Chapter 1

Tyrone woke up screaming from bed, again. This time he had a nightmare that was incredibly real. Well, it felt real to him. Way to real to be anything else. He got up from bed and went to the bathroom, hoping to have it all to himself. However, there was a line there. His older brother and little brother were in line outside the bathroom door.

"Tyrone! What's wrong, we heard you screaming?" asked Dipper, Tyrone's older brother, as he yawned and closed his eyes a little.

"I had a nightmare." Replied Tyrone.

"A pesadilla? Are you alright hermanito?" asked Tyrone's little brother, Matt. He was the recent addition to the family. He was a plucky ten year old Hispanic kid who was very cheerful and always lit up the room where ever he was.

Tyrone patted Matt's head softly. "I'm alright. Thanks little man." Said Tyrone with a smile. Matt smiled back at his big brother.

"What's going on?" asked Tyrone.

"Mabel is taking forever in there. Ever since we arrived in Gravity Falls and had to run the Shack, she is always the first out of bed and ready for work. I'm never ready." Said Dipper.

"Why don't you guys take the day off or something?" asked Tyrone.

"We can't do that. We promised Uncle Soos and Aunt Melody. Not to mention we also promised our other uncles, Stan and Ford, that we had to keep this place going." Said Dipper.

"When is Uncle Soos and Aunt Melody coming back?" asked Matt.

"After their business trip is over I guess. But honestly, I don't really know." Said Dipper.

"I can't believe how time flies right? I feel like it's been a month since we defeated Bill and the Bogey man back at our old neighborhood." Said Tyrone.

"Yeah. And you guys found me." Said Matt.

"Technically it was Mabel who found you, but that counts." Said Dipper, ever the correct one.

"I'm almost out." Called out Mabel from the bathroom.

"It's been fifteen minutes!" complained Dipper.

"This is the only bathroom we got! Bear with me." Said Mabel.

"Sheesh. Instead of buying a new bathroom for the Shack, Uncle Soos instead invests in a sculpture of a waffle man with bacon and eggs for eyes." Said Dipper.

"That statue creeps me out. Is there anyway we can… throw it away?" asked Matt.

"I wish. But Uncle Soos would flip if we did. Unless we make up a lie that a bird ate it or something. He'd buy something like that." Said Dipper.

"But his wife wont. She's the one with the brains." Said Tyrone.

"Okay guys, who's next?" asked Mabel as she stepped out of the bathroom.

"You took forever!" said Dipper as he got in.

"You guys are in for it now. Dipper takes longer than I do." Whispered Mabel with a wink to her brothers.

"Aww man. Dipper better hurry." Said Matt as he held his toothbrush in the air.

Tyrone covered his nose as he smelled something really gross in the air. He then realized where it was coming from .

"What?" asked Matt.

"No offense dude, but your armpit smells like really bad." Said Tyrone.

Embarrassed by this revelation, Matt puts down his arms nervously. "I'm sorry." He quickly said.

"It's okay. No shame in smelling like a man." Said Tyrone.

"Really? Then I can go around like this?" asked Matt.

"Hell no! You have to smell nice. The ladies dig guys who smell like roses." Said Tyrone.

"The ladies? There is a whole ton of them in town. Like that pretty girl with the red hair from school. She's really sweet." Said Matt.

"Oh yeah? What's her name. C'mon, tell me the details." Said Tyrone.

"I don't know. We go to separate classes. But she smiles every time I see her in the hallway. In fact, there aren't very many Hispanic kids at School. There are at least two, but they kinda ignore me. Maybe that's why the girl smiles at me. I'm one of the very few brown skinned kids at school." Said Matt.

"But you stand out. Which is great. Also, Gravity Falls is in the middle of nowhere pretty much. The people here sure are weird, like that one guy that came in the other day. Remember him? The Hillbilly. The one Dipper and Mabel knew." Said Tyrone.

"Old man Macgucket? Yeah, he was weird. But he's cool. I hear he has an arcade in town." Said Matt.

"Him? The guy can't be that rich." Said Tyrone.

"Who knows, maybe he is?" said Matt.

Just then, Dipper came out of the bathroom all clean and shaven. "Bad news guys. According to my calculations, there is at least five minutes left of hot water in the bathtub. Meaning only one thing. One of you guys needs to shower cold." Said Dipper.

"What?! No way man, that sucks. That means I get to use the cold water." Said Tyrone.

"All thanks to Mabel. She used up almost all of it! I had to take my shower less than a minute!" said Dipper.

"What if I take mine in less than a minute?" asked Matt.

"No offense Matt, but… your going through puberty. Your starting to smell like really bad, and you definitely need the five minutes, or four to wash yourself real well." Said Tyrone.

"I got an idea. Why don't you two share the bath?" asked Dipper.

"What?!" cried Tyrone.

"I know I sound weird and awkward, but Matt is our brother now, and well he needs to get used to us. Plus, Matt needs a good scrub on the neck. Raise your neck Matt." Said Dipper.

Matt did as he was told. "You see? There's dirt on his neck. Matt doesn't wash himself. He needs help." Said Dipper.

"I can't be naked in front of the little man! Are you crazy! I'd rather take a cold shower than have him in that terrible situation." Said Tyrone.

"I can shower in the cold. I like cold water." Said Matt.

"No, that's not fair." Said Tyrone. He pushed Matt towards the door.

"You take your time. I'll wait for you." Said Tyrone. Matt nodded and got in the bathroom.

"Sorry Tyrone, but I was also thinking of you too. Cold water can make you sick." Said Dipper.

"If your suggesting about that crazy theory that cold water causes my seizures, it's not that." Said Tyrone.

"I'm just worried about you. That medication you are using… I feel like it's not working." Said Dipper.

"I know. You think I don't know that? It works sometimes, but then it does not. If I increase my dosage…." Said Tyrone.

"No. Don't do that. We need to call your Doctor first. Maybe he can help." Said Dipper.

"He lives all the way in Portland. And he's on vacation too. Like super far away." Said Tyrone.

"I'll email him. In the meantime Tyrone, can I ask you something?" said Dipper.

Tyrone nodded. "What's up?" he asked.

"Spend some time with Matt. School maybe out for two days this week because of the parent teacher conferences, but it would be nice if you spent some time with him. Mabel and I can't do much because of work, but you can." Said Dipper.

"I can't believe he's been with us since earlier this year. In Summer…. Wow. Three months fly by really fast." Said Tyrone.

"All the more reason for you to spend time with him. Especially since this is his first year without his family. We are all he's got now." Said Dipper.

Tyrone understood what Dipper was saying.

"December is just a few weeks away. Gosh. We are in mid November and I didn't even thought of that." Said Tyrone.

"That reminds me; I'm going to the conferences tonight. I'm the only adult here so….. do something with Matt will you?" said Dipper as he left to his room. "I got some money I can loan you guys for later." He later added.

Tyrone nodded and Matt came out shortly after. He was wearing a new orange hoodie and he smelled of cologne. It was incredibly strong that Tyrone covered his nose.

"What?" asked Matt.

"Your cologne… it's super strong…." Said Tyrone.

"Oh yeah. It was Marcos's. He said it draws the ladies." Said Matt with a wink.