Dipper's POV

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

...unless you're me.

"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

My name is Dipper. The girl about to puke is my sister Mabel. And the girl who just transformed from a fire bird and landed above our golf cart is (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: 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 put up one of the signs in a tree, it made a strange sound. I banged it slightly with my hammer making it sound like metal? I wiped off some dust and opened it to see a strange machine. I flipped a lever, but it did nothing.

Then I flipped another and I heard something. There was now a hole on the ground. Inside was a dusty maroon book. I picked it up and blew the dust away which revealed a golden hand with six fingers and the number 3 written on it.

I opened it on the first page. "Property of..." the name had been ripped off. "Volume 3" I began to read. "It's hard to believe it's been six years since I began studying the strange and wondrous secrets of Gravity Falls, Oregon." I flipped a few pages and saw all sorts of things I could've never imagined. What is all this...?

"Unfortunately my suspicions have been confirmed, I'm being watched. I must hide this book before he finds it. Remember, in Gravity Falls there is no one you can trust..." I close the book shocked at what I had just seen.

"No one you can trust, huh?" I get startled by a sudden voice from nearby. "*laughs* Sorry, couldn't help but overhear!" Laying on a tree branch was a girl who looked around my age. She had loose (h/l) (h/c) hair, (s/c) skin and (e/c) eyes that matched the mischievous smirk she gave me. I quickly hid the book behind me.

Girl: Nice book you got there.

Dipper: Who are you?!? What are you doing here?!?

Girl: I should be asking you that question. I've never seen you before, and I know everyone in Gravity Falls. So tell me,

Dipper: *blinks and sees that the girl is gone*

Girl: *from behind him* Who are you?

Dipper: AH!!! *falls back* S-stay back!

Girl: Relax, I'm not gonna hurt you.

Dipper: ...

Girl: *smiles and offers her hand* I'm (y/n), welcome to Gravity Falls.

Dipper: *looks at your hand suspiciously before taking it and stands up* Dipper, Dipper Pines.

You: Pines? Are you related to Stan Pines by any chance?

Dipper: He's my great uncle...?

You: Yikes.

Dipper: So why were you spying on me?

You: I wasn't spying, I was just flying by and heard someone taking to themselves in the woods so I stopped.

Dipper: What do you mean by flying?

You: Uh-

Voice: HELLO!!!!

Dipper: AH!!! Mabel!!!

Mabel: Who are you taking to?!?!?

Dipper: I was- *turns around and sees that you're gone* ...reading, I-I was reading out loud.

Mabel: And what were you reading?!? Some nerd thing?!?

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

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

Dipper: Um... *sees Gompers chewing on the book* Let's go somewhere private.

~skip to Dipper and Mabel in the 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!!!

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

Dipper: And get this!!! After a certain point the pages just stop, like the guy who was writing it mysteriously disappeared!!!

*doorbell*

Dipper: Who's that?

Mabel: Well, time to spill the beans!!! *boops over a can of beans* Boop!!! Beans! This girl's get a date!!! Woowoo!!! *falls back to the couch laughing*

Dipper: Let me get this straight. In the half hour that I was gone you've already found yourself a boyfriend?!?

Mabel: What can I say? I guess I'm just IRRESISTIBLEEEEE!!!!!

*doorbell*

Mabel: Ooh, coming~!!! *runs out*

Dipper: *sits on the couch reading his journal*

Stan: *walks in* Whatcha reading there, slick?

Dipper: Oh, uh... *hides his journal and takes the first magazine he could find* I was just catching up on-... *sees the magazine* Gold Chains for Old Men magazine?

Stan: That's a good issue.

Mabel: *enters with a weird looking guy* Hey family~!!! Say hello to my new boyfriend!!!

Guy: ... 'Sup.

Dipper: Hey.

Stan: How's it hanging?

Mabel: We met at the cemetery, he's really deep. *squishes the arm's man a bit* Ooh, got a little muscle there! That's- what a surprise...!!!

Dipper: So... what's your name?

Guy: Uh... 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!!! *walks away*

Normal: *points at them playfully before crashing into the wall and following Mabel*

There was something about Norman that wasn't right. I decided to consult the journal.

Dipper: "Known for their pale skin and bad attitude, these creatures are often mistaken for teenagers?!? Beware of Gravity Falls nefarious-!!! *gasp* ZOMBIE!!!!! *looks out the window to see Normal walking at Mabel in a zombie manner*

Mabel: I like you!

Dipper: Oh no, MABEL!!! No no, Mabel, watch out!!!!!!

Norman: *groans*

Dipper: *gasp*

Norman: *grabs Mabel's shoulders*

Dipper: AHHHH!!!

Norman: *pulls away revealing a necklace of daisies as he groans happily*

Mabel: *gasp* Daisies? You scallywag!

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

???: It's a dilemma to be sure.

Dipper: AH!!!

Soos: I couldn't help but overhear you taking aloud to yourself in this empty room.

Dipper: Soos, you've seen Mabel's boyfriend, he's gotta be a zombie, right?

Soos: Hmm... how many brains did you see the guy eat?

Dipper: ... zero...

Soos: Look, dude, 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.

Dipper: 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*

My sister could be in trouble, it was time to get some evidence. I started following Mabel and Norman with a camera hoping to get what I needed. I think I wasted those hours. As I hid behind some bushes a voice startled me.

???: And you scold me for spying.

Dipper: AH!!! Oh, it's you...

You: Yep, it's me.

Dipper: What are you doing here?

You: I'm here wondering why you're spying on that girl.

Dipper: That's my sister, and she's going out with some guy that I don't trust.

You: Aw, so you're just an overprotective brother! How cute!

Dipper: I'm not overprotective!!! And I'm definitely not cute!!!

You: Whatever you say, Pine~

Then a thought of when I first saw
(y/n), most importantly one of the things she said.

Dipper: Hey, earlier today you said you knew everyone in Gravity Falls.

You: Aw, so you were listening! And yes, I do know everyone.

Dipper: What can you tell me about that guy.

You: *looks at Norman who's running alongside Mabel as a smirk grows on your face* Well, he isn't normal, that's for sure, but I'm no snitch. I'll leave you to figure it out yourself. *wink*

Dipper: But-!!! *turns to face you but realizes you're gone* Who is that girl...?!?

I shrugged it off, I had other things to worry about. Once Mabel got home and went to our room in the attic to talk to her.

Dipper: Mabel, we've gotta talk about Norman!

Mabel: Isn't he the best?!? Check out this giant smooch mark he gave me!!!

Dipper: AH!!!

Mabel: *laughs* Gullible, it was just an accident with the leaf blower. That was fun.

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

Mabel: *gasp* You think he might be a vampire?!? That would be so awesome!!!

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

Mabel: AH!!!

Dipper: Oh wait, I'm- I'm sorry *turns a few pages and shows Mabel the zombie page* Sha-bam!!!

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 me, huh? Why can't you trust me? *puts on star earrings* Bing bop!

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

Mabel: Dipper, 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 your crazy conspiracies!!! *closes the door on Dipper's face*

Dipper: ... *sighs as he slouches against the door* What am I gonna do...?

I go downstairs and sit on the couch with my camera as Mabel leaves with Norman. Soos is right, I don't have any real evidence... I replay one of the clips from earlier to see Norman's hand had fallen off and he secretly put it back on. Wait, WHAT?!? I replay it again. I was right!!!

I run out and try to get Stan's attention, but t was of no use. Then I see Wendy drive in and I desperately run over.

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

Wendy: *gives Dipper the car keys* Try not to hit any pedestrians. *walks away*

Dipper: *gets in the driver seat, turns on the golf cart and starts driving backwards but is stopped by Soos*

Soos: Dude, it's me. Soos. This is for the zombies. *gives Dipper a shovel*

Dipper: Thanks.

Soos: And this is incase you see a piñata. *gives Dipper a bat*

Dipper: Uh, thanks? *drives off*

I began to drive into the forest in search for my sister. I hear Mabel yelling for help leading me down a hill to see her fighting off little men in pointy hats?

Dipper: *gets off the golf cart* What the heck is going on here?!?

Gnome: *hisses at Dipper*

Mabel: Dipper!!! Norman turned out to be a bunch of gnomes, and they're total jerks!!! *gets her hair pulled by a gnome* Hair hair hair!!!

Dipper: *gets out his journal* Gnomes? Huh, I was way off. *opens it in the gnome page* "Gnomes: little men of the Gravity Falls forest. Weaknesses: unknown"

Mabel: *tied to the ground* Aw, c'mon!!!

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

Jeff: Oh, haha, hey there! Um, you know, this 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 her mouth*

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 race!!! Do not trifle with the-!!!

Suddenly right before me, a circle of fire surrounds the gnome, and I see a now familiar girl jump down from the trees.

You: Hello, Jeff.

Jeff: (y/n)?!?!?

You: When will you give it a rest, it's the fifth girl this week!!!

Jeff: Well if you would just let us get a queen-

You: Not happening. *snaps her fingers making the ropes tying Mabel snap because of the heat at the bottom* Get her out of here!!!

Mabel and I get into the golf cart, I was still processing everything that just happened. I hear Jeff arguing with
(y/n), but I just tried to drive away.

Mabel: Who was that?!?

Dipper: I-I-I'm not so sure!!!

Out of the corner of my eye I see a bird flying next to the golf cart. But it wasn't like any bird I had ever seen. It was a mix of reds, oranges, and yellows, and it's feathers looked like they were made out of burning flames. It flew above us and I herd a soft thud. A second later, (y/n) had lowers her head to us.

You: Hey, Pine! Nice to see you again!

Mabel: You know her?!?

Dipper: It's hard to explain!!!

You: You must be Pine's sister! I'm
(y/n)!

Mabel: I'm Mabel!!! Thank you for saving me back there!!!

You: Not a problem, I'm used to it by now. Those gnomes even kidnapped me once.

Mabel: They're not like chasing after us, right?!?

Dipper: Even if they did, I wouldn't worry about it. See there little legs? Those suckers are tiny!

We all hear loud footsteps and I stop the cart, (y/n) raises her head to see the problem. We all see a massive gnome monster stomping towards us.

Mabel: Dang!

You: I did not know they could do that...!

Jeff: *at the top of the gnome monster* Alright, teamwork, guys, like we practiced!!!

Monster: *roars*

You: Drive, Pine!!!!!

Dipper: *drives at full speed*

Monster: *runs after you all*

Mabel: It's getting closer!!!

Monster: *swings his arms throwing many gnomes at the cart*

Dipper and Mabel: AH!!!

You: Just keep driving!!! *create a fireball and set many of the gnomes on fire making them run away*

Gnome: *flies by you and lands on Dipper's face and scratches it multiple times*

Mabel: I'll save you, Dipper!!! *punches the gnome (and Dipper) until he gets punched our taking Dipper's hat with him*

Dipper: *dazed* Thanks, Mabel.

Mabel: Don't mention it.

You: Look out!!!!!!

I managed to avoid the tree blocking our path but I lost control of the golf cart making us crash near the Mystery Shack. Mabel and I were able to crawl out, but I noticed (y/n) -or at least I think it's her- in her fire bird form with her wing trapped underneath.

I take a shovel and throw it, hoping it would somehow stop him. He punched it down. Mabel and I hugged and screamed, as the monster came closer.

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

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

Mabel: I've gotta do it.

Dipper: What?!? 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 before walking back*

Mabel: Alright, Jeff, I'll marry you.

Jeff: Hot dog!!! *starts climbing down* Help me down there, Jason!!! Thanks, Andy!!! Whoa, whoa, there we go!!! Watch those fingers, Mike!!! *walks over to Mabel and shows her a crystal ring* Eh? Eh?!? *puts the ring on Mabel's finger* Badda-bing badda-bam, now let's 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 to kiss Jeff, but leans back to grab the leaf blower and turns it on, pointing it at Jeff*

Jeff: *gasp* H-hey, wait a minute!

You and Dipper: *gasp slightly*

Gnomes: *gasp*

Jeff: Whoa whoa whoa, what's going on?!? Ah- ahh!!! *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!!! *points the leaf blower at the monster* Wanna do the honers?!?

Dipper: On three!!!

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

Dipper: *changes the mode launching Jeff through the monster making all the gnomes fall everywhere*

Mabel: *blows the rest away*

Dipper: Anyone else want some?!?

Gnomes: *all leave*

Dipper: *sigh*

Mabel: Hey Dipper, I uh... I'm sorry for ignoring your advice... You really were just looking out for me...

Dipper: Oh don't be like that, you 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: Awkward sibling hug.

Dipper and Mabel: *hug, then apt each others backs* Pat pat. *pull away*

You: Aww, this was truly a beautiful moment, and I hate to be a buzzkill, but can someone please help me?!?

Dipper and Mabel: *tun over to help you*

Mabel: Wow, (y/n), is that you?!?

You: Yep, and if you don't help me I'll stay this way and burn your golf cart so please?

Dipper and Mabel: *push the cart a bit as you pull your wing away, then they let go of the cart*

You: *turn human and rub your arm*

Dipper: Ok, seriously, what are you?!?

Mabel: Yeah, why are you part bird?!? And have fire powers?!?

You: I'm a phoenix, it's kinda like a fire bird. I protect the people of Gravity Falls. At least when I can.

Mabel: That's amazing!!!

Dipper: Wait, you knew this would happen?!?

You: The gnome part, yes. They've done so much it's basically a part of the daily schedule.

Dipper: And you didn't tell us?!?

You: I wanted you to figure it out yourselves, and you did! Although I had to pay the prize. *try to move your arm, but stop at the pain* Aw, crap, this'll take a while to heal. No flying for a few days, I guess.

Mabel: You can stay with us!!!!

You and Dipper: What?!?

Mabel: Just for tonight!!! It's late and you're hurt!!! I'm sure your parents won't mind!!!

You: Well considering I haven't seen then in years, I'm sure they won't mind.

Mabel: With who do you live then?!?

You: Alone, in the forest.

Mabel: You're homeless?!?!?!?!? I can't let my new best friend be homeless!!!!!

You: Best friends already...?

Mabel: You have to stay with us!!!! I'm sure our Grunkle Stan won't mind!!!

Dipper: I have to disagree.

Mabel: Dipper, c'mon, she needs a home!!!

You: I'm good though!

Mabel: Please~?!?!?!?!?!?

You: ... well it has been a while since I slept on a real bed.

Mabel: Yay!!!!!! Let's go!!!!

Dipper: *sigh*

You, Dipper, and Mabel: *enter the gift shop*

Stan: Yeesh, you two get hit by a bus or something? And (y/n), hey, what are you doing here?!?

You: Your niece invited me to stay here.

Mabel: Actually, to live here!!!

You: ...to live here.

Stan: Look, (y/n), I like you, literally everyone in town does, but even if I did allow you to stay here you wouldn't have anywhere to sleep.

Mabel: We have a mattress, she can sleep in our room!!!

Stan: Yeah, but-

You: I'll work for free~!

Stan: ... Welcome to your new home!!!

Mabel: Yay!!!!! *hugs you*

You: Ow!

Mabel: Sorry, forgot about your arm.

Stan: You know what? I'm feeling generous. You two can take something from the gift shop.

Mabel: Really?!?

Dipper: What's the catch?

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

Dipper and Mabel: *walk around*

Dipper: *takes a blue and white cap with a pine tree design* Hm, that'll do the trick.

You: Now I can keep calling you Pine!

Dipper: Please don't.

Mabel: And I will have a... *takes something from a box* GRAPPLING HOOK!!!

You, Dipper, and Stan: ...

Mabel: Yes!!!

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

Mabel: *uses the grappling hook to climb up* Grappling hook!!!

Stan: Fair enough!!!

I wasn't completely sure about (y/n) staying with us, but I didn't have a say in the matter so I just went with is. Nighttime came and we were all in our beds, (y/n) in the mattress between our beds.

As I wrote on my journal, I saw something bright a few inches away from me. The words Thank you for letting me stay formed in fire, and after a few seconds they disappeared. I looked at (y/n) who was facing the opposite way. I smiled, maybe living here wouldn't be so bad. We already made a friend.

Hey guys!!! Ok, I know what you're thinking. "Iva, wtf, you're writing another story that takes place during the series timeline?!?" And my answer is yes. I like doing these type of stories, and I will continue writing my other two stories. Anyways, thanks for reading!!! 'Till next time!!!

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