Gravity Heroes

Chapter 8

Gravity Falls 10 pm

Mystery Shack

"Yeah dawg, she left a couple of hours ago when everybody else did. I think she was getting a ride from Tamby." Soos answering questions from someone on the phone, "Ok, so Candy said she wanted to walk home instead. Have you tried calling her house to see if her dad has heard from her? Ok. Ok. And Dan said she hasn't gotten home yet. Look Dip this is Wendy we're talking about. She can handle anything these woods can throw at her with a blindfold on and one hand tied behind her back."

Melody walked into the living room at the end of that exchange and glanced over at her boyfriend with a questioning look, so he put his hand over the receiver end and said, "Dipper's trying to reach Wendy and she's not picking up. She's also not at home and he's scared that something has happened to her."

"Shoot, I'll get grab a couple of flashlights." Melody told Soos as she almost instantly turned back to the towards the kitchen to get the flashlights and some quick supplies.

"Melody & I are gonna head out to see if we can find her. I'll call as soon as we get back. She'll be safe, dood." Soos reassures his frantic friend as Melody comes back into the room, "Alright, we're heading out now, go ahead and double check with Tambry ok?"

Soos took one of the flashlights and headed out to the gift shop. He grabbed the baseball bat from under the counter in case they end up needing a weapon. As one they headed out the door. Turning on their flashlights they turned and walked across the parking lot towards the woods. They get about ten foot into the woods before Melody stops Soos,"Wait a minute, quiet. Do you hear that?"

Soos stops and listens very intently, he is barely able to make out music coming from the Shack.

"Is that 'Disco Girl'?" Melody asks as she turns back towards the Shack. Without answering Soos started heading back to the Shack with Melody quickly catching up to him. "It seems to be coming from the roof."

"Her secret spot," Soos said as he raced inside and revealed the ladder to the roof. He climbed it and saw Wendy was apparently asleep on the lawn chair she keeps up on the roof. Melody was up shortly after Soos. They came up besides Wendy and tried to wake her. It took couple of minutes of shaking before she started coming around.

"Soos, Melody, what's going on? Why am I on the roof?" Wendy asked still feeling groggy, "What time is it? Is the meeting over?"

"Let's get you downstairs, then I need to call your dad and a certain friend of yours. He's been worried sick about you." Melody said almost going into a protective mother mode. She's doesn't do it often but in the short time she has been with them she really has adopted these guys as her family.

Soos & Melody helped Wendy get to her feet and slowly walked her to the ladder. Once there Soos went down first in-case he needed to catch Wendy if she fell coming down the ladder. Wendy followed and even though she was still groggy she climbed down the ladder like it was nothing. Finally melody came down. They walked Wendy into the living room and sat her down in the chair. Finally they each grabbed their cell phone and each dialed a number.

"Dan, we found Wendy. Apparently she climbed up to break spot and fell asleep." Melody told her friend's father, "We'll keep her tonight, alright?"

"Hey Dipty-dawg. We found Wendy. We were on our way out to the woods to look for her, when we heard her phone ringing. She was out at her break spot and apparently crashed.", Soos told Dipper after he answered, after pulling the phone away from his ear as Dipper yelled a reply, "Calm down dood, I meant she was asleep."

"Yeah, we're telling Dipper about her now. Yeah, I know the little guy worries about her." Melody was still talking to Dan, "Yeah, I've seen the way he looks at her, too. They'll figure it out sometime. Talk to you later."