Gravity Falls:

Mysterious Things

Chapter 1:

Enter a Tourist Trap

Tom is flying through space, awaiting to return to the Absolution since the new year has kicked off. On him, a drive from me with the newest story. He spots the absolution as the doors at my place open.

R2 is the first to enter and he interacts with computer terminal. Lights come on as do the computers. Everyone else enters as well and they get to work.

Tucker: Main systems are operation...OW! HEY! (Dash gives him a wedgie.)

Dash: Someone's having...(zap) OW! (R2 rolls off, beeping up a storm, laughing.) Not funny.

Tucker: It is to him. (He fixes his underwear and gets back on the computer.)

XJ9 works on another computer.

XJ9: I think that all we have to do is wait for Tom.

Tom: Did someone mention my name?! Nearing the Absolution. Hope you all had a great break.

He enters into the day doors as the Absolution tuns on and gets out of the small ship. Tom gets in an elevator and goes up a certain point. One stop a drone gets on and goes around him. He goes up more and gets off, cartoons are playing on screens.. A yellow light on the circular door activates, splitting it in two to open and he comes in.

Tom: We ready Sara?

Sara activates her hologram form and float next to Tom's chair. He grabs his chair and sits in it.

Sara: We're receiving the live transmissions now.

Tom hands a drone the drive and it plugs it into the port. From there he hits a few touchscreen buttons and the screen comes on. The Toonami logo is shown and he hits more touchscreen buttons.

Sara: Alright, Tom! We're ready.

Tom: I love this job. (He hits more touchscreen buttons and slams the arm rest.)

TP1

"It all began as any other day. The summer breeze, families grilling outside, kids running around and having fun. Then there's me." Someone says in narration. A golf cart comes crashing through a billboard, three kids on it. Something come through the billboard after them. "I know what you're thinking. Three kids on a golf cart. Being chased by some monster. The kids on the golf cart are Dipper, his twin sister Mabel and...well, let's go back further than here. Back to the beginning of when I arrived here." the guy narrating tells us.

We see the same kid, who's at least 12, on a bus. In the State of Oregon. He has white, hair, green eyes, fair skin, he wears a worn down T-shirt with worn-down brown pants. His shoes are gray and he looks around on the bus. Seeing everyone talking among themselves or reading something. As for him. He has a blue backpack right next to him as he now looks out the window. His stop comes up as he didn't have enough money for a big enough trip.

The bus begins to slow down and he sees the location of where he's at. "Bend City, Oregon." The bus driver called.

The kid grabs his backpack and gets off. Looking around in the city he's in, he looks for a map. Finding it,he looks at it and sees a small town to travel to. From the bus station, he heads out. "My name is Dresdin Michael's. I'm an orphan. Been drifting for many years. Taken different jobs to eat and travel. Don't really like doing it, but it's better than staying in one city. For me, anyways." He tells us.

Dresdin walks down a dirt road after a while and sees a sign. Looking up at it, it says "Welcome to Gravity Falls." He smiles, believing he made it to where he was going to stay for a while, but needed a job. Didn't know of a job that would hire him. Especially in their current economy.

"I went looking around in Gravity Falls. Not knowing what to expect. Looking for a job here, from what I could tell, isn't going to be easy." He says to us. He looks at the Greasy Diner, thinking they won't take him. He goes by a biker bar, knowing they want people who are of drinking age. "After a few places, I found myself at the Mystery Shack. A small place for a business. Yet, I liked it. Although, I had my doubts." He tells us as he goes up to the Shack.

When he enters he sees a big fellow with a green question mark shirt on, short khakis on, dark-brown shoes and a brown hat. He was stocking a few items as Dresdin went up to him. "H-H-Hello. My-My name is Dresdin. How d-do I look to getting a job here?" Dresdin asked.

"If you're looking for a job. Mr. Pines is the one you want to see." the man replied.

"Hey, Soos! Going to need some one to run the cash register and make more fake creatures." an old man said as he came in. When he came in he saw Dresdin. "Umm, who is he?" He questioned as he pointed at Dresdin.

"I'm umm..." "Look, if you're not here to buy anything, then..." "Mr. Pines! He's looking for a job." Soos told him.

"Yes sir. I'm looking for some wor..." "Boom, you're hired. I need some extra help around here. We'll be getting tourists in soon." Stan told Dresdin. "Show him how to run the register. You'll be making the fake animals." Stan told Soos. From there he went outside.

Dresdin looked from his new boss and to Soos. "What just happened?" Dresdin questioned

"You've been hired on, dude. Come on. I'll show you how the register works." Soos told him as he waved his hand. Dresdin followed him to the register and Soos showed him how to work it. "Plain and simple, might take sometime; but, you'll get used to it." Soos told him.

"Fake animals." Dresdin said to himself. He looked to Soos. "What does he mean by that?" He asked.

"Just follow me to the back. You won't believe what we can make." Soos told him. From there, he followed Soos and saw that Soos was making fake creatures. He took taxidermy animals and glued other animal parts onto the body. Soos finished one and showed it to Dresdin. "Voila." He announced. He saw it was a raccoon body, with the head of a fish, two different arms and the tail of a squirrel.

"That's one weird looking creature. Do people pay for this stuff?" Dresdin asked.

"Everyone pays for to see this stuff. Even to take pictures." Soos teaches him.

'This place is very weird, from what I can tell. I wonder what all is even done here?" He questioned.

"Come one, come all folks! Welcome to the Mystery Shack." Stan told a group of tourists as Soos was getting things ready. Dresdin was at the register, having memorized a bit of it. Stan brings them in and they look around. "See what there is and buy what you like." He tells them. Dresdin only watched at they picked up many items. Kids looked at all the knickknacks. Adults looked at some shirts along with other souvenirs. He saw them follow him further into the back. "Behold, these creatures. All of them are of a weird species." He tells the tourists.

"This one looks like it has strings holding it together." a kid replies.

"The head fell off. I had it fixed." Stand lies to the kid.

"This one has, I think, glue..." another kid says.

"That's the cotton. Dried cotton that's mushy and sticky." He tells the kid.

From what Dresdin heard, he could tell that this was going to be an interesting job. Yet, he did not know what he was in for there.

After the tourists left, Dresdin looked exhausted. He had checked out a lot of people and Stan came over. "Let's see how you did, kid." Stan requested. He opened the cash drawer and saw a lot of cash in it. He smiled. "That's what I'm talking about. We got a lot of cash in." Stan stated and looked to Dresdin. Seeing how he looked, he rubbed his chin. "I take it you don't have anything better to wear, huh?" He asked. Dresdin only shook his head. "Eh...How about this? Since you need new clothes. I'll let you have some of the clothes here. To help you out." Stand told him as he took the cash out of the register.

"I'll help you with that." Soos told him. Stan went of to count the cash and Soos help4ed Dresdin pick out the new clothes. "I must agree. You definitely need help. What's your name?" Soos asked.

"The name's Dresdin Michael's." He told Soos.

"Where do you come from, if you're not from here." Soos asked as he they picked out the clothes for him to wear.

"Anywhere. I'm a drifter, even though I'm twelve." Dresdin told Soos. Stan over heard this and this put him into some thought.

"No where to live? How long ago dd you get into town?" Soos asked.

"I arrived in town sometime before I came here. As well as for a place to live. I know I can find a spot." He told Soos.

"Hang on, kid. You mean to tell me you have no where to go?" Stan questioned.

"He can probably stay with me. Or is there room here in the Mystery Shack?" Soos asked.

"I'll see about making him some room here. He'll have to stay with you, Soos." Stan told them.

"I'll let Abuelita know." Soos replied.

This was very weird, but he took what he could. He just didn't know what else to do.

Over a year has passed since Dresdin began the job at the Mystery Shack. He was now getting things ready for more tourists; knowing how his boss is. Especially since he began to live at the Mystery Shack. He was pretty happy where he was at. Running the register until it was time to replace the fake animals with new fake animals.

Soos was providing maintenance on the golf cart. Stan was making everything over price, as usual. It was his way of doing business. Stan always overcharging customers and distracted them. His way of always making money.

One day when I came in, after having two days off, he saw a red-head trying to get something to stay on the shelf. Watching the person, the object was about to fall. He ran towards the red-headed person and helped them. "I got this..." He said as he got there in time. He helped the person get it on top of the shelf. "That was close. I wonder where..." "Thanks for the help, dude!" the person said to him.

"No problem..." he looked at the person and saw it was a girl, at about his age. She had on a green flannel jacket, braces blue jeans and a pair of boots. "Wh-what's your name?" He asked as he looked a bit stunned.

"The name's Wendy. Wendy Courdory." She replied. "I'm new here at this job. Not too fond about it, though." She told him.

"M-my name's Dresdin. Dresdin Michaels." He replied. "New here, huh? I've been here for over a year." He explains.

"Wow. I think I've seen you around here in Gravity Falls. As for the other guy, how long has he been here?" Wendy asked.

"Ever since he was a kid. Basically many years." He tells Wendy. "Anyways, what were you doing?" He asked.

"Was trying to get that item to stay on the top shelf. Didn't want to stay for some reason." She told him.

"That one is pretty complicated to stay on the shelf. I've dealt with them before." He told Wendy.

"Look alive, people." Stan told them. Dresdin went to the register, ready to check customers out. "Wendy, you're now learning the register. Dresdin, teach her all you know." He tell them. "Soos, make sure all the fake animals in the back are in the right place." He orders.

"You got it Mr. Pines." He replies and goes to the back.

"Guess you're on register duty with me." Dresdin told Wendy, a bit nervously. 'That was weird. Why am I so nervous about this?' He asked himself in thought.

"I guess I am, hehe." Wendy said as she chuckled.

"Come one, come all folks, to the Mystery Shack. Be amazed at what we have in store for you." Stan tells the new batch of tourists. They follow him in and look around in the Mystery shack. Stan shows them around as they pick up items in an attempt to buy them. "Behold! The most distracting object." He tells them as he grabs an object from the shelf and spins it. They look at it memorized.

Wendy only rolls her eyes. "Don't tell me they buy into this crap!" She exclaims, questioning this.

Don't worry, I've noticed a lot with this place. Including our boss." Dresdin tells her.

More time has passed on by. Dresdin is now fifteen years old; having worked at the Mystery Shack for a little over three years. His main friends were Wendy, Soos and Stan Pines. It was now the summer and Stan's great niece and nephew were staying with them for the summer of 2012. Wendy had been at the Mystery Shack for over a year as Dresdin has been there for three.

Stan's great niece and nephew helped out around the Mystery Shack. Dipper was more reluctant as Mabel was just being Mabel. Always wanting to look on the bright side of things. Dipper, however, looked in another direction. He wanted to be more smart about things. Didn't really like it in the Mystery Shack all that much. But in the three weeks they were there. He had gown used to things. Except for all the fake creatures his Grunkle would make.

Dresdin was now making more of the fake creatures as Mabel made attempts at guys. He heard a scream and went to see what it was. A tourist ran out of the building and Dresdin saw a frowning Mabel.

"Awe man. Not another one. All I try to do is get a guy." Mabel said to herself.

"Why not try to not get a guy." Wendy suggested.

"That'll never work. Besides, I think I'm close o finding Mr. Right." Mabel claimed.

"I'd say Mr. Left, since he LEFT the Mystery Shack. HA HA HA HA." Stan stated as he laughed. "In all seriousness. Try not to scare them away." Stan told her.

"Mabel, take Wendy's advice. I agree with her. There's a good chance you'll get someone if you don't scare them." Dresdin told her.

"That's words of wisdom for ya." Stan sarcastically responded. "Now! I need one of you to put these fliers in the deep part of the forest." He tells them and looks over to Wendy. "Wendy!" He exclaims.

Wendy, who's sitting down, relaxing, not even caring, sarcastically attempts to reach for them "I-I wish I could, but...uuhhh...(fake whining) I can't seem to...reach." She claims.

"Eh! The next choice is...Eeanie Meenie Miney..." Stan shrugs and puts them in Dippers arms. "You." He orders.

"Awe...what?" Dipper questions. "Grunkle Stan. I hate going out into the woods. Every time I go out there. It feels like something is watching me." Dipper tells his Grunkle. After he says that, a tall dark slender figure walks away from the Mystery Shack. Other creatures do the same.

Dresdin heard the conversation between Stan and Dipper, but went back to work. He went to the back to work on the fake creatures some more. The main attraction was anything that Stan could think of. Tomorrow's creature was deer antlers on multiple rabbit heads, a bear body with the Sascrotch arms; as it stood on its hind legs. Dresdin merely shrugged at the creature and worked on the final heads.

He began to stitch one on as Wendy came to the back. "Hey dude! Need some help with that thing?" She asked.

She startled him a bit; not to mention, she also seemed to have made him nervous. "S-sure. Thanks." He replied. 'Why am I so nervous around her. I've been like this for over a year now.' He thought. He finished with one head and Wendy handed him an antler with glue on it. "I'm very curious. Why are you doing this, even though..." "It's better than being at that register. I know I don't care much for this job. But I didn't want to go outside for those signs." She replied.

He laughed at that, finding it funny. She smiled at him and gave off a small laugh as well. Finding what she said is a bit funny.

Stan came in and saw them working together. "Dresdin. I'd like for you to go outside with Dipper. Since he feels like someone's watching him. You'll watch over him. Hopefully he won't complain as much about going to that section of the forest." Stan told him.

"Gotcha Stan." Dresdin replied. He began to step down. As he did, he fell. Wendy attempted to catch him, but he landed with a thud on his arm. "Aaahhhh...ssssssssssss" He groaned as he hissed as well.

Wendy helped him up. "Dude, that had to of hurt. How's your arm?" She asked.

"I-I think it'll be fine." He said.

"Let me have a look at it real fast." She requested. She looked at it a he had the look of a bit of pain on his face and eyes. "I'd say you might need some ice." She told him. From there she went to the ice machine and grabbed a bag. Applying to his arm he shivered at its touch. "I doubt there's anything serious about that fall. As the old saying goes, "Safe than sorry."" She remarked.

"Got that right." He remarked as well.

Not long after, he managed to catch up with Dipper after Wendy bandaged his arm. He saw a couple of signs up already and saw dipper about to hammer in another sign. He went up to him. "Almost done with hose signs?" He asked. Dipper screamed a bit, not knowing Dresdin was there with him. "Sorry about that. Thought you heard me coming up." Dresdin mentioned.

"It's okay. I thought I sensed someone near by. Just glad it wasn't my sister." He commented.

"Why do you say that?" Dresdin asked as Dipper nailed another sign to a different tree.

"With her, at times, she'll really sneak up on you." He told him. Tbhat's when he looked around, knowing his sister.

"Relax. She's not even round us, hahaha." Dresdin reassured with laughter.

"As for with my Grunkle Stan and a few others. They don't believe anything I say." He told Dresdin as he began to put up the final sign.

"I believe you dude. I felt the same way at times." Dresdin told Dipper.

"Thanks man." Dipper replied, feeling a bit better. After the first hit to the nail, they heard metal on metal. As the nail didn't even penetrate the tree.

They looked to each other then the tree. Dipper knocked on it a couple of times with the hammer, to be sure it was metal. From there, he managed to open it and saw a weird looking device inside of it. Dresdin came around to get a look and Dipper saw two switches on it. Both of them were curious about the device and the switches. Dipper messed with one then went to the other. After flipped it, they heard Gompers and looked to the spot he moved from.

They heard something mechanical move. They saw a square hole and went over to it.

"What the...?" Dipper questioned as they looked in. When they did, they saw something. It was a book. Not just any book. It was very dusty. Dipper picked it and blew the dust off. They saw it had a six fingered golden hand on it, and the number 3.

Upon opening it, they began to read it. They flipped through the pages and Dipper wondered what it all was as Dresdin was curious as well. At one part the book had told them to "TRUST NO ONE!"

"HELLO!" Mabel shouted, to surprise them. She saw them reading something. "Whatcha readin'; some nerd thing?" She requested.

"Uuhhh, uuhh, It's nothing." Dipper tried to tell her.

Mabel did an impersonation of him, repeating what he said. "Are you actually not gonna show me?" She asked.

Gompers was now chewing on the book. "Uuhhh...let's go somewhere private." He told her. Dresdin went with them after putting up the last sign.

Sometime later, Dresdin was now getting ready to leave since his shift was beginning to end.

Dipper was talking with Mabel about the book. Stand walked up to Dresdin. "I need for you to stay a bit longer. I need someone to help Soos with maintenance on the cart.

"Gotcha Stan." He replied.

After he helped Soos, he went inside and heard someone shout "ZOMBIE". He looked around, not knowing what he actually heard. "Uuuuuuummm, did I hear someone shout something?" He questioned to himself. He shrugged it off and began to go off to the clock. As he did, he saw Mabel outside with someone. He looked and saw it was a mysterious hooded figure. He approached her in a weird way. As if he was limping. It wasn't long until he saw the figure put flowers around her neck to form a necklace.

It was over a period of time that Dipper kept an eye on this so-called Norman person, believing him to be a zombie. Wendy only read her magazine for the time being. Soos kept up his work as did Dresdin. Stan did his usual stuff as he kept tourists completely busy. Even to buy his merchandise.

Even though Dresdin kept up his work, he noticed that Dipper was always watching his twin sister with that guy. It wasn't until after Mabel go onto Dipper he had a camera on him when Mabel went out with with Norman. After Dipper was beginning to believe that Norman was a regular human being, Dresdin went up to him.

"Still convinced that your sister is dating a Zombie?" He asked.

"I-I don't believe she truly is. Besides, Soos is right. I don't really have any evidence that he is a Zombie. I guess that I was being kind of...WAIT! WHAT?!" He exclaimed, seeing something. Dresdin was silent from what he saw as well.

Dipper...?" He questioned. Dipper rewound the footage and saw Norman's hand fall to the ground. "That's..." He was beginning to remark.

Dipper screamed and the chair fell back. "OH MY GOSH! I WAS RIGHT!" He exclaimed as he ran out. Dresdin followed suit as Dipper looked to see if he could find his Grunkle Stan for help. Without any luck, especially since Stan was too busy with a tourist group. From there, the ran to Wendy. "WENDY! I NEED TO BORROW THE GOLF CART. I NEED TO SAVE MABEL FROM A ZOMBIE." He shouted while he was in a panic.

Dresdin finally caught up to him, not knowing what he said to Wendy. She only smiled, which gave Dresdin a warm feeling. 'Why am I feeling this?' He thought to himself.

She handed Dipper the keys. "Try not to hit anyone, okay!" She exclaimed, being cool about it.

From there, the both of them hopped in the Golf cart and about drove off until they saw Soos. "This is for the zombie. And this is for just in case you see a Pinata." He told them as he handed them a shovel and bat. Dipper questioned the bat, but drove off with Dresdin. "BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY." Soos shouted to them as they drove off.

It wasn't long until they made it to his sisters location and saw something that they couldn't believe. Mabel was being attacked, but not by a zombie. By Gnomes. They were trying to hold her down, but couldn't.

"WHAT IN THE...?" Dresdin questioned.

"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Dipper questioned as well.

"IT TURNS OUT, NORMAN WAS A BUNCH OF GNOMES. AND THEY'RE JERKS." She told them as she fought at them.

The gnome leader turned to Dipper and Dresdin to explain a few things. "I know what you're thinking, and this is all a big misunderstanding. You see, your sister is marrying all of us to become our gnome queen." He claimed, as Dipper saw they had managed to pin her down.

"YOU GUYS ARE JERKS!" She called out as another gnome covered her mouth.

"Give her back right now." Dipper demanded as he pointed the shovel at her.

"This is just wrong. You guys have no idea who you're messing with." Dresdin stated as he helped Dipper. As the gnome leader went into a long threat to the two boys, Dipper managed to scoop him off to the side, free his sister as Dresdin fought the rest off. Seeing that the twins were good, he hopped onto the gold cart and started it.

Once Dipper and Mabel wee on, Dresdin floored it. Not long after, Mabel was worried about the gnomes catching up with them. "Don't worry Mabel. Did you see their tiny le..." He was cut off by a thumping sound. They looked back to see all the gnomes assembled into one gnome giant. From there they drove off and fought the gnomes. Dresdin hit them off as best he could. Seeing one biting his arm, he hit it on the cart multiple times until it fell off.

The gnomes threw a tree and it landed in front of them, forcing Dresdin to swerve. When he did, they all were knocked off the cart and landed on the ground. Dresdin was barely conscious as the twins were now face to face with the gnome giant. Dipper threw the shovel that Soos gave him at the giant, but the giant punched it to the ground, breaking it.

Dipper and Mabel held onto each other in fear, not knowing what to do. "Uuuhhhh! Where's Grunkle Stan at when you need him?" He questioned.

Inside the Mystery Shack, Grunkle Stan was wooing tourists with a spinning hypnotic objuect, claiming it to be very distracting.

Back outside, Dipper and Mabel were backed up to the Mystery Shack. The leader of the gnomes demanding Mabel be their queen or they would do something crazy.

Dipper tried to think of something, but was having a hard time under all that pressure. "There's gotta be a way out of this!" He exclaimed.

As he reached for his journal, Mabel went up to the gnome giant. "I have got to do this." She said, having an idea. Dipper questioned that, wondering if what she was doing was the right thing.

"Are you crazy?" He asked.

"Just trust me, just this once. Please trust me." She requested. Dipper backed off as Mabel faced the gnome giant. "I'll marry you, Jeff." She claimed. Being very happy, Jeff climbed down the rest of the gnomes and went up to Mabel. He revealed the ring, gesturing to it. Mabel let him put it on her ring finger and he did a small dance.

"Now let's get you back into the forest, my queen." He told her.

"You may now kiss the bride." Mabel said, sneaking in sarcasm. Jeff accepted the offer, until Mabel turned on the leaf blower behind her. Dipper was surprised as she managed to trap him in the funnel of it. "That's for lying to me." She told him and out the blower more in reverse. "That's for breaking my heart." She stated and aimed him at the giant. "And this is for messing with my brother." She finished. "Would you do the honors?" Mabel asked.

"On three." He told her.

"One, two, three." They both counted as Dipper put the blower on Forward. From there, Jeff was launched into the giant and the gnomes blew apart. From there, they managed to to blow the remainder of them away. Except for one that got stuck in a six pack holder and Gompers carried him away.

Mabel apologized to Dipper as Dresdin regained conscious. When he did, he saw Dipper and Mabel hug and he went to them. "Wh-what happened to the gnome giant?" he asked.

"Let's just say, we won't be seeing them for a while." Mabel replied.

The twins had a small laugh as they went in the Mystery Shack. Dresdin looked confused and looked to where the golf cart was. Seeing that it was on its side, he set it up right and drove it to its usual spot. He learned something that day. In the three years he was in Gravity Falls, that was the first weirdest thing he saw. It was from there, he had no idea the adventures he would have from there on.

TP1

Tom: That it for this newest story. Brand new year and a brand new story. Get ready for more.

Sara: We hope you all have a happy new year. As we go into the new year, we hope to wrap some stories up.

Tom: Some have yet to be really started.