Visiting the Gnomes
A week went by without too much happening outside the normal. Mabel and Dipper helped Stan out around the Mystery Shack and, once, helped out at the cemetery with taking care of the rebellious dead. Melody came by the Shack everyday and helped out here and there. Stan joked that he thought she was trying to get paid for working overtime. Despite Ford's suspicion, Dipper and Mabel found themselves telling her about their various adventures, careful avoid talking about Weirdmageddon since the mayor still didn't like that particular subject discussed to say the least.
"Hey, Melody! Did we ever tell you about the gnomes," Mabel asked, ignoring the groan from her brother that followed. Melody raised an eyebrow and answered, "No. What about the gnomes?" "Can we not go into that subject," Dipper interrupted, practically pleading for them to listen. "Oh relax Dipstick! It wasn't that bad," Mabel rebuked casually and began to tell their new friend about their first encounter with Gravity Fall's weirdness.
"That would explain why Jeff seemed nuttier than usual when I got back," Melody commented when Mabel finished telling her tale, avoiding how exaggerated it seemed. Dipper hadn't even bothered to try to correct his sister; he knew he would be wasting his breath. "We should go visit him," Mabel suggested suddenly. Dipper gave her the look that wondered if she was crazy as he said simply, "I thought you didn't like him." "I don't," she countered as if that fact were obvious.
Melody looked between the siblings and reasoned, "It would be considerate though. He seemed a little sad last I saw him." Dipper raised an eyebrow and questioned, "When was that?" Melody thought for a moment and replied, "A week or so ago maybe." "That confirms it! I don't care how weird or possessive Jeff is! No one deserves unhappiness so we're going," Mabel declared with determination. Knowing she wasn't going to change her mind, her brother stopped arguing.
While Waddles stayed behind, the teenage trio ventured through the woods. Trailing slightly behind Mabel, Dipper told Melody what actually happened for their first adventure in rural Gravity Falls. At the end, Melody chuckled and said she wasn't surprised that it happened. "You make it sound as if this has happened before," he commented. "Honestly, nothing in this town could surprise me anymore. Besides, the gnomes have been looking for a queen for a while now. It was bound that they would ask your sister eventually," Melody explained as if it were common knowledge. He thought about this for a moment then asked, "How is it that you know this and the Society of the Blind Eye never found out?" "The what," she asked in utter confusion. He shook his head and said to never mind.
After that, they proceeded to have a relatively normal conversation. After a while, Mabel signaled that they'd found the gnome they were looking for. "So what now," Dipper wondered, looking between his sister and their companion. "I could talk to him first then Mabel can talk to him," Melody suggested. The twins agreed to this since they could not seem to conjure up any better plan.
After Melody spoke with Jeff for a minute or two, she waved the twins over. "Hey Jeff," Mabel greeted when she went over. Said gnome perked up immediately and it was obvious he hadn't changed any physically. "Mabel! How come you came to visit," Jeff exclaimed in happy surprise. "Mabel explained what happed and the two started chatting.
As they chatted, Dipper and Melody sat on a nearby log so they wouldn't be eavesdropping. Melody sighed contently, a small smile presented as she gazed at the surrounding woods. "Sure is peaceful," she commented. Dipper agreed and added, "Especially for a day in Gravity Falls." She chuckled and nodded while he looked for anything like, for example, an army of gnomes. Surprisingly though, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Dipper was about to say something when Melody motioned him to be quiet and looked at something. Staring at them in cautious curiosity was a white-tailed doe. The deer approached the duo alertly, ready to dash at the slightest sound of movement. It walked to Dipper and regarded him attentively. After a moment, it walked past Melody when its ears perked up and it ran away.
"That was pretty cool," Dipper said was it was gone. Mabel, who had seen what happened, ran up to her brother and started hitting his arm, repeating, "Deer, deer, deer." "Seriously Mabel," he looked at his twin, trying to look annoyed but he couldn't help but smile. Melody was quiet and seemed a little pale.
The rest of the day passed happily and soon Melody had gone home. The Pines family sat in the living room, Ford having come out for a little while from his lab, when Dipper told them about the doe, Mabel yet again hitting his arm and repeating the word deer. While Stan seemed to either not care or didn't find anything about it weird, Ford looked deep in thought, an expression of suspicion visible on his face.
"What do you think, Grunkle Ford," the younger nerd asked curiously. Said grunkle shook his head and started, "I think that this event you just described may in fact confirm my theory-" "I'm getting tired of hearing your theory so leave it alone," Stan interrupted suddenly, his tone slightly irritated. His brother, while seeming slightly annoyed, said nothing and walked out of the room and to his lab.
"I wonder why Stan seemed so mad at Grunkle Ford when he was about to tell us his theory," Dipper pondered later as they prepared for bed. Mabel thought for a moment and suggested, "Maybe he's heard it before." "Maybe," he repeated. The details didn't seem to add up though. The twins fell asleep, on content with a pig and the other's head filled with mysteries waiting, wanting to be solved.
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Hey guys! Yay! A new update! I'm actually getting better at this. Hahaha. Anyways, thank you AvengerGleekShadowhunter for helping me out with the deer part. You know which part you helped with. Again, no hints on the message! Enjoy the deciphering! Bye! ~shadowpixie01