The camper van was teleported near a shack that seems to be destroyed. The gang got out to see the damage, with Cade looking at the tablet. "It said from the tablet that the man we are looking for came from here, and that this is where he lives. Let's look around here, but be on your toes. Judging from the shack conditions, the static might be here." The rest of the gang nodded and went into the shack to see what is in there for them. Alloy Boy, Melira and Mickey went to the side door, while Pibby and Cade went through the store door. It didn't took long for the duo to find a secret door hidden as a snack machine left open, revealing a elevator. Cade tell Pibby to head to the others to tell them about the elevator, while he investigate the floors below the shack. As Pibby went to the others, Cade went into the elevator and pushed the buttons, but each of them were not working, except for the last one on which it took him to the last floor. When the elevator doors open to reveal a destroyed lab. He went through the lab to see if the man is still here, going through the notes, books, and computers to find any clues. The only thing he could find is a note, which states that the man managed to came back here, but after a year, the static attacked Gravity Falls. He tried to use the weapons he had, but none of them were useful. He then remembered the Acme company and how effective they were useful against the static, but unfortunately so did the static. The static seems to be more smarter than anyone could think. The static seems to gain some intelligence by absorbing the intelligence of the smartest man in his own universe when it was attacked by it. To make sure that the location of the Acme company is safe, he had split the code for the location into two pieces. One somewhere in an ocean dimension next to a pineapple shaped house, which will lead to the second half of it. He states that the static is bursting through the ceiling and that he haven't much time, so he hid two Acme products under a metal table, but it stopped there, meaning that the static got him.
Cade wasted no time in taking the note, because from what it said there, the static might still be here, which proves his theory when he heard some gargled voices coming from a broken contraption in front of him. He ran towards to the elevator taking him back up. He grabbed a big rocket and a wooden mallet along the way, which were the Acme products with the rocket had the words "ACME" written on it. When the elevator came back to the shack, he ran towards the group to see them smiling and that Alloy Boy have a new haircut. "Hey Cade, do you like my new look? Melira thinks my old one looks dorky, so Mickey offered to change it. I have to say, I do look dashing." Cade looked at his new cut, in which does seems more appropriate for him. "Yes, it does look good on you, but enough of that. I found a note made from the man we were looking for. He unfortunately get caught by the static, but he got the location of the Acme factory, and two of their products I got with me." Cade then showed the group the note, the rocket, and the mallet to the group. They observed each item with curiosity, with the note looked at the most. "Oh I almost forgot. We need to get out of here now. I think that the static is here in the shack. But let's not teleport now. We need to fill up the camper and get some gas canisters, so that we will have a full tank for traveling, and the canisters for in case of emergencies." The group quickly nodded and got into the camper and drove into town to get some gas, but when they got to the edge of it, the town is destroyed completely. But before they could say anything, two long limbs grabbed Pibby and Cade and threw them to the ground with Pibby holding the rocket. Cade looked up only to see the Lovlies infected by the static. Before he could do anything, the infected Hart grabbed him, lifted him up, and threw him down with all of his strength, breaking some of his bones. He kept doing this to him causing dust to get everywhere with every slam, with the group trying to get out the camper being blocked by the other Lovlies.
Pibby got up to see that Cade being beaten up. She then felt the same rage that she felt at the cloud dimension. She can't let him die now, he had saved her multiple times and if it weren't for him, she would have been infected a long time ago. With anger, she undid her two pigtails letting her hair down, with anger at her face. She then found some rope and used it to tied the rocket to her, ran up to the camper, and yelled to the group to throw her the laser rifle. Melira wasted no time in throwing the rifle to her, and then lighted the rocket causing her to fly high. Everyone including the infected looked at the girl with a surprised on their face, with the infected Hart hold Cade up. Without wasting time, Pibby took this chance to shoot the infected knocking each of them away from the group, making sure that she doesn't accidentally shoot her friends. After they were all knocked down, but Hart was not due to being extremely strong. She then flew towards Hart then untied herself from the rocket and fell down to the ground, with the rocket hitting Hart. It exploded when it made contact, making Hart drop Cade, in which Pibby and Mickey who got out dragged him into the camper van. After the smoke clears, it is revealed that Hart survived the attack, but then with his last strength, Cade ran towards Hart, grabbed his head, and headbutted him for what he had done to his old friends. Hart was knocked out by the headbutt with the group being shocked by what Cade, with him limping back to the camper van. "That man is the reason my friends are dead, he deserves it. Now let's get out of here, before... they... wake up." With that Cade passed out from the pain.
Cade woke up to see that he was in the camper van with Melira driving, and the rest monitoring him. Mickey was the first to notice and alerted the others. Melira parked the camper van, and the group ran toward him. "You are either really strong or really lucky that you only came out with bruises. Pibby was- we were really worried about you. We are glad that you are doing alright." Cade looked a the group to see that they really cared about him, and that they were smiling to the fact that he is ok, even Mickey. Without warning, Cade hugged Pibby, who was shocked that it was her who hugged him. "Thank you for saving me. If I was in a different group, they would have just left me there for dead. What you did is very reckless, but we all do reckless things to save our friends. So thank you so much. I am glad that you are my friend." Pibby cried happily due to the fact that Cade is happy that she have saved him from Hart. With that Pibby hugged him back, with the rest of the group smiling. Mickey then said that Cade should rest for a while just in case, with Cade agreeing. "Also we teleported in some highway, where we are driving to some place called Royal Wood. We have read from the tablet that an incredibly smart girl loves there, so we might need her help to teleport to the ocean dimension since none of us can breathe while being underwater." Cade nodded and broke off the hug telling Pibby that he needs to rest. Pibby nodded and the rest went back to sitting in the van with Melira continuing to drive. During the ride, Alloy Boy asked Pibby if she wants him to tie her hair back up. Pibby thought about this for a while, then said that maybe this should be her look now, because it shows that she is growing up now. Alloy Boy and the rest agreed with her, stating that it looked good at her. Pibby smiled at their response, and the gang except for Melira rested for a while.
After two hours, they made it to Royal Woods which looked like a stronghold, then they stopped at a gas station called Flip's Food & Fuel. It seems to be ransacked, with most of the contents gone. Pibby, Melira and Alloy Boy went to look for some gasoline, since they forgot about it by the attack, leaving Mickey and Cade in the camper. While waiting, Mickey told that he is glad that he came with the group. "To be honest, while traveling I thought that you don't really cared about me and just took me in because of my information." Cade was appalled by what Mickey said. "What no way! We took you in because you were lonely and needed some friends. You doing not done a lot, doesn't mean that you were useless. You took care of me and mend my wounds. Only a true friend would do that. We all cared for you." Mickey smiled at what Cade said, and thanked him for what he said. The trio came back with six canisters filled with gasoline, using one to fill up the camper van. After filling up the van, they continue the drive, with Mickey making sure that Cade is doing alright. After a couple of minutes, Mickey told Cade that he have healed enough to go out and fight again, just as they made it to the house where the girl lives. They went out to check the house, to if there are any survivors. When they went in, they were shocked by the family photo where the family consists of ten sisters, and one son. After seeing the photo, they looked around the house.
Cade looked at the parents room, while Pibby and Mickey looked at the kids room, while Melira and Alloy Boy looked at the backyard. While looking at the boy's room, Pibby found and read a journal telling that the infected attacked his world, and that his town became a safe haven to other survivors. His younger sister was working none stop to find a way to stop the static, but the closest thing she can come up with a portable sword that she made. Pibby then saw a long sword with two handles at the hilt. She grabbed it and swing it a couple of time. She then wrapped it around her with some rope she had left over. She then continued to read the journal stating that conditions were getting worse with each day, then one day, the static attacked his home. He managed to avoid the static when the attack began, but his family weren't so lucky. His best friend named Clyde sacrificed himself by attracting the static into out of his house, and guiding it into the streets. It ends with him decided to leave to a city, but it's abruptly ended before he could tell what the city's name is. After reading the journal, she heard some scream of fear, and ran out with the others to see what was going on. They saw an extremely fat infected lovely trying to get out of the bunker with its little arms. They all looked at the infected thinking on what they should do with it, with Pibby surprising them with a suggestion. "Maybe I can use it to practice with the sword I found." The group were shocked by the sword she got, and Pibby told them about the journal she found. Since that the girl is no here, they could use this chance to use some of her equipment she left behind to improve the tablet, while Cade taught Pibby how to use the sword the best he could. While the rest were improving the tablet, Cade taught Pibby how to swing the sword properly, how to block attacks with it and how to jab with it, using the infected lovely as a dummy. After a couple of hours, she managed to perfected it, which confused Cade but then he remembers that in her show, she learns things very quickly so it must be a type of quirk that helps her on surviving. After the trio returned with the improved tablet which now allows the one that used it to live in harsh conditions and to breathe in places like space or underwater. With that, the gang returned to the camper and with a deep breathe, Mickey used the tablet teleporting them to the first code.
And with that, that is the end of chapter eight. The Lovelies attacked the gang, but Pibby was having none of it, and saved Cade from being killed. Now Pibby is slowly becoming a badass, finding a sword she will use later. Now after the trip to Royal Woods, the gang is heading towards the ocean to find the first code to find the Acme factory. Will they find the code, before the static consumes them? Find out in chapter nine: I'm Ready, Modern Life!
