Chapter 3

I must be dreaming, I know I am. I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming! Perry shut his eyes and reopened them. A silver went up his spine when his past self was gazing up at him. Oh my gosh, I'm not dreaming; this is the real deal!

"Can I help you my fellow platypus?" Future Perry asked him. Past Perry looked surprised.

Huh?" He then noticed the commutation collar around his future self's neck. Oh, the communication collar. That explains it.

"Are you just here to gaze at my collar or do you need something? Because I'm busy so…" He turned around. Past Perry got back into reality.

Wait! He stopped his future self from lying back down. You're not going to believe this. He laughed a little to himself. Heck I don't really believe it myself. But I'm you from the past and you're me from the future! The chubby platypus just gazed at him.

"What?"

Listen remember when you or me quit the agency a few years back? Then Doofy showed you or me his time machine and we tripped into it. Remember?

"Yeah so?"

Well it worked! And now I'm stuck here in the future!

"Yeah it worked. Woopie! Tell me something else that's new." He laid down. "Now leave me be; I'm busy." Past Perry scratched his head.

Busy? Busy doing what?

"Counting my remaining minutes I have left here on earth."

On Earth? But with you gone that means… uh no! He went in front of his future self. But future me, you can't give up without a fight! You got to get out there and fight Doofenscmirz. Come on, you can't quit now! Future Perry sighed.

"Listen kid. I'm too old for action. I quit remember? I'm just a pet."

Yeah but…Then Doof and his wife came into the room. Doof kneeled and gazed into the cage that contained the two platypi.

"Greetings Perries." Dr. D. said to the platypi. He looked at each of them than laughed to himself as he stood up. "I'm so lucky. If I eliminate just one of them, they'll both be gone. And I can rule Doofania. Without having to worry about my nemesis, Perry the Platypus getting in my way ever again!" He laughed evilly. Then he looked at his wife.

"Miranda darling," he told her. "Before I eliminate a platypus, I think they both want to see their owners one last time." His wife nodded and went to the door. Both platypuses' eyes went wide at the words "owners".

"Phinias, Ferb!" Future Perry glared at the evil doctor and stood up, hands on the cage bars. "What are you planning to do to them?"

"Oh don't fret." Dr. D told them. "I just captured them for you two to say your farewells." Miranda came back with Norm, Crash, and Thunder by her side. In Thunder's crashes were Phinias that looked about 16 and a Ferb that looked about 19.

"PERRY!" Future Phinias was overjoyed when he saw them. Thunder let them go as they raced to hug Future Perry. "Oh Perry we were so worried about you. We thought you would be a goner by now. Boy am I glad to…" Then he noticed Past Perry. "Hey who's this? This one looks like you except he's a little less chubby and younger looking."

"I think its Perry from the past." Future Ferb told him.

"Well in that case," Future Phinias switched and hugged Past Perry. "Oh Past Perry, though it's been five years since we've seen you like this, we still love you past or present." Past Perry smiled at that and hugged them too.

"Okay huggy time over." Dr. D said. "Now grab them!" Thunder and Crash went over and yanked the boys off.

"Hey what you doing?" Phinias asked. "Just a few more minutes, NOOOOOO!" He kicked and screamed at the robot.

"Sorry boys." Dr. D said. "But times up. Now where's that sister of yours?" He looked around. "Gosh, she must despise Perry so much that she doesn't want to tell him farewell." Then a 20 year old Candace showed up who just hung up her cell and put it away in her pocket.

"I do not despise Perry alright?" She shouted, hands on hips. She walked towards the doctor. "I was just on the phone with Jeremy alright?"

"Well here's your chance to show your love one last time!" Norm said. "Then it's bye bye to your pet!" Candace looked at the cage with the two Perries in them then looked up puzzled.

"There's two of them?"

"One Perry is from the past and the one we know is the present one." Ferb answered her.

"Oh." Candace looked at them again.

"The past one is the one you hate." Dr. D said to her. Candace looked mad at the Doctor again.

"For the last time, I do not hate him!" She told him. "So stop saying that I hate him, because I don't! True he might have been a total pain at times, but the truth is…" She looked at the two prisoned Perries. "Deep down he's family, and I'll love him forever like my two brothers do." Both Perries stared at her with tears in their eyes. They never thought they'd hear this touching speech from this particular orange haired girl before. It was like hearing that beautiful song they sang just for him when he was coming home from defeating the Regurgitator. True, her rhyming stunk a little, but it was all so beautiful to hear that she also missed him too when she yelled at him that same morning.

Then she hugged both Perries and kissed them on their heads. "I love you Perry and always will no matter what." She rubbed Past Perry's head gently. They sniffed; the tears strolled down from both of their eyes as the now young adult stood up.

"Awe that was a very touching speech." Dr. D said as he grabbed a Kleenex that Norm offered. "Excuse me, I got to do this." He blowed into it then handed it back to Norm who disposed of it in the trash can. "Thanks, that's better." He then looked serious again and snapped his fingers.

"Now it is time! Crash, thunder, you know what to do!"

"Right boss!" The two robots saluted then opened the cage and picked up the platypi. They both put them down in front of a laser.

"Any last words Perries?" The Doctor laughed as he pushed a button on his remote. Metal hand Cuffs and leg cuffs and tail cuffs trapped the two Perries in their spot! The two struggled to get free, but alas, it was no use. They were trapped!

"You win!" Future Perry sighed and gave up. Past Perry looked at him surprised. "Just go ahead and kill us, what difference does it make? I messed everything up; I'm hopeless now, kill us and get it over with." Past Perry just looked at him. What was his future self doing, just giving up like this? It didn't sound like something he would do at all. So what was he doing?

"How about you Past Perry?" Dr. D. asked him. "Any last words before I eliminate you once and for all?" The younger platypus scowled at him. "Oh yeah, I forgot, you can't talk, can you? Oh well now Perries, prepare to…" He was about to press the button when his daughter rushed in.

"STOPPPPPPPP!!!" She shouted. Dr. D looked at his daughter surprised.

"Vanessa!" He said. "I was doing nothing at all really. Just a girly tea party is all."

"That's your lame excuse for everything!"

"Uh…" He then sighed. "I just can't hide it from you can I?"

"No you can't." She agreed. "You're pretty bad at hading stuff from me."

"You're right, I am. So what was I planning on doing?" Vanessa pointed at her father.

"You were planning to kill both Past and Present Parries in order to rule the Tri -state area."

"Wrong! I was planning on ruling the Tri- state area and the world!" He then laughed sinisterly. Vanessa wasn't amused.

"Which is pretty mush the same thing right?" Dr. D stopped laughing and sighed.

"You're right."

"I won't let you kill ether one Dad."

"Uh but Vanessa honey, how come?"

"Because, one it is morally wrong and two…" She then went and rubbed Ferb's head. "It'll brake a special someone's heart." Ferb then fainted from a love trance. Phinias looked at his stepbrother.

"Ferb, are you all right?" He wanted to know. On the ground, Ferb gave his stepbrother the thumb's up sign, signing he was all right. Phinias then paid attention back to Vanessa and her father.

"OOOOH!" Dr. D squealed, jumping up and down. "My baby girl's in love! So who's the lucky boy, who is it?"

"He is dad!" Vanessa pointed to Ferb as Phinias helped him up. Everyone gasped, Ferb just fainted again.

"You're in love with one of my nemesis's owners?" Vanessa put her hand down and on her hip. "Yeah, I do. He's kind of cute. Got a problem with that?" Dr. D hesitated a moment then looked serious.

"Yes I do!" He scolded. "Vanessa how could you betray your own father like this?"

"Well I'm sorry Dad. But I love him and there's nothing you can do about it!"

"Vanessa, I order you too dump him and find another man!" Vanessa and Ferb (who is now up) gasped.

"Dad you can't do that!" Vanessa protested. "I love him!"

"Well I don't love him so I forbid your love to this guy. Besides he talks funny." Vanessa gasped again.

"That because he's British Dad! Wow Prejudice, that's real low Dad even for you. Can't you just let us love each other no matter what our differences are?"

"No I can't!"

"Oh come on! Miranda here doesn't care about your accent or you other failed dates have."

"Well, yeah you're right about that."

"So why can't you let Ferb have a chance!"

"Because I'm your father and I say so!"

"But Dad…."

"Listen Vanessa, the green haired kid…"

"His name's Ferb Dad."

"Whatever. Anyway, he's one of the owners of my major enemy; I can't let you love him."

"Why not Dad?" She started to cry a bit. "Why can't you be good for once in your life? Why can't you just accept who I love?" Ferb offered her a Kleenex.

"Oh thank you." She grabbed it and blew her nose.

"Because I'm evil!" He snapped. He grabbed the remote again. "Now Parries, you will…"

"No dad!" Vanessa grabbed her father's elbow.

"Vanessa, leave me be; I have to do this!"

"No you don't!"

"Let go!"

"No you let go."

As they fought, Past Perry, with all his strength busted the cuffs, and broke free. He ran to the side.

"Dad no, you can't do this!" Vanessa hollered.

"Bug off!" Dr. D pushed her daughter off and she flew and fell to the ground. She shook it off and looked at her determined father.

"Now Perry you will…" He pushed the remote and a big blue blast came towards future Perry. "DIE!!!!!" Future Perry looked freighted; he closed his eyes, waiting for the end.

It's all up to me now! Past Perry leapt towards the blast. NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" The blast hit him and the blast went away. In its place was Past Perry, lying on the ground. His eyes were closed as he laid there motionless without a sound.