It was a particularly slow business day in the Mystery Shack, and pretty much anywhere else in the small town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. One look at the town streets, and one could easily think of the whole town being deserted. No one dared to step outside in this afternoon. Inside the Mystery Shack, Gruncle Stan was reading a newspaper, Mabel and Dipper were drawing, Wendy was playing Angry Birds, and Soos was complementing the twins' drawing skills. Soon the two had an art contest, seeing who could draw something creepier. Dipper had drawn Slender Man, and Mabel was busy drawing when Gruncle Stan spit out his coffee. "No way!" he cried, looking at the newspaper in utter disbelief. Quickly running over to see what was going on. Even Mabel's pet pig Waddles had waddled over to Stan. Everyone gasped. In the corner, a head-line read a grim message. The Mystery Shack's competitor, 'Lil Gideon, was dead.
Nobody could believe it. A picture had shown Gideon on his bed, covered in blood, and the window in his room, bloodstained, had multiple cracks in it, and glass littered the floor. They knew the culprit. Just one day earlier, the headlines of Gravity Falls Gossiper read that a psychotic murderer, known as Jeff the Killer, had broken out of the asylum near the small town. Jeff was no ordinary killer, he was well-known, and feared, he could kill and get away with it disturbingly easy. Everyone boarded up their homes. Wendy said she had started bringing an axe for protection from her father, Manly Dan, to her job at the Mystery Shack.
Back to the paper, Mabel had been clearly saddened by this. She didn't feel anything toward Gideon anymore, but she considered him a friend. Now, he was dead. "I can't believe this…" she said. "Soos, check the barricade, is it locked up enough?" Stan asked. "I'll check, sir!" Soos saluted Stan, running to the door. He studied it for a minute. "Looks good, sir," he said at last. "Mabel, I need you and Wendy to…Mabel?" Stan looked around for her, and sent Soos and Wendy to look for her, Dipper had helped, finding her in the attic.
She was in a fetal position, arms and head tucked into her sweater. "Mabel…c'mon, come out of Sweater Town," Dipper kneeled next to her, and Mabel scooted slightly more into the shadows. "Gideon is dead, Dipper. If I hadn't broken the amulet he had, he could've killed Jeff," Mabel was obviously crying, not much, but Dipper could tell she thought this was her fault. "Mabel, I would've had my tongue cut out." This caused Mabel to think for a moment, and put her arms through her sleeves, and her arms pulled the collar below her neck, showing her face again. "I guess you're right, Dipper." Dipper smiled. "Besides, Mabel, how were we to know this would happen, now c'mon, want to get on with the drawing contest?" Mabel smiled, looking up to Dipper. "You're on, Sir Dipping Sauce!"
"Don't call me that."
After this, everyone was judges on the twins' drawing contest. Dipper winning, and Mabel joking around, saying he cheated, and everyone laughed, and Wendy looked at the clock. "Holy crap! I'm sorry, guys, I have to go!" Wendy picked up her jacket and slipped it on. Dipper's heart stopped for a second. "Go? Out there? Where the psycho killer is?" Dipper stammered. "Well, that's a pretty good summary." Wendy walked past Dipper, putting her hand on the window locks, unlocking it, as the doors were barricaded, only one window was used to get in or out, and it was time to board it up. Dipper ran over to Wendy. "But…but…but-" he stammered. "Relax, man. I'll be fine. Trust me," Wendy smiled, Dipper didn't lighten up as she climbed out the window, taking off running into town. "Soos!" Stan yelled. "Barricade that window!" Soos picked up the plywood he saved for barricades. "Yes, sir!" he immediately began to barricade the window. Soos looked at Dipper, who was obviously sad, and smiled to him. "Don't worry, dude, nobody would mess with Manly Dan's kid!" Soos was right. Anybody who messed with Wendy, was at serious risk at pissing off a man who could get away with snapping a rhino's neck. Not to mention, Wendy was pretty tough as well.
"You're right. Anyone who messes with Wendy messes with Manly Dan, besides she has an axe!" Dipper said, feeling a bit better.
Wendy walked through the empty streets of Gravity Falls, and passed 'Lil Gideon's tent. She had a mournful look on her face, but she continued on her way home. Suddenly, a breeze blew through. She stopped for a minute, pulling her jacket on closer to her. Out of nowhere, she saw a man, who seemed to be mourning at the end of the road. She called to him. "Hey, buddy! You okay?" No answer. She walked up to him, a concerned look on her face, and she tapped his shoulder. "Are you okay?"
Without warning, the hooded man turned around, pulling a knife out, swiftly grabbing Wendy by the head, putting the knife to her neck.
"Go to sleep…" he said.
Wendy reacted quickly, using a hand to grab the axe in her jacket's pocket, slashing the figure's ribcage, the man falling down as she did. She took off in the direction of the Mystery Shack, but the man suddenly caught her by the arm, and she turned. The man's hood fell down, revealing jet black hair, and he raised his head, showing his face.
His horrible, horrible face.
His features were solid white, black rings around his eyes, never blinking. The black marks appeared to be burn marks. But the worst part was his mouth. It could barely be identified as a mouth, as a grin was carved, literally carved into his face. It was ear-to-ear, and she could see the muscles and some blood vessels, and he began to speak again.
"I said go to sleep!"
"Screw you!" Wendy kicked him in the injury she made with the axe, she heard a crunch as he yelled again, and fell to the ground, appearing to be in pain, but what was scary, was that he should've been in horrible pain, or dead. He had taken a lot of damage to his ribcage.
But he didn't.
He was still alright.
She spun around, running into the woods, and she heard Jeff pursuing her. She turned, and saw Jeff running towards her. She screamed, running again, and she dove behind a tree. Jeff ran towards the tree, and stopped. He didn't see which tree she dove behind. Wendy's heart raced. She looked around, and saw the Mystery Shack! Wendy was relieved, but she could hear Jeff trying to find her. Wendy also saw some brush that she hid in, and she could see Jeff looking for her. She pulled out her cell phone, and dialed in 911.
"Deputy Durland here, what'd you call for?"
"Help, I'm being attacked by a psycho!" Wendy whisper-shouted.
"You mean the psycho killer?" Deputy Durland asked.
"Yes, send help! I'm at the Mystery Shack, you know where it's at!"
"We'll be there right away, ma'am."
Five minutes passed, as Gravity Falls was a small town, the police station was nearby. However, when Jeff was skulking around the driveway, searching diligently for Wendy, the sirens blared, and he darted into the woods.
"What's going on here?" Sheriff Blubs asked, gun drawn. "This lady here said she saw that freak from the nuthouse!" Deputy Durland drew his pistol. "Well," Blubs started. "Where is he?" Wendy pointed where Jeff had ran, behind the Mystery Shack. Sheriff Blubs took out a walkie-talkie. "To any units who can hear me, this is Sheriff Blubs, Durland and I have heard Jeff is near the Mystery Shack!"
"Copy that, Sheriff, I'll be there as soon as I can," a voice said over the walkie-talkie. Wendy ran to the Shack's door, pounding on it as hard as she could. A few seconds later, Dipper and Mabel emerged, Soos and Stan following, shotguns in hand. "I didn't know you owned guns," Wendy said. "I have ten," Stan replied.
"Sir, this woman had an encounter with a potential threat to the public," Sheriff Blubs said. "Oh no, Jeff?" Stan asked. "The one and only," said Durland. "Dude, we'll help look for him!" Soos said. Blubs sighed. "Okay, but back-up will be here in five minutes, so if you see police, tell 'em we went into the woods," "Okie-dokie, sir!" Mabel saluted the Sheriff. Blubs laughed. "You kids are so adorable!" this caused Dipper to glare, but Durland, Blubs, Soos, and Stan headed into the woods. Wendy looked at the twins. "Get inside, now." Mabel and Dipper walked in without question.