Disclaimer: I still don't own Gravity Falls. Sadly, this is the last chapter of Top of the World. It's been a quick, exciting ride with you guys. I literally cried myself writing this chapter. I hope you guys enjoy, and review. I hope you guys have enjoyed Top of the World, and the budding romance between Dipper and Pacifica, as well as Mabel and Jacob. Farewell, from Dipcifica618.
~Dipper's POV~
This summer went by way too fast. Mabel and I stood outside the Mystery Shack, our bags all packed up. Across from us stood Soos, Wendy, Stan, Jacob, Pacifica, Candy, and Grenda. Today was the fated day when the two of us had to return back home.
Neither of us had any words, even though we knew this day would be coming. I slowly walked forward, and began my farewell hugs. Soos pulled my into a massive bearhug, sobbing his eyes out. Wendy kissed my cheek, tears still filling her eyes. I said a quick farewell to Candy and Grenda, who weren't really friends of mine. Then came the three hardest: Stan, Jacob, and Pacifica.
I went up to Jacob, and we stared each other in the eye. I remembered the night he arrived, the water balloon fight, the snake, everything. He and I had had some great times even after that week. He stretched out his hand to shake it, but I grabbed it and pulled him in for a hug. "You're like the brother I never had," I told him.
"Hey, if things go well with Mabel and I, maybe we will be brothers one day," Jacob replied, giving an awkward pat on my back. When we released, both of our eyes were teary.
I moved to Stan next. "Grunkle Stan… I don't even know what to say. Thank you… for everything. If we hadn't stayed here with you, our lives wouldn't be this changed, for the worse and for the better. It was a heck of a lot more fun. And hey, now I know how to get away with dozens of illegal things!" I exclaimed.
He pulled me in for a hug, and patted my back, "That's great, Dip. It sure as hell isn't going to be as fun without you and your sister livening the place up. I mean, sure, Jacob and the Northwest will be here, and Soos and Wendy are still here, but without you guys… I'm gonna miss you." A single tear rolled down Stan's right cheek.
Then came the one I had regretted leaving the most. Pacifica. I put my hands on her shoulders. "Pacifica, I… I'm gonna miss you so much… I-I… oh, god, I can't even do this without crying. Keep in touch. I'll talk to you every single day. I… this summer was the best ever. You… god, this is hard," I said, stuttering way too much. She laid her index finger over my lips, relieving the duty from me.
"Dipper… you were the best thing that happened to me this summer. My life would've been complete hell without you. Between my parents, and all the other crap with being rich and formal, I would still be a stupid stuck-up brat. I mean, Mabel still helped with that, but you two are a package. You don't get one without the other. And I'm glad it's that way," Pacifica said with a smile. I wiped a tear from her eye. She grabbed my shirt, a gesture all the girls in my life do, and kissed me. It wasn't a long one, but it did what it needed to.
I looked over at Mabel. She was sobbing into Jacob's shoulder, and he was rubbing her back. Wendy was holding Soos in the same way. Soos always had the ability to put a smile on my face. Waddles snorted on the ground, walked over to Stan, and started rolling around against his pant leg. "Hey, watch the suit!" Stan exclaimed.
"Oink-oink?" Waddles snorted in a sort of questioning way.
"Oh, god, what happened this summer? My heart opened and let a pig in. It let a walking hunk of bacon in," Stan said, lifting Waddles up and hugging him.
When Mabel and Jacob finally released, she sniffled, then walked over to me. "You ready?" She asked me, more tears welling up in her eyes. The bus was pulling into the stop as we spoke.
"As ready as I'll ever be, I guess," I said. I patted my vest and felt the calming shape of Journal 3 in its normal spot. Mabel picked up Waddles and put him in her pig-baby carrier thing that she got from a commercial earlier this summer.
I gave one last wave to everyone, and forced myself to turn around before my tears came out. Mabel and I hurried to the entrance of the bus, which was empty all besides the driver and us. We went all the way to the back, and stuck our stuff under the seat.
I looked out the window behind us at all of the people that made my summer worth living. The bus started, and we began pulling away from the Shack.
I turned to Mabel, and she looked at me with the saddest look I've ever seen on her face. "Only a year until we come back. Don't worry," I said. It didn't help either of us at all.
We pulled out of the other side of town, and then there was the sign, declaring our exit from my favorite place in the world.
"Goodbye, Gravity Falls. We'll be back soon."
