Twinstones

Chapter 12

It was night when they finally got back to the Reverse Mystery Shack. Diana landed and folded her wings before putting the four down. Mabel pulled the Twinstone out of her pocket as she and the others ran inside. Pacifica, noticing this, spoke.

"I guess this is it then." She said solemnly.

"Yeah. But we can always come back, right, Dipper?" Mabel asked.

"I don't know, Mabel. Ford might want to lock it up. We'll try though." He replied honestly. Mabel held out her hand and opened it. The Twinstone was inside.

"I'm not one for farewells, but goodbye, Gideon and Pacifica. We'll miss you. After all we've been through in the scant fourty-eight hours we've been here, leaving will be like loosing a sibling. Maybe not one we love dearly, but a sibling all the same." He looked at Mabel, then at the Twinstone she was holding, and took a deep breath. He touched the Twinstone and everything blazed white. They faded into nothingness like a pair of ghosts.

Ford paced the Mystery Shack gift shop floor. He was anxious for Dipper and Mabel. It had been two days since he had sent Mabel after her twin, and through both of them he had been nervously waiting for their return. Stan leaning against the vending machine, counting money. Wendy had her feet up on the counter, watching him pace. Soos was the only other one worried for the twins. He had been stress-eating for a while now.

"Relax, Ford." Stan remarked finally. "They've been through a lot together. Give them a chance, will you?"

"Yeah, dude. You gotta chill. They fought zombies, man. Zombies." Wendy reminded.

"I don't know, dudes. They've been gone for a pretty long time. Something must of happened to them." Soos crammed a chocolate bar into his mouth.

"Soos, you of all people should know that they can handle anything that comes their way. And stop that stress-eating. Is creeping me out." Ford sighed.

"Yes, I suppose you're right. It won't do them any good worrying about them. They'll be fine." At that moment, a bright light filled the room. Stan backed up and tripped, Wendy fell off her chair. When the light faded, Dipper and Mabel stood in the center of the room.

"Dudes!" Soos cried. He ran over to them and smothered them in a big hug.

"Soos, enough of that. Imagine what their parents would say if they found out they suffocated in a hug." Remarked Stan, getting up off the floor. Mabel and Dipper ran over to him for a hug, effectively tackling him back to the ground.

"Alright, alright. Enough of that." He said, chuckling. "Go get point-dexter." Immediately they griped Ford with all their strength. Mabel stepped back and held out the Twinstone.

"I don't think we should keep this." She remarked.

"Mabel, what are you doing?" Dipper hissed. Ford glanced around and beckoned.

"Come. Lets take this to the basement." He entered the passcode into the vending machine. The door swinged open and they descended into the basement. Stan called after them.

"I'll make stancakes for when you come back up!"

Once they reached the portal room, Ford turned back to them.

"Right. Now how's about you tell me what exactly happened in whatever dimension you were in." He said.

A short while later, and fourty-eight hours worth of story told, Ford lent back with a sigh.

"Well, what an adventure you two had. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to lock up the Twinstone." Mabel glanced from him to the stone she held in her hand, and back to Ford. She reluctantly handed it over. He took it, and walked over to the cabinet in which he kept the infinity-sided die. Ford unlocked a compartment and placed the Twinstone inside. Closing and locking the door, he glanced at the twins. He saw nervous glances, and bitten lips. Mabel rubbed her arm while Dipper played with a fraying end of his shirt. Ford sighed.

"What is it?" He inquired. It was Mabel who answered.

"Well, um, we kiiiiindda promised that we would visit the reverse Pacifica and Gideon. I don't really want to break that."

"It wasn't actually a promise." Dipper said hurriedly. "But we said we'll would try." Ford sighed again, and knelt down by them.

"Very well. If you promise to be back within a certain time limit, determined at the time, you ask me first, and you tell me precisely what dimension you are planning to go to, I will let you use that stone. Is that okay?" Smiles grew over Dipper and Mabels faces.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" They cried together, rushing in for yet another hug. He chuckled.

"Your welcome. Now, I believe that there are some celebratory stancakes waiting for you upstairs." The twins released him and ran into the elevator, just waiting long enough to let Ford in. He chuckled to himself. The rest of the summer was going to be very interesting.

The End.

Hey, guys! This is the end of Twinstones. I hope you loved this story, I know I have. Please tell me what you think. This is my very first fanfiction, and I would love to hear your thoughts. PLEASE REVEIW!