Gravity Falls REBORN

A Tale Of Two

Wiggling myself into a corner between the wall and a rock, I get comfy as my heart rate starts to slow down to normal speed. 

Stan steps up and opens his arms wide, speaking to his brother, "Finally! After all these long years of waiting, you're actually here! Brother!" only to get socked in the face from said brother. "Oh! Ow! What the heck was that for?!"

"Hah!" I laugh to myself from his reaction. 'You can't not laugh at it!' Now time to sit through all this dialogue!

"This was an insanely risky move: restarting the portal! Didn't you read my warnings?!" Ford bites.

"Warnings, schmarnings. How's about maybe a thanks for saving you from what appears to be, I don't know, some kind of sci-fi side burn dimension?" the other twin retorts. I yawn.

"Man, I can't wait to go to sleep tonight," I say through my yawn. Dipper, who is standing in front of me, stiff as a tree, speaks shakily with a hint of confusion in his voice.

"Why?"

"Cuz I like sleeping," I deadpan. He snorts. 'Mission accomplished: Make Dipper laugh to lighten him up a bit! I wouldn't be surprised if I could see the anxiety radiating off of him.'

"M-Macie, I know you know what's going on and all...but I don't and- holy smokes is that really the author!?" Dipper squeals while gripping his hat.

"Yup," is all I say to trigger a high-pitched screech. Ford and Stan's quarrel goes on for a bit longer until the former pins the latter down onto the ground. Mabel steps up.

"Hey, hi. Mabel here. Quick question: WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE?!" she yells. Looking aghast, Ford actually notices the other people in the room besides himself and his brother.

"Stan, you didn't tell me there were children down here. And some sort of large, hairless gopher?" He directs the last part towards Soos, who laughs and agrees.

"They're your family, Poindexter. Shermy's grandkids," Grunkle Stan says matter-of-factly, gesturing to us three.

"I-I have two nieces and a nephew?" Ford's voice wavers with multiple emotions. He kneels down to Mabel's level and shakes her hand happily, "Greetings. Do kids still say greetings? I haven't been in this dimension for a really long time."

Giggling, Mabel shakes back ferociously, "Whoa, a six-fingered handshake? It's a full finger friendlier than normal!"

"Hehe, I like this kid. She's weird." The old man jabs a thumb to her, speaking to his brother.

My eyes widen when my other great uncle directs his focus on me, instead of Dipper. "Greetings!" he greets, now standing in front of me. Feeling towered, I scoot away.

"Hi." I wave awkwardly. His face contorts to confusion.

"Hey, I recognize you!" Ford snaps his fingers, "You were knocking on my door, can't remember when...I just know that it was snowing at the time..." he trails off, pondering.

"Uhh...yeah that was me...so?"

"It was?! How- what-?" 

I cut him off. "It was a time-travel mishap and I wanted to say 'hi' was all but I ran away instead," I explain. He nods with a hand to his chin.

"Macie, I didn't know you were doing that when we were there!" Mabel comes up.

"Well....I thought it'd be funny, I dunno," I speak quietly and rub the nape of my neck.

"Macie, huh? I like it. Very cunning girl right here," Ford complements and turns around to speak to Stan at the last part. 

I turn to Dipper who is now pacing, but seeing that it's his turn to introduce himself, he panics like normal, "I-I can't believe it! You're the author of the journals!"