Dipper stirred, his eyelids fluttering as his eyes began to focus on his surroundings. He was dizzy, and his head throbbed slightly. He soon found he was in a dusty, dark room. He was kneeling in a corner, his hands and feet bound by ropes. A feminine figure walked into the dim light.
"...M-Mabel?" he whispered, looking up at the girl with long, wavy brown hair and a blue blazer jacket.
"Not exactly, sweetheart," she said, with an evil smirk on her face. She approached Dipper, grabbed his forearm, and yanked him to his feet.
"Who- who are you then?" Dipper asked, trying to stand up straight. She pushed him against the wall.
"Mabel. I'm Mabel. You just don't seem to get it. We're in a dimension parallel to yours. Everyone is here, but they're opposite of your petty versions," she kicked him in the gut.
"Your precious sister might be sweet, kind, lovable, and stupid. I'm cold, cunning, and sharp. I'm not nearly as merciful, either." She stomped on Dipper's wrist, and it was followed by a sickening crunch.
Dipper cried out in pain, and she laughed at him. "You can just call me Star, since you have your own Mabel." Star said, staring down at him. "Not that you'll ever see her again."
Star kicked Dipper in the shin, and then locked him alone in the room. Or at least, he thought he was alone.
"...Is she gone?" a girl whispered. Dipper was in so much pain he was too occupied with writhing in pain.
A blonde girl, about Dipper's age, stepped from the shadows. She wore her hair up in a messy ponytail. The girl wore a T-shirt that was one size too big, and a baggy purple jacket. Her jeans were dirty and worn, but were not nearly as bad as her beaten pair of Chucks. She tugged nervously at the hem of her shirt as she got near Dipper. He looked up at her, and she stared at him with bright blue eyes.
"Pacifica..?" Dipper drew out slowly as she knelt down next to him. She nodded quietly.
"Mabel is really terrible. But you should meet her brother Tyrone. He's awful," Pacifica said, and she carefully untied Dipper's wrists. His broken wrist shifted to the side, and Dipper's eyes watered in agony. "Sorry."
"Tyrone?" Dipper asked, already knowing deep inside the answer.
"Tyrone is Mabel- sorry, Star's twin brother. He looks exactly like you, but more sinister."
Pacifica tossed aside the rope that once bound Dipper's wrists. She then helped him sit upright, and began to untie his ankles.
Dipper looked at Pacifica, intrigued. He asked her, "So, what are you doing in here, anyway?"
She looked at him, and told him the story of Reverse Falls.
In this world, this dimension. Gravity Falls is owned by The Mystery Twins. Their great-uncle Stan was an evil man, but one day, he vanished, never to be heard from again. The twins own the town, and boy do they. They use their psychic powers to control everyone in the town, and if not their powers, it's fear and manipulation. They have a whole gang of teens who do whatever they say. Mabel handles most of the arm-twisting and commands, while Tyrone works kind of- underground. He'll tell Mabel if anyone is out of line, and people rarely see him outside the Shack.
Grenda is a strong and very brutal girl that Mabel uses to push rebels back in line, or she just has Grenda beat people because she can.
Candy is a super-smart techie that usually blogs about anyone and everyone's problems. She's Tyrone's informant, and a lot of his dirt on people comes from her.
Wendy is like their personal assistant. If either one of them is busy, Wendy is usually there to fill in. You can sometimes bribe your way out of a Grenda-beating if it's Wendy giving the order. She also handles most of the darker dirty work, like when she kidnapped you.
Soos a really handsome and intelligent jerk. He's Tyrone's only friend, next to Mabel, and is usually running the Shack. He can con you out of twice the cash you were supposed to pay on gift-shop items.
Their little gang had been waiting for years for the portal to open. And when it did, they were more than ready. They plan to enslave the whole worlds of both dimensions. But we have an underground rebellion.
Gideon is my best friend and a really smart kid. He and I infiltrated the Shack last month and we've been secretly living inside. We've been really good about staying out of Tyrone and Candy's eyeline.
Robbie is a really sweet guy. He's been dating Wendy for awhile, but he still helps us with anything he overhears when he's out with Wendy. He's really useful.
Old Man McG is our leader. He's the only one who can see into the other dimension. He's a pretty hardcore guy, but he'll want to help you get home.
Stanley Pines is actually from your dimension. He said he opened the portal by mistake almost thirty years ago. He won't talk much to anyone, but we did rescue him from Stan before he went missing. We think Stanley is permanently traumatized, and he can't really help us.
But we do know that we can stop The Mystery Twins if we can rally your dimension before it's too late. Mabel and Tyrone are scheming, but it could take awhile. But it could also take no time at all.
"So, will you come join us?" Pacifica asked, brushing stray blonde hair from her eyes. Dipper winced, but he nodded curtly. Pacifica smiled at him, and pulled the rope that once bound his ankles away.
