Warning! I do not own Gravity Falls or any of its characters.
"And that concludes our tour." Stan said as he led a group of tourists back to the Mystery Shack. As the group dispersed Stan walked over to the shack holding a large wad of cash. "Suckers."
"Grunkle Stan!" Mabel exclaimed as Dipper and her came running over. "Some weird guy stopped by earlier looking for you."
"Did you remember what I told you to say when anyone asks about me?" Stan asked looking down at the twins.
"Yup." Mabel replied smiling.
"You're good kids." Stan briefly ruffled the twins' hair before grabbing the door handle. "Now if you excuse me I've got to…."
"It didn't work." Dipper interrupted.
"What?" Stan quickly turned around to face the boy.
"The guy knew the trick." Dipper explained. "He said he was an old friend of yours and to tell you he stopped by."
"And his name was….?" Stan motioned with his hand for Dipper to continue.
"He didn't leave a name." Mabel added. "He said you'd know who it was."
"I know a lot of people." Stan shrugged. "Though most of them are in prison at the moment. Could you at least describe the guy?"
"Tall, red hair, blue eyes, white suit, late teens to early twenty's …" Dipper began.
"Don't forget the top hat." Mabel finished.
"Top hat you say?" Grunkle Stan began rubbing his chin for a few seconds before snapping his fingers. "I've got it. There's only one guy I know who wears a top hat. Al Corduroy!"
"Wendy's brother?" Dipper asked hoping to confirm what he already suspected.
"Yah, that's the guy." Stan replied. "He used to work here for a few years before he just up and left town. That kid was a natural con artist thanks to yours truly. I taught him everything he knows."
"So do you know why he left Gravity Falls?" Dipper asked eagerly.
"Look kid, the last time I saw the guy he said he'd found something big. Something so amazing that it would make this old place the biggest tourist attraction in the state. The next thing I knew the kid left town. That was two, maybe three, years ago."
"And you haven't heard from him since?" Dipper asked.
"Now that you mention it," Stan admitted. "About a year ago I found a box sitting on the door step with the letters AC on the lid. Inside was a blank piece of parchment, three hundred dollars in cash and a note asking me to hire Wendy."
"What!" The Pines turned around to see Wendy standing in the door way of the shack with her hands clenched in fists of rage. "You only hired me because my brother asked you to?"
"Well when you put it that way then... yes." Stan replied pushing past Wendy and entering the shack. "If you need me I'll be watching my shows."
"I can't believe this!" Wendy exclaimed.
"What's so bad about your brother getting you a job?" Dipper asked confused.
"It's complicated." Wendy sighed. "I guess I'd better go home to make sure Al and my dad aren't fighting. Again."
"This mystery's getting stranger by the minute." Dipper said watching Wendy walk away. Suddenly something in the dirt caught his eye. Dipper walked over to investigate.
"What's that?" Mabel asked as Dipper picked up a small metal disk.
"It looks like some sort of pendent." He replied inspecting his find. It had a diameter of four inches and appeared to be made of some silver metal with a hole drilled in the top. The entire thing was covered in strange symbols. "But where did it come from?"
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