Dipper looked over at Bree as she drove the golf cart. She wasn't talking and was just watching the dirt road. Her face had it's typical neutral slightly angry expression. Dipper looked forward and smiled. His Grunkle Stan was driving one cart and happily ranting about some of his adventures to the seven students in his cart. Ford was driving his own tour golf cart in front of Stan. He was also talking excitedly. A complete difference from Bree who was silently driving.

Each golf cart had seven students in them. There were four sets of seats in each golf cart. Ford had bought them specifically so he could take his classes on mystery hunts. Dipper felt like he should have been saying something, but it just didn't feel right… after all he was technically a student as well. "So… Bree…" He finally said.

"What?" She didn't look at him as the cart turned a corner.

"Do you have any experience with the paranormal?"

She was silent for a long time. "Yeah. It's hard not to when you live in Gravity Falls."

Dipper froze. "So you've lived here for a while?"

"No."

Dipper waited patiently as Bree looked off at the path. Is she not going to say anything else?

"I was born in Gravity Falls." Bree finally said. "But I left when I was seven. We moved to Arizona… I only just moved back."

"But your Grandma started teaching here, did she live here?"

"No. She lived in Washington until the school opened and needed a dean." Bree sighed. "How far does Professor Ford plan on driving."

"It's not much further." Dipper said looking around.

"You know where we're going?" She finally looked over at him and raised her eyebrow.

"I've got a pretty good guess. Grunkle Ford brought me here once before when I first came to Gravity Falls. I'm guessing that he wants to show off his favorite discovery related to the Floating Cliffs."

Bree looked at him and then looked back at the path. After a few minutes they pulled up to a clearing with a hill. Dipper smiled as he recognized it as crash site omega, at least that is what Ford had started to call it. Bree pulled her cart to a stop as Ford and Stan's carts stopped and the students began to climb out.

"Alright everyone gather around!" Ford called out. "I have something to show you." He stopped with his back to the floating cliffs. "Does anyone know what this place is called?"

"The Floating cliffs?" One of the students asked.

"Correct!" Ford grinned. "And now tell me. Does this look like anything?" He moved away so everyone could see the large hole. He waved his hand at it.

Everyone began to whisper. Dipper glanced at Bree. He knew the answer already. "What do you think?"

"Do alien ships really look like flying saucers?" Bree's comment surprised Dipper.

"What?"

"Well I always thought that aliens would look nothing like what we always portrayed them as." She folded her arms over her chest. "I'm a little surprised."

Ford laughed as no one volunteered a guess. He held up his key chain, a flying saucer, and held it in front of the hole. "Some time in the far past aliens crashed here creating the whole of Gravity Fall's valley." He waved his hand. "I've learned this from my research. Even now I'm still learning more and more. "Now here's the question I want you to think about. Did the crash cause the town's strange properties or did the town's strange properties attract the craft?"

Everyone began to whisper to each other.

"Where did it go?!" Someone called out. "Shouldn't there be a big crash?"

"Did it get moved to area 51?" Someone else called out.

Ford grinned. He walked over and pushed a rock away revealing the hidden hatch that lead down into the craft. Everyone gasped in shock.

"Are we going to go down?" Someone asked Ford.

"Not today." Ford looked down. "There are dangerous guards down there and we'll set off the traps in there if we all go. If you want to go on your own you are free to."

"Yeah when he won't get fired for getting someone killed." Bree shook her head.

"Grunkle Ford almost got himself killed once when we went down there." Dipper whispered.

"Really?" Bree looked shocked. "Interesting."

Dipper glanced at Bree as she watched Ford talk. She's always keeping an eye on Grunkle Ford…

"Now then. Today I want you to go in partner groupings and explore the area around here." Ford smiled. "See what you can find."

Everyone began to pair off while Ford and Stan talked. "I guess it's you and me." Dipper looked at Bree.

She sighed. "Fine." She started walking.

Dipper sped up to follow her. "You know there are a lot of crazy things that live in this forest. My sister fought with Unicorns once."

Bree didn't seem impressed.

Dipper sighed. What does it take to make her actually talk. He looked around.

"Dipper…" Bree started to talk and then stopped.

"What?" Dipper asked but Bree didn't answer. "I don't get it, why do you seem to hate my family so much?"

Bree sighed. "Your Great Uncles are annoying. They cause so much trouble. They've nearly killed my grandmother… a couple times."

"Yeah I heard about that." Dipper sighed. "Sorry about them. They are trouble makers."

Bree just shook her head. She stopped. "Did you hear that?"

Dipper stopped as well to listen. He looked around and stopped as he noticed a couple gnomes. "Hey look."
Bree walked over. "Gnomes?" She asked looking down at the group.

"Grunkle Ford has been trying to figure out what is under their hat's for forever." Dipper whispered. "But they won't take off their hats." Flip it around

Bree suddenly smiled. "Let's see if we can." She sprang into action and reached out to grab the nearest gnome. Dipper was shocked as he watched Bree chase a gnome. She was grinning as she tripped to grab one. "COME HELP ME!" Bree yelled out. "I want to do something Ford couldn't!"

Dipper smiled. He sprang into action and followed after Bree. The two worked together until they captured one together. The gnome struggled. Bree was breathing heavily but she was grinning. Dipper smiled at her. She looked at him and then burst out into laughter. "What?"

"Sorry." She covered her mouth slightly.

"What?"

"You're forehead."

Dipper frowned and reached up to cover his forehead, unfortunately that gave the gnome enough wiggle room to get away.

"Darn it." Bree sighed. "I almost had it." Dipper rubbed his forehead. "What's your problem?" She asked.

"Did you have to laugh?" Dipper frowned.

"Of course." Bree said simply. "It's not every day that you see a muddy gnome sized footprint on someone's forehead." She snickered. "It almost looks like an infant kicked you."

Dipper looked at her and then started to laugh. The two stood there for a few minutes just laughing. Bree was the first to stop, but she was smiling widely. "You're not as bad as I thought." Bree chuckled.

Dipper looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"

"When I first heard that Ford and Stanley had a set of twins that were coming to school here I thought it was going to be bad. I thought you and your sister would be as bad as Ford and Stanley and the school would explode or something."

Dipper smiled. "Mabel and I are nothing like Stan and Ford… Well okay we have some similarities but we're not as destructive."

Bree smiled. "I think I'm learning that now." She held out her hand to him. "Let's start over then. I'm Bree Ice."

"Dipper Pines." Dipper smiled and held out his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." She shook his hand. "Now let's go see if we can find that gnome."

Dipper just laughed.

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Mabel glanced up as Dipper walked into their shared room. "Hey Dipper what's up?" Dipper was smiling widely as he walked into the room.

"Huh?"

"Did you have a good class?" Mabel spun around in her chair, she really loved the wheely chairs.

"Yeah." Dipper smiled. "We went to the crash site and explored the area. Bree and I caught a gnome and found out what was under it's hat. Grunkle Ford was so mad, but also impressed."

"Why was he mad?"

"Because he has been trying to do that for years." Dipper laughed. "Turns out that gnomes have nothing under their hats, they just are really shy about their hair styles. Ford was mad at himself for spending so much time trying to figure it out."

Mabel laughed. "Really?"

"Yeah. So what about you? How are your classes?"

"Great!" Mabel grinned. "I already finished my first assignment!" She held up a zip up jacket made of a purple pink color. On the back was a bedazzled letter M. "I think I'm my teacher's favorite."

Dipper smiled. "It's hard not to love you."

"Thanks Dipper." Mabel smiled. She set the jacket down. "I saw Wendy today also."

"Really?" Dipper looked up.

"Yeah. Turns out she's the TA for my beginners business class." Mabel grinned. "I heard she broke up with her boyfriend a week ago!" Dipper rolled his eyes and Mabel smiled. She really enjoyed teasing him.

"I already told you Mabel I'm over Wendy. I've been over her for ages. She's just my friend."

"Sure." Mabel grinned. He's still in denial! Dipper turned his back to her and began to write in his journal. Mabel watched him. But maybe… Maybe he really is over her… Mabel shrugged and turned around so she was facing her own desk. She pulled out a notecard and started to write. Dear Mom and Dad. College Life is going great. Dipper is having fun in Grunkle Ford's class. I'm enjoying my classes too. One of my professors has already told me I'm her favorite. Missing you and hope you are doing well. I'll try to get Dipper to call you I promise. You were right mom. College is great. Love you and miss you, Mabel.

Mabel stood up. "I'm going to go mail this, want to come?"

"Why don't you just call them?" Dipper asked.

"Because I'm sure mom will love it. Plus she can add it to the rest of my postcard collection from all our summers."

"OKay." Dipper chuckled. He was working on homework.

Mabel shrugged and left the room. She skipped and hummed as she headed off.

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