Chapter 19

Manly Dan and "Davy", the man from jail arrived at the lost computer room that was hidden away close to a cliff in the forest. That morning, Owen told his father about the terrorist attack by Devin, and about the nanites. Manly Dan was opposed to the idea of Owen trying to hack inside the old super computer, but with a little help from his older sister who had experience with the supernatural, Dan finally agreed. Along the way, he even paid Davy's bail, since he was innocent and under Bill's control from the beginning.

"Thank you for bailing me out boss. I don't know what to say." said Davy.

"You will start by cleaning the toilets at work, then I'll promote you to higher and higher things. Just take this whole thing as a lesson. Never make deal with a floating nacho again." said Manly Dan with his deep gruff voice as he used his ax to cut away the bars that kept the large doors closed.

The Mystery Bros were there too, minus Tyrone and Destiny who were trying to warn the towns people by sending out fliers with Soos and Melody to warn people to stay away from their computers along with the help of the deputies. Since the little town was prone to so many weird and unexplained things, everyone in town took this threat very seriously.

"How long have you known about this place Mr. Corduroy?" asked Shinji.

"I've known about this place all the time. My crazy mother who was a witch used this place to hide her old belongings. Here and the Enchanted Forest Theme Park." said Dan.

"Bill never told us about this place." said Shinji under his breath and to himself.

"What did she hide here?" asked Owen.

"Your Grandma had weird tastes. She would hide old computers, old softwares and things. I"m surprised that crazy MacGucket never found this place. Imagine all the robots he would have created with all this junk lying around." said Dan.

The place was old and full of spider webs all over, and in addition, old computers were lying around everywhere.

"Was she a technician or something?" asked Ethan.

"Yes and no. She was just a crazy old woman." said Dan.

Matt then picked up an old CD rom of a game he used to play when he was much younger. It was the favorite of his older brother Marcos. Matt decided to keep on going with the group and they at last reached a large room with a very big computer in the center.

"This computer will give you all access to everything here in Gravity Falls. Bill Cipher, Ford, and all the other explorers never found this place because of how lost it is." said Dan.

"Imagine all the horrible things one would do with this tech." said Davy.

"Now Owen, what are we going to do now? I doubt this hunk of junk would work on us." said Dan.

Owen looked around at the computer and smiled. "It just needs to warm up. And it needs a clean up. It's a good thing I brought some cleaning supplies in my backpack." said Owen.

In a matter of minutes, the whole group put their effort in cleaning away at the computer. Even Dan helped out. After they were done doing that, Owen pressed a few buttons he was hoping would start the computer, and it did. The large machine started to make a humming sound, and then it turned on like an old television set. The computer was fully on and operational.

"It's worked! I can't believe it!" cried Owen.

"Wow you did it!" cried Matt.

"Now what do we do?" asked Ethan.

"Well we gotta find a way to stop the nanites from spreading. Devin said they would attack." said Shinji.

"But how can we access all of it? Remember this thing is old and it may not have today's technology." said Lucy.

"Lucy's got a point, but with a little bit of hacking magic, I might be able to give this large thing a very overdue update, then make some modifications here and there by typing in a few codes I know to make thing thing our own personal super computer." said Owen.

"That's my Owen!" said Dan proudly.

"How long will that take?" asked Matt.

"In a matter of minutes. Perhaps an hour." said Owen.

"Impossible." said Shinji.

"Just watch guys. We will save the town no matter what." said Owen.


Devin arrived by the seashore and the Dark Master was standing looking at the view. He turned around angrily and pulled his hand forward. With that, Devin was magically pulled towards him as if something was taking him to the angry Dark Master who was glaring at him with anger.

"I heard about your little gossip on the phone. What is the meaning of all this?" he sneered.

"Your grace, it's only to make them even more confused." said Devin.

"You stupid child! They all know about the Nanites! They now know that not only am I involved in all this, but so are you! With the knowledge these kids have, our operations may come at a standstill!" he screamed.

"Relax. They are mere mortals. They know nothing about stopping highly advanced tech." said Devin.

"You are an ignorant immature child still. They may not be your "Dipper" and "Mabel", but don't underestimate them. One of them took the stand against the North Wind last year and she died. The forest guardians protect them because they are chosen heroes! By giving them the heads up, they will find a way to destroy what we worked so hard to achieve." said the Dark Master.

"You eminence. They are just children. It's not like they know how to hack a computer and somehow find a way to access everyone's laptop, chromebooks or phones. That would be impossible." said Devin.

The Dark Master looked beyond the horizon and folded his arms in thought. "One of the children was the grandson of a witch who lived in this forest. If it's one thing Mistress Corduroy had, it was intelligence. Not only did she dabble in the dark arts, but she also had a interest in technology. The boy with the blue sweatshirt and orange hair looked like the studious type. Then there's the girl, Lucy. Her father defied me once. It's funny to see that his father was not only my enemy, but he was my friend in one way or another. When he died at the hands of the cult I fabricated, I slaughtered them all like pigs in a slaughter house. Then there's the Japanese boy, his foster brother. And speaking of foster brothers, there are those two Hispanic children that are raised by Pines. Well one of them. The new boy... I sense something strong in him. You see Devin. Never underestimate them. There is something about these children that is making me feel uneasy." said the Dark Master.

"Don't worry your grace. They are children. What can they do to defy you?" asked Devin.


"And I'm in!" cried Owen as he accessed numerous files on the large computer.

"Wow! Good job!" cried Matt.

"Is it safe!?" asked Shinji.

"I'm sure it is, as long as we are careful not to delete memory files of other computers." said Owen.

"Well looks like all we can do is watch you go at it Owen." said Lucy.

"Thanks guys. Now looking at the screen here, I see red dots on the files. Those red dots mean corruption. I have read about them in a manual. The Nanites are bugs or viruses that hackers use to destroy computers. But I can hack into this website here that is like an anti virus guard and with it, we can delete the nanites disturbing the computers." said Owen.

"My head is spinning man!" said Matt.

"It sounds complicated, but trust me, I know what to do here." said Owen.

"I'm glad you know. But we can't just stand around. We need to take care of this place, and make sure you know who won't know about it." said Shinji.

Matt looked outside and wondered a little. "Perhaps if we did something here. This could be like our HQ." said Matt.

"But what good is an HQ without some sort of protection?" asked Ethan.

"I can help you guys with that. I learned self defense and I know how to fight. For years, I have been training to take down the DM. I will teach you guys." said Lucy.

"And I know martial arts as well as sword play. I can contribute." said Shinji.

"Taking the spotlight from me?" asked Lucy with a smile.

"If you are going to teach some guys how to fight, your brother needs to help out to make sure you are safe." said Shinji with a grin, looking at Matt.

Matt blushed knowing what Shinji was referring to. Ethan then stepped up. "But what about Owen?" asked Ethan.

"I'm fine where I am guys. You should all learn how to fight while I see if I can deliver a few punches here digitally." said Owen.

"Talk about a cybernetic maniac." said Matt.

"I heard that pretty boy!" said Owen with a chuckle. And with that, the kids began to laugh. Not only did they find a way to stop the wicked Dark Master, but they were getting closer as friends and they were beginning to trust one another. From afar, the Mothman watched patiently. He had followed them, to make sure they were safe and out of harm's way. He knew it was only a matter of time before the Dark Master challenges them again.