So, I'll have you know that it was Soos who found Dipper and rescued him from the cold. He plays the Sherpa, Tenzin in this. It's a role that doesn't really fit but I wanted to include Soos in this and Tenzin seemed like the best choice. So Soos will speaking Tebetan but he'll also be an expert mountaineer who helps Dipper in this next part of the story. Also, that weird founder of Gravity Falls, Quentin Trembley is Karl Schafer, the old German guy. I just want to let you know that I don't mean to whitewash these roles. With that out of the way, let's begin the next act!

Disclaimer: I own nothing that has to do with Uncharted or Gravity Falls.

Chapter 16: Where Am I?

(Dipper slowly opens his eyes. His vision is blurry at first but clears up. He sees he's inside a small wooden house. He looks to his side and sees a young light-brown haired woman next to the bed he's on.)

Dipper: (weakly) What...?

(The woman turns to a man across the room.)

Woman: Soos! (speaking Tibetan)

(The stocky, brown haired man in Sherpa clothing who the woman referred to as Soos, comes over.)

Soos: Melody, (speaking Tibetan)

(The woman named Melody nodded to him as she got up and walked out of the house. Dipper sits up on the bed and feels his gunshot wound healed.)

Dipper: (curious) How did I get here?

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

Dipper: (confused) Okay... don't really speak that...

(Soos sits down opposite of Dipper and pours a liquid from a flask in a cup.)

Dipper: How long have I been out?

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

(He hands the drink to Dipper who takes it.)

Dipper: Thanks.

(Dipper drinks and coughs a little. Soos tries to refill the cup.)

Dipper: No, no, that's plenty.

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

Dipper: I'm sorry... I don't understand...

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

(Soos stands and takes the cup away.)

Dipper: What...?

(He puts the drink and flask down on a nearby table and helps Dipper off the bed.)

Dipper: Thanks.

(He hands him a dark brown jacket.)

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

(Soos walks out of the house and motions Dipper to follow him. Dipper puts the jacket on and walks outside. He finds himself in a Tibetan village with colorful houses and green grass on the ground. It looks like a really peaceful place.)

Dipper: (amazed) Where the hell am I?

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

(Soos puts his hat on and walks off.)

Dipper: Huh, guess I'm supposed to follow him.

(He walks along the village. Various townspeople see him walking by and speak in Tibetan. He can't understand them but assumes they're being friendly since the tone of their voices is calm and happy. He approaches a few of them standing nearby.)

Dipper: Uh, does anyone speak English? No?

(He sees some large yaks in a small pasture.)

Dipper: (chuckles) Hey, moo... heh. I don't s'pose you speak English do ya?

(Dipper looks ahead and sees Soos facing him and pointing to the direction ahead.)

Dipper: I got it, follow you. Go somewhere.

(They enter another part of the village where more people walk past.)

Dipper: Telephone? Telephone? Damnit, where's the phone? One of these houses has to have a phone.

(He approaches two villagers talking nearby.)

Dipper: 'Scuse me, gentlemen. Hi. Uh, d'you have a phone by any chance?

(He approaches two kids playing with a soccer ball nearby. The ball rolls over to him.)

Dipper: Oh, there you go. Want to kick the ball?

(He kicks the ball back over to them.)

Dipper: Here ya go, get it.

(One of the kids catch the ball. Dipper passes a woman talking to her child.)

Dipper: You listen to your mom, okay? Be a good boy.

(He approaches two villagers looking out at the mountains in the distance.)

Dipper: Gentlemen, do you speak English?

He then approaches Soos and continues following him through the village. He passes two children hiding behind a wall.

Dipper: (smiles) I see you two hiding.

(Then he follows Soos up some steps to a house. They enter the house and find Pacifica in an orange jacket talking to Soos's wife, Melody.)

Pacifica: (speaking Tibetan)

Dipper: (smirks) Just when I thought I had nothing left to lose...

(Pacifica turns and sees him.)

Pacifica: (relieved) Dipper! Oh thank God you're all right.

(She runs up and hugs him tight. He hugs her back.)

Dipper: Good to see you too, Paz. Please tell me you have some idea of what's going on. I mean, how did I get here and how long have I been here?

Pacifica: Only a few days. Soos found you on the mountain and brought you here to heal. (bewildered) But Dipper, I followed the tracks to the wreckage. What the hell happened?

Dipper: (sighs, ashamed) You were right about Wendy. Turns out she wasn't exactly looking to be rescued. I don't think she wants anything to do with me anymore.

Pacifica: Wait, did she do that?

Dipper: No, I have Rumble to thank for this. She just told me to leave before something like that happened.

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

Pacifica: (to Soos, speaking Tibetan) (to Dipper) C'mon, there's someone who's anxious to meet you.

(They go into another room with a bookshelf, a table and a small staircase. An elderly man with brown hair, a mustache, and a red and brown robe comes down the steps. He sees Dipper.)

Man: (eager) So, our mysterious guest awakes.

Pacifica: Dipper, this is Quentin Trembley.

(Quentin shakes Dipper's hand.)

Quentin: How are you feeling?

Dipper: Good, thanks.

Quentin: Good, good. Please, sit.

(Dipper and Pacifica sit down at the table in the middle of the room. Soos stands by the door.)

Quentin: It appears you and I have much in common, Mr. Drake.

Dipper: Is that so?

(Quentin takes an old scrapbook from the bookshelf.)

Quentin: Yes, seventy years ago, I came here just like you. Carried into the village, near death, the last survivor of my company.

(He places the book on the table and opens it showing several black and white photos.)

Quentin: I was hired to lead an expedition into Tibet, to find the entrance to Shambhala. (serious) What they really wanted was the Cintamani Stone. So, my friend, where did you find this?

(He unfolds a black cloth on the table and reveals the Phurba dagger.)

Dipper: Borneo, among the remains of Marco Polo's fleet. Why?

Pacifica: (intrigued) This is the key to Shambhala.

Schäfer: It's the one object your opponent, Ivan Wexler desperately needs, even if he does not know it yet.

Dipper: (chuckles) Oh, I think he knows. Look, I'm very grateful for everything you've done for me. I really am. But I'm through with all this.

Quentin: (smugly) So they have beaten you, eh? Your quest is over?

Dipper: Yeah, that's right.

Quentin: What if it's only beginning?

Dipper: (scoffs, turns to Pacifica) Where did you find this guy?

Quentin: (laughs) Trust me, young man, your ego will mend. You're just lucky to be alive.

Dipper: (firm) Yeah, y'know, people are always telling me how lucky I am. But the truth is, everything I touch turns to shit.

Pacifica: (worried) Dipper...

Dipper: No, Pacifica, I'm done. Now, c'mon. I'm through playing the hero.

Quentin: (serious) Your adversary will not give up so easily. He will not stop until he possesses the thing he desires.

Dipper: Oh, yeah? Well, more power to him.

Quentin: Power is precisely the problem. Some of the most fearsome rulers throughout history have possessed power equal to only a fragment of the Cintamani Stone. Men like Tamerlane and Genghis Khan... If a mere sliver could bestow such power, what would a man become if he possessed the entire Stone itself?

Dipper: (sighs) What it can give someone the power to conquer the whole world? This is crazy!

Pacifica: (firm) It's got to be what he's after, Dipper.

Dipper: Then Ivan really is a nutjob. He's chasing a myth.

Pacifica: And what if he's not?

Dipper: Paz, c'mon -

Pacifica: (stands up) I mean, what if it's true? I told you he can't be after the money it's worth. He probably spent more trying to find it than what it's worth. We've seen what he's capable of...

Quentin: I understand your doubt. You require proof. Something you can see with your own eyes. (to Soos) Soos... (speaking Tibetan) (to Dipper) Find the remains of my expedition, and you will have your proof. Soos will guide you.

(Soos puts a gun in his holster and hands another to Dipper. He takes it and they all walk outside.)

Soos: (speaking Tibetan)

(Soos starts walking off towards an exit of the village. Dipper turns to Pacifica.)

Dipper: (sighs) I hope I live to regret this.

(Pacifica takes out Dipper's hat and puts it on his head. She kisses him on the cheek.)

Pacifica: (smiles) Just come back in one piece.

(Dipper smiles and blushes a little as he follows Soos to the exit. Pacifica, Melody and Quentin watch them leave. Dipper and Soos exit the village.)

Dipper: I don't suppose you speak any English, do you, pal?