Accessing Global Security Satellite System
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Accessing Grimm Horde Approaching Nowhere Kansas
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Accessing Sectors:
13 – Darklands
8 – Wilds
4 – Nowhere
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Estimated Time to Arrival in Nowhere: 6 days, 15 hours, 56 minutes, 10 seconds.
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Evacuation Protocol For Sectors 8 and 4 In Effect
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Logging Off Global Security
Xxx
"Okay, got the pugs out of here right on time." Stan said, crossing that off his list as he came upon the Mayor's mansion.
His new home.
'If only Dad could see me now.' Stan thought as he walked in.
His granddaughters along with his daughter and Pachita were already helping with moving his things in.
"Hey ladies." Stan said as he stepped in. "Good news. The pugs are being shipped to Mexico. That's one less black spot on my mayor record."
"You really should have left that to us…Dad." Carmelita said, hesitantly calling him 'Dad' at the end but she was getting used to it after seeing how hard he worked for his niece and nephew and the effort he made into bonding with her daughters. "It wouldn't do for you to be seen selling away stuff of a…curious nature."
Stanley Pines might be a low life but when it came to family he gave it his all.
"Nah, if there's one thing my Dad was right about is that a man sticks to his guns and cleans up his own mess. Granted, I've had a string of bad luck in that area but I am doing it." Stan said, waving off his daughter's concern. "I'm mayor of this town now so I got to stick to it as long as I can before I am likely impeached, thrown out, or assassinated."
"Dad." Carmelita sighed.
"What? It could happen." Stan shrugged. "I got my face out there now and I got to be careful. I'm a politician now and you know what happens to those guys. Maybe that will show everyone, including my own brother along with my niece and nephews that I can do it. Speaking of…Where are they and why aren't they helping me move in?"
Just then, Zoe got a call on her tablet which she answered. "Mabel? Where are you? You're supposed to be helping us move Grandpa's things into the mayor mansion."
*Phone talk*
"What? Unicorns?" Zoe raised an eyebrow.
*Phone talk*
"Bill proofing the Mystery Shack?" Zoe shared a look with Frida and her grandfather. "…Think there's enough for the mayor mansion?"
*Phone talk*
"All right, we'll be right over." Zoe hung up and looked at her grandfather. "Mabel's on about getting unicorn hair for protecting the Mystery Shack from Bill."
"Where'd she get that idea?" Frida asked.
"Grunkle Ford-" Zoe answered, having taken to calling her grand uncle the same title that Dipper and Mabel did.
"Got it." Stan sighed. "I become mayor, get into a fancy house and they're off having adventures with Ford. Typical."
Why does it take to get appreciation from his whole family?
"Hey, we'll bring them over once we see what this whole unicorn thing is about." Frida patted her grandfather on the back.
"Okay." Stan smiled gratefully.
"Besides, you got a press conference to deal with." Pachita said, pointing outside as a couple of reporters were outside.
Zoe pulled out her tablet and opened the Gravity Falls news channel.
"We are just outside the mayor mansion where new mayor Stanley Pines is settling in. We hope to catch him to answer a few questions regarding his plans for his term as mayor. Many people are asking questions like how he will make sure that Gravity Falls remains safe, especially in light of the large number of Grimm that are marching through the Wilds."
"Oh right." Stan rubbed his head. "I might need to get in touch with some old friends and find out what's going on. This town might not get a lot of Grimm but there are usually a few stragglers."
Xxx
"Girls, I've taken it you've seen the news."
The Kanker Sisters were watching the TV when the voice of their mother made them instantly stand and jump at attention.
Bebe Kanker, the mother of the three sisters, was a dangerous woman and not known for her patience. Bebe came from a big and poor family, though she is the daughter of a wealthy lord that owns Peach Creek. Being just one of the many from a man who had taken multiple consorts, she was neglected by her single mother and had to take care of herself, like most of her siblings had to. The lack of attention turned Bebe into a problem child.
Though she had attended high school, she only followed a few classes and mainly hung out in the school's boiler room. She spent most of her time bullying students and flirting with boys, and failed at least 2 grades. Nevertheless, she kept her friends from her original classroom, named Lee, Marie and May.
After Bebe first got pregnant and was abandoned by the father, she got kicked out by her mother without money, clothes or food. She had to quit school and live on the streets, while finding a job at the height of her pregnancy. After giving birth to Lee, she tried to save up the few dimes she'd receive from the government's child support, and after many weeks in the cold, she was able to rent a trailer. Being only 18 at the time, Bebe actively sought the help of anyone to help take care of her and her child.
Her jobs vary, because she often got herself fired, wasn't educated enough, or got bored of it. Though, she never stayed jobless for long and does what she can in order to provide for her unplanned daughter. Then she came upon a man who worked as a Hunter and was willing to train her. Sure enough, she got trained and was allowed to accompany him on missions when she was skilled enough, earning money. That was when she fell in love.
And as soon as she was pregnant again she was abandoned.
In three small years Bebe mainly worked and went through childbirth, which made her bitter and cynical, mainly towards men. After she saved money to buy herself a vehicle, she stole the trailer she rented and left the city. Lee, Marie and May were 14, 13 and 12 years old when they moved to Peach Creek; a location not chosen without a reason, even though there was no real benefit for them in going there.
Except revenge.
Bebe came to the home of the lord who owned Peach Creek and through some sneaky dealings with certain people she learned her clan was associated with before killing her father, her mother and the rest of her siblings. She then took the deed to Peach Creek and took over the rest of the clan, citing that they were weak and she disposed of them as per clan traditions.
No one was dumb enough to argue.
"What is it, Mom?" Lee asked carefully.
Bebe Kanker stood before her daughters with a critical eye. "Do you know of the Grimm army emerging from the Darklands?"
The three sisters slowly nodded.
"Do you know what it means?"
"It's…him?" Marie slowly asked.
"Yes, it is." Bebe turned away. "Our family was often hired in the past for our ruthlessness. It is what attracted his attention. He pointed us to this land and all he asked in return is that our family would come and when called for at any time."
"Has he…called?" May asked.
"No." Bebe looked over her shoulder. "Not yet."
The three sisters unconsciously sighed at that. They might not have met him but they had learned about him and even met his messenger.
It was enough to leave a lasting impression.
"But expect to be called upon soon, my daughters." Bebe said, making them stiffen. "The army of Grimm moving on Nowhere is a sign. It has begun."
The girls suppressed the urge to gulp.
"Our family is unfortunately tied to him. If we had refused he would have wiped us out. In return for our obedience he allowed us to live her. In fact my…inheriting the role of clan head impressed him enough that he congratulated me." Bebe stated.
"Wait…You actually…met him?" Lee gaped.
"Actually, that was the second time I met him. The first time we met was when I and Marie's father was hired to kill a dangerous Grimm in the Wilds." Bebe answered honestly. "He knew of my blood and told me about our family arrangement and that he was…disappointed in what it had become. After I returned and took over we met again and he told me much more."
"About what?" May asked but regretted it as her mother glared at her.
"Nothing you need to concern yourself with." Bebe said, running a hand through May's hair. "Only this: you three will have a role to play eventually and when that happens I expect you three to be strong enough to handle it. He does not tolerate weakness or dissent…And neither do I."
The girls watched as their mother left the trailer. They could be living in the Kanker mansion but their mother made them live in the trailer park.
Why?
To show them how quick a home along with all its perks could be taken away.
They knew their mother loved them but they all agreed on one thing about her:
She and the rest of their family had sold their souls to a monster.
A monster that they may have to meet soon.
Xxx
"Guess who? "
The person quickly wiped off the screen to reveal Star Butterfly.
"It's me, Star! I have some exciting news for you. Well, first, Marco got kidnapped, and I blew up a bunch of stuff, including my wand. And I was super bummed because I thought I was never gonna get to do magic again, but then I got my new wan..." She took a hair brush as mistake as a wand then reveal her new upgrade wand afterward. "My new wand! Oh, yeah and Marco's okay. Say hi, Marco"
The Laptop webcam faced toward Marco as he finished showering, wearing only a towel while drying his hair.
"Hey!" Marco shouted before blocking and closing his webcam.
Xxx
StarFan13 was left confused when she pressed the close button.
Xxx
"I don't want the computer to watch me shower." Marco said once his computer was off.
Star's wand levitated itself and it started flying and bounced around the house.
"What's up with your wand?" Marco asked, after just ducking to avoid the wand hitting him in the face.
"I don't know." Star answered.
"Oh, no, it going downstairs."
Star ran after the wand, yelling in shock as the wand flew back up and missed her face by mere inches. "…I almost died."
The wand flew into Star's room, making its way into the Magic Instruction Book.
Star and Marco ran in, stopping just at Star's mirror as the wand shot out and hit Marco, sending him flying and dropping his towel as he flew into Star's closet.
"My towel!" Marco cried out from inside with the door closed.
"Hang on. I'll get you out." Star rushed to the closet door.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Marco quickly called. "Wait a second. I'm not decent."
That stopped Star in her tracks. "Oh, okay."
"Don't open that." Marco instructed.
"Wasn't gonna." Star replied.
Marco tried opening the door once he slipped a few…choice clothes that would do. "Uh, it's locked."
"What?! Star pulled on door knob with both hands
"Try the knob."
"What do you think I am doing?" Star asked.
The Laser puppies entered room, barking and shooting lasers from their eyes.
"No, no, not now, sweetie." Star grunted as she kept on trying to open the door. "I usually open this door with my wand."
"Well, your book ate it." Marco said dryly.
"Better not be pokin' around in there." Star warned her best Earth friend. "That's my secrets closet. It's private."
"Just get me outta here."
Just then Star's mirror started ringing.
"Oh now what?" The princess groaned, afraid it was her mother calling which was the absolute last thing she needed.
Turns out it wasn't when the call when to voice mail.
"Hey, Star! It's me, Mabel! You know, as in the Mabel who helped organize that princess strike as Saint Olga's?"
"Oh, that Mabel." Star muttered as she kept pulling on the door. "Girl that sent me that extra fun and happy juice."
"Well, we exchanged numbers after that adventure and agreed to keep in touch in case one of us had an idea for a fun adventure. Well guess what?"
"You have something fun mind?" Star grunted as she kept pulling on the door. "Maybe something to help Marco out of my closet?"
"We got unicorns in Gravity Falls!"
Star stopped and looked at her mirror. "Ooooookay. Slightly interested now."
"We need to collect unicorn hair to keep a real bad guy out of our house and my Grunkle Ford, my Grunkle Stan's twin brother who has been missing for nearly thirty years, has entrusted me with getting its hair. And these unicorns are not like Pony Head. They got legs and bodies and tails and butts!"
"Hmm…That is different from the usual where I come from." Star admitted.
"Anyways, I'm getting my friends to come with me and help track the unicorns down and I'm wondering if you'd like to join in. Apparently they only see a pure hearted person which I think fits you and me to a T."
"Aw…You think I'm pure?" Star gushed, completely forgetting about freeing Marco from her closet. "Thanks, Mabel!"
"So if you want, come on down to Gravity Falls! We'll be off in the woods looking for the unicorns in a just a few minutes. Hope to see ya, bye!' The mirror recorded the call as it finally came to an end.
"Dang it, a chance to go unicorn hunting right in the middle of this." Star sighed, knowing as long as Marco was trapped in her closet she wasn't going anywhere.
"You got unicorns? Like the leg kind?" Marco asked, having heard Mabel's message.
"Well, you don't see a lot of them." Star answered, leaning against the door. "I thought they were myths until now."
"Unicorns with legs and a torso being a myth…Now everything makes sense." Marco muttered, remembering Star's other best friend, Pony Head.
"It'd be fun to unicorn hunting with her but we're stuck here until we get you out of there." Star walked over to her mirror. "Better send Mabel a reply message and let her know we won't make it."
"Yeah, because we planned on spending the whole day hanging out in your closet." Marco muttered, sliding down onto the ground.
Xxx
Zak was sure he saw something in the swamp and followed after it. What he didn't take into account were the alligators that called this swamp their home and how they liked to eat anyone who wandered into said home.
"AH!" Zak gasped and frantically jumped back and out of the way as alligators surrounded and snapped at him with their large mouths and sharp teeth.
They tried piling on him and Zak frantically jumped and jumped to avoid getting eaten alive. Luckily Fisk grabbed him as he swung in on a vine and swung away.
Holding onto Zak with his legs, Fisk let go of the vine and fell back into the water. An alligator was posed to eat the Saturday cryptid but Fisk grabbed its mouth with both hands and used it as a springboard to jump off of. They landed on their bike with Fist taking the front seat.
"Let's go, Fisk!" Zak said and they took just as three giant alligators tried biting at them with Komodo hanging on the back as Fisk peddled.
Fisk glared at Zak, scolding him in his language.
"Yes, you were right about the alligators, okay? Just let me-" Zak stopped, seeing the shadowy creature from before. "Let's go, Fisk!"
Fisk spun the bike around, giving chase to the mysterious cryptid as it led them deeper into the swamp. It spun around, revealing itself to be unlike anything they had seen before.
It resembled a gorilla with crab like claws for hands.
It let out a roar as it jumped over the bike, grabbing onto a vine and swinging away. Fisk spun around and stopped the cycle.
"Huh?" Zak looked around as he got off.
It seemed to be gone…
At least before its claws shot up and shook the bike, knocking all three into the water. The creature emerged with Fisk on its back, trying to hold it down.
"Let me try to connect with him, calm him down." Zak said, pointing his Claw at the creature as he activated his power.
However, instead of connecting with the creature there was feedback surge of energy that sent him and Komodo flying back, crashing straight into the trees.
Zak gasped as he held up his Claw. "Where did that much power come from?"
He looked up and gasped an entire pack of cryptids, unlike anything he had seen before surrounded him and his cryptid brothers, growling and snarling.
Xxx
The Grimm army was continuing its trek out of the Darklands, through the Wilds and on a direct path to Nowhere.
Even as the march continued, from inside the dark storm overhead came the roaring shriek of the Grimm Ghidorah that was heard for miles.
What was the purpose of these shrieks?
To add more Grimm to the army.
With each roar, more and more Grimm assembled with the army, heading the call of the alpha Grimm Kaiju overhead. The roars of the Hydra echoed all across America and even could be heard by Grimm hiding in the ocean.
The monster roared and more Grimm came, heeding the call of one of several most powerful Alpha Grimm on the entire planet.
And it wasn't just Grimm.
The army halted for a mere second, spotting machines approaching. These machines came in the forms of robotic tanks, motorcycles, jets, helicopters and attack vehicles.
The Racing Drones had come, sent by Gelorum to join with the Fallen in their upcoming attack on Van Kleiss.
From within the Flying Galleon, Sammael smiled in amusement and anticipation.