-1Me: Success! Ifinallydidit!

Phineas: Did what?

Me: Ditched you! I can't believe I actually… You're here.

Phineas: Yep.

Me: Crud. But I thought I locked you in the closet?

Phineas: You did that!

Me: Uh… no…

Phineas: Why did you do that! I thought some psychopath had kidnapped me! What were you thin-

Me: Wait a minute, do you feel like we're being watched?

Phineas: Hey, I was talking!

Me: No seriously. I feel like we're being watched.

Phineas: Or read…

Me and Phineas: THE READERS ARE HERE!

Me: Um, okay, you want to read the story, right?

Phineas: No… I read it earlier.

Me: Not you, the readers! Oh, by the way, thanks to all that reviewed!

Phineas: Yeah, you reviewers saved my life. You put Red in a good mood!

Me: Yes, I was in a much better mood when you were trapped in the closet.

Phineas: Maybe my theory was right…

Me: WHO ARE YOU CALLING A PSYCHOPATH! SHUT UP BEFORE I- … the readers are still here, aren't they. How about we just continue the story, kay?

Phineas: Yes, and I'll go get help from Ferb. *Starts sneaking away*

Me: Enjoy the story! *Notices Phineas* OH, NO YOU DON'T! GET BACK HERE! *Runs after him*

"Hi, Perry!" The girl exclaimed. She had shoulder length dark red hair, and green eyes. She wore a aqua green sleeveless dress that went down to her knees. "Great party, huh?"

Perry chattered in surprise at seeing the girl. Phineas looked at Perry, then the girl, then back at Perry.

"You know this girl, Perry?" He asked, surprised. The girl nodded.

"He knows me! Mum works with the Agency. I'm Maple!" She exclaimed. "Mum can speak Dog, Cat, Platypus… just about any animal you can think of! So can I!"

"… You can speak Platypus?" Phineas asked, not fully believing this new girl.

"Oh, yeah. It's interesting what some of them talk about in the zoo sometimes! I mean, seriously, could you imagine 2 platypuses chatting about the lion a few cages down? Well, that's what they were talking about. I honestly don't know why, but it was funny.Think about it, two platypuses gossiping! How silly is that!" Maple rambled. Perry rolled his eyes. He chattered to gain her attention.

"Oh, was I rambling again? I am so sorry!" She apologized. "Hey, I never got your name!"

"My name is Phineas!" The young inventor declared. "It's nice to meet you."

"Phineas. Neat name, sounds exotic! Wait, I think I've heard of you! Um… hang on… oh, yeah! You're that kid that saved Danville, right? Everyone at Headquarters was talking about it!" Maple exclaimed. "Oh, and when that girl kissed you! Perry told me about that. He said that he couldn't believe she actually managed to do that."

"And how I hadn't realized before!" Phineas added jokingly. "I am so oblivious!"

"Really, you think? Anyways, nice to finally meet you!" Maple smiled. She looked towards Perry. "And I was glad to see you as well!"

"Do you see Perry often?" Phineas asked, hoping to learn a little more about this girl who claimed to know his pet platypus. It wasn't that unlikely, seeing as her Mom worked for the same agency Perry worked for.

"Oh, yeah. I even sometimes give him his mission, now that Major Monogram says I'm old enough. I also get to boss Carl around sometimes." She giggled. "He hatesbeing bossed around by a 13 year old girl! It's funny!"

"And how old is Carl again?" Phineas asked.

"I dunno. College age, I guess." Maple shrugged. "He's the unpaid intern, but he does get college credits for his job!"

"Well, that's convenient, I guess. I don't see how he puts up with Major Monogram." Phineas laughed. "According to Perry, he's kinda difficult to put up with."

"Oh, yes. Difficult would be an understatement." Maple agreed. "More like impossible."

Phineas noticed Isabella walk over. He grinned.

"Hey, Izzy! Enjoying the party?" He asked. Isabella nodded. She then looked at Maple.

"Hi! I'm Maple. Hey! You're Isabella! Don't worry, I have nointerest in taking you guy!" Maple assured.

"Uh… hi. Nice to meet you." Isabella greeted slowly, unsure whether she should be relieved or suspicious.

"I'm a friend of Perry's." Maple explained. "Known him since he was a baby, actually. We did training together, which is part of how I speak Platypus."

"Big imagination, huh?" Phineas grinned nervously, elbowing Maple to make her stop talking. Maple frowned.

"Imagination? What are you… oh! I get it! She doesn't know, does she? That makes sense!" She concluded. "Sorry. Almost got your cover blown, Perry!"

"Um… are you new to Danville?" Isabella asked, trying to change the subject.

"Nope. Lived here all my life!" Maple informed. "So, I'll just leave you lovebirds alone for a while."

Both Phineas and Isabella blushed, but neither corrected her. Maple waved as she headed over to Ferb.

"She seemed… nice." Isabella stated, Phineas nodded.

"Yes, yes she did." He agreed.

"HI, FERB!" Maple shouted, running up to the bewildered boy. "I'M MAPLE!"

"Hello." Ferb replied. Maple jumped up and down, like a little child whose mother bought them ice cream.

"You have such a neat accent! You're from England, right?" Maple inquired. Ferb nodded.

"Cool! I'm a friend of Perry's. I'm from here, actually." The excited young girl informed him. "Known him all my life, pretty much. And I speak Platypus."

"You speak platypus?" Ferb questioned. Maple nodded eagerly.

"Yep. And Dog, Cat, Turkey, Horse, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian… yeah, in other words, Mum had me take a lot of language classes!" Maple laughed. "You're really cool, by the way!"

"Um… thanks? I guess. If you don't mind me asking, how do you know Perry?" Ferb asked. Maple grinned.

"My mom works for the OWCA. That should explain everything, actually. She had my take Agent Classes when I was three. I ended up in the same class as Perry, and we always ended up as partners. I was the first human they ever trained, actually." She explained, laughing. "Our teacher claimed that I fit in perfectly, because half the time I was speaking Platypus."

"Wow. That's pretty neat." Ferb declared. "You would make a great Secret Agent."

"Thanks! Though, Mum'll never let me. It would be neat if I could go on some sort of adventure. Like to find the Ultimate Antidote." Maple sighed.

"The Ultimate Antidote?" Ferb inquired. Maple smiled.

"It can heal any sickness, even deadly ones. Some say it's just a myth, but that's probably because nobody's been brave enough to try and find it. It's located in Healing Cave, on the outskirts of the Tri-State Area. But the journey is really dangerous, with perilous obstacles! But it could heal you, even if doctors said it was hopeless." She informed him. "It would be amazing, to find it. It's said that the cave is beautiful."

"I'm sure it is. It would be nice to go there, just for fun, I mean. Maybe not if you or someone else was sick." Ferb smiled, fascinated by the story. Maple looked off into the distance.

"Just imagine, how amazing it probably is." She sighed. "Iwould risk the journey."

"Risk what journey?" Ferb and Maple snapped around to face the speaker. It was none other than Phineas.

"Oh, Phineas! You surprised us!" Maple grinned. "I was just telling Ferb about a myth Mum used to tell me. A true myth, or at least that's what I think."

"It sounded real enough." Ferb stated.

"Yeah. And now I almost feel that something is going to happen that will require us to save someone's life by venturing to the Cave." Maple frowned, then shrugged off the thought. "Nah. That may happen on TV and stuff, but real life's not a cartoon."

"Okay, ignoring Maple's little prophecy, what's this Cave like, anyway?" Phineas asked. Maple and Ferb shrugged.

"Mum says that it's supposed to be beautiful, with brilliant waterfalls, and magnificent crystals! And it's humongous, with ceilings high as the stars!" Maple grinned. She spread her arms out wide to illustrate her point, and giggled gleefully. "And the walls in the center are coated with pure gold, with a small yet breath-taking pond of clear blue water!"

"Cool!" Isabella grinned. The others turned to face her.

"When'd you get her?" Maple inquired. "I thought you were over there!"

"I've been here for about five minutes. I think I just got my Standing-Unnoticed-By-Your-Friends-For-Five-Minutes Patch!" Isabella smiled proudly.

"Uh… wow. You Fireside Girls have strangely specific patches." Maple stated. Isabella nodded.

"Yeah. I've gotten my Help-My-Neighbor Patch over 60 times!" She informed Maple. Maple raised an eyebrow at this comment.

"You've got to be kidding me." She muttered, rolling her eyes. "Okay. Changing the subject, how about we go get something to drink?"

"Okay!" Phineas and Isabella agreed. Ferb gave them a thumbs-up.

"Great, it's unanimous." Maple grinned. "Let's go."

"Wow. I can't believe that actually worked. I guess losing all those times really payed off." Doofenshmirtz muttered, seemingly to himself. Another man stepped out of the shadows.

"Yes, and your stupidity as well." He added. "I could've never pulled that off, I admit, but you only managed because you're typically an idiot."

"I'm not stupid!" Doofenshmirtz yelled. He held up a ray gun. "I built this Poisoninator didn't I? Oh, and the , which really didn't work, but I still built it! And you promised me Almond Brittle! What is this for anyway?"

"All will be revealed in due time, my friend. If we rush, it will ruin my brilliant plan." The man replied, an evil smile crossing his face. "Just wait."

He cackled evilly, knowing that there was no way his brilliant plan could fail.

Me: Yay, cliffhanger!

Phineas: What's so great about it?

Me: No one knows what'll happen next. Aren't I evil?

Phineas: Yes, yes you are. I'm glad you don't own us.

Me: Hey, I just realized something! I forgot to do a disclaimer last time! AAAH! THE COPYRIGHT POLICE ARE GOING TO GET ME NOW!

Phineas: Relax. You don't own us, great. Just because you forgot once doesn't mean anything.

Me: Huh. You're right. And you do realize you're not getting out of the closet next time.

Phineas: Ha! So it was you!

Me: … Shut up. You still owe me a cookie.

Phineas: Yeah, sure. And you haven't even apologized to the readers for the short chapter and long wait.

Me: Oh, right. I'M SORRY! I'M REALLY, REALLY SORRY, EVERYONE! FORGIVE ME!

Phineas: … That was a bit overdramatic.

Me: Oh, oops. My friends claim that I have unstable emotions. They're probably right.

Phineas: You think?

Me: Anyway, please review, you guys. I'm already psyched that I have eleven reviews so far! See ya next time!