Dipper's eyes opened up. His vision was at first blurry. He had a headache and it felt as though he fell first on his back. As his eyes slowly cleared up, he saw a white light.
"Oh no, no, no, please, I can't die," whispered Dipper to himself.
"Calm down, Dipper, its just us," said Mabel.
Mabel and Norman were standing together. Norman was holding the flashlight in front of Dipper and then shifted the light over towards a tunnel that was behind Dipper.
"Oh, good, good, wow, so, where are we anyways," asked Dipper.
"We wanted to ask you that, you had the map last," said Norman.
"Let's see," said Dipper as he pulled out his rather complicated map of the school and his book with the number three on it.
"OK! The last thing I remember was that we were chasing after a ghost or something at the end of the middle hall. That's right here," said Dipper as he pointed at the section of the school's hallway on the map. "So, we fell here, but I don't see a section for any tunnels."
"Maybe they didn't mention it before when they built the school," said Norman. "There are tons of hidden tunnels and passageways in my hometown. Some believe a few of them are haunted so they blocked them off with wooden boards or solid bricks."
"Well, there's a tunnel behind you Dipper, let's go in there. Also, where's Waddles!?" asked Mabel. "Waddles!?"
Mabel cried out for the pig but she couldn't hear a response.
"Maybe Waddles left for home before walking in with us. Or he's still outside the school," said Dipper. "Well, if you guys are good to go, let's just go through the tunnel and see where it leads!"
As Dipper led the way with Norman holding the flash light key chain, Mabel followed next to Norman. She appeared scared.
"Are you scared, Norman?" asked Mabel.
"Me, nah, the only thing that usually scares me is homework," said Norman.
"You and me both," said Dipper. "Just try not to think about it."
Mabel for the first time seemed to be a little scared of the situation. She quickly grabbed Norman's right hand. Norman in his surprise quickly looked to Mabel. She could tell she was just afraid.
"It'll be fine," said Norman in a whisper.
"Hey, there are some weird symbols on these tunnel walls!" said Dipper.
Norman pointed to the side of the tunnel wall to get a bitter and well lit view. On the walls were arrows pointing directly towards where they were talking. Norman then spoke up. The arrows and symbols looked familiar.
"Wait a sec…I've seen this before," said Norman.
He pointed the flash light towards Dipper's feet and Norman's theory started coming together. Right next to Dipper's feet were old, rusted railroad tracks.
"Wanna bet this place is really a subway tunnel?" said Norman.
"HAHA, very funny Norman, there's no subways in 'Gravity Fa…'" said Dipper as his head turned towards the right side of the wall. Immediately he saw a painted symbol on the wall that looked like he was painted back in the 1980s reading "Gravity Falls Subway System."
"I don't believe it, that means the main station or something must be just ahead," said Dipper.
"But why is the school built over the tunnel? Could it possibly have been a stop at one time?," asked a now curious Norman.
"Grunkle Stan never said anything to us about an underground subway system," said Mabel.
"What do you expect, its Grunkle Stan," said Dipper.
As Dipper, Norman and Mabel walked down the tunnel they finally made it to a large metal door that was partially opened.
"Well, let's see what's in here," said Dipper.
As he pushed the door open, the metal door swung slowly over to the left. Behind the door was a giant subway station.
"Wow, its like Grand Central Station in New York or something," said Norman.
"Yeah, no joke, this is a amazing," said Dipper.
Dipper climbed out of the tunnel ditch and up onto the platform, followed behind Norman and Mabel. Once Mabel was helped up to the platform by Norman, Mabel grabbed Norman's hand again.
"Uh, Mabel," said Norman as he motioned his head for Mabel to observe they were still holding hands.
"So…?" said Mabel with a smile on her face.
"Nevermind," said Norman.
Dipper noticed briefly as they walked up a wall with an old news paper clipping hanging on it that Norman and Mabel were holding hands.
He chose not to speak about it.
"Hey, guys, check this out, an old newspaper clipping that may explain this whole thing about the middle school," said Dipper.
"So, what's it say?" asked Mabel.
"It says that the subway system had to close because of some 'strange occurences'" said Dipper. "But it also says that a middle school would be built somewhere in its place…the location…wow, the paper says the school used to be an old subway stop…the stop was called 'Jeremy,' named after a 13-year-old who …." Dipper stopped reading.
"Well…?" asked Norman.
"That's all it says…it just, sorta stops!" said Dipper.
"Does your book have anything on this place, or even who this 'Jeremy' kid is," asked Norman.
"No, not at all, but wait, let me see something," exclaimed Dipper as he pulled his book back out. He began to turn pages and found a small article cut out seemingly completing the newspaper clip that was on the old wall Dipper was reading from.
"OK, I think I found something, its an old clipping in this book and it looks like its from a newspaper. It says, 'Jeremy' was 13 and lived with his parents in old downtown Gravity Falls. Often bullied…," and Dipper stopped again.
"Another dead end, huh!?" said Mabel.
"Please don't say that," said Norman, jokingly!
"Ha, you're funny," said Mabel as he lightly punched Norman in the arm.
"No, you're funny," said Norman, as he laughed .
"Uh, guys, what do you say we go above ground and get to the bottom of this," said Dipper.
"Sure Dipper, I'm down with that," said Mabel as she started laughing.
"Oh, OH, haha, yeah, you got me, now I see what I just did there," said Dipper as he laughed lightly.
It didn't take too long for Dipper, Mabel and Norman to find an exit out of the terminal. It turns out the exit was actually a door that Dipper and Mabel often passed by when they walked around the arcade.
"Who knew, so the arcade was also a stop for the sub system, must've been the main sub terminal," said Dipper.
"Woah, what are you guys doing way over here," said Soos. Turns out he was at the arcade just as Dipper, Norman and Mabel were walking towards the front door, thankful to see the top of the ground again.
"We were underground after we fell down a hole at the old middle school," said Dipper. "Did you even know Gravity Falls had an old subway system!?"
"Actually, yes, my parents used it ALL the time," said Soos.
"Why didn't you even TELL us," said Mabel.
"You never asked," said Soos.
"Then, have any aliens landed in Gravity Falls before!?" asked Dipper with a big smile on his face.
"Actually, no, but I thought I saw one when I was your age. That or it was my aunt," said Soos.
"Come on guys, we got some reading and researching to do," said Dipper. "Later, Soos!" yelled Dipper as he and Soos waved goodbye.
As Dipper, Mabel and Norman walked across the street, Norman noticed a ghost couldn't of been much older than Dipper on the other end of the sidewalk they were approaching. Other ghosts who appeared to be his age too were picking on him and beating him up.
Norman reacted!
"HEY, get away from him, leave him alone you jerks!" yelled Norman as he ran to the ghostly crew.
"Norman, what's wrong!?" yelled Dipper.
Dipper and Norman ran quickly across to the sidewalk where Norman was, watching him talk to what looked like thin air.
"Oh, he's talking to a ghost," said Dipper.
"You better run," yelled Norman as he watched the ghostly bullies fly away.
The ghost boy was still laying there. His glasses were on the ground and his backpack was laying on the ground with his books scattered across the sidewalk.
"Hey man, are you okay!?" said Norman. He almost forgot that he was a ghost as he almost tried to give the ghost boy a hand.
"I'm fine, I guess, this happens almost everyday around this time," said the ghost boy. "But, for the first time, you were the only one to see it and stop it."
"It's what anyone should do, what's your name!?" asked Norman.
"My name…is Jeremy!"