Hello everyone and I hope everyone had a wonderful fourth of July weekend. At least for all those from the states but if you are not then I still hope you had a good weekend. Another double upload and this one will be interesting. I am happy to hear that everyone is loving Paradox and if I can be honest she is my favorite character of this story. She is just so god damn fun to write and even have different scene and lines already planned out for her. They will be fun when they come around. But I also got asked by a few of where Pacifica was since this was to be her debut chapter/episode in the series. This surprised me, even The Cowardly Christian asked. But I will show where she was this chapter don't worry. Hopefully you will all be in for a nice surprise.

Now a shout out to my co-writer to this and several other stories Wolfpackersson09. His birthday is coming up this week and since all the editing is done I felt it would be a nice present.

Once again two people got the code for last chapter right: Wolfpackersson09 and deadpoolio99. Part of me is glad you guys are getting it while another part is sad no one else is trying. Oh well.

The Cowardly Christian as the one that inspired this whole story. She not only approves but actually likes the story so far. So now the stakes for an even better story have gone way up. Hopefully you will also remember a certain character/secret from your idea when the reveal is made.

Disclaimer: Wolfpackersson09 and I don't own anything from Gravity Falls nor any other franchises that are featured in this story. They below to their respected owners and we earn no profit from this. This is simply for fun.


Strange Engagement

-Chapter five: Irrational or Crazy?-

It was a normal sunny day in Gravity Falls when Soos pulled his truck into town and parked on the side of the road. It was a tight squeeze, but he managed to get everyone inside while Rias, Wendy, Chi and Mimi rode in the bed of his truck. The reason was both Soos and Wendy had a surprise for everyone and didn't explain what they were planning. "Alright dudes," Soos said as he stepped out and waved to the town for the gang. "What do you think?"

The gang was surprise at the question before they turned towards the town and were taken aback. Mimi pulled a postcard from her back and lifted it up before lowering the picture and saw the town looked the same if not older with the string banners and wooden stage. It even looked like he was looking into a past photo of the town, though that might have been more due to the sheet of dirt glass being carried by them. "What is this?" Mabel asked, looking around.

"It's Pioneer day" Soos said happily. "It's the day where Gravity Falls celebrities its founding on June eighteenth, 1863."

"The town goes all out in celebration," Wendy said before she chuckled. "And I mean all out, Mr. Pines hates today though he always seems to forget when it comes around."

"Noooo!"

As if on que the gang saw Stan's car speeding by a side street, barely avoiding some townsfolk dressed in pioneer clothes, before being forced to stop in their street when several covered wagons got in the way and circled his car. "They circled the wagons! I'm trapped! Nooooo!"

"Okay that is funny," Chi said with a smirk

"As funny as that is," Dipper adds, looking to Wendy, "why does Grunkle Stan hate today?"

Wendy chuckled, "you know that South Park episode where they visited that reenactment village?"

"You mean the one where they wouldn't break character even when they were robbed, taken hostage and even got one of them killed?" Dipper asked before he made the connection, "no way."

"Yep," Wendy nodded, "they are just like that. Drives him mad."

"Ugh."

Stan groaned as he walked away from his car and next to them. "Why is it Pioneer day today?"

Toby Determined walked up, dressed in dirty overalls and a dusty wide brim hat and carrying newspapers. "Welcome to 1863."

"I will break you little man!" Stan shouted at him aggravated. This cause Toby to flee in terror where he ran and tripped over a wooden barrel.

"Dude, it's the same day every year," Wendy pointed out. "I'm more surprise you keep forgetting since you hate it so much."

"I just hate dealing with these idiots," Stan said, waving to the town.

The town has several stands up and running to show and entertain the people. One is an old lady showing others candle dipping, stands of meat where Manly Dan and Tylor were eating different amounts of meat, and even a spot where you can pan for gold. They weren't sure if Old Man McGucket was running the event or just taking part of it. The weirdest part seems to be an outdoor wedding scene with the preacher said, "I pronounce you man and wife."

In front of him however was a man with graying hair and mustache but held a woodpecker in his extended hand. The woodpecker pecked the hand and the man stated, "I do."

"What?" Mabel asked confused.

"Oh I've read about this," Dipper said and opens the Journal to a specific page, "In Gravity Falls it used to be legal to marry woodpeckers."

"Really?" Junior asked, finding this was weirding part so far.

Lilith smirked and turned to Chi, "if you turned into a woodpecker then you can legally marry Mimi."

Chi glared, "I'll have you know my marriage with Mimi will be a much better performance than that raggy looking wedding."

"You mean Dipper," Lilith added, making Chi glare harder at her. "I mean we're all getting married so you can also say you're marrying Mimi. You just have to kiss Dipper first."

"I'll kill you," the demon girl muttered.

"Lets go see the town," Soos said, getting the rest of the gang to nod and start off. Mimi suddenly wore a only pioneer dress complete with hair cap, which Chi quickly copied to appear just like her.

But not before Stan gave a warning. "Oi, if any of you come back to the shack and start talking like these yahoos then you're dead to me!"

Dipper, Mabel and the others just smiled. "There's a carpetbagger in the turnip cellar." Dipper said in a mock pioneer voice, making a few motions. Mabel had to join in as well. "Well hornswaggle my haberdasher."

"Dysentery!" Junior cried out, "We got Dysentery!"

"Dead to me!" Stan shouts to them as they all laughed and ran off.

"Good thing some of us are already dead," Junior added, getting a high five from Dani.

The group started to split off with the twins as well as Junior and Dani headed towards a large stage where a bunch of people were gathered. Sheriff Blubs stood near the mic and started an announcement. "Hear ye, hear ye! Ye olde commencement ceremony is about to commence!"

"I got a bell!" Deputy Durland said as he rang his bell happily, completely ignoring the cry for help as an old woman was robbed in broad daylight. The two officers just kept having fun with Blubs commenting on how Durland loved that bell.

Standing stage besides the sheriff was a small figure, a girl around their age with long blond hair dressed in a stylish pioneer style green dress and a raccoon skin hat. She approached a microphone and said, "Welcome one and all, as you know I'm Pacifica Northwest, great-great-granddaughter of town founder Nathaniel Northwest." She points to a nearby statue of a large man with a long beard dressed like a pioneer, posing with a foot on a large rock and a flag in his hand. "I'm also very rich."

Here the crowd clapped for the girl, who seem to be soaking it all up. "Oh god this girl is a tool," Dani muttered, already not liking her.

Pacifica then said, "Now if you got the pioneer spirit, we ask you to come on up here and introduce yourself."

"Audience participation!" Mabel was happy to participate as Dani tried to stop her.

"I don't think that's a good idea, she's a tool." Dani said, but she then noticed that Mabel was already heading towards the stage. "This is not going to end well."

"And our first newcomer is, what's your name?" Pacifica asked as she noticed that Mabel took the stage, and then she thought a bit. "Oh, Mabel right?"

"Yeah, how did you know?" Mabel asked as Pacifica just shrugged it off.

"Lucky guess."

"Neato, well let's get this Pioneer Day started! USA! USA!" Mabel started chanting and getting the crowd riled up, even one man was tearing from the USA chant.

Pacifica watched this, her surprised look slowly turning into a scowl. "I hate to break your bubble, actually no I don't; it's quiet fun, but this town take Pioneer day very seriously. And you look and act ridiculous."

"Wha?" Mabel asked surprised by this comment. "no, I don't."

"You're wearing a sweater of a dog playing basket-ball," Pacifica pointed out. "And you have nachos hanging from your ears hon." She leaned closer and whispered into her ear, "If I'm forced to be serious today, then you don't get to be silly." She smiled at this whole Mabel looked stunned. Pacifica turned ot the crowd and beamed as if she didn't nothing wrong, "give her a hand everybody!"

The crowd clapped, none of them hearing a single word that was said between them. Dipper, and Dani noticed Mabel looking miserable and they both knew something was wrong. Even Junior knew something wasn't right and it actually made him uncomfortable. Mabel didn't say a word as she walked off the stage and away from the crowd. Dipper quickly followed her, Junior right behind him. Dani also made to follow but not before shooting a glare at Pacifica. The girl just posed with her parents for the town newspaper, not noticing at all. In the flash of the camera Dani blinked as she thought she saw something but shook her head and figured it was a trick of the old timey flash.

(Scene change)

It took some time, but Stan finally made it out of town and away from all the crazies as he called them. However, the problem was stuck in the mud just outside of town. Stan revved his car and tried to go but the tire just spun around. He noticed someone walk by with a donkey next to him and seeing as he was desperate called out. "Hey donkey boy! Give me a hand with my car huh?"

The man turned to him and stated, "Here in 1863, I never heard tell of a 'car' before. Patel what is this magic wheel box?"

Stan growled, remembering another reason why he hated Pioneer day; the folks are so dedicated that none are willing to drop their acts. "Oh come on Steve, you're a mechanic for Pete's sakes. Cut me some slack?"

"Slack?" Steve repeated as if hearing this word for the first time, "I am unfamiliar of this bold new expression."

"I can't take it anymore!" Stan cried grabbing Steve by the shirt and shaking him, "I'm getting dumber every second I'm here!"

However, this caught the attention of Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland, who were both back in their uniforms and holding nightsticks. "Hey! Are we going to have to intervene here?" Blubs asked.

Stan rolled his eyes and released Steve. "Oh look, the constable. What're you going to do? Put me in Ye' old stocks?" before he laughed at his joke.

He however seemed to forget what time period they were acting and so they actually had stocks ready and able. So Stan found himself locked in one of the stocks. He didn't see that coming. "Oh Come on!"

Stan sulked in his rotten mood when he noticed two people walking pass him. They were none other then Chi and Mimi, checking out a few of the other stands. Stan gave a small laugh as he saw the way the two were dressed. "Nice look ladies. You now match the time periods both your old man no doubt likes the most."

Stan laughed at his joke as Chi gave him an annoyed glare while Mimi simply gave a blank look. Chi then grin evilly before addressing the conman. "Ah Mr. Pines. so nice to see you. Maybe you can help us."

"Huh?" Stan asked, clearly not expecting this. He also didn't like the evil smile Chi had.

He was proven right when Mimi pulled out a basket of tomatoes from behind her back. "You see Mimi and I just purchased these fine tomatoes from a simple farmer and weren't sure if they were any good. Can you check them for us?"

Stan could only cry out as the tomato smacked him right in his face, making a mess. Chi gave a fake gasp, "no good? How about this one?"

Stan once again was smacked in the face by a tomato. He growled angry as he only had one thing to blame. "Pioneer Day!"

His scream was soon cut off by the two demon daughters throwing several more tomatoes at him.

(scene change)

Mabel sat down by the statue of Nathaniel Northwest as she grabbed a piece of butterscotch. "Hey, am I silly?"

"Uh, no?" Dipper said in a more questioning format as he didn't want to answer that he did think Mabel was silly in a number of ways.

"Yes, it's not a bad thing though." Junior surprisingly tried to encourage her, but he just shrugged it off since it wasn't a bad thing to be silly, even if he found humor in the macabre.

"Junior's right. You're awesome at being silly." Dani said as she sat next to Mabel. "You can look at Lilith and she can be pretty silly."

"Ugh, you guys really do think I'm silly." Mabel groaned as she realized she was silly. "The sweaters, the nacho earrings. I thought I was being charming, but I guess people see me as a big joke."

Mabel ripped for the nacho earrings before pulling her sweater off and tying it around her waste. Dani gasped "But Mabel you love that sweater!"

"That was before Pacifica ruined it for me," Mabel said disgruntled.

Dipper frowned, already not liking the girl. He turned and glared angrily at the statue of the founder. "Why does she think she can lord over the town just because she's related to the town founder?"

"She's a rich tool," Dani ejected, also glaring at the statue. "I heard stories of someone my parents knew when they were alive who was just like that. She just needs to be taken down a peg."

Dipper nodded in agreement before he paused, "Wait a minute, I think I read about Pacifica's great-great-grandfather in the journal."

He hastily got the journal out and started to flip through it. Junior leaned in interested while Mabel just sat there depressed as Dani rubbed her back. "Here it is!" Dipper said gleefully, getting the girls to look at him. "In my investigations recently I made a discovery; I believe that Nathaniel Northwest may not be the founder of Gravity Falls. I believe the proof of this secret is buried in the enclosed document. If only I could crack the code."

Dipper took the tapped document from the journal and unfolded it as the other leaned over to see. The document was yellow from age, in the middle was a large hollow triangle or pyramid with an eye near the top, strange writing and more symbols inside. Even around the triangle there was more writing and symbols. Dipper could not make heads or tails of this at all but that didn't stop his excitement. "Oh man if this coverup is true then Pacifica's whole family is a fraud. Seems to be a conspiracy. I gotta investigate this."

"Count me in," Junior agreed with a grin. "I ain't missing this."

Dani nodded while Mabel thought for a moment. "Hold on, conspiracies are serious right?"

"Oh yeah," Dipper confirmed while Junior added, "definitely."

Mabel beamed "if I help crack this code then no one can ever call me silly ever again!"

"That's the spirit!" Dani cheered, giving her friend a high five.

Dipper grinned and held his fist out to Mabel, "So Mystery Twins?"

"I thought you hated that?" Mabel asked.

"I'm starting to accept it" Dipper admitted.

Mabel smiled and bump her fist into Dipper's. Junior and Dani also bumped their fist together, feeling confident in this plan if theirs. They ran from the statue, not noticing that from behind it, sheriff Blubs and his deputy overheard the whole exchange.

(scene change)

The three headed over to the library to research on the code. By an open fireplace Old Man Mcgucket was teaching a group of children…. that pioneers eat books and stories around fires.

At one table where Dipper got a slid projector up and running, while Dani was looking over the coded paper. "How hard of a code do you think this is?" Dani asked.

"No clue," Dipper admitted as he started the slides. "We will go over and eliminate different codes and symbols till we find the right one. Unless you think it's a supernatural code from the underworld?"

Junior shook his head, "My sister may have been better in her studies then I was but even I can tell this isn't anything from the underworld.

"Ditto," Dani agreed, peering at the large triangle and eye on the document. "Though the triangle and eye remind me of the symbol of Bill Cipher."

Dipper hummed, "you think we can get Paradox to help? She is his daughter and might be great help."

"I rather not," Junior said with narrowed eyes. "Not only the fact we don't know where she is but there's something about her I don't trust."

"Really?" Mabel asked, looking at him. "She didn't seem that bad when we went up against her at the party."

"You didn't see the real performance," Dani said to her. "I don't know how but she manage to show us something else."

Junior nodded, "She was calling us out. Why or for what reason we don't know."

Dipper frowned as he brought up the first slide, "I don't know what to make of that. We still have to deal with her so hopefully we can work around that." He looked up and held the document, comparing it to the first slide. "Nothing matches Hieroglyphs." He did the next slide. "It's not Numerology." Dipper flipped it to Alchemy, and noticed something "Wait, the triangle is the Alchemist symbol for flame, so maybe exposing it to fire will expose a hidden message!"

"Alright!" Junior said as he lit a nearby candle since the library was using them for light since it was Pioneer Day. "Let's fine that message."

"As long as we don't burn it," Dani said since she knew none of them would be able to fix it if it was destroyed.

Junior nodded in agreement before turning to Dipper, "okay Dipper, where's the document?"

Dipper reached for the parchment he set down after his discovery only to find it missing. "Where is it!?"

"Did someone swipe it without us looking?" Dani asked, looking around as if to spot their target.

"Sorry guys" Mabel said getting their attention. "I got bored and folded it into a hat." She sighed, "I was being silly again."

Dipper sighed before he noticed something, "Junior hold the light up to the hat."

"Why?" He asked as he did what he was told.

"Because I think Mabel folded it into a map."

Everyone, even Mabel looked at the hat and sure enough it was clearly showing an easily readable map. Everyone else blinked at this reveal, "and we were gonna burn it," Junior muttered in disbelief.

"I said not burn it," Dani corrected though she was beaming at her friend for figuring it out.

They paused when they heard something close by them. "We're in the lookout for two kids who might be reading."

They turned to see Sheriff Blubs near the front talking to a worker with Deputy Durland right next to him. "We're hunting them down for secret reasons!" Durland added, before he loudly rang his bell and gave a 'Woo!'.

"Grab onto me," Dani advised as she held her hands out.

They grabbed her hands and a second later they vanished from sight. Dipper blinked and held up his free hand to see that he actually couldn't see it even if he had an idea where it was. "You can make other people invisible too?" he asked, surprised by this and making a note to write this down later.

Dani shrugged even if they couldn't see it. She already showed Dipper and Mabel several of her ghost abilities from flight, walking through walls, and disappearing. "It takes a bit more effort and concertation to do plus I have to be touching them."

They all stopped talking as Blubs and Durland walked pass then, not even glancing at the seemingly empty table. Once the coast was clear they all became visible again and peered over the map and compared it to the town map. Mabel noticed as they had to find the next part of the conspiracy. "This map should take us to the Gravity Falls History Museum."

"You know what this means right?" Dipper asked as Junior grinned at the thought of what would happen.

"We need to break in." Junior high five Dipper as the two were on the same wavelength. Dani and Mabel just rolled their eyes at the boys' antics.

(Scene Change)

"And here are your Pioneer Day free day passes, and your balloons, blue and pink." The woman at the entrance of the museum said as she handed the passes as the three walked in, with Junior being disappointed at the fact that they didn't need to break into the museum.

"That was anticlimactic." Junior said as they walked through the museum. Mabel was excited as she looked around.

"What's next!? We steal Thomas Jefferson's ribcage?" Mabel asked as she kept looking around.

"No, the next clue to the conspiracy is right here." Dipper said and then pointed to a strange sculpture that was abstract.

The four looked at it, trying to figure it out before Dipper said, "We better figure this one out quick. I have a feeling those cops weren't at the library to check out books."

"I don't think the one with the bell can read," Mabel confessed.

The four tried looking at the sculpture from different angles, but none were having much success. Dipper frowned, "What is this anyways?"

Mabel got bored looking at it as she laid on the wooden bench in front of the art. "Hey painting, be less stupid." She complained before she turned and hung her head off the edge upside down. She looked at it and gasped! "Look!"

The three looked at her and figured she was seeing something. they copied Mabel and hung upside down to see the painting was not abstract but showed a detailed angel figure holding a book and pointing. Dipper realized what happen "it's not abstract, it's upside down."

"I think I've seen that statute in the cemetery" Mabel said recognizing.

"Let's go!" Dipper called and they quickly righted themselves up. However, that was a mistake as they all held their heads in pain. Well Dipper and Mabel held their heads from the head rush while Dani and Junior weren't affected. They rubbed their friend's backs to help before heading to the exits. As they turned a corner, they froze seeing Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland at the front. The lady at the front explained that they were out of pink balloons. Durland slumped at this, "Why did we even come?"

However, Blubs' radio went off. "Officer Blubs"

The cops ran to a side wall and answered. "Blubs here."

"Have the targets been apprehended?"

"No yet," Blubs said, "But we're close. I promise those kids will never get pass us."

However, he blinked when he saw their targets running right pass them and out the door. The cops gave chase, but they actually got stuck in the doorway when they tried to squeeze through together. They allowed the kids to get away.

The kids keep running, cutting through the town to make sure they lost the two cops. As they glanced back, they didn't notice that they ran right into someone. Thankfully it was Soos who was easily able to catch them before they fell. "What's up dudes?" he asked.

"We're in the middle of solving a conspiracy!" Mabel declared excitedly.

Dipper would have been upset at how easily Mabel was able to spill that but since it was Soos there was no harm done. "Dudes that is so cool!" Soos said in just as much excitement. "Can I come?"

"Anytime Soos!" Dani agreed and everyone else nodded.

Soos beamed and followed the gang, though not before asking, "So what's the conspiracy about?"

(scene change)

Stan was still in the stocks but he was working on getting out. He somehow manages to get a bobby pin into his mouth and was reaching for the lock. He struggled with the pin in his teeth but it fell. He glanced down only to see a pair of shows and someone picking up his pin. However the person that picked it up was Pacifica Northwest. "Ah Dipper's and Mabel's uncle. Having a little trouble, I see. Looking for this?"

Stan rolled his eyes, not even bothering to ask how she knew the twin's names. "Yeah, yeah; what do you want? Money?"

"I want many things," Pacifica said as she gave a small laugh. "And many of those things that I will get. But for this I will want you to admit the Northwest family is the best family in Gravity Falls."

"Oh sure," Stan said sarcastically. "You want that in writing?"

He meant that as a joke but Pacifica held out a pen and notepad. With the pen in his mouth Stan started to write a message. When he was done Pacifica looked at it and frowned. Stan had written a messy 'YOU STINK' on the pad.

Pacifica gave Stan a annoyed look as the conman laughed, "Ha! I did that with my mouth!"

Pacifica however got the last laugh as she snapped her fingers. As if drawing their attention, several towns people near a tomato stand turned towards them. They noticed Pacifica thumbing towards to Stan with a clear message. Stan's eyes went wide seeing what was going to happen next. "Oh come on!"

Pacifica laughed as she walked away, the sounds of tomatoes smashing into Stan and the man's cries in the attack. "Oh that was fun," she mused aloud. "I only wish I could do more."

She sighed in her disappointment before continuing her walk through the town. She barely batted an eye as people greeted her or called out praise. She didn't care for any of that though she did pause at one moment. Blubs and Durland were frantically looking around, both panting. Normally she wouldn't care and barely did now but it was what they were saying that got her attention. "Those kids have to be around her somewhere."

"They vanished almost like ghost," Durland pointed out, his bell hanging limply in his hands.

"Now don't you worry," Blubs assured him. "We'll find those kids and help contain this cover-up. We might even get to fulfill our special mission."

Durland looked giddy and then rang his bell happily. Pacifica frowned, not sure what they were talking about but she felt this needed a closer look.

(scene change)

The five had managed to make it to the cemetery without running into the two sheriffs, who most likely did not do their job properly, and found the statue.

"I think the statue might be pointing to the next clue." Dipper said as he looked towards the direction the statue was pointing, but before starting off, Dani stopped him from actually moving.

"Are you sure?" She asked as Dipper looked at his ghostly fiancée. "So far you've been wrong, so who's to say that Mabel won't solve it."

"She's right. So far we've been wrong about the code so far, and I hate to admit it." Junior said with a grumpy frown as he had to admit that they were wrong.

"Gross, she's picking my nose." Mabel got everyone's attention as she had the angel picking her nose. It wasn't long until the angel figure hand's twitched and a secret door opened up, revealing a staircase.

Soos peeked down the stairs into the darkness before he called up with Mabel, "Way to go hambone!"

Mabel cheered in victory, "ha! Who's silly now Pacifica!" Mabel moved to get off but was stuck on the stone finger. "A little help?" she begged them, to which Soos quickly climbed up and freed her.

Dipper took a flashlight and led the way down the stairs. "Now we're getting into the deep end of the conspiracy" Mabel said a bit happily.

"Watch out for booby traps," Dipper advised the girls as he kept the lead.

Soos and Mabel giggled at this, finding the word booby traps funny. As they walked, none of them notice Mabel stepping on a stone that was sticking up with a carving of a triangle on it, causing it to sink down. The group paused hearing the loud click before a large dart came flying near them and into the opposite wall. "Tranquilizers!" Dipper called out in panic as more darts started to fly out.

Dani instantly transformed into her ghost form before she flew up and grabbed her friends. Dipper and Junior in one arm, grabbing Soos's hand with the other arm and getting Mabel to hold onto her back. Dani focused her power as she flew down the passageway. Dipper felt a tingling sensation as Dani help him and could only watch in amazement as the darts just went right through them as if they weren't even real. A few seconds later Dani flew to the opening at the end and stopped in the air. Panting slightly she sets everyone down and dropped to her knees, trying to catch her breathe. "Dani that was amazing!" Dipper praised, knowing she really saved them this time.

Dani grinned, still panting. "It took a lot to hold everyone, make then intangible and fly down her. I just need a minute."

Junior patted her back before he gave Mabel an annoyed look. "You had one job."

"Sorry," Mabel muttered, slightly ashamed with herself.

Junior noticed and sighed, not giving her anymore trouble. He did however look up when Soos called out to them. "Check this out dudes!"

They looked up and was in awe. The room was massive with two levels with many different bookcases filled with items and treasures. The cavern was lit with several torches that were burning a light blue flame that somehow made the reflecting light golden. In the center of the room was a large pile of treasure; gold coins, trinkets chest spilling more treasure, statues and a large amber like block sticking out of it. Sitting at the very top was a large bony looking ancient hook with the bottom ending wrapped in leather, sitting with the curve end down to make it seem like an oversize fishing hook. "What is this place?" Dipper asked.

""Whoa, a treasure trove of historicy secrets!" Mabel said happily as she walked around. "Literally."

"Dudes," Soos said, thinking of something. "What if that treasure from that one movie is real? You know the secret one the founders brought over without anyone knowing."

"I would believe it," Dipper admitted, looking around and saw that besides treasure there was different files that seemed to being stored here.

Mabel walked over to a table and looked at some of the files. "Check this out! Ben Franklin secretly was a woman!" Mabel stated with a laugh.

"Dude that's awesome," Soos said, pulling his head out of a treasure chest now wearing a raccoon hat.

"How old is this place?" Dipper asked aloud.

Dani and Junior however was focusing at the top of the treasure pile. "I don't know how old this place is but I know how old that is," Junior said pointing to the massive hook.

"What is it?" Dipper asked, stepping up next to Junior to get a better look.

"I think's it the legendary hook of Maui," Dani guessed, gaining a feeling from it.

Dipper blinked, not expecting this. "You mean like the mythology hero? The one that pulled entire islands out from under the sea with a giant hook?"

Dani and Junior nodded. "The very same," Junior explained. "Many figures of myth were real and some are even around today."

Dani added, "while Maui was super strong, his hook was a gift from deities that allowed him to transform into any animal and even can fight spirts."

"I know what I will be getting mom for Mother's Day," Junior muttered, knowing it would be something Mandy would love to have in her vault.

Dipper hummed before he shook his head to get focus at the task at hand. "Let's find that evidence."

They split up to covering as much as they can. Dani and Soos checked the second story, looking at different chest and wardrobes. Soos paused as he glanced at a large carving in the wall. It was a wheel spilt into different seconds with each section a different image. It ranged from a one tree to a shooting star to a question mark and much more. In the center was a small figure wearing a suit, boots, a top hat and held a cane in one hand, triangle in the other with one eye visible and the other wearing an eyepatch. Soos hummed at the cave art and find it confusing so he shrugged and walked pass it. As he did, he never saw how the figure in the center started to glow.

Dipper walked over to one stand and found a file that caught his interest. Realizing what it was he called out "Guys, I found it!"

Everyone else can running, Dani flying down from the second floor while Soos couldn't get down that easy but could hear what they were saying. On a small stand was an old file that said, 'The Northwest Cover-up' with a large federal seal on the cover along with a red stamp that said top secret. They had found it. "Now we'll find out who the real town founder was," Dipper said as he opens the file.

Dipper read aloud as the other three gathered over his shoulder. "Let it be here recorded that Nathaniel Northwest was indeed a fraud, as well as a waste shoveling village idiot." Here Dipper laughed, "oh bad news for Pacifica."

"Does it say who the real founder was?" Dani asked, wanting to take the girl down a peg now that they have proof.

Dipper kept reading. "The true founder of Gravity Falls was Sir Lord Quentin Trembely the Third Esquire, the eighth and one-half President of the United States."

"Eight and a half?" Dipper repeated confused.

"Who's Quentin Trembley?" Mabel asked, not much better than Dipper.

"That's none of your business!"

The four jumped at the sudden voice, the echoing of it made they realize who it was. "Paradox?" Dipper asked, turning around to see the girl floating above them, a scowl on her face and her hands on her hips.

"What are you doing here?" Dipper asked as he was genuinely curious as to why the mind demoness was in the secret room that held historic secrets. She was not expected at all with what was going on, and that was because he hadn't seen her all day.

"This is my secret room where I keep all the cool stuff I find, like Maui's hook, and all this. My question is what are you doing here Pine Tree?" Paradox said, and it was clear in the tone of her voice that she was not happy.

"It doesn't matter why we're here Paradox!" Junior said while pointing his finger at her. "You should just let us leave since we already have what we want."

"Yeah, and if you don't step out of our way then-"

Paradox interrupted Dani with a snap and burying everyone in the various treasures in the room. Soos managed to get away and hide behind something as the rest were captured.

"Oh, just so you know I managed to get materials that even ghosts can't just phase through." Paradox checked her nails with a smirk while saying that, as she was confident in her own magical abilities.

"Why are you doing this!?" Dipper asked as the daughter of Bill then floated over him, laying forward while using her hands to keep her head up.

"I won't hurt you, since we're already under a deal, but I'm bored so I'll humor you in song form."

Paradox grew in size and looked down at them with her grin spread widely. "I promise it will be very entertaining. We already know I am the best sing…" Paradox frowned as her eye focused on Mabel. Mabel couldn't move expect for her head as she turned to look from Paradox's visible eye to her eyepatch. "Sh-shooting Star, stop that. what are you doing?"

Mabel paused before she said, "I don't want to be rude and not stare but the eye on the eye patch is distracting and I don't know which one to look at."

If he could Dipper would have faced palmed. "Really Mabel?"

Paradox's visible eye twitched before she all but snapped. "Just pick one or the other! I don't care either way!"

Dipper sighed at this and wasn't sure if Mabel distracting her was a good thing or not. A bit of movement on the upper level got his attention and he that way without turning his head so Paradox wouldn't notice. Soos was peeking behind a chest before sneaking to another box to hide himself. Dipper notice that he seemed to be heading to a part of the level that was sticking out, making it easy to get to the treasure pile in the middle. Realizing that Soos was going for the hook to free them, Dipper decided to play to Paradox's ego to keep her attention "hey weren't you about to sing for us? I mean I like the last time you sang for me."

Paradox smiled as Dipper before she snapped her fingers. Not far from Soos a chest open and several music boxes were lifted out by magic and open up. Their music started to fill the chamber as the four kept their eyes on Paradox. after a few seconds Paradox started her song like she promised.

Well, Paradox hasn't always been this glam
I was a drab little girl once
Now I know I can be happy as a clam
Because I'm beautiful, baby

She shrunk in size and pressed a finger to Mabel's forehead as she sang the next verse.

Did your granny say 'listen to your heart
Be who you are on the inside'
I need three words to tear her argument apart
Your granny lied!
I'd rather be...

Shiny

Paradox jumped back in the air, her body glowing a bit more which reflected off the treasure around her.

Like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck
Scrub the deck and make it look...

Shiny

Paradox held her hand around her neck before jerking it as she sang.

I will sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck
Just a sec!

Paradox spun around to show off her collection.

Don't you know
Humans are so dumb, dumb, dumb
They chase anything that glitters (beginners!)

Oh, and when they come, come, come
To the brightest thing that glitters
Mmm, such sinners

Paradox flew up a skeleton dressed like an old pioneer and flicked the skull with her fingers to show her point. Smiling at their shocked looks

I just want too be love my way
And you'll see things my way

As Paradox loomed over them, her grin starting to scare them, she paused when she heard someone call out. "I got it dudes!"

Paradox blinked before she turned around, the others peeking around her. Soos stood on top of the pile with Maui's hook in his hands. Paradox gave a small frighten gasp as she knew that weapon could actually hurt her. "Alright Soos!" Dani called out while the others cheered. They notice the treasure holding them loosened up and they started to pull themselves out.

"What should I turn into first!?" Soos asked, holding the hook over his head.

"Giant Hawk!" Mabel declared.

"Coming up dude!" Soos said as he cheered and swung the hook. Soos vanished in a flash but flopped down as a small fish. It bounced once before turning back into Soos. He blinked at this as did the others. Even Paradox peeked an eye open, not feeling any attacks coming. Soos tried again; turning into a shark a lizard, an elk, woodpecker, a pig and finally once again Soos holding Maui's hook.

Everyone stared, Paradox relaxing before she grinned. She floated up towards Soos, singing again in a different tone.

Well, well, well
Little Jesus having trouble with his look
You little semi-demi-mini-guy
Ouch! What a terrible performance

Soos tried to get away but Paradox grew the hook of her cane larger and caught Soos around the neck.

Get the hook (get it?)
You don't swing it like you used to, man

Paradox spun around and threw Soos off until he hit the side of the wall and fell in a small heap.

Yet I have to give you credit for my start
And your question mark on the outside
For just like you I made myself a work of art
I'll never hide; I can't, I'm too...

Shiny

Paradox made herself glow again brighter than before.

Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough
Strut my stuff; my stuff is so...

Shiny

Paradox grew in size and literally strutted around before she noticed the others were free. She snapped her fingers and a pyramid like cage formed around them.

Send your armies but they'll never be enough
My shell's too tough

Paradox noticed Soos was once again going for the hook, but her giant finger caught his shirt and she dragged him away with each word.

Jesus man, you could try, try, try
But you can't expect a little guy

Soos broke free for a second before Paradox's hand came crashing down and smacking him. Soos bounced and was stunned from the hit while the others gasped.

To beat a demi-god (look it up)

Soos manage to grab the hook but Paradox lifted it up, brushed Soos off and placed it back onto treasure pile.

You will die, die, die
Now it's time for me to take apart
Your aching heart

Paradox snapped her finger and the light seem to go dark while the blue flames gave a different tone. Paradox's form glowed blue as did her eye as she grabbed Soos by the back of his shirt.

Far from the ones who abandoned you
Chasing the love of these humans
Who made you feel wanted

She lifted Soos up as she sang, swinging his form around to show him the kids caught in the cage.

You tried to be tough
But your armor's just not hard enough

Paradox tossed Soos up and then caught him, before she spun around and dragged the larger male over the treasure pile. Neither notice the large amber block knocking loose and falling to the ground and broke apart. After that she tossed Soos into the air

So Tiny
Now it's time to kick your...
Hiney

As he dropped down Paradox gave a small side kick like a hacky-sack and bounced Soos into the treasure pile again.

Ever seen someone so...

Shiny

Soak it in 'cause it's the last you'll ever see
C'est la vie mon ami

I'm so...

Shiny

Soos crawled and tried to reach the hook but Paradox spun the pile around, forcing Soos to try and hang on but was sent flying to the ground.

Now I'll kill you, so prepare your final plea
Just for me

Paradox towered over Soos, looking quiet intimidating as she reached for him.

You'll never be quite as...
Shiny
You wish you were nice and...
Shiny

Paradox laughed madly as the lights went back to normal as she lifted Soos up. The kids in the cage knew Soos was in trouble and called out to her, "Paradox don't so it!" Dipper screams.

"Sorry hubby," Paradox said, not even looking at him. "But I can't let this slide. Don't worry…I won't be too mean to him."

"Release the poor boy at once you rational loving triangle!"

Paradox froze at this and did indeed drop Soos, but more from the stunning words themselves or more importantly the insult in them. "Who the hell are you calling rational loving?" she turned and froze at the man on top of her treasure pile. "…you."

It was a man that looked like from pioneer times, with brown hair that was on the light side wearing a suit but no pants showing his pioneer underwear. He held Maui's hook over his head and swinging it in circles, all the while chanting, "Lleps gnihsinab yloh! Lleps gnihsinab yloh! Lleps gnihsinab yloh!"

Paradox's eye went wide as she rushed him. "Oh no you don't!"

She was half-way there when the man swung the hook at her. The hook glowed before Paradox was covered in the same light and then vanished without a trace. Everyone stared in disbelief at what just happen before they noticed that the cage was disappearing. The man that defeated Paradox placed the hook back in place before he slid down the treasure pile.

"It is I, Quentin Trembley!" He proudly proclaimed while standing before the group.

"Uh, that is not expected." Dani said not expecting the find the very man that truly the founder of Gravity Falls.

"Yeah, can you put on your pants you moron!?" Junior asked as he didn't like the fact that the man just been standing in his underwear this whole time.

"I can't do that young reaper," Quentin Trembley said, surprising Junior at the fact he could tell what he really was. "That's what the redcoats wouldn't be expecting. That was why I issued the De-pants-ipation Proclamation when I took office."

"The what?" Dipper asked before he caught the second part of the sentence, "wait you really was the president?"

"Indeed I was," Quentin Trembley confirmed with a nod. "I won the 1837 election from a landslide."

"Don't you mean by a landslide?" Dipper corrected.

But Quentin Trembley shook his head, "No during one of the outdoor debates a landslide occurred and took my opponents out. I won by default."

"If you're from 1837, how come you're still alive?" Dipper asked before glancing at his friends and pretty much his go to when it comes to death, "he isn't actually dead right?"

"He's alive," Junior and Dani said together, both able to sense that much.

Quentin Trembley chuckled at this question before pointing to the broken amber like remains of the block that was sent flying. "I incased myself in peanut brittle. It has life sustaining properties after all."

"It does?" Soos asked, taking a piece of it and taking a bit. "Dude, you sir are a genius."

"Well if dad isn't arriving to reap his soul then I think he's right," Junior said, debating if he should even ask his dad about this or not.

Quentin Trembley looked pleased with himself, "thank you good sir, or hairless gopher I can't tell. I incased myself after hearing of my old replacement died in office after I ate a salamander and jumped out the window. I knew the rest would come for me and find out I founded this town call Gravity Falls. It was a surprise when I came upon this uncharted valley when I plummeted into it at high speed while riding my horse backwards. I hid away but not before leaving clues for someone to find me." he paused and looked around, tabbing his chin. "Though it looks much bigger than I remember."

"The clues!" Dani said before turning to Mabel, "the ones that you solved."

"Yeah…" Mabel said, coming to the conclusion as well. "I did solve them."

Quentin Trembley looked at Mabel with pride, "And you, young lady, are a brilliant mind to figure out my clues."

"He's right," Dipper said, finally relieved to see Mabel happy again. "You solve a mystery that serious cops wouldn't have been able solve for over a hundred years."

Mabel beamed, seeing her brother and friends were right. She untied her sweater and puts in one, feeling more like a burden was lifted from her. Mabel glanced to the real founder and asked, "Want to go and see Gravity Falls again Mr. President?"

Dipper quickly ran over and grabbed the file that held the Northwest Cover up. "Yeah, I got something I want Pacifica to see."

The group headed out of the treasure room, Quentin Trembley following them as he entertained them with tales of during his time as president. As they entered the tunnel the torches flickered and dimmed, making the room darker with the legendary hook silhouetted in the dark.

(scene change)

Paradox reformed again and she found that instead of her secret treasure trove she was now in her room. Her eye blinked as she realized this before summoning her power to get back there. But to her angry she felt much of her power has diminish from the banishing spell placed on her. She knew her power would return to full strength in a few hours but by then she was sure everyone would be out of her secret trove with Quentin Trembley now free. When she found the real founder and discovered the cover up she didn't really care nor had a reason to kill him since she felt he was still alive. She used him as a decoration and now it backfired on her. But Quentin Trembley was a minor annoyance to the fact her fiancée resisted her and even rebelled against her, in her own mind anyways. "Pine tree," Paradox growled out with gritted teeth. She screamed in rage and snapped her cane over her knee and tossed the pieces away. "You should know better then to make your future wife angry with you! You better make this up to me otherwise our wedding night very unpleasant for you!" she growls again, not thinking of the others that help her fiancée make problems for her. "Shooting star, Question mark, Skull head, Boo. When I find you four again, I will punish you all harshly for this! This insult will not stand!"

Suddenly the door to her room slammed over and there stood Preston Northwest. The man entered the room and started to scold the girl, "Pacifica Northwest; where have you been? You suddenly disappeared in the middle of Pioneer day before we could even…" he paused seeing the figure in the room.

Paradox didn't move when Preston entered but after he paused, she slowly turned her head so her eye was glaring at him. Sensing both the mood and the great danger before him Preston quickly said, "I see you are quite busy, I need to go and check on the cake butler. I hear he's making your favorite cake." And with that he quickly shut the door before his hurried footsteps could be heard moving away.

Paradox took a few deep breaths to calm her angry before she sighed and snapped her fingers. Her form glowed and then started to vanish, leaving the girl in more plain clothes of the same stylish pioneer style green dress she wore that day. With the eye patch gone she open both of her eyes, her right changing back to a normal human looking one. The girl formally known as Paradox ran a hand through her hair and decided to call it a night.

For Paradox Cipher and Pacifica Northwest are one and the same. The daughter of Bill Cipher.


Woo! We are done and the big reveal is over! Yes there is where Pacifica was from last chapter. She is the daughter of Bill Cipher in this story. Now it is not like the Other Side as Paradox isn't a different personality nor a separate mind of her own. They are both the same but when Pacifica is on her human form she is less powerful, mentally stable, shows restraint and can think things clearly though she still love to cause trouble at times. When she transforms, she is more powerful and shows no such restraint on her powers and craziness. I am not sure if anyone else figured it out (besides one and they know who they are) but the two are going to be so much fun to have in this story.

So how was the reveal? Unexpected or did I jump the shark? Leave a review on what you think. And Remember all flames will be brought to Stan Pines who will gather them up as an attraction for the Mystery Shack so keep them coming.

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