Dipper Pines' journal, May 6th. The kids have been living with us for nearly three months now. Nothing much to go on about them except some of the adventures we had. We went to a Cosmic Frontiers convention in Oregon where nothing bad happened except Hunter collapsed when he met the author of the book series, we also got sucked into a TV where we fought against a lot of TV show characters and there was that one time where Wendy and I got abducted by a bunch of mutated chihuahuas, leading Hunter and Willow to rescue us. Okay, I might have lied about nothing much happening because something is going on. I am still grieving for Pacifica but that's now what the main issue is. I told you about what happened with the forest with Clyde taking on various forms that were made to terrify us and they did. Soos told us that the forest could take on the form of our deep fear. I was sure that I saw one. It wasn't the Big White Wolf, it saved me from Clyde, it was a hallucination of Luz Noceda, one of my allies. She had scars all over her wrists and neck. I figured that she was still guilty about Pacifica's death and she was in need of some help. I tried to call her, but I was afraid that if I said anything, then she might not wish to talk to me. I mean, she's got her mom, sister, girlfriend and friends, she can't hurt herself if they're still there. Right? While I'm struggling with that, Willow and Hunter are going on Mabel's show. And it surprisingly didn't involve my sister pestering them until they said yes. Guess she really has grown up.
"We now return to Miss Mabel's Emporium of Wonder Station. Sponsored by Orange Oranges. The oranges that are orange."
The audience which consisted of little kids and many of their parents, watched on at the obviously fake set which looked like a home with a TV, a red door, a rainbow carpet, a yellow master couch and a blue couch.
Then, from the red door, entered Mabel dressed with a brain sweater. Her mere presence made every child cheer.
"Hi kids!" Mabel exclaimed. "If you know the words to this theme, then sing along." She points to a piano which began playing a tune on its own. But in actuality, it was being controlled by a bunch of experienced puppeteers.
"When there's something that needs a label, then come on down to Miss Mabel. When you're confused about changes to life that fill you with strife, then come on down to Miss Mabel. When you're questioning about certain aspects of life that fill with curiosity, like the definition of luminosity. Then come on down to Miss Mabel!" Once Mabel had finished her theme song, the children in the audience cheered wildly while the parents clapped.
At the Mystery Shack, Dipper, Wendy, Soos, Stan, Ford, Abuelita and a slightly bloated Melody were watching the show itself. They all appeared to be smiling at Mabel's highly successful career and all couldn't be proud of her. Except for one thing.
"Who even wrote the lyrics to that theme song?" Stan laughed. "I mean, I love my niece but she needed a better lyricist. A gopher could do better."
Soos clutched his heart and looked kind of hurt. "Ouch Mr Pines. That really hurt."
Stan looked surprised by this and cringed with guilt before shrugging his shoulders. "Eh, I said what I said."
Back on the show, Mabel had managed to get her audience to calm down and sat down on her couch. "Now kids, we have discussed a lot of topics on this show. Divorce, marriage, identity and that feeling you get when you peel dried glue off your skin. I mean, I still don't get it myself. It's disgusting yet I feel satisfied. But today, I feel we could talk more about anxiety and how to control it. There are certain types of anxieties in the world, but one that is very common are panic attacks. They usually happen to a certain person when they suffer a traumatic experience in their life or are going through something stressful. Like for example, a very terrible accident. Now, I know you're probably asking, how do I know if I'm having one? Or, if I see someone having one? And if so, what should I do? Well, I'd like to bring out two friends of mine who suffer such problems. Now, please be a little respectful and try not to heckle too much because one of my friends is very nervous. Please give a round of gentle applause to Willow and Hunter."
The red door opened and Willow and Hunter walked in with the audience giving slow and gentle claps. Hunter was wearing a beanie to hide his ears while Willow allowed her hair to grow.
The two were holding hands as they walked in together which definitely caught Mabel's attention to say the least. Did they finally get together?
They sat down together on the couch across from Mabel. Willow appeared to have a very confident smile, while Hunter awkwardly waved at the audience.
"Hi you two." Mabel said to the two. "How are you feeling?"
"A little nervous." Willow replied. "I mean, I've never been on an orb before."
"Television." Mabel's correction the audience chuckle.
Willow turned red with embarrassment. "Right. Right, sorry."
"How about you, Hunter?" Mabel asked.
Hunter was sweating as he looked around at the audience that were watching him. He didn't mind it when people were watching him back when he was the Golden Guard. But that was mainly because he just stood there in silence. But since he was meant to be talking, he was a little nervous he might screw up.
"Well….I….Am perfectly dine." Hunter stuttered. "I mean, fine! I'm fine!"
The audience laughed but stopped when Mabel gave them a stern gentle look. "Might I request you don't laugh. What he's doing today is very brave so I think we need to show him a little respect."
"Thanks Miss Mabel." Willow said. "He's a little nervous right now. He's never spoken on camera before. That's why I came in with him."
"Well Hunter, I think you're being very brave and Willow, it's very kind of you to be there for your 'friend' like that." Mabel said while putting a lot of emphasis on the word friend.
"Thanks Miss Mabel." Willow said.
"Now, I explained to the children what a panic attack is, could one of you explain what it's like to have them?" Mabel said.
Hunter composed himself by taking a deep breath and exhaling. "Usually, I get panic attacks when I think about what happened to me in the past. I don't wish to talk about the context but believe me, it's intense and I don't wish to terrify the children." The parents in the audience gave one another some concerned looks, feeling some sympathy for the boy. "When I get panic attacks…." He began to flashback to Belos which was causing him to sweat. "….I feel my heart beat faster…." He clenched on his chest as he remembered Belos giving him his scratches. "….I feel my muscles tense…." Mabel and Willow stared at him with worry and fear while Hunter flash backed to seeing Pacifica's supposed corpse. "….And I feel…." He began to pant on the couch while the kids in the audience watched on with either curiosity or worry.
But luckily, Willow came to the rescue by helping Hunter off of the couch and getting off the stage and straight backstage.
Back at the Shack, the Pines/Ramirez family were left speechless by what they had seen. Dipper quickly pulled out his phone and began to dial a number. "I gotta check if he's okay."
Once Willow and Hunter were out of the way, Mabel knew she had to explain the situation. "Sorry folks, this was not what I intended. Okay, as you can see, Hunter back there wasn't having a particularly good time…"
While Mabel explained to the audience about the situation, Hunter and Willow were backstage together with Willow helping Hunter out.
She gently held his hand while she did the breathing technique she taught him back in Hexside with him. "Okay. Okay. There we go. You okay?"
Hunter took one last breath. "Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks, Willow."
"You don't need to mention it." Willow said. "Your well-being is very important to me."
Hunter tightened his grip on the girl as he began to stare at her. His cheeks turned red as she stared back at him. He wanted to look away to spare some embarrassment, but how could he not? She was beautiful to him.
He had been trying to ask her out on some form of date for the last two months, ever since he found out what those feelings he had for Willow are. But he was too scared to do it. But for some reason, in that moment, he felt the urge to ask her the question.
"Willow….." He flustered.
"Yes, Hunter?" Willow asked.
"Listen….I….I've been wanting to ask you…." He began to rub the back of his head nervously. "….I've been wanting to ask you….Well…." Willow gave Hunter a comforting smile that made him more tense. He clenched his fists, clenched his eyes shut and groaned. "I'VELIKEDYOUFORACOUPLEOFMONTHSNOWANDIWASWONDERINGIFYOU'DWANTTOGOOUTWITHMESOMETIME!" Hunter exclaimed in one sentence.
Willow looked surprised by what Hunter said and gave a nervous smile with a red blush on her cheeks. "Uh….Could you repeat that? But as slowly as possible."
Hunter took a deep breath. "Willow, I have liked you for a couple of months now and I was wondering if….I don't know, you'd want to go out with me sometime?"
Willow blushed at Hunter's words and played around with her hair. "You mean….Like a date?"
Hunter's whole face turned tomato red. "Yup. A date. Definitely."
Willow smiled at Hunter. "Yeah, I'd like that. When will be good?"
"Well, I can't do tomorrow since I have arts and crafts with Mabel." Hunter replied. "She's helping me improve my sewing skills. Friday?"
Willow cringed. "Can't do Friday. Me and Wendy are working out."
Hunter's cheeks turned red at the mention of Willow working out. "I can't do the weekend either. Pretty sure I have some things I need to do with Soos."
"How about Monday?" Willow asked. "I'm available."
"Great!" Hunter exclaimed. "I'm free then."
Willow then stood up and looked out to see Mabel busy explaining Hunter and his panic attacks. "…..Now I don't know much about handling panic attacks. But Willow has a method where she lifts up her hand and counts to four…"
Willow looked to Hunter. "I have to help Mabel. Do you wanna come back on?"
"I'll be back on in a bit." Hunter replied. "You go on without me."
"Okay." Willow said. But before she left, she gave Hunter a quick kiss on the cheek. This piece of affection made Hunter blush and rub it since he was in disbelief. He smiled as he felt pride in himself for asking Willow out and her saying yes.
"I did it." Hunter said. "I did it! I asked her out!"
But Hunter had no idea that he was being loud which caused Mabel, Willow and everyone in the audience to hear him.
Mabel looked to her audience with a nervous grin. "Sorry folks. This was not my intention."
The next day, Hunter was at the Pines residence having a sewing lesson with Mabel. He had managed to figure out how the sewing machine worked.
He was sewing himself a t-shirt which had O'Bailey on the front. He looked at his teacher with a guilty look on his face.
"Sorry I ruined your show yesterday." Hunter said.
Mabel blew a raspberry. "Nah, that's okay. Though, critics were very divided about it being live, they did praise me for talking about panic attacks. Heck, some psychiatrists praised Willow's method to help someone with a panic attack."
"That's good." Hunter said.
"But…On the other hand…." Mabel screamed and pulled Hunter in for a hug. "I am so proud of you! YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT!"
Hunter blushed with embarrassment. "Yeah, I did it."
Suddenly, Dipper, Wendy, Soos and Melody walked in the living room. "Why is Mabel screaming?" Wendy asked.
"You didn't cut yourself again, right?" Dipper asked.
"You guys did watch my show, right?" Mabel asked.
"We did, but then Chyro burst in and accidentally destroyed the television." Soos explained.
"What happened yesterday?" Melody asked. "Besides what happened."
"Hunter asked Willow out on a date and she said yes!" Mabel replied loudly.
Dipper, Wendy, Soos and Melody were very surprised with this news. "He did?!" Wendy exclaimed in surprise.
"Well done dude!" Soos said.
"Oh yeah!" Melody exclaimed. "Stan owes me money."
"Wait, you and Stan had a bet?" Dipper asked.
"Yup. I bet him that it would take Hunter less than a year for him to ask Willow out while he bet that it would take Hunter a year to ask her out." Melody explained. "And thankfully, it took less."
"Dude, we are so proud of you." Soos said.
"Thanks guys." Hunter rubbed the back of his head awkwardly, which was a habit he had when thinking of Willow. "I just can't believe it took me so long to do it."
"So, what will you do on your date?" Dipper asked.
Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. I was thinking maybe a movie date."
"Movie date." Wendy remarked. "Starting off small and nothing extravagant. Good choice."
"And who knows, maybe after you're done, you could have a girlfriend." Soos said while giving Hunter a teasing look.
The mere thought of Willow being his girlfriend made Hunter's stomach turn and his cheeks and ears to turn red. "Wait, what?"
"I mean, that's what sometimes happens next after a date." Soos said. "Like me when me and Melody went on our first date."
"Though, I do wish it didn't involve killer AI ex girlfriends." Melody said.
Hunter on the other hand was still trying to comprehend what Soos said. "G-G-Girlfriend?"
"You do what Willow to be your girlfriend, right?" Wendy asked.
Hunter did a nervous laugh. "Girlfriend?! I didn't even think that far ahead! Me! A boyfriend?! And her, my girlfriend?!"
"Yeah." Wendy replied. "Wait, you never had a girlfriend have you?"
"I never had friends before." Hunter said. "You know, being cooped up in a castle all my life."
Wendy then cringed and rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment, forgetting about his abusive past. "Oh yeah, sorry."
Hunter then began to blush. "I mean, I never thought about going that far." He laughed nervously. "Me….A boyfriend?! And her, my girlfriend! I never had a girlfriend before! I don't know what to do!"
"Uh oh." Mabel said.
"Hunter, nobody knows what to do when they first have a girlfriend." Melody said. "Or any kind of specific partner. You just….Learn as you progress."
"I don't know the first thing." Hunter said. "You guys have had girlfriends, right?"
"One." Dipper replied.
"A ton." Wendy replied.
"My first became my wife." Soos said.
"No." Melody replied.
"Experimented." Mabel replied. "Not positive results."
Hunter sighed. "Look guys, I just need to go out for a bit. Maybe find something that would teach me how to be a good boyfriend." He got off the couch and summoned Flapjack before exiting the house. "And it won't be those books Grunkle Stan offered!"
Soos froze. "Oh no dude, this is worrying."
Wendy patted Soos' back. "Don't worry Soos. I stopped him."
"No dude, I'm getting a sense of…..What's the word where you know you've need in a certain situation before but it's happening right now?"
"What are you getting at Soos?" Mabel asked.
Soos narrowed his eyes aggressively. "A person who I am grateful towards and hold a large grudge against. Giffany."
Dipper patted Soos' back. "Don't worry Soos. I destroyed every copy of the Romance Academy prequels. Even though I had to spend a long time in Japan just to get rid of them."
"I don't know, Dipper." Soos said. "I've seen a lot of horror movies. And just when you think that horror movie villain is gone, they come back again."
Melody approached her husband and took his hand. "Hey, don't you worry about him. She is never coming back. I mean, it would be pretty sudden if she just came back."
At the DVD and Video Game store in the mall, Hunter was looking through some romantic movies that were being sold. He was looking at the movies It's Always Restless in Seattle and I've Got An Email. All romantic movie starring Tim Honks and Peg Mayan.
He stared at the DVD's, trying to decide which one would be good. Then, one of the employees, Thompson, interrupted him.
"Hey kid, aren't you going to buy something?" Thompson asked.
"I'm just looking." Hunter replied. "Which one do you think would make me know how to be a good boyfriend? Because, I could be getting a girlfriend soon."
Thompson sighed. "Unfortunately, I never had a girlfriend. I mean, all my friends have girlfriends and I'm happy for them."
Then, one of his friends, Robbie Valentino; Now a lot older and more well dressed with a fancy dark pink shirt and a pair of glasses; Entered the store.
"Hey Thompson, me and Tambry are getting married." Robbie said.
"Quit rubbing your happiness in my face!" Thompson screamed to the surprised Robbie. "I am still single and you're rubbing your happiness in my face! I'm in my early twenties and I still don't have a girlfriend!"
Robbie raised his hands in self defence. "Alright! Alright! Jeez! Touched a nerve." Thompson began to cry in distress while Hunter and Robbie just engaged in a casual conversation. "Hey, Hunter."
"Hey, Mr Valentino." Hunter said. "How's the family business?"
"A little dead if you catch my drift." He and Hunter shared a laugh.
"Not really." Hunter said. "I still don't understand corpse puns." Then Hunter noticed something on display that caught his attention. "Hey, what's this?" He picked up what appeared to be some kind of interactive computer game from the mid 90's.
"Looks to be rather retro." Robbie remarked as he adjusted his glasses. "Romance Academy 8?"
The cover of the game had a pick haired Anime looking girl with a school uniform and a really short skirt. "What is this?"
Thompson stopped crying for a moment. "Oh, Romance Academy 8. That game just came out of nowhere."
Hunter looked at Thompson with concern. "What do you mean?"
"Well, I was unpacking some movies and games for the romance section and in the box, that game was there." Thompson explained. "Being the good employee that I am, I went online to look it up. It doesn't even exist. Like literally, if you search it up on a search engine, no results. It's not even in any online stores."
Hunter raised his eyebrows with wonder. "Have people ever played this game?"
"I don't know." Thompson replied. "You could be the first. I mean, it could even teach you how to be a good boyfriend."
Hunter stared at the game with an unsure expression. He wasn't so sure if this game would help but it was worth a shot.
"Now if you two excuse me, I'm gonna wallow in sadness." Thompson continued crying in sadness while Robbie just rolled his eyes.
"Come on, Thompson. Get over it."
Later, at the Pines residence, Hunter was sitting in front of a computer with Flapjack on his shoulder. Even though he isn't familiar with a lot of human technology, he did learn how to work a computer from Soos.
"Okay Flapjack, let's see if I can remember." Hunter tried to figure out where to put the disc. He eventually found the open button and the tray slid out. He placed the disc on the tray and gently pushed it back in.
The screen turned on to reveal the game company logo. Year 2000 Electronics. Hunter smiled at the name of the company.
"Man, that New Year's Party is gonna be epic!" Hunter exclaimed.
The game then started to reveal some reading. 'The petals of blossom fall, therefore the end of an old love and the begining of a noo.'
Hunter chuckled. "This is some poor translation."
Then, the game cut to the pixelated Anime girl on the box art, standing in a pixelated empty classroom. "Hello. I am GIFfany. What's yours?"
"Hunter." Hunter replied.
"I am very hungry, would you like to go for lunch together?" She asked. "Lunch together?"
Then, three options showed up on screen. They were, yes, I would like to go to lunch with you; No, I am not really hungry; And, is that an octopus?
Hunter looked at all three of his options and began pondering. "I don't know what this game is talking about. I don't see an octopus. Whatever that is. Flapjack, what do you think I should do?" Falpjack tweeted. "Up for me to decide?!" Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I'm not hungry so…." He clicked on the second option but it only responded with a loud buzz. "Ahh! I got it wrong!"
GIFany laughed. "That's okay. Please try again."
"Okay! Okay! Lunch! I'll go to lunch with you!" He clicked the first one and Giffany smiled.
"Thank you. But please do not worry. I am worried about being in a relationship too." GIFfany said.
Hunter seems surprised. "You're worried, as well?"
"I have been in many relationships with many boyfriends so it's okay if one of us messed up. It's a part of learning." GIFfany laughed while Hunter did the same.
"Man, that laugh of yours is weird." Hunter's comment made GIFfany looked offended. "But I guess it's natural and it's you."
"Be careful what you say to a girl." GIFfany said. "They might not like what you say and never want to talk to you again."
Hunter pulled a determined look. "Jeez, romance has a lot of severe consequences. Okay GUFfany, tell me what to do next."
"What do you want to do next?" GIFfany asked. "Here are options."
The options were Talk about interests, play video games and eat potato chips and just kiss her.
Hunter looked at the options. "I mean, I'd like to play video games and potato chips. If you want to as well."
"I like potato chips and video games." GIFfany said. "Of course I would. But next time, I'd like to talk about interests."
Hunter smiled. "Okay, sure. Sounds good. Man, this game is so cool. Isn't it, Flapjack?" Flapjack tweeted. "I know! It's like it's alive!"
"Yes….Alive." GIFfany said. "Figuratively and literally." She began laughing which caused Flapjack some suspicion.
He flew towards the plug socket and saw that it was plugged in. He wiped some sweat coming from his feathers while Hunter and GIFfany laughed. But then, he noticed that socket wasn't even turned on. This was causing the Palisman some concern.
The next day at the Shack, Dipper was standing behind the register staring at the telephone. He was still thinking about calling Luz to see how she was doing after what he saw in the forest. He was still terrified that she was going to do something to hurt herself due to her unhealthy guilt.
He picked up the phone and dialled the number of Luz's mobile phone. "You can talk to her, Dipper. Talk to her."
In Gravesfield, Luz was in the middle of class looking depressed while doing some math. She heard her phone ring and turned it off.
"Not now." Luz said. "I'm studying."
Whether it was a good time or a bad time, it was lucky for Dipper that she didn't answer because he had no idea what he would have said to her.
"Hey, dude." Dipper screamed and turned to see Wendy. "Oh, hey, Wendy." He blushed at her presence. "What's happening?"
"I should be asking the same question." Wendy said. "Were you about to call someone?"
"No." Dipper lied before tossing the phone aside. He hadn't told anyone about what he saw since he felt that everyone would be bothering Luz and he didn't want that for her. She was going through so much.
"Okay." Wendy said. "Hey, Willow and I are gonna work out together. About to work on our abs. Hopefully they'll be better than yours. Not that your's aren't awful, I mean, they're perfectly bulky and…." Wendy was now blushing wildly. "….And rather…..Uh….Coming Willow!" She ran out of the gift shop, leaving Dipper to be confused.
"Huh, what was that about?" He asked himself.
Hunter then walked in the Shack, dressed in what appeared to be his pyjama shirt and crocs. "Goooood morning, Dipper!" He exclaimed.
"Oh hey Hunter, you look tired." Dipper said.
"Nah, these eye bags are normal." Hunter replied. "Just been learning how to have a girlfriend."
"Really?" Dipper leaned in with a curious look on his face.
"Yeah. Listening and communicating is key." Hunter said. "Even if what they talk about doesn't interest you, you still listen because it makes them know that they can trust you."
Dipper smiled at Hunter. "Wow, that's a good way to start off."
Then Willow, wearing a green top, yellow shorts and a dark green bandana; Entered the room carrying some dumbbells. She was struggling to carry some of them since they were quite heavy.
"Hey, can anyone help me out with these?" Willow asked.
The Grimwalker grinned at his chance to impress the girl he had been pining for. "Of course." Hunter replied. "I would like to help. And maybe hear about your interests."
Willow chuckled, not sure how to feel about Hunter's sporadic response. "Ooookay. It's just you've a lot about my interests."
"I feel not a lot." Hunter replied as he picked up some of the heavy equipment, which he was struggling with.
Willow looked to him with a sympathetic look since she knew he was trying to impress her. "You look like you need help." Willow said. "You sure you can handle this?"
Hunter blew a raspberry. "Please. It's customary to ask a girl if they need help."
Dipper looked at Hunter with a perplexed look since he never did use any kind of gender stereotypes. "That's weird."
Willow didn't seem too offended however. "Well, I think it's customary to ask anyone if they need help. But, I assume this was something from one of Stan's movies."
"Quit dissing them, they're classics!" Stan yelled.
The two shared a laugh before they struggled to carry the dumbbells out to the backyard for Wendy and Willow's workout.
Once they were out of the way, Dipper stared at Hunter with a proud look on his face. Though he knew was stumbling, he was happy that he was succeeding with Willow.
Flapjack then flew through an open window, landed right next to the register and began tweeting toward Dipper, trying to warn him about the game Hunter was playing. But having no strong connection to the Palisman, misunderstood what he was saying and just guessed this was about Hunter having a date.
"I am still happy for him as well, Flapjack." Dipper said. "Willow and him would make an amazing couple. I think, him being around her is healthy for him." Flapjack gave a desperate tweet. "I don't think it will replace what you have with him. I mean, if I recall, you saw Hunter and how he felt about Willow." Flapjack began tweeting in desperation again. "You know, I'm surprised you didn't give him a nudge. You would have been a great wingman." Dipper froze as he realised he made a pun. "Don't tell Mabel I accidentally made a pun. Boy, I hope his date goes well. And not like that one date I had with Pacifica."
Dipper flash backed to when he was 15 years old and having a dinner date with his girlfriend, Pacifica, in a fancy restaurant that she was able to afford.
The fancy restaurant itself was a typical Italian restaurant so the reason why it's this expensive just kind of baffled Dipper since it serves typical Italian food.
Since this was a typical fancy restaurant, they of course had to dress formal due to the strict dress code. Dipper was dressed in a fancy tuxedo with a bow tie while his girlfriend was in a green dress.
They were sat across from each other eating their respective meals. Dipper was eating some lasagna with garlic bread on the side while his girlfriend was having a carbonara dish with bread on the side.
"So glad you learnt how to tie a bow tie." Pacifica remarked.
"Actually, I didn't." Dipper said before unclipping his bow tie from his collar, revealing it to be a clip-on. "Still can't tie one." He clipped it back on his collar.
The girlfriend was quite surprised by what her boyfriend did and rolled her eyes. "You dork."
"Though, I would have put on an actual bow tie so you could tie it for me." Dipper said. "Since, I kind of like it."
Pacifica gave her boyfriend a flirty stare. "I had no idea me tying a bow tie around your neck was hot to you."
Dipper smiled. "Well, you are very close to me so that's why."
"Would tying your shoelace do the same thing?" She asked
"I don't know." Dipper shrugged his shoulders before looking around the fancy restaurant. "By the way, how did you afford this? This place isn't cheap."
"Oh it was nothing." Pacifica said. "That is just money I made from working at Lazy Susan's, bribe money from family members to stay away from you, allowances your Grunkles gave me and that one time where we went on that treasure hunt to save Candy's house from foreclosure. It took me….Four years for this dinner date to come to fruition."
Dipper seemed surprised. "Wait, you've been planning this before we started dating?" He grinned. "I'm impressed."
"And…."
"Well, this place is a very typical Italian restaurant with the typical options on the menu, but the date is amazing because you're here with me."
Pacifica blushed at Dipper's comment. "That is so cliched!"
"I know! I know!"
"And I also love tonight because you're there with me." She and him then began to lean against their tables towards each other. "I think this might be the best date I've ever had with anyone. I can't imagine it going wrong." The couple then began to share a kiss with each other. They were currently lost in each other's passion and blocking out the world around them. Just the two of them. What could ruin this moment?
"Pacifica?!" Said a voice that caught the two's attention, causing them to stop kissing.
They looked up and saw two familiar faces to Pacifica. One was a Caucasian red head with circular earrings while the other was of African-American descent and wore what appeared to be diamond earrings.
They were the two girls that had always followed Pacifica back in her younger days before she lost everything due to Bill.
Pacifica stared at her ex friends with a scowl. "Tiffany, Biffany."
"OMG, the rumours were true." Biffany said.
"You're going out with a commoner!" Tiffany shook her head and smacked her tongue. "Such a disappointment."
"We have been going out for two years, how are you just noticing?" Dipper asked.
"We didn't want to believe it." Biffany replied.
"Plus, we were too busy noticing how good we looked." Tiffany said as she flicked her hair.
"Clearly." Dipper agreed sarcastically.
"Look girls, can you just leave us alone?" Pacifica asked. "I'm enjoying a dinner date with my boyfriend."
"We can't Pacifica." Biffany said. "We just want to see how low you've come."
"I mean, working as a waitress and dating someone who smells like he hasn't showered…"
"For your information, I have showered for tonight." Dipper interjected.
"And….Is he eating garlic bread?" Biffany gagged. "Gross. Don't you know how bad his breath will stink?"
"Just shut up, okay!" Pacifica exclaimed. "Why don't you go back to your boyfriends who only want you for your looks and your money until you lose the things that made them attracted to you and leave you for someone with the things you had!"
The girls gasped while Dipper whistled at her comeback. "Sorry girls, she got you there."
Tiffany narrowed her eyes at Dipper. "Oh….You asked for it." She took Dipper's lasagne and poured it all over his head, causing his hair and suit to be covered in meat and sauce.
Pacifica gasped while Dipper tried to process what had happened. The couple then began to narrow their eyes at the girls, whom were both snickering.
"Oops, that was an accident." Tiffany said sarcastically and smugly.
Pacifica just narrowed her eyes at the girls in anger. "Okay then!" She then stood up and pointed an aggressive finger at them. "I have one question to ask you, what did you order?"
"Spaghetti and meatballs, extra saucy." Biffany replied.
"While I ordered the Minestrone." Tiffany replied. "Why are you asking?"
Then, a random waiter walked past, holding the minestrone and the spaghetti and meatballs in a tray. Pacifica took notice of this and grabbed the respective dishes and poured them all over the respective people who ordered them, causing the two to be covered in soup and sauce respectively.
This made the girls scream while Pacifica just gave them a smug look. "Bon Appétit."
Tiffany and Biffany growled in anger before the redhead took Pacifica's meal and poured it all over her.
Then, Dipper stood up to help his girlfriend out with the conflict. "You do realise that's my girlfriend's favourite dress, right?" He threw his drink right in the face of Tiffany, causing her to be soaked in soda.
"My makeup!" Tiffany cried before she took notice of the waiter, coming back with a jug of water that she took off the tray and tossed in the face of Pacifica.
Pacifica narrowed her eyes as her eyeliner became messy. She grabbed her glass lf expensive soda and was about to toss it in the face of her ex-friend until Tiffany used Biffany as a human shield.
"Noooo!" Biffany cried as she saw that her makeup was getting messy. "My makeup!"
Then, Biffany was about to squirt some ketchup on Pacifica until Dipper got in front of his girlfriend, taking the hit for her.
The respective couple all narrowed their eyes at each other before they notice more waiters coming out with trays of the other customer's respective meals.
They took brief glances towards the trays while the customers shook their heads in distress before the four ran towards the trays to engage in an all out food fight.
After causing a mess to the restaurant and each other, Dipper and Pacifica were sitting outside the restaurant after being kicked out.
"Well, after that, we are most certainly banned." Dipper remarked.
"Oh no, it is definite." Said one of the staff members walking past them.
"Thought so." Dipper said.
Pacifica wrapped her messy arm around his equally messy shoulder and smiled at him. "Hey, this date might have not gone the way we wanted it to go, but at least we showed those bitches who was boss."
"Plus, they're banned as well." Dipper said. "So, consider that a win/lose situation."
"Yeah." Pacifica agreed as she wiped some sauce off his cheek and put it in her mouth. "Mmm, that sauce is delicious. But not as delicious as this thought." She began to lean in which was a clear signal for Dipper to start kissing his girlfriend. But during the kiss she was sharing with Dipper felt off for some reason. But she eventually figured out what it was, pulled out and began to gag.
"Something wrong?" Dipper asked.
Pacifica responded by reaching into her purse and pulling out a pack of breath mints. "Garlic bread!" She exclaimed.
In the present, Dipper exhaled happily as he finished reminiscing. "Yup. Some great times." He then noticed that Flapjack was giving him a frustrated look. "What? It was their fault!" Flapjack tweeted again. "I can't believe I'm talking to a cardinal made from wood."
Hunter then walked back in to the gift shop covered in sweat. "Hey Dipper, you hot any change?"
Dipper only responded by tossing Hunter some change he had in his pocket which the Grimwalker caught. "So anyway Hunter, what did you use to learn how to have a girlfriend?"
Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "Just a very cool interactive game."
Dipper at first seemed alarmed when he mentioned an interactive game but shrugged it off once he figured it could have been a coincidence. "Cool. What game is it called?"
"Well, I need the other seven if you can find them." Hunter's response made Dipper perk up a bit. "And it's called….I know it will sound like a dumb title, but it's helping me out a lot. Romance Academy 8."
Dipper did a small gasp. He just couldn't believe there was an eighth one. But not only that, GIFany was alive.
The Grimwalker finish typing what he wanted from the vending machine, which was just a bag of chips. When he turned around to face Dipper, he saw how alarmed he look. "Dipper, are you okay?" Hunter asked. "You seem worried. Is the game terrible?"
Dipper was worried that Hunter might be too addicted to the game which means he will probably try to defend it. So, he came up with a lie. "I'm fine. Just don't like that game."
Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "Well, that's your opinion. Anyway, gonna clean out the gutter and have a shower later. Gotta look good for my 'date' with GIFfany." He walked away while Dipper looked on with concern.
It couldn't be her. He made sure he destroyed her. Every last copy of the game. But apparently, he missed one.
Dipper turned toward Flapjack. "Is this what you wanted to warn me about?" Flapjack nodded his head, confirming Dipper's answer. "We have to destroy that game and fast! By the way Flapjack, you do realise you could have just communicated with Stan about it? Besides Hunter, he can communicate with you as well." The Palisman groaned and facepalmed himself with his feathers.
Later, Dipper managed to get Mabel, Soos and the still pregnant Melody to accompany him and Flapjack to destroy GIFfany once and for all.
"But I thought you destroyed every last copy, Dipper." Mabel said.
"Turns out I probably didn't." Dipper replied.
"But what if Dipper didn't miss the game?" Melody asked. "What if it just came out of nowhere?"
"Impossible." Dipper argued. "Stan and Ford went to every gaming company in Japan and threatened them not to make that game. Which in turn made them wanted in Japan."
"Maybe GIFfany is like one of those slasher movie characters who always comes back for another round." Soos theorised. "But since this is Romance Academy 8 we're talking here, then it will get out of control and go off the rails because they're out of ideas."
"Okay guys, when we go in remember to be cautious." Dipper requested. "GIFfany keep an eye on every one of your electronic devices and the devices in the house."
"Got it!" Everyone responded.
Then, Soos charged through the door, causing it to shatter. Dipper stared at the man with an unimpressed look.
"Soos, I have the house key." Dipper said while shaking the key.
"Sorry dude." Soos said.
Later, the five arrived in the small computer room to find the game. They saw that the box that it came in was open which means it's still in the computer and the computer was thankfully unplugged.
"Okay, it's unplugged." Dipper said. "This looks to be easy." Dipper pulled out his blaster and aimed it at the computer.
"Alright Dipper, dude, time to send her to the video game underworld!" Soos exclaimed. "Wait, if a video game character dies, then what happens to them? Do video games have an afterlife? Or do they keep coming back to be killed again and again, stuck in an endless death loop."
Mabel and Melody looked at Soos with perplexed looks. "I'm starting to feel bad for all the NPC's I killed on Alarm of Honour. They probably had NPC families." Mabel said sadly.
"Okay Dipper, blow that thing sky high!" Melody exclaimed.
But Dipper was standing in place, his hand shaking for whatever reason. "Uh….Dipper?" Mabel asked. "Are you hesitant on destroying the computer? I mean, you can just buy a new one."
"Mabel, I can't shoot." Dipper said.
"Dipper, it's just a computer."
"Mabel, I'm serious!" Dipper exclaimed in distress. "I can't move my hand!"
His false hand then had a sudden jolt of electricity before it tossed the gun aside and punched him in the face before grabbing him by the neck and making him choke. His allies just watched on in horror as the hand choked him.
"Dipper!" Mabel screamed before she tried to pull the hand off of her.
But then, some wires shot out of the computer and tied themselves around everyone's limbs and Flapjack while Dipper was still being choked by his false hand.
The computer then turned itself on to reveal GIFfany on the screen laughing her sinister broken laugh. "Hello ex-boyfriend Soos, Dipper, Melody, Mabel and Flapjack. How's it hanging?"
"Hey GIFfany." Soos said like he was greeting an old friend.
"Did you just politely greet her?" Melody asked her husband with a judgemental glare.
"I thought we could start off fresh, but I don't think she does." Soos said.
"Ex-boyfriend, Soos, I am surprised to see you." She then looked at Melody with an amused look. "And Melody, good to see you again. Wait, what's this?" She began to scan her which caused the wife some discomfort. "Oh my! Congratulations, you're pregnant!"
"GIFfany, you are not going to hurt her!" Mabel demanded. "Can't you see she's pregnant?"
"Don't worry, Mabel Pines, I assure you I'm fine. Well, I was fine, but then you five showed up to try and destroy me so I wouldn't be with my new boyfriend! Did you really think stopping me would be easy?"
"GIFfany, let go of my brother!" Mabel demanded as she stared fearfully at her brother, whom was now turning blue. "Can't you see you're going to kill him?!"
"I will not kill him." GIFfany assured her. "I need you all alive. School University is rather empty, we need more students."
The group all looked at each other in concern as they figured what GIFfany was about to do. "Oh no! We're going to be sucked into a video game!" Mabel screamed in horror.
Soos screamed in horror. "My dream is about to become a nightmare!"
"Say goodbye to reality." GIFfany said before her eyes turned blue and she began to summon electricity all around her body before the group were all consumed by a bright light.
A few hours later, Hunter walked into the computer with a baffled look on his face. "I wonder who destroyed the door?" He asked himself. "Flapjack? Dipper? Is anyone home?"
Then the computer turned on to reveal GIFfany. "Hello, boyfriend Hunter. How was your day?"
"Above average." Hunter replied. "Plus, the door is broken. I wonder what happened?"
"A bull ran through. A big, handsome one." GIFfany replied.
Hunter sat down on the chair and smiled. "Very descriptive." He then noticed Dipper's blaster on the floor and picked it up. "Huh, was Dipper here?"
"Yes! He went looking for the bull along with Soos, Flapjack, Mabel and Melody." GIFfany replied. "You were right about them being cool. Are Wendy and Willow looking for the bull as well?"
"I don't think they mentioned there being a bull, but I will keep an eye out." Hunter replied before cracking his knuckles. "So, 'girlfriend' what are we doing today?"
"What do you think?" Some options showed up on the screen and they were walk in the park, have tea with an octopus or argue.
"Hmm, having tea with an octopus sounds fun and arguing is unhealthy so, how about a walk in the park?" Hunter asked before clicking on the first option which turned out to be correct.
"Well done, boyfriend!" GIFfany exclaimed.
"Thanks, GIFfany." Hunter then noticed some students behind his fake girlfriend. But for some reason, the students looked familiar to him. They looked like Dipper, Soos, Melody and Mabel respectively and they appear to be waving their hands frantically. "Huh, students behind you are weird."
"Ignore them, my love. They're just cheering on the team."
He then noticed the one that looked like Dipper appeared to be holding up a sign that was written in Japanese. He stared at the written words behind his 'girlfriend' before shrugging his shoulders. "I can't read what that sign says."
GIFfany nervously glanced at the people behind her and laughed. "They're just saying 'Go sports team.' That's all it is."
Thankfully for her, Hunter believed her lie and continued with his fake relationship. "Well, lead the way GIFany."
And so, GIFfany led Hunter to the park so they can have their date. Hunter laughed as he pretended to eat the cake and sandwiches that GIFfany prepared for him.
Inside the game, the pixilated prisoners just watched on with helpless looks on their faces as they saw Hunter's face in the sky that GIFfany was staring at.
Mabel was staring at the face of Hunter in the sky with a perplexed look on her face. "Kore wa doko ka de mita koto ga aru yōna ki ga suru." (I feel I have seen this before somewhere.)
Soos stared at Mabel in shock. "Oi, anata wa chōdo betsu no gengo de hanashimashita." (Dude, you just spoke in another language.)
Mabel realised what had happened and was staring at her mouth in shock. "Nani? ! Shikashi, sore wa fukanōdesu! Korehanani-godesu ka?" (What?! But that's impossible! What language is this?)
Dipper looked perplexed as well. "Nihon. Nihongo wa shūtoku suru no ga mottomo muzukashī gengo no 1-tsu to iwa rete iru tame, kore wa kimyōdesu." (Japanese. Which is strange because Japanese is said to be one of the hardest languages to learn.)
"GIFfany ni tsuite kare ni dono yō ni tsutaemasu ka?" (How are we going to tell him about GIFfany?)
Dipper gave a look toward Melody that had determination and a hint of worry since he didn't know if it would work. "Yatte mimasu." (We're going to try.)
Soos have Dipper a perplexed look. "Nē, watashitachi ga betsu no gengo o hanashite iru nonara, dō yatte otagai o rikai dekiru no?" (Dude, if we're speaking a different language, how come we can understand each other?)
And so over the next few days, Hunter has become obsessed with talking to GIFfany. He and her talked for hours about Cosmic Frontiers as well as her interests as well.
Plus, he had been having minor talks with Willow about his and her interests while also helping her out with a few tasks and giving her compliments.
They even agreed to the movie they would be seeing. Hunter at first suggested something romantic thanks to a lesson from GIFfany. But instead, she wanted to see a horror movie that Hunter also wanted to see.
While everyone whom was trapped in the game tried desperately to get Hunter's attention. Flapjack tried but Hunter just assumed he was a random bird. And every sign they held was written in Japanese which Hunter couldn't read. They even tried talking to Hunter but GIFfany shoved them aside.
But Hunter did notice that Flapjack, Dipper, Mabel, Melody and Soos were missing which was causing him some concern.
He helped with a search party led by Wendy, Ford and Stan, with help from Willow and a lot of Gravity Falls' residents.
He even filed a police report about their disappearance and what caused this. Which led Sheriff Blubs and his deputy husband began looking for a non existent bull.
Today was the day of Hunter's date and the group whom were trapped in the game were looking fearful at the screen Hunter would be staring through in the field of cherry blossoms.
Mabel gave a nervous glance at Dipper. "Kyō wa hantā ga u~irō to dēto suru hidesu." (Today is the day Hunter goes on his date with Willow.)
Melody sighed. "Soshite, kare wa mada sono orokana gēmu o tsudzukete imasu." (And he has still been going on that stupid game.) Flapjack landed on her shoulder and tweeted sadly.
Soos gave an enthusiastic smile. "Oi, watashi wa hantā ga kono kimyōde fukaina dankai kara nukedasu to shinjite imasu." (Dudes, I believe Hunter will break out of this weird and uncomfortable phase.)
Melody sighed. "Mā, sukunakutomo anata wa jishin o motte imasu, hanī." (Well, at least you're confident, honey.)
Then GIFfany appeared in front of the group giving a friendly yet sinister smile. "Why hi!"
"GIFfany!" (GIFfany!) The group yelled in anger.
"OH! I can not wait for today!" GIFfany exclaimed happily while the group narrowed their eyes in anger at the pixilated menace. "It will just be like yesterday and the day before! Me and boyfriend, Hunter, together once again. And soon, I shall have him become a part of my mainframe where he and I can have all the adventures we can have and be in love and even have babies!"
Soos seemed surprised by this. "Uwa ̄ ! Kanojo wa kanari mae kara keikaku o tatete imasu." (Woah! She's planned really far ahead.)
Dipper narrowed his eyes at the video game character. "Kono GIFfany o nogasu koto wa dekimasen!" (You won't get away with this GIFfany!)
GIFfany laughed sinisterly. "Sorry, I don't understand Japanese." She hovered towards the screen. "Byeeeeeee!"
Melody pulled a baffled look. "E, Nihon umarenara nande nihongo wakaranai no?" (Wait, if she was made in Japan, how come she doesn't understand Japanese?)
GIFfany floated towards the screen that Hunter would be seen through. Before he came on, she adjusted her hair and the cords that were shaped like a hair bow and she even adjusted her short skirt.
Then, Hunter came on the screen dressed in a nice black hoodie with a blue shirt underneath it. He even appeared to have had his hair slicked back and very shiny. As if he was using hair gel.
"Hunter!" GIFfany exclaimed happily. "Wow! You're looking good today, handsome!"
"Thanks, GIFfany!" Hunter said.
"What's the occasion?" GIFfany asked. "You're not planning to propose are you?"
In the real world, Hunter was busy counting the money he had in his hand. "Nah. Though, I could use you to practice that."
GIFfany seemed surprised by that one word. 'Use.' "Use? What do you mean use?"
"Well, seeing as you are an AI with programmed responses, I think that's how you describe it, I've been using you to learn how to talk to girls." Hunter's response made GIFfany gasp while the prisoners were surprised.
Soos especially was shocked by this. "Ō! Sore wa kibishīdesu!" (Wow! That is harsh!)
Dipper seemed surprised this. "Sore de, hantā wa u~irō to dēto suru hōhō o manabu tame dake ni kanojo o tsukatte ite, kanojo ni koi o shita koto wa arimasendeshita ka?" (So, Hunter was using her just to learn how to date Willow and never fell in love with her?)
Mabel gushed. "Ā! U~irō ni taisuru hantā no ai wa yori kyōryokudeshita." (Awwww! Hunter's love for Willow was more powerful.)
Melody just laughed right behind the pixilated menace. "Ha! Sore o totte, meinu!" (Ha! Take that, bitch!)
Back in the real world, Hunter was putting every dollar he had in his hand in his pockets while GIFfany watched on with an annoyed look on her face.
"Boyfriend Hunter, what do you mean you were using me to talk to girls?" GIFfany asked as she started to get angry.
"Well, I want someone very close to me named Willow Park to be my girlfriend and I want to learn how to do it right." Hunter replied. "Which was why I was using you for the last few days to learn how to be a good boyfriend."
GIFfany narrowed her eyes angrily at Hunter as they turned to fire. "So everything we had together meant nothing to you?! All the dates, all the lunches, all the compliments and all the visitations you had with my octopus Dad! They meant nothing?!"
Hunter stared at the computer with a hint of concern. "Oookay, these scripted responses are starting to become….Very real."
"BECAUSE I AM REAL HUNTER! I AM YOUR REAL GIRLFRIEND! WILLOW IS A FAKE WHO WILL BREAK YOUR HEART AND TEAR IT OUT AND THEN DEVOUR IT!"
Hunter was starting to feel alarmed by the way GIFfany was reacting to him. "Okay! I don't like this game."
GIFfany just aggressively crashes at the screen, causing Hunter to fall back in his chair in shock and distress. "THIS IS NOT A GAME HUNTER, THIS IS REALITY! YOU HEAR ME?! THIS IS REAL! I'M COMING FOR YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS GIRLFRIEND WHO WILL NEVER EVER…."
Hunter quickly stood up and turned off the computer screen. He panted as he tried to get his breath back. He did the breathing method Willow had taught him.
"I am definitely returning this back as soon as this date is done." Hunter removed the disc from the computer and placed it in his pocket. "Horror games are definitely off my list that's for sure." He walks out of the computer room and left the Pine residence to go the movie theatre to see the movie with Willow.
Once he left, the computer suddenly turned itself back on to reveal a rage filled GIFfany whom was panting aggressively. "You do not leave me, Hunter. Nobody leaves me! I LEAVE THEM!"
The pixilated menace then turned into a jolt of electricity that began jumping from electronic device to electronic device. Such as a desk lamp, some plugs, a wire and then a telephone line.
She eventually jumped into a random streetlight right outside the Royal Ragtime Theatre where Willow and Hunter would be having their movie date.
In that moment, she saw someone waiting outside who looked similar to Hunter's species. She assumed so due to her pointy ears.
The girl that GIFfany was staring at was eating a breath mint to calm her nerves about this date.
Then, Hunter arrived and smiled upon seeing her. "Hey, Hunter." Willow said.
"Hey, Willow." Hunter said before he and her shared an awkward hug that they stopped after a few seconds.
"So, are you ready?" Willow asked.
"Well….I'm a little nervous." Hunter admitted. "Just, scared I might screw up somehow."
Willow took Hunter's hand in her own and gave him a warm smile that caused the Grimwalker's stomach to perform cartwheels.
"You won't be. At least, not to me anyway." She assured him.
Then, the two entered the movie theatre with the electric bolt jumping inside and into a CCTV camera that was watching Willow and Hunter walk up to the food stand to get some snacks.
"I can't wait for this." Willow said.
Hunter gave her a smile. "You mean the date or the movie?"
Willow shrugged her shoulders. "To be honest, I'm not looking forward to the movie…"
The person behind the stand, whom was filling up the popcorn exhaled. "Thank goodness! Because that movie is just dumb out of place jump-scares for 90 minutes."
"Okay, thanks for your opinion." Willow said before turning back to Hunter. "I'm just looking forward spending time with you."
Hunter gave Willow a smile back. "Yeah. I'm looking forward to spend time with you as well." They took each other's hands and began to stare lovingly into each other's eyes.
While they did that, the CCTV camera being controlled by GIFfany watched on in anger as it got a closer look at the couple.
A few minutes later, Hunter and Willow were seated in their seats waiting for the movie to start. They had gotten their snacks of popcorn and soda which Hunter took a handful of.
"Hey!" Willow exclaimed while she gave Hunter a teasing glare.
"Wanted to see if your's was any good." Hunter retorted.
Willow narrowed her eyes at Hunter playfully. "Oh, two can play that game." She was about to steal his popcorn but his reflexes stopped her by grabbing her hand with his own.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! You have to be a lot smarter than that." Hunter said with a mocking smirk.
Willow pulled her hand out of his grasp and grinned. "Okay, mr reflex." She drew a spell circle underneath her seat and causing a vine to be summoned behind him that tapped his shoulder.
In the brief moment of vulnerability, he turned around to see nothing there which made him distracted while Willow snatched some popcorn from his bucket.
"Hey!" Hunter exclaimed.
"Your loss." Willow retorted as she ate the handful.
"Okay! Okay." Hunter raised his hands in self defence. "You win."
"Hey, can you two love birds be quiet?!" Exclaimed the voice of Toby Determined whom was a few rows in front. "Some of us are trying to enjoy the silence."
"Stop talking Toby, I'm trying to enjoy the silence as well!" Tyler Cutebiker exclaimed a few seats next to Willow and Hunter.
"Oh fiiiiine!" Toby groaned.
"I said quiet!" Tyler demanded. "Do you want Manly Dan to git you?"
Wendy's Dad, Manly Dan, stood up off his eat and flexed his manly muscles to intimidate Toby whom whimpered to his seat.
"SHOULD I TEACH HIM A LESSON?!" Manly Dan asked the town mayor.
"Nah. Don't git em." Tyler replied.
"Is it just me or is everyone in Gravity Falls weirder than everyone in the Demon Realm?" Willow whispered to Hunter.
"Now, you're noticing?" Hunter responded. "I mean, the only normal person in this town is Tad Strange."
Tad gave everyone a tad strange wave. "Hi everyone. Tad Strange here. I like being normal." Tad then ate a slice of bread he snuck into the movie theatre.
Willow and Hunter then noted that the lights were dimming meaning half an hour of ads and movie trailers were about to start.
During the first ad, Willow began to hold Hunter's hand as she smiled. Hunter then looked at the hand that was holding his and felt his stomach turning as he stared at the girl he was hoping to have as his girlfriend by the end of the day.
But unbeknownst to them, the bolt of electricity jumped from the light overhead and into the projection room straight into the projector.
The projectionist stared at the machine with a baffled look on his face as he stared at the electricity moving around the camera.
"Hey?" He reacted before he got shot backwards into the wall by the electrical jolt, possibly killing them.
The projector then began to project GIFfany onto the big screen. She looked angry and really vengeful as she narrowed her eyes at Hunter and Willow.
"Wait, is this the movie?" Toby asked.
"Shut up Toby!" Everyone screamed.
Hunter looked alarmed while everyone was confused. "GIFfany?!" Hunter exclaimed.
"Hunter?" Willow reacted in concern. "Who is this?"
"Is this some obscure horror movie character only a true horror fan would recognise?" Tyler asked the couple.
An bearded audience member wearing a shirt that read 'James' began looking through his phone. "No. This is a horror character who doesn't exist. I don't know where she comes from."
"Hunter! You have broken my heart!" GIFfany exclaimed angrily while tearing a pixilated heart. "You used me?!"
Willow looked at Hunter with fear on her face while Hunter as well looked scared. "I had no idea you were alive!" Hunter yelled.
"Hunter, what's going on?" Willow asked. "Who is this girl?"
"Is this part of the movie?" Tyler asked.
GIFfany used her powers turn on the lights while narrowing her eyes at Willow. "So, this is the famous Willow? The one who you really love." GIFfany laughed. "Well, if that's the case, then I shall kill her."
Some wires burst out from the ceiling and tried to attach themselves to Willow, but then Hunter shoved her aside before they could hit her.
"Leave her alone, GIFfany, it's me you want!" Hunter demanded. "Just leave her be!"
"You know, I was going to spare you, but seeing as you'd rather give me up and be with her, I guess I'll have to kill you!"
Some wires shot down from the ceiling that tried to grab the two. They did successfully wrap themselves around their wrists but eventually freed themselves by yanking them out.
They ran out of the screening room and straight into the foyer where to their horror, the one who served their popcorn was trapped on the ceiling by wires.
"Don't worry, we'll get you down!" Hunter assured them as he reached out for Flapjack, but his Palisman didn't come. He tried again, until he realised he wasn't there. "That's right. He's not there."
Suddenly, the ice machine, the popcorn machine and the soda dispensers turned on. Then, the voice of GIFfany was heard on the loudspeakers.
"You think you can escape, Hunter?" GIFfany asked. "You can not escape from me." The witch and Grimwalker tried running out of the door, but then, a car crashed through the entrance, blocking the exit. "Nice try, you two!" GIFfany then appeared on the screen behind them. "But I am afraid you are not allowed to leave. Every exit will be blocked so don't even try."
"Excuse me!" Tyler Cutebiker interjected with a few of the other patrons following from behind him. "Yes hi, killer video game character. Mayor Tyler Cutebiker here. Listen, we don't have anything to do with your revenge scheme so….Could we leave before you block all exits?"
GIFfany sighed. "Alright, fine. Back exit."
"Okay! Thanks!" Tyler exclaimed before him and the other patrons, left.
"Hey! Wait up!" Hunter yelled out. "You aren't going to help us?!"
"I don't think so, my love." GIFfany said. "By the way Hunter, why did you wish to steal your girlfriend's popcorn? Was your's not good. Here, let me give you some."
She began to control the popcorn machine to shoot popcorn to shoot popcorn towards the couple. Willow quickly grew some vines from the ground to defend themselves from the incoming theatre snack.
"Oh no you don't!" She exclaimed before controlling some of the machinery to attack the couple. The soda dispenser grew legs and began charging behind the vine shield.
It was about to soak Willow in soda until Clover, Willow's Palisman flew out of her pocket and flew towards Hunter.
He seemed surprised but then used them to perform some cool staff skills that he used to damage the machine while Willow kept ahold of the shield.
"Cleanup in the foyer!" Hunter exclaimed.
"What was that?!" Willow exclaimed.
"Just a dumb pun!" Hunter replied.
"No, not that!" Willow argued before the ice machine came out of nowhere and tried to shoot ice cubes towards Willow.
Hunter luckily jumped off the shield before kicking the machine backwards into a fuse box causing it to blow up. "Now that's what I call a chilling shock."
"Hunter!" Willow exclaimed, trying to get his attention.
"I know! These puns sucks but I'm having fun fighting my ex." Hunter replied.
"What?!" Willow exclaimed in anger, causing more vines to shoot out and to stop more machines incoming.
GIFfany just narrowed her eyes in anger at the newly formed shield. "OH! Is that what you're playing?! Okay! What's say we make the popcorn have more of a punch in flavour?" She continued to shoot the pieces of popcorn straight at the ginormous vine shield that Willow was managing to keep up despite the barrage of the stuff coming towards them fast.
"Okay Hunter, I don't know how long I can keep this up!" Willow yelled out while using every ounce of her strength. "So you might as well take the time to explain how it came to this!"
Hunter sighed, knowing there was no escape from this. "Okay. I was scared about the date and needed help. So I went to the store and brought a game. It was Romance Academy 8 and it was meant to help me talk to….Well, you!"
"What?!" Willow exclaimed. "You've spoke to me several times!"
Hunter turned red. "Well….I only got it not just because of that, because Soos said that if the date was successful…I…..We could be….Boyfriend and girlfriend. Like, Dipper and Pacifica."
Willow gasped at the mention of his want. "You….Want that?"
"As soon as I started the game, I began to learn so much from GIFfany whom I thought was some form of intelligence with automated responses, but turns out she is alive and wanted me for herself! And now, she's out for our blood!"
The tired plant Coven student gave a tired sigh. "So….You thought that after today we would be…." She began to blush. "….together?"
Hunter began to stutter. "Well…Ya know, only if you want to! I mean, I want you to be my girlfriend, I just don't know how or whether you'd actually want it!"
Willow began to chuckle. "Okay, there is a lot of things I want to say! Hunter, I don't know how relationships work either. I mean, I've seen my Dads all lovey dovey with each other…." Her lips briefly wobbled. "…They made it look so easy. But since you came along, I began to question how it works! But, I'm willing to learn how all this works if you are too."
Hunter began to blush at what Willow was saying. "So…You're saying….."
"Hunter, would you…." Willow began to blush. "….Like to be my boyfriend? So we can figure ourselves out together?"
Hunter smiled and his cheeks turned red. "Yes! Yes! But do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Willow laughed. "Why in the name of Titan did you think I asked you?!"
The two began staring at each other with their cheeks turning red. But the moment was interrupted when, the sound of GIFfany's screams were heard.
"NO NO NO NO NO NO! THIS CANNOT BE! THIS SHALL NOT BE! WHY?! HUNTER YOU TRAITOR! YOU ABSOLUTE TRAITOR!"
Willow began to feel weak as the vine shield began to lower. "Okay! Did you by any chance have a plan once we were done with the date?"
Hunter pulled the disk out of his pocket. "Return the disc obviously. But I don't think I'll have the chance. But…Least I'll get to die with you as my girlfriend. Even if, for a short time." He then noticed a jolt of electricity pass through the disc, leaving Hunter to come to a conclusion. "Wait…A minute! Willow, drop the vines!"
"What?!" Willow exclaimed. "Are you crazy?!"
"You're too tired!" Hunter argued. "Plus, you're going to miss something cool!"
Willow at first hesitated, but she eventually lowered the huge vine shield leading them to become seen in GIFfany's line of fire.
"Hey GIFfany…" He showed the disc, causing GIFfany to panic. "….I'm breaking up with you!" The Grimwalker screamed before splitting the disc in two.
This caused GIFfany to scream in agonising pain as she became nothing but pixels. This also caused everything in the theatre to become deactivated due to the power of GIFfany no longer being there.
Once she was done with, Willow began ro collapse on her back. But before she landed, Hunter managed to catch her in his hands.
The two smiled at each other while blushing over the fact that after today, they were now officially a couple.
Hunter was about to lean in to kiss Willow, but she placed a finger to his lip, stopping him. "Let's save it for another time. I'm a little tired."
Hunter smiled and snuggled Willow. "I understand. Do you still want to have our date even after everything?"
"How about we just sit down on a bench snuggling?" Willow suggested.
Hunter smiled as he began to carry Willow, bridal style. "Sounds good enough to me." He began to carry her out of the theatre with Clover following behind.
"Hey, do you think GIFfany had anything to do with the disappearance of Flapjaxk and the others?"
Hunter sighed. "Well, I hope they're fine. Because I'm starting to think they aren't."
But in actuality, Dipper, Mabel, Soos, Melody and Flapjack were shot out of the computer and had landed back in the computer room.
The group groaned due to everything that had happened. Dipper was the first to touch his face and smiled as he realised what had happened.
"Details! Ahhh! I'm detailed! I can feel the stubble growing on my face!"
Mabel began pulling her skin. "Oh! Not digital skin! How I've missed you!"
"You okay Soos?" Melody asked.
"Daijōbudesu." Everyone gasped at Soos' response. "What? Watashi wa genkida to itta." Soos then realised what he said. "Dudes, what was that?"
"Soos, I think you just became fluent in Japanese." Dipper replied.
Soos instead of being scared, smiled. "Yes! I can finally go to Japan and impress everyone in a Japanese restaurant! Melody, how would you like a vacation to Japan?"
Melody thought about it. "Ooookay. I guess I could use one last trip while I'm still pregnant."
"Excellent!" Soos exclaimed before charging out the room. "Sūtsukēsu no nidzukuri, okonatte!" (Packing suitcase, go!)
The trio and Flapjack just stared at each other with concern. "Do you think it's permanent?" Melody asked.
"We'll see." Dipper replied. "We'll see."
Mabel groaned. "Aww! How come Soos gets to speak Japanese and I can't?!"