Author's Note: The first part of this chapter is a slightly boring, but necessary, introduction to the entire Clawthorne-Noceda Family.
Small warning, this chapter is longer than usual.
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Njistar: I'm glad you liked my prologue. I had to make some changes during the rewrite, but it looks worth it.
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Story Arc: Welcome to Gravity Falls
Episode 1: Tourist Trap and New Relatives (I)
Chapter 1: Are we going on vacation to Oregon?
Plot: A week before the crazy golf cart ride, the Clawthorne-Noceda family got together to discuss.
But fifteen people in one room leads to complications.
An argument, a confession, and the announcement of a vacation in Gravity Falls.
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POV Narrator
May 27th, exactly one week before the Clawthorne-Noceda Family arrives in Gravity Falls.
In the heart of Boston there is a ten-story luxury building, on the top floor there is a huge penthouse that houses an extended, messed up and magical family.
Currently, inside the attic, a reunion is taking place between the twelve members of the Clawthorne-Noceda family, plus a family friend who would already be adopted if her parents were not alive.
The Clawthorne-Noceda family is a one-of-a-kind family, consisting of three mothers, each with their three children.
The mothers of this bizarre family are Camila Noceda, Eda Clawthorne and Lilith Clawthorne.
The three of them are sitting on a long black armchair, Eda is on the left, Lilith is on the right and Camila, as usual, is in the middle between the two Clawthorne sisters.
Since late last summer, Camila has become especially close to Eda and Lilith, spending much of her free time with one or both of the sisters.
Eda is a 41-year-old woman who has managed to maintain her beauty despite her age.
The younger Clawthorne sister stands 5'11" tall, with a slim build, broad hips, ivory-colored skin, pointed ears, and thick white hair held back in a long ponytail.
Mrs. Owl has two different colored eyes, her right eye is a dull gold and her left eye is a dull silver.
Some of Eda's unique features are her screwed-in gold tooth that sticks out and her silver mechanical right arm.
Eda wears a blood red biker jacket, a black T-shirt, black leather pants and burgundy high-heeled boots.
Lilith is a 43 year old woman, who is as attractive as her younger sister.
The eldest Clawthorne sister is 6'1" tall, with a slim build, a generous chest, ivory-colored skin, pointed ears, and short, curly red-orange hair.
Lilith like Eda has eyes of two different colors, the right eye is gray and the left eye is mint green.
Mrs. Crow wears reading glasses, a pale green shirt with puffed sleeves and a gold button on the chest, a brown vest, a brown ankle-length skirt, purple-gray leggings, and brown high-heeled boots.
Camila is a 38-year-old Dominican woman, 160 centimeters tall, with tanned skin, dark brown eyes and brown hair.
Camila wears large glasses and a casual blue dress.
If anyone is wondering Eda and Lilith are attractive milfs and Camila is not bad either.
In front of the three mothers is a large C-shaped sofa, spacious enough to accommodate 12 people.
Currently, on this sofa are the unusual children of these three mothers.
On the left side of the sofa are the children adopted by Eda last summer: King, Miyu and Bruce.
King is a Titan cub of almost 9 years old, who resembles a sort of dog-fox hybrid, with coal black fur, with his torso and the tip of his tail covered in light gray fur.
His head is covered with a dog skull with white horns on his head.
Her eyes have pink irises with yellow sclera.
Around his neck he wears a red collar with a large star-shaped ruby as a medallion or tag.
Basically, King looks like a pet trying to cosplay as a certain Pokémon, Cubone.
He is the youngest child of the Owl Lady and the last of a line of Divine Beasts of Ysatnaf (The name of the planet containing the Boiling Isles and the rest of the nations).
'Why did Eda, Camilla and Lilith bring us together? Did they find out that I was the one who destroyed that china shop?' King thinks, not wanting to be grounded for a whole month.
Miyu Clawthorne is an almost eleven-year-old girl who was mentioned in the previous chapter.
However, Sapphire Magic Girl's appearance is slightly different, her right eye instead of being gold is light gray and her ears look round and human.
Currently, Miyu is wearing a cute black and white school uniform.
First adopted by Eda, Miyu was called Miyu Emiya and the predecessor to that name was Miyu Sakatsuki.
Miyu, is the middle daughter of Lady Owl and is the absolute Holy Grail of the world from which the class cards were created.
Using her wish Miyu became the biological and conceptual sister of Bruce Belmont and Shirou Emiya (from Miyu's World)
On a lesser note, Miyu's two new half-brothers have begun a rather intense rivalry for Miyu's affections.
An unspoken rule of the Clawthorne-Noceda family is when Shirou Emiya comes to visit Miyu, Bruce is to be kept away and occupied.
If not, well, chances are Unlimited Blade Works will have to deal with Excalibur, Innocent Devils, Night Creatures, and a lot of dark magic.
'I didn't do anything to be in trouble, but maybe Onii-Sama did another one of his crazy things or Illya and Chloe made another mess?'
Mkyu thinks, keeping a stoic face while inside he worries about his older brother and his "two best female friends".
Bruce was mentioned in the previous chapter.
Now, on Bruce's left shoulder sits a female crow with blue eyes, silver beak and talons, she is Carmen, Bruce's First Familiar.
Full name, Bruce Bahamut Belmont, he is the eldest son of Mrs. Owl, the most independent, the most problematic and the one who did not change his last name when he was adopted by Eda.
Bruce has a complicated family tree and an even more complicated double life.
Her biological mother was a Vampire Hunter Witch, she was a direct descendant of Morgan Le Fay and Merlin on her mother's side and a descendant of Leon Belmont on her father's side.
Her biological father was a mercenary with mixed heritage, 1/4 human, 1/4 something demonic, and 2/4 witch from the Boiling Isles.
The less we delve into the details of Bruce's genealogical hotel, the better, because it becomes increasingly complex and absurd.
By day, Bruce is an Occult Detective who accepts work from regular people and people in the Moonlit World.
Bruce at night he is a Masked Vigilante like Daredevil or a Mad Scientist like Franken Fran.
'Don't tell me that Eda, Camilla and Lilith want to talk to me about my previous case, which I accepted at the end of April, more than a month has passed since then.
Yes, I went to Canada unannounced to solve a complicated triple homicide case.
Yes, I met X-23, Wolverine's cloned daughter.
Yes, I was kidnapped by a Canadian organization of mad scientists who experimented on me.
Yes, I spent two weeks without calling because I was going to Mexico with X-23 to kill the Chief Experimenter.
Can Eda, Camilla and Lilith accept these facts and move on with their lives?' Bruce thinks in a bored tone, crossing his arms, not wanting to talk about his conduct.
In the center of the sofa are Luz, Vee and Zul, Camila's three daughters.
For the Dominican woman, it is a matter of little importance that two of them were created in a laboratory to serve as living weapons.
Yes, Camila is a Saint.
Luz is Camila's biological daughter, she is the only one of the nine children of the Clawthorne-Noceda family who was not adopted.
A distinguishing feature of Luz is a slight scar above her left eyebrow.
Luz is currently wearing sneakers, jeans, a purple T-shirt, and an old brown jacket that belonged to a certain Lady Owl.
Luz is Camila's eldest daughter, although legally she is the middle child, which will make sense in a bit.
'Did Mom find out that Amity and I raced Bruce and Amelia last Friday?' Luz thinks, sure her biological mother would go crazy if she found out about that event.
Camila has accepted that Luz is a witch who goes on many mystical adventures and when she wants to be a kind of masked heroine of the town, but certain reckless behaviors are frowned upon.
Vee Noceda is a female Demon Basilisk, biologically and mentally she is about the same age as Luz, but in terms of chronology she is almost two years old.
Vee is physically virtually identical to Luz, with the exception of her missing eyebrow scar, hairstyle, and clothing style.
Vee's hair is styled much neater and sleeker than Luz's, with a noticeably thicker sheen. The top doesn't stick to one side, as it's clipped in place with hair clips.
She wears a navy blue hoodie with darker cuffs, a mustard yellow shirt underneath with a white collar and a pair of black buttons at the neck, Prussian blue leggings, and white sneakers with silver gray laces and soles. She has a single yellow hair clip on each temple.
Vee is Camila's middle child, she is the quietest and most normal of all the children in the Clawthorne-Noceda family.
'I wonder what Mom means?
I hope this is good news, because after the end-of-year exams and the problems caused by my sisters and brothers. I want a long period of rest and tranquility... as much as is possible in this family.' Vee thinks, knowing that the troubles and problems
Zul Noceda is Camila's third child, legally she is the eldest daughter, but in reality she is the youngest, being almost a year old.
Here's the explanation, Zul, she's some sort of Pseudo-Battle Demon, she was accidentally created when a drop of Luz's blood came into contact with a joint necromacy/alchemy experiment between Bruce and Amelia Blight.
Physically, Zul is practically a copy of Luz, who grew up until the age of 16.
Zul has a curvy yet athletic build, standing at 177 centimeters tall, her three dimensions are B85, W65, H85.
Zul wears a green jacket, underneath is a white and purple striped shirt, navy blue pants, black sneakers and a mauve colored cap.
Around his neck Zul wears a silver necklace with a rectangular pendant engraved with a barcode.
'I'm already bored with this family reunion. It's summer and all I want to do is break criminals' bones, kill monsters and play Baseball.' Zul thinks, trying to kill time by playing with her necklace.
Finally, in the right corner of the sofa are Lilith's children: Hunter, Illya and Chloe.
Hunter Cruz Clawthorne is Lilith's eldest adopted son.
Hunter is yet another Clawthorne-Noceda child with complicated origins.
Hunter is a Grimwalker, an artificial being similar to the witches of the Boiling Isles, created using Caleb Wittebane's DNA as a basis.
The fact that Hunter is a Grimwalker is the least complicated part of his existence.
His body was grown in a laboratory, but his soul was not born using traditional methods.
When Hunter's body was growing in the tank, a half-soul slipped into the body. Basically, a bizarre case of incarnation.
The cherry on top of the cake, the soul that incarnated in Hunter is the soul of Mathias Cronqvist, the human side of the being known as Dark Lord, Dracula.
Hunter is a 16-year-old boy, 170 centimeters tall, with pointed ears, a fair complexion, ash-blond hair that is shaved below the crown, with a long, jagged quiff.
As Bruce resembles Morgan Le Fay, Hunter has a resemblance to
Mathias Cronqvist.
Hunter wears white boots, jeans, a yellow wolf T-shirt, and a white trench coat with a fur collar.
A feature of the clothing of
Hunter is who wears the trench coat in a cloak-like fashion.
This gives it an overall intimidating, almost modern and stately look.
'I wanted to spend the afternoon with Willow, but I'm stuck here.' Hunter thinks, more focused on his girlfriend than on what's happening in the room.
On a lesser note, Bruce and Hunter, even though they are the only big boys in the Clawthorne-Noceda family, don't get along very well, especially when left alone.
Bruce is a Belmont, he belongs to a lineage of Vampire Hunters, who for over 900 years have fought the Forces of Evil, especially Dracula and his followers.
And Hunter is the good reincarnation of Dracula.
It's no surprise that on an instinctive level the two of them don't get along.
In fact, it's a miracle that the two can live under the same roof and collaborate with each other when necessary.
Illya and Chloe for personal reasons are not legally adopted by Lilith as Hunters, instead Lilith is the guardian of the two female twins.
Illya Snow is a Homunculus created by House Bahamut of the Boiling Isles using reverse engineering on Einzbern techniques.
Two generations ago, Illya was created to serve as the Lesser Grail for the Second Holy Grail War of the Boiling Isles.
But due to a conflict between House Bahamut and Emperor Belos, Illya was placed in cryogenic suspension in the catacombs of Castle Bahamut, until she was found and awakened by Bruce, Luz, and Miyu.
Physically, Illya is an albino girl of the same height and age as Miyu, she has red eyes, long silver hair, and a small and slender body.
Illya wears the same female school uniform as Miyu.
'Summer has finally arrived, no homework, just fun with Miyu and my girl friends. When I have enough money, I'll go buy myself a cute swimsuit.' Illya thinks, imagining a dream summer with Miyu.
Chloe "Kuro" Snow is Illya's "evil" twin sister.
Chloe is a twin existence formed from Illya's original self.
When her personality became powerful enough and she managed to harness the Archer Class Card with her essence and create a body for herself, becoming the mischievous girl everyone knows.
Unlike her albino sister, Chloe has tanned skin, golden eyes, and pink-white hair.
Chloe wears the same uniform as Illya and Miyu, however, her sleeves are rolled up to show off her arms and her shirt is unbuttoned, revealing her black sports bra.
'Miyu and Bruce are cute as always, I'd love to feed on their Mana.' Chloe thinks with a mischievous smile, looking in the direction of her black-haired brother and sister.
This concludes the introduction of the Clawthorne-Noceda family and their unusual children.
I almost forgot to mention Marcy Wu, who sits between Bruce and Luz, the Taiwanese-American girl is sort of Luz's best friend and sort of Bruce's female assistant.
"Now that we are all together we can give away this family meeting, we have several things to discuss." Camila said, trying to lead this little event.
" Camila, actually the family is not complete, missing Amelia, Amity, Anne, Adeline, Polly and ... Sasha." Bruce lists what he thinks are the missing members of this big family.
"Amity and Amelia couldn't come, they're both busy with work at the library." Lilith explains why the two Blight girls aren't there.
"As for Marcy's girlfriends and the Plantar Family, they're in Los Angeles and we're in Boston," Eda said, knowing that this distance is a headache for her children.
"Yes, I am aware of that, I was just making a correction to Camila's words. The whole family is not reunited, only the main branch of the family is present here." Bruce said in a monotone tone.
Marcy leans in close to Bruce to whisper something.
"I'm so happy to hear that you see Anne, Polly and Sasha, especially Sasha, as part of the family." Marcy said, knowing that Sasha and Bruce don't get along very well.
"Sasha is not my favorite girl in Los Angeles, but she has changed and she is your third girlfriend.
"It can't hurt to make a little attempt to accept her." Bruce responds, admitting that he's trying to be nicer to Sasha for Marcy, Anne, and Adeline's sake.
"But shouldn't you add Sprig and Hop Pop to the list?" asks Marcy, sure that the other two frogs of the Plantar Family should appear on the list.
" Spirg is more along the lines of a friend than a family member.
Hop Pop is Hop Pop I can barely stand his presence." Bruce mutters in a cold tone.
Leon Belmont's descendant makes no secret of the fact that he has a low opinion of Sprig and a certain dislike for Hop Pop.
'Baby steps, Marcy, baby steps.' Marcy thinks, knowing she can't force Bruce to be friendlier.
"May I know why we're gathered here and what we need to talk about?" Miyu asks, raising her hand as if she were in school.
"It's not obvious who or what we should be talking about." Hunter said, looking in Bruce's direction.
'Here we go again.' Lilith thinks, putting a hand on her forehead, feeling like a migraine is coming on.
"Don't point your fangs at me, Little Cousin. We all have an unusual talent for getting into trouble, some more than others." Bruce said with a quick glance at Luz and Miyu, who are second and third in terms of weirdness and danger magnets.
Luz smiles awkwardly, knowing that she's getting into a lot of trouble, enough to make a book series or fanfiction.
Miyu keeps a stoic face, but her cheeks turn slightly red.
Oddly enough, since making her wish, Miyu's fortune has gone downhill drastically, ending up meeting problem girls at school, car thieves on her walks, and much more.
"Except for Vee, she's the quiet, boring, normal one in the family." Bruce continues, confident that Vee will be the only one with a normal, regular life like most people.
'Am I boring?' Vee thinks, slightly offended by Bruce's words.
"Big B, he didn't mean to offend, he meant it." Zul mutters, understanding what Vee is thinking from a look.
"Yeah, our family doesn't have a good record of avoiding trouble.
But who among us holds the record for making big mistakes and giving Lilith, Camila and Eda sleepless nights?" Hunter asks with an ironic tone, looking at Bruce, the one who holds that record.
The female crow looked at Hunter menacingly, if he were an enemy, Carmen would fly to tear out and eat his eyes.
"Cruz, don't think you're on my level, every time we fought I won.
My lineage defeated you in the previous life, I will beat you in this life and my descendants in the next." Bruce said with a serious tone, believing that this feud between Belmont and Dracula will never end.
Carmen also nodded, believing that her Master was right.
'I used to think that my sister Lilith was the most annoying crow in my life, but Bruce's crow easily took that place.' Eda thinks, considering the blue-eyed crow as a disturbing and annoying creature.
"Last time I almost won," Hunter declares, trying to pass himself off as the underdog.
"Almost won means you still lost." Bruce replies with a bitter truth.
Carmen moves from her shoulder to her Master's head, which she does every now and then to get a better view.
"I've gotten stronger since then." Hunter said, his voice rising and his teeth becoming sharper. A clear sign that Hunter is getting angry.
"Me too." Bruce replies, as the air around him grows colder.
Carmen spreads her wings to appear more intimidating, producing the same chilling atmosphere as her Master.
"Getting kidnapped by crazy Canadians and turned into a lab rat is no way to get stronger. Training works, though." Hunter says as he stands up.
"Traditional methods work, but alternative methods can be just as helpful." Bruce said, clenching a fist.
Slowly, a set of four retractable claws about 12 inches long emerged from Bruce's knuckles, as if he were a certain famous/infamous X-Men.
"An Adamantium skeleton and the DNA of Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Firestar, is a great upgrade for my abilities and my X-Gene." Bruce said, standing up, sticking out the silver claws on his other hand.
Carmen flies in place behind Bruce as if it were some sort of little Stand from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Luz, Vee, Miyu, Illya, Chloe have a helpful look at their mothers.
The message was received in record time.
"Bruce, withdraw your glittering claws and sit down!" Eda shouts, chastising her eldest son.
"Hunter, sit down and don't provoke Bruce, especially when he's being good for once." Lilith said, calming her adopted son with a scolding.
The two big boys of the Clawthorne-Noceda family sat down in their seats.
Carmen landed on Bruce's shoulder, keeping her eyes on Hunter.
Everyone except King and Zul breathed a sigh of relief, one less fight is always a victory for everyone, especially for the integrity of the building and their personal property.
"Mom, what do you mean?" Vee asks in a polite tone.
"Children, as you all know, we've been through a long, difficult time, half of us have been stuck on Amphibia, the other half have been worried sick." Camila said with a sad tone, remembering the bad months left behind.
Eda and Lilith grabbed Camila's hands, trying to provide comfort.
Luz, Miyu, Illya, Chloe and Marcy felt a sense of guilt for the emotional pain they caused Camila.
But Bruce, who was one of those stranded in Amphibia, looks unperturbed.
"Aren't you used to having family in another world?" Bruce asks, seeming insensitive to Camila's pain.
Everyone present except Camila gave Bruce a harsh look, as he remained like a statue of ice.
"In less than a year, a good portion of us have been stranded on the Boiling Isles, Miyu's World, and Amphibia. It's obvious that this family vice won't end any time soon." Bruce said, voicing his opinion without holding back.
"Bruce is not entirely wrong. But what are the chances of a similar experience happening again for the fourth time?" Eda said, trying to convince Camila and the rest of the family that something like this cannot happen again.
"Are you talking about probabilities with us? The existence of many of us is the result of hundreds of unlikely coincidences." Chloe said, not believing Eda's reassurance.
"What were the chances that it would happen even a second time?" Luz said, not deluding herself that it could happen a fourth time or even a fifth time.
"There's no three without four." Miyu comments, trying to support her Onii-Sama's words.
Miyu has already had enough experience in traveling through parallel worlds or completely different worlds, but that won't stop her unfortunate.
"Aren't you overdoing it with the negativity? Let's try to be positive!" Illya said, trying to be the joy of the group.
"Illya is the difference between being positive and being disillusioned." Chloe said, being more realistic than her "good" twin sister.
"If one of us ends up in another unprecedented world, I'll get a Belmont tattoo of my choice." Hunter said, believing the maximum number of "isekai" incidents to be three.
"Then you're going to have to get two tattoos." Bruce states in a stern voice, drawing attention to himself.
"What!?" Hunter exclaims in a shocked voice.
"Onii-chan, a girl can't be bored with you around." Chloe said with a mischievous smile.
"Kuro, you naughty girl, don't bother Miyu's Onii-chan." Illya said in a stern voice, grabbing Chloe's hand and pulling her towards him.
"I understand, Illya, you're jealous and want my attention, I promise you'll get it later." Chloe said in a suggestive tone, moving very close to Illya.
"Miyu, save me!" Illya exclaims, knowing she can't defeat Chloe alone.
'Camilla and I will end up with gray hair before we're 44.' Lilith thinks, sure that she will soon have to buy hair dye.
'I should have had a drink before starting this family meeting.' Eda thinks, not knowing what to start with the eldest son who says he traveled to other worlds or Chloe who is "playing" with Illya.
"Chloe, calm down, Bruce has something important to explain to us." Camila said, trying to be the voice of the region in this madhouse.
Chloe stopped "playing" with her twin sister, but before she stopped she gave Illya and Miyu a wink.
Miyu blushes and tries not to look in Chloe's direction.
"Girls, your chain of accidents of being stranded in another world has stopped with Amphibia." Bruce said looking at his unfortunate sisters.
"But I'm not the greatest, I'm also the unluckiest. Because my record of accidents involving other worlds has gone up by two." Bruce said with a light tone.
The Occult Detective has become accustomed to spending more time in other realms than on earth.
It was a trick of the light but the three mothers' hair suddenly turned grayer.
"Bruce, my murder and crime-loving puppy, please tell me you're trying to scam Hunter into getting two embarrassing tattoos." Eda asks in a motherly tone, hoping her eldest son is playing a prank.
An unlikely thing because Bruce has no sense of humor.
"No. I honestly believe that traveling between worlds is one of my callings, the idea of exploring this universe and beyond fascinates me." Bruce said, showing his rare sincere smile.
"You want to be an Occult Detective, Mad Scientist/Sorcerer, Masked Vigilante, and Universe Traveler." Camila lists Bruce's dangerous and unique professions.
"Ambitious and crazy as usual. Well, if you find a world where the ocean is made of alcohol, call me." Eda said in a joking tone.
"If I ever found a world like that, I would destroy it to the ground." says Bruce, a teetotaller who hates alcohol.
Luz, seeing that the conversation is taking a long and winding road, decides to take over.
"Bruce, as your best and only female friend, tell me what happened." Luz said, curious to say the least to find out what happened.
"I will, but do you want the short version or the long version that could last at least 5 hours for each adventure?" Bruce asks, having no problem talking for almost half a day about his old cases.
"Short version!" Was the majority response from the Clawthorne-Noceda Family, except for King, Miyu, and Marcy.
"In short, on May 13th, a week into my Canada-Mexico trip with X-23, I decided to take a light day." Bruce said, beginning his brief summary.
'This workaholic has light days?' Hunter thinks with disappointment, not believing that Bruce can just sit around and do nothing.
"After solving a murder case and getting the prime suspect to confess, I returned to my office.
Bored, I started reading Arabian Nights, a book I didn't know I had, then I fell asleep, after I don't know how long, I was woken up by the Genie of the Ring, Shahra." Bruce told the first part of his summary.
The Occult Detective received strange looks from several members of his family, but he kept talking.
" Shahra, told me that an evil entity from her world, the world of Arabian Nights, Erazor Djinn, is absorbing the power of the book and causing its pages and the world within to disappear.
If not stopped, his power will be unleashed into the real world unless the "Legendary Black Knight" spoken of in the stories can stop him.
Shahra gave me a ring that seals a contract between her and her new master, that is, me.
Using the ring and Shahra's power, I entered the world of Arabian Nights on a magic carpet." Bruce said, touching the spot where he wore the magic ring.
"A lot of crazy things happened, running through the desert, but I saved the world of Arabian Nights.
The best part, thanks to the Rules of the Arabian Nights world and my Time Magic, the weeks spent inside the book were just a few minutes in this world."
Eda opens her mouth, ready to give her opinion, but a sign from Camila makes her postpone the moment.
"Bruce, your second adventure?" Camila asks slowly, wanting to hear the second "episode".
"It happened on May 20th, when I was supposed to go to a date with Mira Yamana.
As I was about to leave my office, in another world a sorceress named Merlina, niece of Merlin, was trying to escape from a demonic knight and his forces.
Cornered, Merlina cast a spell calling upon a champion to save her, namely me.
Long story short, I had to defeat the demonic knight who is actually King Arthur, who has been corrupted by the immortality granted by the scabbard of Excalibur.
Once peace was brought to the kingdom, Merlina used the second part of her summoning magic to bring me back.
However, this time the time differences were slightly different, weeks in Camelot are different hours in this world. This made me late for my date with Mira Yamana and she got mad at me.
He didn't believe me when I explained why I was late." Bruce said, crossing his arms and shaking his head.
'How can you blame her, no sane person would believe such an explanation.' Vee thinks, not believing Bruce's stories.
'I won't give a damn just for stories without evidence or witnesses.' Hunter thinks, not even trying to ask for evidence, so ridiculous is Bruce's story to him.
"Onii-Sama, I've said in the past that you should sleep more. Now, I'm telling you that you should stop sleeping in the afternoon, it's not good for you." Miyu said, placing a hand on her Half-brother's shoulder.
"You all think I'm bored and dreaming about these adventures of mine with Shahra and Merlina." Bruce said, less as a question and more as a statement.
No one spoke, but silence is still a form of response.
"I don't see anything wrong with dreaming of an Isekai and going on an adventure with a cute girl with pointy ears. It's one of the most normal things a nerdy teenager can do. I've had dreams like that too." Marcy said, trying to make Bruce feel better.
"When I have time, I'd like to hear the whole story." Luz said, curious to hear everything in great detail.
"Believe what you want to believe, but I know who's right. If you ever end up with me in Merlina's World or Shahra's World, I'll have my little revenge." Bruce said in a serious tone, being able to forgive, but never forget.
Camila took a deep breath, then clapped her hands to get everyone's attention, dealing with twelve children is very difficult, the presence of powers and complex origins does not help.
"If there is no further discussion, I can tell you the reason for this family reunion." Camila said, receiving almost the children's full attention.
"Eda, Lilith and I have decided that this family needs time away from the Moonlit World and the World of Superheroes." Camila said, wanting her children to be children and not protagonists of a Comic/Manga.
"The three of us have planned to go on a nice vacation together for the duration of the summer." Lilith continues, finally managing to introduce the real reason for this family reunion, to talk about the upcoming family vacation.
"Vacation!?" exclaim in chorus the twelve children of the Clawthorne-Noceda family.
Most seem enthusiastic about the idea, while some are not so happy about the prospect of a family vacation for the whole summer.
"A rather mixed reaction, young people today don't enjoy family holidays. Are they such boring company?" Lilith asks, acting strangely, not seeming prepared to face a divided audience.
"I don't hate spending time with you two. I enjoy being with you two and learning magic with my favorite witches." Luz said, wanting to let Eda and Lilith know that she loves them.
Luz prepares to say something else, but she can't find the words.
"This family's record of successful vacations is quite low.
Our last attempt at a little vacation in Los Angeles ended with us stuck in Amphibia for months," Bruce said, reminding everyone of how the previous family vacation ended badly.
"That's one reason I chose for us to go to a little town in Oregon called Gravity Falls.
From what I've read and heard, there is nothing dangerous or supernatural there.
Just a tourist trap selling fake, fun weirdness or running a harmless Scooby-Doo scheme." Camila said with a reassuring smile.
Camila believes that Mystery Shack is the pinnacle of Gravity Falls weirdness and the cause of the ridiculous rumors she's read on the internet.
Marcy raises her hand to say something else.
"How did you convince my parents to let me come on vacation with all of you?" Marcy asks, quite sure that her strict parents would have a thousand excuses to keep her from going on vacation with the Clawthorne-Noceda family.
"I'm a wild witch, I know a thousand tricks." Eda said with a foxy smile.
"Roommates!" Luz exclaims loudly, putting an arm around Marcy's shoulder and pulling her close.
"Roommates!" Marcy exclaims, and they return the friendly gesture.
"What do you think of this surprise?" asks Camila, hoping that this holiday will make everyone happy.
"I think you all could go to Oregon and play at being one big happy family on vacation, some of you might need a change of scenery." Bruce said, while affectionately patting his little sister, Miyu, on the head.
The three mothers blink in suspense that Bruce is on board with the idea.
'A miracle is happening or the end of the world is approaching, whatever it is, I think I should pray to the Titan and the Goddess.' Lilith thinks, tempted to slap herself in the face to see if she's daydreaming.
"If even our most antisocial and workaholic child wants to go on vacation. That means we're all going to have a blast in Gravity Falls!" Eda exclaims, taking Bruce's words as a good sign.
"You three misunderstood, I'm staying in Boston to do my own thing. But you have my blessing to bring my adorable little sister, Miyu, and my female assistant, Marcy, with you on vacation." Bruce said, not wanting to leave the city.
Lilith sighed with relief, the end of the world is not so near.
"Bruce, either everyone goes on vacation or nobody goes, there's no middle ground." Eda said, knowing she had to discuss this with her oldest and most problematic child.
Bruce looks up at the ceiling and sighs.
"And some people wonder why I stay in my office instead of living here. One of you always gets in my way, one way or another." Bruce mutters in an antagonistic tone.
"If I didn't have a soft spot in my heart for Miyu, Chloe, and Illya, I wouldn't care about your vacation at all." Bruce said in a serious tone, looking in the direction of the three mothers.
"It's going to cost a lot of my goodwill towards you three, but I'm going on vacation to Gravity Falls with you." Bruce said, standing up, pulling a customized high-tech smartphone from his black coat.
"I need three days before I leave, that's the minimum time I need." Bruce said, starting to text several people on his contact list.
"Do you need them in three days?" Vee asks, having a hard time understanding what's going on in Bruce's head.
"I have to make phone calls, make arrangements, do some heavy shopping and pack my bags.
But, above all, I must prepare Innocent Devils and my weapons for the long journey.
Once these preparations are made, I will be free to go with you on this vacation that serves to fill the empty nest syndrome that afflicts you." Bruce said, having much to do and little time available.
"What's the point of bringing your Devils Forgemaster or Sorcerer gear on vacation, I can't even tell the difference." Camila said, knowing very little about magic, despite the fact that she is surrounded by magic users every day.
"The last time I agreed to compromise with you, Camila, I left my guns at home.
"If I go on vacation for three months, I'm going to go armed to the teeth and full of resources. And that's non-negotiable," Bruce said, before walking out of the room.
When the door slammed shut, a tense silence fell in the room.
The first to speak was Hunter.
"Belmont is an asshole who shows no respect to his superiors," Hunter said, speaking like a soldier.
Hunter clearly didn't like the way Bruce spoke to Lilith, Camila and Eda.
"Hunter, don't talk bad about my Onii-Sama!" Miyu exclaims, standing up, showing an angry look.
The girl is very protective of her Onii-Sama, almost to the point of having a big brother complex.
"Onii-chan is a boy who doesn't let anyone walk all over him, not even his mother figures.
Forcing Onii-chan to do something he doesn't want to do, like ditching his summer plans and going to a remote town for the entire summer, is difficult and causes him to react aggressively.
The fact that he accepted it means he loves us." Chloe said, being good at reading people's characters, especially those who caught her interest.
"Despite his bad boy rebellious attitude, he's often right, if we had more weapons or resources with us in Amphibia our life back then would have been easier." Marcy comments, reluctantly having to side with Bruce.
"Does that mean we're going on vacation with a trunk full of guns and some monsters hiding in the shadows?" Camila asks, looking in the direction of Eda, who has more experience dealing with Bruce when he does this.
"I'd say it would be something like a freight truck full of military weapons and a pack of Night Creatures, at the very least." Eda said, starting to get a little worried.
"The next time we make a surprise announcement, we should do something more individual and well in advance, so we can avoid igniting his anger." Lilith comments, in hindsight, this would be a more effective method.
"Luz, Miyu, Marcy, you three can go to Bruce and stop him from overdoing it. We're going on vacation, not war.
If I have to carry an arsenal to make him feel at ease, let him do it.
But during the trip I don't want to be blown up by a pothole on the highway or find out that he's carrying a weapon of mass destruction in his backpack," Eda said, half seriously, half joking.
"Wouldn't it be easier to just leave him alone in Boston while we go to Gravity Falls?" Hunter asks, sure that everyone would be happier that way.
"Hunter, just because you don't like a family member, doesn't mean you have to let them go. For better or worse, we're family, we all go on vacation or we don't go at all." Lilith said, wanting her family to stay together.
"He's still an asshole to me," Hunter replies, not feeling much brotherly love for his cousin.
"But he's our 'asshole' and I wouldn't change him for the world." Luz replies with a sincere voice.
Luz stands up, going to join her best male friend, with the help of her best female friend Marcy.
"I'm coming too, Luz and Marcy, I'm her favorite sister after all." Miyu said, joining the two nerdy girls.
The words do not concern one of the members of the Clawthorne-Noceda family, but a certain girl from Los Angeles.
"All in all I say this family reunion deserves a seven out of ten." Eda exclaims, looking at the bright side of the whole event.
'I hope Gravity Falls is the right vacation spot for my kids, some of them need a break from their hectic lives.' Camila thinks, not knowing how wrong she was to choose Gravity Falls as a vacation destination.
Continues ...