Okay, so I'm over a week late for a Halloween story. Oh well. Moon and I were at Valley Scare one day, and this little story popped in my head. The outcome of the actual story was a lot different to be honest, but this was what popped in my head. This will be a few chapters, each chapter being from the POV of a different character.
Phineas and Ferb belongs to Dan and Swampy
Moon belongs to my best friend, Invader Snik
Marissa Flynn belongs to me (I'd hope so since she's me)...
The train for the Renegade was just going up the track. Moon and I sat in the very back seat. We saw a small hooded black figure resting up at the top of the track as we had all night since the sun set. Since the sun set, we hadn't seen or heard any trace of Phineas. I hoped he was okay. I wondered what that figure was. No matter where we went: Wild Thing, Corkscrew, High Roller, even in restaurants and just in general as we walked about the park, it was there. I wondered if it was following us specifically. My new glow gloves had accidentally set off a few times that night, and shortly afterwards was when I'd see that figure. Was it following me specifically, and what was with those bloodcurdling screams I keep hearing? Something was up here, and I was a little scared to find out what it was. The train had hit the top of the coaster, and that's when it happened…
A man with pale skin, sharp fangs and deep red eyes turned around from the cart directly in front of us, and he gave a vampire-like hiss at us. I couldn't help but scream. This roller coaster was different than other roller coasters. The long drop wasn't straight down. It, in fact, went at a curve, so he was able to stand up just fine without falling off. The vampire clawed at us, and we ducked. Suddenly I heard a large thump on the back of the cart we sat in, most likely that small figure I've been seeing.
"GET DOWN!" a familiar voice shouted.
Moon and I turned around, and we saw my little brother, Phineas. He was holding onto the cart with his small hand, but looking closer, his hand wasn't grasping anything. In fact, he was just touching it as support. The cloak I'd seen him wear earlier was billowing with the wind, and his eyes were also a bright red with sharp fangs as he glared at the vampire in the cart ahead of us. His hair whipped around like fire in a pit as his hood flew off as well.
"Phineas?" Moon and I questioned.
Earlier That Morning
Moon and I had just woken up, in my room after a long night of Halloween fun. Our trick-or-treating was a little low because we got out so late, but we still had fun going to Perkins for dinner-breakfast food. Anyway, Moon had decided to crash at our place that night due to her lack of sleep. I'd stayed up to work on fanfics, so late I only seemed to have gotten three hours of sleep. Eh, not what we need to hear. So Moon had woken me and Ferb up to say good-bye for the time being. However, stuff happened, but not important right now. We'd been driving to Valley Fair as Moon promised to take me this year. On the way there suddenly Phineas had teleported in the truck using his go-to feature on his phone. Phineas had gone missing the night before, so it was just me, Moon and Ferb for trick-or-treating. I didn't seem to mind since I actually adored my brother. I was just overjoyed he was back.
"Hey, bud, where have you been?" I asked, "I haven't seen ya since Thursday night and you disappeared."
Phineas looked at me, puzzled, "Really? Huh, weird, I don't remember that."
Normally I would have been suspicious of that, but for whatever reason, I seemed to just shrug it off.
The day went fine except it was a little chilly out. I even saw Phineas whip out a cloak to keep him warm. I should have realized it sooner that it wasn't for the reason I thought it was. All day he'd been saying he was fine, but something in me told me that wasn't the case. I could hear his stomach grumble and a small hiss every once in awhile from him. He shrugged it off until night came along. More had passed through the day. We'd found food and methods to try to stay warm. I'd even gotten a large plush of Snoopy wearing a Valley Fair sweatshirt to keep my hands warm. I knew it would eventually stop working, but for the time being he kept my hands warm...and he was adorable.
The sun had set, and Phineas hadn't removed his cloak. I couldn't blame him though, it was cold out here. Note to self: if you go to Valley Scare, don't dress for fall because it's bound to be winter-like fall weather. Moon, Phineas, Ferb and I had been in line for the Wild Thing for the second time (unfortunately last) that day. Phineas had been slightly okay, but I could see him struggling with something. Suddenly he took off, and I hadn't seen him since.
After Wild Thing, my hunch was right. My hands were indeed too cold and Snoopy wasn't enough to warm them.
"Hey, Moon, my hands are cold," I mentioned.
"What? Snoopy ain't warm enough anymore?"
"Well, it's not helping much, plus it feels awkward having to hold him by his armpits to warm my hands."
"Alright, let's go find you some gloves and maybe some hats for us."
Needless to say we found some good gloves and headbands to keep our ears warm. Throughout the night though, I couldn't help but notice a black figure that seemed to follow me everywhere. Every once in awhile I heard a bloodcurdling scream, and I stopped, startled. Moon assured me it was just people scared because this was Valley Scare after all. Somehow, I wasn't convinced.
Time passed and I kept seeing the black flash everywhere I went. My new gloves glowed on the fingers, so that might have been attracting it. Eventually I decided to turn the glow off. However I found them accidentally turning on, and moments later, the flash was there again. It seemed to go on the track of the coasters and such. I could never see its face either. It was too fast and blended too well with the night sky. We were on our way to Renegade for the third time when I saw another shadow walking beside or behind us. When I turned around, though, it was gone. That seemed to scare me even more. The occasional scream didn't help either. I get it's an amusement park and themed for Halloween now, but I'm sure those screams I kept hearing weren't joyful or fear. It almost sounded painful or like real terror…Seeing this black flash following me, getting closer every time I looked at it, I stuck closer to Moon. Eventually she too saw it. Word spread that some of the roller coasters had been broken and shut down. The scary thing was I was just on the roller coaster, and I watched as the train after me didn't stop at the end but kept going and exploded. I was thankful it wasn't me on the train…
Finally we went on our last ride. I say last because the lines were so small for this one ride that we got to just ride it over and over again. I was weary of the black figure that kept following me. I was certain it was me it was following. My question was that if it was after me, why didn't it take me or anything? Was it waiting for me to be alone? Who knows? I sure don't. I looked around for it, and sure enough there it was zooming up the track as we got on the coaster. Geez someone doesn't like to wait for the ride apparently.
Back to the Present
Phineas was the figure following me all day...he was...watching out for me. That or he was just following me to take me for himself. However, given Phineas' protective behavior toward me and the fact he's fighting this other vampire leads me to two different conclusions:
He wants to sink his teeth into me, and is pretty much fighting for that
there's a bunch of bad vampires and good vampires...Phineas being the good one
To be honest, I'd much prefer the second option since then I know my little brother isn't trying to hurt me. Between the screams of the passengers of the coaster and the hissing of the two fighting vampires, I really didn't know what to think right now. Phineas was small, but he was strong. Soon as it started to go back into its station, Phineas and the one vampire took off to continue their fight.
"Come on, let's get in the front seat. After that, we'll re-ride the middle till they tell us we can't," Moon smirked, clearly not as fazed by this as I was, "Hey, you okay?"
"My little brother is a vampire and another vampire just tried to KILL us!" I shouted.
Suddenly, a little bit of rustling, and Phineas jumped out, breathing heavily, "Hey, you guys okay?"
"Yeh, we're fine," Moon replied with a smirk.
"...Yeah, I'm okay," I replied quietly, "Phineas...why didn't you tell us?"
"Well, these vampires called The Brotherhood apparently bit me on Thursday. I didn't remember until the night fell upon us. I knew The Brotherhood were feeding, and I knew I had to make sure you were safe from them...including me."
"Wait, so...they bit you, and you've been fighting them off all night?"
"Yeah, I've been able to save most of their victims, but not all of them."
"That's what the bloodcurdling screams were," Moon reasoned, and Phineas nodded.
"Why didn't you just show yourself to us?" I asked him.
Phineas looked down, and he sighed, "Because if they saw me with you directly, they would have taken you to get to me. Let's just say I haven't been the vampire they want me to be. Plus, I didn't wanna hurt you. Sorry to say, but your blood smells really good."
"I'm not sure how I feel about that…" I replied, "So...you were watching over me from a distance?"
"Yep, I panicked when I lost sight of you, but then your gloves go off, and I knew where to find you."
I smiled, and I hugged my little brother for protecting us, protecting me. He's always watching out for me...even when I don't know it.
There ya have it. Next chapter will be Phineas' POV. Note: each chapter will have the same context but from the POV of a different character.
