Norman and his family have been driving for miles. They had a flight that landed in Portland, Oregon and they decided the next town they would drive to was Gravity Falls.

"Finally, a place where we can finally have rest and relaxation without ghosts, or paranormal activity or anything of the like," said Norman's dad, Perry.

"Dad, come on, I thought you were okay with me being able to see ghosts and stuff like that," said Norman.

"Well, that's why we took this trip. You may can see ghosts at home but maybe you won't see them so much in Gravity Falls," said the dad.

Norman rolled his eyes and turned his attention to the window where he saw the Gravity Falls water tower passing by as they drove straight into town.

"What your father is trying to say, honey, is that he just wants to help you take a time out from all of the ghost talking and ghoulish stuff," said Norman's mother, Sandra.

"At least my sister didn't come with us," said Norman.

"Well, she had plans already with her friends, you know that," said mom.

"All I know is, we'll be free from all of the insane madness of home and in a new environment for a few days where no weird silliness will take place," said the dad.

Meanwhile, at the Mystery Shack, Grunkel Stan was FINALLY installing a new "S" to the sign above his house reading "Mystery Shack."

"Grunkle Stan, finally installing a new 'S' huh!?" asked Dipper.
"Yeah, no thanks to anyone else. But, hey, a man gotta do what a man gotta do, right!?" said Stan.
"You need any help," asked Dipper.
"No, no, I'm fine, my fear of heights are cured, remember!?" said Stan in response.

Dipper took his attention from Grunkel Stan and looked towards the roadway. The Babcock's were pulling up and stopped the car in the middle of the dirt road parking spots.

"HI…I'm Perry and this is Sandra Babcock, and this is our son Norman, you have any hotels around here," asked Perry, Norman's father.

"Well, actually, we…" Dipper was interrupted immediately by Stan.

"Actually, THIS IS a hotel…welcome to the Mystery Shack Inn…100 dollars a night," said Stan.

"But, Grunkel Stan…" said Dipper who was a little confused. He knew there was no room in the shack, at least that's why he thought.

"Not now boy, I'm trying to make a closing deal here," whispered Stan.

"A 100 a night, that's an awful lot," said Perry.

"50 a night…with breakfast, my niece Mabel can cook a mean omelet," said Stan.

"Deal!" said Perry. "We're looking to just have a relaxing weekend somewhere out here with no issues, no weird activity, just peace and quiet."

"Don't I know it, my name is Stan Pines…this is my odd but reasonable nephew, Dipper, his sister Mabel is inside with her pet pig, Waddles," said Stan.

"Oh, wonderful, how old are you Dipper," asked Sandra.

"12 years old ma'am," said Dipper.

"Oh wonderful, you are about our son, Norman's age, you guys should have a LOT in common," said Sandra.

"I bet not, unless Dipper can see ghosts too," said Perry to his wife in a whisper.

Perry and Sandra walked inside the shack with Stan, leaving Dipper and Norman outside of the shack, standing around in the parking lot.

"Hey…" said Norman, shyly as he introduced himself to Dipper.

"Hi, so…Norman, where are you guys from," asked Dipper.

"We're from Blythe Hollow. My parents just wanted to go somewhere in the middle of nowhere for vacation, so, here I am," said Norman.

"Well, you found it right here," said Dipper as he grinned and tried to laugh a little at his own comment.

A few seconds of silence stood between the boys. Dipper noticed that Norman was staring out in what looked like the distance or space.

"Uh…Norman, you okay?" asked Dipper.

"Wha…oh, sorry," said Norman. "I just thought I saw something."

"So…uh…your dad, he made some kinda weird remark there a moment ago…what's this about seeing ghosts…I mean, if its okay that I ask," asked Dipper.

Norman hesitated to tell, but he went on ahead and confessed.

"I can see ghosts…all the time…every time…24/7…speak to them and everything," said Norman. "My dad thinks that maybe if we took a vacation away from home I wouldn't. But honestly, I've been feeling a weird vibe about this place ever since we got here."

"Wow…that's…" Dipper was interrupted.

"Strange…freaky…" said Norman. "Its okay, I'm used to it."

"NO…AWESOME," said Dipper. "I've seen a lot of strange things happen at Gravity Falls ever since I got here. I have stories, trust me. You should join us in solving the latest mystery!"

"DID SOMEBODY SAY MYSTERY…" yelled Mabel as she jumped from behind Dipper and Norman. Right next to her was Waddles dressed in a Sherlock Holmes outfit.

"Norman, this is my sister, Mabel," said Dipper.

"Nice to meet you," said Norman as she shook Mabel's hand.

"Hi Norman, I'm Mabel and this is Waddles," said Mabel as Waddles oinked and snorted. He started walking towards Norman and walking around him.

"So, let's go in," said Dipper.

As Dipper, Norman and Mabel walked into the shack, they noticed the adults, Stan, Sandra and Perry, talking to one another at the dinner table, drinking coffee.

"Hey, Grunkle Stan, we're all going upstairs, just hanging out," said Dipper.

"Sure, kid!" said Stan.

"I'm so glad you are all getting along," said Sandra. "Be good, and enjoy yourself, Norman."

"And remember what we talked about!" said Perry.

Norman tilted his head downward a bit. This caught Mabel's attention. Something just didn't seem right.

They finally made it to Dipper and Mabel's bedroom. Dipper immediately walked over to his desk and grabbed the book with the number 3 on the front cover.

"Why is there a three on it," asked Norman.

"That's what me and Mabel are trying to figure out. Whoever wrote it didn't really finish this one either. There's a lot of unanswered questions," said Dipper. "Otherwise, there's something else me and Mabel are looking into, they say the local middle school is haunted."

"Well…maybe…but how do you even know," asked Norman.

"That's where you'll come in. You can see ghosts. I've seen ghosts too, but you see the ones that are fully invisible, so that may work to our advantage," said Dipper.

"Sounds a little…" Norman was interrupted.

"Please…come with us! It'll be cool. Look, we won't tell your dad," said Mabel.

"How do you even know…" asked Norman.

"We saw how your dad reacted for a sec there. He doesn't seem to support the whole 'ghost' thing with you," said Norman.

"He doesn't, Norman!?" asked Dipper.

"No…no he doesn't. He sort of thinks I'm a little weird. In fact the whole reason we are on this vacation is to get away from home. He also wants to get me away from seeing ghosts and other stuff," said Norman.

"For starters, your dad picked the wrong town. Gravity Falls is loaded with mysterious things…ghosts included," said Dipper.

"That's just great," said Norman. "Just when I thought I could have a normal vacation!"

"Norman, we didn't mean to…" Dipper was interrupted.

"Its okay, man! I know that others are a little astonished. I guess…just for a second, I wanted to be normal, you know. Maybe my dad is right," said Norman as he sat on the side of one of the bunk beds nearest him.

"Norman?" said Dipper. Mabel knew what Dipper was about to show Norman as he lifted some of his hair out of the way of his forehead, showing the 'big dipper' birth mark.

"Woah!" said Norman. "That's cool."

Dipper grinned.

"Never let anyone tell you that being weird is a bad thing, plus, you're practically one of us," said Dipper as he grabbed a soda from the mini-fridge in the room. He threw a can at Norman and he caught it. He also threw one to Mabel. As Dipper popped the can open, he toasted Norman…"welcome to Gravity Falls, Norman."

Norman grinned and he clang his soda can against Dipper's and Mabel's, making it official that he was a part of the crew.

"So, what do you say, will you help us look into what's going on at this middle school," asked Dipper.

"Let's do this!" said Norman.

"I'll get Sherlock Waddles!" said Mabel in excitement.

"Oh, wait…what will we tell my Mom and Dad and Stan," asked Norman. "If my dad finds out he'll freak."

"No worries, I got that covered," said Dipper.