They continued talking until midday or so. By that time the molten lead had been cooled enough for Dipper, Mabel, and Barnaby to go outside. Quentin was still in too much pain to move much.

Mabel and Barnaby went outside first, holding hands, and raised those hands triumphantly as the crowd cheered. Mabel then went back to the door and reached her hand out. Dipper hesitated.

"It's okay bro-bro," Mabel smiled. "Barnaby and I will be there with you. Besides, I know Grunkle Stan will be happy to see you alive."

Dipper took her hand and let her lead him outside. He squinted from the bright sunlight but soon got used to it. He then looked around worriedly as the crowd hesitated.

Then, one little girl went over to him. Dipper looked frightened as the little girl reached her hand out, but there was nothing to fear. The little girl just gently touched his face and then slowly hugged him. Dipper smiled and gently put a hand on her hand. The little girl then led him down the steps and closer to the crowd.

"Three cheers for Dipper!" Grunkle Stan cheered.

The crowd agreed, patting Dipper on the hunch and shoulders, and then to his delight two guys picked him up and carried him over their shoulders. He looked back at Mabel and Barnaby, who smiled at him proudly.

Waddles went over, hopped into Mabel's arms, and licked Barnaby on the cheek before smiling towards Dipper.

"That's my brother." Mabel said proudly.

Waddles looked surprised, and then looked happier.

"Come on Barnaby!" Mabel laughed, running after the crowd.

"Hey wait up!" Barnaby laughed again.

"Grunkle Stan, hurry up will you?" Mabel called.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Grunkle Stan followed. "Cut an old man some slack will ya?"

He wasn't the only one falling behind, the little girl from earlier had fallen behind as well. Grunkle Stan noticed and picked her up as he sang:

GRUNKLE STAN:
So here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of Notre Dame
What makes a monster and what makes a man?

Grunkle Stan pulled out his puppet of Gideon and pretended to attack the girl with it. The girl just giggled and ruffled the puppet. This would also be the only way anyone would ever see Gideon again.

CROWD:
Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells

Dipper looked back again and saw the gargoyle quartet. Soos poured champagne, Mermando sobbed with joy, and Multi-Bear and Katie raised their glasses in a toast to him.

GRUNKLE STAN:
Whatever and which you,
Can feel them bewitch you
The rich and the ritual peals
Of the

GRUNKLE STAN AND CROWD:
Bells of Notre Dame!

The gargoyle quartet continued watching peacefully...until more pigeons landed on Katie.

"DON'T YOU EVER MIGRATE?" Katie waved her arms irritatedly.

The pigeons scattered...and this time Multi-Bear laughed. Soos and Mermando started laughing as well.

"Aw shut up." Katie scowled.

After the 'parade', Mabel caught up with Dipper.

"Come on bro-bro, there's someone I want to introduce you to." She smiled.

"Okay-" Dipper was cut off as Mabel pulled him through the crowd.

They stopped when they came near to Grunkle Stan.

"Mabel!" Grunkle Stan hugged her.

"Hey grunkle." Mabel smiled. "There's someone I'd like you to meet."

"What does that mean anyway?" Dipper asked confusedly.

"Great-uncle." Mabel explained.

Dipper took a step back, stunned.

"What? What is it?" Grunkle Stan asked.

"Grunkle, meet you great-nephew." Mabel smiled then frowned confusedly. "Now what would you call that? Grephew? Yeah I guess grephew works...in my case let's see...I guess that would be greice...nah, sounds too much like the country-"

"Whoa whoa back up!" Grunkle Stan interrupted. "You mean..." He stared at Dipper. "You always did look like my late nephew to me...I at first thought you were him but I was scared that it wouldn't be true... But you being my great-nephew...I never thought that could be true..."

"Oh it is true, turns out Quentin saved his life and forced Gideon to raise him to protect him from getting killed later on." Mabel explained. "Now let's see...neat? Nah, sounds like Nate and that's a boy name. I know! Neit! Yeah, that sounds 'neat' all right." She laughed.

"Was she always like this?" Dipper asked Grunkle Stan.

"She was when she was a little girl." Grunkle Stan smiled nostalgically. "But when Gideon killed your parents - and we also thought he killed you too - well..." He cleared his throat. "Anyway, obviously you being returned to us brought her old self back."

"That and the fact that Gideon is now gone for good." Mabel grinned.

She then hugged Dipper again.

"We're back together, and we'll never be separated again." She said.

"Nope...except for when you have to go to your home and I have to go back to mine." Dipper hugged her back.

"Well that's not really being separated..." Mabel broke free and shrugged.

"Wait, you're not coming with us?" Grunkle Stan looked sad.

"Too used to living in Notre Dame." Dipper shrugged. "But we can still visit each other every day."

"You bet we will." Grunkle Stan then hugged Dipper. "Welcome back grephew."

Dipper hugged him back.

"It feels good to be back." He said. "With my real family."