Gravity Falls: A New Adventure! [Official Thread]

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

He wasn’t as disappointed as he thought he would be once the stone wall refused to budge. The prior maps hadn’t really detailed what was beyond this, but it looked clear enough that it was another short cut to the hive, and that in itself was good enough.

Still, they tried. Oliver just laughed it off, making finger guns at Brutus, “You absolutely adorable hunk of a child, I could have sworn I heard the door slid a bit when you joined. Well, no use in stopping. There are always alternatives.”

Essentially, Angel’s backup weapons. Even Oliver tried not to resort to this as it would prove that Angel did perhaps hold some decent skill with technology, but fine. They could discuss the specifics later.

He swung his backpack around to pull out two laser rifles, both designed differently with a cacophony of alien parts and whatever other scraps Angel got her hands on. Not to say that the results were stunning. If brute force wasn’t working might as well go for just blasting a hole in the darn door. It wasn’t like the zombies would complain about it.

Spinning again to study the others with him, Oliver settled on Aiden before tossing him the alternate rifle. “And I choose you. Stay a good distance from the wall, shoot at it 'till your heart’s content. It’s like anger management, but it works.”

In the meantime, Rae could copy down or photographs the symbols on the door. Oliver didn’t want to lose that information quite yet.

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“Scream therapy works too, although please don’t do that here…” I said, shoving my hands in my pockets. “Hey Oliver, Hand me one.”
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[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

There were still only two rifles, but seeing as how uncomfortable Aiden was earlier, Oliver figured that it was better off just giving away his own. The vibe trailing from the fake physic was practically this left out feeling, one that was looking rather hard to fix, not that Oliver didn’t appreciate a good challenge.

And maybe, Angel may even let Aiden keep the rifle…yeah, no. Worth a thought though.

Oliver just powered down his own laser weapon, pulling the sling off his shoulder before handing it to Blake. “Do feel free to share with Jimena,” he pressed with another grin. In the meantime, it just meant he had more time to help with Rae and finish up getting images of the wall.

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I nodded at Oliver, unsure why he was grinning at me like that. I took the rifle, thanking him and slipping it over my shoulder.
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[ThePoeticRaven]

Raelyn caught the flashlight and slid the other one into her pocket before studying the images and symbols on the wall.

“I’ll have to copy these down in my notebook later,” she mumbled, currently observing a symbol that resembled her necklace. “Thank the gods I have a photographic memory, else we’d probably be screwed.”

She didn’t pay much attention to the others, as her focus was still on the stone door. There was obviously no key hole to be seen, which meant that there had to be some way to open it.

“Though I doubt it would be that simple to figure out, unless the images and symbols are clues,” she mumbled to herself. “The fact is that this place is ancient compared to the town, and that might be the link to all the unnatural phenomena that has been occurring…”

She trailed off, having gathered everything she could on the door. Her attention went back to the crescent moon, and as her hand came into contact, the necklace she wore started to glow.

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[GlitterFist]

Jimena glared wryly at Oliver as he egges on her and Blake to “share”. “You think you’re cute, don’t you?” She asked, catching on to his plan. Bil floated in circles around her head, singing madly. “CROSSBONES AND MONOCHROME, SITTING IN A TREE-” “You’re not helping either, you little parasite.” She snapped. She followed Blake as she took the rifle and split off from the group.

“You can keep that one.” Jimena said, taking the one she’d gotten back at the shack off of her back where it was strapped. “How much ammo do we have? Do you think it’ll be enough to split?” She asked.

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“I sure hope so…do you feel something? I feel an almost…demonic presence. Yes, I can see ghosts, but this one is just weird…it’s following us. I assume that’s who you’re talking to?” I asked.
@GlitterFist I thought having her see ghosts would be interesting. She can feel Bill, but can’t see him right now.

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

Despite Rae’s photographic memory, Oliver still decided to whip out his cell for a few fast photos. The only thing that sucked was the terrible light exposure here. At least there was a hard copy somewhere to share with others. No doubt Rae could write down all those notes later, but it would be faster if she had help.

Which mean now that the doors were completely open for whatever chaos that awaited them, blaster holes and all. Oliver expected the rifle on max settings, bright flashes of blue and rocks all over the place.

Instead, Rae was still at the door spacing out. Oliver just went with it, jogging up to her and hoping that the students behind him weren’t that trigger happy in the moment. It didn’t seem like her to get this still and silent, she was supposed to be active and initiative. Each step closer only added to the feeling like something was off. Granted, that was more of Gravity Falls, but this was something different.

“What do you know…” he murmured, “you have a glowing necklace. Not gonna lie, that’s pretty amazing. Do you think you could-” Not quite sure if Rae was paying attention, he tapped her shoulder, “Are you alright? Is that the secret button to opening that door?”

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“I don’t feel anything.” Jimena lied through her teeth, sweating a bit. She wasn’t going to let thhe cool ranch dorito ruin whatever was happening here. “It’s probably just these catacombs. The drippy water, the darkness, the smell, the creepy atmosphere… It’s probably just getting to your head.” She suggested, trying not to watch Bill as he flew in circles around Blake’s head, making ghost sounds. “I was talking to… um… Brutus!” She blurted out, pointing at him accusingly. “You hear that, you little parasite?!” The hulking boy looked up at her like a kicked puppydog. “What did I ever do to you?” He asked, trying to snatch the rifle out of his brother’s hand while Aiden wasn’t looking. Aiden slapped his hand away. “Stop that.”

@Ouijaloveletters That sounds fun!

[ThePoeticRaven]

When she pulled away from the door, the necklace stopped glowing, and she felt slightly dazed. With a sigh, Raelyn turned to face Oliver.

“It’s odd,” she’d say. “Twelve symbols, almost as if they were taken from a clock.”

Rae shook her head, trying to figure out the meaning behind them, though without any luck. This door might be the reason why her parents fled Gravity Falls…

“Strange. For a second, I felt something right on the other side, as if it was waiting for us to let it out… I think we should get back to the Mystery Shack soon. I rather not try to open a Pandora’s box when I have no clue what I might get into.”

Raelyn started to feel hysterical. She gave Oliver the flashlight back before fleeing into the darkness, having no idea where she was going.

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“I don’t think it’s the catacombs…I’ve felt it around you when we met. I understand if you don’t want to talk here, but I’d like to know. I’m pretty good at dealing with spirits.” I reassured. “My parents think I’m crazy…”
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[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

He stepped back with Rae’s sudden turn, attempting to clear the speeding heartbeat. There was a new air here, something far darker. Blake was muttering behind about ghosts, Jimena was talking to herself, and without looking back, somehow this all feel connected. For extra measures, Oliver took another shaky step back, attempting to maintain eye contact with Rae.

Twelve symbols, that’s what she said. Surprisingly, that was the only somewhat familiar things mentioned before. Another trip with Angel, more past research. Something about that circle appearing again and again through all these locations. If Rae knew anything, then Oliver needed to know as well.

“The other side of the door should just be a short cut,” he partially reasoned, “I mean, the map can’t be wrong, right?” But there had been weirder things, that’s what made this whole situation all that more real.

“Guys!” he called out toward the others, “How about we not shoot down the doors then? Just for now at least. We could be on the verge of something-”

The sudden sound of scampering footsteps tore Oliver’s gaze back to the disappearing Rae down another corridor. Praying that his friends didn’t get run down by the undead, he snatched at a spare flashlight before running after her. Catacombs or not, they couldn’t afford to be alone.

“Rae!” He yelled in between footfalls, “Lemme check the map, we could get lost! It’s very big down here and not even the sheriff can save us if this goes too far!”

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[ThePoeticRaven]

She had to get away from the door. Away from the off-setting presence lurking behind it.

“Nowhere’s safe,” she whispered, vanishing from Oliver’s sight.

Raelyn didn’t stop running until she truly felt that she was alone. Her legs gave out, forcing her to sit on the cold corridor floor. The song she listened to earlier started to play again.

“Please, remain calm, the end has arrived
We cannot save you, enjoy the ride
This is the moment you’ve been waiting for
Don’t call it a warning, this is a war”

“It’s the parasite eve
Got a feeling in your stomach 'cause you know that it’s coming for ya
Leave your flowers and grieve…”

Raelyn closed her eyes, focusing on the music and its lyrics instead of what had happened back there. She really hoped that she wasn’t going insane.

[Ouijaloveletters]

“Mom and dad think I’m crazy…I’m not crazy…the schizophrenic pills aren’t doing anything…please stop…” I muttered, massaging my temples. “Make it stop!” I cried.
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Blake’s parents are psychiatrists

[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

Even the light didn’t do much against the start bleakness of the cave. He was far enough were a cry for help would go noticed to the others. The edges of the cavern still dropped off unexpectedly at turns and Oliver had to remember that the undead were all in some kind of hibernation, or at least hopefully they were.

He stepped over another stalagmite while levelling the flashlight toward the crouched figure in the corner. Right, she was safe. No zombies around because that was bad and he hadn’t grabbed any defences within the spilt second of chasing after Rae.

This time, Oliver reached out to grasp her hands, hoping that it would prove more imminent than her headphones. With the flashlight dropped on the floor, the only thing illuminating them was the reflection and the occasional glowing blue signals along the wall.

“Rae, breath, you’re too amazing to die. How am I ever going to repay the whole save earlier from the rouge zombie? Exactly.” Oliver’s gaze trailed back to the glowing necklace, which definitely wasn’t doing that earlier. Naturally, it looked like those events were linked.

“Can you tell me what happened with the necklace? Perhaps I can help,” he added, “Angel’s been writing journals of her discoveries, we can definitely check it out when we get back.”

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[ThePoeticRaven]

She felt someone grab her hands, and looked up to see Oliver in front of her.

“Do… do you know how many founding families there are?” she asked, her voice barely going above a whisper. “It might help to know… I can’t go back there. I just can’t.”

The symbols started to float around her mind. A book, the crescent moon, wild flames… one shaped like a dorito. Those were the ones that outshined the others.

“Thirteen symbols,” Raelyn started rambling to herself. “Two of them make a bit of sense… Angelica’s book, and my necklace. The dorito symbol gives off… a bad omen… We’re not the only ones aware of the catacombs…”

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[BlueInferno]

Oliver Madigan

“Can’t go back where?” he prompted. As far as he was concerned, Aiden’s family was one of the founders, but even then, it was a loose migration to the actual town. Angel had some history, not as much albeit, but most of the visiting kids had some familiar roots.

As Rae kept talking, Oliver did start to notice the strange nuances that popped up. She mentioned twelve symbols before, the ones Oliver was familiar with, but now there was thirteen. The dorito being new, though the strange connection to a popular chip company was just odd, Oliver could settle for the triangle shape then. There was no way a snack industry was planting supernatural traps.

Other insignia’s made sense. Angel had long deduced that she represented the book, Rae being the crescent also made sense. She had the necklace.

“The prophecy is happening soon,” he said with a realisation, eyes widening, only now catching up to what he said. “Wait, Angle and I have found evidence of this before, but we only knew of our symbols. Now that you and the other kids are here, things are starting to make sense. It’s wasn’t luck, after all, you’re all here because of fate.”

Everything was put into pace deliberately, all these summertime visitors each having a purpose. Angelica definitely needed to hear this.

“The only other beings in the catacombs are the hibernating undead,” Oliver said on a lighter note, then offering a hand to Rae, “I would recommend we head back to the main group. As fun as this was, this place doesn’t feel safe anymore.”

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I started to have flashbacks to wispy apparitions appearing in my room, ones that Sophie would incessantly stare at, her eyes wide and tail swishing, ready to pounce at the things only her and I could see.
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Jimena sighed, put her hands in her pockets, looked away. Blake was smart. She wasn’t going to buy any of this crap. Jimena rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet, trying to figure out how best to explain the whole thing. “Listen, Blake, it’s… complicated.” She chuckled a bit, looking around at the others. “And I don’t really know if I can explain it fully. Not here, anyway.” She got a chill as a drop of cold water dripped off of the tip of a stalagtite down her shirt. “If we could just get some private time…” She saw Bill’s smirk and changed course. “If we could just get out of this stupid cave!” She cried, annoyed, kicking one of the stalagmites that was jutting from the floor. She sighed again. Why did everything have to be so complicated?

Suddenly, Blake cluthed her head and started shaking. She was having a breakdown. “I’m not crazy…the schizophrenic pills aren’t doing anything…please stop… Make it stop!” She cried. Jimena clasped Blake’s hands. “No, it’s okay! I don’t think you’re crazy, trust me! You’re one on the sanest ones here!” Unsure what to do, Jimena pulled the girl into a hug and let her bury her head in her chest. She glared up at Bill who was watching it all, humming bemusedly. “Whatever you’re doing, stop it!” She demanded. She demon simply shrugged and watched it all go down. Still hugging on to Blake, Jimena tooked around. That was when she saw the symbols, all twelve, all araganged in a circle. Her eyes widened as Bill snickered malisciously. The pieces came together. “We need to get out of here.” She whispered, terrified. “Oliver!” She called out to him. “We all need to get out of this cave! NOW!”

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[ThePoeticRaven]

“The prophecy is happening soon,” she heard Oliver say, though she didn’t hear the rest of what he said.

He’d offer her his hand, saying something about hibernating undead. She’d take it, her mind still buzzing. The glow from her necklace dimmed, and Rae realized that it wasn’t doing what it had done to her before. Possibly a glitch, she thought to herself as she followed Oliver back to where the others were.
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