, "You're looking beautiful tonight Mabel..."
I felt myself blush and I turned away. "What kind of guy would love a girl like me... I'm less then perfect."
"But in my eyes Mabel-" Dipper pulled in me close "-You're the most beautiful, smart, clever, and determined girl I've ever met in my life..."
"Well you're the most charming, smart, clever, and handsome guy I've ever met in my life."
Dipper chuckled, "Even better then Gideon?"
"Heck yeah!" I yelled wrapping my arms around his neck.
I felt his warm breathing against my neck and I felt myself losing air from my lungs. He was literally taking my breath away, I couldn't find what words to say. But when Dipper placed a hand on my chest my heart thumped loudly. I just needed to say the three words...
I love you...
Dipper leaned in closer. I didn't hesitate and I did the same thing. Our lips were just inches apart and I awaited the moment so dearly. Finally Dipper was going to be mine, and then we'll have a bright future ahead of us!
I puckered my lips awaiting for the kiss, but nothing came. I out stretched my lips even further but I felt no contact with Dipper. I finally opened one eye to see Dipper looking at me, confused. The sudden waves of sound returned to my ears again. I looked around me and I saw kids still yelling out for tickets. Techno music still blaring out in the inside with an addition to some strange animal sounds.
Dipper poked my stomach, "Hey Mabel... You okay in there?"
I realized I was still puckering my lips and I laughed nervously, "Ah well uh I-"
Suddenly the entire crowd went from yelling for tickets, to a whole assortment of applause's and shouts. I looked up from Dipper and I peeked over the stand. I gasped at the sudden arrival and bad timing of the situation. With Dipper here by my side, the end result wasn't going to be pretty. A white limousine pulled over with the front having a trade mark labeled with a big letter "G".
The driver of the car got out and opened the door for whoever was inside. I gasped out loud as I saw who was stepping out of the limo. The boy that stepped out took out a brush and combed his hair elegantly. Next to him, a blonde haired girl wearing pink and purple stepped out looking tall and mighty. Just staring at her, I felt my moral drain out of my system. Her lips sparkled as she glossed it with lip balm. She placed her hands on her waist and posed for everyone in line. The crowd cheered even louder and clapped faster.
"Uh Dipper?" I said narrowing my eyes, "Who in the world is that girl?"
Dipper looked at me with surprise. "You mean you don't know?" He replied, "That's Pacifica Northwest. The great, great grand daughter of the founder of Gravity Falls! But that's not important right now, what's important is that little guy that's walking towards-"
A small fist pounded on our table and I flinched. For a second the crowd fell silent, then a butler came and placed a stool in front of our table. Soon, our arch nemesis came into full view. He wore the usual attire that consisted of a light blue suit, light blue pants, a dark under shirt, and a pair of polished brown shoes. For a second his eyes were sinister like he was the devil itself. I felt a cold shiver run down my spine until he finally spoke with an upbeat tone.
"Why hey there Mabel!" -Gideon turned towards Dipper- "And boy..."
Dipper gritted his teeth, "You better watch your mouth Gideon, you so much as TOUCH Mabel and I'll make sure you never wished you knew her."
Gideon just laughed, "Oh Dipper, Dipper, Dipper. I'm not here for Mabel exactly... I came here for the party! I love parties, even a lil' o'l guy like me has to stretch out his legs once in a while and do a hoe down. If you know what I'm saying!"
The entire crowd laughed in hysterics as the girl next to Gideon, Pacifica, raised her hands high up in the air. Once she set down her hands the entire crowd went silence, it was as if she controlled them with her mind.
"So I'd like two tickets please!" Gideon said smiling.
Dipper shook his head, "Nuh uh, not after what you did to us! You hurt Mabel, AND you almost got me killed! What's wrong with you!?"
"Oh please boy, that's in the past and this is now! Why don't you say we leave all the troubles behind and let the ashes from our hate settle down in the deepest of our hearts? We can start off in a new slate! How about that, you wanna shake on it?"
Dipper shook his head and wrapped an arm around me, "No way Gideon, I still don't trust you."
Gideon sighed, "I tried to be reasonable... I didn't want to do this but you leave me with no choice Dipper Pines!"
Gideon whistled loudly and Dipper held me more tightly with his arm. I felt my head rest on his shoulders as I anticipated what was gonna happen next. Gideon turned his back on us and yelled out loud, "Bobby, send out the Destructor!"
For a few seconds there wasn't even a single sound that could be heard from the entire surrounding forest. A moment later, a loud rumble vibrated from the ground. I looked up with amazement and saw a huge monster truck, about three times my height, coming straight towards us. Once the truck stopped in front of us, Bobby dropped down from the truck and pulled out a megaphone from the seats.
"Mr. Pines, Mr. Pines, will you please be kind enough to come out of the Shack?"
For a minute there was silence, but then Grunkle Stan hobbled out of the door. His eyes darted left and right. He stared at us and we waved, and he just grumbled.
He slammed the door behind him and placed his hands on his hips. While we were in the ticket stand, Grunkle Stan changed his attire. He still wore his red cap but he changed from his black suit, to a open collared white shirt, brown pants and brown shoes. He looked a little nervous when he came out and he drummed his fingers together.
"If it's about the tax frauds, then it wasn't my idea! It was the kids! They said that if I didn't do it they would keep me locked inside the basement forever! Please officer, please don't take me away!"
Everyone in line frowned and said, "What?"
"Uh- i-it's nothing kids!" Grunkle Stan laughed nervously, "Forget I ever said that!"
Bobby cleared his throat, "We're not here to arrest you with any sort of tax fraud you might have done. I'm here in behalf of my master Gideon and mistress Pacifica Northwest-"
The entire crowd went wild as the blonde headed girl waved her hand back and forth like a celebrity. I felt my head boil with rage for some strange reason... Something about that girl REALLY ticked me off.
"To present to you-" He pointed towards the truck "-This wonderful full modeled beauty!"
Grunkle Stan finally took notice of the huge monster truck and his mouth opened in awe. A small bit of saliva dripped from his mouth as he stared, hypnotized by the fiery rage of the burning monster truck.
"Capable of crushing down trees, grinding cars, and traveling at any terrain, this monster truck has been custom made! Forged by the burning hands of our company workers, this monster truck is unblemished! It's tires are made of enhanced rubber that is stronger then steel itself! It can run over anything and easily flatten it into a pizza!"
Bobby leaned in closer to our uncle, "And it has 40mpg highway..."
Grunkle Stan's eyes grew wider and saliva started to come out in streams, "4-40 miles per gallon!?"
Bobby merely nodded, "Yes of course! And all that we ask is for you to allow our two young guests to enter your establishment!"
"Deal!"
Grunkle Stan snatched the keys from Bobby and headed for the monster truck, dancing up and down.
"But Grunkle Stan-"
"No buts!" Our uncle said turning the keys and starting the engine again, "Just let those two in, what harm can they possibly do!?"
"Yeah," Pacifica snapped taking a bold step forward "What hurt can we possibly do to this place?"
She leaned in closer towards me and she smiled, "So what's your name?"
"My names Mabel Pines... I figure your name is Pacifica Northwest?"
She nodded, "Yeah that's right... I hope to see you at the party pretty soon, I'm sure we'll be the BEST of friends!"
I gasped, "Really!?"
Pacfica snorted, "Haha, like falls I'll be friends with you!"
The entire crowd started laughing and Dipper held me tighter then ever. I felt him pat my shoulder as I looked down onto the ground.
Pacifica looked at Dipper and she smiled. "But I really do hope to see you in there big guy... Standing up for your sister even though I insulted her in front of everyone, you're really brave you know that?"
"Yeah well, if you hurt my sister again I'll be the least favorite person you want to see."
"Ohh! Fiesty, I like that!"
Pacifica poked Dippers nose and he rubbed it with one hand while his eyes stared at Pacifica. "See you at the floor!" She called out, before she disappeared into the Shack along with Gideon.
Grunkle Stan was just about to start driving his new found Monster Truck until a little girl yelled out to him. Grunkle Stan replied back with a shout and he looked impatient.
"What is it kid, make it quick! I want to take this bad boy for a spin!"
"What's that thing you mentioned about tax fraud again Mr. Pines?"
"I told you kid, it's nothing to-"
Soon everyone else started surrounding Grunkle Stan, "Yeah, what was that about a tax fraud?"
"I-I don't know what you're talking about!"
One of the girls cupped her hands over her mouth and said, "If you can get us in the party for free, then we'll all keep our mouth shut. Right guys!?"
The entire crowd nodded in agreement and Grunkle Stan had no choice but to surrender to the deal. He gave us an order to open the doors as the kids all swarmed inside. A loud bang of techno erupted as it was mixed with screaming and yelling kids. Dipper and I closed the door and leaned our backs against it.
"I'll be back kids, just be careful okay? Don't do anything stupid, don't do anything rash. I just want you both to do NOTHING until I come back. Is that understood!?"
I saluted Grunkle Stan, "You can count on us!"
Grunkle Stan looked at us raising his eyebrows, "Uh yeah, yeah sure. I'm counting on you kids!"
He gave us a thumbs up and turned away. He pressed the gas and off he went, zooming down the dirt road. I waved good-bye and smiled. Now that Grunkle Stan was gone, and there were no kids around that means...
I turned to Dipper and smiled widely. It was as if luck was on my side! Now Dipper and I can be alone together until Grunkle Stan gets back! Dipper let out a sigh of relief and sat back on his chair. I relaxed as well and placed my hands on my lap.
Another warm summer breeze swept through the woods, rustling their leaf's as they brushed each other good night. The sweet smell of pine needles floated in the air, creating a soothing aroma like that out of a scented candle. Speaking of scented candles we could sure use some right now.
Dipper looked up at the stars as he tossed a piece of popcorn into the air, and it landed in his mouth. I giggled and I did the same thing, but instead it landed on my forehead.
Dipper chuckled, "You gotta aim sis. Just toss it straight up in the air, and wham!"
Dipper threw some popcorn in the air and all the pieces landed in his mouth. I let out a "ooh" from the performance and I clapped my hands.
"Thank you, thank you, please hold your applause!"
"Well everyone's gonna be applauding me! Just take a look Dipping Sauce-" I grabbed a handful of popcorn "-I'll get all these pieces into my mouth, in one go!"
"Mabel that's impossible, not even I can do that!"
"Then I'll be the one to do it!"
I tossed the popcorn in the air, and watched as they started to rain down towards me. Not even one piece landed in my mouth and I flinched as many landed on my head. Dipper laughed and he scooted closer towards me. He removed some popcorn from my hair and gave me a smile.
"You know," He said staring at me, "despite all that's going on the nights pretty peaceful."
"I can confirm that on my 'calm Mabel' detector!"
"Really? Where's that?"
I poked my head, "In here silly! But you know, I used to have about a hundred little Mabel's in my head. Now there's about 10 left."
"Yeah well, maybe those little Mabel's are on vacation? I'm pretty sure they'll come back." Dipper smiled.
I returned the gesture and we stared at the sky. Dipper pointed towards the sky and he traced his fingers from sparkling star to sparkling star. I smiled as I followed his movements, but I felt all sound being drowned out of my ears.
Minutes passed but they seemed like hours, however, that feeling felt more like a blessing then a curse. Dipper and I just sat in our seats relaxed, looking towards the heavens above. Stars glimmered and shined, and I couldn't help but relate them towards Dipper. I thought back to the night where he saved me from the golf cart wreckage. I still remembered the time when I looked into his eyes, and I saw the things that made me attached to him. His bravery, his kindness, his smarts, they all showed that he was a great one for the picking.
There was no one else in the world like him, and the perfect soul mate just happened to be my brother, my Dipper.
"And oh you're going to love this," Dipper said pointing towards a certain constellation, "I think you already know what that is."
I giggled, "The big dipper right?"
He nodded, "Exactly, you're finally catching up to your astronomy sis! I knew you could at least name one of the constellations."
"Well that ones way to obvious! You always point out that one like all the time. Maybe you can show me some of the stars one day with a telescope. I'll pay for half of it and you can pay for the other half, what do you say?"
Dipper turned his chair towards me, "It's a promise!"
"Shake on it?"
"Shake on it."
We both slapped our hands together and laughed at our little silly pact. As much as Dipper liked stars, I never really truly grasped the motivation to learn all the constellations like he did. I always thought that was Dipper's special talent, looking at the stars. That's one thing I liked about him, he knows something many others don't. You could say he was unique, that's because he is. If you find someone like that in your life, don't let them get away... They just might be the light in your life.
"Oh and by the way Mabel, when we were tickle fighting... What exactly were you doing when you were on the ground?"
"Uh, what-"
"You started puckering your mouth... What were you thinking?"
I felt my body freeze and start to tense up. My body felt hot and Dipper was right, just what was I thinking?
"I-I uh... I was just being... A fish! That's right, I was being a fish! A fish puckers its lips when its out of the water right?"
Dipper placed a finger on his chin, then he shrugged. "Well I guess it's just you being you. But that sorta freaked me out, next time you do that I'll be sure to have my net ready."
"Yeah you do that!"
We looked back at the stars and continued to wait. Another strong silence filled the air as we just stared at the night sky. However, I felt that Dipper was getting a little bored. The loud techno music behind us rattled the window and out of spite, we peered through it. Inside, probably a hundred kids were dancing wildly on the flashing dance floor. One girl in particular, seemed to stand out out of everyone in the room.
I watched as she moved her hips to the beats of the music, the way she danced was hypnotizing. Everyone was dancing idly, but I felt that all eyes were on her.
"I don't like that girl to much Dipper..."
There was silence.
"Dipper?" I turned to him and I saw him with his mouth a little open a gape.
I traced his eyes to where he was looking at and I felt my hair frizzle as a small burst of fire burned through my head. There in the middle was Pacifica, pointing at my Dipper and inviting him to dance with her.
I furrowed my eyebrows together and I pulled Dipper's attention away from Pacifica. Dipper started to protest but I dragged him to the back of the Shack where I opened a locked office door with a spare key. The spare key was hidden underneath the 'No Refunds' mat that laid outside. I opened the door as Dipper continued to thrash about.
Finally, reaching Stan's office I placed Dipper down on the wooden floor and I went towards the magical copy printer.
"Mabel!" Dipper yelled dusting off his hat, "What in the falls did you do that for!?"
"I did it so you don't fall for that 'thing'!" I yelled rapidly smashing the power on button.
"What thing? You mean Pacifica?"
"Yes!"
I slammed the power button one more time and it sparked to life. The machine started to click and whirl and I watched as the lights began to warm up, getting ready to copy.
"I know those kind of girls, and those kind of girls are bad! My Mabel head starts to go wild the minute I even look at her face! You realize how much makeup she uses right? Ugh, all that purple eye-liner!"
"But I thought you liked make up-"
"Shut up!"
Dipper flinched and he stayed silent.
"We're gonna show that girl who's boss, and we'll get her out of this party!"
Dipper sighed, "But for what reason?"
"You see how everyone is just staring at her? Everyone is under her control! You saw how she made everyone laugh with just a raise of her hand, this isn't a party Dipper. It's more like a 'dictatorship everyone look at me' party!"
Dipper pondered on that thought for a second until he nodded in agreement, "Yeah you're right... Everyone at the party seems to be hypnotized by her control. Maybe she's using some sort of magic like Gideon did?"
"Dipper, Dipper, Dipper..." I said clicking my tongue, "When are you ever going to learn?"
"What do you mean?"
"Sometimes controlling people doesn't take magic, other times people just force others to bow down to them because well... To them, that one person's better then they are. It's called peer pressure Dipper. I don't want you to become one of those half brained bubbles."
Dipper just nodded in understanding and he stood by my side, "So how exactly are we going to get her out of here? Take her out by force?"
"Nope, we're gonna dance her out of here!"
"Yeah okay but how are we gonna keep guard outside until Grunkle Stan gets back AND dance both Pacifica and Gideon out?"
"You see this machine? If it can copy one body part and make it move, I'm pretty sure it can create an entire human! We'll use our clones to guard the front and then we'll let the fun begin!"
Dipper grinned devilishly, "You're so evil!"
"I know!" I said laying down on the printing machine.
I smashed the print button and soon the entire room was covered with green lights. I laughed like a maniac and Dipper slowly joined in. The plan was moving slowly, and soon the ominous green light subsided, and a large sheet of paper rolled out of the printer.
I jumped off and retrieved it, I smiled at the results and I grinned. This was gonna be good...
(*, My Big Dipper ,*)
When we were finished printing out our clones we all high-fived each other and gave our clone names. Dipper and his clone started copying each other (in a super freaky way) and they hurt themselves.
I saw Dipper write a number 2 on his clones blank hat, "I will call you number 2!"
"Definitely not." His clone said, "But you know a name I've always wanted."
I stared blankly as they both stared at each other and gave off smug looks, "Tyrone?"
They both chuckled and laughed and started talking to each other. I smiled and I turned to my clone.
"Hey you're me!" my clone yelled.
"And you're me too!" I yelled back.
We rubbed our hands against each others faces and we let out mysterious sounds that I can't even describe.
"You're cute!" I said.
"Nah," My clone waved a hand, "you're cuter!"
"Daw stop it!"
"But it's true!"
I laughed, "Yeah I guess, but say, what's you're name?"
My clone shook her head, "I don't have one, I gotta name myself!"
I drummed my fingers on my chin, "You know a name I always wanted?"
My clone leaned in closer and we both gave each other smug looks, "Cake!"
"Okay Tyrone, Cake, gather round!" Dipper ordered.
We did as Dipper asked and we huddled around him.
"Guys this is the plan. Tyrone, Cake, you guys guard the ticket stand until Grunkle Stan gets back. Mabel and I will go on the dance floor to beat Pacifica and Gideon on a dance off!"
"Yeah! And I get to dance with Dipper!" I yelled out loud.
"Great!" Dipper placed a hand in the middle, "You ready team!?"
Everyone else placed their hands in and we all let out a loud "yeah!" Before we filed out of the office. But just when my clone, Cake, was about to leave I called out to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Hold on Cake..." -I made her face me- "If you're me, then you must have the same feelings as me right?"
"Of course you silly!" -She gave me a friendly slap- "I'm you! I know everything about you!"
I furrowed my eyebrows, "Then if you know everything, then you must also know that I like Dipper."
"Psh, yeah!"
"Say, we're not gonna get jealous and turn on each other like the clones in the movies are we?"
Cake just laughed and patted her tummy, "Mabel please! This is you you're talking about, this is your chance to get a chance with Dipper! Just think about it, a night out with Dipper... Fighting side by side while dancing! That's just awesome right!?"
I rubbed the back of my head nervously, "Y-Yeah I guess so."
"And hey-" Cake poked me "-You can always just disintegrate me with water!"
"Yeah you're right!" I said poking my head.
My clone also copied me and gave me a reassuring wink.
"Mabel, Cake, are you guys coming?" Dipper and Tyrone called out from down the hall.
"We're coming!" Both Cake and I said in unison.
As we filed out of the office Cake patted my shoulder and whispered, "Good luck on your date with Dipper!"
"T-T-This isn't a date! This is just a mission where fun just happened to be!" I said blushing a little.
"Well this looks like a date to me! Just remember, keep Dipper safe but most importantly-" Cake looked up to see if Dipper and Tyrone were eavesdropping- "Keep Dipper away from getting to close to Pacifica... The nights getting started, so good luck!"
I nodded firmly and we headed downstairs. The night was just getting started indeed...
(*, My Big Dipper ,*)
Dipper and I headed downstairs where the party was taking place. All around us kids danced, lights flashed, and the music from the speakers pounded loudly in the air. As we walked past the crowd of people everyone started bumping against us and I had to force my way towards the front of the dance floor where Soos and Wendy were. I held onto Dipper's hand tightly so we wouldn't get swept away by the ocean of people. My cheeks were red by just the touch of Dipper's hand, but so far, that was the least of my worries.
We finally got to the stage where Soos and Wendy were having the best time of their life. Soos was holding a set of headphones against his ear while he bobbed his head back and forth. Wendy was dancing wildly as she looked at a laptop that was playing all of the music.
"Hey Soos, Wendy!" I yelled trying to get their attention.
The music and crowd was so loud they didn't even notice I was there. I called out once again to no avail. Then Dipper finally stepped in and poked Soos in the butt.
"Wow!" Soos yelped as he turned around, "Oh hey guys! Didn't see you there!"
"Oh it's fine Soos, you were just having a good time and we respect that!" Dipper smiled.
"Wait, aren't you guys supposed to be outside taking care of the tickets?"
I shook my head, "Long story short, we got someone else to cover for us. But anyways Soos, you ever heard of a girl named Pacifica?"
"Oh you mean Pacifica Northwest? Yeah, she's the great, great, great, great, great, great, granddaughter of the founder of Gravity Falls!"
Dipper frowned, "So she's like technology the creator of this place?"
"Yeah well you see, Pacifica's great, great, great, great, grandfather Nathaniel Northwest founded Gravity Falls a long time ago in the old 1800's where-"
I cut Soos off, "That's great Soos, but anyways you know Pacifica's here and she's literally taking over the party right?"
Soos stared at me with confusion, "What do you mean?"
"She's forcing everyone to pay attention to her! Just look, everyone's dancing idly. Even the spot lights are on her!"
Soos searched the dance floor and sure enough, he saw a blonde headed girl dancing with a big headed blonde boy. Though they danced randomly, they were rewarded with the crowd cheering and clapped loudly.
"Hmm, you got a good point. A party just isn't a party if no one is having their own fun!"
"That's right! So how are we gonna settle this madness of dictatorship!?"
"With-" Soos took out a crown "-A crown!"
The music died down slowly as everyone's attention came up to Soos. He took out his "How to DJ R-R-R-Right" book and started reading, "Remember dudes, who ever party hardies... What? Gets the party crown!"
He rose the crown high up in the air and the entire crowd let out an "ooh" as they stared transfixed on the amazing jewel encrusted work of art.
"The person with the most applause at the end of the night, wins!"
Everyone let out another "ooh" and clapped. I searched the crowd and I never left my eyes off of Pacifica. The minute she heard the word 'crown' she headed towards the front of the DJ booth with lil Gideon by her side. Her shady sunglasses reflected the flashing disco lights and when she took off her sunglasses, her eyes met mine. I stared at her and threw daggers, at the same time, she stared at me. Bullets rained, and our swords clashed in our minds.
But Pacifica slammed her hand against the DJ table and stuck a hand out in front of Soos, "Party crown? I'll take that thank you very much!"
Her sassy tone of voice rewarded her with a frown from Soos, "Uh I can't just give you the crown. It's sort of a competition thing!"
Gideon got up on the table and smirked, "Are you sure? You know, if you can't give it to us we can always persuade you..."
Soos deadpanned, "Dude no way, there's just no way I'm gonna give the crown before the end of the-"
"I'll give you a coupon to Mr. Mitts Ice Cream Parlour if you let us have the crown!" Gideon teased.
Soos gasped and snatched the coupon out of Gideon's stubby hands, "This is the only thing I wanted in my entire life..."
Gideon coughed, "Now the crown, hand it over please?"
Soos started to sweat, "I uh... Well you see, there are people who really want this crown and-"
Pacifica laughed, "Honestly, who's gonna compete against me?"
She grabbed a microphone and placed it against her mouth as her voice boomed through the speakers.
"Lets see, we got daddy long legs, clumsy Mc. Stupid, a party deer...?"
Pacifica stared at the deer from the far end of the room and stayed hypnotized for a second before she got her senses back.
"And last but not least..." -She pointed at me- "Mrs. Sweater Face! Why are you even wearing a sweater in this weather? You must be really stupid."
"Hey! You can't insult my sister like that!" Dipper yelled stepping in front of Pacifica.
Pacifica just laughed, "Well why can't I? How about this, you just step aside and I just MIGHT ask you out on a date."
"Don't you dare!" I screamed.
"What? You like your own brother or something?"
I blushed faintly, "N-No, it's just that he's to good to date a girl like YOU!"
Gideon gasped, "Mabel, as much as I still love you Pacifica is the freshest fruit picked from the tree!"
"Yeah she is a fruit from the tree. She's a rotten one!"
"Why you little stupid idiot!" Pacifica yelled.
The angry blonde lunged at me and I was ready to take her on. But instead of feeling the impact, I saw Dipper sidestep and knock Pacifica off course. Both of them fell on the ground and rolled over some stairs to the dance floor. I saw Pacifica slap Dipper a few times but in the end, he eventually managed to retrain her by pinning her down. Gideon chased to help Pacifica but I called after him. He turned around expecting to see my face, instead he was greeted with a cup of punch Soos had on his table.
"Ah my hair! My hair, it's ruined!" Gideon screamed out loud.
"Fight, fight, fight!" The crowd chanted.
While Gideon was busy crying over his hair I rushed over to help Dipper from Pacifica.
"Get off of me!" Pacifica screamed as she desperately wiggled back and forth.
"Not until you stop bullying my sister! You had no right to say that about her, yeah she wears sweaters all the time but that's just how she is!"
"Whatever, that still makes her a loser!" Pacifica yelled, breaking a hand from Dipper's grasp.
I watched as she scratched Dipper's face and he flinched. Three claw marks came into view on his face slowly, as a little bit of blood trickled down from the opened wound.
Dipper regained his composure and pinned Pacifica down again, "Nobody needs to judge what another thinks or does, what matters is the heart! And I sure as falls know that Mabel has a big one! And you know what else?"
"Shut up!" She yelled.
"She looks cute with her sweater! Unlike you with your tight clothes!"
With that final statement, Pacifica yelled out loud and kicked Dipper in the sun shines. He doubled over and Pacifica was gonna finish him off with her boot, but I got there in time to pull Pacifica back to stop her from stomping on Dipper. I turned her around so she can look me dead in the eye and I felt my face light on fire, "Don't you ever... Touch my brother again..."
Pacifica stood there, paralyzed for a second. But then gave me the cold shoulder and walked off next to Gideon.
Soos finally got to our side and he panted loudly, "Dudes-" He paused to catch his breath "-You guys okay?"
Wendy followed shortly after and knelt down besides Dipper, "Does he look okay? He's all bruised and scratched up!"
I got Dipper up slowly and he clutched his stomach. I turned to look at Soos and he frowned, "Yeah... Sorry about that dudes."
"Hey Soos, Wendy, can you both take Dipper to the office? He needs some patching up..."
Soos and Wendy just nodded and helped Dipper back to the office. I felt my heart beat slowly as I watched Dipper limp in pain. I turned to Pacifica who was talking to a group of people being all sassy like.
I examined Pacifica and then back to my brother. Unlike Dipper, she didn't even have a scratch. Her make up was still flawless, and her out fit was just a bit dusty. Other then that, that was it. Then I realized, 'Dipper didn't even hit her...'
My head fumed with anger and I stomped my way towards Pacifica who was waving her hands back and forth like she was telling a story... Speak of the devil.
"And then, he punched me in the face! It's so horrible right guys!?"
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and I turned to Gideon, he was also telling his part of the story, "And then, you know what Mabel said to me? She said, "I love you Gideon, please stop this fight.""
"Break it up people!" I yelled cutting through the crowd.
Pacifica raised her head and turned towards me, "Oh looky here, we got little miss angry pants here with us."
"Yeah! Why're you so mad bro!?" A boy in the crowd hollered.
"Shut up Kyle!" Pacifica yelled.
There was a soft whimper coming from the crowd and the voice went dead silent. Nobody even breathed as Pacifica and Gideon eyed everyone, daring them to say another word.
"What's the matter? You came here to apologize for what your brother did?" Pacifica said looking at her nails.
"Actually it's just the opposite. I came here to tell you straight up I don't like you Pacifica Northwest. You are the lowest of the low, the cockiest of the roosters, and you're nothing but a bad apple!"
"Yeah, yeah, talk to my perfect hand!"
I slapped her hand away and she gasped. "I want you and Gideon out of my Shack... Now..."
"Wow, getting a little fiesty there now aren't you? Who's gonna make me huh? You think you're all tough? You think you're the boss around here!?"
Gideon tapped Pacifica on the shoulder, "Pacifica please, don't hurt poor Mabel here. She's just a sweet o'l pumpkin looking after her brother-"
"Shut up you big headed fat turd!"
"But Pacifica-"
"Say another word Gideon... And I'll be sure to tell mom and dad to stop everything..."
Gideon froze in his place. He bowed his head and looked towards the ground. His fists trembled and when he opened his eyes again, he was filled with hate.
"You're not the boss here Mabel... Pacifica is, aren't I right guys!?" Gideon yelled, raising his hands in the air.
The entire crowd erupted into cheers as Gideon and Pacifica grinned at the support. They turned around to bask in the glory and finally their faces landed on me. Both of them grinned like cocky little kids who stole candy from a baby.
"See little Mabel? You got nobody in this room that supports you. You should just go running along outside by yourself and get lost in the woods or something."
"Oh I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to make you leave..." I leaned in closer to Pacifica, "I challenge you to a party off..."
The entire crown gasped and I heard whispers of, "Challenging Pacifica to a party off?" and "That girls nuts." But I stood my ground despite all the criticism around me.
"You? Challenging me? Don't make me laugh!"
"We'll see who's laughing AFTER the party off!" I screamed.
"Fine by me you dork!" Pacifica screamed back.
She turned around and headed towards the refreshment table, "Bring your brother down here in ten minutes and we'll get this party rolling..."
"You got it!"
I huffed and turned away from her, heading towards the stairs just opposite of Pacifica. Waves of emotions splashed down against my gut. Anger, cheerfulness, determination, and worry. Just before I got to the stairs I heard Pacifica say something.
"And may the best- partier- win!"
I froze and with my back towards Pacifica I muttered, "Agreed."
I made my way upstairs and walked through the dark corridors of the second floor. It seemed to go on and on forever and I leaned against a door to rest for a second. I relaxed, inhaling and exhaling. I took out all my stress, and calmed myself down. I thought about the events that happened a while ago. How a simple problem turned into a dramatic outcome. I didn't want to do that, I knew it was probably my fault for not stopping Dipper from defending me. But that was really sweet of him. The way he protected me against Pacifica, I think my heart just might burst!
I placed a hand against my chest to stop the loud beating, I felt it pump loudly and I felt happy. I want to be with Dipper, I want to keep him safe, I want him to be strong, but most importantly- I want to win this for him!
I got up, and made my way quickly to Stan's office, my determination renewed.
(*, My Big Dipper ,*)
I arrived in front of the office door and I paused for a second. I don't know why, but I'm guessing I just wanted to collect myself. The door was open a crack and light poured out extending three shadows. I heard voices and I heard Wendy speak.
"What you did was really brave Dipper, but at the same time that was sort of mean."
I heard Dipper sigh, "Yeah I know... I'm sorry about that, I didn't mean to tackle her like that."
"But dude, at the same time you saved your sister! But what's more, you took on the most popular girl in all of Gravity Falls! That's real manly man!" Soos complimented, "Alsom you didn't even hurt that girl! She seemed untouched to say the least, you have a lot of self control dude."
"Yeah well to be honest... I sorta really wanted to punch her in the face."
Dippers voice got softer then usual. "I just can't take it when someone insults my sister like that... It reminds me of myself and our past together."
"Wow Dipper, I'm really sorry." Wendy said.
"Yeah well, the past is the past. If anything were to happen to Mabel, I just- I just don't know what I'll do. I already lost everything..."
"Oh cheer up dude! You can always replace it, just tell us what it is and we'll help get it for ya!" Soos cheered.
"Soos, there are just somethings you can't replace. Especially-"
There was a sudden cold wind that blew against the door and it creaked open. When I could finally see the trio sitting on a couch, I eyed Dipper and I felt my heart become heavy with guilt.
His arms had small cuts and bruises marked everywhere. He seemed weak and his entire body was drained, making it look pale. His hair was all tossed up but what really got me was his face. The guilt just got bigger when I saw the claw marks on his cheek. That might leave a scar and I hoped not, cause who could damage something so wonderful as this?
"Oh hey Mabel, you okay?"
"Yeah I guess. But I'm the least you should be worrying about. I mean just look at you Dipper!"
Dipper bowed his head and swung his feet, "Yeah I know, I'm may not be the best looking guy around town at the moment but hey, at least my sis is safe from that bully right?"
I gave Dipper a small smile, "I guess you're right. Say, how bad's that mark on your face?"
Wendy dabbed the mark with a cotton ball covered in disinfectant, "The mark isn't that deep, so it should heal just fine."
I let out a sigh of relief, "Thank falls that's covered."
"Yeah, now we can go home. After that incident I think we should just call this party off." Wendy mmbled.
"Yeah dude, totally agree with that one. And that was all over a stupid party crown. That things not even made out of real jewels!" Soos replied.
"But you can't close down the party just yet! I need to have a party off with Pacifica!"
"Oh no, you're just asking for more trouble." Wendy commented.
"But please, we need to show Pacifica who's boss! But more importantly, we need to save the other kids!"
"What'd you mean?"
"I mean, they're hypnotized! Have you noticed that everything Pacifica or Gideon did they would rise to her support? Just when you guys left she told a guy to shut up for supporting her! That's just mean, this parties filled with scared people."
"Now that you mention it yeah... I think I do recall something like that. While you guys were outside, we saw Pacifica forcing others to make a kanga line." Wendy recalled.
"So you'll help me?" I asked.
Both Soos and Wendy nodded, "You bet. After what Pacifica did to Dipper here there's no way we'll back down from this!"
"Awesome!" I fist pumped.
I turned to my brother, "Dipper..."
He looked up and he gave a smile, "I'm with you sis. I'll be there for you till the end! Cause you know what we are? We're a team!"
Dipper got up with new found spirit and posed, "We can do this guys! We'll show Pacifica and Gideon who's boss and we'll save those kids once and for all!"
Soos, Wendy and I clapped at Dipper's speech and he gave us little bows, "Thank you, thank you, please hold your applause!"
There was a knock at our door and we all looked up to see who it was.
"Hey, you know you guys aren't supposed to be here right?" Soos said getting up from his seat.
In the front door there were two girls, a tall and big girl with a lizard and a short Asian girl with glasses. The both looked nervous as Soos approached them. After poking one another a little bit both girls stood up straight and pleaded, "We're really sorry!"
Soos stopped in his tracks and looked around awkwardly.
"P-Please let us explain ourselves. My name's Candy Chiu and this is my friend Grenda!"
"Grenda waved, "Um... Hi-"
"Wow dude, what's wrong with your voice!?" Soos asked.
"DON'T MAKE FUN OF MY VOICE!"
Everyone stayed silent as Grenade breathed in and out. Eventually she calmed down and apologized, "I'm sorry, it's just that I get made fun at by Pacifica a lot just because of my voice..."
"Yes, but that's not all that she makes fun of." Candy said shaking her head. "Every time we're near her and other people, we just can't escape painful words that may not hit our bodies, but hit deep inside our hearts!"
"We're sorry for not defending you and your brother back there when you were fighting each other. We were just afraid how others may think of us, see, our kind isn't welcome here. We're what they call us, 'abnormal people'." Grenda stated.
"We just want to fit in you see? But you inspired us to stand up for ourselves! Just watching you talk back to Pacifica was enough to convince us that there are others that can see through the disaster!"
"Yeah, what Candy said!" Grenda smiled widely.
"Wow dudes, that's some deep words you got there!" -Soos extended his hand- "The name's Soos, I work at the Shack and I'm the DJ."
Grenda and Candy shook his hand, "Nice to meet you Mr. Soos!"
Wendy got up and came up to Grenda and Candy and shook their hands, "The names Wendy Corduroy, I too work at this dump and for one night only I'm the assistant DJ for this party."
"That's really nice! I really like your sound tracks, it's good to get away from all that main stream stuff once in a while."
"Speaking of sound tracks, we should really get back to the DJ booth. The party needs music for the party off!" Wendy said dashing out of the room.
"Alright dudes, I want you guys to be ready and when you get back we'll bring out all the best songs we got! You can count on your buddy Soos!"
I laughed, "Thanks Soos, you're the best."
I came over to hug Soos and he returned the favor.
"I second that!" Dipper said running toward Soos and giving him a death hug.
"Okay dudes," Soos laughed, "We'll see you when you get down. Wendy and I believe in you guys, good luck!"
With that, Soos followed after Wendy and soon were out of sight. I turned back to Dipper and gave him a high-five.
"You ready for this bro!?" I yelled.
"Heck yes! I'm ready to kick some P and G butt!"
"And we'll be there to support you guys!" Grenda chimed in.
"Me too! If things go sour, I'll lend you my fork fingers!" Candy said.
I raised an eyebrow, "What's that?"
Candy shoved her hand in her skirt poked and when she took out her hand, they were attached with forks.
"What are those used for?" Dipper asked.
Grenda took out a bowl of popcorn from nowhere and Candy stuck her hand at the bowl. When she took her hand out, five bits of popcorn stuck onto her forks. "Improvement of human being!"
I stared in awe, "Wow, cool..."
Dipper just laughed and placed a hand on my shoulder, "I think you found your people."
"Yeah I think I did! The names Mabel by the way!" I said shaking their hands.
"And the names Dipper, Dipper Pines. Mabel's my twin sister." Dipper said shaking their hands as well.
"Wow, is it true that twins can feel each others pain!?" Candy asked.
Dipper shrugged, "I don't know, I never really thought about that before."
I looked at the clock in Stan's office and I gasped, "We have to go now! 10 minutes is almost up and the party off is gonna start!"
"Well then what are you guys waiting for? Lets go!" Grenda cheered.
We all dashed out of the office and headed back for the party. Our spirits high, and our hearts higher, we were all ready for anything. I was glad that our new found companions, Grenda and Candy, were with us. This battle wasn't going to be easy. We had to party like we never have before, and we have to inspire everyone at the dance floor.
"Mabel, you know this is going to be tough right?" Dipper asked as we continued to run.
I nodded my head, "It's for the best, and besides, we got Grenda and Candy on our side!"
Dipper grinned, "Yeah I guess you're right. I hope you got your funky shoes on for this one Mabel, cause we're going in hot!"
"You said it!"
We came to a slow walk as we made our way down the stairs. Upbeat music blared softly and gradually got louder as we got closer. I wasn't the least bit nervous as we came down to the battlefield. We had two new members on our team and most importantly, I had Dipper by my side. This one was going to be for the books. I will win this for Dipper and everyone here, I will protect him and I will put an end to Pacifica and Gideon. I want to defend Dipper like he did for me, especially when he said...
"Hey Dipper?" I started.
Dipper looked up, "Yeah?"
I stared deep into his eyes and they raged with fire, the good kind, the kind that made you determined.
I shook my head and smiled, "It's nothing..."
Dipper and I paused a few steps before we became visible to everyone in the party room. The crowd cheered loudly waiting for the party off to begin and I let out a relaxing sigh.
"You guys ready?" Dipper asked.
Grenda and Candy nodded, "Ready when you are!"
Dipper turned to me, "You ready for this Mabel?"
I just couldn't help but grin. "Ready when you are Dipping Sauce!"
Dipper and I took a step forward and at that moment, the cheers became louder. As we came down from the stairs I just couldn't stop smiling. This was going to be well... Fun!
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Introducing, the team that will fight for the night. The team that will fight for the right! Please welcome the one, the only- Pine Trees!"
The entire crowd went wild as we were blinded by white light. Though when the lights faded away there was one statement that appeared in my mind and I couldn't help but whisper it to myself.
Cause you know what time it is?
I grinned. "It's party time..."
A/N: So sorry for the late update again guys. This one was way bigger then I anticipated and is so far the largest chapter I've written. Of course it'll have some mistakes in it cause I'm the only one editing it and such, but I hope that doesn't hinder to much to your reading! Thanks for all the reviews and support. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Next week there will be no update because I'm going on a trip, but I'll continue to write and post it in 2 weeks time!
