Ghost in the Falls

Chapter 1

"Remind me again why we're going to some run down town for our summer vacation," questioned Jazz, a slim, red haired girl, as she sat crammed in the back of the Fenton RV.

"Because it's haunted, or at least that's what the rumors say," replied Maddie Fenton, a blue jumpsuit-clad woman, who in appearance was obviously Jasmine's mother.

"We're going to catch some ghosts!" Jack chimed in excitedly, between sips of his soda, that was strapped to an odd helmet with a straw leading to his mouth.

"Jazz, haven't you given up arguing yet?" remarked Danny, leaning back in his seat, his messy black hair getting in the way of his face.

The RV hopped along the road, as Danny baked in the cramped back seat of the vehicle. A bead of sweat trickled down his forehead; he couldn't wait to arrive at this crummy old town and get out of that sauna. A sign whizzed past the window: "Gravity Falls". Not long now...

Eventually, Jack slammed his big foot on the brake pedal, and Danny barely avoided splatting into the seat in front of him. Jazz however, was not as fortunate, and got a faceful of fake leather.

Danny lept out of the RV, taking in the pleasant breeze, quickly followed by Jazz, who was massaging her face. A tattered looking shack stood in a clearing, the crumbling letters on the front read "The Mystery Shack".

"This is where we'll be staying," announced Maddie, pealing herself from her seat. "You kids can have the guest bedroom, we'll be sleeping in the RV."

"Well, at least we have a room," sighed Jazz. Danny wasn't sure if it was possible to survive the night in that oven of an RV, so jumped on the opportunity to sleep in the shack.

"Welcome to the Mystery Shack!" shouted an overweight man with a slightly stubbly face. "Where you can see the supernatural (for a price)!"
He looked from family member to family member with his friendly face before exclaiming "Oh, You must be the Fentons, friends of Ford. Stan told me you were coming. He's not here yet, but you can come in."

They all crammed into a tacky gift shop, with a bored looking teenage girl at the til. All sorts of knick knacks adorned the messy shelves and racks.  "I'll give you guys a tour," he said. "I'm Soos by the way. " 

They trekked through a maze of exhibits, while Soos gave enthusiastic commentary, most of which consisted of farfetched stories of monsters.  "You don't actually believe any of that, right?" asked Jazz. "Monsters like that don't actually exist."

"Monsters do exist," Soos protested. "I've seen them with my own eyes."

"Yeah Jazz, monsters totally are real, just like ghosts," Jack chimed in.

"Oh yeah, you think that's a real monster?" questioned Jazz, pointing at a collection of animal limbs glued together, clearly fed up with her orange jumpsuited father's antics. 

"Um, well..." Jack started to say before being swiftly cut off by Maddie: "lighten up Jazz, this tour's just for fun."

Danny meanwhile, was inspecting what the sign said was 'Big Foot's foot', but actually seemed to be part of a gorilla costume. While Danny knew none of it was real, it was just for fun - it reminded him of a DIY haunted house he'd made before, minus some borrowed assets from the Ghost Zone, a dimension inhabited by creatures known as ghosts. 

The tour continued, with Jazz a little bit behind the rest of the group, sulking. "You agree with me, right Danny?" said Jazz.

Danny begrudgingly answered her, "I'd prefer being home, with Sam and Tucker, but I don't get a choice about going on this family holiday, so I might as well make the most of it."