Human Journals

Chapter 10: Attacked

    "Hit me, dude!" Soos declared, once he finished tucking a pillow under his shirt. 

    Dipper, Mabel, and Drei then charged at his stomach, bounced off, and burst into laughter. 

    "I'm so glad everything's back to normal!" Mabel smiled, casting a thankful glance towards Drei.

    "Same here." Drei nodded. 

    Suddenly, the telephone's ring captured their attention. 

    "Your turn!" Drei and Mabel said in unison, looking over at Dipper. 

   "Your- Aw man!" Dipper stood up and hurried into the house, answering the phone. "Hello?"

    "Toby Determined, Gravity Falls Gossiper." 

   Dipper's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh. Hey, man." he responded. "Sorry for accusing you of murder last week."

    "Water under the bridge!" Toby said. "Say, we want to interview you and your friend about whether you've seen anything unusual about this town."

    Dipper gasped. "Finally! I thought nobody would ask!" he said, quickly grabbing a notepad and pen, ready to write down Toby's directions. "Uh-huh. 412 Gopher Road. Tonight? Got it."

    Dipper hung up the phone and dashed outside. "Drei!" he called to his friend.

    Drei and Mabel turned around. "What is it?" Drei asked, standing up from another bounce off of Soos' stomach. 

    "We have an interview tonight! They wanna know about all the weird things we've been through!" Dipper briefly explained.

    Drei narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Okay...You'd think they would've asked us about that awhile ago, though."

    Dipper shrugged. "I dunno. But, we better head out now, it's already six thirty!" he grabbed Drei by his sleeves and began to drag him down the road.

    "Hey, wait!" Drei protested. "Why can't Mabel come? She's part of the Mystery Team too!"

   Mabel brushed off her slight disappointment. "It's fine. I'd rather play Belly Bounce anyway." she said, gesturing to Soos. 

   "Are you sure?" Drei asked, practically having to shout as Dipper dragged him farther.

    Mabel nodded. "Yeah. Have fun guys!"

    ~~~~~~~~~~~

    "Great! We're here!" Dipper declared, finally releasing Drei from his grasp. 

    "Hooray." Drei sarcastically responded, adjusting his coat. "And where exactly is 'here'?" he asked.

    "412 Gopher Road." Dipper answered. He then pointed to the top of a nearby hill. "Right up there."

    Drei's eyes widened when he saw the very familiar building atop the hill. Gideon's warehouse. Drei took a few steps back. Something didn't feel right. Why would Toby want to interview them there? "Dipper, I don't like this."

    "What do you mean?" Dipper asked, giving his friend a bewildered look. 

    "That's Gideon's warehouse."

    "So?"

    "So, it seems petty suspicious to me!"

    Dipper rolled his eyes. "Dude, you said yourself that Gideon is just a normal kid. What are you so afraid of?"

    Drei bit his lip. "I dunno, it's just..."

    "There's nothing to be scared of, Drei." Dipper reassured. "Now c'mon." Dipper started up the hill.