Pacifica and Wendy Pines' father never revealed much of his past to anyone. Never did the twins visit their grandparents, see any childhood pictures, or fall asleep to stories passed through their father's family like other children. The only piece they ever found was an old news article about a supposed toxic waste accident. It seems out of place when during the summer, their father agrees to let them spend their summer vacation in his childhood hometown with their great uncle, whose mind is slowly going away, a college girl whose smile betrays secrets more than satisfaction, and an ex-prodigy child whose show mysteriously disappeared. Though simple solutions are given to both Pacifica and Wendy, answers do not match and only lead to more questions. What does their Great Uncle Fiddleford do while locked in the basement of his tourist trap for hours? Does the local teenage star hide something behind his smiles made of pearl and deep red amulet? And why does there seem to be something watching them from the forest, waiting for them to move? The past of Gravity Falls has a shadow cast over it, and the future seems to fall in broken bits, that test the wit and cunning of Pacifica and Wendy in a story of mystery, archives, magic, and golf cart racing. [This is a Gravity Falls AU of my creating. While I do not own the original Gravity Falls, I do own the plotline and somewhat the characters of this book, so please do NOT plagiarize. The wonderful cover and graphics have been crafted by the even more wonderful @ontheupsidedown , who you should definitely go follow, check out her stuff, and tell her she's the best.]