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Chapter 4: The Coolest Toaster Ever

"Marion and I are going out for dinner, and we need someone to keep an eye on the place. Is that okay, Sport?" Wait, they're leaving me here? Phineas thought, alarmed. He had never been home alone before… Well, this technically wasn't home, but it was the same concept. Whenever Linda, Lawrence, and Candace were gone, Phineas was always with Ferb, and (usually) Perry.

"If you get hungry, I think there are still waffles in the freezer. The toaster is broken, but… I'm sure you can microwave them." Wilson said before leaving behind Marion.

Phineas stood in the middle of the living room, completely alone in a house for the first time in his life. Phineas absentmindedly looked to the freezer. Dinner will be good. Phineas walked to the freezer and got out a few waffles.

As Wilson had said, the toaster was broken. He had never microwaved freezer waffles before. This would be a new experience. The waffle came out of the microwave puffy, squishy, and soggy. Blech. Phineas didn't even dare to take a bite.

"Duh! I'll just fix the toaster!" he said. Phineas climbed up on the high counter to get it. He carried the toaster into the living room. Tools! Darn, I forgot tools! He wandered back into the kitchen and opened up the cupboard. Aha! Jackpot! A perfect, yellow tool box sat next to the mixing bowls, full of tools, including any tool that Phineas might need for this little task.

He hefted the toolbox into the other room and set it down next to the toaster. He opened up the side panel and looked inside. This is going to be simpler than I thought. All I have to do is reconnect this… Phineas pulled the heating element back into place. That was… boring. Phineas scratched his head. The toaster was fixed, and now he had nothing to do.

After a few minutes of planning, Phineas gathered all the things he needed to make this toaster the coolest toaster ever (no pun intended). He worked intensely with the appliance for a while, trying to squeeze every bit of fun out of each passing moment. The time slipped away faster than he thought, and he was surprised when Wilson and Marion stepped inside, laughing about something.

The couple stopped laughing the instant they saw Phineas with the dismantled toaster.

Phineas continued to sit on his spot on the floor and looked up at them casually, holding a tool in one hand and a piece of the toaster in the other.

Marion and Wilson stared at him incredulously. "Wh- what are you doing, there Sport?" Wilson finally managed to say.

Phineas shrugged with one shoulder. "Fixing the toaster." Marion and Wilson knelt down on the ground on either side of Phineas.

"This isn't part of a toaster," Marion said, picking up what looked like a computer hard drive.

Phineas gently took the piece from her hand and put it in its place. "Now it is!" he said triumphantly. He waited for a response.

Getting none, he picked up the finished toaster and plugged it back in in the kitchen.

Wilson and Marion slowly got up and walked into the kitchen. They watched silently as Phineas walked back to the freezer and pulled out two more waffles.

He climbed back up onto the counter and stuck the waffles in the toaster. He pressed a button and the toaster said in a cool woman's voice, "Waffles. Wait just a moment; your food will be ready shortly."

The bewildered adults stood in the doorway and stared in awe.

Phineas waited. After a few more moments, the toaster started to talk in the same voice as before. "Five, four, three, two, one." The waffles jumped out of the toaster and Phineas snatched them out of the air. "Enjoy," the toaster said sweetly.

Phineas sat at the table and took a bite of one of the waffles. "Mm." He said, wiping the crumbs off his face.

Marion and Wilson continued to stare.

Phineas looked back at them. "What?"

"Are you going to bed soon, Sport?" Wilson said as he walked over to Phineas' side.

"Probably," Phineas said "I'm just gonna finish up in here."

Wilson nodded. "Yeah." Wilson and Marion walked out of the room.

Phineas continued to eat his waffles, which were cooked to perfection. I did a pretty great job. He smiled.

I guess that this chapter wasn't as long as I thought it was. -_- Anyways, it does get better! Probably not 'til chapter six does it start getting really good, but... that'll come soon. :)