Authors Note: Alright I know I need to give you guys a break from the violence…actually this is a small break from it but next chapter i cant really explain the mood… Just bear with me. Things will get better.
ATSD: Chapter 9
Doofenshmirtz-1 found himself back in his room again. He was tired after the whole 'wrestling the cyborg to the ground' thing. Heinz didn't even want to do it, but the other him had demanded and he was too much of a schnitzel to say no.
He would NEVER force Perry the Platypus to do anything he didn't want to do or in this case, make him eat anything that he didn't want to eat. Especially something that tasted as bad as that clear substance had tasted. (Yes, he had tried it. He never had a food substitute before and he just wanted to see how it tasted). It tasted awful; it was bitter and tasted like one of those gross children's Tylenol medicines. (His parents only gave medicine to Roger but when Heinz was sick he had snuck a dosage, sure it made him feel better but it was downright disgusting. He was GLAD his parents never gave it to him).
The look in the cyborg's face was heartbreaking; he was so scared and pained. Was this how the other him treated Platyborg on a regular basis? The other him had even beaten the poor animal afterwards.
Heinz didn't believe in any type of abuse. Physically hurting someone like that is wrong and just downright cruel.
He would never treat Perry the Platypus like that. He wouldn't hit the platypus like that, (well Perry hit him in the face every day but this was different!). The other him had literally smacked the cyborg until he was on the ground and then continued to beat him from there. Heinz had watched all he could and had tried to get him to stop but couldn't.
The poor animal whimpered and yelped in pain but didn't fight back. It just lied there and took the beating.
He would never do that to his nemesis, if Perry the Platypus was down after taking a hit he would wait until the animal got up and then continue fighting him. He wouldn't continue beating him on the floor so he couldn't get up.
He wouldn't hit Perry like that either; repeatedly without stopping no matter how much the poor animal cried.
Doofenshmirtz thought of something. If he would never do this…why was he doing it? They were the same person so what he was telling himself was a lie.
Apparently he would do it; he saw it with his own eyes. It was like looking in a mirror, a fun house mirror; a terrifying fun house mirror that he never wanted to look at again in his entire life for as long as he lived.
How could he do something like that? But it wasn't him who did it, it was him but it wasn't. He was capable of doing exactly what the other him had done.
But could he be able to do it?
No.
He couldn't have, he wouldn't have.
The scientist wouldn't have hurt the animal to scold him for doing something wrong or just to hurt him in general. That was wrong! He would never do that to Perry the Platypus-
Hey where was Perry the Platypus?
Heinz knew that the other him had said that the mammal was visiting family but shouldn't he have been back by now? Or at least called to let him know he was ok or something? He was getting worried and that's why he couldn't sleep and he wasn't going to get any sleep until his worries were resolved or at least tuned down a bit.
Doofenshmirtz decided to go and talk to the other him. Maybe he knew where Perry the Platypus was and they could pick him up or somehow contact him or something, just to let him know that his nemesis was ok.
The scientist walked out of his room and to his counterpart's office. The other him and the other Perry the Platypus were looking at something on the wall. It looked like a map; Doof was just about to interrupt them when the other him spoke.
"This plan is perfect…and there is no one to stop me from taking over the ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA!" Doofenshmirtz-2 threw his arms out "…again" He added.
Doofenshmirtz-1 hid behind a plant next to the door and listened in.
"No one can stop me! Not even that stupid rodent counterpart of yours, I think I dealt with him nicely don't you think?"
Platyborg nodded. Yes, his master had done well.
Heinz eyes filled with tears and he shook his head. No…Perry the Platypus…what had he done to him?
"With this portal remote-" He held up the device "I can travel to the 1st Dimension and send my army of robots to cause mayhem and destruction, and then I will step in and take over! Then I'll have two Tri State Areas! A virtual Six State Area!"
Doof's eyes widened with every word. So that's what the other him was planning, he was going into the 1st Dimension to take over. He became angry at his other self. That jerk! He had the portal remote done this entire time!
Platyborg chattered to get his master's attention.
"What?" The dictator glared down at him.
The cyborg pointed to the dictator and then to the door.
"What am I going to do with the other me?"
Platyborg nodded.
"Well…to be honest I don't really know…I mean I kept him in the dark for this long but I don't think I'll be able to hide the fact that I took over his dimension. I guess I could make another cyborg…but it'd be awkward to boss myself around…Eh, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it" He waved it off "Maybe I could talk him into committing suicide or something, he really isn't that smart!"
Doofenshmirtz narrowed his eyes, he had heard enough. The other him didn't know it but there was someone to stop him and that someone, had just become the wiser.
