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"Mabel, do you believe in ghosts?” Dipper asks Mabel seated spinning on the globe.
“I believe you're a big dork! Ha ha ha!” Mabel laughs.
Dipper puts a pencil against the globe, making Mabel fall off just as they hear the sound of the door opening, a disgruntled Lucas coming out.
"Look who decides to grace us with their presence…” Playfully, Wendy remarks smirking smugly at the frowning Lucas.
"Not now Courodory…” Lucas grunts grumpily glaring ahead.
"Someone’s grumpy…” Wendy smirks.
"What’s with the bag dude?” Soos wonders.
"Got to go bail Stan out of jail…just try to do your jobs for once while I’m gone.” Lucas grunts glaring at the two tiredly.
"Yes, sir!” Soos smiling saluting him.
“Absolutely not!” Wendy mockingly salutes.
"Why do we even hire you?” Lucas couldn’t help the dirty look he gives the two before leaving.
"Hey guys! What's this? A secret ladder to the roof?” Wendy makes her way over to a starry curtain brushing it aside to reveal a ladder.
"Uh, I don't think Mr. Pines would like that.” Soos worriedly eyes the ladder.
"Huh?” Wendy waves her hand in Soos’ face teasing him almost.
"Uhhhhh.” Soos draws out nervously.
"Huh?” Wendy continues.
"You're freaking me out, dude!” Soos frets.
"Can we actually go up there?” Dipper wonders.
"Sure we can! Roof time! Roof time!” Wendy hollers as she starts to climb.
"Roof time! Roof time!” The chanting children follow after her.
"Uhhhh.” Soos worriedly looks up from the window.
"Alright, check it out!” Wendy smiles as they make it to the top.
"Woah!” The twins gawk gape at the cooler and beach chair.
"Cool! Did you put all this stuff up here?” Dipper asks.
"Lucas and I may or may not have used to sneak up here…” Wendy admits.
"Y-You and Lucas? T-Together…?!” Dipper stutters shyly perturbed even.
"Yeah when we were kids we used to watch the stars and stuff till he got busy. Now it’s just me during work, all the time, everyday.” Wendy picks up a pine coin from the bucket nearby.
"I never thought he’d do something like that.” Mabel admits.
"Yeah when he used to be cool…yes!” Wendy smirks when throws a pine cone, it hits a target on a totem pole.
"Cool!” Dipper smiles.
"Me first!” Mabel picks up a pine coin.
The two try to hit the mark but fail time and time again.
Dipper hits a car; the car alarm goes off making Dipper blush brightly.
"Jackpot! High five.” Wendy offers her hand out to Dipper to high five but…
Dipper simply stares awestruck almost.
" ...Don't leave me hangin'.” Wendy calls out seemingly snappin Dipper out of it as the two high five.
“Wendy!” Just then a car comes over.
"Oh hey, it's my friends! Uh, you guys aren't gonna tell Stan about this, are you?” Wendy turns back to Dipper and Mabel.
Dipper zips his lips.
Wendy zips her lips.
“Later dorks.” She slides down tree after tree and gets into the car.
"Let's get out of here!” A voice hollers as the car drives away.
"Later Wendy! Heh heh heh! Good times!” Dipper shyly calls out waving the girl long gone by that point.
"Uh, oh!” Mabel smirks smugly.
"What?” Dipper frowns.
"Somebody's in love!” Mabel pokes Dipper’s side smiling.
"Yeah, right! I just think Wendy's cool, okay? It's not like I lay awake at night thinking about her!” Dipper scoffs as soon enough Dipper is in bed at night, wide awake.
"Uh-oh.” Dipper lets out dread hitting him hard at the realisation.
"15…50….98…” Lucas whispers brow furrowed firmly focusing on handling the money in his hand counting away or at the least attempting to when…
"Random dance party for no reason!” Mabel declares from nearby turning the radio on making Lucas flinch from the sudden noise as Mabel starts dances.
"Go! Go! Go! Go!” Wendy joins in with the dancing unaware of Lucas’s twitching eye and dirty glare towards the two as he tries to go back to his counting.
I am pretending to write something down. Dipper meanwhile watches on looking down at what he had written when…
"Luke!” Wendy calls out to the boy seemingly perking Dipper’s attention as he anxiously looks up at the board towards the smiling Wendy dancing over to the scowling Lukas.
"…What?” Lukas grunts grumpily glaring down at the money below.
"Come dance with us!” Smiling, Wendy takes the unamused hand of Lukas as she seemingly spins using his hand however…
"I’m busy.” Briskly, he grunts.
"Aw come on it’s fun you really not gonna get in on this?” Wendy asks amused hands on her hips.
"Unlike some people I actually want to earn the money I work for.” Frankly, Lukas deadpans to Wendy.
"I-I’ll dance with you Wendy!” Dipper volunteers making the two turn to him.
"Yeah Dipper can do the Lamby Dance!” Mabel grins.
"Mabel!” Dipper hisses harshly blushing brightly.
Lukas and Wendy share a look.
"Lamby Dance?” Lukas blinks befuddled bemused almost as a small smirk crosses his lips.
"Mom used to dress him up in a lamb costume and make him do... The Lamby Dance!” Mabel reveals to them.
"Now is not the time to talk about the Lamby Dance.” Dipper glares at Mabel anxiously eyeing the older teens before him horrified.
"Lamb costume?” Lukas smirks slightly.
“Wow, is there like little ears and a tail or...?” Wendy wonders.
"Well uh, uh...” Dipper begins but…
"Dipper would prance around and sing a song about grazing.” Mabel shows the pair the picture of young Dipper.
"Hah! I’m putting this on the fridge!” Lukas couldn’t help his laugh as he took the photo going off to the kitchen.
"No wait!” Dipper cries but Lukas is long gone by that point just as the clock goes off.
“Hey, look at that! Quittin' time! The gang's waitin' for me.” Wendy removes her name tag from her shirt.
"Wait! Why don't I-or we come with you?” Dipper smiles.
"Ooh... I don't know. My friends are pretty intense. How old did you guys say you are?” Wendy asks them.
"We're thirteen! So, technically a teen.” Dipper lies.
"I still don’t know about this…I mean it my friends are intense…” Wendy admits hesitant.
"But…” Dipper goes to argue when…
"What if we brought Lukas?” Mabel speaks up.
"What?” Wendy and Dipper both bellow. Dipper glaring, Wendy on the other hand seemingly perks up at her offer.
"He can look out for us if you’re worried…” Mabel smiles.
"Mabel!” Dipper hisses heatedly.
"I don’t know I mean that would imply Lukas coming I’ve tried inviting him out with my friends numerous times he always says no…” Wendy sighs sadly rubbing the back of her neck not sure.
"He can’t say no to me!” Mabel declares running to the back.
"Mabel!” Dipper calls out but it falls to deaf ears.
"130…450…” Lukas calmly speerates the bundle of cash into certain sections when…
"LUKAS!” Mabel pounces on the poor boy.
"Hm what is-MABEL THE HECK!?” Lukas reels back baffled taken aback at the girl suddenly latching onto him.
"Let’s go hang out with Wendy’s friends!” Mabel screams
"Yeah no.” Lukas pries Mabel off his head.
"Come on it’ll be fun…” Mabel whines while seated down on the floor.
"Mabel Wendy's friends aren’t exactly…look they wouldn’t be your cup of tea.” Lukas gently tries to tell her however…
"But why not?” Mabel whines.
"Cause their jerks. They’d tear you to pieces.” Pointedly, Lukas tells Mabel.
"Not if you’re there!” Mabel smiles.
"Mabel…” Lukas sighs placing his hand over his fatigued face.
"Pleeeaassseee!! Just this once! Pretty please!” Mabel pleads on her knees tugging at his trousers.
"Ughh…Mabel…could you just…stop…please stop being so loud…” Lukas groans tiredly sighing at the loud mess of a young girl.
"PLEEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!” Pleadingly, she continues whining begging making Lukas sigh.
"Fine just stop please!” Tiredly, Lukas gives in just done drained.
"YAAAY! HE’S COMING HE’S COMING!” Merrily, Mabel cheers grabbing Luka’s hand, making her way back over to Dipper and Wendy.
"Urgh…” Just done, Lukas groans being dragged away by Mabel.
"Wait you’re really coming?” Wendy says surprised smiling shyly.
"Seems so…” Lukas grunts unaware of Dipper’s heated glare.
"That…that’s awesome! Alright let me go get my stuff. Lukas mind lending a hand?” Wendy asks smiling shyly.
"…Fine.” Lukas sighs.
"Aw knew I could count on you.” Pleased, Wendy smiles lightly elbowing the just done boy’s side leaving the twins to it.
"Since when are we thirteen? Is this a leap year?” Mabel couldn’t help but ask as she turns to face her brother.
"Come on, Mabel. This is our chance to hang out with, you know, the cool kids. And Wendy and whatever.” Dipper looks away.
"I knew it! You love her! Love love love love love!” Mabel dances around Dipper, points at him and sings.
"Oh hey, what's that?” Dipper points out.
"Huh?” Mabel turns to face the direction Dipper pointed at.
Dipper flips Mabel's hair over her face.
"Bleh, bleh, bleh, bleh.” Mabel spits through her hair struggling.
The group leave the shack being greeted by two teen boys holding another larger boy upside down doing a handstand as they throw jelly beans.
"Hurry up!” The boy upside down urges.
"In the belly! In the belly!” The boys holler as the emo looking boy throws another jelly bean but it hits Thompson in the stomach not the belly button.
"…Lovely.” Lukas dryly remarks frowning at the scene he had walked in on.
"Just loosen up have some fun. They’re nice guys once you get to know them.” Wendy urges elbowing Lukas’ side as she takes a jelly bean.
"Mm…” Lukas however makes a strained sound of sorts frowning at one in particular.
"Wendy!” The group cheer when Wendy throws the bean hitting Thompson’s belly button as they all perk up at the sight of her.
"Hey guys.” Wendy smiles at them.
"What’s the six fingered freak doing here?” The emo boy glares at Lucas.
"Robbie…” Wendy frowns at him however…
"…Hello to you too Robbie.” Lucas grunts.
"Six fingered freak? Lucas isn’t a freak…” Mabel argues holding Lucas’ hand.
"Mabel it’s fine.” Lucas assures.
"Wendy seriously why is that chump here with us?” Robbie glares at Lukas.
"I would ask the same about you but at least I have the decency to not make a thing about it…” Lukas remarks,
"What’s that meant to mean?” Robbie gets in Luca’s face.
"You really want to do this?” Lucas asks cooly calmly collected as Robbie seemingly flinches back, the group behind sharing worried looks.
"Okay boys lets break it up and have a good time alright?” Wendy intervenes breaking the two up.
"What’s with the kids?” Robbie eyes Dipper and Mabel.
"These are my pals from work, Mabel and Dipper.” Wendy admits.
"I chewed my gum so it looks like a brain! BLAH!” She sticks out her tongue, which has a wad of gum on it.
"She's not much for first impressions. Unlike this guy! ...this guy...” Dipper points at himself an awakrd silence following suit as everyone stares at him.
"So are you, like, babysitting, or-“ Robbie asks Wendy.
"Come on, Robbie! Guys, this is Lee and Nate.” Wendy frowns at Robbie turning to the teens that were holding Thompson.
"I can’t believe you invited Lukas…” Dipper glares at Mabel.
"Well how else would Wendy let us join…” Mabel smiles.
"Cause we’re cool?” Dipper frowns.
Nate punches Lee; He laughs.
"Tambry.” Wendy gestures to the goth girl on her phone.
"Heh...” She smirks on her phone.
"Thompson, who once ate a runover waffle for 50 cents.” Wendy points to the boy.
"Don't tell them that.” The boy meekly sighs.
"And Robbie.” Wendy gestures to the emo girl.
“You can probably figure him out.” Lucas remarks.
"Yeah, I'm the guy who spray-painted the water tower.” Robbie boasts.
"Oh, you mean the big muffin!” Dipper assumes as Lucas snorts.
"Um, it's a giant explosion.” Robbie glares at the two.
"Is that what you tell yourself?” Lucas raises a bemused brow as they look over at the water tower.
"Hehe! Kinda does look like a muffin.” Lee adds as Lee and Nate laugh.
Robbie glares at Dipper. Dipper takes a shaky step back but falters from the leg he soon bumps into, noting the six fingered hand on his shoulder. Shyly, he looks up at Lucas simply glaring at Robbie, the message made clear as Robbie’s glare falter, backing off.
"Let's hurry it up, guys. I got big plans for tonight, huh?” Wendy smiles as everyone gets into the car.
Dipper goes over to the passenger seat but…
"Sorry kid, I'll ride shotgun alright?” Robbie cuts Dipper off taking his seat.
Dipper gets into the back with Mabel. Lucas seated between both of them.
"Okay just, before we go, my mom said you guys aren't allowed to punch the roof anymore, so...” Timidly, Thompson tries to tell them but…
"Thompson! Thompson! Thompson!” All the teens except Lucas and Thompson punches the roof.
Thompson sighs and reluctantly drives the car.
“ Ha! This is gonna blow someone's mind!” Mabel takes the pen from Dipper, crosses out, "You stink!" on her door, writes "You look nice today!"
I’m sure…” Lucas smiles shakily at Mabel assuring her of that.
"Mabel, please!” Dipper hisses harshly.
"Dipper it’s fine…” Lucas assures him however…
"What, am I embarrassing you in front of your new GIRLFRI-“ Mabel goes to snap surpring Lucas however before she could continue Dipper slaps his hand over Mabel's mouth.
“Ugh! Did you just lick my hand?” Disgusted, Dipper pulls his hand away.
"You're watching the black and white period piece old lady boring movie channel!” The Tv announces as Stan sits at the couch.
"Kids! I can't find the remote and I refuse to stand up!” Stan calls out.
"Stay tuned for the Friday night movie, The Duchess Approves, starring Sturly Stembleburgiss as "The Duchess" and Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble as irascible coxswain "Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire!" The TV exclaims but…
"KIDS!” Stan calls out alarmed as the Duchess Approves begins.
"NO! NOOOO!” Stan wails as next he knew he was watching said soap opera…
"There it is, fellas! The condemned Dusk " Dawn!” Wendy smiles at the store.
"Why are we here?” Lucas frowns at Wendy alarmed almost as he eyes the wire fencing.
"Why else? Ya dingus…” Wendy chuckles lightly hitting Lucas’ side oblivious to Robbie and Dipper’s glare.
"Whoa-ho-ho! Cool!” Lee and Nate cheer.
"Neato!” Mabel too.
"W-why'd they shut it down? It's like a health code violation, or-“ Dipper goes to ask when…
"Try murder.” Nate answers.
"Some folks died in there. The place has been haunted ever since.” Lee reveals.
"This town has such a colorful history!” Mabel smiles.
"What? Are you guys serious?” Dipper freaks.
"Yeah! We're all gonna die! Chill out man. It's not as bad as it looks.” Wendy punches Dipper friendly.
"Mm…” Lucas however makes quite the face frowning as soon enough…
"Come on, Dipper!” Wendy calls out to th struggling boy, the rest over the fence Dipper being one of the last few to get over.
"Okay! Okay! Just gotta get a foothold...” Dipper struggles on top of the fence.
"Dude, your sister did it!” Robbie calls out.
“WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!” Mabel runs on the ground sideways in a circle.
"Dip come on just jump down it’s okay you can trust me…” Lucas calls out opening his arms out to the boy.
"I’m-I’m fine…” Feebly, Dipper argues as he struggles still unable to get to the other side.
"Okay you know what? Just, there you go.” Impatinyl, Lucas sighs climbing up, grabbing Dipper at the two drop down the fence.
"Wow! This place is amazing!” Wendy looks in the window of the store smiling.
“I think it's, it's stuck!” Robbie tries to open door but fails.
"Let me take a crack at it.” Dipper steps up.
"Oh yeah. I can't get in, but I'm sure Junior here is gonna break it down like Hercules.” Robbie scoffs.
"Robbie lay off him!” Lucas frowns at Robbie.
"Or what?” Robbie scoffs smirking.
“Come on, Luke is right Robbie leave him alone. He's just a little kid.” Wendy argues the three oblivious to Dipper looking around the store spotting the vent.
"Whoa Kid! What are you two doing?” Tamby does a double take towards Dipper.
"Dipper? You don’t need to prove yourself to these guys…!” Worriedly, Lucas calls out to Dipper getting on the dumpster and punches the vent.
"Go, Dipper! Punch that metal thing!” Mabel cheers her brother on.
"Hey, Dipper! Take it easy!”
"Who wants to bet he doesn't make it? WHOA!” Robbie snickers only to cry out when swiftly slammed into the store wall.
"Do you want your arm broken again?” Agitated, Lucas sneers snippily snarling at Robbie.
"I-I…” Robbie squirms shaking scared.
"Hey cool it you guys!” Wendy breaks both boys up again as just then…Dipper walks out door; smirking smugly.
"Dipper!” Relieved, Lucas drops the wincing Robbie shakily scowling at Lucas looking over him.
"You okay?” He asks Dipper.
"I’m fine. No problem.” Dipper smirks smugly as he gestures for everyone to go inside.
"…Good thinking kiddo…” Lucas ruffles Dipper’s head making Dipper smile shyly up at him.
"Good call inviting this little maniac.” Lee adds amazed as he heads inside.
"Your new name is Dr. Funtimes.” Nate adds as he goes into the store.
Mabel high fives Dipper.
“Nice work!” Wendy punches Dipper lightly impressed.
Dipper skips inside after everyone else.
"Do you guys really think it's haunted?” Thompson wonders.
"Nah! Thompson, are you kidding me?” Nate heckles the group oblivious to the sign that mysteriously turns from "Yes, we're open" to "Get lost! We're closed."
"Whoa ho, man. it's even creepier than I imagined.” Wendy stares stunned.
“Yep. It's dust.” Mabel wipes dust off change slot she goes to lick it off when…
"Don’t do that.” Lucas stops her.
Dipper wipes dust off the newspaper.
"Hey dude. Where do you think they keep the dead bodies?” Lee snickers.
"They most likely have been buried by now…” Lucas grunts.
"Oh…” Lee falters.
"Shut up man…” Nate laughs lightly hitting Lee’s side.
"Guys, check it out! You think these still work?” Wendy wonders as she turns the switch on making the lights turn on. Everyone but Lucas cheers at the sight.
"Jackpot!” Mabel cheers.
"So, what are we going to do now?” Dipper asks.
"Anything we want.” Wendy smiles as Lucas sighs leaning against the wall watching on as everyone starts throwing food at each other to Lee and Nate hit each other with bags full of cat litter. Lucas furrows his brow by the sight pulling his sleeve upwards eyeing his watch. His fingertips brush against the screen showing a battery life of some sort an icy blue one his brow furrowing at the not fully charges battery making him frown when he feels a hand on his shoulder. Surprised, he looks up at the smiling Wendy, grabbing his arm brigning him into the circle with the rest but when Nate and lee pop three mints into a Pit Cola bottle…
"Why isn’t it working?” Nate frowns at the lack of reaction.
"I don’t know…” Lee adds as the others look on disappointed until…
"One sec…” Lucas stands.
"Where you going?” Wendy wonders.
"You want to see a reaction right?” Lucas assumes.
"Oh and you think you can do it?” Robbie scoffs.
"Just watch.” Lucas grunts grabbing a bigger pitt cola bottle.
"Hand me those…” Lucas orders.
"Oh uh sure.” Nate does so as Lucas looks at the picked packet.
"Fruit flavour? Course these won’t work…” Lucas grunts going to grab another pack of mentos.
"What does fruit got to do with it? There mentos…” Lee frowns.
"Blue packet Mentos work best compared to the fruit flavours they do. Less artificial compounds to affect the chemical reaction.” Lucas shwos said blue mint tube to them.
"Cool…” All but Robbie let out.
"Oh is that right?” Robbie scoffs.
"It is.” Lucas asserts.
"Come on Robbie Lucas knows what he’s talking about.” Wendy argues.
"Oh of course cause mr genius knows everything…” Robbie sneers.
"What are you doing?” Tambry frowns at Lucas opening one and plopping a mento in his mouth.
"I’m checking the size and surface texture. The surface texture of the Mentos affects the reaction rate. The rough surface of the Mentos helps break the bonds between the carbon dioxide gas and water. And the size of the Mentos also affects the reaction. Whole Mentos sink faster and create a larger eruption than crushed Mentos.” Lucas spits it out into the bin nearby.
"Nerd…” Robbie sneers as Wendy frowns at him.
"That should do it.” Lucas sets the bottle down in the circle.
"What’s with the bigger bottle?” Dipper asks.
"If you want to do it correctly you must ensure you use a "L bottle of drink, smaller bottles don't work – they don't have enough CO" in them to make a good geyser.” Lucas explains as he pops the mentos in and…
"There we go.” Lucas smirks stepping back as it explodes and everyone cheers.
"Nice work…” Wendy impressed lightly elbows Lucas’ side bringing a small smile to his own lips, the two sharing a look unaware of the grumpily glaring Robbie and Dipper.
"Oh my gosh! Smile Dip! I thought this stuff was banned in America.” Mabel gushes over the stand she finds.
"Maybe they had a good reason.” Dipper gets hit by a balloon full of food then runs off.
Mabel puts the stick into the the Smile Dip. Looks at the stick, then pours the entire package into her mouth.
"Hey, come here, man, we got it ready!” Nate hollers.
"Whatever it is, I'll do it!” Thompson swears it.
"Thompson! Lucas, this night is like, legendary. The guys are bonding. I've never even seen Tambry look up from her phone this long. And your cousin seems to be going nuts with that Smile Dip.” Wendy beams brightly looking around the store smiling from Dipper, Robbie, Thompson, Lee and Nate bonding while Tamby looks up from her phone from one second before going back on her phone.
"Mmm…” Lucas looks worriedly down at Mabel’s state.
"Ugh... Maybe I've had too much. What do you think?” Mabel slurs as in her head, she is in a valley that changes colors, and crazy pop music plays in the background
"Elknurg...tsurtsid...tsum... Would you like to eat my candy paws?” The giant dog offers.
"Of course you little angel.” She grabs the paw and chews it.
"Maybe I should go check on her.” Lucas sighs about to drop down when…
"She’s fine. Seriously Lucas this has been an amazing night that whole mentos thing was just awesome.” Wendy stops him smiling.
"Oh…that…” Lucas looks away.
"Seriously I can’t wait to see what we do next time.” Wendy admits.
"…next time?” Lcas frowns.
"Yeah it’ll be a blast.” Bemaing, Wendy reasons.
"…Wendy you know this is just a one time thing…” Tense, Lucas reminds Wendy.
"Oh come on you don’t mean that…” Wendy scoffs.
"Wendy the reason I’m here is for the kids.” Lucas reminds her.
"Aw come on you telling me you’re not having a good time?” Wendy smirks.
"Wendy these guys are your friends not mine.” Lucas glares at Wendy.
"Lucuas…you really not enjoying this?” Wendy blinks befuddled hurt almost.
"Look Wendy you chose your side and I chose mine.” Lucas reminds Wendy making her grimace.
"Lucas…” Wendy begins brow furrowed when…
"Hey guys! We need more ice!” Lee calls out shaking a bag of ice over Thompson's pants.
"I'm on it!” Dipper rushes over to an ice freezer. He takes a bag of ice, but looks up to see some sort of cooler monster.
"Aah!” Dipper drops the ice and closes the door; he gasps and looks back at the door; he slowly opens the door again but the Cooler Monster is not there.
"Dipper!” Lucas jumps down from the aisle alarmed ditching Wendy.
"What was that? I thought I heard some lady screaming back here.” Lee frowns he and the group surrounding the shaken Dipper.
"Dipper what’s wrong?” Lucas rushes over to the boy’s side concern clear in his tone towards Dipper.
"Uh, no. I'm cool. Everything's cool.” Dipper smiles strained.
"Dipper…” Lucas frowns at him when…
"Then what's all this about?” Robbie points to the spilled ice.
"That's uh, um uh...hey look! Dancy Pants Revolution! The game that tricks people into exercising!” Dipper rushes over to the game.
The teens walks over to play it all but Lucas, his brow furrowing as he looks back at the freezer, frowning at it.
"Heh heh, yeah lets all- let's go play that.” Dipper decides as soon enough Thompson is playing Dancy Pants Revolution, and everyone cheering him on.
"Dance! Hurry up!” The arcade cheer Thompson on.
"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!” Lee and Nate join in.
"Wow. He's really terrible at this.” Wendy snickers.
"Heh heh, yeah. That's, that's great.” Dipper looks into a glass door, and sees the reflections of Wendy, Robbie, Tambry, Thompson and himself. Their skin, however, is replaced by bones, Dipper rubs his eyes and everything is back to normal.
"Mabel!? Okay let’s just…get you some water or something…how many of these did you have?” Lucas looks down at the foaming mess that is Mabel, perturbed when eyeing the packets below.
"The future! ...is in the past! Onwards Aoshima!” Mabel roars flying flying with the crazy pop music from before playing
Aoshima moves its fists in a circular motion. Its now two mouths open to reveal a fist coming out of each of them, and the fists open out & spit out rainbows.
"Lucas! I need your advice. We're hanging out in a haunted convenience store and if I try to say anything about it to any of these guys they'll just think I'm a scared little kid or something!” Dipper freaks out to Lucas.
"So you did see something…” Lucas frowns at Dipper.
"…I did.” Dipper shyly bows his head.
"Dipper…” Lucas sighs.
"Oh man. Oh man, oh man, oh man.” Dipper paces back and froth fretful when…
"Hey it’ll be alright look let’s just go I’ll say Grunkle Stan had a fall and…” Lucas kneels down assuring Dipper as just then…
“Whoa guys, you might wanna see this.” Robbie calls out as everyone except Mabel gather around the tape markings of Pa and Ma's bodies, talking to each other.
"Whoa. Then the rumors are true!” Lee says stunned.
"Oh no…” Lucas whispers while Dipper gulps.
"Dude, I dare you to lie down in it.” Robbie smirks at Lee.
"Good idea! Go lie down in it!” Lee turns to Nate.
"I'm a dead body, look!” Nate goes to walks over to the markings when…
"Wait!” Lucas calls out.
“Maybe let's not do that.” Dipper agrees.
"This guy's scared!” Lee smirks turning to Dipper.
"All I'm saying is, why tempt the fates? I mean... What if this place really is... haunted?” Dipper argues anxiously.
"Boo! Ah c'mon!” The teens holler.
"Yeah, just take it down a notch, Captain Buzzkill!” Robbie calls out.
"I thought I was Dr. Funtimes.” Dipper frowns.
"Well, you're acting like Captain Buzzkill! Right?” Robbie turns to the teens. Tambry, Lee and Nate nod.
"Yeah, little bit.” Wendy admits.
“Status update: trapped in store with insane 9-year old.” Tamby texts.
"Wow just wow…” Lucas frowns all eyes turning to him.
"What’s wow…?” Robbie frowns.
"You people…. this is exactly why I didn’t want to hang around you people let alone have my cousins have to be anywhere near your jerks!” Lucas snaps scowling at them.
"The heck man?” Lee and Nate frown.
"Lucas…!” Wendy frowns too.
"No Wendy this is the exact sort of situation I never wanted my cousins to get involved with let alone be influenced by such pieces of garbage.” Glaring, Lucas tells the teens.
"Why are you looking at me?” Robbie frowns noting Lucas’ stink eye.
"OH I think we all know why….” Lucas sneers.
"You wanna go?” Robbie gets in Lucas’ face.
I don’t know Valeninto you want your arm broken again or are you gonna go cry to mommy?” "Lucas smirks smugly.
"Pah at least I have a mom!” Robbie rebukes back everyone eyes’ widening when hearing his words.
"Robbie!” Wendy glares at him.
"Dude…” Nate and Lee both let out.
"Tamby herself stares shocked holding her phone.
"That’s it!” Lucas snarls lunging at Robbie, an aisle of produce being pushed to the ground.
"ROBBIE LUCAS!” Wendy horrified tries to push them off, the group oblivious to Dipper’s stunned step back let alone his small gasp when the tape markings light up and the lights go out, taking them all aback as Wendy stops prying Lucas off Robbie all them turning to see Tambry levitating up in the air as she looks up and dissolves.
“Status update: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!” Dipper picks up her phone reading it.
“AAAAH!” Tamby screams on screen.
"AAAAAHHHH!” Everyone else freaks at the sight.
"Tambry! Tambry!” Wendy cries calling out to her friend.
"Can you hear us!?” Lucas calls out to her however Tambry looks around in confusion.
"What are we supposed to do!?” Nate frets.
"I don't know man! I don't know!” Lee freaks out.
"Let's just go already!” Robbie hollers.
"Thompson!” Wendy calls out to the boy stll playing.
"Wait! I've almost got the high score!” Thompson dissolves and reappears inside the game.
“Uh? What?” He blinks befuddled by his new surroundings.
"It's time to shake what your mama gave you!” The announcer exclaims as the arrows come flying down.
"No! So many arrows!” Thompson cries.
"You're a dance machine!” The arrows keep on falling.
"No! You're a dance machine!” Thompson wails while being stabbed by said arrows.
"Oh no!” Dipper cries.
"Thompson!” Wendy calls out.
"Forget him! Let's go!” Robbie hollers racing to the door just as the doors close
"What the...Guys, It's locked!” Wendy struggles to open the door.
"OUTTA MY WAY!” Luke grabs and throws the cash register at the doors, but it dissolves.
What do we do!?” Robbie freaks.
"Right let me just think…this is a ghost a phantom…whatever is doing this has to have some kind of reason! Maybe if we could just figure out what it is, they'll let us out of here!” Lucas comes up with.
"Uh-uh, they'll let us out of here!" Yeah, that makes a lot of sense!” Robbie sneers sarcastically.
Oh I’m sorry do you have any bright ideas captain moron!?” Mad, Luke snaps at Robbie.
"I don't know guys, maybe he's got a point!” Wendy sides with Luke.
“Yeah right, I'm sure the ghost just wants to talk about his feelings.” Lee soon screams as he dissolves and reappears on a cereal box.
“ W-what?” He blinks befuddled by the bowl he finds himself in.
"I'm bonkers for eating you alive!” The Cereal Box toucan holds up a spoon.
"No!” Lee screams while the others grimace at his pained cries.
"Lee! Okay, okay... I'm with you, Lucas! 100%, man!” Nate removes his hat wiping the sweat off his head.
"Welcome.” Mabel suddenly floats up glowing blue.
"Mabel!” Lucas calls out concerned while Dipper, Nate, Robbie, and Wendy scream.
"They got Mabel!” Dipper points at her.
"Welcome to your graves, young trespassers.” The possessed Mabel kicks her legs and laughs.
"W-we're super sorry for hanging out in your store!” Wendy apologises.
"Yeah! Can we just go now and leave forever?” Dipper asks.
"Well, okay. You're free to go. But before you leave, hot dogs are now half off. I know it might be crazy, but you gotta try these dogs!” The possessed Mabel opens the door for them.
"DON’T DO IT!” Lucas tries to warn but the screaming Nate and Robbie make a break for it just as the doors slam shut in their faces.
"Just kidding about the hot dog sale!” The possed Mabel laughs.
"Just let us out of here already!” nate begs.
"I don't like your tone!” The Possessed Mabel sneers as they dissolves Nate.
“No! I'M A HOT DOG!” Nate reappears as a hot dog on the stove.
"It begins. Welcome to your home for all eternity!” The possessed Mabel makes everything float to the ceiling, Lucas grimaces at the hard fall but shakily stands scowling.
"Ah!” Wendy winces from the ice falling and hitting her head.
"Like I’m letting that happen.” Lucas growls grabbing some nearby smile dip.
"Lucas, what do we do?!” Wendy asks him watching him make some sort of seal.
"DUCK!” Lucas grabs Wendy and Dipper, the pair narrowly avoiding the slushie machine.
"Quick, in there!” Wendy points to said open ice machine as the pair go inside, panting hiding.
"What do they want from us?!” Wendy freaks out.
"Revenge, I guess?” Lucas grunts.
"What did we do wrong?” Wendy frowns.
"Okay, let's try to figure out the pattern here. Why was each person taken? Tambry was texting, Thompson was playing a video game, Lee was being sarcastic…” Lucas lsts off.
"It doesn't make any sense!” Dipper frets.
"Yeah! I mean, those are all just normal teenage things.” Wendy argues.
"... Wendy, say that last part again.” Lucas stops her.
"Normal teenage things?” Wendy frowns.
"Of course! Dipper you’re with me…Wendy stay here until we get back!” crawls out of the freezer.
"Dude, are you crazy? I cant just let you guys go out there
"We’ll be fine. Dipper can you distract them long enough?” Firmly, Lucas assures.
"Distract them with what?” Dipper frowns.
"I don’t know look you’re not a teen so they’ll like you.” Lucas assumes.
"You’re not?” Wendy turns to Dipper surprised.
"Uh…course I am.” Dipper chuckles nervously.
"Dipper!” Lucas snaps.
"Okay fine!” Distressed, Dipper gives in.
"No! Not okay fine! Have you seen what’s out there?” Wendy freaks out.
"Wendy just trust us! I have the circle all ready I just need to add a few things it won’t take long for Dipper to distract them.” Lucas snaps.
"It isn’t about trust you ding dong! You could get hurt or…” Wendy couldn’t help but frea out holding onto Lucas tense.
"Wendy…we will be fine.” Firmly, Lucas squeezes her shoulders staring straight at her.
"Uh…” Dipper couldn’t help but eye the pair having a moment of sorts until…Wendy hits his side.
"Don’t be a hero got it four eyes…” Wendy sniffles holding her fist.
"I got it.” Lucas smiles wincing weakly holding his side.
"And you better come back, the both of you!” Wendy gives them a look as Dipper smiles.
"Yeah, yeah Dipper come on…” Lucas gets out, Dipper following closely behind.
"Hey ghost!” Dipper calls out as Lucas lunges for the smile dip earnestly applying the last details for said circle.
Mabel's head twists around to face Dipper, then turns the rest of her body towards him, making Dipper float in the air.
"I've got something to tell you! I'm not a teenager!” Dipper admits.
“Hohoho! Well, why didn't you say so?” Pa drops everything that's floating and appears holding Mabel by her hair with Ma, dropping Mabel into a pile of candy.
"WAAH! Ohhh...” Mabel groans holding her head in the pile of candy as Lucas grabs her, ripping another smile dip wrapper, spilling it across the ground below.
"How old did you say you were?” Pa asks Dipper.
"I'm...I'm twelve. Technically not a teen.” Dipper bows his head ashamed.
"When we were alive, teenagers were a scourge on our store!” Ma admits to Dipper.
"Always sassafrassin' costumers with their boomy boxes and disrespectful short pants! So we decided to up and ban them. But they retaliated with this new fangled rap music!” Pa complains.
"The lyrics, they were so, hateful! It was so shocking, we were stricken down with double heart attacks! That's why we hate teenagers so much. Don't we, honey?” Ma adds hugging her husband. The two sharing an eskimo kiss.
"But they're my friends, isn't there anything I can do to, help them?” Dipper asks.
"There is one thing. Do you know any funny little dances?” Pa wonders.
"Uh... is there anything else I can do?” Dipper tenses up.
"NOOOO!” Pa lights himself on fire.
"OKAY OKAY OKAY! Um... Well, I do know...the Lamby Lamby Dance. But, uh, but I can't really do it without a lamb costume.” Dipper argues but…
Pa snaps his fingers and Dipper is in a lamb costume.
"Oh, well... there it is. Wellll.. Who wants a lamby lamby lamby? I do! I do! So go up and greet your mammy mammy mammy! Hi there! Hi there! So march march march around the daisies...” Dipper does the dance as Wendy smiles; the two unaware of Lukas watching it all play out amused.
"Yes, Yes! More! MORE!” Pa urges.
"Don't don't don't you forget about the baby!” Dipper winks.
"That was so fine, girly dancin' boy! Your friends a-aaargh!” Pa begins before crying out in pain as Dipper turns to gasp at Lucas below his hands firmly on the perky pink circle of smile dip below, seemingly melting the ghosts be forcibly sucked into a familiar soda bottle.
"Pa! No!” Ma screams when watching her beloved be sucked up.
"Ma!!” He reaches out to her however as both ghostly hands are about to meet…
"There we go.” Lucas smiles sealing the cap both ghosts were sealed in.
"What did you do?” Dipper gawks gapes at Lucas.
"Ah nothing much just sucked them in a soda bottle.” Lucas shrugs.
"They’re in there?” Dipper stares stunned at the bottle.
"Yep. “ Lucas smiles.
"Ugghhh... I'm never gonna eat or do anything ever again.” Mabel groans.
"Mabel!” Dipper relieved rushes over to her side smiling.
"Hey. There's still some left.” Dubiously, Lucas offers the packet left in his hand however…
"EVIL!” She swiftly slaps it out of his hands.
"What-what happened after everything went crazy?” Lee groans holding his head turning to Wendy.
"You are not going to believe it! The ghosts appeared, Lucas and Dipper had to... “ Wendy begins but stops seeing Lucas set his hand on Dipper, the two looking at her, silently pleading with her not to tell anyone.
Uh, and um, Dipper and Lucas just grabbed a pair of bats and just started beating ghosts down, left and right. And then, the ghosts got all scared and ran away like a couple of little girls. It was insane!” Wendy lies at the end as the teens grin from the news.
"No way!” Thompson smiles.
"Dr. Funtimes!” Nate laughs.
Wendy turns to Dipper and zips her lips.
Dipper zips his lips back.
Right I should probably drive these guys back…” Lucas frowns soda bottle in hand once back at the van.
What about the ghosts?” Dipper frowns.
Don’t worry I have just the place for them.” Lucas assures.
How do you know so much?” Dipper couldn’t help but ask.
I live in a dead beat town you tend to look into some weird stuff when bored.” Lucas smirks.
"Well, I'm probably scarred for life.” Wendy sets the sleeping tens into the back of the van.
"Yeah, that was pretty crazy.” Dipper admits.
"I think I'm gonna go stare at a wall for a while and rethink everything. Hey, next time we hang out, let's stay at the Mystery Shack. Okay?” Wendy decides.
"Next time? Yeah! Let's, let's hang out at the Shack! Yeah... Next time...” Dipper gets into the van as Thmpson sleeps between both twins, drooling as Lucas drives them back.
That was pretty sick what you pulled back there…” Wendy admits eyeing Lucas’ at the driver seat.
It was nothing.” Lucas dismisses.
Nothing you used that dip stuff for some circle how did you even know that’d work.” Wendy points out amazed.
…I had a hunch.” Lucas makes quite the face.
That’s all you’re gonna say isn’t it?” Wendy assumes amused.
What do you think?” Lucas smirks back bemused as the two chuckle the pair oblivious to Dipper’s furrowed brow at the pair, conversing in a world of their own almost.
"OHHHHH...What kind of sick joke is this?” Mabel groans glaring at her prior joke on the wall while Lucas drove them back.
"Ah, the wedding. I've waited so long for this. Oh, look at her in that dress! Count Lionel? What's he doin' here?!” Stan engrossed in the soap gasps.
"I've come to reclaim my bride!” The Count reveals.
"You had your chance at the cotillion, you!” Stan glares at the Count.
"You had your chance at the cotillion, you!” The Man on screen repeats.
"That's what I'm SAYING! UuuaaaAAAAGGGHHH!” Stan grabs hold of the TV.
"Alright you two when I come back you better be in bed, Dipper that means no late night reading alright?” Lucas gives Dipper a stern look.
"Alright…” Dipper sighs holding the sickly looking Mabel up by his side.
"Good now go brush your teeth and-“ Lucas begins before the group jolt up when the television flies out the window and falls down near them. The three gawk gape at the bused screen just as Stan’s head pops through the window.
"Uh... Couldn't find the remote.” Stan grunts a still silence settling between them till…
"Kids bed now.” Tiredly, Lucas orders gently pushing the kids inside as they head into the shack to head to bed. Lucas meanwhile returns back to the van driving the rest home.
"Truth or dare…” Wendy smiles at Lucas driving the van.
"Truth.” Lucas grunts.
"Again? Come on do a dare!” Wendy encourages.
"Wendy I’m driving what can I possibly do for a dare?” Lucas scoffs.
"I mean…” Wendy raises a flirty brow.
"I’m not running something over or getting into a crash.” Lucas frowns at Wendy.
"I didn’t mean that.” Wendy frowns at Lucas.
"Then else could I possibly do?” Lucas blinks befuddled.
"You could kiss me.” Wendy smirks leaning towards Lucas.
"Not funny…” Lucas grunts firmly focused on the road.
"Aw come on you’re cute when you’re flustered.” Wendy giggles.
"And you’re ridiculous.” Lucas dismisses her unaware of her slightly disappointed expression.
“…all I’m saying is you can’t keep picking truth.” She however quickly recovers.
"Then why make it an option? Besides truth is all I can do.” Lucas flexes his fingertips around the wheel.
"You’d be surprised what you can when you put your mind to it.” Wendy smirks at Lucas.
"Wendy I get it you’re feeling the adrenaline rush the high as it were but that is not a feeling you should have when making such or proposing such ideas.” Lucas assumes.
"You’re no fun.” Wendy sighs sinking into her seat.
"So you keep saying.” Lucas remains glued to the phone.
"So…hey Lucas…I just wanted to say after today…I’m sorry.” Wendy admits.
"Sorry?” Lucas blinks befuddled.
"About before assuming you’d just…I know it took a lot for you to come out. “ Wendy sighs sadly.
"Wendy…” Lucas begins but…
"I get it you came cause of the kds I guess I got excited thinking back to old times and got ahead of myself.” Wendy sighs sadly disappointment clear in her tired tone towards him.
"…You did.” Lucas admits.
"…Yeah…I get you hating me I get it what we did…what we put you through you have all the reason to hate me…” Miserably, Wendy sighs slumping in her seat.
"I told you didn’t I? I don’t hate you I just…it’s a lot…” Lucas’ grip tightens around the wheel.
"Yeah…thanks for coming out still I get it being a lot and I get doing it for the kids… So don’t feel forced to come if the kids want to come. I can look out for them…” Wendy admits anguished.
"Like you looked out for me?” Lucas sneers snippily scowling.
"Lucas…” Wendy begins but…
"Shaming Dipper like that wasn’t cool Wendy.” Lightly, Lucas glares at Wendy.
"We didn’t know it’d lead to-“ Wendy goes to argue annoyed when…
"The ghost thing doesn’t matter Wendy it’s the fact that you were happy to let Robbie bully Dipper, to even gang up on him, he’s a kid Wendy!” Lucas sternly stresses to Wendy.
"I spoke up…” Wendy glares out the window.
"Sometimes sure but what about joining in when everyone called Dipper a wimp?” Lucas asks Wendy.
"…” Wendy goes quiet.
"Look the guys I’m oka with it, it’s just…” Lucas begins but…
"Robbie.” Wendy ends.
A still silence sits between them until…
"So what? I should just blank him out you can’t control who I’m friends with!” Wendy glares lightly at Lucas.
"I’m not saying that.” Tiredly, Lucas sighs.
"Then what do you want from me?” Wendy scowls at Lucas.
"You want to know what I want? What I want is for my little cousins not to come home crying thinking their freaks! Thinking there’s something wrong with them?” Lucas seethes grip tightening tensing around the wheel as Wendy falters pained.
"So I should just exclude Robbie?” Wendy frowns.
"I just want my cousins safe whether you keep company that crappy is up to you.” Lucas tells Wendy.
"That…” Wendy begins but…
"That’s all I ask Wendy what you do is up to you.” Lucas tiredly tells him as the van stops.
"…I’ll try…I’ll look out for them… from Robbie.” Wendy promises.
"…Thank you…” Lucas sighs.
"…you…really care about them don’t you?” Wendy couldn’t help her small smile towards Lucas.
"…Family always comes first…” Lucas shrugs only to blink befuddled by the hand on his cheek.
"Hm?” He turns to blink befuddled by Wendy smiling weakly at him before pecking his cheek taking him aback.
Lost, Lucas places his hand on his cheek confusion clear on his furrowed features for the smiling redhead.
"Thanks for saving the day…” Wendy smiles at the lost Lucas watching Wendy head inside, giving him a small wink making Lucas blink befuddled before hearing the beep of his phone. Perturbed, his eyes expand at the battery seemingly lowering alarming him as he quickly took off needing to make a quick detour…