Just so you all know, I'm modifying the timeline. Instead of this adventure happening one week after Mabel learns that Dipper is dating Pacifica, it's now two weeks. It allows me to add some more stuff in between the two events with it making a bit more sense. I'll have already made the modifications to the other chapters by now.


Fallen Pine Trees

Chapter 9: Aftermath of the Adventure

It had been a busy day at the Mystery Shack. A massive flock of tourist had come by, filling the place with customers and cash. Stanford Pines, (of course), couldn't complain. He loved making money; and that animatronic badger, Will E. Badger, certainly helped to rack in the dough. Fortunately, he refused to let Wendy and Soos go out with his niece and nephew on some wild author-case.

"That's what you get when you leave work without permission on the day the richest family in the country comes for a visit." He said to himself.

Stan really did wish, however, he'd kept the kid's home. A few extra working hands would've really been beneficial. But Stan hadn't planned on making them work every day during their visit. Yet he still planned on punishing them by not giving them a bonus in their allowances from the day's extra loot.

"Yes, they have an allowance. Stan's not that cheap. Though it isn't much."

Stan was currently counting the day's money, while Soos swept, and Wendy stared at the clock, as she waited for her extra-long shift, (part of her punishment for bailing work), to be over.

"Hey dudes, have you heard from Dipper or Mabel today?" Asked Soos. Looking for any signs of the twins from the dark window. It was eight o'clock and they hadn't seen or heard from them since this morning.

Before anyone could answer, Dipper slammed the gift shop's front door open.

"Hey Dipper I was just wondering about you," Soos said. Not feeling worried anymore.

"Where's your sister?" asked Stan.

"Dipper please…" Mabel called as she came into the shack; tear stains surrounding her eyes.

"DON'T TALK TO ME!" shouted Dipper, marching straight towards the ladder that led to shack's roof. Though he got stopped by Wendy, who was concerned/curious about why the twins were acting like this.

"Whoa Dips, what's going on?"

"I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEARN THE IDENTITY OF THE AUTHOR, WHEN MABEL HERE, (ONCE AGAIN), RUINED IT BY BEING HER USUAL, ANNOYING SELF!"

"I said I was sorry Dipper."

"SORRY WON'T MAKE THINGS RIGHT THIS TIME MABEL! Oh and call me Mason. That is my real name after all."

"Since when do you prefer to go by the name Mason?"

"Since always, but you never listened when I told you not to call me that. So I gave up after we turned eight."

"Oh please, you're just saying this became you're hiding the fact that Pacifica's forcing you go by that name. Proving that she's turning you evil."

"Okay first off, I'M NOT EVIL! And second, Pacifica is not forcing me to go by my birth name. I'm the one that asked her to call me that because I've always preferred Mason over Dipper. In fact, I've always hated Dipper."

"Then why didn't you tell me? I mean if you'd just told me then I would've stopped."

"NO, YOU WOULDN'T BECAUSE I LIKE I ALREADY SAID, I'VE TOLD YOU THOUSANDS OF TIMES, BUT YOU NEVER LISTENED!"

"Yeah…um…well…you've still been haven't been very nice lately. Remember how earlier today you didn't support any of my ideas."

"That's because they were stupid. Besides, we were on a very important mission to uncover the author's identity and like the last two times before today, we failed because of your stupid ideas. Remember the mailbox and the Blind Eye Society?"

"The blind eye thing wasn't my fault…"

"You were supposed to be guarding the memory gun but instead decided to use it on yourself, which allowed you and Wendy to get captured. If you hadn't, you'd probably have been able to save me and Soos. Allowing us to avoid that fight with the society, while also restoring McGucket's memory."

"Well, I wasn't even involved in the mailbox thing."

"Soos and I were about to learn the author's identity and you came by, stuffing a horrible video of yourself into the mailbox. Causing said mailbox to vanish due to it being disturbed by you. Oh, and by the way, no one wants to see you, (or anyone for that matter) sticking things up their nose."

"I didn't know what you guys were doing. Also, I said I was sorry."

"No, you didn't. You just walked away completely oblivious to the fact that you, (once again), ruined my chance at achieving my summer goal. Seriously you're like a bad luck charm."

"Ouch," said Soos.

"That's a major blow," Wendy said.

"That is differently a burn," said Stan in agreement with his employees.

"Like you're one to talk," Mabel said in retaliation to Dipper's insult at her.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well from what I remember, you've ruined quite a few of my own chances at a summer romance."

"Name one."

"How about when you raised the dead during the Mystery Shack after Party. You messed up my chance to impress the cut guys that were attending," Mabel responds while listing things off with her fingers as she continues. "Or how about you messed up my puppet show with that deal you made with Bill. Which cost me, Gabe Bensen. Oh and how about the time when…"

"I said one. That's more than one 'Einstein.' " The last part Dipper said in a sarcastic tone.

"Yeah well unlike you, I support your goals. Yet you never support my dreams saying that I'm just acting crazy."

"That's because you're too obsessed with finding love. I on the hand am working towards unlocking secrets of unimaginable importance. Oh, and you've never supported me; except for when I was doing something you liked such as trying to hook up with Wendy or help you with something. On top of that, you constantly insult me by calling me a dork, nerd, or other names like that. You've even gone so far as to ruin my own love life twice. Particularly when you brought up my former crush on Wendy to make Pacifica jealous."

"Wendy's better for you. Besides Pacifica doesn't deserve you."

I disagree. She a wonderful girl that any man, (including myself), would be extremely lucky to have. By the way, I'm still waiting for you to apologize for doing that, as well as that 'little stunt' you pulled last week."

"I thought you were over it."

"I've been trying to put it aside, but it's really hard when you're sister gives your girlfriend a hate potion that causes her to break up with you. Forcing the love god to reverses it."

"In my defence, I was going to use a love potion on you and Candy."

Explanation: a week ago the Woodstick Festival came to Gravity Falls and one of the performers was Cupid, (aka the love god). During this time Mabel was trying to set Robbie up with Tambry, (because she felt sorry for how lonely he was). Though it wasn't working out till she saw the LG using his love powers on people. When he refused to share his potions, (the source of his powers on people's emotions), Mabel took one of his love potions and a hate potion, using them to make Robbie Tambry, and Pacifica. Causing the formers to fall in love, and the latter to dump Dipper.

Originally, Mabel had intended to first use the hate on her brother, (so that neither would be heartbroken). Then the love on him so that he would fall in love with Candy. However, she accidentally dropped the flasks carrying both potions. Which resulted in the flasks breaking, and the potions to get eaten by wild animals, (resulting in a huge love frenzy/violet fight).

Upon getting dumped, Dipper fell into an utterly heartbroken and depressed state. Reminding Mabel of how she felt when she almost lost Waddles during the time travel incident. So, of course, she decided to make things right by going to the love god who, (though furious with Mabel), agreed to reverse the effects on Pacifica so that she and Dipper can get back together. Dipper and Pacifica were, (of course), extremely furious at Mabel after she confessed to them what had happened. However, Dipper said he would work towards forgiving his sister because she did confess what she'd done. But deep down Dipper knew that he could never trust Mabel again.

"I told you Candy creeps me out. In fact, the only reason I invited her to the lab was to be nice. And you know what, I should've learned from that love incident to never trust you. Heck, I should've learned that after the mailbox incident, or even way before then because you're completely delusional, and will only get in my way when I'm trying to do something"

At this point, Mabel's eyes were bursting with a fresh batch of tears. "Well if that's how you feel then maybe we should just stay out of each other's lives. I know mine will be much more enjoyable knowing that I can be who I want to be without having to deal with your crazy/paranoid personality. I'll also be able to finally get that shallow, no good, gold-digging, slut out of my life."

This drove Dipper off the edge. "FINE! FROM NOW ON YOU STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL STAY OUT OF YOURS!"

"FINE!" Mabel shouted.

"Oh, and for the record," Dipper said as he started climbing up to the roof, "Pacifica Northwest is NOT A SLUT! If anyone's a slut it's YOU!"

At this point, Mabel couldn't take it. "ASSHOLE!" She screamed before making her way towards the living room. Leaving the gift shop's remaining occupants shocked by what had transpired.

After a few minutes, Wendy broke the silence,"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!"

DUN, DUN DUN!


Stay tuned for the next chapter of Fallen Pines Trees where there may be a chance of restoring the fallen pine trees.

F.Y.I. the idea for Mabel using the hate potion came from 95. Thanks a lot, by the way, hope you liked what I did. Also, the when the Love God reversed the effects of the potions that Mabel used, he only did it on Pacifica, not Robbie and Tambry. I kind of like the pairing.