Hey, I'm so sorry for not updating. I got busy with crazy school and personal things been going on...and a writers block. It's been rough and hard and I'm sorry for not updating. It's just...been hard but here we go as things are slowly clearing up....for now maybe but oh well.

What if Stanford and Stanley switched bodies before the portal incident? (Like, with Experiment 78: Electron Carpet) By: Lapi5_Lazuli

Ford POV

Stanley had come into the house, "Look, are you going to explain what's going on here? You are acting like mom after her 10th cup of coffee." I had my back to him as I started to grab some papers, "Listen, there isn't much time. I've made huge mistakes and I don't know who I can trust in anymore." I then turn around and Stanley wasn't there. I look around, "Stanley? Stanley!" I then went around the house for him and he was down in my room, "Stanley!" I gasp out, "What are you doing?"

"I just got interesting and I saw this room....is this your bed room? Gee Ford...you really let yourself down." Stanley reply. I rolled my eyes and groan, "Not now Stanley!" "Whoa Ford I was kidding." Then he places his hand on my shoulder, "let's talk this through okay? I can see how stress you are."

"Look" I started as I pull out my first journal, "I got into a mess...something that I shouldn't have. I hid the other two journals about everything I came across and you are the only person I can trust to take it. Remember our plans to sail around the world on a boat?"

Stanley smiled and nods, "Of course."

"Take the book, get on a boat and sail as far away as you can...to the edge of the earth. Burry it where no one could find it." I reply.

I turn my back. Stanley tightens his jaw, that's it! You finally want to see me after 10 years and it to tell me to get far away from you as possible!"

I turn sharply, "Stanley you don't understand what I'm up against! What I've been through!"

"No, you don't understand. What I've been through. I've been in prison in three different countries, I once had to shew my way out of a trunk of a car, and you think you've got problems? I have a mullet Stanford! Meanwhile, where have you been? Living it up in your fancy house in the woods, selfishly hording your college money because you only car about yourself!"

"I'm selfish? I'm selfish Stanley! How could you say that after coasting me my dream school! I'm giving you a chance to do the first worthwhile thing in your life and you won't even listen!" I snack back.

"Well listen to this, you want me to get rid of this book? Fine! I'll get rid of it right now!" Stanley then pulls out a lighter and flip it opened and the flame grew below the book. "My research!" I shouted. I then tackled Stanley and we fell onto the carpet and once we hit the ground we separated and the book fell on the ground with the light out. As I rolled in the carpet I felt the run of electricity. It was the carpet or project (), I've been studying it but I couldn't find what it could really do but produce electricity nothing harmless about that.

Stanley quickly got to his feet and went after the journal but before he could have done that I grab his ankle and then there was a flash and a blast of electricity and Stanley fell to the ground.

I open my eyes and groan. That blast was powerful. I rise up and shook my head and was about to ran through my hair but I was wearing a hat, "What the?" Then I felt that I had long hair and that I just suddenly had some weight. "What the!" I then looked up and there was.....me! Running at the journal and taking it. "Stanley! Stanley stop!" I cried out. I then got up and tried to go after him.

I case him down my basement. By the time I was there I was out of breath, "Boy he really let him so go." I gasp. I saw him gazing at the portal. "Is this what you've been doing all this time!" Then he turns around and his eyes widen, "W...What the heck! What are you doing in my body!?" Then he pats himself, "What am I doing in your body!"

"Stanley....there is no time to explain...just calm down...and give me the journal." I pant.

"No time to explain Stanford! I want you to explain to me right now! What the heck is this portal, what is this journal about, and why we are in each other's body!" Stanley snaps at me, "I can't believe that you would rather spend your money on these stupid and mess up things more than your brother!"

"Give me the journal back!"

"You want if back? You have to try harder than that!"

I then tackled him into the machine and the lights started up.

Stanley shoves me to the ground. "You left me behind you jerk!" Stanley cried out as we were wrestling with the book, "It was supposed to be us forever! You ruin my life!" I scoffed, "you ruin your own life!" I then kicked Stanley and he flew back into the machine where the burning symbol was place. He screamed out in pain. I stood up, "Stanley! Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Are you...." Then Stanley jerks up and hit me on the face. I ran through the door and then tripped over the lever. The machine spark with life.

"Some brother you turn out to be. You care more over your dumb mysteries then your family. Well fine then...you can have it and your body back!" He then shoves the book into my hands and shoves me and I started to fly up in the air towards the opening.

"Whoa hey! What's going on! Hey Stanford!" Stanley cried out.

"Stanley! Help me!"

"What do I do?"

I was getting closer and closer. "Stanley! Stanley! Do something!" I then threw my book towards him as the portal started to suck me in, "Stanley! Stanley!" Then I was gone in the portal.

Stan POV

There was a flash and I was fore back to the ground, "No! No!" I cried out. I then shot right up to my feet, "Come back!" I then tried to pull the lever, "I can't lose him! I just got him back!" I then face along my Ford's body that I was in. "This is a mess....this can't happened....what do I do? I can't tell people about this...they wouldn't believe me. What do I do?" I started to pace around, "This is bad....bad...bad...bad....I know...I just got to get him back....journal!" I then went to the journal and opened it up but I learn that I had to have the other journals. I tried to fix the portal but it was worthless.

During the 30 years, to pay for Ford's bills and to feed myself I change his house into a tourist attention first called the Murder Hut but then change to the Mystery Shack. I was Stanford Pines in name and in body. I faked a car accident of Stanley's dead so nobody could be looking for him. Then I lived on life....always looking in the form of my brother...that I have lost...and I could never get him back.

After lying and creating a mess for the kids and then finally getting the portal to work and my brother to get back.

Dipper POV

At the beginning of the summer, me and Mabel were ship up north in a sleeping town of Gravity Falls with our great uncle Stanford Pines. A tall and strongly build man with gray hair and white side burns. Anyways I thought it would have been a boring summer but then finding the journal and then figuring about the truths of Gravity Falls.

With a few ups and downs, both me and Mabel made it through from crazy gnomes to crazy stocker of Mabel to zombies to a one eyed evil triangle demon to now this. Grunkle Stan was using a portal to end the world. I didn't believe it until I saw it.

"Mabel shut it down!" I screamed out.

"Mabel you got to trust me! You can't!" Grunkle Stan cried out.

"Don't listen to him! Mabel listen to you head!"

Mabel looks at both of us not sure what to do. She hugs the leaver tighter. "Grunkle Stan...." She cried. Then she made a cringe up face then she release the leaver and float up, "I trust you."

"Mabel are you crazy!? We're all going...."

Then the machine interrupted me but I didn't care what it said. We are all going to die. Then there was a sudden flash and the next thing I knew I was laying on the ground. I groan as I raise my head only to see the light of the portal and this figure.

Then suddenly he came through the portal.

"W-Who is that?" I muttered.

"The author of the journals....my brother." Grunkle Stan reply.

The author then removes the hood and googles and there he was with white hair and crack handmade glasses.

"T-The a-author." I stuttered.

"Brother!" Stan cried out but his brother just hit him.

"Ow! What was that for!" Stan cried out.

"What a fool you are to open this thing! You know how dangerous it this was? Did you even read my warnings?"

"Aren't you glad that I brought you back? I just save you and my body! Which I do got to say that you treat it really well."

The brother rolled his eyes, "I would hit you again but I don't want to break a tooth of my own body. I hope you still kept that rug or we are stuck like this."

"Of course! I kept it in your room....we until the kids had troubles with it."

"Kids?"

Then the author looks at me and Mabel. I could move or speak at all.

"Their Shermy's grand kids." Stan explain. The author came right to us and I couldn't move or say anything but Mabel had no problem. They shook hands and I had my own freak out. Then after the long back story and then getting rid of those agents for good, Grunkle Stan and Ford switch bad to their own bodies. I wanted to ask the author questions but I was sent to bed.

Stan POV

I was standing in front of the mirror in my own body right next to my brother whose body I had for 30 years. I was impressed how well Ford took care of my body and I took care of his. Ford had me in good shape but lots of white hair...I guess lots of stress in whatever he was in.

For me on how I took care of Ford's body, I made sure I exercise and treated his body well. The only thing that I really permanent change his body was the burn on my shoulder...no thanks for him 30 years ago.

"Look at us. Old men in the right bodies. Thanks for giving me white hair."

"Well now you look like dad." Ford smirk.

I shove him, "Arhg! No!"

We chuckled, "Thanks for taking care of my body, Stan." Ford spoke up quietly.

I looked up at him, "No problem and thanks for not doing any more damage for my body."

Ford sigh, "Look Stan promise me something....when the summer is over when the kids are back home...I want my house back...and I want my life back. You already gave me my body back and so there is one last thing on your lists on doing."

"You aren't grateful in what I do. I worked and lied for you. I tried to get you back! And here you are! In your house, in your body, in your life....can't you ever be grateful?"

"Not with this Stan. What you have done...which you wouldn't understand will cause much more problem then more that you already created. Now I'm going to stay down in the basement and try to contain everything that has been going on. You stay here and keep watch of the kids until the end of the summer....after that...you leave."

Then he started to walk away, "There better be no surprises on my body Stanley."

I growled, "Just stay away from the kids and I'll make sure there wouldn't be any more damage to your body."

He pauses for a moment. Then just walks away.

Hey sorry again for not updating again. But since school is slowly ending in a about...two months just about...it shouldn't be a month again for me to update. Again I'm really sorry...just things been going on and couldn't write. So please leave me a what if and I'll try and do it. Hope there will be no personal things again.