It's too late. She slams her fist down on the button and the teleporter whirs to life.

"Just go! Find the team! I can hold out here!"

Her cheeks are stained with tears and her teeth are gritted. Tears are OK, but she can't go farther. She needs Dipper to believe she'll be OK. Maybe she can settle for believing that she believes it.

Then, suddenly there's a force on her hand. Just for a moment, his teke surrounds her wrist, trying to pull her to him.

This isn't fair. It's not fair. It's not fair that he just dropped this on her now and it's not fair that she has to do this to him after he just told her and-

The connection breaks, and the last thing Dipper will see before he makes the jump is her bayard lighting up as she turns to face the horde...