Chapter 5 - Mabel & Paz's Ripple Effect
Gravity Falls Wednesday November 21, 2012 2:35 PM
Gravity Falls Mall
After an exhaustive search of the mall for either Robbie or Tony*, Pacifica and Mabel stopped at the food court to get a drink while they waited for Pacifica's chauffeur to come pick them up.
"Can you really believe that Robbie was shopping at Young Army, I mean it really doesn't fit his style at all.", Mabel said as she was drinking an orange juice sluree.
"Yeah, that's why we searched Edgy first.", Pacifica replied as she drank a strawberry-mango sluree.
Both of their phone's went off with a text message from Tambry, 'Tony and Robbie are at the museum's back parking lot. Fight happening.'
Mabel sent back a text saying, 'Waiting on chauffeur, meet you all at Shack. Hopefully Tony knocks some sense into Robbie.'
Once she was done typing she looked back up at Pacifica and said, "Well it looks like we're just gonna head back to the Shack."
Pacifica was just about to reply when Mabel's face turned into a look of shock before she hopped up and started running after some guy in a silver gray jogging suit. Pacifica grabbed Mabel's drink and ran after her.
She caught up to her as she was turning down the hall that leads to the public restrooms.
"What's going on Mabel?", Pacifica said as she finally caught her breath.
"I just saw Blendin," Mabel said before she took her drink and gulped down a big swallow.
"You mean the guy that Bill used to trick you?", Pacifica asked remembering one of their earliest video conversations.
"Yeah, he's a time traveler. Every time he show's up there's trouble brewing somewhere. I wish I remembered that back in August," Mabel said with a little melancholy in her voice.
"I still say it wasn't your fault," Pacifica said with her hand on Mabel's shoulder.
"I know," Mabel said as she pulled Pacifica in for a hug.
Once the they finished hugging Mabel said, "He went down this hall."
Mabel started down the hall with Pacifica right behind her. Almost as soon as they both had stepped though the entrance of the hallway Mabel had a sensation of deja-vu. She stopped and looked around, the once pale green walls were now a stark white. She realized that they were in one of those time rooms, that she and Dipper had been caught in the second time they met Blendin. Turning to Pacifica with a catch in her voice she sad, "Quick. We, we need to get out of here!"
No sooner had those words exited her mouth than the ends of the time room closed. Pacifica looked around and wondered what exactly was going on, a question Mabel wondered also.
"Ok, Blendin. I know you're here, what do you want?" Mabel called out.
"Oh, uhm, hello again Mabel." Blendin said as first his head and hands appeared, followed by the rest of him. "I'm happy to see you again."
"I'm not," Mabel said with some venom in her voice, "Now like I said Blendin, what do you want?"
"Uhm, well. You see there's been a problem and well we need your help," Blendin said nervously rubbing his hands together.
"Why should she trust you?", Pacifica said as she stepped up to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mabel and took her hand in hers.
This action helped temper Mabel's growing anger. "Alright, spill it. What type of situation have you gotten yourself into?"
"Well, uhm, are either of you familiar with the theory of 'the Ripple effect of time divergence'?", Blendin said looking between the two girls. Mabel's face was blank, but there was a spark of recognition in Pacifica's.
"It's also know as 'the Theory of Divergent Realities' right?", Pacifica asked, earning her a questioning look from Mabel. With a shrug she added, "What? I had a science teach in school that was heavy into sci-fi theories."
"Well, I'm not supposed to do this," he said rubbing his hand over his no long bald head, "but I really feel as if I owe it to you. It was, uhm, my fault you got tricked to starting 'Weirdmageddon'."
"How do I know you're not Bill, trying to trick us again? You could be him before you came back to trick me," Mabel said almost shaking with both fear and anger.
Blendin was glad he chose a moment in time that the two young ladies were together, if it had not been for Pacifica standing there side by side with Mabel, she may have been tearing him apart whole crying her eyes out or worse. He really didn't want to have to go through Globnar against an angry Mabel Pines again, especially now that she was one of the strongest mages in recorded history. Though really that was only one of the reasons
"Show. Me. Your. Eyes!", Mabel called out after a few moments.
Blendin reached up and pulled off his goggles and revealed a pair brown eyes.
"Alright, so you're not Bill.", Mabel said calming down a small bit, "now tell me what you want so we can go home."
"There's a 'Reality Fixed Point' coming up that will have severe consequences if the wrong choice is made," Blendin said looking around as if he was worried about being caught, "if the wrong choice is made, one by one you friends and family will die at the hands of one who was once your ally."
"Whatcha talkin bout, Blendin?", Mabel said making a face that caused Pacifica to giggle a little.
"There's really not much more I can say," Blendin said looking almost penitent.
"Well then, I suggest you tell us what little more you can say.", Pacifica said reading into his statement that there was still something else to be told.
"Alright, uhm. There is a bit of a prophesy that goes with the divergence. 'When the morning, noon, and night seek to join the fight, an enemy must become an ally or the balance of all will fall from sight'. That is all I can say with out riskng more damage to the time line. I shouldn't have done this much, but I owe you more than enough to give you this heads up."
"Why tell us?", Pacifica asked, "Why not Mabel and Dipper? Why me?"
"Because if the choice made is wrong, you two will be the last to fall." Blendin said with a remorseful look, "As for Dipper, he will be the first."
Blendin's watch suddenly started beeping and he became really scared, "You two must go now, they have found me."
The doorway behind them opened up and he practically pushed the two girls out of the time room. When the girls look back they see the door closing as two members of the time police grab a hold of Blendin.
"Do you believe him?", Pacifica said wondering if she had just had a daydream.
"I'm not sure if it matters, Paz." Mabel replied with a tremble in her voice, all of the anger that was in her has been replaced with a hint of dread. While trying to keep from collapsing she added, "If Dipper is to be the first to die, I will have to do everything in my power to prevent it from happening."
"I know," Pacifica hugging her girlfriend. Her phone went off let and after she answered she told Mable, "The car's here. Let's go check on Tony."
As they walked out they threw their half drunk slurees in the trash.
Meanwhile sometime in the far, far future
"Well Blendin, did you pass on the message I gave to you?", the Time Baby asked from his cosmic high chair.
"Yes," Blendin said kneeling before him, "the prophesy has been delivered and you have nothing to worry about."
"Thank you child," The Time Baby replied, "If I could have been able to deliver the message myself, I would have. But thanks to the non interference pact I was forced to make before the hag froze me, I can't not directly influence her plans. But if someone who was already involved learns of one of the possible outcomes and seeks to prevent it, there is no way I'm interfering."
"And thank you your Babyness. If you had not showed me that if I had to lose Globnar, if I had won I would've wiped myself from reality.", Blendin said.
"Well yes, that is what would've happened if you had killed one of your ancestors.", Time Baby said while gnawing on a teething ring.
Chapter 5 is in the books, this chapter was partially inspired by a suggestion by a regular Gravity Heroes reader Odeebee, that was for a Mabel & Paz story where they have to save the rest of the crew. It wouldn't fit anywhere in the main storyline but I liked the idea, though I did have to chage it up from full original idea to make it fit in even in the Sidetracks. My story-line is planned out through the third story arc (with enough ideas to fill up at least two more story arcs after that), but every once in awhile I get a suggestion from a reader and if I can fit it in I may try to put it in as a Sidetrack. And for those who are wondering how Time Baby is alive after Bill killed him, remember how the town and all it's damage was fixed (other than the Shack) after Bill was killed, well Time baby was restored also (at least in my verse). The next chapter is going to be a flashback to the origin of Yami and his first meeting with the Keeper of the Lore.
* Takes place during Gravity Heroes Chapter 38.
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