A/N – Many Thanks to my readers who have already reviewed/favorited/subscribed! Although I've tried to stay in character and logical to the series, this isn't structured as an episode. For one thing, this is all we're going to see of Doof – although he is here for a reason.

PART 2

At home in his penthouse lair, Heinz Doofenshmirtz was pouring himself a cup of tea when the doorbell buzzed.

"Ugh, who could be bothering me today? It had better not be those pesky Fireside Girls with their cupcakes again," he grumbled.

Bzzzt. Bzzzt. Bzzzt.

"Oh, for crying out loud, keep your pants on, I'm coming!" He opened the door to find his visitor already pantless. Devoid of all clothing, in fact, except for his trademark fedora. "Perry the Platypus? What are you doing here? You can tell Monobrow I'm not up to anything today," he informed his nemesis.

Perry hardly glanced at him, but came straight into the apartment. On full Secret Agent alert, his eyes darted around the room, clearly on the lookout for… something. In his hand, he held a small, purple envelope.

"Oh, for me?" Doofenshmirtz reached for the envelope, but Perry snatched it away, tucking it safely under his hat. "No need to get grabby, Perry the Platypus. Hey, where are you going?"

Perry dashed toward the kitchen, flattening himself against the wall just outside the doorway, and peeking around the corner.

"If you're expecting a trap, you can relax. I told you, nothing to see here today. I was just sitting down for a cup of tea and some cucumber sandwiches," Doofenshmirtz noted, pointing at the tray beside his armchair. "I don't know why, but I'm feeling kind of – como se dice – Old School. Perry the Platypus, stand still!"

Puzzled, he watched his nemesis zip into the hallway that led to the bath and bedrooms. Again, Perry was on edge, moving swiftly and silently, intent on avoiding detection by… what? Finding nothing there, he came back out and pondered his position for a moment before heading toward the balcony.

"What is this, a building inspection?" Doofenshmirtz shadowed him, annoyed by this behavior. "Seriously, if I was going to trap you, I would have done it by now!"

Along the way, Perry walked past a heap of disassembled machinery, and cast a brief glance at it before proceeding outside.

"Oh, that," said Doofenshmirtz, still trailing him. "Yes, it's a new Inator, although I don't know if I can call it that yet; so far, it's just a pile of junk. I'm still in the 'rough draft' stages on this one. I'm thinking of calling it the Kinkinator. It makes your hair all kinky and frizzy, you know, like a clown, or a – a Pomeranian. And once I unleash it, then everyone will have to buy my Doofenshmirtz Brand Hair Care Products, or it will mean a never-ending Bad Hair Day for the entire TRI-STATE AREA!"

As Perry came back inside, he shot the man a glare and rolled his eyes.

"I know, I know, it's not one of my better schemes. I told you, it's still a rough draft. I'm working out the kinks. Oh!" Doofenshmirtz was struck by his own words. "Hah! Perry the Platypus, did you hear that? I'm working out the kinks. On the Kinkinator. Baaa-haa-haa-haa-haaaa!" the Evil Scientist crowed with laughter at his own joke. "Ghee-hee-hee-hee-hee-Ghaa-ha-ha-ha-haaah!"

Perry cringed, covering his ears at the rasping cackle.

"Oh, sometimes I surprise even myself," Heinz gasped, eyes watering, as he emitted a few last snickers. "Wait!" Perry was back at the door, with his hand on the knob. "You're leaving? I haven't told you the evil backstory behind this one. Why did you even come over here if-?"

With a tip of his fedora, Perry left, closing the door behind him.

Doofenshmirtz stood where he was, silent for a moment. "Well, that was weird."

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"Well, Ferb," Phineas and his brother stood side by side, surrounded by their friends from all over the neighborhood, "I have to hand it to you. This was a brilliant idea!"

Their Pleasure Garden was complete. The band organ from the Carousel filled the air with music, and swags of colored lights and flags decorated everything. The Airplane Ride stood as a centerpiece, with six brightly colored planes that not only could be made to move up and down, but could tilt and pivot on their mechanical arms, allowing their pilots to fire air-bullets from an air-gun at a variety of moving targets. The Spinning Cups were painted in authentic English china patterns, a little tribute by Ferb to his tea-loving grandmother. There was a small Fun House with slides and mirrors and moving floors, several carnival cutouts for taking funny photos, and a Refreshment Pavilion. Above and around all these amusements ran the parallel red, green and yellow rails of the Steeplechase Ride. And, rising beyond the perimeter of the Steeplechase was one more structure that Phineas didn't remember from the original plans.

The façade was painted with unicorns and rainbows, and the entrance formed a subtle heart shape. Dainty swan boats floated in a canal that snaked into and back out of the enclosed ride. Ferb had tried to tone down Isabella's designs without completely rejecting them, but not even Phineas could miss the point. "We have a Tunnel of Love? Where did that come from?"

"Technically," said Ferb, "it's the Enchanted Glade." The name had been his idea. Not only had he felt Isabella was being a bit too obvious, he was concerned that the words "Tunnel of Love" would be off-putting to most of their peers, and too much work had gone into the ride for it to sit neglected.

Chuckling a little, Phineas cast a sidelong glance at his brother. "Ferb, you sly dog!"

Ferb felt his cheeks burning, but said nothing in response. He was, after all, a man of integrity, and Isabella's secret would remain safe with him.

"Well, come on, everybody," Phineas called out. "Who wants the first ride on the Airplanes?"

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Up in the gabled window overlooking the back yard stood a teenage girl with straight black hair and a bow on her head.

"Candace, you have got to see what Phineas and Ferb have done!" Stacy gushed.

Candace sat on her bed, legs folded, eyes closed, hands over her ears – for all the good that was doing. "No, Stacy, I don't want to hear about it! Jeremy's coming to take me to the movies, and I do NOT have time to bust my brothers today." She could hold her silence for only a few seconds, however, before one eye peeked open and she said, "Why? What have they done?"

"They've built an Amusement Park in your back yard!" Stacy exclaimed with delight.

Candace opened both eyes and uncovered her ears. Surely she must have heard wrong. "An Amusement Park? Haven't they kinda 'been there, done that'?"

"No!" Stacy insisted. "It's adorable! There's a Fun House, and one of those spinny tea cup rides, and-"

"Spinny tea cup rides?" This finally brought Candace to her feet. "Isn't that kind of – tame for them?" She looked down on the back yard, where the park was in full swing. "Okay, I get it. Any minute now, those little Airplanes are going to come off their arms and sprout jet engines, and go zooming into Outer Space. And that Fun House is going to grow twenty stories tall and a big, twisty slide is going to pop out of it! Wait and see. Ooo, they are gonna be sooo busted!"

"I thought you didn't have time to bust them today," Stacy reminded her.

Candace glanced at her alarm clock. "Well, the movie's not till two…"

"Oh, look!" Stacy squealed. "They've got a roller coaster with horses! Candace," she grabbed her friend by the shoulders. "We have to go down there!"

"Well, OK, but I have to call Mom first," Candace flipped out her cell phone.

Stacy snatched the phone from her. "No! You are NOT going to bust your brothers today, Candace Flynn. You and I are going out to your back yard and we are going to have FUN! You missed the Miniature Golf Course, and that was the most awesome thing ever – until now. Come with me, Candace," she insisted. "For once in your life, let yourself be Seduced by the Coolness!"

"Well…" Candace hesitated.

Someone in the yard caught Stacy's eye. "Oh, look, there's Jeremy."

It was true; Jeremy was in the back yard, talking with Phineas and laughing. And then, Candace noticed something she hadn't before. Swan Boats in a canal, gliding toward a heart-shaped entrance, with the words Enchanted Glade painted above. Her eyes lit up, and, with a glowing smile, she breathed, "Come on, Stacy! It's time to seize the day!"

They found Jeremy waiting for his turn on the Spinning Cups. "Hey, gals," he saw them approach. "I figured you'd be out here where all the fun is. Your brothers have done some pretty cool stuff in your yard," he noted to Candace, "but this has got to be one of their best yet. Candace," he ventured, "I know we were going to the movie, but… Would you mind if we just hang out here today? We can catch the movie tomorrow."

"I would love to hang out here," Candace grinned goofily at him. "And, maybe after the tea cups, we can check out that little boat ride?" she hinted.

"Sure," Jeremy agreed blithely; Candace suspected he hadn't yet noticed the 'little boat ride' and didn't fully grasp what it was. "Besides," he said, "we never did get to rent that boat in the park, so I kinda owe you one."

Giggling, Candace glanced back at Stacy, who gave her a thumbs up.

"Hey, Stacy," Jeremy gestured at the Spinning Cups. "Coming with?"

"Oh, no," she declined graciously, backing away. "Motion sickness," she patted her stomach. "Bleah!"

"Okay," said Jeremy, taking Candace's hand as they stepped up onto the platform. "Catch you later."

Stacy watched them go, then turned around and hurried off in search of someone else. She spotted his pointy red head coming her way, and ran to him. "Phineas!"

"Oh, hey, Stacy," he greeted her. "Where's Candace? I really wanted her to see this. Oh, and Jeremy's looking for her."

"They're on the tea cups," she brushed this off. "Phineas, how do I get on the horsie ride!"

To Be Continued…