A/N: Welcome back, to another chapter of "The Evil Falls." I know it's been a long time since I have update a chapter, but school has got me very busy, I'm working out more to lose weight, and I had special occasion with my family, such personal stuff for these pass weeks. I still thank every single of you who has read and like the fanifc, and those who help me with the fanfic in the pass. I also want to thank my editor Alisi Thorndyke for editing this chapter evening though she was busy with her personal life as well. She is a wonderful person to have, and feel like this story wouldn't continue without her. So let's start reading shall we?
Chapter 8: Recovery
The three older workers of the Mystery Shack heard the screaming of the panicked Mabel. They all got up from their chairs and rushed to the sound of the screaming. They followed the sound of the scream from the gift shop, worried of what could have happened to slightly older pine twin. All three ran to the teenage girl worrying about her condition.
"What happen to you Mabel?" asked Grunkle Stan, who was shocked to see the happiest girl crying and hurt.
"There was something in the woods!" cried Mabel in pain and fear. "Something attacked me in the woods!"
"What was it?" Soos inquired, still in disbelief that his normally happy friend got attacked in the woods.
"I don't know! All I saw were branches, wheat, and that's when it attacked to me," answered Mabel, who felt even more hurt of reminding herself what happened.
"Someone hit you with branches and wheat?" asked Wendy who was confused about what actually hurt Mabel.
"No! It was the branches and wheat themselves! As if the woods were alive!" choked Mabel who began to cry on her brother's shoulder. "It's alive!"
Dipper hugged her in comfort as the rest looked at Mabel in either disbelief, shock, or confusion. The moonlit was a gloomy cast of the night sky while the Mystery Shack was with panic and cries. In an hour, the Mystery Shack was silent. There was no television on and no music playing at the time. There was only Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Wendy at the kitchen table talking about what happened to Mabel. They mentioned if they were going to take her to the hospital or just take care of her with the first aid kit like they have first done when they saw her hurt.
Dipper was in their room lying on his bed with Mabel resting on her bed. He looked at Mabel to see the scratch marks were covered with bandages. It seemed that Mabel didn't have terrible scars, yet he doesn't know what exactly happen to his twin sister. The boy continued to look at the ceiling of the attic, questioning what exactly happen in the woods. He remembered Mabel and himself running away from a dark shadowy figure that chased them.
Dipper then questioned if the dark shadowy figure was the one who attack Mabel. If it did, then it must have had the powers to control anything in the woods. With so many questions to think about, Dipper couldn't help but feel as if something was released from the book. Then it dawned on him!
"The book!" voiced Dipper quietly when he heard footsteps coming over to the door.
The door opened to reveal Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Wendy wearing sweaters and looked as if they were ready to go out somewhere.
"We have to take Mabel to the hospital. She is really in bad shape," stated Wendy as Grunkle Stan walked pass her to get to Mabel's bed.
The old man picked her up with a blanket wrapped around her in his arms. Dipper heard his twin sister mumbling something, but it was too low for him to hear. Grunkle Stan and Soos exited the room, yet Wendy was still in the room. Dipper looked away before Wendy clear her throat.
"Don't worry, Mabel is going to be okay," Wendy spoke at the doorway. "We just need you to stay here until we get back. Alright?"
"Alright," replied Dipper, still looking away before he felt two arms wrap around him. He suddenly blushed at the feel of his summer crush is hugging him.
He felt Wendy's arms let go of him and heard her footsteps heading out of the room. The door closed behind her, which left Dipper in the room by himself.
"I need to look through the book and the tape," said Dipper as he got the book, the tapes, and the tape recorder out from underneath his bed.
Outside, Grunkle Stan was at the driver's seat twisting the keys to start the engine. Soos was in the passenger's seat, and Wendy was in the back seat with Mabel. The clear night sky was beginning to grow dark as dark clouds began to form overhead. The engine started as Grunkle Stan drove away from the Mystery Shack. Soos looked to the window, noticing the dark woods from the night and the moon shining through the clouds. Wendy stroked Mabel's hair to try and comfort the injured girl, yet Mabel still seemed to be in discomfort and still mumbling.
"I hope the hospital is still open for Mabel to be taken care of," pondered Soos.
"Trust me, they are. They are open twenty-four seven," stated Grunkle Stan as he focused on the road with the headlights giving clear sight of the road.
While the situation of Mabel's was coming down, a single raindrop landed on the windshield. Soos looked at the window to see rain had began falling. In a few seconds, many heavy raindrops began hitting the windshield and the windows at a fast pace. Grunkle Stan turned on the windshield wipers to wipe away the raindrops on the windshield, but the driver then witnessed the road was gone a few feet away from them. He slammed on the breaks and as the car started to slow down, the dirt grinded from the tires stopping abruptly on the asphalt. The car finally stopped with the windshield wipers still on, giving the view of total the darkness ahead.
"What happen to the road? It looks like it just disappeared," commented Wendy as she too saw total darkness in front of them.
"I don't know! I know I saw the road up ahead a second ago," answered Grunkle Stan, who was just confused as the rest. "Unless..."
"Unless what Stan?" asked Soos.
"We need to go back to the Mystery Shack!" said Grunkle Stan as he turned the car around to drive back where they came from.
As the older individuals were distracted from the disappearance of the road and the confusion of why they had to go back, Mabel was grinning for no reason.
"The demons that have haunted me in the Mystery Shack now begin to possess objects of any kind. They want to kill me no matter what, yet they have a weakness. The only way to destroy possessed objects is to burn the objects," said the voice of Grunkle Stan in the tape recorder. "Now it can also possess people as well. It happened when I was with the last customer and he suddenly attacked me. He was hard to fight off, but all I had to do is to dismember the limbs and tragically burn him. It's a good thing there was no one to witness the brutality, yet I closed the shop for my safety."
Dipper couldn't believe Grunkle Stan had to face demons in the house. He couldn't believe he lied to Mabel and himself, yet how did he manage to keep the demons from possessing Soos. He remembered Soos talking about how he would visit Grunkle Stan for the past few months. Dipper looked at the tape recorder to see the tape was already finished. He took out the tape and replaced it with another tape. The tape recorder was set and the teenage boy turned it on.
"I think I know how to put the demons to sleep. It just requires-"
The tape was cut off as the tape abruptly stopped for some reason. Dipper took the tape out to see it was scratched up badly. He placed the tape with the rest of them that had been played in the tape recorder. Dipper then heard a thunder clap with a flash of lighting shining through the window. He walked to the window to see it was raining hard and Grunkle Stan's car driving back to the Mystery Shack.
"They're back already? I hope Mabel is okay," Dipper voiced with shock as he put the tape recorder back under his bed and exited his and Mabel's room.
The teenage boy walked down the stairs and to the living room where he saw the Wendy holding Mabel. The red head put Mabel to the couch as she and Soos sat on the floor near the girl. Grunkle Stan walked out of the living and headed up the stairs. Dipper walked to his sister to check if she was feeling alright. He saw Mabel with her eyes open with a tired expression on her face. She looked at Dipper and smiled to have her brother beside her as Soos and Wendy.
"Hey Dipper... I'm feeling okay, just tired," Mabel mentioned with a yawn.
"That's good to hear. I hope you get better," said Dipper as he exited the living room to look for Grunkle Stan.
Soos and Wendy looked at each other knowing it was strange for Dip not spend time with Mabel. So they decided it would be best to play a game the two former co-workers used to play on their breaks and when they were slacking off.
"Hey Mabel, want to play a game?" asked Wendy with a smile.
"Yes I would," answered Mabel in a low voice. "What game are we playing?"
"We're going to play a game that involves each of us trying to figure what type of card is the poker-cards," explained Soos. "One person has to hide the actual card while the other tries to guess what type of card it is."
"That sounds fun. Can I go first?" asked Mabe weakly, whom was eager to play the game.
"Sure." said Wendy who brought the cards out in her pocket.