#also i had the locks flick between red and black because they come from trauamatic incidents and Stan is defs hiding his brother's portal

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The green gem gave a faint florescent glow. Dipper ran his fingers over it while reading the journal entry in his other hand. 'The Magatama. A mystical green stone that allows you to see the lies others tell you.' Read the Page.

'Note: NOT CANDY. F tried to bite it in the few minutes I had left it on my kitchen table. He had tried to cover his lie, but several magical locks appeared in front of him revealing that he was lying, or at least keeping a secret. I was able to quickly break the lock and reveal his lie, much to his disappointment. However, considering that he had broken his tooth on it, i think it may have been for the better. we're currently on our way to get him a crown and fix his tooth. We double pinky promised to not use it against one another, however I'm sure this will greatly help my research in the future.'

Dipper turned back to the gem in his hand. It was shaped like a curved tear drop with a hole through the drop head. Stan had been using it as a door stop so whenever Dipper flicked through the journal he had a feeling of deja-vu when he passed this page. But he had finally connected the dots in his mind and saved this magical artifact from it's undignified fate.

"And now to test it." Dipper's lips curved in a mischievous grin.

He walked into the museum, as he expected Soos was busy sweeping away popcorn and snack food wrappers from the last tour in preparation for the next. keeping the gem in his pocket and out of sight, Dipper tried his best to nonchalantly walk over to Soos.

"hey dood!" Soos said, a warm grin spread across his face.

"Uh...hey Soos." Dipper was caught off guard and almost tripped over. But quickly steadied himself and tried his best to speak calmly. "So hey...I was wondering, do you know what happened to those extra Mr. Mystery shirts that Stan hadn't gotten around to selling last week?"

Dipper could see a bead of sweat begin to form on Soos' brow as his eyes began to dart around the room. "I-I-uh...I don't know what you're talking about dude. Stan put those away in storage when he couldn't sell them."

Before Dipper could point out that Soos was being overly suspicious, a read lock appeared in front of him. Several chains from the ceiling and ground, connecting to the lock. "woah."

"I know right? It's so rare for Mr. Pines to make a bad product right?" Soos said quickly. "Anyway I have a lot of stuff to clean up, busy handyman and all that. totally not planning to make a collage of the Shirts to make a new hot air balloon for Stan."

Dipper watched as Soos whistled awkwardly while walking into the next room. He didn't need the magic jewel to know that Soos was lying, the man was an open book even in his most secretive moments. However the appearance of the lock meant that the journal entry was true.

He ran through the shack, his heart was racing with possibilities, so many questions to ask, so many truths to uncover, so many people to interrogate. He could finally get Mabel to confess what she did with his favourite chewing pen. Just as Dipper turned a corner, he found himself in the gift shop. A disgruntled Stan sitting bored at his cash register counting his profits. With the weight of the journal against his breast and the jewel in his pocket. Dipper felt a swell of confidence as he approached his Great Uncle.

"Hey Stan, why don't you talk to Mabel and me about the magic in this town?" Dipper asked, he ran his thumb over the smooth texture of the Magatama as he spoke.

Stan turned his gaze to Dipper with an annoyed look. "Magic isn't real kid." He said flatly.

Dipper stayed quiet. Sta turned back to his money, thinking that Dipper had been upset with his refusal to speak about magic once again. Instead Dipper was stunned silent at the sight of 5 locks appearing in front of his uncle. All magically chained in place.

However what made Dipper the most concerned was the way the locks flickered between the usual red, and a dark unsettling black.

THE MAGATAMA

Glowing green stone. Definitely NOT candy.

They allow the holder to visualize psyche-locks whenever someone is hiding secrets! The more psyche-locks, the deeper the secret.

These stones are mostly found and imbued with “spiritual energy” in Kurain Village in California. I have tried before to get one from the Fey clan there with no success. How did one get here??