Dipper and Mabel screamed as they were pulled through a pulsating light tunnel. As Dipper spun, he caught glimpses of his sister in his peripheral. He tried reaching out to her, but she was too far.

They spun and spun in the light tunnel for what seemed like hours. A million things rushed through Dipper's head. What had happened? Was this it? Was he ever going to see his parents again?

A small, rectangular object flew out from his vest and Dipper was quick to grab hold of it when he realized it was the journal his sister had given him at the end of their last summer. The journal had a light green cover with a picture of a pine tree on the front.

Finally, after grabbing the journal, he noticed a bright light coming from the end of the tunnel. He felt relief when he realized it was an exit. But it was short lived when the portal ended up spitting them out in the middle of the sky.

At least it gave them a great view of the world they

had landed in. Though they were falling too fast and were too disoriented to really take in the sights.

They hit the ground, though not without smacking into a bunch of tree branches first.

They both laid there, groaning, as their brains tried to catch up to them. "Ow..." Mabel moaned. Dipper grimaced. "Everything hurts." His voice was slightly muffled, as he had fallen on his face and couldn't be bothered to lift himself up.

After a moment, Mabel sat up. "Well, we won't be able to find out where we are if we lay here all day!" Mabel stood up and stretched. Dipper sighed. Talk about resilience. Dipper stood as well, albeit not as gracefully. "Where are we?" Dipper asked, brushing himself off.

They were surrounded by trees, so they were probably in a forest. That would be the logical conclusion. But this world didn't seem to follow logic that well, seeing as all the trees were colored in a pinkish-salmon color. The orange grass wasn't much better either.

"Technically, we could be anywhere that's anywhere, considering the fact that we're most likely in another dimension in the multiverse. We should walk around to see if there's anyone around we can ask." Mabel explained and immediately started skipping in a random direction.

"But Mabel, what if it's dangerous?! We should consult the journal first!" He called after her. "What journal?" Mabel replied, not turning around and continuing to skip.

Right. Last summer the Pines had gathered around the bottomless pit and had thrown the journals into it. If anyone else had gotten their hands on them it would be too dangerous.

Dipper took out his journal from the pocket of his vest. He looked at it, his reflection in the pine tree glinting back at him. If Ford had been here instead of him, he would've charged into the unknown, not sit here and ponder about the risks. If Dipper wanted to be anything like him, then he had drop his worries and explore this new realm, journal in hand.

Plus, this is technically what he had been asking for.

He looked up and saw Mabel in the far distance still skipping. He put the journal back in his vest and rushed after her.

The twins walked through the forest. Everything about this new world was unsettling and intimidating. Dipper felt chills as he studied the trees and noticed eyes woven into the bark. He and Mabel both had some trauma from last year's... incidents.

They climbed a steep hill that ended in a cliff. Mabel looked over and fell into a stunned silence. Dipper caught up to her and mirrored her expression when he saw what she was looking at.

Before them was a sprawling city of buildings alike. They could see small silhouettes of people below and what looked like... monsters? Ghouls? What were those things?

"Wow, it's beautiful." Mabel observed. "Let's go see it up close!" She ran back to climb down the hill, Dipper following her. He swallowed his fears and reservations about this. After all, what would Ford do?

The city was a bustling metropolis, filled to the brim with people and monsters. Now that the twins could see them up close, the monsters looked like hybrids of animals back home, but there were also a few that looked like they were carved straight out of mythology or other works of fiction.

"Wow, this place is awesome!" Mabel exclaimed as they arrived in a small market place. The cobbled and dirt road was lined with stalls selling all kinds of products. Potions, fortunes, human collectibles... wait, what? Dipper did a double take. People were selling human collectibles here?

The customers and shopkeepers in the marketplace gave the twins strange looks as they walked past. Mabel didn't notice. She too busy looking at everything in awe. Dipper did notice, however, and pulled the brim of his hat down over his eyes. "Dipper, look! That sign says they're selling pancakes full of worms! I hope they're gummy worms. We try them, just in case they are. And, ooh, look! That kid has a pig snout for a nose, he kinda looks like Gideon!" Mabel said without even pausing for a breath. Dipper grunted. She wasn't even trying to be discreet.

"Here, Mabel, I need to explain something to you." Dipper dragged her to the human collectibles stand. "We can't let these people know we're from a different dimension! At least not yet. Not until we're absolutely sure they won't flay us alive or boil us in cauldrons, okay?" Dipper explained. Mabel smiled and saluted. "You got it, Dipping Sauce!"

Dipper sighed. "Okay, let's just pretend we're regulars here or something." He looked at the stand's contents, surprised at how many items from the human world there were. There batteries labeled as human candy, shoes labeled as human feet, plus a whole other assortment of things. Dipper picked up a battery, inspecting it.

"You gonna pay for that, kid?" A stern voice asked from behind the counter.

Dipper looked up. It was a tall woman with gray and white hair, pale skin, and claw-like nails. Her large amber eyes searched him for a response. "Uh, n-no. Just... just looking." Dipper stuttered. The woman leaned on the counter. "I only tolerate paying customers. So, unless you want me to hex you into next week, I'd suggest you pay for something."

Dipper paled. The woman burst of laughing and stood up straight. "You should have seen the look on your face! It was worth more than anything at this stand." The woman snorted. "Alright, go ahead and look around, kid, see if you find anything you like."

Dipper exhaled, realizing he'd been holding his breath. This world was stranger than he thought.

Okay, so I know Eda didn't get much screen time (or is it page time?) but she'll have a bigger part in the next chapter. Don't worry. I wouldn't hype up a meeting only for it to be less than a paragraph. I just want to make sure I do her right and stick to her character as much as I can.

Luz and King will also hopefully be in the next chapter as well, so look forward to that.

To MysteryGirl7Freak: Another fan of the comics, I see. Don't worry, I'm really into them as well. You actually reminded me of Dipper's journal, so thank you! Also I read your crossover story and it was amazing! Keep up the good work!