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Hi there guys! I see all those who voted chose longer, so I'll do the longer one, but I'll break it down into two parts. The first half is this one, Titanium, and the second one will go up approximately a week after Titanium's end. I haven't decided completely on a title yet, but I've fallen in love with Heart of Courage, because that song will work so will for the entire thing. If you haven't already heard it, give it a shot! You won't be disappointed! Onto the reviews :D
NattyMC: Yus, I couldn't resist a le gasp! It felt so right!
Wii Guy: Hi there! And don't worry; Candace will become involved in the story as the plot develops. The only reason she isn't already involved is because Ferb didn't realise the severity of the situation :) And Candace is one of the main characters in Heart of Courage. But I totally agree with you, she would go all the way to save her brother. And nope, not Doofy-2 :D
helloooo fanfiction p: Then longer it shall be. I kinda hoped people would vote longer, as I'll be able to bring in so many more characters which I can't in just Titanium, and I've been loving writing this story. And thank you! That means a lot to me!
WordNerb93: And there will certainly be more twists coming from where that one came from! Teehee, because I mean and I like to keep readers guessing! And thank you for voting! I guess this one could even be seen as a build up to the next one, where it goes full-scale epic! Lets continue with the story then shall we? :)
Perry was more than a little shocked at his superior's decision, but realised the fact that whoever was behind it had knowledge of OWCA, they'd have to be extra careful, and returning the knowledge of OWCA to them may just save lives if whoever the culprit struck again.
He nodded his head slightly, and gestured Doofenshmirtz to come forward. Monogram didn't appear too surprised from what Perry could tell, but Heinz explained himself anyway.
"Umm, Monobro- I mean Monogram. I'm here to volunteer my help to OWCA. My baby girl's missing, and I just want her found. So please, I'll help you if you help me!" The evil scientist begged, looking up at the screen with pleading eyes
"Doofenshmirtz, Carl will be there soon to lead you to a room where your memories will be restored. Agent P, we need you to round up whoever you can who will be a help towards this mission, and was involved in the Robot Riot. Your judgement will be at test today, and Pinky the Chihuahua will deal with Isabella."
Perry saluted at his major and left the room through the tree elevator. He already knew Ferb needed his memory restored, and figured that Buford and Baljeet could prove useful and brains and brawn. Perry reckoned that also having the Fireside girls on board could be useful, as when together, they seemed unstoppable, and could easily mastermind the team's movements. But first, he'd deal with Ferb.
The green haired teenager hadn't moved a muscle the past half hour. He sat on the sofa in silence, racking his brain for any hints Phineas might have dropped of him going somewhere. Ferb was so glad his parents were away on vacation for now: they would be panicked senseless, and it'd only make it harder for Ferb to think.
He saw something small move in his peripheral vision, and could've sworn it was his pet platypus. But Perry wasn't due back yet from his daily wanders to god knows where, so Ferb decided to investigate.
As he neared where he thought he saw movement by the door, he saw a piece of white paper lying by the tree in the backyard. Curious, Ferb ventured over to the note and picked it up.
Knock 3 times on the tree trunk.
Ferb read the peculiar message over again, to make sure he'd read it right, and presumed that it was a surprise off Phineas, that he'd somehow converted the inside of the tree into something amazing. He rapped his knuckles against the tree three times, and watched in amazement as part of the tree bark slid away, to reveal a very high-tech looking elevator.
He stepped inside and pressed the only button present: down. Ferb looked around as he realised his was moving through a maze of see-through tubes. He couldn't help but wonder when Phineas had the time to do this, when it came back to him. They'd stumbled across this place when they were kids, and Phineas had presumed it was Ferb responsible for the construction of it. More perplexed than ever, Ferb decided to wait till he reached the strange room at the bottom of the tube to try and come to any conclusions.
Perry watched from around the side of the house as his plan went into action without a flaw. He could always count on the curiosity of his boys to help put his plans into action, without them even realising. He smiled to himself.
Yet Perry couldn't help but wonder how Pinky was doing. He'd concluded that his best bet of getting the Fireside girls in was by Isabella bringing them in. They'd follow their leader anywhere due to their unquestioning faith in her, and it'd be easier than bringing them down to his headquarters one by one, each in separate plans.
Perry still had to figure out how to lure Buford and Baljeet into his lair. He decided a burger and a calculator on the end of a fishing rod would not only do the trick, but amuse him as well. He couldn't decide though whether to involve Irving. Though the boy would be unstoppable, due to being Phineas and Ferb's biggest fan-stalker, he'd probably end up pulling a Leeroy Jenkins at some point and screwing the plan up.
Ferb's journey down the shoot came to an abrupt end, causing him to fall into a small chair in front of a rather large screen. Still, he'd made bigger in his years of inventing. Still, it felt strangely familiar, and not just from that time they found it as kids, almost as if he used to know what this place was…
"Ferb Fletcher? Hello?" Ferb spun the chair around to be greeted by an old face, which had certainly changed a lot over the years.
"Carl? As in the Carl who helped out once?"
"Ah! So yeah remember me!" he smiled at the British teenager in front of him. Ferb simply nodded at him.
"Come with me Ferb Fletcher," Carl smiled at the confused young boy. He turned around and walked onto a panel into the middle of Perry's lair. Ferb couldn't resist the curiosity overtaking him, and followed the intern over.
"Carl, where am I?" he questioned as the panel hummed, and slowly lowered itself in the ground, revealing a large room underneath the lair. Carl just grinned at him and walked over to a giant laser situated at one end.
"Ferb, go and stand over there in front of the laser. By Isabella." Ferb spun round to see Isabella standing where Carl had pointed, so he slowly made his way over to her.
"Any idea why we're here?" Isabella asked.
"Nope, but I've got a real bad feeling that it's something to do with Phineas having gone missing."
Perry had made his way down to the lair, then to the chamber below his lair, where Carl was getting ready to fire the 'Remembrance Ray' Monogram had had built in case of emergencies where memories had to be given back. Like this one.
He stood behind the laser, listening to Ferb and Isabella whisper anxiously to one another, trying to figure out what was going on. Perry sighed as he looked down at the note in his hands. Major Monogram had argued that it would be the easiest way to get them up to date on the situation. Just give them the ransom note. Perry had tried as best as a platypus could to argue against it, trying to put across his point that it was wrong to just throw them in the deep end of the situation. But Monogram had stood firm, and ordered him down to the chamber they stood in now.
"Okay guys! We're ready to go! In 3… 2… 1!"
A hum filled the room, quickly followed by a bright light. Carl tried to shield his eyes by raising his arm in front of it. Perry quickly mimicked Carl, blinded by the ray. The humming slowly faded, and the light stopped, rather abruptly. Perry had to blink several times before he could see properly again.
"Oh…"
"My…"
"God!" the two teens declared in unison. They looked wide eyed at each other and then back at Carl, who just smiled sheepishly at them and shrugged his shoulders. Carl looked down to Perry, and nudged him forward with his hand. Perry growled before moving forward on his own.
"There's no time for that now. Agent P?" Perry turned and glared at Carl once more: the intern had supported Monogram's decision, what a suck up.
"Perry? What have you got?" Ferb asked, almost scared to let the words leave his mouth. He was almost certain that Phineas' disappearance was linked to getting his memory back now.
"Agent P retrieved this this morning. Ferb, Isabella, you've been given your memories back due to the severity of the situation. The OWCA need your help, and you need our help." Carl stated, though Ferb could see he was anxious for their reaction. The intern looked at the floor instead of looking them in the eyes.
Perry handed the note over to Ferb, and watched as the young boy froze; eyes etched with fear, his mouth wide open…
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Dun dun dun! So how will Ferb feel about them keeping this from him? How will he react to the fact that it's not only his brother gone, but his girlfriend too? And how will he tell his parents?
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