Ford's P.o.v

'So close...Just a little more..' I thought, grabbing these small tweezers, and grabbing a small microchip from the side table. I kick on the floor and roll the chair back to the the two metal cuffs. 'Almost....Absolutely still..' I squint my eyes, and slowly make the microchop enter the cuff. So close and merely perfect.

Well, not exactly.

"FORD, how do you politely tell someone that you want to hit them with a brick?!" Stanley yelled from upstairs.
I flinched, as the microchip fell to the dark floor, making a loud static. Small electricity went out, causing the circuit to shorten out.

And that was my last one.

The lightbulb went out and the lab was dim. I sigh heavily and shake my head in annoyance.

"Stanley! You aren't throwing a brick at anyone!"

"Poindexter, Answer the question or I'll throw a brick at you!"

"I've got a gun, Stan. How will a brick help you in this situation?!"

"......"

I grinned in victory. Then, set back to my work. Concentrating, I grab the microchip with my hand and study it. It's no use to use this again, but how will I get another?

'Think Ford think! The only way is to find some sort of high tech device which does many things at once-' I sigh heavily and kneel down, picking up the smaller pieces on the light bulb.

What used to be a light bulb.

"Good thing I got a backup-" I murmured quietly.

Dipper's P.o.v

Me and Mabel go the whole month to get used to the Mysterious entities we missed for a whole year! When we got home that year, Mom and dad didn't believe is when we told them the things we saw. The entities, the weirdmageddon, and conflict with gnomes. Just "imagination," they said thoroughly, very thoroughly.

Nothing more, nothing less. So, me and Mabel didn't really speak of it that often. Especially this "almost dying,"subject that summer.

I once again grab my spoon and get another scoop full of cereal, eating it slowly.

Honestly, I didn't really have anything to do, except check out the library.

Alone like usual. Mabel would just go out with her friends or check out some townsfolk stores around. Sometimes, we would stay at the Mystery Shack, chilling and playing indoor golf our style. Not a typical Gravity Falls, but it's actually been a boring beginning of summer.

Although, Me and Mabel know something will be up. Bad. At least, I know it.

Though, Mabel actually grew up a little bit, but honestly not much. She still wore sweaters, but no more braces. Finishing that thought, Mabel jumps down the stairs, holding her pink cased phone in her right hand. She then runs at full-speed to me, causing a jolt to the table.

"DIPDOT! We should go Mystery hunting! I mean pffff we are the Mystery Twinsss! Like old times?" She exclaimed, spinning and doing jazz hands.

"Mabel, there's nothing else out there..I mean aren't we too old for that?" I asked. She dramatically touched her heart and gasped.

"How dare you?! The Mystery Twins will live on forever! Bro Bro, we aren't too old for anything-" She countered.

"Oh really?" I say sarcastically.

She huffs and brings out her Mabel Juice, and poured a glass for her, and me. She gulps it down, leaving the plastic dinosaurs. I push the drink away, scoffing, as she plays with the colored dinos. After a while, she looks at me. I pull my head into a new journal. I wrote down so new info from the months we were here. Not much except some gnomes and purple squirrels.

"Come on, Dip. Let's just Mystery Hunt today! Pleaseeeee- Honestly, On a scale from 1 to 10, how bad do you think it would be if-"

"-At least a 20." I interrupted, grabbing my bowl and putting it into the sink.

She follows me, as I type in the vending machine code, and the door swings open to Ford's lab.

"Dip- Think about it-" She whispered, but I kept going down until I spot Ford, who as pacing back and forth, holding his chin as he thought. He turned to us and stopped.

"Dipper! Mabel! I have a huge problem here." Ford starts and shows us a peculiar square, a hard code engraved in it.

"A microchip?" I ask.

He perks up. "Precisely, my boy! Do you know where these could be? Considering your generation and what you have all done last time you were here." Ford explained.

I thought for a moment. 'Maybe..' I looked at Mabel, who looked like she ate 10 days worth of candy. But, I scan until my eyes glance to her pink cased phone. I quickly snatch her pink phone from her hands.

"HEY!" She yelled. I ignored. "There's a micro in here." I state slowly. Ford smiles. Mabel gaped and shook her head quickly.

"No! I just got it! All my Waddles pictures will be gone if you do that!" She whined.

"Sweetie...It's for the greater good." Ford said plainly, touching her shoulder. She thought otherwise and crossed her arms, pouting.

I sigh in defeat and give her phone back. "We can't, Grunkle Ford. There has to be another way or something!" I called.

Me and Ford thought. Mabel just looked around and touched things, until she caught a glance at the thing Grunkle Ford was making.

"What is dis?" Mabel murmured, holding up two metal circles. Ford grabs them and shows it up.
"These will keep us safe. Any entity or human who wears these cuffs will do whatever I say when I say so-" Ford concluded. Mabel makes an "o" face and stares in awe. I seemed to be in awe too.

"I suggest going into the woods to find the microchip. Firstly, scattered parts of metal have been over there, maybe from the portal or The *cough* Weirdmageddon...*cough* Anyways, It'll be good for you both." Ford suggest.

I groan slightly. 'Why did Ford agree to th-' My thoughts get completely interrupted when Mabel squealed and jumped up and down.

"DIPPP I knew it! I just knew! It IS destiny to go back to-" She starts then makes a imaginary rainbow saying, "The Mystery Twins" I chuckle and roll my eyes. Maybe she is right.

"I guess we can-" I start, but she makes such a loud, ear piercing yell, I had to cover my ears. She grabbed my hand and basically dragged me out of Ford's lab, as Ford waved goodbye.

I give a pleading look at Ford, but he smiles and shrugs. I chuckle and waved back. She dashed out the door chanting,"MYSTERY TWINS MYSTERY TWINS!" I walk along side her watching and dialog in some info on many predictions or extra ideas.

He knew every entity out there that he saw, but one of them popped in his head.

He shuddered at the thought. Him. He never even considered taking info on him. Even saying his name gave Dipper a angry reaction and feeling that boiled up inside. But, he was curious of that lil Demon. Curious to why...

'Why did he want to kill us? Why did he make this Weirdmageddon last year? Revenge of Ford? Or is it more than revenge? Why didn't he kill us when he had the chance?'

Those thoughts ran in my head, adding just more to pile up like a avalanche of questions with no answers. If only he could ask-

"Hey, Dip? Remember last year?" Mabel asked quickly. She knew she touched a sensitive spot. I tensed, looking down.
"I don't like how that ended. Let's pretend it never happened. Clean slate-" I start, my eyes getting narrow in anger.

"...Life doesn't work like that."

"It does NOW." I sneered, making Mabel go silent. We kept walking, no words were uttered as we walked side by side. I look down the whole time, avoiding branches or loud noises. It would be worse. I looked up and around. No microchip as I could see, but Mabel looked sad and distracted.

"Mabel..*sigh* I'm sorry. It was hard last year and..I almost lost everything..including you." I start slowly, looking away. Mabel gives a warm smile and nods softly.

"It's okay, Dipping Sauce. I get it." Mabel agreed softly.

I laugh nervously and scratch my neck. She playfully punches me.

"Feeling awkward and sweaty? I got your back, bro bro." She concluded. I laugh and genuinely smile.

Before I finished the thought, Mabel stopped eruptly, making me bump into her without looking. She turns to me and stopped nervously.

"What?" I ask, confused.

I push her to the slide slightly to what she meant. I practically felt my stomach twist in a knot and tighten. The insane yellow isosceles triangle, laying face flat on the dark green grass with it's black arms spread out, and his black hat fallen to the side by a tree on the ground. The wind stopped blowing suddenly. Everything felt cold suddenly. Like when we were 12 again.

"D-Dipper...is...t-that..." Mabel barely whispered, going behind me with her trusty Grappling hook. She looked back at me back to the ground.

I clenched my fist and narrowed my eyes.

Realization hit me like a truck.

Breathlessly, I made out two words I haven't said in years:

"Bill Cipher."

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