Ferb had just arrived at the Blueprint Heaven. Usually, Phineas and Ferb create blueprints themselves, but they occasionally buy blueprints for inspirational purposes. Ferb was fairly certain that the swimming pool they'll be building fir the Louds will only be loosely inspired by the blueprints he'll be buying. The term 'loosely' also being used loosely.

"So", the female attendant asked, "you want three different swimming pool blueprints, right?"

Ferb nodded.

"As an inspiration to build a bigger swimming pool?"

Ferb nodded again.

"I don't wanna be rude, little man, but, um", the woman hesitated, "...aren't you a little young to build a swimming pool, let alone a big one?"

Ferb simply blinked.

"Whoa, no need to get aggressive!" the lady exclaimed. "I'll be right on it! Let's see what I can get for you..."

The woman rummaged through the blueprints, nicely sorted in alphabetical order. It took a few minutes, but she managed to get blueprints of three different swimming pools: a fairly simple one, a slightly bigger and more advanced one, and a much larger, much more complex one.

"I got you these beauties", the lady said. "What do you think? Are these alright?"

Ferb affirmed with a thumbs up.

"That's great", the woman said. "That will be thirty dollars."

Ferb gave the attendant three bills of $10, summing up to $30 total.

"Thanks kid, have a nice day", the woman said.

Ferb waved her off and was about to walk towards the exit, but stopped abruptly as he saw someone he knew very well entering the place.

His summer crush, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz.

The teenage girl in black greeted: "Hey, Ferb", and walked towards the cashier desk to request a blueprint for her father.

It was kinda funny seeing her again in the place they first met, especially now since they now knew a lot more about each other.

Ferb never made it open about his crush on the goth teenager, but he was at least glad that he got to be friends with her. He'd never had a chance with such a beautiful lady like her anyway: she was like, five or six years older than him, and already had a boyfriend, named Monty or something. From what he heard, Monty was a good chap that treated her well.

Ferb was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice Vanessa was already done with her order until she spoke out to him: "Hey Ferb, wanna hang out a little until we get to my dad's place?"

Ferb was a little shocked. Did she just ask him to hang out with her for a while? He couldn't help to blush lightly, but nodded.


The green-haired kid and his brunette teenage friend walked together outside, each with blueprints in their hand.

"So", Vanessa said, "what are you and Phineas building this time?"

Ferb rarely says anything, usually one or two lines per day, but he felt it was necessary to tell Vanessa about their plans (especially since no one else that would be able to describe those to her was around), so he summarized: "We are going to make a swimming pool for these eleven vacation-going kids Isabella has as temporary neighbors."

"Really", Vanessa said. "So I suppose, those blueprints are depicting swimming pools, right?"

Ferb nodded.

"But you guys are creative enough to make your own", Vanessa pondered.

In response, Ferb cocked a grin that meant a thousand words without actually saying anything. The goth in black leather immediately understood. "Ohh, of course", she grinned. "You ARE making your own, but using those blueprints as a basis."

Ferb hasn't met many people that could understand his facial language easily. Actually, the only other person that came to mind was his own stepbrother.

"Hey Ferb, maybe you can send me and Monty a pic of the finished product", Vanessa suggested. "I'd like to see it, but we had a date planned this afternoon."

Ferb managed to show a thumbs-up.

"Thanks, Ferb", Vanessa said. "You're a cool dude."

Ferb looked at the blueprint his crush held, and got curious what it's for. To indicate he wanted to know about the blueprint, he tilted his head while pointing towards the blue scroll Vanessa was holding.

Vanessa noticed. "Oh, this blueprint?" she asked. "Actually, I don't know. I just came to Blueprint Heaven to pick up an order from my dad. He was already working on something, so I suppose this has something to do with whatever he's working on. Not that I'm sure, though, he could use these not sooner than tomorrow."

Just as Vanessa finished her sentence, they reached the street where her dad's abode stood: a tall, purple building in a strange shape that vaguely looked like Ferb's head.

"Oh hey, we're almost there", Vanessa announced to her green-haired friend, as she noticed the building.

As the two stood before the building, a jingle was heard:

"Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!"

Ferb noticed the jingle and looked around, confused and wondering where it came from.

"Oh, that's just my dad's 'Evil Jingle'", Vanessa told Ferb as she noticed Ferb's confusion. "It's just something weird he has a thing for. I just got used to it."

Ferb nodded his head in affirmation. The two still stood in front of the entrance.

"Well", Vanessa said, "I guess I'll be going in. Good luck with your swimming pool, Ferb. See ya later!"

Ferb prepared himself to wave his friend off as she stepped inside, but before she closed the door, she said: "Oh, and tell Phineas I said hi!"

Ferb showed a thumbs-up as a means to confirm the promise.

As Vanessa disappeared inside, Ferb decided to look around. He remembered entering this building a few weeks ago, when there was a pharmacist outbreak or something. The Fireside Girls clubhouse was actually close by, if he remembered correctly from that time.

Ferb didn't want to barge in, seeing Isabella's troop was probably busy earning a new patch. However, he used his memory of their clubhouse's location to determine where in Danville he was, and head back to his backyard, as he already left the street.


Author's Note: This chapter contains a surprise Ferb and Vanessa friendship padding. Personally, I'm a fan of the Ferbnessa ship. However, there IS the age gap that is a bit problematic for Ferb's current age, plus the fact that Vanessa already has a boyfriend, so just being friends it is.

Next chapter is Perry and Doof-centric for sure! How will it go with four extra pets tagged along?