A.N: Hey everyone we are back with another one! Thank you all for the support we've gotten so far...Our goal is to have 1k+ reviews by the end of the story I know it seems like a longshot but fingers crossed. This is the chapter where things will start picking up. Let's see what happens.
About three hours later, guests began to arrive. Aunts and uncles from their mother's side of the family came along with a few cousins. Their grandpa Shermy who was the younger brother of Grunkle Stan and Grunkle Ford also showed up with a few other cousins on their father's side. Then their friends showed up.
"Janet! Claudia! Molly! You made it!" Mabel said happily, "Of course we did, we did promise didn't we?" Janet replied with a smile, Mabel and the girls just laughed. Meanwhile, Dipper along with Chase and Ryder were chilling out by the snack table drinking some punch. Chase was checking out some girls talking by the pool.
"Hey Dipper…" Chase said elbowing Dipper in his side, "Those girls over there look pretty hot…" Dipper and Ryder looked in the direction of the girls.
"Chase those are my cousins." Dipper said, "Uh huh." Chase said like he was in some sort of love trance, "I'm gonna go talk to them, give them the old Chase Williams charm." Chase said proudly like he was full of swag, "Dude, you hit on girls all the time and it never works! face it man, they're not going to think you're hot." Ryder said, "Whatever." Chase said rolling his eyes, he strutted over to the girls while Dipper and Ryder looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
"How do you think this will go?" Dipper asked Ryder,
"Knowing Chase this isn't going to end well." Ryder said, "Yeah." Dipper said nodding taking a sip of his punch,
Chase approached the girls full of confidence. He was to going to let these girls slip through his fingers like some of the other girls he tried to hit on. Every time for him ended the same...with punch in his face.
The girls were still talking; not even noticing he was there until he spoke up.
"Um, h-hey..ladies." Chase said blushing a little, the girls just stared at him bored. "Who are you?" One of them asked, "I-I'm Chase, a friend of Dipper's." Chase explained,
"Ugh! Dipper!" The girl in the middle said, "Dipper one of your geek friends is over here!"
Dipper and Ryder both ran over to where Chase and his cousins were. He grabbed Chase's arm.
"Sorry Ashley." Dipper said in a deadpan tone, he dragged Chase away with Ryder following close behind. They walked back over to the snack table and Dipper let go of Chase's arm.
"How'd I do?" Chase asked,
"Dude, that was horrible." Ryder said folding his arms and giving an unimpressed look, "Saying that it was an epic fail would be a total understatement." "She'll be back, just you wait." Chase said starting to smile again, "Dude, she's not coming back." Ryder said, "I know." Chase said hanging his head low, "Dude, has it ever occurred to you that maybe girls aren't interested?" Dipper asked raising an eyebrow, "Yeah. Maybe I should just forget about girls and just focus on we bros for a change." Chase said,
"Thank god." Ryder said rolling his eyes, the three dudes fist bumped happy that now they would no longer have to stress over romance.
Mabel and her friends were walking around the party saying high to family and family friends. When their favorite song was put on and they started dancing by the pool with some of Mabel and Dipper's less snooty cousins.
"Mabel, this party is awesome!" Molly said over the loud music,
"I know, it's great!" Mabel replied back,
"Yeah it looks like your whole family made it!" Janet said dancing, "Yeah." Mabel laughed, That's when Mabel noticed she hadn't seen Grunkle Stan, or Grunkle Ford around. She was a little sad. For the past four years the two Grunkles came around only at the time their birthday. They came a few days for Christmas about two years back but they never missed their birthday. Where were they?
Mabel was growing concerned. Why hadn't the shown up yet? Usually they wouldn't be this late. She hoped they were okay.
Noticing their friend had a concerned look on her face, they decided to try to snap her out of it.
"Mabel...Mabel!" Molly said shaking her shoulder, Mabel snapped out of her thoughts. "Yeah?" She asked, "Are you okay? You seem a little out of it." Janet explained,
Mabel sighed, "I don't see my Grunkles." She said,
"Your what?" Molly said confused,
"Hello? She means her Great Uncles." Janet sassed, "How do you know, Janet?" Molly asked, "You don't know how many stories she told me about them when we hung out while you were busy." Janet said, suddenly they heard Dipper and Mabel's mother call out to them.
"Everyone, look who's here!" She yelled, everyone looked in her direction to see Grunkle Stan and two teenage girls that looked exactly the same age as Mabel, Dipper, and their friends.
"Grunkle Stan!" Mabel screeched happily, Dipper and his friends looked at the three late guests and smiled immediately. They all ran over to the the three people. Mabel hugged Grunkle Stan while Dipper just gave him a smile and a nod.
"Grunkle Stan! I was worried you wouldn't show up!" Mabel said happily,
"Yeah, yeah, it's good to see you too kid." Grunkle Stan said slightly annoyed with Mabel's cheery attitude,
"Mabel, is that really you?" One of the girls said in an Asian accent, "Mabel! Don't you remember us?" The other girl asked in a tough manly voice,
Mabel gasped putting her hands over her mouth. "Do my eyes deceive me?!" She whispered loudly, "Candy? Grenda?" She said, she looked like she was about to freak out on a major level.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" The girls shrieked, "Oh my gosh girls it's been so long!" Mabel said hugging the girls tighter than ever, "I know it's like, one minute we were 12, now we're 16 and it's like...oh my gosh!" Grenda said, her husky mansh-ish voice still sounding the same as when they were 12.
"Hey, where's Grunkle Ford?" Dipper asked looking around,
"Oh, he wanted to make it but he couldn't..business junk." Grunkle Stan explained, "Soos and Wendy also give their birthday wishes." "Oh." Dipper and Mabel both said obviously disappointed, Grunkle Stan felt sympathy for the kids. All they wanted was to see their two Grunkles and possibly their friends at their birthday. This was a huge milestone for the both of them and they thought that they could be there to celebrate them turning 16.
Suddenly, Grunkle Stan remembered something and pulled two presents out of his jacket and handed them to the two with a smile.
"These are from the both of us, we hope you like them." He said, "Happy Birthday."
Mabel and Dipper grabbed the gifts eagerly and tore open the wrapping paper. Underneath the wrapping paper of each present was a white box. Mabel opened the of if the box and pulled out something that was folded up neat. She unfolded it to reveal a sweater. It was goldish yellow with an orange question mark on the front. Under the question mark were the words Mystery Shack stitched in. Mabel squealed trying to hold in all of her excitement.
"A new sweater! Oh thank Grunkle Stan! Thank you thank you thank you!" She yelled wrapping her arms around the old man,
"Glad you like it sweety." Grunkle Stan said, "Dipper, it's your turn."
Dipper opened the white box and his eyes immediately widened. For he saw before him, two books that looked exactly like his journal. Only they had the numbers 1 and 2. Dipper immediately recognized these as the other two journals.
"Gru..Grunkle Stan...th-these are."
"The journals..." Grunkle Stan said with a nod, "He said he wants you to have them." Dipper eyed the two journals in amazement. He couldn't believe that the three journals that he had always had a fascination with, we're now all finally his.
"Wow...Thanks Grunkle Stan." Dipper said cracking a smile that wasn't fake,
Mabel opened up a package that she got from Candy and Grenda. It was covered in pink paint and glitter. She opened the lid to find nail polish and perfume. She screamed with joy. She encased both Candy and Grenda in a tight hug squeezing them so hard that it made it difficult for them both to breathe.
"I love them, girls! Thank you!" Mabel said full of happiness, "N...No problem." Candy said struggling in Mabel's hug, "Yeah, what are friends for?" Grenda asked,
"Everyone! It's time for cake!" Their mother yelled, "Alright! Cake!" Grenda cheered, "Quick Grenda, to the cake!" Candy said heroically, then they took off running.
They brought the cake out and placed it on the large picnic table. It now had 8 candles on each side so they would add up to 16. Molly, Janet, Claudia, Chase, and Ryder walked up to the table and marveled at the cake with Dipper, Mabel, Candy, and Grenda.
Janet noticed Candy and Grenda standing beside Mabel on her left side while she was standing Mabel's right.
"Mabel, who're your friends?" Janet asked pointing at Candy And Grenda, Mabel looked at Candy and Grenda and smiled.
"Oh right, where are my manners?" She asked, she cleared her throat.
"Girls...and guys, these are two of my friends from Gravity Falls. Candy and Grenda.
"Hi, I'm Janet." Janet said kindly, "Greetings, I'm Claudia." Claudia said, "Hey, I'm Molly." Molly said giving a small wave, "I'm Ryder." Ryder said giving them a chill look, "And I'm Chase." Chase said finishing off the introductions,
"Hello." Candy smiled with a wave, "I'm Candy." "And I'm Grenda." Grenda said waving as well,
"So much has changed since you left Gravity Falls, Mabel." Grenda said seriously,
"Okay everyone it's time to sing!" Dipper and Mabel's mother chirped happily, she cleared her throat.
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dipper and Mabel, Happy Birthday to you!" They sang,
"Okay kids, blow out your candles and make a wish." Their mother said, "Mom, you know that the whole wish thing isn't real right?" Dipper asked annoyed, "We're not little kids anymore."
Mabel punched her brother on the shoulder. "Aww come on Dipper! Just have fun with it!" She said, "Besides, everyone knows that if you make a wish, it will come true! As long as you don't spill it!" Mabel faced the cake. "I'm not going to let my wish escape my lips this time! I'm going to wish for a giant hamster ball like I always wanted!" She said out loud not even realizing she just let her wish out, Dipper thought for a minute. This summer was already going to be drag so he might as well wish for something.
'What have I got to lose?' He thought to himself, he turned towards the candles still burning on his side of the cake. He looked over at Mabel who had just blown out her candles and everyone was cheering and clapping around her. Dipper sighed and looked back the candles and their flames still burning bright. He closed his eyes and thought of what he wanted most. Then finally something came to mind; something that probably could never be.
'I wish we could go back to Gravity Falls and have that old sense of adventure again.' He thought, then, with a powerful huff of air, blew out his candles.
Dipper laid on his bed. It was after the party and a lot of the guests went home. Chase and Ryder went home but Dipper could hear through thin walls the cheerful laughs of his twin sister Mabel and her friends in her room. Even Candy and Grenda were still here. They came with Grunkle Stan so he was still here as well. His parents were downstairs talking with Grunkle Stan asking him how Grunkle Ford and everyone else in Gravity Falls was doing. Mabel along with Janet, Molly, Candy, and Grenda were doing makeup with the makeup Mabel got from Candy and Grenda. Claudia went home as well. All Dipper could hear was this...
"Grenda? Like, oh my gosh! Your shirt matches with your eyes perfectly!" Molly said, "I know right?!" Grenda said, "And your earrings match your hair."
"Wow! Really? Thanks!" Molly replied,
"So Candy, how did you and Grenda meet Mabel?" Janet asked,
Dipper slammed his pillow and groaned into it. He lifted the pillow off of his head and the looked towards the foot of the bed where he saw his journal opened and facedown. He grabbed it and began to sadly flip through the pages of his journal and then he turned his attention to the box that still held the other two that Grunkle Ford had given him. He stood up and walked over to the box and picked up the other two journals. He looked at the golden fingers that still shined when he held them at a certain angle. He walked back over to his bed and sat back down and opened them all to the blueprints to the portal that Grunkle Ford disassembled a while back. He wished that he would've been able to see what was on the other side of that portal. He wanted to know what creatures existed outside their dimension and what was bringing them to their world. But that was not all that he wanted. He also wanted to go back to Gravity Falls to see his old friends again. He wanted to see Soos and Wendy and Soos were still tight and even though he's managed to get over Wendy he still missed hanging out with her and being her friend.
Suddenly he heard the knob on his door click. He stiffened up but calmed down when in came Mabel. Her hair was in braids and she had a whole lot of blush on her cheeks and purple eyeshadow literally coating her upper eyelids.
"Hey bro." She said cheerfully, "Hey Mabel." Dipper replied sadly, Mabel walked over to his bed and sat at the end. "Hey what's wrong bro? You can tell me." She said,
"It's these..." Dipper said, he gestured towards the journals still on the pages of that blueprint for the portal that Grunkle Ford had built. Mabel looked at the journals and then at her brother confused.
"The journals? What about them?" She shrugged, "I just kind of miss Gravity Falls. I miss the Mystery Shack, I miss my friends, I miss the creatures we used to face. Is that crazy?" He asked,
Mabel thought for a minute. What he was going through really wasn't crazy at all. In fact, seeing Candy and Grenda again after all these years really made her miss the old town. She missed all the things Dipper was missing too. She wished she could do something to help.
"Dipper I'm sure we'll go back sometime." Mabel said putting on a weak smile, Dipper sighed and said, "I don't think so, Mabel."
"Kids! Come say goodbye to Great Uncle Stan!" Their mother called from downstairs,
"Come on Dipper, let's go say goodbye." Mabel said sadly,
The two twins came down the stairs where they saw their Grunkle Stan with their parents. Candy and Grenda were already downstairs too so they could also say goodbye.
"Thanks for coming to the party Grunkle Stan." Mabel said happily wrapping her great uncle in a hug,
"No problem, sweetie. Glad I could make it." Grunkle Stan said struggling to breath from the teenager's tight hug,
"Yeah thanks for coming guys." Dipper said feeling down again,
"Oh don't be so sour Dipper." Mabel said giving him another playful punch, "It was good to see him and we'll see him again soon. Maybe with Grunkle Ford too!"
"Uh, excuse me, Charlene..." Grunkle Stan said looking towards Dipper and Mabel's mother, "Could I talk to the kids alone for a second?" He asked, Charlene smiled and nodded and left the room with their father.
"What's going on, Grunkle Stan?" Dipper asked,
"Listen kids, I'm afraid we have problem." Grunkle Stan said,
"What's wrong, Grunkle Stan? Is Grunkle Ford sick?!" Mabel asked worried,
"No, he's fine. It's just...we feel that something big is coming and we need you two to help." Grunkle Stan explained,
"How can we help?" Dipper asked,
"I need you to come back to Gravity Falls with me." Grunkle Stan said, Mabel and Dipper could not believe what they were hearing! Were they really going back to Gravity Falls?
"So kids, you in?" Grunkle Stan asked them,
"But, what will our parents say?" Dipper asked,
"I already talked it over with them. They're okay with it. All you'll need to do is pack some bags. So are you in?" Grunkle Stan asked again,
"Wait!" A voice said, they turned to find Janet and Molly standing on the stairs. They were coming down because they wanted to say goodnight and thank them for inviting them to the party before they left.
"You're leaving town?" Janet asked sadly, "But, this was going to be our summer."
"I know girls, but Grunkle Stan and Grunkle Ford need us." Mabel said shrugging,
"Actually, if your friends want, they can come with us too." Grunkle Stan said shrugging,
Dipper and Mabel turned back to the girls.
"What'dya say ladies? Do you want to come with us?" Mabel asked, both she and Dipper were now smiling so big the Janet and Molly knew that this "Gravity Falls" was important to them. They were all friends and friends stick together. If they wanted them to tag along, then they should come too.
"Yeah, I could use a change of scenery. But I'll have to talk to my mom first." Molly said looking at her fingernails, "Sounds like fun but you know, gotta check with my parents first." Janet said smiling,
"Okay then I'll just call Ryder and Chase up and see if they wanna come too." Dipper said ripping out his phone and dialing Chase's phone number,
"I'd better call Claudia too." Mabel said,
"Wait a minute, how many friends are we bringing here?" Grunkle Stan asked,
"Hey Claudia, it's Mabel." Mabel said into the phone receiver, "Hey, I wanted to tell you that me and Dipper are going on a trip to our great uncle's for a few months. It's a...secret mission." She said whispering the word "mission", she continued on with the call saying stuff like "Uh-huh." and "Mhm." and "Alright." She finally ended it with, "Okay, bye." Then she hung up..
"Janet, Claudia, Molly, Chase, and Ryder. That's about it." Mabel said cheerfully,
"That may be a problem because I only have so much room in the RV." Grunkle Stan said, gesturing to the visible RV outside,
"He's right Mabel, if we're all going how are we all going to get to Gravity Falls?" Dipper asked her,
"I think we have the solution to that problem." They heard their mother say, they turned to find the two adults standing with them in the living room again.
"Come with us." Their father said smiling, they followed the two adults out to the garage where they saw something under a large white tarp.
"We were going to give this to you when you got your licenses but we think we should let you have it now." Charlene said, their father pulled off the white tarp revealing an SUV. It was a dark blue with cream colored fabric seats. There was of course the driver's seat and the shotgun seat and two rows of three behind them.
"Do you like it?" Charlene asked, Dipper and Mabel were both in shock with their eyes wide and their jaws dropped.
"This...this is ours?!" Dipper asked walking up to the car and touching it,
"All yours, both you and Mabel." Their father said,
Both twins turned and hugged both their parents.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Mabel cried happily, "Yeah, this is awesome!" Dipper said,
Their father chuckled and said, "No problem kids." They parted from the family hug when something else crossed Dipper's mind.
"Wait, we don't have our licenses yet." He said,
"That's funny, because we got these today." Their mother said holding out two envelopes, Dipper and Mabel grabbed then anxiously and looked at the envelopes. They each said their name and address. They were from the DMV. They tore them open and pulled out flat white slips. They were each laminated and had their pictures from earlier that day and their information printed on them. The two twins looked at each other oddly. They were early, WAY early. They were told it would take two weeks. That was really weird. They looked back at their Grunkle Stan standing in the the doorway that would lead them back into the house. Janet and Molly came in past him on their phones.
"Mhm, yes ma'am. Okay, I'll be home soon." Janet said nodding, then she hung up. She looked at Dipper and Mabel.
"I have to go home soon..." She said giving them a sad look, they returned the facial expression back to her. "Because I need to pack a bag because I'm going with you too!" She and Mabel squealed with joy.
"Okay Mom, okay that's just fine. Okay bye-bye."
Molly got off of the phone with her mom and looked at the group. All eyes were on her.
"She said yes. Martha will be here in a few minutes to take me back to the house to pack." Mabel hugged Molly tight while Dipper did some planning.
"Okay, so Molly, Janet, and Chase are coming we still need to hear from Claudia and Ryder." He said, suddenly they saw two people, a male and a female run up the driveway and into the garage bearing two suitcases each. Both were panting from being short of breath.
"We...we made it…" The female said, the four teens and the the three adults looked at them wide-eyed. The female had glasses and her hair up in a bun bearing a roller suitcase while the make had a shaved haircut and was carrying a duffle bag. It was Claudia and Ryder.
"Ryder! Claudia! You made it!" Mabel cheered,
"Yeah, like we'd ever pass up an adventure." Ryder said, "Yes, this will be a most flawless opportunity to study Oregon's flora and fauna." Claudia said nodding,
"The only person we're missing is Chase." Dipper said, just then a car pulled up to the front if the house and the shotgun door opened and out came Chase. He struggled to pull his heavy bag out of the back seat and said,
"Thanks mom, I love you. I'll see you in a few weeks." Chase then came up the driveway and looked at everyone smiling.
"Well guys, I'm here. When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow." Grunkle Stan responded, "I'm too worn out from the party to be driving tonight." He pointed a thumb to Candy and Grenda. "...And I don't trust these two crazies to not crash the RV if I let them drive."
"Chase, Ryder. You guys will sleep in Dipper's room. Girls, you all can crash with Mabel." Charlene beamed, she turned to Grunkle Stan. "Stan, you can have the couch." Stan rubbed the aching back of his neck. "Thanks Charlene." He said,
"Get your rest, fellas…" Dipper said to Ryder and Chase, "We're going to Oregon…"
There you go. I hope you enjoyed it because this took me almost a month to complete it :) Until next chapter...Peace ;)