Hunky Dory
EARLIER THAT NIGHT
Several wizards chanted in a dim circular room filled with satanic imagery and magic symbols on the walls. Blood piped into a hole in the middle of the room and they circled around it, holding their hands over it. They chanted spells and energy began to swirl over the hole, creating a dim light as it spread out.
A portal opened before them, showing varied locations like SFIT, Echo Creek, and Blud Haven before stopping over Gravity Falls. Blood collected and floated upward in a bubble, moving up before the portal and started to release steam. The portal fizzled and the blood bubble shot into it, causing the gateway to explode and knock the wizards back. The wizards recuperated and look onward in a panic.
DIPPER, MABEL and Pacifica screamed as the beast moved toward them.
"Don't worry, I got this!" Tom cracked his knuckles.
Tom lunged at the beast and punched it in the face. The creature didn't budge and he stepped back, nonchalantly dusting his shirt.
Tom sighed. "Yeah, this is gonna hurt."
The beast smacked Tom back and he landed at the others' feet.
"Run!" Dipper yelled.
The four ran into the woods and the beast chased after them.
"What do we do? What do we do?" Pacifica panicked.
"We should get back to camp! Someone could help us!" Mabel yelled.
"No, we'll just get everyone in danger." Dipper drew out his journal. "We need to find a way to defeat it somehow."
"Yeah, use your 'almighty' journal." Tom said sarcastically.
"Hey, what was that back there? Why'd you attack that thing?" Dipper turned to Tom.
"I'm not telling you anything." Tom said bluntly.
Dipper frowned and flipped through the journal frantically. "Man, there's nothing in here! I've never seen this monster before!"
"So now what?" Pacifica asked.
Dipper sifted his mind. "Ah-ha! we'll trap it."
"Oh, oh, that is such a genius plan! And how're we supposed to capture a beast like that?" Pacifica frowned.
The beast knocked a tree over and she screamed, nearly tripping over a falling branch.
"Be careful!" Dipper helped Pacifica up and ran on. "We need to find someplace to capture it." He tried to think.
"Well, think fast because it's gaining on us!" Mabel looked behind her.
Dipper turned to the beast and sifted his mind. "Ah-ha!"
DIPPER LOOKED around as Tom, Mabel and Pacifica climbed up onto the hill in Gravity Falls valley. Tom saw the bridge and cliffs in the distance and huffed.
"Great! Now we have the joy of looking at a ship before we die - how will this help us!?" Tom turned to Dipper.
"Relax, I've got this covered." Dipper kicked a rock aside, revealing a hole with a ladder going into the depths. The guys looked at it in awe.
"Oh, shit." Pacifica said and the others looked at her in surprise. "What? I'm surprised - get off my ass." She crossed her arms.
The monster's roar came in the distance and Dipper gestured to the hole. "Come on, quickly"
The guys climbed down and Dipper jumped in, pulling the rock to cover the hole after them. The beast jumped onto the hill and sniffed around, growling angrily.
DIPPER GOT off the ladder and the others looked around the old, rusty ship.
"Whoa, this is so cool." Pacifica said.
"I can't believe you've never shown this to me." Mabel said.
"Wait, how do you know about this space craft anyway?" Pacifica asked Dipper.
"Well, I -,"
"It's not that impressive, I've seen better - it's kinda outdated actually." Tom said bluntly.
"Outdated?" Mabel raised her brow.
"Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, how can a spaceship with technology far more advanced than earth's be outdated? How have you seen better?" Dipper asked.
"Yeah, it's a long story." Tom said.
"Oh, then you've gotta tell me." Mabel pulled Tom aside and she bumped into a button on a wall, opening a nearby vault. "Whoa! I didn't do that!" She backed away.
"What is this stuff?" Dipper looked inside the vault and saw some artefacts.
"I'm getting souvenirs!" Mabel said.
"Get in line, Mabel!" Pacifica moved up to the vault.
Mabel grabbed a necklace and Pacifica picked a ring.
"Ooh." Mabel put on the necklace.
"Not too shabby." Pacifica looked at the ring.
Dipper looked inside the vault and picked up a round, compass shaped device with a touchscreen. He eyed it fondly.
"Wow." Dipper's eyes shone.
"Tom, you're not getting anything?" Mabel turned to Tom.
"Nah, I don't need that stuff." He shrugged.
Mabel ogled Tom when a loud crash rocked the ship and a metal plate fell from the hole they came from. The beast crashed down and stalked towards the four.
"Oh, fu -,"
Mabel slapped a sticker on Pacifica's mouth with the words, "Don't be 'Vol'gur' with a picture of an erupting volcano. Pacifica frowned at her.
"What? We have a sorta 'G' rating to uphold." Mabel crossed her arms.
The beast lunged at them and a shadow swooped past. A gash split beast's chest open and its blood splashed out. The beast fell over and Pacifica turned to Mabel, raising her brow.
"What? I still stand by it." Mabel stuck her nose at her.
"What happened?" Dipper squinted.
The guys turned and saw a figure in the shadows. It walked into the light, revealing itself to be a young man with white long hair with braids, blue eyes, pointy ears, a grey mantle, silver armour over white shirt with bracelets and deep green pants with black boots and wielding a sword.
"Beautiful stranger." Mabel gasped.
"Are you literally gonna fall in love with every guy you meet?" Dipper said sarcastically.
"Hey, you're still not over Wendy yet!" Mabel pointed out.
Dipper groaned and Pacifica glanced at him. "Halt, intruders!" The alien held his sword out at them and they panicked.
"Wait, wait, wait! We're not intruders!" Dipper backed away slowly.
"Then why are you on our ship? What did you do to the crew?" Alfonse asked.
"Nothing, I swear! We found it this way." Dipper said.
"Found it this way?" The alien stepped back. "What happened?"
"This ship's been crashed for a very long time and there have been no signs of life here." Dipper explained.
"So ... Everyone is dead?" The alien's eyes dilated in horror.
"Wait, how have you been here this long and you didn't know?" Dipper asked.
"I've been in stasis for a while." The alien sifted his mind. "There was an attack." He looked around. "What year is it?"
"2016." Dipper answered.
"2016!?" Alfonse's eyes dilated in shock and frowned. "They've been dead that long then …"
Dipper saw his sorrow. "... Y-yeah."
The alien looked around the ship and looked down at his sword, staring at the blade sombrely. He sighed shakily. "You-you can go." The alien said solemnly.
The alien walked off and Dipper saw him stand alone quietly. Dipper started to leave and Mabel grabbed his arm.
"We can't just leave him like this." Mabel said in a hushed voice.
"Well, what am I supposed to do?" Dipper turned to her.
"Something! He just saved our lives, we should repay him." Mabel insisted.
Dipper looked at the alien and sifted his mind. He sighed and turned to him. "It seems you don't have a home anymore. You wanna come with us?"
"Where?" The alien asked.
"We're attending summer camp - there must be a free dorm. You could stay there for a while." Dipper said.
"What is this 'dorm' and 'summer' you speak of?" The alien asked.
"That's not the point here." Dipper walked up to him. "We're gonna give you some place to stay for a while."
"And what about the ship?" The alien looked around.
"There's nobody here and we can't just abandon you. Tell you what, you come with us and lay low and I'll look for a way to get you back to your planet." Dipper said.
"You could do that?" The alien's face lit up with hope.
"Hey, it's worth a try." Dipper smiled. "Come on."
The alien looked at the ship then at the guys. He steeled himself and sheathed his sword, following them.
"Wait, where do you come from anyway?" Dipper asked.
"I'm Alfonse Eric; I'm from the elven race of Alfheim." The alien said.
"Dreamy, an elf." Mabel sighed.
"Huh, your name's pretty English for an alien." Tom pointed out.
"That is true and I believe it's a reference to something." Alfonse said.
DIPPER, MABEL, Alfonse, Tom and Pacifica entered the camp grounds. The teens yawned and Pacifica looked at her watch. Her voice muffled and she realized the sticker was still on.
Pacifica ripped the sticker off. "Great, we missed the morning hike!"
"That's right you did!" Mr Poolcheck's voice came.
Mr Poolcheck stood amongst the campers, most of who were exhausted, and Wendy who fanned herself with her hat.
"I can see the light!" Jerry collapsed.
"Leaving campgrounds without permission? You better have a good explanation!" Mr Poolcheck frowned.
Dipper glanced at Wendy, subtly asking for her help. She looked at Alfonse and nodded to Dipper.
"Ah, no, sorry, sir." Wendy stood beside Alfonse. "I sent them to pick up a late camper. His name is ..." She nudged him.
"A-Alfonse, Alfonse Eric." Alfonse said quickly.
"Those are some strange ears." Mr Poolcheck studied him.
"Wait, what?" Alfonse raised his brow.
"Uh, yes! That's why he was late; he was getting treatment for them." Wendy covered Alfonse's ears. "He's sensitive about them."
"What's wrong with my ears? What's wrong with yours?" Alfonse asked and frowned.
Wendy covered his mouth. "He's special."
"Hmm ... Okay." Mr Poolcheck looked around. "You'll be in Team Royalty."
"What?" Pacifica turned to Sherry who smirked.
"The rest of you, get back to your dorms and freshen up. We'll meet here at 6AM." Mr Poolcheck said to the campers and walked off.
Wendy sighed as the campers left and she turned to Dipper. "You wanna explain what's going on?"
"I'll explain later." Dipper said. "Can show Alfonse where Team Royalty is?"
"Alright, you totally owe me, dude." Wendy said and walked off with Alfonse.
MABEL, CANDY and Grenda sat on the porch of a camp dorm as the campers roamed about in the afternoon. Alfonse stood nearby with his hair wafting gently in the breeze, making the girls swoon.
His mantle blew in the wind as well and Mabel giggled.
"He's so perfect." Mabel said.
The wind blew Alfonse off his feet and he screamed as it tried to carry him off. "Help! Help!"
Lil Gideon and Peter Rock, a tall, slim teen with close-shaved hair clad in a blue shirt, black jeans and boots, of Team Royalty came quickly and caught Alfonse, keeping him from flying off.
"See, this is why capes are evil." Lil Gideon said.
"What's up with this weather?" Peter pulled Alfonse's hand.
The girls ogled as Peter and Lil Gideon pulled Alfonse down.
"I can't keep my eyes off him!" Candy bit her lip.
"I wanna marry him!" Grenda slammed her fist down.
"That's it, I'm going for it." Mabel said.
Mabel walked off and Grenda and Candy squealed silently. Alfonse dusted his clothing and Peter chuckled.
"You've gotta get some better clothes for yourself, dude, and do something about the ears." Peter said.
"What's wrong with them?" Alfonse asked.
"Hey, Gideon, you've got a two o'clock demonic laugh, so why don't you get to it?" Mabel said sarcastically as she walked up to them.
"I do not have a demonic laugh, thank you very m -,"
Funeral bells rang loudly and Mabel raised her brow. Lil Gideon laughed uneasily and drew out his phone, stopping an alarm.
"Ooh, we've got a 2pm team meeting!" Lil Gideon walked on and turned to Peter. "Come along." He walked off.
Alfonse tapped his ears, wondering what was wrong with them and Mabel walked up to him.
"H-hi, Alfonse." Mabel said uneasily.
"Yes, Lady Mabel?" Alfonse turned to her, frowning slightly that his hair was flowing in the wind again.
"Oh, you can just call me 'Mabel'," Mabel chuckled.
"Oh, okay. So, what is it?"
Mabel looked at Alfonse and started to breath heavily. Her cheeks reddened and she hastily walked away, moving past Grenda and Candy.
"What happened?" Grenda gasped as she watched her leave.
"That has never happened before." Candy turned to Mabel. Alfonse screamed as the wind carried him off.
MABEL ENTERED her room and shut the door behind her, moving up to her bed.
"What just happened?" She touched her chest and felt her heart race. "Is this for real?"
Mabel sat on her bed and twirled her hair when, sifting her mind when the bed suddenly started to float. She screamed and fell off the bed, seeing the structure fall down as well.
"What in the world?" She scrambled to her feet.
"Wow!" A girl's voice came.
Mabel turned and saw Mary, a girl with white hair clad in a hoody with a Fairy Tail logo, Hello Kitty jeans and sneakers, on the opposite bed who ran up to her.
"Mary, I didn't know you were here." Mabel stood up.
"And I'm glad I was! Finally, I can investigate the weirdness in Gravity Falls!" Mary punched the air excitedly. "How'd you do that anyway?"
Mabel looked at her necklace and her brows stitched. "I don't know."
"Well, we're gonna figure it out." Mary grinned.
MABEL AND Mary emerged from the mess hall and moved through the main grounds, walking past the campers who roamed about.
"You know I hadn't finished eating yet, right?" Mabel said.
"And that's not important - what's important is figuring out how you pulled that off." Mary said.
Mabel and Mary walked past Morris of Team Elf, a slim, brunette-haired teen wearing a blue shirt, black jacket, blue jeans and shoes, who walked up to a small building. He looked around and smirked.
Morris peeped at girls showering through a hole in the wall. He drew out his phone when a hand suddenly grabbed him.
"Hey, what're you doing?" Wendy frowned.
"Um, I'm just, uh -,"
Pacifica phased through the wall and collapsed on the ground with only her towel covering her. Sherry, Charlie and Clarisse, a short girl with straight shoulder-length hair that wore a blue dress and white boots, of Team Narwhal Blast walked by and see her.
"Oh, poor Pacifica. I know nothing's going well for you, but you don't have to strip to get attention." Sherry said smugly.
Pacifica blushed with embarrassment and the other campers laughed at her, Morris taking pictures with a snicker.
"Give me that!" Wendy grabbed the phone. "Hey, get outta here!" Wendy yelled, causing the campers to disperse and she helped Pacifica up. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think." Pacifica looked around uneasily. "What the hell just happened?" Her ring glowed.
MABEL STOOD amongst Grenda, Candy and Mary in the woods and held her arms forward. The girls looked at a tree stump intently. Mabel bit her lip then huffed and stepped back.
"I'm sorry, guys; I know it has something to do with this necklace, but I have no idea what's going on." Mabel looked around unsurely.
"There's something we're just not doing right. Maybe you should hold it. Try again." Mary said.
"Here goes."
Mabel clutched the necklace and held her hand out to the stump. Grenda crossed her fingers and Candy muttered to herself. Mary smiled, nearly bursting with anticipation.
"I give up, it's not working." Mabel stepped back.
"Come on, Mabel, I need to see this!" Grenda clenched her fists.
"I'm sorry, girls, but it's not working." Mabel said.
"Well, what if we -," Mary tried to say.
A fire erupted in the woods and began to spread out.
"What the?" Grenda looked around.
Grenda looked around and saw Luke of Team Gurren, a tall, slim, bug-eyed, brunette-haired boy clad in a blue leather jacket, blue jeans and black shoes, who ran off.
"Great, it's that pyromaniac Luke." Grenda frowned.
"Oh, no, this looks really bad," Candy said as the fire grew larger.
"I'll go get Wendy" Mary said.
Mary ran on, but the fire cut her off. She backtracked towards the others and they backed away from the growing furnace.
"We're trapped!" Candy panicked.
"What do we do?" Grenda asked.
Mabel looked around in a panic as the fire drew nearer. Candy jumped back as the fires reached her feet and the girls got pinned against a wall. The fire rose and Mabel screamed, holding her hands up in fear.
Blue energy spread out from Mabel's hands and it enveloped the fire, collecting it in a large ball before the girls.
"Oh, my God." Grenda gasped.
"You did it!" Mary said.
"Whoa, telekinesis ..." Mabel said in excitement. "Cool!"
The girls talked amongst themselves excitedly. Mabel's necklace glowed.
DIPPER SQUEEZED his way through a metal fence and entered a sidewalk. He walked on when he heard rustling in the bushes. Dipper turned around and saw Tom behind him.
"Wait, it's not what you think!" Dipper said hastily.
"You're ditching camp? I'm okay with that - I'm a little bored anyways." Tom shrugged.
"Oh, okay." Dipper walked on and Tom followed.
"So, where're we going?" Tom asked.
"Why should I tell you?" Dipper raised his brow.
"I told you I'm bored." Tom shrugged. "So, where're we going?"
"I just wanna stop by my great uncle's old shop." Dipper said.
"Lead the way." Tom pocketed his hands.
"Okay, fine, whatever." Dipper walked on.
DIPPER AND Tom entered the Mystery Shack and found it empty. Melanie entered the room and saw them.
"Dipper? Is that you?" She smiled.
"Did someone say Dipper?" Soos ran into the room and gasped. "Dude, it is you!"
"Soos, my man." Dipper fist bumped with Soos.
"Man, it's been so long." Soos laughed and turned to Tom. "What's your name, little dude?"
"Tom McCarthy." Tom said.
"That's a rad shirt, dude bro," Soos turned to Dipper. "So, what brings you here, Dipper? Aren't you at camp or something?"
"I just wanted to check up on you is all. How's business going?" Dipper asked.
"It's um ... well," Soos scratched his head.
"We have customers, heh." Melanie laughed uneasily.
"It's not going so well, is it?" Dipper said.
"I guess running the shack isn't as easy as it looks, but we're still getting there." Soos huffed.
"Have you heard anything from Grunkle Stan and Ford?" Dipper asked.
"No, except for some weird faxes."
"Weird?" Dipper's brows stitched.
"Yeah, I'll show you." Soos said.
SOOS WALKED up to the fax machine in Stan's old office with a couple papers next to it. Dipper and Tom walked up to him and he handed them to Dipper.
"They must be in some strange code or something." Soos said.
Dipper received the paper and read it. "Looks like a Caesar Cipher."
"Maybe A1Z26." Tom took a peak.
Dipper read the fax. "It's a combined cipher."
Dipper drew out his journal and copied the coded faxes down on it.
"What're you doing?" Soos asked.
"The faxes were coded and I'm trying to decipher it. It's a little tricky though." Dipper cracked the code.
"What does it say?" Soos leaned toward Dipper.
"It might take a while, but ..." Dipper held up the journal and cleared his throat. "'Dipper, if you see this letter, be careful who reads it with you. I'm not sure about everything yet, but I know something's been watching me',"
"What's going on?" Soos asked.
Dipper worriedly continued reading, "'Stan and I are in danger – Weirdmageddon isn't over yet'," The guys looked at each other in shock.
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