Overprotective

Chapter 12: The Rescue

Dawn broke. Dipper got dressed. Ford had sewn the pin onto his vest so him and Stan could track him. The weight of all the equipment he had to carry was heavy, but he managed. Before leaving Ford gave Dipper another orange shirt. He said it would come in handy later if "the worst" was to happen. Not knowing exactly what that meant, Dipper quickly changed. Immediately he realized why Ford wanted him to wear this particular orange shirt. The stakes really were that high. After their goodbyes, Stan and Ford got into Stan's car and drove off. To make it look as real as possible, they could not be there.

As Dipper had overheard, when he did not come by Henry's place to drop off his wallet, Henry called him up and asked if he left it at the shack. "Ya I found it when I woke up this morning on the table" said Dipper. "Okay, stay there, ill be right over to pick it up. By the way, I think I found something on my way back that may help in finding Mabel" Henry says. Even though he knew he would say that, it still shocked Dipper to hear it from Henry himself, effectively admitting to his crimes.

Half an hour after the phone call, Dipper saw Henry's van approaching the shack. He stood outside waiting for him to pull up. The tension inside him was stronger then an elastic band pulled to it's limit. The van pulled up next to him and the driver's window came down. "Hey Dipper how's it going" said Henry. Dipper did not say a word until he got into the passenger seat. "Hey Henry, here's your wallet by the way" he said handing it to him. "Oh man thanks I thought I lost this sucker" he said. "So where did you say this clue to finding Mabel was" said Dipper. "Oh well it was, say by any chance is your uncle at home". Dipper shook his head. "He left early to help with the search". "Oh okay, well its just a small drive up town from here. Hopefully it'll help" Henry says. He starts the van up and they head off.

About an half an hour of driving later Dipper drops the question. "We've been driving for a while now, you sure your going the right way". "Ya just up the next turn if I'm correct" he says. Dipper knew it was now or never. He may not get the chance again. The road was empty. When Henry was not looking Dipper pressed a button on his watch, starting up the noise homing device. It worked. Henry starts to assume there is a flat on one of the rear tires. He slows the van down and gets out to have a look. "Stay there" he says to Dipper.

Dipper looks around. He then spots it. Henry's water bottle. When he bends down to look at the tires, Dipper makes his move. He opens the water bottle up and pours the powder Ford gave him into it. He then closes it and shakes the bottle. The powder dissolves into the water making it impossible to see it. At that moment Henry returns. "Well there doesn't seem to be any flats. Must have been my imagination". Henry starts the car up and begins driving. Soon it happens. He begins to get thirsty. He opens up his water bottle and starts drinking from it. Dipper watches with a maniacal but normal expression on his face. As expected, the effects are almost immediate. Henry starts to have trouble staying awake. He slowly starts to nod off. Soon his foot slowly lifts off the gas pedal and the van comes to a stop. Dipper makes sure Henry is fully knocked out and then starts getting ready. It would be a while before he came back around. Just enough time for him to prepare everything. Phase 2 of the plan was now underway.

Back in Gravity Falls, at one of the tables in Greasy's Diner, Stan and Ford are seated. "Look they stopped again, I think it worked" says Ford. Stan looks at the screen. The dot was stationary on a small road about half an hour out of town. "Now we wait until Dipper gets everything set and they start moving again. Then we follow with an hours worth of distance behind them" Ford says. "You sure he can do this sixer? I mean, Dipper is not "that" type of kid" says Stan. "When me and Dipper were exploring the UFO and I got captured by the prison droids, Dipper did exactly that. He saved my life that day. If he could do it then, he could do it now" says Ford. "Ya but that was a robot, not an actual human" says Stan. "Trust me, he will be fine". "Ya but which one did you give him? The real one or the fake one" says Stan.