Chapter 9: The Temporal Disruption

So this, finally, is where the ISS Phineas and the Terran Empire fleet go into battle with Meap's fleet. I'll just make this concise and to the point and finish this story off with a slight cliffhanger where you'll have to read my previous story, The Terran Empire, to find out how it all goes (unless you already know or have been following).

Meap's fleet had dropped out of warp and prepared itself for the battle when it had scanned the Terran fleet on its way. The ISS Dauntless and ISS Ares had already been contacted and told to stop at the appointed place of battle, which they did, cloaking immediately. In two hours, the Terran Empire Naval Fleet had dropped out of warp and had made visual contact with Species 1's fleet. From the ISS Phineas, General Phineas Flynn hailed the fleet. "This is General, or for now, Captain Phineas Flynn of the Terran Empire, representing the United Earth. I'm giving you one chance to withdraw or surrender to escape destruction. If not, we will fight until you flee or perish." Meap's fleet responded by sending out small attack fighters, to which Phineas sent out the empire's own set. After a few minutes of that, and seeing that Species 1 would not give up, Phineas said "Avenger, Bludgeon, Agamemnon, Perseus, and Sitting Bull, you take the side and flanks of the fleet. The rest of you, come with the Phineas and let's take these vermin head-on!"

The strategy was ineffective. Phineas then said to his surviving majority "back off from their more advanced ships. Focus on their smaller, weaker, or older ships first. I say again, ignore the bigger vessels entirely!" The fleet obeyed and was beginning to gain the upper hand. Just then, Meap ordered his fleet to retreat for a temporary respite; his ships began to fly away at full impulse, the Terran Empire fleet following behind. Just then, a distant blue glow began to form into a stable-looking portal—it was a temporal disturbance, as Irving's computer console indicated by its gravimetric readings. Meap ordered his ships to splinter off around it, which they did, leaving the Terran Empire fleet heading towards it. Phineas, in his curiosity, said "attention, fleet, we're entering this disruption to ascertain what lies within. It looks relatively stable and harmless. Yes, I know this is a slight deviation, but let's just briefly check it out." Major Buford Van Stomm protested, saying "Captain…!" "Don't call me Captain! Only I can do that when I see it as necessary! What do you need?" "This is an unwarranted gamble on our own security!"

Phineas pulled out his disruptor pistol and said "do you want time in the agony chamber? I can tell Baljeet to fire it up for you…" Buford looked ashamedly downward and said "no, sir. Let's continue." "That's what I thought. Now, fleet, let's enter this thing. Who knows what we might find on the other side of this portal? We could find another universe or dimension! We could find more territory to conquer! We could…ah, whatever, you get it. Let's enter. Phineas out." The fleet obeyed and entered the temporal disruption slowly and with caution, all of them ending up on the other side in two minutes. What they found there was nothing super special; all they saw was a small group of starships almost identically resembling those of Meap's fleet from the other side. They were in a parallel universe!

"Phineas, they're hailing us" said Isabella. "Make no reply. Let them eat static." "Aye, sir" she replied. Phineas, after a minute of waiting and thinking, said "attack them. Get them out of our way. This may be a different universe, but it's still the same Species 1! Contact the fleet and tell them the same." Immediately after the ships were contacted, they all accelerated to attack speed and fired on the unprepared vessels. After destroying a few, the Meap had his fleet back off. "Well, these guys are of no major concern yet. Helm?" "Yes, sir?" replied Ferb. "Take us on a course for earth. I wanna see how it is in this universe. Maybe we'll even meet our own selves…" Meap Prime, currently in the USS Phineas, warped towards earth at maximum speed to warn Phineas and Ferb Prime and return the USS Phineas to them after 4 years of usage. The ISS Phineas and the rest of the Terran Empire fleet then changed its trajectory towards the Terran Solar System and warped towards earth, taking its time to get there…

Continued in The Terran Empire!

Yes, you'll have to read my 4th story to see how this 6th story fits in to it all. So, yeah, I'm done with this time of Phineas and Ferb's life. It's off to the future, where Phineas and Isabella are married and earth is in its space exploration age and in more peaceful times. As the early Starfleet motto goes, Ad Astra, Per Aspera ("to the stars, despite adversity")! Please rate and review! God Bless and live long and prosper!