They Need a Queen

SUMMARY: The gnomes are still looking for a queen, so they go after a certain blonde going through the woods...

MAIN CHARACTERS: Pacifica Northwest, Jeff the Gnome, the other gnomes, and Dipper Pines

Pacifica Northwest was walking through the woods, her long hair a beautiful golden cascade in a ponytail.

She wore a light blue fitted t-shirt, a purple jacket over it, her wearing skinny jeans with knee high black boots. Around her neck on a silver chain was a lovely purple pendant in the shape of a heart, the edge of the pendant a brilliant silver that sparkled in the spotted sunlight that came through the leaves.

Pacifica was on her way to the Mystery Shack to hang out with Dipper for a few hours. As she walked the crisp fallen leaves crunched beneath her boots, the chilled air caressing her exposed skin. Her body involuntary shakes, but it wasn't from the cold… but more like she was being watched.

Her bright green eyes looked around as she slowed to a stop. The wind picked up, the few strands of her blonde hair wisped around her face. She thought she saw a shadow by the trees… or was it multiple shadows…?

Pacifica then starts walking again, this time picking up her pace. She did have a handgun in a leg holster at her side, so it wasn't like she was completely defenseless, but it still made her uneasy to be alone in the woods. More shadows seemed to follow her, making her then sprint into a run.

Suddenly, she was grabbed by her legs, seeing small men with red pointy hats, beard a bright white. Pacifica gasps as she tries to shake them off, her hand going to her gun. Her hand was then grabbed and more piled onto her as she forced onto the ground, her head hitting the dirt floor. Pacifica's vision blurred slightly, but a small weight then stepped onto her stomach and gazed down at her, a brown beard with matching brown eyes.

"Hiya there!" the creature greeted. "So… hey, we're gnomes, and we have been looking for a new queen for a few years now." The gnome had a nervous smile.

"GET OFF OF ME!" Pacifica screams, but a few small hands were slapped against her mouth.

"Whoa, hey, don't panic!" the brown bearded gnome cried out. "You just got to marry the entire gnome race and become queen!" The response from Pacifica was nothing but mumbles. "My name is Jeff! Jeff the Gnome! And we know who you are, Pacifica Northwest!" He then jumps off the blonde girl and starts to walk into the woods. "Okay, Jason, Shembulock, and Carl, c'mon, we need to get our new queen home!"

Pacifica was then being dragged away, her green eyes widening as she was lifted up off the ground. She tried to struggle, but the gnomes kept a tight grip on her. As they moved her through the woods leaves and twigs became tangled in her hair, some scratching her face. She tries to scream through the tiny hands, but it was to no avail.

Soon she was brought into an open clearing, and she was set down, but before she could even make a grab for her gun she was already being tied down. Her mouth was uncovered so she started screaming loudly.

"Whoa, hey, don't do that!" Jeff shouts. "No screaming please, this is going to make things a lot more awkward…"

"I won't marry you, you… you creepy bastard!" Pacifica screams, her face red with effort from trying to struggle. "One, I am in a committed relationship! Two, you're a gnome! And finally… YOU KIDNAPPED ME!"

Jeff gives a slight blush. "Aw… but you can be queen of entire race!" he gushes.

"NO!" screamed the blonde girl. She started yelling for help, hoping that someone would come find her.

"Oh, come on… last time a girl did that her brother came and took her from us!" Jeff shouted in panic. "So, please, we don't need to bring unnecessary attention here!"

A girl and her brother…? Mabel! Dipper!

Pacifica remembered the story that the twins told to everyone about their first week in Gravity Falls. Mabel recalled how the gnomes tricked her into being their girlfriend and how Dipper thought that they were a zombie at first.

"Her brother…?" Pacifica asks, giving a slight grin.

"Oh, yeah," Jeff says excitedly, him thinking that Pacifica wanted to hear a story. "He wore a stupid hat too, afterwards he got a new one with a pine tree on it… and hey… if you remember recent events with that demon triangle, the guy actually became a puppet and killed a bunch of people… I wonder how Dipper Pines is doing with that… I feel bad for the kid…"

"You can ask him yourself." Pacifica pipes in.

"Ask him… myself…?" Jeff questions. He then turns around and yelps when he saw no other than Dipper.

"Hello, Jeff." Dipper greeted, a dark smile on his face.

Jeff stutters, "Oh, hiya, Dipper! What's shaking my main human?" he tried to be upbeat but it was failing.

"First you kidnapped my sister…" Dipper recalls. "And now you kidnapped my girlfriend."

Jeff flinches. "G-girlfriend…?" he then glances at Pacifica, who was giving her own dark smile and nodded. "Oh… oh, heh-heh…" Jeff then puts a hand behind his hat and with his other hand snaps his fingers, which actually caused Dipper to flinch, and Pacifica was released. "Sorry about that…" Jeff apologizes. "I didn't know… please don't hurt us…!"

Dipper's brown eyes widen and he stumbles backwards. "H-hurt… y-y-you…?" he sputters, her voice wavering and his body was shaking. "I-I-I don't want… to hurt…"

"Dipper!" Pacifica cries out worriedly. She gets up from the ground and runs to him, pulling him into an embrace. "It's all going to be okay, Dipper! You're not going to hurt anyone!" She then turns her hard green gaze to Jeff. "Why would you mention that!?" she demands angrily.

"Oh… oh, I'm so sorry…!" Jeff gasps. "I-I didn't mean that…!" He then whistles for the other gnomes to come to him. "We- I mean 'I'- offer my sincerest apologies, Dipper Pines, you after all did get rid of the demon in the end, I didn't mean to upset you." Jeff then turns to Pacifica. "And Miss Northwest, we are sorry for kidnapping you… maybe I should just learn to go on normal dates or something… we are just desperate for a new queen…"

"Then…" Dipper finally spoke up. "Then be someone worth loving!" as he spoke his voice got stronger. "Don't kidnap young girls, especially ones in my family I'm a little ticked off about that, just talk to them and go out and find the perfect person to be your queen!"

Jeff gives a firm nod. "You're right kid… you're absolutely right," he says. He then claps his hands and the other gnomes gather around. "C'mon guys… let's go home and try again… but this time, more nicely."

As the gnomes left, Pacifica was holding Dipper's hand tightly. "How did you find me?" she asks him gently.

"You were taking an awfully long time to get to the Shack…" Dipper explained, his voice soft. Pacifica can feel his heart pulse through their joined hands, it was rapid and it looked like Dipper was trying to control his breathing. "So… I went into the woods and I saw a struggle in the leaves… so I got worried and searched for you until I heard your cries for help."

She gives him a kiss and hugs him close. "Thank you, Dipper," she thanks him.

"You're welcome, Pacifica." Dipper says, him giving a slight smile. He then starts to walk away, his hand gripped tightly around hers as he gently tugs her. "Let's go home," he then gave Pacifica such an innocent smile that he looked like a little boy.

"Yeah… let's go home."

A/N: I had this idea for a couple of days now... but I thought it would end up being longer...

Thanks for reading as always!

~Skye Hendersen~