Well, here we are folks, it's time to end this fanfic. That's right everyone, after ten dramatic, heartwarming, supernatural chapters it's time to end, Gravity Fall: The Pines Meeting, with an epilogue. Now before we begin a special thanks goes out to all you wonderful viewers who've read, followed, favourited, and reviewed this fanfic, thank you very much : ) And special thanks to retromania for requesting this story and assisting me in creating it with good ideas and advice. THANK YOU RETROMANIA: D
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Gravity Falls
The Pines Meeting: Epilogue
January 4th, 2013
Overall the holidays had been a whole lot of fun for Wendy. She had a lot of fun doing all sorts of holiday stuff she never got to do with her family, (since they did apocalypse training during the holiday season), during the winter break. She also got some pretty cool stuff and a boyfriend aka Dipper, (first boyfriend she'd had since her breakup with Robbie last summer), and the two were incredibly happy.
They also didn't need to bother telling their friends back in Gravity Falls about them being a couple. Immediately after the party ended Mabel went to the nearest computer and blogged about the new couple. In response, Dipper and Wendy had gotten a bunch of thumbs up from friends of their and other comments, including the following:
Wayda go dudes! I'm so happy for you - Soos
Status update: saw this coming from a mile away - Tambry
You cost me fifty dollars guys: (- Thompson
Scored fifty bucks from Thompson $) Thanks guys. Guess you two hooking up can be useful - Robbie
Nice Dr. Funtimes - Nate
Wendy, I TOLD YOU that YOU and DIPPER looked way too close to be JUST friends - Lee
For a dork, you didn't do so badly - Pacifica
And these were just a small fraction of the comments they'd been receiving since hooking up. After they told Dipper's parents, his mother squealed in delight while his father simply congratulated the new couple. Then, after the carols, (around the time when Sheryl spilled the beans about her sons' new relationship), and everybody began leaving, the two teens received lots of congrats from the leaving guests. It had been a bit embarrassing for them, but this was nothing compared to the embarrassment they felt when just this morning they discovered that Mabel had been blogging about their love life; referring to them as the future Mr. and Mrs. Pines. Everyone in California, Oregon, and everywhere else in the world saw it.
Well everyone except for Wendy's family. The Corduroys were still out of touch from civilization due to their holiday apocalypse training. It was supposed to end on New Year's Day. However, Manly Dan always destroyed all calendars and clocks right before they began to further simulate the experience of being in a world in ruins. Normally they'd learn what day it was when Stan would barge into the Corduroy's cabin, demanding that Wendy come into work. This year, however, Wendy had paid Sherriff Bulbs and Deputy Durland to come barge into her family's cottage a couple of weeks into January, pretending to come in to arrest them. During that time, she was planning to crash at Tambry's, give herself a little bit of time to further destress before going back to her family; and let Dipper prepare himself for when her rageaholic dad found out about their relationship.
At the moment, Dipper and Wendy were chilling out in the latter's temporary room while she was packing up. School started in a few days and she'd already promised her dad beforehand to be home by the fifth. Though for Wendy, whenever it came to doing work, she was never one to be productive unless it was for her friends or family. Other than that she tended to just laze around.
"I'll tell ya, it's been a blast hanging out with you guys this Christmas," she said to Dipper.
"Yeah it's certainly been one of my more fun holiday breaks," Dipper said in agreement. "Especially the part where you and I hooked up at my parents' Christmas party."
"I know right?"
"I hope you two weren't drunk when this happened," commented a third voice from the bedroom's entrance.
"BLENDIN?!" Both Dipper and Wendy gasped when they turned around and saw who that voice belonged to.
"Hey, guys. Happy 2013!" Blendin greeted, ignoring the shock and surprise on his friend's faces. In his line of work, (which allowed for friends eras in time different from his own), he tended to get this a lot, even from people who were familiar with his "out of the blue" appearances. "."
"Uh happy 2013," Dipper replied.
"Hey Blendin," Wendy said, chiming into the conversation. "Not trying to be rude, but what are you doing here, in my temporary bedroom?"
"Well do you remember when you agreed to go back in time to when your parents first met?" Blendin asked.
"Yeah," they both answered
"Well, you agreed to this on the condition that I'd take you back to the first year of World War One so that you could confirm whether or not Mayor Befufftlefumpter started the war. I said yes but after I found you and Wendy having a drunk make-out session in a closet at the party, I decided to take you back to your own time to recuperate from it, and save the trip to the First World War for another time."
"Yeah I remember this," Dipper said, as it all came back to him.
"Anywho, after a few weeks to recuperate, and seeing as how now you two are a couple, (Mabel told me), I figured you'd be up for some time travelling. Listen if you're not up for it I can come back some other time. I just thought since I know Wendy's going back to Gravity Falls soon, and both of you, (plus Mabel), have school starting back up, that this would be the best time to do this. So you in or what?"
"Hmm... Sure," Dipper said after thinking it over for a moment. "I've been dying to know whether or not those rumours were true or just plain false. Wendy?"
"Yeah totally," Wendy answered. "I could go for one last epic adventure before school. Let's just say I have a family-related issue that needs to be solved by this adventure."
"Great. Fetch Mabel and we can leave at once," Blendin said to the Dipper and Wendy, who just smirked at each other, before Dipper responded, "Uh Mabel won't be joining us on this adventure."
"Why not?" Blendin asked.
Looking at each other again, the young couple non-verbally decided to explain to Blendin what was going on with Mabel. "Let's just say she went a bit too far with her meddling on our relationship," Wendy revealed.
This left Blendin even more confused. "Huh?"
"We locked her in the shed," stated Wendy.
"Well, that's alright…Wait, WHAT?!" Blendin said when what he'd just heard
"She went too far in meddling in peoples' love lives," Dipper explained. "Particularly mine and Wendy's. So we decided to teach her a lesson. Also, we'd been meaning to show her what it's like to be locked up in a confined space. Which she'd done to use on more than one occasion in the last year if I may add."
"So do you wanna wait for a bit for her to learn her lesson then go time travelling?" Blendin asked.
"Hmmm….nah," Wendy said. "She needs to learn that actions have consequences."
"Says the girl who breaks rules twenty-four-seven," Dipper pointed out.
"Hey my actions don't interfere in people's personal lives," she said defence. "Mabel's on the other hand do."
"No argument there," Dipper said in agreement. "Blendin, we're set to go."
"Alrighty then," he said as he activated the time tape, sending him, and his two compatriots to the first year of World War One.
1914, World War 1
When they arrived it, was a warzone. A massive battle was ragging on in a scorched, beaten, and muddied up terrain; with smoke filling the air all around them. It was complete and utter chaos.
"What the HELL!" Dipper screamed to Blendin who was now wearing an olive green US army uniform. Noticing this, Dipper took a quick look at himself and Wendy to see that the two of them were also wearing US army uniforms that dated back to the very war they were in now.
"Hey you said you wanted to go back to WW1," Blended said in defence. "So here we are, 1994."
"Argue later. Right now, run for cover!" Wendy shouted just as she saw soldiers aiming the guns at them. Dipper and Blendin took notice of this just in time to avoid getting shot at and followed Wendy into a nearby trench.
Reaching the safety of the trench, they were soon joined by a squad of six soldiers. To the fortune of the three time-travellers, these guys didn't seem to notice them or care as the focused on firing at the enemy while not being shot themselves.
"Sir enemy forces are overrunning the area," one of the soldiers reported to a buff looking man with a massive, reddish, brown beard.
"Hold the line till reinforcements arrive. We'll pull back to the next trench back if the enemy gets too close. Am I understood?"
"Sir yes sir," the other soldiers said in unison.
"Uh this may not be the best time to say this," one of the shorting looking soldiers said while continuing to fire at the enemy. "But I think we're pretty screwed right now sir."
"Well we probably won't be in this fucked up shit right now," said another soldier, "Had it not been for you and your part in starting this war, to begin with. It's all your fault, Huck!"
"HUCK?!" Dipper gasped. In the time he'd been in Gravity Falls, he'd learned a lot about the town and its people, including the nickname of the now-deceased mayor, Mayor Eustace "Huckabone" Befufftlefumpter, which was Bef. A lot of people in Gravity Falls preferred to call their mayor by Huck, mainly because many found his name too hard to pronounce. It'd been something Dipper had picked up early on during the summer, which he'd never forgotten about, nor the rumours about the man's involvement in the First World War.
"Hey don't blame me," protested Huck.
"Reginald's right Huck," said one of the other soldiers. "You were the one driving Archduke Franz Ferdinand's car to where he was assassinated. And we all know you purposefully drove it there under the instructions of Danilo Ilić."
"Hey I needed the extra money," Huck said in defence. "Plus I was promised some recommendations along with support when I return to my hometown of Gravity Falls to run for mayor."
"Oh, my, gosh!" Dipper gasped. When he'd heard the rumours the young detective had made it a side project to look into the rumour. To his dismay, he'd found no solid evidence to prove this, or even a lead to follow on. But now he'd just gotten all the proof he needed from the man himself. Eustace "Huckabone" Befufftlefumpter, deceased mayor of Gravity Falls, had just willingly confessed to having helped start World War One. To hear this... it just… it just shocked Dipper more so than any other time he'd been shocked before in his life.
"My Great Grandfather was right, it was him!" Wendy gasped with an equal amount of shock as her boyfriend. "And to think everyone called him crazy because of it."
"Wait, what?" Dipper asked, with his attention now focusing on the words his girlfriend just said. Though this was left unanswered when one of the other soldiers shouted at Huck, saying, "That is so fucking STUPID!" Right before being shot in the face.
"MAN DOWN!"
"Jonas, attend to Durland. The rest of you, AVENGE OUR BROTHER!"
"Sir, yes Sir Sergeant Corduroy!" the soldiers responded in sync.
"CORDUROY?!" Dipper gasped.
"No way," Wendy gasped, though hers was calmer than her boyfriends'.
Their shock was then interrupted by the affairs of war.
"WE GOT INCOMING ENEMY AIR SUPPORT!" shouted a soldier upon seeing a squad flew into view in the sky.
"FALL BACK!" Sergeant Corduroy ordered.
Upon hearing this command, the squadron of now five jumped out of the trench and made a mad dash for a trench farther back. At the same time, Blendin activated his time tap in a swift motion so fast that he didn't bother looking at what period in time it was sending the three of them. Causing them to vanish just as enemy gunfire and bombs from the incoming plans began the one they'd been in began to drop down into the trench they were just in, causing explosions to erupt from it.
In another period in time…
Next thing any of them knew, they were standing on white sand under a nice, clear, blue sky; without any horrifying sounds of violent screams filling their ears.
"Wow this certainly is a change from our previous situation," Blendin commented.
Taking a look around at their current surroundings, the three of them noticed that they were on a very crowded beach filled with all sorts of people with old fashion cameras in their hands. Something was going to happen somewhere in that particular area, though the question to Dipper, as well as Wendy, was, what was going on?
Looking down at himself, "literally", he noticed he wasn't wearing the military uniform he'd been wearing only a moment ago. Instead, he wore clear white swim pants. He then looked around to notice that Blendin was wearing just his signature goggles, T Watch, and a pair of white and grey striped swim trunks. When he looked over at Wendy, he began to blush as he'd never blush before, and his nose started to bleed. He couldn't help it, Wendy, his summer crush, his dream girl, and first-ever girlfriend was wearing a stylish, red and white checkered bikini that not only showed off her figure but made him feel levels of joy he'd never felt in his young life. "So… uh… where are we, time-wise exactly?" he asked in a desperate,(and failed), attempt to hide his obvious attraction towards Wendy's outfit; while wiping away the blood leaking from his nose.
Looking at his Infinity-T Watch, Blendin responded, "July 16th, in the year of 1969. At a beach in the Merritt Island of Florida, US."
"No way?!" Dipper beamed with excitement. "This is the day when the Apollo 11 happened! That was when humans first stepped foot on the moon in human history!"
"Nice," Wendy commented.
"And if we're on one of Merritt Island's beaches, and given the massive crowd, then that must mean that this is one of the areas where people were able to witness the rockets' launch into space," Dipper squealed. "That. Is. Awesome!"
"Might as well stick around to see it," Wendy suggested.
"Obviously," Dipper conferred. "Though why are we wearing swimwear while most of the people in the crowd aren't?"
"Do you have a problem with?" Wendy asked.
"What?! No, no, no, no, no," Dipper said hysterically. "Just wondering."
"Must be a malfunction in my Infinity-T Watch," Blendin after taking the wrist device. "I'll have to take it in later to get it fixed.
"Won't people take notice of us, given how we aren't dressed properly given the occasion?" Dipper asked with concern.
"Probably not. I set the T Watch to make us both invisible and unhearable to everyone around us, except for well... us," Blendin explained. "And according to the watch, those particular features are still working at one hundred percent."
"Then why aren't we wearing our regular outfits if no one from this time will know we're here?" Wendy asked confused.
"So that you guys feel the full experience," responded Blendin.
"So anyway, can we stick around and watch the launch?" Dipper asked.
"I don't see why not," Blendin said.
"Then let's do it," Wendy said.
"YES!" Dipper cheered.
Now that it was all settled, the three of them began waiting with everyone else on the beach for the launch to happen. To their luck it wasn't a long wait because within a few minutes upon their arrival, they heard someone announce that the countdown was on. As of result, the crowd, (including Dipper, Wendy, and Blendin), began to count down from ten.
"TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN! SIX! FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE!"
The ground began to shack as a humongous, ear-blasting sound filled the ears of everyone on the beach, (and beyond). To the glorious sight of everyone they saw a rock, massive in size; though from their view it appeared small. Nonetheless, the sight itself as it rose into the sky, slowly rising till it could no longer be seen by the naked eye.
"Coolest thing ever to happen to me," Dipper declared.
"No doubt about it," Wendy said in agreement to her boyfriends' comment, ignoring the fact that he technically just said that this was even better than when they'd hooked up.
"I agree," Blendin said in further agreement. "Though now that the launch is over, I gotta go to another time and do something else? You mind waiting here for a little bit; say a couple of hours?"
"Sure. Take all the time you need. Just don't forget to come back to pick us up. I'd prefer Dipper and I not becoming parents still we're back in the 21st century," Wendy said, with the last part being a joke. Though despite knowing this, Dipper couldn't help laughing in an awkward-sounding tone while rubbing the back of his head in an embarrassed looking way.
Blendin also knew that Wendy wasn't being serious; nonetheless, he was never good at taking a joke, "Uh, okay, I'll be back in a few hours. Oh and now's seems as good a time as any," he said while pressing a button his watch before talking again. "There I've deactivated the invisibility and sound bubbles surrounding you two. You should be able to interact with everyone else around you. Oh and here's some cash in case you want a snack."
Handing them a couple of bucks, which Dipper took a grabbed and said, "Thanks Blendin."
"No problem. Okay see you later," he said while activating his T Watch and teleported away to another period in time.
With him gone, Dipper and Wendy were free to enjoy some quality alone time together without the awkwardness, annoying feelings brought on whenever people they knew, Mabel, budding themselves, Mabel, into the privacy of their love lives, MABEL!
"You ready for some fun?" asked an excited Dipper.
"I was born ready for fun dork," Wendy answered.
Later…
The day had been going well for the young couple so far. After Blendin left them to go who knows where to do whatever, the two be doing all sorts of fun things like running around on the shore, grab some hot dogs and sodas, and then just lay on the sand and soak up some rays. Without a doubt, this had been quite a day adventurous, fun, surprising day. A good way to end a holiday break. Or perhaps there were other things to do before their time was up, Wendy thought. Getting up from her spot in the sand, the redhead walked over to the shore with a nearby plastic bucket and filled it with water. Afterwards, she walked back to where her boyfriend rested, then poured the icy cold water all over him.
Startled, Dipper awoke in an instant with an icy chill going throughout his body.
"Ahhhhh!" he screamed; which Wendy couldn't help but chuckle at.
Hearing this, Dipper turned looked around to see Wendy holding an empty bucket in her hands and a mischievous look on her face.
"Oh no you didn't," Dipper said. His startled expression turning to that of a more playful one.
"Oh yes I did," Wendy said back; also in a playful sounding tone.
"Then allow me to give you a little taste of revenge," Dipper said right before running up and tackling his girlfriend into the ocean.
Later than before…
"So your great grandfather was a sergeant in World War One?" Dipper asked.
"Yeah, lost his right leg in combat. Which now that I remember the stories grandad used to tell, I think that battle we were in was probably the one where he lost it at. He also lost his right arm, and right eye in that war."
"Wow, guess we should've stayed a little bit longer to try and save his leg. Perhaps the other body parts as well."
"Eh, according to my dad he didn't mind losing them," Wendy admitted. "Heck, they say he used to brag about how proud he was to have lost those things in service to an honourable cause."
"Have to give him another wow! Pretty tuff man to survive that long with the damage he received to his body."
"Yeah, he was worshiped after returning home when the war ended."
"And yet he couldn't use his influence to keep Huck out of office."
"Yeah… let's just say that Huck did some things when he returned home to discredit my great grandfather's mental state to the point where everyone thought that the war drove him to near insanity. A miracle that he managed to avoid the mental hospital. It's one of the reasons why my family's always hated huck, and why my dad even went so far as to throw a party when the mayor died last summer."
"Oh, I remember that. A lot of people thought your dad did that to cheer the town up after most were mourning the mayor's death."
"Yeah, no! He did that specifically to celebrate the end of our family's most hated enemy, (besides Gideon)."
"Hmm... can't say I blame him given all that Huck did to your family and the rest of the world."
"Amen to that," Wendy agreed. "So wanna make out?"
Hearing this caused Dipper's eye to bulge up; followed by an eager smile to form on his face. "Like you have to ask," he responded right before Wendy grabbed him and pressed her lips against his as they made out on the rocks, on the beach, in front of a soothing sunset. A perfect way to end an amazing adventure, while also signifying the continuance of a wonderful relationship.
Meanwhile, back in 2013…
"Hey, honey!" Sherman called out to his wife. "Have you seen Mabel? Earlier Dipper and Wendy said that they locked her in the shed as payback for multiple reasons including how she blogged about their love life without permission. But when I unlocked the shed a minute ago, she wasn't there. Oh and speaking of, have you seen Dipper and Wendy for that matter?"
"A friend of theirs from Gravity Falls came over a couple of hours ago and released her. They then left, said something about going to do very amazing," Sheryl responded from the living room. "As for Dipper and Wendy, I found a note the latter's bedroom door saying they went on one final date before she has to go back tomorrow. Really sweet I think."
Thinking about it for a moment, Sherman responded to his wife, "Okay, that works."
Meanwhile…
"Smooch, smooch, smooch," Mabel said as she pressed two dodo birds together so that it looked like they were making out; while Blendin watched from afar.
"Ha, ha, ha," Mabel giggled. "Dodo birds making out. Ha!"
The End!
Well, there we have it folks, another end to another great story. I hope you all enjoyed this fanfic, especially retromania, who deserves a special thanks for requesting this story, and in developing the ideas for it.
I admit that the certain parts regarding Mayor Eustace "Huckabone" Befufftlefumpter involvement in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand seemed a bit, "mixed" but for a fanfic story about a cartoon, it works.
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