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1	!Chapter 136: It's Gonna Get Weird
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3	[[caption-width-right:828:Art by Crash X Fusion: ''[[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 It's time to go back.]]'' [[labelnote:Alternatively...]]It was already weird enough without Bill around.[[/labelnote]]]]
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5	Weirdmageddon has begun and Gravity Falls descends into madness: Ford orders the agents to bring in some special backup.
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8	!!Tropes that appear in this Chapter:
9	* AdaptationDeviation: To [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E18Weirdmageddon "Weirdmageddon"]]. Dipper is the one trapped in a bubble, of which there are now two, with the other trapping Camila. Mabel is the one rescuing the twin sibling, while Stan, Candy, Grenda, Pacifica, and Waddles join her, Wendy, and Soos. Poolcheck is captured by the Eye-Bats, the journals aren't destroyed, and instead of Gideon (who's already undergone a HeelFaceTurn), Preston is the pawn hindering the heroes.
10	* AmbiguousSituation: Looking into Abigail's eyes after losing her son, Nora sees the pain of losing a child, or children. After witnessing Angel's death, who else has Abigail seen perish?
11	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Pacifica attempts to use one on Preston by asking him if becoming Bill's pawn was honestly worth giving up his humanity and selling out the human race for the sake of revenge. [[IgnoredEpiphany Preston ultimately ignores the question]] and [[WouldHurtAChild tries to kill his daughter first]].
12	* BaitAndSwitch: The appearance of a second bubble next to Dipper's with the symbol of a pair of glasses would make one believe that Old Man [=McGucket=] has been captured by Bill. After Mabel, Stan, and Steam Punk meet up with Wendy and Mabel's friends, Candy recognizes the symbol is actually ''Camila's'' glasses, meaning she got captured sometime before Mabel and Stan were brought back to town.
13	* BigDamnHeroes:
14	** Mr. Poolcheck gets Vee out of the way before she's caught under an Eye-Bat's gaze, then proceeds to distract them so she can get away.
15	** Gus G. gets a smaller moment for himself, successfully saving his mother from getting caught even if it meant TakingTheBullet himself.
16	* BigDamnReunion: Mabel and Stan are reunited when both are brought back to Gravity Falls and one by one, they meet up with Grenda, Wendy, Candy, Pacifica, Soos, and Waddles as well as Gideon.
17	* BigNo: From Vee when Megan and Ivy are captured, then Pacifica with Priscilla, and Gus P. with Perry accompanied by a LittleNo.
18	* BodyHorror: Preston's new "Horseman of the Apocalypse" form has [[ExtraEyes six]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] on his face, and [[ExaggeratedTrope more]] on his chest, shoulder, and knees.
19	* BreakTheCutie: Being away from Gravity Falls for the last few weeks has sucked all the joy and positivity out of Mabel. Being given the opportunity to go back snaps her out of her funk.
20	* TheBusCameBack:
21	** ''Bigfoot'', of all creatures, shows up since [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter33 "Viva Last Vegans!"]], escaping the chaos Bill's stirring up with Chutzpar and the gnomes.
22	** Mr. and Mrs. Pines physically reappear for the first time since [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter48 "The Return of the Witchlings"]].
23	* CallBack:
24	** [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter46 After being taken away]] [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter48 from Gravity Falls]], Mabel and Stan return to the town to help defeat Bill and save everyone using the zodiac prophecy.
25	** When overlooking the town on the mall roof, Mabel thinks back to [[Recap/LuzClawthorneHexsidesNumberOneDelinquentWitchChapter20 her talk with Luz in that same location]].
26	* CallingTheOldManOut: Mabel finally becomes fed up with her parents when they refuse to let her return to Gravity Falls to help save Dipper and Ford, going as far as to drop the [[PrecisionFStrike F-bomb]] on them when they don't show any concern over their son. When they reveal why they gave Dipper away, she calmly tells them to let her go since she won't abandon Dipper like they did.
27	* CaptivityHarmonica: One of Mabel's venting methods is playing the harmonica and singing blues.
28	-->'''Mabel:''' ''I'm doing time in my room, my parents acting like jerks… I wish my brother was here… to celebrate our birthday~! I got the 'I-Miss-Gravity-Falls-And-I-Wish-My-Brother-Was-Here' blues~!''
29	* {{Cliffhanger}}: Mabel's party enters Dipper's bubble ready to rescue him while Gideon, Grenda, and Steam Punk deal with the Heartless, yet we get no updates on what Gus P's group are currently going through.
30	* ContinuityNod:
31	** [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter73 The Mad Scientist Convention]] is seen in a {{flashback}}, as it is where Steam Punk met Old Man [=McGucket=].
32	** Preston had Bill's power at his disposal and he ''still'' [[Recap/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamilyChapter57 can't take]] [[TalkToTheFist a punch to the face]], which is how he's ultimately defeated.
33	* CopeByCreating: Ever since she was brought back to Piedmont, Mabel took to drawing her family and friends from Gravity Falls as a way to vent her frustrations. She's made piles of them, so they haven't been helping that much.
34	* CurbStompBattle:
35	** Bill humors the government soldiers' assault on him for a few seconds before he starts [[LudicrousGibs blowing them all up]].
36	** Steam Punk is able to dodge all of Preston's attacks and counterattack armed with his homemade tech, allowing Stan to deliver the final blow.
37	* ADayInTheLimelight: Attention defects to Mabel and Stan as they're brought back to town and slowly put together a team to assist them in saving Dipper once the team that was assigned to help them dwindles.
38	* DealWithTheDevil: Seizing the opportunity upon escaping prison, Preston allows Bill's Henchmaniacs to bring him before Bill so he can obtain his power. Bill sees right through the ploy, but humors Preston and allows him to guard Dipper and Camila's bubbles while holding onto the key to the former's.
39	* DwindlingParty: Once Task Force-D encounters the Heartless, Powers, Trigger, Gill, and Duff are all captured, leaving Mabel and Stan with just Steam Punk to assist them until they meet up with Grenda, who takes them to Wendy, Candy, Paz, and Toby Determined at the Gravity Malls.
40	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Steam Punk is an up-and-coming villain who looks down on capitalists such as Preston, who think they're better than everyone else. As Steam Punk says, Preston's evil, but not 'supervillain' evil.
41	* ExplosiveLeash: As a precaution for the off chance that Stan runs away, Powers has a metal bracelet armed with an explosive strapped to his wrist, which will blow his arm off. All of Task Force-D is strapped with bracelets as well, except for Steam Punk as he's a volunteer and [[JustAKid a teenager]].
42	* EyeScream: Throughout the fight against Preston, Steam Punk keeps firing at his numerous eyes, causing Preston great pain but not to the point of permanently blinding him.
43	* TheGhost:
44	** The agents mention they tried to contact Jake for his help, but couldn't reach him, hence why they turned to supervillains on loan from Global Justice.
45	** One of Steam Punk's villainous inspirations is [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Sir Pentious]].
46	* GreatEscape: Thanks to Gompers, the prison's damaged enough to prompt a prison break allowing Preston to get out.
47	* HateSink: Mr. and Mrs. Pines sink lower once again. Not only do they try to prevent Agents Li and Stone from taking Mabel back to Gravity Falls despite the urgency, they end up revealing that they gave up Dipper because they only wanted a daughter and had prepared for Mabel's birth in advance. At the very least, they relent once Mabel pleads with them and the agents assure them that she won't be harmed.
48	* HeroicBSOD: Gus P. and Nora fall into one each after seeing their only family members being petrified and taken away, and Camila and Abigail have to encourage them to keep going for their safety and so it won't be a StupidSacrifice.
49	* HeroicSacrifice: Megan, Ivy, and Poolcheck are all TakenForGranite due to saving Vee from the Eye-Bats, and Gus G. saves Nora from being turned to stone at the cost of being captured himself.
50	* HistoryRepeats: Nora feels herself going through this due to losing her son and being unable to do anything about it, much like how she lost her husband.
51	* HumanSacrifice: Preston allows Teeth and 8-Ball to have Chapman for a snack in exchange for taking him to Bill. Pacifica is horrified to learn this when he admits it.
52	* ImmediateSequel: This chapter starts where the last one left off, with Bill making his presence known to Gravity Falls and attacking/capturing the civilians.
53	* InSpiteOfANail: Everything about Bill's takeover and victory over Time Baby stays the same (including Ford's capture), one Pines twin reunites with Wendy and Soos, Gideon forms thr auto-mart warriors and assists the heroes, and the Pines twin and their friends enter the bubble containing their sibling in order to rescue them.
54	* InternalReveal:
55	** The Porters, Camila, the former Gatesfieldians, and the basilisks encounter Bill for the first time.
56	** Mabel and Stan learn of Gideon reforming thanks to his talks with Dipper, Wendy, and Dr. Andrews.
57	* KickTheDog: Gus P. loses his father again, less than a week after getting him back while Vee loses her siblings after believing the Human Realm was a safe haven for all of them to escape certain doom.
58	* LaserGuidedKarma: Preston gives up his humanity to serve Bill and become a powerful being, but is taken down by the very "commoners" he had hoped to subject.
59	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The narration points out that while the escort teams don't know what the Heartless are, the readers do.
60	* MeaningfulAppearance: Pacifica declares that Preston's new look fits because he now looks like the monster he had always been on the inside.
61	* MultiPartEpisode: Part 1 of the Weirdmageddon arc.
62	* MythologyGag:
63	** At the start of this chapter, Bill sings the titular cut song, "It's Gonna Get Weird".
64	** After Bill laughs at the soldiers' attempts to defeat him, he says "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E19Dreamscaperers It's funny how dumb you are!]]"
65	** Powers [[ListOfTransgressions lists off some of Stan's crimes]] besides nearly ending reality and identity theft: [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E14TheStanchurianCandidate "pug trafficking, impersonating a dentist, a new crime he invented called 'burglebezzlement', and first-degree Llamacide"]] ([[HeKnowsTooMuch That llama knew too much!]]).
66	** Bill mentions wanting to [[FacialHorror rearrange the functions of all the holes on Preston's face]] just to torment him, and nearly does it before getting interrupted.
67	* NoSell: The agents attempt to shoot down Bill using missiles and other standard weapons, none of which has any effect on him.
68	* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Mabel and Stan are trying to stop Bill so they can save their brothers, Duff and Gill are doing it for leniency on their sentences, and Steam Punk just wants to save [=McGucket=] but intends to see his escort mission through.
69	* OhCrap: Gideon turns paler than he already is when Preston says Bill wants to see him: chances are Bill isn't happy about Gideon backing out of their deal to get the code to Stan's safe.
70	* OutOfCharacterAlert: Main red flag signifying that Mabel's become depressed about being forced to come back home? ''She's not wearing a sweater.''
71	* RapidFireNo: Nora's reaction to seeing Gus G. be turned to stone.
72	* TheReveal:
73	** Bigfoot came to Gravity Falls from Echo Creek at some point.
74	** The only reason Mr. and Mrs. Pines gave Dipper away is because they were only prepared and only wanted a daughter.
75	** The kids Gideon befriended in juvie are the sons of the prisoners from Gravity Falls Max Security Prison, such as Ghost Eyes Jr.
76	* ShesBack: After falling into a funk since returning to Piedmont, Mabel is allowed to go back to Gravity Falls to save her people. To symbolize her rejuvenated mood, she dons her rainbow sweater before Li and Stone take her back.
77	* ShippedInShackles: When Stan's brought to town, he's shown wearing a muzzle and straitjacket. It soon turns out that the muzzle came about from his telling his guards nonstop jokes for the sake of torturing them.
78	* ShoutOut:
79	** During his VillainSong, Bill messes with a bearded guy wearing a flannel shirt named [[Creator/AlexHirsch Alex]].
80	** As he demonstrates his power on the government agents, Bill takes down an attack helicopter by bringing it to life. The human face basically makes it a nightmare version of [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Harold]].
81	** Stan is brought back to Gravity Falls sporting the typical [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] look.
82	** Among the supervillain team known as Task Force-D is [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Duff Killigan, Gill]], and [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja Catfish Booray]], with the team being based on the ComicBook/SuicideSquad.
83	--->'''Trigger:''' Admittedly, we did get the idea from comic books.
84	** Steam Punk lists Creator/TimCurry, Creator/AlPacino, and Creator/JackNicholson as his favorite actors for their tendencies for playing villains.
85	** Preston has numerous eyes all over his body, which could bring to mind [[WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix Eye Guy]].
86	** Steam Punk states to Preston that the [[WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} difference between a villain and a supervillain is ''PRESENTATION'']], and even directly alludes Creator/WillFerrell.
87	* SpitTake: Performed by Alex after Bill turns his coffee into decaf.
88	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When we see Preston in Gravity Falls Max Security Prison, we see that Chapman is there with him, having been arrested as Preston's accomplice in his crimes during the mayoral election.
89	* TakenForGranite: A number of citizens are petrified by Bill during his song. They're followed soon after by Megan, Ivy, Poolcheck, Priscilla, Perry, Dana, Rudo, and Gus G..
90	* TalkToTheFist: Stan knocks out Preston with one good hit to his face, happy that he finally got to do that to a Northwest.
91	* TantrumThrowing: Preston does not handle being in prison well, as Ghost-Eyes takes his food and laughs at him alongside the other prisoners after telling him his rich boy status means nothing to him, leading Preston to have a fit over it.
92	* TeenGenius: Steam Punk is a juvenile delinquent who makes his own weaponry and jet boots, all powered by steam.
93	* UncertainDoom:
94	** Powers, Trigger, Gill, and Catfish are captured by the Heartless. Duff, on the other hand, manages to escape and ends up at the mini-golf course.
95	** Gus P's group, Vee and Blubs are of unknown status by chapter's end, last seen trying to find a way to escape the chaos. Grenda, Gideon, and Steam Punk's fates are also unknown for now.
96	* TheUnReveal: What happened to Gus P. Clara, Masha, and the moms before the agents sent for Mabel and Stan, and how did Camila get captured?
97	* VillainRespect: All of Task Force-D respect Stan for nearly ending all of reality, even though he was only trying to bring his brother back to this dimension.
98	* VillainSong: "It's Gonna Get Weird", of course. Bill begins his takeover of Gravity Falls by putting on an elaborate performance.
99	* WhamEpisode: Weirdmageddon has begun, and Megan, Ivy, Perry, Poolcheck, Dana, Rudo, and Gus G. are turned to stone while Camila is put in a bubble prison, Powers and Trigger bring Mabel and Stan back to Gravity Falls where they reunite with Soos, Wendy, Pacifica, Candy, and Grenda, Preston becomes Bill's pawn and is defeated thanks to Gideon's assistance, and while Gideon, Grenda, and Steam Punk keep the Heartless off of them, Mabel, Stan, Soos, Wendy, Candy, and Pacifica enter Dipper's bubble to save him.
100	* WhamShot: As Task Force-D escorts Mabel and Stan, they come across a group of ''Heartless''.
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102	-->[-Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn: [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35043157/chapters/137893747 HERE]]-]

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