I don't own Phineas and Ferb. That's it.


GENERAL POV


Candace woke up to the sound of rain splattering on the RV's roof. She sighed and got out of bed, glancing over at Phineas and Ferb. Both boys were still asleep, and she smiled. Ah, privacy.

She headed over to the bathroom and walked in, staring at her phone and praying for some reception.

Nothing.

Candace sighed and splashed some water on her face to wake her up. She walked out of the bathroom and glanced into the front of the RV. Her mother was curled up in her seat, sleeping, and her dad was driving quietly, the radio playing softly.

She glanced at the floor and spotted Perry lying at her mother's feet. It was either her imagination, or the platypus really did look frazzled.

He father caught sight of her and smiled. "Good morning, Candace," he said softly.

Candace smiled. "Morning Dad."

Lawrence glanced at the dashboard. "It's only 7 in the morning. Why are you up so early?"

Candace raised an eyebrow. "Early? Dad, this is the time Phineas and Ferb get up every day."

Lawrence nodded. "Touché. But we aren't stopping for breakfast for another half hour."

Candace rolled her eyes. "We're just going to end up stopping for donuts anyway," she said. Her dad chuckled and Candace walked out of the front of the RV. She sat down at the table and drummed her fingers lightly on the surface. Perry came crawling into the room, satisfied now that someone else was awake, and that Lawrence would hopefully be able to stay awake. Candace glanced down and picked the platypus up in a rare show of affection.

"What am I going to do for half an hour, Perry?" she asked quietly.

Perry chattered softly and Candace stroked his head gently. "It's too bad there isn't any reception out here. I could call people."

She paused and gave a small chuckle. "I got this weird call last night, Perry," she said quietly. Perry glanced up at her.

"It was from Baljeet," she murmured, "and he wanted to tell me that he'd call me with his last five minutes."

Perry blinked in surprise. The last he'd heard of the five minutes thing was when Lawrence had taken him for a walk the other night. He chattered to let Candace know he was listening.

"It was about some advice that I gave him…I didn't think that it was important at the time."


Candace glanced up as she heard a sigh. She spotted Baljeet walking down the street, his hands in his pockets and his head down.

She frowned. She and Baljeet weren't all that close, but she did care for the boy. Like she did for all of Phineas and Ferb's friends.

"Baljeet?" she called hesitantly. "Are you ok?"

Baljeet glanced up at Candace and gave a small smile. "I'm fine."

Candace didn't know why, but she felt compelled to go after the boy. She walked alongside him for almost ten minutes before he spoke.

"I like Mishti a lot, but I do not know what to do!" he finally cried.

Candace raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected that comment. "What do you mean?"

Baljeet glanced up at her. "She went back home last week, and I want to call her, but I do not know what to say. Buford told me that I was not cool enough to have a girlfriend, so I do not know what I should do."

Candace smiled. "I think you should just talk to her. Don't try to be cool, be yourself."

Baljeet glanced up at Candace. "You are saying that I am not cool?"

Candace winced. "Kind of, yeah. But it's clear to me that Mishti liked you for you, and I don't think she cares if you're cool or not."

Baljeet looked up. "Really? You do?"

Candace nodded. "I do. Just be yourself, Baljeet. You'll get farther in life with that. If I tried to be different, Jeremy would probably sit me down and scold me for not trying to bust Phineas and Ferb."

Baljeet smiled. "I think you are right. Thank you, Candace."


Candace looked out the window for a while, thinking. Finally, she turned back to Perry. "Who should I call? I know I don't have to call someone, but Baljeet really got me thinking about this. He called me about such a common piece of advice."

She frowned and ran her fingers through Perry's fur.

"I mean, Mom and Dad, yeah, but they know. They know. So do Phineas and Ferb. And Stacy."

She paused for a moment. "I would call Jeremy, but I tell him all the time that I love him. You know, as a boyfriend and best friend."

Perry smirked in her lap and glanced up. She looked really conflicted. He was glad he didn't have to think of this.

Candace smiled and pulled out her cell phone, just as the RV turned off of the highway and into a small town. Candace looked up as her mother walked in. "Mom, what state are we in?"

Her mother cracked her back and thought for a moment. "Arizona."

Candace nodded and her father pulled into the parking lot of a donut store. He turned the RV off and headed out the door. "Be back in a jiff!" he called.

Candace got up and headed out the door. She leaned against the side of the RV and pulled out her phone, delighted to see that she had three bars. Perry rested at her feet. She glanced through her contacts, and glanced back at the RV. She had someone to call, of course, but not for her benefit.

She was amazed to find that she had the number in her contacts, but of course, it wasn't really that incredible when she thought about it.

Vanessa sighed as yet another explosion made the floor of her room shake. Of course she just had to stay with her dad this week.

\the floor was shaking so much that she didn't even notice her phone was vibrating until she picked it up. She answered quickly and moved as far from the door as possible so that she could hear.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Vanessa?" Candace said, not noticing Perry stiffen at her feet. "It's Candace."

Vanessa grinned. "Hey Candace! I thought you guys were out of town?"

"We are. We're on a road trip, and I needed to call you."

Vanessa raised an eyebrow. "You needed to?"

Candace nodded. "Yeah. Um, you remember when you went around the world with us?"

Perry almost choked. Phineas and Ferb had caught Vanessa? Whoa, bizarre.

"Yeah, of course. What about it?"

Candace paused. She wasn't sure this counted as being grateful, or if this was a good call idea for her last five minutes, but it was something she would want to tell the girl, even if it was a little odd.

"Um, look, I just thought I'd tell you, I finally found out that Ferb is short for Frank. I asked him after we got home."

Vanessa laughed. "You called to tell me that?"

"Well, and something else. I was talking to Ferb, and it occurred to me that he has a little crush on you."

Vanessa's eyes widened. "He does? Aw, that's so cute!"

Candace twirled her hair around her finger. "Yeah, but he was kind of upset. He bought you a rose while you guys were in Paris, but you left before he could give it to you."

Vanessa sat up and frowned. "Oh no, I didn't realize that. I feel so bad now!"

Candace chuckled. "Come over when we get back. I'm sure he'd love to see you."

Vanessa laughed. "Should you really be telling me this?"

Candace shrugged. "Well, I got a call that asked me who I would call with my last five minutes of life, and I realized that if no one ever told you, Ferb probably wouldn't himself."

Vanessa grinned. "Aw, well thanks Candace."

A large explosion was heard in the background and Candace frowned. "What was that?"

Vanessa rolled her eyes. "My dad. Got to go make sure he's ok."

The girls said goodbye and Candace hopped back onto the RV, intent on getting a glazed donut before Phineas.

Vanessa groaned as she spotted her father dangling from a light fixture. "Dad…" she groaned.

Dr. D smiled sheepishly. "A little help?"

Vanessa smiled and went to help him, all the while thinking of the little green haired boy she needed to apologize to.


And…..now what?

R and R!