Alcor's Tale

Back to the Shack

Dipper's POV

As I return to the diner, swing by to grab Mable as we head back towards the Shack. The path that lead back home was so peacefully relaxing. Just the feeling of the cool breeze in the forest, the smell of pine surrounding us, and the small rustling noises of the magical creatures a few blocks away.

I felt that I would be happy stopping everything at this very moment would be the greatest thing in the multiverse. It had been so long since I had felt any senses. I had been alone for so long inside the white void. No sound. No smell. Nothing but myself and a book. My smile slowly fade as I start to remember the lack of everything and the existential boredom and yearning I had to be back with everyone.

Mabel seemed to notice and brought me close into an awkward sibling hug. We stay like that for a little bit I clutch her sweater hoping that this wasn't all just an illusion that would fade the moment I realized it.

As we slowly break away and give each other our signature pat pat. I return to a happier face. This was reality Dipper, not an illusion. I told myself pushing the flashback to the back of my mind. The comfort of having my family back finally again filled my soul with a feeling of fullness that no amount of power or immortality could ever offer.

We finish a walk back to the Shack to spot Grunkle Stan and Soos outside on the porch swing sharing drink and chatting away. Not a customer insight, and not a dollar bill spotted on the ground.

We run up to give them both large hugs they were probably more like tackles, but hugs nonetheless. Both of them chuckle and I hear grunkle stan silently and jokingly complain about having a bad back.

Grunkle Stan then pats our heads as we head into the mystery shack. I quickly glance outside once more to see the sky start to turn a light pick as the sun had just barely started to set.

Grunkle Ford was inside cooking dinner. I wouldn't have to worry about some old man body hair in my food. Food didn't feel right I didn't feel the same hunger I use to when I thought of foods like pizza, and Snickers bars.

The feeling continued to overcome me as I ate dinner with everyone. It felt more like an optional activity like my body didn't need the nutrition. That did not sit well in my mind but I continued to eat anyway. Grunkle Ford had many this meal and I wasn't going to waste the chance to taste food. I don't know what kind of rules that white void had applied to me like the lack of food and sleep but I was still going to enjoy myself here.

There was a lot of chatter at the table as Grunkle Stan talked about a new scheme to lure in more tourists. Grunkle Ford disagreed with him but did not actually do anything to stop it and Mabel explained the tour she gave me of the town again to Soos. It was chaotic but in a fun kind of way and the small ringing voice in my head started to quiet down as I enjoyed the rest of the night.

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Hello Lovelies how is life doing? I am not dead thank you for asking

Stop talking to yourself it makes you seem creepy.

Hey! Now, who's fault is that and I am not talking to you right now I am talking to the amazing readers look how much they have grown over the past few months.

Yeah and now you are done with your first semester so you have a smidge bit more time to actually write.

Exactly you get it. Wait are you planning something you're being quite docile this time. Did you have some Yggdrasil or something?

No, I did not. I can be nice...... sometimes.

Okay, that is definitely suspicious so I'm gonna go work on the next chapter before you do something like leave deer teeth under my pillow like a messed up tooth fairy or something.

Don't compare me to something as lowly as the tooth fairy I am way better than a pixie that pays for teeth.

Okay if you say so but anyway see yall in the next chapter.