Hey all! MuchuFox here! I'm so excited to have my second fanfic up and can't wait to see what everyone thinks. I thought that this time, unlike my last story which focused entirely on Phineas and Isabella, I'd try to give a little more action with the whole gang for this story and make a longer storyline. So, in this story, Phineas, Ferb, and friends are about 14 and in the summer before their freshman year of high school, and Candace is in the summer before her senior year. Also, because of the way I set this story up, it may take a little while before I get to the real action part that relates to the summary and the very beginning. Nevertheless, I hope you all enjoy, and of course, though it would be a great honor, I do not own Phineas and Ferb.

Surrender, Phineas

Phineas scurried around the corner and skidded to a stop. Leaning back against the wall, he panted heavily. He carefully glanced back around the corner and thankfully saw no one.

What's taking Ferb so long? Phineas thought to himself, panicking. I don't know if I can do this much longer…

Suddenly Phineas felt a stab of pain that sent him reeling. Clutching at his side with one arm, he steadied himself against the wall with the other. He lifted his hand and saw that it was covered in blood.

I'm still bleeding… he thought as his eyes began to go slightly hazy. Come on, Ferb, where are you?

Phineas eased himself down the wall and tried to sit down. While he had been running away, he'd been too preoccupied to notice how much pain he was in, but now that he was stopped, he was beginning to feel all of it. He tried to think of first aid that he could apply to himself, but his mind was too cloudy recall any of the information he'd read.

If only Isabella were here, Phineas told himself, she'd know what to do.

As he thought of her, Phineas felt another jab of pain, but not from his external wound. He shut his eyes tightly to try and stop the tears that were beginning to drip from his eyes.

Isabella…why, Isabella…

Phineas brushed his tears aside and tried to block her from his thoughts. He couldn't think about her now. He had other things to worry about, and…it was just too painful.

Suddenly a noise clamored down the hall. Phineas froze. It couldn't be them…could it? Phineas hurriedly stood up against the wall, doing his best to ignore the pain of his wound. Listening carefully, he began to sidle along the wall, moving away from the open hallway.

"I thought I saw him go this way," said a voice.

"Are you sure?" replied another.

"Yes, just follow me," the first voice answered, and footsteps began to round the corner.

Phineas quickly surveyed the hallway he was in. It was a dead end – there was nowhere for him to go, nothing for him to hide behind. Knowing there was nothing he could do, Phineas took a deep breath and closed his eyes, waiting for the two people to round the corner…

The first voice spoke: "Oh, there you are, Phineas…"

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Two days earlier…

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"Look out below!"

Buford, Isabella, and Baljeet dived out of the way just in time to escape the giant boomerang that was flying right at them. The boomerang swept past them and crashed into the ground, digging a deep trench into the Flynn-Fletcher backyard before it finally stopped.

"Phew, that was close," Phineas said, poking his head out of a hatch on one side of the boomerang. "We almost hit you guys there."

"Yes, a little too close for my taste," Baljeet added, slightly annoyed as he picked himself up off the ground. "I told you your calculations needed a little more work."

"Yeah, what's wrong with you, Dinner Bell?" Buford asked, using Baljeet forcefully as a handhold to get himself up. "Aren't you supposed to be the safe one? You know, with the head-helmets and all?"

"I know, I'm sorry," Phineas said, hopping out of the hatch. He walked over to Isabella and offered his hand to help her up. "I don't know what's been up me with me lately. I guess I've been a little…"

Phineas trailed off as Isabella stood up and smiled gratefully at him. After a moment, Phineas realized he was staring at her and turned away, embarrassed.

"…distracted…"

There was a sudden knocking from the boomerang that caught everyone's attention, and the four realized that Ferb hadn't gotten out of the contraption yet.

"Oh, sorry, Ferb," Phineas said, and hurried over to his brother's hatch and pulled on it until it wrenched open. Ferb pulled himself out of the boomerang, looking a little frazzled, but he shook his head and quickly regained his composure. He gestured to the hatch, and Phineas immediately understood.

"Yeah, it definitely needs more oil on the hinges," Phineas agreed. "I'll get right on that…"

Phineas turned and was about to head for the tools in the garage, but was interrupted by the sight of Candace bursting through the back door.

"Aha!" she cried. "I've got you this time! Mom's right in the living room, there's no way she'll miss this! Aha!"

Candace ran back inside to fetch her mother. The five teens simply looked at each other.

"You'd think she'd get tired of this," Phineas said.

Candace returned a moment later, thrusting her mom out in front of her and proudly gesturing to the backyard.

"See, Mom, they built a giant boomerang!"

"Candace, honestly," her mother sighed, "you're going to be a senior in the fall. Aren't you a little old to be still doing this?" Linda shook her head and walked back in the house.

"No, no I'm not!" Candace shouted back in the house defiantly. She then turned back around to see that the boomerang and ditch had mysteriously disappeared.

"What?" she exclaimed. "Not again!"

Candace slapped herself in the forehead, but only then noticed the others were still watching her.

"And not one word out of any of you!" she added before heading back inside the house grumpily.

"Well then, I guess that's that," Phineas said after a moment.

"So…what do we do now?" Baljeet asked.

"Who wants pie?" Linda called from inside.

"Me first!" Buford yelled, and he shoved the others aside as he ran for the kitchen. Isabella and Baljeet quickly followed him inside as Phineas chuckled to himself.

"I guess some things never change, huh, Ferb?" he said to his brother.

Ferb nodded in reply before heading in the door with his brother to get some of their mom's famous pie.

"By the way," Phineas asked as they walked, "where's Perry?"

Isn't that the question we're all asking ourselves? Where is Perry? Well, I can tell you that he is now donning his fedora and will appear shortly...in the next chapter. Thanks for reading all, and please review!