I'm back with Chapter 2! Please review and tell me if I have any flaws or if I left something out. Thank you!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own ADJL or Gravity Falls.


Chapter 2

Dipper waited until he was sure that the Longs were out of earshot, then turned to Mabel. "What was that about?"

"Dipper, please," Mabel scoffed. "You're so-"

"Paranoid?!" Dipper sputtered. "Paranoia doesn't make wax figures come to life and try to kill us! Paranoia doesn't switch bodies! And you were about to tell regular kids with normal lives about both!"

"But you're always trying to tell people about them!" Mabel countered. "You want people to listen to you about Gravity Falls' magical side!"

Dipper realized she had a point. "Well, yeah...but-"

"But what?" Mabel tapped her foot expectantly. "You're always talking about how oblivious adults are to this stuff! Now's your chance to tell kids about it! Maybe they'll believe you!"

"Yeah, or think I'm a scared little kid! They're almost Wendy's age! Remember Dusk-2-Dawn?"

Mabel crossed her arms. "Dipper, please. You said it yourself- you have very keen senses of observation. Don't they seem kind of... understanding? Like they would totally believe you if you told them the truth about Gravity Falls?"

Dipper pondered this. On one hand, he couldn't handle it if they called him paranoid. Ugh, he hated the word. Paranoid about this, scared of that. After all, he was always right, or at least his notions were. When would anyone ever realize that? When would he get the credit he deserved?

On the other hand, Mabel was right- they did seem kind of understanding. Jake's reaction to Dipper's anxiety of the wax room hadn't gone unnoticed.

"Maybe you're right," Dipper concluded. "If they're going to be staying here, they deserve to know the truth about this whackjob town."

Mabel beamed. "That's it! Now, let's go tell them!"

For once, Dipper agreed with Mabel. He let her drag him back up the stairs and down the hall. She knocked on the door, and opened it when she heard Jake's approval. Haley, Trixie, and Spud were pulling on jackets, and Jake, who was already wearing one, stood and waited for them.

"Where are you going?" Dipper asked.

"We're going on a walk through the forest," Haley responded. "Gonna have a look around, you know."

"Uh, you guys go without me," Dipper said. "I hate the forest. Creeps me out."

He instantly hated himself for saying that. For one thing, he would sound scared, which was the exact opposite of how he was trying to sound. Also, he was supposed to be the one trying to uncover the secrets of Gravity Falls. That wasn't going to work very well if he was too scared to venture into the investigation scene itself.

"Why?" Trixie asked. "Is it haunted or something?"

This was the moment of truth. Play along and look scared? Or let them figure it out on their own?

He was leaning toward the second option. After all, that's how he'd found out.

"No, not haunted," he lied. "I just don't like it. Rational fear, you know."

Spud shrugged. "Ok," he said, turning to Mabel. "You comin', Mabel?"

She smiled. "Sure!"

Dipper watched them walk out of the room, then quickly made the best decision of his life.

"Hey, guys! Wait up!"


Whew! Second chapter done! Sorry about the length of it, but I try to keep it limited to one POV per chapter. Next chapter: Pacifica learns the hard way what it's like to be on the receiving end of a wardrobe check- New York cheerleader style. Please review!