Chapter 1- How it began

A/N: Hey everyone! It's been so long since I've wrote a Gravity Falls fanfic and I'm so excited to do another one. This takes place after the society of the Blind Eye.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls.

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Dipper let out a yawn in his seat as Stan drove them through the street. Thirty minutes ago, he was sleeping comfortably in his warm bed when Stan had decided to take them on a camping trip to the mountains. He hated waking up so early especially since he didn't get enough sleep last night. His twin sister Mabel was sitting next to him while Stan was driving and Soos on shotgun, though he was tired he was still excited about the trip, so he read Journal 3 to pass time, but deep down, he couldn't help feeling as if something bad was going to happen soon.

Mabel on the other hand was bouncing in her chair with enthusiasm. "Grunkle Stan, are we there yet, are we there yet?" she asked eagerly.

"Yeesh, calm down kid! We'll be there soon." their uncle informed them, focusing on the road ahead of them. Smiling, the preteen sat back on her chair and noticed her brother staring through the window.

"Dipper, are you okay?" Mabel asked.

"I'm fine, but…" he bit down his libs trying to find the right words. " I think someone is following us." he stated worriedly. Mabel raised an eyebrow and leaned closer to look through the window and saw nothing.

"I don't see anything." She said to him. "Are you sure you're not just imagining things?"

Stan chuckled. "See? This is why we're going on this trip kid. You've been spending too much time reading that spooky journal of yours that it's starting to get your head. You need to layoff and relax for a while."

Mabel nodded in agreement. "Stan's right, Dipper. We're here to have fun and you should too" she said smiling softly at him. Her brother always had been like that since they arrived in this town. It's true she didn't believe him at first until she found out her first boyfriend was a bunch of gnomes who wanted to make her their queen. She giggled at the memory.

Dipper rubbed the back and sighed. "I guess so." for the first time he hoped he was wrong.

Meanwhile outside the car, a triangle-shaped shadow was chasing after the car at intense speed. When it finally made contact with it their car began shaking violently and an invisible force pushed them to the side of the road.

"What's happening?" Soos muttered his eyes widening.

"I-I dunno!" Stan replied. He tried hitting the brakes but the car didn't respond. There was a flash of blinding light before everything went white around them.

The car was gone.

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Dipper slowly opened his eyes, feeling great pain in his head. At first his mind couldn't process anything, and then he remembered everything. The camping trip, the car incident.He looked over and saw his sister slowly waking up. "Mabel, you okay?" he asked.

Rubbing her sore head, Mabel answered. "I think so." she then looked around to the forest surrounding them and gasped. "What happened? Where are we?" she asked in concern.

"I don't know." he stood up and began calling for his uncle and best friend. "Grunkle Stan! Soos! Can you hear me?" when no answer came he sighed. "I guess we're on our own for now. C'mon we have to find them." he said and walked away.

"Dipper wait, you're hurt!" she shouted.

The preteen stopped in his tracks and looked down to the large cut on his arm; some blood was dripping out of it. "It must have got it when the car went out of control." he explained. He was too busy trying to make sense of what happened that he hadn't noticed the injury.

Mabel moved closer to get a better look. "Does it hurt?"

"Just a little." he lied. It hurt a lot actually, but he didn't want to worry his sister even more than she already was. His gaze fell on some of the supplies they brought for the trip scattered around. "Do you think there's a first aid-kit in there?"

"I'll go check." Mabel walked to the piles of random supplies looking for the first aid-kit. She remembered putting one in there just in case someone got hurt. Once she found it she hurried back to her injured brother. She grabbed a bottle of water, some bandages and began treating his injury. She used a wet piece of cloth to clean the wound. Her brother winced in pain at the sudden contact, but she continued bandaging his arm. "There! All done!" she exclaimed, giving a fully-braced grin at him.

"Thanks, Mabel." Dipper said gratefully. "Now let's go find Soos and Stan. They could be in danger for all we know." As the twins made their way through the giant trees they began observing their surroundings. The forest itself looked similar to the Gravity Falls woods only bigger and the trees stretched higher than they normally should.

"Where do you think this is?" Mabel asked.

"I'm not sure, but maybe there's something in the journal that could help us." Dipper suggested and slipped his hand into his vest. To his surprise, there was nothing in it….

"Oh no…" The kid quickly took off his vest and searched in it for his book.

"Dipper, what's wrong?"

The boy stared at her with wide eyes. "I-It's gone…I can't find It." her brother explained and slapped his forehead. "I can't believe I lost it AGAIN!" he looked down to the ground, close to tears. Mabel knew how important that book was for him and tried to comfort him.

"Don't worry bro. I'm sure it's still around here somewhere. We just have to look for It." she said determent.

"Really?"

Mabel gave him thumbs up to confirm that. "Of course!" Her brother smiled weakly at her and nodded. Both twins then walked further into the woods.

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Meanwhile back in Gravity Falls.

Everyone was enjoying a peaceful morning. Some families were at home and others at work. In the Greasy Diner people were watching a football game when the screen suddenly began flashing brightly.

"What's going on?" a man asked. Murmurs of confusion from the crowed filled the air as the screen stopped glowing and a man in a yellow suit appeared in front of them. He wore a top hat, a bow tie and had blonde hair. The weirdest thing about him was a black eyes patch covering his left eye. To everyone's confusion he was in every TV screen in town!

"Hello people of Gravity Falls!" he greeted with big grin. It was clear to them that something was off about that guy. "I bet you all wondering who am I, right? Well the names Bill and I have a big announcement. I'm starting a new TV show called 'Journey'. It's starring nine people I've picked and sent to a place they have no idea about beyond their will. Don't be fooled by their looks because those people hiding big secrets and you'll get to find out what they are. I'll be broadcasting an episode every day at this exact time. Now without a further ado, here's Day one!"

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A/N: So whaddya think of it? I was inspired for this from another story I've read before. I hoped you enjoyed it and don't forget to review. Now the twins and the other seven people will have to survive without the help of journal. Things will get more interesting in the next chapters. I promise. :)