Gravity Falls: Engine of Vengeance

Chapter 1: the offer

I do not own any characters from Gravity Falls and All-new Ghost Rider. Robbie and Gabe Reyes belong to Marvel comic. Gravity Falls characters belong to Disney.

Los Angeles, Canelo's Auto and Body.

Roberto "Robbie" Reyes was a young mechanic in his early twenties. On this rather ordinary day he was working on a customer's car- in this case, a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria. Its engine wouldn't start because of a malfunctioning spark plug. After he had finished up the car, his co-worker Ignacio called out. "Aye, Robbie!"

"Yeah?" Robbie replied while drinking a bottle of water.

"Bossman wanna see you." He replied.

"Did he say why?" Asked Robbie.

"Dunno, amigo. But he wants ya in his office now." And with that Ignacio walked away.

Robbie stood confused for a moment, before making his way towards Canelo's office. He wondered why his boss called him in the middle of his workday. Was it because he took one of the customer's cars out for a ride? Maybe... but hey! It was returned back in one piece. Was it because of him being late at work sometimes? Probably, after all, he had "stuff" to do at night.

Eventually, the young mechanic reached the office and knocked on the door.

"Who's there?" His boss asked.

"Yo, Canelo. It's me. Robbie."

"Oh yeah. Come in."

Robbie opened the door and saw Canelo sitting at his desk. There was a white envelope resting on the desk, and Canelo loomed over it as if waiting.

"Uh, I heard Ignacio said you wanna see me." Robbie said.

"Yes, Robbie. Close the door and take a seat." Canelo responded.

Robbie nodded as he closed the door quietly, then walked toward the chair and took a seat in front of his boss.

"What is it, boss?"

Canelo sighed and said, "Robbie, there's something I have to tell you."

Robbie sensed that something wasn't right, but he just nodded and replied. "Go on."

"You see, Robbie. Business isn't doing so well nowadays."

Robbie simply nodded in agreement, "I know. You've been cutting down some of our guys and equipment."

"Yeah, you're getting my point."

"And that's why you call me here? To tell me this?" Robbie asked with slight confusion in his voice.

"Well actually, it's not just that." Canelo signed again "You don't have to come to work for me tomorrow."

"What?!" Said Robbie out loud as he was surprised.

After regaining his composure, Robbie asked while scratching the bridge of his nose "So you're saying that I'm fired?"

Canelo just nodded. "Yes, I'm sorry."

Robbie sighed as he tried to plead "Looks Canelo, I know business is going very bad these days, but I really really need this job to-"

"To support your disabled brother, I understand that Robbie." Canelo cut Robbie short, which surprised him a bit, then Canelo continued, "But like I said, business is going worse than I thought. I'm really sorry, but I have no other choice."

Then he pushed the white envelope toward Robbie and said. "Here's your final paycheck. You're the best man I ever had, Robbie."

Robbie stared at it in disbelief for a while before sighed heavily and took his paycheck.