A/N: Hey everyone. This is my first Gravity Falls fanfic so please no flames, takes place before season 2.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls.

Chapter 1

The sun was setting over the town of Gravity Falls as the Pines twin made their way through the forest.

"Are we there yet?" Mabel asked tired.

"Don't worry. We're almost there." Dipper assured her. They were just on their way back from observing some of the creatures in the forest and eventually got chased by a giant troll. Their clothes were dirty and they were utterly exhausted. Dipper was holding his journal in one hand and a stack of paper in the other.

"Whatcha you got there, bro?" Mabel asked.

Dipper smiled and answered. "This is just a research I've working on. I want to document everything we see somewhere else besides my journal." He said. Mabel nodded.

Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan was sitting in the shack and drinking some coffee when noticed the twins hadn't return yet. "Where ARE those kids?" he said to himself. Sighing, he stood up and went outside to look for them. Just then Dipper and Mabel walked through the bushes revealing themselves to him.

"There you are where have you been?" he asked with his hands on his hips.

Dipper rubbed his head nervously. "Eh….well…."

"We were chased by a troll!" Mabel muttered. "It was big and scary and it tried to eat us. It was so awesome Grunkle Stan!" she said with enthusiasm.

Stan rolled his eyes. "Yeah whatever, just get inside and clean yourselves up."

"Okay. Race you to bathroom Dipper!" Mabel shouted as she ran towards the door. Dipper chuckled and was quickly behind her.

"Kids," Stan said under his breath.

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The old man wandered through the shack with his hand in his pockets glancing at all the weird attractions around him. He soon met Soos who was sweeping the floor near the cashier.

"Hey Mr. Pines!" Soos greeted.

"Hey, have you seen Wendy?" he asked the handyman.

"Oh she left two hours ago." Soos informed. Stan nodded knowing her well. "Anything I can help you with?"

"Nah I'm fine." He shrugged and walked away. Suddenly he noticed a stack of papers on a near table. He took them and stared at them deep in thought.

Minutes later Dipper came down. He now wore fresh clean clothes and had his pine tree cap on his head. Walking over he went to pick his research up, but to his surprise it was gone!

"Grunkle have you seen my research?" the boy asked.

Stand looked over casually. "Your what?"

"My research, it was right here on this table. I placed here before going to the shower" Dipper explained.

"Oh that? I disposed of it." He said blankly.

"You did what!?" Dipper muttered in shock. "Grunkle Stan I worked so hard on that research."

Stand shrugged his shoulders. "It's no big deal, kid, just more of that supernatural mumbo-jumbo. I mean, C'mon those things aren't even real." He scoffed.

Dipper gritted his teeth at this. How could he say something like that? Memories of all the adventures he and his friends had in this summer flashed in his mind. It made him angry. "No, it's not! Mabel and I saw those things with our own eyes, they are real. All I've been trying to do is to solve the mysteries of this place, but why do you keep holding me back!" he shouted angrily.

Stan narrowed his eyes. "Alright that's it. I've had it with you and your wild imagination. I'm gonna call your parents tomorrow and send you back home!"

Dipper eyes widen. "What!? But I-"

"Enough! I made up my mind now go to your room!" he yelled and gestured to the stairs. Dipper was about to protest but stopped. He lowered his head and did as he told. Soos who was peeking from the corner rushed to the old man.

"Mr. Pines you're not serious about this, right?" Soos said with a look of concern. Stan didn't reply and left him to his confusion.

Later that night, Dipper didn't touch his dinner and kept staring down in thought.

"Hey you're gonna eat that?" his sister asked.

"No, I'm not hungry." He stood up and went upstairs without saying another word.

"Yay more for me!" Mabel exclaimed and took his plate. Stan ignored Dipper's strange behavior and ate the rest of his dinner. Dipper quickly entered their bed room closing the door behind him. He jumped into his bed and twisted himself in his blanket with hundreds of thoughts going through his mind all at once.

Will Grunkle Stan really send me away? He thought. He didn't want to leave, at least not yet. He still had things to do, secrets to uncover. He couldn't imagine going back so soon. He couldn't imagine being apart from Mabel. Sighing, he pulled the journal from his vest and began reading. Mabel came later and said her good nights to him before going to sleep.

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Dipper slowly opened his eyes and glanced over to Mabel. She was sleeping heavily in her bed. It was 12: 50 PM so his great uncle was probably asleep too so he jumped off his bed and pulled his back bag that was under it. He put all the things he'll need such as food, some money, and his journal inside it. Slowly he made his way down stairs making sure he doesn't wake anyone up and walked out of the door. Dipper took one last glance to the Mystery Shack and a tear escaped him. He wondered how everyone will react when they find out he ran way. Mabel won't be happy about it.

"I'm sorry guys" was his last word before running deep into the forest.