"Alright Stan, another day, another random body pain. Here we go." Stan puts on slippers that are soaked in milk. "Ugh!" Stan finds a note on his desk that reads: "Dear Stan, I need something to carry milk in so I used your slippers. Love, Mabel." Stan shudders and walks into the kitchen and tries to turn on a light but the light bulb bursts. He groans and goes to find a new light bulb but finds that the box is empty except for a note that reads: "Dear Stan, I took these to build a planetarium suit for Soos! Sorry! Dipper." Stan grumbles and crumples the note. Stan is waiting in line in a grocery store at the checkout counter with light bulbs. Robbie, Lee, Tambry and Nate show up behind him. "Whoa, let's not take this line. There's an old person in it." Lee said. "Psh, yeah. He's probably gonna pay with like, pennies and, war bonds." Robbie said. "Hey! For your information, I was gonna shoplift most of this." Stan said. "Security!" The cashier shouted. Security guards rush to Stan. "Ha! Smoke bomb!" Stan throws a smoke bomb on the floor that reads "Expire 11/1996"; nothing happens.
"Aw, seriously?" The security guards tackle Stan. "Ahh!" Later, Stan is coming home bruised with the box of light bulbs. "Ugh. Rough start to a day." Stan walks towards the kitchen. "But it's all gonna be worth it when I fix that light bul-" Stan walks in to see Ford screwing in a light bulb with the triplets. "And... we're... done!" Ford said. The triplets cheer. "Does anyone see this? This is what a hero looks like right here." Mabel said. "I thought we were out of light bulbs." Stan said. "Oh we were, so I invented my own! It will last a thousand years and the light it emits makes your skin softer." Ford said. "Oooh!" (Y/n), Dipper, Mabel and Soos said. "Never have I known such softness!" Soos said. "Anyway, where were you?" Ford asked. Stan drops the new light bulbs in the trash; then goes to the TV and picks up the remote. "Well, TV at least you appreciate me. Give me the good news." Stan turns on the TV. "This just in, the mayor is dead." Shandra said. "What?!" Stan asked. The triplets walked in. "Whoa, what's going on?" (Y/n) asked. "Raised by bears in the wilderness, Mayor Eustace Huckabone Befufftlefumpter was best known for raising the water tower, possibly starting World War I, and putting town menace Gideon Gleeful behind bars, in actual adult prison. A memorial statue is already being carved in the deceased mayor's honor." She cries while her co-host comforts her. "I'm sorry. It's just been so long since we've had real news. I'm just so happy!" She keeps crying. "There will be a town hall meeting this afternoon to discuss replacing him." Shandra's co-host said. "New mayor huh? Wonder who it could be..." Stan sees his reflection in the TV.
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"Alright. Order! Order everyone! Calm down now! We're here to choose a mayor for the first time in almost a century. According to the town charter," he unrolls an old scroll as a bat flies out of it "a worthy candidate is defined as anyone who can cast a shadow, count to ten, and throw their hat into the provided ring." Sheriff Blubs said. Deputy Durland brings out a hoop and places it on the floor; Bud Gleeful immediately throws his hat in it. "Wait, Bud Gleeful?" Dipper asked. "He looks good! Considering we threw his son in jail." Mabel said. "That was a good day." (Y/n) said. "Now folks, I know our family's had its fair shares of whoopsie daisies in the past, but I'd like to make up for it by formally announcing my candidacy for the mayor of Gravity Falls! Any questions?" Bud asked. "Yes, are you still in contact with Lil' Gideon?" Toby Determined asked. "That's a great question, I'm giving you 50% off a used car." Bud said. "Fifty percent?! FIFTY PERCENT?!!!" Toby rips his notepad in half. "In fact, everyone look under your seats." Bud points at people in the crowd. "You get half off a used car! You get half off a used car!" He said, Mabel pulls out a car discount coupon from under her chair. "Wow, a colorful piece of paper? He's got my vote!" She said. "What?!" (Y/n) screeched. "After everything his son did to us? He used Bill on Stan, he stole the shack, and even tried to kidnap me and Dipper with that giant robot! Remember?! He was probably going to keep me hostage as his girlfriend and end up torturing Dipper or something!" (Y/n) shouted. Mabel cringed. "You're right. I take it back." She agreed. "Yeah, guys, I've got a really bad feeling about Bud Gleeful as mayor." Dipper agreed. "I dunno, dude, it's not like we have a lot of good mayor options. Everyone in this town is a tad strange. Except, ironically, Tad Strange." Soos said. "Hi guys, Tad's the name, and being normal's my game." Tad said. "Loving you, Tad!" Mabel said. Tad holds up a slice of bread. "And I love bread!" He shouted. "It's a shame Ford isn't here, he'd run. And win! And be a great mayor!" (Y/n) said. "So since everyone's happy I'll just take the oath of office now, sound good, gavel up?" Stan throws his fez in the hoop, and everyone gasps. "Hold it right there Bud! I'm taking you on!" Everyone gasps. "Stanford? No o-ffence but you're just some two-bit carnival barker. And your head is more ears than face!" Bud said. "Oh yeah? Well your face is more fat... than... not fat!" Stan shouted. Everyone gasps again.
"Oh snap!" Tad said. "Whaddya say folks? Are we just gonna let Bud win? How about a real election!" Stan said. "Get in there, cap!" Tyler said. Everyone throws their hats in. "Well, looks like we've got some competition here folks. Which I'm fine with, totally fine with!" Bud pulls Stan towards him and talks quietly. "I was gonna let bygones be bygones Stan, but you just made a powerful enemy. I'll win either way, and when I do, you might not like the Gravity Falls you wake up in!" Bud punches out the Mystery Shack on a map of Gravity Falls hanging on the wall. The triplets gasp. "Election! Election! Election!" Everyone shouted. "Let the madness begin!" Blubs fires a cannon. "Grunkle Stan, what are you doing?" (Y/n) asked. "Running for mayor! Did I... did I not make that clear?" Stan asked. "Grunkle Stan, it's not that we think you can't do it, it's just -" Mabel began. "No no, it's okay, Mabel." Dipper turns to Stan. "We don't think you can do it." He said. "Look, kids. The mayor kicking the bucket got me thinking. I'm an old man, and I'm not getting any younger. My dumb brother's research is probably gonna make him famous. And what do I have to show for my life? Do I really want "crooked grifter" on my tombstone? How about, "crooked mayor"! Stan said. "Psst guys, let's talk." (Y/n) turns to Mabel and Dipper. "I know Stan isn't the best candidate. Heck, he's committing voter fraud right now." (Y/n) said. Stan is stuffing in votes into his own ballot box. "But Bud's definitely up to something, and we're the only ones who can stop him." (Y/n) said. "You're right, sis. Besides, Stan has a kind-of charisma. How hard could getting him elected be?" Mabel asked. Dipper takes off his pine tree cap and the triplets reach for matching hats and put on "Vote Stan" campaign stickers.
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"Spread the word, pig!" Wendy said. Waddles runs off. "Alright everybody, eyes up here!" (Y/n) opens a rolled paper with a lot of dust coming out. "Okay, Gravity Falls Elections are based on two events. The Wednesday Stump Speech, held on an actual... stump, and the Friday Debate where townsfolk throw birdseed at the candidate they like most. At the end, they release a freedom eagle who will fly to the candidate covered in more seed and bestow a birdly kiss upon him anointing him mayor." She shows everybody the parchment, then rolls up the paper. "I couldn't make this up if I wanted to." She said. The phone rings in the "Phone Bank." "Okay Grunkle Stan, are you ready for your first radio interview?" Mabel asked. "I got my mouth, don't I?" Stan asked. "Okay you're on with the candidate." Mabel said on the phone. "You're listening to Falls Radio: 24 hour news and bear rampage alerts, and now here's the T-man." A voiceover said. "Hello! Candidate Stan first question: How do you feel about the American flag?" Toby asked. "Meh, I can take it or leave it, too many stripes. Next question." Stan said. The people at Skull Fracture listening to the radio broadcast grunt with doubt.
"What would you do to help educate our kids?" Toby asked. "Ha, simple. Put them on an island and make them fight for dominance." A family listens to the radio, and a woman covers her daughter's ears. "Also teach kids swears. That'll bring them into the real world." Stan said, (Y/n), Mabel and Dipper, look at each other worriedly. "What would you do about the crime in Gravity Falls?" Toby asked. "Wait, do you mean crime in general, or just the specific crimes committed by m -" Dipper cuts the line off with scissors. "Okay, interview's over. Candy, what's the damage?" He asked. "Your approval ratings started at zero. Now it's a number lower than zero." She flips the laptop around and shows Stan's negative approval ratings. "You're meme-ing fast, and none of them are good." Wendy shows her phone, which has a meme of Stan on it that says: One does not simply "teach kids swears" "Look Grunkle Stan, people are like smell markers, and you're black licorice! It's not that you're un-sniffable, you just need to learn when to keep the cap on." Mabel said. "From now on, maybe you should just read our prepared remarks." (Y/n) holds up a folded piece of paper with "YOUR SPEECH" written on it with drawings by Mabel. "Heh heh. Sorry kids. I always say words that come out of my brain. If my head says, that lady's got an ugly baby, my mouth says, "whoa, lady, you got one ugly baby." Stan said. The triplets look at each other worriedly.
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"And he's insisting on speaking his mind!" Dipper said. "So this is an emergency." Ford said. "The Stump Speech is in a couple of days, and if he continues like this, we'll lose to Bud for sure!" (Y/n) said. "Hmm. It's a shame there isn't some device that would allow you to control someone else. Oh. Wait. Of course, yes. There is." Ford shows (Y/n) a striped tie. "A long time ago I designed a prototype for Ronald Reagan's masters. Just get Stan to wear this, and you can make him a literal talking head." Ford said. Dipper peers inside the tie. "Whoa! This is amazing! And ethically ambiguous!" He said. Ford takes out another tie that is darker. "As long as you wear the matching one, he'll say and do whatever you want him to." He said. Dipper holds up both ties. "Thank you Great-uncle Ford!" He runs off. "Yes, yes. Use it responsibly and all." Ford said. Later on, the triplets are testing out the ties. Soos puts on the tie. "Whoa, thanks for the slamming tie, dudes! These stripes are so slimming!" He said. Mabel turns to Dipper. "You really think this mind-controlling tie is gonna work?" She asked. "I don't know about this guys, I mean... I don't want Bud to win, but mind controlling Stan in order to win seems... wrong." (Y/n) said. "Come on, (Y/n)! You said it yourself! We can't have a member of the Gleeful family be president after what Gideon did to us. This will guarantee Stan the new mayor." Dipper takes out the other tie. "Now let's flip the switch and test it out!" Mabel puts it on and flips the switch. Mabel and Soos start singing and dancing. "Oh-oh-oh! I'm a dancing dude! I got some fancy moves and a bad attitude!" Mabel switches it off and Soos starts sweating and panting. "Ha! That's amazing!" Mabel said. "Guys! Something weird just happened. I'm really freaked out!" Soos said. Mabel flips the switch on again. "I am Soos-Tron! Watch me eat this pine cone!" Mabel mimics eating a pine cone while Soos actually eats one, and Mabel then flips the switch off; and Soos collapses onto his hands and knees, panting again. "Mind control is awesome!" Mabel said. "Oh my gosh! My life just flashed before my eyes! Aghh!" Soos shouted. Tyler is now giving a stump speech. A sign hangs across two trees saying: "General Mayoral Stumpston Speeches") Prosperity, get it. A Gravity Falls we can be proud of, get iiiiit!" The audience claps. Stan looks at the tie. "Ugh. Do I really have to wear this thing? It looks like a flag threw up on me." He said.
"Grunkle Stan, just trust your lucky tie." Mabel said. "And now, Stanford Pines!" Blubs said. Mabel pushes Stan towards the stage. "You're on, Grunkle Stan!" She slips on the mind control tie, then turns to Dipper and (Y/n). "Okay, we'll only jump in if he starts doing badly." She said. Stan enters through the curtains. "Hiya there! Stan Pines here. Let's get real. Do you think the women of Gravity Falls wear too much makeup?" He asked. (Y/n) face palms. "Oh boy..." she said. "Jump in! Jump in!" Dipper shouted. Mabel turns on the switch. "Uh, what I meant to say was: you ladies all look great. And have you done something with your hair? Girl, you are working it!" Stan snaps his fingers. "Yes!" A woman said, nodding with approval. "That is exactly what I needed to hear right now." A girl said. "Whew!" Stan wipes his forehead. "I'm Stan Pines. You may know me as the guy who accidentally let all those bees loose in that elementary school a few years back." Dipper quickly pulls the tie off of Mabel and puts it on, gaining control of Stan. "But I believe in things. America. Freedom. Ameri-freedom!" He said. "Good! He's saying all the right things!" A guy's eyes fill with tears, and he grabs the people beside him. "Like my opponent pointed out, I may not have a pretty face, but if you want a candidate that will listen to you, well, I'm proud to be all ears." Stan said. The crowd cheers, and Mabel takes control of Stan. "Now, watch me break it down!" She break dances then falls to the ground; the control goes off and Stan walks off stage, scratching his head in confusion. "Grunkle Stan, that was amazing!" Mabel hugs Stan. "Yeah! How'd you do it, Mr. Pines?" Soos asked. "Eh, I don't know. I just opened my mouth and spoke from the heart, or... gut, or something. And what is that sound? Why are people jamming their hands together?" Stan asked. "Wait, for real? You don't know what an applause is?" (Y/n) asked. "Grunkle Stan, they love you!" Mabel said. "They... love... me?" Stan pushes the curtain away to see the crowd cheering. "Stan! Stan! Stan! Stan!" The guy from before rips his shirt open, revealing a bald eagle tattoo. "There he is! Mr. Pines, can we get a picture?" Toby asked. (Y/n), Dipper, Mabel, Stan and Soos all pose. "Yes we Stan!" They said. Toby takes their picture.
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Bud slams the newspaper down in frustration. "Doggone it! Gosh heck huckleberry honey suckle darn it! Erm, excuse my language I'm so sorry." Bud pulls out a pamphlet and starts to wipe himself with it. "Oh, this is bad! This is real bad! I need to speak with my campaign manager, please excuse me for a moment." He goes to another room then faces a screen and takes his hat off. "Look, I'm sorry about all this. This is a minor setback, but... we'll win. I'm sure of it." A camera then moves towards him. "Minor setback?" The camera moves away to reveal Gideon on the screen. "Minor setback?! You listen, daddy, and you listen good. Prison is a nightmare!" Gideon slams his fists and Bud backs away from the screen. "I eat the same slop everyday! They have no hair products in here! I can't sleep because my cellmate took my pillow for a wife! You think I've been having fun in here?!" He asked. Ghost-Eyes comes up with another prisoner. "Hey, best friend!" He said. "Don't be late for friendship bracelet class!" A prisoner said. "I have finger painting at the same time!" Gideon slams his fist on desk and the prisoners leave. "Whew! The mayor dying is my one ticket out of here. Which is why you're gonna win this election, pardon me out of prison and we're not gonna let the Pines get in my way again!" Gideon declared. "But-but you don't understand. He's doing great in the polls! It's almost like magic!" Bud protested. "Hmm, magic, you say? Well, maybe it's time we fight fire with fire!" Gideon pulls out a page from Journal 2 out of his hair. "I've been saving this for a long time!" He zooms in on the page that read "Possession Incantation" "I've been waiting for the right moment " he said. "Boy, now, we've discussed this, no more spooky spells." Bud said. "Well daddy, maybe you just need to have more..." Gideon begins to whisper. "Of an open mind. Lleps live ykoops, lleps live ykoops, live ykoops..." As he chants, the lights start to swing and his eyes begin to glow. The bulbs eventually flickered out and burst violently. He continues chanting the same words as Bud speaks. Bud backs away. "Oh, boy. Stop that!" He falls back and grabs his head. "Anything but that!" Bud's eyes begin to glow white and he screams.
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There's a banner that reads "Election Day!" And people murmur as Stan happily passes by wearing a different suit. "Lookin' good, mayor candidate!" Blubs said. "Hooey! It's the guy I'm gonna vote for!" Durland said. "Lookin' A-OK there, Stanford! A-OK!" Tad said. "Tad, that means so much coming from you!" Stan bursts out of the door into the Greasy Diner. "Hey-o!" He said. "Stan!" Everyone said. "Now just the ladies!" Stan said. "Stan!" All the ladies said. "Now just the ladies my age!" Stan said. "Stan!" An old lady said. "Woof! Never mind." Stan sits together with the triplets, and Dipper and Mabel have annoyed looks on their faces. Susan serves Stan a stack of pancakes with "Stan 4 Mayor" on it. "On the house, mister big shot!" She said. Stan picks up a knife and fork. "Now this I could get used to!" He said. "Grunkle Stan, what's with the outfit? You're missing your lucky tie." Mabel said. "Power tie, gotta wear it." Dipper said. "Aw come on, have you seen the polls? I could debate naked and I'd still win! Huh, come to think of it..." Stan said. Mabel laughs nervously. "Seriously though, we need you to wear that suit and tie, Grunkle Stan." Mabel said. "Suit and tie, gotta wear it." Dipper said. "Ugh! Why do you kids have to constantly tell me what to do? (Y/n) is the only one who hasn't been bossing me around all the time. So as for right now I'm pretty sure she's my favorite triplet. Everyone in this town is finally showing me respect! Maybe you two should too." Stan said.
"Grunkle Stan, we'd respect you if you took things more seriously! And (Y/n) obviously doesn't care enough about the situation to help us!" Dipper accused. (Y/n)'s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at her brother. Stan slams his fist on table. "I am taking this seriously! If you haven't noticed, everything that has come out of this golden mouth has put us on top! With or without your dumb advice! As for your sister, she's obviously just smarter than the two of you are!" Stan shouted. "Dumb advice?!" Dipper asked. "Yeah! Dumb advice." Stan said. Dipper slams his fists on table then stands up. "Dang it, Stan! Every one of those speeches we were controlling you!" He shouted. "Dipper!" Mabel shouted. "What?" Stan asked. "This tie is a mind control device invented by Ford! If it wasn't for this tie, you'd be losing!" Dipper peels back the front layer of the tie to reveal the circuitry in it. "And I guess (Y/n) just doesn't want that!" Dipper said. "That's enough, Dipper! Of course I care about Stan or Bud becoming president! But I also care about what's right and what isn't! And I know for a fact that mind controlling someone to help them win is wrong!" (Y/n) shouted. She then ran off. Stan shakes with anger after his niece's outburst. "Well, you can tell that know-it-all Ford that he can keep his fancy light bulbs and magic ties! I'm gonna win this debate on my own, without any of you!" Stan stands up.
"Stan, wait! You can't-" Stan slams the door. "Augh, this is bad. If we wanna beat Bud, we need another candidate, fast!" Dipper said. "What we need is a blank slate, someone totally suggestible! An empty piece of clay we can mold to our whims." Mabel said. Soos comes out the restroom with a sweater stuck to his head. "Hey, a little help dudes? I accidentally got my head stuck in my shirt sleeve. I guess this is my life now." Dipper and Mabel smile. A man holds up a box of bird seeds. "Seed here! Support your favorite candidate by throwing election seed!" A man puts the mayor picking eagle in the cage. "Welcome, all, to the final debate in what's sure to be, on a cosmic scale, a forgettable blip in human history." Shandra said. Candidates walk up to the stage waving. "And here come the three most popular candidates!" She said. "Oh, hello there, Stanford! Long time, no see! Tee-hee! Woohoohoo!" Bud nudges Stan with his hip. "Oh, don't you tee-hee me. I'll debate you into the ground." Stan said. Bud's eyes glow a subtle blue. "Oh, but I have a widdle twick up my sweevie-weeves." He said. "You're making me very uncomfortable right now." Stan said. "But what's this?" Soos walks up to the stage wearing the mind control tie. "One new candidate has entered the ring!" Shandra said. "Wait a minute. What?!" Stan sees Dipper and Mabel backstage, controlling Soos. "Those backstabbing... " Stan said. "Let the debate begin!" Shandra rings the bell. "First question. What's your position on axes! Wait, I mean..." Manly Dan squints at the card. "Taxes!" He said. "Easy! Taxes are the worst. I propose we stimulate the economy by waging wars on neighboring cities. We. Have. The cannons." Stan said. The crowd boos. "What? Uh..." Stan looks desperately on his queue cards. "I don't know much about taxes, but I can promise you a kitten in every pot!" Soos points accusingly to the right. "That doesn't make sense, Mabel." He points accusingly to the right. "You don't make sense, Dipper!" The tie sparks up. (Y/n) growls, then decides to go back stage to find her siblings.
"Friends, friends. Can't you see what's happening on this stage? These politicians are dancing around the issues. Well... I can sing around the issue!" Bud rips apart his clothes to reveal a blue tank top, red sparkly pants and a belt with a small screen on it, catches a guitar and starts to sing. "Oh crime is bad! Crime is oh-so bad! Vote for Bud and there ain't gonna be no crime! Crime's bad. Vote Bud." He lays down and winks, and Tyler claps. "You may now throw your bird seed!" The crowd throws bird seed into Bud's box. And now a quick intermission." He said. (Y/n) runs up to Dipper and Mabel. "Guys, what did I tell you? Now you're mind controlling Soos? Also, what's with Bud?" (Y/n) asked. "I don't know! It doesn't make sense! He's almost acting just like... like..." Mabel said. "Widdle ol' me." (Y/n), Mabel and Dipper gasp as Bud walks towards them with Gideon appearing on the screen. "Aha! Hello there, long time no see! Except in my revenge fantasies where I see you on an hourly basis." He said. "Gideon! I knew you were somehow behind this! You've been controlling Bud!" Dipper said. "And it seems you've been controlling Stanford! I have to hand it to the three of y'all. You've got much eviller since I last saw you. Daddy!" Gideon snaps his fingers and Bud walks toward them.
"Let go of us!" Mabel shouted. Bud carries the triplets to the elevator to the top of the mayor's memorial. Bud then proceeds to tie the triplets up with the inside filled with fireworks. "Behold, your grand view of the debate! Once I win this election, I'll finally rule this backwoods town!" Gideon said. "You'll never get away with this, you creepy little dork!" (Y/n) snapped. "Oh, I'd be happy to spare you (Y/n). If you agree to be mine. I even made you this wedding dress in crafts class!" He then whispers. "Don't ask what it's made of." "Eww, I'd rather die, you creep!" (Y/n) shouted. "Fine! Have it your way. Once I win, they'll hit the plunger for the fireworks display, finishing the mountain's construction, trapping y'all inside. I've been trapped behind concrete all summer, now see how you like it!" The triplets gasp. "Say hello to the next mayor of Gravity Falls, kids! Muwahahahahahaha!" The triplets struggle to get out. "And uh, that is why, um... the Statue of Liberty is our hottest landmark." The crowd boos and Stan's audience approval rating goes down. "Alright alright, she's kind of mannish. What do you want from me?" He asked. The crowd continues to shower Bud's box with the bird seeds as his audience approval ratings goes up with Bud smiling smugly at Stan. "Augh." Stan grabs a piece of paper and wipes his forehead with it. "You're dying out there, Stan."
He sees that the paper is actually (Y/n)'s, Dipper and Mabel's speech for him and his approval goes to zero. "Kids, you were right all along. I should have listened to you when I had the chance." He said. "Help! Help us!" Mabel shouted. "What the-?" Stan looks at the mountain. "We're tied to a bunch of fireworks!" Dipper shouted. "Help! Somebody!" (Y/n) shouted. The triplets try to jump out, but end up cracking the rock under them, hanging from the nose screaming with the rope fraying fast. Tyler screams and points to the triplets hanging. Everyone looks up and gasps. "KIDS!" Stan shouted. The rope begins to fray even more, almost completely snapped in two. The triplets yell and stare in shock. Stan gasps, then turns to the audience. "Listen, everybody! This debate is over! I gotta go save my family!" Bud turns to the audience. "Those, uh, those are just some...demolition dummies. Nothing to see here!" He said. Stan points at Bud. "Can it, Gleeful!" He shouted. Stan rips the sleeves off of his jacket and yells. He runs backstage and begins climbing up one of the towers near the memorial. The crowd gets up from their seats and moves to watch Stan. As this is happening, Shandra narrates the situation. "In a shocking turn of events, Stan Pines has run to the aid of three children who appear to be in danger!" The excited crowd begins throwing their bird seed at Stan. "And the crowd is loving it!" Stan is still climbing the tower and is adjacent to the triplets, and shrugs off birdseed. "No, stop it!" He turns to the crowd. "Thank you, but stop it!" An eagle begin flying around Stan. "Aah! Get back, you terror birds!" Stan punches them out and keeps climbing. Stan gets to the top of the tower and leaps from it to the memorial's nose as the crowd points at him. As he regains his balance, the rope snaps in two. Before it falls, Stan catches it and begins pulling the triplets up. "Grunkle Stan!" They shouted. Stan pulls the rope. "Kids! Look, I'm sorry I was being stubborn. I guess being the town's hero wasn't enough. I wanted to be yours too." He said.
"We're sorry, Grunkle Stan. We should've supported you, win or lose." Mabel said. "And I owe you an apology too, (Y/n). Of course you care about Grunkle Stan, I shouldn't have assumed you didn't. Even though he's going to lose." Dipper said. "I can still drop you, you know." Stan said. Stan finishes pulling the kids up. They and Stan are safe inside the memorial. Stan hugs the kids while they laugh. Outside the memorial, the crowd cheers as Stan stands on top of the memorial's nose with the triplets on either side of him. Stan's box is overflowing with birdseed, and his approval rating is through the roof. Bud stares in shock. Bud sits down and bangs his fists on the floor. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, not again!" He steps down and grabs a primed remote detonator on the ground, glancing at the memorial. "Time to take care of you, once and for all!" "Oh no! We have to get out of here!" (Y//n) shouted. "Kids. If I die, make sure I get a bigger tombstone than Ford." Stan said. The triplets nod. Stan grabs them and jumps off of the memorial as Bud pushes the handle, blowing up the memorial. The kids and Stan scream, landing in the huge pile of Stan's bird seed unharmed. The crowd screams and runs away as chunks of the memorial rain down. One hits Bud and knocks him on the ground. Gideon's TV is knocked offline. "No!" Gideon rips the Journal page in half. "No!" He grabs his TV, throws it, and yells while tearing his hair. The timer has finished counting down, and the mayor picking eagle is set free. It caws, flies overhead, and settles down near Stan, kissing his head. The memorial, has half of its molten and is destroyed. On the stage, Stan is helping the triplets out of the bird seed pile. He brushes himself off. "Mayor Pines! Mayor Pines! Mayor Pines! Mayor Pines!" Everyone cheers. Fireworks begin to go off. "Well, guess we know who won." Dipper said.
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"This just in! Stanford Pines loses!" A red banner appears over Stan's face with the word "DISQUALIFIED" on it. (Y/n), Dipper, Mabel, and Stan are in the Mystery Shack watching TV. "What?!" They asked. "Despite winning an overwhelming 95% of the vote, election officials had to disqualify him due to discovery of an extensive criminal record." Shandra said. "Oh boy." Stan said. "Stan, what did you do?" Mabel asked. "What didn't I do?" He asked. Shandra looks at some papers. "Crimes include shoplifting, teaching bears to drive, a new crime he invented called "burglebezzlement", first-degree llamacide..." Her expression becomes increasingly confused the more she reads. Stan shakes his fist. "That llama knew too much." He said. "Due to this shocking development, it would appear the mayorship passes to the only candidate who actually filled out their paperwork: local enthusiasm enthusiast Tyler Cutebiker." Shandra said. The view on the TV cuts to Tyler on a podium. Durland and Blubs give him a mayoral sash and a bouquet of flowers. He blushes as the crowd cheers. "Got it." Tyler said. Shandra handed a gigantic stack of paper. "We will dedicate the rest of this broadcast to listing Stan's crimes." She picks up the first sheet. "First-degree thermometer theft. Pug trafficking." She said. As Shandra says this, some crimes are listed on the TV screen. The crimes read "FIRST-DEGREE THERMOMETER THEFT. PUG TRAFFICKING. SNACKS EVASION. PICKPOCKETING. WOODPECKER BAITING. IMPERSONATING A DENTIST. GENERAL INDECENCY. GOLF CART THEFT. BINGO FRAUD. TELLING JOKES THAT JUST GO ON AND ON, I MEAN, I HAVE THINGS TO DO TODAY, REALLY." Stan shuts off the TV. "Whew! At least they didn't list any of the bad ones. On an unrelated topic, I have a lot of cheap pugs and I need to move them fast." Stan said. "Aw, I'm sorry, Stan. I actually think you as mayor would've been fun." Dipper said. "Eh, maybe it's for the best. I got close to the dream, though, kids." Stan said. "Hey, I knit you something." Mabel kneels down and gives Stan a sash that reads "OUR HERO" "It's not official, but I think it fits." She gives the sash to Stan, who then sniffles. "Grunkle Stan, are you crying?" (Y/n) asked. Stan wipes his eyes. "I got campaign confetti in my eyes!" He stands up and puts on the sash. "Come on, kids. Wanna go vandalize Mayor Tyler's mansion?" He asked. "Yay!" Mabel said. "Yeah!" (Y/n) said. "He-hey, vandalism!" Dipper said.