Chapter 10 – It's Back! I Remember! And What The Crud?!?

Sorry for such a long wait, but I'm kinda busy right now. But I'll try and update quicker!

Black.

Everything is black.

I can't see anything. But I can hear something.

It sounds like…shouting. And now I can feel something shaking me, to the point where it almost hurt. Was there an earthquake?!?

But all of a sudden, it stopped. But the shouting didn't. I could just barely make out the words I heard:

"-doesn't wake up again? What if she's stuck in a coma or something? What if-"

That sounded like…Phineas? Why is Phineas shouting, and who's in a coma?

I cracked my eyes open a bit, and it wasn't black anymore. I made out the figures of Phineas and Ferb standing not too far away from me. I tried to speak, but it came out as just a mumble. But it was loud enough to get Phineas' attention, because he turned around suddenly to face me.

I sat up, my head spinning a bit. Did I just get knocked out or something? "Whoa, what happened?" I asked, to neither one in particular.

Phineas had a worried look on his face, which just made me think more that I'd got knocked out. "Uh, Isabella? Do you…do you remember anything?" he asked me.

"About what?" I asked, not really sure what he was talking about. I looked behind him, to where our spaceship is. Well, where it used to be. Now there was nothing. "Wait, where'd the ship go?" I asked him. "I didn't miss the flight, did I?"

Phineas got a wild look on his face, one of excitement. Then he lunged at me. It took me a moment to realize he was hugging me. Really tightly.

"You remember! You actually remember!!!" he screamed loudly.

If it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't breathe, I wouldn't had minded staying like this. But the lack of oxygen was making my head swim. "Uh, Phineas? You're…sorta crushing me," I choked out; he released his grip. "And what are you talking about?" I added. "We only just started building it this morning."

Ferb interrupted Phineas before her could say anything. "Isabella? Do you know who I am?"

I stared at him stupidly. Where'd that come from? "…yeah, you're Ferb Fletcher. Why wouldn't I?" I asked him.

He held up his hands defensively. "Just checking," he said.

I looked at Phineas, confused. "Phineas, what's going on?"

"Uh, it's a long story," he replied.

"Well, I think I have a right to know, if it involves me," I replied, crossing my arms. And I meant it. If I did get knocked out, I'd at least like to know why.

Phineas, Ferb, and I sat together, telling me of what seemed an almost impossible story: I had supposedly lost my memory because of an asteroid crash, and everyone had spent the whole day trying to get my memory back. Then, I fainted, and when I woke up I was back to normal.

But there seemed to be a gap in the story: the reason I blacked out in the first place.

And that was the first thing I asked when they finished. "Wait, there's something I don't understand. How come I fainted, and what does that have to do with me getting my memory back?"

Phineas suddenly turned his head away from me. His entire face was beet red, which made me suspicious of what he was keeping from me.

Ferb seemed to noticed this too. "Well, we sorta found a photo in your room, and we thought maybe it would help get your memory back," he said.

"Which one? I've got a whole album full of them," I said. Which got me thinking: what one picture could get my whole memory back, when nothing else could?

Ferb sighed, then took a picture out of his pocket. I reached for it, but he kept it far away from me.

He looked a little embarrassed as he said, "Umm…well, we're sorry that it had to come down to this picture, because we realize now that it was kind of private. But what's done is done." He handed me the picture.

I looked at the picture in my hands. It was Phineas and I at a carnival. And my heart sank when I realized it was the carnival picture. The one I had drawn on.

I jumped to my feet and screamed at Ferb. "WHERE THE HECK DID YOU GET THIS FROM?!?"

"Your room," he replied, not at all phased.

That got me even madder than before. What was his problem?!? "I KNOW THAT, BUT WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THIS ONE? YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT THIS ISN'T A PICTURE I WANT SHOWN TO JUST ANYONE!"

He didn't move an inch. "Isabella, relax. Like I said, it was our last chance to get your memory back. Without it, you'd still have no clue who you are."

I thought on that, and I realized he had a point. I'd rather be ticked and know who I am than have no clue what the heck was going on. I continued sitting there, deep in thought. I noticed something move out of the corner of my eye, and I realized it was Phineas.

Wait, Phineas??? He can't see this!!!

I scrambled as fast as I could to hide the picture behind her back, and put on my best fake smile I could. I don't think it worked.

Ferb spoke up. "Isabella, forget about it. Don't try to hide the picture. Because Phineas has already seen it."

Oh no. Oh fudge, this can't be happening."Y-you m-mean…h-he-" I stuttered.

Ferb nodded. "Yeah, he knows."

I felt my face go red. How could this happen?!? My biggest secret, blown when I wasn't even around to see it. This is the worst thing that's ever happened. NOW what am I gonna do?!?!?

Ferb cleared his throat. "I don't think just sitting here is going to solve anything. The subject has been avoided for too long. You guys gotta talk this out."

TALK IT OUT?!? Was he CRAZY?!? I can't even look at him right now! How the heck am I supposed to say ANYTHING to him?!?

Uh oh, Izzy knows! What's gonna happen next?!?