Prologue – Part 2

A/N: My logic is unbeatable:

My story gets one favorite in an hour = I continue it. :)

I can't directly answer to a Guest, so:

Thank you! Trust me! Mabel will have a bigger role!

P.S: Awesome! Make sure we won't be Yellow Diamond!

[PIEDMONT, DIPPER IS 12]

"Um… Dad? I've been meaning to talk to you." – he said as his father turned around to look at him.

"Yes, Dipper?"

"So, our biology teacher made us a trip to the hospital, as a pre-summer vacation treat, and when I was there, I asked one of the surgeons about the thingy in my arm. She didn't know anything, and she said that she was one of the best surgeons in California. Why is this?"

"Um…" – he couldn't lie at this point, couldn't he? Wait, yes, he can! – "It was a… unique surgery!"

"And what was it for?"

"I'm not sure, sweetie!"

"Don't call me 'sweetie,' old man!" – he shouted

"Dipper!" – his dad said – "It is very impolite to talk like th-"

"I DON'T CARE!" –he turned away. He realized that he didn't need to make a trauma out of this – "Um, Dad?"

"Yes?"

"I've been wanting to tell you something, something I haven't even told Mabel about. It's been really weird for a while. Sometimes I'm illogically so strong that I can take down a really strong bully without even trying. And when I get really happy, the-"

"Gem glows." – Thomas fearfully finished his sentence – "Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no!"

"Wait-" – Dipper realized – "Why did you call the 'Thing' a gem?"

"Um…" – he realized – "Um… No reason."

"FINE, DAD. I see you don't trust me with this. I'LL TALK TO MOM INSTEAD!" – he said as he left the room and slammed the door.

He can't tell her about this. She'll think I told him!, he thought

[BEACH CITY, STEVEN IS 11]

Steven has improved a lot. He can summon his shield and bubble willingly now, he can even make a combo out of the two! Steven was happy that he got 'accepted,' but he was sad that he was the only part-gem that ever existed. He went to ask Garnet.

"Um… Garnet?"

"Yes, Steven?"

"Are you sure there aren't any other part-gems like me?" – the child curiously asked.

"Umm…" – Garnet started and was thinking of something to say - "Yes?"

Steven saw that she was lying.

"I see that you're lying, Garnet." – he said – "Please. Please tell me. I need to know."

"Look, Steven. There is a person out there like you." – Steven started to smile – "BUT." – the smile faded – "He doesn't actually know he's any kind of Gem at all!"

"What? HOW CAN HE NOT KNOW THAT?"

"Well, let's just say that his father didn't want him to get picked on and be embarrassed."

"That is very bad! His dad should tell him!"

"It's his father. And when his powers start to activate without his son's will, he will have to tell him."

[THE NEXT DAY, PIEDMONT]

It was a sunny morning to which Dipper woke up to. He was a bit down because of yesterday's fiasco, but when he got out of bed, and started going downstairs, a plush bear hit him in the face.

"Ha! Right in the face!" – Mabel appeared out of nowhere and laughed – "I guess you just need to bear with your awesome sister?"

Dipper started laughing as well. The bear didn't hurt. Then he suddenly looked at the clock. It was 10 AM. He missed school! He went to his room quickly and dressed up and packed his bag but when he started running down the stairs, Mabel stopped him.

"Where are you going, silly?"

"Um… to school."

Mabel suddenly started laughing.

"There's no need to go to school, Dum-dum! It's summer vacation."

He couldn't believe it. It was summer vacation. The joy in him suddenly jumped up to eleven.

He ran towards Mabel and hugged her and both of them jumped around screaming – "It's summer vacation!" – over and over. When suddenly, his Thi… Or what did Dad call it… Gem started to glow.

Mabel was admiring the beauty of the glow.

"It never glowed this much…" – she could hardly get those words out of her mouth…

Then they started hearing their parents' argument. It was something like:

"They have to go there! They need some fresh air!"

"But what about Dipper being… you know… different?"

The rest was mumbles and mumbles. The Gem lost its glow like there's no tomorrow. Dipper went to his room. Mabel tried following him, but to no avail. The door was locked.

"Dipper!" – she screamed – "Dipper! Please let me in! What's the problem? Please, I'm your sister! Don't you trust me?"

Those words made Dipper open the door. When the door opened, what the 10-year-old saw was something she has never seen before. Her brother was so full of tears that his eyes were as red as his shirt.

"Let's sit down and talk…" – said Mabel

"O-o-okay…" – Dipper stammered. They sat down on Dipper's bed.

"So," – Mabel asked – "What's the problem?"

"Well, some weird stuff has been going with my 'Thing.' There's been numerous occasions where I think I was stronger than usual because of it, and I don't think it's actually something left from a surgery. I think it's more. Even yesterday, Dad called it a 'gem' for some reason."

This just became interesting. Even Mabel was interested. She wasn't the one interested in mysteries, and this was one big hell of a mystery, for sure.

"KIDS! COME DOWN PLEASE!" – Thomas shouted.

The siblings ran down the stairs and their parents were waiting with a big smile.

"So," – Dipper asked – "What's up?"

"We decided a place for you two to go during vacation." – he paused – "To Gravity Falls, Oregon!"

The smile disappeared off of the older sibling's face.

GRAVITY FALLS? They are supposed to stay in that sleepy town all summer?, he thought.

He tried to argue but his parents were 100% on with this, and nothing, nothing could change their mind.

[SCENE REMOVED BY BLENDIN BLANDIN FROM THE TIME ANOMALY REMOVAL CREW DUE TO THE LEVEL OF BOREDOM CAUSED BY THE SCENE]

When they've arrived at Gravity Falls, they were put down by the bus to a little wooden shackwith a sign that said "Mystery Shack."

This is gonna be a great summer, Dipper sarcastically thought.

After they've settled in the Shack and met their Great Uncle "Grunkle" Stan, who basically was a con-man who owned the tourist trap and made stupid attractions. Dipper was extremely down because of them having to go to Gravity Falls. It was unfair. He would've rather sit in his room and talk to no one. Ever. He was also confused about the 'gem' thingy on his lower left arm! What was that there for? After some time. The place of his 'gem' started to give Dipper a pretty uncomfortable feeling.

Deep down in the woods, where a warp pad to this place was, someone was hiding in the bushes. That person was no one other than Steven, using the help of Garnet's Future Vision to find out where the other part-gem was, and make him subconsciously want to go there by making his Gem feel uncomfortable and dragged to the pad. It was a perfect plan in Steven's head.

Meanwhile, Dipper was sent out to put out some Mystery Shack signs at the dark side of the forest, close to the pad. When he was putting the signs up, he found a little safe in a tree and pulled a trigger in it. A mechanical door opened up from the ground behind him. In it, he found a book, with a six fingered hand on it, and a 3 on that hand. After reading through it, Mabel showed up to scare him. She questioned what he was reading, but she was cut by Dipper groaning in pain. His… what's it called again… 'gem' was hurting like it was hit by a nuclear bomb or something. Dipper walked around in stress, but hwen he went towards a certain direction, the pain became smaller. He went towards that direction without saying a single word. Mabel curiously followed him.

After walking for a while, they reached a crystal pad or something. Mabel wanted to step on it, but Dipper stopped her.

"Someone's here!" – he whispered

"Why would anyone be here, Dipper? It's the middle of the forest."

"Please, trust me on this one!" – he said but was interrupted by a moving bush and a giggle.

Dipper started walking towards the bush. Just before he reached it, a kid and a tall woman stood up. Dipper started screaming so loudly, that their parents way back in Piedmont heard it.

"W-w-who are you?" – he caught his breath

"Umm…" – the kid started – "WearethecrystalgemsandwesavehumanityandI'mapartgemandsoareyouIjustwantedyoutoknowthatsowecameheretotellyouwithGarnet'sfuturevisionI'mgladto-"

Steven stopped when he saw Dipper's face full of confusion, followed by a face of surprise by a shorter girl next to him.

"Wait…" – the kid said and started whispering to the tall woman.

"Hello. I'm Garnet." – the tall woman said and shacked hands with Dipper – "It's nice to finally meet you."

Finally?, he thought.

"I'm going to tell you something your parents were hiding from you. Are you ready to hear it?"

"Umm…" - Dipper said – "I guess"

A/N: 1549 WORDS I AM IN PAIN.

So. Cliffy-Cliffy-Cliffhanger.