Hey people! It's been a while hasn't it? About a week or so, right? And before you ask, no I haven't lost hope in this story. I took a weekend trip that ran from Friday morning to Sunday night, and I was just trying to relax. The story did cross my mind a couple times, but I just didn't write anything. And right now I'm in the process of moving so things have been a little off schedule and crazy lately. So I'm sorry. Don't hate me :)

Dipper's POV:

I sat in silence. It was dark. I was cold, hungry, hurt, and sick. But I knew I had to do this. I knew I had to protect them. I tried screaming for help one more time even though I knew no one would hear me.

Suddenly I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. My eyes widened. He must be back home. I tried crawling away, only to remember my hands were handcuffed to the wall. I started pulling away from the wall as hard as I could, trying to break free from the handcuffs. Dang it! I yelled internally. The door swung open, I stopped struggling, and saw him...holding a whip.

"What did wittle ol' me tell you about screaming for help?"

Mabel's POV:

We sat in silence for what felt like forever staring at the hat in my hands. What if he really did know he wasn't coming back?

"Why wouldn't he tell us...goodbye?" I asked while rubbing my fingers over the Pine Tree design.

"I don't know Mabel." Wendy said. "Maybe he didn't want us to know." She suggested. "But the kid knew we would find out at some point." Stan said.

"Maybe someone threatened him." Soos said. "That's crazy Soos. No one threatened him. No one even knows him well enough to threaten him." Stan said. "But the only other explanation is that he ran away." Wendy said.

"That's it!" I yelled. "What's it? That he ran away?" Stan asked. "No! That someone threatened him! It's the only one that makes sense!" I exclaimed. "Now the question is...how could anyone threaten him?" I asked.

"Uh, through email, verbally, through a letter, through text messages..." Wendy started naming stuff off. "I'll check his phone." I said. "I think I saw it laying on that old chair in front of the TV. I'll go get it." Soos said. We waited a minute for Soos to come back. "Here you go dude." Soos said handing the blue iPhone to me.

"Thanks Soos." I said taking it from him.

I turned the phone on, and smiled. "What are you smiling about?" Wendy asked as she, as well as Stan as Soos, walked behind me so they can see the screen.

"It's his lock screen. It's a picture of me and him on the way up here." I said. "Aww, you two look adorable." Wendy said. "Yeah, you dude's are the most adorable twins I've seen. Well, technically you're the only twins I've seen." Soos said. "In a long time at least..." He mumbled at the end looking at Stan with sad eyes.

I followed his gaze. "What do you mean 'in a long time'? I asked. "And why'd you look at Stan when you said it?"

"Should I tell her Mr. Pines?" Soos asked in a more serious voice. Stan sighed and said, "No, I'll tell her...better now than later."

"Grunkle Stan? What are you guys talking abou-" I started, but he cut me off,

"Mabel on July 21, 1935 a set of identical twins were born. My brother and I. We were really close, just like you and Dipper. Dipper is just like my brother Stanley, always looking for a new mystery to discover or code to unlock. Where I, was more like you, just tagging along on the adventure to annoy him and re-encourage him when he's doubting himself. We both stayed in Gravity Falls our entire lives. We even kept the third journal, and went on adventures for old times sake once in a while. One night in the year of 1987 Stanley wanted to go on an adventure. He called me, like he always did, and asked if I wanted to tag along. I told him I would, and he said he was going to start walking towards the clearing that we always met up at. So as soon as I got ready I walked into the forest towards the clearing. As I got closer I heard laughter, and a scream. I quickly identified the scream as my brother's, and ran. I ran as fast as my fifty-two year old legs would carry me. When I got to the clearing I saw my brother; in the arms of Bill Cipher." His eyes filled with tears. "I screamed my brother's name, and Bill saw me. He laughed right in my face and said, 'your brother knows too much. He keeps trying to find out the true meaning of Earth and all it's mysteries. And for that he shall pay!' I'll never forget those words because right after that Bill, along with my brother, disappeared." Stan finished while lonely tears rolled down his cheeks.

I gasped and said, "Grunkle Stan I...I don't know what to say...I'm so sorry." Stan mustered up a small smile, "it's ok kid."

I smiled back at him and asked him, "but how did Soos know about Stanley? And why didn't you keep the third journal? And where were the first two when you were younger?"

"Well, Soos has been working at the Shack since he was twelve so I guess he just kind of earned my trust, and I would've loved to keep the journal, but I couldn't." Stan said. "Why not?" I asked, "Do you know who had the other two?"

"As a matter of fact yes. I do know who had the other two. Stanley and I had the third volume, my dad had the first volume, and believe it or not, Bud Gleeful had the second volume." Stan said. "And as for why I don't have it anymore is because when Bill took Stanley he obviously took him to his dreamscape, and the only way to get there is to go through a portal. Luckily Stanley and I had one, but it would only work if we had all three journals."

"Wait, wait, wait..." Wendy interrupted, "why did you have a portal?"

"This old shack holds lots of secrets. One of them being the portal behind the vending machine. Anyway when he took Stanley he hid all the books so I couldn't find them and save my brother. My dad was way to old to go looking for them so me and my good friend, Bud had to search for them. That is, until we stopped talking."

"Why did you stop talking?" I asked. "Him and his wife had a child, which was of course Gideon. Something was wrong with that kid. It's like he knew about the books, and Stanley, and Bill, and everything else. Almost as if he were a reincarnation of the author of the books. Anyway when Gideon was around five he found the second volume, but refused to give it to me. I already had the first one so if I had the second journal I would only need the third. No matter how many times I begged or asked he wouldn't give it to me." Stan said, "and the kid wonders why I hate him so much." He grumbled at the end.

"Oh." I said. It was a lot to take in at once. My great-uncle had a twin brother that's been locked in a dreamscape with a dream demon for over twenty years. Gideon has book number two. Soos knew about this stuff all along. There's a portal behind the vending machine! It was all just so amazing.

"Wow. Wait until Dipper finds our about th-" I cut myself off, "Oh my gosh Dipper! I almost forgot!" I yelled while unlocking his phone. Fortunately I knew his passcode (it was 0618). First I checked him email. "No messages on his email." I announced to everyone. "Check his voicemail." Wendy suggested. I closed the Mail app and opened the Phone app. "Nothing here either." I said as I scrolled down the list of people that left voicemails.

They all grumbled. "I'll check his text messages." I said as I closed the Phone app.

"Isn't that kind of going through his personal buisness?" Soos asked. "Relax. I'll just look at the last people who texted him." I said as I opened the Messages app.

"No way!" Wendy yelled. "Look at who texted!" I looked down at the screen and saw that under my name was Gideon's.

What did Gideon want from Dipper?

How does Dipper have Gideon's number?

Did Dipper really know he wasn't coming back?

You're not the only one asking yourself these questions! They are literally going through my head at the moment! I have no idea where this story is going! I'm just going with the flow! So if you have any suggestions or idea's don't hesitate to PM me! If I use your idea or part of your idea I'll give you credit! Also it's 1:30 A.M. where I am which means it's officially Friday! Only 7 more days until Scary-oke! And today's Comic-con! So anyone lucky enough to go should be very happy. *whispers* TAKE ME WITH YOU! Ignore that!

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