Twinstones
Chapter 7
The moment Mabel woke up, they set their plan in action. They donned their disguises, even though there was little chance of it working, after what happened in the Tent of Telepathy, and sneaked into the backstage tent. If they were caught, Mabel was Lillian Blackthorn, Pacifica was Miranda Harris, and Gideon was Dominic Gold. Mabel had butterflies in her stomach and a thousand thoughts were running through her head. What physical state was Dipper in? Was he even alive? If he was, would he be mentally broken? Each thought only made her more and more worried for her brother.
"Hey! You there!" They were spotted. Feeling a rush of adrenaline, she, Gideon and Pacifica ran for their lives. "Stop!"
As they ran past a giant, unstable-looking jenga prop, she had a thought. They hid around a corner and the person chasing them ran past. Cheeking for more people, Mabel quickly and Quietly explained her new plan. They nodded their understanding, and ran off. Mabel went deeper into the tent, heading towards where her gut told her where Dipper was. She came across a heavy metal door. She leaned against it, trying to listen to the voices she heard inside. There were whispers she couldn't quite make out, and loud sobbing. There was a brief pause, then the loudest screams anyone could imagine. Dipper must be in there, she thought, horrified.
Pacifica and Gideon ran back to where Mabel had spotted the jenga prop.
"I can't believe that they would be so stupid as to provide us with such a perfect distraction." Remarked Pacifica. "So silly."
Dispite how unstable the tower looked, it took their combined efforts to knock it over. It crashed down to the ground, sending the oversized blocks sprawling across the floor, making a loud crash that would be audible throughout the tent. It was the perfect distraction. The Gleeful twins would come to investigate, and Mabel would be able to get Dipper and escape. Speaking of escape, she grabbed Gideon and ran to the entrance of backstage. They would wait outside for Dipper and Mabel.
Hearing a crash, Mabel smiled grimly. It was all going as planed. Their original one was to sneak in, find Dipper and sneak back out again, this time with him. But now, they would draw the Gleeful twins away from him, so there was less chance of being caught. As if on cue, reverse Dipper and Mabel rushed out of the room, closing the door behind them. She waited a bit to see if they would come back before trying the door. It was heavy, and she only managed to open it a crack before hearing footsteps. Quickly she closed the door and returned to her hiding place. The twins had returned. Mabel mentally kicked herself for waiting so long.
"Whoever knocked over that jenga tower is a complete moron." Said Dipper G.
"I agree."
"You know, I think that the other Dipper is holding something back, and I want you to find out what. Use whatever means nessesary." He said that last bit so casually, Mabel just wanted to strangle him. Somehow she held herself as reverse Dipper walked into another room, and reverse Mabel walked into the room her brother was in. Mabel paused for a moment, weighing her options. She could wait for the other Mabel to leave, or she could try to rescue Dipper. Deciding that he had enough torture for one day, she opened the door and froze.
As soon as the door opened, reverse Mabel sat up straight to the other Mabel staring at her. Slowly, Dippers sister backed out and closed the door. For a second there was no sound except for the breathing of the two people still in the room.
"Wait a minute! What am I doing!?" Mabel opened the door and walked back into the room. "Dipper!" She cried. All of a sudden a blue light shone around her and she was thrown into a wall.
"Mabel!" Dipper yanked the chain out of the wall and wrapped it around the reverse Mabels neck, pulling it tight. She glowed briefly before collapsing to the floor. Cheeking her pulse, he confirmed that she was still alive. While it would have been easier if she was dead, Dipper wanted no blood on his hands. In the meantime, his sister roused. Dipper grabbed her and together they ran like hell. They were half-way there when a figure stepped out in front of them. It was Diana.
"Stay away from him!" Mabel cried, stepping in front of Dipper, distrust in her eyes.
"Mabel, relax." Assured Dipper.
"No! I won't lose you a third time!"
"She helped me. She used magic to heal the worst of my wounds, left some cuts so the other Dipper wouldn't get suspicious, and weakened where the chain connected to the wall was so I could escape."
"I still don't trust her. Even if she does have wings."
"Well I do." Mabel looked from him to Diana and back again.
"Fine."
"Good. Where to?" He asked Diana. He was still amazed by her copper wings and tail.
"This way." She pointed down a side hall. "The way you're going, you're gonna run into a rather large group of partiers. It's someones birthday." Diana flew down the hall as Dipper and Mabel followed. After about a minute, they reached a dead end.
"What now?" Mabel asked.
"We go under." She replied simply, and seiing their kconfused expressions, she explained. "It's a tent, remember?" She lifted up a particularly loose flap of tent. The twins went under and Dipper noticed that Diana did not follow.
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine. I will go around to the front entrance and knock myself out with my magic, just like you did Mabel." Dipper hesitated, and nodded his understanding.
"Oh, and you might need this." She gave him back journal 3.
"What about the Twinstone?"
"Didn't have time. It was one or the other." He pocketed the journal and he and Mabel ran off to get Pacifica and Gideon, before going back to the Reverse Mystery Shack.