All Phineas and Ferb characters belong to Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. All other characters are mine.

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A few days had passed after Ferb witnessed the strange activity. Each day seemed to be the same, the man would come outside at dusk to take items out to the shed. There was no activity during the day, just at night. Tonight, however, a strange car arrived in front of the house next door. Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet were just leaving the backyard when it pulled up. It was a deep purple hearse with metallic flake in the paint and tinted windows. The top seemed to have a design on it, but they couldn't tell what it was.

"A hearse?! Who drives a hearse?! What kind of person-" Isabella stopped when she saw a very pale, young woman get out of the driver's seat. She wore a long, black dress that accentuated every curve. Her hair was jet-black and slightly curly at the ends. They noticed that she had black eyeliner and eye-shadow on her face. The woman didn't notice the audience watching her as she looked at the house in front of her.

"Ferb, she kinda reminds me of Vanessa." Whispered Phineas to Ferb as they walked up behind their friends. Ferb looked at the woman and had to agree with his step-brother, though there were a few differences. The group watched the woman walk around the front yard to examine the house from the yard. Then, she turned to the car and opened up the backseat.

What the group noticed coming out made their jaws drop.

"Kids?! They have kids?!" Ferb said, unaware that he spoke aloud, but not loud enough for the neighbors to hear. Ferb was still the only one who saw the man in the backyard. The group just stared as the three girls got out of the backseat.

The first one was about Candace's age, slightly pale with straight blonde hair that reached her hips and clear blue eyes. Compared to the car, she looked rather tall. She wore a black fitted tee with black jeans and a studded belt that hung at her hips. Her high black boots clicked on the sidewalk as she walked toward the house, admiring the view.

Now that one looks more like Vanesssa. Ferb wondered as he watched the teen join the other woman.

A second girl jumped out of the backseat to the grass and looked up at the new house. She looked a little younger and shorter than the other girl. As she looked around, the group could see that her eyes were a very dark brown, almost black. She wore a red shirt with black jacket and black jeans with a pair of black Chuck sneakers. Her hair was brown and very curly. With all the curls, her hair still managed to reach her lower back.

How does she manage all those curls? It looks perfect. Isabella thought to herself, feeling a little jealous.

The last girl slowly climbed out of the car. This one looked the same age as the audience. She wore a plain black dress that went to her knees, with a grey belt around her waist and black shoes. Her hair was strawberry blonde and separated into two low braids, tied with small black bows. None of them said anything. They seemed to know what each other was thinking.

"Funeral outfits or everyday clothes?" Baljeet questioned to himself. They all slightly shook their heads as they continued to watch the new neighbors.

The older woman shut the car door and began to walk towards the front door of the house. She opened the front door and the girls walked into the house. Before she walked in, the woman looked over at the group with an emotionless face and wide eyes. This gesture sent chills up their backs as they backed up to close the gap between themselves. The woman just stared at them. Her pale face and eyeliner creeped them out to the point that they felt paralyzed as they attempted to move. The woman then went into the house, without a word, and closed the door.

"Uh, I don't know what just happened, but I think I'm going to go home now." Isabella quickly said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, sounds good. Let me walk you home." Phineas replied, still in shock and feeling rather protective of his best friend at the moment.

"Thanks Phineas." Isabella said as they started to walk across the driveway to the street.

"I'm kinda freaked right now too. Uh, yeah. Strange feeling when me, a bully, get's the willy's. It's like Suzy Johnson willy's, but this is creepier." Buford stated, grabbing Baljeet and beginning to walk away.

"I guess I am leaving too. Goodbye Ferb." Ferb waved goodbye to his friends and watched as Phineas crossed back over the street. Should I tell him what I saw the other night? What was that stare about? Is that an overprotective mom or kidnappers? What's with all the black?!

Phineas walked back up to Ferb and was speechless. His mind was racing as well. He was curious who they were and why they drove a hearse. So many questions. They both walked inside to eat dinner.

They remained quiet during dinner and excused themselves to their room. Phineas remembered that there was a design on the roof of the hearse and looked out the window to see what it was. Ferb joined him at the window and they both gasped as they saw a gothic looking grim reaper portrait on the roof, barely illuminated by the streetlights. The eyes and skull of the reaper were very detailed, oddly mesmerizing to the boys. They stood there for a while before hearing a phone beep behind them.

"Who could be texting us right now?" Phineas said as he glanced at Ferb who had the phone in his hand.

"Isabella. She wanted to know what we're looking at." Phineas looked across the street and could see a familiar silhouette of their friend in her window. Should I try to hide what we discovered? I don't want to worry her. A Grim Reaper usually means death, plus we have a hearse next door. What kind of people are they? Well, I guess she'll find out eventually. Might as well tell her.

"Just reply back with the truth. No use trying to hide it, since she was watching us." He sighed as he watched the glow of her phone on her face as she read the text message. From what he could tell from her movement, she was a little startled from the message.

Another beep resonated from the phone as Ferb picked it back up to read the screen.

"She wrote back. She said, 'Try not to think about it. It will only give you nightmares. Get some sleep you guys. See ya tomorrow.' Well, she's not letting it get to her, so neither should we." Ferb said as he put the phone away to get ready for bed. Phineas never left the window. He felt himself worry what the new neighbors would bring to the neighborhood. He couldn't shake it from his mind as he slowly left the window to get into his bed.


Chapter done. :) What'd you think?
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