Chapter 6: Where To Go From Here

The fact of the matter is that no one knew what to do from this point on. Sure they had to figure out the Crystal Vines and figure out to how to free Azusa and Robbie from their possession. But no one was sure how to do that.

So with the exception of the cooking team (which was making lunch for the day… also Momo only made deserts which did require so she wasn't part of the group) and the Research Team, everyone was doing whatever.

Some such as Soos and Brook were having conversations. Franky was interested in learning about technology of both earths, Nami had sold the guild some of her tangerines (she refused to let them have them for free) and she, Lisanna and Alex went to grab them, but a good chunk of people were more interested in what was going outside.

Namely a spar between Zoro and Erza.

The straw hats watching of course cheered Zoro while those from the Guild cheered on Erza while those from Furinkan chose for themselves.

The spar was a high-speed sword fight.

"All right Zoro! Kick her butt!" cheered Luffy.

"Beat him mom!" cheered Mabel.

"You beat him Erza!" cheered Akane.

"Come on Zoro! Beat her!" cheered Ran.

"If they were taking it seriously Zoro would win." Said Momo, "Though that's only if you trust Wiz and Broomstick."

"Who?" asked Kiba whop was sitting next to her.

"They also predicted that Gaara would loose against a blind girl, Dashie would win against a giant robot and I would become best friends with a crazy mercenary." She explained.

"What are you talking about?" asked Kiba with a massive sweat drop.

"I wouldn't listen to her sugar cube." Said Alex showing up with Lisanna and Nami while holding a shovel and a bucket of tangerines

"What's with the shovel?" asked Kiba.

"We ran into some trouble…" said Nami, "And we had to burry it."

"Burry what?" asked Kiba.

"You don't know want to know…" sighed Nami.

"Um… okay…" said Kiba with a sweat drop.

"They're still going at it?" asked Alex with a sweat drop.

"Not surprised." Laughed Lisana.

Inside the Study group consulted an old journal that Dipper owned just in case there was something in there.

"So what's with the Journal?" asked Robin.

"Gravity Falls isn't a normal town, there's something strange about it, and this Journal explains everything." Said Dipper.

"Sounds interesting." Said Robin.

"If it has everything why does it have the number three on it?" asked Hikaru.

Dipper blushed when she asked that but then sighed.

"Anyways there doesn't seem to be any sign of this happening before." Said Dipper.

"If it happened after the Journal was written we wouldn't even know if it happened before." Said Levy.

"Why? Wouldn't anyone remember?" asked Hikaru.

"Until recently there was a group decimated to erasing everyone's members of anything weird." explained Dipper.

"We recently took them down." Explained Levy.

Everyone else shrugged about it.

"There must be something can do." Said Freed.

"I have an idea… but I don't know if it can work." Said Hikaru.

"What?" asked Robin.

"Get a sample of the crystal vines." Said Hikaru.

"Really?" asked Dipper.

Hikaru nodded, "I know quite a diagnostic spells, if I know what makes it up, maybe there's a chance we could get Azusa and Robbie free of their possession."

"Do we have to save Robbie?" asked Dipper.

"Remember his possession is tied to what's going on." Said Freed, "so we really don't have a choice."

Dipper sighed.

"Do you need any help?" asked Gaara.

"That would be nice." Said Robin, "Are you sure that you don't want to stay?"

"There's nothing much to do." Said Gaara, "And that TV thing is too weird."

They noticed that it was playing some British show with a man with a bowler hat stepping out of a red phone booth and fighting something called "Blorgons".

"If you want to come." Said Hikaru.

Gaara nodded, and they headed out to see if they could find any Crystal Vines, after checking the areas where they were seen.

"Do you have any friends that live in the forest?" Hikaru asked the three members of Fairy Tail since there were no signs of the Crystal vines.

"I do have one." Said Dipper, "And I'm pretty sure he knows the forest well enoguh to know if the Crystal Vines popped up."

"We'll go talk to him then." Said Hikaru.

"Just be ready for him." said Levy.

"What do you mean?" asked Robin.

"You'll see when we get there." Said Levy.

They headed to where Dipper's friend lived.

However they were being watched by the Gatekeeper and the Key Master. Now wearing new outfits, with the Gate Keeper wearing a black gothic Lolita dress, while the Key Master wore a black polo shirt and black pants.

"It's so cute that they think they can know how to stop us from getting a sample of the vine." Said the Gatekeeper (AKA Possessed Azusa).

"Do we really have to toy with them." Said the Key Master (Possessed Robbie).

"Where's the fun in just sitting around and doing nothing?" asked the Gatekeeper.

"We could always let them exercise us." Said the Key Master.

"Your only two viable hosts with magic are the kid and the fat one, and I don't think they're be any better than what you have now." Said the Gatekeeper, "While me on the other hand I have a tasty buffet of viable hosts with a whole set of skills I can use."

The Key Master glared at her.

"Besides we'll lose energy if we have to get new hosts and that wouldn't be good." Said the Gatekeeper.

"Wouldn't with them make us lose energy too?" muttered the Key Master.

"It would but not as much as getting the boot from our current shots." Said the Gate Keeper.

"Good point." Muttered the Key Master.

"Come on let's follow them." Said Gate Keeper.

Sometime later the Research Team (Plus Gaara) made it to the cave where Dipper's friend lived.

That was when they encountered a bear, a bear with multiple heads. IT roared at them… and then…

"Sorry about that!" said the bear's main head, "Oh hello child, long time no see."

"What…" said Hikaru with a sweat drop.

"You're friends with a talking multi-headed bear, that's quite interesting." Said Robin.

"Hey, Multi-Bear, we were wondering if you know anything about the crystal vines that have been appearing?" asked Dipper.

"Sorry child, I haven't hear anything about them." Said Multi-Bear.

"How are you friends?" Hikaru suddenly blurted out in shock,

"We have the same taste in music." Said both Dipper and Multi-Bear.

"Okay then…" said Hikaru with a massive sweat drop.

They head out of the cave.

With Bill and Discord they were watching this group because of they were bored of the Spar.

"Same taste in music?" asked Discord.

"Ever hear the song Disco girl?" asked Bill.

Discord snapped his claw and the song "Disco Girl" started to play.

"I have now." Laughed Discord.

Bill looked around.

"I won't stop until I get bored… and I admit this song is starting to grow on me." Said Discord.

"You win this round Discord." Said bill, "But I will win one!"

Back with the Research Team…

"Maybe we should head back to the guild hall." Said Dipper.

"It is almost lunch." Said Freed, "and we saw how Luffy eats."

He then noticed Robin and Gaara.

"No offence." Said Freed.

"You don't think it annoys us." Said Gaara.

However all paths were block by the Crystal Vines appearing.

"So you're trying to get a simple of these." Said a voice, "Here… but you have to get passed us first!"

The Gatekeeper and the Key Master jumped down from trees, and they noticed the outfits they were wearing.

"What are you wearing?" asked Dipper.

"what you don't like our new duds?" asked the Gatekeeper.

"I really didn't wear the clothes of my current host, they reeked of body spray, sweat and hormones." Said the Key Master.

Dipper shrugged realizing that was a good reason to change outfits,.

"Seriously…" said the Key Master with a sweat drop.

"What about me?" asked the Gatekeeper.

"Actually it's not too far off from what Azusa usually wears but black." Said Hikaru with a sweat drop.

"Oh… never mind." Said the Gatekeeper.

"Anyways…" said the Key Master shooting blasts at them.

Hikaru's hands began to glow and she shot magical blasts at the two.

"So you want to fight?" asked the Key Master.

The Gatekeeper however turned towards the remaining group. Gaara stepped forward.

"Oh you want to fight!" laughed the Gatekeeper.

She tried kicking Gaara however a wall of sand blocked her kick.

"Ow!" she yelped, "What did I just hit!"

She glared at Gaara who just stood there.

She tried to punch him but the sand blocked her punch.

"Wait sand?" asked Levy.

"Gaara's sand does it on it's own." Said Robin, "If any thing tries to harm him that's his first line of defense, very few have gotten passed it."

"How are we going to get passed them?" asked Dipper.

"I'm sure they're the ones controlling the vines." Said Freed.

"If we managed to get away from them…" said Levy.

"That's it!" said Dipper.

Freed nodded, "We need to keep distracting them."

They informed Robin and they came up with the plan.

As the Gatekeeper tried fighting against Gaara.

"Need any help?" asked Levy.

"No I'm fine." Said Gaara.

The Gatekeeper smirked and headed towards her deciding she would be an easier target than Gaara.

"Solid Script: Hole"! called out Levy creating a hole made out of the word "Hole" in the ground causing the Gatekeeper to fall in.

"Is there a plan?" asked Gaara figuring out why she tired to help him.

"There is." Said Levy.

Hikaru and the Key Master were still fighting using magic to the Key Master's mysterious power.

However suddenly the Key Master missed Hikaru.

"What the!" yelled the Key Master.

Hikaru noticed the arm that diverted his attack, then more arms appeared and grabbed his arms and legs immobilizing him.

"What is this!" yelled the Key Master.

"Sorry but I think she needed some help." Said Robin with a smile.

"Thanks…" said Hikaru.

Robin began to whisper the plan to her.

"Okay." Said Hikaru.

With the other fight, the Gatekeeper got out of the "hole" shaped hole.

"Seriously, what was that!" yelled the Gatekeeper.

She ran toward Levy but Gaara sent out some sand at her.

"I'm your opponent." Sid Gaara.

"Seriously?" asked the Gatekeeper, "I love this body, it's awesome at fighting but you're on a whole other level… her on the other hand I can beat easily! I mean she's what? 14?"

"I'm 17!" yelled Levy blushing bright red.

"Oh my… and this body is a year younger and she's a bit more mature don't you think?" asked the Gate Keeper.

That as when Gaara sent more sand at her.

"Stop trying to fight her." Said Gaara glaring at her.

The Gatekeeper pouted.

Meanwhile Robin let go of the Key Master.

"Well that happened." Muttered the Key Master, "I guess whatever you did have a time limit?"

"No I just let you go because I didn't need to hold you back anymore." Said Robin as she held on of his arms behind his back.

"Seriously?" asked the Key Master.

"Come on Robin, remember whatever possessing may have gave him powers but he's weak." Said Hikaru.

"Seriously?" asked the Key Master as he fell to the ground and the air black around him.

"You hurt his feelings." Said Robin.

"I'm sorry!" said Hikaru.

"Hey!" called out Dipper.

All of them noticed where Dipper and Freed were standing.

"Okay!" said Hikaru, "That's the signal, right?"

Robin nodded, "Aim for where they're standing."

Levy told Gaara the same thing.

Hikaru blasted the key master sending him to where Dipper was standing while Gaara flung the Gatekeeper to where Freed was standing.

Both of them managed to get out of the way.

"Seriously…" said Gatekeeper as both of them recovered.

She ran towards him but hit a wall made out of words.

That was when they noticed the words "Those that are possessed can't leave for an hour"

"What did you do!" yelled the Key Master.

"Why should we tell you?" asked Freed.

Both of them sweat dropped then glared at them.

Hikaru broke off a piece of the Crystal Vines and put it in the baggy before they managed to tear down one of the walls.

Once they were gone.

"They really think they made headway, didn't they?" asked the Gatekeeper.

"They did." Laughed the Key Master.

"There's nothing they can do with that piece, even if they analyze it as much as they could." Laughed the Gatekeeper.

They made their way to back to the Guild Hall, where they got to a shocking site.

They had left hours ago… and Zoro and Erza were still sparring.

"No way…" said Robin.

"You're kidding." Said Levy.

"Mom…" sighed Dipper unsure how to react.

"Yeah it's still going on." Sighed Alex.

"It's been hours…" said Hikaru.

"yeah… so you did what you were doing?" asked Alex.

"Yeah! I got the piece of the Costal Vines with this we have a chance to figure out what's going on and maybe free Azusa and Robbie from their possession." Said Hikaru.

"Silly question Twi… but why aren't we going to try the Elements on them?" asked Alex.

Hikaru froze as her eyes turned to dots.

"The Elements?" asked Robin.

"Remember that necklace that Fluttershy used for healing. They have different abilities in depending on if we're ponies or human." Said Alex, "When we're ponies we shoot a rainbow that defeats evil…."

"I compete forgot about that idea"! cried Hikaru.

"Can't say I'm surprised." Sighed Alex.

That was when the spar stopped.

"Sorry but I think I'm going to have to stop." Said Erza.

"I noticed you were getting sluggish." Said Zoro with a smirk.

The two shook hands.

"It was a good spar." Said Zoro.

"If only I wasn't rusty." Said Erza, "Its' been a long time since I had a spar like that."

"That's a shame, I would have liked you spar at the top of you game." Said Zoro.

Those watching this was in shock.

"Rusty?" asked Isaribi.

"Yeah, mom only trained while we were growing up." Said Mabel.

"No offense Mabel but your mom scares me." Said Isaribi.

Mabel just laughed it off.

And so… well not much happened really… they got the piece of the Costal Vine which might help… but they have a completely different plan to free Robbie and Azusa… but will work when they pull it off? Only time will tell…

Next Time: With nothing much to do and business to be made a competition begins: Who can get the most money? It's Nami VS. Stan VS. Nabiki! Who will win? The pirate thief? The old con man? Or the seemingly ordinary high school girl? Meanwhile Fu gets into a flying competition with Rainbow Dash... who will win that? Find out next time!

A/N: I was always planning a spar between Zoro and Erza, the joke about Death Battles was something I had to add, especially after the Pinkie Pie VS. Deadpool fight...