Dipper sat silently at the table while Ford got them all a cup of coffee. Dipper felt exhausted and his head was still pounding. He glanced at Stan who seemed to be the same. Even the normally cheerful Mabel was silent. "Here you go." Ford set the cups down and they all eagerly devoured the coffee.
After a moment Mabel spoke. "So now what?"
They all sighed. "Bill's back." Ford said. "I don't know what he plans to do now, but I doubt it is good. We need to figure a way to defeat him for good." He glanced at Stan. "And this time let's see if we can find a way without erasing anyone's memories. I'm not looking forward to loosing my family this time."
A"That was your idea last time, remember?" Stan chuckled.
"Then what do we do?"
"Bill doesn't have his body." Mabel said. They all turned and looked at her. "I mean if he did then that would mean he would have already started Weirdmogedon again. Right?"
"She's right." Ford nodded. "But he should have been able to find his body easy enough. It's not like we hid it. We didn't expect him to come back." Ford rubbed his chin. "Maybe… Maybe he can't reconnect with his body for some reason."
"We'll have to do some research." Dipper nodded. He rubbed his hands along the coffee mug. We have to find a way to defeat Bill. Before he finds a way to start weirdmogedon again.
"So what do we do about all this?" Stan asked as he leaned back in his seat. "We all know Bill will come after us, so how should we deal with all this?"
"First things first we need to bill proof-." Ford was interrupted as Dipper's phone rang. They all turned to look at him.
Dipper flushed slightly and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"What did you do you idiot?" Bree's voice yelled out. She was loud enough the others seemed to hear her so Dipper decided he might as well put it on speaker.
"What are you talking about Bree?" Dipper asked.
"I just got back to town and do you know what I saw?" She was yelling angrily still. "A familiar mark on a tree at the edge of town. THe mark that mindsharks make to claim their territory. If you let that monster come here-."
"We didn't do anything like that!" Mabel yelled over the phone. "We just got back ourselves."
Bree seemed to relax. "I see." She seemed to take a deep breath. "Right. Well we've got another problem then. Mindsharks are territorial to start with but they don't leave the mindscape unless someone opens a way for them… I'm sorry I just thought we were…"
"Bree you're saying there is a mindshark in this plane of existence now?"
"Yeah." Bree whispered. "Which means we've got a dangerous predator wandering through the town of Gravity Falls. We need to do something before it attacks and hurts someone." Bree sighed. "I'll see if I can find out more information on where it went. If you aren't busy I could use your help on finding it. Okay?"
"Yeah we'll be there soon!" Dipper said. Ford and Stan exchanged a quick glance but they didn't say anything else. "Be careful Bree."
"Don't worry I know what to do against mindsharks, I know a lot about the mindscape."
1"Where should we meet you?" Mabel poked her head closer to the phone.
Bree was silent for a minute and then she answered. "I'll meet you at the school okay? I'll be heading back there anyways to drop off my stuff."
"See you soon." Mabel said and then the phone clicked off. "Alright let's go deal with this first."
"Bill is probably the one who let the mindshark out anyways." Dipper nodded. "Let's go."
"I'll stay here and see if I can come up with any ideas of what to do." Ford said standing up. "We'll need a way to send it back to the mindscape."
"Right." Stan stood up. "Let's grab some fun weapons on the way." He rubbed his hands together eagerly.
Dipper couldn't help but chuckle. He really loved his family. They were all a bit odd but he still loved them. "Let's go then."
A while later they were pulling up in front of the school and found Bree standing there. Her hair was a little messy and she still had some leaves in her hair. Dipper wondered why she decided to come back. "Bree." He waved. "Any updates?"
"Yeah." She pointed to a nearby tree where claw marks were there. "It's claiming its territory. We need to hurry up and figure out where specifically it is before it attacks someone."
"So what do we know about it?" Stan asked walking up behind Dipper.
"They attack anything in their territory that moves close to them. Here." She passed out walkie talkies. "Channel 3, first things first we need to make a perimeter. Look for scratch marks on trees." She pulled out a map of the town. "Hopefully it hasn't claimed a large territory. If you doe see it radio immediately and don't engage. Got it?" She was glaring at Stan, who just rolled his eyes.
"I'll go that way." Dipper pointed. "Mabel why don't you start on the other side of the school. Grunkle Stan you go that way."
"Right." THe two said and separated.
"Dipper." Bree caught his arm. "I have no idea what to do once we catch it. Please tell me Ford is doing something useful right now."
"He is don't worry." Dipper tried to act confident but he wasn't sure he pulled it off because Bree still looked worried. Though she did let him go. He headed off on his own. Every now and then he would radio when he saw the marks. After an hour he ran into Mabel.
"Seen anything?" He asked his twin.
"Not yet."
"Hey Mini Ice!" Stan's voice crackled over the radio. "I finished my area. Now what?"
Just when Dipper was beginning to believe something had happened to Bree she answered. "Everyone head towards Ford's class. That seems to be the center, which is most likely where it plans on making its nest."
"Sharks don't make nests usually." Dipper said holding down the button and listening to his echo on Mabel's radio. That was weird. Mabel smiled and turned her radio off quickly.
Z"Mindscape sharks do. I've found a nest before, full of bones." Her voice faded off for a moment only leaving static. "Be careful." SHe finally finished.
Dipper and Mabel headed to Ford's lab in silence. The thought of bones left an ominous tone. Even Mabel seemed to be having a hard time cheering the atmosphere up. They finally arrived finding Stan and Bree poking their heads stealthily into the window. Bree glanced over at them and waved a hand.
Dipper took a deep breath and then inched closer. He peared in and froze. The mindshark was there, crushing the desk Ford usually stood at. It was turning the desk into a fine powdery pile.
"Any ideas?" Stan whispered.
"Call Grunkle Ford." Dipper whispered. "We'll see what we can do from here."
"Right." Stan moved away.
"So now what?" Mabel asked.
"We need to keep it confined in here for now." Bree whispered. "Any ideas guys?" She raised her eyebrows.
"I guess we could try boarding up and locking the doors."
"My grandma is going to be mad." Bree sighed. "Alright let's do it."
They all nodded and quickly moved. Bree took one side while Dipper took another. Mabel kept watch on the mindshark. Dipper kept glancing back at his sister. He wanted to make sure that the mindshark wasn't doing anything suspiciously. Dipper tensed as he heard a crash from inside the room, and then the door burst open. He went sprawling out and watched as the mindshark reeled around and growled at him. Dipper tensed and then a rock came flying out and hit the mindshark in the head.
"HEY!" Bree yelled out. "Come on! Come and get me!"
The mindshark opened its mouth and let out a hiss. Dipper shivered seeing the sharp teeth and the poking slithering tongue. Then the shark started to run straight at Bree. She jumped, seeming surprised at the shark's attention.
2"OVER HERE!" Mabel yelled and the Shark revealed again and charged towards Mabel.
Dipper jumped to his feet and waved his hands. "HEY GET OVER HERE!"
For what felt like forever Dipper watched as the creature shot towards him, until Bree called out again. They continued to repeat the process over and over again. Dipper was beginning to lose hope that they would be able to do anything when Ford came into his view. He carried a large gun and pointed it at the Mindshark.
There was a blast and then the mindshark went rolling. It screeched out and then Ford pointed his gun behind the Shark. He shot again and a rip appeared in the air behind the shark.
It roared but then began to slid towards the portal. "GRAB SOMETHING!" Ford yelled.
Dipper reached out and grabbed a branch nearby. He could feel the pull. He glanced over and noticed Mabel holding onto a large rock. Bree was holding onto a tree. The shark screeched out angrily before it was pulled into the portal, leaving long scratch marks on the ground. THe portal closed and Dipper dropped to the ground. He grunted slightly and then stood up slowly and looked over at the others. "Is everyone okay?" He called.
"Yeah." Four answers called out. It was only then that Dipper realized that the first shot had came from Stan not Ford's gun.
"That was impressive." Bree said slightly as she brushed dust off his legs. "Not bad." She walked over to the scratch marks and sighed. "Great, now my grandma is going to have to deal with this."
6"Actually I should be able to fix it myself." Ford smiled.
"Right…" Bree looked away. "Better get started cleaning everything up." She headed over to the door and started to unlock/board it.
"We did it." Dipper smiled and looked at his family, but then his smile faltered as he thought about Bill again. Hey still had a lot of work to do. This was only the beginning.
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