Alright. A while ago, I responded to three challenges from separate authors. Here is my response to NattyMC's Altborg challenge. Before any of you run away screaming, it is just a friendship pairing, nothing more.

Yes, it is short, but I think it gets the point across.

Finally, I don't own the characters.


"Platyborg! Come here!"

Doofenshmirtz tapped his foot impatiently as the cybernetic platypus glanced around the corner.

"No."

Doof frowned. "I said come here."

"No!"

"Don't make me get the Funnel."

Grumbling, Platyborg slowly walked up to Doof.

"Now, where's my wallet?"

Platyborg shrugged. "Don't know," he said quickly. He turned around and started walking away, but Doof grabbed his shoulder and yanked him back around.

"I know it was you. I told you not to go in the drawer where I hid it and it was gone less than an hour later."

Platyborg rolled his eyes. "You should really no better than to tell me not to do something."

"Where is it?"

Platyborg sighed and pulled it out of a small compartment in his casing.

Doof snatched it out of his hand. "Why'd you take it?"

"I wanted to go see that new movie about the flaming skeleton person."

Scowling, Doof reached into his wallet. "You realize that this is the third time this week you've stolen something from me? First my dinner-"

"You said you weren't hungry!"

"Then my car keys-"

"I needed to drive Semira to the movies!"

"You were at the movies with Semira?"

"Uh… what else did I steal?" Platyborg asked quickly.

"Hm? Oh, yeah. You also stole that camera-"

"You made me give him mine…"

"And my underwear drawer is missing."

"I- Actually, that was to see how long it took you to notice. I guess Wall.E was right, it was over a week."

Doof blinked. "What?"

"I guess I owe him twenty bucks."

"Platyborg!"


One hour later, after an intense attack of the (non-tainted) Funnel, a couple kicks to the rear, and a thorough scolding, Platyborg was in his room.

"I don't get why Doof has to punish me for all that stuff. I thought he liked people who were bad…"

Platyborg sighed. He glanced out of the now-barred window.

"I just want him to be a friend. Not an angry parent."

Platyborg turned to the wall, not noticing the shadow that quickly disappeared from under his door.


Platyborg groaned as a knock awoke him.

"Go away…" he mumbled.

The knock came louder.

Growling, Platyborg jumped out of bed and flung the door open.

Doof stood there, looking slightly confused and all together awkward.

"Hey, Platyborg. I, uh, I wanted to go see this movie, and, well, the tickets were double half-off price. So, you want to see it?" He held out a ticket.

Platyborg took it. Sure enough, it was the movie he mentioned last night.

He looked up at Doof and raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Because I need someone to get the popcorn if I run out."

Doof immediately turned around and started to walk away.

Platyborg looked at the ticket, looked up at Doof, and looked back to the ticket.

"Hey Doof!"

He turned around, his eyebrow raised.

"Yeah, I'll come."

Doof smiled. "Good. Now, go polish your casing. I can't go around with you when you look like you just came out of a dumpster."

He turned around and vanished around a corner, but not before Platyborg heard, "Man, this friend thing is complicated."

Platyborg grinned.

Guess they were friends after all.

"And don't keep me waiting, Platyborg!"

But some things wouldn't change...


So, how was it?

I actually found this pretty fun to write. NattyMC, if you ever want to challenge us again, I'm up for it!

By the way, I chose a real movie that came out recently. Can anyone guess which it was? (I won't actually be able to tell you if you're right. Sorry...)

So, review!