Made Me Realize
Chapter 6: Truth
Okay, sixth chapter...fyuh...sure is hard making it. As always, hope you enjoyed it and R&R.
Carla's POV
Everybody was staring at Andrew with questioning looks.
"What do you mean in danger?" Dipper asked.
"Let's just start from the very beginning", he said. "I and Caitlin belonged to a family which is a member Illuminati, a secret conspiracy. It contains the most powerful and richest families all over the world."
"Okay…what does it have to do with the books?" Dipper asked again.
"Just let me finish first", he said, a bit annoyed. "According to what I heard, one of the most loyal worshippers spilled the beans about us. He wrote the secrets about us and Gravity Falls, which is the hideout of Illuminati members most of the time. The secrets were written in the books which you are holding it now."
I glanced at my book. I can't believe it. I just couldn't believe it. Over millions of people, why me? Why should it be me who own the book?
"The traitor and his wife were killed after months of searching for him, but they let their daughter live, don't know why", Andrew explained.
"How old was she?" Mabel asked sympathetically.
"She could be less than seven at that time. Probably five", he said.
I grew familiar with that story. Five year old daughter, parents both murdered, chased and murdered by mysterious people?
"My parents were murdered when I was five…" I said softly.
"What a coincidence, do you know why they are murdered?" Andrew asked.
"No, but they were anxious about something and murdered by mysterious people. Their leader wore a goat-like-creature mask", I explained.
Andrew looked at me for a while. Then he sat on a giant rock nearby, putting his hand on his forehead.
"It's you…"
Everyone stared at me. I burst into tears.
"Don't take me to them!" I begged, crying.
"Of course we won't", he said, smiling sadly. "We're going to help you."
I cried even harder, but this time was tears of joy. I jumped to Andrew and hugged him
"Thank you…" I whispered in his ears. He smiled at me, patting my back.
"Wait, that means that you're now considered a traitor now, right?" Dipper asked.
"I and Caitlin are risking both of our lives", Andrew said. "But this is not our first time anyway."
"Not your first time?" Mabel asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, but we're never caught", he said proudly. Caitlin gave a nod.
"We're pretty lucky", she said.
"What if you did get caught?" I asked. Everybody turned to him, waiting for the answer.
"I don't know", he finally said. "It's his decision."
"Whose decision?" Mabel asked.
"His decision", he said.
"Who's the "he"?" Dipper asked.
"We're not supposed to mention it!" Andrew said, annoyed.
"The "he" we're talking about is our supreme leader, our lord. That guy", Caitlin explained, pointing the one-eyed-pyramid creature. Andrew glared at her.
"They'll never know if we don't tell them", she said, knowing that her brother wasn't pleased. Andrew groaned.
"Alright, but we're in big trouble now", he let out a heavy sigh. "It will be a miracle if we could get out of this mess."
"Thank you", I said.
"Don't mention it", he replied. "Just be careful, okay? He is everywhere."
"So that means he knows she's here?" Dipper asked him.
"Probably", he said, turning to Dipper. Everyone turned silent.
"I'm just wondering; are there other families in Gravity Falls who joined Illuminati, other than your family?" Mabel asked, breaking the silence.
"No, but there is a family that ever joined", he told her.
"Who?" Dipper asked.
"The Gleeful", he told.
Dipper and Mabel both gasped.
"That jerk almost killed my brother!" Mabel shouted.
"Who almost killed Dipper?" I asked.
"Gideon!"
"Why did he almost kill Dipper?" Andrew asked.
Mabel told the whole story. I listened to her every word. It's almost hard to believe though.
"His family was known as the Highland family. Before he was born, his father and mother were once members, but they were a disgrace and banished. They got brainwashed so they won't remember anything", Andrew explained. Mabel and Dipper exchanged disbelieving glances.
"Now they call themselves the Gleeful", he continued.
"If Pacifica is your cousin, that means she and her family are members too, right?" Dipper said, concluding.
"Yes, she is", Andrew nodded.
Dipper's POV
It all makes sense now! I got a bit overwhelmed, though. I knew more secrets than I could ever imagine! I always knew that Gravity Falls wasn't a plain, old, boring town!
"Wow…I didn't know that there are so many secrets here", Mabel said, sitting on a root sticking out from the ground.
"Me neither", I said.
"So, my parents were murdered by you guys?" Carla asked, turning to Caitlin and Andrew. They both shook they're head vigorously.
"No! We would never do such a thing!" Caitlin said, alarmed. Andrew nodded.
"No, not that!" Carla laughed. "By the other members, but technically, you're a team. You get it right?"
"Oh, of course. Totally", Andrew quickly said, feeling sheepish.
"The guy with the mask you're talking about was probably the Messenger," Caitlin explained. "He acts like the co-leader here because he brings the messages and decisions from him."
"So, he's important", Andrew added.
I glanced at my book.
"By the way, have any of you guys found one of the books?" I asked.
"Mm-hm", Caitlin nodded. "Pacifica found the fourth one."
"She found the fourth one?" Mabel asked in disbelief.
"Hard to believe, huh?" Andrew laughed. Mabel nodded.
"Oh, so now there's the third, fourth, and sixth that's found. How about the others?" I asked.
"Dunno", Andrew shrugged.
"Still a mystery", Caitlin said.
"Can you just believe what we heard today, Dipper?" Mabel asked me. I shook my head. We have just finished our um, "little conversation" with Caitlin and Andrew. We headed to the Mystery Shack again, passing the town.
"We better not tell anyone. The "he is everywhere" thingy kinda creep me out", I said.
"Are you scared?" she teased.
"Yes you are!" she teased again before I could answer.
"Ha ha, very funny", I rolled my eyes. We strolled around the town. People turned to us as we passed by. It made me feel uncomfortable. Mabel didn't really notice them. She was busy chewing her bubblegum and shaping it into random shapes.
"Hey, you!" a teenage boy called us. I turned to him, a bit worry. I hope we didn't do anything wrong.
"Dipper and Mabel, right? The Mystery Twins?" he asked.
"Uh-huh", I nodded.
"You guys are awesome!" he told us.
"Oh, it's nothing, really", I said, flattered. I really meant it, I mean, we only just found the real founder of Gravity Falls. It's nothing big. After a few more talking, we said goodbye to him. As we walked through the town, more people greeted us. I wondered if this was how it feels to be famous. We went back to the Mystery Shack and found Grunkle watching the TV.
"Hey, where were you guys? I have to work all alone here. Don't you care about your own Grunkle?" he scolded.
"Sorry Grunkle! We need to…"
"Enough chit-chat! We need to get working here", he said, cutting my sentence
"But it is Saturday, Grunkle. Isn't the Mystery Shack supposed to close at Saturdays?" I asked.
"I decided to still open the Mystery Shack at Saturdays", he said. "But only from twelve 'till five o'clock. The more days we work, the more money we'll get."
I and Mabel grew silent. We stood there, exchanging glances.
"Why are guys just standing there?" he glared at us. "Start working already!"
We quickly scurried away to our post. Luckily, there were fewer visitors than the other days and we only worked 'till five.
"Hey, dudes! Wanna eat?" Soos asked us. He was holding a plastic bag full of burgers. We nodded eagerly and helped ourselves a burger. Boy, I was hungry alright. I gobbled down my burger so fast that I didn't feel eating it.
"Thanks Soos! We're so hungry!" Mabel said, chomping down her burger.
"Don't mention it, dudes! They gave me the wrong order", he said. "I only ordered one and they gave me three. Luckily, I didn't need to pay extra charges."
"That is pretty lucky", I chuckled.
"Yeah, really lucky. Well, I need to go somewhere else, dudes", he said, waving a goodbye. We waved back and went upstairs.
"So, I was thinking about the Illuminati thingy again", Mabel said, going back to our previous conversation. "Are we involved with them now, since we know their secrets already?"
"Who knows?" I said, thinking. "But I hope we're not. We're not supposed to know their secrets, you know."
"Oh, alright", she said, shrugging. "Well, I'm off to bed now."
She pulled her blanket over her body and slept. I was restless that night. What if we're really in trouble? What if they found us? Would we get killed like Carla's parents?
I hope you enjoyed reading it! Any review will be appreciated. I apologize for any spelling and grammar errors. Please R&R
Mystery Code (this time, figure it out yourselves :)):
PL...JXKV...PBZOBQP!