(A/N: I'm on a roll today so I'm gonna post 2 Chapters in one day, hope you all enjoy and as usual please leave a Review!)
Gravity Fell
A Gravity Falls FanFiction
Rated: T for Mild Language and Some Sexuality
Summary: 5 years after their trip to Gravity Falls the Pines Twins return after learning that one of their Great Uncles has passed on. As they spend time there to mourn and reflect Dipper becomes torn between two girls, his first crush and his Girlfriend.
Pairings: Dipcifica (Dipper X Pacifica), Wendipper (Dipper X Wendy), Soosody (Soos X Melody)
Chapter 5: Goodbye Stan
Mystery Shack
Gravity Falls, Oregon
October 3rd, 2017
11:00 pm
That night Dipper and Mabel finished unpacking their stuff in the Attic and prepared to go to bed as they needed to get up early for Stan's Wake. As both Dipper and Mabel laid down and got comfortable in their beds, the weight of what they were about to go through started to set in. Despite that Dipper and Mabel looked at each other and Dipper smiled in an attempt to make his Sister not worry about him. However his smile didn't quite reach his eyes which were quite clearly full of sadness and regret.
"Goodnight Mabel, I love you."
Mabel returned the smile, though like Dipper's it was obviously fake.
"Goodnight Dipper, I love you too."
Both Dipper and Mabel turned onto their sides away from one another and closed their eyes, however neither of them were able to sleep at first. Just as Mabel was starting to drift off she was snapped back when she heard a faint sobbing coming from Dipper's side of the room. Turning back over to look, Mabel saw that Dipper was shaking in his bed and judging by the sobbing sounds he was clearly crying. Frowning with concern, Mabel got up out of bed and walked over to Dipper's, she then scooted under Dipper's blankets and wrapped her arms around him from behind startling her Twin. Mabel whispered to him in a soothing voice.
"It's ok Dipper, it's just me."
Dipper visibly relaxed and stopped shaking, he then placed his hands on top of Mabel's and gently gripped them as he accepted the embrace from his Sister. Mabel rested her chin on top of Dipper's head in a protective manner, though Dipper was taller than her now she was still the (slightly) older Sister and right now Dipper needed her to act like an older Sister.
"Go to sleep Dipper. I'm not leaving your side tonight, I promise."
Eventually Dipper fell asleep in Mabel's arms and after about an hour, Mabel fell asleep as well.
Mystery Shack
Gravity Falls, Oregon
October 4th, 2017
8:00 am
Shortly after waking, showering and doing other morning routines Dipper and Mabel got dressed for the Wake and Funeral. Dipper wore a 3-piece suit similar to the one he wore in "NorthWest Mansion Mystery" and Mabel wore a traditional black dress with elbow length black gloves. Mabel refused to wear the black heels given to her however as Mabel hated shoes with heels so Dipper instead gave her an extra pair of his black sneakers which he also wore a pair of because he didn't like wearing dress shoes.
"You ready Mabel?"
Mabel shook her head no.
"I don't think you can ever be "ready" for something like this Dipper."
Dipper and Mabel hugged each other tightly before holding hands and reluctantly heading downstairs and to the Living Room which had been cleared out and where the TV once stood was an open Coffin laid there. Dipper gripped Mabel's hand tightly, a gesture which Mabel returned as they approached the Coffin, inside was Stanley Pines wearing his old "Mister Mystery" suit, eye patch and his Fez placed on his chest. Any attempt Dipper made to not cry was immediately broken as he saw his Great Uncle laying there, unmoving and looking so at peace and serene. Dipper broke down into sobs as he kneeled in front of Stan's coffin on the prayer stool, Mabel following suit as she tried to comfort her Brother though she too was starting to cry. As they both silently prayed for their Uncle's soul people started to file in, first Soos, Melody and their Daughter Lita the family all nicely dressed.
"Hey doods..."
Dipper and Mabel gave Soos a hug which he accepted gratefully, then Wendy came in wearing a 3-piece suit instead of a dress to the surprise of no one since she was a tomboy. It was then that Wendy truly realized that Dipper was now taller than her and more manly looking but decided now wasn't the time for those thoughts and hugged Dipper and Mabel, then Soos and Melody. Then Mabel's friends Candy Chiu and Grenda showed up both wearing black dresses, Candy was a few inches shorter than Mabel and had grown her hair out and Grenda was taller than just about everyone and was very muscular, almost bodybuilder like. Mabel embraced her friends and they returned the hug.
"Grenda, Candy, it's so good to see you again. Thank you for coming."
After a while Mabel reluctantly let them go and shortly thereafter more of the townsfolk started coming including Mayor Cutebiker, Lazy Susan, Wendy's Family, Gideon and the NorthWests though Pacifica was strangely not with them. Everyone took a seat as Ford entered the room and silently said his goodbyes to Stan, placing a kiss on Stan's forehead before he approached a podium next to the Coffin. Ford tried his best not to cry as he cleared his throat and reached for a piece of paper in his suit jacket.
"We are all here to pay our final respects to Stanley Pines, a man who is a Brother..."
Ford glanced at Stan once more before turning his attention back to the others.
"...Friend..."
Ford looked at everyone sitting down.
"...Uncle..."
Ford looked sympathetically at Dipper and Mabel who were sitting next to each other still holding hands.
"...Boss..."
Ford looked at Soos and Wendy, Soos was being comforted by his Wife and Daughter while Wendy was sitting next to Dipper and Mabel, trying to help comfort them.
"...and a Hero. He played the biggest part in stopping Weirdmageddon 5 years ago. But before all that he was just Stanley Pines, born April 1st, 1952 in New Jersey alongside me but about 10 minutes ahead of me. Stan was a troublemaker, always picking fights with others thinking he could punch or scam his way out of any situation. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't but Stan always stuck to his guns."
Despite his attempts to keep his emotions in check Ford started crying.
"I loved Stanley, not only was he my Brother he was also the only friend I had at the time. Even when he accidentally knocked me into a Portal that sent me to an Alternate Dimension which I spent 30 years in I never stopped loving him."
Ford's deep voice started to break as his crying turned into sobbing.
"Just 5 years ago me and Stanley finally realized our dream of sailing around the World, finding Anomalies while also seeking Treasure and Women but that trip was cut short when Stanley got sick. We came back to Gravity Falls and had Stanley checked out by a Doctor, that's where we found out Stanley had Pancreatic Cancer and it was unoperable, terminal. The Doctor gave Stanley 3 Months to live at best but he fought it for almost 4 years, he didn't stop fighting even as he was eventually confined to a Wheelchair and unable to breathe on his own..."
Ford was sobbing even harder now, Dipper and Mabel got up from their seats to go comfort him but Ford motioned to them to stay seated which they reluctantly did.
"...then just the other day he went to sleep and never woke up. I tried to revive him but it was no use, Stanley died in his sleep. Peacefully."
Ford furiously wiped at his eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing but they never stopped. He needed to wrap up his speech before he completely broke down in front of everyone.
"We will...allow those who knew Stanley the most to come up and say a few words and then we will take him out back and bury him behind the Mystery Shack. It's where he wants to be buried, he wrote such in his Last Will and Testament which we will go over at an appropriate time."
Ford glanced once more at the open Coffin.
"I love you Stanley."
Ford then stepped down and left the room and the Mystery Shack altogether and fell to his knees on the porch as he cried his eyes out over the loss of his Brother. Dipper and Mabel approached the Podium first together, not willing to separate from the other as they truly needed each other on this day. After a few moments of silence, Mabel spoke.
"Grunkle Stan may have been a liar and con man but he was also a kind and loving man who always put us ahead of himself when there was danger. He saved us from Zombies, saved my pig Waddles from a Pterodactyl by punching it and like Great Uncle Ford said, saved the world from an all-powerful Demon. Goodbye Grunkle Stan, I love you and I will never forget you."
Mabel looked at Dipper as if to ask if she wanted to say something but he shook his head and Mabel understood, he was probably too upset to say anything in front of everyone. Dipper instead turned to look at Stan one last time.
"I love you Grunkle Stan."
Dipper and Mabel then left the podium. Soos approached it next, his Daughter Lita coming with him holding onto his hand.
"Stan Pines was not just my Boss, he was the closest thing I ever had to a Father. He gave me a job here when I was only 12 years of age even though I had no experience, raised me, and helped me find the love of my life."
Soos indicated to Melody before turning his attention to the Coffin.
"Goodbye Mr. Pines, I love you."
Soos then stepped down and Wendy took the Podium.
"I don't know what to say about Stan Pines that hasn't already been said, he was a lying, thieving jerk but he was also a kind, caring man. He also gave me a job even though I had no experience and I will forever be thankful for that because it meant I didn't have to go to Lumberjack Camp."
Wendy turned her attention to the Coffin.
"Thank you for everything Mr. Pines."
Wendy then left, after a few more people had their time to speak including Mayor Cutebiker, Lazy Susan, new Sheriff Darling and Former Sheriff Blubs the lid of the Coffin was closed. Ford re-entered the room as he, Soos, Dipper, Manly Dan, Blubs and Sheriff Darling each took hold of the Coffin and carried it outside and to the backyard. There was a grave already dug and there was also a Gravestone that read:
"Stanley Joseph Pines
Born: April 1st, 1952
Died: September 30th, 2017
Beloved Brother, Friend, Boss and Uncle."
The group slowly, gently set the Coffin inside of the grave which was dug by Robbie Valentino, Wendy's childhood friend and ex-Boyfriend. The group all circled around the grave as Robbie started to fill it back in. It wasn't until this that it finally set in for Dipper and Mabel that they were never going to see their Great Uncle again and the Twins hugged each other as they cried their eyes out, Ford then hugged them both but he didn't cry as he cried all the tears he had earlier. Soos then hugged all 3 of them and Wendy joined in shortly thereafter. Soon everyone joined in one large group hug as they mourned Great Uncle Stan.
To Be Continued...
(A/N: Hope you enjoyed, if you'll excuse me I need to go cry now after writing that.)
Next Time: Chapter 6: Trouble In Paradise
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