We the Fallen

Chapter 1

     " No... I-I won't leave without you! Mom, Dad, you can't give up now we'll get you out you'll see!" I tell my parents as I try to push the large wooden pole off of them only to end in splintering fingers.

     "Mason enough," My dad shouted trying hard not to cry as he started gazing dead into my eyes. "Enough go find your sister and... remember the box I had promised you and your sister," I roughly shook my head as I wiped the tears from my eyes."Go get it and run as far away with it as possible never and look back... do you think you can do that for me? My father said as he looked wearily at me. I never knew this would be the way I say my final goodbye to a man that for so long I looked up to. I then turned to my mother. I couldn't help but tremble. The thought of losing the very woman that had performed the miracle of giving life to not just me but my best friend and sister. Without her, I wouldn't be here.

     " Mom I-." She had cut me off before I could finish.

     " My child, please don't speak as it already pains me in my heart enough to know I'll have to miss all the wonderful things to come into your future." As she spoke I could see the tears spilling from her eyes and I knew I had to leave soon if I wanted any chance of saving Mabel. As I turned around so that she couldn't see the tears I heard her call for me once more.

     "My child, please tell your sister that no matter where you are, where you go, and who you become we will always love you." That was it I knew if I stayed any longer I wouldn't be able to leave them so I ran. I ran away as fast as I could to my sister who was trapped in her room coughing and wheezing. I was easily able to break the door down and get her out but now the more difficult challenge ensued. How were we going to escape this? Now that I think about it I'm in a highly explosive building while also retrieving my father's old keepsake from his bedroom which is towards the back of the house where the bastards that set our house ablaze are. Okay, a little easier said than done but it had to happen. First things first, I needed to come up with a strategy... oh crap, forgot no time for that might as well wing it! So, I grabbed my sister and heaved her onto my back and bolted out and saw a window. " Thank you, Lord, for having me draw the short stick with the rooms," I said as I walked over to it right outside her window was the old tree house. If I could only get her on the branch to reach it may as well be what keeps her alive.

     "Okay, Mabel, you have to wake up now,"I said in a whiny tone knowing that it would irritate her. When that didn't work I need the next best thing... slap reality right in her face. I know this sounds cruel because this is Mabel we're talking about and right now we're in a LIFE OR DEATH situation so that didn't really matter at the moment!

     "MABEL, WAKE THE HELL UP THE HOUSE IS BURNING DOWN!" I yelled and sure enough, she woke up in a panic which is perfectly logical but at the same time not very helpful as she was on top off my back.

     "Dipper, where's Mom and Dad!" She had asked in panic clearly feeling the heat of situation and even as she asked I had already made up my mind as I had picked her up and went towards the window in order to set her on the platform in the trees.

     "Mabel, I need you to get away from here as quickly as possible. Do you understand me?" I yelled over the flames.

     "Dipper what's going on?" She asked as tears streamed down her face. A whirl of emotions I knew was swirling through her head. Worry and confusion were the main emotions that I noticed.

     "Don't worry I'll meet you at the cove, but, Mabel, I need you to listen to me and leave. I'll tell you everything once we meet back up...Okay?" I looked at her pleading her to listen to reason.

     "Alright, just be sure to come back," She said touching my forehead with her own."I don't know what I'd do without you?" She said the last part with a smile though I could feel the tears streaming down her already flushed face.

   "Of course I'll come back. How could we be the mystery twins with just one twin." I kiss her head as I push her to go on. As I watched her run I couldn't help but feel my heart twinge with an ache. It was time to move on. I knew what I needed to do. When I turn back all I'm faced with is my idea of hell on earth.

"No turning back now, Dipper. Okay, all I need to do is get Dad's box and get the hell out of here." I tell myself as I walk out of Mabel's room. It's when I get to the corner next to the stairs where the trouble had started. Right there, practically waiting for me was the that bastard! The very reason my life was now crumbling around me... literally.

"Oh sister, look what we have here." The tall male had said with a dark grin.

"Has he come back to save the parents he once abandoned?" Said the other while chuckling in a way that can only be described as absolutely demonic. I didn't know how much more of this I could take.

"Too bad they're already dead." They both laughed in unison. Now I knew.

"Damn it you bastards! Why'd you have to come here and ruin our lives! We don't even know you people!" I screamed as I swung at them I'm not even sure I landed a hit on them but they seemed to be tired out.

" Brother dearest, "One of them shouted out."we need to leave we've been summoned by his highness," she had said in a half-frightened tone. While he was distracted I took this time to make my way towards what used to be my father's room.

"Damn it he's getting away!" I heard him scream.

"It's fine we can go after him later, we need to go...now!" I turned back seeing as they vanished into the flames as if they were they were apart of them. Okay, well that made my job hella easy.

Now as I close my eyes to focus on my situation, "Time to get that damned box." I said with a brief sigh.