Weirder Things: Lost Legends

CHAPTER ONE: COMIX UP

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There is a higher plane of existence beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension between the dimensions existing outside the laws of time and space and is as timeless as infinity. And it is in this dimension that exists that governs the flow of time. Time is the one constant of the universe that allows it to have any kind of order. Time is the ultimate form of order, for without time, there would be no existence. Time cannot exist without space. And space cannot exist without time.

The timestream was where all timelines were concentrated and ordered in the shape of a massive tree on its side. Slowly, these branching timelines wiggled and shifted, made up of multicolored bubbles. Some connected to others, and others stood alone. But they are all connected and influenced by one true timeline.

The Prime Timeline is the canon timeline of our universe—the true timeline. It is made up of larger, pink-colored time bubbles, larger than the others, with many more orbs in it. This timeline influences all other timelines, and it can be altered by one being—the master of all time—Time himself.

Father Time was floating near the Prime Timeline, watching time play out. Happy to see it flowing the way it should be. After failing so many times to stop Bill, it took one change in the timeline. One person will change the course of history for all timelines.

A presence alerted him, and the embodiment of all time turned to look at you. "Oh, hello there. I didn't see you there," said Father Time, turning his body made of clocks towards the person. "How did you get in here exactly? Let me guess: my brother, the Axolatl, master of space, decided that he was going to invade my space. That salamander is just a pain in my ass. Well, since you're here, you probably know who I am. For those of you who decided to read this story instead of the main one, my name is Father Time. You probably are more familiar with my son, Time Baby. What can I say? He inherited my good looks."

"Shmebulock," said Shmebulock.

"Indeed." Father Time placed his hand on the Prime Timeline. "And this is the Prime Timeline. The timeline that you exist in," he said. "A timeline that allows me to govern the flow of time. Any desire I have for the flow of humanities progression into the future can be done through this. So, I mostly just sit back and let humans take the course. Control their destiny.

"It's a decision I regret, but I am forbidden to do much of anything. Only able to intervene when the time requires it," Time stated. "And that is what happened when Bill Cipher came into existence and brought with him Weirdmageddon. His invasion of your dimension or something that I could not allow. But I could not directly intervene. Not when he killed my son and took the power of time from him. That was how great his power was."

Father Time picked up one of the bubbles and held it out.

"So I needed a hero. And that came in the form of Patrick Pines, the hero of Gravity Falls," he said, showing the time bubble to Shmebulock. In it, Patrick was walking out of his house and getting on the bus to go back to school. "It was he who convinced his friends and family to leave Bill's bubble and kept them safe, and it is Patrick's existence that saved all of the universe. And with him and his family, the Prime Timeline had been restored, and the universe was finally freed from Bill's madness."

"Shmebulock," said Shmebulock.

"So what am I doing here, you may ask? Well, throughout the summer and looking through the other timelines that were spawned from Patrick's existence, I followed every one of their adventures and peeped in on their more...private times for evidence. You could say I'm a fan," Father Time said.