Authers note: this is my first Gravity Falls fic so please no flames, sparks are okay but no flames. i'm also a tiny bit rusty in the fanfic department having not written a fanfic in a really long time, any ways i hope you enjoy

Mabel Pov

My name is Mabel, the cute pudgy dumpling resting its head on my lap is my pet and best friend Waddles, we are currently on a bus headed towards the place that I love the most but have the worst memory imaginable there. What is this horrible memory you may ask? well almost 5 years ago, I had the most important person in my life taken away from me right before my eyes by the worst being to ever come into existence in this world, that person was my twin brother and essentially my other half, Mason, but everyone called him Dipper due to a birthmark on his forehead that was in the shape of the Big Dipper. Looking at all of the passing Pine Trees I gave a sad sigh "I can't believe you've been gone for almost 5 years now, god I'd give anything to have you back even if it was just for 5 minutes" I said under my breath as I went over the horrible memory for the hundredth time during the trip.

Flashback

Bill now had both Dipper and Mable held tightly in his fist "alright Ford times up, I've got the kids" he said before he grabbed Dipper out of his right hand and held him tightly "let me into your mind or I'll kill them both…you know I think I'll prove that I'm not bluffing on the killing part, so long Pine Tree" and he tightened his fist, Dipper screamed in agony as his entire lower half was legs crushed

"no stop!" Ford shouted, but it was too late, blood burst out of Dipper's mouth, nose and eye sockets. The two Pines brother's gasped in horror while Mable went into shock while also turning ghostly white, Bill then dropped Dipper's corpse where it landed with a dull thud, Bill then raised his foot and stomped on Dipper's corpse making it as flat as a piece of paper he then looked at Mable

"you look pale, let me put some colour into you" and he wiped his blood covered hand all over Mable's face "okay now if you don't want Shooting Star to end up like Pine Tree let me into your mind now"

"no stop! I surrender!"

"smart choice" and he dropped the shocked Mable who landed in a limp heap

"I'll let you into my mind, as long as you let her and my brother go!" Ford shouted struggling to maintain his emotions, Bill laughed and he dropped the cage holding the two Pines twins

"it's a deal!" Bill said as he stuck out his flaming hand which Ford grabbed, Bill's physical form then turned to stone and his mental form went into Fords mind.

Flashback End

I don't remember much after that, the rest of the events that passed were a complete blur to me, the only thing I had remembered was finding myself in Grunkle Fords arms before I started crying my eyes out as I fully realised what had happened. The events over the next few days were not happy to say the least, my parents had come to Gravity Fall's after hearing that Dipper had died at first they didn't believe the story that a giant demon triangle had crushed their son to death, mainly because they hadn't been able to locate Dipper's body after the Weirdmageddon situation but they eventually accepted the truth due to the townsfolk all backing it up as well as some of the weird creatures that lived in Gravity Falls appearing after celebrating my birthday at the Mystery Shack, my first birthday without Dipper by my side, we headed back home later that night where for possibly the 20th time I cried myself to sleep.

End Pov

Mable had fallen into a great depression at the loss of her twin and since that day everything that had made Mable well Mable was gone she was no longer free spirited and full of energy, now she just seemed to bring gloom and sadness where ever she went. Even now she hardly cracked a smile, the only thing that did bring a smile to her face was her yearly visit to Gravity Falls where she'd spend her whole summer vacation with her friends as well as filling in Journal 4 which her Grunkle Ford had given to her when he found out that she had started searching the woods for some of the mysteries of Gravity Falls, to her it was a way to keep her brother's spirit alive.

The bus she was riding soon came to a stop "last stop, Gravity Falls" the driver called out

"come on Waddles lets go meet everyone" she said as she got up with now a small smile on her face, which almost instantly disappeared as she realised no one was there to greet her. She waited for an hour but still no one came "maybe they forgot I was coming today" she checked her phone and saw that it was dead "*sigh* I guess I'm walking there" pulling out a leash from one of her bags she attached it to Waddles collar and began heading towards the Mystery Shack after half an hour of walking she was really starting to regret bringing such a large suitcase which was packed to bursting point with clothes, mainly sweaters. It had taken her almost two hours but she finally arrived in the Mystery Shack parking lot having taken off the black sweater with a skull design on it, which had become her main theme now, and had tied it around her waist revealing her black tank top underneath.

"Finally, I thought I was gonna die of heatstroke before I got here" she said when they reached the shack she finally realised that the shack now had quite a large extension to it "wow" she said in surprise. Waddles made a bee line straight for a bowl of water that was next to the door "keep hydrated, don't want you turning into bacon" she said before entering the Shack through the gift shop "thanks for picking me up guys really appreciate it" she called out to no one in particular in the most sarcastic way possible.

The staff only door swung open to reveal Grunkle Stan with half a sandwich in his mouth before he spat it out "Mabel! I thought that you weren't coming until tomorrow!"

"no I was coming today *sigh* but its fine I'm here now, so I take it I'm sleeping in Pacifica's room again?"

"yeah, but if you don't want to share a room this time you can sleep on the new fold out couch we got"

"I'll ask her and see what she thinks, do you know where she is?"

"I think she and Wendy are still installing things in the extension to the shack"

"yeah I saw that, what made you decide to add such a large extension"

"well Ford and I thought that seeing as how we have so many people living here now as well as having guests, we both decided to have some more bedrooms and two more bathrooms installed while at the same time expanding increasing the mysterious creatures of the Mystery Shack"

"so you basically just made more chimeras?"

"well Soos and Ford actually added some authentic ones into the mix"

"so not everything in here is fake anymore"

"hey I made thousands a week with all of this fake stuff"

"yeah, yeah" she replied in a half caring tone

"I honestly don't know whether to like or hate this attitude of yours"

"eh I'll leave that for you to decide" she said and she walked past him while dragging her luggage behind her. Leaving her luggage in the lounge room she headed towards the new extension, when she entered she was instantly greeted by the smell of fresh pine she could also hear two familiar voices chattering. Peering into a room which turned out to be a bathroom she saw Wendy and who she guessed was Pacifica, Wendy was standing next to the sink with her hand on one of the faucets and Pacifica was under the sink messing with the pipes

"okay try it now" Wendy turned the faucet and water shot out "awesome, no leaks"

"hey girls"

*BANG* "gah! Hot Belgian waffles!" Pacifica exclaimed as she squirmed in pain

"Mabel!? I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow?" Wendy said, she hadn't changed that much in appearance over the years, her hair was a bit shorter, she was slightly muscular, she had grown about another 4-5 inches, and she wore clothes almost identical to what she wore 5 years ago

"yeah, apparently good communication doesn't happen around here" she replied in an annoyed tone

"I have got the biggest headache right now" Pacifica said as she stood up with her hand on her forehead, Pacifica had changed quite a lot over the years she was now as tall as Mabel, her hair was now brown, having chosen to stop bleaching it, and was tied in a ponytail at the back, but the main change appearance wise was that instead of wearing clothes that would cost a normal person an arm and a leg, she wore a green shirt with a question mark in it like Soos used to wear along with a pair of denim overalls and steel capped boots

"sorry about that" Mabel replied

"it's fine, just don't say I look like a Neanderthal when this swells up" she said the girls shared a laugh at this.

"So, are you two putting the finishing touches on this place?"

"nah we've still got a lot to do here" Wendy replied

"but we should be done within the next two weeks roughly"

"cool, so this is where everyone is going to be sleeping?"

"most of us, the rest are going to stay in their current rooms"

"you adding a fire place in here?"

"the two girls looked at each other and smiled

"that's a great idea Mabel" Wendy said

"that'll really keep this place warm in the winter" Pacifica added

"so where am I going to sleep until this place is ready?"

Pacifica then hugged her "with me of course!"

Mabel smiled "cool" she replied. The three girls chatted for a bit before Wendy and Pacifica went back to work while Mabel went to take her stuff to Pacifica's room which was the attic were she and Dipper had stayed.