The Mystery Continues: A Gravity Falls Fanfic
by
Imagigirl20
Hey, guys! I'm back! I know, I said two weeks and it's been three. I'm sorry! I've been so busy with work and tired from work and I've just been extremely lazy overall, but here I am! Hopefully this new chapter will make up for it. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravity Falls.
The shape-shifting creature continued to fool the Pines twins as it walked with them through the forest, pretending to be astonished by all of the different anomalies in Gravity Falls. It was only when Dipper mentioned Ford's journals that the creature was actually interested, as the mission was to obtain all three of those books.
"Of course", Dipper was saying, "now that Great Uncle Ford is back, I don't have the one I found."
"So the author once again has his journals", the creature thought. "I can't believe I've wasted so much time out here with these brats. I need to get those journals back to Gideon and Bill."
"Hey, Amanda, you okay?"
"Huh?" The creature snapped its head up. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, it's just that I'm kind of tired. Plus, aren't you guys hungry?"
"I could eat!" said Mabel.
"Alright", said Dipper. "Let's head back to the Mystery Shack for some lunch. Then we'll take you to meet the townsfolk."
"Sounds great!" The creature followed Dipper and Mabel back to the Mystery Shack. "Sounds perfect."
Back in the underground bunker, Gideon went over to Amanda and removed her gag.
"What do you want from me, you little freak?" she said.
"Now I see where your sister gets it from", said Gideon. "I figured that since I'm gonna destroy y'all anyway, I might as well tell you my plans."
Bill cleared his throat. Gideon sighed.
"Fine", he said. "Our plans. Once that creature brings me the journals, I'll finally have all the power of Gravity Falls."
"Then, I can reassemble the portal to the Nightmare Realm", said Bill. "Ha! Who needs that dumb old rift when I can go straight to the source? Then me and my friends can have some real fun in this dimension, 'cause it'll be ours! You know, you should really thank us for destroying you and your family, because living in the Nightmare Realm is so much worse than dying!" He laughed.
"How are you gonna build a portal?" said Amanda. "You're not even a real person."
"But I can possess people", said Bill, "and I've literally got just the right girl for the job." With a snap of his fingers, the ropes binding Amanda fell. Before she could say or do anything, Bill flew into her body. Amanda screamed and grabbed the sides of her head.
"No!" she yelled. "Get..out!"
But it was no use. Soon, she straightened up and her eyes glowed yellow. A demonic smile appeared on her face, and she and Gideon cackled.
That night at the Mystery Shack, the creature snuck down into the basement. Ford was asleep on the couch in his room. The journals were nowhere in sight. The creature searched the lab, but they weren't there, either. Then, it came across Ford's secret room on the second floor. Lacking a key, it morphed into a snake and slid underneath the door. Changing back into Amanda, it began to search the room. At first, it found nothing...until it glanced up to the top shelf of the bookcase and smiled.
Dipper tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
"Psst!" he whispered. "Mabel! You awake?"
"Hmm?" Mabel rolled over, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"Is it just me, or did something seem a little off about our sister earlier today?"
"Well, she did have a surprisingly fast change of heart about Gravity Falls."
"And did you notice that she only seemed interested in the journals?"
"What are you saying, Dipper?"
"I'm saying that something doesn't feel right."
Just then, the twins heard a crash.
"I'm starting to agree with you, bro."
"What was that?" Dipper and Mabel got out of bed and ran downstairs to investigate.
"It came from down there", Dipper said, pointing to the vending machine. "Come on!"
He and Mabel went downstairs and searched the lab.
"Maybe we're just being paranoid", said Mabel.
Creaking noises sounded above them.
"I don't think so, Mabel."
Dipper grabbed the key to the secret room from Ford's desk and they went up there. Opening the door, they gasped. Manly Dan was reaching for the journals on the top shelf of the bookcase. He turned his head to look at the twins and growled.
"Manly Dan?" said Mabel.
"It's not Manly Dan", said Dipper. "Well, it is, but he's been possessed by Bill!"
"Guess again-" Manly Dan suddenly morphed into Amanda. "-little brother." She smiled at them, an evil look in her eyes.
"No way", said Dipper. "No way, no way, no way!"
"Did you miss me, Dipper?" said the creature. "I certainly did miss you, miss scaring the daylights out of you, that is!" The twins were paralyzed as the creature cackled.
"You know, my original mission was to take your sister's place so I could find the journals and bring them back to Gideon and Bill, but I have a feeling that Stanford Pines would do anything to get his darling niece and nephew back." She took a step towards them.
"Including giving up the journals." Dipper finally found the words to speak.
"Wh-what have you done with our real sister?"
"Oh, you wanna see her again? JUST COME WITH ME." It lunged for them.
"Run, Mabel!" Dipper pushed his sister out the door and ran after her as the creature morphed back into Manly Dan and chased after them.
"The twins ran back to the elevator and went back up to the first floor.
"Great Uncle Ford!" Dipper called.
"Grunkle Stan!" Mabel called.
"HELP US!" they called. The creature slammed the secret vending machine door open and growled as it set its sights on the kids. Dipper and Mabel yelled and ran up the stairs. The creature morphed into a bat and flew after them. At that moment, the older set of Pines twins came running out of their rooms.
"Hey, what's goin' on out here?" said Grunkle Stan.
"What is all the racket?!" said Ford, adjusting his glasses. "Do you have any idea what time it is?!"
"Kids, it's just a bat", said Stan. "Although I'm not sure how it got in the house."
"It's not a bat!" Dipper said, dodging it. "It's a creature in Ford's underground bunker!" The creature morphed back into Amanda.
"Hello, Stanford" it said. "Long time, no see."
Ford quickly ran back to his room and grabbed his special gloves.
"Get away from those children!" he yelled. "Stanley, get them out of here!" But it was too late. The creature morphed into Manly Dan and grabbed the twins.
"Kids!" Stan cried.
"Let go of us!" Mabel demanded, struggling in its grasp.
"Put us down!" said Dipper.
"Listen up, Stanford", said the creature. "I want your journals and I want them now, otherwise it's bad news for your niece and nephew." It morphed into a pterodactyl and broke through the window, flying them high in the air. The twins screamed.
"Ford!" said Stan. "Give it what it wants!"
"Stanley, are you mad?! There's no telling what it wants with my journals, but I can assure you one thing: the outcome will NOT be pleasant!"
"That doesn't matter right now. Those kids are the only family I've got left, and I'm not gonna lose them because of you and your stupid books! Now either you give it the journals or I will!" Ford sighed.
"Very well", he said, and went to retrieve them.
"No!" said Dipper. "Grunkle Stan, stop him! This thing can't get the journals! It's working for Gideon!"
"No way, Dipper!" said Stan. "I don't care who gets those journals. I am not losing you and your sister!" Ford soon returned with them in his hands.
"I have what you want", he said. "Come back down here with the children and I'll give them to you!" The creature screeched, but came back down, changing back into Manly Dan.
"Hand over the journals", it said as it shoved Dipper and Mabel back over to them. Ford threw them to it. The creature smiled.
"Thank you, Stanford", it said, "but I'm afraid this is only half the delivery I need to make." Before the two brothers could do anything, it grabbed Dipper and Mabel again, morphed back into a pterodactyl and flew away with the twins' screams echoing through the night air.
"No! NO!"Stan yelled, running over to the shattered window. "KIDS!"
Dipper and Mabel struggled against the ropes binding them as Gideon admired his prize.
"Finally, I've got 'em all!" he said, laughing.
"Where's our sister?!" Dipper demanded. "What have you done with her?!"
"Oh, I think you'll find she's closer than you think."
"Huh?" The twins gasped as Amanda stepped into the light, her eyes glowing bright yellow still.
"Hello again...Pine Tree."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Inside Amanda's body, Bill laughed along with Gideon as the twins continued to struggle and scream.
Whew! I didn't know I had that in me. All this time, I've been trying to think of the next chapter and now inspiration has finally struck! I literally just came up with this off the top of my head. I trust you're satisfied with my work so far? I won't know unless you tell me! It's so nice to be the cliffhanger instead of the cliffhangee for once (don't know if that's a word, but I just made it one in the dictionary, ha!). Rate, comment, review, anxiously await my next chapter if you're a fan of this fic! I'll be back soon! :)
-Imagigirl20