"I finally got that game thingy that you were pushing me to get." Perry said. "Am I supposed to 'tag' you now or whatever?"

"Yeah! But you have to create a 'Yu' first." Phineas took the BX out of Perry's hands and pressed a few buttons. "Okay, now take a picture of your face."

"Why?"

"So your Yu will look like you."

Perry took a picture with the BX and waited while it loaded. "It's insulting me. It says 'No face was detected'."

"It SHOULD work." Phineas said. "Ferb took a picture of his hand once and it worked."

"That's because I drew a face on it in maker." Ferb said.

"Okay, there it goes. Hey! It made my face huge!"

"You can change it."

"This device doesn't like me. It thinks I have no face."

"Change it and hurry up so I can tag you!"

Perry sighed. "Fine." He selected Search 4 Yu.

"Okay, now we put the BXs together." Phineas said. "And there! It found you. Now you can use my Yu to fight monsters and rescue your Yu."

Perry tried it.

"A ghoul is blocking your way!" The game said. "What will Phineas do? Fight, poke it with a stick, offer it some tea and cookies, or run away?"

"Gosh, a ghoul is in my way. I'm gonna offer it some cookies." Perry said sarcastically.

"Poke it with a stick!" Ferb said.

Perry pushed 'Fight'.

"Phineas hits the ghoul! And he hits him again! And again!" The game said.

"The ghoul smells like cinnamon." Perry observed. "This 4D is really good."

"But now the ghoul is angry. Phineas runs away!" Said the game.

"Phineas, you big chicken." Perry shook his head.

"I TOLD you to poke it with a stick." Ferb said.


"This will only take a second of your time." Monogram said.

"Gosh. I'm going to be one second late now. You just ruined my whole schedule for the day." Perry said.

Sometimes he hated not being able to communicate with Monogram. It was more fun when people reacted to your sarcasm.

"Ever since the first few agents were kidnapped, Carl began perfecting a better GPS microchip, one that can probably be sensed through the bad signals of Danville Wood. This will provide a better chance of us finding you if you were to… well, you know. Anyway, no guarantees that it will work, but, better to be safe than sorry. Carl claims that it's as good as he can get it. And don't worry about the other chip you already have. I've deactivated it."

"Now a minute of my time is being wasted." Perry said.

Monogram held up a thin syringe. "You know how this goes. You've done it before."

"I was mindless and a day old." Perry said. "All I remember from THAT point in my life is grass."

"Lay down."

Perry obeyed. Monogram injected him in between the shoulder blades. "There you go." He patted Perry on the head and disposed of the needle.

"MAJOR MONOGRAM!" Carl ran into the room. His hands were on his head.

"What is it now, Carl?" Monogram asked.

"It's… Agent C!" Carl said. "Clara the chicken! She's GONE!"

"WHAT?"

"Oh, no, don't worry, sir. She's still here. I was just practicing my acting. Do you think I'm good?"

"Get OUT, Carl! And send the next agent in! Agent P, you can go now."

"Some people don't appreciate great art." Carl huffed as he left the room.


"Where is the stupid food supplies?" Wizard demanded through the videophone.

Dennis sighed and rubbed one of his ears. "We can't waste good food on someone who we don't know. I gave you enough cookies to last a couple of days. I heard kids love the stuff. The rest of the food you'll have to find yourself, berries and whatnot. Surviving in the wild will make you stronger and more responsible."

"I am NOT a child! And what is this about growing stronger? I'm going to STARVE to death, you idiot!" Wizard stamped his foot. "I'M the one helping YOU. Also, where am I supposed to sleep? In a tree?"

"Yes."

"Get me a ventilated tent or forget the whole thing."

"I am NOT going to be pushed around by a KID!" Dennis snapped. "You get what you get. Do you want me to turn off the connection to your GPS, or do you want to help?"

"Listen to me, you little creep! I am THIRTY YEARS OF AGE! I AM AN ADULT!"

Dennis was silent.

"I'll help." Wizard mumbled.

Dennis smiled. "Good. Very good."


"Oh my gosh. Did you see Leonard today? He like, totally bombed physical training."

"Oh I know. And Marvin was all like, 'Omg Leonard!' and Leonard was all like, 'Omg what?' and then Marvin was all like 'OMGGG'."

Perry rolled his eyes and tried to ignore the three female agents that were sitting near him. He had to deal with them every single day. They sat near his lair, and he had to listen to them when he packed up his gadgets for the night.

The girls started quietly giggling. Perry knew they were laughing at him. Even if they did it quietly, they couldn't hide it.

"So cute!" A horse whispered.

"If I went out with him, I would like totally die of happiness." A rabbit whispered back.

"I'm right here." Perry growled.

"We weren't talking about you." The rabbit said.

"Oh, like, no, totally. We wouldn't." The horse started giggling again. "Did you guys see Ethan today?"

"Oh. My. Gosh. Yes!"

"Look." Perry said. "This area in front of my lair door has been mine ever since I was three and learned about dibs. So beat it, all of you. Find another place to gossip."

"You don't like us here?" A golden retriever asked.

"Such, like, a grump. It's a good thing he's cute." The rabbit said.

"We would still totally date you." The horse said. "Even if you were a grump all through our dates and yelled at our children."

"I have four." Perry said.

The girls were silent for a moment.

"Like, what are WE doing here?" The retriever asked.

"I don't know." The horse said.

The girls got up and started to leave. The rabbit called back, "If you ever dump her, call me!"

The girls had just vanished down the hall when he was grabbed.

Someone covered his mouth, and someone else blindfolded him. Perry tried to fight back, but someone really strong was holding down his arms. At first he thought it was the girls, back to take him by force as their mate.

"We have taken your sense of direction as well as your will." Hissed a voice that was speaking in Giraffe. "Resisting is useless."


Perry was dragged along by his captors for miles. He had tried to figure out which way they were going, but they had spun him a couple of times, and now he had no clue where he was.

After a while, the air got warmer and moister. The scent of grass and trees surrounded Perry.

"We will release you now." Said the giraffe. "Good luck. You'll need it."

The instant Perry's hands were free, he yanked off his blindfold and whirled around. But his kidnappers were out of sight.

So was the sky, blocked out by trees. There was nothing but trees.

Perry had been released into Danville Wood.


The first thing Perry tried was his phone, but it was dead. He walked around for a while, making as much noise as possible, but after a couple of hours, he just sat down under a tree and stared into space.

Hopefully that microchip Carl had invented worked. Monogram would be able to find him if it did.

But it would take Monogram at least a day to realize Perry was gone.

Perry stretched out underneath the tree and tried to make himself comfortable. Maybe he could just sleep until help came.

He heard a hiss in the distance and instantly sat up. It wouldn't be a good idea to sleep out in the open. Badgers probably lived in Danville Wood. Not to mention hungry snakes.

Perry started walking again, and soon he came to a tiny river. At the very end of it, there was a tall cave that looked perfect for a platypus.

Perry climbed inside and curled up. At least he'd get some good rest.


When Perry woke up, a platypus was staring at him.

"You have come to my nestie." The platypus said. She had a few faint scratches on her face and bill, and her eyes were a smoky blue.

"I… what?" Perry was still a little drowsy from sleep.

"My nestie." The platypus said. "You are in it."

"Oh." Perry stood up. "I'm sorry. I didn't know anyone lived… I'm sorry. I'll get out."

"You don't have to go now." The platypus said. "I get very lonely. I have pups, but they get lonely too. And then we are all lonely and lonely is not fun."

"Doesn't sound like it." Perry said.

"Did you know I made eggs once?"

"Um… no. But my mother did once. She told me that story a bunch of times. I think it was called the Magical Egg story or something."

The platypus's eyes nearly focused in her amazement. "Magical. Very magical. My name is Cassie. I am a platypus and I live in Danville Wood. And I have three pups."

"Where?"

"Behind you."

Perry turned around. Three baby platypuses were all staring sideways at him. It was kind of creepy.

"That is Leaf, because when he first broke out of his egg, the first thing he looked at was a leaf. And that is Rock, because he looked at a rock. And that is Tree…"

"Because he looked at a tree?"

"No. Because he looked at a fog cloud. But behind the fog cloud was a tree, and that is what he would have seen if the fog cloud was not there."

"How old are they?"

"Two days."

Leaf made a peeping noise.

"He thinks he is a birdie." Cassie said.

Perry's stomach growled.

"Do you need food inside of you?" Cassie asked.

Perry nodded. "Yeah. Do you know where I can find any?"

"Silly. You rest. I will come back to this spot here." Cassie bounded out of the cave.

Perry looked at Leaf, Tree and Rock. They looked back at him.

"So… um… you guys like any certain kinds of music?" Perry asked.

"Beepie." Said Rock.

"Right." Perry muttered. "Two days old. I forgot."

Cassie returned a moment later. She spit out a pile of chewed-up worms. "There is food."

"Um… I like my food when I'M the first one to chew it." Perry said.

"You need food." Cassie said. "Platypuses run on food. And grass."

"I'll go find some."

"I found some. It is there. Eat it."
Perry ate from the pile, trying to find worms that had been chewed on the least. Cassie also ate a little, and then went to nurse her babies.

It could have been worse. He could have been rooming with an annoying monkey. Or even a snake.

At least he was surrounded by friendly platypuses.

Leaf approached Perry and burped.

Perry raised an eyebrow. "Excuse you."

"Bluuubbb." Leaf drooled milk down the side of his mouth.
Perry took a step back. Hopefully Monogram would come for him soon.

Because if he didn't, he'd be stuck in Danville Wood with baby Leaf.