Chapter 27

Ethan went to the kitchen and sat down for a bit. He grabbed his phone which was a little outdated, but it stll functioned properly. He looked through it and saw some old photos he took when he was still living in the suburban neighborhood along with Matt. At the time, both boys were just normal kids going to school, and goofing off. But now things were different. They dealt with monsters, and a dark man with terrible powers. Ethan sat back and Melody came in.

"How's your eye sweetie?" she asked.

"It itches a little." said Ethan.

"Did you always have that problem?" asked Melody as she put away a few dishes on the cubboards.

"Yep. All my life. Sometimes when something really bad happens, it itches really badly." said Ethan.

"You know, that could sound like something that came from this town." said Melody.

"But Mom, I'm not from here." said Ethan.

"What I meant is that is sounds strangely familiar. The Mothman has something like that." said Melody.

"Everyone is comparing my issue with him." said Ethan a little annoyed.

"Well I can't blame "everyone." The Mothman's eyes glow red everytime something really awful is going to happen." said Melody.

"What's that?" asked Ethan.

"He's like a fortune teller. Well he doesn't make money out of it, but from what I have heard, everytime an event is about to happen, the Mothman's eyes glow red as fire. And he warns people about the upcoming event." said Melody.

"Kind of like mine..." said Ethan.

"Why don't you seek him out and ask him? Perhaps he knows something we don't know." said Melody.

"How can I find him?" asked Ethan.

"That's a good question. Even Tryone and Matt don't know how to find him. Last year, they were very desperate in finding answers, and sometimes he didn't show up. The Mothman is a secretive person." said Melody.

Ethan stood up and looked outside his window. "He's out there very close by. I need to ask him." said Ethan as his eye began to itch, a little more harshly now.

"I don't know how to call him." said Owen who was walking with Ethan to the woods.

"It's my only chance. This eye thing I have can't be a coincidence. Why do I have it? I need to know." said Ethan.

"Check in with a real doctor! Maybe what you got is medical!" cried Owen.

"I know it's not medical. Ever since I was a kid, my eye would itch when a very bad thing is going to happen. And it works! One time, we had a school assembly and my eye itched like crazy. Then, out of nowhere, we had an actual small fire coming from a failed lab experiment by one of the teachers! And then there's that time when... " Ethan wanted to recount about his past with Matt, but he didn't want to tell Owen the whole story.

"Okay, the school fire I get. But has this happened many times?" asked Owen.

"More times than I can count." said Ethan.

"That is so weird." said Owen.

"That's why I need you. Matt and Tyrone are busy with thier own thing right now, Lucy is at the gym for what I heard from Shinji who is also with her, and you are the only one who is free! So you get to help me." said Ethan.

"Yay us" said Owen.

"So carrot top, how long have you known the Moth?" asked Ethan.

"I never met the guy. Heck, I never even knew there was a magical world in our little town. Until Caspar appeared." said Owen.

"Caspar?" asked Ethan.

"You know Bill right? Caspar is his nephew. He appeared to me one day when I was at Math Club, all by myself." said Owen.

"You were the only one in Math Club?" asked Ethan.

"Yes. Capsar appeared and we were friends ever since, until Matt, Lucy and Shinji showed up. They were chasing Bill through town and I was at the library when it happened." said Owen.

"Then you are new to all this as I am." said Ethan.

"Yep. Pretty much." said Owen.

"Wow." said Ethan.

"One more thing. Can you please not call me Carrot Top?" asked Owen.

"It was only a joke." said Ethan.

"I know, but it's kinda... hurtful." said Owen.

"Why? Your hair is orange." said Ethan.

"I know. But... I get teased by that a lot at school." said Owen.

"Oh. Sorry, I thought you didn't mind." said Ethan.

"It's okay. I don't really open up much." said Owen.

"You need to show some backbone every once in a while." said Ethan.

Just then, the boys heard some rustling in the bushes. Ethan and Owen stood by eachother's side and then out of the blue, a knome came out of hiding.

"Shmeduloc." he said.

"What the..." said Ethan. Just then, the knome began to puke a rainbow.

"Nasty!" cried Ethan.

"Oh no." said Owen as he looked up. Ethan looked up too and saw an army of knomes on the trees with sharp spears.

"Well well well! It's been a long time since we had human visitors in Knome Valley!" said the leader with a red pointy hat and a long spear decorated with jewels and a ruby.

"You guys can't be real." said Ethan.

"Oh, but we are. And you are tresspassing. This here part of the forest belongs to us knomes. So either you get the hell out of here, or we will jump off from the trees, attack you, and then bury you guys so we can dance on your graves for fun." said the leader.

"Your sense of humor is twisted." said Owen.

"Owen!" cried Ethan.

"What? You told me I need to show some backbone." said Owen.

"Yeah, but sometimes! Sometimes! And now is not the time! We can back away now." said Ethan.

"You are not going anywhere. You guys are going to be hosts for our ceremony!" sneered the leader.

"And what ceremony would that be?" asked Ethan.

"The Declaration of War against the Mothman!" cried the leader.

"Where is he?! Where is the Mothman!?" cried Ethan.

"Oh? You wanna know eh? Well... maybe we know, or maybe we don't." said the knome.

"Tell us already!" cried Ethan.

Owen grabbed something from his backpack and pulled out a selfie stick.

"Now's not the time for selfies!" cried Ethan.

"I'm not going to use it for that. Look!" cried Owen as he hit one knome with the stick.

"What the heck is that weapon!" cried the leader.

"A selfie stick! Used to take photos of yourself to look cool!' said Owen with a smile.

"Dude, that was pretty good." said Ethan.

"Attack!" cried the leader.

Owen began to hit the knomes with his stick while Ethan kicked them with his foot.

And war broke out of epic proportions.

Soos, Melody and Matt were driving home from the market with the groceries.

"Thank you for helping us out with the groceries honey." said Melody.

"No problem. Tyrone and I are happy to pinch in. You guys let us live in your home after all." said Matt.

"It's a shame Abuelita is long gone. She would have been happy to see us turn into a happy family." said Soos.

"In her mind, she thought your whole life was a soap opera. Do you remember that one time she appeared out of nowhere while we were dating at the Pizza Palace at the mall? Scary." said Melody.

"Oh yeah. She was scary as heck. Wonder how her ghost looks like." said Soos.

While the family arrived at the shack, Matt noticed Destiny's bike was there.

"Oh, Destiny is here. Probably having lunch with Tyrone alone." said Matt.

"Make sure you give them some of your tamales!" said Soos.

"Oh yeah! I bet they are going to like it!" said Matt.

"If they are not in the living room or the kitchen, make sure you knock first." said Melody with a wink.

"I'm sure they are probably looking up new things on saving the town. Destiny has been on edge lately." said Matt.

"Which is why we were thinking of having a party in the shack. Dipper and Mabel helped organize that for us when they were twelve." said Soos.

"I was still working at the mall at the time. And then you showed up like a few weeks later. Those were good times." said Melody.

They quicky got the grocery bags out and headed towards the kitchen. Matt quickly grabbed a plate and put tamales on them.

"Better go check on them." said Matt.

As Matt left, Melody followed behind.

"What is it dear?" asked Soos.

"Where's Ethan? I though he'd be here doing his workout thing." said Melody.

"Oh yeah. Maybe he went off to search for that Mothman fellow." said Soos.

"I hope he's alright..." said Melody.

Matt walked upstairs and opened the door showing the tamales to both Tyrone and Destiny.

"Hey guys! I found some Tamales! Would you guys like some!? They are real..." Matt then stood there with his jaw wide open.

Tyrone was shirtless and he was unbuckling his belt. Well, was about too. Destiny was on the bed too, with nothing on excecpt for her bra and underwear. Tyrone quickly pulled a blanket to cover themselves.

"MATT! WHAT THE HELL!" cried Tyrone.

Matt blushed and freaked out. "I"M SORRY! SO SORRY! I DIDN"T KNOW! OH MY FREKING GOSH! I"M So SORRY!" cried Matt as he ran downstairs.

In a while, Destiny and Matt were laughing. "Oh Matt, we are so sorry for ruining your childhood!" laughed Destiny.

Matt was also laughing and patting Destiny's back. "I was supposed to knock!" he cried. Soos and Melody were also laughing. The whole incident became a huge family affair, but all in good laughs.

"I told you to knock first." said Melody chuckling.

Tyrone was not amused. "Next time, knock." he scowled.

"Relax dude. We didn't know. And I was the one who sent him." said Soos, still couldn't keeping himself from laughing.

In that moment, Ethan came inside with Owen and everyone had to calm down.

"What did I miss?" asked Ethan.

"Nothing! You missed nothing!" said Tyrone as he turned around embarrassed.

"I'm sorry everyone... I ..." Destiny was clearly more embarrssed by Melody patted her back and winked.

"When you and Ty want some alone time, call me. I'll help you." she whispered.

"I'm so glad you guys are cool." said Matt, but still a little shaken by Tyrone's angry outburst.

"What happened? Did you guys hear a funny joke?" asked Owen.

"No we..." Matt then looked at Ethan and Owen and realized they were a little beat up. "... what is up with you guys?! What happened?!"

Ethan stammered. "Funny story... we ran into knomes and...

"Knome! They hurt my baby!" cried Melody.

"Where are they?! Where are those animales!" cried Soos.

"Owen and I kicked their asses!" cried Ethan.

"Ethan!" scolded Melody.

"Butts. I meant to say butts." said Ethan.

Matt went inside Tyrone's bedroom and he was angrily doing his bed.

"Ty." said Matt.

"I don't want to hear it. Get out before I kick your little ass." said Tyrone.

"I didn't mean to open the door. I just wanted to give you tamales." said Matt.

Tyrone turned around and closed the door on Matt's face. Matt angrily opened it again and closed it behind him.

"I get it. You were going to ... have some fun time. And we took it from you by accident. I'm sorry." said Matt.

"I'm not mad about that! It's... Destiny was embarrassed. She and I were going to have some alone time because of all the shit that's been going on. And you are just... your still a kid." said Tyrone.

"Destiny was laughing too." said Matt.

"Because she was nervous! Soos and Melody were here and they learned about it! I know they are cool, but what if things were the other way around! They could have kicked us out!" said Tyrone.

"They are not like that." said Matt.

"Luckily for the both of us. But... just knock first." said Tyrone.

Matt nodded and turned around sadly.

"You didn't have to be hard on him." said Melody.

"You heard the whole thing?" asked Tyrone.

"Honey, this house has ears all over. The walls aren't exactly sound proof." said Melody.

"I"m sorry Melody. I know what your thinking. We'll pack up." said Tyrone.

"Who said you two were leaving?! It's natural! Teenagers do that one way or another. And Destiny is a good girl. It's just that Matt got in and well chaos insued. But it was an accident. And really no harm was done." said Melody.

"I'm so embarrassed Aunt Melody. First we come and live here, then things happen..." said Tyrone.

"Sweetie. Let me tell you this. THIS is GRAVITY FALLS. No one has a normal life here. We all are weird. And you and Destiny are by far the most normal couple ever. So get on the phone, call Destiny if your worried and make up with Matt." said Melody.

Tyrone nodded and gave Destiny a call.

Matt sat by the front porch of the shack and sipped some Jumex. He let out a loud sigh and Ethan sat next to him.

"I walked Owen home. We had quite an adventure." said Ethan.

"Yeah." said Matt.

"So...Mom and Dad told me what happened. I'm sorry." said Ethan.

Matt shook his head. "This isn't the first time I walked in when people are in the middle of a bed situation." said Matt.

"Don't think about it." said Ethan.

"I did it on them once. And they were cool with it. But Tyrone was so mad at me... it kinda stung." said Matt.

"This aint the first time? Yeesh." said Ethan.

"I'm such bad luck." said Matt.

"No you aren't. Your good to all of us. And Mom and Dad love you and Tyrone. And that girl that Tyrone likes... she pretty awesome. You got a family that is much different. And I'm starting to be a part of it. I think I kinda figured out how life is like here." said Ethan.

"Yeah. Your run in with the knomes was something." said Matt.

"Don't remind me." said Ethan.

Caspar appeared in the forst and went to the high council in the forest. It was a hidden place far from the reaches of humanity and it was probalby the purest place. There were waterfalls all around the small grotto like area and exotic plants that glowed in the dark. It was like a small little garden that resembled the planet Pandora.

"Weiah! Weiah! Haiya! Haiya! Oleeei!" cried out Caspar.

In a moment, the Mothman appeared and so did other guardians of the forest. The current ones actually.

The Mothman was the first to arrive. Then Linda the Bright Star appeared in a large cloud full of glitter. In another seat appeared the knome, Shmeduloc. And then Old man Mcgucket arrived along with Ex president Trembley. And then... a small robot appeared with the isignia of the journals that once belonged to the Pines. And a holographic image appeared to show Dipper and Mabel.

All seven guardians of the forest were present and Caspar felt overwhelmed by their apperances. He has never met or seen some of the guardians and he was impressed to see that some of them were humans.

Just then, a unicorn appeared and made a neighing sound. "Presenting the Seven Guardians of Gravity Falls and Beyond! They have been chosen to lead the way of light and protect the forest and the world and the foundation of weirdness! Calling upon them was already forseen by the Mothman and everyone got ready. No need to be impressed little triangle." said the unicorn.

"I'm so sorry for calling upon you all. But I need help. I was going to call upon the Mystery Bros, but... I couldn't. They are humans, and powerless. I have called upon you all today to ask your help! My Uncle, Bill Cipher was taken by the Dark Master!" cried Caspar.

Everyone in the seats exchanged looks. "Who?" asked Old Man Mcgucket.

"Bill Cipher dear. The evil one eye'd triangle." said Linda.

"I know who that is. I meant... the Dark something or other." replied the old man.

"He's a dark entity of darkness and he's far more evil than Bill." replied Trembley.

Old Man Mcgucket quickly made some jerky movements and pulled out his glasses to speak. He was back to his old self before he became the old man. Back to Fiddleford.

"Now I remember. He was the one who destroyed the evil cult, the Flowers of Order." said Fiddleford.

"Nice to have you back." said the Mothman.

"Bill has been taken?" asked Dipper aloud. He had his arms folded in the hologram and he was troubled by the news.

"Yes. Taken away by the Dark Master." said Caspar sadly.

"And who are you?" asked Trembly.

"I'm Caspar. Bill Cipher's nephew. And son of Limbo." he replied.

Everyone in their seats began to gasp.

"Limbo is long gone. Bill Cipher remains. And now the Dark Master is upon us." said Trembly.

"We can't be too sure." said Linda calmly.

"I have forseen it in many visions. This is an upsetting development we are having." said the Mothman.

"Then what can we do? It's not like some of us are magic." said Mabel.

"She's right. I'm human. And so is Trembly." said Fiddleford.

"I'm almost human. I think I'm one of the universe! A son of the stars if you will." said Trembly all dignified.

"You don't make sense." said Fiddleford.

"ENOUGH!" said a booming voice. Everyone turned to the Mothman, but he simply shrugged and pointed his thumb at Schmeduloc. He rose up from his seat and began to pase back and forth.

"We all are in trouble right now as we speak." said Schmeduloc.

"Wow! You can talk!?" cried Trembly.

"I'm an ancient knome who has lived longer than those fools in the forest! But I only appear once every thousand years outside of this beautiful place. When I leave, I become that fool that barfs rainbows! I'm royalty!" cried Schmeduloc.

"So your highness, what are you suggesting?" asked Mabel.

"Let the kids handle the Dark one." said Schmeduloc.

"No!" said Dipper and Mabel aloud. And they were not the only ones. Fiddleford and Trembly also spoke.

"They are just innocent children! They are not soldiers to fight OUR battles!" cried Trembly.

"And those kids happen to be our little brothers." said Mabel.

"Tyrone is sickly. And Matt can't protect the forest and Tyrone at the same time." said Dipper coldly to Schmeduloc.

The old knome quickly spoke. "Not them alone! I meant their group! Their new friends! They are children who came from this world. In fact, one of them even hacked into a computer and stopped the Dark Master's nanites from destroying town!" said Schmeduloc.

"That was a computer issue we are talking about. Also, that was not the Dark Master's idea. That was the boy' he's with!" cried Fiddleford.

"What is all this? What is going on?!" cried Dipper angrily. He was taken aback by what he was just learning.

"Computer problems? No wonder we couldn't communicate with our brothers!" cried Mabel.

"It's more than that I'm afraid." said Trembly. He then did his best to recount the past events that have occured and what was done about it.

"All of this was going on and we knew nothing about it?" cried Dipper, getting angrier with each minute.

"I can't believe it. Tyrone and Matt are making new friends. That's good news!" said Mabel, trying to see the silver lining.

Dipper turned to the Mothman angrily. "You! Why didn't you do anything about it? And why didn't you tell us!?"

"Because, they are going to save us all. You must have faith in them." said the Mothman.

"Enough with your BS! Tyrone and Matt are still kids! They can't risk their lives!" cried Dipper.

"Dipping sauce, listen. Let them handle it." she said.

"Have you gone crazy?" asked Dipper.

"Remember last year? It was Tyrone who faced the witch who took the kids and it was Tyrone who saved us from the Bogey Man. If they can handle powerful supernatual stuff, then they can face this. And they are not alone. They have friends they can count on." said Mabel.

"I still don't like the idea." said Dipper.

"Then... what's going to happen?" asked Caspar.

"Find the Mystery Bros and speak to them. And I have an appointment with one of them." said the Mothman.

"Until then, our meeting is adjourned." said Linda. And with that, the seven guardians vanished.