Season 1 Episode 11: From Dust 2 Dawn
Episode Summary: To impress Heather, Ford convinces the gang to hang out with Danny and his friends, forcing the Mystery gang to spend the night in a rundown store. Everything is running smoothly, that is until they find out the place is haunted! Can they even hope to make it out alive?
Author's Note: Sorry for the long silence guys, been having some rough times lately, but I'm back again and ready for action!
Disclaimers: I do not own Gravity Falls or the Relativity Falls AU
Fun Fact: Heather is actually 13 in this series as is Fids, making the twins the youngest in the story, I did this for obvious plot reasons which will become obvious later on in this episode.
Anyway, thank you for reading and please review!
Yours Truly, RoxieDivine
From Dust 2 Dawn (Part 1)
It was a quiet day at the Mystery Shack. There weren't that many tourists around, so the twins, Fids, Heather and Danny were lounging around as Ria swept the floor nearby. Ford was busy reading the journal while his twin was spinning around next to him on a globe. He was reading an interesting page about ghosts and spirits.
"Stanley, do you believe in ghosts?" he asked.
"I believe you're a big dork!" Stanley laughed.
Ford stopped the globe he was spinning on, causing him to fall off.
Heather laughs as Stan falls to the floor, it was nice to have a calm day of nothing, especially with their crazy schedule. She couldn't believe that in the time she knew the twins, she had nearly died 8 times! That was two weeks of near death experiences, and she was glad for the break.
Grauntie Mabel came in from the front entrance, "Ria, Danny, kids!" She called out.
Everyone stopped what they were doing to run up to her, "Yes, Ms. Pines?" Ria asked.
"I'm heading into town," Mabel said. "I need you guys to wash the bathrooms while I'm out, alright?"
"Yes, ma'am," Maria nodded.
"Absolutely not," Danny replied.
"I fill the need to remind you that I don't work here." Heather said.
"Free loader." Stan joked, earning a light kick in the shine from Heather.
Stan falls to the ground dramatically. "Why? Why does this always happen to me?"
Grauntie Mabel laughed, "You kids stay out of trouble."
Once she and Ria were gone, Danny spoke, "Hey guys! What's this?" he unveiled a red curtain hanging from a wall, revealing a ladder. "A secret ladder to the roof?"
"Wow has that always been there?" Heather asked.
"Yeah, it's weird I've never noticed it before." Ford added.
"Let's check it out!" Stan exclaimed.
"Uh, I don't think Ms. Pines would like that," Fids pointed out.
"Huh?" Danny asked Fids slowly.
"Uhhhh…" Fids repeated, sure he was all for excitement, but breaking the rules was another thing. If he lost his job his mom would force him to come back as punishment, then he'd never have enough proof to show the kids back at school that his dad wasn't crazy.
"Huuh?" Danny said going to touch the ladder.
"You're freaking me out, Dan!" Fids yelled.
"Can we actually go up there?" Ford asked excitedly.
Danny shrugged, "Sure we can! Roof time! Roof time!" he chanted.
"Roof time! Roof time! Roof time!" The twins and Heather chanted with him, following Danny up the ladder.
Fids remained in the room, looking uneasy with his friends' decision to break the rules, "Uhhhh…" he glanced out the window, seeing that Ms. Pines already left. His mind was made up, and he ran out of the room, "RIA?! You need help with those bathrooms?!"
(Meanwhile…)
Ford, Stan, Heather, and Danny made it to the top of the ladder and walked on the roof, until they found a spot with a lawn chair, an umbrella, a cooler, and a pile of pine cones, "This is my spot," Danny gestured.
"You really hang out here?" Ford asked.
He shrugged, "I may or may not sneak up here all the time when I'm supposed to be working," he threw one of the pine cones, and it hit a target placed on a totem pole. "Yes!"
"Cool!" Heather said in awe.
"Want to try?" Dan asked.
"Me first!" Stan shouted, grabbing a cone.
Ford and Heather also grab a few pine cones and followed Danny's example, throwing them at the same target, but missing. Ford threw one at a car by accident, making the car alarm go off. At first, he was scared, but then Danny cheered for him.
"Jackpot!"
"Bonus points!" Heather cheered along. "High six dude!" She offered Ford a high five.
Ford's cheeks turn red, was it just him or was it getting warm out here?
"... Don't leave me hanging." Heather added.
Ford gave her a high five, but then they heard a car honking. Danny looked down and smiled, "Oh cool, my friends are here!"
The driver pulled up and waved his hand out the window, "Danny!" he called out.
Danny was about to join them, but then he turned back to the twins, "Hey, you guys aren't gonna tell Mabel about this, are you?"
Heather zipped her lips in a silent motion, and threw away an invisible key. Dan smiled and copied the motion, "Later, dorks!" The teenager hopped on a nearby tree, slid down, and got into the car, where his friends cheered for him and drove away.
Heather smiled and waved happily, "Later, Danny!" she chuckled. "Good times…" Before she walked back over to the ladder. "Well you guys call me when you get off K?"
"K Bye!" Ford said.
Stanley gave a mischievous and knowing smile as he watched Heather leave with a sigh. "Uh-oh!"
"What?" Ford asked.
Stanley looks almost sorry that he said something. "Oh, nothing I just think Heather's got a thing for Danny is all."
"What?" Ford looks anxious all of the sudden. "She wouldn't…he's too old for her…"
"Hey women like older men." Stan reasoned. "That's why all the girls go for me, not you." Stan said as he poked him playfully, his smile returning to his face. "Looks like your dreams with Heather have sailed." He joked.
"Yeah, right!" Ford scoffed. "She just probably thinks Danny's cool, or something? Besides Heather is just my friend, I mean it's not like I lie awake at night thinking about her!"
(Later That Night…)
Ford hadn't managed to fall asleep yet, it was well past midnight and he was in bed, wide awake; with only one thing on his mind. His eyes widened further when he realized what this meant, "...Uh-oh."
(The Next Day…)
Ford felt awkward being near Danny, despite how cool and chill he was around him and his twin. He knows it's ridiculous to be angry with Danny about Heather, but the more he thought about it the more he couldn't help but see the truth. Heather had a crush on Danny and it just made his so angry! Which was wrong because Heather was not his girl, just a close friend, but that didn't stop him from wanting for something a little more.
But how could he complete with Danny? He was 3 years older than him, and cooler, and he could drive a car! So instead of being the mature twin like he usually was. Ford just stood on the sidelines mopping; while Stan and Dan threw a random rap battle for no apparent reason.
"My name is Stanley!" Stan rapped. Ford recognized the lyrics from when he and Fids were bored on that island. Guess he did write it down after all. "It rhymes with manly! It also rhymes with…!" Dan cheered the younger twin on by chanting his name and beat boxing. Stanley stood on the middle of the floor and motioned for Dan to back up. "NOW I'M GONNA BREAK IT DOWN!"
Ford watched his brother dance, first with a cabbage patch, then with a very poor attempt of a head spin. He almost didn't notice that Dan's attention turned to him. "Ford!" Danny called out. "Aren't ya gonna get in on this?"
"I-I don't really dance," he tried to back away, but Stanley laughed.
"Yeah, you do!" Stan smiled and turned to Dan. "Our mom used to dress him up in a little lamb costume and make him do-"
Ford went beet red, "DON'T SAY IT!"
Stan whispered in Danny's ear, "The Lamby Dance!"
"Stanley, I hate you in the nicest way possible." Ford shouted.
"Lamb costume?" Danny laughed. "Wow. Did it come with little ears and a tail?"
Ford blushed, "Well uh, uh…"
Stanley held up a picture of a younger Ford with rosy cheeks dancing in a lamb costume, "Ford would prance around and sing a song about grazing."
Ford glared at him angrily. He was about to retaliate when Dan's phone alarm went off.
"Hey, look at that!" Danny exclaimed. "Quittin' time! The gang and Heather are waitin' for me." He said going to leave.
'Heather!' Ford suddenly stopped in front of him. "Wait! Why don't I-" he glanced at Stanley, "or we come with you?"
"Ooh…" Danny rubbed the back of his neck, unsure. "I don't know. My friends are pretty intense. How old did you guys say you are?"
Stan was about to answer, but Ford covered his mouth, "We're thirteen! So, technically, we're teenagers."
Danny smiled, "All right, you can come with," he answered. "Just let me get my stuff and we'll head out."
After he left, Stan thought about what Ford said, "Since when are we thirteen? Did we time travel?"
"Come on, Stanley!" Ford exclaimed. "This is our chance to hang out with the cool kids. And…"
"Keep Danny away from Heather?" Stan added the obvious.
Ford blushed. "What? No…I...we…" He stuttered.
Stan gasped, "I knew it! You love her!" Stanley danced around him mockingly. "Love, love, love, love, love, love!"
"Look over there!" Ford pointed.
"Huh?" Stanley turned around, and Ford knocked him against his head. "Ow."
"Done now?" Ford asked.
"Yeah." Stan assured him. "But Danny is major cool!" He added.
"So?" Ford asked.
"So, we might need some help." He said eyeing Fids.
Ford follows his glace and smiles. "Hey Fids, want to leave work early today?"
"And risk my paycheck? Yeah right." Fids laughed only to stop as the twins surrounded him.
"That may have sounded like a suggestion Fids." Stan said. "But it wasn't."
"Besides, you still owe us for helping you with your dad." Ford added. "Plus, if we impress Dan's friends they'll stop bulling us…probably."
Fids dropped his broom. "Fine, but you if she breaks your heart don't blame me." He said arching out of the shop.
"Am I really that obvious?" Ford asked.
"Painfully so!" Stan laughed.
Ford groaned as they made their way outside to join the others.
When they got outside, Danny's friends and Heather were playing some jelly bean throwing game. One of the teens tried to throw it in another's belly button, but Danny beat them to it. The other teens cheered for him when they saw him, "Danny!"
"Danny! Danny!" they all chanted.
"Hey, guys," he smiled. He gestured to the twins. "These are some pals from work." He gestured to Fids, Ford, and Stan. They're my boss's great nephews."
"I chewed my gum, so it looks like a brain!" Stan opened his mouth to show them the wad of gum.
"He's not one for first impressions," Ford smiled. He held out his hand. "I'm Ford Filbrick Pines. Nice to meet you," he started feeling uncomfortable when no one shook his hand, so he hid them behind his back. "Okay…"
"So, are you, like, babysitting or something?" One of the girls asked.
"Come on, Shandra," Danny chuckled. He turned to the twins and Fids to introduce them to his friends. "Guys, these are Daryl and Ed," he gestured to two boys that were laughing and noogying each other. "That's Shandra," he pointed to a girl who just spoke with brown hair that was texting on her phone.
"Hey…" she said to the boys without looking up.
"Mikey, who once ate a run-over waffle for 50 cents," Danny continued, gesturing to a shorter boy with square glasses.
"Aw. Don't tell them that!" Mikey blushed in embarrassment.
"And you guys already know Heather's brother, Robert," he finished. He pointed to Robert who was wearing another Rock band shirt. "We just call him Rob though."
Stanley scoffed, "Wait, Rob?" he repeated. "Are you?"
"Yeah, that's right," Rob answered. "I'm the guy that spray-painted the water tower," he said proudly.
Ford smiled, "Oh, you mean the big muffin!"
"Um, it's a giant explosion," he corrected him.
Everyone looked up at the water tower, which gave a perfect view of Rob's spray painting from where they were standing. Ed chuckled, "It kinda does look like a muffin!" He and Daryl laughed.
If looks could kill, Ford would be dead by now with the death glare Rob was giving him. He gulped nervously.
"Let's hurry it up, guys. I got big plans for tonight!" Danny announced.
"Just give us a moment." Heather said as she pulled her friends away from the crowd. "Guys what gives?" She shouted. "You're supposed to be saving me from these guys not hanging out with them."
"So, you don't want to go?" Ford asked.
"Well…" Heather looks unsure. "Okay so maybe I want to go, but I have a good reason."
Ford's eyes widen as he saw her eye Danny. So, she did have a crush on him!
"Well we have reasons too." Stan added. "Besides we're your friends, we got your back."
Heather smiled. "You guys just want to convince Danny your cool teenagers when you're not!" She scoffed.
"We're 13." Stan said. "If he asks we're all 13."
Heather rolled her eyes. "Fine you guys can come, who knows you just might make it more fun."
The boys smile and soon they rejoin the group of teens.
"Okay let's do this!" Heather shouted.
The teens and the mystery gang cheered and got in the car.
Ford sighed and opted to sitting in the back seat of the van with Stan. Mikey, who was at the driver's seat, made an announcement, "Guys, before we go, my mom said you're not allowed to punch the roof of the car anymore, so could you stop?"
The other teens ignored him and punched the roof of the car while chanting, "MIKEY! MIKEY! MIKEY!" Mikey sighed and drove away from the Mystery Shack.
Stanley looked at the interior of the car to see that there was writing on the doors. He took a marker from Ford and wrote in 'You Stink!' on his door. "Ha! This is gonna blow someone's mind!"
"Stanley, please!" Ford groaned.
"What?" Stan asked. "Am I embarrassing you in front of your CRU-"
Ford slapped his hand over his brother's mouth, only to pull it away again, "You gotta stop licking my hand, Stan."
(Back at the Shack…)
Meanwhile, Grauntie Mabel was looking around for her pig, Waddles, "Waddles?!" She called out. "WADDLES! Where is that darn pig?" Mabel sighed. "Too bad the boys aren't home. They could help me-" An oink was heard from the kitchen, and Grauntie Mabel found the pink pig invading the decorated potato barrel. "There you are!"
The large pig squealed happily at the sight of his owner and jumped into the older woman's arms, "Eating out the stock pile again, I see," she rubbed his tummy affectionately. "You silly piggy."
Grauntie Mabel got out her knitting kit and sat in front of the TV with Waddles on her lap. She changed the channel to one of her favorite programs.
"You're watching the black and white period piece old lady boring movie channel!" The TV announcer spoke. "Stay tuned for the Friday night movie, 'The Duchess Approves', starring Sturly Stembleburgiss as 'The Duchess' and Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble as irascible coxswain 'Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire'!"
"Ooh, a classic!" Grauntie Mabel smiled excitedly as the movie began.
Not knowing that her darling nephews where about to get themselves into a world of trouble…AGAIN!
-To Be Continued