Stuff might change in this AU in the future but here’s what I have so farrrr

Ford is hopelessly lost in an endless green void after leaping through another portal. A strange, humanoid entity greets him. It seems friendly, but he knows better than to trust it so easily. He won't let himself be hurt again.

In which a young, still paranoid Ford ends up in the Ghost Zone, and is found by a very concerned Phantom.

The Trouble with Ghosts: Lancer hadn’t realized how closely young Mr. Fenton’s school troubles-–and the secrets he surely wasn’t telling his parents–-were tied to ghosts until after that encounter with Phantom. [FFN | AO3 | tumblr]

Forewarning: All Dipper knew was that there was something buried in some special thermos behind the shack; all Danny knew was that he had no idea how he’d gotten here. [FFN | AO3 | tumblr]

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♫ Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid ♫

    Summer is upon the town of Amity Falls, Oregon. Innocent residents of Amity Falls, unaware of what will soon plague their summer, begin to ready themselves for vacation. Students go to school for the last day before it officially lets out, setting them up for the season.

    It is mid-afternoon, and school has just let out. Danny, Tucker, and Sam find themselves walking home, excitement hanging in the air due to their break.

    Danny smiles absentmindedly as Tucker strikes up conversation. “So, Danny, what do you plan on doing during summer break? I know me and Sam have plans, but you haven’t told us about what you’re going to do yet,” Tucker says, with a grin. Danny snaps out of his “trance” and looks over at Tucker, keeping the walking pace. “I wasn’t planning on doing much. Maybe a bit of stargazing? I think exploring the area would be nice. I don’t have anything definitive, if that’s what you mean, Tuck,” Danny responds. Sam chimes in, “You know, Danny, wouldn’t it be nice to get away? Maybe a week of traveling? We should make our plans concrete. Though, if we don’t go anywhere, I bet there would be enough local stuff for us to do.” With a chuckle, Danny shrugs at his two best friends. “Whatever works best for you guys. I seem to have completely forgotten everything I like.” The trio laughs softly as they continue on their way home, each stopping when it’s their turn to split and head to their respective houses.

    Soon enough, Danny arrives at his over-advertised home. The large sign on the top of his house is lit up and flashing, as if trying to celebrate the end of a school year with the now-free students. He enters slowly, turning the doorknob with caution. Breathing out a sigh of relief at the lack of his parents’ presence, he steps inside. It doesn’t seem like anyone is home. Danny, in a bit of an impulsive manner, decides to head to the basement, just for a quick look at his parents’ Ghost Portal. It isn’t functional, not yet, but he finds himself intrigued by it. He wishes he could take a quick look inside it..but chooses to play it safe and go back upstairs. While Danny begins to head upstairs from the main floor, he hears the front door open, signaling Jazz’s arrival. Turning to face her, he smiles and waves, greeting his sister as he walks up the stairs and over to his room. Without a thought, he enters his room and plops down onto his bed. He allows his thoughts to flood his brain, thinking to himself about how the school year is finally over, like it had gone in a flash of months that felt like minutes. I wonder what I should do this summer, he thought. Don’t wanna get too bored. Danny stretches out on his bed, losing himself in his ideas and fantasies. Oh right, I have to go to work tomorrow.

    A bus comes to a halt in front of its stop. Two short, similar-looking children, clearly twins, get off of said bus, and look around. Dipper, the slightly uninterested one of the two, looks around boredly; Mabel, the excited one, gazes around at all of the people. With a sigh, Dipper looks at Mabel. “Do you think there could be anything abnormal here? It’s all I can think about. This place looks almost..too normal,” Dipper says, with a small frown. Mabel grins excitedly, showing her braces, and shrugs in response. “I know it’s going to be fun, Dipstick, just look on the bright side! I can’t wait to look around!” As she giggles to herself, Dipper notices a sign in the distance. It reads, “The Mystery Shack”, and has an arrow pointing towards where it might be. With an eyebrow raised, Dipper grabs ahold of Mabel’s wrist and brings her to the sign, to get a closer look. Quietly, he says, “Look. Isn’t this where we’re supposed to go?” Mabel nods, her grin growing wider. She looks in the direction of the arrow, turning her head. “Oh, wow! It’s so..fun looking!” She runs off towards the building in the distance, noticing more “fun” details as she gets closer. Dipper sighs to himself and runs after her. When they both reach the building, they see what looks like a regular house..if not for the intense advertisement of it. There are several signs nearby pointing to it that say “The Mystery Shack!”, and it even says so on the roof, though the “S” has fallen off, confirming that this is their destination. Mabel reaches for the front door, in a hurry to look around. She rushes inside, leaving an unnerved Dipper following after her.

    Inside of the Mystery Shack, Dipper and Mabel see many odd things. There are jars of shrunken heads, vials with eyes, and taxidermy creatures that don’t seem quite real. At first, the two are a bit fearful of the sinister objects. But this is just the giftshop, and there is much more for them to see. As they continue to look around, Mabel finds things that appear much more lighthearted and fun. There are pins, t-shirts, and tons of interesting people. She can’t help but feel very excited.. Dipper, however, is looking for, not merch or people, but exhibits. He hurries off behind a curtain and finds that he’s found the place he and Mabel will be staying; the part of the house that hasn’t been turned into a tourist trap. Beginning to wander off on his own, straying from Mabel, he walks through to a living room. Seconds later, he hears someone come up behind him… “Boo!”

    Dipper jumps up and turns around, with a high-pitched shriek. He looks up at the person, noting that they’re probably an employee. They hold out their hand for him to shake as they say, “Sorry, couldn’t resist. I’m Wendy Corduroy, by the way. You can just call me Wendy.” Dipper looks up at her, with a small smile. He clears his throat, hoping she “didn’t notice” his girly scream. Taking her hand and shaking it, he says, “Nice to meet you, I’m Dipper Pines.” He immediately notices her chill attitude and cool appearance, and that she’s awfully tall. She is wearing a brown hat, a green plaid jacket with the sleeves rolled up, deep blue jeans, and boots. Dipper truly thinks she looks cool. She grins down at him. “Well, I better get back to work. See ya, Dipper,” she says, as she heads through the curtain and to the gift shop. Silently, Dipper stares at her as she walks away. Mabel pops up suddenly beside him and whispers, “Ooh, you talked to someone? How unexpected! And it was a girl!” with a joking smile on her face. He lightly socks her in the shoulder, with a small grin. “Hey, it’s not like I’m that socially awkward!” They laugh together for a few seconds, before a big, middle-aged man walks up to them.

    The man, in an oddly professional outfit coupled with a fez, stands before them. It takes a second, but they remember him. “Welcome to the Mystery Shack! I’m sure you kids are just bubbling with interest!” He chuckles to himself. “Anyway, let me show you to your rooms.” As Stan leads them up the stairs and to the attic, Dipper and Mabel whisper to each other. “So that’s Grunkle Stan. It’s been so long since we last saw him,” Dipper murmurs. Mabel nods, with a fun-loving grin. It’s clear that she’s been looking forward to spending her summer here, in such a different environment. “You’re right, it’s been forever!! Too long. I can’t wait to explore the town and get to know our Grunkle better!” She speeds up, reaching the top of the stairs before Dipper can say anything. He huffs in annoyance at her sudden energy and hurries up to follow her and Stan. When he steps onto the floor, Stan looks back at them, and opens the door to Dipper and Mabel’s new, shared room. Stan grins as he speaks: “Heh, it’s not much yet, but you can decorate it and fill it with whatever you want!” Mabel’s eyes light up with creativity as she bounds into the room and claims the bed on the right. Dipper walks over to the bed on the left. Stan waves goodbye as he closes the door, quickly saying, “Ask me if you need anything!” and leaving them to themselves. Bouncing on the bed, Mabel giggles, “I need glue, I need yarn! Homemade decor, here I come!” She quickly starts unpacking her stuff, aiming to make the room comfortable and covered in decorative crafts. Dipper cautiously unpacks his own bag, with much less enthusiasm. He isn’t the type to care nearly as much about mere decorations, but he does want to add personality to the almost empty room.

    After unpacking, Dipper looks out the triangular window. It’s only then that he notices how weird it is to have this type of window..but he doesn’t mind. Surely it has little to no significance, right? He looks back and sees Mabel taping posters to the walls and throwing stuffed animals on her bed. This place doesn’t seem half bad, Dipper thinks to himself. A change of scenery can be a great breath of fresh air. With a tiny grin and a new enthusiasm for tomorrow, he plops onto his bed and decides to think about what he’ll do first.

    Danny gets up with a start. He knows his parents are working on something new, since he can hear their yells from his room, though they’ve already started to die down. Too bad he didn’t get to rest much longer. It’s..only 5:30 pm. Ahh, well, I still have the night to sleep through. The nap was nice, though, he thinks. He smiles softly to himself as he leaves his room, heading down the stairs and to the kitchen. With more energy than earlier, Danny greets Jazz when he sees her, and rustles up a quick meal. It isn’t much, but it’ll do; just a sandwich, a bag of chips, and some juice. Nothing wrong with a light meal, is there? Suddenly, his mom, also known as Maddie, walks in the room, giving him a loving hug and wishing him good luck at his job tomorrow, since she won’t be home the next morning, or for the rest of the evening. “I bet tourists will be flooding in, come tomorrow. Better get ready for real business at that old shack!” Danny just nods, agreeing, with a pleasant expression. He hopes it’ll go well, and not be too packed. But, alas, that is a thing for tomorrow Danny to worry about.

    As his parents finish up their tinkering and leave their house once more, Danny calls up Tucker and Sam. Jazz is up in her room, which means that Danny and his two best friends have the house mostly to themselves. He hears a knock on the door, walks over, and opens it, inviting his friends in. Tucker steps in first. “So, Danny, anything in particular that you invited us for?” Tucker asks, as he removes his shoes and leaves them next to the door. Danny shrugs: “I mean, I know we’re not really supposed to mess with it, but d’ya wanna go check out the GZ portal? I lowkey can’t stop thinking about how interesting it’d be.” Sam enters, and with a snicker, she proclaims, “Hell yeah, I definitely wanna see. Bet it doesn’t even work, though.” Danny leads Sam and Tucker to the basement, a bit determined to look around in and mess with the portal, hoping it works, just to prove Sam wrong. Soon enough, they all stand in front of the portal, Danny now wearing a Fenton jumpsuit for safety reasons. Sam snatches the Jack Fenton picture off of the suit, with the argument that it looks lame. 

    Danny steps into the Ghost Zone portal, intrigue and wonder filling every bone in his body, as if anything could happen. He searches for the on button, as he turns around and gives his friends a thumbs up. He finds the button and presses it. An intense flash of green comes from the portal, as Danny screams in complete agony, blasted back by the force. Seconds later, he lays in a heap on the floor, hair white, and eyes green. Even his outfit has swapped colors. Sam and Tucker have no idea how to deal with this shocking, and quite frankly, horrifying situation. Especially since he’s floating in the air.

    Back in the Mystery Shack, Dipper is snapped out of his thoughts by an excited, yet tired, Mabel. “Dipstick, look what I did!” she yells, as she waves her arms around her and twirls, as if to show off some sort of transformation. Clearly, she’s talking about what she’s done to make their room feel homier. Now there are arts and crafts decorating every corner of the room, and fun posters covering the walls on her side. She has a knack for art, and Dipper knows this. With a smile, Dipper shoots her a thumbs up. “Looks great, Mabel. Can’t wait for when I find things to decorate my side with.” Now, a shout from Stan interrupts any further conversation: “Dipper, Mabel, dinner’s ready!” Mabel races down the stairs, leaving Dipper to rush down after her. “Hey, wait up!” he shouts, a bit startled by her sudden energy and speed. When they reach the kitchen, Stan offers them some food, and they eat together calmly. Casual conversation overtakes the room.

    When the initial conversation ends, Dipper pipes up, “Could we explore the area around the Shack today?” Stan shrugs and laughs, “Do whatever ya want, kid.” Dipper can’t help but feel excited to learn more about the area. He hurriedly finishes eating and dashes out the door, questioning what awaits him.

from @this-is-z-art-blog‘s phantom falls au.

Danny shifts, the costume he’s wearing itching through his shirt. He’s hot, sweatier than normal, and cannot believe that he’s doing this. He stomps around, the paw-shoes of the Abominable Snowman suit big enough that if he doesn’t pay attention to where he sets his feet, he’ll fall right into the metal bars of the cage he’s stuck in.

Why did Aunt Alicia even have a fake cage? And the costume? And dear God, why did Danny agree to this?

Dani opens the door to the main museum area. She sets his water bottle down near the shadowy corner of the cage. “Do you have to go before the tour comes in?” she whispers.

“No, I’m all set,” Danny whispers back. “Are you leaving soon?”

Dani grins wide. Right - that’s why he agreed to this. “Yeah! In just a minute. Thanks again for covering for me.”

“Just… Please learn how to drive the golf cart,” Danny replies. “You have to stop crashing the golf cart.”

Dani nods, but Danny knows she isn’t listening. They hear a bike bell from outside, and Dani perks up. “That’s Val! I’ll see you later. You’re the best, bro!” She gives him a thumbs up as she exits, and he weakly gives her a thumbs up back. She promised to bring back an entire pie from the Lunch Lady’s for him.

The door swings open again, and Aunt Alicia leads a tour group in. Danny shuffles his feet. He watches Alicia show off the other exhibits and seethes at all of the inaccuracies she’s spewing. The group is halfway around the room when he realizes Dash and Paulina are in the back of the group.

He gets even sweatier somehow, and turns to the door of the massive cage. The paw-shaped gloves make it impossible to grip the heavy door enough to open it. He frantically paws at it, desperate to make sure the other tweens don’t see him.

“And here you can see the ferocious yeti!” Alicia announced. Abominable snowman, Danny corrects silently. He turns around slowly. Dash’s eyes light up and Paulina disinterested stare turns cruel.

“It looks pretty small to me,” Paulina says, interrupting Aunt Alicia. “And so raggedy. Like a wimpy dork getting eaten by feather boa.”

“Yeah, I bet yetis aren’t even real,” Dash snickers. “Probably just some nerd in their fursuit.”

Danny was saved from further embarrassment by a tourist in the front. “Yetis are real,” he announces confidently. “This one is so wimpy because we’re too far north. It’s malnourished. Yetis live much further south than people expect.”

If Danny really was an abominable snowman, he’d be pulling his fur off. Yetis weren’t native to North America; their slightly smaller cousins the abominable snowmen were. But he couldn’t say anything because he was in a stupid costume. Shit, was Dash right? Is this a fursuit?

Prologue: Danny’s parents weren’t very happy with how much time he was spending sitting up in his room during the summer. In fairness, he was a bit busy trying not to let everyone around him die on a daily basis, but they didn’t know that so you can’t exactly blame them. They made some calls to an old college friend and decided it would be best to send Danny up to a small town to get him away from technology for a while. After all, their friend's niece and nephew were staying there too so he wouldn’t be alone. What’s the worst that could happen?

1: The bus ride from Amity Park to Gravity falls was hours longer than Danny liked. Every half hour he would switch from texting his friends, scrolling the internet, doodling, and just watching the windows. There isn’t much to do on a dirty old bus with the only company being the gum under the seat, but eventually he opened up the notebook he had been doodling and began writing about what he thought about this whole thing. He talked about how dumb it was his parents were making him stay here for the next month, how unfair it was for them to not let Sam and Tucker come along, and how he wasn’t looking forward to spending the rest of the summer with a couple of twelve year olds and their gross uncle. Fighting ghosts was a job, not fun, but at least it was entertaining.

The bus eventually pulled up to a small stop just inside the town’s lines. It had a broken sign that said “Bus Stop” and a bench that was rotting after years of sitting there. Taped to the bench was a note with the words “For Danny” written on it. He opened the note and saw that it was written in a pink glitter pin and had stickers all over it. It read, “Hi Danny! Sorry we can’t be there to pick you up. You can come find the shack and we’ll help you unpack, The address is 618 Gopher Road. See you soon!!!!”

Danny shoved the note into his backpack and looked down the hill at the town. What could they be doing that was so important they can’t pick him up? They’re twelve, it can’t be that important. Either way, he started down the hill to find the shack and his new home for the summer.

The twins couldn’t pick Danny up at the bus stop because Dipper had planned a day to go research those Eyebat things they found in the woods last week. So naturally, Mabel wrote a note and stuck it to the bus stop bench to tell Danny where to go. She was hoping they’d be home in time to meet him when he arrived, and then they could avoid his first impression being one of Stan’s weird crime stories. Eventually Dipper’s river of research ran dry and Mabel convinced him to go back to the shack and wait.

About ten minutes after they got back to the shack a boy showed up at their back door. It was obviously Danny because his backpack had a lot of pins and patches and he was wearing a NASA hoodie that looked like it came from a thrift store. He stood a bit taller than the twins and was holding a duffle bag that looked like it had been dropped when he walked down the hill to the town. Danny started to say something and was attacked by his new sweater wearing roommate. She bearhugged him so hard they nearly fell over.

“Mabel stop it! You’re gonna scare him away before he even unpacks his bags.” Dipper yelled from the steps on the shack as he picked up the duffle bag that now sat on the ground. “I’m sorry but honestly, this isn’t surprising. She’s always like this.”

Mabel finally let go of Danny and looked back at her brother, “Am not! I’m just excited, Dipper!! We’ve got a brand new roommate!” She was bouncing from side to side as she spoke.