Chapter 3: Stories

The four adolescents walk down the street when Phineas's phone rings. He takes it out of his pocket and answers, "Hello?"

"Phineas, are you okay?" his mom asked, distressed.

"Yeah, I'm fine, mom." Isabella's phone starts ringing, and she answers it, the call coming from her mom. Linda says, "Are you sure? I found Ferb and Katie leaning against the door, out of breath, and Ferb says weird men and women attacked to school."

"Don't worry mom, we're all fine. Nobody got hurt."

"Okay. You really had me scared. Where are you right now?"

"Just walking to Adyson's house."

"Why?" his mother asked.

"Well, she can make wicked juice that can calm anyone down, and Izzy really needs it."

"Alright, but hurry back when you're done."

"Okay mom. I'll see you later. Bye."

"Bye Phineas." She hangs up, and Phineas puts his phone back. He looks at Adyson, who says, "I make wicked juice?"

"What? You want me to tell her that vampires attacked us and you're going to explain everything you know about vampires?"

"Okay, point taken."

"Besides, Isabella looks like she'll need something to calm her down."

She looks at her friend, and sees Isabella shaking. "You're right, Phin."

"Alright. Love you too mom. Bye." The fireside hangs up and clutches herself. Phineas asks, "Izzy, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Phineas. Just shocked." She answered weakly. Phineas frowns and puts a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Isabella looks up and smiles, as well as Phineas. They continue walking, and Adyson looks Anna, saying, "I'm keeping my eye on you."

"I think I got the message back in the cafeteria." The vampire said. The brunette looks ahead and opens the door to her house, letting the others in. After closing the door, she heads into her room, followed by her friends and frenemie. After entering, Isabella shrieks behind Phineas, and he says, "Don't worry Izzy, they're just posters."

"Oh, right." She whimpered. The redhead leads his friend to the bed and sets her down as Adyson says, "I guess I'll go make that wicked juice." She leaves, and Isabella looks at Phineas with a confused look under her fear. "I'd rather not say." he said. The redhead sees something familiar, and picks it up to show the small fireside girl dress with sleeveless shirt, brown skirt, and beret. "This sure brings back memories."

Isabella chuckles a little and says, "I remember the time Adyson first joined the fireside troop. She seemed to want to be an outsider, but I soon fixed her up."

After putting the dress back, the redhead sits next to the black-haired and asks, "Are you sure you're okay? You're still shivering."

"I'm just stunned by that small fight at the dance. The appearance of vampires really freaked me out."

"Because you thought they were just stories?"

She nods, shivering even more. Phineas leans close and gives her a comforting hug, which brings a smile on Isabella's face. He smiles as Adyson enters with some apple cider. She gives one to her friend, saying, "Here Izzy. This should help calm your nerves."

"Thank you." She takes a sip as the brunette hands Phineas his. He says thanks, and she looks around. "Where's that vampire?"

They look around the room, and the redhead moves his head to the ceiling. He says, "She's having a small nap."

"What?" Adyson looks up, seeing Anna snoring upside down. "Anna!"

The blonde stirs and opens her eyes. She looks down, and says, "Oh, sorry." The vampire floats down and lands on her feet. "I didn't get much sleep last night."

"I'm surprised you sleep at all. You don't mind cider, do you?"

"Of course I don't mind. You think I drink blood all the time?" She takes the cup and Phineas says, "Now that you two are getting along, can you tell us about the vampires?"

"Well, it all started when I was living in Transylvania; actually, I was born there."

"You're Transylvanian?" Isabella asked.

"Yeah, part anyway. I was seven when I first met a vampire. Scariest moment of my life. And what's worse is that it was Mariana. The daughter of the famous vampire, Count Dracula." Anna shivers at the name. Adyson continues, "Later that day, when the full moon shined down into that small town, she came back. My family fought against the army of bloodsuckers, but they quickly win, killing my father in the process."

The fireside gasps, and Phineas asks, "But why go after your family?"

"Maybe because they're the descendant of a great hunter named Gabriel Dragomir. So far, he's the only one to kill a vampire in the last hundred years. And the only one in our family. When my father was killed, his last words were run, so my mother grabbed me and ran to safety, and that's how we got here. From that day, I vowed to find Dracula and Mariana and drive a stake through their heartless body."

"Problem is, I stabbed through Mariana's heart spot twice, and she still lives. So I'm guessing that Dracula needs to be killed another way." said Phineas.

"Apparently. Legend says that vampire hunters tried to destroy Dracula, including my great-great grandfather, using crucifixes, bucket loads of holy water, and stakes through the heart, but nothing worked. On my free time, I would look for any weaknesses, but came empty-handed. Nothing I found worked."

Phineas says, "Okay. Anna, do you know anything about Dracula?"

"Not much. But legend says of a cave full of crystals, each connected to the souls of all vampires. I bet one of them is connected to Count Dracula."

"Okay. How do we find it?"

"You can't."

"Then why tell us that if we can't find it!" Adyson asked.

"Adyson, calm down. Anything else about the legend, Anna?"

"They also say that to find the cave, the guardian needs to find the key and do what a saying says, 'replace the fang'. The guardian has to be one of purest soul and darkest of body. Seriously, why do legends tell us these in riddles?"

"Maybe so not anyone does the travel the legend tells us. What do you think the key would look like?"

Anna says, "The key is made of red ruby in the shape of a vampire fang. If rubies are hard enough to find, then imagine searching for one in a fang shape."

Phineas's heart skips a beat after hearing this. His hand reaches into his pocket and grasps the cool crystal in his pocket. The redhead drinks down the cider, hoping to hide his surprise. Isabella asks, "If the ruby is hard to find, then why did the vampires attack our school?"

"I guess they think that someone found the Ruby Fang in that school."

"But, no one could have found it. And if they did, why bring it at the dance?"

"Unless they were trying to capture a stray vampire." Adyson suggested, looking at Anna. "Hey! Why would they come get me if I'm officially banned from the clan?"

"Okay, don't get your wings in a knot."

Phineas's phone rings again, and he reads his text message. "I need to go. My mom's starting to get worried again." He gets up and was about to leave when Isabella asks, "Phineas? Is it okay if I walk with you?"

"Sure. We'll see you tomorrow, Adyson."

"Bye, Phin." The brunette said. Phineas and Isabella leaves the house, and the brunette looks at the vampire. "What are you still doing here?"

Anna says, "Seeing if you have any cookies."

"Get out of my house!"

"Okay." She heads out, adding, "I'll see ya tomorrow?"

"Maybe."

Scared of the answer, the blonde walks out and flies off to the forest where her temporarily home is.

Back on the ground, Phineas stops by her friend's house, and says, "Here you go, Izzy."

"Thanks Phineas. Tonight was pretty nice."

"Yeah. Probably the peaceful part of today."

"Well, goodnight Phin."

"Night Izzy." Phineas said. After she closes the door, the redhead walks across the street to his house, his mind replaying all that happened today.

I'll be back when you least suspect it…

Vampire hunters tried to destroy Dracula…using crucifixes, bucket loads of holy water, and stakes through the heart, but nothing worked…

The guardian needs to find the key and do what a saying says, 'replace the fang'…

One of purest soul and darkest of body…

The key is made of red ruby in the shape of a vampire fang…

Before entering his home, he takes out the crystal and stares at it, seeing an unusual light coming from it. Red ruby in the shape of a vampire fang…

I think my life just took a turn for the worst. thought Phineas. He puts the crystal back in his pocket and enters him house and meets a distressed mother.


The pet platypus, Perry, wakes up from his nap when he hears the door open. He stays lying down, and watches Phineas walk inside. The platypus was about to go to sleep when he noticed his owner's a little tense. When he reaches the desk, Phineas reaches inside his pocket and takes a glowing red object out and puts it in the drawer, the light vanishing. After making sure it's completely hidden, Perry's owner crashes on his bed and starts snoring. Perry jumps on the raft bed, stands on his hind legs, and snaps his fingers close to the redhead's face. He doesn't flinch, so the secret agent silently walks to the desk and opens the drawer. Red light shoots out of it, he reaches inside until finding the smooth object, and takes the thing out, spreading more light. The platypus examines the rock, his amazement growing. What an unusual rock. Smooth, shines, and in a shape of a curved triangle. Why would Phineas keep this a secret? Wait a minute. His fingers find some scratches on the back, and Perry turns it around. He takes out his agent magnifying glass, looking closer at the random scratches to find out they're words in a language he's not familiar with. This stone is highly unusual.

Perry takes out a camera and snaps a picture with the words. He puts the crystal back in the drawer, closing it, and runs to the backyard. The agent stops at the tree and pushes against a piece of bark. It slides in, and a secret door opens up. The platypus jumps down the slide, the door closing behind, and after a while, Perry lands in the cushion chair. He inserts the card in a slot, and selects the picture with the words. After the photo appears, he presses another button, and a translator appears. Perry selects the language in the ruby and puts it in the translator. He presses a button, and the words rearrange themselves into English.

'Upon the hidden hill lies a cave,

Full off riches allied with life.

One shall battle the living grave,

And bring light to the village's strife.'

The agent raises an eyebrow in confusion, and reviews the look of the crystal. Suddenly, he snaps his fingers and thinks, Of course. Now I know where I've seen that rock. The platypus rushes to his bookshelf and searches through the many collections of all history. He stops and pulls out a black book ringed with blood red. The secret agent flips through the many pages and stops at the chapter labeled 'Vampire'.

"In the country of Transylvania, a legend is spread around of the undead Vampire. Among the vampires is the infamous bloodsucker called Count Vladislaus Dragulia, or Count Dracula."

Perry scoffs at the words and flip a page ahead. He reads that section of the Vampire, widening his eyes after each sentence. When he's done, a foreboding fog floats around his mind. Oh no. I think Phineas is in trouble. The platypus paces across the lair, trying to come up with an idea to keep the redhead safe. He looks at the book again, then flicks his head up, a thought entering his mind. He grabs the book and runs to the vacuum tube, which sucks him back to the yard. Perry puts the book in his mouth and runs into the house on all four, and walks to the bookshelf in the house. He finds it, and takes the book out and puts it on the bottom shelf, making it easy for him to take it out when he's a mindless pet. When the time seems right, I'll show this to him. Hopefully, it's not for a long time.

Perry walks back to the bedroom and jumps onto Phineas's bed. He snuggles up at the edge and tries to fall asleep, but his mind is too preoccupied with what he read. Around midnight, the platypus finally enters dreamland, but a very dark dreamland.


Allen waits in the hall, tapping. Soon, a guardian walks out of the doors and says, "He will see you now."

The vampire walks in the large room, and bows at Dracula. "Your highness."

"Why have you come, Allen?"

"I am doing the mission you have assigned me, but I came to ask why did you send that attack at the school?"

"I sent it so the One's instinct can surface."

"Why, sir?"

The leader gets up and walks down the steps. "To tell you the truth, I'm starting to get desperate. So I sent my daughter to assault the One and report back. She should be here soon."

"Sir." Another guard walks in and says, "Princess Mariana has returned."

"Let her in."

The guard bows and exits. Soon, Mariana walks in and greets, "Hello father. Allen."

"Mariana." The vampire said, venom dripping in his voice.

"Welcome back, Mariana. What news do you bring?"

"I did what you said and battle the One, once I found him."

"Him?" Dracula asked.

"Yes. The One, it seems, is a boy. At first, I wasn't sure, but I did sense the key near him. So I went to fight him, but then I found our nemesis."

"Which one, Mariana? From what I know, we have two great nemeses."

"The first one is Adyson Sweetwater. I caught her by surprise and was about to finish her off, but the boy pushed me back. We fought, and I was about to knock him back, when the traitor revealed herself."

"Anna. What was she doing there?"

"Apparently, she came to protect the One. But by the looks of it, she doesn't know who it is. After a while, I was defeated. The boy points his gun at me, and when I looked at his eyes, they flashed red for a second."

Dracula smiles, saying, "Perfect. His instinct is already growing."

The princess looks at her father in confusion, asking, "Wait, did you only sent me so I can be defeated?"

"No. I sent you to give his other side a jumpstart. I knew that you would quickly be defeated by him."

"Actually father, he had help."

Allen says, "Of course. When it comes to teamwork, you're always helpless."

"What did you say, Allen?" Mariana asked, anger starting to boil.

"Calm, Mariana." said Dracula. "Allen, return to the town and keep an eye on the One. Once he shows his other side, get him to this cave."

"But sir, why would you want him to come here?"

"So I can bait him to going to my homeland, where I am the strongest. There, I shall defeat the One. And I will live for all eternity." He laughs into the ceiling, a menacing smile growing on Mariana's face.


In the yard, Phineas and Ferb are constructing a hand-held machine when Isabella walks in the yard. "Hey guys. Whatcha doin?"

Phineas answers, "We're creating a scanner that turns you into any monster from examining all your interests and personalities. We're almost done with it."

"Cool. Why the sudden interest in monsters?"

"It was Ferb's idea actually. He got it from reading a book."

"We seem to be missing something. Hang on; I think I left it in the house." The Brit-American heads inside, and Phineas says, "You look like your old self. Not shocked anymore?"

"Yeah. That sleep really calmed me down. What about you?"

"I'm alright. Though I would like to know why the vampires attacked our school."

"Maybe they were hungry." Isabella guessed.

"No, I don't think so. If you ask me, there's something else going on here."

The fireside says, "Well, let's just forget about it. I like today to be like the rest of summer days."

Ferb walks out, carrying an antenna in his hand. "This should be the last piece."

"Great." The redhead takes the piece and attaches it to the hand-held. "There. All finished. Shall we give it a test run?" His friends nod their heads, and Phineas turns the machine on. He scans Ferb, and a creature appears on the screen. "This should be interesting." The antenna shoots a green beam at Ferb, and when it vanishes, the teen has gray skin, and with pieces falling off, as well as a nauseating stench. Isabella says, "A zombie. Creepy."

"For some reason, I have a craving for raw meat." he said.

"Wow. This thing worked better than I thought. Who's next?"

"Hit me, Phin. Hit me!" the fireside said.

"Okay. This should tickle a little." He points the device toward his friend, and after scanning, fires at Isabella. When the light vanishes, a black furred creature with claws appears. Isabella looks at herself, and says, "A Werewolf. This is so cool." She howls into the sky, scaring Ferb out of his feet, literally. "Oops. Sorry Ferb. Instinct."

"That's okay, Izzy." he said, putting his feet back on.

"Okay, my turn." The redhead hands Ferb the device, and his hand falls off. He reattaches it and scans Phineas, then zaps him. A pale version of Phineas emerges, with red eyes and fangs. Isabella raises an eyebrow and says, "A vampire?"

"Really?" he asked, examining himself. "That's ironic."

"How so?" Ferb asked.

"Uh, nothing bro."

The fence door opens and Adyson walks in. "Hey guys, what's going…on?" she stares at the three monsters, and starts trembling. "Ther-vam-zomb-and werew-ho-" she starts swaying, then faints. The three friends gaze at the hunter, wondering what to do. Katie walks in and sees the fainted Adyson. She leans down and snaps her fingers near her face, saying, "Adyson, are you okay? Adyson?" the blonde looks up and notices the three. "Did Halloween come early?"

"No. We were just experimenting with our new invention." Phineas said. He presses a few buttons on the machine and everyone reverts back to their regular look. "Ferb, do we have anything for fainting?"

"Hold on." He runs back inside the house, and after a while, returns with a bucket full of water in his hands. He hands it to Phineas, and the redhead asks, "Water? Isn't this for a joke?"

"Yes." He answered, smiling.

He shrugs and walks to Adyson, then throws the water on her face. She shoots up, spewing water out of her mouth, wiping her face. The brunette opens her eyes and asks, "Who did that?" She turns to Phineas, who hides the bucket behind him. "Phineas?"

"It was Ferb's idea." he said quickly. Adyson turns to the British-American, and says, "Ferb."

"Yeah?"

"You are so dead!" the hunter runs at Ferb, who dashes away in fright. Katie, Phineas, and Isabella start laughing at the scene. During the sight, Buford and Baljeet stroll inside and the bully says, "Hey guys. Whoa."

Baljeet stop and says, "Yeah, whoa." The two watch Adyson chase the inventor around the yard, loss for words. Ferb jumps on the branch, breathing hard, as Adyson waits at the bottom. "Sooner or later, you'll have to come down, and I'll be waiting."

"Wow. I've never seen Adyson this way. She's like a bully trapped in a calming trap." Buford said.

Baljeet says, "Good simile."

"Well, wish me luck." He walks over to the tree, and the genius watches him. "What?"

Phineas walks over and asks, "Is Buford really going to…"

"I think he is."

Adyson yells, "Come on, you big chicken. You totally deserve this."

"If I knew that you get angry quickly, then I wouldn't have done it." he said.

"Either way, you shouldn't have done it!"

Buford stops next to her and says, "Hey Adyson. I was wondering if-" before he finishes, the hunter punches in the face, not turning. Immediately, she calms and says, "Hey, that's better." She turns to the bully and shakes his hand. "Thank you Buford."

"Yeah, no prob." He said, rubbing his nose. The brunette walks away as Baljeet stops by him, chuckling. "Well, that was interesting to watch. That's probably the fastest time a girl said no."

Buford grabs the brain's collar and raises a fist. Baljeet chuckles weakly and says, "You'll charm her next time."

Adyson asks Phineas, "So where did those monsters go?"

"Adyson, those monsters were us." He said, waving at himself, Ferb who slid down the tree, and Isabella.

"Oh." She chuckles, full of embarrassment. "So Phineas, I forgot to ask you yesterday, what did-" Adyson stops, widening her eyes. "Great. Not her."

"What do you mean 'her'?" Phineas asked.

"Hi guys."

Everyone turns and sees Anna, wearing her dark clothing, hat and glasses, hop over the fence. Adyson crosses her arms and asks, "Anna, what are you doing here?"

"What, I'm not allowed in the yard when you're here?"

"I would really appreciate it."

Phineas says, "Adyson, it's alright. She's not here to cause harm."

The brunette mumbles to herself and walks away. Buford asks, "Phineas, who's this?"

"Oh, right. Guys, this is Anna. Anna, this is Buford, Baljeet, Katie, and Ferb, my brother."

"Nice to meet you." She says. Everyone says hi, and Adyson says, "So Phineas, back to my question. What did Mariana mean by the key in your pocket?"

The redhead's lungs suddenly tighten, and he struggles, "Wh-what key? I don't have a key."

Isabella notices his stuttering, and asks, "Phineas, what are you hiding?"

He looks at his friend, and was about to say something, but stops. He sighs and reaches into his pocket, taking out the red crystal. After seeing it, Anna screams and quickly backs up, surprising everyone. "Phineas, where did you get that?"

"I found it in the grass out in front. Why?"

"Phineas, that is the Ruby Fang!"

Isabella and Adyson widen their eyes in shock, but the others look at them in confusion. "The what?" Buford asked.

The redhead pockets the ruby and says, "Let me explain first."