Wendy: Heyo. Um, yeah…so it's like this. See, since ZeroFox has been missing for quite some time Harlic and Poyo went out to go look for him. Which…leaves me in charge…and…*hears doorbell ring*…huh? I wonder who that is.
*Wendy goes to the front door to open it up before seeing what appears to be an ARC-Clone trooper in full battle armor and attire.*
Newcomer: Uh excuse me, is this err…Zero…Fox Manor?
Wendy: Uh…who wants to know?
Newcomer: *clears his throat* Well I saw an advertisement for a roommate and figured I could apply for it.
Wendy: Sure, you're probably like the only one who even bothered to look. Also…what's with the get-up?
Newcomer: Oh this…well, it's my Advanced Recon Commando, ARC for short, Trooper armor. It's really the only clothes I have on me at this moment.
Wendy: What is an ARC Trooper? Is that like a military or…wait, why do you look like a Stormtrooper?
Newcomer: Stormtrooper? What's that?
Wendy: Err…wait…you're not a Stormtrooper.
Newcomer: The only storm I bring is upon any unlucky clanker.
Wendy: That's awesome dude. But could you do me a solid and take off your helmet thingy. It's hard to take you serious when you are wearing that.
Newcomer: I apologize. *removes his helmet to reveal a young man that looks like he's in his late 20s with tan skin, brown eyes, black hair cut in a militaristic style, a goatee, and a small '5' tattooed on his right temple while wearing* Better?
Wendy: Eh, at least I know it's a person underneath. So, what's your name?
Newcomer: My name is CT-27-5555.
Wendy: A…huh?!
Newcomer: But my friends and comrades call me 'Fives' for short.
Wendy: That's cool. Hey I'm gonna go catch some breakfast. Can you stay behind and make sure A. The Manor isn't burnt to the ground and B. You take care of F-001.
Newcomer/Fives: Yes sir! *sees Wendy leave before realizing something* Excuse me but what's F-001? Is that a code or a…ah crud, she's gone. She moves faster than General Skywalker trying to avoid General Kenobi. Well shouldn't be too hard to figure out what's what…I hope.
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Filler Episode 001
The Luck of the Pines
"Hey Wendy, are you available right?" asked Dipper.
Wendy simply turned the page of her magazine at the register.
"Eh, depends on what you want to do," was her response.
No sooner had she done that, a big grin was on the boy's face. The redhead raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"What's with the *THUD!* *sigh*….grin?"
Plopped on the counter top was the Journal as Dipper opened it up next to Wendy's magazine.
"I was thinking that we could do some exploring," said the boy, "We could look for some of the paranormal creatures listed in this journal."
"Like the Gobblewonker?" asked Wendy, a half smirk on her face, "Dude, that was just Old Man McGucket the entire time."
"Well sometimes legends, folklores, and tall tales are based off of things that people did not understand or could comprehend," babbled Dipper, looking at the different pages.
He then came across one page as immediately he stopped to look at it. He then blinked his eyes as a bead of sweat dripped the down the side of his head.
"Although I don't know what legend this thing came from."
Wendy looked over as the same thing happened to her.
They both stared at what appeared to be a detail drawing of leprechaun's head on the body of a horse with a horn protruding out of its forehead while wearing a leprechaun hat. Next to the drawing was the label 'Leprecorn.'
"I don't know what's worse," commented Wendy, "The creature itself or that somebody took the time to write down some sort of observation notes."
Dipper looked to see detail notes before reading them out loud.
"Leprecorn. It's a leprechaun/unicorn hy-"
"UNICORNS ARE REAL?!" shrieked a voice, causing the duo to wince in pain.
They then saw Mabel appear right in front of them, her head shaking left to right.
"Where's the unicorn? Who said unicorn?"
Dipper just pointed at the picture.
"Wendy and I were just looking at something in the journal," explained Dipper.
"Is it unicorns?" asked a hopefully Mabel.
"If that's a unicorn then I'm a blonde," commented Wendy.
Mabel took a peek as her eyes began to sparkle.
"It looks so majestic. Also you look better as a redhead than blonde Wendy."
She then looked at both Wendy and Dipper.
"Can we go find it now? Pretty please?"
"Like right now now?" asked Dipper.
A rapidly nodding head was the response.
"I mean I guess I could," replied Dipper, looking at Wendy, "You gonna come along?"
Wendy cupped her chin to think.
"Hmm. Go out in the woods to hang with friends or stand here and do nothing all day? Decisions decisions."
A few minutes later, Dipper, Mabel, and Wendy were out in the woods exploring for the leprecorn.
"This is so exciting!" beamed Mabel, "I'm actually going to see a real life unicorn."
"Leprecorn," corrected Dipper before looking at Wendy, "You think Stan will notice that you're gone."
"Don't worry, I got it covered," was the response.
Back at the Mystery Shack,
Stan was walking by as he was squinting heavily.
"Kids, I lost my glasses! Has anybody seen them? I don't wanna buy for a new pair!"
He then walked over to the register, still squinting heavily.
"Hey Wendy, have you seen my glasses?"
Standing behind the register was a mannequin with freckles painted on it, a long red-hair wig, green flannel jacket, and a pair of black jeans.
"Hey Wendy, are you deaf?"
No response.
"Hmm, must be really focused in doing her job. There is hope for you young people after. Now where are my glasses? SOOS! Give me a hand would ya?"
Back with in the woods,
Wendy was leading the way with Mabel behind her and Dipper behind her, reading the journal.
"Okay, Leprecorns are an interbred species of leprechauns and unicorns," read Dipper.
Wendy just shuddered in disgust as Dipper continued to read.
"They can be found near rainbows or boxes of sugary cereal."
"Wow, what a coincidence bringing this with me," noted Mabel, holding a box of Lucky Charms while eating from it.
"Nearly every aspect of the creatures are known to be a complete frustration, from the plastic gold coins that shed from their beards to the constant loop of the song "Danny Boy" played by their horns."
"So we gotta look for rainbows and hear 'Danny Boy' being played," noted Wendy, "Sounds easy I guess."
Out of nowhere, a bush besides them began to rattle and shake as snarling sounds came out of it. Immediately Dipper and Mabel clinged onto Wendy for protection.
"Crap, it's the gnomes again!" cried out Dipper.
"Wendy, protect us with your awesomeness!" exclaimed Mabel.
Wendy got out her hatchet just in case as she stared down the rustling bush.
Suddenly a rabbit hopped out of it as it was busy munching on a leaf in its possession.
"Don't move guys, that's one shaddy rabbit," commented the redhead in a monotone, sarcastic voice, "He might attack us with his cute-"
Out of nowhere, a good-sized fox leapt out of the bushes and pounced on the rabbit. With one chomp, it broke the rabbit's neck before carrying it into the woods as all three of them had stunned looks on their faces.
"Wow, that was…um…eye-opening to say the least," replied Dipper.
"That poor bunny…" whimpered Mabel, tears in her eyes.
"Whelp, I'm starting to second guess my decision on coming out here now," commented Wendy, "Who's down for some mini-golf after this?"
"Im din," replied Mabel, cheeks full of sugary cereal to help her erase from her mind what she had just witnessed.
"Come on guys, we can't just give up yet," said Dipper, "So we saw a rabbit get eaten by a fox, I've seen it all the time on Animal Planet."
"But bat wabbit was so cute," whimpered Mabel.
"Huh?"
Mabel then swallowed what was in her mouth. "Ugh, should have gone for some milk." She then looked at her brother. "But that rabbit was so cute."
Wendy just sighed, rubbing her temple with her left hand.
"How about this," she said, "Another hour out here. We don't see this leprecorn out here, we head back and then go mini-golf."
"Deal," said the Pines twins simultaneously.
"Dudes! Don't do that!" exclaimed Wendy, cringing ever so slightly, "That is like so creepy when you both talk at the same time."
It took another period of time wandering around the woods as the trio could not find their elusive target. They did not find any rainbows nor did they hear any tunes of 'Danny Boy' being played.
Suddenly a thought popped into Dipper's brain.
"Hey I got an idea. Instead of looking for the leprecorn, let's bait it to come to us."
"Sounds like a plan," agreed Mabel, "And we'll use my magically delicious cereal as tasty bait."
"Are we going to trap it or just try to take a picture?" asked Wendy, "Now that it's come up, what exactly is the plan?"
Dipper just smiled as he pulled out a disposable camera. "Luckily I came prepared."
"Is that still from the Gobblewonker trip?" asked Wendy
"Surprisingly enough it still works," replied Dipper, "Okay, let's set it up."
They found a small clearing near a waterfall as Mabel then sprinkled some of her cereal onto the ground. She the hurried behind a bush where Dipper and Wendy were hiding in.
"Okay now we wait," whispered Dipper.
Not even 5 minutes into it, the trio heard the faint sound of music being played.
"You guys hear that?" whispered Dipper.
"What is it?" whispered Mabel.
The music became louder and louder as Wendy recognized it.
"That sounds like 'Danny Boy' you guys."
No sooner had she finished her sentence, the trio then saw a leprecorn hop out of the woods, sniffing the air. It then saw the pile of Lucky Charms on the ground, letting out a small 'Toh-Ti-Toh' sound before walking over to munch on the sugary food.
"Wow, it actually looks even more frightening in real life," winced Wendy.
However Mabel's eyes just sparkled.
"It's so majestic."
Dipper then got out his camera before getting ready to take a few quick pictures.
"Hold still…hold still…focus…focus…aaaaannnd…"
He then pressed a button, taking a picture with his camera. However the flash went off, startling the leprecorn as it saw it out of the corner of its eye. It immediately turned into the vicinity of the flash as its eyes saw the trio hiding in the bush.
The gentle face was then replaced by a stark raving mad one as it started to snarl and curse in Gaelic.
"Well…who's up for running like a maniac and screaming at the top of their lungs?" asked Dipper.
Wendy and Mabel just raised their hands as they then saw the leprecorn bolt right at them.
Without even hesitating, the trio just ran as fast as they could away from the leprecorn while screaming at the top of their lungs.
They zigged and zagged, hurdling over rocks and logs, barreled through bushes. They even tried throwing rocks or pinecones at their pursuer but all they did was enrage it and make it curse at them even more in Gaelic.
Suddenly Dipper saw the leprecorn was gaining on them as he saw Mabel still holding onto her Lucky Charms box.
"Mabel! Ditch the cereal! Maybe it'll distract him!"
"Aww, but I still wanna eat out of it."
"JUST DO IT!"
Mabel just tossed the box of cereal to the side in hopes of causing the leprecorn to get distracted. Much to their luck, the leprecorn saw the Lucky Charms box before bolting to go after it.
The trio just continued to run, making their way back to the Mystery Shack as they got to the parking lot before finally stopping. Each of them was hunched over gasping for air while beads of sweat dripped down their faces.
"Okay…I think…I filled my quota…for today…of searching…for…paranormal stuff," panted Dipper.
"I couldn't…agree…more…dude…" panted Wendy.
"I think I'm gonna barf," gulped Mabel,
Once they regained their breath, all three of them went back inside to the Mystery Shack to try and act like nothing had ever happened.
However as soon as they walked in, they just immediately saw the inside was a complete and utter mess. Shirts and hats were knocked off all over the place, display stands were on the ground with their contents spilled everywhere, various stains from unknown substances were scattered out through the entire store, and a goat just happened to be inside eating a shirt.
The trio simple looked at each other as Wendy rubbed the back of her head.
"What happened here?"
"It looks like a tornado hit this place or an angry tourist," added Dipper.
Out of nowhere, Mabel's left ear twitched as she heard an all-too familiar song.
"ACK! THE LEPRECORN FOLLOWED US!"
Wendy and Dipper also heard the song as they each got panicked looks on their faces.
"Behind the register now!"
All three of them dove behind the register, hiding behind the counter top.
The music got closer and closer as Wendy got out her hatchet and bowie knife.
"I'll distract it while you two make a break for it and go grab Stan or Soos."
"But what about you?" asked a concerned Mabel as the music got closer.
"She's right," replied Dipper, "We're in this together no matter what."
He then grabbed two back scratches while Mabel grabbed some snow globes, clutching two against her chest while holding onto one in her right hand.
The music got closer and closer as the door to the Mystery Shack opened up.
All three kids jumped up, ready to attack as Mabel launched the first attack.
"DIE MONSTER!"
"Huh, what's going-*OOF*!"
Wendy and Dipper immediately tackled their would-be assailant into a clothing rack, crashing into it.
"All right lepre-OH MY GOD, SOOS!"
Everybody froze in horror as they realized that they had just attacked their portly older friend.
"Ohmygosh! Ohmygosh! Ohmygosh!" exclaimed Wendy, "I'm so sorry dude! We thought you were a some sort of intruder."
"Or a monster," added Dipper as he and Wendy helped their friend up.
"Oh no worries," reassured Soos, dusting himself off. He then turned to Mabel, giving her a thumbs up. "Nice throw there Hambone. Got me right in the chest and almost knocked the wind out of me. Hah hah."
"But why were you playing 'Danny Boy' so loudly?" asked a confused Dipper.
"Eh, it popped up on my playlist and just didn't bother to change the song," replied Soos.
"But why is the Shack a mess?" asked Wendy, "Stan is going to-"
"I swear to everything holy and unholy, I will find my sassa frassa glasses!"
The gang then saw Stan stumbling into the main area, still squinting heavily. He ended up bumping into another display stand, knocking it over before walking in the other direction.
"Well that explains the mess," noted Wendy as then Mabel ran over to Stan.
"Hey Grunkle Stan, what's wrong?"
Stan turned into the direction of who was speaking to him.
"Huh, is that you Mabel? What's up?"
"Are you okay Grunkle Stan?" asked Mabel.
"I would be if I could find my fraggin' froggin' glasses!" was the response.
Mabel then walked up to her great uncle, grabbing onto his shirt and pulling him slowly to her eye level. She then took a pair of glasses that were in his hair and placed them on his face.
"There you go, good as new."
"Hey thanks Mabel," beamed Stan, "Where did you find my glasses?"
"On top of your head," replied Mabel.
"Hmm, didn't bother to check there," replied Stan, looking at the others, "Okay, so-HOT BELGIAN WAFFLES! WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED HERE?!"
"Uh…Indoor Tornado?" replied Dipper.
Out of nowhere, Stan's eyes lit up with an idea.
"That gives me an idea!"
Sometime later, Stan had cornered off a part of the Mystery Shack that was a mess from earlier while having cheesy cardboard cutouts of a tornado with a frowny face on it.
"Not bad if I do say so myself," said Stan, "Thanks for doing the drawing Mabel."
"My pleasure Grunkle Stan," replied Mabel.
At the register, Wendy and Dipper watched on with unamused looks on their faces.
"I don't know what's worse: the fact he actually is trying to pass up a kid's lie as an exhibit or the fact we helped him out."
"Little bit of both to be honest dude."
Out of nowhere, the two heard 'Danny Boy' being played behind them. The duo turned to see the leprecorn giving them the wooly eye. The blood from both their faces rushed out as they each gulped in terror. The leprecorn did a 'I'm watching you' motion with its right hoof before scampering into the woods.
"You know, I think I'll hold off from exploring for the time being. Next time, let's watch a movie instead."
"I hear you on that one."
Fin
Fives: Eh, that was it? Heh, that wasn't so bad. Now just wish that everybody would get back here sooner rather than later. *hears a knock on the door* Now who could that be?
*Fives opens the door to reveal a young man with one arm, black eyes, short, spikey black hair, a scar over his left eye and left cheek, wearing jeans, sneakers, and an orange and white T-Shirt with all-too familiar green dragon on the back*
Newcomer: Hi, is this ZeroFox Manor? I'm here to apply for the wanted ad for a roommate/tenant.
Fives: You too?
Newcomer: *blinks his eyes* Wow, you're-
*He gets cut off from the sound of a motorcycle pulling up.*
*Both Fives and Newcomer then see the motorcyclist getting off, taking off their helmet to reveal a man with blonde hair and hazel eyes*
Motorcyclist: Hey, is this ZeroFox Manor?
Fives: Are you here to apply for the roommate/tenant ad?
Motorcyclist: Yeah.
*All three men just look at each other with uncertain expressions on their faces*
Motorcyclist: Awkward…
Newcomer: Tell me about it.
Fives: Well…this is going to be interesting.