Who Am I?
Part 1
Perry
I woke up to Candace's scream. I looked up at the teen's furious face. I sighed, (here we go again.) I had slept in Candace's bed. I slept in her bed for two reasons. One, I stayed late at the agency last night due to the fact that Carl has chosen to write about how Platypuses behave for a collage report, and two, I just love sleeping in her bed, and watching her reaction in the morning (she may act as if she doesn't approve of me being there, but I know she loves me deep inside.) I looked in her mad eyes, and chattered. Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.
"PERRY!" She roared. She quickly picked me up, and headed downstairs, muttering something to herself.
When she saw the boys outside, she took me outside. Once there, she dropped me on the ground. She pointed madly at Phineas who was in a pilot uniform like Ferb. They were each in the cockpits of their miniature planes, ready to fly. Watching them were Isabella, Baljeet, and Buford.
"Phineas!" The teenaged girl shouted. "How many times do I have to say it? DON'T leave your mangy pet in my bed!"
"I didn't." Phineas admitted. "And I don't know how many, a thousand times perhaps."
"Exactly!"
"But, I know someone who does." He looked at Baljeet who had a clipboard. "Baljeet?" Baljeet looked at his clipboard.
"99 times." He reported back.
"Right!" Phineas said, looking at his sister again. "Next time will be the big 100! We're planning a big one for that. But, I still didn't sneak him in your bed last night."
"Oh, then…" She pointed her angry finger at Ferb next. Before she could accuse him, Phineas stood up for him.
"Ferb didn't do it either sis."
"He didn't?" Phineas shook his head. Candace put her hands on her hips.
"Oh, then who did genius? Mom and Dad? Ha; I don't think so! It has to be you; who else would it be? Perry?" Phineas shrugged.
"It could be." He said. "The world is just full of surprises Candace."
"Oh." She then looked at me, and she pointed at me.
"I'm warning you Perry!" she yelled. "If you crawled in my bed last night, and slept there just to get on my nerves; don't do it again! Honestly Perry, sometimes I wonder why we ever adopted you." She stormed off.
I looked sad at the ground. Hurtful! Did she really mean that, or was she so mad that she didn't realize what she just yelled at me? Still, it hurts my feelings. Phineas jumped out of his plane to comfort me.
"Don't fret boy." He told me. "She didn't mean it. She loves you like Ferb and I." I smiled; I knew that.
"I know!" Phineas said. "Perry hardly parcipitates in our summer activities, and since he's here; how about it? He can ride in back with me on my plane!" He bent down to me. "How about it Perry? You want to go riding with Ferb and I?" I looked at him, thinking hard with hesitation.
Should I, or shouldn't I? It was very hard for me to decide. What if the agency needs me when I'm riding in back? If Phineas heard my watch go off when we're in flight, he'll be suspicious. I'll be busted; I would love to participate more often in my owners' wacky creations, but it may put my job in jeopardy; it'll be one gigantic risk! I had to wipe out my owners' memories of me being an agent before due to that stupid poodle of Candace's boyfriend. If it wasn't for the Universal Delete Button; I'll be screwed, and scared for life. I certainly don't want to take that risk again.
Before I could decide, Phineas went and picked me up.
"You'll enjoy it buddy!" He told me. "I know you will; come on!" He carried me, and hopped into his bright red plane. He put me in my seat, helped me buckle in, put a helmet on me, did the same to him, and started the engine.
"Let's get these babies airborne Ferb!" Phineas shouted over the roaring engine to his stepbrother. Ferb, already in his plane, and ready for action, gave the thumbs up to Phineas.
"Cool." Phineas said, looking out. "Prepare the runways!" The two planes moved on forewords on the runway. The runway was surrounded by bright orange traffic cones. Our plane then picked up speed, zoomed onto the ramp, and I closed my eyes in fear, unsure of what would happen next. When I opened my eyes, we were in the air. I looked back; Ferb was behind me, giving me the thumbs up. I looked forward. Phineas looked at me.
"Well, what do you think Perry?" He asked, leaning back in his chair. "We're airborne! Isn't it great?"
I looked at the land down below, and smiled. It was a remarkable view! We passed by several houses, maybe even the whole neighborhood. It was really breathtaking; a sight to see! I sat back in my seat when we headed home.
Suddenly before we made it back to the runway, the engine busted. Phineas realized this. He tried to steer the steering wheel, but then it just popped out of its sockets.
"Uh oh, this can't be good." He observed. He stood up, and looked at me. "Technical difficulties Perry. Looks like we're crash landing." My eyes grew wide in fright. Phineas must've saw my face because next he said, "Don't worry Perry, we'll land!" He unbuckled me, opened the cockpit and stood on the edge. "Jump on three okay? One, two, three, JUMP!"
He took a giant leap, and landed down below. I panicked again; he had forgotten about me!
The plane went haywire, zooming this way and that. I could hear Phineas, Ferb (who landed his plane perfectly, and was now out), and friends holler my name down below. The engine was so loud, that I couldn't make out my loudest shrill chatter. Phineas and pals were still calling from below.
"Perry; look out for that tree!" I heard Phineas yell. I looked, my eyes growing as wide as could be. Sure enough, the plane and I were headed right towards the tree!
I quickly stood up, and went to the edge, and looked at the backyard below. I was going to jump! True, Phineas might get suspicious, and I might lose my job (again), but this was life or death here; this was an emergency! I'm sure the Major would understand if my life was at risk like this. I gulped, and got ready to jump.
Before I could jump, the plane crashed. It was too late; I fell out from tree branch to tree branch, smacked into the tree bark real hard, and fell to the ground.
I looked up; my eyes hardly keeping open. I saw figures looming over me. My eyes then shut off, and all I saw next was nothing but darkness.
As my eyes adjusted, I saw a faint image of a boy with a triangular face head towering above me.
"Perry?" He asked. "I'm really sorry I left you there on the plane by yourself. Are you okay? Perry?"
I shook myself off, and could see clearly now. I looked at him. Behind him were his friends I assumed. I blinked up at the boy with question. Who's Perry? Was that my name? Why can't I remember my own name all of a sudden? These questions swam around in my mind; what happened to me? I looked around. Is this my home? Suddenly, a bag came out of the red vehicle, and puffed up with air. What was that all about? I looked back at the red haired boy, and blinked in confusion again. The boy looked worried.
"Perry, what's wrong bud?" He came closer to me. "Are you feeling alright?" He tried to reach and touch me. Frightened, since I didn't know whether this boy was dangerous or not, I stepped back. He looked confused.
"Perry?" He questioned. "What's with you? You know I mean no harm. I just want to pet you, that's all." He tried again.
Should I trust him? Was what he was saying true? Was he the good guy or the bad guy? I just couldn't remember so I kept backing up. The boy grew even more confused.
"Perry, what's up? I won't hurt you, you know that; Perry?" He tried one more time, and I backed up again, and hit the tree. Scared, I ran foreword.
"Perry!" The boy stopped me, he then reached toward me again. I closed my eyes tight, and then to my surprise, his touch was gentle. I opened my eyes.
"See Perry?" He said. "I mean no harm." He stood up. I smiled, he is a good guy! He looked at me with confusion again, my smile vanished.
"But why did you act scared to death of me Perry? You acted like you didn't know me at all. What's up with that?" I hesitated. I didn't know the answer to that question. Why can't I remember?
The boy looked at the green haired kid. "Do you remember Ferb?" I looked at him. I tried to search for him in my mind, but for some reason he wasn't there. I shook my head. He pointed at the three other kids next. "How about Isabella, Baljeet, Buford? Do you remember them Perry?" I looked at them as they waved at me, except the tough looking kid, who elbowed the overall-wearing kid. The overall kid smiled nervously, and stopped immediately.
I tried again very hard if they came to my mind, but no matter what, I couldn't; my mind was a total blank. I looked at the red haired kid again. I didn't want to disappoint him, but I had no choice. I sadly shook my head.
All the kids gasped (except for the tough- looking kid). The triangular- faced kid went towards me again, panic in his voice.
"Perry?" He asked again. What's wrong? Why don't you remember?" I could tell that he was worried, and he should be. I have completely lost my memory. What was wrong with me? I hated seeing him concerned like this, but what else could I do? I wish I did, but I just don't…, I just…can't remember. Why? I just didn't know.
His next words were kind of shaky.
"Why don't you remember us, Perry? Why don't you?" I looked down at the ground, and back.
"I may know why." The green- haired kid offered. The kids all looked at him. His accent didn't sound like the red-haired kid. It was different, in a unique kind of way.
"You do?" The first boy wanted to know. "What is it Ferb? What's wrong with Perry?" The so called "Ferb" looked at him like what he was about to say will hurt his feelings.
"Well, go on!" The first boy commanded. "I'm curious; I want to know! What has become of our beloved monotreme?"
The second boy then took a deep breath like it pained him on what he was about to say. He looked at the red-haired kid, cleared his throat, and spoke.
"I believe our dear platypus has… amnesia."
