This story does not start at the beginning. No, no, it starts far from then. I guess you could say this is a bit of a warning. I guess you could say it's not. This is a story about heroes being born, about heroes' quests, about friendship, about life, and about death. Whatever you'd like to call it, that is what it is. That's because, now, we'll start at the beginning. A time ago, not forgotten, but not remembered. A summer day like no other, but a summer day just like any other. And a quarter that changed a group of peoples' lives.
It starts in an attic. A dusty old attic, that is occupied by two twins. Dipper and Mabel Pines, not unheard of, but not well known. They set out towards the arcade in town. The small little town of theirs, so much different on the inside, yet so peaceful. No one would suspect a thing if they were just passing through for the day. When they arrived at the arcade, they set out in search of a game to play. After using most of their coins they looked around for one last game to play. As they looked, they spotted a game, farther towards the back. On the side of it the words 'As Of Now' were painted on it. They walked over to it. It seemed interesting enough, so Mabel got out their last quarter and put it in, before noticing it took two quarters. But, as the twins were about to leave, Dipper spotted a quarter on the ground near the game. He picked it up and examined it. One side was the head of a man, but not one of the presidents, and the other side sported the same head, but had a slash through it. Mabel snatched it from him and put it in the machine. The words 'Press Start' flashed on the screen. Dipper pressed the button and selected multiplayer. After a few moments of silence, Bill Cipher popped up on the screen. "Hey there Pine Tree, and hello Shooting Star!" Bill exclaimed. "Anyways, how about we start this game, I can just tell it'll be great!" He said, and with the snap of his fingers, Dipper and Mabel were no longer in the real world. They had been trapped in 'As Of Now'.
Sam and Dean Winchester. Two hunters who were currently in the sleepy little town of Gravity Falls, because Castiel had sent them there. They were supposed to be looking out for a 'blue box', from what Castiel had said. They had seen no such thing all day. Even when they stopped for lunch at a diner in town, the name of which was Greasy's Diner. They were parked across the street from the local arcade. Lots of kids went in and out, but two specifically caught their eyes. Two kids, a boy and a girl who looked to be twins, went in earlier, and even after closing time, they didn't come out. It was hard to miss them. The girl with her oversized, brightly colored sweater, and the boy with his hat, a blue pine tree on it, and his dark blue vest. They almost looked as if they were dressed for a colder season than summer. Fall, or even perhaps winter. When the sun began to set, they went around back and 'let themselves in.' By which I mean, they broke in. Not really that hard to figure out. They looked around the darkened store, only illuminated by the light from outside. There was, however, the faint glowing of a game that had been left on. They walked over to it and examined it. The game was at the character select screen. The characters, a boy and a girl, looked very familiar. They realized it was the two they had seen enter the arcade earlier, but not come out. As the two further examined the game, they heard a strange vworping sound, and a loud crash resound through the arcade. The hunters whipped around, looking for what ever made the crashing sound. They heard a voice, no, voices near the back of the store. The voices seemed to be getting closer, and the brothers could find no where to hide. They both suddenly heard a small sound that almost sounded like a click. They both looked back to the game, realizing that they had accidentally chosen a character. With a burst of music and a bright flash of light, Sam and Dean had both been sent into the game as well.
A blue box, the one the Winchesters were supposed to be looking for, materialized in an arcade, sporting the guise of a public police box. It materialized in the back of the building, its doors blocked by some stacked boxes. The doors were flung open and the boxes came tumbling down with a crash.
"Well then... ah, nothing to bad, an easy fix." A man said, stepping out of the blue box and examining the boxes that had fallen.
"Oh well, come along then!" He called into the blue box. Another man stepped out, thoroughly confused.
"Why are we here?" He asked. Before the first man could reply, a third man stepped out of the box and towards the front door. "Sherlock, wait!" The second one called. The first two men followed after him, towards the front door as well.
"Sherlock, sto-" The second man started before he was interrupted by the sudden start of music. They all stopped and looked around, quickly spotting the game 'As Of Now'. They all walked over to it, confused as to why it was on. As they examined the game, they heard faint laughter. It grew louder and louder until it was right behind them. It stopped and a voice said
"Wow, this was easier than I expected! Thanks for saving me the trouble, Doc!" It said, laughing once more. With a snap of their fingers, the three, including the blue box, were sent into the game.
"Ha, humans are so dumb! But I suppose they can be useful sometimes... especially little Pine Tree." And with one last flash of light, the dream demon was gone as well. Such a simple plan, and if all went accordingly, there wouldn't be a soul left alive who could stop them.