Storm

Disclaimers: Dipper Pines and Co. are owned by Disney and Alex Hirsch and are all copied without permission. I have made this story for fun and not profit.

Writer's Note: I was taking to my dad about Oregon and he told me it rains a lot there and I also thought about how dangerous thunderstorms can be. So, I decided to write this.

Part One

Dipper, Wendy, and Mabel were spending the day in town. It was still relatively early and they didn't seem to have much planned for the day. Considering the shack was now owned by Soos, there was no real need for having the shack open when business was slow. The day was rather warm, not unlike any usual day in Gravity Falls during the summer months. The weather had become unbearably hot for the past few weeks, but they were lucky that it hadn't been too hot that morning.

As they made their way toward the arcade, Dipper glanced over across the street they were walking down. Be saw Robbie and Tambry standing at the corner, chatting amiably. Dipper stopped and watched them for a moment. They were really enjoying each other's company nowadays. Ever since the 'Love God' incident, the two had become inseparable. It was thanks to Mabel that Robbie was able to move on from being away from Wendy. He was happy Wendy would now be free to spend more time with him instead of Robbie.

Dipper froze as he saw them glance in his direction. The pair gave him a hard look, not liking that he was staring at them. Dipper smiled nervously and gave them an anxious wave. Robbie and Tambry harrumphed and turned their backs to him and started heading down the street. Dipper stopped as he gulped nervously. He then heard a voice from behind him.

"Dipper?"

"Nguhh!?" he yelped, turning around.

Wendy and Mabel were giving him a confused look, to which Dipper replied.

"Uh- n-nothing! I was just uh.."

He trailed off but silence between them didn't last for long. On the many television sets, the familiar face of the town's news reported appeared.

"Breaking news! There are reports of a severe thunderstorm that will be descending upon Gravity Falls in a matter of hours! Anyone who is in the area should head to their homes and wait out the storm and stay clear of any windows!"

Dipper and others who were gathering around the store window stared on in horror at what was being said.

"I am Shandra Jimenez, and..."

Dipper tuned her out as he turned to Wendy and Mabel.

"Guys! What do we DO!?"

"It's the end of the WORLD!" shrieked Old Man McGucket, flailing his arms about. "Everything's gonna FLOOD!"

"We don't know that for SURE!" Mabel responded, not wanting to worry everyone.

Dipper however started to feel an unusually cool breeze before a single drop of rain landed on his head. He glanced up at the sky as another drop landed on his cheek. Wendy and Mabel soon felt a drop landing on them as well. Then another and another. It started slow, but it soon began to increase at an alarming rate. Everyone soon began to panic as rain started to fall on them.

Dipper looked out toward the horizon. Dark, black clouds loomed high above the outskirts of the town. Dipper, Mabel, and Wendy stared on in awestruck horror as they watched the the clouds approaching from the distance. They could see bolts of electric charge etching their way throughout the blanket of clouds. At this time, the wind was already beginning to pick up, and Dipper nearly had to shout to be heard.

"We need to warn Soos and Grunkle Stan!"

All around them, bits of trash and litter had begun to be lifted from the ground and tossed about around them. Dipper felt something hard hit him in the shoulder and winced. He then let out a pained gasp as a piece of broken glass flew past, grazing against his cheek.

"Dipper! We need to go NOW!" Wendy yelled over the growing wind. "It's getting too dangerous to be out here!"

They both ducked as a sheet of metal flew just past their heads and clattered about across the ground. Wendy helped Dipper to his feet and they soon took off from the direction they had been walking from, hoping they would make it to the Mystery Shack in time.

Author's Note: There is more to come soon..