The portal is restarted.



Ford Pines steps out of it.



He’s expecting to see Stanley and to be able to punch him in the face for restarting the portal.



Instead there is a very short, chubby boy in a blue suit and poofy white hair with his father, a man Ford later realizes is Fiddleford McGucket, and some others he doesn’t recognize.



The boy prattles on about how he’s the author, he has to be, he has six fingers.



“Who’re you?” Ford asks.



“Gideon Gleeful! I’ve been admiring your work and - !”



“Where’s Stanley?”



“Stanley? Stanley who?”



“Pines. Stanley Pines, where is he?”



Lots of raised eyebrows and confused looks all around.



“I’ll have someone look into that for you, Mr. Author. Oh, my goodness, how rude of me! What’s your name, sir?”



“Stanford Pines.”



“… Stanford Pines?”



“Yes, that’s what I said.”



“… I see. Well! Welcome back to Gravity Falls, Mr. Pines!”



When Gideon’s “number 1 fan” Sheriff Blubs returns with a file for “Stanley Pines,” all it has is a car accident resulting in death.



It takes Ford a really long time to realize Stan, two children, and a handyman are living in Gideon’s dollhouse.



It takes Ford slightly less time to find out Gideon even has a dollhouse.

