Dipper's POV

Ah, summer break. A time for leisure, recreation, and taking it easy.

...unless you're me.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

My name is Dipper. The girl about to puke is my sister Mabel, and the girl on top is our friend (y/n).

You might be wondering what we're doing in the golf cart fleeing from a creature of unimaginable horror.

Rest assure, there is a perfectly logical explanation.

Let's rewind.

It all began when our parents decided we could use some fresh air. They shipped us up north to a sleepy town called Gravity Falls, Oregon to stay at our great uncle's place in the woods.

Mabel: *as she sticks posters in the wall* This attic is amazing!!! Check out all my splinters!!!

Dipper: *walks back to his back and hears a "bahhh" making him turn around* And there's a goat in my bed.

Mabel: *walks over* Hey friend!

Gompers: *starts chewing on Mabel's sweater*

Mabel: Ooh, yes you can keep chewing on my sweater!!! *laughs*

My sister tended to look on the bright side of things.

Mabel: *as she rolls on the grass outside* Yay, grass!!!!!

Dipper: *as he sits by a tree and a woodpecker pecks his hat* ...

But I was having a hard time getting used to our new surroundings.

???: *wearing a lizard mask* BOO!!!

Dipper: AH!!! *falls back*

???: *laughs as he takes of his mask*

And then there was our great uncle Stan. Our uncle had transformed his house into a tourist trap he called the Mystery Shack. The real mystery was why anyone came.

And guess who had to work there.

Dipper: *sighs as he sweeps the floor*

Mabel: *reaches to touch a huge fake eyeball* Ahh!!!

Stan: *slaps Mabel's hand away with his cane* No touching the merchandise!!!

It looked like it was gonna be the same boring routine all summer. Until one fateful day...

Mabel: *as she peeks from behind the counter, whispers* He's looking at it, he's looking at it!!!

Random Guy: *reading Mabel's letters* "Uh, do you like me? Yes. Definitely. Absolutely?"

Mabel: *whispers* I rigged it!!!

Dipper: Mabel? I know you're going through your whole "boy crazy" phase but I think your overdoing it with the "crazy" part.

Mabel: What?!? *blows raspberries before walking over to Dipper* Come on, Dipper!!! This is our first summer away from home, it's my big chance to have an epic summer romance!!!

Dipper: Yeah, but do you need to flirt with every guy you meet?

Mabel: Mock all you want, brother, but I got a good feeling about this summer. I wouldn't be surprised if the man of my dreams walked through that door right now!!!

Stan: *enters through that door, then burps but it gets stuck in* Uh- oh oh, not good, ow.

Mabel: Aww, what?!?

Dipper: *laughs*

Stan: Alright alright, look alive, people, I need someone to go hammer up these signs in the spooky part of the forest.

Dipper and Mabel: Not it!!!

Soos: Uh, also not it.

Stan: Nobody asked you, Soos.

Soos: I know, and I'm confortable with that. *eats a bar of chocolate*

Stan: Wendy, I need you to put up this sign!!!

Wendy: *without looking up from her magazine and lazily reaching for the signs* I would but I- ugh- can't- ugh- reach it- ugh.

Stan: *sigh* (y/n), think you can-? ... Has anyone scene (y/n) today?

Soos: Nope. But I saw her yesterday!

Wendy: I'm sure she'll be here soon.

???: *kicks open the door* What up, people!

Stan: You're late, (y/n)! Where have you been?!?

You: *puts her back on the counter* That ... is an excellent question.

Stan: Fine, why are you later?

You: Another excellent question.

Stan: *sigh* Whatever, you can make up for it by putting up these signs.

You: Yeahhhhhh, how 'bout no? *goes to the shelves*

Stan: I'd fire all of you if I could. Alright let's make it: eeny meeny miny *points at Dipper* You.

Dipper: Aw, what?  Grunkle Stan, whenever I'm in those woods I feel like I'm being watched.

Stan: Oi, this again.

Dipper: I'm telling you, something weird is going on in this town. Just today my mosquito bites spelled out BEWARE! *shoes Stan his arm*

Stan: *reads it* That says BEWARB.

Dipper: *embarrassedly scratches his mosquito bites*

Stan: Look, kid, the whole "monsters in the forest" thing is just local legend dumped up by guys like me to sell merch to guys like that. *nods at a man laughing at a Stan bobblehead, then throws the signs at Dipper who catches them* So quit being so paranoid.

Dipper: *sigh*

I go out and start putting the signs all over the forest. Nobody ever believes anything I say...

As I hammered nails into trees to put up the signs, I started to hearings noises emanating from the bushes. I looked around, now feeling a but unsettled, but I shrugged it off.

A few seconds later, the sound appeared again. This time, I slowly walked closer to one of the bushes, waiting for something to pop out...

...

...

...

"W'SUP!"

"AHH!!!" I fell back to the sudden yell. The girl from the Mystery Shack, (y/n) was her name, was now hanging upside down in a tree branch laughing.

Dipper: *glares at you* What the heck was that for?!?

You: You looked too at peace. *jump down, landing in front of Dipper* Hiya!

Dipper: Hi...?

You: We haven't formally met yet. *offers her hand* (y/n) (l/n)!

Dipper: ... *shakes your hand* Dipper Pines.

You: You get scared easily, don't ya?

Dipper: No, I just-!!!

You: Anyways, there's a reason I followed you.

Dipper: ... and that reason is...?

You: Did you mean what you said?

Dipper: Huh?

You: Back at the shack, when you said you thought something weird's going in this town? Do you really think that?

Dipper: Yes, this whole place gives me a weird vibe. It's very... unnerving.

I couldn't tell if she smiled or smirked, but either way, she nodded her head for me to follow. I wasn't completely sure this was a good idea, but I still followed behind.

She led me to... a tree...?

You: A lot of people don't believe in the Gravity Falls weirdness, and a few just don't care. But I know for sure that this whole town is far from normal.

Dipper: And what makes you so sure?

She passes her hand against the tree, moving away the dust which reveals a metallic texture. She then opened some sort of hatch with a strange object inside.

Dipper: What is this...?

You: I wasn't so sure at first, but after some attempts... *pulls one of the levers in the machine, making a hatch open on the ground*

Inside the hole was a maroon leather book with a big golden six-fingered hand and the number three in it. (y/n) picked it up and blew of the dirt and dust before handing it over to me with a smile. I gave her a confused look before opening it to the first page.

Dipper: "It's hard to believe it's been six years since I began studying the strange and wondrous secrets of Gravity Falls, Oregon." *turns a few pages, then stops* What is all this...?

You: Proof. Proof that this place has some strange things!

Dipper: "Unfortunately my suspicions have been confirmed, I'm being watched! I must find this book before he finds it. Remember: in Gravity Falls there's no one you can trust." *closes the book* No one you can trust...

You: Amazing, right?!?

Dipper: Yeah...

You: I've been trying to find some of the things from the book, but I keep hitting dead ends, so I kept it hidden.

Dipper: Then how come you're showing me...?

You: You believe the town's weird, you're the first one I've met who has.

Dipper: *looks at the cover at the book* Whoa...

Mabel: HALLO!!!!

Dipper: AHHHHH!!! *tightens his grip on the book*

You: *snicker* 

Mabel: Watch'a guys readin'? Some nerd thing?

Dipper: Uh, uh, it's nothing!!!

Mabel: *mimicking Dipper* "Uh, uh, it's nothing!" What, are you actually not gonna show me?!?

Dipper: *looks at you for confirmation*

You: *give him a soft nod with a serious expression*

Dipper: ... Let's go somewhere private.

~skip to Mystery Shack living room~

Dipper: It's amazing, Grunkle Stan said I was being paranoid, but according to this book, Gravity Falls has this secret dark side!

You: A supernatural side!

Mabel: Woah!!! Shut. Up!!! *pushes Dipper playfully*

Dipper: And get this!!! After a certain point, the pages just stop!!! Like the guy who's writing it mysteriously disappears!

Mabel: You seem happy!!!

You: I'm glad someone actually believes me!!!

Doorbell: *rings*

Dipper: Who's that?

Mabel: Welp, time to spill the beans!!! *pokes a can of beans making them fall over* Boop!!! Beans! This girl's got a date!!! Woot woot!!!! *falls back laughing*

Dipper: Let me get this straight, in the half an hour that we were gone you've already found a boyfriend?!?

Mabel: What can I say, I'm just IRRESISTIBLE!!!

Doorbell: *rings twice*

Mabel: *as she runs to get the door* Coming~!!!

Dipper: *sits in the couch and opens the book as you peek at it*

Stan: *walks in* Watch'a reading there, slick?

Dipper: Oh, I was just catching up on*hides the book and takes the first magazine he finds* "Gold Chains for Old Men" magazine?!?

You: *snicker*

Stan: That's a good issue.

Mabel: Hey everyone~!!! Meet my new boyfriend!!!

A boy who looked a bit older than Mabel was standing next to her. He had pale skin and half his face was covered with brown hair. He was wearing a broken black hoodie.

Boy: 'Sup.

Dipper: Hey.

You: Yo.

Stan: How's it hangin'?

Mabel: We met at the cemetery. He's really deep. *squeezes his arm* Oh, little muscle there! That's... what a surprise...

You: So uh, what's your name...?

Boy: Normal... MAN!!!

Mabel: He means Norman.

Dipper: Are you bleeding, Norman?

Norman: ...it's jam!

Mabel: *gasp* I love jam!!! Look. At. This!!!

Norman: So you wanna go hold hands or whatever?

Mabel: Oh, oh my goodness! *giggles* Don't wait up! *leaves*

Norman: *points at us playing before hitting himself into the wall, then follows Mabel*

Dipper: ...

You: Psst.

Dipper: *looks at you*

You: *nod upward, signaling him t go upstairs*

Dipper: *nods*

We go to the attic, the feeling of getting answers from the book was strong.

You: "Known for their pale skin and bat attitude, these creatures are often mistaken by... teenagers?!?"

Dipper: "Beware of Gravity Falls' nefarious-" *gasp* "ZOMBIE"!!!!!

We look out the window to see Norman walking towards Mabel in a zombie-like manner. We screamed for her to get out of the way, but she couldn't hear us. In the end, he gave her a necklace made out of daisies?!?

Dipper: Is my sister really dating a zombie, or am I just going nuts?!?

Soos: It's a dilemma, to be sure.

Dipper: *gasps in terror*

You: Hey Soos.

Soos: 'Sup, hambone. I couldn't help but overhear you both taking in this empty room.

Dipper: Soos, you saw Mabel's boyfriend. He has to be a zombie, right?

Soos: Hmm, how many brains have you seen the guy eat?

You and Dipper: *exchange a glance* ...

Dipper: Zero...

Soos: Look dudes, I believe you. I'm always noticing weird stuff in this town. Like the mailman, pretty sure that dude's a werewolf. But you've gotta have evidence, otherwise people are gonna think you're a majorly cuckoo clock.

You: As always, Soos, you're right.

Soos: My wisdom's both a blessing and a curse.

Stan: *from downstairs* Soos, the portable toilets are clogged again!!!

Soos: I am needed elsewhere. *leaves*

Dipper: (y/n), Mabel could be in trouble. It's time to get some evidence.

You: Don't have to tell me twice!

And so our search for evidence started. Sadly, we didn't find anything that could show he was truly a zombie. Hours passed, we'd seen enough. We then go up to see Mabel brushing her hair.

You: Mabel, we have to talk about Norman.

Mabel: Isn't he the best? Check out this giant smooch mark he gave me!!! *shows a big swollen area on her cheek*

Dipper: AH!!!

You: Eugh...

Mabel: Haha, gullible. It was just an accident with the leaf blower. Yeah, that was fun.

Dipper: No, Mabel, listen. I'm trying to tell you that Norman is not what he seems! *pulls out his journal*

Mabel: *gasps, then whispers* You think he might be a vampire?!? That would be so awesome!!!

Dipper: Guess again, sister. Sha-BAM!!! *shows her the page with gnomes*

Mabel: AH!!!

You: *clear your throat*

Dipper: Oh, uh, sorry. *looks for the right page* Sha-BAM!!! *shows her the zombie page*

Mabel: A zombie? That is not funny, Dipper!

Dipper: I'm not joking! It all adds up! The bleeding, the limp! He never blinks!!! Have you noticed that?!?

Mabel: Maybe he's blinking when you're blinking!

Dipper: Mabel, remember what the book said about Gravity Falls? Trust no one!!!

Mabel: Well, what about (y/n)? Or me, huh?!? Why can't you trust me?!? *puts on star earrings* Beep-bop!!!

Dipper: Mabel, he's gonna eat your brain!!!

Mabel: Guys, listen to me. Norman and I are going on a date at five o'clock and I'm gonna be adorable, and he's gonna be dreamy, and I'm not gonna let you ruin it with one of your crazy conspiracies!!! *shuts the door in your faces*

We go downstairs, Dipper and I sitting in the couch together looking at videos of Mabel and Norman.

Dipper: *sigh* Soos is right, I don't have any real evidence. I guess I can be kinda paranoid sometimes.

You: *notice Norman's hand falling on and he secretly sticks it back* Whoa whoa whoa, go back!!!!

Dipper: *rewinds it and sees Norman's hand falling of and screams causing the couch to fall back* I was right!!!

You: OW.

Dipper: Oh my god, oh my god!!! *grabs your hand and pulls you outside* We have to go find Stan!!!

Stan was outside talking to a group of tourists. We tried to get his attention, but it was no use. Eventually, Wendy came in her golf cart and (y/n) and I ran to her.

You: Hey, Wendy!!!

Dipper: Wendy, Wendy!!! We need to borrow the golf cart I can save my sister from a zombie!!!

Wendy: *hands you the keys* Try not to hit any pedestrians. *leaves*

You and Dipper: *get in the car, you in the driver's seat*

You: *start reversing, but stop when you see Soos*

Soos: Dude, it's me, Soos. *picks up a shovel and hands it to Dipper* This is for the zombies.

Dipper: Thanks.

Soos: *picks up a bat and gives it to you* And this is in case you see a piñata.

You: Uh... thanks?

Dipper: Wait, do you know how to drive?!?

You: Nope!!! But how hard can it be?!?

Dipper: !!!!!

As I hung on to the cart for dear life (because (y/n) was awful at driving), we started hearing Mabel's yells for help. Perfect, that can lead us to her!!! Once we got to her, she was surrounded by creepy little men with pointy hats?!?

You and Dipper: *get out of the gold cart*

Dipper: What the heck is going on here?!?

Mabel: Dipper, (y/n)!!! Norman turned out to be a bunch of gnomes!!! And they're total jerks!!! *one gnomes starts pulling her hair* Ah, hair, hair, hair!!!

Dipper: *takes the journal out of his vest* Gnomes?

You: We were way off.

Dipper: *searches through his journal and stops at a page* "Gnomes: Little men of the Gravity Falls forest. Weaknesses: Unknown.

Mabel: *tide down to the floor by strings* Aw, c'mon!!!!

Dipper: Hey, hey!!! Let go of my sister!!!

Jeff: Oh, *chuckles* hey there! Um, you know this is all just a big misunderstanding. You see, your sister's not in danger, she's just marrying all one thousand of us and becoming our gnome queen for all eternity! Isn't that right honey?

Mabel: You guys are butt-faces!!!

Gnome: *covers Mabel's mouth who lets out muffled screams*

Dipper: Give her back right now, or else!!!

Jeff: You think you can stop us boy? You have no idea what we're capable of. The gnomes are a powerful rase!!! Do not tribal with it!!!

You: *take the shovel and scoop him up, shoving him to the side* ...

(y/n) ran to Mabel and cut the strings with the shovel. I got on the driver sit with Mabel next to me, and (y/n) jumped on the roof as I hit the gas petal. We thought we were safe...

Mabel: Hurry, before they come after us!!!

Dipper: I wouldn't worry about it, see their little legs? Suckers are tiny.

You: Uh... guys...?

Dipper: *stops the car to look back*

A ginormous monster made out of a thousand gnomes with Jeff at the top! I didn't know if I was amazed or traumatized!

Mabel: Dang!

Jeff: Alright, teamwork guys, like we practiced!!!

Monster: *roars*

You: YO, STEP ON IT!!!

Dipper: *drives at the fastest speed*

Jeff: GET BACK WITH OUR QUEEN!!!

You: It's getting closer!!!!

Monster: *launches many gnomes that land on the golf cart*

You: *hit one with the shovel sending it flying back*

Mabel: *elbows one on its face*

Dipper: *grabs one and hits it against the wheel, then hits it again as it falls to the ground*

Gnome: *jumps to Dipper's face and starts scratching his face*

Dipper: AH!!!

Mabel: Dipper!!!!! *punches the gnome multiple times it finally lets go of Dipper, but takes his hat with him*

Dipper: *dazed* Thanks Mabel.

Mabel: Don't mention it.

You: LOOKOUT!!!

Monster: *throws a tree which lands in front of the moving golf cart*

Dipper lost control of the cart and we crashed near the Mystery Shack. We climbed out with what little strength we had left and see the monster a few yards away.

Dipper: Stay back, man!!! *throws the shovel at the monster who easily breaks it*

Dipper and Mabel: *hug each other and scream*

Jeff: It's the end of the line, kids! Mabel, marry us before we do something crazy!!!

You: There's gotta be a way out of this!

Mabel: *steps forward* I've got to do it.

You: What?!?

Dipper: Mabel, don't do this! Are you crazy?!?

Mabel: Trust me.

Dipper: What?!?

Mabel: *whispers* Dipper, just this once. Trust me!

Dipper: *looks at the monster*

You: *place a hand on his shoulder, slightly pulling him back*

Mabel: Alright Jeff, I'll marry you.

Jeff: Hot dog! *starts climbing down* Help me down there Jason, thanks Andy, alright, left foot, there we go, watch those fingers Mike. *walks to Mabel and takes out a box with a crystal ring* Eh, eh?

Mabel: *offers her hand*

Jeff: *puts the ring on Mabel's ringed finger* Badda-bing badda-bam, now lets get you back into the forest honey.

Mabel: You may now kiss the bride.

Jeff: Well, don't mind if I do. *leans in to kiss Mabel*

Mabel: *leans in before grabbing the leaf blower and pointing it at Jeff*

Jeff: Ah!!!

You and Dipper: *gasp slightly*

Jeff: Hey hey, wait a minute. Woah woah woah, *tries to run* what's going on?!? A-ah!!!! *gets sucked into the leaf blower*

Mabel: That's for lying to me!!! *changes the mode* That's for breaking my heart!!!

Jeff: Ow, my face!!!

Mabel: And this is for messing with my brother and new best friend!!! Wanna do the honors?!?

You: On three!

You, Dipper, and Mabel: One, two, three!!!

Dipper: *switches the mode launching Jeff through the monster, which makes all the gnomes fly everywhere, then hide* Anyone else want some?!?

Mabel: *blows the rest away*

You and Dipper: *start to go inside*

Mabel: Hey, guys? I um, I'm sorry for ignoring your advice, you really were just looking out for me...

Dipper: Hey don't be like that.

You: Yeah, you totally saved our butts back there.

Mabel: I guess I'm just sad my first boyfriend turned out to be a bunch of gnomes...

Dipper: Look on the bright side, maybe the next one will be a vampire.

Mabel: Oh, you're just saying that.

Dipper: Awkward sibling hug?

Mabel: *looks at you* ... *smile* Awkward friend hug.

You: Huh?

Mabel: *pulls you and Dipper into a group hug*

You: !!!!

I could tell (y/n) was shocked and tense, as if she had never been hugged. But after a few seconds, she gave in and hugged Mabel and me.

We enter the Mystery Shack to see Stan counting dollars behind the counter.

Stan: Yeesh, you three got hit by a bus or something? Haha!!!

You, Dipper, and Mabel: *ignore his comment and continue to walk*

Stan: Uh hey!!! W-wouldn't you know it um, I accidentally overstocked some inventory so uh that's about each of you takes one item from the gift shop, on the house you know.

Mabel: Really?!?

You: *smirks* You never overstock~

Stan: Shut up, kid, I control your paycheck.

Dipper: What's the catch?

Stan: The catch is do it before I change my mind, now take something.

I look around and see a few blue and white baseball caps with a pine tree. Realizing my old hat was lost in the fight, I took one and put it on.

Dipper: Huh, that should do the trick.

You: *walk over* Ooh, one of the Pine Hats, huh? Hey, that can be my new nickname for you!

Dipper: Please no...

I looked at her hair where she had a new small hair piece that tucked her bangs away from her face. A heart surrounded by (f/c) flames.

Mabel: And I will have a... *picks up something from the box* GRAPPLING HOOK!!! Yes!

Stan: Wouldn't you rather have like a doll or something?

Mabel: *points it up causing the grappling hook's hook to wrap around a plank on the roof, lifting Mabel up* Grappling hook!!!

Stan: Fair enough!

You: Welp, I should really get going.

Mabel: Bye, (y/n)!!!

You: See ya!

Stan: Don't come late tomorrow.

You: No promises! *exit*

Dipper: *run outside* Hey, wait!

You: *turn around* ???

Dipper: *takes out the journal* I forgot to give this back to you.

You: ... *smile* Keep it.

Dipper: What...?!?

You: Keep it. It would be a lot safer with you than it could ever be with me.

She looked at me and gave me a warm smile, I smiled back. I heard Mabel giggling behind. I was confused to why, but I ignored it.

It was nighttime. I was writing the journal and Mabel was jumping on her bed. I finished writing and asked Mabel to turn of the lights, who shot her grappling hook to the light knocking it out the window. "It worked!!!" she yelled in accomplishment, making us both laugh.

Yeah, this was going to be a great summer.

Thanks for reading!!! 'Till next time!!!

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