A/N:Hey, everyone! So, yeah-this took a while, but here's the next chapter! Everyone was all in agreement, so Dipper and Mabel are going back to the surface to live as humans. Also, because of this twist, I did some thinking, and came to a decision. I decided that this is going to be the last chapter of this fanfic. Don't worry though-the story is FAR from over...I'll explain more in a little bit. And yeah, another short chapter-sorry about that. But this is the last chapter, so there wasn't a lot to say-just, just read the chapter, okay?
Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls or Undertale-I have a ton of my OWN characters to play with.
"Hey, kids!
It's been a while, huh? Things are different down here-I went back to the kingdom, and guess what?! Your old Grunkle Stan is king now! Ha! I mean well, I kinda had to, Ford's nowhere to be seen, so yeah...
"Anyway, I also put a new policy in place, that the humans who fall down here won't be treated as enemies, but as friends-AND potential customers! Yep, I'm building a new Mystery Shack, so that way we can teach humans about monsters…for a price. Hey, what can I say, old habits die hard.
"The human souls my nerdy brother was collecting disappeared, so yeah…we're not getting out of here anytime soon. None of us.
"But hey-it's not ALL bad! I'm working hard to make sure no one gives up hope…and that Pacifica kid is helping me. Yeah-I kinda took her in after you two left. I still can't believe it. I mean, don't get me wrong-I knew I couldn't just keep you two down here forever. It wouldn't be right. I know I wasn't always the best guardian…you two were so small when you came to me. You must have been so scared after everything that happened to you. I still remember some nights I'd come in to check in you, and see that you'd cried yourselves to sleep.
"I can't even imagine what it must have been like for you-falling down here, almost losing your lives, losing your humanity…not to mention having my brother using you as a pair of lab rats. I watched you two these three years, and I never said it, but I was so proud of you, watching you grow up and seeing how far you came-Dipper trying for the Royal Guard, Mabel being the sweetest thing ever-not to mention becoming a pungeon master! Ha!
"Right so…you two knuckleheads don't give up! Okay?! We're not giving up down here! Wherever you are, you're going to be alright! We're all behind you-and we'll never forget you."
Click.
Mabel held the phone in her shaking hands, biting down on her lip to keep from crying. The cell phone, the one she'd gotten from Grunkle Stan back in the Underground, was all she had left of him.
And that recorded message she'd just listened to was one of the last times she'd heard his voice. He'd sent her and Dipper a couple more messages after that one-telling her how Pacifica was doing, how Soos had (somehow) gotten a girlfriend, how the Royal Guard had disbanded and Wendy was now helping Robbie in the lab, so he didn't blow himself up again. He'd even commented on how much the ghost-turned-robot seemed to like having Wendy around. Mabel was really surprised that Dipper didn't seem to notice or care about this, since he'd had a huge crush on the fish girl.
Maybe he didn't like her anymore? Or maybe he, like Mabel, was still not used to everything.
Mabel still couldn't believe it herself. She and Dipper were still wearing the same clothes they were back when they were skeletons in the Underground, but they had flesh and blood again. They were human. And they were back in their own world-the world they belonged to.
The world they'd been trying three years to get back to.
Mabel didn't know how to feel about this. And, even though he wouldn't admit it, neither did Dipper. This was what they had wanted, wasn't it? They could finally go back home, see their parents again. They must have been worried sick about them.
But after everything they'd been through, everything that had happened those last three years-and even just a couple days ago, it was really weird to think that they were back here. It didn't seem real-it was like a dream. But which was the dream-the human world, or the Underground?
Mabel clutched the cell phone tighter in her hand.
It wasn't a dream. She thought to herself, clutching the phone a little tighter. Grunkle Stan, guys…I miss you.
"Mabel?" Her brother called behind her. Mabel turned around to face Dipper. He'd ditched the scarf, but was still wearing his old armor, though that was mostly because they didn't have any other clothes.
"That's the third time today you've listened to that message." Dipper gave her a concerned look. "You okay?"
"I don't know." Mabel admitted, sighing heavily. Dipper's frown deepened, but he didn't say anything. Truthfully, he had a LOT to say-too much. He didn't want to complicate things. They were already this far.
California was only a day away now. Maybe less if they could hitchhike. Hopefully, their parents were still living there. At the very least, they had to hope. They had to stay DETERMINED. Pacifica had sacrificed her own freedom, choosing to stay in the Underground herself, to get them back. The human souls had helped them fight against Bill just so they could escape, so that they wouldn't lose themselves.
The twins had a second chance now. And they owed it to a lot of people, human and monster alike, to take it.
"Come on." Dipper waved his sister forward. "Let's go home."
A/N: And that, readers, wraps up Under Gravity-well, this part, anyway. Yep, as you've probably guessed, I've decided to write a sequel/part two for Under Gravity. Hey, I did say that I wouldn't make this TOO much like the original game, didn't I? Which is why the next part is going to be mostly about the skeletwins, or well, former skeletwins, as they look back on their pasts, and try to figure out how to adjust to life back in the surface world. Though I am going to switch back to Pacifica's POV every now and then to see how she's doing in her new life, dealing with the consequences of her choices. And hopefully THIS story is going to turn out better than my PREVIOUS video game fanfic sequel...(Looks back on 'A Place for Him' and cringes)
Though I should warn you, I don't actually know when I'm going to start working on the second part-there's a lot going on in my life right now, plus I want to work a little more on my original story before I get back to Under Gravity. But don't you worry guys-I'm looking forward to stretching my creative writing muscles on this one, and concluding this story. Just keep your eyes peeled, okay? ;)
See you guys next time!
