The Mailbox

Prologue

"What should we do today, Ferb?" Phineas asked his stepbrother. "Got any ideas?" Ferb just shrugged. "Hmmm, no?" He looked at me. "Perry?" I just stayed in my mindless form and chattered. "No, huh?" Phineas did a big sigh.

"Gosh, Ferb." He said. "I don't know what we should do today. I hate that. When we don't have anything to do, do you know what I mean?" He looked at Ferb who nodded. "I mean, summer doesn't last forever, so we should do something, but what?" Ferb looked at his brother.

"Do you remember that slideshow we made titled 'What Should we do Today?'" He asked.

"Oh yeah!" My red headed owner then snapped his fingers. "That's it!" He stood up. "Ferb you're a genius! I know what we're gonna do today, we should look at the slideshow entitled 'What we should we do Today?' and it will help us decide what we'll do today!" He and Ferb headed towards the house. Phineas picked me up. "Come on, Perry."

When we were in the house, we looked at the slideshow titled 'What Should we do Today?' on the family laptop. They went though the slides.

"Hmmm, let's see," Phineas said. "Build An Underwater State Park, fly with rocket-powered bat wings, teach Perry tricks, I don't remember typing this in, construct a penguin choir?" He looked at Ferb. Ferb shrugged.

"I thought it would be cool."

"Yeah," Phineas agreed. "It would be cool. I know that platypuses don't do much, but who knows? We don't know until we try, right? So, let's teach Perry tricks!" My watch then vibrated. I stood up on all fours and went off. Sorry Phineas, but duty calls. Maybe another time.

"Hey, where's Perry?" I heard Phineas asked when I turned the corner. "Oh well, fly with rocket- powered bat wings? Okay, let's go!" I saw them run off.

I then went to the fireplace, tapped a piece of brick with my foot, and I was transported to my lair.

I put on my fedora, sat in my chair, and turned on the monitor. I then was surprised when no one appeared on the screen. I chattered in the microphone that was recently built in, but no one came. I don't get it. My watch vibrated, so where were they?

"Hey Perry," Said a voice. I turned to see who it was. It was Herman the Hedgehog (Agent H).

"Hey Herman." I said back. "What's up?" Herman extended his paw. I looked at it. In it was a note.

"I have a note for you from the boss." He told me. I grabbed it.

"Thanks." Herman tipped his hat to me.

"You're welcome."

"Say Herman, do you know where he is, or maybe even Carl?" But it was too late, for when I looked up, he was gone. I shrugged and opened up the note. Oh well, maybe the note will explain.

'Agent P,' It began. "Sorry we aren't here to give you an update on what Doof is doing. Just go to the photo shop in downtown Danville. Signed Major Monogram (and Carl)' I didn't get it. Why does Major Monogram want me to go to the photo store? I then shrugged. Oh well. I guess I won't know until I get there.

I was about to go to my hover car, when a bag went over me. I struggled in it. Hey! What's the big idea? Uh-oh, I'm not being platypusnapped by that Richard Evilton guy, am I? Help, help! Herman! Anybody, hellllpppppppp!

The next thing I knew, I fell to the cement.

"Are you okay, Agent P?" I heard a familiar voice. I stood up and saw Major Monogram. Carl was by his side. I looked at my surroundings. We were in front of the photo shop. Why were we here? Where's Dr. Doofenshmirtz? What is this about? I backed up and bumped into someone. I looked behind me, it was Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

"Hello, Perry the Platypus." He greeted. I looked at them all. I was more confused now. The note said to come here, so why did they kidnap me? Doofenshmertz then got out what appears to be a blindfold. He came to me.

"Hold still, Perry the Platypus!" He told me and he tied the blindfold over my eyes. I struggled. Wait, what are you doing? Major, Carl, HELPPPPPP!

I then felt someone pulling me by the hand. Where were we going? I felt like a little kid being led to strike a candy-filled piñata, only in this case, what Doof calls 'my doom.' We then stopped and Doofenshmirtz ripped the blindfolds off of me.

"Happy anniversary, Perry the Platypus!" My nemesis said as Carl and my boss said the same thing, but replaced the 'Perry the Platypus; with 'Agent P'. I then looked at the mailbox in front of us.

Then it hit me. Of course! How could I forget? Today was the anniversary of when the doctor and I first met and became nemesises. That's why the Major and Carl weren't in my lair, why they brought me here in a bag, I don't have the slightest idea. I looked at Doofenshmirtz. Unless it was Doof, then that makes a little more sense.

"Remember what today is, Agent P?" Monogram asked. I nodded.

"It's the anniversary of when you and I first met and became nemesises." Doofenshmirtz spoke, as if he didn't see me nod.

"Congratulations you two!" Carl said to us.

"Do you remember?" Doofenshmirtz asked. I nodded and looked at the mailbox.

Of course! I remember as if it was yesterday.