Chapter 8
Matt and Shinji were in class when their teacher suddenly told the children that School was going to be out for a while. An unexpected good news for many, however Matt felt something was not right. He asked his teacher what was really going on, and she told everyone to stay in large groups and to stay with their families at all costs. The teacher was very vague on the details. And Matt felt something was definitely going wrong. He remembered Dipper saying how dangerous Gravity Falls can be from time to time. He was deathly worried.
"Hey Shinji, don't you think it's weird that they are doing this to us?" asked Matt while he and his friend went walking down the hallway of their school. All their classmates were thrilled and happy to be free from school, but Shinji was also thinking the same thing.
"I have heard rumors from my parents, but I didn't think much of it." Said Shinji.
"What rumors? Do you know?" asked Matt looking at his new friend. Shinji hesitated before speaking, but spoke softly to Matt.
"My parents were saying that kids in Gravity Falls were going missing." Whispered Shinji.
"Missing? How?" asked Matt.
"They are here for one day, then they are gone the next day. Some kids have been gone for about two weeks and Gravity Falls is having a town meeting today." Said Shinji.
"My brothers and sister went to that! I bet they might know more." Said Matt.
"Do you think it's real? I honestly think it's all baloney." Said Shinji.
"How long have you lived in Gravity Falls?" asked Matt with curiosity.
"I was born in Portland, but we moved here recently." Said Shinji. Matt nodded. Of coarse Shinji wouldn't know about the weirdness in Gravity Falls. He knew nothing. Not yet.
"Do you know anything about this place?" asked Matt again, hoping to get another good answer.
"Rumors mostly. Ghost stories and stuff." Said Shinji.
"I see. Ghost stories." Said Matt, finally realizing Shinji really didn't know anything more. And he wanted to say more to him, but he held himself. He didn't want Shinji to get into a panic if he knew about the dangers of Gravity Falls.
Tyrone, Dipper and Mabel were in the Gift Shop and checking their inventory. Tyrone was hard at work checking how much Bigfoot Merchandise they still had. Mostly pencils and stickers, and a few plush toys. He looked up at the hour and he quickly got up. He remembered he was supposed to pick Matt up from the bus stop.
"I'll be right back guys. This whole thing with the missing kids is scaring me by the way." Said Tyrone.
"I'm worried too." Said Dipper as he closed up shop. It was raining very hard that day and there were no tourists to be seen obviously.
"I don't like this either. You guys don't think it's the Bogey Man again?" asked Mabel.
"Unlikely. He's with his wife and I doubt he'll go back to the dark side any time soon." Replied Dipper.
"What about Bill?" asked Tyrone.
"Bill is locked up at those large creepy doors in the Dream World. It's impossible for him to be outside." Said Dipper.
"The missing children are all around 10 to 12 right? Our Matt is around that age!" said Mabel worriedly.
"Matt is a tough kid. They'll never get him." Said Tyrone.
"If you say so." Replied Mabel worriedly.