See You Earlier!

Dumb Things Forever!

Dipper

"Fffff! Ow, ow, ow." Dipper collapsed, teeth gritted and eyes screwed tight. It hurt to move his right back leg.

He felt a large hand on his shoulder. "Dipper! Are you alright? Did one of your stitches break?"

Dipper shook his head. "No. I don't think so. Uh..." He looked back. The bandages on his side were still white. "I-I'm fine. It kind hurts to land on it."

"Then stay laying down." Stanford patted his shoulder.

Dipper nodded and looked up. "Yeah, okay." It was then Dipper got a good look at his surroundings. They were back in the place he and Mabel teleported to straight after Dipper got attacked. "Mabel! S-Stan! Are you guys okay?"

Mabel, clinging to Stanley, nodded. "Y-yeah."

Stanley patted her head. "It's okay, Pumpkin. They're not coming back." He winced as he moved the wrong way, but managed to hide it quick enough to not stress Mabel and Dipper out even more. "We need to get home. We'll get you a nice shower and we can relax over a cup of hot chocolate. What do you say?"

Mabel, eyes still shut and arms around his waist, mumbled, "With sprinkles and marshmallows?"

"Yep! Extra marshmallows and sprinkles," Stanley promised. His smile fell a bit. "They're bad guys, but they're not going to bother us anymore, okay?"

Mabel whimpered. "Promise?"

"Promise."

Dipper held up his wrist. Stanford took his and Stanley's hand. Mabel opened one eye and took Dipper's wrist. "Mystery Shack, Gravity Falls!"

"Mystery Shack?"

Vrrrp!

Dipper shook his head at the sudden change of scenery. He stretched and stood up. Stanley looked at Stanford. "Do you mind grabbing my car? Or the bags? Thanks." With that, he led Mabel back inside.

Stanford watched them go. "Yeah, sure. Dipper?"

Dipper took Stanford's hand. "Uh... Stanley's car! The... uh... Stanleymobile?"

"Stanleymobile."

Vrrrp!

There were a few bags in the backseat. Thankfully, the car itself hadn't been too broken, save for the front. It couldn't drive across the state, but it could limp back home. Dipper tried to put on a seatbelt, but since he fit across two seats, it was futile. So, he clung to the door and the back of Stanford's seat as they drove. As soon as they got back, Stanford carried in most of the things. Dipper held a bag with a change of clothes for him and Mabel.

When they got inside, Stanley was sitting at the kitchen table, Mabel in his arms. He hummed and told a quiet story. She looked to have calmed down quite a bit, though she still shivered on occasion. She'd curled up in a little ball with her sweater over her head and her knees. She shook her head every time Stanley attempted to get her to speak. Dipper's heart broke just seeing his sister like that. Even worse? He couldn't help. What could he do? He'd never been in a car accident or been kidnapped or watch someone get kidnapped.

Eventually, Mabel took the new clothes and ran to the bathroom.

Mabel

Mabel took the first shower. The memory of those awful people taking Stan away still haunted her. She couldn't imagine that happening. She just... couldn't. She knew that Grunkle Stan got in a lot of trouble. She knew that Grunkle Stan had gotten involved with bad people. He said so himself when he told his story. But she just couldn't imagine something like that happening. Grunkle Stan might have done bad things, but that's because he was forced to do them. He didn't have a home back then. He's a great guy, though! He's the greatest great uncle, even if he lies a lot. Those people were just bad guys and they were mean.