Considering I got two reviews last chapter to "STOP BLOWING HOLES IN MY SHIP" I think I need to reassure some of my fellow Dipcifica shippers. This chapter is short I know, but it should mean you'll get your next one sooner. Well in any case, this chapter has that big twist I was promising. Start the fic.

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Dipper stood in front of the door to their compartment and took a deep breath before knocking.

'Calm down, Dipper. You know you have a habit of over thinking things. Artie and Pacifica are probably just talking business, no need at all to make assumptions about them being alone together. Wait a minute. Baba Yaga is with them! She is a literal third wheel! Heh. Not that it matters!'

Dipper opened the door to find Artie and Pacifica laughing like they were old friends while Baba Yaga sat bitterly on the floor.

*POP!*

'What the...? I didn't even know I was holding a pen! What happened?'

"Oh Dipper, Pacifica was just telling me about an adventure you two kids had as kids with the... what did you call it?"

"The Face Stealer! You remember the Face Stealer adventure right Dipper?"

"Of course." Dipper entered the compartment and sat down. "You said that my head wasn't that big and I told you that you were more than your cover." Dipper smiled wistfully. "And all before my thirteenth birthday party."

Pacifica let out a small smile and blushed shyly.

Artie looked back and forth between the faces Dipper and Pacifica wore and narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

'Well played, Dipper. Well played.'

"So!" Artie startled his fellow travelers with his sudden outburst. "Dipper! What was with the sudden stop? Did the conductor have an excuse for it or what?"

"Right... This is some very 'delicate' information so I'm going to need to tell you both about it one at a time. Pacifica, you're up first!"

Pacifica nodded and followed Dipper out the door.

Artie sighed as he watched them leave. "I guess that just leaves me and-HEY!"

Baba Yaga had her mouth opened impossibly wide and was aiming to take a bite out of Artie's leg. Now that Artie had realized what she was trying to do he gave her a swift kick to the head. With her head on the ground Artie pulled out his gun and aimed it at her.

"Do NOT give me an excuse to use this on you!"

"Aw come on! I'm used to being overlooked but not ignored!"

"I beat you before, don't think I can't do it again!"

"...YOU THREW A CRUCIFIX AT MY FACE!"

"Yes! And it worked! PRAISE JESUS!"

"Okay Dipper, I think we're far enough away to talk without worrying about anyone."

"Right, Pacifica...we have a 'stowaway'."

"Who?"

"The conductor's little four year old girl."

"WHAT?!"

"Pacifica..."

"We have a LITERAL child eater on board!"

"I know! I know! Just calm down! I told the conductor not to stop the train until we reach our destination."

"Great! Go get Artie and I'll tell him too!"

"Actually I think I'll tell Artie."

"Huh? But..."

Pacifica held up her hand halting his objection.

"Artie and I already talked about this and he made me realize a couple things. Short version is: It is your turn to spend some time with our crazy captive."

Dipper sighed in defeat. "Fine."

"But before any of that, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Um... okay?"

"Why won't you let Artie meet Mabel? I never pegged you for being an over protective brother before. What's the deal?"

"Are you kidding me?! Just because she grew out of her boy crazy phase doesn't mean she isn't a crazy romantic! Remember the condom in the gift basket?"

Pacifica blushed awkwardly and rubbed her arm. "I try to forget... honestly."

"Then you see my point! A girl like Mabel with a flirt like Artie? She'd eat him alive! I'm not doing this to protect Mabel from Artie, I'm doing this to protect Artie from Mabel!"

Pacifica smiled a little more than she'd like to admit at his analysis than she would care to admit. Dipper saw this and decided to try and press his luck with it a little bit.

"It would be like trying to protect the Jurassic Park T-Rex from the chained up little goat."

Pacifica gave a small laugh but ushered for him to get a move on.

As he walked off Pacifica smiled at his back.

'I wonder if he knows that talking to Artie is actually making me forgive him more?'

Dipper opened the compartment and sat down with a tired sigh.

"Uh... Dipper?"

Dipper point his thumb at the door. "She wants to be the one to tell you. My turn to stand guard."

Artie adjusted his tie. "Very well, if that's what the lady wants."

He was almost out the door when he suddenly stopped. "You know, she still speaks the world of you somehow."

"Really?"

"Somehow. I know that might be a little hard to believe right now but it is true. To me though, all this means is 'Game On'. May the best man win!"

With that he left out the door as Dipper sat there and bitterly fumed.

"Heh, heh, heh." The quiet cackling was a swift reminder to Dipper he was not alone in the compartment.

"What are you so happy about, Wart Face?!"

"You think you can keep it secret from me by staying quiet about it, but I know!"

"Know what?"

"What you're trying to keep quiet! The secret you think I don't know about! I. Know."

"..."

"I am a child eater, I KNOW when one is nearby!"

"Don't think you'll get her!"

"Don't think I can't!"

*POW!*

"OW! Hitting me isn't going to change anything Flat Foot!"

"It'll help shut you up!"

Back in the hallway...

"Are you kidding me?" Artie asked with the utmost seriousness in his voice. "A child? On this train? When we're transporting a 'you-know-what'?!"

"I know! Dipper said he was going to have the conductor keep the train moving until we get to New York!"

"There's no need for that! I have a much better idea, but we're going to have to move farther up the train!"

Pacifica raised an eyebrow at him.

"Okaaaay..."

Pacifica followed Artie down two to three cars so they were basically in the dinning car now.

"Now watch this!"

Artie held down two buttons on his wrist watch and... well that's about it. He just stood there holding down two buttons on his watch.

"...Is something supposed to happen?"

"You might have to give it a minute or two. We're moving really fast and this thing was far away to begin with."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

*HONK!**HONK!*

"There it is."

"What the...?"

Pacifica saw Artie's car through the car window; just flying next to the train keeping pace with it. Yes, it was flying as some kind of jet car complete with jet wings and turbines.

"I told you my car was impressive!"

"If your car is this fast then why are we even BOTHERING with the train?!"

"Because flight mode is also when the car is the most vulnerable and believe it or not I've made more than a few enemies who can fly! Point is, we can just hop in the car and get the little girl some place safe! It also burns up the fuel like you wouldn't believe! And it sacrifices radar stealth for-you know what?! Just don't over think it!"

"How about we stop the train before we do any 'hopping'?"

'A lot of snark this one!' thought Artie.

"Wait... Didn't Dipper say something about the missiles in your car being like unsafe or something?"

"Oh pish posh! You know how Dipper likes to overthink things!" As Artie started to droll on he failed to notice his car starting to lose speed.

*KABOOOOOOOOOOM!*

Artie quickly snapped his head behind him to see his car missing. "Uh-oh!"

Both he and Pacifica darted to the window. "No. No! No! No!"

The explosion had taken out a chunk of the train behind them.

"DIPPER!" Pacifica shouted.

The two immediately raced back to where Dipper was.

"If anything happens to that nerd I'll never forgive myself!" Artie swore.

Pain.

This was the first thing Dipper noticed. Usually, not a good sign. Every part of him hurt but mostly his head. It was swimming and... was it wet?

'What happened?'

Dipper tried to think back to what happened but this made the pain in his head feel worse. He tried to think of anything! More pain.

Darkness.

This was the second thing he noticed. It then occurred to him that he had his eyes closed.

'Probably best to open them.' Dipper mused. 'Not going to get anywhere like this."

Dipper painfully opened his eyes to see Pacifica's concerned face staring back at him. Before he could say anything though, Pacifica threw her arms around him in a desperate hug.

"Thank God! I thought we lost you there for a second!"

"Don't scare us like that, mate!" Artie scolded.

Dipper was leaning up against the wall in the hallway, sitting on the floor. He took a moment to observe his surroundings and he saw further down the hallway there was a good chunk of the train missing. A giant gaping hole where you could see telephone poles whizzing by.

"Uh, Pacifica?" Artie called. "I think we have another problem."

Artie held up the remains of his sack, the hole entrance and looked through it. "Our prisoner is on the loose."

"Do you think she's still on the train?"

"I don't know. We have to look though. Dipper, you stay here and rest while Pacifica and I search the train for our prisoner."

"Why do you keep calling us that?"

"...Calling you what?"

"Dipper and Pacifica. Like any sane parent would actually choose to call their child that?"

Artie and Pacifica stared at Dipper in terrified shock. Artie even dropped the remains of his sack.

Pacifica held Dipper's face in her hands so he had to look at her in the face.

"Dipper, look at me! I need you to think on this! Do you remember me?"

"...No."

All the color drained from Pacifica's face. She whispered the word "No!" under her breath and swallowed a lump in her throat.

"Do you remember who YOU are?"

"...No!"

Artie swore and Pacifica sent him a quick glare before returning her focus back to Dipper.

"Do you remember anything?!"

"...No!"

Omake

Pacifica pulled Dipper in to a hug.

"This is all my fault!" Artie swore. Then a thought crossed the immigration officer's mind. "If you really have amnesia then you should know that you have always looked up to me and every time we've competed with each other I have successfully thrashed you!"

Artie got a couple of stares from his fellow train riders. One of disbelief and one of annoyance.

"Okay, I might not have my memory but somehow I absolutely KNOW that's bull!"

"Bugger!"

That's it for now. And Yes... That's right! My twist is that Dipper has amnesia now for the rest of the adventure! This means that Dipper and Pacifica's roles are officially reversed. Dipper is the one who is going to have to learn from Pacifica and everyone still has to keep a look out for the escaped Baba Yaga. I know the twist is a little cliche but be honest, did you see it coming? Let me know if you liked it.