#no matter the reason just. let me think about portal!Fidds I think that's a fun concept

[youcantkillanidea]

okay I feel like someone must have done this before but I haven't seen it so- has anyone done an AU where Fiddleford falls through the portal completely and gets trapped between dimensions?

[thelastspeecher]

hwo about an AU combination?Teen dad Banjomin

Okay, I was planning on working on some other prompts but this represented such a unique opportunity and I had to write it right away.  Stan’s daughter is still named Molly and looks basically like she does in Mystery Dads bc what use is reason and logic when you can have fun things that defy them?  Basically, the route I went was “Stan knocks up a girl while he’s in high school in Gumption”.  And beyond the addition of Molly, things work out pretty similar to original Banjomin Stanley McGucket AU?

(A note: Layla is Violynn’s oldest child, and is roughly the same age as Stan in Banjomin AU, so they end up being pretty close.)

               “So, let me get this straight.”  Pa McGucket steepled his fingers and stareddown at Stan.  “Despite what we’ve taughtya ‘bout bein’ responsible and considerate and a proper southern gentleman, yagot some poor girl pregnant?”  Stan casthis eyes downward.

               “Y-yes.”  

               “Banjomin Stanley McGucket, Ithought we raised ya better,” Pa McGucket rumbled.  

               “I-”

               “Yer plannin’ on supportin’ her,right?” Ma McGucket interrupted.  Stanlooked up at her and nodded.

               “Yes!” he said vehemently.  “I- I’m gonna do the right thing!  I thought y’all would be proud of me ferthat.”

               “Technically, the right thing todo would be to marry her,” Pa McGucket said slowly.  Ma McGucket glared at him.

               “Mearl!” she hissed.

               “But yer only a teen,” hecontinued.  He sighed.  “Ya can make decisions ‘bout that later,though.  After you’ve finished highschool.”

               “Y-yes,” Stan stammered.  Ma McGucket leaned forward.

               “Stanley, I understand that yerupset ‘bout what happened with Ford,” she said softly.  Stan looked away again.  “But ya have to understand that sleepin’ ‘roundwon’t bring him back.”

               “I know.”

               “Sweetling, we’ll support ya inall of this,” she said.  “But ya have togive us some time.  It’s like whathappened with Fiddleford.  We’ve got ourown preconceived notions ‘bout this sort of thing.  What matters right now is that we’ll help ya withthe baby when the time comes, and we won’t kick ya out or anythin’ likethat.  Now, go finish yer homework whileyer father and I talk fer a bit.”

—– 

               “She’s so perfectly precious,”Layla gushed.  She tickled Molly’sstomach.  Molly giggled.  “What a cutie-pie!”

               “Yeah, she’s just about the bestkid ever,” Stan said, smiling at his daughter. “Do ya wanna hold her?”

               “What kind of question is that?”  Stan handed Molly over to Layla.  “Hey there, puddin’,” Layla cooed atMolly.  “Yer daddy’s goin’ to spoil yourotten, I can just tell.”  Layla was oneof the many McGuckets visiting for Stan’s graduation party, but she hadn’tgotten a chance to meet Molly yet, since she had just graduated as well.  Stan had been worried that Molly wouldn’treact well to the chaos and ruckus of the party, but she didn’t seem tomind.  

               “Bah!” Molly said eagerly,trying to grab at Layla’s nose and missing. Layla laughed.

               “Sorry, punkin, I ain’t got abig nose.  I might be the only McGucketthat don’t.”  Layla looked at Stan.  “Stan, I’m so sorry that girl up and left yato raise her all on yer own.”

               “Whattaya mean?  Given that I’ve only gotten to hold Molly fermaybe five minutes since people started arrivin’, I don’t need her mom.  I got plenty of folks to help me.”  Layla smiled.

               “Ain’t ya somethin’ else,Banjomin McGucket,” she said teasingly.  “I‘member the first time I met ya, and ya were this scared kid who didn’t want totalk to no one yer own age.”

               “Heh.  Yeah.”

               “I’m proud of ya.”  She played with Molly’s six-fingeredhands.  “Yer goin’ to raise this lilpolydactyl right.  I can tell.”

               “Thanks, Layla.”

               “Don’t mention it.  I do wonder where the polydactyly came from,though.”

               “Oh, it runs in the fam’ly,”Stan said without thinking.  Laylafrowned at him.

               “I’ve never heard of a McGucketwith polydactyly.  Just like I’ve neverheard of a McGucket twin.  It don’thappen in our fam’ly.”  A cold sweat brokeout over Stan.

               “Uh…my non-McGucket parent,” hesaid weakly.  “My biological mom, she-she was a polydactyl.”

               “Huh.  Really?”

               “Yeah.”  Layla didn’t look completely convinced, butshe dropped it, which Stan was grateful for.

               “So, what’s yer plan, now thatyer graduated?”

               “Well, I’m thinkin’ I might joinAngie in Gravity Falls, help her with her research.”

               AKA getting that portal fixed.  A sad expression crossed Layla’s face.

               “Ain’t that where Uncle Fidds’roommate disappeared?”

               “Yeah, but that wouldn’t happento me.  Or Molly.  Or Angie.” Layla pursed her lips.  “Seriously,it’ll be fine.”

               “Are ya sure ya don’t want to stayhere in Gumption?”

               “I’m sure.  I’m leavin’.”

               “That’s what ya really want todo?”

               “It’s what I really want to do,”Stan said firmly.  Layla wrinkled hernose.

               “I hope ya also want to changediapers, ‘cause it seems like yer daughter needs that right now.”