The last 24 hours had been a blur. Mabel felt like she was floating, like she was in a terrible nightmare that refused to end. She was numb.

After that… that agreement was made, she had been whisked away from the throne room, away from a stunned crowd, away from Pacifica - her dear friend, away from her family. Mabel had never seen her grunkles (great-uncles - she and her brother came up with the term) cry before. Stan cursed wildly, struggling to fight his way out of the grips of the guards. Ford had fallen to his knees, a pained look in his eyes. Pacifica fainted. Dipper's mouth had fallen open. He tried to run to her when she was taken away but was prevented by guards.

This was the second to last thing that Mabel saw before she was gone from the throne room. The absolute last thing she saw was Bill Cipher's laughing face.

The next thing Mabel knew, she was sitting in one of the fanciest rooms she'd ever been in. Normally she'd spend time ogling the designs and colors and crystals, but her mind was still in the throne room. Still in that chaos. A maid came in to bring her a tray of food and some water to drink. Mabel nibbled on some biscuits and sipped some water, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to do much more than that. Gradually the enormity of what had happened began to hit her and she began to weep. It was at that time that there was a knock at the door. Mabel tried in vain to stop her tears and clean face. The door opened and Pacifica ran over to her and hugged her. Mabel's tears were like a waterfall.

"O-Oh Pacifica! I-I don't know w-what to d-doooo!" Mabel sobbed.

Pacifica bit her lip. She wasn't very good in normal sad situations. What was she supposed to say?

Mabel went on. "I-I'm never gonna see you o-or the grunkles or Dipper or W-Waddles ever again!"

"Y-You don't know that," Pacifica soothed. "I'm sure there's like, some kinda rule that says you'll be able to come and see us or that we can see you."

Mabel sniffed and looked up. "Y-You think so?"

Pacifica forced a smile. "Um, Yeah! Totally!"

Taking a deep breath, Mabel wiped her eyes on her sleeves. "What happened after I was taken out of the throne room?"

"Well, I think I was out for maybe like ten minutes or so, but when I woke up, all the peasants-" Mabel rolled her eyes. "- were gone. Bill Cipher had left somewhere too. Stanford was talking quietly with my dad, and Stanley was sitting in a chair with his hands on his face. Dipper was pacing back and forth," Pacifica said. The blonde princess sighed. "I don't know, everyone was like super quiet, in shock, I guess. I don't think anyone really knew what to say." Pacifica shook her head. "But yeah, so then Dipper marched over to my dad and started yelling at my dad. Stanford must have said something to him, I didn't hear what, but then Dipper quieted down."

"Are they all still here?" Mabel asked.

"I don't know," Pacifica answered. "I think they went to collect your things or something."

The brunette's face fell. "There's really nothing we can do, huh?" Pacifica shook her then Queen Priscilla came in and Pacifica had to go with her. She gave her friend a quick hug and left. Mabel was alone again.

She was left that way for the rest of the day, save for when maids brought her food, drink, and then at night, pajamas. Mabel was somehow able to fall asleep rather quickly. In her dreams, she was lost in the woods. Every path seemed to lead to nowhere. Sometimes she thought that she could see her family in the distance, but even if she ran, she couldn't catch up to them.

When she woke up in the morning, Mabel didn't know where she was. Then she remembered the previous day's events and felt like a great weight had been placed on her shoulders. She dressed in the dress hanging on the closet door and ate breakfast when it was brought to her.

Mabel looked out the window. Yesterday she had figured out that she could see almost all of Gravity Falls through it. She brought her knees up to her chest and rested her head on her arms. She hadn't even left yet and already she missed her family so much. Other than maids and Pacifica, she hadn't seen anybody. Where were they? If they were getting her things, did that mean she really had to go with the chaos demon? What did he plan on doing with her anyway? That last question brought tears to her eyes. Mabel just wished that yesterday had never happened. She wanted to go home.

"U-Um, Lady Mabel?" A maid was at the door. Mabel had never even heard the door open. " If you would please come with me." The maid, moved aside, waiting for the brunette.

Mabel got up and walked to the door, following the maid. As she walked through the castle halls, she thought about where she was going. Were all the arrangements already made? Would she even get to see her family again?

"Her questions were answered as she entered the throne room. "Dipper!" Mabel yelled as she ran towards him, nearly making him fall over with the force of her hug. "I missed you so much."

Dipper swallowed as he hugged her back. "I missed you too, Mabel."

"What, no hug for your favorite Grunkle?" Stan asked, the usual humor weak. Mabel ran over to him and hugged him and then Ford. She looked around and saw that apart from her family, the royal family as there, as well as Bill Cipher, who was watching them, particularly Ford, with an amused expression. He was the only one in the room that actually looked happy.

"Ahem," Preston interrupted. Stan and Ford glared at him, but the King didn't seem to notice. "Mabel Pines, in order to create peace between our kingdoms, it has been decided that you will be wed to Bill Cipher." Mabel felt a chill go down her spine. Dipper took her hand and squeezed it. She squeezed back. Preston continued, "You have five minutes before you leave." He turned to speak to Bill.

Immediately Mabel turned to her Grunkles, a lost and scared expression on her face. Stan looked away. Ford rubbed the back of his head. "Mabel, I… I'm so sorry, but there's nothing we can do... There's nothing I can do." Mabel felt tears coming to her eyes.

"I'll figure something out, kid," Stan managed. "There's no way in hell we'll leave you with him."

Dipper nodded. "We might even be able to figure something out before the…" he trailed off, unable to get the word out.

"Wedding," Mabel finished quietly.

"Right," he choked.

The four of them all stood in silence. Mabel noticed Dipper trying not to cry, while her Grunkles looked down. Finally, Stan spoke up. "At least you'll get to bring the pig with you."

Mabel's head snapped up. "Really? Waddles can come with?"

Ford checked his watch and frowned. He moved closer to Mabel. "Mabel, listen to me, whatever you do, try not to anger Bill," he whispered. "He's given his word not to hurt you, but still, I don't trust him." Ford put his hand on her shoulder. "Promise me you'll behave." Mabel nodded.

"Mabel, I swear I'll find a way to save you," Dipper said seriously. He handed her a small notebook. "I was up all night last night compiling all the information you might need." Dipper shuddered and took a deep breath and hugged her. "Just please be safe."

Mabel no longer tried to blink back her tears, instead letting them fall freely. "I will," she promised.

"Time's up."

The brunette girl froze. "I don't want to go," she whispered to her family. Stan wrapped her up in a huge hug.

"You have to for now. We'll take care of things. Don't worry, pumpkin," he whispered. His voice cracked.

Pacifica hurriedly hugged Mabel. "Don't be stupid, 'kay?" Mabel nodded.

"Ready?" the King asked, uncharacteristically gentle.

Mabel looked back at her family, then at Preston. She nodded grimly. She had no choice. They all walked out to the waiting carriage. Bill Cipher hopped up inside and offered her his hand. Mabel took it cautiously. She was quickly pulled into the carriage, where Waddles as waiting. All too soon the door shut and her family began getting farther and farther away. Mabel couldn't help herself. She hugged Waddles close and cried.