Opening Pines File:
Ford's Journal
Secret Entry:
I have made much progress on my dimensional gate with the help of my new found friend, Bill Cipher. He has shown me equations for dimensional travel that I had never considered to be actually possible. The idea of a dimensional nexus where the material and immaterial could interact on the same plane of existence would be perhaps the greatest scientific discovery ever. As I learned more I also conversed with Bill on the matters of the great mysteries of our world, such as the origins of the Grimm and he has helped me understand a great deal.
He has shown me ancient hieroglyphics of many ruins, helping me understand that he is not the only entity to have watched this world. Some markings show ancient tribes fighting against the Grimm and others have shown stranger things such as humans morphing animals and even animals morphing into humans. Perhaps these writings could help explain the origins of the Faunus and the Mobians since it has yet to be discovered just exactly how they came into existence. Though I am not a religious person since I am a man of science and discovery these discoveries have motivated me to look up many different religions upon finding very familiar similarities.
There are have been other beings leaving their marks on our world, labelled as Gods but Bill has told me that most of them actually do not like being referred to as deities. The meteorite that had spawned the Grimm had actually come from an ancient entity born even before Bill was. This entity was destroyed but a piece of it survived, drifting through the cosmos before it finally impacted the Earth.
Since then there have been visits from other entities, some concerned about the effects of the remains would have on our world and others for their own reasons. But last night Bill showed me something amazing: a hieroglyphic depicting six figures surrounding our world and from each of them came a symbol that I later identified after I memorized several forms of ancient language.
Heart.
Creation.
Strength.
Destruction.
Form.
Soul.
Mind.
Nature.
Bond.
Sight.
Youth.
And Ability.
The image reminds me of a tale my father used to tell me and my brother as children. The Tale of the Six-Founding-Spiral: a story of six deities appearing as six colored lights that come together to form what appears to be a spiraling structure that could grant any wish. The six were the guardians who protected our world and the universe, ensuring the balance is protected. Each one of the six embodied an aspect of existence and helped to make sure our world lived through the many wars with the Grimm.
The White Guardian of Light and Purity.
The Black Guardian of Darkness and Malice.
The Gold Guardian of Dreams and Desires.
The Diamond Guardian of Creativity and Fidelity.
The Green Guardian of Life and Love.
And the Azure Guardian of Time and Space.
Together they form the Six-Founding-Spiral, a power so great it could grant any kind of wish to anyone who manages to find all six Guardians. This legend has been one of the most famous fairy tales, known across the rest of the world. I suppose every fairy tale has a small hint of truth in them and now I see where it came from. I believe it's possible these Guardians were likely very powerful Hunters who were worshiped as deities.
I questioned Bill what these meant he explained to me that these cosmic beings each presented a gift to the universe and the beings that live in it. I am not entirely sure what he meant but going by what these symbols mean it's possibly that these so-called gifts are metaphorical in nature, describing what all of us, Humans, Faunus and Mobians are capable of. I will have to make a note to study more into these ancients writing later.
Close File
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"The thing about legends and myths is that what inspired them is not always what we expect. Sometimes we get things right and sometimes completely wrong. It's always important to keep an open mind if you come face to face with a living legend." TOM stated, pacing around the bridge. "Open minds are the key to understanding after all."
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"So the Te Xuan Ze is here." The leader's face remained hidden behind the hood of the crimson robe he wore and his voice was utterly devoid of all emotion as he spoke to his informant. "Just as our God predicted."
"Shall we dispose of her?" Another member asked.
"No. She's not of any concern to us yet. If she persists we will remove her." The leader answered. "What matters now is preparing the gate to summon our God."
"O'Reilly of DexLab has visited the Mystery Shack. It's possible he and Pines are acquaintances." The messenger stated. "And the Shapeshifter failed to protect the bunker. The Pine twins have McGucket's laptop."
"Really? He might know something then. If he suspects something we will have to move quickly then. The party will begin soon." The leader said sinisterly. "As for the laptop, I am sure our God is already aware will deal with the foolish boy." He began to laugh, followed quickly by all the other members.
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"So the Te Xuan Ze, the magical guardian is here. I can use this to my advantage."
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"The first place I come to when I finally leave Orchid Bay." Juniper Lee said, looking out the window of the room she and her family rented out in a local inn and wasn't too impressed by the small town of Gravity Falls. "Kind of wish the sites were a little better."
"I want to check out the arcade." Ray-Ray said, dumping his back-pack on the couch.
"I told you already, Ray-Ray, we're not here on a vacation." Monroe grumbled. "We're here because the Elders fear Bill Cipher is going to break free into our dimension. A dream demon from the second dimension arriving in ours would be catastrophic."
"Like how?" Ray-Ray asked.
"He'd be able to completely alter the laws of physics, manipulating matter to the point that reality itself would be changed." Monroe answered. "Is that enough to make you understand…He said, already knowing the answer."
"COOL!" Ray-Ray exclaimed in excitement.
"Why did we bring him along?" Monroe groaned.
"So where do we start looking?" Juniper asked, walking away from the window. "There can't be a lot of places in a town like this to hide something to summon a demon from another dimension."
"You'd be surprised, June." Jasmine said, readying a few charms. "We have to be on guard because right now we are in enemy territory."
"Coo-ool!"
"Ray-Ray!"
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Jack smiled as he put down the last orb that was actually part of a batch of drones he had set up to give him a scan around Gravity Falls. He didn't believe that a prize as great as the one Bill was talking about existed in a backwater looking town like this so he decided to start looking around and see what made this place so special was.
A ring from his cellphone distracted him from his work and he quickly answered, sounding very annoyed. "Hello?"
"Am I speaking to Jack Spicer?"
"Who's asking?" Jack asked, sounding rude and suspicious.
"Someone who wants you to know the truth."
"Truth? And what exactly is the truth?" Jack stood up.
"You're being played."
Jack scowled. "And why should I believe you?"
"Maybe you shouldn't but if you want the truth you'll have to look around and I know the place you can start looking."
"And where's that?"
"Try the Mystery Shack." The person said and finally hung up.
Jack looked down at his tablet and put it away. "Truth huh?"
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"This really lets you turn into aliens?" Steven Universe asked, staring at the Omnitrix attached to Ben's wrist.
"Yep. I can already turn into ten aliens and they've helped me kick a lot of bad guy butt." Ben said proudly.
"That's so cool!" Steven puffed his cheeks out as stars appeared in his eyes. "Can I see them? Can I see them?"
"Great." Gwen sighed, knowing how her cousin would react.
"All right, let's see what we got today." Ben held up the Omnitrix…
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"A Fusion like Malachite doesn't simply disappear like that. One second it was there and the next it was gone." Pearl said, pacing back and forth inside the house they made for Steven.
"Maybe Lapis just pulled them back underwater again." Amethyst said, lounging on the couch.
"I do not believe that is what happened. There is something else. I looked at Malachite and I could see something was horrible wrong." Garnet said darkly, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. "Malachite had powers it shouldn't have had, no matter how powerful it was."
"Garnet's right. We've faced Jasper and Lapis separately so we should have known what to expect. Malachite shouldn't have been able to phase through our attack, use a sonic blast or even duplicate itself the way it did." Pearl said, listing the strange powers Malachite had used in the fight. "Not even a fusion made from Gems as powerful as Jasper and Lapis could have such powers."
"Well, it had it and it kicked our butts." Amethyst shrugged.
"Amethyst, this is serious." Pearl admonished. "What if Malachite returns? We barely survived fighting against it even when all those Huntsmen appeared to fight it. How can we protect Beach City against it if the three of us together were not enough?"
"That's not the only problem." Garnet said, causing Pearl to turn to her. "We still need to track down Peridot. We know she's out there somewhere. She came to Earth with a job to do and odds are, she's still gonna try to do it."
"Oh right!" Pearl exclaimed, having forgotten about the other Homeworld Gem that was now stranded on Earth. "You don't think she'll come after us like Malachite did?"
"We weren't her priority." Garnet replied. "She was planning to do something in the Kindergarten."
"You don't think she was planning to reactivate it, do you?" Pearl asked anxiously, knowing what would happen if the Kindergarten was reactivated.
"Mmm... If she gets it back up and running, the injectors will turn back on." Garnet said, stepping away from the wall. "We head to the Kindergarten and see if we can track her down."
"What about Steven?" Amethyst asked.
"He can stay behind. He's been making…friends." Garnet said cryptically.
"Friends?"
"It's better he remains here. Peridot's got nothing we can't handle."
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"Alright, Mabel, today is the big day." Dipper said, looking at the laptop he had found in the secret bunker with his sister, Mabel.
They were both in the local library which Dipper had visited often to understand the Mysteries of Gravity Falls.
"Big day!" Mabel cheered.
"Soos finally fixed up the laptop. If this thing works, we could learn the identity of The Author and unravel the greatest mysteries of Gravity Falls. You ready?" Dipper asked, holding laptop.
"Oh, I'm ready, baby." Mabel said, flipping through pages of a pop-up book with a drawing of an infant. "Ma-ma."
"This is it. This is it." Dipper powered on the laptop, which read 'Welcome'. "Aha! It worked."
"Blip, blap, bloobity bloop, twins." The twins said, high-fiving, bumping fists, and sticking out tongues.
An alarm sounded and the laptop read '/UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS FORBIDDEN/', and then it read 'Enter Password'.
"Ugh! Of course, a password." Dipper groaned.
"Don't you worry, bro bro. With your brains and my laser focus, there is literally nothing that can distract us from... Did you hear that?" Mabel asked, getting distracted by the sound of singing.
"All my life I've been dreamin' of a love that's right for me. And now I finally know her name and it's...sing it with me kids."
"Literacy!" Kids gathering around a kid with puppets sang.
The kid held up a Bee puppet. "I finally understand what all the buzz is about. Reading!"
He held up Book puppet. "Give me some of that honey!"
They 'kiss' and the kid holding them laughed.
Mabel flapped pages of a pop-up of a heart. "Ba bump. Ba bump."
Dipper groaned, knowing what was happening. "Oh, boy."
"Haha. Thank you, thank you." The boy said once his show was over.
"Just when I was getting over Mermando, of course, you show up at my doorstep." Mabel whispered.
Dipper walked to the bookshelf. "Oh, yeah, I forgot about Mermando. Did not care for Mermando." He grabbed the library book off of the shelf and flipped though it. "Okay, this cryptology book says that there's 7.2 million 8-letter words. I'll type, you read. Okay, Mabel? Mabel?"
All that he heard was Mabel's empty chair spinning.
"That's why we don't stick our hands in other people's mouths!" The boy with the puppets sang alongside the kids. "Hey, I'm Gabe Benson, ya'll. Good night!"
With the show done the parents walked their kids out.
"Hey, good job today, you guys." Gabe said to his puppets.
Then, curiously he started having the puppets talk to each other and him.
"You were late on your cue!"
"WHAT?"
"Hey-hey, be good to each other. We're all stars."
Mabel rolled in on book cart. "Hey! Guess who's Mabel! I am. Care to learn more? I bet you do. You like to learn- WAA" She fell off the cart and walked up to him. "And I'm up!"
"Oh, hey, I'm Gabe. Master of puppets. Nice to meet you." Gabe greeted.
"You're amazing with those puppets." Mabel complimented.
"Really?" Gabe asked sadly. "A lot of people think puppets are dumb, or, just for kids or something."
"Are you kidding me? I'm puppet-CRAZY! People call me Puppet-Crazy-Mabel!" Mabel said enthusiastically.
"Really? People used to call me Puppet-Crazy-Gabe! So when's your next puppet show?"
"My huh?" Mabel asked.
"I mean, you can't truly love puppets if you're not throwing puppet shows, right?"
Mabel laughed nervously. "Ha, yeah, I mean I'm TOTALLY working on a puppet show."
"Oh, what are the details?"
Mabel stared stalling, nervously. "There are soooo many details..."
In the meantime Dipper was trying to figure out the password to the laptop, starting by typing in 'PASSWORD' on the computer. "Huh... "Mabel sat next to him. "So, how'd it go?"
"Dipper, how hard do you think it'd be to write and compose a sock puppet rock opera with lights, original music and live pyrotechnics by Friday?" Mabel quickly asked.
To his credit, Dipper didn't even blink as the computer beeps. "What?" He grabbed his sister. "Mabel, are you serious?"
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! I got lost in his eyes and his ponytails and I'm gonna be so embarrassed on Friday if I don't have ANYTHING."
"What about cracking this password? You know, mystery twins?" He asked, bumping fists.
"If you help me with this for JUST a couple of days I promise I'll help with the password! Please, pretty please!" She leaned in, whispering. "It's for love, Dipper."
Dipper couldn't find it in him to say no. "All right, okay-"
Mabel happily hugged him, hearing exactly what she wanted to hear. "YES! THANK YOU! THIS GUY! HE'S NUMBER ONE!"
"Okay, okay, okay, shhhh..." The twins packed up and left the library. "I can't wait to get to the bottom of this laptop. We're close to something big here; I can feel it..."
They never saw the shadow of Bill Cipher following them while walking out of the library.
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When Kuki had brought the girl she had found buried back to her home her mother had immediately come home with the family's personal doctor. The girl had been placed inside one of the many guestrooms inside the Sanban home with the doctor looking over her while Genki questioned her daughter where she had found the girl.
"I dug her out and brought her home." Kuki finished her story.
Genki could tell her daughter wasn't lying and closed her eyes, repressing a sigh as the door opened and the doctor stepped back out.
"Genki-san," The doctor greeted.
"Kuki, please go check on your sister." Genki instructed her daughter who obeyed and left the hall, leaving her alone with the doctor. "How is she?"
"Lucky to be alive. This girl was heavily suffocated and would have likely died if she had not been found. I also found evidence of bruising, suggesting she had been in a fight before she was buried. I've done my best to heal her but there is something else." The doctor began.
"Yes?"
"Her body was already healing the wounds at an astounding rate when I first looked at her and they are almost to the point they will be completely gone."
"A healing Semblance?" Genki guessed.
The doctor shook her head. "I thought so at first but this girl's Aura has not been unlocked. I took a blood sample and I've found an unknown element in it I cannot identify. I also found evidence of older wounds such as muscle fatigue and stress, evidence of starvation from a lack of food, second and third degree burns that have healed, and heavy trauma that I have only seen in veteran Huntsmen and Huntresses."
Genki almost stumbled upon hearing the number of wounds this girl who was around the same age as her daughter had.
What kind of monster would inflict such wounds on a child?
"She was found buried, right?" The doctor asked.
"Yes." Genki nodded.
"I have no way to determining how long she had been buried but I can say she hadn't suffered brain damage from the lack of oxygen. I cannot tell if it is because of this healing ability or simply because she wasn't buried for very long." The doctor stated.
Genki glanced to the door, wondering what have possibly happened to this girl. She looked American which left the question of where her family was.
"Shall I call the hospital? They can take care of her and possibly find her family." The doctor offered.
Genki thought it over. "No. She'll remain here for now but have her blood processed and see if there is a match."
The doctor nodded, offering a bow and then left. Genki entered the bedroom, looking at the unconscious girl as she slept. She was so young looking that it made it all the more difficult to believe she could survive the kind of wounds the doctor described to her. Walking over to her side Genki placed a single finger on the girl's head and concentrated, activating her Semblance.
Her daughter's Semblance alerted her to danger and allowed her to find ways to negate it. Genki's Semblance allowed her to sense the intentions of people around her, able to detect any form lies and deceit and a limited form of mind reading but was only able to touch the surface of the mind.
What she had sensed was more than she could have ever expected.
"I couldn't have wished for a better daughter."
"The perfect half-ghost son."
"Am I an imperfection? A mistake?"
"He's using you! You're nothing but a mess he's not going to clean up!"
"You exist to serve me! Just do it!"
"You want to ask questions or do you want to kick some butt?"
"You're a ghost and a girl?"
"It seems the only way I'll ever perfect the cloning process is to melt you down and study your ectoplasmic remains."
"DANNY! HELP!"
"Bye Danny."
Genki pulled her finger back, gasping in shock at what she had felt. The girl's mind was as traumatized as her body had been. A broken mess that it was struggling to put back together but the trauma of being melted down and then buried alive had put an enormous mental strain on her. The girl's powers had saved her from suffering brain damage but the trauma was enough that the mind was in danger of breaking apart.
A ghost like man with pale skin and red eyes, flashing a grin full of fanged teeth.
Vlad.
A shadow with a large of antlers sticking out of its head and glowing eyes.
Moloch.
And another man with red hair, pale skin with black and purple marks running down his veins and his eyes colored red with black irises.
Fallen.
This girl was hunted by beings of such evil and cruelty that it's a miracle she had survived for so long. What she had seen was enough to fill Genki with pure rage at those who tried to kill a little girl…
No, she was much younger.
She was less than a year old.
She was a literal baby, having been brought to life by a madman who then tried to dispose of her simply because she wasn't made in the image of the boy who he had obsessed with making into his surrogate son.
She was then kidnapped by monsters from this world to be used as a weapon.
She recognized those monsters.
Fallen, monsters that had been around as long as the Grimm, appearing during the Emperor's time and had nearly destroyed the world.
And she recognized him.
'Sammael, even now your cruelty knows no bounds.' Genki thought scornfully.
She couldn't let him find this girl again and she couldn't let him kidnap anymore people from other worlds. She'd have to inform her husband of what she had learned and they'd have to get in contact with America, letting them know what was happening in their own backyard. Genki quietly left the room, leaving the girl, Danielle to a peaceful slumber.
She had more than earned it.
She walked out into the living room, watching as Kuki practiced with her Tessen in front of her little sister who was entertained with watching her older sister train.
"Kuki, Mushi." Genki spoke up, earning their attention. "Our new friend will be staying with us for now."
"Really?" Kuki asked, putting her fans down.
Genki nodded with a small smile. "Her name is Danielle and she is a lost little girl, looking for her home and she needs our help."
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(Updated Character Skill)
Name: Kuki Sanban
Aura: White
Semblance: Danger Negation
Description: Kuki is able to sense almost any form of danger near her and react quickly to eliminate it, even sensing certain aspects of people around her. Possible short range precognitive ability used to identify danger and initiate adrenaline rush while providing subconscious awareness of the exact nature of the danger to allow for instant reaction. It also allows her to sense the thoughts and emotions of others and with enough adrenaline she can emit a telekinetic wave that can paralyze any dangerous being.
Weapon: Modified Tessen
Description: A pair of modified Tessen made with special high-density polymerized titanium that is resilient to projectiles and can cut through anything through the use of special blades that are reinforced by an alternating current and resonated at high frequencies, increasing their cutting power. They can be used as shields when powered by Kuki's Aura and can be summoned back to her through invisible strings.