A/N: Hey all! Here's the next chapter. I was listening to "The Great Divide" by The Mcclain Sisters from Secret of the Wings, and I realized the song and lyrics really fit the relationship between Marissa and Candace in this story lol.

Disclaimer: I do not own Phineas and Ferb, Phillip Flynn or The Shadow, but I do own Marissa Flynn.

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Phineas looked around for more bubbles. There were thousands. How on earth would he figure out which bubble to do next? The ghosts of Ohio Flynn and Rhode Island Fletcher were gone, and so was the figment girl. Now that he thought of her, there was something that seemed slightly familiar. He shook it off knowing he didn't have time to dwell on that. He looked all around hoping that one would just come to him. Finally, he found a bubble that was completely covered with a black substance, meaning that this memory was really important to The Shadow. He smiled, and he jumped in. Inside the bubble, Phineas opened his eyes to see a landscape he recognized. He didn't know where he recognized it from. It was in his thoughts, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He then saw some people he instantly recognized.

"Ferb!" Phineas shouted.

"Actually, that's not exactly the Ferb you know Phineas," a voice he recognized said.

Phineas turned around to see the ghost-like girl once again. She floated so close to the ground she was almost walking.

"Wait, what do you mean that's not the Ferb I know?" Phineas asked.

"It's just not. See? He's got different clothes, and he's got a sword," the figment girl said.

"I've been meaning to ask you…who are you?" Phineas asked.

The figment girl sighed. It would help a lot if Phineas knew about her. She nodded, and she made the memory pause.

"Phineas, like Ohio and Rhode Island, I'm a ghost too. Actually, you'll find out where I come from in this memory. Just watch."

The girl resumed the memory, and Phineas saw a figure shrouded in nothing but shadows. Only his sickly green eyes could be seen. He then looked at Ferb…well at least who he thought was Ferb, who glared at the shadowy figure. Phineas didn't need to be a rocket scientist to know that the shadowy figure was The Shadow.

"You need to stop this! You know who you are deep down!" The Ferb look-a-like shouted.

"Quiet Fletcher! You no longer have authority over me!" the past version of The Shadow called out.

A girl that Phineas instantly recognized as the figment girl ran to the Ferb look-a-like as Ferb drew out his sword.

"You have to stop this! Deep down you're still my little brother!" the figment girl shouted at The Shadow.

"SILENCE! That's it! I've dealt with the incompetence and neglect, but now I've had it! You're both going to pay, starting with you Marivere!" The Shadow shouted, and a black blast emerged from his hands, and the girl known as Marivere was no more.

Phineas watched as the poor girl fell lifeless. He winced as he looked away. The ghost of the girl saw the boy shaking. She waved her hand, and Phineas found himself out in the middle of the room of memories. The ghost girl floated next to him. She felt terrible for making Phineas watch that terrible experience.

"Phineas, it's okay, it's over," the ghost said, "I'm so sorry I made you watch that."

Phineas stopped shaking, and he looked at the ghost.

"You're…you were The Shadow's sister. You're Marivere, and The…The Shadow…killed his own…sister," he said.

"Yes, yes I am. The Shadow is indeed my brother," the ghost of Marivere said.

"Wait…why did you want me to see that?" Phineas asked.

"Just follow me," Marivere Ghost said, but then she got a scared expression, "Phineas, you gotta get back to the cage!"

"What? Why?!" Phineas asked in worry.

"The Shadow's coming back, follow me. Your investigation will have to be off to a hold. Whatever happens, do not mention me, Ohio or Rhode Island. Do you hear me? Act as if you've been alone in that cage the whole time!"

Phineas got in the cage, and the ghost faded away just as the door of The Shadow's mind opened. The light shone in illuminating the dark mind.

"Well hello Phineas. How are ya? Miserable? Good," The Shadow said.

"What do you want?" Phineas asked clearly angered at The Shadow.

"Now, now Phineas, don't be nippy," The Shadow said, "I just came up to check up on if you were absolutely miserable."

"Well, thanks for checking. I am miserable, so you can just leave now," Phineas said still being a bit nippy. He just couldn't believe The Shadow would be monster enough to kill his own sister. "There's more to your reason for coming here," Phineas said.

"I was just making sure you were still in your cage," The Shadow said.

"Why? I have no power here, and I'm all alone. How could I get out?"

The Shadow looked around with a threatening glare as if he knew Phineas had seen the ghosts. Phineas noticed this, and he got a puzzled expression. The Shadow couldn't know about the figment ghosts…could he?

"Oh trust me Phineas, there's…more in here than I will ever tell you," The Shadow said, "Well, I have to go. I've got new prisoners to greet…three of them to be exact…I believe…one of them is…Candace."

That did it for Phineas. Although she hurt his feeling greatly, he still loved and cared for his sister. Phineas got up, and he threw himself at the bars grabbing them. He glared at The Shadow, and he gritted his teeth as he also clenched his fists around the bars. The Shadow smiled maliciously as he realized he finally struck the boy. He then just turned around and walked away. Phineas glared at him threateningly, but The Shadow ignored him.

"Glare all you want," The Shadow said, "It's not getting you anywhere."

The small amount of light that was in The Shadow's mind was now gone as Phineas heard the door close. Phineas then looked around to see if he could imagine the ghosts again. Then something crossed his mind. What if…what if they actually WERE the TRUE ghosts of The Shadow's greatest victims?

"Psst, Marivere," Phineas called out, "Where are you?"

The ghost didn't appear. Neither did Ohio or Rhode Island. Phineas just sat back in his cage more confused than ever.

"I'm going crazy," he said to absolutely nobody, "First I see a girl that seems familiar, then I see two ghosts that resemble me and Ferb. Then the girl shows me how she turned into a ghost, now what! Am I gonna see ghosts of my family now?"

"In a way…yes Phineas," Marivere's voice said and Phineas turned around.


Candace, Marissa and Carl walked as some Red Triangle members lead them through the halls. Candace and Marissa were next to each other. Marissa felt the locket hit her chest and bounce as she walked. She could only hope The Shadow wouldn't find the locket. Two Red Triangle members had their arms restrained as they walked. Marissa had never been so scared in her life. She lived such a happy simple life being homeschooled by her father, drawing till there was no tomorrow, remembering the images of Phineas in her head as she drew them together. Of course her father would send her on errands all the time and every once in a while she'd catch a glimpse of some of Phineas and Ferb's bigger projects. Of course after this if everything turned out alright, nothing was still gonna be the same. After all, if they managed to save Phineas, there was no way they were going to keep them apart anymore. The thought of a simple life got pushed out of her as the door to The Shadow's quarters. They stared at Phineas as he opened his eyes. Marissa stared absolutely terrified at him. She heard about the stories from her father about The Shadow, but to actually see him in person in a form she always saw as so innocent in her dreams. She couldn't help but gasp as Phineas smiled evilly at his prisoners. He first greeted Carl.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the pathetic intern known as Carl," Phineas said.

Carl stared at Phineas. Even though he knew that it was an evil spirit possessing the innocent boy that once stopped a robot invasion from another dimension, it still astounded him to look into the eyes of Phineas that way. He wondered if deep down the true Phineas was looking at the intern in a confused expression. He said nothing, and Phineas got bored with him, so he moved onto Candace.

"Hello Candace, I suppose you wonder what I'm doing…oh wait, that squeaky girl named Isabella does that not you. Ah that's right, you're the one that's always trying to bust your little brother. Well guess what, you did and look where you are now," Phineas said, "Oh and for the record, you no longer refer to me as The Shadow because your little brother…has agreed to merge with me. He'll be gone by…oh I don't know. All I know is, he's becoming more like me deep down. Now you will never ever see the sweet little optimistic boy you tried busting. I'M your brother now."

Candace tried to yank out of the two Red Triangle members restraining her as her face clearly showed anger and hate for the spirit that possessed her little brother. Phineas clearly was satisfied that he had easily gotten to the pencil necked red head. He then turned toward his final prisoner of which he'd never seen. He instantly looked into Marissa's eyes. Once his pale blue-green eyes met Marissa's dark blue eyes, he had a small flashback.

Marissa changed into a girl that looked much like herself, but different clothes. He saw as he blasted and killed the girl. He then snapped out of it as the girl died and he could once again see Marissa.

Phineas gasped, and he grabbed the petrified teenager and threw her against the wall. Phineas pinned her, and grabbed her shirt so she was the same level he was. Their eyes met. In Phineas' hatred and anger, in Marissa's, fear. Candace tried yet again to free herself to help Marissa, but again she was unsuccessful.

"What's your problem!?" Candace shouted, "You take one look at her and you throw her at the wall!"

"SILENCE!" Phineas shouted not taking his eyes off of Marissa, "Tjinder! Get in here now!"

Candace and Carl couldn't believe their eyes as they saw Baljeet come in with his Red Triangle uniform as well as his whip. They turned toward Phineas who still had his menacingly hateful eyes on Marissa who was petrified wondering what she did wrong. She then realized that The Shadow was so close to grabbing the chain for the locket. Phineas then took his eyes off Marissa, and he looked at Baljeet.

"What did you do to Baljeet, Shadow?!" Candace yelled.

"I TOLD YOU TO CALL ME PHINEAS NOW!" Phineas said angrily and he turned toward Baljeet, "Take those two to the cells. I'll deal with them later. I need to talk to this one ALONE," Phineas said again meeting his eyes with Marissa.

"Yes sir, Phineas," Baljeet said in a convincingly normal tone.

Candace looked at her little brother's friend, and she got astounded. Would Baljeet really stick that close to 'Phineas'?

"Baljeet, what did he do to you?" Candace asked to Baljeet as he approached her and Carl.

"Phineas didn't do anything to me. I simply joined him at my own will," Baljeet said in a very normal tone, but Candace wasn't convinced.

Baljeet led Carl and Candace away as Phineas returned his glare on Marissa, but then he looked away from her yet again. He noticed more members of Red Triangle were still in the room.

"What are you morons still doing in here? I told you wanted to speak to this one alone! SCRAM!"

Daring not to anger their master, the Red Triangle members fled slamming the door. Phineas, realizing that he and his new prisoner were alone returned to glaring at Marissa. Marissa looked at Phineas trying to convince herself that it wasn't Phineas. It was The Shadow. Knowing Marissa wasn't going anywhere, The Shadow let go of her shirt to ease her tension, so that she might cooperate a little better. Marissa cautiously stood up as Phineas went and sat on his throne. She stood there unsure of what to do. Phineas snapped his fingers for her to come over. Cautiously, Marissa approached where the throne was. She came in a little too close, and Phineas acknowledged it for her. She took a step back without saying a word. When she was in the exact spot Phineas wanted her in, he began.

"Now, let's start with the basics…like what's your name," Phineas said, "Obviously I'm-"

"The Shadow, I know," Marissa said a little bravely.

Phineas glared yet again. For one thing, she used the name he didn't even need anymore, and two, she interrupted him. This angered him, and he rose his temper again.

"How DARE you interrupted me and call me by a name I no longer need and have clearly stated!" Phineas shouted which startled Marissa causing her to step back in fear. Phineas, now calmed down again, smiled at Marissa, but it wasn't Phineas' optimistic loving smile that she'd seen in her dreams. It was a very clever, very frightening smile, and she didn't like it.

"Now, you know who I am. Now tell me yours," Phineas stated.

Marissa knew what The Shadow was up to, and she knew she had to be brave. Her father always told her to be brave and never let a villain see your fear…at least if it was possible to show no fear. When he took her by surprise and glared at her for no apparent reason, that was another story. She stood tall and brave and because she didn't want to show fear or anger, she became expressionless.

"I'm not telling you anything Shadow," she said.

This angered Phineas, but he simply snapped his fingers for one of the Red Triangle members to come and take her away. Rodney came in and stood awaiting his orders.

"Very well then, when you're ready to talk, let Rai know, and he'll bring you to me," Phineas said, and then he got a very angry glare as well as tone, "Until then, you're going to rot away in a special cell where you can't see or feel anyone all by yourself. Take her away and tell Tjinder to put her in the 'special' cell."

"You mean the-" Rodney protested.

"YES! THAT SPECIAL CELL! NOW TAKE HER AWAY!"

Rodney took Marissa's arm and squeezed it tight as he guided her into the room where the prisoners were kept. Baljeet was standing there next to the newer prisoners who were in the same cell as Doofenshmirtz. Candace saw Rodney holding Marissa, and they eyed each other. Marissa had a look of fear and sadness at the same time. Baljeet approached Rodney, and he told Baljeet exactly what Phineas said to do. Baljeet nodded and with no remorse grabbed Marissa harshly and led her to the 'special cell'. The cell was almost like a bathroom stall, but it looked way more high tech. With his free hand, Baljeet typed a code that nobody noticed, and the door opened. Marissa looked inside the cell. It was small enough to only fit one person. It completely sealed off so that she couldn't see or be seen. The ceiling was open, but with a very keen eye, she saw that trying to jump it would be dangerous, for it was electric. The back wall of the cell was angled so that the one person imprisoned could at least sit down. Without even being able to say good bye to Candace, she was pushed in there. Baljeet slammed the door shut, and locked the door once again. Candace and Carl watched as the cell was closed. Even though it couldn't be seen, Candace could tell Marissa had a look of depression.

"What did The Shadow want?" Candace asked.

Marissa didn't say a word, for inside the cell, she sat on the spot with her feet resting on the seat as well. Her arms were wrapped around her legs and her head rested on her knees. She felt the locket dangling under her shirt, and she removed the locket from under it, and the heart rested in her hand. She just couldn't bear the fact that he was possessed. she thought she could bear it and convince herself that it wasn't Phineas doing those things, but she just couldn't. Candace again tried addressing her, but she again ignored it. Things weren't looking up for them…or were they?


A/N: Not much to say except I was looking for something in an older chapter of this story, and I realized I somehow replaced chapter ¼ with 3/6 somehow. Not to worry, I fixed it. Nothing more to say except thanks to the following reviewers:

woodland5 (guest): aw, thanks. That really makes me feel good about my writing. Glad you like Marissa (p.s. if you didn't know, that's my real name. I just love my name that I don't like coming up with new names for OC's lol) too. It's alright if you don't believe in the theory. Not everybordy does, but wow, to say that even if you don't believe the theory you still love it in my stories, that REALLY makes me feel good. Thank you so much

Gyaradosmaster: whoops I didn't pm you my response. Oh well lol. No worries for reviewing later than expected. It happens to me too. You'll just have to wait and see what happens. *does an evil smirk almost* I'm glad you don't think Marissa is a mary-sue. I guess I should have put that on my profile. I might redo the character bios on my homepage because…yeah idk, maybe. I'm glad you were moved by the Candace and Marissa moments. I feel I pick on Candace way too much in my other stories lol, so I thought why not give her a little bit of a different kind of role in this one with her, especially since Marissa's story is different than in my other stories. I don't think I had any specific reason to leave Linda out of the action than just the fact that she couldn't bear not only to see her son being possessed and Ferb getting hurt. I loved Wreck it Ralph too. I am SO getting it once it's out on DVD. Possibly blue-ray if I'm lucky lol…even if the new twilight movie will be coming out around that same time lol.

Shadowayn: you'll have to see what happens

fan-like-irving: you shall have to wait and see

humanusscriptor: yep, Ferb is leading the charge. Don't worry, we'll see plenty of Ferb in the next chapter btw.

TheCartoonFanatic01: no rush on the original. Glad you like it so far.

gamelover41592: you'll have to see

Galaxina-the-Seedrian: thanks, and here's more lol

Person X (guest): you'll see what happens in the next chapter.

Alright, that's it. Anyway, please review

Carpe Diem and if I don't update before then…MERRY CHRISTMAS!