Hello, everyone! I'm glad I was able to commit to a schedule and post this on time! I really wanted to get this version of the story done now that I know more about writing stories in general. I wrote this in such a way that you probably should have read the first story before this one, and- okay, so there is a first story, but it's unfinished. I think what I'm going to do with that one is pick up where I left off and finish it, rather than recreate it entirely like I'm doing here. This particular chapter is pretty short, but as the story progresses, I think they'll get longer.
Anyway, if you want any more information about the first story, feel free to DM me, but otherwise, please enjoy the story!
Chapter One: That Endearing Young Charm
Jasmine-
Oh, yeah, I got Phineas and Ferb into Fetch!. But in all honesty, they really figured it out for themselves. My habit of watching the show weekdays at 5:00 never changed, and neither did that stupid freaking dog. Don't get me wrong, I love Ruff Ruffman to pieces, but at one point or another, you have to agree he's pretty stupid sometimes. I had no idea what I would get myself into by letting the boys find out about my secret obsession. I'm glad they found something endearing in this clumsy dog and his game show.
It was just a regular Tuesday. Why wouldn't it be? One would think it weird that I tuned in, at 11 years old, to PBS Kids after school. I really didn't need to watch what the channel played before 5, but I watched it anyway from as early as 4:00, just so that I wouldn't miss a single second of my favorite show at the moment. (Trust me, whenever I was watching Fetch!, Phineas and Ferb became no more than a close second.
Anyway, it was about five minutes into today's episode when the boys walked in.
"Hey, Jasmine." Phineas greeted me with a smile. Trust me, you could never get tired of a smile like that.
"Hi, guys." I waved back.
"What are you watching?"
I leaned back in my chair, motioning for the boys to sit on the couch. "Just another show I'm into. A game show. It's really cool. Crossing over live-action and animation, but not quite in the way we are." I motioned at the space between us. We were watching an episode of season four or five, I don't remember. The show ran for five seasons and my local network reruns seasons 3-5 on a loop. So I've seen at least 60% of the episodes at this point.
Nonetheless, Phineas and Ferb were watching intently. I wasn't surprised. Their dimension doesn't show our cartoons, for reasons that should be obvious.
Phineas-
This was awesome! I always love when Jasmine shows us something new here. Especially the entertainment. It's got a vibe to it that our home dimension just doesn't offer. She's said similar of our dimension as compared to hers, too.
This time, it was different. I don't know what I was seeing in this children's game show, but I felt that I could totally be on that show. Oh yeah. Ferb could come with me, and it would be the coolest thing ever!
"Hey Jasmine," I said. She turned from the TV to look at me. "How do we get on a show like this?" I pointed to the TV and the current challenge that was playing.
"Oh. You can't get on it, for three reasons." She held up her forefinger. "One, you have to be living in the greater Boston area." Her second finger joined. "Two, you have to be living in the greater Boston area in this dimension." Third finger. "Three-" she dropped her hand, "- the show was cancelled a couple years ago. It doesn't look like it's coming back anytime soon. That's why they rerun the seasons."
Now, I just couldn't understand why they would cancel as good a show as this. Sure, it's meant for a younger age group, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy it. Look at this guy! This Ruff Ruffman character is a gold mine of laughs and entertainment!
"Don't I know it," Jasmine answered. "Why do you think I keep coming to this channel every day."
I must have said part of that thought out loud. My and my one-track mind, I guess. Sometimes it would get me into the craziest situations.
"So is there a way we could get all of the episodes to watch, at least, when we go back home?"
She thought for a moment. "I suppose I could track down all of the episodes and download them for you. You must be able to burn them onto a DVD, or put them on a flash drive, or something like that."
I smiled. "Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!"
Ferb gave me a thumbs-up in reply. Great. He likes it.
