Child of Destiny
Hey everyone! This is Alisi Thorndyke here with the much anticipated story that I've been talking about and you've all been waiting for! There will be a little DipperxWendy pairing in this fic, but other than that, no others. Of course this contains siblings Dipper and Mabel, the regulars of the Mystery Shack, and the others. This story is also no PINECEST whatsoever, only good clean brother and sister bonding and of course, DipperxWendy. If nothing else, on with the legal limitations and then the summary.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls. Only one guy does and I still praise him for it.
Summary: Everyone has a destiny they must accept and this summer, Mabel Pines is in for a shock when she discovers what her true destiny is. If she rejects her fate, she will learn that rejecting the inevitable comes at a very high price and could cost her what she holds most dear…NO PINCEST!
Chapter 1: Return to Gravity Falls
Today's date is June 13th, 2013 and another dreadful school year has ended. Students have cleared their lockers out for the year and are ecstatic about beginning their summer break, the two month long break to hang out with friends, at the beach and do absolutely nothing pertaining to school work. Having tended to tight time schedules during the year, everyone can now relax and taker er easy.
The same can be said for twins Dipper and Mabel Pines. Immediately after getting home from school the previous day, the twins' parents announced their return to Gravity Falls to spend their summer with their great uncle once more, marking a second year that the two will be away from home and spending their summer in Oregon.
"But I was hoping to spend my summer vacation here!" Dipper Pines whined to his parents. "I want to spend time with my sister and our friends at our house this summer! Kevin is having a pizza party this weekend and I really want to go!"
But alas, their parents were against him and his sister lounging around the house for two and a half months. Thus, bus tickets to Gravity Falls, Oregon were handed to the twins and they were immediately shipped off. The last words to the two were: Call us when you get there, letting us know you made it safely.
Currently, they are on that bus to Gravity Falls, having been on that ride for over two hours now. The ride has been fairly quiet as Mabel has begun another knitting project and Dipper has begun looking through the number '3' book that he found the previous summer while in Gravity Falls. While reading the book, all Dipper can think about is how last summer turned out and the phenomena that he and Mabel discovered nearly every day. On the first day of their arrival, they battled Gnomes who needed a queen for their own reasons, cursed wax figures a few days later, a robotic sea monster, the list goes on. The final thought behind all of that is this summer will be just like last summer, but if only the younger pines knew just how wrong he was.
Continuing to read through the book, Dipper now closes it and turns to his twin who is apparently very caught up in her knitting.
"Hey Mabel." Dipper speaks up, breaking the silence between the two. The girl now turns to him, having heard him call out to her.
"Yea Dipper?" Mabel replies, catching with her brother's gaze.
"What do you think this summer will be like?" Dipper inquires. "Do you think we'll experience what we did last summer? You know with the gnomes, the cursed wax figures?"
"I don't know, I haven't given it much thought." Mabel replies, giving her brother a brace filled smile. "I don't think we'll experience the exact same thing we did last year, but who knows. This year, I'm hoping for my epic summer romance!"
"I was so looking forward to Kevin's pizza party this weekend." Dipper says with a slight whine. "And he has the new Zombies and Gore 3 game! That game is so totally awesome and scary that a paramedic has to be present just so you can play it! His dad is a paramedic and was going to be present while we played it! Oh man, why this year?"
"I don't know, but maybe mom and dad had a reason for sending us back to Gravity Falls this year." Mabel replies, now turning back to her knitting. "Maybe they are spies and wanted us to be safe from danger so sending us to Gravity Falls is a way to do it. Or maybe they are running a secret organization and don't want us to know about it."
"Our parents spies? Really?" Dipper scoffs. "Julie and Daniel Pines spies? I can't imagine it."
"Well I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again, especially Wendy." Mabel replies as she continues knitting. "I can't wait to tell her about my crush on the guy in my math class. I think his name was Eric. Yep it was."
"You mean the guy you could never talk to and who only said one word which was Hi?" Dipper replies, lowering his eyelids in boredom. "I mean out of every word he could say, he only said one word."
"That's what made him so cute!" Mabel lightly squeals. "I was hoping my epic summer romance would be with him, but even he was going away for the summer. Hey, maybe we'll end up in Gravity Falls together!"
"I highly doubt it." Dipper replies. "The only people who know about that place is us, our parents, and everyone who lives in that small town."
"Hey, you never know." Mabel shrugs her shoulders.
"The town of Gravity Falls is approaching in exactly one minute!" The bus driver announces. "All passengers being dropped off in Gravity Falls, please prepare your belongings!"
"Well that's us." Dipper sighs. "Here we go, yet another summer in a weird town. Gee, I can't wait."
"You have to look on the bright side of things Dipper." Mabel says as she puts her knitting in her travel bag. "Every summer won't be the same and every day here won't be just another boring day. You have to make your own fun just like I do. I will make sure that every day I am here, a different adventure awaits."
"If you say so." Dipper replies with a shrug.
The bus now pulls onto the small road leading to the mystery shack and only driving on that road for under a mile, the bus stops.
"We have arrived in Gravity Falls!" The driver announces. "Watch your step departing the bus and have a pleasant stay!"
"I'll make sure not to." Dipper mumbles to himself as he grabs his bags.
The twins now get to their feet and shuffle to the front of the bus with two other passengers who were taking the bus to the town. Climbing off the bus, the twins immediately see their great uncle Stanford, Wendy, and Soos standing outside of the shack.
"Hiya kids and welcome back!" Stanford Pines greets.
"Gruncle Stan!" Mabel shouts as she runs up the group. "Hi Wendy, Soos!"
Dipper's unenthusiastic expression soon lightens up upon seeing Wendy. Cracking a small smile, he lightly waves at the teenager. Approaching the group, Dipper is immediately head locked by Stanford and given a 'Welcome back nuggie'.
"Welcome back guys." Wendy greets the two with a smile. "How did school treat you two?"
"It was amazing!" Mabel replies, practically screaming. "I can't wait to tell you about my crush on a guy named Eric in my math class!"
"I don't want to talk about it." Dipper replies, lightly rolling his eyes as Stanford releases him.
"Great, I can't wait to hear about it Mabel." Wendy replies. "Come on, I'll help you unpack."
"Yay!" Mabel cheers as she runs into the shack with Wendy and Soos following behind her.
"You coming in kid?" Stan asks Dipper.
"Yea, I need to make a call first." Dipper replies, now taking out his phone.
Dialing the phone number to his home back in California, the line rings for a short while and is answered by his mother.
"Hi Dipper dear." Julie Pines greets.
"Hello Mom." Dipper begins. "I'm calling you like you and dad instructed once we arrived in Gravity Falls. We made it safely."
"Oh that's wonderful honey!" Julie Pines cheers. "Now you do have your sunscreen?"
"Yep." Dipper answers.
"Your bug spray?" Julie asks once more.
"Yep." Dipper answers once more
"And you and your sister both have your cell phone chargers and the emergency money I packed with Mabel?" Julie lastly inquires.
"Sure do." Dipper replies.
"Good." Julie cheers. "Now I want you and your sister to have a great summer and we'll see you two when you get back. Here, your father wants to talk to you."
Daniel Pines now gets on the line.
"Dipper my boy." Daniel says. "I want you to look after Mabel the entire summer. Do you're very best to protect her and I know that in a small way she is older than you, but I want you to be the older brother and protect our little princess."
"I always do dad." Dipper replies. "See you guys in two months."
"Alright, we love you both." Both parents say in unison on the line.
"Same here, bye." Dipper replies, now hanging up the line.
Placing the phone back in his shorts pocket, Dipper looks to the Mystery shack once more and releases as sigh. He then makes the trek up to the front door to begin yet another summer in Gravity Falls.
Attic
Mabel is unpacking her travel bag with Wendy's help as she talks about Eric and her hectic school year.
"While the school year was hectic, I made it on the honor roll." Mabel continues, now placing herself and her pillow on the fully made bed. "All A's and B's! My parents were so proud that they took me and Dipper out to dinner that night! I ate so much pizza I thought I was going to explode."
"Yep, sounds like it." Wendy laughs, now placing the empty travel bag at the foot of the girl's bed having helped her unpack her belongings. "So did you get the nerve to talk to Eric during the year?"
"I tried once during a study group in math class, but I totally panicked." Mabel replies, turning her vision away from Wendy. "I left him a note in his locker with my name on it right after class a week later, but when he approached me, I ran down the stairs. I don't know why I got so nervous around him."
"Maybe because he's as adorable you say he is." Wendy answers as she takes a seat on the bed next to Mabel. "Don't worry about it kiddo. You may have blown it this past year, but there is always next year. Maybe then you two will get together."
"You're right Wendy." Mabel says, turning her vision back to the older girl. "Thanks for talking to me about it."
"No problem kid." Wendy smiles.
Just then, Dipper enters the room with his travel bag lugging behind him. Reaching his bed, he throws the bag on it and takes a seat on the empty bed.
'Hey Dipper, everything ok?" Wendy wonders, noticing the boy's semi-depressed expression.
Hearing Wendy's voice, Dipper immediately sits up and looks across from him, spotting both Wendy and Mabel staring at him.
"Oh hey Wendy." Dipper says, a nervous smile appearing. "I didn't notice you were in here."
"Not with that expression you've been carrying since you've arrived." Wendy lightly laughs. "Is everything ok?"
"Yea, I'm just tired." Dipper lies. "The bus ride was a bit tiring on the way over here."
"I can definitely understand that." Wendy nods. "Well you guys, I'm off to work. I don't get a summer vacation like you guys and someone has to make a living. See you guys later."
Getting to her feet, Wendy now exits the room, just leaving Dipper and Mabel in their once again shared bedroom. The twins are now staring at each other without a word spoken.
"I called mom and dad." Dipper begins, breaking the silence. "They just wanted to make sure we made it here safely."
"Ok great." Mabel replies, releasing a yawn. "I have a really good feeling about this summer Dipper. I can feel it in my bones that something magical is going to happen! I can't wait!"
Having said that much, Mabel now stretches out on her bed and closes her eyes.
"Mabel, you're not going to sleep now are you?" Dipper inquires, noticing his sister's sudden immobile state.
"Like you said, the bus ride here was a bit tiring." Mabel replies, the last part of her sentence trailing off into whispers. Seconds later, tiny snores can be heard coming from the girl.
Slightly smiling, Dipper hops off his bed and walks over to Mabel's. Grabbing the spare blanket from her travel bag, Dipper places it over Mabel and gives her a small kiss on the forehead.
"See you in a bit Mabes." Dipper whispers to his sleeping sister.
Dipper now heads back over to his bed, to his travel bag to begin unpacking.
The twins are back in Gravity Falls for yet another summer! What awaits them this year? More gnome battles? More cursed wax figures? What about the shrinking/growing crystals? Maybe even Gideon! And will Mabel be right about there being something magical about this summer? Anything's possible! Keep reading to find out in chapter 2. Next chapter: Summer vacation begins and trouble begins brewing!
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