Black and White and Streaks of Color

Chapter Thirty Three: Mabel's P.O.V. Beating Bill

  My throat closes up.
  "This can't be right, this can't be right!" I cry out. I want to rip the journal out of my brother's hands but I remember that I'm basically possessing a unicorn. I would normally smile that I'm fulfilling my lifelong dream of being a unicorn, but I just found out I have to erase my girlfriend's mind in order to save her from a space dream demon that saved her from a mind parasite."Everything? Do we have to erase everything?"
  "It says here that the parasite could have invaded any part of her head, so it's the safest thing. I'm sorry..." Dipper looks at me with sad eyes.
  "This can't be happening..."
  "First we have to get Bill out of your body. Any idea where he is?"
  "Last time I saw him he was fooling around in the kitchen. Who knows where he is now."
  "Let's go find out." My brother heads down stairs and I follow.
"Bill! Bill!" Dipper calls out as we reach the first floor.
Grunkle Stan is relaxing on the couch."Bill? Who's that? And why is there a stuffed unicorn...?"
  "Oh! Hey Stan!" Dipper exclaims quickly, grasping the stuffed unicorn, aka my wrist, into a firm grip."Um, Bill is just a friend. He said he'd meet me here but I guess he's running late."
  Grunkle Stan shoots a strange look at my twin but continues watching television anyway.
  We pass him and go into the gift shop.
  "Where's Pacifica?" I say softly."That's where Bill left her. She's not there."
  Dipper and I search, but there's no sign of Mabill or Pacifica anywhere.
  "Where could they have gone?" I whisper so Grunkle Stan can't hear.
  "I just hope they didn't wander out of the shack, taking Pacifica with them," my brother says worriedly.
  I sigh. I really screwed up. I try to lighten the mood,"Don't worry, bro bro. We got this. Mystery twins?"
  He manages a small grin."Mystery twins."
  I gaze around the gift shop one final time and find something I never really looked at before."Dipper..."
  "Yeah?"
  "... the vending machine... it's open...?"
  We creep towards it. We make sure Stan isn't watching us. And then we go in.
  Before us is a creepy stairway with an eerie bluish-greenish light. There's a hook on the wall, as if something was hanging there but not anymore. Maybe it was a lantern. I wonder who took it...
  At the bottom of the stairs, there's an elevator.  Dipper and I glance at each other, except Dipper isn't really looking at me, he's looking a floating stuffed animal unicorn. We hesitantly walk in and it begins to drop.
  There's a ding, and we've reached the very bottom. How far underground are we?
  We walk out and gasp.
  For two reasons.
  There's a huge laboratory underneath the Mystery Shack. Buttons and lights and technology sounds fill my mind. Wires hang sloppily. A desk sits in front of us, and none other than Mabill occupies it.
  Everything is silent for a moment. I catch my breath, and Dipper does the same. Mabill faces the other way.
  Suddenly, they turn around."I see you've caught me." His voice echoes creepily through the lab.
  "W-what is this place?" Dipper asks.
  "Yeah, and where's Pacifica?" I demand.
  "Oh, it's not mine. But I sure helped ol' six fingers build it!"
  "Six fingers?" I question.
  "I'm just doing what I need to do, kid. We made a deal, didn't we?"
  Dipper runs up to Mabill and punches them in the gut. They fall right out of the chair in pain, but land on their feet."Agh!"
  Dipper punches them again.
  "What is this feeling?! My body is burning!" Mabill stands up, ready to fight.
  Dipper runs.
  "Dipper!" I cry."Be careful!"
  Mabill chases after my brother quickly. Gradually - and fortunately - Mabill begins to slow down.
  "I can't move these stupid noodle legs! Curse you, useless flesh sticks! Body shutting down... must scratch mosquito bites... ow, there's glitter in my eyes!" Mabill's stance grows weaker."Ugh, I'm not going to fall! This is the final straw! I just need your journal... your dimension will be free! A party that never ends with a host that never dies! I'll activate the portal and you'll have no more worries... And I'll show you where Pacifica is. I'll let her come back to reality." Their breathing is heavy.
  Dipper and I look at each other.
  "Dipper, don't..."
  "I have to Mabel," he whispers."Trust me."
  I gasp.
  He walks forward.
  "Ah, there it is. Y'know, Pine Tree, you're really-"
  Dipper punches Mabill right in the face. Mabill falls, and Bill flies out of my body."Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey!"
I drop the stuffed unicorn and zoom into my body. I open my eyes and feel an awful pain on my nose as blood oozes to the floor. Everything is a bit blurry. Luckily, I manage to stand with the help of Dipper.
  "Mabel, you okay?"
  I take a deep breath."I'm fine. Let's save Pacifica."