Hello again. Sorry, but it appears that updates on this story will end up being about a month apart, if this pattern holds up. I don't know why that is, but it just seems to be working out that way...

Anyway, here's day two after the movie! Now, Stinkfly3, I have used some of the ideas you gave me (some of which were a while back). Hope you enjoy seeing them!

So, this chapter contains that little twist. Everything seems to be working out, right? Not for long...

(Phineas POV)

I awoke to Perry's chatter. "Good morning, Perry."

I glanced at Ferb, expecting to see him up like yesterday. To my amazement, he still appears asleep.

"Ferb?"

Without changing expression, he gives me a thumb's up.

"What are you waiting for, Ferb? We have new outfits to make today!"

He waves me off.

"Come on! I told Isabella we'd do it!"

He snorts, but doesn't move this time.

"She'll be over with Vanessa soon."

He shoots up abruptly. "What are we waiting for?" he asks.

As we get moving, I wonder why he acted like that. He didn't move until I said Isabella and Vanessa would be coming over.

Wait a minute…

I run over to a window facing the front. "Wow, Ferb. They're walking over right now!"

I immediately hear a large crash from the bathroom. "Can you tell them-"

He cuts off as I start to laugh. He shoots me a look: 'What's so funny?'

Wiping a tear from my eye, I try to tell him. "You really thought- that- you are- "I can't help it. My laughter takes over again, keeping me from finishing my sentence.

I guess Ferb figured out they weren't really there, because he just rolls his eyes at me and walks back into the bathroom.

As my laughter dies down, I can't help but wonder at how improbable these last two days have been. Not only has the Tri-State Area been freed, but we got to meet ourselves from another dimension and Ferb and I apparently found love. I mean, what are the odds?

That's when I hear the door open downstairs.

Figuring that it was either someone I knew, who I'd want to greet, or something dangerous, which I'd want to know about, I rush downstairs to see who it is.

I can't believe it! He's back!

He places his hat on the hanger by the door and turns to see me grinning like a fool.

"Phineas!"

"Dad!"

I jump into his arms, and he holds me close. I hear some thuds around upstairs. Dad puts me down just in time for a flying hug from Ferb.

"Ferb, my boy, it's good to see you, too!"

I grab his leg. "How are you home early?" I asked, wondering if he had seen our broadcast yesterday.

"Well, I was working, as usual, when something came up on the DoofenChannel. It happened to be two brilliant boys who gave me the most wonderful news: I didn't have to work in the factory anymore and could come home to see my family! So, I hopped on the next ride home." He ruffles my hair. "Where did you boys learn to sing like that?"

"We taught ourselves," Ferb states.

I try not to laugh at that double statement. It was true, the Phineas and Ferb from the other dimension were us, but that sentence also could mean that Ferb and I taught ourselves without help.

"Brilliant! I always hoped to see you boys do something amazing. But, um, where's your mum?"

"Down here!" came a faint reply.

Dad frowned. "Still in the basement?"

"Yeah, she didn't believe us when we told her that Doofenshmirtz wasn't in charge anymore," I answer.

"Maybe I can get her to-"

A whirring of gears and a metallic chatter interrupts him. Dad takes a step backwards. "Is that… Platyborg?" he gasps.

"Dad, don't worry! All his evil programming is gone. He's our Perry again!" To prove it, I rush up to Perry and hug him.

Dad hesitantly walks up to Perry and pats him on the head. When Perry just closes his eyes and chatters, he smiles. "Well, I guess it's alright then. Of course, your mother won't be happy about this. She'll think it's a trap made by Doofenshmirtz."

"She can have the word of the Resistance that Perry's good."

We turn to see Candace coming out of her room, in her Resistance outfit.

Dad's jaw drops. "Candace? You're in the Resistance?"

She smirks. "Actually, I made it."

"Wh- why? How?"

She puts her arms around me and Ferb. "I wanted to protect these guys, of course. I also found a bunch of equipment in a lair under the house that used to belong to a secret agent."

At this point, I realize that I'm the only one not ready for what we're gonna do today. So, I head into the bathroom, leaving the others to discuss the Resistance and whatnot.

(Isabella POV)

"Vanessa, are you finished yet?"

Vanessa comes out of her room, and places her hands on her hips. "Why are you so impatient? It isn't like we have to be there at a given time. Besides, I'm the one bringing the blueprints, remember?"

"Yeah, yeah." I don't know why I'm in such a hurry to head across the street. It just… feels like I need to be there soon.

"Isa?" A faint cry comes from deeper in the house.

Vanessa waves me on, and I shout, "Coming Mama!"

I run into her room, where she is laying in her bed, alone in the dark.

"Isa, did I miss the wake-up call again?" she inquires mechanically.

I sit on the edge of her bed. "No, Mama. I told you, Doofenshmirtz isn't in charge anymore. We no longer have to follow his laws."

She looks at me without comprehension. "Thank you for covering for me again, Isa. You have been such a strong girl since- since he left."

The tears spring to my eyes, but I wipe them away before they have a chance to fall. "I'll be out again today, Mama. Don't worry, I'll be home tonight."

She nods without hearing me and I walk to the door. I glance behind me and look back at her. "I love you, Mama," I whisper.

She fails to hear me again.

Vanessa gives me a sympathetic look as I leave the room. "Still no change?" she asks.

I shake my head. "Still reliving that day."

Vanessa puts an arm around me. "You need to talk about it?"

I give her a grateful smile. "Thanks, but I kinda already did."

"With who?" She inquires.

"Phineas."

(Phineas POV)

It was apparently a good thing I got ready when I did. I had just finished when there was a knock on the door.

I race down the stairs to see Dad opening the door. "Why, hello there. What are you young ladies doing here?" he asked.

I skid to a stop beside him.

"Hi Phineas," Isabella says, actually sounding somewhat cheerful. "Whatcha doin'?"

"Hey Isabella! Hi Vanessa!" I cheerfully reply.

I hear a small noise and Ferb is suddenly standing beside me.

"Hey Ferb. How it goin'?" Vanessa pipes in.

Ferb grins.

"So, you know each other?" Dad asks, glancing between us.

"Yeah, don't you recognize them? They were with us yesterday!" I practically shout joyfully.

He turns back to the girls. "Oh! Yes, you were, weren't you? Sorry about that. Come on in!"

"Thanks Mr…" Vanessa trails off.

"It's Fletcher."

"Thanks Mr. Fletcher," Isabella finishes.

"Alright, the four of you have fun. I'm going to try to convince your mother that she can come out of the basement."

As he walks away, I ask Vanessa, "Did you bring everything?"

She grins. "I have the blueprints for the Clothes Recycler and a can of my hair-growing spray."

"Perfect! All we need now are a bunch of Dooferalls and a machine that can put them all together!"

(Vanessa POV)

The boys jump into the project with as much enthusiasm as I do. Being something of an inventor myself, I love this! I'm ecstatic that I finally have a chance to use some of my blueprints that I never got a chance to build!

It wasn't that I didn't want to before, but being the only person in the Resistance with any knowledge of medical practices made me the nurse of the Resistance. As such, I treated any and all injuries that were impairing, fatal, or visible in any way. And because the Resistance was almost always at a disadvantage, those were many. I never really had time to myself.

But I always took my spare time to make new blueprints and create some of my easier ideas, such as the hair-growing spray.

Isabella starts on the scaffolding, being similar to what she fixed up when we found the Resistance HQ, while Phineas gets tinkering with a machine around my hair-growing spray.

"Vanessa?"

I turn to see Ferb holding my blueprints, a pile of parts around him. "Yes?"

"Can you help me make sense of this section? I'm afraid I cannot quite piece it together."

"Sure." I walk up beside him and take the other side of the blueprints. I notice he seems to blush slightly as I do.

"So, the compressor attaches here, and this gear fits in this groove. Got It?"

He nods, but rather than putting down the blueprints, he places a hand around my shoulders. 'Thank you,' his eyes say.

I blush and can't quite stifle a giggle. "No problem, Ferb. I really don't mind helping you."

He grins, then grabs a screwdriver and hands it to me.

(Perry POV)

"Hey Perry! Pass me that wrench!" Phineas shouts.

I chatter and run it over to him.

The machine is coming along fast. In fact, if my built-in scanners are right, it is over seventy-five percent complete. I'm pretty sure that even Doofenshmirtz, at his best, couldn't beat this team of inventors.

I hand Phineas the wrench. "Thanks buddy," he says as he takes it from me.

I watch him tighten a bolt for a moment before I turn to find someone else to help.

"There we go, now we need a- AHHHH!"

The scream coincides with something hitting my tail. I take a step forward so as not to scratch whatever was hitting my tail, and turn around.

My heart nearly stops.

Phineas is kneeling on the ground, holding his side. Blood oozes out from between his fingers.

"PHINEAS!" comes from the other three. Isabella, the farthest away, is somehow the first beside him. Ferb and Vanessa arrive simultaneously, and Vanessa immediately starts checking the wound.

However, I just start backing up in horror. I just hurt Phineas! My owner and best friend!

Isabella whirls around and storms toward me. "YOU! YOU HURT HIM!"

She punches my bill, and I just drop, my eyes not leaving Phineas.

Isabella kicks me, her foot bouncing off my metallic casing.

I turn my head and look at my tail. My now bloodied tail.

I nearly throw up at the sight of Phineas's blood on my tail.

Isabella punches me, a metallic clang sounding where she hit.

I unfold my wings and activate my rocket boosters. I don't want to be near my boys if I'm a danger to them.

I blast off, tears streaming from my non-cybernetic eye, splashing against me, warm as blood.

(Phineas POV)

Vanessa pulls a small, pocket first aid kit out and begins to wrap up my side.

"You're lucky this is just a flesh wound. If Perry's tail had actually impaled you, it could have punctured something important."

I nod, gritting my teeth. The sound of rockets activating grabs my attention.

I look up to see Perry flying away, his head down and eyes shut.

"Perry!" I shout, to no avail. The rockets are too loud for him to hear me.

"Platyborg! If I ever see you near him again-!" Isabella shouts.

I look at her. She is shaking her fist at Perry, and her hand seems to be bruised slightly. As soon as the sound of Perry's flight fades, she runs over to me with a slight limp.

"Are you alright? Is he alright, Vanessa?" she asks pleadingly.

"Don't worry, Isabella. It was just a scratch. A large one, yes, but just a scratch," Vanessa soothes.

"Isabella, why were you so mad at Perry?" I ask, hoping she would tell me that wasn't the case.

Her face turns hard and I know that she is beyond mad. She looks ready to kill.

I'm sorry, but that's what had to happen. Perry just hurt Phineas! Accidentally, of course, but tell that to Isabella.

Seriously, someone tell her. She's furious.

So, Perry's gone, Isabella's furious, and Phineas is a little confused. I'm pretty sure this is another cliffhanger.

Hopefully I can break my monthly update pattern! By making it shorter, I mean, not by taking longer...

Of course, I have my Phineas and Ferb crossover to write on, too. Have any of you guys read it? It's a crossover with the game Halo. The story is rated T and called Carpe Diem, if any of you want to find it.

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