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[novaski]

hi hello! i posted 30th birthday on ao3 since you guys seemed to have like it

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[novaski]

im thinking....dsmp couples or dsmp characters as mitski songs

[novastarlyght]

Gravity Falls spec script outline - “Impractical Magic”

GF’s grande finale is tonight, but in the mean time, I’d like to share something with you all. Last year I was planning to enter a writing program where I needed to write a spec script for a currently ongoing prime-time TV show (animated or live action), and the writers of the best scripts would get apprenticeships at Nickelodeon. I planned out an entire spec script for a Gravity Falls episode... and then sadly never got the chance to write it out before the deadline.

Fortunately, I DID finish and still have the outline, which I’ve decided to post! (as Gravity Falls spec scripts won’t be eligible next time the program is open, since it will no longer be running) The episode is called “Impractical Magic and focuses on Mabel becoming a magical girl, mainly with purpose of parodying the genre, much like how Soos and the Real Girl parodied dating sims. It would theoretically take place sometime between Sock Opera and Northwest Mansion Noir. Also please ignore the fact the Society of Blind Eye’s memory eraser gun gets destroyed, this was written before Tale of Two Stans aired so I didn’t know it would actually turn out to be important, haha....

Enjoy!

COLD OPEN:

Mabel and Dipper are in a secret cavern beneath the Gravity Falls town hall, where according to Journal #3, twin Sphinxes are asleep. Every 618 years the Sphinxes awaken and one if them is capable of granting a wish to whoever can solve their riddle, and today is the day they wake up. They awake right on time, and tell Dipper and Mabel one sphinx always tells the truth, while the other always lies. They can only ask one of the sphinxes one question to find out who they choose to grant the wish.

Dipper says he's heard this riddle before, you just have to ask what the other guy would say. Mabel says that's silly, they already know the guy who told them the rules is the guy who tells the truth, otherwise those wouldn't be the rules. Dipper says he never thought of it that way before, so they go with that and ask the sphinx who gave them the rules who can grant the wish. The sphinx says he can. Concluding that's the truth, they ask him to grant the wish. This is wrong and the cave collaspes in on itself.

Once they escape, they realize the rules themselves a were a lie. Mabel says maybe they should've asked if they were both liars. Dipper sighs. Cue opening credits.

ACT 1:

The Pines Twins return to the Mystery Shack and Mabel says Dipper not to be so down about the sphinxes, with her help they'll still find an answer to all the mysteries in Gravity Falls. Dipper tells her no offense, but her help hasn't been so helpful lately. Cut to a flashback of the two of them encountering a troll (who is seen with a computer posting obnoxious comments on the internet) who won't let them cross a bridge. Mabel tries to bribe the troll with backstage passes to a Sev'ral Timez concert. This angers the troll who throws the computer at them. End Flashback. Mabel says since the Mutli-Bear liked BABBA, maybe all monsters shared a love of pop music. Dipper sighs and says maybe she shouldn't help for a while.

Mabel tells herself there has to be a way for her to help Dipper better while watching TV with Waddles. An anime show with a magical transforming heroine comes on. Mabel sees the main character of the show, a girl a lot like her, using magic and the power of love and friendship to help people and solve their problems. Inspired, she goes to Dipper and asks if the journal mentions anything about a magical locket that could "give [her] amazing powers and a super cute outfit." There's nothing in the journal like that, even in invisible ink. Dejected, Mabel goes back to watching TV, eventually falling asleep in front of it.

While she's asleep, a corny ad starts playing on TV. It gets Mabel's attention (even though she's still asleep - this is a dream) because it's advertising someone who can help her with an exact problem. Suddenly, Bill Cipher pops out of the TV as the room turns completely monochrome, signifying Mabel is dreaming. Though Bill greets her in a friendly way, Mabel is suspicious and not trusting of him,  after the incident where he stole Dipper's body. Bill, the trickster he is, tries to make it seem like he's apologetic for that and wants to help Mabel now, because he likes her; he relates to her because they both like to have fun. She still doesn't  completely buy it, but he also brings up something he told her the first time they met,  which was that she and Dipper might come in handy one day. Today's that day, and if she and Dipper are prepared to risk their lives to uncover the answers they want, he'll help them. She says no problem, they've risked their lives many times before already.

Mabel asks how he can help exactly. He says he knows things the journal doesn't. That magical item she waned? He knows how she can get that. As proof he brings up Gideon's amulet, which was a similar previous case. After enough of Bill's shmoozing Mabel warms up to the idea and makes the deal with him. Bill tells her how to make the magic item - just take any old locket and perform the a ritual to enchant it. After she wakes up, she does what he instructed.

ACT 2:

Mabel doesn't get much time to wonder if the spell worked before Stan calls her up to the Mystery Shack's gift shop, along with Dipper. Stan says one of them needs to work cashier since Wendy hasn't come into work today. Just then they get a call from her; she says her dad is fighting a t-rex in their backyard. No, seriously. Dipper and Mabel rush over there, while  Soos handles cashier, much to Stan's irritation. Once they get to Wendy's house they find that yes, Manly Dan is actually attempting to fight a dinosaur, although he gives up and makes a run for it with Wendy's brothers not long after they get there.

Dipper figures the t-rex must be like the pterodactyl; suspended in tree sap underground and then melted loose by the summer heat. Dipper tries to figure out what to do, but Mabel decides this is the perfect opportunity to test her new powers. She says the magic incantation, and transforms into a magical girl! Elaborate sparkly transformation sequence and all. Using her magic, she's able to stop the t-rex. Dipper is floored, and asks how on earth she was able to do that. She's coy and says it's all thanks to a certain magical friend.

When they go back into town they find more dinosaurs causing havoc. Mabel stops them too, though she has some difficulty. She thinks she needs more training and possibly some magical teammates to also help about. She suggests Dipper become a magical boy and he is immediately against the idea. Instead she's approached by her friends Candy and Grenda who say they wanna be magical girls too. She says she has to work it out with her "magical friend." That night she asks Bill if Candy and Grenda can help and he ethusiastically approves. He also gives Mabel some magical girl training inside the mindscape.

What follows is a series of short scenes with Mabel, Candy and Grenda, as magical girls, solving a variety of supernatural dilemmas in town which satirize plots from various magical girl shows and tropes of the genre. Soos also doesn't figure out Mabel is one of the magical girls until she tells him, despite it being incredibly obvious.

ACT 3:

Eventually Bill congratulates her and she thanks him for all he's done, she don't know why she ever thought not to trust him. He tells her she's ready to learn the ultimate spell, that'll make her the most powerful and helpful magical girl ever. Ecstactic, she recites the spell as soon as she wakes up... and it results in Bill being able to take control of her mind, effectively hypnotizing her into obeying him without question.

While Mabel's been busy with her magical heroism, Dipper has been trying to reverse-engineer the Society of the Blindeye's memory eraser gun, so he can help Old Man McGucket regain his memories. Mabel, under Bill's control, enters and destroys the memory gun. Dipper freaks out, asking in a panic what's gotten into her, as she starts demanding he give her the journal. When he refuses, she starts to attack. Dipper runs off as Mabel gives chase, along with Candy and Grenda who are also hypnotized in the same manner.

They chase Dipper into the woods, attacking him with various magical spells. He soon figures out what's going on, that Mabel made a deal with Bill because she felt bad about not being able to help him. He realizes that this is his fault and now he has to save Mabel. He's able to save her by remembering something that she once did to save him - grabbing Gideon's amulet and destroying it. He takes Mabel magic locket in a similar manner, destroys it, freeing her and the others from the thrall. Once they're free, Dipper apologizes for making Mabel feel like she wasn't valuable. She was always doing her very best to try and help him, and that's what's important. Mabel says she's sorry too for trusting Bill, and she promises she won't ever again.

As they make their way home, suddenly Pacifica Northwest appears as a rival "dark" magical girl. She says she wants to fight Mabel for who's truly the best, and most worthy to protect Gravity Falls from the forces of evil. The twins agree to use teamworks to stop Pacifica by also destroying her magical item.

END CREDITS:

An anime opening credits-style sequence for "Magical Girl * Shooting Star Mabel" complete with song lyrics in Japanese with gratutious English and karaoke subtitles.

[janetfraiser]

but imagine, really imagine your otp

meeting again after being separated for a year seven years

I'M SORRY DID SOMEONE SAY KATIEBEV CUZ THAT'S WHAT I JUST HEARD

(also I wrote this in twenty minutes and didn't really look it over)

"When you get back, mon capitaine, we are going on a date."

"You're rather confident, aren't you, Doctor?"

"That's not a no, now is it?"

"We'll just have to see."

--

Night Owl. 9pm. Thursday. Wear that green dress, my dear doctor, and I'll be there.

-K

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It's Thursday and I'm here, Kathryn, watching the news. What was supposed to be a first date turned into my mourning into a coffee...? Am I mourning for you, or for not getting to go on a date finally again? I barely know...knew you and you're already gone.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

They're saying you're probably dead and yet I don't think so. You're too stubborn.

--

I'm supposed to be sharing coffee with you right now. I can't help but wonder if you're wearing that green dress anyway. It does wicked things to your eyes.

I miss you...I think we would have been good for each other, had this date gone well. I hope you find happiness, Beverly.

Don't wait for me.

--

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Kathryn sat on her ready room couch, watching the earth, still in disbelief. The past week's event and top speed arrival hadn't truly had time to sink in. A padd pinged from the cushion next to her, indicating yet another incoming message.

With a sigh, she reached for it, planning to probably ignore another congratulations from yet another admiral.

Instead, her face broke into a stunning grin, and her heart began to race. She jumped from the couch and threw the padd aside. Rushing through the bridge, she transferred command and informed them that she was actually going to take that evening of leave she previously turned down.

Chakotay later went into her ready room to find a report. Picking the padd up from the floor near the door, he grinned and set it on her desk. He looked forward to gently teasing her later; the news of her excited exit quickly travelled the ship.

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Night Owl. As soon as you can get away. I'm the one wearing the green dress.

-B

--

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My dear old friend, Tuvok,

Please find the enclosed invitation - I hope you'll be able to attend. It would be an honour to have you stand with me on that day.

Best,

Kathryn

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Kathryn Janeway and Beverly Crusher request the pleasure of your company at their wedding Saturday, June 15th, 2379 at 1600 at Gretchen Janeway's residence Dress uniform or semi-formal dress requested.

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hopefully it wasn't too poorly written!

[janetfraiser]

admiralpulaski told me to okay blame her

Important OTP question: which one tries and fails to make a rum cake and winds up drunk and covered in flour, and which one comes home to find them in this condition?

"Mmm dammit Maestro you...were s'ppsed to make sure I didn't drink all the rum. WHY IS THE RUM ALWAYS GONE?"

Kathryn draped herself across the counter, one hand clutching the far edge and the other wrapped around the empty rum bottle. "Also remind me to call Mr. Paris and tell him about his dumb movies. Oh well. At least that one guy is kind of attractive I guess."

"Do I need to be worried? Are you talking about that pirate captain again? I thought we decided he wasn't your type - something about too much hair."

Jumping upright, Kathryn promptly fell into the doctor's arms and dropped the bottle behind her, trying to let it go unnoticed. "Oh h'llo Ma'am Doctor. You look extra beautiful tonight. I mean always. But...like...extra pretty today. Yes. Good. Maestro and I tried to make cake but he left and um...we...we...were out of...um...flour?"

Beverly tried not to laugh at the sight of her very inebriated wife with flailing hand gestures. "I can't imagine you were out of rum, too?"

Kathryn dropped her head to Beverly's chest. "I don't know where it went I swear."

"Kathryn, you smell like a bar."

"You have beautiful boobs."

"Thank you, but you're still in trouble."

"No, really, these are so bea-"

"Kathryn go to bed while I clean this up."

"But Beverlyyyyyyyyyyyyy."

"Now."

"Fine."

[janetfraiser]

Janeway + the runt of the litter (puppy)

She couldn't handle the empty house after the debriefings were finally over; after living with nearly 150 people for seven straight years, she thought she would have enjoyed the solitude...but it honestly unnerved her more than anything. She was always turning as she felt a presence, but found herself face to face with nothing.

After three days, she'd had enough and knew her vacation was just going to make her batty if she didn't do something about it. She'd remembered Mark saying something about Mollie's grandpups, and one quick com call later...

Six puppies jumped and cuddled and licked Kathryn, her laughter echoing around the entryway. Pulling one particularly fluffy one with big paws and a goofy grin from off her head, she noticed one small one sitting quietly on the edge of the carpet, far enough away to watch but not be trampled by her siblings. The tiny puppy tilted her head, as if rolling her eyes at the antics...and Janeway knew that was her puppy.

Mark took the others out of the room, and the tiny puppy carefully crawled into Kathryn's lap and promptly fell asleep, contented little puppy snuffles only endearing Kathryn more.

[janetfraiser]

Janeway + decaf coffee

Chakotay thought, since she hadn't slept more than a couple of hours in her ready room over the course of the last week, he might be able to sneak it to her and convince her to sleep.

Now, he was struck with the thought that decaf coffee almost felt like the warm shower he wanted to take so badly if the water circulation systems weren't offline.

He didn't try it again.

[janetfraiser]

Person A opens door nearly colliding with rain soaked and emotional person B..............?

why do you let me do this.

WHY.

continued from this.

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Beverly lay across her couch, padds everywhere around her - the floor, the table, her stomach - and overturned empty coffee mugs and teacups interspersed.

One week. 

Kathryn had been gone for one week. On day two, the Federation fleet was bombarded by an open transwarp hub and no fewer than thirty eight massive Borg cubes. Casualty counts in the thousands, Starfleet headquarters only barely managed to call it a victory.

However, there was absolute radio silence from Kathryn. No communications, and her ship was completely off the radar, along with all signs of the Borg. Admiral Paris had been on all the news channels that morning, mournfully announcing the presumed death of the great Admiral Kathryn Janeway, hero of the Delta Quadrant and vanquisher of the Borg. He'd followed his announcement with details of a public memorial service the following Monday, to which Beverly knew she'd probably have to drag herself and maintain a professional air.

Now, Beverly concentrated on counting the flecks on her ceiling. So far, her count stood at 48 flecks of paint, 2 paint bristles, and 1 crack. And one broken promise. She shook her head, willing her melodramatic thoughts away. She is...was a Starfleet officer. She knew and you know the risks. Honestly what did you even expect? When has an encounter with the Borg ever really ended well for you?

A knock at her door broke through her mental placations. Oh good. The next person to offer their condolences at the loss of my friend is going to get a door slammed in their face. She heaved a sigh and stood slowly, ignoring the pains of her awkward position held for too long.

She paused, one hand on the doorknob, trying to arrange her face in a hopefully civil expression. Opening it, she was nearly immediately suffocated by a very small, very rain soaked, very...red headed...she knew this bundle, attempting to absorb into her very skin by clinging and hugging as if its life depended on it. Tears fell from her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her admiral in return. Pressing a kiss to the side of her head, Beverly whispered, "Kathryn."

As if registering her name, Kathryn tipped her face back just enough to kiss Beverly fiercely enough to send her staggering back a few steps and into the wall. Between kisses, she muttered apologies for nearly breaking her promise, making her believe she was gone, and that she took so long to get back. Beverly only registered that she was back - apologies were irrelevant and a waste of energy that could too easily be put to use in...better ways.