Chapter 16: Carpet Diem, Seize the Room

(Emily's P.O.V)

Nothing like ending the day with a relaxing book, or game on your phone. I was playing 'snake' on my cell phone, but in Gravity Falls they call it 'slither'. To be fair I didn't care, same game, same frustration. I had just lost the game when I heard a scream from outside.

"Ah, my head! It hit me right in the head!" Stan screamed. Oh right, it's an episode, I was wondering when it would come. I sighed to myself and decided to put my phone away for the night. Thinking that the theme song sound have started by now I changed into my pj's, pulled up the covers and fell asleep.

And guess who decided to pop by? You all know the answer by now.

"Hey Emerald, been a while huh?" He asked as if we've know each other for years.

"Can you please not do this right now? I would think a dream demon would know when to take a hint!" I groaned and walked away, but he flew in front of me.

"Now you don't have to act all grumpy. I'm thinking we can make a deal." He chirped, I laughed and brushed passed him.

"Yeah right, I don't care what you offer. I know that all your deals end with a price, and you're not the one paying it." I huffed.

"So you won't take it?" Bill asked.

"Nope." I said simply.

"Even if it had to do with seeing your sister?"

I froze. His words echoing in my head. I bet you my necklace Bill was smirking, thinking he won me over. Reality had a different plan.

"You. Did. Not. Just. Pull. That. Card!" I yelled and whipped around, hitting the demon straight in the eye with my right hand. He toppled back and rubbed his face.

"Ow! My eye! Why did it have to be the eye!?" He cried. I was thankful I did hit the eye. Bill didn't see the green light that was around it. The light faded away after I shook my hand for a moment.

"That was a warning." Bill regained his composer and I glared down.

"Emerald if you just hear me out..." Bill started but I stomped my foot down.

"No! You made one big mistake, you threw my sister into this. Let me make one thing clear. Mention Georgia again, and you will wish you never heard the name: Emily Jewel." I warned, I suddenly felt taller and stronger then I've ever had in my life.

Then Bill laughed, actually freaking laughed! What the heck? I know he's insane but this is just weird.

"Well, looks like you do have a certain snapping point. Make me like you even more." Bill said and winked. Well, he always winks but...okay you get the point!

"3 seconds."

"Uh what?"

"That's how long you have to leave." I said and Bear-Bear came up behind me and Bill then realized he was screwed.

"Welp. I got to get ready for some plans anyway. See ya around Emerald!" Bill gave a tip of a hat before my mind guard ran after him.

I woke up to a knocking on my door. Turning on my lantern I got up and opened the door.

"Dipper? What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Uh, hey Emily. Okay, long story short, Mabel had a sleepover and I can't sleep in Soos' break room because it burns you if you move, and I was attacked by a wolf sleeping under the stars, so now I'm here. Can I sleep in here tonight?" He asked sheepishly.

"Sure, come on in." I said and moved to the side so he could come in all the way. He was already caring a blanket and pillow so I just got out a sleeping bag from the truck.

"You get settled on the mattress." I instructed as I pulled my blanket and pillow on the floor.

"Are you sure? Is the floor even comfortable?" Dipper asked.

"Yeah, the sleeping bag helps to." I assured him and got settled in. Dipper sat in the mattress and looked around for a minute.

"What, you want a tour?" I joked.

"Wha-oh uh, no, just I can't believe you've been living here all summer." Dipper admitted.

"Yeah, it's not much to look at, but this place is my own." I sighed happily.

"But what about when the weather gets colder. I mean this place doesn't have a heater." Dipper said.

"Dipper, I'll be okay. I have plenty of backup plans if the main goal I have backfires." I assured him.

"What's the main goal?" He asked curiously.

"To buy my own place. It's a long shot, but I think I'll be able to buy a house before the weather turns cold, of not I may stay with Soos, Wendy, or crash at Shack full time, it all depends. We can't know the future, we learn as it comes." I explained.

"Okay, well good night." Dipper the lay down and I followed suit and turned off my lantern.

"Emily?"

"Hmm?"

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Next morning I yawned and it took me a minute to remember I had a guest in my treehouse. I turned to Dipper, who was laying on my mattress, still asleep. Looking outside I saw the sun was up, so nows a good time to get up.

"Dipper, time to get up." I said and Dipper yawned for a moment as he stretched his arms up.

"Sleep well?" I asked as I got up and rolled up my sleeping bag.

"Um yeah, better than outside." Dipper said.

"Good to hear." I'm gonna head to the Shack and change." I said and gathered some clothes in a bag and opened the door to climb down.

"You coming?" I asked and Dipper nodded, grabbing his stuff and went after me.

Later I was all changed and I started a load of laundry and walked on the t.v room. Sure enough Stan was in there watching two guys pushing one another.

"Fight, fight, fight!" Stan exclaimed and charged the channel to two deer fighting one another.

"Fight, fight, fight!" He repeated and changed the channel to 'Baby Fights' only it just showed the two babies sitting next to each other.

"Fight, fight, fight!" Stan cried and one baby was poked with a stick and the two begun slapping each other.

"BABY FIGHTS!" The t.v announcer exclaimed as the words appeared on the screen.

"T.V. It knows what I want." Stan said happily.

"Honestly, I think producers are running out of ideas." I commented as the twins rushed in.

"Grunkle Stan, we want different rooms." Dipper demanded.

"Ha! And I want a pair of magic money pants. It's not gonna happen." Stan laughed.

"Magic money pants...?" Mabel asked.

"Just don't question it." I said, patting her on the shoulder.

"Come on, Grunkle Stan. Can't we work something out?" Dipper asked.

"Look kid, there's my room and the attic. That's it. Why do you think Emily lives in a tree? What do you think, there's some kinda 'secret hidden room' in the Shack?" Stan asked. Three two one, and CRASH!

"Dudes! I found some kind of secret hidden room in the Shack!" Soos called from the other room. The twins grinned at each other and we rushed over to Soos, who was standing by the cool door.

"Okay, so I was cleaning up behind this bookcase when boom! Mystery door! This old Shack is full of weird secrets." Soos explained and opened the door and we all gasped in awe.

"Whoa-hoh!" Dipper said in awe.

"Classy." Mabel commented.

"I wish we knew about this place sooner. It looks nice for being locked away." I said, looking around. Dipper looked at a colander as Mabel blew dust off a small mirror, causing her to cough.

"Experiment 78? Grunkle Stan, what is this place?" Dipper asked, looking at the carpet.

"I don't know. Just another room I gotta clean up now." Stan huffed while 'discretely' picking up Ford's glasses.

"You mean for Soos to clean up for you." I said playfully.

"I'm okay with that!" Soos commented as Mabel made snow angels in the carpet.

"This carpet is amazing!" She gasped happily.

"Yeah, if you're into things that are terrible." Stan muttered. I though the carpet looked nice, minus the swapping bodies thing. Dipper then noticed the key to the room hanging on a wall.

"Problem solved, I'll move in here!" Dipper said happily.

"What? Why do you automatically get the room? We both saw it at the same time." Mabel pointed out.

"Wait a second." Stan grabbed the key from Dipper. "So you both want this room, huh? I guess I'll give it to whichever one of you I like more." Stan said smugly and untied his shoe lace.

"Uh oh. Looks like my shoe's untied." He gestured to his shoe and the twins glanced at each other before lunging at the shoe.

"Muah ha ha. To the kitchen! Fight, fight, fight!" Stan chanted and ran to the kitchen, causing Dipper and Mabel to fall off his shoe.

"You're enjoying this too much!" I called after the con man as Soos blocked the door.

"Whoa! I don't know dudes, this room gives me major, creep-o vibes. Y'know, the attic is a pretty good space. Maybe you two should appreciate what you got." Soos explained.

"I'm with Soos, what kinda carpet has the word 'experiment'...and they are gone." I sighed as the twins rushed away.

"Heh. Hey, what do I know?" Soos shrugged as he grabbed a broom. "Maybe there's nothing creepy going on in this room." He said as he started sweeping. Oh Soos, if only you knew. I suddenly heard a beep and remembered the laundry.

"Welp, I'm gonna go fold some clothes. Later." I said and walked out. Once that was done I've learned that Mabel has double the amount of sweaters she had at the beginning, and I was hungry for lunch. I walked into the kitchen to find Stan finishing his omelet.

"Mm! Those cannibals are onto something. I taste delicious!" Stan said happily.

"No, the egg did." I joked as Mabel...wait no...Dipper came in.

"Grunkle Stan!" Dipper cried.

"What's the word, Mabel?" Stan asked.

"That's right. It's me, Mabel." Dipper said, tucking Mabel's hair behind his ear. "If ya like that omelet you'll love this! A sandwich made out of rocks!" Dipper then handed Stan a sandwich with actual rocks, though it did have an olive on it,

"Candy rocks?" Stan asked hopefully.

"Regular rocks." Dipper said, shaking his head. Stan glared disapprovingly.

"Keep that up and I'll be giving your brother this key." Stan warned.

"Ha ha! I mean, darn." Dipper said.

"Okay, this is weird even for you." I commented.

"Hey Grunkle Stan! Your face looks like a butt!" Dipper...ack, no Mabel cried.

"What?" Stan asked.

"Breaking stuff is so much fun, I am Dipper and I stink!" Mabel sang as she kicked the oven and several bottles around. I covered my mouth to keep from laughing.

"Mabel's gone bananas! Zing! Zow! Ballow!" Dipper cried and poured out cereal from the box everywhere, laughing.

"Great, can scratch cereal off my list for lunch." I groaned.

"Well this is gettin' weird." Stan said, getting up and walked away.

"Wait! Are you gonna dock Mabel points?" Dipper asked.

"Dipper should lose all his points!" Mabel insisted and chased Stan but Dipper tackled her.

"Grunkle Stan!" Dipper cried and I picked up the twins. Can't believe I was able to, but I'm not questioning it.

"What on earth is going on? Wait a second...holy crap you're inside each other's bodies." I said in, fake, realization.

"How'd you know?" Mabel asked.

"You have each other's voices and acted more weird than normal, add in Gravity Falls and you got a Freaky Friday cliche." I explained, putting the twins down.

"Well you can't tell Stan, he won't believe you anyway." Dipper said.

"I won't have to, you two better switch back right now, we don't know it this is permanent. Plus you'll regret it later." I said crossing my arms.

"No way, one of us is getting that room, and this is the only way!" Mabel cried and ran after Stan.

"Mabel!" Dipper cried and ran after her. I sighed heavily.

"Well I warned them." I shrugged and got some ouch before heading over to the gift shop, seeing Soos on the ground as Wendy came in.

"Hey guys, what's up? Have you seen my—" Wendy froze as she saw Soos, wait...ug, it's Waddles, chewing on a t-shirt.

"Uh, I'll come back later..." Wendy said and backed away. I groaned and started down at the pig turned turned man who squealed.

"Oh crap, Soos!" I exclaimed and rushed into the mystery room, as predicted the window was wide open and Soos wasn't in the room either.

"Ug, could this day possible get worse?" I groaned and heard a familiar 'baa' I turned and saw Gompers walk in the room. I stared at him for a moment and he walked over to me and my eyes widened in realization.

"Wait, hold up!" Too late, he nuzzled my leg and I was blinded by a flash and opened my eyes.

"Geez that felt weird." I groaned and stood up...on hooves.

"AHHHHHHHH! I'M A GOAT! I'M A GOAT!" I screeched and stumped down and sighed.

"Okay I'll be fine, just need to switch back..." I turned to Gompers who was in my body, I couldn't help but notice that his eyes has switched with him. He looked around and used his new arms to balance himself as he tried to walk.

"Gompers, over here." I called and the goat looked down at me. "It's okay, just nuzzle me again." I explained and he fell on his hands and crawled over to me I walked too and we butted heads and another flash blinded me. I opened my eyes and saw that I was me again.

"Oh thank goodness. Thanks boy." I said and stood up and Gompers was already backing away from the carpet.

"Yeah I'm with you." I agreed and walked off the carpet before petting Gompers.

"I gotta find Soos, don't get switched with anyone again okay?" I joked and he gave a 'baa' and I laughed.

"Okay, see you soon!" I promised as I ran out of the Shack to town. I kept looking and I saw a familiar pig's body wander through town.

"Soos!" I cried and ran over to him, seeing her was rolling around in the mud.

"Sup Emily, my wish to be a true!" Soos said happily as he continued to roll around in the mud.

"Soos, you're wish didn't come true, you switched bodies with Waddles and now he is in your body and probably really confused now, so get out of the mud and come back to the right now." I explained, trying not to sound annoyed.

"Oh...well that changes everything." Soos said and stood up on his legs.

"McGucket, McGucket, McGucket, wow!" We turned and saw Old Man McGucket walking down the street and stopped when he saw Soos.

"Free meal..." He smirked and pulled out a knife and fork from his beard.

"No! Don't eat me! I'm a man trapped in a pig's body!" Soos cried.

"That's what they all say." MuGucket said menacingly.

"Run Soos!" I yelled and Soos ran off and MuGucket rushed past me chasing after Soos.

"Help, police!" Soos cried rushing past Deputy Durland and Sheriff Blubs, who were sitting in their car. I followed the two and MuGucket had cornered Soos into an alleyway corner.

"I'm gonna make you into bacon..." MuGucket said menacingly.

"Hey, that sounds pretty good! Wait, I mean...NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Soos cried. I quickly grabbed an empty bean can and threw it at MuGucket.

"Eh?" He asked, looking around wildly.

"Hurry Soos!" I cried, reaching my arms out and Soos jumped into my arms and I bolted towards the Shack.

"Get back here with my meal girl!" MuGucket called after me, but I kept running.

"I'm never wishing to be a pig again." Soos said sincerely.

"Ya think?" I asked as the Shack came into view. I burst in and rushed to he secret room.

"Oh dudes!" Soos cried and jumped out of my arms as MuGucket follows us.

"Come back! I wanna deep fry your ears!" He cried.

"Yeah, how about no?" I asked, making sure to stay away from the carpet.

"Hey, no!"

"Give me my body back!"

"Ow ow!"

That's a mix of what I heard as I stood on top of the couch and tried to make sense of what was going on. Yeah, I'm glad I only got switch with Gompers.

"Cool! I'm Santa Claus." Grenda said happily, while holding MuGucket's beard.

"WOOEE! Haha! I've regained my innocence!" MuGucket cheered, now I'm Candy's body.

"Well, I guess I'm a pig now, so, that's a thing." Dipper sighed and grabbed an apple core. "Om nom nom." He munched.

"No you're in a pigs body, don't act like it!" I exclaimed.

"This body's not that different from my old one." Soos said awkwardly in Grenda's body.

"We've got some reports of excessive gigglin'." Blubs said as he and Durland entered the room. Candy and Grenda then switched bodies with them.

"My horoscope didn't say anything about this." Blubs said, examining MuGucket's hands as Durland freaked out.

"AHH! What's happenin' to me!?" He cried and ran into the wall. "Ow!" He cried and ran into the wall again. "Ooh, hehe!"

Ladies and gentlemen I give you the police force of Gravity Falls.

"I am a police officer now!" Candy giggled.

"Let's go bust some perps, Candy!" Grenda exclaimed.

"Give me that key, Mabel!" Dipper cried and lunged at Mabel.

"Never!" Mabel exclaimed and the two started switching bodies with, well I didn't know...I could barely keep track. Fish,it the two bumbled into the couch.

"Mabel, are you you?" Dipper asked.

"Yeah, I'm me." She assured him.

"Well I've got the key!" Dipper taunted and rushed out of the room as Mabel gave chase and I turned back to the chaos. Time to take matters into my own hands.

"EVERYONE STOP!" I yelled in the top of my lungs as I stood into the couch. Everyone froze and stared at me.

"Line up, now!" I ordered and they didn't hesitate.

"Okay, I know this is extremely confusing, but if we take a moment to relax, we can get everyone back into their own bodies." I explained as calmly as I could.

"Uh, my body isn't here." Soos, who was in Grenda's body, said.

"Okay, just...where's Grenda?" I asked.

"Here!" I turned to 'Derland'.

"Okay, get back into your own body and we'll..." I was cut off by a snort and saw Waddles stumble in.

"And there we go!" I smiled and Grenda switched with Soos, who switched with Waddles.

"Grenda, Soos, you two sat in the couch, Durland, go back into your body." I said and, by some miracle, everyone was back to normal. Dipper and Mabel the appeared and I explained everything.

"Well it looks like everyone's back to normal... Except for Soos, who may be a pig permanently...?" Mabel asked and we turned to Soos, who was chewing in a door frame.

"Oh no, I changed back. At least I think I did." Soos assured us, then began to question what he just said. MuGucket then appeared behind him.

"I'll still eat ya." He smirked.

"Okay, pal, that's enough of that, move it along." Dipper said, pushing him out the door with Mabel.

"Move it along, weird old man." Mabel added. Waddles then came up with Gompers behind him.

"I guess being a pig wasn't that great after all. Hey, let me get that spot you can never reach." Soos said and have Waddles a nice pet. I smiled and pet Waddles as the doorbell rang, Soos went to get it and I continued petting Gompers.

"You are one amazing goat, you know that right?" I asked, only response was a 'baa', but I didn't mind.

Later at night I was in my treehouse and sighed as I laid back on my mattress.

"Well Georgia, I'm getting closer to the end of Season 1. Bill is getting more suspicious, but I'm not letting him drag me down. Wish me luck though, I'll need it." I sighed and heard another 'baa'.

"Ah!" I turned and saw the Gompers was in my treehouse.

"I don't know how you got in here, and it doesn't matter. Just keep what I said on the 'hush hush'." I said and Gompers jumped in my mattress.

"Ahh! Why am I even out here at night?" Stan cried from outside and I laughed as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Author's Note:

Happy Belated Thanksgiving, hope you all had a great one filled with great food! I meant to post this sooner, but I didn't...hehe. Crazy stuff has been going on, hope it was worth the wait!

Lunar Moon Butterfly: Yep, that's gonna be important later ;).

Pizza: Glad you liked the dream, it's gonna be REALLY important later.

Miss Mystery: Yep, you got it right! Good job!