AN: Yeah this chapter is up far earlier than I expected it to be. I'm trying to get as many chapters out before I have to go to school, because chances are I won't be able to update during the school week. I will write, just upload. ALSO the characters may seem a little OOC, but it has been 5 years since they first visited Gravity Falls and things changed as you get older. They will start acting a little more like themselves next chapter, but for now they will be weird.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls.


"Come on Mabel! Over here!" Dipper called to his sister. She ran over to him. It had been a few years since their first visit to Gravity Falls, Oregon. The twins were now 17 years old and both had changed a lot since they were 12. Mabel, now a young woman, dealt with other teenage girls being rude and mean. Dipper was more of a shut in then he used to be. Mabel was still his only friend and he didn't want to make any new ones. He stayed at home and wrote in a journal, or read journal 3. Mabel had worried about him, but he never seemed to notice how strange he acted sometimes.

Caught up in her thoughts, Mabel tripped over a tree root and fell into Dipper, who was standing by said tree. It was singed on one side. She stood up and dusted herself off. She looked at the tree, confused.

"What are we looking for again?" she asked, turning to face him. He continued to stare at the tree and responded.

"Last night I saw a bright light out here. I don't know what it was, but I want to find out." Mabel looked around at all the other trees, which were also burned. She sighed and smiled a little at her brother's strange curiosity.

"How do you know it wasn't just lightning or something?" she questioned. Dipper looked at her, his face was serious.

"It didn't flash, just glowed…" he paused. "And I heard someone screaming." He seemed a bit disturbed by the mention of the scream. Mabel wondered why. What was so bad about screaming?

"I'll go look over there." She announced, pointing off towards the center of the burnt trees. "Okay, Dip?"

Dipper didn't respond. He only nodded his head, and pulled out journal 3. As he flipped through the pages, his sister turned away and walked in the opposite direction.

Stepping out of the trees she found herself in a large circular opening. Strange blue flowers surrounded the opening, and surprisingly weren't scorched like the ground inside of the circle. She scanned the ground, spotting a figure in the center. There was something lying in the center of the circle. She moved closer to it. No, not something. Someone.

She ran now, calling for Dipper

"Dipper, get over here! I found something!" He poked his head out from the trees. Seeing her run towards the center, he quickly followed.

The young woman stood over the man, staring down at him. She soon realized he was not wearing clothing and looked away, blushing a little. Her brother arrived behind her, out of breath. When he could breathe normally again, he spoke.

"What is this guy doing out here?" he asked, looking at Mabel. She shrugged, still averting her gaze from the man. Dipper too noticed the man's lack of clothing and coughed uncomfortably. Mabel, feeling the awkwardness of the situation, decided to at least cover the man with something. She pulled off her sweater and laid it over him. Dipper crouched down and nudged the man's arm. He didn't respond, but did seem to be breathing. He shook him now, hoping for some kind of response. Nothing. He tried a few more things, but none worked. He started giving up, but the man finally moved. He reached his hand up to his face and rubbed his eyes, then opening them. He looked at the twins, and sat up, causing a few pieces of blond hair to fall into his face. Dipper, still crouched down, cleared his throat. The man looked at him.

"Um, are you okay, man?" Dipper asked, eyeing him with concern. The man opened his mouth to answer, but his voice failed him. His throat felt dry and it hurt a little. He tried again, this time producing some sound.

"I'm not sure." He whisper, is voice raspy. He could not remember, no matter how hard he tried. He just kept drawing a blank. In fact, nothing around him looked familiar at all. He looked at the blackened trees and the blue flowers, then back at the twins. Something about them seemed vaguely familiar, but any previous memories of them were gone.

Dipper and Mabel watched him curiously. Mabel spoke up.

"Do you know how you got here?" she said, sitting down next to Dipper and the man. He just shook his head.

"No, and I don't suppose you do either?"

She looked Dipper, as he was the one who saw the whole thing last night.

"Last night, I saw something over here. A bright light. Then I heard a scream."

The blond stared at the ground, more confused than before. "Do you think… I was the one who was screaming?" he asked quietly. Dipper could only shrug in response. The man thought for a moment about how his voice was weak. Could that be from screaming? It certainly looked that way, but there was no way he could know for sure. He didn't really know much at the moment.

"Well," said Mabel, breaking the silence. "This is Gravity Falls, Oregon. It's probably best if we don't leave you on your own out here. It's pretty dangerous. You might get attacked by gnomes or something." She said, standing up. The man looked up at her, his expression saying that h thought she was insane.

"Gnomes?" he asked with a small, nervous smile. The thought of gnomes actually existing outside of someone's lawn was absurd, but she seemed serious. Mabel reached her hand out to him, which he took. She pulled him off the ground, causing the sweater to fall off of him. He quickly let go of the blushing girls hand and pulled it back up, awkwardly covering himself. Both Dipper and Mabel began walking and the man followed close behind them, now weary of possible gnome attacks.

"So, what's your name?" Mabel asked, once again breaking the silence.

The man stopped walking. Both twins stopped too and turned around. He only stared forward, dazed.

"What is my name?" he thought. The realization of how much he didn't remember crashed into him. He searched his mind desperately in his mind for any trace of his past or a name. He couldn't remember anything at all. As he searched more, he felt his head begin to hurt, and then it started pounding. Amidst the pain radiating from his head, one thing, a short word seemed to appear out of nowhere in his mind.

Bill

The pain vanished all at once and his head cleared.

"I think…" he started, startling the twins. "I think my name is… Bill…"

Dipper seemed to freeze, his mind thinking back to that day 5 years ago. Bill… Mabel just looked at him with a mixture of shock and confusion. Her brother quickly turned back around and began walking again. Mabel noticed and followed, the man, Bill, close behind

"So… What are your names?" he asked awkwardly. They didn't answer right away, but they replied eventually.

"I'm Dipper," said the boy. "And my sister is Mabel." Upon hearing her name, Mabel snapped out of her thoughts and looked over at Bill. She gave a small wave and smiled a bit. He waved back and smiled too. She turned back around. He stayed quiet for the rest of the walk, and couldn't shake the feeling that they knew more than they were letting on.