Gravity Falls: A New Adventure! [Official Thread]

[ThePoeticRaven]

Her face went blank as a crevice opened up, sucking the zombie in before closing right back up.

“Is this what is considered normal around here?” she’d whisper to no one in particular.

“You can either love or hate this town by now,” I heard Oliver joke.

“Now I see why my parents left all those years ago,” she mumbled. “They wanted me to have a normal life, but when was I ever normal?”

Her phone vibrated in her pocket again. Probably another blasted message from the forum, she thought to herself as she turned to face Oliver.

“So… Are we going to stand here, or are we going to your hangout place?”

@BlueInferno

[GlitterFist]

Jimena was starting to get a little tired of Angel’s matter-of-fact, slightly condecending supernatural knowledge. “Just another day in Gravity Falls” She said. Well, Jimena wasn’t from Gravity Falls, was she? How was she supposed to anticipate a zomie apocalypse on the first day of summer? Even though she was still trying to stay positive (a task that was getting more and more grueling every second), Jimena couldn’t help but pout as her sister and her Abuela chatted casually about gnomes and, quote, “vampires running around in broad daylight”. “That seems a little bit… I don’t know, counter-intuitive, doesn’t it?” Jimena noted. “I mean, wouldn’t they burn up? Unless they’re wearing sunblock or something?”

At least it did seem like Angel was starting to warm up to her. She was concerned about her, at least. “Keep yourself guarded, You might have bill but if you aren’t prepared anything can get the best of you.” Angelica warned her sister. Jimena and the demon burst into laughter at the same time, a rare occurance considering the situation they were both stuck in. “Sis, I don’t ‘have Bill’.” Jimena explained, though she was sure her all-knowledgable sister already knew that. “If anything, he ‘has’ me. And he’s not gonna protect me unless I’m on the brink of death.” She turned to her Abuela. “Luckily, though, Mom taught me how to shoot. You wouldn’t happen to have a gun here, would you?” Abuela’s wife got up and opened a locked metal safe with a small handgun inside, handing it to Jimena. “Gracias.” Jimena thanked her, and she nodded understandingly. “Sé lo que se siente estar completamente perdido todo el tiempo. Apunta a los testículos.” She explained before going back to the corner where she’d been quitely sitting, reading the newspaper.

“Someone- Or something awoke these zombies. They can only be risen by the spell and the spell is only located in my journal…Unless someone far more dangerous messed with the dead.” Angelica scoffed. Jimena’s brow furrowed. “Or maybe someone else has a journal? There’s more than one, isn’t there?” She suggested. But Angel had already gotten into and arguement with Abuela, and since she didn’t want to get into that on her first day here, she turned to Bill curiously. She saw the demon hovering by the window, alternating between watching the mindless hoardes stream by and eyeing Angel coyly. “You two know each other?” She asked quietly, not wanting to be heard over Abuela’s heated shouting. Bill shrugged nochalantly. “We’ve met. A wild week or two in Tijuana, a chupacabra summoning here or there, a hoarde of murder bees in Washington, we’ve come across each other a time or two.” “And you didn’t think to tell me? I figured you’d jump at the chance to taunt me with my long-lost sister.” Bill smirked. “I would’ve, but I couldn’t think of a good punchline. Besides, you were cute when you were all surprised. It was much more fun this way.” Jimena chuckled a little. Sounded about right. As Angel and Abuela’s arguement started to cool down again, she turned to Bill and realized something. “I didn’t know you could summon chupacabras?” “I don’t have to tell you everything.”

Angel had finally been able to convince Abuela to let her go investigate the zombies’ mysterious appearance. Maria sighed bending down a bit to Angel and patting her gently on the head and bringing herself, Angel, and Jimena into a tight hug. Carmen sat in the corner with her newspaper, looking a little left out. “Fine. But you have to bring your sister! And please…be safe kids. I can’t return Jimena in parts.” Maria chuckled. Angel cringed at her grandmother’s humor. “What!? Can’t take a little dark humor?” Maria rolled her eyes before standing up fully. “She’s right, you know.” Jimena said, loading her gun. “I can’t let you go out there alone, with nothing but a book to defend yourself. It’d be a huge bummer to have your death on my consience all summer.” She joked, opening the saferoom doors. She looked back at her sister. “You ready to go, Fearless Leader?”

@ForeverAngel

[Ouijaloveletters]

I yawned, leaning my head against the window of the bus. We’d moved to Gravity Falls, Oregon for my dad’s job. My parents had sent me to a place called the Mystery Shack so I didn’t have to deal with the chaos in the new house. I had my earbuds in and was listening to music to drown out my thoughts. Eventually, the bus stopped in front of a building spelling out ‘Mystery Hack’. I blinked in confusion, before realizing that the S was missing. I got off the bus, stretching.

Approachable

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“Ah, so you’re a returning member,” he noted, “You definitely get perks then. There are outsiders, then the tier up has to be the ‘sorta has family here’. I have no clue what the actual tiers do, but we’ll figure it out.” Just another thinking note to stack away.

Oliver hopped up to knock on the front door to the actual house, more a decrepit mess by now. Dodgy tourist attraction, a source of the most weirdness, and a legendary component with a few summers ago.

“This is the usual hangout place,” he explained, “Angelica lives here, she’s cool, and a few other friends stop by every once in a while. Every year, there are a few kids she takes in to room with her for the summer. Like flatmates, except rent-free. I do the same but without the crazy house aesthetic.”

After a few moments of no one opening to door, Oliver just shrugged and pulled it open. Not like it was ever really locked and Angelica could be showing her new roommates around.

Instead, there were two other kids in the centre. Oliver just grinned and skipped up to them offering a hand. “New kids already? Angel is definitely on a roll. I’m Oliver,” he then pointed back to Rae, “and that’s Rae. We’re stopping by. Anyone happen to know where Angel went?”

@RpQueen - Milo
@Melaniey - Rowan
@ThePoeticRaven - Raelyn

[Ouijaloveletters]

The bus drove off and I nervously walked up to the door, knocking and waiting for an answer. I was practically sweating, Bush from nerves and the heat. “Oh man…I’m not good with this…” I muttered.

Approachable

[ThePoeticRaven]

She followed Oliver to the front door and fiddled with her necklace as he knocked.

“This is the usual hangout place,” he would explain. “Angelica lives here, she’s cool , and a few other friends stop by every once in a while. Every year, there are a few kids she takes in to room with her for the summer. Like flatmates, except rent-free. I do the same but without the crazy house aesthetic.”

“I think this place looks cool,” she’d say under her breath as she followed him inside.

Raelyn didn’t pay much attention to the interior, though it felt as if she’d been here before, years ago. She heard Oliver introducing himself to the new kids, but she hardly registered their presence.

“…stopping by. Anyone happen to know where Angel went?”

“Probably went to investigate, or something,” Rae guessed. “The undead scenario was really shady.”
@BlueInferno
@Melaniey
@RpQueen

[BlueInferno]

Arlo Hendrix

Arlo caught some of the tossed awards, but not for the actual value. It was still metal in the end and the one quirk about Gravity Falls was that the medals were genuine gold when it came to that. Plenty of rich families to fund local companies, not wanting the award to be fake when they rigged it in their favours. Not that it mattered in the end. Marlene held enough inner circle positions where it would never directly affect her.

For now, Arlo shelved away the various phials of zombie fluid. It was true that the melody played earlier was enough to knock them out for good, it was the further research they could continue. There could be ways to kill them off faster or drawl it out longer for a more daring rescue. Perhaps a way to mark only certain individuals to be eaten off. There was just so much potential to be done with this.

He pulled up the laboratory garage, parking the car before following Marlene through the multiple security gates.

“There is no need to stay if you want to work on your cupcakes,” he immediately insisted, “I’ve already sketched up plans for the next stage. It’s summer, there will always be plenty of new people to kindly introduce to this town. Nothing bad is going to happen if you take a break for a bit.” To make his point, Arlo gestured widely to a corner section of the wall covered in screens, charts, maps, and dials. All of them scanning, collecting data, and monitoring for the strange and bizarre.

“And I swear not to blow the lab down,” he continued, “at least there is no open-source of ethanol-”

Arlo trailed off to a slight blinking pattern on one of the dials. Still, with a puzzled look, he approached the mechanism, tapping at it a few times. “Must be the calibration,” he muttered. Yes, definitely. He’d have to recheck the functionality. There had been rumours, potentially, of alternate universes, gateways to worlds beyond anything like Earth. Of course with the extra time, Arlo threw in sensors for any plausible creatures that weren’t from this reality. If the dial was blinking, that would indicate a foreign creature arriving - which was impossible.

Laughing nervously, Arlo left the clearly malfunctioned dial alone, clearing his throat before continuing, “Just save a few cupcakes for me?” It wasn’t like Arlo exactly told her the functionality of everything he manufactured here, but it wouldn’t be beyond her to read something to understand it all. Not a reason to worry anyone anyways with a false alarm.

Either way, why would a being from an alternate reality be on Earth? Or even on that part, Gravity Falls specifically? In no way, the sensors reached all over the world, but it at least protected this town. Even considering the existence of this thing could be grave danger. The summer was supposed to entertain after all.

@ForeverAngel

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“That does sound like Angel. You see, she has this book,” Oliver waved his hands to mimic the shape, “suppose to be this magic thing. You never know, it’s crazy enough here for that stuff to be very real.” Besides that, there wasn’t much point of hanging around if there was no tour guide. Of course, the possibility of having a little fun with some set-up pranks could be interesting. A little something for the Mondragon’s.

There was a sudden knock at the door, Oliver already bolting over. Another kid outside, another newcomer. Oliver just grinned before pushing the child inside as well.

“Welcome! Angel really much be on a roll today if she’s taking in three new flatmates this summer. Might even be a record,” he commented, “I’m Oliver, that’s Rae.” The last snippet already starting to sound quite repetitive. New residents were all fun and that, but it would be a tad easier if they all just showed up at the same time.

“So, what’s your name and what brings you here? If it’s the zombies from earlier, no worries, they’ve all gone now. Rae can tell you all about it.”

@Ouijaloveletters
@ThePoeticRaven

[Ouijaloveletters]

I shuffled awkwardly, clearing my throat. “My names Blake, and we just moved here. My dad sent me here so I didn’t have to deal with the chaos of unpacking. Uhhh, zombies…? As in, BRAINS!” I groaned, sticking my arms out straight and taking a couple steps stiffly.

@BlueInferno
@ThePoeticRaven

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“Blake, nice to meet you,” Oliver beamed with an over-eager handshake after that. “So you’re completely new here? Are you sure your dad didn’t group up here? The Mystery Shack isn’t exactly what I’d imagine any parent would trust here.” Then again, if Blake’s dad did grow up here then he certainly knew where the fun was.

“Honestly, I’m more surprised that you didn’t see the undead creatures at all. There were earthquakes and everything, things falling apart. Even when the sheriff fixed everything, only some of the damage rescinded. I guess that means you don’t actually think this town is that decrepit.” Oliver chuckled after that, just at the mere thought of Gravity Falls actually sustaining damage after all those attacks. There had to be some force of nature that automatically fixed everything afterwards, like a magical reset button.

Either way, fate had brought Blake here. “Trust me, you’re quite in for the best summer of your life,” Oliver exclaimed, “now, while Angel isn’t here, does anyone have any prank ideas? Something big, like painting the house all pink. No, that’s just mean…” he stopped to search for a better plan, “like a surprise gift? I have no clue. Just make it something fun.”

@Ouijaloveletters - Blake
@ThePoeticRaven - Raelyn
@Melaniey - Rowan
@RpQueen - Milo

[Ouijaloveletters]

I blinked, unsure what to think of this…very hyper boy. He vigorously shook my hand, causing my entire body to shake slightly from the force. “Um…my dad might have mentioned an aunt living here or something…” I muttered. “And if you’re going to prank, I’m out. Don’t make me collateral damage either.” I said, looking around the shack.
@BlueInferno
@Melaniey
@ThePoeticRaven
@RpQueen

[Melaniey]

Location: Mystery Shack

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Rowan had zoned out for a while until a few new people walked in. They introduced themselves, Oliver and Rae. “Hi, I’m Rowan.” She smiled lightly. They had began talking about pranking Angelica. “I think she’s upstairs, but maybe just scare her with a spider or something.” Rowan crossed her arms. “I don’t think she would appreciate it.” Rowan laughed a little.

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@BlueInferno

urmmm idk… i have to reply tho soo

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“No worries, I’ll take full responsibility for the prank. Angel is amazing and she does the same to me every so often. The actual prank doesn’t even have to be that big,” he clarified. Blake had nothing to worry about in the end. There were still other fun locations to explore in the shack just in case. Some of this was strange that there would be newcomers in Angel’s house, but Oliver figured that it was fine for now. At least her grandmother hadn’t tried to sell them anything fake yet.

“Rowan, pleasure to meet you as well,” he responded with the introduction of the next student, at least he assumed they were all students. Roughly his age at least if not a little older. “And it doesn’t even have to be a prank,” Oliver continued, “maybe a gift? In the end, she is the one inviting all of you to live with her…right? Now that I think about it, how did you all get here if Angelica isn’t present? Was there some secret message that I didn’t get?”

@Melaniey
@Ouijaloveletters

[Ouijaloveletters]

“My dad found her grandma when he was looking for places to stay in Gravity Falls, so he contacted her.” I clarified. “I’m not actually living here, I’m just going to stay for an hour or two until my parents come back.” I said, nodding a greeting at Rowan.
@BlueInferno
@Melaniey

[ThePoeticRaven]

As Oliver conversed with the others, Rae turned her attention to the window and began to daydream.

Five months earlier…

She was sitting at her desk, writing on an essay for Ms. Harrell’s English class while music played from a nearby radio.

ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: Take It Out on Me - Thousand Foot Krutch

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◄◄⠀▐▐ ⠀►►⠀⠀ ⠀ 0:27 / 3:17 ⠀ ───○ ⠀ ᴴᴰ ❐ ⊏⊐

“It’s not worth it, it’s not working
You wanted it to be picture perfect…”

Just as she finished writing the last paragraph, the room suddenly went silent. Taken by surprise, Rae looked around and noticed something very peculiar. At her window, a bird was in-flight, though it wasn’t moving at all. On her nightstand, the radio was at thirty-five seconds on play, yet it hasn’t gone any further. The silence started to engulf the girl, causing her to panic.

“What the hell is going on?” she asked herself, not realizing that the necklace she wore was glowing.

She’d pull herself to her feet and head downstairs, where her parents were. In the living room, her father could be seen watching the news on their television, though neither seemed to be moving at all. Across the hall, in the kitchen, her mother was in the middle of chopping vegetables on the cutting board, yet she looked like a mannequin holding a knife at an odd angle. Rae started to hyperventilate. What was going on? Why was everything frozen in time?

She felt herself collapse onto the carpet, and at that same moment, time began to resume. The then eighteen year old didn’t remember what happened afterward, and it would take several weeks for her to realized what caused the temporary time-freeze.

“…Was there some secret message that I didn’t get?” she heard Oliver say as she was pulled out of the strange daydream.

Rae just shook her head.

“Maybe I should ask someone here about my parents,” she’d mumble to herself.

@Melaniey
@BlueInferno
@Ouijaloveletters

[Ouijaloveletters]

I awkwardly stood there, shifting my weight from one foot to another. “My parents should be getting here pretty soon. Do you want to do something until then…?” I asked awkwardly.
@BlueInferno
@ThePoeticRaven
@Melaniey

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“Even if you are staying for a short while, it’s still nice that you came,” Oliver noted, “new or not, it’s easy to get lost in the wonders here.” Of course, the excited tone only marred with Oliver’s personal love for this town. Not everyone found it so and there were casualties every so often. With the undead rising earlier, there could be a few individuals on that list.

Though there was also Rae’s momentary pause while she muttered something different. At this point, he was almost starting to note everyone’s issue with tire parents bringing them here. It was like a collective even happened here and all these residents were just sent here on fate - though that wouldn’t be too surprising considering the other anomalies that happened here.

“So where do you all go to school then? Is this a summer-only thing or will you be staying the school year?” Oliver asked, steering toward the potential new classmates next year. “I realize that some of you may have graduated, so is there a good university nearby that everyone is attending?”

@Ouijaloveletters
@ThePoeticRaven
@Melaniey

[Ouijaloveletters]

“Oregon State University. I’ll be starting in the fall. You guys? I asked, looking at everyone.

@ThePoeticRaven
@BlueInferno
@Melaniey

[ThePoeticRaven]

“Taking a year off,” Rae would reply, though she wasn’t fully focused on the conversation.

[Ouijaloveletters]

I nodded at her, before my phone buzzed. I grabbed to out of my pocket, putting it to my ear. “Hey dad. Ok, I’ll be right out.” I said, hanging up and putting my phone back in my pocket. “Hey guys, my dad’s here. Can I get your numbers? I don’t think our house is too far from here, so you can totally come over.” I said, heading out the door with a wave.
@ThePoeticRaven
@Melaniey
@BlueInferno