I told myself when I first met you

I'd never think of you this way

But if you could picture what I'm thinking

I bet you'd feel the same

-Marisa Maino-

Dipper Gleeful

I didn't know where she is.

I really didn't.

Pacifica could've been anywhere.

This manor had hundreds of rooms, it was a labyrinth, a mystery to be solved. Luckily, I had a knack for those kinds of things.

Mabel was of no help, she was the one being a total bitch after all. Kidnapping people to test me? No, this was her own selfish cause, I had to keep telling myself. This is Mabel, she is selfish, and she is your sister.

Where was she?

I still couldn't find her.

Pacifica Pines

It's been what... a few days?

True to Gideon's word, Mabel did come around and give us food, or stuff that looked like food.

Honestly, if it were not for Gideon, I wouldn't have known what I would have done at the time. The silence and emptiness were scary but Gideon and I had each other, so we were always smiling and laughing at each other's words.

Gideon had become more smiley in the next few days but sometimes he had a little moment where he sat aside, closed his eyes and hummed to himself, it's creepy but if meditating helped him cope then so be it.

After a while, it got boring. Gideon was always unresponsive and I had nothing to do.

'Gideon.' I called out to him one day.

'Gideon.' I repeated. I walked towards him, his murmuring gradually getting louder.

'Gideon?' His murmuring now sounded more chant-like.

What was this?

'Umm... Gideon? What's going on? Are you okay?' I was about to put my hand on his shoulder to shake him when he grabbed my hand forcefully, eyes not opening and gripped on harder.

'GIDEON! STOP! THIS HURTS! WHAT'S GOING ON! WAKE UP!' I lunged forward with my other arm and was about to grab his other shoulder when he stood up and grabbed me by my wrist with his other hand.

Dipper Gleeful

'Pacifica!' I shouted through the dark corridor, I turned into every room on each hallway, flicking lights on and off to check through them carefully.

Mabel was a total bitch.

This was now a fact.

'Pazzie!' I shouted again, 'Don't you hate it when I call you that? Come on! Come stop me! Come here and correct me!'

'Pacifica!'

'Where the hell are you?'

'Someone!'

Mabel Gleeful

Idiots.

Honestly, I had no words.

My loser brother had decided to ditch me, and go and pursue his dream girl, for the time being, it was kinda cute, I admit.

But this whole thing just wasn't working out.

I didn't what I wanted, he was being kind of a dick to me, all detective mode and batshit crazy.

It wasn't his fault, yeah, I got it, I did kidnap some kid, but he didn't need to think the girl he met that day at the show was so special and all. She didn't die in the box, and that encounter was enough for me.

Gross lovey-dovey people.

Yuck.

Once I figure out what use the girl is of to me then I'll deal with her.

My brother comes next.

I rolled over my bed to the colder side. A smile spread across my face and I laughed to myself.

I turned to lay flat on my back as I let the rest of my laughter roll out.

Pacifica Pines

Gideon grabbed my hand and pulled me closer and closer to the tank. What was he going to do?

'Gideon, what are you doing?'

'Snap out of it!'

'Gideon!'

I shouted and struggled but his expression remained unchanged. I looked around, nothing and no one, of course. So was I just going to let Gideon do whatever he was going to do to me?

Perhaps, but I had to give it one last chance before I gave in.

'Help!'

'Someone?'

'Someone!'

My throat burned, Gideon and I didn't talk much, I took that as it was since Mabel never gave us a lot of food, there was no water. It was just stale bread and nothing. Air.

Maybe she saw some worth in me, Mabel didn't give us more than half a piece of bread until a while ago, she then increased it to a whole piece. Assuming it was for me, I took it, Gideon wouldn't take more than his half anyway.

I guess she might have wanted to kill me, but then she decided not to.

What does that witch want?

Gideon dragged me over to the blue tank, and by some mysterious force jumped up to the tank's brim, 'Gideon.'

'Gideon...'

'What are you doing?'

With a forceful push, I submerged in neon blue goop. I hadn't felt anything grab ahold of me yet but from the corner of my eye, I saw something suddenly leapt in through a portal which opened in the space Mabel left food.

I balanced myself in the thick gunk, I took a deep breath and paddled back to the side of the tank in an attempt to get away from the souls which were swimming to me.

My hair was wet and my clothes were soaked. My white shirt was now dyed blue and goop seeped out of my hair.

Ugh, and now I had wet socks.

And I was wearing shoes.

Odd.

'Shit.' A voice muttered beneath me.

A familiar voice.

'Dipper?'

I looked below myself and saw Dipper. He looked tired, as if he hadn't slept in a week, and what was he wearing?

'Pacifica!' His eyes widened at the sight at me and that's when I felt a small tug at my ankle. That small tug quickly turned into a painful yank, pulling me under the souls.

Their lifeless faces pulled hard and I could see them clearly for the first time. They had no eyes, no eyeballs, just sockets. They looked like skulls, but they weren't, they looked like flesh and bone with no life. Bits of flesh hung off their bodies and I tried to scream as hard and loudly as I could, nothing but air bubbles came up.

Dipper was here, witnessing me as I got pulled under by souls, maybe he was scared for me, maybe he would save me again, save me from Gideon, from Mabel.

No, he wouldn't, he's a Gleeful. I ended up here on my own terms, not his.

I wasn't obliged to come here, come face Mabel, and end up here, like this.

Soon I was fully immersed in the tank, I felt my movements lag and slow down. If I kept moving so much I would probably pass out and die even faster.

NO, I had to remain positive, I have to look on the brighter side of things.

I closed my eyes shut and let the souls take me down.

If I was about to die there and then, I was going to go peacefully.

And then I felt a hand on mine and pull me upwards.

lowkey sorry for changing pov every other sentence. from the start of the next chapter there will be a bit more bonding but also the start of some more serious stuff like some injuries and some bits of torture in the future. i'm only saying now in case some people find that a bit triggering or are sensitive to those topics, if so then you can stop reading here if you'd like ❤️ i would never blame anyone for that

anyway here's a bunch of tumblr stuff i found!!

credits to lily-frog on tumblr

credits to systemendevors on tumblr

credits to startingmelodrama-deactivated (i think? this was a screenshot from my phone haha)

that's all for today! hope you guys like these fanarts i found! i wanted to share them asap more than the memes I normally post!

until next time!

- squishiipeeps ;)