Chapter 1 Toot-toot Trouble

Monday October 29th, 2012

Toot-toot awoke in what looked like a hotel room, but really didn't know anything besides that. 'The last thing I remember I was coming into Gravity Falls on one of the foot paths I had discovered before I left on my journey through the truck stops and bars playing a tune for food. How'd I get here?'

He got up and walked around the room first noticing a box of trail bars, a room key, and a bottle of tea sitting on the chest of drawers. He grabbed one of the bars and continued looking around. He went to the window and from the view he realized he was still in Gravity Falls as he saw Greasy's in the distance. He finally noticed his banjo was propped up in one corner and next to it was a new campers style back pack. He saw the banjo had been polished and restrung, he sat down and gave it a few plucks and found it had been tuned also. Once he had played a quick little tun, he turned and opened up the back pack. Inside he found three new winter styled outfits, a couple of hats, and a heavy winter coat.

After trying on the various clothes and finding out they seemed to fit him remarkably well, he went over the backpack and found an envelope in the front pocket labeled Toot-toot. He opened the envelope and first found a letter.

Dear Toot-toot,

Coming home one night from visitin some o' my friends in town I found you laying all shivering in the woods. Knowing how hard the Oregon weather can be I brought you to this here hotel and paid for a room for ya for the comin month. One of my friends, who has better fashion sense than I do, helped me pick out some clothes that should help ya if you'n decide to stay in town during the comin months. If'n you do I welcome you to stay at my old shack (there's a map enclosed), it may not look like much, but I lived well durin several Oregon winters in it and it can stay pretty well warm. I've offered ta run a tab for ya over at Greasy's to help you build your strength back up. And whether you'n decide to stay in town or not, inside the map I left you a little bit of money to help you try an get back on your feet.

You may be asking me why I'd do all this, well I was once the guy on the outside and I know some times all a person needs ta get their life on track is one act of kindness. I'm wishing ya well on whatever decision ya make. If you ever feel the need to thank me, don't just find a way to pay it forward and help out someone else in need.

FM

Toot-toot pulled the map out of the envelope and when he opened it up he found a stack of bills that added up to well over $2,000 dollars. He didn't know what to say. He put on one of the outfits, a hat, grabbed a 20 out of the money, put the rest back in the back pack, and then went down to Greasy's for a late breakfast.

He didn't see Fiddleford watching from one of the alleyways in town, with a smile feeling he was finally able to make up some of his mistakes with Ivan.

Well here is the first chapter in my off shoot set of drabbles and stories that are set in my Gravity Heroes universe but aren't necessarily needed to be able to follow the main storyline. Here you may find Thompson and Alexa out on a date, a turf war between the Gnomes and Lilliputtians, a single person mission featuring one of the main cast, etc. It's essentially my take on the classic Marvel Comics Presents series.

Again I'd like to give a shout out to EZB, SuperGroverAway, ddp456, & Popcat131. It was their stories that made me want to get back into writing and to want to start with Gravity Falls. Please check out their stories if you haven't already.

Please review. I'm always open to constructive and helpful criticism, though if you're gonna troll please move on.