The Ultimate Rescue

Chapter XXVI

(DISCLAIMER: This scene is structured similarly, but not identically, to the scene with the corresponding music from the last episode of Gravity Falls. This is meant to serve as a tribute to that scene.)

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Music: The Wheel from Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls"

"Okay, Mackenzie, you told us right before you were first captured that you knew how to stop the illuminati. Now is the time to tell us what to do," Heath tells Mackenzie, making sure to stress the urgency of the situation in the tone of his voice.

"Right," Mackenzie replies, scanning the room for something to write with. Her eyes eventually land on a small cup containing some markers. She tries a red marker on the table, and it's dead. She tries a green marker, and this one works. "Perfect."

Mackenzie then gets down on her knees and begins drawing a large circle on the floor. The others watch her intensely, unsure of what she has in mind. "Uh, Mackenzie, we don't have a whole lot of time here," Avery urges.

"I'm aware," Mackenzie replies, finishing the first circle and starting to draw a smaller circle inside of the one she just drew.

"Drawing circles on the floor... I don't get it," Sam ponders.

"This has Gravity Falls written all over it," Mia mumbles.

Several minutes later, Mackenzie gets back up. Her hands are covered with dust and green marker dye. "Okay, this is a bit of a long shot, but I think it's worth a try," she says, stepping back to reveal the drawing.

Inside the smaller circle Mackenzie drew is a recreation of the illuminati symbol. In the ring surrounding the inner circle, in order going clockwise, are ten symbols: a smaller version of the Eye of Providence, a music note, a paintbrush, a heart, a soccer ball, a Pac-Man, a ballerina skirt, a sun, some ice cubes, and a book. Most of the group is puzzled at what they see. Some recognize the wheel from one of the ancient drawings in the Mark Twain Cave.

"Wait a minute... this is the wheel we saw in that cave. The hell is this?" Skylar asks.

"Allow me to explain. Each of the ten symbols on this wheel corresponds to a person in this room. The native people of Lee's Summit who first had to deal with the illuminati discovered how to dissolve an energy force with an even greater one, and prophesied that if they ever struck again, these symbols could create just enough power to vanquish them," Mackenzie explains. The group is starting to catch onto what Mackenzie's getting at.

"Hold on... this is just like that mermaid movie," Shanna mentions.

"Indeed, Shanna. It's the exact same principle. The formation of our group wasn't a coincidence. We were brought here together by destiny for this exact moment in history." This answer takes most of the group by shock.

Mackenzie points to the sun on the Zodiac, and instructs, "Luke. Stand on the sun symbol."Luke does as he's told. She then tells Sam, "Sam. You're the Pac-Man symbol." Sam does the same.

"Wow. Really couldn't have picked a better aspect of my personality, huh?" Sam mutters, staring at the symbol below him. This symbol was most likely picked for him due to his obsession with gaming, with classic Namco games being particular favorites of his.

"Sean and Shanna. You two are the paintbrush and the heart respectively," Mackenzie instructs. Sean and Shanna look at each other, then step on their respective spots.