"GET AWAY FROM US!" he screamed trying desperately not to be sucked into the black hole that would soon be his demise. He clutched the tree and begged the sheer force of the vacuum wouldn't uproot it. He shivered as he heard the high-pitched laughter get louder so that it shook up the world harder, loosening his grip on the tall, sturdy pine tree.

"Your sister was already sucked in! So were your friends, family, even that girl I KNOW you have your eye on! What do you have to stay here for? It's not US anymore, it's YOU!"

He held on tighter, the tree was slowly being pulled out of the ground and he knew it too. There was nothing else to hold on to, if he tried to get to anything else he would have to release his tight grip to the tree and then, it would be all over and he wouldn't be in control any more. "I HAVE TO STAY! FOR THEM!" he cried, trig to reassure himself that if the demon gave up and let him stay in this world, he would have at least a sliver of a fighting chance.

Even if he was fighting alone.

That thought sent a pang of pain and sadness at the cold hard truth of it, he wasn't even sure he had the book! While he desperately wanted to check to see if it had flown out of the place he kept it in his vest he couldn't and could only hope it didn't. There was a small evil chuckle, "That's right Pine Tree, no friends or books to help you like you always had, this time it's you! I don't think you can handle it. Do you?"

He didn't respond but tried to ignore the thought, he couldn't hold in the terrified scream that had been building up in him since he had known the tree was being uprooted as the tree suddenly jerk out of the ground only a couple long roots still in.

This was it, he couldn't stop it, he was going in and then no one could save him and the entire town from being the puppets of the demon puppet master.

"Ooh, those are some dark thoughts you got there Pine Tree. I thought you didn't like the dark…"

The tree jerked again and he gripped tighter, trying to say his 'I'm sorry's as fast as he could.

I'msorryMabelI'msorryStanI'msorrySoosI'msorryWendyI'msorryeveryoneIcouldn'thelpyouItriedIreallydidI'msorryI'msorryI'msosorr—

The tree was ripped out of the ground completely and he was pulled into the black hole, he screamed at the top of his lungs. As he was pulled his eyes got heavier and heavier until he stopped screaming, he was too weak.

It's over, it's all over. I lost. I couldn't keep myself there and now we'll be gone forever.

Oh please SOMEONE SAVE US NO—


Dipper opened his eyes and blinked the sleep out of them. That dream seemed so familiar, he just couldn't quite put his finger on it. Well, he was never one for mysteries anyways. He got up and threw the uncomfortable blankets off himself and sat up, after having a good stretch he looked over to see if Mabel was still asleep.

Of course she was, he always got up before her.

He walked over and poked her, "Mabes, wake up," he said softly, careful around his twin because he knew if he did not do this carefully there would be a pillow thrown and feathers everywhere. Mabel just responded with a feeble groan and waved his hand away.

"Never…lemme sleep forever…"

Dipper rolled his eyes, it was common for his sister to respond with this, he turned and pretended to be walking away, "Oh well I guess I'll just eat all the edible parts of breakfast before you can get any!" he teased.

"NO NEVER!" Mabel shot up and threw her pillow at him. Dipper laughed triumphantly. That always got her. They both ran downstairs. Another boring old day at the Shack. Too bad there wasn't anything really supernatural in this town.

When they reached the kitchen Stan was sitting where he usually sat, eating some scrambled meat. He looked up, "Finally you two are awake, I need you to work double today," he said. Mabel groaned.

"AW WHY?!"

"'Cause life ain't fair."

"You always say that!" Dipper protested. Stan rolled his eyes and started to read the newspaper.

"Huh, another disappearance," he said. Dipper frowned.

"Those have been happening a lot lately, I wonder what's been causing the—"

The customers alarm bell started to ring. Stan shot up, "That can't be! That only rings when there are…" he looked out the window and grinned. "HAHA! YES! KIDS GET DRESSED! WE'VE GOT MORE TOURISTS THEN WE HAVE MOLD SPOTS!"

Mabel gasped, "Wow! That's a lot of people!" she said. Dipper groaned.

"But we didn't get to eat all our breakfast!"

But Stan was already gone. The twins sighed and shoved as much food as they could into their mouth, swallowed, and went upstairs to get dressed. They came back down a few minutes later, Dipper adjusting his old green cap with the yellowish greenish star on it. Mabel wrinkled her noes at the sight of it, "That thing's so old, why can't you get a new one? I've seen some neat looking one's in the Gift Shop," she pointed out.

Dipper snorted, "Have you seen how much those things cost? I'm better off with this one, I'll get a new one when we get back home in a few months," he said. Mabel shrugged and they walked into the Gift Shop, getting ready for another long, boring day of work in Gravity Falls.

Heh heh heh heh. You guys confused? Hooked? Wanting to scream at me for taking away Dipper's curiosity (looking at you fangirls)? Yeah that disappearance thing is important. That'll be explained in later chapters. Oh by the way part of the idea for this story was based off a TV show. Can ya guess it? I'll give you a hint, the first word of the tittle is Once.

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