Just so I'm sure everybody knows, I'm over halfway done with this fic. There's about 3 to 4 adventures left. And good news for all you FF.N fans here, I did a poll and from now on I will be uploading here first. Start the fic.
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The adult versions of Dipper and Pacifica were patrolling the town with a couple of cameras.
"So how do you want to do this? Just pose as a couple of photographers and take everybody's picture?" Pacifica joked.
"I think we got to be tactical about this. A vantage point. We need to get up someplace high."
"A roof?"
"Sounds good!"
They ran into an alley and at the end of it Dipper cupped his hands together.
"Hup!"
Understanding almost immediately Pacifica ran to Dipper in which he hoisted her up when her foot landed in his hands. Thankfully the building wasn't too big so Pacifica was able to get to the roof no problem. She held her hand down to help him up.
"Need a hand?"
"When it's your hand? Always!"
Dipper grabbed her hand and she pulled him up.
"Quite the view up here," Dipper pulled out some binoculars and started to search the town. "Let's see if we can spot any holes. He liked to burrow last time I crossed paths with him."
"Holes?"
"Holes and eating beans! They aren't the best clues but they're all we got it."
"Let me take a look."
Dipper handed the binoculars to his partner.
"So why doesn't he just, like, shape shift into some Godzilla monster and stomp the town flat?"
"I think that'd be a bit much, even for him. Besides it doesn't really go with his revenge plan! He wanted me imprisoned like he was but doesn't want to risk another clash. Uh-oh!"
"What? Is it the shapeshifter?!"
"Worse! Grunkle Stan's here!"
"...What?"
Dipper brought Pacifica over to look through the binoculars.
"Look! You see? Right there! Across the street!"
Pacifica saw Stan, Wendy, Candy, Grenda, and Mabel get out of the car.
"What are they doing here?"
"They probably want to know if I'm... I mean, the 'younger me' is okay! They CARE! That's what they do best!"
Dipper was a little too loud though because Wendy's head snapped in their direction.
"Get down!" Dipper whispered harshly.
He quickly pulled her down where they both hugged the floor.
Wendy was certain she saw something so she stayed put suspiciously glaring at the roof Dipper and Pacifica were hiding on top of.
"Hey, Wendy! Ya coming?" asked Grunkle Stan.
"Yeah..." Wendy started to follow but she kept her gaze at the roof for as long as she could. "I'm right behind you."
Wendy finally followed the others and Dipper let out a breath.
"Wendy's got good reflexes. We're going to have to stay on our toes."
"Come on, we'll roof hop around town and see if we can spot our perp."
"And what about my family? They're searching through the town too."
"For now we'll just go in the opposite direction they're headed. Search where they're not!"
"We really are a great team. With you close by my side I can take on the whole world!"
Elsewhere...
"Six feet, Diva! Six feet!"
Young Dipper was pointing a broken broom handle at Young Pacifica as they walked into the town square.
"Oh calm down, will you? I already admitted it was a bad idea! You should be kissing my feet for even considering it!"
"What is it with you and having me kiss you in some sense?!"
"I... What...? Oh... OH! That was just an expression, Dummy! You like to over think, huh?"
"Whatever! The shapeshifter would probably want to be somewhere where he could be seen doing the trouble he's framing me for..."
"The mall! Finally, this nightmare is going in a direction I can agree with!"
"I don't know, kind of out of the way for what he has planned. We should probably stick closer to town!"
"And why should we go with YOUR plan?"
"Because the longer we spend time together the more likely we are to try and kill each other."
"Okay, like, fine then! Where do you think we should start?"
"There's supposed to be a town picnic in the park today, that sounds ideal to me."
"Like, whatever!"
Both youths rolled their eyes at the same time.
"Do you have to say the 'like' in ever single sentence?"
"I don't!"
"Well ALMOST every single sentence!"
Pacifica made a face of disgust. "Ugh! How could I have EVER fallen for a loser like you!"
"You for me? Why would I want you when I could have Wendy? I grow up awesome but I must be out of my mind!"
"Wendy again? She's a hick! Exactly what is supposed to be the upside to her when I'M available?"
"Oh please, there's no comparison! Wendy is an action star and you're a...a... I don't know, some kind of valley girl!"
"Excuse me?!"
"I wish I could but there is no excuse for y—OW!"
Dipper hopped up on one leg holding his other tenderly.
"Why'd you kick me?!"
"Because you're being a jerk!"
"That's rich coming from you of all people! You step on people and make anyone who you don't find acceptable cry!
"And exactly HOW have YOU been treating ME any BETTER?!"
"I...Well I... You see... Because you're... it... You..."
"Well?! I'm waiting!"
Dipper floundered for an answer. The last thing he wanted was to apologize to a monster like Pacifica. Then, he spotted Mabel on a street corner... most likely looking for him.
"Wait! If you want me to apologize to you, you'll have to show me how it's done first!"
"What?"
"Mabel! Over here!"
"Exactly what are you thinking of doing?!"
"Bro-Bro! There you are! Grunkle Stan thought that maybe you shouldn't be unsuper—Oh!" Mabel looked between Dipper and Pacifica. "What's going on here?"
"Never mind, Mabel I need..."
"Oh My Gummy-Koalas! Are you rebounding off of Wendy with Pacifica? Because I think you can do better."
"I...What?"
"Hey!" snapped Pacifica.
"No!" Dipper face palmed. "Mabel... No. No. That's not what's happening here."
"I... don't understand then."
"Listen, you got your feelings hurt by Pacifica before right?"
"Well... Yeah..."
"Great! Then you won't mind having Pacifica apologize to you about it!"
"Apolo-huh?"
"WHAT?!"
Pacifica turned to Dipper but the smirk he wore on his face said everything. If she backed out than his treatment of her was justified and wouldn't have to apologize to her. As a Northwest it was unacceptable to have ANYbody talk to her like that; they were in PUBLIC after all.
A twisted smile was the best she could force on her face as she turned to Mabel.
"MaBeL..." Pacifica seethed through gritted teeth. "I'm SoRrY fOr AnY hUrT fEeLiNgS tHeRe MiGhT bE bEtWeEn Us."
The shooting star Pines wince and took a step back holding up her hands. "Forget about it! We're cool! Just stop making that face at me!"
Pacifica deflated and Mabel scooted closer to her brother.
"Okay, starting to feel suuuuper uncomfortable here. I came to see if you were okay what with those weird government agents coming to give you the biz but if you gave them the slip and are okay I guess there's no problem. Which reminds me... I got some boy-crazy damage control to get on top of."
Pacifica rested her face in both her hands and slowly brought them down.
"Good luck with all of..." Mabel gestured to Pacifica. "Whatever this is!"
Mabel raced down the street where Candy and Grenda were waiting for her. "Quick girls, to the Gravity Falls gym! Where muscly beefcakes await!"
"Well," Pacifica breathed. "that nearly killed me. So..."
"So what?"
"So, I apologized to your sister! So now you have to apologize to me for how you've been treating me, right?"
"Okay, you're right. I'm sorry for what I said. Let's go to park and search huh?"
"What?! Just like that?! Why you..."
Back with the adults versions...
Dipper and Pacifica were roof hopping the town when they suddenly heard a scream. They ran across three more rooftops in the direction of the scream.
In the alleyway between two buildings there was a Dipper lookalike looming over a very frightened Tyler.
"Get'em... Get'em'... Get'em away from me!"
"Oh no..." Pacifica stated mock surprise. "The man who kicked me out of my penthouse is in danger."
Dipper looked at her with confusion written on his face.
"That's just teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerible."
"Pacifica..."
"Alright, alright. I've had my fun!"
Dipper switched his gun to the whip mode and latched onto a nearby telephone pole. Pacifica stepped closer to Dipper and he put his arm around her waist.
With a quick yank the two swung down and kicked the imposter away from the terrified Tyler.
Tyler looked at the imposter Dipper, who was now crawling himself out from between two garbage cans, and the regular one standing with Pacifica.
"Never mind all this! Just get out! Get out! Get out!"
Tyler didn't need to be told twice, he dashed out of the alley just as the imposter Dipper got to his feet.
"You?! If YOU'RE here then..."
"That's right! Your plan failed!"
"How?! How could you have possibly escaped my complex plan?!"
"Let's just say I had one grateful lawyer." Dipper aimed his gun. "Come quietly or else!"
"Oh yeah? You and what army?!"
*CLICK! *
Pacifica had her magnet gun pointed at him as well.
"This army'll do just fine!"
"I see you brought your WIFE with you!"
"NOT A WIFE!" Pacifica blushed. "The correct term is PARTNER!"
"Wha...Oh. Oh! I see now! You two are THAT early! I mean... I knew it was going to be during..."
"I think that's enough out of you!"
"Well said, Pacifica. Shapeshifter, by the power invested in me by the United States of America AND the Time Paradox Avoidance Enforcement Squadron, I hereby place you under arrest!"
"And what makes you think I'm just going to go along with this?"
"Uh hello?" Pacifica snapped. "You are at literal gun point! What makes YOU think you have a say in this matter?"
The shapeshifter grinned a grin which was too big for his face to contain. He opened his mouth to reveal rows of razor like teeth, his body continued to change as he became long and thin like a snake; Pacifica flinched taking a step back.
He started to slither away while Pacifica was standing agasped.
"Oh I don't think so!" Dipper snapped. "Get ready to be plooted!"
*CLICK!* * CLICK!*
"Jammed?!" Dipper stared at his gun in disbelief. "This thing never jams!"
"First time for everything, Sherlock!" sneered the shapeshifter. With a quick whip of his now club-liked tail he slammed Dipper into the brick wall.
"Dipper!"
Pacifica ran to Dipper's side. "Forget me! Don't lose him!"
She ran around the corner to pursue the culprit, but as Dipper climbed back to his feet he found Pacifica running back to him much to his surprise.
"Pacifica? What're you..."
"Your family!"
"What?"
"They saw me! They're headed over here right now!"
"What?!"
"Listen, I have an idea. Just try not to judge me too harshly, but if I do it right it should send them off our trail."
"Fine! Whatever! Just do it!"
Pacifica took off his hat and then kissed him on the lips. This took Dipper by such a surprise he didn't even realize Pacifica was using his hat to cover both their faces.
Grunkle Stan skidded to a halt at the entrance to the alley.
"Alright, I got some questions and I'd better get some answers... Or at the very least a very lucrative bribe! I...Oh."
Pacifica broke the kiss to give Grunkle Stan an innocent smile. "Just trying to get a moment alone. You know how it is, right?"
"I..." words failed him as he tried to piece everything together. To avoid Grunkle Stan from seeing Dipper's face, Pacifica went back to kissing Dipper but this time with an opened mouth kiss.
"You know what? Forget it! I don't want to know!"
As Grunkle Stan turned around to walk away, Wendy finally caught up out of breath.
"Where...*pant* are you... *pant * What... *pant * Dipper..."
"Take a look, Wendy. He's not here. I don't even think these are the same people, I mean they certainly aren't dressed like government agents."
"Well, okay but..."
"No buts except yours and mine leaving this alley. Now we can either both leave and try to find Dipper, or you can stay here and watch these two make out like some kind of creeper."
"But I..."
Grunkle Stan started to walk away before Wendy could even begin to argue. She looked between Stan and Dipper and Pacifica, stomping her foot on the ground she shouted the word "FINE!" and started to follow Grunkle Stan.
She gave one final look at them from over her shoulder.
'Those are definitely the same guys.'
With Wendy gone Pacifica finally broke her kiss with Dipper. Dipper took a sharp gasp to get his breath back.
'Holy cow! What a woman!'
"Sorry about that. It was the only thing I could think of that might scare off your Grunkle Stan."
"Don't be too sorry."
The two shared a smile, but unlike the ones they shared in the past this one wasn't small.
"Ahem." Dipper suddenly cleared his throat. "Any chance the shapeshifter is still nearby?"
"Doesn't look like it."
"Then we have to search twice as hard now! He knows the jig is up!"
"We need to find him now, then! Let's go!"
Dipper raced off behind Pacifica, even though they were on the job his thoughts were still on their intimacy from a few moments ago.
'This was NOT part of my pie chart...' He took out his gun and gave it a disapproving look. 'And YOU! After all these years NOW is when you decide to fail me?! What do you have to say for yourself?!'
The gun merely sat in Dipper's hand like the inanimate object it was.
'Silent treatment huh? That's just cold.'
The Park...
Young Dipper and Pacifica hadn't had much luck in their search at the park.
There were a bunch of people no doubt, but everyone at this picnic was seemed to be like the person they were.
Of course this wouldn't be enough to count as a alibi so Dipper still shined a pen light into everyone's eyes...well as often as people would let him anyways.
The adults were pretty short with him because of that but luckily Pacifica was able to smooth things over. And by 'smooth things over' I mean that she bribed them with stacks of bills so they would let it go.
They hadn't had the opportunity to question the kids yet but that was going to change as a boy ran over to them.
He was soaked from head to toe but the smile on his face told you he couldn't be happier.
He had a water balloon in each hand but didn't look ready to throw them at heroes.
"Never seen you two around before."
"...I'm only here for the summer."
"Not me! I'm Pacifica Northwest! How could you not know who I..."
"Uh-huh! That's great! Want to join in the fun? Practically all the kids in town are in on this water war!"
Dipper took his pen light and shined it into the boy's eyes. The child didn't even seem to mind, in fact he even laughed at it.
"We're kind of in the middle of something. So as much fun as that sounds uh..."
"Brian."
"Well Brian, I'm afraid we're going to have to turn you down. Interesting side question: Have you noticed any of the kids acting a little odd?"
"No, but here."
He handed them each a water balloon. "Feel free to join the fun." With that said, Brian ran off without giving either of them a second thought.
Pacifica stared at the water balloon as if it were some strange and foreign object.
"And, like, exactly what am I supposed to do with this?"
"You throw it at someone and they throw one at you."
"Why?"
"It's fun."
"..."
"What? You never had a water balloon fight before?"
"Like, of course not! Do you have any idea how much that would make my makeup run?"
Dipper stared out into space for a moment or two and then he grinned evilly.
Pacifica gasped knowing immediately what he was going through his mind. "Don't you even THINK about it! Nobody wants to see me without my face on!"
"Well I'M curious!"
Pacifica started to back away from him.
"Dipper! Dipper! I'm warning you! Stay away! Drop the balloon and stay away!"
"You can either stand there warning me, or you can start running!"
"EEK!"
Elsewhere...
The adult versions of Dipper and Pacifica were chasing after the shapeshifter down the street. It was in strange yet oddly quick shape, it had Dipper's head, hat and collar but the rest of the body was like a long white snake.
Pacifica took off her hoop earrings and them at the shapeshifter.
"Let's see how you like my new magnetic earring cuffs!"
In midair the two earrings clinked together and surrounded the shapeshifter's tail only for him to slither though.
"Shoot! I don't know why I thought that would work."
"That's okay, Sweetheart." Dipper sped past her. "Just keep on him!"
Dipper brought out his special gun again. "Ice was how you got stopped last time! So let's see how you like my ice balls!"
He tried to adjust the dial to the appropriate setting but this just wasn't Dipper's day for his gun. The dial got stuck between the setting for the ice balls and the laser.
"What?! No! Just work right!" Dipper smacked it a couple of times with the bottom of his fist. This proved to be a mistke as the gun tried to fire anyways and shot out a now super heated version of an ice ball. The shapeshifter was completely ignorant to the sudden and random danger he was now in, so when the ball hit the cement sidewalk causing a steamy explosion.
*KACHIBOOOOOM! *
Dipper and Pacifica stood stupefied as the shapeshifter was launched into the air with a shout of "CURSE YOU, DIPPER PIIIIIIIIIIIIINES!"
"That one is gonna leave a mark no matter how much he shapeshifts!"
"He was blasted off in the direction of the forest, we got to try and find him!" declared Dipper. "If he finds that emergency bunker... Well let's just say if he tries to Men In Black 3 us I am going to be really pissed!"
The park...
Pacifica hid behind a tree, her makeup was already running but Dipper had been relentless in his water balloon pursuit of her.
If it was just the one water balloon that he had been given then it wouldn't have been a problem, but the kids of Gravity Falls had kiddie pools filled with water balloons speckled all throughout the park. This was a kid event!
"How did I not know about this one?' she pondered.
She was a Northwest, she was always versed in the going ons of the town. This bothered her more than Dipper gunning for her...Well... maybe not 'more'!
A kid ran past her with a water balloon in hand, the girl couldn't help but laugh as she was struck with a water balloon from behind.
It was then Pacifica recognized this girl.
"Tiffany?!"
The girl gasped and hid her water balloon behind her back.
"Pacifica! Hi girl! I... I didn't know YOU were going to be out here... uh... what's up?"
"That sheepish grin isn't fooling anyone, girl! How could you not tell me about this?!"
"It... just... sort of happened! Nobody planned this! It just, I don't know, seemed like a good day for it!"
"Well why didn't you text me?!"
"Girl, you and I both know how you feel about having your makeup run. Look at you, smeared all over the place just like we both knew it would."
"Well now that you're here... how about you help me out? Make it so I beat every kid here and put me on top where I belong!"
"That depends... do you have your credit card? Maybe a nice five hundo?"
"I'll give you more than that! I'll just take out my wallet and..."
Pacifica reached into her pocket but was surprised to find her wallet missing.
'Have I been pick pocketed?! No! No. That would be a death sentence to the thief who stole it. Nobody could EVER be dumb enough to steal from a Northwest! I must have fell out of my pocket when Dipper was chasing me!'
"Would you believe I've misplaced my wallet?" asked Pacifica sheepishly.
"Uh-uh, girlfriend! If you don't got the green then I can't make the scene! Good luck though."
"But-But wait! We're supposed to be friends!"
"Yeah, when you can afford it! But hey, call me if you find your dough!"
As Tiffany ran off, Pacifica fell to her knees in disbelief. Her elder self was right, her friends were only her friends because she paid them.
Her eyes started to water. Money and looks were truly the only things she had. She was all alone! Weakened upon this realization, Pacifica fell to her knees. Her vision was already starting to blur from the amount of tears building up.
"Oof! I don't even like you and I felt that."
On her left was Dipper holding a water balloon, she jumped at his sudden appearance.
"How long have you been there?"
"I think I came in somewhere around you talking about your wallet." He tossed it onto her lap. "You dropped it by the way."
"Oh... uh..." she stammered quietly for a moment. "T-Thank you..."
"..."
"Well, let's hear it."
"Hear what?"
"The ridicule, the mockery, the rubbing salt in my wound... you know? The part where you make fun of me? You haven't held back so far, why start now?"
"Who do you think I am?! You?! There was nothing funny about that! I wouldn't wish that kind of sting on my worst enemy!"
"Oh..."
"Wait. Are you... Are you crying?"
"No!" Pacifica wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "I just got a piece of water balloon in my eye that's all!"
Dipper's awkwardness shined once again as his body stiffened and let out a cough from deep in his throat.
"Well good! I'd hate to have you humanized before my eyes. Like I said, I wouldn't wish that kind of sting on my worst enemy but I wouldn't have any sympathy for you either! You're still Pacifica, the girl who goes out of her way to make fun of my sister and myself. The same girl who belittles anyone who doesn't fall in your line! The girl who hurts other people so she's on top! The girl who..."
*Sob! ** Sniffle!*
"Is crying her eyes out?"
'Do not feel sorry for her! Do NOT feel sorry for her!'
"In the future...*Sob! * I won't have money or friends! I'll have nothing!"
'Aw shoot! She got me!'
"Get up!"
"W-What?"
"At least for today, you have me."
"W-What do you mean?"
"I don't like you! Getting back at a snooty girl however is something I've had experience with. So just for today, I'll help you get back at her."
Pacifica stood up. *Sniffle! * "Really?"
"Just this once."
"What did you have in mind?"
"We don't really need to beat her, just make sure she loses!"
The forest...
"Dipper, we've been at this for hours! If he was still here, he would have tried to kill us by now!"
"We don't need to find him, we just need to beat him to the bunker!"
"Then why aren't we there yet?!"
"Cut me a little slack! It's been thirteen years, I can't be expected to remember everything! I don't have a photographic memory, you know?"
"Thirteen years? Or just yesterday?"
"Probably the same thing..."
Dipper looked around until he finally spotted a familiar metal tree branch.
"Up there! That's the switch! I remember it!"
Pacifica hummed to herself taking out her magnet gun. She moved the setting from positive to negative and fired upwards. The blast hit the metal branch activating the switch.
Immediately an opening appeared just like when Dipper was a child.
"Alright, this can get a little dicey with puzzles." explained Dipper.
"Pretty sure we can handle it."
"Stay on your toes though. This can get dicey!"
"Your gun is still on the fritz though, so I'll take the lead."
Just outside the bunker...
The shapeshifter was perched on a tree adjacent to the bunker tree. He still had the Dipper head and the long snake body but because of the explosion he had a giant burn mark on the side of his body along with a chunk of his flesh gone. In order to climb up the tree to his branch he had sprouted long arms each with three digit claws.
He waited silently on the branch, watching the entrance to the bunker. A moment passed. Then another.
Then the shapeshifter grinned evilly. "All according to plan!"
He held up his arms and changed his arms into a pair of leathery wings. He immediately lurched, losing his smile.
He tenderly held the place of his burn. Shapeshifting came with pain now.
"Unlike this..."
The shapeshifter shook away his sad thoughts, did some deep breathing, and then launched himself off the branch heading to town.
The park...
Dipper and Pacifica had been relentless in the execution of their plan. Of course the word 'plan' was perhaps not the most accurate name for their course of action. They were just pelting the poor girl non-stop with water balloons, making sure she never got an opportunity to get any new balloons.
"This is pretty low key for you!" noted Pacifica.
"Are you complaining?" asked Dipper as chucked another water balloon.
"Hmmmmmm... No."
Tiffany screamed as she continued to run. She took a sharp turn around a corner into the alleyway and Dipper and Pacifica quickly followed.
"Yes Tiffany, run! Run from the power of Pacifica Elise Northwest and Nerd Boy!"
"My name is 'Dipper' and you KNOW that!"
"This is what happens when you dare defy me!"
"Stop it!" snapped Dipper.
"I am the heiress to the Northwests and I OWN this town! From now on, when I say 'jump' you say 'how high'?"
"Pacifica!" Dipper was shouting now.
"Nobody is above me because I am the tippy top, baby! Know your place at my feet! I own this town and everybody in it!"
"THAT DOES IT!"
*SPLATSH! *
Dipper had hurled his last water balloon at Pacifica's face hard enough that it actually knocked her onto her butt.
"OOF!"
While Pacifica was stuck in her stupor about what just happened Dipper was busy helping Tiffany to her feet.
"Wow, I guess I should say than..."
"Save it! Your both terrible! I did that because... Look, just go home! One of you is bad enough!"
"Dipper!" Pacifica snapped as she got to her feet. "What the heck was that?! I thought you were going to help me get revenge; what happened?!"
"You're a jerk, that's what happened!"
"What?!"
"What was I thinking?! Even when I help you, you're still the worst! Stepping on people, looking down on everyone, forcing people to feel ashamed because they dare to be different from you!"
"You said you would help me!" Pacifica spat.
"Get even sure, but your insults were just rubbing salt into the wound! And while we're at it, you don't 'own' anybody!"
"That's what you're on about?! GOSH! You're such a pedestrian!"
"And YOU'RE a bully!"
The two were now arguing furiously with each other to the point where they couldn't even hear what the other was saying.
*CRASH! *
The trash can rolled amnimously and slowly, something had definitely knocked it over but there didn't appear to be anything there.
"What was that?" Dipper asked.
"Probably just an alleycat, or a raccoon, or something!" pitched Pacifica.
Dipper motioned for her to stay put as he moved closer. He peered over the can to find... a moth.
"What? That can't be right."
"What is it?"
"Nothing. There's nothing here, just a moth. Oh wait... two moths. Make that three... er... five. What is going on here?"
Immediately hundreds of moths materialized and started piling together. More and more came out of nowhere to add onto the pile of moths until finally a shape started to form.
Dipper stumbled back in fear and Pacifica screamed.
All the moths finally formed a body of a giant insect, it was ten feet tall, and had two giant wings coming out of the back.
"The Mothman!" declared Dipper.
"The what?"
Dipper flipped through his journal until he found the right page.
"The Mothman, this urban legend of the Pacific Northwest is more than a myth- it has been drawn to the bug-zapper in my backyard multiple times! Making high clicking sounds and feeding on stray dogs and hoboes, this 10-foot humanoid is terrifying but easily trapped behind screen doors. Do not touch! Dissolves into 100 flutterring moths on contact."
"Well that's a little extreme. I mean I know I might not be conventionally attractive but that doesn't mean I'm "terrifying" right?"
"Whoa! You can talk?" Dipper asked.
"You're hideous!" piped Pacifica. She shouted it out but only briefly exposing her head to be heard before going back to hiding behind some trash.
Mothman hung his head sadly.
"Oh that's the last thing I need to hear after today."
"Don't mind her, she's terrible. You can talk?"
"Well yeah, those clicks are just my default noises. And I don't eat the hoboes, just their jackets. That's good cloth you know..."
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY OUTFIT!" shouted Pacifica.
"Your friend seems easily startled." observed Mothman.
"She's not a friend. I'm just stuck with her today. You're supposed to be nocturnal though, right? What're you doing here?"
"I recently lost my home to another creature, I was trying to lay low and plan out what to do next when the two of you chased that girl in here."
Pacifica poked her head out from behind the trash again and shouted "She had it coming!"
"What's with her? She allergic to moths or something? So far..."
"No but I AM allergic to ugly!" shot Pacifica.
"Oh come on, that's uncalled for. I'm pretty sensitive about my looks you know."
"Again, never mind her. Let's back track for a moment, what's this about losing your home to another creature?"
"Aw you're such a nice kid, I hope when you grow up we could still be friends on some level. Certainly nicer than the guy who wrote that journal of yours, all business! Boy do I regret borrowing thirty dollars off of him."
"Wait! You KNOW the author?!"
"But I'm getting off topic; yes, I recently lost my home to another insectoid monster. He's just too powerful for me to stand up to on my own. This creature is known only as... the Bumblebeast!"
"Could you go back to the author thing because I've been trying to find that guy all summer and..."
"Yes! The mighty Bumblebeast! He's a REAAAALY huge buff bee who's very protective of his honey!"
"Okay, but the author... does he have a name?"
"Well everyone has a name, that's just how the world works! I don't know the Bumblebeast's name though, I usually just say 'AAAAGH! Please stop hitting me!' so I never really got a name out of him."
"I'm not gonna get any real answers out of you until I help you, aren't I?"
"Yeah. That's basically the idea." shrugged Mothman.
Pacifica came out from behind her trash can holding a ruler.
"Nerdling, hello? We don't have time for this! Shapeshifter? Remember?"
"You're right... Hey, Mothman! If we help you with this Bumblebeast will you help us with our problem?"
"... As long as I don't have to fight directly."
"Deal!" Dipper shook Mothman's claw hand.
"No no no no no! I have to draw the line here! This is a big nasty bug, I am a Northwest! I have standards!"
"Okay, the nasty thing isn't really necessary!" frowned Mothman.
"Listen, first off we're going to need all the allies we can get! Second, you remember one day you lose all your money right?"
Pacifica shuddered in revulsion. "I try not to think about it."
"Then you're going to woman up and learn to do some things that you don't want to do!"
"I...You...but...sigh, fine!"
Mothman turned around and knelt down. "Hop on my hairy back kids and I'll fly us to the Bumblebeast."
Dipper climbed on no problem but Pacifica was having trouble bringing herself to perform the act.
She was wincing at the mere sight of Mothman's back. There was so much purple hair it may as well have been fur. Hair or fur (to be determined by Dipper) the most she could seem to do was take baby steps towards it while muttering "Gross! Gross! Gross! Gross! Gross! Gross! Gross!"
Dipper rolled his eyes and held out his hand to her.
"Huh?"
"We don't have all day. Let me help you!"
Pacifica stared at him silently for a moment and then took his hand. "Fine! Just don't go bragging about this to your loser friends!"
He helped her on and smirked. "Oh don't worry, helping you is something I'd rather keep to myself."
"Okay kids, hold on tight. I'm gonna be pretty fast!"
Pacifica scoffed. "Yeah, like I'm going to hold on tight to Nerd Bo-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Mothman rocketed off the ground with the kids on his back. Dipper held on to Mothman's back for dear life while Pacifica did the same but with Dipper's waist.
"MOTHMAN! YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN!" shouted Dipper. "WE'RE ONLY TWELVE MAN, WE CAN'T HANDLE G's!"
Thankfully it took one warning and Mothman was able to slow down safely enough that he could hover in the air with the kids.
"Sorry, I don't normally fly with others let alone kids."
"Isn't it finally over?" Pacifica asked. "Can I open my eyes yet?"
Pacifica opened her eyes, happy to see they weren't flying at the metaphorical speed of sound... then she looked down.
"EEEEK! Why are we so high up?!"
"Well yeah, my home is in the woods and the fastest way to get there..."
"I don't care!" Pacifica snapped. "Just take us back to the ground! Travel though the town, I don't care! Just... Too high! Too high!"
"Alright! Alright! Just calm down! We'll go back down right now!"
Pacifica gave a sigh of relief... before she realized they were hurtling towards the ground.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
She looked to Dipper but he was every bit as terrified as her.
"If we live through this I won't talk back to my parents, I won't talk back to my friends, I won't talk back to my staff members, I won't talk back to the pines family, I won't even talk back to the television screen!"
At the last moment Mothman stopped before hitting the ground. Buzzing his wings he hovered a couple of feet off the ground.
She turned to Dipper with a shocked look on her face only to see him looking back at her with a smug look on his face. It was then it occurred to her that he heard everything she said.
She quickly turned away and stuck up her nose. "I didn't promise."
Dipper actually laughed. "Alright Mothman, slow and steady now!"
"And close the ground!" added Pacifica.
"Well alright, but it's going to take a lot longer!"
Omake
Buzzing through town proved to be safer than flying through the sky but it came with a different kind of problem.
*BONK! *
"Ow!"
*BONK! *
"Ow!"
*BONK! *
"Ow!"
The Mothman was flying into every store window and bouncing off it in repetition.
"Do you really have to fly into every single window?!" snapped Pacifica.
"Its a bug thing, I can't stop it so just deal with it!"
Pacifica sighed. "This is my life now!"
"And one day your future since I'm here."
This observation was the final straw. Pacifica broke down and cried into Dipper's back.
"And THIS is MY life now... and one day future... Oh dear Lord, we're mutually miserable!"
That's all for now. If you can believe it this chapter was actually supposed to be LONGER but I remembered that Deviantart actually has a word limit so I had to cut it. In fact, it STILL might be too long for DA. The chapter kind of turned into a speeding bullet, it was hard to stop. Another interesting fact is that Mothman WASN'T part of my original storyline for this adventure. The door for his possibilities in this arc just sort of happened. I'm very pleased with it and I hope you are too. I know there's a lot of unanswered questions here but isn't that why we like Gravity Falls? Please leave me a review on this below!