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Gravity Falls Beyond the Woods Chapter Two

Here it is, chapter two! 

Wendy and Dipper are excited for summer, while things start happening at Gravity Falls again. 

Warning this chapter is rated T for mild sexual content/ Blood and Violence 

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The fire roared around her as Wendy looked for the family. Her fellow firefighters where outside, hosing down the fire. With a swing of her ax, she broke down a burning door. There she saw the trapped family, a father and three children, helpless in the corner. He was unconscious and the kids were scared. Lifting the unconscious man on her shoulders and leading the rest out of the inferno, Wendy saved the family.

As the paramedics checked on the shaken family, Wendy removed her mask. Her long hair fell down her back. After making sure the fire was contained, Wendy returned to the firehouse. She sripped off the uniform and into the shower. Her physical career had given her a muscular physique. Her arms had some nice definition. Not to mention her abs. Her wedding ring, a simple gold band, was next to her engagement ring, silver with emerald to match her eyes, Dipper gave her on her ring finger. She could feel the grim and soot on her. Wendy turned the knob. The hot water ran down her body, washing the ash away. God, it felt amazing. The redhead made sure to scrub the soap into her skin. She shut off the shower and grabbed a towel.

As she was drying her hair, she got an idea. Grinning, she grabbed her phone and took a quick pic of herself in the buff; sending it out to her husband.

The camera steaded on Dipper as he spoke to the family. “Okay, the first step in investigating the cause of a haunting is figuring out what isn’t.” He pulled out a small white device. “This is a carbon monoxide detector. You’ll be surprised how similar the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning is to poltergeist activity. Just in case, we’re gonna hook you guys up with a hotel while we wait for the tests. I’m also check commercial flight patterns and see if any fly over your house. While there is no concrete proof that that airplanes vibrations, I want to see if it as any connection too...”

“Oooo. Oooo.” The lights flickered on and off. A cross look appeared on Dipper’s face.

“Guys, we talked about this. You can do whatever you want in post, but when we’re on the ground, I can do my research.”

One of the producers answered, “We’re not doing this.”

“I can see Steve flipping the switch.” The camera turned to the left, following Dipper’s finger point. A man with quickly flipping a switch. Dipper looked at the ceiling. “That’s just a recording. These people came to us for help! And I do not appreciate you making a mockery of this investigation!” Dipper climbed up the bed post to better reach the ceiling fan. “This is a serious investigation! A serious investigation!” As Dipper reached over to the fan, to get the phone the “ooos” were emitting from, he fell down onto the bed, breaking the frame. Sending the mattress crashing to the floor.

The video paused among the students’ laughter.  An older Dipper stood in front of the class.

“And that was the end of my reality television career. Yes it’s okay, you can laugh.” The male Pines twin, in addition to marrying his favorite redhead and fathering two wonderful children, had grown up to become a professor of paranormal studies and history at Backupsmore University; his great uncle’s old stomping ground. “In out profession, they’ll always be people who don’t take us seriously. And some of that is on us. Flat earthers, anti-vaxxers and worse makes us all look like idiots. The thing is, is to keep your head up, question everyone, especially yourself. We are still discovering new species every year. There is so much more is discov…” His phone went off. He looked at the photo his wife texted him. “Yes!” Dipper did that little arm pump thing. “Sorry, something personal. Where was I?” The bell rang. The student rose to leave. “Alright, enjoy your summer. Apologizes to those who thought this was a blow off class and thanks for sticking with it.”

Once the last students left, so did Dipper. Walking into the staff room, he was greeted by several other professors. “Mason.” Most people he met as an adult called him Mason, but to his family, he’ll always be Dipper. “So, any plans with Bigfoot this summer? How close are you guys?”

“I’ve never met Bigfoot. Mothman owes me 250 dollars though.” This elicited a laugh from everyone. “But seriously, never lend money to Mothman.”

The forest was quiet. God, Rich was so frustrated. A top of the line government agent, stuck hunting freaking bigfoot and ufos in the middle of nowhere Oregon.

“This is a waste of my talents.” Sweat was running down his brow. Pale blonde hair a mess. He was dressed in the traditional black suit and tie, complete with sunglasses.

“You have talents?” Agent Mitch was spot on for Agent Rich, expect he was a brunette and was a bit more put together.

“Yes. And they don’t involve finding Bigfoot.”

“We’re not looking for Bigfoot, we’re looking for…”

“Yeah, yeah yeah. A statue of a Dorito with a Mr. Peanut hat. Real important.” Rich kicked over some mushrooms that had grown in a circle.

Mitch went to the ground and grabbed a handful of dirt as it held the answers. He spoke as he let the dirt fall through his fingers. “The statue of ‘The Cipher’. The thing that gets me is that no one is saying anything about it. Normally, you find numerous eye witness reports from the locals. But here, we got nothing.”

“Probably because there’s nothing to-” A series of giggles cut him off. “What was that?”

Mitch sprang to his feet. The area was suddenly filled with fireflies. No, they were people. Little people. Some were the size of flies, while others were the size of barbie dolls. The creatures came in a variety of colors, green, orange, blue, and others. Some wore clothes that looked like they were made of plants, such as leaves or flower petals. Others wore silk wrapped around their bodies, sparkling and completely see through. Most hadn’t bothered with clothes at all. Their laughter was childlike but unsettling. Both agents had pulled their guns out. Rich was swearing under his breath.  

“Greetings humans.” The speaker was six inches tall, lavender skin with deep plum hair; which was worn short. Standing on a mushroom, wiggling their toes. Slender fingers They were dressed lightly. The shortest of shorts and tube top, a slightly darker shade of their skin, was all the creature wore. Both were incredibly tight, hiding very little. Their face was pointed, chin, nose, and teeth. Eyes were purple with no pupils.Wings of a dragonfly sat on their back, sparkling. The body was slim, with the barest of hints that there was a bust. To further confuse the agents, there was a slight bulge in their shorts. Voice was raspy, making it hard to deterement gender.  “I am Puck, the most humble servant of Titania, Heiress of the Tuatha De Danann, Keeper of Tir na nOg, and Queen of the Fair Folk. You have disrespected our land.” The fairy Puck gestured over to the mushrooms.

Mitch was the one to speak first. “Please, we meant no disrespect. We are looking for a statue. It’s like a rock that’s shaped-”

“I know what a statue is. And I know what you seek is no statue, but the remains of Bill.”

“You mean The Cipher?”

“His name is Bill, but okay.” Puck touched their fingertips together before spreading their arms way. “But enough about Billy. Let’s talk about the desecration of our sacred ring.”

“The mushrooms?” Rich sneered when he regained his composure.

“Yes, the mushrooms. And punishment for such disrespect is death.” Puck dramatically pointed at the two men.  

The fairies had started flying around them, keeping themselves low, around Rich and Mitch’s ankles.

Rich laughed and simply stepped over them.

“Ah, Rich?”

“Am I supposed to be afraid of a bunch of little men?”

He stomped down on the fairy hard. Puck raised their hand, nails extending, piercing the soles of the shoe, emerging out the other side. Rich fell over screaming.

At this Puck laughed. Their laugh was as light as the chirp of the grasshopper and as cold as arctic wind. “Little men? LITTLE MEN!” And Puck began to recite.

Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl’s feather!

The others joined them. The fairies landed on the ground, and began matching toward the men. Meanwhile, Puck grew in size, muscle bulging out, wings receding. Hands turning into claws, teeth grew not only in length, but in number. By the end of the poem, Puck was eight feet tall.

Down along the rocky shore Some make their home, They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain-lake, With frogs for their watchdogs, All night awake.

High on the hill-top The old King sits; He is now so old and grey He’s nigh lost his wits. With a bridge of white mist Columbkill he crosses, On his stately journeys From Slieveleague to Rosses; Or going up with the music On cold starry nights, To sup with the Queen Of the gay Northern Lights.

They stole little Bridget For seven years long; When she came down again Her friends were all gone. They took her lightly back, Between the night and morrow, They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow. They have kept her ever since Deep within the lake, On a bed of fig-leaves, Watching till she wake.

By the craggy hillside, Through the mosses bare, They have planted thorn trees For my pleasure, here and there. Is any man so daring As dig them up in spite, He shall find their sharpest thorns In his bed at night.

Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men!

And with that last line, Puck picked up Mitch. The man started screaming and did so as Puck put half of him into their mouth and took a bite. Blood sprayed all over Rich’s face, getting in his eyes, as he screamed too. As Puck continued eating his partner, Rich got up, stumbling, and ran off; the other fairies swarming and cutting him. He ran, will tried too as he was limping, to a hill and fell down rolling.

When he hit the bottom, he felt around the ground. “Help! HELP!”

He felt a hand grasp his. It was metal.

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Tupac quotes on Life, Love, And Being Real That Will Inspire You

Looking for famous Tupac quotes and sayings about love and life, from some of his most popular songs and interviews?

Enjoy this collection of our favorite 2Pac quotes!

Tupac Shakur was a superstar in every sense of the word. As a musician, he was the face of west coast hip-hop during the 90s.

And, as an advocate 2Pac often spoke out about police brutality and financial greed.

Tupac Shakur is best known for his albums, 2Pacalypse Now (1991), Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z… (1993), Me Against the World (1995), All Eyez on Me (1996) and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996).

2Pac is one of the best selling artists of all time, in any genre with over 75 million records sold (as of 2007).

Tupac was one of my favorite rappers as I was growing up.

I loved his delivery, he spoke with so much passion. His content was about being a young man trying to find himself while avoiding all the traps and pitfalls of life.

And his confidence was just electric. I have been a 2pac fan my entire life and putting together this collection of quotes was a lot of fun.

Tupac Amaru Shakur born Lesane Parish Crooks

June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996

Below is our collection inspirational, real, and thought-provoking Tupac quotes and lyrics, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

Famous Tupac Quotes on Thug Life, Success and Dreams

1.) Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real. – Tupac Shakur

2.) I don’t have no fear of death. My only fear is coming back reincarnated. – Tupac Shakur

3.) Don’t change on me. Don’t extort me unless you intend to do it forever. – Tupac Shakur

4.) Our future is our confidence and self-esteem. – Tupac Shakur

5.) Everybody’s at war with different things. I’m at war with my own heart sometimes. – Tupac Shakur

6.) If you can make it through the night, there’s a brighter day. – Tupac Shakur

7.) During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams. – Tupac Shakur

8.) We can never go nowhere unless we share with each other. – Tupac Shakur

9.) The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it’s planted in stone. – Tupac Shakur

Tupac Quotes about love and life

10.) Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can see and feel. – Tupac Shakur

11.) When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character. – Tupac Shakur

12.) We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart. – Tupac Shakur

13.) Do everything you can to make it around the system, over the system, or out the system. – Tupac Shakur

14.) All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me. – Tupac Shakur

15.) My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’ – Tupac Shakur

16.) “I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn for affection”  – Tupac Shakur

17.) Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender. – Tupac Shakur

18.) I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. – Tupac Shakur

19.) This fast life soon shatters, cause after all the lights and screams, nothing but my dreams matter. – Tupac Shakur

2pac quotes about life, success, and fame

20.) One thing we all adore, something worth dying for, nothing but pain, stuck in this game, searchin’ for fortune and fame. – Tupac Shakur

21.) I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings. – Tupac Shakur

22.) The only time I have problems is when I sleep. – Tupac Shakur

23.) “Just cause you live in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow.” – Tupac Shakur

24.) “When I was a little baby, I remember that one moment of calm-peace, and 3 minutes after that, it was on.” – Tupac Shakur

25.) “I’m not saying girls are perfect cause we all know that’s not true. But why be unfaithful to her if she was true to you?” – Tupac Shakur

26.) “I hate the man in the mirror ’cause his reflection makes the pain turn realer.” – Tupac Shakur

27.) “Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are 2 steps ahead.” – Tupac Shakur

28.) “I would rather be stricken blind, than to live without expression of mind.” – Tupac Shakur

29.) “You know nothing can stop me but loss of breath and I’m still breathing so it’s still on.” – Tupac Shakur

30.) People die but legends live forever. – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes on greatness

31.) I’m 23 years old. I might just be my mother’s child, but in all reality, I’m everybody’s child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society. – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes and short poems

32.) “Why am I fighting to live, If I am just living to fight Why am I trying to see. When there aint nothing in sight Why am I trying to give, When no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, If I am just living to die?”  – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes from his poems – I Cry

33.) “Sometimes when I’m alone I Cry, Cause I am on my own. The tears I cry are bitter and warm. They flow with life but take no form I Cry because my heart is torn. I find it difficult to carry on. If I had an ear to confide in, I would cry among my treasured friend, but who do you know that stops that long, to help another carry on. The world moves fast and it would rather pass by. Then to stop and see what makes one cry, so painful and sad. And sometimes… I Cry and no one cares about why.” – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes from his poems – Where There Is A Will

34.) “Where There is a will there is a will to search and discover a better day

Where a positive heart is all you need to rise beyond and succeed

Where young minds grow and respect each other based on their deeds and not their color

when times are dim say as I say “Where there’s a will there’s a way!” – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes from his songs

35.) “Father Forgive Us For Livin’ Why All My Homies Stuck In Prison? Barely Breathin’ Believin That The World Is A Prison, It’s Like A Ghetto We Could Neva Leave…

A Broken Rose, Trying to Bloom Through The Cracks Of The Concrete, So Many Otha Things For Us To See, Things To Be, Our History so Full Of Tragedy And Misery,

To All My Homies Neva Made It Home, The Dead Peers I Shed Tatooed Tears For When I’m Alone,

Picture Us Inside A Ghetto Heaven, A Place To Rest, Findin’ Peace Through This Land Of Stress,

In My Chest I Feel Pain, Come In Sudden Storms, Life Full Of Rain In This Game Watch For landstorms,

Our Unborn, Neva Gotta Grow Neva Gotta See What’s Next, In This World Full Of Countless Threats,

I Beg God To Make A Way For Our Ghetto Kids To Breathe Show A Sign Make Us All Believe, Cause I Ain’t Mad At Cha”  – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes on society, life, and death

36.) I  want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow.You either evolve or you disappear. – Tupac Shakur

37.) I don’t want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what’s on my mind. – Tupac Shakur

38.) I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings. – Tupac Shakur

39.) I am a society’s child. This is how they made me and now I’m sayin’ what’s on my mind and they don’t want that. This is what you made me, America. – Tupac Shakur

Tupac quotes about being strong in life

40.) Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain’t nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him. – Tupac Shakur

41.) That which does not kill me can only make me stronger. I don’t see why everybody feel as though that they gotta tell me how to live my life. – Tupac Shakur

42.) I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up…. and handle it. – Tupac Shakur

43.) I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that’s bad, I’m going to suffer from it. But in my mind, I believe what I’m doing is right. So I feel like I’m going to heaven. – Tupac Shakur

44.) In my mind, I’ll be thinking is this true, will I fail? Am I supposed to fail?  Should I just stop trying and give up?  But then, that’s exactly what they’re waiting for me to do. – Tupac Shakur

45.) “There’s no way that Michael Jackson or whoever Jackson should have a million thousand droople billion dollars and then there are people starving. There’s no way! There’s no way that these people should own planes and their people don’t have houses. Apartments. Shacks. Drawers. Pants! I know you’re rich. I know you got 40 billion dollars, but can you just keep it to one house? You only need ONE house. And if you only got two kids, can you just keep it to two rooms? I mean why have 52 rooms and you know there’s somebody with no room?! It just doesn’t make sense to me. It don’t.” – Tupac Shakur

46.) There’s gonna be some stuff you gonna see that’s gonna make it hard to smile in the future, but through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit…remember that. – Tupac Shakur

47.) “we wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals, in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, don’t ask me why thank god, and ask me how”  – Tupac Shakur

48.) “You gotta make a change. Its time for us as a people to start making some changes, let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live, and let’s change the way we treat each other. You see the old way wasn’t working so it’s on us, to do what we gotta do to survive.” – Tupac Shakur

49.) I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle. I make mistakes but learn from every one. And when it’s said and done. I bet this brother be a better one. If I upset you don’t stress. Never forget, that God isn’t finished with me yet. – Tupac Shakur

50.) I don’t see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them to have answers. – Tupac Shakur

51.) You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on. – Tupac Shakur

52.) It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave. – Tupac Shakur

Positive Tupac quotes from his songs

53.) Learn to see me as a brother instead of two distant strangers – Tupac Shakur, Changes

54.) Ain’t a woman alive that could take my mama’s place – Tupac Shakur, Hail Mary

55.) It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other – Tupac Shakur, Changes

56.) For a woman it ain’t easy tryin’ to raise a man – Tupac Shakur, Dear Mama

57.) Time to heal our women, be real to our women – Tupac Shakur, Keep Ya Head Up

58.) Everything will be alright if you hold on It’s a struggle every day, gotta roll on – Tupac Shakur, Dear Mama

59.) I know you’re fed up, ladies, but keep ya head up – Tupac Shakur, Keep Ya Head Up

60.) Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature’s laws wrong It learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams It learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete When no one else, even cared – Tupac Shakur, The Rose That Grew From Concrete

More Tupac quotes to inspire you

61.) You gotta learn to hold your own – Tupac Shakur, Changes

62.) Sometimes life can be a heavy load – Tupac Shakur, Hail Mary

63.) There’s no way I can pay you back, but the plan Is to show you that I understand: you are appreciated – Tupac Shakur, Dear mama

64.) It seems the rain’ll never let up I try to keep my head up and still keep from gettin’ wet up – Tupac Shakur, Keep Ya Head Up

65.) Look to my future, ‘cause my past is all behind me – Tupac Shakur, Only God Can Judge Me

66.) They punish the people that’s askin’ questions And those that possess steal from the ones without possessions The message I stress: to make it stop, study your lessons Don’t settle for less, even the genius asks his questions – Tupac Shakur, Me Against The World

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Spotlight: Ayana G.

I am going to start doing spotlight specials on different students. Some may be seniors in high school, while others might be freshman in college. Our spotlight for this week is Ayana Graham, a freshman at Albany State, the head of admin at TJF, and a dear friend of mine (you can find out more about her on thejoinerfoundation.org). I asked her these questions, and here are her answers:

1. What is your name? Nickname?

My name is Ayana Graham but I prefer Yana.

2. What is your goal/are your goals? 

One goal, of course, is graduating. But, as far as the future, my goal is to be financially stable. I want to put my future kids and my future grandkids in a position to where if they didn't want to work, they wouldn't have to. Whenever my time is up on this earth, I want to leave generations of family wealth behind.

3. Who is your role model and why do you admire them?

As cliche as it sounds J-Jizzle (Jhazzy) is my role model. There are so many reasons why I look up to her. She exemplifies greatness, she's able to manage school with outstanding grades, keep her foundation under control, exercise, make time for friends and family, and still have fun. She's amazing all around, patient, understanding, a fantastic friend! I feel like she's an older version of me, nearly everything I've fought through, she completely understands. I love her. (AWWWW <3) ️

4. When I was young, I used to imagine myself as...

 many things. A dancer, a musician, an artist, a photographer, an athlete. But throughout out all the dreams I had I knew WHATEVER I ended up doing I WILL be the boss, an excellent leader.

5. What are your plans after college?

After college, I plan on joining a business called Primerica and open my very own business and non-profit organization. I am not completely sure what my business will be for, but it's always been a dream of mine, a dream I will not let go of. My non-profit organization will be for young African American girls/young women. The organization will incorporate mentoring, volunteering, tutoring & fundraising. Giving back to my community is a must for me because I know how it feels to want help but to not be receiving any.

6. What is one of your favorite memories?

Graduation because through all the things I've encountered when I was still in high school, all the things that I thought would break me down, graduation day showed me I am strong.

7. One piece of advice for a high schooler...

Friends aren't always your friends, plain and simple. Never trust someone just because they flash a phony smile and tell you something that they think you want to hear.

8. Most valued possession?

I am not a materialistic person, so I have to say my education is my most valuable possession.

9. What have you learned from being in college?

Pain is temporary. Not physical pain but emotional pain, stress, any negativity in your life and what people think of you DOES NOT MATTER. Do what makes you happy!

10. Quote/Motto?

I love to refer to myself as "the rose that grew from concrete" based off of Tupac's poem because despite positions I was placed in, despite everything that looked like it would be impossible for me to grow past, I beat the odds and became this beautiful young woman.

Beautiful, strong, intelligent and elegant she is. May you continue to blossom as you have Ayana. Good luck girl! Stay tuned for other spotlights. One of them could be you!