Chapter Notes

Disclaimers: I do not own Gravity Falls

Author's Note's: Okay so I know this is late, but my family made writing during the holiday's very, very HARD! Anyway, here it is hope you enjoy.

Warning: This is a sequel to The Devil's Pine Tree Series! So please read it first.

(12 Years After The Events Of Weirdmageddon...)

Trouble...

Everyone swore it was his middle name!

Comet Pines narrowed his deep chocolate brown eyes as he focused on the track before him. Okay so it wasn't a real track, nope it was a strip of road about a mile long. Plus, the fact that this random patch of concrete was out in the middle of nowhere, (with no attaching roads) made it the perfect spot for street racing.

That's right! Comet was a street racer, but it wasn't the thrill of the track that gave him that mind buzzing feeling he felt right now. No, what gave Comet the rush wasn't the race at all, but getting away with something he knew was illegal. Yes, doing something wrong and not paying for it! Getting away with it by the seams of his pants was his drug! And almost every day, he would tempted fate just for a chance to feel that rush!

His sister said he was an addict who needed to address his ever-growing problem.

His sister, Star Pines; they were twins! However, the two twelve-year olds couldn't be more different from each other.

Comet was the oldest, however he never acted that way. Instead he goofed off leaving Star to fill his shoes. He had a brilliant mind but choose to slack off; he didn't really see the point in trying to fit in or impress anyone! He was a loner who only hung out with others in order to cause the most chaos as possible. His so-called friends weren't really his friends at all. No, they were jerks who hung out with him because his foster father was loaded.

And then there was Star, who was everything Comet wasn't, which everyone said was a good thing. Even Comet thought so! Star was like a magnet of positive energy, and she made new friends every day! Sure, she wasn't as smart as her brother, but at least her grades actually reflected her intuition! As an A B Honor Roll student, Star was seen as the school's Teacher's pet. A label which didn't make her fit in well with the misfits, or popular kids. However, unlike Comet, Star actually cared what people thought about her, and would go to great lengths just to be liked by everyone! However, this was her only flaw for Star was generous, kind, and would always help anyone in need. She loved all creatures and believed in the power of true love!

Yes, the two couldn't be more different, they were like Yin, and Yang, Or Bonny and Clyde! Two opposite sides of one coin! And yet when they were together the two were like two pieces to the same puzzle, they fit together perfectly every time. And when they were together Comet was a different person. A better version of himself; yes, his sister brought the best out of him.

Too bad she wasn't here to talk him out of this one!

Comet shook his head and straightened up his hat before starting up his engine. The hat was red with a comet shooting across the front as the logo. Suddenly a teenage girl in tight jeans walks over and stands in front of the cars. There were three of them racing today, Comet, Austin, and Alan! Austin and Alan had been a bad influence on Comet for as long as he could remember. The funny thing was they all hated each other's guts. Still, somehow the three of them just clicked; and in the worse ways possible!

The cars cracked their engines, and with a wave of the girl's arms they were off!

Comet slammed down on the gas and went full throttle down the bumpy road; this was it! He had made a bet with the boys earlier that day. If he won the two would be forced to humiliate themselves by wearing their sisters' bathing suits for a whole hour in front of the busiest part of town.

In the middle of the skate park!

Comet suppressed a shiver; no way was he becoming the laughingstock of his junior high! No, he was going to win this damn it!

It was a no brainer, as far as races were concerned. He zoomed out to the end of the road, turned around, and zoom back.

Easy...Right?

Wrong!

Unfortunately for Comet, one of his so-called friends didn't like the idea of losing either!

Alan Jenkins was the son of the sheriff of their small town (Defuniak Springs Florida), and had stolen some tire shredders from the station. Picking Comet as he target he set them up on his side of the road. Unfortunately, Comet had saw them far too late to stop. With a loud pop the tires to his foster father's red sports car were out. Comet to swerve off the road, the car flipping in the dust due to the intense speed.

Comet moaned, his head was pounding, his ears were ringing, and the only thing he could think about before blacking out was that he was so dead!

And if this current situation hadn't caused his certain death, then his foster father would finish the job for sure!

'I am so dead.' He thought, and just like that he was out cold...

(Some Time Later...)

She swore he had some kind of secret death wish!

Star paced back and forth in the waiting room of the Sheriff's office, miraculously her brother only received minor cuts and bruises. Unfortunately, that meant he was sent straight to the police station in cuffs instead of the hospital!

This was a nightmare!

Sheriff Jenkins had warned Comet that if he got in trouble again, he could be sent to juvey, or worse!

She could hear the yelling coming in from the closed door of the Sheriff's office, no doubt Tom was furious!

Tom Westcott was their Step Foster father, actually he never really signed the papers. The details were scratchy to the twins since no one ever really talked about it. But a few days after they were born the twins were put up for adoption. The family who had adopted them were kind and loving. However, the young man they had soon come to call their father grew ill and was diagnosed with some kind of cancer. His wife, their adoptive mother, Ann was devastated. She fell in to a deep depression for some time after, making her unsuited for the job as a single parent. But she didn't want to give up on the kids that she had loved before she even knew their names. Kids she had raised with her husband for six years already.

So, she did the only thing she thought she could do for them, she married again. This time a wealthy man who had, had his eye on her for years; A.K.A Tom Westcott! Tom had come from a long line of billionaires and owned most of the economy in their small town. He had tolerated the kids for six years now because he truly loved Ann. However, Tom was not without his flaws, he had a temper, and though he was never physically abusive he was emotionally.

"I am sick of this brat ruining my reputation and wrecking my fortune!" Tom's voice seemed to reach every corner of the police station. "This time I am pressing charges!"

"Tom he's your son!" Ann screamed.

"That little monster is no son of mine, and I want him out!" Tom screamed.

Out!

Like common trash, he no longer wanted anything else to do with him.

Tears threatened to spill from Star's eyes, she knew Comet must be scared in there sitting in between all those screaming people. Heck he may even be crying too, that's just how Comet was. Sure he got in trouble, but Star knew he only did it for some attention. He wanted to feel like he was really here, like he was alive.

"For the last time Tom, I cannot process him until the woman from the child agency gets here." Sheriff Jenkins yelled over them.

"Why so she can bail him out...AGAIN!" Tom screamed.

"He's twelve years old Tom!" Ann screamed.

Star froze as Mrs. Franny walked into the station.

Mrs. Franny had always been a constant in their lives, from what Comet had learned from ease dropping during one of her several visits to their home. Mrs. Franny was an IRS agent assigned to check in on the twins to make sure they were being treated well in their adopted family. Which made sense to Star, since her adaptive parents were getting a check form their surviving blood relatives for child support.

"Hi Mrs. Franny." Star mumbled.

"Hey sweetie." Mrs. Franny forced a smile.

"I don't know how you're going to get him out of this one." Star cried openly now. "Tom is threatening to press charges."

"Actually, Star I'm not here for Comet." Mrs. Franny told her. "I'm here for both of you."

Star's heart dropped. She knew what those words meant; Mrs. Franny was here to take them away. More tears spilled down her face, "I don't want to go into the system!" She cried. "No one adopts teens!"

"Star sweetie you know I would never put you in the system." Mrs. Franny said hugging her close.

"Then where will we go?" Star cried.

"Well there is someone I know about." Mrs. Franny assured her. "Come on in the sheriff's office with me and I'll tell you all about her."

Her! They had heard whispers about her, Tom often argued with Ann late in the night saying she didn't have to put up with the brats. That their mother's family was more than capable to take them back.

Star clutched Mrs. Franny hand tight as she led her into the office.

"Mrs. Franny, I know you are very busy." The sheriff began. "But thank you for coming down."

"I hope your planning to put this kid behind bars where he belongs." Tom snapped.

"No, Tom I will be taking them, but it won't to jail." Mrs. Franny snapped right back.

"What!" Ann was stunned. "You can't take them!"

Star raced over to her brother who were a stunned look on his face. Mrs. Franny was taking them away, and it was all his fault; or so he thought.

"Now Ann, please don't make this difficult. You signed the papers and the writing was very clear." Mrs. Franny explained. "The twins' mother passed away during birth, and their only remaining relative was a thirteen-year-old Aunt."

The twins were equally stunned now, they had an Aunt!

"However, now that she is old enough with a supporting livelihood; the care of the twins resides with her."

"But she's only twenty-five." Ann complained. "That's hardly old enough to support two preteens."

"Ann please, Mabel has already been through enough. First the fire, then the complications with the twins and her sister. Star and Comet are all she has left, and she worked her hardest since they left to build a stable life for them." Mrs. Franny pleaded.

"And what if we don't want to go with her?" Comet suddenly snapped.

"Oh, you're going." Tom insisted. "Or you'll be sleeping behind bars tonight kid!"

"Tom!" Ann screamed.

"No, Ann he's right." Mrs. Franny said with a sigh.

"What?" Ann was stunned. "You can't."

"It's not my decision, believe me I fought for his and your sake, but the state is tiered of bailing him out. Some members of the board think juvey will do him some good. Luckily, I got them to agree that if Comet left the state, they would drop the charges."

"Well in that case Aunt Mabel sounds great!" Comet piped up. "When can we meet her?"

"So, they have to go?" Ann cried.

"Yes, for Comet's own good, and even if it wasn't you signed the papers. It was in clear writing that this was a temporary adoption."

Ann nodded reluctantly. "Ok, but only because it's what's best for the twins." She whispered.

"Finally!" Tom exclaimed. "Now when do they leave?"

Mrs. Franny simply ignored him, and pulled out a folder, she opens it in front of the twins. The first thing they see is a young brunette girl with braces, wearing a pink sweater with a shooting star. "Comet, Star, this is your Aunt Mabel when she was your age." She said with tears in her eyes.

Star took the picture in her trembling hands. "She looks like me." She gasped.

"And she is very much like you." Mrs. Franny told her. "She has a magnetic personality, she's creative, kind, thoughtful, and a hard worker." Mrs. Franny pulls out another picture from the folder. "This is what she looks like now."

Comet took the picture, it was definitely the same girl, but she was older, and had lost the braces. She smiled openly in the picture her eyes showing great joy and love.

"What about our mom do you have a picture of her?" Star asked.

Mrs. Franny nodded and pulled out another picture. "This is Megan, your mother."

Star took the picture in her hands, it's a picture of a young woman in her late teens, she has long brown hair, and chocolate brown eyes.

"She was eighteen in this picture and was nine months pregnant with you both at the time." Mrs. Franny explained.

"Are there other's?" Star asked. "Of when she was younger like Aunt Mabel?"

"No..." Mrs. Franny said through tears.

"What happened?" Comet asked.

"There was a fire, your grandparents, your great uncles, and Mabel's brother Mason…they all perished. No family photos were saved from the flames, your mother was a few weeks pregnant at the time. She never fully recovered from the trauma though, and as a result she didn't survive-" Mrs. Franny could find the will to finish.

She didn't need to. Their mother had died giving birth to them. They knew that much.

"Please don't think little of her." Mrs. Franny begged. "You mother did everything she could to make sure you would be healthy enough to survive. She loved you very much."

"And what about their father?" Ann asked. "Did you ever find him?"

Mrs. Franny shook her head. "No, there was no name given on their birth certificates, and Mabel says she only met the man once."

"He didn't want us, did he?" Comet snapped.

"No, According to Mabel he skipped town the moment he found out." Mrs. Franny whispered.

"Well who needs him?!" Comet snapped. "We have Aunt Mabel."

"And you still have me." Ann assured them.

"You're joking right?" Tom snapped.

"Tom, I've had it with you." Ann screamed. "I married you so the kids could have a stable life, but now they have her, so we're done!"

Tom was stunned. "You're lying, besides that girl probably doesn't want you around anymore."

"On the contrary, Mabel is very thankful of all that you have done for the twins. She says you can visit them any time, and once their settled they can visit you here in Florida." Mrs. Franny assured her.

Anna is overjoyed and hugs the twins close. "Then it's settled; I'll pack our things at once."'

"Our? You're not leaving me!" Tom yelled.

"Yes, I am!" Ann declared. "I'm moving back home, my parents left me their house, and their land. And tonight, I'm taking all that's mine and the Twins things over there. And you can't stop me!"

"Yes, I can!" Tom screamed.

"No, you can't." Sheriff Jenkins suddenly spoke up, standing in front of Ann protectively. "You may own most of the money in this town Tom, but Ann is not an object. She is a person; and if she wants to leave, she can."

"Fine but you won't see a penny!" Tom declared.

"You're married and have been for more than five years. The court will see that she gets at least half of everything." Sheriff Jenkins pointed out the obvious.

Tom screamed and stormed out of the office, and out of their lives forever.

Comet couldn't say he'd miss the old dirt bag either. In fact, he couldn't help the smile that fell on his face; perhaps being bad could have positive outcomes.

"Well here are there bus tickets." Mrs. Franny handed her the tickets.

"Is that really all there is?" Star asked.

Mrs. Franny bit her lip. "I'm afraid that's all I know, but think of it this way. Now you have more to ask your Aunt about tomorrow."

"They're leaving that soon?" Ann asked. The pain of losing them so swiftly and sudden was written on her face. Still, she knew it was for the best, and it was forever. 'Mabel has granted you visiting rights.' She reminded herself. 'They will still get to see you.'

"I know it's sudden, so I understand if you only pack the essentials for now." Mrs. Franny informed her.

Ann nodded. "Okay, well I guess we should go home and start packing." She took both the twins by the hand and led them out.

"Poor kids I hope they'll be happy with her." Sheriff Jenkins said.

"I promise I wouldn't allow it if I didn't think so." Mrs. Franny promised him.

"I know." The sheriff told her.

And with that Mrs. Franny gathered her things and walked out of the office her phone in hand. She dialed a number.

There was three rings and then...

"Hello?"

"Hi Mabel, this is Franny." Mrs. Franny whispered.

"Did it work?" Mabel asked on the other end.

"They'll be on the bus to Gravity Falls tomorrow morning." Mrs. Franny assured her.

"Good any glitches?" Mabel asked.

"No everything is fine, though Ann made it clear she would not be deleted out of their lives forever."

"I know, and I want to let her in, but it's not safe here." Mabel's voice whispered.

"It's never safe there." Mrs. Franny pointed out. "Which is why I'm surprise you want them there at all. I mean you know their parents aren't gone forever! If "you know who" ever finds out-"

"And that's why they need to be here!" Mabel's voice snapped. "So, when he does find out I can protect them. Ann is great, but she knows nothing of demons, or the supernatural world!"

"You really think he'll find out?" Mrs. Franny asked fearfully.

"Trust me, I know their father. And as much as I love my brother; thinking Bill will never catch on is a pipe dream!" Mabel snapped.

"You're probably right." Mrs. Franny sighed. "Just promise me you know what you're doing."

"I promise, I will never let anything happen to them." Mabel vowed. "Trust me I can handle that psycho Dorito."

Mrs. Franny wanted to believe her, but she couldn't help but fear for the worse.

And unfortunately for them all, that's exactly what was coming...

The worse thing imaginable!

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