Back To Gravity Falls: Beware the Beast (Multiverse Crossover)

Until Dawn

Full chapter title: Until Dawn (or Our Deaths, Whichever Comes First)
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Norman and the Pines twins made it to the inn first, taking a quick walk around the perimeter before quietly using a spare key taped under the doormat. Norman almost risked knocking when he noticed a soft light from the living room, this light he readily placed as Wirt likely haven fallen asleep while watching television. Norman decided against waking Wirt due to the late hour.

They slunk quietly inside, setting a few belongings down on the shoe cabinet near the door. Upon hearing no sound from the tv, they all noticed that the cable had been turned off but the television set still on. The soft bluish light from the inactive AV input cast an eerie glow onto their faces. Norman guarded the window by the door to quietly let Wybie and Coraline in when they arrived, using the spare time to put socks on and put his shoes back on.

"So, a witch's tarot, huh? Bet that was on your list of things you thought you'd never hear." Dipper whispered quietly to Mabel, trying to joke to ease the tension they all felt.

"Frankly, Dip, I'm too jaded at this point to even really be surprised anymore. The monster has been the only surprise so far." Mabel could barely keep her eyes open from drowsiness, leaning her head against the back of the loveseat. "We'll make it out of this, right?"

"I want to comfort you," Norman interrupted, "but I'm sure this is only the beginning."

"Why do you say that?" Mabel asked.

"Is it that?" Dipper nuanced.

"Yeah, there's been a victim hanging around this house. She's... scared for us." Dipper realized he hadn't told Mabel about his gift, turning quickly to face her. "Mabel, I can-"

"I know, the whole 'I see dead people' thing, right? Didn't mean to eavesdrop but I overheard you two talking about seeing your friend's dog. It's cool, Norman. I had a crush on a merman, a bunch of gnomes... So we are all listed under Odd in the dictionary. No big deal."

Norman wished he could enjoy the unimpressed way they reacted, unlike anyone else he had ever told. No exaggerated reactions of disbelief, disgust, sympathy, or shock. This thought was then interrupted as an unaccompanied Wybie and Coraline stepped onto the wooden porch and eased open the screen door to be let in.

"So, here's the short version---" Coraline recounted the situation as she took off her jacket and shoes and sat on the arm of the couch. She did not bother explaining how they walked there so quickly without being driven. (They had taken a shortcut through the forest and ran the entire way, something they did not plan on divulging to the older three.)

Coraline took to leaning forward dramatically towards the coffee table, cards in hand. To prove the validity of her story, she shuffled and dealt the cards six times. Each time she shuffled, regardless of for how long or how she shuffled she managed to get the same cards, placement, and orientation every time.

"The Beldam Witch's tarot is no joke. Her residual energy was infused into the deck itself- Coraline found them hidden in the floorboards under the old house. Anyhow, that being said, we can't change our fate but now that we know what is happening we can be more prepared for it." Wybie chimed in.

"Wouldn't that just be self-fulfilling prophecy then, since now we know what will happen?" Mabel asked, yawning as she spoke.

"If you believe in that kind of thing," Norman muttered more to himself than to anyone as he stared out the window in a daze. Norman's eyes lingered on the spirit outside the window across the street, the one he had seen before from Wendy's truck. It just wouldn't dissipate.