Dipper and Mabel stood fearfully at the tall figure in front of them. He was dressed in a light brown Swedish army jacket, green, brown, and black camoflague pants, and brown boots. Much of his black hair was covered by a black hat with a red star in the center. An AK-47 was slung around his back, and an glowing golden amulet was tied to the palm of his right hand. He glared angrily at the twins.
"You almost defeated Yuri. BUT NOBODY DEFEATS YURI!" He moved toward the twins. "At last. The motherland will be pleased."
Mabel's eyes widened. "Are you...the Winter Soldier?" She asked excitedly. Dipper would have rolled his eyes if a crazy Soviet soldier armed with guns and amulets wasn't there. A man was going to kill them, and Mabel was asking if he was a comic book character!
"What...no! Does Yuri sound like Captain America?"
"FALCON PUNCH!" A pixelated fist slammed into Yuri's jaw, sending him flying. He crashed into walls, and loose bits and pieces flew all over the place. He stood back up and his jaw dropped when he saw Rumble McSkirmish, and his five-fingered hands curled in fists.
"You...but how? Yuri defeated you!"
"Hahahaha," the video game character laughed. "Your confusion makes my shoulder's bounce. I used a salamander as a power up and regenerated my health. Now, prepare to lose!" Yuri launched himself at Rumble, and the two fell to the ground in a frenzy of punches and kicks. Dipper grabbed Mabel's hand and led her past the two fighting men.
"C'mon Mabel, let's get out of here!" The two sprinted up the stairs.
"Gideon."
"Stanford."
The two sworn enemies glared at each other. Ever since the day Gideon tried to shrink Stan and take over the Mystery Shack, the two had been at each other's throats. They had both expected a non-fighting day during the Christmas in July festivites, but apparently that was not going to happen.
Stan motioned toward his small booth. "I rented this spot for the day. I'm setting up the "Mystery Stand" right here and there's nothing you can do about it." Stan planned on making a big profit by setting up a stand smack dab in the middle of town center.
"Show me your permit." Stan shoved the piece of paper in Gideon's face. The physic boy studied it, and his eyes narrowed. "This is in crayon."
Stan shrugged. "So?"
"SO!?" Gideon tore the paper in half. "THIS SPOT IS MINE!"
Stan picked up a stack of papers and placed on top of the booth. He smirked smugly. "I got copies of the permit, Gideon. Copies and copies."
Gideon instinctly reached for his amulet, but he then remembered Mabel had destroyed it a month ago. "Alright, Stan, alright. How 'bout we play rock-paper-scissors for it."
Stan held out his hands. "Let's do this."
"ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS-SHOOT!" Gideon held out rock. Stan's fingers were originally scissors, but he quickly changed them to rock. "You cheated!" Gideon yelled.
"No I didn't."
"YES YOU DID!"
"No I didn't."
Gideon was so angry he was foaming at the mouth. "AJBJSBJFNKJFSNFNFJSFN!" Gideon took a few breaths and steadied himself. "Fine. Redo."
Stan glared. "ROCK!"
"PAPER!"
"SCISSORS!"
"SHOOT!"
Gideon reared his fist back and was about to punch Stan in the gut when a glowing golden beam of light connected with him. He flew 20 feet away and landed in a big pile of snow. Stan looked both ways and whistled as he placed an "OPEN" sign on the stand.
Dipper and Mabel sprinted through the crowded center. Chasing them was Yuri, who had shot a glowing beam of light out of the amulet. "Wow. He beat Rumble McSkirmish," Mabel said in awe.
"That's why gotta get out here!" Dipper sprinted even faster, ignoring the horrible cramps he had gotten. He dared to look behind him...
Yuri was gone.
Dipper skidded to a stop, and Mabel nearly crashed into him. "Where'd he go?" Dipper asked. Mabel shrugged.
Another beam of light tore up cobblestones and dirt. Dipper looked up, and discovered Yuri was flying. He hovered about 20 feet above them, and his amulet shot out another beam. Dipper ducked as the beam flew over him and took out a snowman's head. Dipper grabbed Mabel's hand and pulled her through a mass of people.
Yuri flew towards them, his amulet glowing. Worried townspeople sprinted out of the way, and soon the entire center was in a frenzy. Yuri soon lost the twins. "RATS!" he yelled. He scanned the ground, and sighted Dipper's blue and white hat. He reared back and shot another beam. Toby Determined was sent spiraling toward a barrel, and crashed into it with a thud. "What the...?"
"Nice thinking, putting your cap on Toby," Mabel complimented.
Her twin just nodded. Dipper wouldn't admit it, but he was extremely exhausted. "Mabel...where's...the next..clue?" he managed to say.
"Hmm..." Mabel pulled out the clue and studied for a moment. "It is the...
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"MABEL!" Dipper yelled.
"Oh right." Mabel smiled sheepishly. "It is the Gravity Falls Museum of History!"
The two twins sprinted off, leaving behind a mess.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait and the fact this chapter is so short. I've written some very action packed chapters, so here's a preview!
Yuri approaced the microphone on the stage and looked at the crowd. Everybody gawked and stared. Yuri smirked. "Hello, people of Gravity Falls." He waved his hand containing the amulet. "My name is Yuri, of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. You may be wondering was the previous actions of these last few days were all about."
"Will this contain free pizza?" Some old due asked.
"SILENCE!" Yuri screamed. "Silence...or you will end up like him." The boy and the wax figure brought out the gagged Grunkle Stan. Yuri stared at the crowd. "This man, Stanford Pines, has lied to you!"