Summer with the Pine Twins: Summer's Coming to an End

Roadside Attraction: Part 1

Grunkle Stan's p.o.v.

I slap another bumper sticker on the RV that read 'Caution: Silver fox at the wheel'  before telling Soos who was packing the last of the stuff "Don't forget bug spray! It's perfect for spraying in the face of hitchhikers." "Woah, an RV? Camping gear? Are you running from the law again?" Dipper asks me suspiciously as he stares at the RV. "Dude! It's the ultimate Oregon road trip adventure!" Soos responds and I correct him. 

"More like revenge trip. Every year my tourist trap competitors prank the Mystery Shack. Last year those hooligans' duck taped Soos to the ceiling." "That was a fun seventy-two hours." "Well, no more, this year we're visiting every tourist trap along the Red Wood Highway and I'm gonna prank back every single one," I explain, handing them the map when Mabel and her friends walk up. "Thanks for letting me bring Candy and Grenda along for our road trip Grunkle Stan." "The more the merrier. Just sign these non-disclosure agreements, none of your parents are lawyers right?" I ask, leading the two into the RV.

Dipper's p.o.v.

Soos hops down from the RV asking "What do you say dude you coming?" "I already went through the trouble of packing all your stuff, even the stuff you keep in that box under the bed," Mabel exclaims, grabbing the familiar box that read 'Do not touch!' I try to grab it away from her when she drops it and tons of pictures of (y/n) or me and (y/n) along with the original confession note to her spilled out. "What's that?" Mabel asks, narrowing her eyes as I start scooping up all the photos stating "Nothing just (y/n) stuff from the entire Summer..." Soos and my sister groan as she asked "Bro, I thought we talked about this," I groan as I recall the night, Soos, and my sister had pulled me to the side when they had originally found the photos and asked about them, resulting in them telling me I'm sounding possessive, clingy and a bit creepy which might drive her away.

"I know, I know! If I keep collecting her photos or photos of us I'll look like a creep and seem possessive, and clingy and I know I could lose her this way but I love her and I wanna take back as many memories of her as I can back home with me since we don't know what'll happen, besides how do you just tone down the way you feel about something?"

I ask and my sister tells me "Two words Dipper: Make friends. That way you're not always just spending time with her." "Yeah dude and a road trip's the perfect place to meet new people," Soos chimes in, and I look down at the map Stan gave me before smiling.

(y/n)'s p.o.v.

We were on the road to the first roadside attraction, the five of us sitting at the table, Grenda squealing out "Wow, RV's are amazing! I can't believe we're sitting at a table, in a moving vehicle!" "Ooo, informational travel pamphlets, I want to read them all and gain their travel knowledge," Candy comments, grabbing all the pamphlets when Grunkle Stan calls back "Kid those useless pamphlets have never helped a single person. The only wrinkly old travel guy you'll need is me now look alive, we're coming up on an attraction run by the most black-hearted proprietor in all of Oregon."

We approach Granny Sweetkin's World's Biggest Yarn Ball. "Don't let the face fool you, this woman lit my car on fire on two non-speculative occasions," We get out and stare at the yarn for a minute before I tell Grunkle Stan "Soos and I will distract you do the prank," With that, we head on in.

Dipper's p.o.v.

I watch my sister and her friends jump into the yarn ball as (y/n) and Soos walk into the small gift shop when a girl with an ice cream cone walks past me. "Ok like they said meet new people, make new friends, won't end up looking like a creep and losing (y/n) forever..." I mumble o myself before awkwardly approaching the girl. "So uh come here often?" "No, I'm a tourist." "You're funny and cute- I mean not cute- I mean you're not, not cute," I instantly put my foot in my mouth before I sigh. "Let me start over, my name is Dopper," I hold out my hand to shake hers and she plops her ice cream in my palm before walking away.

"Dipper, hop too! This ball of yarn ain't gonna prank itself," I hear Grunkle Stan over the radio and I run over to the yarn where Mabel hands me the string and I drag it over and tie it to the back of the RV before sighing. "Something on your mind kiddo? Thinking about Miss. Cold shoulder over there huh? What was that about, last I checked you and (y/n) were still dating," He asks soon starting to glare and I pull on my hat and explain.

"We are but Mabel says if I don't make friends with other girls, I'm gonna look like a possessive, clingy creep to her. I'm so embarrassed because I don't wanna lose her but she's the only girl besides Mabel I'm comfortable talking with. It's like the moment I open my mouth around them I unravel like...Well, I can't think of like a perfect metaphor but you get the gist. At this rate, I feel like (y/n) will leave me and I'll grow up to be a sad loner like Toby Determined..." "Woah, never say that about yourself, lucky for you I'm an expert on women. Listen to me kid when it comes to girls always be confident and be funny but not too funny. And be kind of annoying but in a loveable way," Grunkle Stan offers me advice and I shrug.

"I don't know Grunkle Stan this seems kinda jerky, I don't wanna lead anyone on..." "Jerky is just a term non-jerks use to bad-mouth innocent jerks. Confidence, comedy, some third word starting with a C. The three Cs of the Stan Pines advice about women. At the next tourist trap try out my advice on the first girl you see." 

"Cool. Grunkle Stan, thanks." "Hey, I'm full of good ideas speaking of which...Everyone now!" I shout and we all rush back into the RV, unthreading the yarn ball into nothing as we take off onto the open road. It wasn't long before we reached the next tourist attraction: The Upside-Down Town. "Ah, Upside-Down Town the nausea capital of the state, whatever you do, don't use the bathrooms."

Author: Within a couple of days there may not be chapters for a while because of reasons dealing with covid