Anti-Gravity Falls Ch.1
If you've ever taken a road trip through the pacific northwest, you've probably seen a bumper sticker for a place called "Gravity Falls". It's not on any maps, and most people have never heard of it, some people think it's a myth. But if you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. Find it. It's out there somewhere in the woods. Waiting for your visit.
Why should you visit such a place? Well the forest is beautiful, the town folks are nice, the food isn't as bad as you'd expect but most of all to see the Mystery Twins. The stars of the Tent of Mystery and Gravity Falls' own celebrities. Mabel and Dipper Pines are the great niece and nephew of the owner of of the Mystery Shack, located right next to the tent; Stan Pines aka Mr Mystery.
The shows amaze, boggle and stupefy any and all who watch the magical performance, always getting a full house. The time and effort put into the ideas and performance itself must be greater than a normal person can take.
"BOOOOORED" Mabel sighed grumpily and loudly as she casually threw one of her throwing knives at the dart board with a picture of Pacifica Northwest on it, someone having drawn a goatee, eye-patch, and blackened some of the teeth. It may have been Mabel.
"Why not go shopping" Candy suggest as she carefully and expertly painted Mabel's nails on her free hand
"Not today, I think I need something new and exciting. I think it's time for another show" Mabel smiled as she climbed on to of the chair "The Mystery Twins perform again. GRENDA, GO GET MY MUSE" she shouted to the back of the shack
"ON IT" A deep voices shouted back
"You better go with her as well" Mabel addressed Candy as she climbed off the chair "Last time she was alone I had to pay bail."
"Can I not tell Dipper of your idea?" Candy asked, a slight blush and hopeful look on her face
"Aw Candy, you know the rules. If you don't want to get murdered you DO AS I SAY!" With a satisfied smile Mabel watched as Candy scrambled away, nearly tripping over several things as she ran for her life. Mabel adjusted her ever present head band, with its turquoise stone decoration, before leaving her dressing room. Always look good for the public.
Heading to her shared bedroom with Dipper she checked the paint job on her nails "girl can really paint, be a shame to kill her in her sleep"
Always one for making an entrance Mabel burst open the door to the bedroom and shouted "TADA!" As she stepped in and took a pose; her right arm stretched straight up, her eyes closed and face positioned so she'd be looking down her nose at people, her back straight and one foot stretched so her toes were just touching the floor, making it seem like she was waiting for an applause.
"Hello Mabel" she heard Dipper say in his usual bored voice, she was lucky, other people got a bored condescending voice.
Pouting slightly Mabel opened her eyes and now understood why Candy wanted to tell Dipper her idea. Shirtless, except for his ever present bolo with turquoise stone decoration, he was stretching out on the floor; his legs spread apart as he leaned forwards until his fingers touched his toes. It must have been mid afternoon, Dipper always stretched at mid afternoon.
"Hey bro bro, I've got an idea~" she sang slightly, watching her brothers athletic body as he stood up then bent and touched his toes again. It was a body needed for their shows and performances and every female from girl to granny got excited seeing it. "We need to put on a show"
"Really, do you have any new ideas?" Dipper always insisted on at least one new act whenever they put on a show after a small break, it kept things fresh and brought the crowd in every time, of course a little hypnotic suggestion did that anyway.
"Well I was thinking we'd try the swords in the box" moving over to her bed Mabel draped herself over it, still watching Dipper as he straightened up
"Oh please, that old cliche crap is no challenge at all. Anything else to suggest or are you waiting for your 'muse'?" Cocking an eyebrow Dipper glanced at Mabel, seeing her eyes burn and glow turquoise for a second as she slammed her fist onto her bed
"HEAR ME OUT! One of the books has to have something in them to bring the trick up to our level. So. Get. Reading" again Mabel's eyes glow turquoise as Book 1 and Book 3 flew into Dippers hands.
Rolling his eyes Dipper started to quickly flick through the books, stopping as something grabbed his attention. Reading it in detail Dipper started to smile and presented the book to Mabel "voilà"
Looking over the book Mabel saw it was talking about a crystal that could shrink and grow things if a light was shone through it. Thinking it over for a few seconds Mabel realised what Dipper was getting at "oh bro bro, this is perfect. This'll blow their plebeian minds," rolling onto her back Mabel closed her eyes and placed her hands over her heart as her breathing quickened slightly "the cheering, the applause. All eyes on Me."
"Well while you take care of that, I will look for the crystal and have Soos build the box" putting on his shirt and vest, Dipper picked up the book and left his sister on her bed as she quietly chanted to herself
"Me. Me. Me~" he sped up his pace before she began her inappropriate touching.
As always the Tent of Mystery was full of amazing tricks, full of spectacle and, of course, full of people wanting to see the show. Of course the showmanship of the Mystery Twins was top level, knowing how to enchant the crowd. Literally. Throughout the show they did classics such as knife throwing and pick pocketing a volunteer, continuously presenting their watch, wallet and anything else they had in their pockets to them. Mabel's slight of hand tricks were fun and as ever, the crowd loved the levitating objects but the highlight was, of course, the new sword and the box trick.
"We thank you for coming tonight ladies and gentlemen, but as we finish the evening my sister and I have one last performance for you, a trick we have recently mastered and will present to you now" As Dipper addressed the crowd Mabel brought on the freshly built box with small slots on it top to bottom, a large gap on the bottom between the box and the floor, thanks to the wheels for easy moving. As the box was placed in the middle of the stage Dipper and Mabel moved to opposite sides of the stage and bowed to the crowd. Dry ice began to fill the area and the lights went out, leaving three spotlights pointed at Dipper, Mabel, and the box.
As the music began Mabel and Dipper moved in synch, their movements perfect for the light melody playing as they first bowed to each other, as they straightened they began to move towards each other; Dipper grabbing his cape and making it flow out as he spun and Mabel's movements were that of a ballerina, moving on the tips of her toes until the reached the centre of the stage where they took each other's hands and looked into each other's eyes before turning to the crowd and bowing to them. Separating again Dipper went behind the box as Mabel opened the front of it, as the door opened the crowd saw the back opened as well and Dipper standing in it, slamming a fist into both sides of the box, moving up and down and showing the crowd there were no secret doors. Stepping out again Dipper and Mabel closed the doors and spun the box on the spot until the two doors were pointing to the sides of the stage and the handles easily visible.
Moving next to Mabel, Dipper opened the door and helped his sister step inside before closing the door again. Spinning to the other side of the box Dipper clicked his fingers and a sword was thrown from off stage, grabbing it masterfully Dipper turned and without any warning stabbed the sword through the box, the point showing to the other side making the audience gasp in surprise and a few to scream. Repeating the same motion Dipper spun around the box again, clicked his fingers, grabbed the sword thrown at him and stabbed the box and kept repeating until all the slots were full of sword.
Grabbing the box Dipper spun it around until of the doors was facing the audience, opening the door Dipper revealed the inside of the box and showed the audience the criss cross of the swords, but no Mabel. Slamming the door shut as the music picked up the tempo slightly Dipper spun the box hard before grabbing it, stopping it suddenly. Grabbing the swords he pulled them out and stabbed them into the wooden floor, lining them up neatly as he cleared one side he spun the box again, stopped it and removed the swords. Once all the swords were removed Dipper spun the box one last time and stopped it with one of the doors facing the crowd, moving in front of it again Dipper bowed to the audience as he opened the door and out stepped Mabel without so much as a hair out of place.
As she stepped out of the box the crowd exploded with cheers and applause, Dipper letting Mabel having front stage as he pushed box off stage, knowing there'd be no living with her if he interrupted her big moment. Joining her up front they took each other's hand and bowed to the crowd before the spot lights went out and they left the stage, as the Tent lit up again the crowd still cheered as Mr Mystery came on stage to talk the crowd into buying his overpriced merchandise.
Behind the stage Dipper and Mabel relaxed for the first time in several hours, grabbing a towel and wiping the sweat off their brows.
"Way to go dudes, that was awesome" Soos said as he and Wendy approached them "I'll never figure out how you disappeared like that Mabel"
"Aw come on Soos, if we told you our secrets we'd have to kill you" Mabel smiled sweetly
"Ha ha, I believe you" Soos laughed
"Perfect timing on throwing the swords, didn't break the rhythm once" Dipper addressed Soos and Wendy "Who knows, maybe we'll let you be our assistant on stage one day" he mentioned to Wendy
"And have me dress up in sparkly glitter unitards and do fancy dance moves? Not my thing, besides I don't have the hips for it. Shouldn't you two be getting ready to sign a ton of autographs?"
Mabel sighed, "She's right, but before I meet the crowd I have to just steal a hug from my muse" tossing her towel to Soos, Mabel left them to head to her dressing room.
Slipping away from Soos and Wendy, Dipper opened the box and stepped inside, reaching up he slipped a crystal from the top and slipped it into his pocket. Stepping out he closed the door and pushed it aside with the other props, smirking to himself. Hearing a scream he looked in the direction of Mabel's dressing room to see the door ripped off its hinges and sent flying. Mabel's eyes glowers bright turquoise as she stomped out of the room, pure rage and murder on her face. Objects around her glowed slightly as they began to float.
Racing to Wendy he grabbed and pulled her on top of him, as they fell to the floor as he heard Mabel scream.
"WHERE'S. MY. GIDEON?"
Watching as Soos run in fear as objects from glasses to throwing knives began to spin and fly around above their heads Dipper whispered to Wendy "You may want to stay where you are for a while"