Too Soon

Chapter 2 Truths Revealed

Dipper fell in and out of consciousness through out. At one point, he barely opened his eyes to see the that he was in a moving sled. But as quickly as he came into consciousness he fell back out. It must have seemed like an eternity for him. He did not know what had happened to Mabel or where he even was. Finally, he began to wake up. Slowly he opened his eyes. To his surprise what he saw was not him laying in the cold snow. Instead he was laying on a couch covered in a blanket. He looked around. Everything about the room was familiar. It looked almost like the living room in the mystery shack. He saw the old Worrel TV he and Mabel would watch Ducktective on sitting in the corner, he saw the table where they played cards covered in tons of papers and books. He was even sitting on the same old sofa that was outside on the front porch. He noticed the fireplace was lit and roaring away. Suddenly he felt like something was tugging on the blanket. He threw the covers to see Mabel fast asleep on the other side of the sofa.

"Psst, Mabel wake up" he whispered. Mabel slowly began to wake up. She like Dipper was confused by her new surroundings. "Where are we Dipper" she asks. "I don't know" says Dipper, "it looks like the living room back in the shack but, different." "Do you think Grunkle Stan found us and brought us here" asks Mabel. "Its possible but something is telling me we're not in Gravity Falls from just last year" replies Dipper. He notices a calendar on the wall nearby. He can just make out the date, January 27th, 1978. "Mabel We've gone back 34 years in the past." Before Mabel can respond, the two hear footsteps approaching. They peek behind the sofa to see who it is. In walks a tall, pretty buff looking man. He's wearing a grey T-shirt and has glasses on. What struck most about him was the fact he looked just like Grunkle Stan. Mabel was on the brink of saying Grunkle Stan when Dipper pulls her back. From the look on his face, Mabel realized it would be better if they did not call him that until the properly knew who he was. The man walks into the room and sees Dipper and Mabel are up. "Oh, I did not think you would be awake yet. Its quite a storm out there" he says. Dipper looks at him. "uhh hello, who are you" he says even though he already knows what the answer might be. "The names Stanford Pines, but you can call me Ford" he replies.

Dipper and Mabel look at the young Ford in amazement. They had never seen any photos of Grunkle Stan from his younger days and now they were basically staring at him. "How did we get here, what happened" asks Mabel. Ford looks at the twins and sits down on a stool nearby. "I was walking through the woods, looking for some firewood I could use too keep the old fireplace and stove going so I don't freeze like a popsicle" he says. "Then suddenly I noticed something up ahead on a hill near a tree. When I got closer to the tree I noticed the two of you laying unconscious suffering from obvious signs of hypothermia". "You two are pretty lucky I found you, any longer in that storm and in that clothing, you would have been dead in minutes". Ford then catches his breath and asks Dipper and Mabel a question. "What I don't get is why are you two wearing clothing for a sunny day in July in the middle of winter? Were you trying to beat a dare or win a bet or something?" "Actually, were time-tr" Dipper stops Mabel from finishing her sentence. "Were just uh, timing how long it takes to start feeling cold you know, normal stuff, and nothing related to time travel or such" Dipper says looking at Mabel with a slightly mad look. "Uhh ok then" says Ford. They then hear a ding. "Oh, the coffee is done, do you two by any chance want some, it will make you feel much better after being in that storm" he asks. The two of them shake their heads telling Ford they'll pass. "Ok more for me then." He gets up and goes into the kitchen.

Once Ford has left the room Dipper and Mabel start talking about what has just happened. "Is that really Grunkle Stan Dipper, he looks so different" says Mabel. Dipper ponders for a moment. "Your right about that, also didn't Grunkle Stan say he came to Gravity Falls in the 80s?" "Something not adding up here Mabel, do you think Grunkle Stan was lying to us?" "Well that would make sense, he's not really the honest type you know" says Mabel. "But then why would he lie about something so small and unnecessary like that" says Dipper. Suddenly like a lightbulb, it hits him. "Mabel, do you think, Grunkle Stan had a twin?" "It could be possible I mean this Stan is not like our Stan, and I guess Grunkle Stan has been like that all along so you could be right Dipper" says Mabel. "We have to test it out to be sure, I think we should come out clean and tell "Grunkle Ford" everything we know" says Dipper.