CHAPTER 1

So, I know that you all want me to start the sequel to Ghostly Problems, but I obviously need to write it still. Not a big fan of coming up with things on the spot. I believe in solid, well thought out ideas. They make for a better story.

So for now, here is a story that I wrote….oh, 2 or 3 years ago. I always liked this one. Not sure why. I'll also be putting up a one-shot at some point that I wrote one night when….oh, you'll hear about that later.

Anyway, let me know what you think!

GENERAL POV

Isabella screeched her bike to a halt next to Phineas and they looked up at the sign in front of them that read: TANYA'S AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC AQUARIUM.

In smaller letters under that was a notice that said that if the visitors brought swimsuits, they could have a chance to swim with dolphins. Isabella squealed at the sight of the sign, suddenly very happy that she had put her swimsuit on under her clothes.

Phineas grinned and began locking his bike onto the bike rack. "This is pretty cool. Too bad Ferb didn't want to come, though."

Isabella nodded and began locking her bike to the rack as well. "Yeah…," she said, as she recalled that morning.

Flashback

"Hey Phineas, hey Ferb! Whatcha doin?" Isabella drawled as she stepped into the backyard.

Phineas looked up from his perch on top of a large metal contraption and smiled. "Hey, Is! Ferb and I realized that people are really hungry on the earth, so we made a machine that can give everyone baked ham!"

Isabella cocked her head. "Why ham?"

Phineas shrugged. "Why not?"

Isabella grinned. "Can't fight with that logic! But I was going to ask you guys if you wanted to go to this marine animal aquarium place that I heard of."

Phineas slid off of the machine and dusted his hands on his shorts. "Sure! Ferb, how about you?"

Ferb looked down at Isabella and gave her a mischievous smile. "Nah, I'm good. I'll stay here and finish this up."

Phineas nodded. "K. I'm going to go put on swim trunks in case I get wet!"

He darted inside and Isabella looked up at Ferb. "Why'd you say no?"

Ferb chuckled. "Come on. I know you want to be alone with Phineas. Go for it! I'm rooting for ya!"

Isabella smiled sheepishly. "If you really want to come, you can."

Ferb shook his head and smiled, resuming his hammering just as Phineas came back outside. Isabella gave a grateful smile to Ferb, and she and Phineas headed for the aquarium.

PRESENT: ISABELLA'S POV

"Isabella?"

I blinked and looked up. Phineas was staring at me with a confused expression. "You OK?"

I almost squealed. He was worried about me! I cleared my throat quickly and nodded.

"I'm fine. Let's go!"

I darted for the entrance and Phineas came up next me as we stopped by an admission desk. There was nobody there, but a sign sat on the counter that read "PAY ANYTHING, BUT PAY SOMETHING."

Phineas shrugged and dove into his pockets, pulling out five dollars. He dropped it into the container and we headed inside. I gasped in surprise as we found ourselves in a completely cylindrical room made of glass. Inside the glass were hundreds of fish all swimming around, over our heads and under our feet. The floor was a little hard to stand on, but it was a lot more fun than regular floors.

Phineas grinned and headed forward. "Man, I gotta bring Ferb back here with a pair of roller skates!"

I smiled and we finally made our way out of the room. It led into an open courtyard that had tons of exhibits in it, including the semi-aquatic exhibits. Phineas, of course, headed straight for the platypus one. I shook my head and followed him over.

There were about 8 platypi in all, all of them with similar coloring to Perry. A few had some odd colors mixed in, like brown or black or red, but that was only on two or three of them. Probably just different colored parents.

I finally managed to pull Phineas away from the platypi, and we continued around the courtyard, examining seals, sea lions, and otters. With all the exhibits, there were a few of that type of animal with slightly different colorings than the rest. Phineas thought that that was so cool, how one animal could be brown and the other red. I didn't think much of it. I mean, my cousin has a red Chihuahua, and I have a brown one.

We finally came to the swimming area. Dolphins leaped out of the water and around each other. I smiled in delight and began kicking my shoes off. Phineas grabbed my elbow. "Wait, there are more than just dolphins," he said, pointing to a sign.

THIS INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS: DOLPHINS, TURTLES, OCTIPI, RAINBOW TROUT, SOCKEYE SALMON, AND KING CRABS. PROCEED WITH CARE, AND DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS.

I shrugged and continued with what I was doing. Phineas, however, tugged once more on my elbow. "I'm going to go buy some towels from the gift shop so that we don't get everything all wet. You go ahead and get in."

I nodded. He grabbed some money from his shorts and headed off. I took off my dress, and fixed my swimsuit. I placed my clothes and shoes a few feet away so that they wouldn't get wet and then I plugged my nose and dove in.

I rose to the surface, shivering. Geez, this water was cold! I swam for a few seconds and eventually my body warmed up in the water. I started swimming around the dolphins, trying to get them to come closer.

I looked up a few minutes later as footsteps reached my ears. I opened my mouth to call out, sure that the footsteps belonged to Phineas, when suddenly something cold and wet grabbed my ankle, pulling me under.

I opened my mouth to scream, but more of the rope like things wrapped around my mouth and body and I was dragged underneath the pier.

Anybody curious?

This is a weird story; I will tell you that now. But weird is my specialty! (-=

I enjoy the supernatural….woops, there's a hint!

R and R!