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Dipper slowly closed the Scrapbook, looking up hopefully at Mabel. "We've always been there for each other. Mabel, I thought you were living a fantasy, but look at me! I actually thought I was gonna stay here and be Ford's apprentice! Spend my entire teens cooped up in a basement with a labcoat? How ridiculous is that? I don't know what's gonna happen in the future, but whatever it is, you don't have to fear because we'll do it together. I'm not taking Ford's apprenticeship. We've traveled to heck and back to get you and we're goin' back together. Leave this fantasy world. Let's beat Bill and grow up together." 

The crowd muttered, and some creatures from the back booed in disgust.  Wendy and Soos looked at one another, then smiled.  

Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow slammed his gabble down. "ORDER! ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT! DANG IT why is this hammer squeaky!!"  His whiskers twitched slightly.

Mabel's eyes widened.  "You mean it? You would really come home with me?"

"Yes. Definitely. Absolutely. Awkward sibling hug?" Dipper said, extending his arms out to embrace Mabel.  The Judge's tail stiffened and he rose up to interject at any movement towards Dipper, but Mabel stood there silently.

"D-dipper, I d-don't want to leave."

"WHAT?"  Dipper cried.  "How could you say that!  Our friends-family!  There all out there and they need our help!"  His lip trembled in fear.  How could she think that?  

"I'm sorry, but you saw what it looked like out there!  It is a wasteland!  There is no Gravity Falls left to save!  But here in Mabel Land, everything is okay!  We can have an endless summer!"  

Tears fell from Dipper's eyes.  It took Mabel by surprise, since not many things made her brother cry.  "Dipper, just stay here!"  She said as she reached out to touch his shoulder.

Dipper slapped the hand away from him.  His eyes narrowed, and he slowly backed away from Mabel.  "I will not stay in this death trap made by Bill, and if you are too narrow-minded to see what this place really is, I don't need your help!"  

Mabel grasped her hand, feeling something break inside of her as Dipper said those words.  "I-I..." She trembled

Suddenly a hole opened from under Dipper, and yelled out in surprise.  As he fell down, Mabel leap forward to the hole in the bubble, but all she saw was a black void.  "DIPPER!"  She yelled out.  She turned towards the judge, who was nonchalantly licking his paws.  "W-what have you done!  I didn't finish the trial!"  The cat started laughing.  "Does it really matter?  It's not like you ever listened to him any way!"  

"B-but I didn't want him to leave.  This wasn't what I wanted!"

Suddenly the color faded from the world, except for her Wendy and Soos.  All the creations of her world and the limits of her imagination shriveled up into an eerie red and black void.  A yellow triangle formed in front of her.  "YOU'RE RIGHT, SHOOTING STAR!  THIS ISN'T WHAT YOU WANTED, IS IT?"  

Mabel backed away in terror as she realized what was going on.  "Bill!  I remember now!  Dipper wasn't kidding!  You tricked me!"  

Bill laughed.  "YOU'RE RIGHT, I DID TRICK YOU.  BUT TIME TO HOLD UP MY END OF THE DEAL, RIGHT?"

"What do y-you mean?"  Mabel whispered.

"YOU WANT A TIME BUBBLE, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE!  NOT TO MENTION YOU'LL HAVE YOUR PALS ICE BAG AND QUESTION MARK WITH YOU!" 

"No no no I need to get back to Gravity Falls!  I will stop you along with my brother!"

"OH REALLY NOW ISN'T THAT THREATENING? TOO BAD THE MOMENT PINE TREE FELL OUT OF YOUR BUBBLE MY MINIONS WERE WAITING FOR HIM!"  Bill snapped his fingers and statue of Dipper fell into his hand.  His arms were wide open and his eyes were closed, almost if he was accepting his stony fate.  


Mabel fell to her knees. "I'm sorry..."

Wendy gasped and covered her eyes while Soos put his arm around her.

"UHH, YOU FLESH BAGS ARE DISGUSTING. ANYWAYS, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO FORGET!" Bill said, then he started to laugh. Three arms shot from Bill, and they each touched their foreheads. Mabel began to feel dizzy, then placed her hand on her head. "What have you done?" She asked, feeling hazy.

Bill laughed. "WELL YOU CAN'T HAVE AN ENDLESS SUMMER IF YOU KNOW HOW IT ENDS? HERE, IF YOU SO DESPERATE TO REMEMBER, HERE'S A TRINKET." Bill gazed maliciously upon the three, then snapped an arm off of dipper. "HEY, A PINE TREE LOSES HIS BRANCHES EVENTUALLY..." He tossed the arm beside Mabel, who stopped crying entirely. Her hand shook as she slowly reached out towards the stone arm that was once her brother's, too much in shock to truly react. However, she passed out, feeling an overwhelming darkness fall upon her. Bill chuckled. "Too easy..." He murmured, before teleporting away with what was left of Dipper.

First update for my fanfics for a while.  Sorry.  :/  High school can be stressful.  I will update Where you'll find me and Losing you, and soon I will publish Mind Escape.  For now, I hope you enjoy this.  Image is not mine.

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 17, 2018 ⏰

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