Thank you to everyone who's consistently reviewed for this story and made it their favorite. The Kids of Eternity is almost my most successful fan fiction of all time. And by the way, I know that the previous chapter was probably disappointing, but don't worry. Things will pick up for Dipper and Gravity Falls. Without further ado, here's Chapter Eight. Enjoy!:

Eight

There was a blinding blue light, and the ground shook violently.

Dipper failed to remain standing and he fell on his butt. For the next twenty seconds, Dipper had to shield his eyes to avoid being blinded.

Then, the ground stopped shaking and the light quickly diminished.

Once his balance and eyesight returned, Dipper stood up and looked around. To his surprise, the only things that fell from the shaking were a few trees.

Ronald and the Kids of Eternity were gone. The sword in the ground had turned blue and a beam of light came out of the sword's handle that went up for about 200 feet. At the top of it was a force field that covered the city. The number one thing Dipper wanted to do was remove the sword and see what happened.

Dipper looked off to the West and almost lost his breath. The planet Venus filled up the sky with its beauty. Well further North, Dipper could also see Mercury and the Sun. They seemed relatively small. For now.

Suddenly, pulling the sword out of the ground didn't seem like a very good idea. Dipper feared that the force field kept in the oxygen and pulling out the sword would release it.

This is all my fault, thought Dipper. I had been so stubborn and then this happens.

He saw Wendy and Robbie sitting on the stage, looking at Venus. Dipper walked over to them.

Robbie glared at him as he approached.

"Hey Dipper," said Wendy when she saw him. "Tough loss we had."

"Tough loss!" exploded Robbie. "We charged into a battle that we had no chance of winning! If it hadn't been for Dipper being so stubborn, we all could have lived our happy little lives!"

"Robbie, cut that out," snapped Wendy. "He made the right choice and we fought for the right side!"

"I don't know, Wendy," said Dipper sadly. "Maybe Robbie is right."

"Of course I am!" snapped Robbie. "If you hadn't been so selfish, you wouldn't be responsible for the death of a whole town!"

"Robbie, stop," ordered Wendy. "She then looked at Dipper. "We still have time until we hit the sun. I'd say between two and three days. We can try something."

"I don't know what we can do," said Dipper. He left Wendy and Robbie and walked to the mystery shack.

When he got there, Dipper saw Grunkle Stan taping a going out of business banner over the front door.

Stanford saw Dipper and handed him a stack of flyers. "There you are, kid," he said. "I just sent your sister off with a bunch of flyers."

"We're going out of business?" asked Dipper.

"Well, we're al gonna die," said Grunkle Stan. "Now go deliver those flyers. If we're gonna die, I wanna die a rich man!"

Dipper walked over to the diner where Grunkle Stan's ex girlfriend worked. Next to the door was a trash can. He dumped the flyers in and entered the diner. All he wanted was some food to ease his pain.

Dipper entered the diner and looked for a seat. He realized that the diner was packed with almost ninety kids sitting in booths, chairs, and even some sat on the floor.

The second he entered, all eyes turned to Dipper expectantly. He also saw a few of his closest allies including Candy, Grenda, Robbie, Wendy, and Pacifica. Mabel was also there.

Candy walked up to Dipper. "They want to hear what you have to say," she said.

Dipper didn't really know why, but he decided to give them what they wanted.

Dipper cleared his throat as Candy returned to her seat. "I know that you all are disappointed about the way the battle ended," said Dipper. "At one point, it looked like we were winning. But Ronald called on more kids and we became outnumbered and overwhelmed. I understand if you wanna blame me for the fate of the city. I see myself responsible for these events as well. We probably could have done better if we could have organized my army. But time was not on our side. Either way, we lost and that is that. But we still do have time before Gravity Falls hits the sun. Maybe, we could try something to save this town in the time we have left!"

"What else could we do?" asked some girl.

"I don't know, build a rocket," said Dipper. "I'm open to any suggestions."

"Uh, Dipper, I don't know if we could pull off building a rocket," said Pacifica. "Most of the people in Gravity Falls are pretty stupid."

"Yeah!" agreed some kid.

"See?" said Pacifica.

"Maybe you're right," said Dipper. He looked at the waitress behind the counter. "Can I get a cheeseburger and some fries to go?" he asked.

In less than one minute, Dipper was handed a white paper bag with the diner's logo on it. He then went outside to the nearest bench, sat down, and began to eat obnoxiously loud.

A few minutes later, as Dipper finished his meal, Wendy and Mabel came out of the diner and sat next to him.

"Dipper, you shouldn't have listened to Pacifica," said Mabel. "We can do anything if we try hard enough!"

\ "Yeah, your sister's right," agreed Wendy.

Dipper sighed and stood up on the bench. "Wendy, there's something that I want to tell you."

As Dipper spoke, he recalled how he imagined this would go. He hoped Wendy would have been standing so they'd be close to the same height, but oh well.

"Wendy, I—" began Dipper. Suddenly, someone ran behind the bench and knocked him off the bench to the ground.

"Dipper, are you okay?" asked Wendy.

"I'm fine!" grunted Dipper. He got up and saw a folded sheet of paper fall off of his back.

"Guys, look!" said Dipper.

It said:

I may be able to help you and your friends. To meet with me, come to 1701 Vallyford Lane near the Cypress Hills development. I will be ready to talk at 6:30.

Who is this person that is willing to help Dipper? Will he and his friends be able to trust this person? Find out in Chapter Nine, which I'll upload after getting five more reviews.

~Jameer14