Oh boy am I glad I checked in, cause dang nabbit the notifications still ain't coming. As expected, big grand lore drop that connects up a whole buncha plot points!
Okay so..uhm..lemme try working through this bit by bit.
The song with which Zander chronicled his time as an Alps mystery intertwined with the missing scene of Zanders rampage? Magnificent. Providing the information to the rest of the group who weren't poking around the forbidden district and providing us readers with information we were hinted at.
Have to appreciate Soos' ability to chainsaw off the edge of conversations with his questions and quips. Definitely put down my phone a few times because he caught my attention and I just couldn't focus on the conversation anymore and was like "This guy..." *giggles and can't read anymore*
The miscellaneous cavalcade of questions, all nice bites of info. Finally the physical, in text confirmation of his wraithdom, *chefs kiss*
The Stanford and twins parents chat, nice lil' breather
Ah, the cure was far simpler than anticipated, hidden under a convenient deterrent. I feel that. Sometimes I'm carsick, feeling all nauseous and stuff and not wanting to eat, but what I actually need to do is drink some water and eat some food. Amplify that to the timescale of years and millennia then...oof.
Maybe after all the stuff is done he should go into coffin slumber like Alucard but for the next couple thousand years...hmm, but then he'd miss all his friends...dang conundrums.
Ah, again, got to appreciate Soos for his fixin' it hijinks.
Ah, so that Starkissed orb should passively be able to work through the Re-living...understandably will still take awhile, but all the best to him.
Aha, nervous Zander. He's doing his best.
Got to chuckle at the disclaimer bit.
The split with Steindorf...honestly after finishing the chapter I really liked that Sefu/Omir didn't hold a grudge against Zander for killing Haddiya accidentally and was only mad about refusing to resurrect her, and the uh, little belittling.
Really do like the bits with the trio, can't exactly sum it up in words but it's a comforting feeling.
Paths...are magic? Neat, so that 4 elements healing was more likely a bluff to cover the actual invocation of stuff. The new path to magic, one that nigh anyone could pick up with proper discipline.
Hmm, so the 'Starkissed Orb of Conservation' is actually the combination of Starkissed, it's original descriptor and the Conservation spell applied on it later on, interesting. I suppose in absorbing 4/5 of the total magic in the world had it generate an aura around it as runoff, which is why Gravity Falls is such an oddity filled place.
The final adventure and grand fight? I do figure it was more for humiliation and still reaping their research rewards, but I have to respect that the mages under Goldenlight still opted for non-lethal options for basically as long as possible. Also I did end up laughing when Haddiya died, "Damn bestie, nice shoulders", seriously hit me after all the grim.
Hmm, I do wonder how they'll be punching through the non-existence thing to get the Orb of Conservation back, probably a multi-layered spell making use of Stanfords' intellect. Oh wait, they have to explain to the Paths crew about the fact that they're using magic...uhm, I dunno if I want to bear witness to that or not.
Oh hi Blandin! Wonder what would correct the terrible future he's landed in.
Also happy holidays with your family and all that! Just hope those fireworks didn't cause any fires.
Thanks for these very very ultra satisfying chapters and all the best in whatever you do.
Also I mayhaps have been in limbo from being drawn into Shadow of the Erdtree but that's neither here nor there.

Eight years ago today, I reviewed the first chapter of this story. It took just over two months for me to get fully caught up to, at the time, 85 chapters.

Now, here we are. Going back to Gravity Falls once again. Ever since my cousins introduced this show to me and my sister (nearly 11 years ago), it has been part of my life. And having this story for the past 8 years after the show itself ended has been a big part of that.

With all the cards on the table now, we are getting ever closer to the end, and I can't wait for Gravity Falls to return. See you again in August!

Oof, that was rough. Zander can't hide anymore, and the truth isn't gonna be pretty. Mabel and us got a look at it all last time, and now everyone else is faced with it head on. Darren being pissed is gonna be it's own issue. Seeing Robbie and the rest of Duskhope again, as well as the twins' parents was fun, especially them meeting Ford. Dipper and Robbie also made good progress, so hopefully that sticks. And Mabel being the main one to call Zander out- her character development especially in the last several chapters has been really well done.

I can't wait for all the answers we'll get next time.

PS: Happy 12 year anniversary to the original show! I wasn't there from the beginning, but it's still something special!

Aaaaaa, dang it I thought I wouldn't have cliffhangers but it stopped just short of what will be the Olympus Mons of Lore dumps.
Okay, on the previous one, those memories were very very interesting, he used to live in the magic side and was like *Old* friends/acquaintances with Omir. Hmm, guess Steindorf never saw his face, so Zander avoiding recognition by dodging the handshake was pretty neat defense. Ah, layers. And the orb was uber important, glad I kept an eye on it. Also I suppose he was primarily there because of Haddiya, and if he's mistrustful of magic now...mmh, definitely bad times.
Bill being stopped by a question because a satisfactory answer would create more joy than damage he could inflict was a very ingenious move, him debating with himself is certainly a first. And his answer to Wraith curing...hmm, I suppose retaining a 'normal' routine and the sleep assistance from Haddiya's enchanted starkissed would 'cure' a Wraith by becoming a pseudo-lich, since the main weakness of Wraith-ism is the never ending buildup of exhaustion, but..hmm, is that a bit too...unstrict? Gah, much ambiguity.
And then the end after waking up? Ooh boy that's uh, something.
On the current one, I don't know what to feel, to be honest, it's nice to see the other characters, even with ominous air and heightened tensions, and some resolutions. The rockstar and paths lives are colliding by way of the people that know him primarily as one or the other, but things are being held together, if only barely.
Zanders' evasive conversation maneuvers were still pretty funny, serious situation considered, and Mabel finally convincing him to talk straight with them is the peak of..hard to label this word, a type of satisfaction at achieving progress, I suppose.
Thank you very much for the chapters so far. Very very curious about what is to come. I wish you all the best, once again.

Just saw that a bunch of new chapters came in and am reading through 'em. Aah, Zanders' past and old world views were..hm, I wouldn't say that they were unexpected, but certainly would heavily clash with Mabels' current assumptions. I feel really bad for her. The fight with Bill was very fun, actually, his charisma really made the whole thing feel non-serious even though so much is actually at stake. On a side note, I ended up fighting Bill in my own dreams, but looks like he wised up and spammed red lasers from afar, forcing me into a trip before blasting my head off, I think, all I know is I got killed after the trip.
I am very curious to learn how Zander gradually became the kind, supportive person he is today and luckily I have the opportunity to, so onwards to the next chapters! I just really had to get the dream story out.
Thanks for all the cool stuff so far, and wishing you all the best!

After all this time, we finally meets Haddiya. And while there's still a lot we don't know, it is obvious why Omir was so desperate to find her again.

Mabel coming to terms with Zander being as flawed as he is will lead to some interesting things coming up. Especially with all of them about to connect the dots for what Zander is- there's gonna be a lot happening all at once. Hopefully they are able to limit the damage he is about to cause and/or stop him from doing something truly regrettable.

Excited for the next one!

Wow... you did a great job showing the darkness within the Forbidden District- hopefully Mabel can get through it sooner rather than later.

Also, Bander is creepy A.F. I don't know who we should be more concerned about, Bill or Kelly.

In the next chapter or two, the characters will learn one of Zander's biggest secrets. I am very excited to see what that does to the dynamics of everything, especially how Mabel will react to the reveal.

Here we go. We are deep in the mind of the person with the most secrets, and Bill is running amok. One way or another, nothing will be the same. I'm sure of at least one reveal that will happen soon, but I'm sure there will be some surprises along the way as well, and I can't wait to see how it all plays out!

Hi, I’ve been a fan of you and this story for so many years, I’m coming back to re-read it because I literally cannot stop thinking about it and how much I love it. I am so amazed to see that EZB is still updating it as well! It makes me so happy that he is too. I really want to read this story to the end! It’s incredible!

Got myself time to read the latest till 101, and boy am I happy. Hmm, Kelly Yore's time awareness confuses me sometimes, she does know everything about the butterfly effects of her decisions, but does she account for these functionally closed loops and let's herself make a deal that will be undone or simply hope that the planning gets her what she want..s, hmm, yeah it's still unclear what specific things she wants other than make things happen that serve as impetus for growth. Or is she just functionally five dimensional and exists within every universe simultaneously getting and not getting what she wants? Agh, brain computation can't keep up with that. Honestly for Dipper and Wendy's thing I'll have to reread everything, I'm happy, for sure, but I'll have to re-aquire the time consistency. When will I get time for that? *Shrug*, but definitely gonna find some though. Thanks for the chapter, sorry that Blendin' was such a nightmare, good luck for that future chapter you'll have to deal with him again.

This was great! Zander (most likely) being possessed by Bill is not what I anticipated; now it's extra bad that his students are out of commission. Hopefully Ford and them will be able to do something to help. I am very glad the next episode is planned as a 3-parter. It's gonna be insane, and I can't wait to see it!

I was feeling nostalgic and was starting a reread of this absolute beauty of a story, when I reached the end of the first chapter and thought, 'huh, isn't that more chapters than before?' and I go up to check, and lo and behold the story has been updated! Huh, how strange to be able to remember so much of it despite having not seen it for...it's been a good while. I'm still going to reread the whole thing, maybe print it out and keep a physical copy of it, I have definitely forgotten stuff.
Good to see you hale and hearty, well, I assume so, I still have to read all the new chapters that came out. Thanks for all the new stories and I wish you the best

Incredibly curious to see how part 2 of this plays out! I really enjoyed getting to know the Paths characters more now that everyone will be "traveling" together for quite a while. Based on some teases I have received previously, I don't think we're going to be leaving Yellowstone any time soon. Fingers crossed everyone is still together when it's time to get back on the road, hopefully with Zander back in tow.

You know what's stupid?

Apparently you have to RE-opt-in to get email alerts every six months. Why this site makes it so easy for updates to be missed, I don't know.

Regardless, I found the two chapters (and a bunch of new material) you posted last year long enough after the fact that reviewing would have been awkward. But now...

A lot has changed. It's been EIGHT YEARS since the show ended. In June, it'll have been 8 years since I found this story. Back then, it took me just over two months to get caught up to 85 chapters. Now, I don't know how long it would take me to get caught up/re-read everything. That was another part of why I didn't review - I wanted to do it after I had read all the changes, but I didn't have the time.

But, while it would be helpful, this chapter proved to me that I do remember everything I need to know. Last year, I only read the two new chapters and the biggest changes. Which means that I had not read the part of Wendy talking about her first crush in probably 6 years. But I still remembered it, just like Dipper did. And holy fucking shit, me realizing as reading just how far ahead you had been thinking all of this out, all while enjoying one of the best slow burns I have ever read FINALLY ignite properly...

You are a fantastic Author. I knew that from the first chapter, but the evidence in undeniable. For seemingly innocuous information from 90 chapters ago to stick with a reader so perfectly to have such a effective impact- it's captivating.

I have been here for almost eight years, and I fully intend to see this story through to its true end, however long that may take. Hope to see you end of this week, but if nothing else...

Thank you for all of the good memories.

I think about this fic all the time. One of the best ever written, I think. I just love it so so so much, (sometimes almost as much as the show itself) and now I think I'm gonna re-read it.