When the man recovered, he looked about wildly for a moment, wondering if the last thing he saw was true. His eyes soon fell on a patiently waiting female version of his son. His SON. PHINEAS. It was true. Phineas was a girl, sitting there in her normal boy clothes, looking worried as she watched him.
"...you're mad at me, aren't you?", she asked in concern.
"Wh-? No! No. I'm... Gosh, did I pass out?", Heinz asked as he sat up, rubbing his head.
Phineas gave a nod and Heinz sighed, rubbing his eyes now.
"Oh snap.. I'm sorry, Phineas.", he said. "I was just.. I was surprised."
"But you fainted. What? Just cause I'm a girl, now?", she pressed on.
"Well.. Phineas, you're my only son. I come over to spend time with a HIM only to find out that HE'S become a SHE...somehow."
"A transformation ray hit me.", she explained. "It accidentally turned me into a girl."
"Okay. Right. That MY SON had been transformed into a DAUGHTER now. I mean, come on! How freaky is that?"
"I'm freaky now?", Phineas asked, feeling the hormones rage on inside of her once again.
"Oh no! No no! Well.. I mean... YEAH...", Heinz shrugged a bit, not really knowing what to say. But after seeing tears beginning to fall from the teenager's face as she tried to hold back the sob, he quickly regretted it. "N-not in that way! I-I mean-!"
"Dad just go ahead and say it! You hate me, don't you?", Phineas bawled out, unable to help it.
"HATE?!", the man nearly jumped to hear the word in this context. "Phineas! I don't hate you!"
"Then why did you get so surprised?! I'm still me! I'm not a freak!", Phineas continued to sob.
"N-n-no! No no! I-I didn't love you just because you were a boy.", Heinz tried to reassure his newly-appeared daughter. "No! Phineas! I love you. I do. You're still my son. I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pass out like that. I-It's just...It just startled me is all. I-I mean, come on. Phineas. You're my only son. All of a sudden I come by for a visit and you're a girl? Yeah, I'm gonna be freaked but please. Remember. No matter what happens, I'll always love you. If you became a girl or if you became a platypus, I'll always love you Phineas. You're not a freak. You're...", he had to pause to chuckle at this a bit as he hugged her closer. "You're just like me, actually. I would get into the EXACT same predicament and then have to go to SCHOOL."
"Really?", she sniffed.
"Yes.", Heinz said softly. "I'm sorry. 'Freak' was bad for me to use. You're not a freak. The SITUATION is...startling. But you're not a freak. Understand?"
He pulled her away as she looked up at him and gave a small nod. Wiping a few tears away from her cheek, he embraced his daughter once more and with a shaky sigh, the two were finally calmed down.
"So, you still wanna build something, right?", he smiled, nudging her a bit.
Phineas smiled with a small giggle and gave a nod.
"Ferb and I had a great plan in mind for today too!", she said excitedly.
"Well then enough of this weeping business.", he said, getting up with her. "Let's get to work!"
It was comforting to be working at the summer projects. It easily cleared Phineas' mind and it kept her hands busy but even within this small sanctuary, there was still one thing lurking about, waiting to ruin it.
"So, Phineas, this is what you meant, right?", Heinz asked as he turned the component to face her better.
Phineas peered into it and gave a nod and a thumbs up while saying, "Exactly! Going great!"
Heinz turned it back and continued to work when Isabella came up with a wrench in hand.
"Hey, Phineas? Did you mean this one?", she asked.
"Um.. No actually.", Phineas frowned a bit. "I was asking for the one with the-"
"Phineas, didn't mean to interrupt but since Ferb doesn't talk much, thought I should ask.", Buford said with a shrug. "It's supposed to be sparking like that, right?"
Phineas looked to where he was pointing and sighed a bit, sagging her shoulders.
"No. You've got the voltage up to high. Tell Baljeet to turn it down, some.", she said quickly before returning to Isabella. "I'm sorry, Izzy. Uh.. What was I saying?"
"Wrench?"
"Oh right. Uh.. Right.", she stammered some, suddenly finding it hard to concentrate on what she was saying. "You need to find a wrench that's a bit-"
"Uh, Phineas?", Ferb said, walking up though his attention was somewhere else. "You're gonna wanna help Buford and Baljeet with that voltage."
"Ugh! Ferb, why can't you help?", Phineas asked, rolling her eyes.
Ferb simply held up his mug as he was walking back into the house, making Phineas sigh once again.
"I'll be right there, Jeet!", she called out. "Izzy. The wrench needs to be a size-"
"Hey, Phineas-", Perry began as he walked into the backyard.
"WHAT?!", Phineas suddenly hissed at the monotreme, making everyone suddenly stop and stare wide-eyed at her. "Just spit it out now!"
"...Hi?", the startled platypus said, wondering if he really should.
After realizing that was all he had to say, Phineas sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration.
'Why me?', she asked herself.
Isabella gave placed a reassuring hand on her back.
"It's okay..", the fellow teenage girl said. "It's just the hormones."
"I hate them so much...", Phineas growled below her breath.
"We ALL do, Phineas.", Isabella sighed, remembering some of her own out bursts. "We all do."
Phineas gave another sigh, helped Baljeet lower the voltage, told Isabella to get the right size wrench, and headed inside to use the bathroom. As Ferb fixed his cup of coffee he couldn't help but see his youngest sister walk by and became slightly curious.
"Hey Phineas? What was with the out burst?", he asked, which only made her stop in her tracks for a moment.
Fortunately her back was to him so she simply gave a tempered sigh, shook her head, and headed on to the bathroom.
'Ferb has a good point about being quiet...', she thought to herself. 'I just can't EVEN touch this right now...'
As the gang outside continued to work, a thought, surprisingly enough, crossed by Buford's normally dense mind. Upon observing this thought and what it would lead to, he couldn't help but smirk as he glanced across the yard.
"...So, Isabella?", he began, earning a curious glance from the teenager. "You're still a part of the Fire-side girl-scouts, right?"
"The..? Uh.. Yeah? Why?", Isabella asked.
"Well since Phineas is a girl and all, you wouldn't need a GAY patch, would you?", he teased, instantly causing a major reaction in the young girl.
Her eyes widened only for a moment before they narrowed dangerously across the yard while her cheeks still remained bright red. As Buford cackled in delight at the joke and Baljeet rolled his eyes, he didn't see Isabella coming up from behind, getting ready to smack him upside the head with the wrench in her hand before something else caught her attention.
"Wait, you're a part of the Fire-side girl-scouts?", Heinz asked.
"...Yes?", she asked, almost wishing he didn't say anything as she lowered the wrench.
"I love your muffins!", Heinz smiled widely as he straightened up a bit.
Isabella couldn't help but blink a bit in astonishment before relaxing herself and asking, "Really?"
"I can't stay away from them to save my life!", Heinz continued on.
"I've seen the proof too.", Perry commented as he sipped the chocolate from his mug.
"...You make that sound like a BAD thing.", Heinz said, turning his attention to Perry.
"Heinz. No offense. We're tight and all. But you have disturbed me over lo these many years in ways I can not BEGIN to say because of such a young audience."
"..Ouch..", Heinz winced a bit.
"Um.. Do I even want to have an IDEA of what you are talking about?", Baljeet asked, looking up from the machine.
"I'll put it in terms like this. Buford's got NOTHING on this guy.", Perry simply stated.
The nerd thought for a moment about what it meant before shuddering violently with an exclamation of disgust.
"Okay. Ew.", Isabella rolled her eyes. "Sheesh Perry. What does your job force you to go through?"
"Oh much worse.", Perry started to joke now with a smile.
"Okay! Okay! I'm out of shape!", Heinz sighed as he rolled his eyes in annoyance. "We don't need to keep picking on me about it!"
"...Who said anything about you being out of shape? I was talking about your rock'n'roll numbers.", Perry continued, making everyone but Heinz laugh.
Just then, Phineas came into the back yard, more relaxed now and was slightly curious of the laughter.
"What's so funny?", she asked.
"Phineas! Perry's picking on me!", Heinz mock-whined for a laugh.
"Ha ha! Perry! Whatcha do to him?", she asked.
"Hey, HE'S the one who started talking about the muffins.", Perry shrugged. "I just backed him up on it saying I've seen the proof."
"Oh come on. Stop picking on Dad.", Phineas shook her head with a giggle.
"You know, Buford's been picking on us too.", Isabella said with a smirk, making Buford flinch in slight fear.
"Oh c-come on! It was just a joke!", he said, though she ignored him.
"What was Buford saying?", Phineas asked, a little put off by the bully's sudden change in attitude.
"He's saying we're...", she paused for a moment, not really comfortable saying it out loud herself. "...esbians-lerb."
Phineas quickly backed up in fear as her face became bright red. Ferb, having not heard the original conversation, quickly started to turn Phineas back to her work area.
"Alright alright! We don't need to continue this.", he quickly said.
And after getting Phineas back to her station and everyone resumed work, Ferb edged his way closer to Buford before finally punching him upside the head.
"Ow! What was that for?!", Buford groaned, holding the quickly growing bruise.
"If you DARE mention that while Phineas is still a girl again, I'll break the skull next time.", Ferb said in a hushed, yet enraged voice.
"Sorry. Eesh. What's gotten up your pants?", Buford rolled his eyes.
"Look. Things are hard enough as it is without Phineas having to worry about THAT sort of stuff. Can we just hold off relationship jokes until AFTER she's turned back?"
"Alright! Alright fine. Just thought it'd be funny.", Buford sighed. "Y'know, why don't we just turn her back NOW?"
"Because Phineas is experiencing...certain issues at the moment. We have to wait till her body maintains normalcy.", Ferb explained. "Don't ask for details. It's not pretty."
Buford cringed a bit, wondering what Ferb was talking about but agreed and went back to work. The day progressed, fun was had in the finished invention and as people began to head back home, a thought suddenly occurred to Phineas.
"Oh hey, Isabella.", Phineas called out as the girl opened the gate. "You know how when we were really little we used to have sleep-overs but we were told to stop because it was awkward?"
"Hm? Oh, yeah.", she gave a nod.
"Well since we're both girls, why not we do it again? With Candace!", Phineas offered with a bright smile.
Isabella was hesitant at first but considering that Phineas was indeed a girl did open it up. And while she was a member of the fire-side girl-scouts, she only met up with the members on Monday. Other wise she hardly ever saw them. And spending your days, all day long, around a group of boys did have its slight issues, especially as they are getting older and more mature. A possible chance of a girly night? She smiled at the thought and agreed. So after dinner, explaining to her mom what had happened and that she was spending the night with Phineas and Candace, the trio were soon in Candace's room happily enjoying themselves and sharing feminine experiences with Phineas.
"Aw! I can't believe that happened to him!", Phineas giggled as Isabella continued to braid her hair. "I would just DIE if I was him!"
"Exactly! Fortunately things worked out in the end.", Candace chuckled as she took another bite of popcorn.
"Aaannnd... Done!", Isabella finally said, finishing up the end. "Voila! A french braid!"
Phineas moved her head a bit to understand hands were no longer there and shook it about, feeling the weight of her bunched up hair swishing back and forth and letting out a small giggle.
"This feels so fun!", she smiled.
"Aw! You look so cute!", Candace beamed. "Man, am I glad you're a girl, Phinny. You're such a fun sister!"
"Oh, thank you Candace!", Phineas smiled, feeling slightly touched to hear so. "But.. Please, can you call me Phineas? I kinda don't like that nickname."
"But it's weird to look at a girl and say 'Phineas' and NOT be talking about someone else.", Candace shrugged. "Sorry."
"She...kinda has a point.", Isabella shrugged.
"I suppose. Sorry, I've just been so used to hearing 'Phineas' that-", she suddenly cringed a bit, holding her stomach as pain coursed through her. "Oow!"
"Phineas, you okay?", Isabella asked in concern.
"Yeah.. Sorry, it just hurts so bad...", Phineas groaned a bit, trying to resituate herself to be more comfortable before heaving a sigh. "Of course, turn into a girl and what's the WORST thing that could happen to you?"
"Oh I could think of a couple things worse than periodic cramps while being a girl.", Candace shrugged.
"Oh much worse!", Isabella agreed.
"Like what?", Phineas shrugged, unable to grasp the concept of something more painful.
"Well.. The TOP worst thing to happen to a boy after he becomes a girl is if he DIDN'T have a period.", Candace said.
It took Phineas a moment to understand what she was hinting at but when it became clear she groaned and shook her head in disgust.
"O-Okay.. Yeah, that could be worse..", Phineas shuddered. "SO much worse..."
"I know, right? I mean, not that exp-", Isabella began before Phineas interrupted, not wanting to hear the words.
"Okay! What's the other worst?"
Candace and Isabella paused for a moment, both thinking the same thing. The looked at each other, almost telepathically asking if they even wanted to mention it.
"...Slow or fast?", Isabella asked.
"...Let's have some fun.", Candace smiled widely.
