Chapter 12
Enchanted Forest was closed for the season. The attractions were all wet because of the heavy rains, and the park looked so lifeless it was impossible to even think that this place would have been open during the spring and summer seasons. Here, only Tyrone and Destiny were in the park. The others stayed behind to guard the mirror, in case of anything.
As Destiny and Tyrone were by the log attraction, they started to climp up slowly. Their clothes were getting wet, but they knew that this was for a very good cause. "I'm so glad Matt is making a ton of new friends." said Destiny to Tyrone as they were reaching the top of the water ride. They had to practically walk slowly on the watery ride that was overflowing with water. Both Tyrone and Destiny were getting soaked, and to make matter worse, the water was freezing. However, Tyrone didn't care. He wanted to solve this stupid mystery and get it over with. He did worry about Destiny however and paid no attention to what she was saying.
"Destiny, perhaps I could do this on my own. I don't want you to get wet." said Tyrone.
"I"m a tough girl Ty. I can handle anything. Besides, you and me are like a detective couple. Never seperating, never leaving the other one behind. I'm here for you, so you better get used to this face." said Destiny.
"What have I gotten myself into?" said Tyrone.
"You got a crazy girlfriend. Deal with it." said Destiny with a chuckle.
As they were getting ever so closer to the fake yet realistic looking workshop, Destiny spoke again.
"Are you sure it was a good idea to get the other kids involved in this? I know Matt is making friends and that's very sweet, but I feel like all this is too dangerous for them." said Destiny.
"I know. But they are not normal kids, let me tell you. The Japanese boy, Shinji I believe is his name, is such a bookworm and he's been around since the North Wind thing. The girl seems to be a bit different. She stood up against Bill. And as for the carrot top kid, I heard he was good with computers. If that's so, perhaps he could help." said Tyrone.
"But they are only kids. What if this Hacker does something to them? When the Norht Wind was kidnapping children, I was so scared. I didn't know what to think or what to do. I know she's dead, but still I worry." said Destiny.
Just then, they arrived at their destination and found the workshop. To their surprise, someone else was there too. The Mothman was actually holding the Gameboy and some other things.
"You scared us both." said Destiny taken aback by the giant insect.
"Tyrone and Destiny. Here are the things you needed. I sensed you were coming here and I came to help." said the Mothman.
"Do you know more about this than us?" asked Tyrone. He was hoping the Mothman had answers they didn't have.
"The person you seek I'm afraid is shielded by a powerful dark force. I cannot reach him or her for that matter." said the Mothman.
"Great. Now what?" asked Destiny.
"We have the Gameboy. It's got all the info we need. We just need to ask the carrot top boy. He might be able to open it." said Tyrone.
Back home, Owen was hard at work trying to get himself inside the digital codes of the gameboy using a laptop, some wires, and a ton of typing. He was so consentrated he didn't even notice everyone was watching from behind.
"You are good with this sort of thing! Where did you learn all that?!" asked Shinji.
"I took a computer class at school, read about hacking and coding, and spending a ton of time watching videos on this sort of thing." said Owen as he was furiously typing away at the computer. As he was working, he felt as if he was fighting something. The codes were so bizzare, so out of place that Owen struggled to get inside the little game system.
Lucy was standing with her arms folded and the Mothman, who was also there watching, had his eyes brighten once more. Whenever that happened, he felt something was coming up. But this time, this vision didn't make sense, and all he saw was fire. Nothing more. The Mothman shook it away and thought he'd look into it at a later date. Right now, he wanted to concentrate on this. He wanted to know more just as much as the kids around him. Shinji walked back a little and bumped into the Mothman's furry arm.
"Pardon me." he said in a whisper politely.
"AND DONE!" cried Owen as he clapped his hands together and breathed in deeply.
On the laptop, a ton of windows popped up.
"By the looks of this, all the things we are looking for are stored into different files. Each of these windows may have something." said Owen. He double clicked on a window and a ton of old photographs showed up on screen.
"The history of this town was all locked up inside a toy? Who knew." said the Mothman.
"Is there anything on our hacker?" asked Tyrone.
"There's gotta be. Look, here are even mugshots of people who were arrested." said Owen.
He scrolled down slowly showing everyone mugshots of ugly looking people who did terrible things. One of them stood out from the rest however. The last mugshot was of a man with a large black hoodie on, and he had a wicked grin. The hood in question had a mark of a flower, crudely painted on it. Owen felt chills just by looking at this mugshot. However, that was not the reason why they stopped to look at the mugshot. Underneath each and everyone, there was a descryption of what they did to get them in jail. It was either for stealing, assaulting and as for the hooded man, Digital Theft.
"If only we could see the face. Are there more pictures?" asked Tyrone.
"Nope. That's all of them." replied Owen.
"But I know who the man is and where he came from." said the Mothman.
Everyone turned to him. The Mothman cleared his throat, seeing that everyone wanted answers immediately.
"Years ago, before Gravity Falls was founded, there was a cult that once lived here known as the Flowers of Order. They were a wicked group that killed people that were chosen, then their corpses were stuffed with soil and flowers. After that, they would be in a large yellow house and burned at the stake. Only two of the order's followers were chosen to guide them to the great beyond, and one of the victims was to be buried alive in a bear suit. They were wicked people. My Great Grandfather fought against them many times, but they insisted to stay and do their horrible devil worship. It wasn't until a brave yet foolish soul rose up and managed to kick them out. It was none other but Quentin Trembly, the 8 1/2 President of the United States." said the Mothman.
"Who?" asked Destiny.
"Quentin Trembly? I know him! Well I never met him, but Dipper and Mabel did! It's a long story." said Tyrone.
"He's alive! I heard he's somewhere in Gravity Falls just riding on his horse backwards." said Matt.
"Quetin Trembly was the founder of Gravity Falls. After the cult was destroyed, the settlers managed to live here in peace. However, the Flowers of Order have tried to fight back multiple times. It is highly possible that this man here was responsible for something." said the Mothman.
"It says here he was arrested in the 80s. And is STILL serving prison time!" said Owen as he looked into the files, then opened the list of inmates currently at Gravity Falls prison.
"Then we need to speak with him." said Tyrone.
"Careful child. Even if the Order is dead, I fear there are still remains trying to fight back. I was hoping that this was the work of a teenager, or something else, but this is much bigger than I have feared." said the Mothman.
"Then it's settled. We'll talk with the flower man and get answers from him." said Destiny.
Owen then opened another window and tried to look for anyting related to the Flowers of Order. It was a nice name yes, but with a sinister meaning behind it. He found nothing, But he did find images of flowers with thorns and blood sticking out of them.
That night, Tyrone and Matt prepared everything neatly. Soos and Melody were coming back and on time as well.
"When Uncle Soos gets' here, we'll have to tell him about the hacker." said Tyrone.
"Do you think all this will blow over soon?" asked Matt.
"I hope so little man. I feel like there is always something. And what started off as a simple hacked job turned into something bigger. Now there's a fucking cult out there? Gimme a break." said Tyrone.
"Add another to the swear jar." said Matt shaking his finger.
"You little brat." said Tyrone as he tickled Matt. Just then, they heard the car move forward.
"Alright. Put on your surprise face." said Matt.
Just then, Soos and Melody came in. "Tyrone! Matt! My nephews!" cried Soos as he gave the boys a huge hug.
"Welcome back." said Tyrone trying the breathe.
"We learned about the Hacker and what the town is going through." said Melody as she came in.
"There really isn't much to tell. But we have found a ton of new info on that. You guys might need to sit down for that." said Tyrone.
"By the way, we have an announcment for you guys. We have a brand new addition to our family." said Soos.
"Really? That's cool. But what do you mean? It is a new pet?" asked Matt.
"Nope. We adopted a kid of our own!" said Melody hugging Soos.
"Yeah. He reminded us a lot of you Matt. In fact, he's about your age." said Soos.
Tyrone and Matt then turned to the door and in came a boy that was indeed Matt's age. He was wearing a green t-shirt with yellow stripes and he looked at everyone with a smile. When he saw Matt however, his face went pale. And Matt was also taken by surprise.
"Ethan?" asked Matt.
"Hey Matt." said Ethan waving his hand nervously.
"You two met before?! The world sure is small!" said Soos.
"Yeah, we were both classmates." said Matt, acting with a smile. Tyrone noticed something was not right.
Ethan however tried to act normal. "It's good to see you again!" he said with a smile.
Soos and Melody didn't notice the awkwardness luckily. They were so happy to be home that Tyrone led them into the kitchen to talk about the problem. Matt wanted to follow, but he stayed behind with Ethan in the living room.
"Look... I'm sorry." said Matt.
Ethan looked at Matt with a questioning look. Matt then spoke.
"I got your clam chowder at the hospital. Thanks." said Matt.
"The only thing I wanted to do was to be your friend and help you out. You didn't have to shut me out." said Ethan.
"Then let's start over! A lot has happened since the hospital. And you have to know the truth. My Dad died in the accident. So did Mom and Marcos." said Matt sadly.
Ethan turned to Matt. "Marcos was in the accident? I'm so sorry." said Ethan as he hugged Matt. The boys both hugged eachother tightly.
"Friends again?" asked Matt.
"Friends again." said Ethan as he shoke Matt's hand softly.
Next Chapter: Flashback Two Years ago: Ethan and Matt...
