The cops arrived pretty quickly given how far from town the place was. The ride back was more of silence then of joy. At the police station Dipper, Mabel and the other kids were checked out just to be on the safe side. After that they all gave a testimony on what had happened. By 10 pm, the investigation was handed over from the local police to state police. By now there was enough evidence to build a strong case against Henry and Hew. They were headed to prison for a long time. Everyone seemed happy. Everyone except Mabel.
Stan and Ford had to stay at the station a bit longer to do some paperwork and take care of some other matters (Stan's criminal record cough cough). "You two better get home. It's been one heck of a day after all" said Stan. Before leaving Dipper said one final goodbye to Eian. "Thanks for helping us back there buddy" said Dipper. "Thank you for saving us Dipper, your my hero" said Eian giving Dipper a hug. Dipper turned around to look for Mabel. But she was nowhere to be found. "Where did Mabel go" he said. "Oh she left while you had your back turned" said the lady at the front desk. Dipper went outside to look for her. He walked into the empty town square and sure enough there was Mabel, sitting on a bench. Although, she did not look happy.
Dipper walked up and sat down beside her. "Hey is everything okay" he said. "Ya, I'm fine" she said. "You know I never noticed how beautiful the night sky looks when there's no clouds out. You can see so many stars". "Okay something is not right. Come on Mabel, if something is bugging you can tell me" said Dipper. Mabel looked hesitant, but eventually she spilled the beans. "Do you hate me" she says. Dipper looked stunned. "What, of course not Mabel. Your my sister. I could never hate you no matter what" he says. "Really Dipper, because after everything I've done, I'm surprised you don't" she says. "Look Mabel, it's not your fault you fell for Henry. Heck even I did. The important thing is that your safe and he's behind bars". "But it's not alright Dipper. You risked your life for me. You could have been killed. And for what. Just so I can maybe go get myself into that situation again with some other guy. I mean what if you did not have that bulletproof shirt on?"
Dipper tried to say something but Mabel went on. "And it's not that either. That entire ordeal made me realize, I've made you risk your life more times then I can count. Gideon almost got us killed, the sock opera with Bill, heck you almost died trying to save me from Bill again when I was in Mabel land, and I never even apologized to you. Heck I even straight out replaced you and now when you tried to warn me about Henry, I ignored you and got myself into this situation. I made you worried, Stan worried, all of Gravity Falls worried. And now I'm back and what have I done to prove I deserved to be saved. Nothing. If anything, I deserve to be in that old shack still. Or in that trailer going who knows where". Once all had been said, Mabel started to cry.
Dipper had been resilient in the past. He had not shed a tear himself when he had been mentally broken as well. But seeing Mabel in that state was enough. He leaned over and gave her a hug. "Mabel, how could you even say that about yourself. No one here hates you for what you did. You made a mistake. And if anyone does, they don't know the real you. If anything, I'm the one who should be apologizing to you right now. It took me so long to catch on to what was going on while you were suffering". "But Dipper" Mabel said before Dipper silenced her.
"And what do you mean you don't deserve to be here right now. Mabel, you did more back there then I could have. If it was not for you, all those kids would still be back in that shack suffering. You told me about them and I was wanting to get the heck out of there without even considering that there could be more of them. You helped band them together and stand up for their freedom. All I did was show up to get us out of there and I got caught myself. I even nearly gave you a heart attack by not telling you about my shirt being bulletproof. You saved us more then I could possibly have".
Mabel looks at Dipper wiping off her tears. A small smile starts to appear. "You really mean that Dipper" she says. "Every bit" says Dipper. "Mabel, you mean the world to me. If anything happened to you on my watch, I could never forgive myself. I maybe be hard on you time to time but thats all with good intentions in mind. When I woke up this morning, I thought I was going to save you. Turns out you not only saved me too, you saved 9 other kids as well and thanks to you, their going to be heading home soon and be safe and sound with their families.
And come on, all that Bill stuff is in the past. We've moved on. Bill was a useless good for nothing murderous nacho who messed with both our emotions. The important thing was we were both resilient and overcame and overpowered him. Even if it meant risking our own lives. The important thing now is its all over and that good for nothing demon is dead."
Mabel started to feel better. "haha, nacho, I thought he was more of a Dorito". The two of them laughed. "Thanks Dipper. I appreciate that. You mean the world to me too. I'm sorry I did not listen to you earlier. You were only keeping me safe" says Mabel. "Thanks Mabel. And I'm sorry too. Being that overprotective made not only you but also me take a huge risk. I promise I won't get in your way from now on" says Dipper.
"Oh you will. I mean I'm not the one who has a nerdy tablet from Grunkle Ford that can do a full on background check on someone just by looking at their face". Says Mabel. "Ya remind me to use that the next time your about to go on a date" says Dipper. The two share yet another laugh.
"You ready to go home now" says Dipper. "Of course I am. I've been wanting to see the Mystery Shack since night one" says Mabel. The two get up and head for the shack. "You know Mabel, your right. The night sky does look beautiful when its cloudless. Especially when everything in your life is just perfect" says Dipper. The two return to the Mystery Shack. Waddles jumps into Mabel's arms so quickly she almost falls over. Mabel spent a good 10 minutes just wandering around the shack getting acquainted with everything once again.
Soon the two had turned in for the night. Mabel was already asleep as Dipper finished up reading his book. The same book he was reading when Mabel barged into the room only several days ago demanding to know why he was being so overprotective of her. He looked over just as he turned in. The bed adjacent to his was occupied. And not by Waddles asleep alone, not by Stan comforting him when he had lost all hope only a few days prior. It was Mabel. His sister was there, safe and sound now.
For the first time since the ordeal had started, Dipper slept peacefully. Peace at mind knowing his nights of worry and despair were now over. He was in such a deep sleep that he did not even hear Stan and Ford returning as they shut the door. The cloud of dread and despair which had been hanging over the Mystery Shack for days now had finally lifted.
Up in the cloudless night sky, a shooting star flew by. Over the pine tree filled forest below.
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Overprotective
Fanfiction!!Finished!! Dipper has always been protective of Mabel. Its how siblings are, looking out for each other. However, recently Dipper has started acting way more protective, overprotective over her. Its starts to effect Mabel who is once again trying...