"This just in. World famous teen pop sensation Shooting Star is arriving in the backwater town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, later today. Crowds have already been forming around the bus station. Why a wealthy singer is arriving by bus, is unknown. I'm Shandra Hermenaz, and this has been your three-o-clock news." the tv flickered before turning completely off. Two of the inhabitants of the house were off in the far reaches of Gravity Falls forest, though the apprentice of the scientists was responsible for taking care of the house. The background noise the television caused was a nuisance to him, he too, trying to research, albeit from the confines the of the house.
Meanwhile, Shooting Star was boarding a bus with her manager/uncle. Unlike her usual flamboyant, showy attire, she wore a simple sweater, a shooting star on it. The journey sent her back to her past, her time spent in the small town, the adventures she went on, the friends she made. Of course, the nostalgia ended quickly, the press was still on her back, not allowing her to spend time with the people she so wanted to spend time with. The welcoming committee was wonderful though. Most of the people she missed most were there, but the one missing was the most important. She walked to the old shack that was still in shambles. She smiled, he would surely be inside, all she had to do was knock.
Inside, machines were running, making so much noise, the apprentice sat, ignoring it all, typing away on a keyboard of the dusty computer that housed all the information he possessed. He heard the old knocker banging on the door, but ignored it, thinking it was another salesman or author trying to use the town's questionable phenomona for their selfish needs. Unfortunately for him, the knocking didn't stop, instead increasing in volume. Finally fed up with it, he stood, forcing the chair to hit the wall behind him, and headed for the door.
Shooting Star heard footsteps, causing her to stop the incessant banging. She had a small smile on her face, after so many years she would finally see him again. The door opened, showing a familiar face, familiar brown hair, and a worn trucker hat with a pine tree on it. Her smile widened, "Hey, Dipper."
Q: alternate future stuff. Where, instead of Weirdmaggedon happening, Dipper accepts the apprenticeship and Mabel ends up going with Grunkle Stan after he is kicked out of the Mystery Shack by Ford. Hope you like it!