HEY guess what I went back and did in chapter one! I added Dipper getting the Grappling Hook! Because I COMPLEYELY forgot about it when I re-wrote the chapter. But hey, that's what's fun about my work right? The fact that I will go back and change things, sometimes for continuity and sometimes cause I just Really want to make a certain seen better. And no he doesn't really do anything with it in this chapter other than make a 'joke' with it. But Dipper is suppose to have the grappling hook, so I gave him the grappling hook.
Also sorry if some parts of this chapter seem alittle rushed. But I had to get this out before I went on vacation. I'll go back and patch it up after wards. Lets Begin!
We open Not with the twins for once, but at the Northwest Mansion where Mister Northwest was talking to a construction worker. "You said you would be Done by now. First The Arcade And Now Your Baling Out On This Job?" He asked sternly.
"Well we would be done by now if it weren't for the ghost. It scared off half my workers and interferes with what few ones that still come. And I'm not forcing my workers into a dangerous job. Either fix the hazard or call a company that doesn't care about it's employees." He said walking away.
Mister Northwest grumbled and looked down. He was seriously considering to do the later, but that wouldn't be easy around here. "Geez, how unprofessional. How are we gonna get this project done if they won't work?" He grumbled.
His wife looked up and walked over to him. "Dear, we are going to have to get rid of the ghost. But who are we going to call?"
With that Mister Northwest's eyes widen. "Of Course! Ghost Busters!" He yelled.
Gideon just looked at them and groaned. 'How are they that stupid?' He thought walking up to them. "Hate to brake it to you Dad but Ghost Buster are just from a movie, they don't really exist. But I think I might know a way to fix this. Just let me go talk to someone." He said walking to the door.
Mister Northwest watched him and smiled. "Very good Gideon, I'm glad your taking this seriously." He said.
"Have a good day Honey." His mother said.
"Thanks Mom and Dad." He said closing the door behind him. 'I could easily deal with that ghost on my own.' He thought looking down at his amulet. 'But... Old Fiddles wants me to get to know the twins. So lets see just how much that girl knows about ghosts.' He thought as he walked down to the Museum.
Back at the Museum it was fairly busy, Ford was showing people around back, Soos was upstairs fixing something and Robbie was busy trying to ignore customers.
Dipper was entertaining some customers with Waddles and Mabel, well she was answering a knock she just heard at the door. It was Gideon. "Hello Mabel." He said smiling smugly.
Mabel groaned. "What do you want Gideon?" She asked, tempted to just slam the door on him.
Gideon folded his arms and leaned against the frame. "Look, I need your help. My parents have a construction project going on a crossed town. To put it bluntly there is a ghost attacking the sight. And I've heard you know a lot about ghost. We need your help."
"And WHY would I help you and your family?" Mabel asked.
Gideon just smiled and looked down. "Don't think of it like helping me. Think of it as helping the innocent construction workers." Mabel looked at him with an unconvinced glare. Gideon sighed and looked away. "Alright fine, whatever." But then he looked back up and smirked. "You know, it would be a shame is this place had to close down." He said.
That got Mabel's attention. "Is that a threat?" She asked.
Gideon smiled. "No No!" He said in an innocent tone. "I'm just saying everyone in town really likes this place, it's a bit of a tourist attraction and if I'm correct, not only is this your great uncle's only source of income, but it also hold almost everything dear to him. Things he would have to sell if he was suddenly out of a job." He looked back at her. "It would be a Real shame if this place had to close down." He said a bit more sternly.
Mabel looked away from him for a second. With anyone else, that Obvious Threat wouldn't of meant anything. But he's a Northwest, they own everything in Gravity Falls. They could shut down the Museum if they really wanted to. She looked down and groaned before looking back at him. "Alright fine, I'll help you." She said trying to hide the anger in her voice.
"Great!" Gideon said with a smile. "I'm glad you came around. The sight is just a crossed town, you can't miss it. I'll call you when I need you." He said walking away.
Mabel grumbled and closed the door before turning around and seeing Dipper standing behind her. "Dipper..! Uhh, How long have you been standing there?" She asked.
"Long enough to know I'm coming with you." He said.
Mabel sighed and started to walk back into the room. "Dipper, you don't have to-"
"Yes, I do." He said cutting her off. "I could care less about the ghost, your enough of a nerdy paranormal person to know how how to deal with it on your own." He said with a grin, getting a shove from Mabel. But then he looked down rubbing his head. "But... I'm not leaving alone you with that creep." He said quietly.
Mabel looked up at him and gave a faint smile. Dipper has definitely gotten more protective since they came here, for obvious reasons of course. "Alright fine, I'll let you come you big overly protective dork." she said smirking.
Dipper chuckled and lightly punched her shoulder. "You would know about being over protective, Sis." He said smiling.
The two made there way to the construction sight. The first thing they saw was a large gold statue of a man, the front of the statue red Andrew Northwest. Mabel groaned and walked up to it. "This is the big project?"
"Yes It Is Little Girl." Said a deep voice behind her. Mabel jumped alittle, not expecting an answer. She and Dipper both turned around to see a large well dressed man looking down at them. "So your the ghost expert person. Kinda young aren't you?" He asked.
Mabel looked up at him, fighting back the erg to glare at him. "Well Gideon was the one who asked us to come here. Where is he by the way? I asked him to bring something."
"He got board and went further into the sight. I don't exactly know where he is but I'm sure you'll find him. We appreciate your services very much, best of luck to you in getting rid of that pesky ghost." He said walking away.
"Gee Thanks, your Great Help!" Mabel said statistically before groaning. "Come on Dip, lets go find Gideon." She said heading into the construction sight.
Dipper smiled and followed her. "Yeah let go find. You keep an eye out for the ghost. And I keep an eye out for any shady business." He said holding his grappling hock up.
Mabel jumped alittle when she saw that. "Geez Dip! I Forgot You Had That Thing. But what are you going to do with it? I don't think it will work on the ghost."
Dipper looked at her and grinned. "It's not for the ghost."
Mabel looked at him for a second before laughing alittle. "Dip, as funny as it would be to see Gideon shot by a grappling hook, I don't want you getting in trouble."
Dipper smiled and put the grappling hook away. "Yeah yeah I know." He said.
"You brought Him with you." A familiar voice called out making the twins turn around. Gideon stood up and walked over to them.
Mabel grumbled alittle. "Yes, I did. You have a problem with that?" She asked, again struggling to keep the anger out of her voice.
Gideon shrugged and looked down. "No not really." He started. 'I guess I need them both here.' "It's just, what exactly is he going to do to help?"
Mabel clenched her fist, she was half a second from doing something before Dipper grabbed her arm. "Calm down Sis." He whispered.
She looked down and took a deep breath before looking back at Gideon. "Look, you asked for my help. And that means Dipper comes with me, that's how it works. Now, did you bring the mirror?" She asked.
Gideon nodded and handed her a medium sized hand mirror with a silver frame. "Here you go. I'd say don't break it but really, I don't care. We have a ton of them."
"Isn't it still a bad to brake a mirror though? Doesn't that cause like, twelve years of bad luck or something?" Dipper asked.
Mabel looked at him and chuckled alittle. "Seven years Dip."
Gideon rolled his eyes and started walking. "Alright you two, lets go. We have a job to do."
The two walked with him. "Sooo... where is the ghost anyway? It just seems like an empty construction." Dipper said.
Gideon looked at him before looking around. "It only seems to come out when the construction equipment is running. So..." He started walking up to a large drilling piece of equipment. "Let see if the ghost will come out to play." He said trying to get the machine to turn on.
Mabel tries to stop him"Gideon Wait We Should Make A-" Too late.
Gideon turned on the drill and it started drilling into the ground. "Who DARES To Drill On Our Sacred Land!?" Yelled a deep booming voice. Suddenly the ground started to shake.
Gideon stepped back and looked at Mabel. "Uhh, hope your ready." He said with a grin. Mabel glared at him before looking around.
A spirit formed from the ground. It looked mostly human, very large and muscly man and a large beard. His eye's glowed bright and it seemed to have a sever injury to his head, no doubt how he was killed. The spirit looks down them and narrowed his eyes. "A Young Northwest, Why Am I Not Surprised, Oh wait because That's Exactly What Your Cursed Family Does!" He yelled.
Gideon gritted his teeth and looked at him. "Well at least I'm not attacking innocent people."
"Gideon, don't make the ghost mad!" Mabel half whispered half yelled .
The spirit narrowed his eyes then smirked. "Alright then, you don't want me to attack innocent people. I'll attack YOU Instead!" He yelled lunging at Gideon, but Mabel pushed him out of the way and held up the mirror, trapping the spirit inside the mirror. "Ghaa! Release Me From This Prison!" He yelled.
Gideon stepped back but then smiled. "See, it was fine. Everything worked out for the better." He said smugly.
Mabel looked back at him and grumbled before the trapped spirit spoke up again. "Why must you take everything dear from us? Is the Town We Built Not Enough For You?!"
"You built this town?" Dipper asked as he walked to Mabel who held the mirror.
The ghost nodded, looking out from his mirror prison. "Yes, me and many others. The Northwest family could not build it themselves. We were all to happy to help and they certainly paid well for the job."
"Then why are you still trapped here? ...Why haven't you moved on?" Mabel asked.
The spirit looked at her. "Because they Refused to give us any recognition, That's Why!" He yelled. "They made this town into a monument for their family, they only talked about themselves! They could care less about the people who Slaved away trying to Build It! So when I realized they were Literately building a monument over our forgotten grave yard... I snapped. I attacked Anyone who dug into what was left of our land."
Gideon heard that and froze. 'G-grave yard..?'
Mabel was quiet for a second before speaking up. "You were building this over a grave yard..." Again she was quiet before turning to face Gideon. "Do You Have ANY Idea How Bad That Is?" She snapped at him.
Gideon shank back alittle. "I- I didn't know I swear!"
"Why do you help him?" The spirit asked. "It is clear to me you do not like him." He said.
Mabel glanced at the trapped spirit and looked down. "I didn't have a choice." She grumbled. "They own everything in the town."
The spirit's face soften. "He threatened your home." Mabel nodded, not saying anything else. "I see, I can't blame you child. But may I ask one thing from you?" He said.
Mabel sighed and nodded. "Sure, what is it?" She asked.
"May I look upon the town that I built one more time?" He asked. Mabel gave a faint and nodded turning the mirror to the town. The spirit smiled and gave a small laugh, which turned into a bigger laugh until it turned into an insane laugh as the mirror started to shake. "Hahahahaaa Insolent Child! I Draw Power From This Town!" He yelled before shattering the mirror.
"Uh-oh..." Mabel said dropping the broken mirror and backing up.
The spirit turned to them and grinned. "Your Not Getting In My WAY!" He yelled with a surge of engery knocking them all back. Both Gideon and Mabel where knocked into a pit which the spirit theroly blocked of with rubble and equipment from the construction sight. But Dipper was knocked off to the side and was over looked by the vengeful ghost. "I Will Clens This Town!" He yelled before flying away.
Dipper quickly jumped up and ran to the pile of fallen rubble. "Mabel! You Alright?!" He called out, the slightest bit of panic in his voice.
Mabel got up and rubbed her head before walking over to the wall of rubble. "Yeah, I'm fine Dip."
"I'm Fine Too Ya Know." Gideon called out, leaning against a wall.
Dipper rolled his eyes but then gave a faint smile. "Well good, Uh... just hold tight. I'll find a way to get you out of there." 'I hope.' He thought to himself walking away.
Gideon looked down at his amulet and sighed. If he was aloud to use it he could get them out of there in a few second. But thanks to Pacifica's actions he couldn't. "Well we're never getting out of here." He said leaning against a wall.
"Yes we are." Mabel said bluntly.
Gideon sighed and rolled his eye. "What do you think He's going to get us out?"
Mabel grumbled and walked away. "Yes, I do." She answered.
"Oh come on how do expect him to get us out of here? He's just a goofy kid-"
"Don't Talk About Him Like That!" She snapped at him. "God your just like everyone else." She grumbled going to sit down.
That last statement confused Gideon alittle. "Wait, 'everyone else'? Do you mean here or-"
"No no, not here." She said cutting him off again. The people in Gravity Falls have been much nicer than she had expected, well, besides the people who had tried to kill her of course. She sighed and looked down. "I mean the people back home." She mumbled.
Gideon looked at her for a second before hesitantly walking up to her. "You wanna talk about it?" He asked quietly.
Mabel glanced at him, giving a confused look. "Why do you want to know?" She asked, a bit of distrust in her voice.
Gideon looked away and shrugged. "Well, regardless of weather your brother gets us out of here or not, odds are we're going to be down here for a while. Mine as well do something to pass the time right?" He said looking back at her.
Mabel looked at him for a second before looking down again and sighing. What's the worst could happen right? It's not like it was some big secret that she couldn't risk anyone finding out about, it was just the stuff her and Dipper had to deal with back home. "Alright fine, you really want to know? Everyone back in Piedmont treats me and Dipper like... well, stereotypes." She half mumbled rubbing her arm. "'Dipper is the goofy kid who can't take Anything seriously and is Always happy. And Mabel... Mabel's just the shy nerd who won't talk to anyone.' Even people who don't actually make fun of us for it still think that's all we are. 'So what if she's a nerd? He can be as goofy as he wants!'" Mabel said in a mock tone before groaning and slumping back against the wall. "It's so annoying when I hear people talk like that." 'Of course maybe they wouldn't talk like that if I actually said something.' She thought to herself rubbing her arm.
Gideon looked down. He wasn't really sure to feel about this. "Yeah... I know how that feels."
"Oh please." Mabel started rolling her eyes. "How would you know about that stuff rich boy?" She grumbled.
Gideon stiffened and clenched his fist. She just said the wrong thing to the wrong guy "That... THAT is Exactly What I'm Talking About! 'Oh your the kid with the rich parents and the Mansion for a house! You get everything you want and everyone always listens to you! What Could You Possibly Have To Be Upset About?! It's Not Like Everyone In Town Hates You Just For Having The Last Name 'Northwest', And It's Not Like You Know Everyone Talks About You Behind You Back The MOMENT You Walk Away!'" He snapped slamming his fist into the rocky wall. That made Mabel jump alittle. Gideon looked down and took a deep breath, even he didn't expect to snap like that. But I guess when you rarely show your real emotions it's only a matter of time till you break. "Maybe I sort of deserve it now a days, I certainly having done anything to improve my reputation. But just imagine how confusing it must be for a five year old kid when everyone in town either doesn't wanna talk to you or just flat out hates you when you haven't even done anything." He said rubbing his hand.
There was an awkward silence between them for a good few minutes before Mabel said something. "I'm sorry." That caught Gideon off guard. Not the statement but the fact that it sounded genuine. "Here I am complaining about how people assume things about me and Dipper and mean while I'm doing the same thing to you. I guess that kind of makes me a hypocrite. And I Hate Hypocrites!" She groaned and rubbed her head.
Gideon looked at her for a second before giving a faint smile and walking up to her. "Yeah, by all technicalities you are. But most hypocrites don't apologize for there actions so quickly." He said sitting down relatively near her, but not too close.
Mabel glanced at him smiling slightly before looking down again. "Did you really not know about the grave yard?" She asked looking back at him.
"Do you really think my parents took the time to tell me where the old grave yard was?" He asked. 'Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if They didn't know about it.' He thought to himself.
"Uhh yeah, probably not." She said rubbing her arm.
"And for the record I Do know how bad that is. I mean, isn't that one of the really bad things people do in movies all the time?" He asked with a chuckle. "Don't build anything over grave yards, don't build anything over really old hospitals and psych-wards and Definitely don't build anything over Sacred Indian Burial Grounds!" He laughed.
Mabel chuckled and looked at him. "I think you mean Native American burial ground." She said correcting him.
"Oh whatever." Gideon said rolling his eyes. "We're in a pit underground, who am I gonna to offend? It's not like there's a bunch of people who we can't see that somehow know exactly what we're saying." He said with a smug grin.
Mabel laughed alittle. "Yeah good point." Suddenly the two of them became aware of a sound approaching them. The sound of some heavy construction equipment.
The two looked at each other before jumping up and running to the back of the pit, not long after a piece of machinery plunged through the rubble and scooped it up. Dipper had apparently started up one of the Bobcats in the sight and was clearing away some of the rubble.
Gideon plugged his ear until Dipper backed up the machine. He then looked back at Mabel. "Uhh look, I'm not trying to assume things about him or anything. But, How exactly does he know how to work that thing?" He asked.
Mabel gave a faint smile, he at least was Trying to be nicer, and somewhat succeeding. "Our Dad works in construction, and Dipper has helped him on Many occasion."
"Ohhh that explains it." He said.
Dipper shut off the Bobcat before jumping out and running up to his sister and gripping her in a tight hug. "Mabel! Are you alright?" He asked looking back at her.
Mabel looked at him and chuckled alittle, he was wearing a yellow hard hat and still had that goofy smile that he usually wore. Though underneath there was a hint of concern in his eyes, something only Mabel is ever able to see. She smiled and rubbed his arm. "I'm fine, don't worry." She said ruffling his hair getting a much needed laugh out of him.
Gideon walked up to them, debating to say 'I'm fine too ya know' as a joke but ultimately decided against it. "...We should get going. If the ghost catches us in here, well it won't be good." He said.
Mabel turned to him and nodded. "Right, come on." She said walking out of the pit.
Dipper followed and looked at her. "So now what?" He asked. "The mirror trick didn't work so how are we going to stop the big bad ghost?"
Mabel looked back at him before looking around. "Well it Almost worked. If I can just catch him again and then... not let him look at the town, we'll have him. Do you have another mirror Gideon?" She asked.
"Back at home." He answered. "Note to self, always bring a backup mirror." That actually got Mabel to laugh alittle. Gideon smiled to himself. 'She thinks I'm funny..?' He looked back them. "But we have to do something Now. If he gets into town... I don't even want to think about it." He said rubbing his head. "No one in town deserves to be hurt." 'There has to be a better way to fix this though.' He thought to himself.
"Well, I think I might be able to keep him from getting out temporarily" Mabel said looking through her pack.
"Salt right?" Dipper asked.
"Yup." Mabel said with a nodded.
"Isn't holy water better though? Like isn't holy water supper effective on them?" Gideon asked applying the concept of fighting a ghost to the combat system of an RPG game.
Mabel glanced at him. "Yeah but there isn't a church in this town. Where was I suppose to get it, Amazon?" She asked.
Gideon smiled and looked at her. "I bet you could actually. You can buy Anything on Amazon, I might look latter." 'Who knows I might find a use for it.' He thought.
Mabel rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Well good luck with your search buddy."
Dipper looked at the two and scratched his head. Why were they acting all buddy buddy all the sudden? Did he miss something? Oh wait, they were stuck in a pit together for awhile. So now the question was WHAT did he miss?
Mabel took out a large container of salt out of her pack. She took it from the Grunkle Ford's spice rack, hopefully he wouldn't need it tonight. "Alright lets go find the ghost."
"YOU INSOLENT CHILDERN ARE STILL TRYING TO HELP HIM!" Yelled the voice of the spirit.
"Uhh, found him." Dipper said.
The ghost formed high above the group and glared down at them. "I've Had ENOUGH Of You!" He suddenly levitated the twins up in the air and shoot a death glare at them. "First I deal with You, Then I Free This Town!"
"Wait!" Gideon Yelled. "Don't Hurt Them!"
The spirit stopped and turned to him, he was quiet for a second. "...And how are you going to make me Northwest?" He asked.
Gideon looked at the wrecking ball then back at the ghost. "I think I know." He said before running up to the machine and getting inside, sure he didn't know how to drive the thing, but how hard could it- ...It didn't have a steering-wheal. Why, didn't it have a steering-wheal? All that was in front of him was a bunch of levers switches and buttons... "Uhh..."
The whole group picked up on his confusion. Dipper sighed and rubbed his head. "You see those two big levers in front of you that jut out from the sides?" He asked.
Gideon looked around. "Uhh yeah..." He said grabbing the two levers.
"Okay push both of them forward to go forward, pull both back to go backwards."
"Okay." He said pushing the levers forward and suddenly the machine jolted to life. "Whoa Ahh! How Do You Turn This Thing?!"
Dipper would of face-palmed himself if it wasn't for the ghost's grip, why was he even helping Gideon to begin with? Oh yeah because the ghost might kill him and Mabel if Gideon doesn't stop him. "Okay here's the incredibly complex controls for turning; Push the Left lever to turn Left, and the Right lever to turn Right." He said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
"Why Would You Design A Vehicle Like That?! It Makes No Sense!" He yelled.
Dipper chuckled and rolled his eyes. "It makes ALL the sense." He could hear Mabel laughing behind him.
Meanwhile the ghost just watched the Northwest as he tried to work the piece of heavy machinery. "What are you planning on doing with that boy? I'm pretty sure it can't hurt me." He said with some confusion, surly he knew this.
"I wasn't planning on hurting you!" Gideon said suddenly pulling the machine to a stop, right next to the statue.
The Ghost stared at him. "...Would you do it?" He asked.
Gideon nodded. "If it will get you to let them go then yes."
"GIDEON STOP!" His father yelled at him, Gideon didn't even realize he was there. "We worked so hard on the statue, Your Not Destroying It." He said sharply.
Gideon gritted his teeth and shook his head. "It's Just A Fricken Statue!" He yelled. "Are you so stuck up that you seriously care more about a Lifeless Slab of Carved Stone than Two other People?" He snapped.
Mister Northwest was quiet for a second. "We have worked to hard to get that built Gideon. We had them come to get rid of the ghost so we could Continue the project, We Can't Destroy It!"
"I think we can dad. We have enough monuments to our family in this town! They Don't Need To Be Consistently Reminded Of What We Did!" Gideon grumbled.
The spirit stayed quiet during this. He knew he could hurt or even kill the Northwest man right now, but he wanted to see how this played out.
"This Is Our Town Gideon! We Can Do What Ever We Want!" He yelled.
Gideon was quiet for a second and looked down. "You know what dad, your right." He said looking up.
"Gideon!" Mabel yelled.
Mister Northwest smiled. "That's my boy."
Gideon glanced at him then smirked. "And I WANT to Destroy the Statue!" He said slamming the wrecking ball into the into the golden statue smashing it to bits.
"GIDEON!" Mister Northwest yelled.
The spirirt gasped and smiled, dropping the twins and going over to the boy. Mabel rubbed her head and looked over at her brother. "You alright Dip?" She asked.
Dipper nodded and got up. "I'm okay, are you?" He asked reaching his hand down to help her up.
Mabel took it and stood up. "Yeah I'm fine." She answered. She glanced back at where Gideon was.
The ghost looked down at him and smiled. "I didn't believe you would do it, I- I'm pleasantly surprised. And what you said to that man... A Northwest who actually care's more about people- No, I shouldn't call you Northwest. You are more than that." He said.
Gideon shut of the wrecking ball and looked up at the spirit. "Thanks..." He started, Gideon looked down before looking back at him. "Look, I understand why your mad, you have every right. But going around and attacking people isn't going to help anyone. I can't promise you they won't try building that thing again, and I can't promise you that I'll be able to stop them. But what I can promise you is I, won't forget this and I won't forget what you and the others did. And while I can't do anything now, one day I will be in charge of this town. And one day I will be sure everyone knows what you did. I give you my word, not the word of the Northwest family, But MY word." He said.
"Your word I trust. ...I feel much more peace knowing you will take care of this town." He said as a faint glow shown from him and he raised up higher. "Fair Thea Well Gideon Northwest. I Trust You With This Town!" He said before disappearing.
Gideon watched him and smiled before looking over at the twins and walking up to them. "Uhh, hey... you two alright?" He asked.
Mabel looked back at Dipper who smiled and nodded before turning back to Gideon with a faint smiled. "Yeah, we're fine. Guess you didn't really need my help after all huh?" She said rubbing her arm.
Gideon chuckled and rubbed his head, looking down slightly. "Oh come on, I don't think I would of done that if it wasn't for you." He said looking back up at her.
"GIDEON!" His father snapped getting his attention.
He sighed and shook his head. "I gotta go, my father's wrath awaits me." He said with a chuckle before walking away.
Mabel watched him leave before turning back to her brother who had his arms folded and a suspicious smirk. "What?" She asked.
Dipper looked at her and quirked an eyebrow, still with that smirk of his. "I leave you alone with a guy for Ten Minutes..."
Mabel blushed alittle and turned away. "Dipper!"
Dipper laughed and walked up to her, putting his arm around her. "You Have A Crush On Him! Don't even Try to deny it!" He said with a grin.
"I Do Not!" Mabel said quickly.
"Then why are you blushing?" He asked poking at her ribs.
Mabel laughed alittle and pushed him. "Because Your Embarrassing Me That's Why."
Dipper chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Yeah sure, I Totally believe that." He said in an obviously sarcastic tone. The two kept at it as they walked back to the museum.
Gideon was in his room, his father had finally let him leave after his lecture was finished. Those Gideon couldn't tell you one word he had said, as he was too busy thinking about... things.
He was thinking about the ghost, about the town, his family and himself. And of course he was thinking about Her. He was very conflicted. Mabel was the first person who seemed to relate to him. The only person who seemed to understand him. The only person who he could call... friend..? And he was suppose spy on her and her brother. Help hurt them... He didn't want to do that.
He looked up at the picture of his ancestor, Andrew Northwest, he glared at it. This was mostly his fault, he was the one to make a deal with a cult all so 'he could build his empire.' But Gideon couldn't blame him completely. After all, like he said earlier he hadn't done anything to make his reputation better. He had willingly gone along with it.
Gideon got up and looked at the safe, the very one that held the second journal. ...Maybe it was about time he did something to change his reputation.
Back at the Museum Ford had just closed up shop and it was getting late. He looked back at the twins who were cleaning and smiled before he heard a knock at the door. 'Who the heck is that? They should know the store is closed by know.' He thought to himself as he walked up to the door. He looked out the window but didn't see anyone. But there was something sitting in front of the door... a book. He just staired out the window for a second.
"Who is it Grunkle Ford?" Mabel asked looking at him.
"...Stay back kids." He said in a low tone. He looked around again before opening the door and grabbing the book quickly, locking the door behind him. He looked over the book, of course he recognized it right away. "It... It's My Second Journal!" He said with a grin. He looked through it, making sure everything was intact, it was.
The twins looked at each other and smiled before running up to him. "You Got Your Journal Back?!" Dipper asked excitedly.
"Yes! Mabel, you have my third journal?!" Ford asked turning to her.
Mabel nodded and took the journal out of her jacket pocket. "Yeah it's right here." She said handing it to him.
Ford smiled and took it from her. "Thank You. Uhh... you two should probably get to bed. I... I gotta get down to lab." He said still smiling.
Mabel looked up at him and smiled. "Alright, good night Grunkle Ford."
"G'night Grunkle Ford! See you tomorrow!" Dipper said heading upstairs with his sisters.
Ford smiled and headed down to the lab. "Good night Kids."
Ford spent most of the night down there, fixing the portal. With all the journals he was able to figure out how to open it. It would take some time though. He finally fell asleep at three O'clock in the morning, as the timer counted down to when he would finally see his brother again.
Blubs jolted forward, he was in his basement sitting in his arm chair. He grumbled and pushed himself up. 'What the heck happened last night' He thought to himself. He tried to remember... nope, not a single memory. Just like every single time he tried to do this.
Again he had planned to head out to lake last night on a hunch that he had found awhile ago, something he had done many, Many times. But he always wound up passed out in his basement with no memory oh what happened the night before. He didn't know how, he didn't know Why. Every time he told Durland about this he laughed and usually told him something like 'You need to stop drinking Blubs or else you'll wake up in passed out in the Street one day.' Blubs rolled his eyes. 'I didn't drink... I think.' He thought to himself as he poured a cup of coffee.
He might of believed Durland at one point, but there was one problem. He Never Woke Up In The Street, or anywhere outside of his basement for that matter. But he didn't have time to think about that right now. He had to go to work.
'Two charters who don't like each other at first are forced to stay in a room together and talk about their feelings cliché *ding*' If you don't what that's a reference to I pity you.
Anyway, the actuate chapter. Yeah so Gideon didn't stay bad for very long. Oh well, between Fiddleford, Pacifica Bill and and any monster I can make up, I think I got enough bad guys in this story.
Also the relationship between Gideon and Mabel... yes it's gonna be a thing as time goes on but, Blarg! I'm Not Good At That Stuff! Which is also why Mabel hasn't been crushing on Robbie much even though I Know she's suppose to. But we'll see how it goes. So What Do You Guys Think, good or rubbish? ...Or some none extreme medium ground between the two?
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