IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS:

-Marie Flynn DOES NOT belong to me in any way! All claims of ownership fall to Angelus19 and sam-ely-ember.
-Thomas Fletcher DOES NOT belong to me in any way! All claims of ownership fall to Melty19.
-Antonio de la Torre Saavedra DOES NOT belong to me in any way! All claims of ownership fall to Angelus19 and sam-ely-ember.

It was now just a half-hour until five o'clock, and Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, and Vanessa were nowhere near deducing an enemy of theirs who would be daring enough to abduct Marie and Thomas. The group had now taken shelter in the Fletcher kitchen, as the crowd of reporters outside had started getting rowdy and were now snapping pictures from through the front window despite resistance from the police officers trying to restrain them.

"Are you sure you don't have any enemies?" asked Lieutenant Kestler.

"We're confident on that," Phineas replied.

Kestler glanced at the clock and sighed grimly. "Well, I guess it looks like we're gonna have to wait till five o'clock and see what happens. It's either that, or luck can come across us and offer us some helpful clue on who the perp could be-" He was suddenly interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone, which he answered. "Kestler." He was silent for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly widened with surprise. "What?"

"What?" Vanessa asked. "What's happened? Did they find Thomas and Marie?"

Kestler held up a finger to silence her, and then replied into the cell phone, "Scan it. I'd better have a name." He then lowered the cell phone and addressed the group. "Detective Easton found a full fingerprint at the Davison home. Looks like the guy isn't as efficient as we thought."

There were some collective gasps, and Isabella and Vanessa grabbed their husband's hands and held on tight with hope.

Kestler then put the phone onto his ear and waited for a response. It didn't take long till he replied, "Okay, thanks Easton." He then hung up and said, "Okay, there was a positive match on the fingerprint. Does the name Antonio de la Torre Saavedra ring a bell, guys?"

Phineas and Isabella's eyes widened.

"Oh, no," moaned Isabella.

"You know him?"

"He was my rival for Isabella's attention in high school," Phineas said quickly and sternly, his face becoming increasingly red. "He kidnapped Marie?"

"Apparently so," Kestler replied. "The fingerprint was found inside the house. Mrs. Flynn, is your friend Gretchen familiar with Antonio?"

"Yes, but she would never let him in the house," said Isabella. "Especially since-" She suddenly stopped short, her lips pursed.

"Since what?"

Isabella continued to be silent, and she looked away, her eyes glittering with forming tears. Phineas immediately sensed that something was wrong, and he placed a hand on his wife's shoulder. "Isabella, is there something you're not telling me?" he asked. "Isabella?"

The raven-haired woman looked up at him, a single tear sliding from her eye, and she replied, "Phineas, I have to tell you something."

Phineas became pale. "What is it, honey?"

"Ever since we got married, Antonio's been...visiting me, calling me, and sending me letters frequently."

"WHAT?!" screamed Phineas, outraged at the revelation. "Why didn't you tell me?!"

"It wasn't really that bad. He acted nice to me, he seemed to respect the fact that you were my husband and that I can never be his...and I really didn't want you to be angry over this if you found out about it. You two weren't really at close terms with one another at high school-"

"Well, I AM angry about this! You should've TOLD me!"

"I'm sorry, Phineas-"

"Yeah, you're sorry! Maybe if you told me, it might've made a difference in preventing Marie and Thomas's abductions!"

"Don't put the blame on me, Phineas Flynn!" Isabella shrieked.

"Settle down, guys!" barked Kestler. "Bickering won't save your daughter and your nephew! You've gotta stay composed!"

"Composed, my ass!" snapped Phineas bitterly. "As the minutes go by, my daughter suffers even more! I'm outta here!"

Muttering to himself, he stomped out of the kitchen. Candace tried to stop him, but Ferb beckoned his stepsister to let Phineas be.\

In the meantime, Kestler looked at Isabella. "Mrs. Flynn," he said, "by any chance, did something happen between you and Antonio recently, an occurrence that would motivate him to kidnap your daughter?"

"Last month, he tried to seduce me, and it didn't go well afterwards," Isabella replied. She then sighed. "And, as a result, I filed a restraining order against him."

Detective Carson parked his police cruiser alongside the electronics store that was Antonio's workplace. He and Easton got out of the car and were quickly followed by two other police officers as they entered the store. They instantly found an employee, a stout, beer-bellied man with a balding head, presumably the head employee. The man quickly noticed the store's newest visitors.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"DPD. We're looking for Antonio de la Torre Saavedra," replied Carson.

"Tony?" The employer shook his head disapprovingly. "Aw, crap. What'd the guy do now?"

"He is a suspect in an abduction case," Easton said.

The man's eyes widened with surprise. "You don't mean those two kids on the news, do you?"

"We do mean those two kids, and their lives are at stake unless we do something about it. Where is Antonio?"

"Over by those shelves." The man pointed them out with a stubby finger. "Uh, he was late for work today. Like, really late. Does that help?"

"Yes, yes it does..." Carson replied as he, Easton, and the officers strode over to the shelves, where they found Antonio categorizing some items. His black hair had become shaggier, and he had grown a goatee and the beginnings of a mustache. His light-hazel eyes looked sunken, as if he didn't have any sleep the previous night.

"Antonio de la Torre Saavedra?" Easton called, catching Antonio's attention.

"Uh...yeah?" he replied.

She flashed him her police badge. "DPD. We need you to come with us."

The moment she said that statement, Antonio instantly burst into a full run, making through to the next shelf. A police officer tried to intercept him there, but when he attempted to tackle him down, the former basketball player managed to jump out of the way. Grabbing an employee and pushing her roughly towards the other officer, he then sprinted as fast as he could towards the only entrance and exit, with Carson and Easton in pursuit.

Antonio would've made it out of the store, had the employer not decided to grab a folding chair and strike him in the head with its legs.

As Carson and Easton caught up to him and made the arrest, the employer spat at Antonio, "You're fired."

"Crap," was all Antonio could say as he was hauled away into a police cruiser.

A/N: This would all be fine and dandy...if it weren't for the fact that Antonio IS NOT THE GUY! However, just because he's not the guy doesn't mean I can come up with something clever for him. So stay tuned for his involvement in the story!

If you aren't familiar with Antonio de la Torre Saavedra, read Angelus19 and sam-ely-ember's in-progress comic "Chaos Through Time". It's currently not much, but it'll give you some basics on the OC.

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