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Gravity Falls, Oregon. They've finally arrived. Dipper and Mabel grabbed all their stuff and hopped off the bus. Mabel looked around. "It's so... GREEN!" Dipper laughed. "You act as though you've never seen grass or trees before, Mabel. Calm down," he said, smiling at his sister's goofiness. Mabel grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the place they're supposed to stay at. A run down old shack. The sign read "Mystery Shack". Interesting name. Really. Mabel pulled him onto the porch with her and let go of him to knock on the door. Knock, knock.
"Young Master," one of the servants greeted him, bowing down. He snorted. "Stand up. So, anything new to report?" The servant straightened up. "Yes, sir. There are two new visitors in Gravity Falls. They are staying for the rest of summer break." He nodded. "I see... Well I want someone to go and evaluate them. Can't have assassins staying in our town for that long, can we?" The servant shook her head. "No, Master Cipher. That will not do at all." He growled. "Then go do it!," he ordered. The servant nodded and hurried away. "Bill Cipher does not take shit from anybody." He headed to the main room.
The door opened. An old man wearing a tux, fez, and holding a cane appeared in the doorway. "Welcome to a world of mystery!," he shouted. When he realized who the people standing outside were, he immediately shouted, "Kids! Welcome!" Dipper and Mabel exchanged glances. The two teens looked back at he man. "Umm... Stan, right?," Dipper asked. Stan smiled wide. "The one and only! Mister Mystery at your service! You two are pretty tall! How old are you?" Mabel smiled. "I, the marvelous Mabel, am 16. So is Dip-Dop over there. We're twins!" Stan moved aside. "Well, come in, come in! Don't let me be in the way!" Mabel giggled and walked in, Dipper tagging along. They looked around. It was... homey-ish. Dipper noted the aquarium in the corner with an axolotl floating around in it. Mabel always thought those things were cute. She sometimes called them "as-cute-as-puppies-fish". He thought they resembled salamanders. They were brought to the living room. Stan walked over to them. "You both are gonna stay in the attic room. Take your stuff up there." They nodded and did as they were told, Mabel racing Dipper up the stairs. Of course, she won.
"Well? Did you find out where they're staying?" The servant bowed. "At a place called the 'Mystery Shack", sir," the servant responded. Bill frowned in thought. "I believe I know where that is. Send someone out. If they turn out to be any threat to me, take them into custody and bring them to me. Then I would decide what to do with them." The servant stood up. "Yes, sir. I will get right on it." With that, she walked away to find someone capable of finding out as much as they could about their town's new residents. Bill smirked. "Maybe, just maybe one of them could be a new, better servant. Maybe even a butler or buttress. That would be nice. Most of these fools are useless and unreliable." He planned about what to do if they did turn out to be a threat. 'I guess I'll have to just wait and see.'