Dipper and Pacifica pt. 1:

The opening credits of the Maury flashed across the screen in the Mystery Shack living room as Melody bounced 11-moth old Rosaline on her lap.

"Soos, it's on!" she called.

"Oh, comin'!" Soos called from upstairs.

"I bring popcorn now," Soos' Abuelita said as she shuffled from the kitchen to the couch with a bowl in her hands, hungry and eager 2-year-old Ursala following her. Soos raced down the stairs and joined his family on the couch.

"Turn up the volume dudes," Soos begged, and Melody pressed the button on the remote.

"Welcome to the Maury show, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pacifica to the show."

Maury gestured to a beautiful blond sitting in a chair across from him on the stage dresses in a purple dress suit. The crowd cheered as Pacifica smiled and waved at the crowd.

"Pacifica grew up in the lap of luxury. A personal farm filled with her own herd of ponies, masquerade balls three times a year, custom made gowns and jewelry. It was a perfect Cinderella story, including the evil family. You see, according to Pacifica, despite being dowsed in riches from the time she was born, she says her childhood was a nightmare."

Pacifica wiped away a single tear as the crowd "awed" in sympathy.

"Pacifica claims that she was mentally, emotionally, and physically abused her entire life at the hands of her parents, Preston and Priscilla."

An image of the Northwests flashed on the screen behind Pacifica and Maury, eliciting a chorus of "boos" from the crowd.

"So, when Pacifica was 18 years old, she ran away into the arms of this man-"

The image of a tall, slender, but handsome brunette young man replaced the Northwests.

"-her childhood sweetheart, Dipper. You see Dipper is a part of a world-travelling paranormal investigation team with his two great uncles, Stanley and Stanford-"

The camera panned out to show two burly older men standing on either side of Dipper. "-so as soon as Pacifica was an adult, she decided to join them on their adventures to, as she puts it, 'escape her horrific life with her parents.' And, again in her own words, they 'welcomed her with warm and open arms."

The crowd cheered.

"And over the next few years, things began to heat up between Dipper and Pacifica until they got married two years after Pacifica left her home, in front of a beautiful Austrian palace. Now, after six years of marriage, Pacifica and Dipper are still living the explorer life style, only now they have 4-year-old Persia-"

An image of a smiling blonde-headed girl, dressed in all pink with a doll tucked under her arm appeared on the screen.

"-2-year-old twins Kurt and Bambi-"

Two brunette toddlers appeared. The boy smiled enthusiastically as he waved at the camera. The girl looked about confusedly, and then decided to copy how brother.

"-and 8-month-old Ezra."

An image of a baby cooing, and kicking his legs happily appeared. By now the entire crowd was practically shaking with "awws."

"Aren't they cute?" Maury asked. "Here's the problem, though; Pacifica's parents are claiming not only that Pacifica's stories about her abusive childhood are lies, and that those four kids aren't even Dipper's children. Why? They say because Pacifica's best friend, Tiffany-"

The image of a desperately thin woman with magenta hair appeared on the screen, only to be booed by the audience.

"-said that Pacifica told her that she cheated on Dipper throughout the relationship with this man, Zackary."

The camera panned back to reveal a blond man with handsomely well-groomed features standing next to Tiffany.

"Take a look," Maury sighed as a video of Pacifica parents began playing on the screen behind him and Pacifica.

"My daughter, Pacifica, is an attention-seeking, spoiled brat!" Priscilla cried. "The minute she turned 18, she began rebelling. She's upset because her father and I have high expectations for our heir, and she wants to do her own thing! Pacifica ran away just a month after her 18th birthday, and we didn't hear a word out of her until a year ago, and ever since then our lives have been chaotic. She's been lying about us abusing her, and running into Dipper's, quote on quote 'loving arms.' It's all lies."

"Pacifica doesn't love Dipper," Preston added. "She only hangs around him to spite me and my wife. Furthermore, Dipper's abusive. He's controlling, he's condescending, he just wanted Pacifica for a trophy wife. They don't love each other, they both have ulterior motives. Interestingly enough, we heard from Pacifica's best friend, Tiffany, that she was cheating on Dipper with Zachary. Zachary is a rich boy. Dipper is a poor boy. And Pacifica is a gold digger. It's simple math, actually."

"Pacifica is ungrateful!" Priscilla shouted. "She's a cheater. She's a liar. She's a cheater. And she's a cry-baby. She's ruined her life with her bad behavior, and she wants to take me and my husband down with her."

"Pacifica has bitten the hand that feeds her," Preston continued. "Priscilla and I no longer care about what she does. We just want her to tell us the truth and stop stained our reputation."

The video came to an end, and the crowd booed loudly.

"That's a lie!" Pacifica screamed. "That's all a lie!"

"It's a lie?" Maury asked.

"Yes!" Pacifica cried.

"Well, then, would you care to explain?"

"First off, Tiffany's not my friend anymore. We fell out years ago. I don't talk to her. I haven't-"

"Wait, wait, wait," Maury interrupted. "You don't talk to Tiffany?"

"No."

"You aren't friends?"

"Not anymore. We were when we were kids, but we haven't spoken since highschool."

"So why is she saying that you told her that you were sleeping with Zachary?"

"Beats me," Pacifica shrugged. "I don't know why she's lying, I just know she's lying. I have no feelings for Zachary. I've only met him two or three times."

"Then why are your parents trying to say that you're cheating on your husband with him?"

"Because, Maury, Zachary is the man that my parents tried to force me to marry when I was 18 years old."

The crowd screamed in shock.

"That's part of the reason I ran away," Pacifica continued. "They are saying that my children are Zachary's because they want them to be. They want me be with Zachary not Dipper."

"So, they know that those kids aren't Zachary's?" Maury asked.

"They know," Pacifica nodded. "They're just trying to control me, like always."

"So, do your kids look like Dipper?"

"Yes!"

"No!" Priscilla yelled from backstage.

"Yes they do!" Pacifica yelled back.

"No, they don't. Look at the oldest! The oldest looks nothing like him!"

"She looks like me," Pacifica nodded. "Persia does look like me, she does, but look."

Pacifica stood up and walked to the screen where a picture of Persia and Dipper were placed side by side.

"Look at the eyebrows. Look at the nose. She does look like me, but you can see bits of him in her. And the other three are his spitting image. Just look at Kurt!"

Persia's image was replaced by Kurt's. "Hair. Eyes. Nose. Chin. Eyebrows. He's even got the same birthmark on his forehead. Can you see it?"

"Yeah, yeah, I see it," Maury nodded.

"And Bambi," Pacifica turned back to the screen. "Same eyes. Same chin. Same smiled. Same hair. Ezra-"

The baby's image popped up. "Same thing. Eyes, Hair, Nose, Brow. It's all his!"

"Now, Pacifica, you said your parents abused you," Maury started as Pacifica sat back down.

"Yes," Pacifica began growing emotional.

"Can you give us some examples?"

Pacifica sighed. "They would lock me in a closet if I got too rowdy at parties. They'd starve me if I got too chubby. They had a bell, and every time they rang it, I was supposed to shut up and go into 'perfect daughter' mode."

"Perfect daughter?"

"Mm-hmm. Shut mouth, straight back, perfect manners. Pretty, perfect, and silent."

"Pretty, perfect, and silent? And what would they do if you didn't go into 'perfect daughter' mode?"

"They'd beat me," Pacifica answered as she fought back tears. "There was one time, I let some poor people into a party we were having, disobeying the bell in the process, and they had to keep me locked up in my room for a week because the bruises were so bad."

The crowd gasped in shock and sympathy at the story as Pacifica wiped away a few tears.

"They beat you bad enough that they left bruises that it took a week for them to clear up?"

"Mm-Hmm."

"Wow," Maury nodded. "So, you say that your parents were abusive, they were controlling, and they are now trying to sabotage your current life with lies so they can control you once again."

"Yes."

"And you are happy with Dipper, aren't you."

"Maury, that man is the best thing that has ever happened to me," Pacifica passionately declared. "He's given me all the love, affection, and understanding I never got as a child. And he loves our babies just as much as I do!"

The crowd clapped and cheered at Pacifica's declaration.

"So, what does Dipper think about all this with your parents and their allegations?"

"He know they're lying," Pacifica answered. "He knows I wouldn't cheat on him."

The crowd applauded once again.

"So, he's not doubting that these are his children?"

"No, not at all."

"Not all?"

"Not at all."

"Well, let's find out," Maury declared. "When we come back, we'll meet Dipper and find out what he has to say, so stayed tune."