A.N: Hello again everyone. Here I am again with Chapter 2 of "The Summer After"! I see that I have gotten a few more followers since the last time and I would like to thank you guys :) So in the last chapter we saw Dipper and Mabel had finally made it to Gravity Falls and Dipper had some bizarre dream. What will happen now that they're back? What has changed since they've been gone? Find out now ;)

The bus pulled up to the Gravity Falls bus station and the doors opened with a hissing sound. Dipper and Mabel got off the bus dragging their luggage along with them.

"Okay, according to Grunkle Stan Soos should be here to pick us up." Dipper said, Mabel began to scan the area for the rather large guy. Finally her eyes fell upon an entire party of familiar people standing not so far away from them. One of them was Soos, he was dressed up like how Stan dressed up. The others looked a lot like their friends. One was a tall redhead dressed in a green flannel and jeans, another was about the twins' height and blonde, another had white hair and a shirt that said "Cool Dawg" on it.

"Hey, isn't that Soos over there?" Mabel asked her brother while pointing towards Soos, "It looks like he brought Wendy with him." She said,

"Wait, is that Gideon and Pacifica with them too?" Dipper said slightly surprised, This was a bit of a shock. Dipper and Mabel knew they were on good terms with Gideon and Pacifica now but they never expected them to come and greet them in their return.

"Well let's not be rude, Dipper, let's go say hi!" Mabel said in her usual cheery mood. She grabbed her brother by the arm and began to drag him along again. As they got closer to the group Gideon was the first to notice them coming.

"Hey they're here!" He said happily, this got everyone else's attention. They all turned to see the twins walking towards them.

"Dipper! Mabel!" Pacifica said excited, "Hey!" Wendy said, "Dudes!" Soos yelled, "Wendy! Soos! Pacifica!" Mabel yelled back, she gave Gideon an odd look. "Gideon? I didn't expect to see you here." She said, Gideon just smiled and took her hand.

"I'll always be there for you, Mabel." He said romantically, it was obvious that he still had a thing for Mabel. Mabel herself was still a little uncomfortable around the young ex-psychic, but she was relieved that he was no longer bent on destroying her whole family.

"I sure hope we can start again, Mabel...as friends." Gideon told her, Mabel then let out a sigh and a smile appeared on her face. "Friends sounds good to me." She told him,

"Dipper it's so good to see you!" Pacifica said happily, she hugged the young explorer much to his surprise. He just hugged her back and said, "It's good to see you too." Pacifica then broke off from the hug and immediately ran over and squeezed Mabel in a tighter looking hug.

"Hey Mabel!" She said, "Hey Pacifica!" Mabel said back, Mabel sounded just as excited as Pacifica was. While they just hugged, Dipper was catching up with Wendy when Gideon interrupted and shook Dipper's hand in greeting.

"Dipper Pines! So great to see you again!" He said, "Nice to see you too, Gideon." Dipper replied, just then Wendy tapped Dipper on the shoulder.

"Hey dude, here's your hat back." She said, she handed Dipper his pine tree hat and took her brown one off of his head and put it back on her own.

"Hey where are Grunkle Stan and Grunkle Ford?" Mabel asked, "They're actually coming back today, they're probably at the shack by now." Soos told them, they all headed to Soos' truck and climbed inside. Dipper and Wendy took the front seat while Mabel, Gideon, and Pacifica took the back.

"Ready to go, dudes?" Soos asked turning to face the back seat, "Ready." Mabel and Dipper said together, Soos then nodded and shifted the truck into gear and they were off.

As they rode through town, the two twins noticed that everything was still the same as it was before. The buildings, the people, everything. But seeing the entire town made Dipper remember that horrible nightmare he had on the bus the night before. What was going on? Was it a good idea to come back? What was that voice that spoke to him? There were too many questions to count, and he was sure that he probably didn't want to know the answers.

Unlike when she was on the bus, Mabel noticed her brother's look that was a mixture of focus and troubled-ness.

"Hey bro, you okay?" She asked concerned for her brother, she tapped him as she asked this which made Dipper snap out of it. "Huh? Oh yeah, just thinking." He told her, Mabel sadly sunk back in her seat wondering what was making her brother so upset. Eventually they reached the shack and they all climbed out. Dipper and Mabel looked up at the large shack and the memories came flowing back. They sure had had a lot of fun adventures there the summer before, and now that they were back, they wondered if there were new ones to come.

They entered the gift shop where everything was where it was before, aside from some of the knick knacks being sold in the gift shop nothing else had changed.

"Welcome home, dudes," Soos said as he picked up some of their suitcases, they began to walk around the gift shop getting readjusted to their second home.

"I'm sure you two remember my girlfriend, Melody." Soos said gesturing towards Melody. She was wearing a blue shirt with a question mark on it like Soos' old uniform. "Hey guys." She smiled and waved, the twins said their hellos but then began to look around confused. It was obvious they were wondering where their Grunkles were.

"Huh, strange, Stan and Ford should've been here by now." Soos spoke up, but the sudden sound of a loud car horn got their attention. The twins ran outside and found Grunkle Stan's red car parked in front of the shack.

The door on the driver's side opened and out came Stan obviously happy to see them.

"GRUNKLE STAN!" Both kids yelled, "KIDS!" Stan yelled back, they ran up to their great uncle and encased him in a hug.

"Oh man Grunkle Stan it's been so long!" Dipper said now smiling bright, "Yeah! We missed you, Grunkle Stan!" Mabel gleamed, "Oh it's so great to see you too, kids." Stan said grateful, if the twins didn't know any better, they actually thought they saw Stan almost cry.

Just then the Shotgun door opened and Ford came out coughing loudly.

"Hot Waffles, Stanley haven't you ever heard of air freshener!?" He complained,

"Great Uncle Ford!" Mabel screamed, the twins ran over and gave the second Stan a hug as well. The old man chuckled as he hugged the kids back. "Hey, kids, wow you've gotten older." He joked, Dipper and Mabel both laughed at that joke and then Dipper spoke up.

"So, how was treasure hunting?" He asked, "It was great!" Stan said walking up to them, he put an arm around his brother as he continued. "It was just the two of us! Everyday was a new adventure! Out on the the open sea! We made the perfect duo! Until we reached a port in Spain and stopped at a bar."

The two twins were confused now. They looked at each other and then back at their Grunkles. "What do you mean, Grunkle Stan?" Mabel asked, just then the back doors to Stan's car opened and out came two ladies. They looked exactly alike and were about their Grunkles' ages. They both had light tan skin and long brown hair, their eyes a deep chocolate color to match their hair. The only difference between them was their clothes and one had her hair up in a high ponytail while the other had hers down and brushed out with bangs hanging in her eyes.

"We met them." Stan said giving the kids a wink,

"Stanley! Would you be a *querido and get my luggage out of the trunk please?" The one with the bangs asked, her voice had a Hispanic accent to it.

"Sure thing, dollface." Stan said heading over to the trunk, meanwhile the girl with the ponytail approached the young teenagers and Ford.

"Hey *bebè, I'll need you to get my stuff out of the trunk too *por favor." She said to him sweetly, then her eyes fell upon the two twins next them and a smile appeared on her face.

"Bebè, who are they?" She asked, "Oh yeah!" Ford said in realization, he cleared his throat. "Jasmine, this is my great niece and great nephew, Dipper and Mabel," He introduced,

"*¡Hola!" She smiled, her voice had a Hispanic accent as well.

"Uh, what?" Mabel said confused, "Oh, my mistake, I speak English." The girl known as Jasmine said kindly, "Hola means "Hello" in Spanish." She explained, "Oooooohhhh…" Mabel said finally understanding, "Well hi!" She said suddenly bursting with energy again. "Kids this is Jasmine. She's my uh…" The old man began to sweat out of nervousness, "My-my girlfriend." He finally finished.

"And this is Jasmine's sister, Roquél. She's with me." Stan spoke up, he now had his arm around the girl with the bangs looking rather proud of himself. The girl smiled. "Yes but you can call me Rocky." She smiled generously, then Stan turned to Soos.

"Hey Soos, how's running the shack been treating 'ya?" He asked, "It's been great, Mr. Pines! We've been making a lot more profit since you've left." He explained, Stan just smiled for he was happy that his old business was doing so well.

"So how about we get settled in and then we head out to eat at Greasy's Diner? On me!" Stan suggested, "Yeah, totally!" Mabel said ecstatic, "Yeah!" Dipper agreed, "Sounds like an idea." Ford agreed as well, "Okay then, let's head on in." Stan said,

A few hours later Mabel and Dipper were just finished unpacking their stuff and setting up their beds.

"Ah, it feels good to be back in our old attic room again!" Mabel sighed as she taped her last poster to the wall. "Hey Dipper, do you remember last summer when we accidentally switched bodies with that creepy carpet?" She asked recalling the vivid memory.

"Yep, when I hung out with your friends that night, I heard and saw things I never want to see and hear again." Dipper said with a smirk, "What!? You think you had it bad? I had to learn about where BABIES come from!" Mabel said exaggeratingly, "I still can't get the image out of my head!" Both twins burst out laughing and eventually Mabel laughed so hard she rolled right off of her bed. But she continued to laugh as she climbed back up onto her bed.

Eventually their conversation was interrupted by Grunkle Stan entering the room.

"Hey kids, ready to get going?" He asked,

"Ready as we'll ever be!" Mabel said jumping back off of her bed, "To the diner!" She said heroically, she immediately ran past Stan and down the stairs. Dipper and Stan looked at each other and then followed behind.

When they arrived at the diner almost everybody there recognized them and even celebrated them for saving the town the previous summer. It felt nice to be in a place where they were recognized and even appreciated for something that happened over almost a year ago. They managed to find a good table and Dipper and Mabel ordered their usuals while the adults just had coffee. When they were finished they headed back to the shack where Dipper and Mabel were beat.

The door to the gift shop opened and Dipper and Mabel came slouching in.

"I am so glad it's summer because I need to sleep in tomorrow." Dipper groaned, "No kidding." Mabel replied, Stan and Ford entered the gift shop after them with Jasmine and Roquèl.

"I'm going to bed too." Stan said exhausted as well, he headed for the door that said "Employees Only" and said, "Come whenever you're tired, Rocky." He said to his girlfriend, "Okay," Rocky replied, "I think I'll stay up a while." "Me too." Jasmine continued, "I'm going to go do some repairs down in the basement," Ford said heading over to the vending machine. He typed in the code and the vending machine opened wide. "Uh Dipper. A word?" He asked turning to Dipper and Mabel, Dipper looked at his twin sister and she just smiled and nodded. Dipper turned back to his great uncle and walked over to the vending machine where Ford let him go in first then followed behind.

Going down to the basement in the elevator brought so many memories back for Dipper. It reminded him of the day when he first met Great Uncle Ford, and now he wanted to talk with him in the basement. He wondered what it was he wanted to talk about. Then the nightmare Dipper had on the bus flashed back into his mind. Should he tell Grunkle Ford about his nightmare? His nightmare had to mean SOMETHING...Right? Or was it all just an irrational fear his mind had created due to the traumatizing events from last summer? He didn't know what to do, he just didn't know.

Eventually the elevator reached the basement and they began to head down the dark corridor and eventually reached the large underground lab.

"So, what did you call me down here for exactly?" Dipper asked suspicious of what was going on, "Dipper let me ask you something: Remember how I gave you the offer to be my apprentice last summer?" He asked, "Yeah, of course I do. Why?" Dipper asked, "I understand that you turned it down so you could stay with your sister, I respect that. But now that my brother and I are back I was wondering…"

"What Great Uncle Ford?" Dipper asked, "Dipper I want you to be my apprentice but you know, just for the summer. How about it?" He asked,

"I don't know, what about Mabel? She really has her heart set on hanging out with me over the summer." Dipper said unsure,

"Don't worry, if you become my apprentice you can still hang out with your sister," Ford explained, "I promise that I won't let our work together get in the way of that."

"Really?" Dipper said surprised, his great uncle just nodded in response. Dipper looked down at the floor for minute trying to think. In his head, Dipper's conscience was at an all out brawl. Should he accept the summer apprenticeship? He was being given another chance to be the apprentice of the author who searched hard for the previous summer, but what if it got in the way of his and Mabel's relationship? It almost had before. But Ford promised that he wouldn't get in the way, but sometimes things don't always work out as people think they will. The conflict of whether Dipper should or shouldn't accept this summer apprenticeship was really racking his brain. Meanwhile, Ford was growing a little concerned. Did he ask Dipper too soon? Was it too much for him to take in? Despite the fact that he was one of the smartest people alive, these were questions that even he couldn't solve.

After a minute of thinking he looked back up at his great uncle and replied, "Okay, I'll be your apprentice for the summer." He said, "Excellent!" Ford said happily, "I'm glad we got that settled. Now off to bed with you, you need your sleep."

"Oh, okay. Goodnight Grunkle Ford." Dipper said turning to leave, "Goodnight Dipper." Ford replied, the old man then grabbed a wrench and began to start doing repairs.

As Dipper got back into the elevator another thing crossed his mind. He was so focused about accepting the apprenticeship that he forgot to tell Great Uncle Ford about his nightmare.

"Ugh! How am I going to sleep with the thoughts of that nightmare still inside my head!?" Dipper thought to himself, "Gah why didn't I tell Grunkle Ford about my nightmare!? He'd understand what's going on better than anyone! WHY DIDN'T I SAY ANYTHING!?" Dipper repeatedly mentally kicked himself the entire ride up the elevator. Once the elevator reached the top floor again Dipper stepped out and came back through the snack machine into the gift shop, and entered the door that said "Employees Only". As he headed for the staircase he noticed Rocky and Jasmine sitting at the small round table in the T.V room talking and drinking two Pitt Colas. After about three seconds they noticed him standing there.

"Hey Dipper!" Jasmine said with a bright smile on her face, "Hey Jasmine, Roquèl." Dipper said uneasily, for some reason it felt so weird talking to his Grunkles' girlfriends.

"Oh Dipper, you can just call me Rocky remember?" Rocky said with a hint of teasingness in her voice, "Oh yeah, sorry Rocky." Dipper said beginning to nervously rub his arm,

"So what did Ford want?" Jasmine asked taking a sip of her Pitt Cola, "Oh nothing, he uh, he just asked me if I wanted to be his apprentice for the summer and I accepted." Dipper replied still nervous, "That's great, honey." Rocky said brightly, both sisters were smiling at the boy warmly as if signaling him that he could confide in them.

"Are you okay *Cariño? You look a little tense." Jasmine pointed out, "Oh me? Yeah, I-I'm just really tired now, you know how bus rides are, so I think I'll just turn in." Dipper said awkwardly, and with that he darted up the stairs while the two sisters just went back to talking.

Dipper walked up the long flight of stairs and eventually reached the attic bedroom. The room was dark and Mabel was fast asleep in her bed with Waddles laying at the foot. Dipper just smiled at his sleeping sister and walked over to his bed. He didn't care if he would have that nightmare again, he was tired and he wanted sleep. He threw off his vest and collapsed on his bed not even bothering to pull the covers over his body and almost instantly drifted off into a deep sleep.

*Querido (Dear)

*Bebè (Baby)

*Por favor (Please)

*Hola (Hello)

*Cariño (Sweetie)

There's chapter 2 folks! And there will be more to come ;) I hope you all enjoyed this chapter please review, follow and I will see you all next time. Bye! :D