A/N:

Hi guys.

I really don't have a good excuse as to why I'm a week late posting the next chapter.

Let's just say…I had writers block.

Anyways, I finally was able to work on Chapter 9, and I think it's good.

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I hope you all still like it.

Anyways, I present you with Chapter 9, and now, I will shut up, and let you read.

-Williebadger618

Chapter 9: The Dawn of The Mystery Kids

Location: California

All day; it took all day for the twins to completely master the varieties of kicks, punches, and flips. Gwen felt like she was going to pull her hair out half way through the learning session; who knew that it was difficult to teach someone a kick? Maybe Dipper was right before they even started…at this rate, they won't be able to win back there summer home in Gravity Falls until the end of summer. However, she still had to do this, because there was still no word about her uncle, if he was captured or not. That was another reason why she felt she was going to pull her hair out.

Mabel seemed to get a hang of the whole thing about a quarter of the way through the training session. She was able to master the kicks and punches in about her third try. Although, the flips were kind of difficult for her to achieve. During the first half, she was scared to even attempt to raise a leg and position herself into the flip position. The second half was a little better; Gwen thought that it was a good idea if she got into a hand stand position, and then just makes herself stand up. She was wobbly with her position, but Dipper steadied her legs, so she wouldn't fall. During the final part of the flips session, she was able to master it on the fifth try. She was thrilled that she could now do self defense, and possibly take down Gideon with her brother and best friend by her side.

Dipper on the other hand, had some…difficulties. He was definitely able to get the punches down quickly, since he fought Gideon in the giant Gideon-Bot when he stole his sister away from him. However, the kicks and flips seemed to have a mind of their own. During the kicks session, his legs would go backwards instead of forwards. He did fall on his butt a few times, but he wasn't going to give up until he mastered this part. It took Dipper until try number 85 to completely get his legs to listen to him. The flips part…oh boy…what a waste of time this was. Dipper had full confidence in him that he could achieve the flips faster than his twin sister. He just went for it the first 100 times, and every time, he fell either on his butt or flat on his face. At least the floor was matted, so it didn't really hurt him that much. Gwen told him to get in the hand stand position just like Mabel did. His sister came up to him and steadied his legs just like what he did for her. It worked a little, but not that much. 2,000 tries later, he finally mastered the flips. He was thrilled, just like when he finally chopped firewood with an axe for Stan last summer.

Before Gwen ended the training session, she wanted to see how each twin did with all of the moves combined into a three minute performance. They were unsure about this, but if they wanted to win back their home in Gravity Falls, then it was worth a shot. Mabel went up first; she readied her posture, hands clenched in as fists, and feet firmly on the ground. Dipper gave her a thumbs up, indicating that she can do it, and she smiled and nodded back. Gwen asked if she was ready to begin, and she nodded yes. Gwen started the music from her music player and Mabel found her beat and began. During her performance Gwen and Dipper saw all kinds of strength in her kicks and punches. The flips could use a little more work, since she still was shaky with them. However, she did phenomenal and they could clearly tell that she was ready for her combat with Gideon.

Dipper was next; and he readied his position just like Mabel did. The only mistake Gwen saw before his performance was his posture; he was slouching, since he was tired from training, and because he fell down a bunch of times learning how to do kicks. She helped him with his posture and he felt ready to go. Just like before, she started her music player and the show began. Mabel was clearly impressed by her brother. She knew that he had it in him, and that he could do it. Gwen was also intrigued by Dipper's moves; she definitely saw strength in all of his skills that he learned today. He could work on his punches a little more, but other than that, he was ready. The song ended and Dipper ended it with an impressive back flip. His twin sister, and his best friend clapped and Mabel ran up to him and embraced him in a thrilled and happy hug. She was so proud of her brother, being able to learn self defense in one day. He returned it gratefully, filled with the same amount of happiness and cheer. Neither one of them cared that they smelled like B.O., they were just proud of one another. Gwen smiled at the scene unfolding, and she approached the two twins and cleared her throat, so that they were both listening to her.

Gwen: I have to say…I had my doubts since I threw so much at you two. However, I'm really proud of both of you. You proved to yourselves that you got what it takes to win back your summer home back in Oregon. Guys…you're ready to take down Gideon!

The twins were thrilled to hear that Gwen said that they were ready for this mission to go into full gear. They didn't know how to express their gratitude, so they just went up to her, and fully embraced her. She was surprised at first, but she returned the embrace happily. They remained in this stage for a few more minutes until they all released.

Mabel: We couldn't have done it without your help Gwen. You're awesome!

Gwen: Aw, thanks.

Dipper: So, any thoughts about the weapons?

Gwen: I'm still thinking on it, but I will most likely have something for you two to use in the morning.

They smiled and Gwen suggested that they should get something in their stomachs besides water, and then get as much sleep as possible. They were definitely making their departure to Gravity Falls tomorrow, so she had several things to do before they go.

Dipper and Mabel were first upstairs into the kitchen. They made their way towards the fridge and grabbed something that looks appealing to them. Dipper grabbed some left over fried chicken, (which he preferred to eat cold), and some Pitt Cola he found in the fridge as well. Mabel grabbed some salad that was just previously bought from the market, and she grabbed some fruit and smashed it up until she made home-made "Mabel Juice" for herself. Dipper really didn't care for "Mabel Juice" since it had plastic dinosaurs in it, and what Stan said was true…it's like the coffee and nightmares had a baby. While the twins were eating, a distinct fog had rolled in, and flashing lights were outside in the backyard. Both siblings turned their attention from their food to the backyard and Mabel grew utterly nervous. They both stood up, and got as close to the door as possible. Dipper had Mabel behind him, and he put himself in the fighting position, ready to show off his moves.

Mabel: Dipper, what's in the backyard?

Dipper: Don't worry sis, I'll handle it. Nothing's going to scare me. I take down this thing easily with one hand tied behind my back.

Just as Dipper finished his reply to his frightened twin, a figure came up close to the sliding glass door, and slammed on the window. Two green eyes were looking right at them, and the twins screamed. Dipper got out of his fighting position, and held his sister close to him; they were both trembling with fear. The figure knocked on the door slowly, which only made them more scared. They had no idea what to do, until they heard Gwen run up the steps and into the kitchen, and saw the twins embracing and shaking.

Gwen: What's wrong?

Dipper: GWEN! OUTSIDE! SOMETHING TERRIBLE!

Mabel: IT'S A MONSTER! TRYING TO GET US!

She turned her gaze from the siblings and to the sliding glass door. The figure was still there, now looking at her with its green eyes. She approached the sliding glass door, and opened it. The twins were now even more scared since she took the figure by its arm and pulled it inside.

Dipper: NOW WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! WHY WOULD YOU PULL A MONSTER IN THE KITCHEN?!

Gwen: You mean…

She looked at the figure and took her hand by the green eyes, and pulled off the night vision goggles. The figure was dressed in a black suit and tie with brown hair, and normal blue eyes. She took the night vision goggles, and put them on the counter.

Gwen: William?

Dipper: Who's William?

Gwen: He works with my uncle for the "Twin Protection Program"

The Pines twins now understood that there was no monster, and that they were okay. They separated from their embrace, and wiped off the frighten expressions from their faces. Gwen wondered why William had come and why he decided to come at about 8:45 at night.

Gwen: What brings you here William? I thought you were in Gravity Falls with the rest of the agents.

William: Yeah…about that…there's something I need to tell you; all of you.

Mabel: Something bad?

Dipper: Something good?

William: Let's just say…I wish I had better news.

All four of them sat down on the kitchen table, with the food and drinks now pushed to the middle. Gwen knew that something bad must have happened back at Gravity Falls, and it was important that William spilled the beans, and say what the news was about. William decided to start from the beginning…how he was able to get here in the first place.

William: I was in Gravity Falls, hiding from Gideon's two body guards as long as I could. I saw many residents of the town get captured and get taken to the former Mystery Shack, so they're under Gideon's control. Things turned so bad, that I overheard Gideon announce that they're putting all of the residents to work. I know that there's one job where people have to work on the giant robot like Gideon. Another one is people running on hamster wheels to create electricity, and the final one is servants to Gideon.

Dipper: Is everyone from town captured?

William: Most likely. Even babies are put to work. Anyways, earlier in the mission, Murphy decided to go up to Gideon and demand him to surrender. I said that it was a bad idea, and that we should wait things out for a few more hours. However, he didn't listen, and the next thing I knew, I saw Murphy, Nate, and Adam confront up to Gideon and his body guard. Murphy being an idiot, announced the secret program's name, and mentioned that Henry was the leader.

Gwen: See? This is why Murphy should never be leader! He's a blabber-mouth.

William: I know, but the worse has yet to come…

He turned his direction from Gwen, and to the twins, who were on the edge of their seats, wondering what William was going to say next.

William: Murphy spilled saying that Henry took you two back to his home in California. Then I heard Gideon say something about a girl named Mabel, and how she's going to become his queen for all eternity.

Mabel was so annoyed with Gideon; ever since last summer, he will not leave her alone. She knew earlier in this whole program that Gideon wants her to be the queen, and she knew from the start, that it would not happen. He's always wanted her to be his queen, but she doesn't like him since she almost killed her brother back at the warehouse. She slammed her hands on the table and put her head down and they all heard her mumble something inaudible. Dipper could tell that she was fuming with anger, and upset about this whole thing. He put his arm around her and rubbed her shoulder, which made her calm down a little bit. Gwen hated to see the twins upset, so she was hoping that there was just a hint of good news in this situation.

Gwen: William, there's got to be some good news in this whole thing; right?

He shook his head, which only made Gwen grow more concern. He sighed aloud and continued his story.

William: So anyway, they were captured, and everything was quiet for the most part, until I saw a helicopter, landing a few miles away from the Mystery Shack. I walked away from my hiding spot and got as close as I could to the helicopter itself; and then I saw Henry jump out and run through the streets of the town. I then jumped up on the helicopters platform and told the pilot to go up and start its way back to Henry's home so I could tell you what I learned, but I would tell him when to go, because I wanted to see what would happen to Henry before I left.

Gwen: So, Uncle Henry made it to Gravity Falls okay?!

Dipper: I didn't even know he was gone. Why did he leave in the first place? I thought his mission was to make sure Gideon wouldn't come here and destroy us?

Gwen: He left early this morning, because he got a message from Adam, saying that they were captured, and that he was their last hope, besides William. I was pretty upset, but he said that he would come back. Anyways, so what did Uncle Henry do besides running through the streets?

William: I saw him running, and then somebody grabbed him by his arm and pulled him by his arm and into a business called the "Gravity Falls Gossiper".

Dipper and Mabel perked up, since they knew that not everyone in town was captured. Although, they thought for sure that Toby would get captured first. The twins explained to William that it was Toby Determined that owned that place, and that he must have pulled him in to ask what this deal was Gideon, and if he was going to do anything about this situation. William only shrugged and said that it was possible, but the next part really put a damper on Gwen.

William: Minutes passed by and nothing happened, so I thought that everything was looking up, and Gideon would be arrested, or something around that. However, things took a turn for the worse, when I saw a huge muscle-man walk into the business. He looked right at your Uncle, and it looks like they were going to fight, but that muscle-man just picked him up and threw him over his shoulders like a sack of potatoes, including that Toby guy, and just made his way back to the Mystery Shack. I'm sorry Gwen but…Henry's been captured.

Time seemed to stop when William said that her uncle was now captured by Gideon's body guards. She didn't know how to feel about this whole situation. She had mixed emotions of hatred, sadness, and rage. She wanted to punch something to get her anger out, but she knew that it wouldn't make her feel better. If she cried about it, that would only make matters worse. If she stewed on the fact that Gideon's body guard captured her Uncle, she would make herself sick, and she couldn't do that to herself. Dipper and Mabel got out of their seats and went over towards Gwen to try and comfort her. She may be a powerful self defense student, but she has the right to be upset over something just as important as her Uncle being captured. William got up and fixed his tie and looked at the thirteen year old; tears forming in her eyes. He hated breaking news to her, and seeing her in this stage.

William: I'm going to do everything I can to break free every resident and everyone else from the program. I can't promise you that I won't be captured, but if that happens, then I guess the only other option is you doing this. We've never had a situation as bad as this before, so I don't know what exactly is going to happen.

Flashing lights were blinking in the backyard of Gwen's home again, and it was clear that it was the helicopter came back to take William back to Gravity Falls, and free everyone from the clutches of Gideon. William grabbed the night vision goggles, and put them back on over his eyes. He opened the sliding glass door, and stepped outside. William looked back at Gwen one last time before leaping on the helicopter once again. He called out to her, as the twins were still comforting her.

William: Just hang in there Gwen. We'll figure something out.

She spoke no words; she was too upset to reply back to William, so Dipper just did the thumbs up for her, as an indication that she heard him. William shut the door to the helicopter and it made its way back to Gravity Falls. Mabel shut the door and they looked at Gwen, who was on the verge of a meltdown. As silence filled the air around them, she knew for a fact that William would get captured, so looks like Plan B would be put into action.

Dipper: We're sorry about your Uncle, Gwen.

Mabel: Even though we only knew him for a day and a half.

She looked at her friends, and just went up to them and hugged them. After all that happened, she needed a hug. They returned it, as she let out her pain. It didn't really matter to them that their shoulders were now soaked in tears. After a few minutes, they all released and she wiped away the tears that were visible on her eyes and cheeks. She calmed down and looked at the twins straight in the eyes.

Gwen: There's no way we're backing down now. That stupid body guard of Gideon's captured my Uncle, and now William's going to be captured. I know for a fact.

Dipper: We're still going to Gravity Falls?

Gwen: Definitely. However, before we confront that creeper, Gideon, we're going to need some type of army or any other type of weapon we can use.

All three of them were silent for a moment, figuring what they could use as a type of weapon, but maybe, not even a weapon could take down this eight year old physic. Then, a thought occurred to Mabel. If every person trying to take down Gideon, but are getting captured, then maybe, they needed some type of army. Therefore, she knew exactly how they can find an army, and their capabilities.

Mabel: I know exactly what we can use!

Her twin brother shot her a look, figuring that she's going to say the most stupidest item that she owns…her grappling hook.

Dipper: Mabel, I know the grappling hook saved our lives, but I doubt that it's going to help on this situation.

Mabel: No silly. I mean, I'm going to use it for this battle, but I was going to say we can use your journal to get some type of monster or armies. Like the gnomes, or a multi-bear, or even that weird Gremloblin.

It never occurred to Dipper to use his journal to create an army. How could he have been so stupid? However, to get the monsters of Gravity Falls, it would take a lot of bargaining, and pleading. He placed his hands on her shoulder with a big smile plastered on his face and shook her repeatedly.

Dipper: Mabel! You're a genius! We can totally use the journal.

Gwen: Great! At a time like this, we're going to need all the help we can get.

Mabel: Yay! It's the dawn of the Mystery Kids! I figured that we'd have to change our name from the "Mystery Twins" to the "Mystery Kids", since we have a new member.

Gwen was unsure about this. Dipper and Mabel have been the "Mystery Twins" for a long time, and they've been hunting monsters longer than she has…in fact, she's never really encountered a monster…besides Bill Cipher.

Gwen: Are you sure? You guys have been the "Mystery Twins" longer. Can it be the "Mystery Twins plus one"?

The twins disagreed. She helped them learn self defense and not giving up once. They were willing to change their name from the "Mystery Twins" to the "Mystery Kids". It's the least they could do for their new friend.

Dipper: So what do you say Gwen? Are you ready to find a monster hidden deep in the forest of Gravity Falls, and be a part of the "Mystery Kids"?

She thought about it, knowing that this was going to take a lot of work to pull this off. They desperately need all the help they could get for this big mission. If they wanted to free everyone, and not be captured by Gideon or one of his body guards, then it was important that they search for some monsters and create a big army. She smiled and she grabbed Dipper's hand; he blushed a little and this time, Gwen saw it, but didn't call him out on it. She kind of blushed too, but she hid her emotion well enough so he didn't see it. She through her other arm around Mabel and smiled at her too. She returned the smile, only her smile was bright and brace filled.

Gwen: Let's do it.

A/N:

Chapter 9 is finally complete!

Once again, I am so sorry for a very late update.

I hope this chapter was worth the read.

Gideon and Bill will return in the next chapter…ooh! Entering double digits!

Only three days until the brand new episode of Gravity Falls!

Get excited!

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Chapter 10 will most likely be published next week.

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-Williebadger618