Although Stanley still had his dream of sailing around the world in their boat, Stanford had his mind set to get into the college.
One day, a perpetual motion machine Stanford built for a science fair earned him an opportunity to be accepted into his dream college, West Coast Tech. Stanley was a troublemaker who was barely able to graduate while Stanford was a straight A student who won most of the science competitions at school. The twins could not have been any more different. Throughout his life, Stanford was bullied for having six fingers, but he knew he always had his brother, Stanley, beside him. The twins made it their goal to fix it up and use it to sail around the world together to hunt for hidden treasure. The two loved exploring the town's beach and one day, they came across a cave that held a broken ship. Their parents owned a pawn shop, their implacably stoic father and their mother, a pathological liar/phone psychic. Stanley and Stanford were twins born in the town of Glass Shard Beach, New Jersey during the 1960s. Stan says that he has a lot of explaining to do, and starts to explain his life story. We soon learn that the Stan that Mabel and Dipper know is actually named Stanley and he stole his brother's name: Stanford. Stan introduces the kids as the grandchildren of their brother, Sherman. Mabel interjects and asks what is going on, and Dipper is so excited to meet the author for the first time he nearly barfs, respectively. In addition, the author says that Stan was the reason he was trapped in the first place. However, the author responds to this by punching Stan and refuses to thank him for freeing him from the Universe portal, saying that he took a huge risk by re-activating it. Stan Pines, cornered under the Mystery Shack, greets the Author with a hug. Then, they write their name in the wall to let people know that they "own" the place, after they leave, it's revealed that they are young Stanley Pines and Stanford Pines. Then the other boy punches the board and destroyed it, and they get inside. One of the boys try to pull the board but failed. They are shown being friendly to each other. The episode begins with two boys running and peeks through a board that cover an abandoned cave. Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stan must finally reveal the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel.