The Forgotten One

by fiction2fantasy

Memory is a powerful thing. As the twins head back to Gravity Falls to search for clues to the whereabouts of their missing Gruncles, A long lost rival strives to return. Secrets and lies threaten to tear the pair apart as the villain manipulates them for his own personal gain.

1. Back to Gravity Falls

The cold morning air turned crisp as the warm sunshine crept through the trees, slowly melting the frost of the outside of the bus as it snaked through the winding roads to Gravity Falls. A pair of Twins sat next to each other, passed out from the long ride, the boy's head against the window, fogging up the glass as he dreamed. Gnomes and Giants and Dinosaurs roamed around in his own personal fantasy as he recalled the events that happened five years ago. A menacing laugh pierced through the bliss and fear surrounded Dipper; A infamous voice from the past welcoming him back.

"Dipper Pines! It's been too long. Did you forget about me? Cus I didn't forget about YOU!" One yellow eye turned blood red with rage. It grew larger until it threatened to swallow him whole.

His eyes snapped open.

"Just a dream" He knew in his head it was, but his stomach was in knots from the experience. The bus slowly screeched to a halt in front of the only stop in town. Mabel shifted awake next to her brother, yawning as she stretched away the sleepiness. It took her less than a second to catch up.

"We're here! I can't WAIT to see everyone! AHH. I hope it's just like I remember!" She sprang up off the seat and grabbed her backpack from the overhead storage, running off the bus before Dipper could even make sense of his mixed feelings. Something told him that there was more than memories waiting for him in Gravity Falls. He exhaled on the window, making a small spot of condensation. With his index finger, he traced the image of the foe long forgotten. One small triangle with a top hat hovering above the apex. He stared for a brief moment, then smeared the picture away.

"Get it together Dipper, He's gone, and he's not coming back." He wavered as he spoke the words, hoping that saying them out loud would reassure him slightly. He still felt tense as he stood up, to grab his backpack. He unzipped the first pocket and pulled out a scuffed up White and blue hat. He sighed as he touched the Blue emblem on the face of it. He turned it around and slipped it snugly over his full brown locks as he stepped off the bus.