An Odd New World-Gravity falls au

Prologue

Mabel's Pov

We were in the car, driving back home from the bus stop. We just got back from gravity falls. I never want to see that place again. My parents are arguing about whether we are sane or not, or if Stanford was lying about Wierdmegedon. They're talking about therapy and psych wards. Dipper and I can't do anything but to worry that nothing would ever be the same again. Our parents think Dipper and I are crazy. That we were hallucinating.

As we get home dipper and I immediately run to our rooms to unpack and claim back our computers and announce to our friends that we are back.

I get to my room and jump into my little corner with plushies and blankets and try my best to focus on much better things.

*Knock Knock* "hey Mabel? Can I hang out in here for a few?" I hear from my brother.

"Ya, of course!" I say with a forced cheerfulness.

My brother walks in, and I can sense that something is wrong. He was crying...

"Dipper...Are you ok? You know you can always talk to me!"

"It's just- I- I don't want to talk about it right now..." He responds with obvious worry.

"It's about mom and dad, right? It's about the arguments?"

"..Ya, they are planning on sending us away, to a hospital, a psych ward...I walked into the kitchen when they decided...Mom wants me to tell you to pack."

"...Is this really a bad thing though? Both of us have been in mental hospitals before...And it helped us then, so I'm sure it'll help us now!" I try to stay optimistic.

A/N note- Mental hospitals are terribly stereotyped, they aren't a place where your strapped to a bed and forced to stay in a room all day. They save many people's lives every day. Psych wards are a place for those who aren't safe around others or themselves. They are put under the care of nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, etc. they stay for usually at least a week to learn coping methods, to get diagnoses, to get medication, and etc. You aren't put in a room all day, most of the time you aren't in your room at all, but in a place with other people who have similar issues and are also getting help. I would recommend the video "Perks of going to a psych ward" By Illymations on YouTube to learn more about this. I just hate to see how people think psych wards are such a vile and dangerous place, especially as someone who has been to a mental hospital multiple time. kk, that's all, back to the story ^^

He just looks down and nods, ashamed...

"Hey, if you want, I can help you pack! You know how strict they are with 'no metal or strings' and stuff like that!"

"It's alright, I already finished packing, I can help you if you'd like though."

"Ya!! That would be nice. Knowing my ADHD, I'll end up getting sidetracked with a plushie or video game..." I chuckle to myself.

"Hey, maybe they'll let you bring one of your sketch books and a bendy pencil! Y'know..Because we're not allowed to have pencils?" He says awkwardly.

 "Maybe!!" 

I start to search for a bag in my closet and find my old school bag. "Hey Dipper, can you go through my sweaters and find the ones without drawstrings?" I ask as I take everything out of the bag.

"Ya, sure, how many?"

"Three or four" I answer simply.

~Time skip~

I finish packing with Dipper after about half an hour. I grab my cat plush that I was unable to fit in the small bag and left my room with him. He leaves to go grab his stuff and I head to the living room where my parents are.

Dipper then enters the living room with his bag and a book in his hand. My parents then proceed to explain why they are doing this.

"I'm so sorry we have to do this to you again...It's just, we aren't sure if you were hallucinating or imagining any of that stuff that happened at gravity falls, and even if it all did happen, it would traumatize any child, so we've decided to send you to a psych ward..." My mother explained to us.

"Before that though" My dad pauses "We want to get you both a little treat...Because we know how scary it can be. We're going to take you out to lunch and get you some ice cream!"

My parents have always been big on mental health and self-care. They know that it can be hard to look at the bright side sometimes, and whenever Dipper and I are going through tough times, they are always there, even when it all seems hopeless...

We all head out to the car, Dipper and I put our bags in the back of the car, and then get into the back seats. Dipper and I were messing around with mom, and dad was driving.

...

He turned his head to tell mom a small joke, and in that moment, everything went black...

A/N-Hey guys!! I've been planning this story for a really long time, little side note, I was originally planning on making the parents neglectful and not very good parents, but I feel like that would just make this seem a lot less unoriginal, and WAY darker than I want it to be, plus neglectful and abusive families shouldn't be normalized within fanfiction or anything like that...I also just suck at writing those kind of characters as well-

Hope you guys enjoyed!! ALSO!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Check your closet :) -Scare