Here we go again! I know it's far later than we all wanted it to be (heck, I was thinking I'd be able to get this started in February!) but it's here now. I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

My story begins in a place very much out of the ordinary. But before I get to that, I suppose I should introduce myself. Hello! My name is Cassie. Not too long ago, I helped my cousin and friends save one of our own: Chaos. After that, I decided to leave the Bakugan Reality to try and find the Reality I needed to go to. I guess that brought me here. Anyways, I'm a Reality Shifter. I can be between Realities and yada yada yada. Etcetera, etcetera. Now then, I'm betting you're all excited to check out my story!

Strange things taking place

Nowhere to hide, nowhere is safe.

Weirdness is in every case.

But our smarts combined

will solve every puzzle faced.

That is a guarantee!

Dipper was thinking to himself on the bus. "It all began when our parents decided we could use some fresh air. They shipped us up north to a sleepy town called Gravity Falls, Oregon, to stay at our Great Uncle's place in the woods." The bus stopped.

"Gravity Falls. Final stop."

"Well, that's us." Said Dipper. He woke Mabel up, and they got off the bus. In front of them was the Mystery Shack. They walked up to it and knocked on the door.

"Who's there?" Asked someone.

"Uh, Dipper and Mabel." Said Dipper. "We're looking for Stanford Pines." The door creaked open.

"And how do you know him?"

"He's our great uncle!" Said Mabel.

"Well why didn't you just say so?" The door opened, revealing Stan. "Your parents called ahead. While I wasn't all that thrilled, I got to thinking. I'll tell you later. Come inside, quickly." He ushered Dipper and Mabel in, then quickly shut the door. "You two go explore a little bit. Your room is upstairs." Mabel, of course, immediately ran upstairs. She started unpacking and putting up her posters.

"This attic is amazing!" She turned to Dipper. "Check out all my splinters!" She showed him her hands, which were covered. Dipper walked backwards, looking at everything. He bumped into a Goat on his bed. It bleated.

"And there's a goat on my bed."

"Hey friend!" Said Mabel, walking over to it. It began eating her sweatshirt. "Oh! Yes, you can keep chewing on my sweater." She laughed.

"My sister does tend to look on the bright side of things." Thought Dipper. "But I know I was going to have a hard time getting used to our new surroundings." They went outside, and Mabel began rolling down a nearby hill.

"Grass!" Dipper started writing in a journal when someone snuck up on him, wearing a mask.

"Boo!" Dipper jumped away and screamed. He then fell on his back. Stan removed the mask and laughed.

"Of course that's how our great uncle would act." Stan began coughing.

"It was worth it!"

"He had transformed his house into a tourist trap he called the Mystery Shack. The real mystery is why anybody even comes to it." Stan led the twins back inside and put them to work. "And of course we get to do the work around here." Mabel reached out to touch a giant eyeball when Stan smacked her hand.

"No touching the merchandise!"

"It seemed like it was going to be a very boring summer. At least, until a few very special days happened in a row."

Stan, Dipper, Mabel and Soos were sitting around the table. Mabel was of course excited because of her new surroundings. Dipper, not so much. "It's amazing out here!" Said Mabel.

"Eh, it's home." Said Stan. "So, who's ready for tomorrow's to-do list?" He pulled out a piece of paper, and it unfolded a few times. "Okay, first thing first. The water main broke today. Soos, you're going to fix it!"

"Aye sir." Stan began reading down the list, and Dipper looked to the side. What he saw startled him.

"What the?" Stan, Mabel and Soos looked where he was looking.

"What the is right!" Said Stan. "How did she get in here?" A girl had just appeared out of nowhere, and seemed to be unmoving.

"Maybe she's friendly!" Said Mabel. She went over to the girl and flipped her over. The girl didn't respond.

"Hey you!" Said Stan. "What're you doing in my house?" Still no response.

"Uh, dudes, maybe we should wait until she wakes up to start questioning her?" Suggested Soos.

"As much as I would like to throw her out now," started Stan, "seeing her reaction when I throw her out will be much more entertaining! Alright, she can stay until she wakes up. Now, back to the list for tomorrow."

The next day, Mabel popped up in a gap between two Stan bobble heads, watching a boy who had just picked up her note. "He's looking at it." She whispered. "He's looking at it!"

"Uh, do you like me?" Read the boy. "Yes. Definitely. Absolutely?" He looked around.

"I rigged it." Said Mabel.

"Mabel," said Dipper. Mabel looked at him, "I know you're going through your whole boy crazy phase, but I think you're kinda overdoing it with the crazy part." Dipper cleaned a jar with eyes in it.

"What?" Asked Mabel. She blew her tongue and walked over to him. "Come on Dipper! This is our first summer away from home. It's my big chance to have an epic summer romance!"

"Yeah, but do you need to flirt with every guy you meet?" Asked Dipper. He reminded her of all the boys she had flirted with.

"Mock all you want, brother, but I got a good feeling about this summer! I wouldn't be surprised if the man of my dreams walked through that door right now!" Stan walked in, carrying some wood and a soda. He burped.

"Not good." He burped again. "Not now!"

"Oh, why?" Asked Mabel. Dipper laughed.

"All right, all right, look alive people!" Said Stan. "I need someone to go hammer up these signs in the spooky part of the forest."

"Not it." Said Dipper.

"Not it." Said Mabel.

"Uh, also not it." Said Soos.

"Nobody asked you, Soos." Said Stan.

"I know. But I'm comfortable with that." Soos took a bite out of a chocolate bar.

"Wendy! I need you to put up this sign."

"I would but I can't" she reached for it from her seat, "reach it."

"I'd fire all of you if I could." Said Stan. "Okay, let's make it eni, meni, mini, you." He pointed at Dipper.

"Oh, what?" Asked Dipper. "Grunkle Stan, whenever I'm in those woods, I feel like I'm being watched."

"Ugh, this again."

"I'm telling you, something weird is going on in this town. Just today, my mosquito bites spelled out beware." He showed Stan the bites.

"That spells bewarb." Dipper scratched his arm. "Look kid, the whole monsters in the forest thing is just local legend, drummed up by guys like me to sell merch to people like that." He pointed to a customer. He dropped the signs into Dipper's hands. "So quit being so paranoid!" Dipper sighed, and went out. The wind began blowing as he got to work. He quickly put up the first dozen signs, then got to work on the next one.

"Ugh, Grunkle Stan. Nobody ever believes anything I say." He hung up the next one, then moved to the next tree. He tried to put the nail in, but heard a metallic clang. "Huh?" He looked at the hammer, then back to where he tried to put the nail in. He put his ear up against it, then banged the hammer against the tree. He slid his hand over it, then opened the compartment. Dust fell out as Dipper looked inside to see an odd device. He looked back, then back to the machine. He played with the switches a bit, scaring the goat as a trap door opened. Dipper looked at it, then walked over to it. "What the?" Inside was a bunch of cobwebs and some sort of book. Dipper grabbed it, then blew the dust off. A six fingered hand and the number 3 were very prominent. He tilted the book and the hand flashed. He put it on the ground, looked around, then opened it. He looked at the monocle before turning the page. Then he began reading. "It's hard to believe it's been six years since I've began studying the strange but wondrous secrets of Gravity Falls, Oregon." He turned the page again to see a few notes. Then again. And again. "What is all this?" He turned the page again. "Unfortunately, my suspicions have been confirmed. I'm being watched. I must hide this book before he finds it. Remember, in Gravity Falls, there's no one you can trust." Dipper closed the book. "No one you can trust."

"Hello!" Yelled Mabel. Dipper screamed and almost dropped the book. "What ya reading? Some nerd thing?"

"Uh, uh, it's nothing!"

"Uh, nothing!" Mocked Mabel before laughing. "Are you actually not going to show me?" The goat began trying to eat the book.

"Uh." Dipper looked at the goat. "Let's go somewhere private." The two went back to the Shack and Dipper began explaining. "It's amazing! Grunkle Stan said I was being paranoid, but according to this book, Gravity Falls has this secret dark side."

"Whoa!" Said Mabel. "Shut up!" She pushed Dipper back a bit.

"And get this! After a certain point, the pages just stop. Like the guy who was writing it, mysteriously disappeared." The doorbell rang. "Who's that?"

"Well, time to spill the beans." Said Mabel. She knocked over a can of bean that was sitting nearby. "Beans." She laughed. "This girl's got a date! Woo woo!" She fell back into the chair.

"Let me get this straight." Said Dipper. "In the half hour I was gone you already found a boyfriend?" Mabel sat back up on the arm of the chair.

"What can I say? I guess I'm just irresistible!" The doorbell rang again. "Oh! Coming!" She ran for the door and Dipper sat on the chair. Stan walked into the doorway.

"What ya reading there, slick?"

"Oh, I was just catching up on uh" he hid the journal behind the chair pillow and grabbed the magazine that was next to the chair, "Gold Chains for Old Men magazine?"

"That's a good issue." Said Stan, sipping his soda.

"Hey family!" Said Mabel. Stan and Dipper looked at her. "Say hello to my new boyfriend!" The person next to her turned.

"Sup."

"Hey." Said Dipper.

"How's it hanging?" Asked Stan.

"We met at the cemetery." Said Mabel. "He's really deep!" She rubbed his arm. "Oh! A little muscle there. What a surprise."

"So, what's your name?" Asked Dipper.

"Uh, Normal Man." Said the dude.

"He means Norman." Said Mabel.

"Are you bleeding, Norman?" Asked Dipper. Something began dripping off Norman's face.

"It's jam." Mabel gasped.

"I love jam!" She patted his chest. "Look at this!"

"So, you wanna go hold hands, or, whatever?" Asked Norman.

"Oh, oh my goodness." Said Mabel. She giggled. "Don't wait up!" She dashed off. Norman pointed at Dipper, rammed into the door frame, and followed Mabel. Something crashed.

"There is something about Norman that isn't right." Thought Dipper. Someone else came into the room.

"Where, where am I?" Asked the girl from before.

"Gah!" Said Stan, who was deep into his magazine. "Don't sneak up like that!" He saw the girl. "Hey! It's you! The little interloper who snuck in here yesterday. What are you doing in here?"

"Can I at least know where I am first?"

"You're in the Mystery Shack."

"The Mystery Shack?" Asked the girl. "As in, THE Mystery Shack? Awesome!"

"What?" Asked Stan. that was not the response he was expecting. "Listen little girl, you're not welcome here. Now skedaddle, before I get mean."

"Stan Pines, you've never gotten that mean at anybody before, so why now?" Asked the Girl.

"Okay, you're starting to creep me out a bit. How did you know my name?"

"And speaking of which, what's yours?" Asked Dipper.

"Well, I have a very simple explanation for your questions. I'm Cassie, a Reality Shifter."

"You're a whatsit?" Asked Stan. He began thinking. "You know what, I've changed my mind. You can stay here, if you agree to work for no pay."

"Deal." Said Cassie. "This is going to be fun!" Dipper paid her no mind, and went upstairs, determined to check his journal. He came upon something.

"Known for their pale skin and bad attitudes, these creatures are often mistaken for" he gasped "teenagers! Beware Gravity Falls's nefarious" he envisioned Norman in the image.

"Sup." Said the imaginary Normal.

"Zombie!" Yelled Dipper. It echoed through the house.

Stan was adjusting his tie. "Did somebody say 'crombie'? What is a crombie? It's not even a word. You're losing your mind."

Dipper looked out the window to see Mabel and Norman. Norman was walking towards Mabel like a zombie. "I like you." Said Mabel.

"Oh no!" Said Dipper. "Mabel!" Norman kept walking. "No no Mabel! Watch out!" Norman reached her, held his hands up, grabbed Mabel, and put a necklace of flowers around her, much to Dipper's surprise.

Mabel gasped. "Daisies? You scallywag!" Dipper looked away from the window and stepped down onto the floor.

"Is my sister really dating a zombie, or am I just going nuts?"

"It's a dilemma to be sure." Said Soos, who was in the room the entire time. Dipper gasped. "I couldn't help but overhear you talking aloud to yourself in this empty room."

"Soos, you've seen Mabel's boyfriend. He's gotta be a zombie, right?"

Soos adjusted the light fixture above, thinking. "How many brains did you see the guy eat?" Dipper sighed.

"Zero."

"Look dude, I believe you. I'm always noticing weird stuff in this town. Like the mailman. Pretty sure that dude's a werewolf." Soos thought back to seeing the mailman last. "But you gotta have evidence. Otherwise people are going to think you're a major league cuckoo clock."

"As always Soos, you're right."

"My wisdom is both a blessing, and a curse." Said Soos.

"Soos! The portable toilets are clogged again!" Called Stan.

"I am needed elsewhere." Said Soos. He walked backwards out of the room. Dipper looked back at Mabel and Norman, and didn't see Cassie walk in.

"Need any help gathering evidence?" She asked. Dipper jumped and looked at her.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Me? Not sure. But I know I want to help."

"Fine." Said Dipper. "It's time to collect evidence!" He and Cassie began following Mabel and Norman around, Dipper recording everything and taking pictures. They watched Norman miss a Frisbee and fall over, then him bashing in a window to open the door to the town cafe. They followed them to the cemetery and watched Norman fall into an open grave and come back out. Dipper was certain he'd seen enough, but Cassie knew that his conclusion was the wrong one. The next day, Dipper walked into the room to see Mabel brushing her hair. "Mabel, we've gotta talk about Norman."

"Isn't he the best?" Asked Mabel. "Check out this giant smooch mark he gave me!" Mabel showed Dipper the side of her face, which was swollen. Dipper yelled and she laughed. "Gullible. It was just an accident with the leaf blower." She retold what she did. "That was fun."

"No, Mabel, listen! I'm trying to that Norman is not what he seems." Dipper brought out the journal.

Mabel gasped. "You think he might be a vampire? That would be so awesome!"

"Not quite." Said Cassie, walking in.

"Guess again, dear sister." Said Dipper. He showed her the journal. "Shabam!" It was turned to the gnomes page. Mabel screamed. "Oh wait, I'm sorry." He flipped the page a few times. "Shabam!" It was now on the zombie page.

"A zombie?" Asked Mabel. "That is not funny, Dipper."

"I'm not joking!" Said Dipper. "It all adds up. The bleeding, the limp. He never blinks! Have you noticed that?"

"Maybe he's blinking when you're blinking." Said Mabel.

"Mabel, remember what the book said about Gravity Falls? Trust no one!"

"Well, what about me? Why can't you trust me?" Mabel put star shaped earrings on. "Beep bop."

"Mabel! He's going to eat your brain!"

"Dipper, listen to me." Said Mabel. "Norman and I are going on a date at five o'clock." Dipper was shocked. "And I'm going to be adorable" she pushed Dipper, "and he's going to be dreamy." She pushed him out of the room.

"But but"

"And I'm not going to let you ruin it with one of your crazy conspiracies!" Mabel slammed the door on him. Cassie was behind him. He sighed.

"What am I going to do?"

"Try and prove it." Said Cassie. Before long, the clock struck five and the doorbell rang again.

"Coming!" Said Mabel. She ran down the stairs while putting on a cat sweatshirt. She opened the door. "Hey Norman, how do I look?" She pulled her sweatshirt out a bit so he could read it.

"Shiny." Replied Norman.

"You always know what to say!" Said Mabel. The two began walking away as Dipper watched.

"Soos is right." Said Dipper. "I don't have any real evidence." He began rewatching the videos he took.

"You might be surprised." Said Cassie, next to him.

"Gah!" Yelled Dipper. "How do you keep doing that?"

"Keep watching. You might see something." Said Cassie. Dipper turned his attention back to the camera.

"I guess I can be kinda paranoid" he saw Norman's hand fall off and him putting it back on, "and wait, what?!" He rewound the video a bit, rewatched, then screamed. He nearly flipped the chair over, but Cassie grabbed it and put it upright again before it fell. "I was right! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Grunkle Stan!" He ran out of the room.

"I knew it." Said Cassie.

"Grunkle Stan!" Stand was in front of an audience.

"And here we have 'rock that looks like a face' rock. The rock that looks like a face."

"Does it look like a rock?" Asked someone.

"No, it looks like a face." Said Stan.

"Is it a face?"

"It's a rock that looks like a face!" Dipper tried to get Stan's attention. "For the fifth time, it's not an actual face!" Dipper started getting very worried.

Mabel stopped walking. "Finally. We're alone." Norman walked up behind her.

"Yes." He said. "Alone."

"Stan! Stan!" Called Dipper. He looked to the side to see Wendy driving the cart up. "Wendy!" He ran up to her. "Wendy! Wendy! I need to borrow the Golf Cart so I can save my sister from a zombie!" Wendy smiled, and dropped the key into his hand.

"Try not to hit any pedestrians." Dipper smiled and got into the cart. He got it started.

"Don't think you're going without me!" Said Cassie and she climbed in.

"Cassie?"

"Do you want to save your sister or not?" Dipper got the cart going quickly, backwards.

"Dude, it's me, Soos." Said Soos, stepping to the side of the cart. Dipper stopped the cart. He handed Dipper a shovel. "This is for the zombies."

"Thanks." Said Dipper.

"And this is in case you see a piñata." Soos handed Dipper a bat.

"Uh, thanks?" Dipper continued driving backwards.

"Better safe than sorry!" Dipper drove down the path Mabel and Norman had taken.

Norman turned away from Mabel. "Mabel, now that we've gotten to know each other, there's" he took a deep breath "there's something I should tell you." The wind blowed ominously.

"Oh Norman, you can tell me anything!" Said Mabel, smiling. "Please be a vampire, please be a vampire." The thought.

"Alright. Just, just don't freak out, okay?" Norman turned to her. "Just keep an open mind. Be cool." He began to unzip his jacket, and took it off, revealing a bunch of gnomes. "Is this weird? Is this too weird? Do you need to sit down?" Asked the top one. "R-right, I'll explain. So, we're gnomes, first off. Get that one out of the way." Mabel was very confused.

"Uh."

"I'm Jeff. And here we have Carson, Steve, Jason and I'm sorry, I always forget your name."

"Shmebulock."

"Shmebulock! Yes!" Mabel sat down on a stone. "Anyways, long story short, us gnomes have been looking for a new queen. Right guys?"

"Queen!" Said the gnomes.

"Heh. So, what do ya say?" Jeff tapped Steve's head with his foot and Jason kneeled down. Carson bent his tree branch arm to reveal a box, which opened, revealing a very big ring. "Will you join us in holy matronomy, matra, matramony. Blah! Can't talk today."

Mable took a quick breath. "Look, I'm sorry guys. You're really sweet but, I'm a girl and you're gnomes. And it's like, what? Yikes."

"We understand." Said Jeff. "We'll never forget you Mabel," Mabel smiled, "because we're gonna kidnap you."

"Huh?" Jeff jumped at her and she screamed.

"Don't worry Mabel! I'll save you from that zombie!" Yelled Dipper as he and Cassie rode down the trail.

"Help!" Yelled Mabel. Dipper heard her and drove down a small cliff.

"Hold on!"

"This is fun!" Said Cassie, holding on tightly to the cart. They looked ahead to see the gnomes.

"The more you struggle, the more awkward this is going to be for everybody!" Said Jeff. "Just, ho - ok, get her arm there, Steve."

"Let go of me!" Said Mabel. She grabbed Steve and punched him away. Then she kicked another one away, which started puking up a rainbow.

"What the heck is going on here?" Asked Dipper. He was holding the shovel as he and Cassie got out of the cart. One gnome ran past them and hissed at them before continuing on his way.

"Dipper! Norman turned out to be a bunch of gnomes!" Said Mabel. "And they're total jerks!" She hit one on the head, but he grabbed her hair. "Hair! Hair! Hair!"

"Gnomes." Said Dipper. "Okay, I was way off." He looked in the journal. "Gnomes. Little men of the Gravity Falls forest. Weaknesses, unknown." He looked up from the journal to see Mabel trapped in some ropes on the ground.

"Oh come on!"

"Hey! Hey!" Yelled Dipper as he walked up to Jeff. "Let go of my sister!"

"Oh!" Said Jeff before he laughed. "Hey there! Um, you know, this is really all just a big misunderstanding. You see, your sister's not in danger, she's just marrying all 1000 of us and becoming our gnome queen for all eternity. Isn't that right, honey?"

"You guys are butt faces!" Said Mabel. One of the gnomes quickly put his hands over her mouth.

"Give her back right now, or else." Said Dipper.

"You think you can stop us, boy?" Threatened Jeff. "You have no idea what we're capable of! The gnomes are a powerful race! Do not trifle with" Dipper used the shovel to scoop up Jeff and toss him away. "Ah!" Dipper then cut the ropes using it. The gnomes rushed Mabel, who jumped up, knocking them down, and ran for the cart. The twins and Cassie got on. "They're getting away with our queen! No no no!" Mabel got buckled in as Cassie got a firm hold on the cart.

"Seatbelt." Said Dipper. He quickly spun the cart around and began driving away. The gnomes began yelling.

"You've messed with the wrong creatures, boy!" Said Jeff. "Gnomes of the forest, Assemble!" He yelled. Gnomes began popping out everywhere and surrounded Jeff. They began latching together, building a much larger creature.

Dipper, Mabel and Cassie continued to drive away. "Hurry!" Said Mabel. "Before they come after us!"

"I wouldn't worry about it." Said Dipper. "Did you see their little legs? Those suckers are tiny."

"They might only be ten inches alone, but that're plentiful." Said Cassie. The ground began shaking. Dipper stopped the cart. "Don't stop! Go!" Behind them, a giant gnome began walking up, built from the gnomes. Dipper and Mabel looked back.

"Dang." Said Mabel.

"All right!" Said Jeff. "Teamwork! Like we practiced guys!" The giant gnome roared.

"Move! Move!" Said Mabel. Dipper got the cart back in gear and moving just as a giant fist came down. The gnomes disassembled, but quickly came back together.

"If I had Janthide, I'd be able to counter them." Said Cassie.

"Who's Janthide?" Asked Mabel.

"Something for later." Said Cassie. "Keep driving!"

"Come back with our queen!" Said Jeff.

"It's getting closer!" Said Mabel. The gnomes drew closer, then Jeff pressed a hat forward. Four gnomes shot out at the cart. Two landed easily, but one of them bounced off. The other ripped into the top of the cart, then came down on Mable's side. She elbowed him away. Shmebulock jumped up behind Dipper, who grabbed him with one hand and smashed him against the wheel.

"Shmebulock!" Dipper threw him at the wheel, sending him away. Another landed on the hood and jumped at Dipper. It began scratching his face.

"I'll save you Dipper!" Said Mabel. She punched it, but it wouldn't come off.

"I got this one!" Said Cassie, grabbing the gnome. She tossed it away as it snarled at her. It took Dipper's cap with him.

"Thanks guys." Said Dipper, face badly hurt.

"Don't mention it." Said Mabel.

"Get going!" Said Cassie. The giant gnome grabbed a tree and threw it in front of the cart. It landed across the trail, blocking access.

"Look out!" Said Mabel. Dipper swerved, narrowly missing the roots, and got back on the path. The cart skid along the trail, landed sideways and continued on, stopping near the shack. It was badly damaged, but the occupants were mostly fine. The giant gnome walked up as they came out.

"Stay back man!" Said Dipper, grabbing the shovel. He threw it at the gnome, who hit it and smashed it. Dipper and Mabel screamed. "Uh, where's Grunkle Stan?" Inside, Stan was entertaining tourists.

"Behold! The world's most distracting object!"

"Ooh!"

"Just try to look away! You can't!" All their faces dropped. "Now I can't even remember what I was talking about." Outside, the gnome approached Dipper, Cassie and Mabel, who backed up into the wall.

"It's the end of the line, kids!" Said Jeff. "Mabel! Marry us before we do something crazy!"

"There's gotta be a way out of this!" Said Dipper. He reached for the journal.

"I've gotta do it." Said Mabel.

"What?" Asked Dipper. "Mabel! Don't do this! Are you crazy?"

"Trust me."

"What?"

"Dipper, just this once. Trust me!"

"I'd trust her if I was you." Said Cassie. Dipper looked at the giant gnome, then at Mabel. He stepped back, along with Cassie. Mabel walked towards the gnome.

"Alright Jeff, I'll marry you." The giant gnome did a small victory dance.

"Hot dog! Help me down there Jason. Thanks Andy! Okay, left foot, there we go. Watch those fingers Mike." Jeff came out of the gnome's leg. He held the ring out to Mabel. She put her hand out for him to put on, and he did so eagerly. "Bada bing bada bam! Now let's get you back into the forest, honey!" He began to walk away.

"You may now kiss the bride." Said Mabel.

"Well!" Said Jeff. "Don't mind if I do." He turned around and made a kissing motion towards Mabel, who seemed to go with it, but just as Jeff closed his eyes Mabel turned on the leaf blower and pointed it at him. "Hey! Wait a minute!" Jeff backed away. All the gnomes gasped. "Whoa! Whoa! What's going on?" He was sucked into the leaf blower.

"That's for lying to me!" Said Mabel. Jeff looked at her in fear as she turned the blower further to reverse. "That's for breaking my heart!" Jeff got sucked in deeper into the blower's barrel.

"Ow! My face!"

Mabel smiled at Dipper and Cassie. "And this is for messing with my brother and my new friend!" She took aim at the giant gnome.

"Want to do the honors?" Asked Mabel.

"On three." Said Dipper. He and Cassie put their hands on it.

"1. 2. 3!" They said. Dipper and Cassie turned the blower to full forward and all three were blasted back from the force of launching Jeff. He slammed into the center of the giant gnome, shattering it.

"I'll get you back for this!" Yelled Jeff as he flew back into the forest. The gnomes began raining down.

"Who's giving orders?" Asked one. "I need orders!"

"My arms are tired." Said another one. Mabel put the blower next to him and started blowing him away.

"Anyone else want some?" Asked Dipper. The gnomes scattered into the woods. One got stuck in a discarded plastic soda container, which the goat grabbed and began trying to eat. It ran off with the gnome. The three began walking inside.

"Hey Dipper, I uh," started Mabel, "I'm sorry for ignoring your advice. You really were just looking out for me."

"Oh, don't be like that." Said Dipper. "You saved our butts back there!"

"I guess I'm just sad that my first boyfriend turned out to be a bunch of gnomes." Said Mabel.

"Look on the bright side." Said Dipper. "Maybe the next one will be a vampire."

"Oh, you're just saying that." Said Mabel, tapping his arm.

"Awkward sibling hug?"

"I'll go inside for this." Said Cassie, walking in the door.

"Awkward sibling hug." Said Mabel. The two hugged, then patted each other's backs.

"Pat, pat." They said. They then went inside and looked at Stan.

"Yeash, you two get hit by a bus or something?" He asked. He laughed at his own joke, but Mabel and Dipper just continued walking. He looked at the wad of cash in his hand. "Uh, hey!" They looked at him. "Wouldn't you know it, I accidentally overstocked some inventory, so, uh, hows about each of you takes one item from the gift shop, on the house, you know?"

"Really?" Asked Mabel.

"What's the catch?" Asked Dipper.

"The catch is do it before I change my mind." Said Stan. "So just take something." He opened the register and started counting his money. Dipper and Mabel began looking around. Dipper grabbed one of the hats and put it on. He looked in the mirror.

"Hm, that oughta do the trick." Mabel continued looking in a box.

"And I will have a" she twirled, "Grappling Hook!" She raised it up. Stan and Dipper looked at each other. "Yes!"

"Wouldn't you rather have like, a, doll, or something?" Asked Stan. Mabel shot the Grappling Hook, and was whisked to the ceiling, knocking over a box.

"Grappling Hook!" Said Mabel.

"Fair enough." Said Stan. The twins went to their room and Mabel began bouncing on the bed. Dipper was writing in his journal a bit.

"This journal told me that there was no one in Gravity Falls I could trust." He thought as he wrote. "But when you battle a hundred gnomes side by side with someone, you realize they've probably always got your back." Mabel grappled one of her stuffed animals. "But there's still one question I have. Who is Cassie, and what is she doing here? She seemed to be able to tell what was coming." Dipper put the pen down, but his other hand slipped, flipping a page. It landed on one of the last entries in the book, which Dipper looked at. "Reality Shifter?" He asked. He began reading. "It seems as though the weirdness in Gravity Falls not only attracts the mythical, but also things far stranger. In my time here, I may have only met a handful, but they were the only ones to come. They seem to know what I'm doing before I tell them, and they also seem to know what's I'm going to say. I'm not able to explain it, but I think it has something to do with" Dipper couldn't read the following words. "In essence, they seem to come from a place where they've seen my story. It doesn't make any scientific sense, but it makes a Gravity Falls's type of sense." Dipper closed the book. "Hey Mabel, could you get the light?"

"I'm on it." Said Mabel. She fired at it with her grappling hook, sending it through the window. "It worked!" Dipper and Mabel began to laugh. "Grappling hook." Dipper began thinking.

"Our uncle told us there was nothing strange about this town, but who knows what other secrets are waiting to be unlocked?" Downstairs, Stan was typing a specific set of buttons on the vending machine. He looked to the side as it opened, revealing a small passageway. He walked into it, and closed the vending machine a bit, looking around the room.

"You know you can't hide your secret from me." Whispered Cassie. Stan looked around the wall to see Cassie, standing in the next room.

"Just don't go blabbing it everywhere, Shifter." Said Stan. "I have my secrets, and you have yours." Stan closed the door and the vending machine turned off.

"You got it." Said Cassie. She walked back into the other room. "I still can't believe I'm actually here in Gravity Falls! Just wait until Atom hears about this!"

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Two things. 1: This is told from Cassie's point of view, so it's going to be a lot different that the entirety of Bakugan, in terms of the Reality Shift Fanfiction series. 2: There will be a riddle at the end of every chapter. First person to solve it gets a shout out in the next chapter after they tell me the answer. Good luck!