Chapter 1

Hello my name is Dipper, well that is what most people call me. I'm your average teenager, because I am still technically a teenager according to my twin sister Mabel. A few things about me I was raised on California and nothing interesting happened, until the summer of my thirteenth birthday. Now that is where my life changed. And it all started in a place called Gravity Falls.

My parents decided that my sister and I needed to have some outside time. So they shipped us off to a town in Oregon. A town known as Gravity Falls. My great uncle Stan lived there and ran a mystery shack, though all of his displays were fake. It looked like it was going to be an awful summer. That was until I discovered something. In the forest just outside the Mystery Shack I found a tree with a secret compartment and that secret compartment there was a journal with a six fingered hand on the cover, labeled three. And that is how my adventures started.

Gravity Falls was full of strangeness. From Gnomes to dinosaurs. There is even an alien ship under Gravity Falls. Mabel and I began to explore all the secrets we could of Gravity Falls. My biggest mission was learning who the author of that journal was. In those adventures I gained enemies and friends. The biggest enemy was a triangular shaped demon named Bill, yes Bill. Mabel and I worked together and we defeated him twice. And then the day came when everything changed.

Our Great Uncle Stan was arrested by men from the government and we learned that he wasn't what we had grown to love. We even found that there was a newspaper article about a Stan Pine's death in a car crash. We began to doubt that he was our real Grunkle Stan. To make it worse we learned that he had a machine that we were told was a doomsday device.

Luckily we were, I was wrong. Mabel trusted Grunkle Stan and in the end our Great Uncle Ford was brought back to our dimension. Our Grunkle Stan was our Grunkle Stan he was just one of our Grunkle Stans. Sorry that is probably confusing. You see the Grunkle Stan we had spent time with for so long had told us he was Stanford but really he was our Great Uncle Stanley. Stanford was his twin brother who had built the machine and then gotten pulled into it. Our Great Uncle Ford was also the author of the journals. And then he joined in our journey and adventures. All leading up to our last week of that first summer. Bill came back and tore the universe apart, at least for Gravity Falls which is why most people don't know about those events.

We managed to defeat Bill, thanks to Grunkle Stan and the world was saved. Bill was gone for good and we had to say goodbye to Gravity Falls. At least for that year. Grunkle Stan and Grunkle Ford went out on a treasure hunt and Mabel and I went back to California. Over the next five years Mabel and I would come back to Gravity Falls and help out at the Mystery Shack, now run by our good friend Soos, and continue to explore the mysteries. In fact I started my own journals documenting all my adventures.

But now the world sees Mabel and I as adults and we are now enrolled in college. But we both decided together to make our next journey at the Gravity Falls University. In fact Grunkle Ford teaches there. I'm going to be taking classes from him with my Paranormal major. And now my new journey is going to begin, and I am sure that there will be many surprising mysteries to explore in my new life.

Mabel threw her bag onto her new bed. "COLLEGE LIFE!" She flung herself onto the bed next to the bag. "DIPPER GET IN HERE!"

"Calm down Mabel." Mabel's twin brother walked in. He put his own bag at the foot of his bed. Dipper took off his pine tree hat and set it on the desk next to his bed along with his journal. A pine tree was on the cover of the journal with the number two written on it. "We're not children anymore."

Mabel blew a raspberry at him and then laughed and rolled around. "Come on Dipper can't you loosen up?"

Dipper just rolled his eyes and then began to write in his journal.

"Come on Dipper! Let's go explore the campus! Maybe we can find Great Uncle Ford!"

"Why don't you go." Dipper continued to write.

"Come on!" Mabel wrapped her arms around his neck. "PLEASE!"

Dipper sighed. "Alright fine." He closed his journal and slid it into his coat pocket. He really took after Ford. Mabel grinned and grabbed his arm and then dragged him out of the room and off to explore.

The two of them had moved into a dorm room together on campus. They did have the option to move to the mystery shack and commute to campus but it seemed weird to come and invade on Soos's home. Especially since he now had his own son running around under foot. They also could have moved in with with their Grunkle Stan and Ford but Dipper had decided that living with his professor would make him stand out more than he wanted to.

And so they found themselves walking through the halls of the dorms. And after a few moments they heard a familiar voice. Standing at the end of the hallway was a woman with long blonde hair wearing a purple dress and llama earrings.

"Pacifica!" Mabel rushed towards the girl and flung her arms around the girl's neck.

"Get off me." Pacifica grumbled and pushed her away. "Gezz Mabel I've told you a hundred times I don't do hugs."

"Oh come on Pacifica!" Mabel laughed.

Pacifica just rolled her eyes. "Hey Dipper."

"Hey Pacifica." He smiled. "So you're coming to school here as well?"

"What did you expect?" She folded her arms over her chest. "My dad helped fund this school now that he got his fortune back."

"Well him and Grunkle Ford!" Mabel laughed.

"Yeah Yeah." Pacifica waved her hand. "Now if you would excuse me I need to get moved in." She opened a door leading into a single room.

"Okay bye Pacifica!" Mabel didn't lose a beat as she set off to continue searching.

"See you Dipper." Pacifica called after him.

Dipper smiled and Mabel grinned. "It's nice to have old friends here right!" She started walking backward. "And did you see she was wearing the earrings we sent her for her birthday!"

"Yeah I noticed that." Dipper said. "Now let's go find out what our new home is like." He took the lead, easily able to outpace the backwards walking Mabel. "I'm sure mom and dad will be happy to hear what our new life is going to be like."

"I can't wait to call them and tell them!" Mabel laughed. "I bet they won't believe all the crazy stuff I'll tell them about."

"They haven't believed us for the last five years so I'm sure they won't now, but that doesn't matter." Dipper looked around.

Classes didn't start for a week but Dipper had already memorized the map of the campus and his own schedule. "Come on Mabel let's go find our classes."

"Let's go party instead!" Mabel raised her hands. "Start our first college party!"

Dipper just rolled his eyes and then headed towards the classroom he was sure Mabel would be excited for. It was an average sized classroom and sitting at the desk in the front of the room was an old man wearing glasses and taking a nap.

"Great Uncle Ford!" Mabel yelled out and ran towards him.

"Huh?" He sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Dipper? Mabel?"

"Hey Great Uncle Ford." Dipper walked up as Mabel hugged the old man. "Shouldn't you be working on the class schedule?"

"I have already finished that." He stretched his hands over his head as he yawned. "So are you two all moved in?"

"Yep!" Mabel grinned. "OUr room is awesome! I'm just trying to convince Dipper to help me plan our first college party!"

Ford laughed. "Oh college." He smiled. "I remember those years fondly. You know life before the whole trapped in another dimension experience." He laughed. "You two should come join Stan and I for dinner sometime soon."

"Sounds fun!" Mabel said. "Right Dipper!"

"Yeah." Dipper looked at Ford. "So are we going to be exploring all the-." Dipper was interrupted as the door opened.

"Hello?" A woman walked in. She had short black hair and wore a golden chain around her neck, the pendant part tucked into her collar. "Professor Pines."

"How can I help you?" Ford asked standing up.

"I was sent to fetch you." She looked at Mabel and Dipper. "Dean Ice sent for you." She looked at Ford. "Something to do with your request the other day."

"Ah right." Ford said. "Dipper why don't you come with me, this has to do with you."

"Really?"

"He's Dipper Pines?" The girl looked him up and down. "FIne, come on." She turned and started walking.

"Who's she?" Dipper asked as he followed Ford. Mabel followed behind them.

"Her name is Bree Ice. She is the granddaughter of the dean. Basically she helps the dean out as well as goes to this school. Actually she is the same age as you two." Ford said. "Be careful of her, I'm pretty sure she is a spy for the Dean."

"Trust no one." Dipper smiled.

Ford laughed. "Glad to know that you remember those old words."

"Of course." Dipper said. He kept walking and watched as a bird with grey feathers and a red belly landed on Bree's shoulder. It sat there for a moment and then flew away. A few minutes later they arrived at a door with a plaque that said Dean. Bree opened the door and led them into a simple room.

An older woman sat at the desk looking over papers and files. "Hello Pines."

"Hello Veronica." Ford said walking in. "So you're finally getting back to me?"

"The answer is no."

"Hang on." Ford frowned.

"The boy in question is a freshman. And you already have an assistant, your twin brother a Stanley Pines." She looked at a file. "You don't need an apprentice."

"Hang on." Ford frowned. "Dipper is my great nephew, he already has more than enough experience to help out. Besides Stan and I are getting older. A younger assistant would be helpful."

The woman, Veronica Ice, looked up from her file and eyed Dipper and Mabel. "I take it the boy in question is this one."

"Yes." Dipper said. "I'm Dipper Pines."

"And tell me, what is your 'experience' with the supernatural and paranormal?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "What makes you qualified to be Pines' TA?"

Dipper smiled. "I've spent the last six summers exploring Gravity Falls and all its mysteries. Plus I helped my Great Uncle Ford multiple times." Dipper puffed up his chest. "I even helped save the world from another dimension's demon."

"I see." She frowned. "What do you think Bree?"

"Seeing as he is related to Professor Pines I don't see why it is a problem. Except for one thing." She frowned. "He's in Professor Pines' class and if he is expected to grade his own papers."

"You're right… Very well. Pines I will allow it on one condition. Bree will have to be your second TA."

Ford frowned but sighed. "Alright then."

Bree nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow then." She turned and walked out. Dipper watched her.

Bree Ice returned to her room in the dorms and sat down on her bed. She pulled out a folder from under her pillow. It was labeled Pine. She opened it and found a picture of two young children and and old man. "Dipper, Mabel and Stan Pines." She folded her arms. "It is time that I learn the truth. Isn't that right my friend?" She tugged on the golden chain lightly. "I promise I will learn the truth… and I will figure out how to help you." She closed the folder and slid it back under her mattress and laid back on her bed. "Dipper and Mabel Pines. Welcome back to Gravity Falls."