Author's Notes:
Okay Per detectivejigsaw's Request I'm going to add a little Mabel and Grenda here! I would also like to thank detectivejigsaw for all of your helpful suggestions. And to all of you who would like to see something added, don't be afraid to ask. I always love hearing ideas on how my story can improve or become even better than it already is. So bring on the ideas, and if you have them some healthy criticism can go a long way. Just make sure you're not throwing flames because then you've gone too far.
With that said thanks for reading, and Please enjoy!
Battle Warriors (Part 2)
(Back with Mabel…)
Mabel sighed worryingly as she looked out her kitchen window and down the road. Ford and the boys had been gone for about an hour and a half now. "I hope Ford is okay."
"Mabel girl you've got to follow your own advice." Grenda said from the couch in the living room. "Men got to learn to face their own battles." She continued in her usual deep voice.
"I know." Mabel said as she forced herself to leave the window and join Grenda in the living room. She had called her over moments after the boys left in hopes for some moral support. The Twins had been getting themselves into real danger since they got here, and she wanted to tell them the truth, she really did. But she was also very afraid.
'What if they never forgive me?' She wondered. 'I'm not exactly the saint they think I am.'
Of course her fears was exactly why she called Grenda over, this was the perfect time to build on their friendship. Mabel sighed one more, she honestly didn't know if she was ready to have another person close to her besides the twins. And yet she had to admit she liked Grenda a lot and it was nice to have someone to confine in. Maybe, she could even tell her the truth about everything that was really going on.
Just the thought made Mabel smile, it would be nice to get this burden off her chest. "Thanks for doing this Grenda." She said as she sat in the recliner beside her. "I can't remember the last time I spent a girl's day with somebody."
"Me either." Grenda said as she passed Mabel some scissors and glitter paper. "And with the kids gone we can get some scrapbooking done in peace."
Mabel smiled as she and Grenda began to enjoy their favorite pass time.
On the TV, two women stood in comfy seats across from each other. "Girl, why you ackin' so cray-cray?" the woman on the right asked and stood up.
The audience stood up and clapped.
"'WHY YOU ACKIN' SO CRAY-CRAY?' will be back after these short messages," the TV announced.
"I just hope the boys don't do anything too hot-headed and get themselves killed." Mabel said fearfully.
"I wouldn't worry." Grenda said. "Ford has to face his fears, but he's got a good head on his shoulders so I think he'll handle it in a safe none violent way."
"It's not Ford I'm worried about." Mabel said. "Stan is a lot like me, I'd fight my broth- other people's battles too." She bit her lip. 'I almost slip.' She realized.
"I'm sure they'll work it all out." Grenda assured her once more. "In fact I think it's healthy for them to face their fears head on.
"I don't think Stan's afraid of Fighting" Mabel stated. "He never is- at least, he doesn't act like it. I think the only thing he's scared of is heights."
Grenda chuckled. "Heights? If anything, we should probably help him get over that."
Mabel nodded. "We could blind fold him and take him to the top of the water tower." She suggested.
Grenda gave her an astonished look.
"What too extreme?" Mabel asked.
"No." Grenda said. "In fact I think it's the perfect way to keep Stan distracted so Ford can actually face this thing by himself head on.
"Really?" Mabel asked. "But how do we get him over here?"
"Tell him you got some new stocks in and you'll pay him extra for shelving them on his day off."
Mabel smile. "Grenda you sneak! Luring him in with money."
"You're the one who said he's obsessed." She reminded her.
"Yeah he does like to horde it a little." Mabel said. "A real penny pincher."
"You know that's not healthy either." Grenda pointed out. "Maybe-" She began.
But Mabel cut her off. "Whoa, slow down sister one remedy at a time." She teased.
Grenda laughed. "Yeah I tend to get ahead of myself." She agreed.
"I'll Call Stan to help." Mabel said. "Give him a taste of what it feels like to have to face your fears."
(Back with Stan…)
"How long do you think he's going to hide under there?" Susan asked.
Stan looked up from his Gameboy to look at his brother and shook his head as he felt a small bit of embarrassment wash over him.
Ford was currently hiding under the table next to the one he, Fids, and Susan were sitting around. Like always his face was buried in a book, as he tried to pretend his problems would just go away.
"Probably all day." Stan said loud enough for Ford to hear without upsetting the Librarian. "Not that its gunna solve his problems. Cooper will eventually find him hiding like a baby."
"Stan you're not helping." Fids lectured. "You should try and be supportive."
"Look Fids the way I see it is Ford can face him like a man, or he can continue to say here and hide like a wimp." He looked to his brother then. "What'll it be?"
Ford bit his lip before turning away. He hated when Stan was like this, can when he was he was almost no different from those bullies back at home.
"Wimp it is!" Stan said, not the list bit surprised.
Ford stomped his foot and goy up from under the table. "Come on Stan, Cooper is twice my size! What am I going to accomplish getting myself killed?" he asked a little too loudly.
"SHHHHHHHHH!" the Librarian, a sweet looking woman who smelt of peppermint said.
"Oh Sorry." Ford whispered to her before turning back to his brother. "Well?"
Stan crossed his arms and turned away. "I promised Aunt Mabel I wouldn't get involved."
"Then stop trying too." Ford said. "Besides I don't need to face him I'll just hide here until three o'clock passes." He looked down at his watch hopefully. Only to notice it was only 11:29. He sighed. "This day will never end!"
Fid stood up and patted him on the back. "Relax Ford, just try not to think about Cooper." He said, trying to be more supportive.
Ford nodded and looked up only to scream as he sees several band Posters of Cooper with the words "You're Dead." In big block letters.
"SHHHHHHHHH!" the Librarian repeated more sternly.
"He's having a rough day." Susan assured her.
The Librarian shook her head and continued working at the check out desk.
Suddenly Stan's phone vibrates he answers it. "Hello?" He whispered.
"Stan." Mabel said on the other line. "How's Ford?"
"Avoiding his fears." Stan answered.
"I'm not afraid." Ford grumbled. "It's completely irrational to fear a fight, I just don't want to upset Heather." He reasoned.
"Fear is for Chumps." Stan said ignoring him. "That's why I don't have any."
"Yeah that's great." Mabel said, not sounding interested. "Say Stan I know it's your day off but I got some boxes that came in early. Do you mind stocking the shelves for me?"
"What?" Stan shouted. "Why me?"
"SHHHHHHHHH!" the Librarian warned once more.
"I'll pay you extra!" Mabel insisted.
Suddenly Stan saw dollar signs. "Be there in 5." He promised and hung up. "Well got to go." He said.
"What? Why?" Ford asked.
"Mabel is paying me some extra dough to stock some shelves." Stan explained.
"Sorry Ford, but I have to go too." Susan said. "I promised my mom I'd help organize the garage today."
Ford nodded. "Okay, have fun…I guess." He said as he watched them leave.
"Odd." Fids said.
"What?" Ford asked.
"We don't get any new stock until the end of the month." Fids told him.
"Maybe it came early." Ford suggested.
"Maybe." Fids said. "Or maybe Mrs. Pines is up to her old tricks again. You know trying to teach Stan a lesson."
"Well she should." Ford said as he started to look for a new book among the shelves. "Stan needs a taste of his own medicine."
"You don't mean that." Fids said.
"Yes I do." Ford said. "I don't know if you've noticed but sometimes Stan can be a bigger bully to me than anyone else."
Fids bit his lip. "He can be at times, but I just thought that's what siblings do." He said.
"He punches anyone who picks on me." Ford said. "But when I do something that makes him look bad then he becomes the bully! How messed up is that?"
"He's your brother, and he cares about you." Fids assured him.
"He's got a weird way of showing it." Ford complained he suddenly stopped in awe. "I don't believe it.
"What? What is it?" Fids asked.
Ford pulled out a book from the shelf, a look of disbelief clouded his face. "It's a copy of Battle Warriors: The Epic Quest Begins!" he exclaimed as he held up the book proudly. "I can't believe I've finally found it! And in this town of all places!"
"Seriously how many time do I have to tell you?" the Librarian snapped.
"Sorry." Fids said. "He's excited."
"First he's depressed, than he's excited!" the Librarian shook her head. "Teenagers and their mood swings."
"I'm twelve." Ford argued.
"Close enough!" the Librarian snapped as she returned to her work.
Ford smiled widely as he opened the book. "Well at least one thing went right today." He thought out loud.
"That's it!" the Librarian Shouted.
Oops too loud!
(Back with Stan…)
Stan wished he could look less eager, but at this point that was impossible. He had ran all the way to the shack, and was now very sweaty, and out of breath.
"He's here." Grenda said spotting him from the window.
Mabel smiled as she finishes stuffing a box full of stuff. "This should work." She said.
"Okay I'm ready to stock the Shelves." Stan said, bursting through the door.
"Actually it wasn't merchandise." Mabel said as she heaved the box over him.
"Oh." Stan looks disappointed as he notices the box is full of random stuff.
"It was on my door step after you guys left." Mabel explained. "I think it's a donation."
"Donation?" Stan asked picking up some toilet paper from the box.
"Yeah nice people donate stuff to us old people all the time." Grenda assured him.
"Help me put this stuff away and I'll still pay you a little extra." Mabel added.
"Okay." He said and notices a half made Jackalope on the table. "Oh is this a new attraction for the Shack?" He asked.
Mabel nodded. "Yep I'm almost done with it, I just need some glue."
"Oh I think it's on the shelf here." Stan reaches for it, but he's not quite tall enough. However, he's determine to earn his extra pay so he gets on his tip toes and reaches with all his might.
"Need help sport?" Grenda asked.
"Nope I Got it." Stan insisted.
"Maybe you need a ladder." Mabel suggested.
"We don't have one." Stan suddenly shouted.
"I'm sure we do." Mabel said. "Yeah Fids and Ria use it all the time I'll go get it."
"Nope I'm good!" Stan said running for the box of random stuff. "You know studies show having a ladder in the house is more dangerous than a loaded gun. That's why when I get old and gray I'm gunna own 10 guns. Just in case some lunatic tries to sneak in a ladder. "
Mabel did her best not to laugh. "Stan why you ackin' so cray-cray?"
"You're the one that's ackin' so cray-cray." Stan argued as he walked away with the box. "I got to go now."
"Who it's worse than I thought." Grenda realized.
"Yep." Mabel said.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but maybe we do need more extreme measures." Grenda said.
"Or we could leave well enough alone." Mabel suggested.
"Nah!" The women suddenly said in unison and set off to prepare the next step of their scheme.
(Meanwhile back with Ford…)
[Location: Arcade]
"Stupid Librarian for kicking us out." Ford grumbled as he stood at by Fids who was playing FIGHT FIGHTERS. "Stupid Cooper for forcing me to hide, jerk."
"Well at least we can be as loud as we want here." Fids told him. "And she let you check out that book." He picked out the characters he wanted."
"Yeah." Ford said holding up the book in his hand. "I think I'm just going to drown myself in this book."
"You know this is the first place Cooper is gunna come looking for you right?" Fids reminded him.
Ford sighed. "I know I just wish…" he paused.
"What?" Fids asked.
"Well if someone else fought Cooper for me, Heather wouldn't be made at me." Ford reasoned. "And Cooper would get what he deserves."
"Yeah." Fids agreed. "Too bad Stan promised to stay out of it."
"Yeah." Ford said with another sigh as he flipped the book over to the back. He pauses as he sees a drawing of the main character on the back it was Geldof, a humanoid Cat warrior with gray fur and black stripes. He was dressed in some kind of fighting robes. "I wish this guy could face Cooper for me."
"Yeah too bag Book Characters don't come to life." Fids joked.
"Yeah." Ford laughed as he imagined Cooper running from a humanoid Cat warrior like a scared little girl.
Suddenly a small piece of paper fell from the book from somewhere between the pages.
"What's that?" Fids asked. "Some book mark?"
"Don't know." Ford said as he picked it up and read. "To unleash Ultimate power say the name of your desired character backwards."
"What?" Fids asked.
"I don't know." Ford said. "Maybe it's an Easter egg left by the Author and whoever wrote this note found it or something." He said. "There's a warning here too."
He turned the paper over for Fids to read.
"Warning:" Fids read out loud. "Character will not return until it has been defeated."
"Wait as in the character can come out?" Ford asked.
"I don't Ford sounds like a bunch of Dark magic stuff." Fids warned. "Don't get me wrong I like adventure, but I draw the line at dark magic."
"It's probably just a joke." Ford said.
"This is Gravity Falls man." Fids reminded him. "Nothing is a joke."
"So don't try it?" Ford asked.
Fids shrugged. "Maybe this is why there aren't many copies of this out there."
Ford stopped, he never thought of that before, and yet…
"Fodleg." He said, saying Geldof backwards.
Suddenly the book spontaneously sparked.
"Ahh!" Ford shouted dropping the book.
"Awe man you've done it now!" Fids exclaimed.
The two boys flinched, but nothing happened.
Ford deflated. "Seriously?"
"What were you thinking?" Fids exclaimed.
"Sorry you know I can't resist the supernatural." Ford reasoned. "Besides nothing happened."
Suddenly the book began to float and mid-air as the pages turned wildly.
"You were saying?" Fids argued.
"Awe man!" Ford said as they and everything in the Arcade began to float as well. "What have I done?"
"If I die I'm taking you out of my will!" Fids yelled.
"How can you when you're dead!" Ford exclaimed and stopped. "Wait I'm in your will?"
"Not anymore!" Fids yelled. "I'm giving all to Stan!"
Suddenly a light emerged from the book and took shape.
Ford gasped as the Warrior Geldof appeared and landed on the ground before them.
"No way!" Fids retorted.
"It worked!" Ford exclaimed.
Suddenly everything fell back to the ground.
"Ooof." The boys said as they fell on their faces, while everything else landed how it was before.
"Hey how come the games and stuff landed right and we didn't?" Fids asked.
"Who cares?" Ford exclaimed. "We're actually in the presence of Geldof!" He squealed like a crazy fan girl.
"Greetings child I am Geldof." Geldof purred. "I come from the tribe of thunder!"
Fids and Ford watched in awe as Geldof showed off several fighting moves, one even managed to nail Ford in the face.
"Ow." Ford said. "So cool!"
"Cool?" Fids asked. "How is this cool?"
Geldof walked up to the change machine with much interest. "This Change machine, can it turn me into a powerful leopard?"
"What?" Ford asked he looked at the machine. "Oh no, it's not talking about evolution, it's for money."
"Oh." Geldof looks disappointed, then he suddenly punches it into pieces.
"Dude!" Fids exclaimed.
"I wanted to be sure." Geldof explained. "Children are often wrong."
"Fids isn't this great?" Ford asked.
"What part of this is great?" Fids asked.
"Don't you see With Geldof around Cooper will be too scared I won't need to fight? And Heather won't hate me."
But what about the warning?" Fids said.
"Dude relax." Ford assured him. "Geldof is the hero of the story. He fights to protect others."
"Well that's a relief." Fids said feeling less worried. "High five?" He asked offering his hand to Geldof.
Geldof returns the gesture, but it's a bit hard.
"Ow…such strong hands." Fids cried.
"This is amazing!" Ford laughed. "Man, I gotta show Stan!"
Author's Notes: Tune in next week to find out what happens next!
Thanks again for reading and please review!
Yours Truly, RoxieDivine ;)