As requested by a few people already, I have decided to expand upon my oneshot from my other story: Collections. I accidentally just copied and pasted this the first time around, so here come the disclaimers: I don't own Gravity Falls. There will be no Pinecest and if you already read this in my other story, then wait up for the next chapter!
Mabel's deep brown eyes shot open at the crack of dawn. She had anticipated this day since last year. The crazed morning person ran over to her kitten-a-day calendar and ripped off the top page like a maniac. Underneath was the date: June 18th. It was marked with all manner of gel pens, markers, and stickers, not to mention coated in a copious amount of glitter. She sprung over to Dipper's bed and jumped on it repeatedly, a huge braced grin stretching from ear to ear.
"Dipper! Wake up! Do you know what day it is?! Huh? Do ya?!" She shrieked, causing her brother to curl his pillow up to his ears.
"It's Monday…" he mumbled, still mostly asleep, as he turned onto his other side.
"Well yeah, silly! But it's also OUR BIRTHDAY!" After hearing the words leave her mouth, she let out an excited squeal that woke up their great uncle.
"Who's playing with the dog whistles again?!" the old man shouted up the stairs.
"No one, Grunkle Stan!" She screamed back, causing Dipper to tense up again.
The slightly younger twin rubbed his eyes and sat up, "I get that you're excited about our birthday. I am too, but do you have to scream like a banshee?"
"Yes, yes I do." Mabel beamed with another flash of a smile as her brother sighed and picked up the mysterious book he found just a couple weeks earlier.
"I wonder if there are banshees living in Gravity Falls!" he finally gained some semblance of a smile as he joked at his sister and flipped through the familiar pages of the journal.
Mabel crossed her arms, "If you're seriously implying that I am some sort of screaming toothbeast, then that is not funny Dipper. Dipper?"
Dipper's eyes had widened to the size of saucers, his pupils darting back and forth wildly as he scanned the page. He didn't seem to even hear his sister. His mouth suddenly dropped open, leaving his sister even more confused. Mabel headed over to his side and tapped him on the shoulder. When he still didn't budge, she stole a look at what he was reading and fell just as silent. Gone were her typical smile and happy demeanor. The color drained out of her rosy cheeks and she joined her twin in disbelief. It was like someone copied and pasted the same solemn expression on two separate bodies.
"T-this wasn't here before.." Dipper stammered and broke the silence, "I think I would've remembered an entire section just on the Pines family!"
Mabel and Dipper kept the same stoic expression as they watched blood-red bold letters fill in the torn paper before their very eyes, right next to a newly formed star map and a pine tree symbol.
The Pines have always been one of the three main dynamic powers in Gravity Falls, all gaining their powers during the thirteenth year. Legend has it that a prophecy will be fulfilled by a set of twins, but the first set is said to have been split up by the hands of fate, leaving the other oblivious to the town's secrets. It is uncertain when the family will gain others able to protect the unusual town, but when they do, they will be inexplicitly drawn to Gravity Falls and in turn have the area's dangers drawn to them.
"Powers?!" the two said in unison as they turned their faces toward each other. Mabel's reflected pure joy and excitement, while Dipper's overflowed with anxiety and worry.
"Omygosh Dipper! That would be so awesome!" Mabel cheered.
Dipper looked around suspiciously and cocked an eyebrow, "We did read the same thing, right? Where the area's dangers would be drawn to a pair of twins. Twins that are probably us?!"
"But we get powers, Dippingsauce. Powers." She chimed back with the biggest smile she could muster, even going as far as placing her hands on her face to look even more ecstatic.
"Yeah. Powers that would be used for protecting an entire town full of idiots and weird creatures like Gideon." He said flatly, "Plus we don't even know if we're really the ones the book is talking about…"
"I guess that's true." Mabel's smile faded.
Dipper noticed and added quickly, "I mean we could! But we won't know until we get some sort of sign…if it is us, anyways."
The younger pines woke up to his sister jumping excitedly on his bed, gushing about how it was their birthday. A yell was heard from downstairs from their great uncle Stan signaling a special birthday breakfast. Dipper took his book, flipped through it, and saw the same mysterious information in it as before.
"Guess it was just a dream…" he sighed under his breath. The boy tossed the book onto the floor and raced Mabel downstairs. The pages turned ominously in the breeze to a blank area, save for a star map and a simple pine tree, as a few red ink words spread across the space.
Hope you like it! I'll be uploading the next chapter soon! I promise! In the meantime, Review/Fav/Follow :D