Gravity Galaxy Chapter 19: The Battle of Gravity Falls, a gravity falls fanfic

Chapter 19

The Battle of Gravity Falls.

Stellara Looked down on the earth from the window of her quarters, "It's hard to believe."

"Yes holiness, that such a beautiful world was where the Great Enemy fell and that those heretics call home." Buckgis said,

"We are alone Buckgis, you can call me by my name. You are my only real friend." Stellara looked back down on the planet, "You'll be shocked to hear this but I am having doubts; what I find hard to believe is that the task that I had trained for my whole life, that my family as prepared for thousands of years was over before it began. I reread the prophecies of Primeros and do you what I found, or I guess I should say didn't find? Any reference to our battle with Bill Cipher! The same people who killed my mother defeated him when I was in diapers! I even had Niksik come on this trip because I need him to remind me what the humans said was the truth! Have we been taking over whole galaxies to do something that was never our task to begin with? What purpose do I even serve? I don't even..." Stellara stopped herself, she wouldn't reveal what she told Mabel to anyone else. "I'm the Empress! I shouldn't be doubting myself! The last person I shared my doubts with lied to me!"

"Stellara, you're not alone, I have been doubting myself for thirteen years. Before he faked his death, Dipper Pines asked me what I thought justice was and while I never faltered in my duty that question is always in the back of mind. Is what we're doing just? But I keep doing my duty because you and all of the Imperium needs me to."

"Then I will do my duty as well because my subjects need me to too."

Duradis entered the room, "We have their location on the planet."

"Then it is time we finish them." Stellara then muttered, "Avenging mother is the one thing of which I have no doubt."

"Regent Duradis…" Captain Kondar asked over the loudspeakers. "…I still haven't been briefed on the new systems you had installed on my ship or the cargo you had brought aboard that you insist no one disturb."

Duradis went to the nearby private terminal. "Captain, you shouldn't talk about things I have marked classified over the P.A.! You will be briefed when the time is right but now, we are about to go into battle!" Duradis the sighed and thought, "It will be over soon, I will bring order to this universe."

A lot of the media were parked in front of Gravity Falls Church, leaving room for people to enter. The Pines family insisted that the event would be close family and friends only, so the reporters were stuck outside looking in with government agents keeping them from getting too close. One person allowed in was an old man with a face like Stan and Ford, but he didn't wear glasses, he wore a kippah on his bald head, and a bow tie. "Grandpa Shermy!" Mabel said giving her grandfather a hug with Dipper standing right beside her. Both in a wedding dress and tux respectively.

"Look at you Mabel, just as beautiful as your grandma on our wedding day." Sherman Pines said,

"We're sorry we weren't here when she passed." Dipper said, "We made a place in the guest seating for her and everyone who died while we were gone."

"You don't have to apologize for something you couldn't help Dipper. If anything, I'm sorry I haven't come to see you until now."

"You live on the other side of the country grandpa." Mabel said, "With our ship we could have made the time to come visit. But let's stop all gloomy talk, this is a wedding! I got to check on the preparation in the reception tent, Dipper get him to his seat, and we'll talk more later. You are going to love Giddy and Pacifica."

As Mabel walked off Dipper told his grandfather, "You teaching her magic tricks helped saved us once."

"Your parents told me about that. Dipper I'm proud of the both of you." Sherman said, never telling them how the mosquito bites were bothering him or the they spelled SIMP.

Pacifica was talking with her mother in the reception tent. "I'm surprised you wanted something so simple with everything Pacifica." Priscilla said, "The location, the dresses, the most elaborate thing in this wedding is the cake and that was at Mabel's request."

"More frosting! More I say!" Mabel shouted at the caterers,

"I lived off of simple for a long-time mom, just having the people I care about here is all I really need." Pacifica said wearing her wedding dress, "Things seemed to be in order here, the wedding is going to start soon, you better get inside mom."

"For years I never thought I would see you like this." Priscilla tired not to cry,

Inside Erika Gleeful fidgeted in her light blue dress. "I only wear things like this for special occasions, so you better appreciate this big bro."

In his Tux Gideon smiled, "Of course I do Erika. You know for a long time I was just happy being out in space with Mabel, I became the best version of myself out there. I mostly only wanted to come home because the others did, and I wanted them to be safe and happy. But when we came back, I found out I had a sister and getting to know you has been the best thing about coming home. You're strong and independent but there's a heart beneath all that really cares about the people around you, I'm proud to be your brother."

Erika punched Gideon in the shoulder, "You big goof! If anyone should be proud it's me. I haven't done anything nearly as amazing as the things you did."

"Not yet."

"Erika, you better take your seat sweetie, we're about to start." Bud said,

Dipper and Gideon steeped up to the alter and spoke to the skinny minister who had glasses and white hair. "Thank you for doing this Father Williams." Dipper said, "It means a lot to my parent that you do this and thanks for talking with us last week, it's like a weight has been taken off of us all."

Father Williams smiled and said, "It was my pleasure Mason, Andrew and Sarah are active and well-loved members of my church. When they found out about your return, they called me, and I led the congregation in a round of amens and hallelujahs."

"I would have thought most religious folks would have freaked out when we told the world aliens were real." Gideon said,

"I see it as that you four are going to open the way for us to tell countless lives out there the good news of God's love. Now you two better get ready, the bridesmaids and groomsmen are coming."

Soos, Wendy, teary eyed Stan using a cane, Robbie, Candy, and Grenda came up in tuxes and dresses. "Thanks for being our best man Soos, Robbie you got those certificates ready? That why we're doing this whole thing." Dipper said,

Soos gave a thumbs up. "Honored dude."

"It's on the desk in the back office." Robbie said,

Gideon turned to the bridesmaids. "Candy, Grenda, I just want to say for Mabel that the only reason she agreed to let Wendy be maid of honor was because she didn't want to choose between the two of you."

"We're fine." Grenda waved her hand,

"Mabel didn't want to risk our friendship ending after she just got back over a stupid title." Candy said,

"Guys, it's starting." Wendy whispered as the organ began playing. Dipper looked at some of the people in the pews. His mom and Priscilla sat next to each other, across from them were the Gleefuls, Soostron held up the scantrix so Ixcia could see, Ford and grandpa Shermy looked so proud, Tambry held out a tissue for Agent Trigger who told them he also always cried at weddings, Candy and Grenda's families, Grey Frost whom became so close to them these few months. Lastly in the front was a set pictures of those they wished could be there, Dipper and Mabel's grandma, Gideon's grandparents, Fiddleford Mcgucket, and lastly Waddles. R.J. walked down the aisle not dropping the rings, Robbie looked so proud of his son knowing all the practice paid off. Amelia was next throwing the petals and Dipper could almost swear there were tears in Wendy's eyes. Mabel came in with their father, as Mabel stepped before the alter Andrew took a seat next to Sarah. Finally, Pacifica and Preston walked down the aisle, after they did much the same the couples stared into each other's eyes.

Father Williams then began, "Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to renew the vows of holy matrimony between Mason and Pacifica Pines and Gideon and Mabel Gleeful. They have shared the joys, blessings, and yes, the challenges, of married life for seven years. And, today you wish to reconfirm your commitment to working together to make your marriage grow and blossom in the years to come. May this ceremony, renewing the vows you took to become husband and wife on your wedding day, remind you that despite the stresses inevitable in every life, your love, respect, trust and understanding of each other will continue to increase your contentment and heighten your joy in living. You have written your own vows. Mason and Pacifica please go first."

Dipper took a breath. "Pacifica, for these past seven years you have been my strength. Whenever I felt powerless or afraid all I had to do was think of you and I found the will to push on. We have come across the universe together and today I vow that we'll keep moving forward side by side always."

Pacifica looked right into Dipper's eyes, "Mason you have been there for me even back when I was a spoiled brat. You saved my life more than once. You pulled me out me out of a nightmare I thought would never end. And you never stopped until we found our way back home. But most of all you shown me that I'm more than my blood or wealth. You are my North Star that will never leave me in the darkness."

Gideon got the silent signal to begin. "Mabel, you have never let me down. Loving you was what put me on the right path. You made me a better man. You are my best friend, my hope, my joy. I want to be the shield to keep you from harm, your confidant, and the one who will always be your side."

Mabel almost cried, "Gideon all those years ago when we met, I had no idea that the boy I hated would become the love of my life. You are my rock, and I don't know if it was fate, luck, or something else that brought us together, but I wouldn't trade having you in my life for anything. I love you."

Father Williams continued, "Please put on your rings and hold hands." Soos handed their rings back to them and the slipped them on each other's fingers before holding hands. "Mason, will you continue to have Pacifica as your wife and continue to live in this marriage?"

"I will." Dipper said,

"Do you reaffirm your love for her, and will you love, honor and cherish her in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"Pacifica, will you continue to have Mason as your husband and continue to live in this marriage?"

"I will." Pacifica said,

"Do you reaffirm your love for him, and will you love, honor and cherish him in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"Gideon, will you continue to have Mabel as your wife and continue to live in this marriage?

"I will." Gideon said,

"I do."

"Mabel, will you continue to have Gideon as your husband and continue to live in this marriage?"

"I will." Mabel said,

"I do."

"I ask that you each remember to continue to cherish each other as special and unique individuals and that you each respect the thoughts and ideas of one another. And most of all, be able to forgive each other, and not hold grudges against one another. Live each day in love with each other, always being there to give love, comfort, and refuge to each other, in good times and bad. Gideon, Mabel, Mason, and Pacifica, today you have renewed the promises and vows you made to each other on your wedding day. You have symbolized the renewal of the marriage union by the joining of hands, the taking of vows, and by the wearing of your wedding rings. It is with pleasure that I conclude the ceremony of renewing the vows of marriage that joined you and binds you as husband and wife. Please celebrate this renewal of vows with a kiss!"

The four kissed and cheers went all around. The two couples joined everyone at the reception tent after signing the marriage certificates. They took their places behind the table and nodded that now was the time. "Everyone we have an announcement to make." Dipper said with a smile,

The next thing everyone knew the sky became violet even though it was barely past noon. "The family Pines, crew of the Ixcia! This is Empress Stellara, daughter of the woman you murdered! Come and face me!" They all heard from a loudspeaker. Everyone came out of the tent and saw both an Imperium destroyer and that the whole valley was now inside a purple cube of energy. Beneath the Hand of Suprema were over a hundred centurions and officers some on floating skiffs. Stellara was in the front holding the Halberd of the Empress.

Dipper was in shock, "How? They would need to look for centuries to find this planet!"

"Wondering how we found you?" Duradis asked from the Hand over the loudspeaker, "I had that quantum infuser you stole planted in that wreck along with a prototype tracker. The field surrounding this settlement is the latest in Imperium shielding trapping you inside, not even five destroyers like this on can penetrate it! And finally, this ship has been installed with a new neural interface allowing me to control this ship with my thoughts leaving the whole crew ready to fight by the Empress' side."

"No…" Mabel said, "We brought them here."

"We have overridden all transmissions on the planet." Stellara said, "Your whole world will watch you die in my final trial to ascend to the diamond throne before they all die for the crime of heresy." Stellara raised her hand and gave an order, "I want all enemy forces captured! The Pines will be the first to die by my hand! It is a mercy I give them that they will die before their people curse them for bringing their doom upon them!"

Ixcia flew in firing at the Hand of Suprema and landed in front of the church. "Everyone, get onboard now!" The Imperium forces swept around and began capturing people. Dipper, Mabel, Gideon, and Pacifica got in first out of habit drilled into them by years on the run, Soostron dragged Erika onboard while she screamed about fighting back, Ford helped Stan in, Wendy and Grey picked up Amelia who was crying and ran her inside the ship, Soos was the last one on board as he tried to get his family on but the Imps pulled them away as Ixcia closed the cargo bay door and flew off into the woods cloaked.

"No!" Dipper yelled hitting the wall. "We were supposed to be done with sh…"

"Dipper! Small child present!" Wendy scolded.

"Sorry this... is our fault! We lead them right to earth."

"And was because we made the same mistake four times!" Mabel shouted, "The first Dipper and I were sent to prison almost got executed, then our whole family was sent to a different prison where could we have been eaten by alien bugs, and the last time Soostron was almost scrapped! Now we've doomed our friends, our family, and the whole planet!"

"Ford does your equipment still have records on the scans you took of Dipper and Mabel? Because right now I'm wondering these two really are them." Stan asked,

"What?" the brother and sister said,

"Well you two certainly aren't acting like either the brave kids I knew or the heroic space adventures I've been hearing about. Neither of those two would be standing around blaming themselves for something when they could be doing something about it. You're the Mystery Twins, right? There nothing you can't do when you work together."

"Well what can we do? The Imps can track us with that device even through the cloak!" Mabel said,

"Negative." Ixcia said, I inflicted severe damage to the destroyer's sensors."

"And I just found it the thing and smashed it Angel." Gideon said coming from the engine room. "Voidarium, same stuff that hid the way home for years. We couldn't have found it even if I scanned this the infuser for months."

Dipper shook his head, "But still Stellara won't rest until she fights us and if we kill her then the Imps will take the gloves off and kill every human on sight."

"Then don't fight her, talk to her Mason." Pacifica held up a tablet. "You promised Veritas that you'd give this to her and now's your chance to do it."

"It is." Dipper said gaining confidence, "Like I said before you're my strength. Still with that army we might not even be to get into a position to talk with Stellara and we can't get help from the outside."

Wendy began laughing. "Dude I know with being away for a long time, jetting around the world, and trying to get your lives back to normal for three months you had a lot on your mind. But remember where you are, Gravity Falls!"

"We have the pacts we told you about and we've been keeping the creatures of this town in the loop with everything you told us. One magical S.O.S. from me and I'm sure they'll come to fight for their planet." Grey said,

"And we want to help you dudes save our families and end this whole mess once and for all." Soos added,

"Yeah let's kick some butt!" Erika fist pumped.

"Okay but let do this smart." Mabel said, "Soos you got spare clothes at the shack everyone who's helping in this will need to wear stuff that won't get in the way.,"

"Wendy, Grey, you got your weapons?" Dipper asked,

Wendy pulled out her gun from under her skirt while Grey held up the Orb of Boreas. "Never leave home without them." Wendy said,

Mabel then said, "Amelia will need to be put some place safe with Erika and Grunkle Stan."

"Why should I stay out of this fight?" Stan asked,

"Grunkle Stan you need help walking now! You need to look after Erika and Amelia."

"Oh, come on!" Erika complained,

"Mabel's right Erika you can't join us." Gideon said, "You may do stunts, but this is different, and I couldn't face mom and dad if you got hurt."

"Ford, while we're out there you should man the helm while Soos should take tactical. Ixcia is still the strongest weapon we have." Pacifica explained,

"Understood." Ford said,

Soos looked serious, "After a lifetime of playing video games the time has come to fulfill my destiny."

Dipper then said, "We better get things done fast, at the very least Duradis won't wait forever. You all heard Stellara this is her final trail before he has to step down. If he's going to make a move it's now or never."

A short time later the Ixcia crew had just changed clothes and got their weapons. Gideon cleared his throat, "Mabel, Paz, Dipper and I were talking, and we want to two of you to sit this out."

Dipper then held up his hands, "And before you say anything it's only because we don't want anything to happen to the babies."

"Guys we understand why but…" Mabel said,

Pacifica finished, "But they are still after all of us and their orders were to bring us back alive. Something could still happen and if we don't stop this then something will happen to the babies."

"We're facing this head on to give them a future like we have from the start!" Mabel held up both her blaster and old grappling hook. "I'm even bringing this, so I can zip around and shoot at the same time."

Both men sighed, "There's no changing you minds." Dipper said, "Just be careful."

They went outside and were greeted by some familiar faces. "You guys really know how to ruin a gnome's personal time! But a pact is a pact." Jeff the gnome said,

"Shmebulock." Shmebulock said nodding,

"This battle is going to be the manliest thing ever! And look at you Destructor you became a real man all on your own." Chutzpar the Manotaur said slapping Dipper on the back nearly knocking him down.

"Uh, thanks." Dipper said,

A blue flame appeared and took the form of the lumberjack ghost. "I never gave you my name, I am Archibald Corduroy I and other spirts wish to aide you in this time of need."

"Wait so you're…" Wendy tried to say.

"Your ancestor." Archibald said, "I came to help both my kin and the redeemer of the Northwests and I am not alone."

A bright light appeared, and Gideon was shocked, "Heya Punwidge, you really came a long way." It was the ghost of Holar.

"I see you've kept up with your training." Draga said,

Grual laughed, "Looks like the Raider are in for one last fight."

"Gideon thank you for letting me see these amazing trees." Chugar floated up to look her friend in the eye who was now taller than her.

"Guys…how?" Gideon almost cried,

McGucket's ghost appeared next. "Your magical thingamajig reached that little feller and he brought us." He pointed to a wisp that turned into a ghostly pig,

"Waddles!" Mabel cheered as the ghost pig licked her face,

"Other creatures are waiting to act at the spots best suited for them."

"Okay here's the plan." Dipper began explaining,

Not far away in Ixcia's cargo bay Stan and Erika were not happy. "Last time some this big happened I held everyone back. Now I can't help." Stan said,

"Who says we can't?" Erika point straight up at the jet bike and power loader. "I do love Gideon, but I get enough over protection from my parents. I call dibs on the bike."

"Erika, while I have been warming up to your brother knowing how much Mabel loves him, I always liked you more."

On one of the skiffs Kondar complained to Duradis. "They hit that same spot in our first encounter, you should let me bring a repair team aboard."

"They cannot escape, just keep looking!" Duradis ordered,

On the ground Rubya talked to Vax, "You are our expert where would they go to hide?"

"They won't hide for long." Vax said, "Be ready for any kind of trick and expect the unexpected."

Buckgis was worried. "Empress are you certain you wish our forces to keep their weapons on stun?"

"We mustn't question her decisions; this is her trial." Niksik said,

"I must face them myself." Stellara growled and then shouted, "Show yourself you cowards!"

"We're right here Stellara but we don't want to fight you!" Dipper said as Ixcia decloaked,

"We only want to talk." Mabel pleaded, as the Pines family stepped out of the ship,

"I do not talk to liars and murderers!" Stellara charged,

"Everyone now! Remember just wound them!" Dipper yelled,

At that moment the gnomes came together to make their giant while Waddles grew into a giant boar and the two swatted a lot of soldiers away. "Good ghost pig!" Mabel said,

Gideon flew up with the raiders right to Kondar's skiff. "Raiders roll!"

"Remember me?" Holar asked as the raider flew into the engines of the skiffs shorting them out,

"You, you're dead!" Kondar shouted,

"Not that big of a deal here." Gideon said opening fire.

"I don't care how you're doing this! You cost me the respect of my fellow captains, not to mention my hair!" Kondar returned fire,

"Oh, get over it cue ball!" Erika said flying in on the jet bike doing flip and rolls that made nearby skiffs shoot each other by accident,

Who is that?" Chugar asked,

Gideon landed on Kondar's skiff, "That's my little sister Erika. I told you stay out of this!" Gideon and Kondar began wrestling.

"And miss all the fun? No way!" Erika said kicking an officer,

"Well she seems like a Raider to me." Grual said as Gideon gave a body blow

"Why didn't you say you had a sister?" Chugar asked,

"Because he didn't know he had one until he got back." Erika said,

The Manotaurs charged along with Wendy and Grey to where the Imps were keeping their prisoners. "Man! Man! Man!"

"Stop those things! They are in league with that heretic Dipper Pines!" Rubya ordered as a bullet grazed her stony thigh,

"Lady, Dipper and the rest are better people then you give them credit for; I think you should chill." Wendy said signaling her husband to blow an icy wind, freezing half a dozen centurions while other were stuck in fist fights with the manotaurs or were levitated by Archibald,

Rubya slammed her elec-warhammer into the ground making a shockwave the hit the Frosts to the ground and making Grey drop the orb. Vax came in close, "You're a friend of theirs? Then getting you should force them to surrender."

"No!" The group turned to see Amelia riding on Stan's shoulders while he was in the power loader. Stan grabbed hold of Vax while Amelia jumped down and picked up the orb. "Leave my Mommy and Daddy alone!" She tried to use the relic like how she saw her dad do it but while sloppy her hair turned white and when she blew the five-year-old made a whole mountain of ice that incased all of Rubya except her head.

"No! Defeated by a child?" Ruby said as Amelia hair turned back to normal as she yawned exhausted,

Archibald saw what happened, "A sight for this sprit old, that my smallest kin commands winter cold."

"She gets that from my side of the family." Grey said, "Wendy looks like we have a magical prodigy on our hands."

"And I'm very proud but sweetie you should give the orb back to Daddy and wait to use your magic until you're thirteen, so you don't put someone's eye out." Wendy said trying to keep calm about how her daughter might be more of a handful in her teens then Erika.

While this was happening Stan and Vax fought, "You're Vax, right? The guy who's been chasing my niece and nephew for over a decade!"

"A relative, you will be the key to getting my rep back." Vax said shooting his gun at Stan who blocked with the loader's arms.

"Not going to happen! You should quit while you still have a few original body parts left!"

"Oh? And why should an old man in a box carrier worry me? I can tell that thing is all that's letting you fight."

"You should worry because the only hairy old jerk that can harass my family is me!" Stan punched Vax in his cybernetic eyes breaking them, follow by tearing off his cybernetic limbs, Stan the though him into a parked van. "And that's how we did it in Jersey!

In the sky above Ford flew Ixcia dodging fire from the skiffs while Soos shot back. "To bad this doesn't have a high score because I am racking the hits up!" Soos said,

Ford chuckled, "Here a little trick I learned in dimension 78TX."

After the spinning maneuver a couple of centurions leapt on tried force open on of the airlock only for one to get hit by a stun blast followed by the other getting shocked by Soostron who made a few beeps. "Soostron is thanking you again for the upgrades Soos." Ixcia explained,

The Centurion were caught in midair by Mcgucket, "Stay calm fellers, we don't want any permanent damage."

Back on the ground Buckgis lead a squad in chase of Pacifica into the mini golf course. "You'll pay what you tried to do to my Empress!"

"I'd be careful boys even the smallest thing can give your trouble." Pacifica said as suddenly mini pencils were flying and Buckgis' squad was slipping on golf balls.

"This is our course you alien hugelings!" Franz yelled,

Buckgis growled, "Your aberration allies won't help you finish what you started eleven years ago! I won't let your friends kill Stellara!" Buckgis deflected one of the daggers Pacifica thrown at him with his shield. He swung at her, but Pacifica side stepped it and made a pulling motion making the knife fly back to her hand but not before hitting the man of stone in the back of the head.

While he was reeling from the hit Pacifica made her trident and used it to trip him on his back. "My family is not trying to kill her." Pacifica offered her hand, "We are trying to save her from the man who hired the felggur for assassination in the first place."

Stellara swung her halberd at the twins who kept dodging. "Fight back! I know you are capable fighters! Or do you think all you need with me are more lies?" Stellara asked,

"We don't want to hurt you Stellara." Dipper said, "I didn't kill your mother, in fact Veritas wanted me to give this to you." Dipper pulled out the tablet. "It contains the original sacred writings of your people. She wanted to share her faith as a child of Cosmodius."

"You are as big a liar as your sister! My mother was NOT a heretic! You are just trying to distract me like she did years ago by making up stories while you killed her!" Stellara swung again nearly taking Dippers head off.

"My sister didn't lie to you!"

"The proof is all around you. Look at the creatures that are helping us, don't they seem familiar?" Mabel said,

Stellara looked around, "It can't be…small breaded men making a giant, horned creatures talking about being men, what looks like real magic…" Stellara turned to Mabel and Dipper, "The Triangle Guy was Bill Cipher. You're Pine Tree and Shooting Star? Those stories were about you?" Stellara got on a wrist mounted comm, "Niksik! Come to me at once!"

"I am here your grace." Niksik said who looked a little bruised,

"Tell him what happened that day. I must know the truth!" Stellara ordered, "All forces cease hostilities and listen."

"We broke into your palace because our friend Pacifica was brain washed by the felggur and they were hired to kill you Stellara. We came to save her and you." Mabel explained,

Dipper continued. "I met your mother who revealed herself to be a child of Cosmodius and she went to confront the one who ordered the assassination, Regent Duradis. I didn't kill her, she…was becoming a friend."

"They are telling the truth. You keep surprising me humans." Niksik said,

"But then the one who killed my mother..."

"Was me." Duradis said from the Hand of Suprema, "I really was hoping that you would kill her, I wouldn't need to edit the footage. I'll just have to do it myself."

"None of the centurions will let you do that!" Niksik shouted,

"Unfortunately, you will not be able to do anything about it." Duradis fired the ships weapons at the two armies but the blast it a giant wall of ice and the explosion sent several flying.

Grey collapsed. "That took all I had."

"Still standing? Luckily, I have a backup plan." A hatch opened at the bottom of the Hand of Suprema and hundreds of battle droids like the ones Crix used to use. "These will take care of the rest of you while I finish Stellara and all of the Pines, then I'll wipe out every human on the planet. With no witnesses I will take the reins of the Imperium and with the resources of forbidden space mine for the taking the Grand Cosmic Imperium will finally defeat its rivals and I will bring this universe to order! The Imperium needs a real ruler, not a puppet like Stellara or her father. You Pines want to know something? When the information of where you were from came in Emperor Grandus was taking a nap. I just passed the judgement he was expected to do in such a case. I am the one the made you heretics and forced you on the run!"

Dipper picked up Stellara and jetted into the woods with Mabel zipping beside them with her grappling hook. "Then thanks for the practice!" Dipper said sarcastically,

"Yeah now we're experts!" Mabel yelled,

"Don't think you can hide from me!" Duradis shouted as he had the ship pursue them.

The others were trying their hardest to fight back against the droids. "We got to find to a way help stop Duradis!" Gideon said as he blew a droid's head off,

"The only advantage we have is while that barrier is up the Hand of Suprema's shields will be down, but we don't have enough fire power to take it down. I know my ship." Kondar explained,

"Is there any weakness that we can exploit?" Pacifica asked slicing the arms of a droid,

Kondar shook his head, "Only a small access hatch but it is so small it only used by our repair drones and they are about the size of a small animal."

"Small like these gnomes?" Gideon asked,

"Maybe, but only one could enter and not trigger an alert activating the defense grid; we also can't fly a ship close enough to drop one off."

"I used to throw the football pretty good, this thing should let me chuck a gnome." Stan said with Vax hanging off his back.

"Who would go on such a dangerous mission?" Vax asked, "I'd like to see that double crosser go down just like the rest of you but what can one of these little guys do alone inside that ship?"

"Shmebulock." The gnome said stepping forward,

Gideon nodded, "Looks like we got a volunteer, what is your plan?"

"Wait all he said was his name." Stan scratched his head,

"Stan you forgot that our implants translate most languages, even ones consisting of just one word." Pacifica said, Shmebulock looked very happy as he explained his plan. Pacifica got on the comm, "Ford you still have that item Mabel asked you to hold unto if Ixcia changed her mind about the wedding?"

"Yes, I got right here." Ford said,

"I'm joining this plan, protecting Stellara is my sworn duty." Buckgis said as he flattened a droid with his hammer,

"Then this is how we should execute the plan." Kondar began go over the tactics,

In the forest Duradis was plowing through trees, "You know you're not fit to rule Stellara, I've seen the doubt in your eyes for years. The emperor must be one with absolute confidence in all he does."

"Stay out of her head you ass!" Mabel shouted as she dodged a blast,

"But I have had doubts." Stellara said,

"Doubts lead you to question things and could lead to better solutions." Dipper said, "Guys like him who think he can't make a mistake will never see them until it's too late." Dipper and Stellara landed on a branch. "Mabel, my boosters need to recharge! Toss me your old grapple."

"Got bro!" Dipper caught grappling hook Mabel threw.

Duradis closed in only for something to come flying out of the woods. "I can't see!"

"What are those?" Stellara asked,

"Eye bats." Dipper said as they zipped along,

"That was a minor stall at best." Duradis didn't notice Ixcia and a skiff fly in from behind,

"Soos open fire!" Gideon yelled as he shot at the destroyer.

This was just a distraction as Stan got ready for his throw on the skiff. "That should be the spot. Godspeed little guy." Stan tossed Shmebulock as hard as the suit would let him and the gnome crawled inside as Buckgis flew the skiff around and fired its weapons.

"Enough of these diversions! I'll take care of you later!" Duradis fire a shot at both ships as Gideon flew off with Pacifica hanging on,

"Mason we're coming!" Pacifica yelled,

"The whole family in line for one shot." Duradis fired his weapon causing a large explosion that threw the Pines family and the young empress out of the woods and into a clearing with a small stream.

"Uh, is everyone okay?" Mabel asked,

"I think so." Stellara said,

"I'm good." Gideon said,

"Wait a minute…" Dipper said as he helped his wife up, "This is our old campsite from when we were abducted."

"A fitting place for you all to die then! Here your journey began and where it will end!" Duradis said coming out of the woods, "You Pines have been running from my Imperium for your whole lives and now there is nowhere left to run." Duradis then heard a banging as a small gnome fell from a vent. "Is this their last hope? A small aberration?"

"Shmebulock!" Shmebulock shouted as Duradis was surprised by a blue glow.

The next thing everyone knew something large busted out from the Hand of Suprema as it fell to the ground, the barrier collapsing as it fell and all the droids shut down. It was a giant Shemulock hold Duradis, Dippers old shrink ray flashlight rolled to his feet. "That would do it. Let's get you back to normal." Dipper shrank the gnome to his normal height as they were surrounded by friends and former foes alike.

"Duradis!" Stellar yelled. "The trial of courage is for me to face my enemy in combat and now I know you are my true enemy!" Stellara charged him but the older celestanite threw a punch with his right hand making a small crater at where she just managed to jump away from.

"This cybernetic hand is how I killed your mother and now it will do the same to you!"

"Not if we can help it!" Mabel said but Buckgis stopped her,

"As much as it pains me nothing must interfere with this battle. Stellara must prove her worth not just to us but to herself."

The two continued to fight Stellara swinging her halberd and Duradis using his cybernetic hand. Duradis ducked under one swing meant to take off his head and got his hand around the girl's throat. "All these years later and now you will die. All that training for nothing." Duradis laughed, but with one free hand Stellara reached into a small pouch on her belt and threw it's shining contents into Duradis' face! "My eyes!"

"I know what you mean dude." Soos said, "Attack glitter, it's pretty but it hurts."

"I was saving that for Mabel but now it ensures my victory!" Stellara chopped off Duradis, right hand which sparked and kicked him to the ground and pointed her weapon at him.

"Stellara don't do it!" Dipper pleaded! "Too many died because of him, don't let there be anymore."

Stellara breathed heavily and then stabbed the halberd into the ground. "He's right you're not worth it. We are going to bring you back home and you will spend the rest of your days in the smallest, darkest cell we can find. I want you to live with your defeat for a long time and know that you can never win."

Duradis looked and the Pines family. "You…all of this is your fault!" Duradis jumped up and ran toward the humans a man possessed with rage.

"Duradis!" Dipper and Mabel said, "Don't mess with our family!" the two of them both gave a solid punch to his face knocking him out cold.

A short time later a camera drone was recording the coronation ceremony. Kondar placed a jeweled gold circlet on Stellara's head. "Having completed all three trials of ascension we give our praise to Empress Stellara the first."

The Imperium forces cheered as Stellara raised her hands. "My first command as a fully realized empress is to correct the errors my ancestors made in ignorance, from this day onward the races of what was once known as forbidden space including humanity are no longer to be considered heretics. This includes the Pines family who through their courage and cleverness revealed the traitor Duradis, thus the bounty on their heads is rescinded and are now to be considered heroes of the Imperium!" In Isoban this was being seen in places like the club Prism on Kodex station, Snarl watched with his three grown children.

"Well I'm never getting my record back now." Vax who got spare cybernetic parts grumbled,

"As regent Duradis has done much to cast doubt on if our conquests were right, therefore all worlds taken under both his time as regent and as advisor to my father shall be granted the choice if they wish to remain in the Imperium but if they wish to leave they must erase all criminal records of the Pines family."

In a bar the transmission was being watched by Piker who was holding both the picture of the Raiders and Gideon's dog tags. "You did it, kid. You and your friends."

On the bridge of his battleship Worvri saw the news, "They did it, they freed us and now we can all go home."

Stellara continued, "Events in the last year have made me question some of our long-held beliefs, and I will be spending time reflecting on the sacred writings. This may lead to reforms that will allow more religious freedom within the Imperium."

On planet Rin-Tou Hok-Hok looked away to a photo of himself, Hou-Hou, and all the former felggur they helped. "Grandfather, they performed another miracle."

"My thoughts are with all my subjects and I will return soon." Stellara turned to Buckgis as the drone finished recording, "How long will the repairs take?"

"One week."

"The end of the summer and our birthday." Mabel said, "The first birthday cake we've had in fifteen years."

"What is cake?" Stellara asked,

"We have one back at our wedding vow renewal reception, you can join us and find out." Dipper said,

"Seven years, now I feel old." Kondar said,

The aliens got plenty of stares at the tent and Stellara did agree to interviews and meetings later but for now Mabel held a slice of cake for the young empress. "We already ran scans, it's harmless to you."

Stellara took one bite and her eyes went wide. "This is the best thing I ever tasted! No wonder you all wanted to go back so badly!"

"I must say, this has been the most exciting thing I've experienced in years." Sherman Pines chuckled,

"Now that everyone is here, we have an announcement we wanted to make." Pacifica said,

The Pines family held hands and with big smiles said, "We're having babies!" There was a lot of cheering and squealing.

"Andrew we're going to be grandparents!" Sarah almost shook her husband's eyes out.

"My little girl…" Preston cried,

"Did you pick any names yet?" Grenda asked,

"Can I play with them?" Amelia was hopping up and down,

"Well I am going to be a cool aunt." Erika said,

"You really are amazing." Vax said, "You faced a giant warship with only hand weapons while pregnant and got flung dozens of feet by an explosion and you kids are fine."

"The explosion!" Dipper yelled panicked,

"With everything going on we didn't think to check on them!" Gideon said,

"No! No! No!" Mabel sobbed,

Dipper pulled out the scantrix, "Ixcia run a scan! We need to know the health of each of the babies!"

"Please be okay, please be okay." Pacifica begged,

"Scan complete." Ixcia said, "All four of your children are fine."

"That's a relief…" Mabel said before realizing what Ixcia said,

"Four!?" Everyone in the tent said,

"Yes, both Mabel and Pacifica are having twins. You asked on the status of each of them" Ixcia explained,

Stan and Ford couldn't help but laugh. "Well looks like there's going to be two more pairs of Mystery Twins." Stan said, "Anyway I've been waiting to sing. I always had faith that Dipper and Mabel would come back, so in that spirit this song is for you. We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when. But I know we'll meet again some sunny day…" Ford looked slightly concerned but shook the feeling off.

Stellara cleared her throat, "Speaking of Mystery Twins, Mabel you never did finish all your stories to me. Now that I know that they are real will you tell them to me again from the begining?"

"Of course." Mabel said,

"You'll hear how these two made Gideon and me better people." Pacifica agreed,

"Why don't you start Dipper?" Gideon asked,

"Okay." Dipper thought how best to start, "Ah, summer break…"

One week later after Dipper and Mabel's 29th birthday party it was time to say goodbye to their former enemies. Stellara opened a small box, inside were for crystal medals. "This is the light of Primeros, the Imperium's highest honor." Stellara explained, "I reward the four of you with these in honor of your aid in defeating Duradis and ridding my subjects of the great enemy Bill Cipher. I will ensure my people will remember your world as friends and the four of you as heroes forever."

The group heard Rubya say something as she got abroad. "Buckgis I still don't understand why those humans keep saying their happy for us all because I caught some flowers."

"Thank you, Empress Stellara, and know your mother would be proud to see the young woman you've grown into." Dipper said deciding not to push things,

"What is the next adventure you plan to go on?"

"Simple, raising our kids." Mabel said, "We had a lot of extraordinary adventures, it's time for some ordinary ones."

"I understand, goodbye my friends. I know Isoban wasn't a pleasant place for you all, but you left your mark there and I am sure many would wish to see you again." Stellara entered the destroyer and it flew into the evening sky and out of sight.

Dipper breathed a sigh. "The one good thing about Duradis focusing on Stellara was that none of his cameras caught any clear images of the anomalies."

"Good, there should always be a little mystery in Gravity Falls." Mabel said, "Besides I'm glad one ghost decided to stick around." Mabel's Waddles plush walked up beside her possessed by the ghost of the real Waddles. "I got my pig back."

"Still Mason more people will be coming with us living here." Pacifica held Dipper's hand.

"Things will die down a little after other people will make discoveries in space and we begin to pull back into whatever passes for normal life." Gideon took Mabel's hand,

They all looked up to the stars and thought of all they done since they were taken and returned. Now the Pines family could truly focus on their future and all the joys and challenges that lay ahead, secure in the knowledge could always come back to their home in Gravity Falls.