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Yay! The sequel to 'A Little Help' that most of you asked for! XD I hope you like this one! It's set during the same summer as last time so the kids are still 12 years old, but whereas the last one set place at the start of the summer, this one takes place in the last week of summer before the twins have to go home. Roxie makes a return, as does the crystal she stole, but what of the strange things about her that were never fully explained? Will Gideon find out and seek revenge? Will the twins be dragged into a whole new mess of trouble again? Let's wait and see…

Note: if you haven't read 'A Little Help' then please read that one first!

The summer that the Pines twins spent in the 'quiet' town of Gravity Falls, Oregon was not exactly the retreat they'd been expecting. But at least they'd abided by their parents rules and gotten their desired fresh air. But all good things come to an end. The summer months had sped by for the siblings, adventure after discovery, threat after thrill and more. But now, Dipper and Mabel were starting the final week of their summer before their parents came to pick them up. Seven days they had left. And they chose to spend it doing something. That something unfortunately ended up being running for their lives through the heavily wooded area behind the Shack while being chased by a looming figure of which they didn't know the origins of. And why was this little event taking place?

Rest assured there's a perfectly logical explanation…

"Mabel!" Dipper cried frantically as they sprinted side by side, "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything!" his sister yelled, "I don't even know what that thing is! This is you and you're old books fault!"

"Me? I don't even know what that thing is! How can it be the books fault if I can't even look it up?" It was true, with the speed they were moving, he couldn't risk looking down at the pages for fear of collision or stumbling.

"Well if we don't know, then maybe it's friendly?" she offered.

"Do you really want to take the risk?"

"Well it can't hurt…" Mabel pondered, starting to slow her pace slightly, only to be grabbed by her brother and yanked back into a run.

"No way!" he ordered.

Stealing a glance behind, the shadow looming after them seemed pretty human in shape and size, but no one blended into the gloom like that. And this thing was far too fast, not to mention those noises. Panting from effort of keeping up, a low snarl deep in its throat, there was no way that thing was human. If only he could just get a better look at it. But that would mean slowing down and as much as that would be good for viewing purposes, it wouldn't help him stay alive. So running was by far the best option here. For both of them.

But he was starting to get out of breath, and by the look of Mabel, she wasn't going to keep this up much longer either. He had to think. They needed to get back to the Shack where there might be some way of defending themselves. Or hiding at least. But the Shack was back the other way, he realized, this thing was forcing them deeper into the woods. If they turned now then they'd be heading right for the thing behind them. But, Dipper thought, if it was to get confused for a minute…

"Mabel, you run to the right and circle back to the Shack, I'll circle left and meet you there!" He ordered, planning the route in his head.

"Dipper, I'm pretty sure announcing the plan for scary things chasing us to hear is a bad idea!"

"Then do the opposite of what I just said!" he groaned.

"So we stick together?" she asked, a sly look in her eyes.

He got the message loud and clear, "Yeah… Yeah we'll stick together!" he yelled so that this time there was no doubt the creature could hear them, "We'll stick together in three, two, one… go!"

On his mark, the twins suddenly separated on their respected routes, momentarily confusing the creature and sending it skidding to a stop, unsure of which to follow first. Mabel sprinted right, using a tree to steer herself around and headed off into the shrubs. If she ran far enough this way before turning back to the Shack, it might give her and the thing some space. Dipper followed suit to the left, the two fading from one another's sight. Mabel gritted her teeth as she ran, feeling the thing's heavy footsteps coming closer towards her.

Her hands reached up and grabbed at a branch, bending it awkwardly where it was still attached to the tree. The minute her fingers released it, the wood swung back harshly and smacked against her pursuers face. It stumbled, allowing Mabel to dash away before it gave chase again. By this point she'd already turned again, the Shack within minutes from where she was. Less than that with the speed she was moving at. Not long now, and that thing was nowhere to be seen.

Dipper glanced over his shoulder in horror to see that the creature was gone. Had it given up, or had it gone after Mabel? He wasn't sure, but what he was sure of was that he'd seen Mabel give a large amount of distance between herself and that thing to be safe. He turned again, the Shack not that far away. His legs felt like they were on fire, and his face most likely looked like it had been at some point. But he couldn't bring himself to slow his pace just yet. He was so close he could almost see the Shack's broken sign just up ahe-

"Oomph!"

A patch of damp fallen leaves had made him slip and loose his balance, skidding forward before finally landing heavily on his back. He was not really hurt, just winded and he couldn't quite sit up just yet. He rubbed his head groggily and moved his head side to side. Trees swarmed around him in a near-perfect circle, the sun shining down on the open grass he found himself lying on. A clearing, he figured, I'm in a clearing. He pushed himself up and tested out his legs, wobbly from the running and fall but still alright to stand up on. It was so… quiet.

Dipper felt so lost in the clearing, it was too open, too exposed. Anything could be watching him right now, and it made the hairs on his arms stand on end. However, his supposed paranoia was in fact justified. Before he had a chance to follow his instinct and get out of there to find his twin, a bright pink light washed over him, forcing him to over his eyes. A strange, yet horribly familiar tingling sensation crawled under his skin, an uncomfortable dip in his stomach made him think he was falling, yet his feet remained firmly set on the ground.

When he was finally able to open his eyes, a cry of surprise and horror escaped him as the once patchy grass was now sweeping against his waist, a collection of pebbles now threatened to snap his bones if unlucky enough to fall his way. Dipper backed up a few paces, taking in the how gigantic scene as he registered what had happened. He'd miniaturised. But how? There were no ctystals on this side of the woods! And hadn't they all been destroyed at the start of the summer when he and Mabel had met- Wait, there was still one left. And she'd taken it with her! That girl… So that must mean that…

His thoughts were interrupted by a muffled snigger directly behind him. Slowly, with gritted teeth, he turned around and suddenly jolted, falling backwards onto his rear as he gazed up at the observer in awed shock. An inhumanly tall, or rather just human sized yet seemingly inhumanly tall to little Dipper; girl with a wild mess of mousy brown hair and a wicked grin gazed down at him, laying on her front in the grass with head rested on her hands so that she could get a closer look at him. Dipper gaped, unsure if he should be welcoming to the familiar face, or anxious at her mischievous intentions.

"R-Roxie?" he dared, still staying put where he sat.

The girl smirked, amused at his reaction; she arched an eyebrow and gently prodded his chest, "Miss me, Dippy?"

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Well that was the first chapter, I hope it sparked your interest, don't forget to review and I'll see you guys on the next update! XD