This is my first AU! yay! ^_^
I'm a little nervous putting it up but everyone has got to take a risk every now and then right? (I'm just going to keep telling myself that)
This is going to have more songs in it than if all the von trapp family sat down half way through The Sound Of Music and watched Wicked
I do not own Adventure Time or Gravity Falls, unfortunately.
"This is when people are talking"
This is when people are thinking (unless otherwise stated)
This is either someone singing, an electronic voice/device or someone unknown talking*
Full Summary
Bonnibel "Bubblegum" Brenner is a typical 17 year old genius living with her Uncle Peppermint and 19 year old brother, Gumball Brenner, when he is killed by the assassin who murdered their family 13 years ago, with the intent to finish off the Brenner bloodline. To keep her safe, Peppermint moves her to a town in the middle of no where named "Gravity Falls". Bonnibel soon discovers that this seemingly quiet town has secrets and mysteries of its own; including a golden-orange haired man who smells of dog, a pair of blonde twins who constantly talk of 'monster hunting' and are obsessed with a journal they found, and a tall, pale girl with intense crimson eyes that seem to look straight through her.
Marceline Abadeer moved to Gravity Falls with her care-taker, Simon Petrikov, and her younger brother, Marshall Lee (then aged 5), when she was just 7 years old. Now, 10 years later, things begin to change in the small town; namely her upcoming 18th birthday which promises to be an event to die for, and a pink haired girl who moves into town and starts working at Simon's 'Mystery Shack' and takes a particular interest in Marceline's eyes.
What will Bonnibel discover about the town and about herself? Will Marceline be able to cope with her 'changes'? Will they be able to get over their tragic pasts and learn to trust each other? And discover along the way that what they feel may be more than just friendship? Read and see
It's not fair, Peppermint thought as he stood behind his crouched niece; who had started to cry into her hands. Peppermint placed a hand on her shoulder to try and comfort her, though he knew it wouldn't stop her tears. He was too young, and now she is all alone.
Bubblegum stood up and turned to cry into his chest, clutching at his white shirt and wetting it with her tears. Peppermint put his arms around her and stood there, he knew that there was nothing to be said so he just held her, like he had done since she was young.
"I can't believe he's dead Peppy, I just...can't believe that Gumball is gone!"
Poor child, she's already lost her parents. Peppermint sighed sadly and hugged her tighter as he remembered the day, 13 years ago, when her parents, his friends, had been found dead in their laboratory. He shuddered at the memory of seeing their bodies lying lifeless on the cold ground; their faces reflecting the horror they had seen in their final moments.
He was brought back to the present when Bubblegum shifted in his arms; he let her go as she stepped back over her brother's coffin. He watched as she reached into the coffin and began to restyle his hair; so that it spiked up at the front, she neatened it at the back and around his ears before taking a step back. Just the way he liked it, Peppermint thought.
After she had finished studying her handiwork, she turned back to Peppermint and smiled sadly at him, "I had to fix his hair, it just...didn't look right", she then walked away from the coffin to sit down at a pew; hugging her knees and lowering her head so that her hair fell to cover her face.
Peppermint turned from his niece and back to the body lying in the coffin, he was wearing a black pin-striped suit with a white undershirt. He was also wearing his bright pink tie, the one that matched his hair. He looked at his face, his handsome face that was full of kindness and happiness when he was alive, but now looked as if he was sleeping, now that he was gone. He thought of his brilliant green eyes, just like his mother and sister's eyes. He remembered the times he had had with the boy when he was young; how he had made him laugh and held him as he cried when his parents had passed. He remembered the christmas' the three of them had shared and how they used to hug him tightly after unwrapping their new microscopes or set of test tubes or whatever they had asked for that particular year.
19, Peppermint thought miserably as he gripped the side of the coffin, the boy was 19 when he died, he barely had time to be a man. It was stolen from him. He looked at his nephew again and felt his heart break even more, even though he wasn't a blood relation to him or his sister, he was still their uncle. He had become their guardian when their parents had died, he was as much their family as they were his, he loved them with all his heart.
I'm so sorry Gumball, I tried. I really did. I let my guard down and it cost you your life, I'm sorry, I'm..
"Peppy?"
He glanced up from Gumball's face and found himself looking into a pair of bright green eyes; eyes that were red from crying. "Yes Bonnibel?" he asked, a ghost of a smile touched her face at the mention of her first name, she lifted her hands to his cheeks and used her thumbs to wipe away the tears that were there, he hadn't realised he had been crying.
"Can we leave now? I don't think I can stay any longer"
"Of course" he said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and lead her away from the coffin that held her brother, and out the doors of the church.
A week had passed since Gumball's funeral and Peppermint knew that Bubblegum was still feeling depressed. To distract her mind from her brother's death, she had thrown herself into her studies, despite having finished school weeks earlier, she focused mainly on physics and chemistry as they were the subjects she enjoyed most. She would sit at her desk for hours at a time, the dark bags under her eyes showed how little sleep she had had, which was making him worried.
He knew that she couldn't help it, she had told him that every time she went to sleep, she would dream of Gumball smiling at her while he took a cake out of the oven or looking at something through his microscope. Bubblegum said that she would smile back and go to hug him, but he would fade away just when she was about to reach him and she would find herself standing over his coffin. Gumball would be looking up at her with a miserable look on his face, telling her to "hide" or "run" over and over again, pushing her away if she tried to get close to him. Peppermint would hear her scream out and would run to her room to find her hugging her knees and crying. He would walk over to the bed and hold her again, just like he always had. He hated seeing her like this, but there was nothing he could do.
This morning, he had been up and dressed before Bubblegum. He was wearing a pair of black pants with his white button-up long-sleeve tucked into it, taking care to make sure his torso, forearms and legs were covered. His red tie was hanging loosely around his neck as he walked into the kitchen to start preparing breakfast for Bubblegum and himself.
As he poured his coffee and was about to sit down and start reading his newspaper, he heard the young teen come down the stairs and walk into the kitchen. She was wearing purple jeans, a pink T-shirt and her pink hair was tied up.
"Get much sleep last night?" Peppermint asks, even though he knew what her answer was going to be based on the dark bags under her eyes.
"Not really", She mumbled to him as she put a piece of bread in the toaster. When it was done, she only took two bites of it before offering the rest to Peppermint. He knew she hadn't been eating much of anything recently, and it was beginning to show.
"Bubblegum, I'm worried about you. If you don't start eating properly you're going to fade away"
"I'm sorry", was all she could manage. She turned and leaned against the marble-stone counter, "I just don't have much of an appetite for anything right now". She sighed and looked at her feet. Peppermint hated making her feel bad but she needed to eat something.
"How about you go down to the store and buy yourself some candy?" He asked, putting down his paper and walked up to Bubblegum, taking some money out of his shirt pocket, "you always have an appetite for candy and anything is better than nothing at this point". He smiled as he pushed the money into her hand and pulled her into a standing position, "why else would you be called Bubblegum? Now go! Quickly now! Before I decide to take my money back", he teased, while pushing her towards the door.
"Alright, alright! I'm going" Bubblegum smiled at him over her shoulder as he continued to push her towards the front door, she turned around and hugged him tightly when he stopped, "Thanks Peppy".
He hugged her back, she's nearly taller than me now, he thought, she's growing up so fast. Your family is proud of you, I'm sure.
"It's okay Princess", she laughed softly at his nickname for the pink-haired teen. "Now hurry up, my coffee is probably cold now", he teased again as he released Bubblegum and walked back towards the kitchen as she opened the door. He barely had time to sit back down when he heard her scream.
Fearing the worst, he threw his paper and ran back to the front door to find her lying on her side on the porch, clutching a piece of paper in her hand. He knelt down beside her and held her against his chest; checking that she was breathing. When he was satisfied that she was okay he took the note from her and read it,
Three down, one to go
Only you left now Bonnibel
The hairs on the back of his neck stood up, No, was he could think, no, no, NO! It couldn't be. I've done everything I could! It's too soon! He's still after her, even after Gumball's death.
He hung his head as the reality of the situation hit him; He was coming for her like he had come for Gumball; he had failed his friends, he had failed his family, he had failed everyone.
He turned the paper over to see if there was anymore to the note; unfortunately there was,
P.S
Thank you for fixing his hair,
It was annoying me too
He….he was there? He was at the funeral!? Peppermint thought frantically, he dared to be in the same room as Gumball, the same room as HER?!
At the thought of Bubblegum he remembered that he was still holding her, his anger subsided slightly as he looked down to see her staring up at him, her eyes were filled with tears but she didn't say anything, she was just staring up at him, with her green eyes, her brilliant green eyes, the eyes of her mother and brother. He picked her up in his arms and ran back into the house.
He laid her down on the lounge before running back into the kitchen, taking out his phone and dialing a number that filled him with dread, he hesitated before pressing the green button as he knew what would happen after he did. He thought of Bubblegum; how he had promised her parents he would protect her and her brother, I failed them once, it will not happen again, he thought as he pressed the button,
"Hello?"
The voice on the other end was rough and low, but it had a sarcastic edge to it; exactly how Peppermint had remembered it, as if it hadn't changed after all these years, which he knew it hadn't.
"It's me" He said quickly, "I need your help….he's back"
"Oh well, hello Dark One! So nice to hear from you after all this time!"
"I don't have time for this, I need you to help me! I need you to protect her, I need you to…..to make her disappear" He said as he walked back into the lounge room, Bubblegum was sitting up, hugging her knees and staring straight ahead.
"And why should I help you? This is the first I've heard from you in nearly 13 years! I was worried" The voice was thick with sarcasm, Peppermint could almost feel his smirk through the phone,
"Because you owe me and you know it. Now if you're done with this, can you just DO IT ALREADY!" Peppermint yelled into the phone, making Bubblegum jump, effectively waking her from her trance.
"Fine, fine. There's no need to yell. Be at the airport in one hour, someone will meet you there." The voice hesitated before continuing, "Do you want to know where she's going?"
Peppermint stopped, he turned and looked at Bubblegum; at her scared face and tear filled eyes. He turned back and look into the mirror that was hanging on the wall, he looked at himself; at his white hair and the red-streaks that ran through it and thought of the red markings that decorated his covered skin, he could feel them starting to glow and fill his body with their warmth; reacting to his emotions.
I will not fail her, I will protect her. Even if that means I can never see her again, I will not fail her like I failed the rest of her family, I will protect her.
"No", He said, "Don't tell me. He's going to come after me once he learns that she has gone, I'll put up a fight but even so, I will probably lose. He will torture me to find out where she is, I don't want to fail her again, I..", His voiced cracked as he choked on a sob, he breathed in deeply to regain his composure and continued; "just promise me you'll take her somewhere safe"
The voice on the line was silent for a moment before sighing sadly; "I promise old friend, I will protect her, I owe you that much"
"Thank you"
He hung up the phone and turned to Bubblegum, she was still staring at him with her green eyes, her sparkling, bright, brilliant emerald eyes. He couldn't handle the guilt he felt when he looked in them any longer; he waved his arm at her and flicked his wrist, feeling the familiar warmth flood through it as Bubblegum closed her eyes and fell sideways. He caught her before she hit the ground and hugged her, "I'm sorry Princess", he whispered into her hair over and over, "I'm sorry".
Eventually, he stood up with Bubblegum in his arms, his face stern and determined, and started to pack her things, things she would need for her new life.
Where she will be safe, he kept thinking, where she will be safe.
He sighed as he hung up the phone, He held the bridge of his nose as he leant on his desk and closed his eyes,
"S-sir?"
Without changing his position he spoke to the quavering voice,
"I need someone to go to Ooo airport, there is someone there that requires my protection"
"Sir," the small voice continued, "I'm assuming that you require one of our top agents, I regret to inform you that they're all away, only Shark has returned so far and he is-"
"Send Shark."
"B-but sir, he has only just returned fr-"
"I'm sorry," He said, opening his eyes and looking up at the being, who flinched at his gaze, "Did I stutter?" He asked, his eyes turning black, making the smaller being tremble and sink closer to the floor,
"N-no sir, I didn-"
"Listen," He started, glaring at the lesser being as he continued, "I made a promise to a very old friend that I would protect this person, this girl. To do that, I need to make her disappear, which means I need to send her to the only place that I deem safe, the only place under my protection at all times, the only place in the world where she will be able to escape the monster hunting her."
The being in front of him rose slightly as he spoke, "Sir, you mean..?"
"Yes" He answered, leaning forward and picking up a picture frame that was sitting on his desk; it showed a man with brown hair and blue eyes carrying a smiling boy on his back as he ran. The boy's raven hair and brown eyes matching those of the young girl running beside them, laughing with them.
He smiled as he thought of them, "Yes," He repeated, placing the frame back on his desk as he looked back towards the voice's source, "Gravity Falls."
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Thanks for reading!
