Chapter three: Surprises
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Dipper growled in irritation as he pulled up in front of the Mystery Shack. He couldn't believe that he had left Max out of his sight and to top it all off, he broke his hoverboard when he slammed into Pacifica's limousine. He had been chasing that fallen angel for the last year and just as he was about to give up, he magically stumbles across him. Max was one of the main fallen angels out there, clearly one of the strongest, and one of Bill's right hand men.
Dipper was the only one that could see the difference between a human and a fallen angel, mostly because of the Cipher Wheels. While other people saw a normal human being, Dipper saw the enormous scorched wings on their backs. They couldn't fly with these wings, because they were cursed. Some believed that fallen angels were angels that fell from heaven, but Dipper knew better. They were Bill's creation. A part of his world.
Dipper pushed open the door of the Mystery Shack. As the bell rang, Soos looked immediately to the door from where he stood with a group of tourists. Melody was behind the counter and Dipper could hear his Grunkle Stan argue with Grunkle Ford about something.
"Dipper dude!" Soos shouted as he rushed over to him. He enveloped Dipper in an enormous hug, before he let him go.
"It's great to see you too, Soos." Dipper smiled as he shifted his gaze over to Melony. "Hi, Melody." Dipper greeted as he took off his fedora and his trench coat and hung it up on the coat hanger.
"It's nice to see you, Dipper." Melody smiled as she then attended to the tourist group.
"I haven't seen you in like forever, dude! Is Mabel here?" He asked excitedly as he looked past Dipper.
"No. I have work I have to do here and I thought I'd swing by. Is Stan and Ford here? I haven't seen them in a long time." Dipper smiled as he walked past Soos.
"Yeah dawg. They're dropping by to catch their breaths before they go back to the sea again. I'm glad that those two are so active, even while they're like a hundred years old, dude." Soos stated happily.
"Sixty-nine isn't even close to a hundred, Soos." Dipper chuckled as he entered the dining room. Stan and Ford was standing at the dining table, too busy arguing about something to notice Dipper.
"So what am I supposed to do with the pugs, Ford? It's not my fault that I need a permit for them. Santiago is more than capable of smuggling them over the border. He did it before and he can do it again." Stan stated as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Is this a bad time?" Dipper asked as he walked up to his Grunkles.
"Dipper!" Both of them shouted as they walked up to him. Stan and Ford enveloped him in an enormous hug. "Is Mabel here too?" Stan asked excitedly.
"No it's just me. I've got some work I have to do here, but I thought I'd swing by." Dipper chuckled.
"I hope you haven't been causing undeniable trouble." Stan smiled as he gave Dipper a noogy. "If you have, I know a guy that can easily make it go away." Stan stated as his expression got serious all of a sudden.
"What Stan means to say," Ford started as he pushed his brother back. "is that we're glad to see you, Dipper. Now what did you break this time?" Ford asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Why do you always assume that I broke… I broke the hoverboard." Dipper sighed truthfully.
"Figured." Ford stated with a sigh. "It's a good thing you swung by. I have some knew gadgets I want you to test and their only compatible with your abilities, that way no-one can else can use them." Ford stated excitedly. Dipper's smile faltered a bit. The Cipher wheels that Bill had forced onto Dipper's skin allowed Ford to harness the power behind it. Now most of his gadgets, his hoverboard and his bullet proof trench coat was powered by it.
"Have you guys gotten any lead on Bill? The fallen angel society has gotten worse now, and it's so hidden that even my leads are running dry, as well as the governments." Dipper stated as his expression hardened.
"Oh would you look at that, dudes. Melody needs help with the customers. I'll be back when you, dudes sorted out the triangle crises." Soos retreated to where his wife was talking to the customers. Soos and Melody had gotten married about the time that Dipper and Mabel turned twenty. Of course the mystery Twin had attended his wedding, but Dipper only stayed for the ceremony, he had a job to do in the state over and he was just passing through.
"We've got nothing, kiddo. All our leads had already run dry." Stan sighed as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Bill is being extra careful. He knows how strong you've gotten and he doesn't want to push his luck, but I have a feeling that Bill isn't the person we have to worry about." Ford stated as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"What do you mean? Bill is one of the main people we need to worry about. I mean he managed to get out of Gravity Falls' dome." Dipper stated as impatience tugged at him.
"He isn't the leader of the fallen angels, Dipper. He never was." Ford stated with a heavy heart.
"Wait a minute are you saying that fallen angels aren't Bill's creation?" Dipper asked confusedly.
"Yes. Bill might not be the Bill we know and hate. He might have changed." Ford stated. "Even though I don't want to believe it."
"I'll deal with that later, but right now I need to fix my hoverboard. I have to go and finish my job before I can focus on anything else." Dipper stated.
An hour later Dipper and Ford had both fixed the hoverboard. Ford had added extra protection, just in case Dipper decided to ram into another car any time soon. Stan on the other hand was busy loading something onto a truck and yelling somethings in Mexican. The two were now currently in the basement, where Ford had all his new gadgets he had been working on.
"Alright Dipper. I have created a few new gadgets which will aid you in the field." Ford started as he pulled of a large cloth, revealing several of Fords creations.
"Holy sh-" Before Dipper could finish his sentence, Ford cut him off.
"Language, Dipper." Ford stated firmly with a playful smile, clearly proud of Dipper's reaction. "I'll be giving you an Electroshock guantlet. Now this is a fine weapon for it can come in handy against a lot of creatures. It also can absorb lightning and absorb any kind of electricity fired towards you." Dipper slipped on the gauntlet and made a fist. It fit him perfectly. "I had to use Stan as a model, since you don't have a sixth finger." Ford chuckled.
"Is it made from Tidiam alloy?" Dipper asked as his eyes widened. On Stan and Fords travels most of the things they discovered became well known. So well-known that Ford's dream school gave Ford and Stan a job. They sponsored them so they could discover more than just paranormal things. In his first week on the job, the man discovered eighteen new elements. Tidiam was one of them. It had the properties of Titanium, but it was stronger than diamonds.
"Of course." Ford smiled proudly. "The wiring is of course made out of gold, since your power usually fries anything else." Ford stated with a glare. "I'll also be giving you this." Ford stated as held up a small gadget. He handed it to Dipper, and the moment the rectangular object made contact with Dipper's hand a blast of energy shot from his tattoos to the object, creating a glowing bow.
"I'm going to go ahead and say how awesome you are." Dipper stated as he pulled in great uncle into a hug.
"Thank you, Dipper. Stan and I'll be back in Gravity Falls next month, so feel free to swing by. I'll have a lot of new equipment that I would want you to test." Dipper smiled at his great uncle. He had a great family. A loving mother and father, a great sister and great Grunkle's. He was truly a lucky man.
"I'll see how my jobs work out, but I can't promise anything." Dipper chuckled lightly. Before Ford could say anything else, Stan's voice broke through from outside, along with several police sirens.
"No te preocupas! Vamos! Vamos!" Both Dipper and Ford sighed heavily, knowing that they would have to help Stan out of this one.
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Dipper pulled up in front of the WestCorp building. It was one of the largest buildings in town with about seven stories. Dipper slowly made his way inside the building and soon got into the elevator with a few other people. Dipper's thoughts unintentionally swam back to Pacifica. He smiled slightly as he remembered how she pulled him into his lap. He quickly shook his head as he stepped out of the elevator, clearing his thoughts. He quickly made his way to the lady at the counter and took of his fedora.
"I'm here to see my client." Dipper stated as he eyed the young woman. She was clearly much older than Dipper, but not that old.
"Of course. She is expecting you." The woman nodded in understanding. Dippers clients never contacted the government directly. There was always a middle man in his sort of business. Someone that protected the clients identity and this woman was it. The older woman stood and made her way to two enormous doors. She opened both of them widely and waltzed in.
"Miss Northwest. The Detective is here to see you now." Dipper sighed in irritation. He should've known. He is one of the densest men he knew, and he knew Soos. As Dipper marched in he took in the same young lady that he had seen just over two hours ago.
"Dipper?" Pacifica asked as she stared wide eyes at him.
"You know, I have absolutely no clue as to how we didn't make the connection." Dipper stated with a chuckle.
"You can say the again." Pacifica giggled as she sat down in her chair. "So you're the detective sent?"
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