Chapter 4

A couple weeks have passed, and everyone in town was baffled by the mysterious "hacker" in Gravity Falls. Everyone was on edge and worried for what might happen in town. But despite all the fear, life was still going on. People still used their phones and computers and things were calm for a moment. However, the new police department in Gravity Falls were hard at work investigating anything that might be dangerous. Tyrone and Matt didn't put their guard down however. While the Shack was still running under Pacifica, Tyrone and Matt used this opportunity to catch anything suspicous.

Tyrone worked as the handy man while Matt cleaned the small exhibits and maintained the wax figures. While customers kept coming, although only a little bit of them, Tyrone always looked at each person with suspicion. He didn't trust anyone. Not now at least.

Destiny on the other hand was also doing the same thing. However, nothing seemed to have come up and the no one has appeared to do any harm as of late.

On an extrememly warm day, Tyrone and Destiny were having a picnic outside the shack. They watched as people came and went, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Just then, a family came by and Tyrone smiled as he watched the man held his baby to his arms.

"Do you think the Shack is baby appropriate?" asked Tyrone to Destiny.

"That depends." said Destiny.

"Hey, why don't we make a baby of our own?" asked Tyrone as he rubbed Destiny's belly. She pinched his arm and Tyrone flinched.

"Until we get married." said Destiny with a sly smile.

"Jesus woman! It was only a suggestion." said Tyrone.

"You and Matt didn't see anything weird lately?" asked Destiny.

"Not really. Not since I got that weird message on my phone." said Tyrone.

"The customers come and go, and none of them look dangerous. Most of them are ladies or old men." said Destiny.

"Any young dudes?" asked Tyrone.

"There is that cute blonde one with blue eyes and often wears a black tank top. He looks like Jesse McCartney." said Destiny with a wink.

"You wicked woman." said Tyrone as he stuck his toungue out. Destiny held his hand softly.

"But no one can compare to you my handsome prince." said Destiny.

"You are being too cheesy. Were you watching chick flicks again?"asked Tyrone.

"That depends." said Destiny.

"DUDES!" cried Matt, interrupting the romance.

"Matt, this is most innapropriate." said Tyrone.

"Sorry! But you two have got to know this! You know Manly Dan? Wendy's Dad! He's been hacked! Not on his phone, but on his lumberjack company!" cried Matt.

"What?! That can't be." said Tyrone.

"Let's go check it out! It could be our break!" cried Destiny.

"Right! Let's go!" cried Matt.

"Actually Matt, I'm going to need you to stay here." said Tyrone.

"What? Why is that?" asked Matt.

"You can be in danger! This time, stay here, in case of anything." said Tyrone.

"But..." Matt protested. Destiny kneeled on one knee and looked at Matt with sweetness.

"Matti. Our baby. Listen. Your big brother and I are going to learn more about this. We don't know how dangerous this is. I know we all faced supernatural beings and stuff. But this time we might be dealing with a person that is just as powerful. Now, you will stay here and guard the fort. Understand?" said Destiny.

"But I want to help you guys." said Matt.

"You will. By guarding the fort. And also, don't bring friends over." said Tyrone.

Matt gave him a scowl and Tyrone chuckled.

"We'll be back. Kay." said Tyrone as he turend to leave.

"Thank you for telling us about this Matt." said Destiny as she kissed Matt's cheek.

"Yeah. I'll guard the fort." said Matt.


Matt was angry. He learned of this by a phone call by Manly Dan. He heard how angry he was that his computer at work was hacked! He didn't know much about lumberjacking, but he knew that this was his life's work and someone is toying with Manly Dan, the one guy everyone looks up to at Gravity Falls. If Dipper and Mabel were here, they would have been a great help. But they were off at college, and will probably not be back until the breaks. Matt went to the shack with a long face and he saw Candy and Grenda introducing the visitors some of the attractions. If they could call it that. Matt watched at the familes and nodded to himself.

"At least they aren't people who look like they could crack a code." said Matt. Just then, he felt a hand patting him on his back. Matt turned around and saw Shinji standing there.

"Shinji! Man you scared me." said Matt.

"Sorry friend. I didn't mean to scare you." said Shinji.

"You here with your family or your here to visit me?"asked Matt.

"My newly wed parents are here. Father is a cheap man. But I didn't come alone." said Shinji pointing behind him. Coming up towards the boys was Lucy. Matt's heart skipped a beat. He knew what has happened to Shinji's family and Lucy was now his sister, or cousin. Matt wasn't really sure. That meant she would spend more time with them and Matt was happy inside.

"Hi Matt." said Lucy with an upbeat attitude.

"Lucy! Hi! How's your day going?" asked Matt nervously.

"It's good. Can't complain. Shinji is showing me around." said Lucy pointing at him.

"I was hoping to find you." said Shinji.

"Yeah. Sorry I couldn't visit you since we got back from our trip. We have been busy with a lot of things." said Matt.

"Shinji told me you and your family are trying to figure out who the gangster is." said Lucy.

Matt gave Shinji a look. He shrugged.

"You heard that?"asked Matt.

"Your famliy is famous for solving mysteries in Gravity Falls. I wasn't really surprised, but it's cool your family is trying to save town again." said Lucy.

"We aren't really heroes. Stuff happens." said Matt.

"But if it weren't for your family, I would still be asleep inside that coffin." said Lucy. About an year ago, she was gone missing, due to the missing children incident. She was brought back to her family when the ordeal was over and Matt felt a twist in his stomach. He rememberd how worried he was for her. He did think of her every now and then, but he made him happy to see her in such good spirits.

"Well, welcome back to us." said Matt with a smile.

Lucy smiled sweetly.

"Where's Tyrone? And that nice girl with him?" asked Shinji.

"Oh they left. They went to check on Manly Dan's place. He called to let us know his computer was hacked." said Matt.

"And you didn't go with them?" asked Lucy. Matt lowered his gaze.

"My brother didn't let me go with them. He said it was too dangerous." said Matt.

"Perhaps he was right. You'll never know what type of weirdos there are." said Lucy.

Matt nodded. "Your right. I shouldn't be worried." said Matt.

"The last thing we all need is another Bill." said Shinji.

"Who?"asked Lucy.

"You don't need to know." said Matt.

"So, want to come with us to town? Shinji and I are going shopping." said Lucy. Matt immediately nodded.

"Sure! I'll go!" he said quickly.


Matt and his friends left the shack and they walked into town, which was surprisingly lively. The townsfolk were walking all over with shopping bags from the Grocery, and live music was being played.

"What's the occasion?"asked Shinji.

"It could be just a nice market place. It is Saturday after all." said Lucy.

"Check out all the food they got!" said Matt.

"Tell me about it. Have you tried the elephant ears by that stand? They are very good." said Lucy.

"I'll give them a try." said Matt smiling at Lucy. He had found that he didn't speak much with her, but he was finding some confidence speaking with her.

"I can get the ears." said Shinji as he grabbed Matt's ears. Matt laughed and wrestled with Shinji.

"Stop it man." said Matt chuckling. Shinji was also cackling with laughter and Lucy watched with some joy.

As the boys got their act together, the friends kept walking into the market when all of a sudden they saw a familiar looking one eyed triangle hiding behind a garbage can. He then hid inside.

"Is that... him? The one who cause that apocalypse in town?" asked Lucy.

"He's kinda puny." whispered Shinji who has never met Bill before.

"Don't let that nacho fool you. He's dangerous. Let's get the jump on him." said Matt.