Gravity Falls REBORN

Playing Mini Golf...At Night

LumpyApple: Congrats! You got my latest reference from the last chapter. 

RECAP: "Reminds me of a level in a game I liked to play...if there was a pig hanging right around here." I move my hand in a circular motion in an area I'm indicating. "And zombies chasing you every round that is...maybe a mystery box over there..." I mumble to myself, not noticing the two leaving.  

For those who don't know, I was referencing the map; 'Five' from 'Call of Duty Black Ops 1 Zombies' On the third floor there is a bunch of lab stuff, (Super creepy) and in one of the rooms is a pig, which I described last chapter! Also the Mystery Box can spawn in that room as well :)

"Ooooooh I just can't WAIT to show Dipper!" Mabel squeals and hugs a newspaper to her chest. "Wait! What if he doesn't like it, what if he thinks my smile is all wonky?!"

"Mabel, you're over-thinking this, Dipper'll love it! Even if you do look wonky!" She slaps me in the shoulder and we both laugh. 

Mabel and I have been visiting the press, with Toby Determined, all week to get her picture in the newspaper. He finally called us today and told us that it was completed and she's been excited ever since six this morning, waking me up sporadically. It makes it extra sad to know how depressed she's going to be in just a few minutes.

I go to open the front door but I get jerked back suddenly. Letting go of the arm she grabbed me with, Mabel blocks the door with her arms and legs extended. I stumble a bit, trying to regain my lost balance, and then glare at her, "Mabel, what the heck?"

"Macie! I have the perfect plan, also, sorry not sorry!"  She says the last part really fast, but I heard what she said. 

Sighing deeply, I relax my shoulders a bit, no longer on edge, "What's this plan that had to have me jerked away from the door violently instead of telling me?" I raise my left eyebrow.

She sheepishly rubs the back of her neck, smiling and avoiding eye contact, "Heh, yeah maybe I was a little too tough. But anyway!" her arms go out wide with the newspaper, ready to tell me her plan, "I'm going to burst through the front door, all happy and wave my newspaper around." Seeing my confused and questioning gaze, she continues, "Because!! Then Dipper, and maybe even Stan, if he's in the same room, will be super curious and be like 'Oh my goodness what do you have in your hand, Mabel!?'" she says all in one breath, so now she is breathing heavily, trying to regain what she lost.

"Uhhh, okay?" 'I honestly have no idea what to say...'

"Yes, alright! Let's do it!" She spins around and opens the door, giddily running inside, yelling, "It's here, it's here!" over and over.

I smile and shake my head, making my way inside and pushing Dipper over from his spot on the couch. 'Payback for when he pushed me over, sat down next to me, and stuck an elbow in my spleen!' "Ow!" Dipper moves my elbow a little bit and rubs his side, then addressing Mabel, "What's here?"

"The Gravity Falls Gossiper accepted my article about summer fashion tips for squirrels. My picture is gonna be in the newspaper! Check it!" She shoves it into our faces, and looks away as we scan over it.

"'Pacifica Northwest declares v-neck the look of the season!' What am I looking at here?" Grunkle Stan reads over our shoulders.

Mabel's face shows one of pure shock as she turns the newspaper over to see it for herself, "Woah, woah, WHAT?!" 

'I mean, why didn't she see it first to begin with is what I wanna know...'

"Looks like someone bought her way to the front page." Dipper rolls his eyes.