Of Hopes and Fears

by Beatrice Gold

A girl from Mabel's past wants revenge, ridiculous revenge from an event that was so warped from time it was wrong. The twins have to create an army and fight against her, only to end this. But Mel isn't the only one from Mabel's past, and far from most deadly. What she wants is unclear, and Mabel is determined to figure it out. But didn't meddling start this in the first place?

5. The Robbery

Chapter 5

"You want to put the cloth on his face, honey. Not under it."

"I think he feels it, Mom."
Dipper opened his eyes. He was in a large bedroom in a large bed. A bright, beautiful woman sat at the foot of it with a bucket of water and a few sponges. Mabel was sleeping beside him, and Elodie was rubbing a wet cloth on his forehead. Mabel was sleeping. That meant she had to be alive, right?

"I know what you're thinking." the woman said. "Yes, Mabel is alive. It took me a while to pry out all twenty-eight of those thorns, though. Oh, and my name is Mori." Mori smiled. "Come on, let's leave them alone." she said, and her and Elodie left the room. Dipper closed his eyes. He wondered how they got two kids in and out of the golf cart. Maybe they flew us here! he thought. He smiled wearily. He was beginning to think like Mabel. The clock flashed 3:45 A.M. Luckily, he'd only been unconscious for an hour. He fell back against the pillows. What a big bed. The bucket was still by the foot of it. He looked over at his sister. Should he use it on her or something? It might get her awake… He decided to shake her instead. Her eyes opened shortly.

"Where are we?" she asked.

"Elodie's house." Dipper answered.

"Pretty big bed."
"I know right."

"Hey, what happened last night?" Mabel inquired.

"Well, longs story short you were cut by a deadly flower and you almost died but you didn't and you almost gave me a heart attack, and, well… I kind of don't think Elodie is what she seems." Dipper explained.

"Oh come on, how could Elodie not be what she is?" Mabel asked. "And- I died. That is so cool!"

"Almost died." Dipper corrected.

"You're just jealous!" Mabel teased. "I died and you didn't! I died and you didn't! I died and you didn't!"

"You do realize that's a bad thing, right?" Dipper said.

"To come back to life?"
"Well that's good."

"Doi."

"And all of a sudden I don't feel happy you came back to life." Dipper said dryly.

"Yeah you are!" Mabel laughed and poked her brother's arm.

"Ow."

Mabel sighed. "Tonight was fun," she said contentedly.

"I'm glad you think so." Dipper said.

"I'm glad I'm alive." Mabel replied.

"Me too."

The twins fell asleep hand in hand.

No one noticed a small figure dressed in black ease into the room, reach across the bed, and slip a certain book with a hand with six fingers out of Dipper's jacket pocket, and then leave as quietly as they came.