Chapter 2

Phineas's Point of View:

I looked out of the embassy window and was horrified at what I saw. There in the streets was Isabella's resistance army storming its way up the city and the city guards were all being shot or taken prisoner. I did the one thing I knew that I could do. I ran over to Ferb, he grabbed his gun and we ran to the gates of the embassy.

"Guards, stand down," I ordered.

"Yes sir," they responded and lowered their guns.

"What is the meaning of this Isabella?" I asked as Isabella walked through the gates of the embassy like she was the ambassador herself.

"We need to talk, and the best way to make sure that we have the time is for everyone to think that I've captured you," Isabella responded casually. "So will you come willingly, or does your best friend need to actually kidnap you from the Empire's capital itself?"

"ISABELLA!" I shouted. "I-"

"War is war Phineas, everyone needs to do their duty to defend democracy and the old alliance before Doofenshmirtz has actually driven out the courage to fight that everyone had at the beginning of his reign," Isabella lectured. Then some rebel soldiers came and... and actually put handcuffs on me and blindfolded me... Ferb and the rest of the guards did absolutely nothing. The Rebel soldiers pushed me into a truck and we drove out of the city itself, winding through a marshland that only the Rebel soldiers knew how to navigate effectively, the Imperial Army had a hard time getting out with half of the entire force when going through the marshes. So they would be safe.

"ISABELLA! YOU'D BETTER GET THESE OFF OF ME THIS INSTANT!" I was shouting. I heard some chuckles from a few of the soldiers that were in the truck with me, but otherwise, I heard no one moving to get me out of this.

After what felt like an eternity, we finally arrived at the Alliance HQ. It was then that Isabella had them take the blindfold off and take off the hand cuffs. Ferb was there also, but it didn't look like he received the same treatment as I had.

"You had better have a good reason for kidnapping me like this Isabella," I growled.

"I do, so let me explain. No, on second thought, you are going to explain this letter to me!" Isabella shoved an envelope into my hands, which I opened.

Dear Phineas Flynn,

It has come to our attention that you have been collaborating with the local resistance leaders near The Empire's Capital at Danville. We must strongly suggest that if you do decide to continue to do this, we must ask you to make sure that you are not being followed in anyway. As you know, we have been rounding up resistance groups all across the Empire, but so far, there isn't enough troops to declare open rebellion against the Empire and Emperor Doofenshmirtz.

This war we are planning must remain in the strictest of senses confidential. Nobody, not even the Resistance Leader of the Alliance Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. This war will be done so quickly that Emperor Doofenshmirtz. Let me tell you about how this war will play out.

We plan on a certain day to have the whole world rise up against the Droid Armies of Emperor Doofenshmirtz. Our intelligence has stated that Emperor Doofenshmirtz's Armies are too thinly spread around the world to keep our agents out of his Empire. On that day, your friend Isabella Garcia-Shapiro will gather her Armies from across the world and capture Danville, capture Doofenshmirtz, and shut down his droid armies and end his tyranny. To do this, you must not let Isabella know that this is going to happen, make it look like Britain will be supporting Doofenshmirtz in her Rebellion. This would force her to bring her armies around the world to Doofenshmirtz's doorstep and hopefully bring a quicker end to the Empire.

Until such time when this is plausible, you are to destroy any evidence that this letter has been received and read, in other words, destroy the letter and burn the contents. We cannot let Doofenshmirtz know that we are planning this.

Until We Meet Again Phineas Flynn

Margaret Unduli

Head of British Foreign Relations Office.

I was shocked, then shock turned to anger, and I knew the only person who could've given her the letter at all. "FERB!" Fern met my glare without flinching, but without offering anything to defend himself with. "Traitor." I finally said.

Ferb turned and walked away knowing that what he did was right, and I knew it. "Well Isabella, you don't need me to explain what the letter means, Ferb has given you a copy of my orders from the British Foreign Relations Office. I can't do anything about it."

"So you will follow the British blindly?" Isabella asked.

"Like you said Isabella, everybody needs to do their duty to see that Doofenshmirtz's Empire will collapse sooner or later. I'm just doing my part," I said defending the British Government.

"You could do that by joining me and my Rebel Alliance!" Isabella said almost in a hurt voice. It was one that she had used before the war began to get me to do anything that she wanted... There was never a time where I could've refused that voice. Thankfully on this occasion, she wasn't actually asking me to do something.

"Oh god," I said stepping backwards. "NOT that voice Isabella!" Isabella smiled.

"You already know what I'm going to ask," Isabella said in that same voice again.

I flinched but nodded in the end.

"Good."