"Is this really necessary?" asked Shinji who was at the top of a small cliff by a lagoon.
"The Mothman might sense danger. And if there's danger, he's coming to see us." said Matt.
"Dude, I think it's a little too far." said Ethan.
"Why can't we just use the mirror instead?" asked Owen.
"That would be boring." said Lucy with a chuckle.
"You are okay with this?" asked Owen.
"Yep." replied Lucy as she snacked on some almonds.
"You people are crazy." said Owen shaking his head.
The cliff in question was small, but it was also dangerous. Shinji was on the top and the plan was to have Shinji do a dance or something, giving hints he might fall. If he were to fall, Matt and the others would catch him with an old trampoline they friends found lying around in the shack.
"If Tyrone learns of this, we are grounded." said Ethan.
"Oh yeah, you two live together! I forgot." said Owen.
"It's fun, but not fun when you have to share the TV." said Ethan to Owen.
"Tell me about it. I'm tired of watching Shinji's boring detective shows." said Lucy.
Shinji overheard this and yelled from the top of the cliff. "I'll have you know that those shows are EDUCATIONAL!"
Just then, Shinji lost his footing and was abot to fall.
"Oh snap! Get the trampoline!" cried Matt. He wasn't expecting Shinji to actually fall. And fallind down he did. Shinji fell from the cliff and landed flat on the trampoline.
"Wow! That was intense." said Owen.
"Never do that again!" screamed Shinji to the group.
"No Moth. That's wierd." said Ethan.
"Something must have happened to him maybe." said Lucy worriedly.
"And if that scary person is on the loose, then he may have locked him up. Even the Mothman can be captured and locked away." said Shinji.
"Really. Nah." said Ethan.
"It's true. Bill locked him up in a different dimension once. He told me so himself." said Owen.
Just then, they heard heavy footsteps coming towards them and they all saw a black shadow coming.
"The Mothman!" said Matt in excitment.
Lucy took a closer look and walked back. "No! This can't be." she said.
Standing before the kids and appearing out of nowhere with red glowing eyes, was NOT the Mothman. He was a tall forbidding figure with a double horned helmet, black cloak with a red fabric on the chest and his face was that of an old man. He had strong African American features, yet he didn't look like a friendly old man. He had the face of someone who intended to do harm and destruction. This was him. The Dark Master.
The kids all huddled together and the Dark Master walked up to them with his arms folded.
"For the past few days, I hear you children invoke my title. At first, I thought maybe you were just children playing around for fun. But the more I hear you speak, the more I realize you all intend to stop me." said the Dark Master in a deep menacing voice.
Lucy stood in front of the boys and opened her arms wide to defend them. "It's me your after isn't it." said Lucy.
The old man looked at Lucy and smiled for the first time. "As I live and breathe! Lucy! I remember you! Your father was a very good friend of mine! Rest his soul." he said.
"Stop! You killed him! How dare you talk about him!" cried Lucy.
"Killed him? I did nothing of the sort! The Flowers of Order are to blame!" said the Dark Master.
"What did you say?!" cried Lucy.
"Your father tried to stop them! Apperantly, they had a secret base here in Gravity Falls, and you father took the stand against them! But they killed him the moment he took the stand!" said the Dark Master.
"No..." said Lucy.
"Then the clues... were they leading up to you?" asked Owen.
"Yes, I know all about the clues you are looking at. Children, there is another dark force behind this. It is not me. I have other plans for a bigger operation!" said the Dark Master.
"You didn't save him!" cried Lucy.
The Dark Master rolled his eyes. "Your father was a fool to confront those crazy people. That is why I killed them all with my power. I used my Power to kill them all!" cried the Dark Master.
"You killed them?!" cried Lucy in disbelief.
"Yes! I did. And as for the hacked computers... ask Huckleberry! He's the one behind it all!" said The Dark Master.
"Huckleberry! You mean Huck!" cried Matt.
"You know him?" asked Ethan.
"He's an old friend and... enemy of ours." said Matt.
"I don't care about your precious town or your own troubles! Gravity Falls will be mine and you will all be my slaves as I originally intended in the beginning!" said the Dark Master.
"You are horrible! My father tried to stop you!" cried Lucy.
"He did, but I respected him! I felt terrible when he was killed by those cultists! After I killed them all, I saw to it your father was buried! You should at least by happy that I cared enough to bury him properly." said the Dark Master.
"No!" cried Lucy angrily.
"Just like your father! He deifed me many times. When he was gone, I felt a void was left in my cold heart. But with you and your little band of kindergardners, I feel like I have a purpose! If it's a monster you want, then a Monster you will get!" cried the Dark Master as he opened his arms wide and the ground began to shake.
"Stop this now Dark one!" cried the Mothman, who jumped out of nowhere and attacked the Dark Master.
"Mothman! You dare try to meddle into my affairs?!" said Dark Master.
"You will never destroy Gravity Falls! Never!" cried the Mothman.
"Be happy that I have gotten rid of the Flowers of Order! I destroyed my creation because of fools like you and Hubert!" cried The Dark Master.
"My father was no fool! He tried to stop you!" cried Lucy.
"He knew you created that cult and he was looking to stop you. Those people worshipped you! They even had your sculpture in their tent!" cried Mothman.
"What?!" cried the kids.
The Dark Master laughed. "Yes, they worshiped me like a God! But Hubert got in the way, and they killed him. And what do I do for killing my enemy? I kill them all!" cried the Dark Master.
"You are sick and twisted." said the Mothman.
"Just wait fools! Your hacker is the least of your problems." said the Dark Master as he floated into the air.
"Gravity Falls isn't the only thing I will destroy. I will also reach for the stars and the galaxy at large!" exclaimed the dark one.
The Mothman then flew into the air to strike the Dark Master until he disappeard laughing a cold laugh.
Lucy fell on her knees and Matt helped her up.
Everyone stood there shaking, not knowing what to do. Matt looked at the Mothman and spoke quickly.
"We were looking for you. But why is the Dark Master mentioning Huck? He died didn't he?" asked Matt.
"I'm afraid I don't have all the answers children. But this I can tell you. All of you must train to fight against the Dark Master. You will all have to be ready for anything." said the Mothman.
"Did you say "battle?" asked Ethan.
The Mothman stared at Ethan and felt something. His eyes began to glow a little and walked up to him slowly.
"There is something about you that is very interesting. But I don't know why?" said the Mothman as he looked into Ethan's eyes.
Ethan turned his face away. He wasn't sure if he was ready to see the Moth face to face.
"You want us to battle? This sounds crazy." said Owen.
"I'm afraid the Dark Master begs to differ. You all need to fight him. Eventually." said the Mothman.
"If we are to face him, then I'll be ready! I'll be more than happy to stop him!" said Lucy with pride.
Matt felt that Lucy was now a different person now. She was no longer that sweet girl from school. He somehow began to like this.
