"It'll be fun, they say. Maybe you'll learn something, they say." Gideon Pines mumbled as he stepped off the bus in the town of Reverse Falls. "Who even calls a town Reverse Falls? That's just stupid..."

He sighed as the bus drove away. He was trapped in this small town for the whole summer with his dad, Bud. He honestly didn't care for his father, who left before he was born. He just wanted to be back home with the two friends he had.

"Gideon! Son!" The foreign voice shouted. Gideon turned to see a large man in a suit and fez.

"Dad?" Gideon walked towards the man carefully. Soon, he was scooped up into the man's arms in a tight hug.

"It's so good to finally meet you!" The southern accent was apparent in his voice, same as Gideon's.

"Uh... You too... dad..." Gideon said awkwardly as he was lead to a run down shack entitled 'Mystery Shack.'

He looked around as the door opened, revealing a bunch of items. It looked like some sort of gift shop.

"Bud! Is this your son!?" A happy voice shouted. A young, blonde girl ran towards the two. Her hair was up in a ponytail, and she wore a tan sweater with a llama on it.

"Yes, Pacifica. This is Gideon." Bud's smile was wide.

The girl's smile was even wider as she pulled Gideon into a hug. "Hi Gideon! I'm Pacifica Southeast! Oh, I can already see that we'll be great friends!"

Gideon was surprised and completely confused. "Uh... O-Okay..."

Pacifica giggled and let the boy go. "We are going to have so much fun together!"

Gideon smiled for the first time since he arrived at Reversed Falls. He had no idea how it happened, but he just made a friend. And she was the prettiest girl he ever saw...

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"Son, would you please go into the forest and put up these signs?"

Gideon nodded and grabbed the signs, a hammer, and some nails.

"Can I go with him!?" Pacifica asked happily.

"I'm sorry, sweety, but you've got work to do." Bud replied.

"Aw..." Pacifica frowned. "Okay..."

Gideon walked outside. It had been about a week since he arrived to Reverse Falls, and he was starting to get suspicious. He felt that something strange was going on in the small town.

He sighed as he hammered in yet another sign. He went to another tree and put the nail against it, taking the hammer and hammering it in, only to be met with a loud metal sound. He tilted his head slightly in wonder before hitting it again.

Yep, definitely metal. He gently felt the tree until he found a dent. He pulled on it and it opened to reveal a door. Inside the door was a book. He pulled out the dusty thing and blew off the thick layer of dust to reveal a red cover with a golden cutout of a six fingered hand.

"Woah..." Gideon set it on the ground and opened it. The first page was just saying who it belonged to, but the name was ripped off. He frowned before turning the page and reading aloud. "June 18th, It's hard to believe it's been six years since I began researching the strange and wondrous secrets of Reverse Falls, Oregon. In all my travels, never have I observed so many curious things! Reverse Falls is indeed a geographical oddity..."

The young boy's eyes widened. "I knew something weird was going on in this town!" He kept flipping through the pages, curiosity gaining with every page.

"Watch'a reading!?" Pacifica suddenly jumped from behind a log, making Gideon scream on surprise as he shut the journal.

"P-Pacifica!?" The kid sighed. "You scared me there for a second..."

"Yeah, your dad was starting to get worried, so here I am!" Pacifica giggled. "You didn't answer my question though."

"Huh? Oh, yeah! Check out this journal I found! It shows all of the weird things that are in Reverse Falls!" Gideon opened to a page and showed it to her.

"Woah! Cool!" Pacifica smiled. "I knew there was something weird with this town! And I've lived here my whole life!"

Gideon smiled as they walked back to the shack. "Just imagine all of the things we can explore!"

"I love exploring!" Pacifica cheered.

"Great! We can start looking tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow? Oh, sorry Gideon, I can't. I'm going to see the Gleeful twins."

"Gleeful twins?" Gideon stopped walking and looked at the girl with curiosity.

"Yeah! They are amazing! Dipper and Mabel are the masters of telepathy and they have amazing magic tricks! Plus, they are great singers! Oh, I should take you there!"

Gideon processed what she said before smiling and nodding, putting the journal in his vest. "Okay."