Well, I know that I haven't gotten five new reviews yet, but this story is picking up again, so I'm uploading today. Thanks to all reviewers of this fanfiction. Anyway, without further ado, here's Chapter Twelve. Enjoy!:

Twelve

It was almost 8:30p.m. before Dipper finished reading: Building and making robots and related items in ten easy steps. The "ten steps" were extremely detailed with very specific instructions. A more appropriate name would have been: Building and making robots and related items in 1,000 easy steps.

Dipper wondered where Taylor got these books. He didn't think he could find them at Books-a-Million or Borders. He decided to forget that, stand up and stretch.

After doing that, Dipper noticed that Pacifica still wasn't back, which he found strange since she had left at seven.

"Guys, I'm hungry," complained Mabel, interrupting Dipper's thoughts. She put down her book, Robot Building for Dummies.

Dipper looked at Taylor, who had been reading the 4 book in the corner of the office. She set it down and stood up. At some point, Taylor had changed out of her cloak and was now wearing a Washington Redskins T-shirt, jeans, and blue converse all star shoes.

"You know what Mabel, you're right," said Taylor. "Now would be a good time to have dinner. I'll go get some food from the gym. Dipper, since you're already standing, would you like to come and help?"

"Huh? Sure!" said Dipper. He followed Taylor, but tripped near the door because Robbie had stretched out his legs as he read.

Wendy's boyfriend smirked and went back to pretending to read.

Dipper played it off and went with Taylor back to the gym.

When he saw the food at center court, his stomach grumbled. How long has it been since I've eaten? wondered Dipper.

He and Taylor began to look at how much food there was and how much they could carry.

There were several boxes of Publix cookies, bags of Tostitos chips, a sandwich platter, a few boxes of donuts from Dunkin Donuts (a dozen in each box), and some two-liter bottles of Pepsi and Mountain Dew. The tables also had plates, napkins, and plastic cups.

"What do ya wanna carry?" asked Taylor.

"I guess I'll take the cookies, chips, and the donuts," said Dipper.

Taylor raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Can you carry all that?"

Dipper smiled back and cracked his knuckled. "It's not just about strength, which I have," he said. "But it also takes balance, which I also have. A lot of it if you ask me."

Taylor laughed, gestured to the food and said, "Be my guest."

Dipper took a small breath, and grabbed donuts and cookies and hefted them to his right arm. He then took the chips and cradled them in his right arm. "Impressed?"

Taylor was about to respond, but two small beams of green light came from the side of the gym opposite to the doors that lead to the locker room and knocked the food Dipper was holding to the ground.

Taylor and Dipper looked in the direction that the beams came from and saw a male Kid of Eternity.

One of Ronald's associates! Dipper realized.

"I knew this was a trap!" Dipper shouted at Taylor, who shook her head violently.

"I swear that I didn't bring him!" she defended.

"It's true!" hollered Ronald's associate. "I just couldn't help but notice your absence after the battle Taylor, so I decided to see for myself what was going on. I figured that you'd gone soft for the enemy."

"Who are you?" snapped Dipper.

The Kid of Eternity walked towards the tables. "I'm sorry Mr. Pines, I haven't been formally introduced to you," he said. "My name is Joe, and I'm here to defeat you, since you're probably gonna try to retaliate before you hit the sun. Once I do, I'll bring your sorry ass to Ronald and tell him Taylor's a traitor. You two will get what you deserve, and maybe I'll even be promoted in my ranking."

"Wonderful," said Taylor sarcastically. "You have a great imagination. Who do you get it from? Your mom, your dad?"

"Not funny," snarled Joe. He flicked his wrist and Taylor went flying backwards and slammed into the wall, next to the doors leading to the locker room. Joe then raised his hands and the tables flew upward ten feet. Then, after pushing his hands forward, the tables slammed into the wall above Taylor and fell on top of her.

"No!" shouted Dipper. He turned to glare at Ronald's associate, who laughed evilly, put his palms in front of him and sent a blue wall of energy toward Dipper, who turned around and bolted.

He ran towards the doors that he and his friends had originally used to enter the gym. Unfortunately, as Dipper ran, the wall of energy caught up with him just as he was opening the door.

Dipper was pushed into the wall across from the door, but he pushed that off and continued to run. But after sneaking a look back a few seconds later, he saw that Joe was in the hallway, smiling evilly.

As Dipper exited the building, he was hit in the back by a wall of energy that sent him flying across the courtyard. He landed in a patch of grass.

Dipper groaned, and looked back towards the building to see Joe calmly striding over.

That kid must have super speed, thought Dipper bitterly as he tried to stand up. A lot of his muscles were aching from slamming into a wall and flying across the courtyard.

"Might as well give up," Joe taunted as he came closer. "You've lost another battle."

Dipper's attempt to stand failed and he fell on his knees.

Joe made two fists and slammed them together. A large beam of light headed towards Dipper.

Suddenly, a blur came from the gym and in front of Dipper.

That blur turned into Taylor. She put a force field around herself and Dipper, blocking Joe's beam of light.

So what do you think? Please review, because it helps me as a writer. Plus, more reviews get me to upload the chapters faster since I know that you like the story. And if you wanna know who'll win the fight sooner rather than later, you know what to do.

~Jameer14