The Wrath of Catherine

A/N: Hey everyone! I decided to write a continuation of my short story, Versus Mabel, in my Always By Your Side story gala. If you haven't read that short fic yet, it's worth a look through to know the background on who I'm writing about in this story. As usual, this is a NO PINE/CLONECEST fic, but I must warn you that things here may get a little violent. If nothing else, on with the legal limitations, the summary, and finally the chapter!

Disclaimer: We already know who owns this series, so let's just cut to next place!

Summary: Upon learning that Stanford's office copier can copy human beings, Gideon sees an opportunity to get his revenge on the pines by making a copy of Mabel to exact his revenge. However, he gets more than he bargains for when he brings back Mabel's evil clone, Catherine, who has a completely different agenda of her own. Will Gideon be able to stop his creation before the entire town is leveled?

Chapter 1: Back to Normal?

It's been an entire week since Dipper returned home from Gravity Falls Memorial Hospital after nearly being poisoned by Mabel's evil clone, Catherine. Even though Mabel is not convinced, Dipper is doing much better. However, the memories of seeing her brother in the hospital after nearly being poisoned by Catherine is still fresh in her mind.

Previously

"Thank goodness you're ok little dude and that you were out cold due to just sleeping pills." Soos happily praises with a wide smile. "You had me scared there for a moment."

"I should have known better than to accept that soda from Catherine!" Dipper begins fuming. "I knew all along that she was trouble and all Mabel did was stick up for her the entire time. I could be dead right now and Mabel wouldn't notice or even care! The only thing on her mind would be what her and Catherine would do next as sisters!"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that dude." Soos replies. "You two are family and if I know Mabel, she wouldn't let anyone come between you two, especially when it's someone she just met."

"I wish that were true Soos." Dipper sadly replies as he turns his vision to his lap. "I wish that were true."

The door to Dipper's room now flies open with a brown blur flying in and rushing over to Dipper's bed. The next thing the boy knew was that he was having trouble breathing due to something cutting off the air to his lungs. Focusing his vision, Dipper looks down and notices Mabel is hugging him tightly.

"I am sssssssssssssooooooooooooooo ooooooo sorry Dipper!" Mabel apologizes, continuing to hug her brother. "I should have listened to you about Catherine when you warned me about her! She was evil after all and tried to kill me! I'm so sorry Dipper, I really am! Could you ever forgive me? Please say you will!"

Looking into her brother slightly blue face, Mabel now releases him.

"Thanks for releasing me." Dipper coughs, now catching a second wind with the color returning to his face. "And yes I will forgive you. I could never stay mad at you, even though you did choose Catherine over me."

"I'm very sorry Dipper." Mabel continues. "I just got so caught up with having a sister that I didn't know what else to think. You didn't spend time with me and I was really upset about that, but I know to never make that mistake again. If I have to wait forever for you to come back from solving a mystery, I'll do that."

Present time

Its 8:30am on a hot Tuesday morning in Gravity Falls and Dipper and Mabel are currently working in the Mystery Shack's shop. Since the two began their shift, Mabel has been taking over most of Dipper's duties, despite him telling her that he's feeling better and can do his own work.

"Mabel, I can sweep the floor myself." Dipper says, a bit annoyed with his sister's constant assistance. "It's been an entire week since I've been home and I'm perfectly capable of doing the work myself. Now hand me the broom."

"Are you sure about that?" Mabel asks to her twin. "I'm still not convinced that you're better. Wendy told me how your heart beat and pulse were fading before you were rushed to the hospital."

"Yes, a week ago!" Dipper replies, trying his very best not to snap at his sister. "Mabel, I know that you're concerned after what Catherine did to me, but eventually, you're going to have let go of that and believe me when I tell you that I'm feeling much better. I ate breakfast this morning."

"With my help." Mabel adds in.

"I woke up this morning." Dipper continues listing.

"Again, with my help." Mabel continues adding in.

"And I took a shower this morning like I do every morning." Dipper continues.

"That you did without my help." Mabel replies with a nod.

"So as you can see, I'm doing much better and am able to do my own work in the shop." Dipper finishes. "Now hand me the broom as I really don't want to go through this with you again."

Without a word, Mabel now hands Dipper the broom.

"You know Dipper, I'm just trying to look after you." Mabel says with a slight pout watching as Dipper begins sweeping the floor. "After all, it's the job of the big sister to look after her little brother."

"Ok, let's get a few things straight." Dipper sighs, now turning his attention back to his sister. "First off, you're not the 'oldest' sibling, secondly you're only older than me by five minutes, and lastly, I'm not your little brother. I'm only shorter than you by one millimeter which only counts in Canada and Europe."

"So you admit that I am taller than you." Mabel points out with a laugh. "In the end, I will be the bigger, more superior sibling. ALPHA TWIN, ALPHA TWIN!"

"Well then alpha twin, when I'm done here, I'm going to need you to help me take out the trash." Dipper says with a light sigh.

"Gladly!" Mabel cheers.

Just then, Wendy enters the shop to begin her shift, having come in from the front entrance of the shack, and spots Mabel and Dipper already working.

"Hey guys." Wendy greets to the two, now getting their attention. "You guys are here early. Don't you two normally come in in the afternoons?"

"Gruncle Stan made us get up early to open the shop since you didn't come in until, well now." Dipper replies as he sweeps the dirt into the dust pan. "Plus I had Mabel standing over me the entire night, periodically waking me up to see if I were still alive."

"I was just making sure." Mabel chimes in. "Those sleeping pills could still be in your system."

"Awe, I wish I could have seen that." Wendy laughs as she takes a seat behind the counter. "It's only natural for your sister to be concerned about you, especially after what Catherine did to you. If it were one of my brothers, I'd do the same thing."

"I wish it were you instead of her." Dipper mumbles to himself. "Maybe then I would have been able to get more sleep."

"So what are you dorks getting into after work?" Wendy inquires as she begins reading a magazine while placing her feet on the counter.

"I'm not sure as of yet." Dipper replies as he dumps the dustpan contents into the trash. "Maybe take it easy and watch some television."

"With nurse Mabel there seeing to it that you do relax." Mabel speaks up.

"Mabel, you are just the greatest sister ever." Wendy laughs. "If I had a choice, I'd replace one of my brothers with you."

"That's so sweet of you to say Wendy." Mabel gleams, an ear to ear brace filled smile appearing.

The door to the shack's shop now opens with Soos stepping through the door.

"Soos!" Mabel cheers, now running up to the man child and hugging him.

"Hey Hambone." Soos greets, returning the hug. "How's it going?"

"Great." Mabel replies as she releases the man. "Tonight I'm going to see to it that Dipper relaxes after work."

"You're like the greatest sister ever Mabel." Soos reiterates Wendy's point about Mabel.

"That's the same thing Wendy said." Mabel replies. "See Dipper, Wendy and Soos think I'm great."

"Yes Mabel you're the greatest." Dipper says rolling his eyes. "Now let's get this trash taken out before Gruncle Stan comes in and wants us to do some ridiculous job he thinks up. And when I say us, I mean me."

Now placing the broom in the corner of the shop, Dipper and Mabel each grab a trash bag and begin making their way towards the door. Just as Dipper opens the door, Stan walks into the shop dressed in his work/tour tuxedo complete with his eight ball topped walking stick and fez.

"Alright everyone, we have a busy day today and I want you all at your best!" Stan begins, getting everyone's attention. "I have five tours booked for the day and I want this place in tip top shape. Dipper and Mabel, you two are heading out the door. When you take the trash out, I want you two to place signs up in the forest that advertises the shack's sales for the day. You will find them outside next to the door."

"See what I mean." Dipper whispers to Mabel.

"Wendy, when the tourist enter the shop, I want you to greet them with a warm and welcoming smile." Stan requests.

"Sure I'll greet them, but I can't promise the warm and welcoming smile part." Wendy replies, continuing to read her magazine.

"And Soos, the portable toilets are clogged again." Stan informs the handyman. "A raccoon found its way into one of them so make sure you place a trap down while you're at it."

"Yes Mr. Pines." Soos says with a salute.

"Alright, the shop is now open for business!" Stan announces as he turns on his heels and leaves the shop.

"Yet another fun day at the Mystery Shack." Dipper mumbles as he and Mabel walk out the door with their trash bags. "I knew it was only going be a matter of time before gruncle Stan came up with a job for us to do, knowing he can do it himself."

"That's gruncle Stan for you." Mabel says with a shrug.

Reaching the trashcans in the back of the shop, Dipper and Mabel now place their trash bags in the cans. Walking back to the shack porch, Dipper picks up the eight signs and splits them up equally for he and Mabel to place them around the forest.

"So where are we going to place these signs to be seen Dipper?" Mabel asks as the two begin making their way towards the forest.

"In the most occupied part of the forest." Dipper answers as the two now enter the forest. "So I'm thinking the start of the forest leading towards the inner part of town."

Not questioning her brother's motive, Mabel continues following behind him.

The inner part of town

Walking the streets of the inner part of town is Gideon Charles Gleeful. Having done two performances at the tent of telepathy the previous night, Gideon has continued contemplating how he is going to get his revenge on the Pines family, everyone except Mabel of course. Through many failed attempts, Gideon has not given up to follow through with his plans for revenge.

"I have to get my hands on that shack!" Gideon says to himself. "That place contains secrets that no one can begin to comprehend. Well no one but me and that brown noser Dipper Pines!"

The last part of his sentence emphasized with hate.

"Everything that I've tried previously has failed all thanks to Stanford." Gideon continues, this time fuming. "This time, I have to come up with the ultimate plan to exact my revenge! Something so devious and diabolical that it will take him by surprise while giving me the ultimate advantage in the end!"

Continuing to walk and think about how to get his revenge, Gideon now walks onto the side road leading to the mystery shack. Continuing to walk, Gideon brings his personal conversation to a halt and perks up as distant voices catches his ears. Bringing his movements to a halt, the boy begins listening intently at the voices, now recognizing them to be familiar.

"Those voices sound very familiar." Gideon begins, continuing to listen. "Wait a minute, those voices belong to Dipper and my apple crumb cake Mabel."

Continuing to listen to their voices, Gideon now follows their frequency to the forest, stopping just a short distance from the entrance of the forest. Making sure to stay out of sight, Gideon runs behind a large tree and begins eaves dropping on the two.

"I really wish we had some help with all of the work that gruncle Stan gives us." Mabel says as she hammers a sign to a tree.

"Well that would be a good idea." Dipper replies as he hammers up a sign. "But considering how defective gruncle Stan's copier is, its best we not go near that thing for a while, especially after the creation of that psychopathic clone of yours."

"Stanford has a copier that can create clones?" Gideon whispers, continuing to listen.

"I didn't know she was going to turn out like that." Mabel retorts. "When you made copies of yourself, none of your clones were evil. I don't understand why Catherine was."

"She had a green glow around her when I finally met her face to face." Dipper reveals, now hanging up his last sign. "It was either the paper or the toner in the printer. I'm not sure which, but it made her evil. Evil enough to want to kill you and I both."

"Yea, I guess it was a mistake creating her." Mabel agrees as she hangs her last sign. "For what it's worth, it was good having a sister while it lasted."

"Well one thing is for sure, you'll always have me, your real twin brother." Dipper says as he rejoins Mabel. "And from time to time, I'll do those girly things with you because I know how important doing things are to you."

"Including make-overs?" Mabel asks with hope.

"I'll get back to you on that." Dipper says with a nod. "Well, now that signs are hung, let's head back to finish up our shift in the salt mines."

Placing an arm around his sister's shoulder, the two begin making their way back to the shack, not knowing that their entire conversation was overheard by their mortal enemy.

"I knew there were secrets hiding with that shack, but I had no idea that one of them had the ability to make a copy of a human being." Gideon says to himself, a devilish smile appearing. "I believe I just found the pines family's one weakness, one in which I can use to my full advantage. Watch out Stanford, I'm coming for you and this time, I plan to come out on top!"

Gideon is at it again! Plotting yet another revenge scheme against Stanford and Dipper and having overheard the twins' misfortune with the human copy machine, he may have the edge the needs to exact his revenge. Will he be successful this time? Keep reading to find out the answers in chapter 2. Next chapter: Evil is reborn!

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