A balmy June breeze shuddered the thick, dense forest surrounding the small, seemingly normal town called Gravity Falls, Oregon. Pine needles rained from the towering trees, coating the bare forest floor. It is nearly silent, except for the occasional woodpecker in the distance. The near silence was broken by crunching in the close proximity. The crunching grew louder, and two silhouettes appeared in the distance. The figures, nearly the same height, inch closer as the crunching was revealed as them stepping on the bed of pine needles. One looked like a 15 year old boy with an old, dirty baseball cap on his head, with a blue pine tree on it. The other appeared as a 15 year old girl, who looks very similar to the boy, revealing that they are twins. The girl is wearing an aged sweater with a shooting star that leaves a rainbow trail. The two figures are Dipper and Mabel Pines, looking for a new adventure. Dipper held a book that looked surprisingly new. With a closer look, it appears to be a journal, but instead of the familiar looking journal 3 on Dipper's side, the journal boasted an unusual 4 in the gold, six fingered hand. The two continued their trek, with Dipper burying his face in the journal, and Mabel was prancing around, enjoying herself while humming the newest Sev'ral Timez hit. Suddenly, the twins came to an abrupt stop. Near silence now returned to the woods.
"Wow." Said Dipper silently to himself. He had previously thought that the other 3 journals had covered almost everything, if not everything. Over the last school year, his great uncles Stan and Ford had found so many new creatures and other abnormalities, another journal had to be created. Plus, Ford had told him that there was the possibility of more to come. Dipper stared at the shiny journal's first page; a whole new summer of adventures and mysteries, just like the summer of 2012. A single tear went down Dipper's cheek as he smiled, remembering moments of the best summer of his life. Now, a new saga of adventures starts with the journal. Dipper looked up and noticed that his sister was staring at him. He immediately wiped his tear trail, and Mabel proceeded to laugh at him.
"What's the matter, Dip? Thinking about your love life? Ayo!" Said Mabel jokingly, as she high fived herself.
"No, not that." Dipper answered, clearly red with embarrassment. He had also been secretly thinking about his failed ploys with Wendy. "Anyway, with this new journal, we got new adventures, and I intend on starting today."
"But Dipper," whined Mabel. "We just got here a couple of hours ago! Can't you at least let me settle in?"
"Not a chance." Replied Dipper. Unlike the last two summers spent at Gravity Falls, Dipper felt more excited to visit the town. Once Ford had told him about the new journal, Dipper felt like a kid again. Hints of his previously well known awkwardness and sweating have returned to the boy. Actually, until after the last Christmas break, puberty had not treated poor Dipper well. Although he has cleared up pretty well, traces of acne were left on his face. His voice also grew deeper, but alas was more prone to voice cracks. Scruffy hairs protruded from his chin, forming a semi-decent stubble.
Mabel, however, was treated much better than Dipper by puberty. She has grown a lot, still taller than Dipper, but now by a full inch. Her voice and body has matured more than Dipper's had, but the most recognizable change in Mabel was her beautiful smile, thanks to the help of her braces (which she had for three painstakingly long years.) She had also matured mentally, but not as much as Dipper. He hated to say it, but Dipper found his sister attractive. (No Pinecest intended.)
"Come on, Dipper," continued Mabel. "I swear, we can start tomorrow, bright and early!" Dipper froze. Normally he wouldn't agree to her terms, but he knew that she wanted something if she was going to sacrifice her extra hours of sleep.
"Fine, but only if you wake up early!" stated Dipper as he closed the journal and put it in his blue vest.
"Yay!" cheered Mabel, running back to where the twins came from. "Thank you, Dipper!" Dipper smiled, and started following her. She eventually got out of his sight, on account of her running and him only walking. Suddenly, something caught Dipper's eye, and he stopped. He looked to his right, trying to spot the irregular sight of grey in the green of the forest. He couldn't find it, so he shrugged his shoulders and continued on his way, the crunching of the pine needles continued, slowly fading away until the near silence dominates the forest again.
Surprisingly, Dipper had spotted something after all. In the distance, there was indeed something grey in the forest. Hidden behind a rather large pine tree is the stony corpse of the twins' greatest enemy, the triangle dream demon Bill Cipher. The stone was covered in moss, and was severely aged. A bird's nest rests on his hand, with the bird silently roosting. Suddenly, the near silence was interrupted by cackling, slowly growing louder (otherwise known as a crescendo for the music majors.) The demonic laughter is now recognizable as Bill Cipher's laugh, originating from the statue. As his chortle climaxed, the statue shook violently, causing the bird in the next to fly away in panic. Soon, the statue stopped shaking, and near silence continues yet again in the Oregon forest, as the late afternoon sun begins its final descent into the horizon.
A/N: So, that's my first chapter. Feel free to review and junk. This is my first work after all, and I'm still getting used to it.
