Deerper Falls

Fading

Mabel's grappling hook made a snapping sound as it found its target. Dipper gave her a stern look when she tugged on the line to see how safe it was to climb over the large garden wall. But once she settled everything Mabel only grinned towards him.

"Oh come on Dipper, you know they would never open that door anyway, so come over here now and take a seat!" She ordered pointing to the pig carrier around her shoulders.

'No. Not even in your wildest dreams Mabel!' The fawn gave her a look before turning around to lift his fluffy white tail in annoyance, just before two hands grabbed him from behind, making him bleat in surprise only to find himself back to belly with his sister, slowly losing the ground below his feet as Mabel began to climb up the stony wall. Seeing the ground vanishing while he was caught up in this compressing carrier unable to move, was enough for his heartbeat to fasten. Dipper didn't register how his eyes got wide as he began to struggle against his sisters grip with desperate bleads. His movements made Mabel, who was already climbing back down, waver in midair.

"Dipper stop you-" But she didn't even finish her sentence before she lost her grip on the line making them both fall to the ground with an inglorious sound. Dipper's bleats made her ears ring in protest, but all her reassuring words didn't make him stop to escape. She hurried to unleash the carrier and once Dipper noticed that the pressure around his torso was gone he pushed himself forwards and leaped away from her in quick jumps.

Mabel watched him flee from her spot on the ground, Dipper's fear made her throat dry when she called out for him.

"Dipper!" But the fawn just took another step into the colorful garden before she cried for him again, her voice drunken with worry.

"Dipper?" This time her fur covered brother finally came to an halt, the small fawn turned around to spare her a confused look with his soft brown eyes. He blinked a few times before Dippers intelligence reappeared in his look as he slowly moved back to her, nudging her in the shoulder, asking if she was alright with a soft bleat. Mabel let lose a shivering breath which she didn't remember to hold, as Dipper carefully helped her to her feet. But once Mabel saw him chewing the inside of his cheeks with a concerned look the fear rushed out of her system with a relived smile.

"Don't worry Dipper, I'm fine. Told you it would work!" She grinned, moving ahead through the parklike garden right into the direction of the dark manor which dominated Gravity Falls from this hills wide like a golf facility.

Dipper's own stomach grumbled, the scene of the different type of roses all around him made his nose twitch in silent curiosity while his ears moved when the gravel path gave his steps away. Dipper swallowed he could still feel the rush of adrenalin fading from his system while his senses were going haywire. The small deer let out a shaky breath while he tried to follow Mabel with his still throbbing leg. He would have preferred to stay at home, but Mabel refused to let him out of her sight again, and with his mind becoming foggy more and more, he came to the realization that she might feel "it" just like him.

They were twins after all.

His time was running out.

The deer took over more and more why he had a hard time staying focused most of the time.

And truth to be told, he was scared.

It felt like slowly drowning in a lake of darkness and the deeper he sunk, the more light from the surface got swallowed in the shadows around him. His gaze moved to his sister who was already waiting for him at the entrance, her never fading smile still steady on her lips, but it couldn't quite reach her eyes this time. Because the desperate glimmer of worry mixed with her stubborn hope gave her away. Mabel knew what was coming, but was yet to afraid to let it get through her, so she still clung on the little bit hope that was left for him, pressing the doorbell once again.