Okay, first I have some apologies to get out of the way. I know I normally take a while to get shit done, that's normally because finesse just takes time, but COVID-19 made things even worse. You'd think having all this alone time would make things easier for me. Right? WRONG! Turns out I need interactions to write! Drawing inspiration daily from people I meet! Then DA changed and I can't "compose in " anymore which is just going to make things all the more annoying for the future! Start the fic.

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Dipper and Pacifica were still holding each other, lingering on the action to milk it for all it was worth. The Love God had left to talk with one of the butlers but he had promised them he would be 'right back' so the Mystery Couple were enjoying some ironically rare alone time.

"Would you like me to tell you how beautiful I think you are?"

"Oh yes, please!"

"I was hoping you'd say 'yes'. Your hair is like millions of golden threads which capture the sunlight so you can lighten any room you walk into, your eyes are like the stars in the night sky shinning like diamonds."

"Oh Dipper!" swooned Pacifica.

"And your curves aren't bad either."

Pacifica gave him a playful smack on the arm. "Naughty boy!"

"Sorry, couldn't help myself. That's enough flirting for now! Serious time, we need to find either the bug, Julian, or Diana!"

"The bug might be still here in the garden so it would probably be a good idea to wait for the Love God to come back and have him search. Then you and I can search the rest of the mansion for Diana or Julian. Wait! Do we even know what Diana looks like?"

"...Shoot! I don't think we do!"

"We'll know her when we see her?"

"We'll handle it together." declared Pacifica. "I can handle anything when I'm with you."

"I can take on the whole WORLD when I'm with you! You're amazing!"

"YOU'RE amazing!"

"You're hot!"

"You're a stud!"

"You know what that kind of talk makes me want to do to you?"

"What?"

Dipper grabbed her by the hand and pulled her in. "It makes me want to hold you in my arms!"

"No complaints here!"

They both closed their eyes and embraced each other tighter.

"I could stay like this forever." Dipper sighed. "We still have a job to do however, so..."

Dipper picked up Pacifica bridal style and started to walk towards the mansion.

"I love it when you carry me like this! I feel just like a princess!"

"You ARE a princess! MY princess!"

Pacifica buried her face in to his chest. "And you're my knight with the shiny green hat!"

The Love God finally came out and met the detectives on their way in. "Good news love birds, the butlers report that Julian was seen the south wing of the mansion."

"Then that's where we're headed!"

"What?! But what about my little buddy, Herbie?!" snapped the Love God.

The two started to head inside but Pacifica looked back at the Love God and said "Love God, we don't know exactly where but we're pretty sure Herbie is somewhere there in the garden."

"Hey, don't you want him to stop carrying you like that?" Love God shouted.

"NEVER!" Pacifica shouted back.

They wasted no time getting inside, they cut through the crowd earning remarks like "Aww! Isn't that romantic!" or "Look at the happily married couple, still in love!"

Entering the hallway they began to search the rooms one at a time. Almost all of them were locked but Dipper would kick them open to show off in front of Pacifica. He did have to put her down but she seemed to be enjoying the show.

"Do you think we're being too loud? Kicking the doors I mean?" Pacifica pondered as they searched the room.

"Hm... maybe. That's another thing I love about you. You're so smart!"

"I'm not as smart as you!"

"Nonsense!"

"No really! You're always a step ahead of everyone and I could never invent things like YOU do!"

"Well maybe you're not smart in the WAY I am but you're just AS smart in different ways... Nope nothing in this room!"

The repeated the same process for entering with the next few rooms, pausing the conversation so they can search for Julian in the closet, under the beds and the like.

"So in what ways am I "as smart"?" Pacifica asked.

"Well I don't mind telling you that you can see a case from above seeing the big picture, you got a keen eye for details, but the best way is definitely with people. You can understand how they think better and make logical-AAGH!"

"Logical aaghs?"

"It's the stinkin Love God!" Dipper snapped. "He just screeched in to my air! With the stupid ear pieces! Didn't he for you?"

"I...kind of turned mine off." Pacifica bashfully admitted. "So I could hear your compliments to me."

"That is so sweet, Sweetheart! Business before pleasure though..." *BEEP!* "What is it Love God?!"

"Herbie got away from me!"

"What?!"

"At first everything was fine! I found him right away and things were going swell, then this owl came out of nowhere and spooked my little buddy back in to the building!"

"Listen to me, this has gotten ridiculous. If we see Herbie we'll collect him but Pacifica and I are going to search for Julian, Herbie is YOUR pet so he's YOUR responsibility!"

"WHAT?!"

"Turning the earpiece off!"

"NOOO! DON'T TURN ME OF-"

*BEEP!*

"Now then," Dipper turned to Pacifica with a smile. "back to more important matters!"

"Aww! I'm more important?" Pacifica cooed.

"You are ALWAYS more important! We have work to do, however."

"Oh! I just got an idea! I'll be right back!"

"And I'll be counting the seconds while you're gone!"

Pacifica ran off to the ballroom and came back with a glass cup.

"Back!"

"Felt like an eternity without you!"

"I'll ease your pain in moment, Sweetums!" winked Pacifica. "I figured if we keep kicking down doors we're going to alert Julian to our presence so why don't we just try to hear him out with this?"

"Smart AND beautiful! Is there anything you can't do?"

"Take my eyes off of you for one!" she swooned.

"Well then we'd better hurry! The sooner we arrest him the sooner it can be just me and you!"

"Let's hurry then!"

Pacifica dashed to the next door and Dipper sighed wistfully. "I love to see that woman bustle her hustle."

Pacifica put the glass against the door and put her ear up to it. Her eyes widened and motioned Dipper to come over.

"It's him!" she whispered.

Dipper pulled out his special gun.

"We go on three!" he whispered back.

As Pacifica pulled out her newly acquired magnet gun, Dipper couldn't help but think 'Times like this I really wish my President's Key didn't get crushed by a train.'

*WHAM!*

Julian yelped in surprise and threw vase at them, giving a yelp of their own they just barely managed to dodged out of the way. He tried to escape out the window but was immediately knocked backwards from a punch on the other side.

Patches gave Dipper and Pacifica a silent 'sh!' gesture.

'That's right!' Dipper thought. 'Patches said that he and his gang were going to be patrolling outside! In all of the love haze I actually forgot we have allies!'

Dipper quickly covered the window as Pacifica tussled with Julian on the ground. Dipper wanted to shoot Julian but he couldn't get a clean shot. Finally, Julian kicked Pacifica off and made a beeline for the

door. Dipper caught her thus preventing a bad landing, Pacifica was holding the spot on her stomach where she had gotten kicked tenderly. Dipper saw this and scowled.

"Oh now its on!"

*PLOOT!**PLOOT!**PLOOT!*

Unfortunately, Dipper shot at Julian just as he was rushing out the door so now there were three giant green globs blocking the door. Julian was just a bit faster though so he made it out the door just barely.

"Shoot!" Dipper and Pacifica swore in unison.

"Wait! What're you cursing about?" asked Dipper.

"My hand! Punching people actually hurts your hands! Who'da guess?"

"Here!" Dipper placed something in to her hands. "For my Darling Precious Baby!"

Pacifica looked at her new 'gift' and felt her heart swell.

"Aww! Your brass knuckles! You always give me the sweetest gifts!"

"Give me half a day and I'll give you the moon!"

"But all I really want is you!"

"Then that is what you will have!"

"I could spend an eternity in this moment but we still have a job to do."

"Right you are my love! Since we're pressed for time though I suggest we leave my goop shots where they are and exit through the window. I think he might try the next window over so we might be able to head him off!"

Dipper leapt through the window and held out his hand to Pacifica.

"Then it's off to our next adventure!" she cheered.

Instead of giving Dipper her hand, Pacifica leapt right in to his arms where he carried her bridal style.

"You will always be my greatest adventure!"

"I love you!"

"Not as much as I love you!"

"Not scientifically possible!"

"I love the way you carry me!"

"What a coincidence! I love carrying you like this!"

Patches gave them a raised eyebrow at the sight of them being lovey dovey but said nothing. They jumped through the next window together landing in the room next door to their previous. They wasted no time running out, Julian had pulled another Houdini on them. Across from them, hanging on a wall, Dipper saw a very expensive looking painting of a rather large emerald sitting on the ground next to a raven haired girl about the age of six. No doubt this was the famous Diana that Julian was after.

Such a painting was another reminder to Dipper that thanks to his failure with the Lightning Goblins. This mansion, this party, this LIFESTYLE, all of it Pacifica had to drop because of him. And how did he try and make it up for her? By giving her a life with himself inside a creaky RV.

"Do you ever regret it?" Dipper asked.

"Huh?"

"Living with me. On the road in a RV barely big enough for us both, fighting all types of crazy monsters, as opposed to living in the lap of luxury..."

Dipper would have continued but Pacifica placed a finger on his lips shushing him.

"I'll have you know that in high society is NOT where I belong!" Pacifica declared proudly.

"Oh really?"

"Yes!" Pacifica suddenly pressed herself up against Dipper's chest.

"Oh! I see." Dipper grinned flirtatiously.

"I'm not done yet!"

Pacifica began to button Dipper's coat with her still inside. "THIS is where I belong!"

Snugged together Dipper placed his arms around her.

"This is what I call Heaven!" Pacifica sighed.

"No argument here!"

"Remind me to revisit this action when the job is over. I feel so at..."

It was at this moment Herbie scuttled across the floor in front of them.

"THERE'S THE BUG!" Pacifica screamed.

Pacifica lunged forward completely forgetting she was bound to Dipper for a moment. Being still "wrapped together" they both fell forward collapsing on the ground.

"Owwww!" Dipper moaned.

"That was stupid." admitted Pacifica.

"That hurt almost as much as the time Mabel exploded a mystery mailbox in the woods by mailing a video of her stuffing 100 gummy worms up her nose."

"What?"

"It was back in Gravity Falls ten..er whoops! I mean fifteen years ago! You weren't there for it."

"Sigh..."

"Honey? What's wrong?"

"I just... look, let's stand up first!"

With a little elbow grease and some well timed teamwork the Detective Couple was back on their feet.

"Looking back all those years ago makes me feel a little melancholy."

"Again! You weren't THAT bad!"

"No no! It's not that! It's just... I love you so much and looking back at my childhood? Sigh. So much wasted time..."

Dipper started to unbutton themselves.

"I think we're always going to want to have gotten together sooner. Probably just what people in love do, but I can promise you one thing. That you and I will be spending every single day together just as we have been. Does that make you feel any better?"

"Well," she smirked. "maybe a little."

"Only a little?! Well we can't have that!"

Dipper twirled Pacifica around lifting her up bridal style and carried her further down the hall. There they found the ballroom again but witnessed a sight of Julian chasing Herbie right back in to the crowd.

"This is going to get worse before it gets any better, isn't it?" asked Pacifica.

"Well it is for him! Nobody kicks my Sweetheart and gets away with it!"

Dipper and Pacifica manage to cut in to the crowd just in time to see Julian cork a glass bottle with Herbie inside.

"NO!" the Mystery Couple shouted in unison.

"Oh yes! I won pigs! And there's nothing YOU can do about it! Just give it up!"

Pacifica was about to say something but Dipper raised his hand silencing her. "You're wrong there, Julian! As soon as we came here we made sure word would spread to your precious Diana about your nefarious scheme! Why do you think you haven't seen her all night? Because she knows you haven't been caught yet! YOU'VE already lost! YOU'RE the one who should surrender!"

Pacifica leaned over to Dipper and whispered in his ear. "You are SO macho right now!"

Dipper only grinned.

"Fine!" Julian snapped. He tossed the bottle containing Herbie over his shoulder. "Maybe you did thwart me, but I've been ducking and dodging you all day! I'll slip through your grip, regroup with the gang, then hunt you pigs down after some..." Julian's eye drifted to Dipper's holstered gun. "prep time. Right when you aint got no fancy weapons to hide behind, THAT'S when we'll get you! THAT'S when I'LL have MY fun!"

A lightbulb went on in Dipper's head. "Why wait?"

"Huh?"

"Excuse me?" chirped Pacifica.

"You said it yourself, you're too slippery for us. You keep ducking and dodging us but we can't just let you go! So how about a little ultimatum? A fight! One on one! No weapons! Just you, me, and our two fists! You win and you go scot-free, we win and it's off to jail! What do you say? Are you in or are you all cheap shots and talk?"

Julian scowled thinking it over.

"You're not afraid of FAIR fight, are you?" Dipper raised an eyebrow at him. "What's the matter? Afraid I'll beat the tattoos off ya?"

"...Alright pig, but don't be surprised if you end up in a hearse! I'll just have to 'convince' Diana another night!"

Dipper started to give his hat and trench coat to Pacifica as the guests in the room hugged the wall to give them space to fight.

"Dipper, are you sure about this? None of the bikers could beat him even that tall lanky one who knew as much boxing as you do, if not more."

"True, but I'm willing to bet none of them fought a clean fight before. They're bikers, Gordy says that during the trail fights they fight are all with weapons like chains, knives, and their bikes, not a lot of hand to hand. Plus," he smiled flirtatiously. "none of them had an angel in their corner."

"...You mean the Love God?"

"What? NO! I mean YOU ya wonderful blonde!"

"Oh..."

"Anyways Sweetheart, this was something you were bound to pick up eventually. Usually, human culprits are the norm in this job but for your entire career it's been magical creatures. You need to learn that when it comes to human culprits you need to think outside the box. These are strangers who have essentially adapted to the world we've become accustomed to through their own personal means. They've embraced the weirdness and twisted it to serve their own nefarious purposes, so unorthodox methods are usually the most effective."

"So in other words..."

"I will be fighting with the power of LOVE I have in my heart for you!"

"That's so sweet! Julian doesn't stand a chance!"

"Hey Romeo!" Julian had taken off his tuxedo jacket and gotten in to a fighting stance. "You gonna just flirt all night or are we gonna fight?!"

"Well, if I had to pick..."

Pacifica gave Dipper a quick peck on the lips. "Good luck, Sweetie."

Dipper smiled then turned around and charged Julian. He was caught by surprise by Dipper's charge, even more so as the man picked him up by his waist and slammed him down on to the ground. Dipper started swinging his fists across Julian's face left and right until Julian blocked one of this forearm and punched Dipper off of him using his other arm. Now, with both fighters on their feet Julian delivered three solid blows to Dipper's stomach but Dipper put an end to this by delivering a solid right hook to the side of Julian's head.

The fighters broke apart, taking a moment to recover Dipper tried his charge again but Julian was ready for him this time. Julian pivot turned and let Dipper barrel past him, he then brought his hands together and hammer bombed them onto Dipper's back sending him crashing to the ground. Having gained the advantage, Julian capitalized on the moment by kicking Dipper repeatedly in the ribs. This didn't last for long as Dipper grabbed Julian's foot and with a good twist and a toss sent Julian to the ground.

Some of the party guests helped Dipper to his feet while scrambled to his on his own. The guests turned Dipper around just in time for him to see Julian swinging a haymaker in his direction. Dipper catches Julian's fist mid punch much to his surprise. Julian struggled to overpower Dipper but found himself unable to do it; Dipper on the other hand managed to punch Julian in the face three times.

Dipper delivered two more jabs to Julian's ribs before winding up for the finishing blow.

"LEFT HOOK!"

*POW!*

Julian fell to the ground letting out a painful moan.

Dipper turned to Pacifica, smiling triumphantly. "Handcuffs, Sweetheart?"

Pacifica smiled lovingly and started to look in his trench coat but suddenly a look a panic raced across her face and tossed him his special gun instead. He caught it but before he could ask Pacifica what was going on he heard blood curdling scream. He looked behind him and saw Julian blitzing towards him with a butterfly knife. Dipper just barely manages to ducked out of the way in time; luckily the guests that helped him up earlier jumped out of Julian's crash site.

"What happened to a fair fight?!" snapped Dipper.

"You didn't really think I'd follow a stupid rule like that did ya?"

"Honestly?" Dipper aimed his gun. "Not really."

*PLOOT!*

A green glob completely envelopes Julian's head. He wobbled to and fro trying to regain his balance before ultimately falling over.

A round of applause caught Dipper's ear. It certainly wasn't from the entire room, it was from a single person. Dipper turned around an saw a woman he had never seen before, clapping enthusiastically. She had a shimmering green evening gown with an emerald embroidered choker necklace.

"That was a pretty good scrap. Makes me nostalgic for my teen years!"

"Wait! You're..."

"Diana! Yes! Pleasure to meet your acquaintance!"

She offered Dipper her hand and he kissed it. "Oh my."

Pacifica was immediately on top of this as she pulled Dipper away and got in to Diana's face just for a second to send her a warning glare. Diana gave her a sheepish grin and held up her hands in surrender, Pacifica nodded and went back to Dipper.

"Anyways, Ruffles managed to catch up with me and inform me about everything going on here tonight, including..." she reached down and picked up the bottle Herbie was stuck in. She pulled out the cork and Herbie crawled out on to her hand. "This little guy."

Dipper and Pacifica gasped. After a couple of strokes along its back Herbie decided to take a little power nap.

"I don't believe it." Dipper exclaimed. "He isn't biting you!"

"Yeah, because I'm not treating it like it needs to be locked up. It is called a LOVE bug you know, should've tried showing it a little kindness."

"I can't believe it's taking a nap." stated Pacifica.

"Well of course, the little guy's been running and flying all over the place! He has to be exhausted!" Suddenly Herbie jumped up onto his feet. "Oh! I guess the little guy doesn't need that much to recharge." Herbie hunched down and started to spread its' wings. "Fly on home to your master little one."

She blew on it and it flew out the door to the garden where the Love God was surely waiting.

"Now then, can I watch you arrest the FORMER leader of my old gang! Because I trust he won't be seen again for a looooong time!"

Dipper walked over to Julian with his Pterodactyl knife and popped the glob so he could breathe.

"By the authority invested in me by the United States of America, I hereby place you under arrest. Oh wait! You're human! I have to use the regular one! You have the right to remain silent,"

Pacifica sighed wistfully as she watched Dipper work. "Even when he's arresting someone, my Dipper is the most manly man ever."

"Well I don't know about the arresting, but with fight? Yeah, I think I can kind of see where you're coming from. Not just anybody can beat Julian in a fist fight, even if he's never fought clean before."

"Hey!" Pacifica finger gun pointed at Diana. "He's mine. Back off."

"Yes Ma'am!" Diana smiled.

Patches and Chester cut through the crowd with little shouts the likes of "Out of the way ya stuffed shirts!" or "One side, let the pros through!"

"Patches! Chester! Good to see you two!" greeted Diana.

"Nice to you too Muffler Girl."

"Muffler Girl?" asked Pacifica.

"I was young." Diana shrugged.

"Anyways, we're just here to guard Julian until his transport arrives." explained Patches.

"You were in on this?!" Julian hollered. "YOU STINKING TRAITORS! WHY I OUGHT TO-"

*PLOOT!*

A tiny green glob covered Julian's mouth.

"I think we've all had about enough of him for one night. Am I right?" asked Dipper.

"I have a coat closet that would be just perfect for him. In the meantime, how about we get back to the party? I mean bad enough I had to deal with an attempted rape on my big party night but I also have to do damage control on the flood of party crashers from earlier. Seriously, what the crap?! Oh well, follow me boys. Band, you know what to do!" instructed Diana.

The band started to play a slow song as Diana guided the three bikers.

Dipper looked at Pacifica and held out his hand. "Tonight is pretty much wrapped up anyways, would you care to dance the night away Darling?"

Pacifica placed her hand into Dipper's. "I'd love to!"

Dipper twirled Pacifica in to his body where he held her lovingly for a second.

"Uh Dipper? That thing I'm feeling in your pocket..."

"Well it is for you, it's just not what you're thinking."

Dipper pulled something out of his pocket and held it out.

"Is that?"

"Yes!"

"My hoop earring handcuffs! You actually made them!"

"Yeah, our new biker friends gave me the materials I needed to make them. That one named Sweetie was surprisingly helpful; they're gold too, I knew you'd like that!"

"Gimme now!"

Dipper jumped a little as Pacifica snatched the earrings out of his hands.

She quickly put them on with expert ease and then turned to Dipper with one of the biggest smiles he had ever seen her wear.

"I love them!" The music quickly picked up and the couple started to dance again. "Nowhere near as much as I love you though. Thanks to that stupid bug I can let everything fall out and actually be honest about my feelings with you!"

Dipper started dancing with Pacifica a little quicker and little closer. The smiles on their faces felt like they were going to last forever. Dipper knew he would not likely get another chance to get something off his chest with her so he needed to seize the opportunity.

"I won't always have the freedom to say this so I'll say it now. Pacifica Elise Northwest, I am in love with you! Spending everyday with you is my idea of Heaven and I cannot imagine a world without you in it."

"And I won't always have the bravery to say this so I will say this now! Mason "Dipper" Pines, I am in love with you! You make me a better person and inspire me each and every day!"

"While it is true this is because of a bug bite, and things will be super awkward when it finally wears off, I think we can both agree there is no coming back from this adventure."

"What's been done has been done and no amount of denial is going to change that! So for now we should enjoy it, for however long this lasts."

"I couldn't agree more."

Dipper twirled Pacifica once more and then the two shared a passionate loving kiss.

Omake

One week later...

A familiar song could be heard coming from the RV Dipper and Pacifica shared together.

Dipper dipped Pacifica as they danced to the song.

"A Whole New World on Radio Disney. Dipper, my macho detective hero, how did you ever know?"

"I had a feeling, my Darling."

Dipper pecked her lips and continued to dance with her.

"I've never been so happy, but I can't even imagine the awkward backlash that's going to catch up with us!"

"I'm probably going to search for a mind eraser spell as soon as this wears off!"

"I'm going to bury my face in a pillow and never come out! I'll change my name to Pacifica Pillow-Face, but for right now... Kiss me again, Handsome!"

"Don't need to tell me twice, Sweetheart!"

The Love God was watching these two from close by. He shared a look with Herbie.

"Do you think we should tell them the effects of the bite raw only last an hour?"

Herbie twitched in response.

"Yeah, you're right. They'll figure it out eventually."

"WE'RE GOING TO BE SO EMBARRASSED WHEN THIS FINALLY WEARS OFF!"

That's it for now! I wish I could've mad it longer, I do, but I think you guys have waited too long as it is. DID YOU ENJOY THE FLUFF?! For throughout this entire story I've been holding back my personal fluff for these two; this chapter is where I can let loose the reservoir I have for them. Do you have a favorite line? Did you like the chase? Did you enjoy Dipper's fist fight? If you're having a problem with Julian accepting Dipper's terms of engagement just remember that too much pride can blind anyone, especially a short tempered egotistical biker whose had a night where nothing went right for him. Anyways, if you liked this adventure arc you should know the next one is going to be even MORE special. How special you may ask? Special enough I'm even going to add an Intro I wrote for this story a while back so get excited for it.