Author's Note: Hey I decided to try my hand at a Phil of the Future story since I've been watching old episodes lately. I will post this as I write it as opposed to posting a finished story all at once like I usually do.
Chapter 1: He Who Giggles Last
It was a day of celebration at the Diffy house. Phil had graduated from school and was looking at some of the best colleges that the 22nd century had to offer, but Phil was not feeling like celebrating. It had been over three years since the Diffy family returned to the year 2121 and even after all this time Phil still couldn't stop thinking about the girl he left behind. He had attempted to date girls in his time period, but they just weren't the same. Phil still kept a framed photo of Keely by his bedside and at this moment he sat on his bed tracing the contours of her face in the photograph with his finger.
"Keely...I miss you so much right now. I wish you were here," he said to himself.
"There you are!" Pim said from the doorway with her arms folded and a look of annoyance on her face. "Everyone is downstairs waiting on you!"
"I'll be down in a second," Phil said without looking up.
"No you won't. You're going to spend the rest of the night up here crying over a picture of your EX-GIRLFRIEND!" Pim said with an extra emphasis on the end.
Phil looked up at Pim and felt the sudden urge to slam the door in her face. He usually just let Pim's antics roll off of his back, but lately she had been meaner than ever. Pim had just broken up with her third boyfriend of the year because according to her he said "bless you" when she sneezed and that was just too nice for her tastes.
"Pim just leave okay! I'll be down in a second," Phil yelled and Pim rolled her eyes before walking away.
Phil placed the photo back on the night stand and wiped his eyes as a couple of tears had fallen since his run in with Pim. Phil then walked downstairs to find his Parents and Pim standing at the dining table.
"There's my boy...or should I say man? Your mom sprung for the best food cans money can buy for this special occasion. We have all of your favorites!" Lloyd said and gestured towards the table full of food sprayed from a can.
"Thank you guys this means a lot to me," Phil said, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his voice.
"What's wrong honey?" Barbara asked.
"What do you think is wrong Mom? He's still moping around about his EX-GIRLFRIEND!" Pim said and again emphasized the end.
"I just wish she was here," Phil said with a dirty look in Pim's direction.
"Oh sweetie," Barb said and hugged her son.
"I still don't get why I can't got back for just a visit!" Phil said to his dad.
"You know the laws nowadays. Traveling back in time is strictly prohibited now because of all those who tried to change history...and partly because of us! If you were to even go back five minutes you would probably be arrested!" Lloyd said.
"I know. I just want to see her again. Even if it is just once," Phil said and his Dad put an arm around him.
"You remember what we went through when we got back. You remember the hearing we had to go through to prove that we were not trying to change history. If they were to catch you going back you probably would not get off easy this time," Lloyd said. "I also think it's best to let Keely live out her life and move on. I know that's hard for you to hear, but going back for one visit will only make it harder for her."
"You're right. Sorry I brought down the mood of the party. Let's dig into that cake before Curtis eats all the food," Phil said and everyone turned to see Curtis chowing down on a plate full of food.
"What? Curtis hungry and you all take too long!" he said in his broken English with a bit of chicken dangling from his lip.
The rest of the dinner went off without any mention of time traveling or Keely, but once Phil got back to his room thoughts of Keely came rushing back. He started rummaging through his closet for more keepsakes that he had of Keely and was almost about to give up when something in a box caught his eye. He pulled out a bicycle helmet looking object with a fold up screen in front and instantly got an idea.
"The Giggle! Of course I can look up information about Keely. It's better than nothing," he said to himself.
Phil sat down on his bed and placed the helmet on his head. He then pulled down the screen and spoke, "Giggle on! Giggle search Keely Teslow, 2006, H.G. Wells High School tape archive." The first video that popped up made Phil smile. It was the day that Keely announced the winners of year book voting. When she freaked out about the two of them being voted "Cutest Couple" he had to smile. He never did tell her that it was him that secretly got the ball rolling on the whole cutest couple voting. He had slipped a ballot with their names on it into the box and then had Via spread the word. His plan had worked...until his Dad decided to fix the time machine and bring them home.
"Giggle...next video please," Phil said and what popped up next Phil was not ready for. It was the video of their kiss. Phil began to cry as he watched the video. When he heard Keely whisper, "In the future will you wait for me?" he lost it. He knew as well as she did that she would never survive until the year 2121, but he made the promise anyway. It was then that he decided to look up information on Keely's life past the point where he left. "Giggle search Keely Teslow, 2030, news reporter," he said and the Giggle took a few seconds to search. Phil expected to see the video they had watched before of Keely interviewing the fat Lady X about alien abductors, but what happened instead caught him off guard. "Error, no information found," a recorded voice said.
Phil stood up so fast that he nearly fell over and made his request again, "Error, no information found," was all he got in return. "That can't be!!" Phil yelled. "Giggle search for the last known file on Keely Teslow," Phil said and after a few seconds a video popped up that nearly made Phil faint. A video marked August 21, 2006 began to play. It was a newscast about a missing person report. The missing person in question...Keely Teslow.
Phil yanked the Giggle off of his head and tried to walk, but he found himself feeling faint and before he knew it he was hitting the floor hard. "Is everything okay honey?" his Mom called from downstairs. It was the last thing he heard before passing out.
To be continued....
