Chapter 28

Destiny drove up the mountain and everyone stopped at the local gas station. The road was closed, and everyone decided to get a snack.

"So the Groke lives up there?" asked Matt.

"Yeah. I know where she lives. Or rather, her favorite spots. She usually goes to where people are having fun." Said Hartley.

"So we are hiking up the mountain? Cool!" said Matt.

"Not really. We aren't prepared for a hike. We don't even have the shoes or the equipment." Said Destiny.

"Yeah. Honestly we didn't think this through." Said Tyrone.

"No, but we can at least try." Said Matt.

"I can drive, but we might take some time going up." Said Destiny.

"Let's get something to eat. We'll think better after we eat something." Said Tyrone. Everyone agreed and they entered the small store for food.

"This looks delish." Said Hartley looking at the chips and the soda cans.

Just then, two old men entered the store, bickering about where they parked their trailer.

"It was a bad Idea to come all the way down genius. The trailer is not in a good spot. What if someone sees her?" asked Stan.

"It's okay. He Groke is safe in the trailer. She's watching TV as we speak." Said Ford.

"The Groke?! Where did you hear that name?" asked Morso looking up at the old men.

"That depends. Who on Earth are you?!" asked Ford.

Stan looked up and smiled. Tyrone and Matt turned around and they beamed in delight.

"Uncle Stan! Uncle Ford!" they cried. The boys ran up to their uncles giving them a huge hug.

"Tyrone? Matt? Heavens, what are you two doing all the way up in Mt. Hood?!" asked Ford in surprise.

"It's a long story." Replied Matt.

"And who is that girl with you? Your girlfriend?" asked Stan.

Destiny chuckled. "You must the original Mr. Mystery. I'm Destiny. Tyrone and Matt told me all about you guys." She introduced herself.

"Enchanted to meet you." Said Stan bowing his head to the lovely Destiny.

"Where's Dipper and Mabel. Are they with you guys?" asked Ford.

"Nope. It's just us and these two little critters." Said Tyrone pointing at Hartley and Morso.

"You said you have the Groke?" asked Hartley.

"Yeah. She's in our trailer. Why don't you all come in and take a breather. You guys look a little exhausted." Said Stan.

"That sounds good. Thanks." Replied Tyrone.

In the trailer, The Groke was very happy to see her beloved friends, Hartley and Morso. She got up and hugged them tightly.

"It's good to see you again after all this time honey." Said Hartley.

"Yeah. You smell nice too." Said Morso.

The Groke made a soft moaning sound and her friends were crying. "I know. We have all been apart for so long!" cried Hartley.

"You two are the ones in pain. You guys are a couple!" cried Morso.

Stan watched and grabbed a small bag. "I think I'm going to puke." He whispered to the group. Tyrone and Matt chuckled and Ford glared at him briefly. He then turned to the boys and Destiny.

"So, you are here because of the Mothman's prophecy?" asked Ford.

"Yes. Children are going missing back home and I'm afraid we are running out of time." Said Destiny.

"How long ago did you see Linda?" asked Ford.

"Not that long ago. But she's been on my mind ever since. I worry for her." Said Destiny.

"Why can't the Mothman do anything about it? He's got power ain't he?" said Stan.

"That's what I'm thinking of!" cried Matt.

"All we know is that our friends here must get us that special mirror and with it we can stop the witch." Said Tyrone as he sipped his hot chocolate.

"Then this whole time while we are away, things back home are becoming a living hell." Said Ford.

"Don't worry about it. Dipper and Mabel have the whole thing covered. And look on the bright side. Tyrone and Matt found these losers. Not you Groke. Your okay and no offense. This girl did all the driving, so kudos for that." Said Stan.

"You drove here?!" asked Ford surprised.

"Yeah." Nodded Destiny. Ford looked at Tyrone. "You could have at least given her some help."

"Well, funny thing about that…" replied Tyrone nervously.

"Tyrone can't drive Ford. Have you forgotten." Said Stan.

"Forget what?" asked Ford.

"Geez sixer! Tyrone has epilepsy." Said Stan.

"Oh! I forgot about that! Sorry I didn't mean to make you all uncomfortable." Said Ford.

"No your fine. But your right. I should have at least helped Destiny out." Said Tyrone.

Destiny blushed and Stan noticed immediately.

While everyone was having dinner, Destiny went over to wash the dishes and Ford and Tyrone were on the side talking about the journey so far. Meanwhile, Matt was bonding with Uncle Stan. Fun Fact about Stan, he spoke Spanish and understood the language well.

Matt felt comfortable talking in Spanish for the first time in a while. Usually he would say things in Spanish to himself, but he never spoke to anyone in Spanish. Lucky for him, Stan was speaking it nicely. Well not that good, but understandable.

"So buddy, what's the deal with him and her?" asked Stan, wanting to know some gossip.

Matt chuckled. "He looks at her from time to time. And I think she's into him too. When we were at the motel, Tyrone came out shirtless after his shower, and I opened one eye slightly to see her pretending to sleep. She was actually spying on him."

"Spicy!" said Stan, only in Spanish he said "Caliente!"

"As far as I know, he hasn't made a move or anything." Said Matt.

"Have they been alone at one point?" asked Stan.

"A few times. Back home they would talk a lot, and at the motel, they went out for a walk. I don't know what happened there, but they did look weird when they came back." Said Matt.

"That's got to be it. Maybe they finally confessed to one another." Said Stan.

"Maybe." Replied Matt a little worried. Stan noticed Matt's face and tried to cheer him up.

"Good thing he's not going to leave you." Said Stan.

"You think?" asked Matt looking up at Stan.

"I never knew Tyrone existed until Dipper and Mabel brought you guys to the town. They have mentioned him a few times, but I never really thought about him. But from what I understand, he has had a pretty lonely childhood." Said Stan.

"Yeah. It was lonely. He had no one." Said Matt nodding.

"But now, he has you. It is up to you to take very good care of him." Said Stan.

"What do you mean?" asked Matt.

"I didn't take care of Ford when we were kids. I was kinda selfish. And because of that, we lost each other. But now, we're together again." Said Stan.

Matt understood the point and nodded with determination. He knew Tyrone was going to be lonely without him. But then he thought about Destiny. What role will she have? What will she do? Will she really be someone special for Tyrone? All those thoughts came racing into Matt's mind, but he didn't want to worry. Destiny was a nice young lady, and Matt liked her a lot. It didn't really bother him that she would want to spend some time with Tyrone. But the idea really stung him a little. But it was like what Stan said, he will take care of his big brother. And Matt wasn't going to let him go.

Tyrone and Ford were outside the trailer chopping some wood. Ford mentioned that they were going to use the wood for their boat that they have left in Newport. Tyrone help him out with an axe while Ford passed him some wood.

"So how are things with your family?" asked Ford.

"I'm having a good time with them. But ever since things back home have been going crazy with the kids disappearing, we have all been on high alert." Said Tyrone.

"If you don't mind me asking, have you had any seizures as of late?" asked Tyrone.

"I did have one two days ago, back home. The following day, we set out in search of the animals. It's our only chance to save Gravity Falls." Said Tyrone.

"That town has always had it's curses and it's troubles. When I first arrived there, it was a normal and safe town. Little did I know that there was a hidden world within." Said Ford.

"Dipper has shown me the Journal. But there's something I don't understand. They were destroyed at one point, then they came back?" asked Tyrone.

"That's a phenomenon I am still learning about. It's possible Bill Cipher might have brought them back, but I really don't know. Dipper came forward to me years ago about it and we both are still scratching our heads." Said Ford.

"No kidding. I'm still learning about the town. Matt, Destiny, and me. The three of us are total strangers to that weird world." Said Tyrone.

"The girl? Destiny? She's not from Gravity Falls?" asked Ford.

"She moved there just in the beginning of the chaos. Her cousin in in league with the Moth, and she had visions of Linda the Bright Star." Said Tyrone.

"The girl told me about it. It's amazing that Linda and the Mothman would put their trust in you three. You all are lucky." Said Ford.

"How are we lucky?" asked Tyrone, confused with Ford's expression.

"Linda and the Mothman came to me when I arrived in Gravity Falls, but only to kick me out. I didn't know it at the time, but the Mothman saw a vision where I stupidly put my trust in Bill Cipher. To prevent that from happening, they wanted me out. But I stayed, despite their many warnings." Said Ford.

"This is really scary. How can someone so awful would do things right." Said Tyrone.

"Bill was good at first. But he was also wicked. The thing about Bill was that he was your friend at first, then he would turn on you. That's the way it was with him." Said Ford.

"Talk about a bad friend." Said Tyrone.

"He was." Agreed Ford. Just then, they both felt the air chillier than it was. Ford looked over his shoulder and shook his head.

"Speak of the Devil." Said Ford.

A glowing eye ball appeared out of nowhere, and then a glowing triangular body. It was none other but Bill Cipher himself.

"Stanford Pines! Baby! Long time no see." Said Bill.

Tyrone quickly ran up to Bill and moved his axe right at him with a swing, trying to cut him. Bill floated away to safety and began to laugh.

"Tyrone! You're here too! I haven't seen you since the Bogey Man incident an year ago! You still look like you need some mental help!" said Bill crudely.

"Your not welcome here bastard." Said Tyrone angrily.

"What do you want this time Bill? There is nothing for you here." Said Ford.

"Nothing? Well apparently there is. You see, my EX, Violet, or the North Wind as you might know her as, hooked up with me last night. And after we have made love and cuddled in our heart shaped love bed, she told me to get rid of the three who would be tools to destroy her." Said Bill.

"Where's the children!?" cried Tyrone.

"Children? Oh yeah! You mean the small corpses lying about in Violet's dimension. They are all asleep in little coffins. DEAD!" sneered Bill.

"LIES! Your lying!" cried Bill as he threw his axe at the laughing Bill.

He blinked and the ax stopped in midair. He then threw it back at Ford and Tyrone, but they jumped back to avoid it.

"Your getting weaker Bill. This isn't your domain. Here, your powers are nothing." Said Ford.

"True. I am not the same triangle you met years ago and my powers are indeed going away. But I still have some juice left to make this mountain explode and turn you all into snow figurines!" said Bill.

"Your childish!" cried Tyrone.

"Childish?! No kid. You're the child! Which by the way, you still haven't got a clue! You still don't know the true terror of the real world!" cried Bill as he snapped his fingers.

A minute passed and nothing happened. Bill tried again, and it was the same result.

"What the hell." Sneered Bill.

"As I said. Weaker!" said Ford with a chuckle.

"Shut Up! Avalanches take time." Snapped Bill back.

"In the meantime, let's just drive away." Said Ford. Tyrone followed him and they went inside the trailer. In a moment, they started to drive away and Bill was running out of time.

"Then it looks like I'm going to use the old fashioned way." Said Bill. He then began to yodel. That's right. Yodel. And in that moment, a giant avalanche was on it's way, coming down faster than how Bill anticipated.

He began to laugh maniacally until the avalanche caught up to him and the snow dragged him further away. "Wait! Not me! The trailer!" cried Bill in a panic.