Reverse Gravity

Episode 2- Fire Flight

[Important: Must Read] Striker's Notes- Welcome back viewers to my "Reverse Gravity" AU line! The only things I own are my thoughts and my ideas. If you have an idea for my RG line, please, share your thoughts in the comments, send me a PM or come to my Forum, NickStriker's Forum. I will leave a link after the credits piece. The Rev!twins will make an appearance in Rev!Episode 4, so hold your horses.

-(Guest)Hello- The answer to your question is R!Robbie. I said that one character would play the roles of two and vice versa in my "Rules & Roles" section. This means that Robbie is both the handyman and the cashier for the Mystery Shack. He is also helpful to both Gideon and Pacifica.

-Guest- That was only the first chapter, my friend. I needed a way to start it off and that was what I got. Also, the last emoji… is that you licking your lips?

-(Guest)Miami-rei- Happy Late Birthday! Or early birthday, if it's close to that time again.

-(Guest)Natzi Sumb***- Of course, what kind of person would I be if I did nothing but copying episodes? This one is actually proof that I'm not copying all the episodes, just a select few.

-Aqua Burst 07- I blame spell check. I can't do anything until I make sure a word is spelled correctly. And Bud is hiding more than you think.

-awesome trooper- I'll explain that when the time comes.

-keyblademaster avenger- That's just one question you'll have to stay tuned to find out.

-Shadowclanwarrior- I can't wait to see the next chapter of your RF AU. Yes I know, there is no need to have the 'Theme' or 'Credits' pieces, but they're in their just for the heck of it. It makes it seem like a real episode. Besides, I've been doing it with all my GF works, just in different ways.

Anyways, on with the FanFic!

Additional credit is given to: Shadowclanwarrior, AquaBurst07 and Bootes1999

"But, Mr. Pines!" Pacifica whined as she and Gideon were being walked to Bud's old, beat up, death trap of a car with blind folds around there eyes. "How are we supposed to enjoy ourselves, if we don't even know where we're going?"

Bud gave a light chuckle, "Now Sweat-heart, you're just going to have to take my word for it." He said before he helped the two inside.

"Paz is right, Dad." Gideon said as he fumbled into his seat. "For all we know, you could be taking us to the lake so we can fish. As fun as that can be, I get motion sick and sea sick. So being in a boat would be the worst idea in history. But of course you knew that… right?"

Bud gave a heavier chuckle, "Of course I do. At least, now I do." He said as he wedged himself into the driver's seat. "But not to worry, I can't stand being in a boat anyways. Or just stand in one, for that matter." The Shack owner joked as he started up the car.

Once the car clattered down the road, Gideon had an idea to pass the time. "Hey Paz, wanna play some 'I Smell' while we wait?"

The boy couldn't see it, but Pacifica was grinning from ear to ear. "Oh, you know I do."

"What is this 'I Smell' you are talking about?" Bud asked as he kept his eyes on the road.

Pacifica then began to explain. "'I Smell' is a game that has us use our sense of smell to find and identify certain aromas in the air. We must first sniff the air and identify one unique scent. Once we have the scent we want, we have the other members of the game try to guess what that scent could be. Like if I were to say," Pacifica then sniffed the air, "Something slightly sweet, but has a bit of a sour after-smell."

The sound of the driver window being rolled down was then heard, "Sorry, that was the honey-lemon BBQ we had last night." Bud said apologetically, causing the two kids in the back to real back in disgust.

Gideon then took a sniff. Then he sniffed again when the sent he found confused him. "I smell something burning."

Pacifica took a whiff before commenting, "Mr. Pines, did you forget to change gears, again?"

"No…" Bud said as he checked to make sure, "No."

That's when the kids took off their blind folds and looked around to figure out where the smell was coming from. Outside Gideon's window, light smoke could be seen through the trees. "Come on Gideon, let's check it out." Pacifica said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

Gravity Falls Theme

The smoke turned out to be originating from a burnt section of the forest. Fire had completely destroyed the area. All that was left was a field of ashes. As the two ventured further into the field, they saw smoke seep from the ground. It was as if the fire had only died recently. The more they traveled, the more nervous Gideon became. Pacifica skimmed through Journal 3 over and over, forwards and backwards, left and right, just to find anything that the author wrote that would explain what could have caused this portion of the forest to become ashes. "Blarg! This journal has nothing relating to this! Okay, next time we want to look for something; we hunt for the other two journals." Pacifica stated as she and her companion trudged through the ashes.

"Maybe the author hasn't encountered something like this ye- whoa!" Gideon began, before tripping on something and falling face first on top of the ash covered ground.

Pacifica turned to se her friend trying to get up. She then looked over at what Gideon could have possibly tripped on. What she saw caused her to gasp. "Gideon, you found it!" She exclaimed as she walked over to the fallen white haired boy.

The boy in question lifted his head up. "Great." Then Gideon's soot covered face gave Pacifica a confused look. "What did I find?"

Behind Gideon's foot was large egg covered in ashes. The egg was a beautiful mixture of orange and yellow. As Pacifica slowly picked up the egg, she carefully dusted it off. "Wow, it's beautiful!" She said as she admired the mysterious find.

Gideon wiped the rest of the ashes off his face as he walked up beside Pacifica. "Yeah, it's great. Can you put it back now?" He said, slightly frightened.

Pacifica then hugged the egg and glared at the midget. "No, I wanna keep it." She said with a baby-like voice.

"Paz, it could be dangerous! We don't even know what's inside it!" Gideon tried to reason.

Pacifica then gave her friend the biggest puppy dog face her friend had ever seen in his entire life. "But it's all alone out here," She then started to sniffle, "A…and it doesn't h…have a home, and th…there's no o…one around to take care of it when o...or even if i…it hatches. W…we…we have to b…bring it w…wi…ith us."

Gideon winced. As much as he hated to admit it, his friend was right. On top of that, she knew that Gideon couldn't resist her puppy dog face. No matter how hard he tried, there was no possible way for him to say no when she was in this state. Gideon let out a groan as he covered his eyes with his hands. "Fine, you win! Can we head back now?"

Pacifica dropped her manipulative act, placed down the egg, and began to cheer. "Honestly," Gideon thought as Pacifica walked ahead of him, egg in hand, "She could cause a heart of stone to turn into putty in her hands."

It was quiet between the two friends as they walked back to Bud's Death-mobile. Pacifica was holding their new find while Gideon had the journal in his vest. "How are you supposed to hatch an egg you know nothing about, anyway?" Gideon asked trying to keep up a conversation.

"Simple," Pacifica said as if it was a stupid question. "The egg was in the center of that field of ashes. While we were in that area, smoke was still rising from the ground. This suggests that the fire had died recently. And judging by how long it took for us to find the egg, the fire would have to of been extremely hot. I'd have to say it was about 200 *F. I'm actually surprised our shoes aren't ruined."

Gideon stopped in his tracks after hearing his friend say things that she wouldn't normally say. "Could you repeat that? I think somebody else was talking." He said in a worried but serious tone.

"You heard me." Was all the blonde said as she kept walking.

Gideon blinked for a few seconds as he tried to recover from what his friend said. "Well how are you going to raise whatever's inside if it does hatch?" He called as he jogged forward to catch up.

Once the two returned to Bud's vehicle, they were met with the sheriff of Gravity Falls, Sheriff Ghosteyes. The man was a brute standing taller than Bud himself, most likely at 6'10" to 7'2". He wore a blue police uniform with the sleeves ripped off. On top his head of long, black hair, sat a blue police cap. As his name suggests, the man's eyes were pale white.

Next to the sheriff was a man in a dark suit with grayish brown hair, with a grey stripe in it, and a pair of spectacles resting on his large nose. The man's skin was practically flawless, not a single wrinkle, freckle, mole, or other blemish was visible on his skin. The only thing off about this man was that his right hand was gun-metal grey with a lime-green diamond on the back, just below the hand's silver knuckles. Both men were speaking to Bud when the unknown man turned his head to the two kids. In doing so caused the sheriff and Bud to stop talking and face the kids as well. "Well there you two are!" Bud called, "I was getting worried. Gideon, Pacifica, you know Sheriff Ghosteyes." He gestured to the sheriff.

"Kids." The gruff man greeted.

"Hi." Pacifica said with a wary smile on her face.

"Hey." Gideon drawled out, intimidated by the large man.

Bud then moved his hand to the other man. "This is Mr. McGucket."

McGucket comically fell backwards at Bud's words before quickly standing up straight and business like. "That's Professor, Professor McGucket." He corrected as he adjusted his spectacles, slightly irritated. "I invent and create machines as well study cryptids. There for, I'm to be addressed as Professor, not Mister."

"Um, yes, sorry… Professor." Bud said quickly before turning back to the kids. "I see you found something while you were out of my sights."

Pacifica and Gideon became nervous. They had yet to figure out how to explain the egg to Bud, let alone the sheriff and some scientist. "Cool, huh?" Pacifica asked as she held it up, "Found it on our way back. I was going to add it to my collection back at the Shack. It is a beautiful rock, if I do say so myself."

McGucket smirked, which unsettled the two children in front of him. "Ah, yes, the rare 'Shortsonfire gem'. A very beautiful 'rock', indeed." He said in a mocking tone, "I've heard that if it is not kept at the right temperature, it will crumble into dust by the time night falls. So having it in your 'collection' would do more harm than good. You see child, that 'gem' has only be seen in four countries and must not be harmed. For if anything bad were to happen to it, there will be none left." He then lost the smirk and his voice became calmer. "But what do I know, it's not like I study rocks and minerals. I only study creatures that are just as rare and priceless." Once he finished, Gideon and Pacifica looked at each other.

Pacifica then sighed, "We'll go put it back. It's the best thing to do, right?"

The professor gave her a small smile. "Indeed my young lady." He said to her before she and Gideon walked back into the forest. "So, that was your son?" McGucket asked as he turned back to Bud.

"Yes, yes it is." Bud said with a smile on his face.

McGucket's smile dropped. "Well let's hope he isn't too attached to his little friend. Gravity Falls isn't the only thing that keeps secrets around here." McGucket prayed as he watched the two kids vanish from sight.

Bud only nodded at this after his smile faded as well.

As Gideon and Pacifica returned to the field of ashes, the young Pines was in deep thought. "Yo Gid, what's up?" Pacifica asked.

"Oh, nothing. Just trying to figure out how McGucket knew you were lying." Gideon replied.

Pacifica nodded. "Yeah, me too. It's almost like he knew what's inside this egg." She said as she placed the egg in question back in its nest.

Once Pacifica covered the egg with some ashes, the two walked back to where Bud was waiting. Unbeknownst to the two, a crack began to form on the egg's surface.

The next day, Pacifica awoke to her feet being warm. Which was odd, because she didn't own an electric blanket. She opened her eyes and saw a blur of her and Gideon's room with an orange blob at the foot of her bed. Once her eyes adjusted, Pacifica saw that the blob was a creature covered in orange, yellow and red feathers, a long neck, a beak for a mouth, and had two, bird-like eyes. The blonde squealed and the creature squawked as the two backed up in fright, the latter falling of the bed. The commotion awoke Gideon. "Paz…" The boy said, drowsily, "What's wrong?"

As the boy rubbed his eyes, the bird-like creature had recovered and jumped back onto Pacifica's bed with its wings spread out. "We've got company." Pacifica stated, not taking her eyes off the large bird.

Gideon was about to ask when he saw the brightly colored creature that stood to about his waist, if he was standing himself. As he examined it, Gideon was hit with the realization of what it was. "Paz? I think that is a phoenix."

"A what?" Pacifica squeaked. "Gideon, speak English please."

"A phoenix. In other words, a fire bird." Gideon replied, before the bird in question snuggled up to Pacifica and cooed.

"Okay… mind explaining why it's acting like I'm its mommy?" The blonde asked.

Gideon rubbed his baby-fat chin as he thought about the situation at hand. "It seems that it has imprinted itself on you. But that's only possible if you were with it when it… hatched. Paz I think that this is what was inside the egg we found." He concluded.

"But, we were nowhere near the egg when it could have hatched." Pacifica said, calculating the time it took them to get home and how long it could have taken for the egg to hatch.

"That would mean that your sent was left on the egg's shell. Once the egg did hatch, the chick imprinted on you through the sent you left behind." Gideon noted, remembering how much Pacifica cuddled the egg. "So congratulations, you are officially a mom."

Pacifica thought this over for a moment before giving a wide smile. "This is the best day ever."

Later that morning, Pacifica and Gideon were outside with the phoenix chick. Pacifica decided to wear a baggy T-shirt with a green peace emblem on the front wit a pair and shorts and sandals. Gideon, who was wearing his black hoodie and blue vest, was holding the video camera he had a few days before. "Alright, so what do we do first?" Gideon asked as the two observed the young fire bird as it walked around the yard.

"I would think that feeding would be in order." Pacifica said to him.

The phoenix seemed to have that covered, because it had walked over to a grassy area and seemed to be nibbling on the grass. "What is it doing?" Pacifica asked.

"It must be eating the dew off of the grass." Gideon replied. "Weird."

Pacifica beamed at the sight. "Try 'wonderful!' This means that it won't kill another animal!"

Gideon sighed. Pacifica loved animals, plants, and nature itself. She never saw anything bad in anyone and disliked violence. She wasn't a hippy, mind you; she just had the characteristics of one. "Alright then," Gideon said as he turned on the camera and held it up in front of his face. "What are we going to start with?"

Bud was in the gift shop, counting money from the register behind the counter, when he saw a bright flash and heard the two kids shout in surprise. "Now what in tarnations are they doing?" He asked himself before his son and Pacifica trudged through the gift shop door.

The two had ashes dusted across their faces and clothes. Pacifica's shirt had a strap missing and Gideon's hat had a small flame on it. "Uh, son. You're on fire." Bud pointed out.

Gideon and Pacifica noticed this and quickly tried to put out the albino's hat. "Now may I ask what you two have been up to this morning?" Bud asked as he put the money back into the register.

Gideon and Pacifica's eyes widened a little bit before they looked at each other and back at Mr. Pines. "We were... uh... making pyrotechnics?" Gideon said, obviously lying, to his father.

Bud raised an eyebrow to this. "I'm not sure whether to be proud... or concerned."

This shocked the two children but the two smiled. "Let's go with the first one." Pacifica offered cheerfully.

Bud's eyes narrowed, causing the kids to sweat nervously. He then shrugged. "Sounds good to me." He said, earning a sigh from the two. "Just be careful next time you try something like that, okay?"

Gideon and Pacifica nodded before walking to the "Employees Only" door. "That boy. What am I going to do with him?" Bud asked when the two vanished from sight.

After the confrontation with Bud, Gideon and Pacifica made their way up to their shared room. "That was close." Pacifica commented as they entered the attic room.

"Ya think? Paz, he seemed to know that we were lying! How is that even possible?" Gideon asked, slightly panicked.

Pacifica looked at the albino, puzzled. "Uh, he's your dad. Why wouldn't he know when you're lying?"

Gideon pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, as if Pacifica should have known this by now. "Paz, tell me, have you once seen my dad when you came over to my house?"

Pacifica shook her head. "Nah uh."

"Have you even heard his name before this year?"

"Nope" She replied, popping the "p" sound.

"Have you even seen Ma with a ring on her ring finger?"

Pacifica opened her mouth to speak, but closed it again. She thought about the days when she visited Gideon to have play-dates and later on to just hang out- because the term "play-date" was for babies. Not once was Mrs. Pines, or rather Miss Tonia, seen with a golden ring with a shiny gem on it like Pacifica's mother. Actually, there was no ring at all on the hand she was supposed to have it on. "No." Pacifica gasped as the pheonix chick came in through the window. "I've heard myths and stories about it, but... there's no way that it can be real. Can it?" she asked, not wanting to believe what she was thinking was true.

Gideon placed a hand on Pacifica's arm, due to the fact that she was taller and he couldn't reach her shoulder. "The stories are true. Divorce is real and my parents have gone through it. I'm sorry you had to know this way." He said to her.

Before the two could speak any further, the pheonix chirped at them. They turned to it just before the feathers on top of its head ignited. "We need to speak to a professional." Gideon stated.

"More like a professor." Pacifica correct before saying with a smile, "Professor McGucket, that is."

Gideon nodded before saying, "You recover fairly quickly."

"That conversation isn't over." She replied.

"Figured as much." Gideon replied back.

Later that afternoon, Gideon and Pacifica snuck out of the Shack with the pheonix and traveled by golf cart into town. Pacifica drove the cart until they reached McGucket's lab, a medium-sized shed at the center of the town's junk yard. Despite it being a junk yard, it was fairly organized and you could actually see a dirt path, grass and a few well place trees.

Pacifica parked the cart at the entrance of the junk yard and the three got out before walking to the shed. Once they stopped at the shed's metal door, Gideon knocked twice before stepping back. The door opened to reveal darkness and a glowing green, oval-shaped eye floating before them. The kids and pheonix shrieked and backed away from the entrance. They then heard a yawn and a voice say, "Oh, it's just you two." Lights then turned on from inside the shed to reveal that they glowing eye was just the gem on the robotic hand of Professor McGucket; which was over his own eye, rubbing it as if he had just awoken from a nap. "What brings you two to my laboratory?" He asked the now slightly frightened kids.

"Fascinating." McGucket said as he carefully examined the pheonix chick. "I have always admired watching a pheonix from afar, but have only dreamed of seeing on up close." He then turned to Gideon and Pacifica. "She is a wonderful creature, is she not?"

The blonde and the albino were confused. "She?"

"Why yes, the pheonix species are all females. Why do you think an egg is the only thing that is left after it... crashes and burns." Fiddleford replied, choosing his words carefully.

"That actually makes sense." Gideon commented. "Since a new pheonix is born from the ashes of the previous one, it would stand to reason that the pheonix species is nothing but females."

"Precisely my boy, precisely." The professor said to him. "Science may be used for most things in our life, but that does not mean we can ignore what has already been given to us through the tales of those before us. Those tales were research notes before scientists and mathematicians wrote out the first equations." He then turned back to the pheonix. "As happy as I am to see the chick, I am disappointed that it imprinted onto you, my lady."

This surprised Pacifica. "Why's that, Professor?" She asked.

"Because, it is dangerous for a pheonix to imprint on anything. If one does, they will not want to leave their adopted parent. Due to this, the pheonix will start to lose the oil inside her pores that cause her to ignite. Without ignition, no fire. No fire, no ashes and the chick cannot hatch. No chick; well, I don't think I need to explain myself any further."

Both Gideon and Pacifica paled at the thought of this scenario. "W...where do the pheonix need to go?" Gideon asked after a time.

Fiddleford turned back to the two children. "Normally, the pheonix would travel to a volcano. However, since this pheonix is in Gravity Falls, she will need to find a lava spring located inside one of the mountains that surround the town." He said before walking towards a map of the town. "There, the creatures known as cherufe will know what to do." He added as he and the two kids examined the map.

Gideon, Pacifica, and McGucket trekked through the mountains of Gravity Falls, in search of the lava springs the professor mentioned. "So McGucket... you seem to know a bit about the creatures around here-"

"Ha!" McGucket laughed, "That is an understatement, Miss Southeast. I know many things about each and every cryptid that resides in the world. Name a cryptid, and I can tell you everything you need to know about it." He said to her.

"So, what is a cryptid?" Pacifica asked.

"Paz, don't you remember the Mysterious Mondays? Cryptids are animals or plants who have been seen and suggested as real, but have never been documented."

"That is correct, my boy." McGucket replied from a ledge the two kids could not get to before extending a hand to each of them. "Cryptids are very elusive and have scientist sceptical about their existence. Such as the pheonix." He added, grunting the last four words as he pulled Gideon and Pacifica up.

Then, the pheonix chick made its appearance, flying around the trio of explorers. "So... like ghosts?" Pacifica asked, thinking about the journal.

"Actually, no." McGucket answered as he turned and continued to lead the two children through the mountainous terrain. "Those are of the supernatural field. I don't mess with those sort of things. At least, not anymore. My field of research is in what can be seen and has no magical properties."

Gideon and Pacifica looked at each other before the latter shook her head.

Meanwhile, Bud Pines was walking into the Squeaky Diner with a stern look on his face. The owner of the diner, Cheerful Sally, greeted the shack own. Bud gave her a smile and waved before becoming stern again and walked over to a booth, were a maroon fez could be seen peeking out over the seat. "I must say, this apple cinder is the best I have ever tasted. It surely beats that stuff I get for my meetings by a long shot." The fez owner's gruff voice said.

"You're early." Bud said to the man in the fez.

"Can you blame me?" The man said as he placed down his glass of cider on the table before picking up a fork and cutting into a slice of apple pie. "My little pumpkin couldn't wait to return home." He added before putting the bite of pie into his mouth. "And don't get me started with my ray of sunshine." He said sarcastically.

Bud nodded. "So, how are they doing?"

"Not too shabby. Though I wish that the two would switch personalities every now and then. Or at least share their energy with me so I can keep up with them." The fez wearing man joked as Bud sat in the seat in front of him.

Silence was shared between the two until the man finished his pie. "So," He said before whipping his mouth with a napkin. "How's your end of the deal coming along?"

"A bit difficult, if I'm going to be completely honest." Bud replied. "Gideon isn't really trusting me with whatever secrets he and Pacifica are hiding. I actually don't think he trusts me with anything." Bud replied before looking down at the table.

"Well, maybe if you were truthful about a thing or two, he would tell ya. Though, keep... it between us until after the deed is done. You can talk about anything else. Your knowledge on this town, the crush you had on Carla before that banjo playing nerd married her. Maybe even what will happen after the summer is-"

"No, I won't talk to him about that! He may not trust me, but if he knew that he'd hate me! Both of them would." Bud all but shouted, knowing what the fez wearing man was implying.

The man cleared his throat before sliding a slice of cherry pie in front of him. "Well you'll have to tell him sooner or later. Whether you want to... or not." He said before cutting into the slice, causing the red juices to ooze out of the crispy crust.

"This is insane!" Gideon squeaked as he stared at the river of lava in front of him.

"Oh, come on Gideon! Ashura was able to do it." Pacifica said from the other side of the flowing lava, gesturing to the phoenix chick.

"That's because she can fly!" Gideon retorted.

"Come on my boy! if your lady friend and I could do it, you can too!" Fiddleford said as he stood by Pacifica and Ashura, his hands behind his back.

"That's easy for you to say! You two have longer legs than I do!" Gideon stated, gesturing to the two.

"Just jump!" Pacifica half yelled.

Gideon groaned as he backed away from the lava. He then ran forward, once he was a few feet from the river, with a battle cry. He then pushed himself off the hot ground at the river's edge. Unbeknownst to him or Pacifica, a faint green aura enveloped the albino for a fraction of a second just as his foot came off the ground. It didn't take long for Gideon to come to the other side of the flowing lava. Once he did, Pacifica ran over to lift him off the ground with a bear hug. "I told you that you could do it." The blonde cheered as she twirled around in a circle.

Gideon chuckled, "Ya, you were right."

Fiddleford stared at the two with a smile on his face. The smile faded once the cavern they were in began to rumble and the lava began to boil. "Kids! They're coming!" He hollered.

"Who's coming?" Gideon and Pacifica asked simultaneously, the latter still hugging the former.

"The cherufe." McGucket answered before a pool of lava a few feet behind him erupted skyward.

The professor turned as droplets of lava rained down around them. Ashura frantically looked around her as more pools erupted. The two kids, McGucket, and the phoenix chick stared as the causes of the eruptions were revealed to be large, reptilian creatures with scales like boulders and lava streaming through the crevasses between each scale. "Well, there goes that pair of underwear." Gideon stated, causing Pacifica to drop him and back away.

"WhAt bRrings YoU tO ouRr hOme HUmAnss?" The largest cherufe, the one in front of McGucket, bellowed.

"Eprator, son of Ruptoro, we apologize for our intrusion onto your grounds!" Fiddleford said to the large one. "We have come to escort a newly hatched phoenix to these lands in hopes that you would take it in an help it grow, much like the phoenix before it!"

Eprator's magma filled eyes narrowed. "ANd WhY CoulD ThE ChilD NOT CoMe oN iTSs OwN AccORrD?" He asked.

"The child imprinted herself on my female companion after she hatched!" Fiddleford answered, earning mumbles from the other cherufe.

"VeRry WeLl, YouRr ApoLogieSss aRe aCcePTeD!" Eprator replied before making a gesture for someone to approach. "PReSsseNT tHe ChiLD!"

"I would like to make a request, great one!" The professor said to Eprator. "Please allow my companions to say farewell to the child! They have become attached to her as if she was their own!"

Eprator gave a nod before replying, "YouRr RreqUEsssT iSss AcCePTeD!"

Pacifica and Gideon walked over to Ashura and kneeled down to be around the same hight as her. "Well, this is it girl." Pacifica said with a tear rolling down her cheek. "It's time for you to go."

"It has been a blast. We will miss you." Gideon said.

Ashura cooed before licking the tear off of Pacifica. The two children embraced the chick, but not too hard. "Love. You. Ma. Ma." Ashura squawked, causing Gideon and Pacifica to reel back in shock.

Pacifica then smiled at Ashura. "Love you too." She said before she and Gideon stood up. "Well, it's time for us to go. You be good now, you hear?"

Ashura gave a swift nod before hopping in between Fiddleford and Eprator. Once the phoenix stop, Eprator leaned down to examine her. "WeLCoMe HoMe, ChiLD!" He breathed before straightening himself and looking at the three humans. "YoU kNOw ThE wAy HoMe, My FRrrienD!" He added before he and the other Cherufe walked out of there lava pools, away from the three, with Ashura in tow.

After minutes of silence, McGucket turned to Gideon and Pacifica. "Alright, children. It is time for us to head on back. Wouldn't want Mr. Pines to get worried about you."

The two kids nodded before walking back to where they entered.

Credits

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It was late in the afternoon and Professor McGucket was in his lab, strumming a banjo as he went over some notes and files. One file was in Fiddleford's particular interest. Other files included the cherufe, the phoenix that Pacifica had raised, and Pacifica herself. As the professor played on his instrument, a knock on the door was heard. He quickly closed the file he was currently looking at before turning his chair to the door. "Come in!" Fiddleford said before the door opened to reveal his son, Tate. "Ah, Tate! How's it going? Haven't seen you in a while."

Tate crossed his arms. "That's the problem Dad; you haven't seen me for a while. You're too busy with your research to even notice me or your grandson. Who, by the way, just turned nine a few days ago. And guess who missed the party." He said, gesturing to the professor.

McGucket sighed and bowed his head. "You're right, you're right. Tell you what, help me clean this up and we'll head town. My treat. I-I'll even take you guys to the batting cages. How's that sound?" He said to his son, guilt evident in voice.

Tate smiled. "Sure, I'll start over here. You think Ma would like to come?" He said as he walked to the back of the lab.

"I bet my left arm she would love to join us." Fiddleford joked as he closed the remaining files on his desk.

"You can keep your arm where it is! We don't need another reason for you to be busy!" Tate called as the professor placed the file he was looking at only a minute ago on top of his stack.

The file in question was a vanilla folder with a name scribbled on the front and on a small tab on the side. The name that was written on the folder was that of Gideon Pines. And right bellow his name was a gold emblem in the shape of a pine tree.

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[IMPORTANT MUST READ] Striker's Notes- It took me a while, but I have completed it. I apologize for not finishing it sooner, or V&H for that matter, but I think that this makes up for it. This… and the next chapter; which should be up as well. I hope that this has satisfied you as far as being original. I actually think it is kind of rushed, I should have probably done better with this one. Also, since I have been slow at updating, I am trying my hardest to get new chapters/episodes completed. This is because I have tons of college work to do and my train of thought is running out of tracks. I need your help with Reverse Gravity. Writing is quite difficult if your ideas are scattered like mine are. I have so many holes; it's not even remotely funny. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed Episode 2 and I can't wait for your feedback/suggestions. Also, I have a few shorts planned that will be from this Episode. So make sure to go to my AU shorts to check them out when they arrive. Also, the message I put in above is the first one I've tried. Hope you like it.