A/N: Hello everyone, I return to Gravity Falls with a new story. I love characters watching the show fics and I want to take a crack at a Gravity Falls one. I'm doing another and will try to balance them. This will include Season 1, the Creature in the Closet short, the Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained shorts, the Mable's Guide to Life shorts, the Fixin' It With Soos shorts, the Mable's Scrapbook shorts, and finally Season 2 for a total of forty-eight chapters. Anyway, here we go.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gravity Falls
Two pairs of feet raced down the streets of Piedmont, California. Mabel and Dipper Pines were headed back home after another day at Piedmont Middle School. Mabel had challenged her brother to race home and was now barely ahead of her brother. As they reached their home, Mabel barely won their race.
"Yes! Alpha Twin! Alpha Twin!" declared Mabel.
"You barely won." stated Dipper.
"Barely won is still won." stated Mabel proudly.
Dipper took a moment to catch his breath.
"I gotta say broseph, I'm impressed you were able to keep up. Being a nerd and all." stated Mabel.
"I guess surviving the apocalypse can do that." replied Dipper.
Mabel shuttered.
Just a little more summer...
"What's wrong?" asked Dipper worried.
Mabel shook her head.
"Nothing." answered Mabel.
"That was a crazy summer." muttered Dipper.
So what puppet are you going to pick, anyway
Hmm, let's see. Eenie, meeny, miney,...YOU
"Bro..." began Mabel.
"I'm fine. Really." said Dipper reassuringly.
Dipper looked over and spotted an Oldsmobile Cutlass in the driveway.
"It's that grandpa's car?" asked Dipper.
Mabel looked over and saw the car.
"Grandpa!" cried Mabel excitedly.
Mabel ran inside and went to the kitchen. Her parents were seated at the table talking with Sherman "Shermie" Pines.
"There's my Mabel." said Shermie happily.
Dipper entered kitchen.
"And there's Mason. Good to see you kids again." said Shermie.
"Good to see you grandpa." said Dipper.
"We were just telling your grandfather about how different you seem after visiting your great uncle Stanford." noted Mrs. Pines.
"Different how?" asked Dipper curiously.
"You're more confident and outgoing. Your sister is more mature grounded." answered Mr. Pines.
There was an oink from nearby as Waddles entered the room.
"And there's the pet pig." laughed Mr. Pines.
"Waddles is a member of the family even if it took some getting used to." noted Mrs. Pines.
"How is Stanford doing?" asked Shermie.
"He was a bit cranky after going through the portal." answered Mabel.
Dipper nudged his sister for giving up too much information.
"It's part of a new invention." said Mabel quickly.
"I'm glad to hear he's getting back into inventions. The death of Stanley really took a toll on him." replied Shermie relieved.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed a bright flash of light.
The sound of movement broke through the Pine Barrens. Stanford and Stanley Pines were on another search for an anomaly. This time the elder Pines twins were on the trail of the elusive Jersey Devil. However, this had so far alluded them much to the annoyance of Stan.
"Poindexter, I could be in Oregon fleecing rubes." noted Stan.
"I know you are frustrated. I'm just as bothered as you." replied Ford.
"Well, I'm so sorry to hear that!" cried Stan.
"Stan, you've been acting weirdly ever since we got here." noted Ford.
Stan let out a sigh.
"Sorry Ford, just being back here is bringing back bad memories." replied Stan.
Suddenly, the two heard a noise and saw a large shadow overhead.
"There it is!" declared Ford.
The Pines ran and found the Jersey Devil.
"Magnificent." said Ford.
The Jersey Devil turned and spotted the duo and let out a cry.
"I wonder if it remembers us." mused Ford.
The Jersey Devil attacked the duo.
"Oh no you don't!" declared Stan.
Stan tackled the Jersey Devil crashing to the ground. Stan and the Jersey Devil began wrestling on the ground. The Jersey Devil managed to pin Stan to the ground.
"Left hook!" cried Stan.
Stan threw a left hook and knocked out the Jersey Devil.
"Are you okay?" asked Ford.
Ford checked on his twin.
"If I can handle that stupid triangle, I can handle this." answered Stan proudly.
Ford studied the Jersey Devil as it lay out cold on the ground.
"I don't want to rush you, but can you hurry up. I want to get away from here." requested Stan uncomfortable.
"I was actually thinking about visiting mom and dad's graves before we left." revealed Ford.
"I'd only go if I could pee on Fillbrick's grave." spat Stan.
"What about mom?" asked Ford.
"She didn't do anything when he threw me out so I couldn't care about her either!" declared Stan.
"Just remember, we all make mistakes." said Ford flatly.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed by a bright flash of light.
Soos finished another successful tour at the Mystery Shack. Melody had gone into town to run errands while Abuelita was grabbing a few items at the grocery store. Wendy Corduroy still worked behind the register and finished putting the money away they had received from the tour.
"Man Soos, did you see that haul?" asked Wendy excitedly.
"Yeah. People love spending money here." answered Soos.
"People just really like you. Stan should have put you in charge years ago." said Wendy.
"I hope Mr. Pines is happy with how things are going." said Soos.
"He'd be thrilled with all this cash." said Wendy.
Suddenly, the door opened and Soos went into Mr. Mystery mode.
"Welcome to the Mystery Shack!" declared Soos.
Soos dropped the act when he saw it was Robbie.
"What do you want?" asked Wendy annoyed.
"I've been texting you all day and you've ignored me." answered Robbie annoyed.
"Maybe I don't want to talk to you." said Wendy annoyed.
"Why?" asked Robbie confused.
"Maybe you cheated on Tambry and are still a total jerk." answered Wendy angrily.
"I thought you shut your phone off because your dad kept calling you because he kept getting stuck in the kitchen door." noted Soos.
"It's for both reasons." stated Wendy stressed.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed by a blight flash of light.
Life has been confusing for Pacifica Northwest. She had lost her wealth, lost her status, lost her mansion, and lost her "friends" when Alexis and Tiffany ditched her after she lost everything. However, she gained new friends in Candy and Grenda and felt liberated now that she didn't feel obliged to live up to the Northwest name.
"Got ya." said Pacifica proudly.
Pacifica was in her room blowing off steam after work with her favorite pastime: playing Bloodcraft: Overdeath. However, she heard the front door slam.
"Oh great." sighed Pacifica.
Downstairs, Priscilla walked over to Preston who had just returned home.
"Where were you?" asked Priscilla worried.
"None of your business." answered Preston slurring.
Priscilla could smell the cheap brandy that her husband reeked of.
"I'm worried about your drinking." noted Priscilla concerned.
"It's not of your business." stated Preston.
Pacifica couldn't have missed her father's heavy drinking since they had lost everything following Weirdmageddon.
"It's hurting everyone." stated Priscilla.
Preston rolled her eyes.
"Everything would be fine if we were still rich. Now, we're peasants living in this dump while that crazy old man." said Preston bitterly.
Preston staggered a bit due to this drunken state.
"It's Pacifica's fault. She ruined our family name by letting those mongrels into our party." said Preston angrily.
"There was a ghost terrorizing everyone." said Priscilla.
"He would have gone away eventually." scoffed Preston.
"You are the one who tried to make a deal with that triangle demon." said Priscilla.
"I wouldn't have had to if my daughter listened to me!" declared Preston.
Preston groaned and held his head.
"I need to lay down." said Preston.
As Preston staggered to his room, Pacifica held back tears.
"Dipper..." whispered Pacifica sadly.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed by a bright flash of light.
Fiddleford McGucket had his life turned around. Formerly the cooky old man who lived in the dump, now he was a respected member of town living in what had been the Northwest Mansion. His relationship with his son had even improved. However, his mind was still gone. At this moment, McGucket was in the same room Archibald Corduroy first arrived in the midst of a heated conversation.
"I'm sorry!" cried McGucket.
McGucket's raccoon wife chittered angrily.
"I was cheating with that skunk!" declared McGucket.
The door opened and raccoon wife raced off.
"Dad, are you okay?" asked Tate.
Tater "Tate" McGucket entered carrying a bag of food. Raccoon wife ran between his legs.
"Aw donkey spittle, now I'm gonna have ta sleep on the couch." sighed McGucket.
Tate took a deep breath and decided to move on.
"I brought some food from Greasy's." noted Tate.
McGucket took his food and began eating as Tate pulled out his phone.
"Oh, Mayor Cutebiker is holding a town hall meeting on whether or not to remove the Nathaniel Northwest statue. Now that the Northwest family has been disgraced. Toby, Bodacious T, is moderating." revealed Tate.
Tate showed his father a social media post announcing the event.
"I could build a statue of Raccoon Wife to win her back!" exclaimed McGucket.
Tate winced and put his phone down.
"I was thinking a statue honoring your guys that beat that triangle would be better, but that would break Cutebiker's act." said Tate.
"That was one humdinger of an adventure!" exclaimed McGucket.
"You want to go?" asked Tate.
"Nah. People won't want to listen to the crazy old man." answered McGucket.
"Dad, people respect you." replied Tate.
"A lot of people still think of me as a crazy old man." sighed McGucket sadly.
"That's not true." stated Tate.
"I heard that Robbie boy say it." said McGucket.
"He's was another member of the wheel." noted Tate disappointed.
Tate turned to the door.
"Dad, I respect you." said Tate.
McGucket smiled as his son left leaving his phone.
"Aw fiddle." said McGuckett flatly.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed by a bright flash of light.
Much like Pacifica, life had been turned upside down for Gideon Gleeful by Weirdmagedon. At the Gleeful home, Bud was seated at the kitchen table going over a mountain of bills. Suddenly, the front door flung open. Gideon stormed in and marched to his room slamming the door. Concerned, and needing a break, Bud went to check on his son.
"Gideon, you okay?" asked Bud.
Gideon was lying on his bed with his back to his father.
"I'm fine." said Gideon in a huff.
Bud walked over and sat on his son's bed.
"Now don't put a cowpie in a bowl and tell me it's jambalaya." replied Bud.
Gideon turned over having clearly cried recently.
"I said I'm fine!" declared Gideon.
"Are you having trouble at school?" asked Bud.
Gideon relented and sat up.
"Everyone...except Grenda and Candy. Pacifica has been okay too." answered Gideon sadly.
"Have you told a teacher?" asked Bud.
"They don't care." answered Gideon flatly.
"Then I'm going to march over there and talk with that principal!" declared Bud.
"If I Ghost Eyes and my other henchmen things would be different." said Gideon angrily.
"Son, they were criminals who broke out of jail." noted Bud.
"And got extra time so I won't see them again." stated Gideon.
"You can see them in prison." said Bud.
"It's not the same." huffed Gideon.
"You're lucky. Being a child and part of that Cipher Wheel are the only reasons Mayor Cutebiker gave you a pardon." replied Bud.
"Everyone hates me. They just see me as the boy who lied to the town and worked with Bill." said Gideon.
"Well, I'm not choir boy either. I had my thumb deep in that pie." noted Bud.
"That's why nobody buys cars from you anymore." muttered Gideon.
"So...you know about that." sighed Bud flatly.
"Of course. I'm no fool. This town hates us." said Gideon bitterly.
"They haven't run us out of town on a rail back to Louisiana." said Bud.
"Yet." huffed Gideon.
"Maybe we should go back to Lafayette. We can be the Bouchard family again since the Gleeful stage name has run its course." proposed Bud.
"What about mom?" asked Gideon softly.
"I'm sure we can find a nice institution to transfer her to." answered Bud.
"She wouldn't be in one in the first place if it wasn't for me." said Gideon, angry at himself.
"Son, I gotta make dinner. Just remember everything will pass." said Bud.
Bud departed leaving Gideon alone.
"Sometimes I wish I could go back to the old days when I ruled this town." muttered Gideon.
Suddenly, a butterfly appeared followed by a bright flash of light.
Dipper, Mabel, Mrs. Pines, Mr. Pines, and Shermie Pines all blinked. It took a moment to recover from the bizarre bright flash of light. The five found themselves in a black void. Dipper and Mabel were confused but used to the bizarre. Their parents and grandfather were.
"What's going on?! Where are we?!" asked Mrs. Pines horrified.
"I don't know!" cried Mr. Pines.
Mr. Pines turned to his father.
"Don't look at me." said Shermie.
"Dipper, do you think...he's behind this?" asked Mabel softly.
Dipper gulped worried.
"I hope not." answered Mabel.
The twins' parents noticed how calm their kids seemed.
"Kids, why are you so calm?" asked Mr. Pines. surprised.
Before either thirteen-year-old could come up with an answer, Stan and Ford suddenly appeared.
"What the..." began Stan.
Before he could finish, Stan luckily saw the kids.
"Grunke Stan!" cried Mable.
"Great Uncle Ford!" cried Dipper.
The younger twins hugged the older ones.
"Good to see you knuckleheads again." said Stan.
"Great Uncle Ford, do you have any idea what's going on?" asked Dipper.
"Unfortunately no. Stan and I were studying the Jersey Devil when there was a bright flash of light and we ended up here." answered Ford.
"That happened to us to!" declared Mabel.
Dipper and Mabel's parents were confused.
"Wait...there were two." said Mrs. Pines stunned.
Stan and Ford realized the four weren't alone.
"Oh boy." said Stan flatly.
Shermie suddenly stepped forward.
"Stanley...is that you?" asked Shermie shaken.
"Yeah. I'm Stanley and he's Stanford." answered Stan bluntly.
Shermie hugged his brother.
"Hug him! He's the one who was lost!" cried Stan, pointing to Ford.
Shermie broke the hug and stepped back.
"Wait a minute, are you telling us we sent our kids to spend the summer with the wrong twin?" asked Mrs. Pines.
"Yeah." answered Stan, rubbing the back of his neck.
"You lied to us for thirty years!" declared Mr. Pines outraged.
"I can explain!" cried Stan.
Wendy, Soos, and Robbie appeared before Stan could explain.
"Hey dudes!" cried Soos.
The twins embraced the loveable handyman.
"'Sup?" asked Wendy.
"Wendy!" cried Mabel happily.
Dipper smiled at his former crush.
"Good to see you dork." said Wendy, ruffling Dipper's hair.
"Same." laughed Dipper.
"Hey, I'm here to." noted Robbie annoyed.
"Just ignore him." said Wendy irritated.
"Mr. Pines!" exclaimed Soos.
Soos ran over and tightly hugged his father figure.
"Soos, you're going to break my back!" cried Stan.
Soos broke the hug.
"Good to see you again you old codger." laughed Wendy.
"So, any idea where we are?" asked Robbie.
Suddenly, Pacifica appeared.
"Paz!" cried Mabel.
Mabel tightly hugged her rival turned-friend.
"Okay, get off me!" cried Pacifica.
Mabel let go of Pacifica who adjusted her clothes when she noticed Dipper.
"Hello dork." said Pacifica blushing.
"Hi Pacifica." replied Dipper blushing.
McGucket then appeared.
"What in tarnation?!" asked McGucket confused.
McGucket looked around and spotted the familiar faces.
"Well I'll be hogtied!" cried McGucket.
McGucket began to dance a jig.
"Is that your jig of grave danger?" asked Mabel.
"Nope! This is my happy jig!" answered McGucket jubilant.
Ford sadly watched his former partner dance.
"Oh Fiddleford." sighed Ford sadly.
Finally, Gideon appeared.
"What in the world?!" asked Gideon shocked.
Gideon looked around and spotted Gideon.
"Well, call me the fox who square danced into the hen house." said Gideon grinning.
Mabel shuddered.
"Is he your boyfriend?" asked Mrs. Pines smiling.
"They're exs." added Dipper.
"So, does anybody know why we're here?" asked Pacifica annoyed.
"Or where we are?" asked Wendy.
"I believe I can answer your questions." answered a voice.
A massive axolotl appeared before everyone. Mrs. Pines began to babble.
"Cool. A giant axolotl." said Soos.
"He seems familiar." muttered Dipper.
"I have been observing you closely since you prevented Weirdmaggedon." began Axolotl.
Mr. Pines raised his eyebrow in surprised.
"You are still baring scars so I summoned the members of the Cipher Wheel to rewatch the events of the Summer in hopes an outsider perspective will aid you." explained Axolotl.
Mrs. Pines snapped back to hearing this.
"Mason, Mabel, what are you talking about?" asked Mrs. Pines.
"Mason." laughed Robbie.
Wendy elbowed Robbie in the side.
"I think it's a cool name." stated Wendy.
"Yeah, it's a nice name." agreed Pacifica.
Pacifica blushed.
"For a dork." added Pacifica quickly.
"If you summoned us, why are our parents here?" asked Dipper.
"And our grandpa?" asked Mabel.
"That was unintentional. They happened to be present when I summoned you." answered Axolotl.
"I want to see what happened." said Shermie.
Shermie looked at his brothers.
"Hopeful, I will get things cleared up." added Shermie.
"So do I." said Mr. Pines.
"Me too." added Mrs. Pines.
"Very well." said Axolotl.
Thirteen recliners appeared and everyone sat down. A large screen appeared.
"Let us begin." said Axolotl.
A/N: That's where we'll end the intro. I don't like Robbie. He was a jerk (nice way of saying it) and he didn't deserve his redemption.