Analysis / Universe Falls

Decoded Messages at the start of each Chapter:

Arc One — Magic and Mystery

Note: Arc 1 cryptograms can be decoded with the Caesar Cipher.

• Prologue: Welcome to Gravity Falls.
  • WELCOME TO UNIVERSE FALLS.

• Chapter 1: The Shack Below.
  • MYSTERY HIDES IN THE SHACK BELOW
  • EVEN MORE THAN WHAT YOU KNOW

• Chapter 2: The Temple Above.
  • MAGIC ABIDES IN THE TEMPLE ABOVE
  • AND GEMS WHO ARE LEARNING HOW TO LOVE

• Chapter 3: First Meeting.
  • MAGIC AND MYSTERY MEET AGAIN

• Chapter 4: The Journal.
  • SOME TRUST NO ONE
  • OTHERS TRUST EVERYONE
  • FINDING OUT WHO YOU CAN TRUST
  • IS ALL PART OF THE FUN

• Chapter 5: Gem Glow.
  • THE ROSE QUARTZ GEM SHINES AGAIN
  • A STURDY SHIELD TO PROTECT NEW FRIENDS

• Chapter 6: The Legend of the Giant Woman.
  • ALL I WANNA DO
  • IS SEE YOU TURN INTO
  • A GIANT ROBOTIC LAKE MONSTER

• Chapter 7: Headhunters.
  • MISPLACED SHARDS MIGHT HAVE YOU SEEING RED
  • BUT THATS NO REASON TO LOSE YOUR HEAD

• Chapter 8: The Cool Kids
  • ROSE QUARTZ SAW BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING
  • INCLUDING THE SICK BEATS THAT RAPPERS SING

• Chapter 9: Strong the Real Way.
  • BRUTE STRENGTH IS RATHER UNREFINED
  • TRUE WARRIORS CHERISH STRENGTH OF MIND

• Chapter 10: Magic and Mystery, Part 1.
  • IF WE LOOK OUT OF PLACE
  • WELL BABY THAT'S OKAY
  • I'LL DRIVE US INTO OUTER SPACE
  • WHERE WE CAN'T HEAR WHAT PEOPLE SAY
• Magic and Mystery, Part 2.
  • AN EYE IN THE SKY
  • ONLY MEANS TO PRY
  • WATCHING FROM OUT IN SPACE
  • WAITING TO RETURN TO THIS PLACE

Arc Two — Mirror Gem

Note: Arc 2 cryptograms can be decoded with the Atbash Cipher.

• Chapter 11: Lil' Gideon.
  • BE WARY OF WHOM YOU BELITTLE
  • BIG PROBLEMS CAN START OUT WIDDLE

• Chapter 12: Copies and Clones
  • DUPLICATES OF DIPPER
  • A SURPLUS OF STEVEN
  • WITH SO MANY CLONES
  • ITS HARD TO BREAK EVEN

• Chapter 13: Bottomless Pit
  • UP NEXT: PURPLE PUMA
  • VS. FOOTBOT RUMBLE IN
  • THE GLOW OF THE
  • LUMINOUS ORB OF THE NIGHT

• Chapter 14: Lion and Waddles
  • THE PAST, IN STONE, CANNOT BE CHANGED
  • THE PRESENT, THOUGH, IS KNOWN TO REARRANGE
  • THE FUTURE, AFAR, IS DISTANT AND STRANGE

• Chapter 15: Arcade Mania
  • SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, TO THE BEAT
  • FOLLOW THE RHYTHM OF THE MEAT
  • THE THRILL AND FUN IS IN THE GRILL
  • FIGHT UNTIL YOU'VE HAD YOUR FILL

• Chapter 16: Summerween
  • TRICK OR TREAT
  • OR BE EAT
  • A TRAGIC FATE YOU WILL MEET
  • IF YOU DON'T, THEN BEWARE
  • THE TRICKSTER WILL FIND YOU THERE

• Chapter 17: An Indirect Kiss
  • HEALING HANDS ARE HARD TO FIND
  • BUT HEALING SPIT IS ONE OF A KIND

• Chapter 18: Measure Up
  • THE LONG AND THE SHORT
  • THE TALL AND THE SMALL
  • THERE'S ENOUGH WATERMELON STEVENS
  • TO GO AROUND FOR US ALL

• Chapter 19: Gems and Journals
  • FADED PAGES
  • FORGOTTEN WORDS
  • SOMETHING IS MISSING
  • REMEMBER WHAT YOU'VE HEARD

• Chapter 20, Part 1: Mirror Gem
  • TRAPPED AND LOST SO LONG AGO
  • AT LONG LAST SHE IS FREE
  • HOME IS WHERE SHE WANTS TO GO
  • HER NAME IS LAPIS LAZULI

• Chapter 20, Part 2: Waterfall Gem
  • ON WATER WINGS SHE FLEW AWAY
  • MAYBE SHE'LL RETURN SOMEDAY

Arc Three — Dreamscaperers

Note: Arc 3 cryptograms can be decoded with the A 1 Z 26 cipher.

• Chapter 21: Irrational Treasure
  • QUENTIN TREMBLY GOT KICKED OUT
  • OF THE WHITE HOUSE HALLS
  • RODE HIS HORSE INTO A VALE
  • AND CALLED IT GRAVITY FALLS

• Chapter 22: Space Race
  • SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE STARS
  • WHERE WE CAN HEAL FROM OUR SCARS
  • YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL THAT YOU ARE
  • YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRAY SO FAR

• Chapter 23: The Deep End
  • IN THE SUMMER HEAT, WE'LL TURN THE TIDE
  • WITH A LITTLE ROMANCE BY THE POOLSIDE

• Chapter 24: Future Vision
  • THE FLOW OF TIME IS LIKE A STREAM
  • ALWAYS TWISTING, FAR AND WIDE
  • ESCAPING IT MAY BE YOUR DREAM
  • BUT THERE'S NO PLACE YOU CAN HIDE

• Chapter 25: Miss Mystery
  • GREET THE TOURISTS
  • COUNT THE FUNDS
  • CATCH THE MONSTER
  • AND THE BET IS WON

• Chapter 26: On the Run
  • THEY CAME TO HOLLOW OUT THE EARTH
  • IN KINDERGARTENS, GEMS SAW THEIR BIRTH
  • YET EVEN NOW ITS HARDLY DONE
  • THE DANGER'S ONLY JUST BEGUN

• Chapter 27: Land Before Swine
  • JURASSIC PIG: VOLUME ONE
  • HOW TO TRAIN YOUR CENTIPEEDLE

• Chapter 28: Straight to Video
  • A TAPE, A CHEST, A FLAG, A SWORD,
  • A SHIRT, A GEM, AND MEMORIES STORED
  • ALL INSIDE THE LION'S MANE
  • WHERE ROSE INTENDED THEY REMAIN

• Chapter 29: Revenge Trip
  • NEVER EVER UNDERESTIMATE
  • WHAT JUST MIGHT BE GREAT
  • THEY SEE THEMSELVES WITH LITTLE WORTH
  • BUT WHAT THEY'LL DO COULD SAVE THE EARTH

• Chapter 30, Part 1: Dreamscaperers
  • SAW HIS OWN DIMENSION BURN
  • MISSES HOME AND CAN'T RETURN
  • SAYS HE'S HAPPY, HE'S A LIAR
  • BLAME THE ARSON FOR THE FIRE

• Chapter 30, Part 2: Gideon Rises
  • THE TIME FOR FUN AND GAMES IS DONE
  • THE TRUE MYSTERIES HAVE AT LAST BEGUN
  • SECRETS, FUSIONS, INVASIONS, AND MORE
  • ALL OF THIS AWAITS IN FOUR

Arc Four — The Return

Note: Arc Four cryptograms can be decoded with a reverse Caesar cipher (-3 instead of +3)

• Chapter 31: Scary-Oke
  • BENEATH THE STARS, A SONG
  • BENEATH THE GROUND ARE ZOMS
  • BENEATH THE SHACK, A DREAM
  • BUT NOTHING'S EVER AS IT SEEMS

• Chapter 32: The Golf War
  • A RIVAL NOW MIGHT SOMEDAY BE
  • A CLOSER FRIEND THAN ENEMY

• Chapter 33: Marble Madness
  • PERIDOT FACET-2F5L CUT-5XG
  • MISSION: EARTH
  • SUBJECT: CLUSTER
  • STATUS: ONGOING

• Chapter 34: Into the Bunker
  • THE FORMS WE WEAR
  • ARE EVERYWHERE
  • SLIP INTO A NEW ONE
  • IF YOU DARE

• Chapter 35A: Fusion Fiascos - Alone Together
  • HALF OF BOTH,
  • ALL OF NONE,
  • THIS EXPERIENCE
  • HAS ONLY BEGUN

• Chapter 35B: Fusion Fiascos - Together Forever
  • TWO FREE SPIRITS,
  • TOGETHER AS ONE,
  • WHY WOULD THEY WANT
  • TO END ALL THE FUN?

• Chapter 35C: Fusion Fiascos - Forever Alone
  • OPPOSITES UNITE,
  • TO GET THE JOB DONE
  • BUT CAN ONLY SURVIVE
  • ONCE HARMONY IS WON

• Chapter 36: Rose's Scabbard
  • PANICKED DESPERATION
  • A DEAL MADE LONG AGO
  • ROSE KEPT MANY SECRETS
  • THAT THE GEMS MAY NEVER KNOW

• Chapter 37: Blendin's Game
  • IN A GLOBNAR BATTLE
  • ONE CANNOT WAVER
  • ONLY HOPE THAT THE ODDS
  • ARE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR

• Chapter 38: The Dinner Shack
  • WHEN YOU COME TO SIT AND DINE
  • THERE'S NO NEED TO MAKE A SCENE
  • JUST ENJOY A DINNER SO DIVINE
  • OUR OWN DELICIOUS FUSION CUISINE

• Chapter 39: Dipper and Lapis
  • A FRIENDSHIP FORMED OUT NEAR THE LAKE
  • WILL TAKE MORE THAN COMING DANGER TO BREAK
  • WHAT'S PICTURES, TALK, AND LAUGHTER NOW,
  • WILL SOON BECOME A TWOFOLD VOW

• Chapter 40, Part 1: The Return
  • THE EARTH, ONCE SAVED FROM PLOTTING GEMS
  • WITH A HOPE THAT PEACE WOULD SOMEDAY STEM,
  • BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND YEARS HAVE PASSED,
  • AND HOMEWORLD IS FINALLY RETURNING AT LAST

• Chapter 40, Part 2: Jailbreak
  • RUBY AND SAPPHIRE
  • FIRE AND ICE
  • WHEN FUSED INTO GARNET
  • THEIR LOVE WILL SUFFICE

Arc Five — Not What He Seems

Note: Arc Five (and onwards) cryptograms can be decoded with a Vigenere cipher.

• Chapter 41: Full Disclosure (Key: TRUTH)
  • THE HAND THAT FELL FROM OUTER SPACE
  • LEAVES A LASTING EMPTINESS IN ITS PLACE
  • BE LUCKY TO COUNT YOURSELF ALIVE
  • FOR ALL THAT COULD CHANGE HERE IN ARC FIVE

• Chapter 42: Joy Ride (Key: ESCAPE)
  • THEY'RE FAR TOO YOUNG TO BEAR THIS WEIGHT
  • OF SUCH A DAUNTING CHARGE OF FATE
  • THEY DIDN'T ASK, THEY DIDN'T KNOW
  • JUST HOW DEEP THE DANGER WOULD GO

• Chapter 43, Part 1: Sock Opera (KEY: SOCK)
  • HE CLAIMS TO SEE ALL WITH HIS ANCIENT EYE
  • HE DEALS IN FLATTERY, DECEPTION, AND LIES
  • DON'T TAKE HIS DEALS OR PLAY HIS GAMES
  • OR ALL YOU KNOW COULD GO UP IN FLAMES

• Chapter 43, Part 2: Sock Opera, Part 2 (KEY: PUPPETS)
  • A PINE TREE HAS BURNED
  • A SHOOTING STAR'S FALLING
  • A SWORD SWINGER'S BEEN SPURNED
  • A ROSEBUD'S REMORSEFULLY CALLING

• Chapter 44: Do It For Them (KEY: SWORD)
  • THE BLADE, THE WEAPON OF HEROES AND KINGS
  • TO WIELD IT, YOU MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING
  • A HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE IS BETTER OFF DEAD
  • AFTER ALL, NOTHING MATTERS WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY BLED

• Chapter 45: Soos and the Real Girl (KEY: GIFFANY)
  • A MIND OF BITS, A HEART OF BYTES
  • HER PIXELY SMILE IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT
  • BUT SOMETHING ABOUT HER ISN'T QUITE RIGHT
  • STAND HER UP AND YOU'RE IN FOR A FRIGHT

• Chapter 46: Keeping It Together (KEY: MUTANT)
  • NO MIND, NO CHOICE, NO WAY TO ESCAPE
  • HOMEWORLD CAN GIVE, AND HOMEWORLD CAN TAKE
  • ITS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE BRAVEST GEMS COWER
  • UNDER THE MASSIVE WEIGHT OF THE DIAMONDS' POWER

• Chapter 47: Society of the Blind Eye (KEY: MEMORY)
  • SOMETHING IS MISSING
  • THE GEMS ARE NOT BLIND
  • BUT WHAT WILL THEY THINK
  • OF WHAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND?

• Chapter 48, Part 1: The Ballad of Rose and Greg - Like a Comet (KEY: MARTY)
  • LIKE A COMET HE SOARED
  • RIGHT INTO HER ARMS
  • FELL IN LOVE WITH HER SMILE
  • HER BEAUTIFUL CHARM

• Chapter 48, Part 2: The Ballad of Rose and Greg - We Need to Talk (KEY: RAINBOW QUARTZ)
  • A GEM AND A MAN
  • A SURPRISING DUET
  • TOGETHER THEY CAN
  • MAKE SOMETHING INCREDIBLE YET

• Chapter 49: Northwest Mansion Nightmare (KEY: NORTHWEST)
  • A BUDDING AFFECTION CAN SILENCE
  • A RINGING BELL OR GHOSTLY VIOLENCE
  • A ROMANCE THEY THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER SEE
  • MIGHT SOMEDAY SOON JUST COME TO BE

• Chapter 50, Part 1: Not What He Seems (KEY: PORTAL)
  • THE DAY HAS COME, THE TIME IS HERE
  • THE FEARLESS CONMAN'S GREATEST FEAR
  • FOR THEM TO LEARN HIS SECRET SO STRANGE
  • FOR EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TO CHANGE

• Chapter 50: Part 2: A Tale of Two Stans (KEY: BROTHERS)
  • TWO BROTHERS, A TRAGEDY, THIRTY YEARS IN THE MAKING
  • THREE GEMS, WITH PATIENCE STEADILY BREAKING
  • THREE KIDS, WITH HEARTS AND MINDS STILL SHAKING
  • TWO FAMILIES, BOTH OF THEM EQUALLY ACHING

Arc Six — Pyrite

• Chapter 51: Lost and Found (KEY: DEAL)
  • THIRTY YEARS CAN CHANGE A LOT
  • TIME TO REMEMBER WHAT TIME FORGOT
  • WHAT ONCE WAS LOST HAS NOW COME TO LIGHT
  • BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS: DID ROSE DO WHAT WAS RIGHT?

• Chapter 52: Cry for Help (KEY: SARDONYX)
  • SHE'S A DAZZLING DELIGHT
  • THE STAR OF THE SHOW
  • BUT HER GLOW STARTS TO FADE
  • WHEN A SECRET'S MADE KNOWN

• Chapter 53: Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons (KEY: UNATTAINABELLE)
  • WITH PEN AND PAPER, SHIELD AND SWORD,
  • THEIR QUEST SHALL BE THEIR JUST REWARD
  • BUT WHEN THE GAME IS SAID AND DONE
  • A MORE DIRE ONE HAS NOW BEGUN

• Chapter 54: Evergreen Inn (KEY: ETERNAL FLAME)
  • ROMANCE IS A WEB ENTANGLED
  • DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES STRANGLED
  • BUT LOOK BEYOND AND REALLY SEE
  • THAT SOME ARE TRULY MEANT TO BE

• Chapter 55: The Stanchurian Candidate (KEY: BURGLEBEZZLE)
  • ELECT A LEADER, THROUGH AND THROUGH
  • WHO'S ONLY COMMITTED A CRIME OR TWO
  • FROM GRAVITY FALLS AND ACROSS THE LAND
  • RINGS OUT THE CRY OF YES WE STAN!

• Chapter 56: Friend Ship (KEY: FOOT)
  • ANGER AND LIES ONLY BRING TEARS
  • PAIN THAT RUINS THE BOND OF YEARS
  • BUT STRENGTH AND FORGIVENESS PAVE THE WAY
  • TO OLD FRIENDSHIPS NOW REBORN TODAY

• Chapter 57: Chille Tid, Part 1 (KEY: MALACHITE)
  • A FUSION RAGES IN THE LAKE
  • IN DREAMS, BUT GONE WHEN ONE AWAKES
  • BUT IN THE MIST HE WATCHES ALL
  • AND WAITS FOR ANOTHER DEAL TO CALL

• Chapter 57: Chille Tid, Part 2 (KEY: POSSESS)
  • THIS BARGAIN'S OLD
  • A GEM WAS SOLD
  • HE CAME TO COLLECT
  • KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT

• Chapter 58: The Last Mabelcorn (KEY: MENTEM)
  • PURE OF HEART, FREE OF MIND
  • REGRETS ARE NOT TOO HARD TO FIND
  • THE PAST IS FILLED WITH DREADFUL THINGS
  • NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS

• Chapter 59: Peridot in the Wild (KEY: CLOD)
  • A GEM IN THE WOODS
  • SO FAR FROM HOME
  • AGAINST MONSTERS AND DEMONS
  • AND LOVESTRUCK GNOMES

• Chapter 60 Part 1: Pyrite (KEY: PYRITE)
  • VENGEFUL MINDS THINK ALIKE
  • TO THEIR GREATEST FOES FEARS STRIKE
  • BUT DEALS LIKE THIS TURN SOUR FAST
  • INTO NIGHTMARES THAT ARE SURE TO LAST

• Chapter 60 Part 2: Catch and Release (KEY: BATHROOM)
  • ANOTHER THREAT NOW LURKS BELOW
  • BUT WHAT IT IS ONLY ONE GEM KNOWS
  • IT'LL HARDLY BE AN EASY FIX
  • FIND OUT WHAT AWAITS BEYOND ARC SIX

Arc Seven — In Too Deep

• Chapter 61: Split Up (KEY: SCAMPFIRE)
  • TO BUILD THE TEAMS
  • AND STOP THE FIENDS
  • A WEEKEND ESCAPE
  • IS ABOUT TO TAKE SHAPE

• Chapter 62: To Con a Clod (KEY: KINDERGARTEN)
  • THE DIAMONDS LEFT ONE LAST SURPRISE
  • UNDER THE SURFACE THE CLUSTER LIES
  • SET TO EMERGE AND RUIN THE EARTH
  • WHEN THIS MALFORMED FUSION SEES ITS BIRTH

• Chapter 63: Bot Battle (KEY: ROBOT)
  • A SPIRIT OF ANGER AND COMPETITION
  • CAN DERAIL AN IMPORTANT MISSION
  • COLD FRIENDSHIP CAN AGAIN BE WARM
  • IN AN INVENTING BATTLE OF ROBOT STORM

• C Hapter 64: Three's a Crowd (KEY: DIPEVEBEL)
  • ONE PLUS ONE IS TWO
  • ONE PLUS TWO IS THREE
  • A FUSION THAT IS FRESH AND NEW
  • TO HELP TWO IN IT CLEARLY SEE

• Chapter 65: The Answer (KEY: LOVE)
  • WHERE WILL THEY GO
  • WHAT WILL THEY DO
  • TOGETHER THEY'RE SOMETHING
  • ENTIRELY NEW

• Chapter 66: Peridot and Pacifica (KEY: TITANS ORE)
  • LIKE METAL ABUNDANT UNDERGROUND
  • NEW FEELINGS ARE SOON TO ABOUND
  • TITAN'S ORE IS AN EXCELLENT FIND
  • BUT NOTHING COMPARES TO HEARTS INTERTWINED

• Chapter 67: Message Received (KEY: MOON BASE)
  • ORDER, LOGIC, REASON, AND GRACE
  • UPON A REGAL THRONE IN SPACE
  • SHE WAITS UPON THE EARTH'S DEMISE
  • TO CUT HERSELF FROM PAINFUL TIES

• Chapter 68: Log Date 7 15 2 (KEY: CAMP PINING HEARTS)
  • THE EARTH'S A SURPRISING PLACE TO BE
  • SO MUCH TO DO, SO MUCH TO SEE
  • AND NOW ITS HOME TO PERIDOT
  • REGARDLESS OF IF SHE LIKES IT OR NOT

• Chapter 69: Crash Site Omega (KEY: OMEGA)
  • WHEN GEMS ARRIVED SO LONG AGO
  • THEY LEFT A SHIP BEHIND BELOW
  • A SECRET KEPT FOR YEARS ON END
  • UNCOVERED BY INTREPID FRIENDS

• Chapter 70, Part 1: Out Too Far (KEY: WATERMELON)
  • AN ENDLESS STRUGGLE NOT MEANT TO LAST
  • A HOPE TO RESTORE A FRIENDSHIP PAST
  • WHAT FUSION WINS THIS BRUTAL SPAR?
  • FIND OUT WHEN YOU GO OUT TOO FAR

• Chapter 70, Part 2: In Too Deep (KEY: CLUSTER)
  • DRILL FAST, DOWN TO THE MOLTEN CORE
  • DRILL UNTIL YOU CAN'T ANYMORE
  • IN THE DARKNESS, DANGER SLEEPS
  • THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN TOO DEEP

Arc Eight — Rifts

• Chapter 71: Same Old World (KEY: BARNMATES)
  • THE WORLD'S THE SAME OR SO IT SEEMS
  • PERHAPS ITS JUST AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
  • OLD VILLAINS LURK, DANGER AWAITS
  • A CHANGE LIES AHEAD AT THE END OF ARC 8

• Chapter 72: Hit the Diamond (KEY: BASEBALL)
  • BATTER UP, WIND THE PITCH
  • WIN THE GAME WITHOUT A HITCH
  • THE RUBY SQUAD VS EARTH
  • SEE WHICH TEAM WILL PROVE THEIR WORTH

• Chapter 73: Mismatched Making (KEY: DINNER DATE)
  • WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN, WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED
  • A SINGLE SMILE, A SMALL, SLOW DANCE
  • COULD BE THE THING TO PASS THE TEST
  • TO LEAD THESE HEARTS TO TRUE ROMANCE?

• Chapter 74: Mr Greg (Key: EMERALD CITY)
  • LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO DWELL ON THE PAST
  • BUT PAIN LIKE THIS WILL ALWAYS LAST
  • IT'S DONE, IT'S OVER, IT'S FINISHED, IT'S GONE,
  • IT'S OVER ISN'T IT, WHY CAN'T THEY MOVE ON?

• Chapter 75: Gravity Falls Drift (Key: DONDAI)
  • A NEED FOR SPEED
  • CAN VERY LEAD
  • TO DEMONIC VENGEANCE
  • SO REV UP YOUR ENGINES

• Chapter 76: The New Stan (Key: MIND HOPPING)
  • WHAT A BETTER WAY TO UNITE TWO BROTHERS
  • THAN TO TAKE OVER ONE OR THE OTHER?

• Chapter 77, Part 1: Adventures in the Multiverse - The Nightmare Realm (Key: NIGHTMARE)
  • THE SHIFTING STARS, A DANGEROUS PLACE
  • NO ORDER EXISTS IN THIS CHAOTIC SPACE
  • CIPHER SITS ON THE THRONE OF ITS HEART
  • OF A DIMENSION SLOWLY FALLING APART

• Chapter 77, Part 2: Adventures in the Multiverse - Adrift in the Cosmos (Key: DIMENSION 52)
  • DIMENSIONS UNTOLD
  • SO MUCH TO BEHOLD
  • FRIENDS AMONG THE STARS
  • BUT FOES ARE NEVER FAR

• Chapter 77, Part 3: Adventures in the Multiverse - Home Away from Homeworld (Key: ALLIANCE)
  • FROM OFF COLORS IN THE SHADOWS
  • TO DIAMONDS GLISTENING ON HIGH
  • ONE THING THAT NO GEM KNOWS
  • IS THE DECEPTIVE DEMON WHO'S NIGH

• Chapter 78: Monster Falls (Key: TRANSFORMATION)
  • WHEN STRANGE BECOMES AVERAGE
  • AND NORMAL TURNS TO STRANGE
  • SOME FOLKS BECOME SAVAGE
  • WHILE OTHER LIVES REARRANGE

• Chapter 79: Alone on the Lake (Key: FISHING)
  • OF FUSIONS AND MONSTERS
  • AND HEROES AND SWORDS
  • WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP
  • TO SECURE YOUR REWARD?

• Chapter 80, Part 1: Rifts (Key: SHIELD JOURNAL)
  • THEY VOWED TO STICK TOGETHER
  • NO MATTER WHAT THE COST
  • AND NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER
  • THEY WON BUT MOSTLY LOST

• Chapter 80, Part 2: Memories (Key: STEPPER)
  • HE HAS TWO INNER FACES
  • BUT NOW KNOWS NEITHER ONE
  • PAGES SCATTERED DIFFERENT PLACES
  • WHO HE IS HAS COME UNDONE

• Chapter 80, Part 3: Dimensions (Key: MINDSCAPE)
  • SO LITTLE TIME, SO MANY WORLDS
  • SO MUCH THAT'S LEFT TO TRULY UNFURL
  • ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO WAIT FOR MORE
  • NOW THAT ARC 9 HAS OPENED THE DOOR

Arc Nine — Beta

• Chapter 81: Theory of Weirdness (Key: MABONNVEN)
  • A TOWN AWASH IN MYSTERY, IN SECRETS NEVER TOLD
  • THE ANSWERS MIGHT SURPRISE YOU, THE THEORY THAT UNFOLDS
  • BUT ANSWERS STILL CAN'T EASE THE PAIN OR HEAL THE LASTING SCARS
  • THAT COME FROM FLYING SO CLOSE TO THE SUN YET FALLING SO VERY FAR

• Chapter 82: Played In Reverse (Key: REVERSE)
  • WHEN PLAYED IN REVERSE, A VIRTUOUS SONG
  • CAN BECOME A MORE DEVIOUS TUNE
  • IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG
  • THEIR DECEPTION COULD SPELL CERTAIN DOOM

• Chapter 83: Greg the Babysitter (Key: LOAN)
  • CHILDREN ARE A PRECIOUS GIFT
  • WHEN WELL LOVED THEY WILL THRIVE
  • BUT LET THEM FROM YOUR WATCH DRIFT
  • JUST HOPE THAT THEY SURVIVE

• Chapter 84: Crack the Whip (Key: CONVENPER)
  • SIT BACK, RELAX, LET YOUR TROUBLES BE
  • GOING WITH THE FLOW IS FUN AND EASY
  • UNTIL YOU HAVE TO STOP AND SEE
  • YOU STILL NEED TO FACE RESPONSABILITIES [sic]

• Chapter 85: Opposites Attract (Key: MOMSWAP)
  • RISE TO THE OCCASION
  • A SMALL SWAP ALONG THE WAY
  • A SIMPLE WORD OF KIND PERSUAISION [sic]
  • CAN PROVE ENOUGH TO SAVE THE DAY

Decoded Journal Entries:

Note: Decoded passages are blocked out with spoilers.

• From Chapter 10 B: Magic and Mystery (decoded with the Caesar cipher):
  • Since Gravity Falls is home to many potentially dangerous anomalies, it is fortunate that the Crystal Gems are here to protect its ordinary residents from them. The Gems hail from the far reaches of outer space, on a planet they only refer to as "Homeworld". They are, in layman’s terms, a race of polymorphic sentient rocks, making them “Gems” in both literally and by name. The Gems are capable of using a wide host of magical abilities and powers, including shapeshifting, regeneration after considerable damage, and the union of their physical forms, which is an ability the call “fusion". Despite the fact that they are not of the earth, they are still devoted to its protection, and, according to my understanding, they have been doing so for thousands of years.
  • Garnet is the fusion of the Gems Ruby and Sapphire, and describes herself as being the ultimate amalgamation of love. She is physically the strongest member of the group, though it does seem as though the physical weight of an object has little effect on a Gem. In battle, she wields a pair of durable gauntlets summoned from her gems, and her sense of logic and foresight capabilities, or future vision make her an invaluable member of the Crystal Gems.
  • Pearl serves as the intellectual strategist of the Gems, and her loyalty and devotion to Rose Quartz are without question. In fact, Rose and Pearl were the original Crystal Gems, and fought side by side in the war against Homeworld five thousand years ago. Her weapon is a lithe spear, which, when paired with her graceful abilities in sword dueling, provide her with a deadly set of skills for any opponent.”
  • Amethyst is the youngest Crystal Gem, found by Rose and the others in the Kindergarten (see journal 1) hundreds of years ago. As a testament to her more immature, carefree nature, she is innately curious about the human world, which is most likely a result of her being a native of earth herself. Despite her relative inexperience compared to the other Gems, she still possesses admirable strength and speed on the battlefield, with her summoned whip and mastery over shapeshifting.
  • Rose Quartz is the leader and founder of the Crystal Gems. Her deep affection and commitment the human race is centuries old, born in the midst of the ancient Gem war and it has burned deep within her ever since. Rose is an incredibly powerful Gem with many different unique abilities, such as her healing tears, phytokinesis, and of course, her highly resistant, incredibly durable shield. A firm, yet merciful leader and a kind, dependable friend, there are few in the world I have come to trust as much as Rose Quartz.

• From Chapter 17: An Indirect Kiss (decoded with the Atbash Cipher):
  • It would seem as though Rose's healing tears manifest from her Gem, though of course, they pour from her eyes (as tears should do). While I'm not completely sure if I understand it, her explanation of them implies that they are fueled by intense emotions, such as grief or compassion. Physical pain rarely ever brings them about, but then again, Rose hardly ever experiences physical pain considering how strong and durable she is. I suppose I'll need to do further research in the future to learn the exact science behind this phenomenon. But for now, I have to admit I'm very grateful for Rose's aid. If not for her, I'd be suffering from painful hornet stings for weeks!

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