Mabel's Reality

Plastic Pool Panic!

The stars may be bright,

But I am still brighter.

I will burn the night,

So hand me that lighter...

"Fire!" A random tourist ran away in terror from a bush that spontaneously burst into flame from the heat of the sweltering summer sun. Once again, the small town of Gravity Falls was having a record-breaking heat wave. The Pines family went on with their day like normal, though nothing in Gravity Falls was.

"So hambone," Soos the handyman said as he filled the small circular kiddie pool with water, "What are you planning on using this for?" He held his arms in a shrugging fashion, causing the hose he was holding to trail across the grass and over his shoulder. Water poured down his back and pooled around his feet. Feeling the cold sensation, he quickly realized his mistake and repositioned the hose back over the tub of water.

"I told you!" Mabel said cheerily as she played with Waddles legs, "I'm going to teach Waddles how to swim! That way my dream of the existence of sea hogs will finally be realized!"

Her statement caused Soos to scratch his head in confusion. "But dude, can pigs even swim? They got, like, those stubby little legs and everything."

Mabel gasped in offense and hugged her pig defensively. "Don't you listen to him," Mabel whispered soothingly to her pet, "You're legs are adorable." Waddles grunted happily in response as she nuzzled her face into his squishy neck. She then proceeded to put a life vest and water wings onto the small creature along with goggles and a snorkel.

Before the pool could overflow, Soos turned off the water and stepped back to admire his handiwork. "All done dude!" He wiped the sweat off his brow with one hand before gesturing to the small tub.

"Thanks Soos!" Mabel giggled as she threw her swine into the cold water. Waddles oinked happily at the cool relief from the summer heat and floated gaily on his stomach. As she played, a water themed fantasy began to unfold in her head. "'Come we shall sail upon the seven seas of swine for I am Squint! The greatest nearsighted captain in all the seven seas!'" Mabel narrated as she played with a Stan bobble head she stole from the shack. She placed the figurine upon her animal companion's back, pretending that he was a boat. "'And I sail upon my faithful ship: the porka!'" She raised a hand to her forehead as she gazed out into the distance. "But what's this? There is something lurking in the water! 'I see movement off the port bow!' Squint said. Unbeknownst to the captain, this something was none other than the sea's most fearsome creature and the captain's arch nemesis: the great white shark!" Mabel put her hand in the water like it was a shark's fin and began moving it closer to Waddles while humming the Jaws theme song. "Dunn dun, dunn dun, dun dun dun dun Dun Dun Dun DOO DEDOO DOO DEDOO DEDE DOO DEDE DOO DEDEDOO!" She then playfully pinched Waddles as if her hand were a shark, causing the small creature to squeal in surprise and book it out of the yard. "Waddles come back!" Mabel cried as she chased her pet, "It was just my hand!"

Watching the entire encounter from the sidelines was Dipper, who was sitting on the porch eating a popsicle. He shook his head at the sight of the spectacle. Hehe, those two are really something, he thought. Strolling over to the edge of the pool, he picked up the Stan bobble head that was floating aimlessly in the water. He turned it over in his hand to look at the ridiculous smiling face that looked nothing like his uncle. "Mabel sure has some wild imagination," he mused. He was snapped out of his trance when the plastic trinket disappeared from his hand with a splash. He looked down in time to see the toy in between the teeth of a great white shark, before the large creature disappeared back under the water. Dipper stood there wide-eyed with shock until he squeaked out "Shark!" and bolted across the yard yelling at the top of his lungs, "Grunkle Stan, Grunkle Stan, Grunkle Stan!"