And yet again, the mysterious force has struck upon Candace. The backyard was empty, as if the swimming pool never existed.

In the early days of the summer, Candace would stammer out of confusion, but getting used to these shenanigans, she sighed. "I'll be in my room", Candace said dully.

As Candace slumped back inside, Linda noticed the Loud kids that were alongside Phineas, Ferb and their friends.

"Oh, you must be the kids of the vacationgoers Vivian was talking about", Linda noted. "You'll have to excuse Candace's behavior, she's obsessed with getting the boys busted, and makes up stuff along with it."

The eleven kids stared at the redhaired mother in confusion, Lily included.

"But… what she said was true", Lynn pointed out.

Linda chuckled at this. "Oh, you don't have to play along with her", she said. "Did you all have fun here, so far?"

"Oh, totes", Leni confirmed. "Phineas and Ferb are the best, and Candace is super fun, too."

"I'm glad you feel that way with my kids", Linda said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I got to get back to the bridge club."

As Linda drove away, Lincoln asked: "Why doesn't she believe in the stuff you're making?"

"Well, she technically never saw any of it", Phineas shrugged. "It would be cool if she saw at least one of our projects, though."

Lori looked towards the location of Candace's room. "I'm gonna talk to Candace, if that's alright with you." Lori stepped inside the house.

After that, the gang heard a feminine "Hey!" from behind the fence. Isabella, recognizing the voice as Gretchen's, turned around to see the Fireside Girl Troop 46231.

"Hey, Gretchen, how the patch earning going", Isabella asked.

"We just earned our Dogsitter Patches", Gretchen confirmed with a smile on her face. "Here's Pinky back." She returned the chihuahua to Isabella.

"Thanks", Isabella said. "Oh, while you're here, maybe you have time to meet the vacation neighbors I told you about?"

Gretchen, alongside the other Fireside Girls, noticed the Loud siblings behind Isabella. "Oh hey, nice to meet you guys."

The Fireside Girl troop went into the backyard as they and the Loud siblings introduced each other. They also mentioned Lori was currently with Candace.

Gretchen has taken a liking towards Lisa. Apparently, she was just as smart as Phineas and Ferb, if not a little smarter, and yet she's a lot younger than them. Adyson liked Lynn and her butch attitude instead.

Ginger, however, preferred ogling at Baljeet, as usual.

As the troop left, Lana said: "Wow, so you got a pet too! It's kinda too bad that our pets got lost somehow, but at least he can meet Hops and Izzy." She put the frog and lizard next to the chihuahua (ignoring the disgusted face of her twin sister), as she heard a familiar chatter next to her.

"Oh, there you are Perry", Lincoln said. "And you found our pets too!"

"I suppose that he brought them along to wherever he usually goes", Baljeet assumed.

Perry chattered, while getting snuggled by Charles, Cliff, Walt and Geo.

"Whoa, your platypus must've been a real good sitter if he's gettin' so much love from our pets", Luna noted.

"Yeah, and apparently he loves being petted, too", Luan joked.

"It's nice to see Perry get along with other pets", Phineas said. "Good boy!"

"Isabella, I order you to give Perry four Dogsitter Patches right now", Lana said.

"No can do, Perry isn't even a Fireside Girl", Isabella chuckled. "Besides, only one of your pets is a dog."

"I don't care, he deserves a reward", Lana protested. "If he cant get it from you, then I'll make one for him."


Meanwhile, Lori joined Candace, who was sitting on her bed.

"You see what I mean", Candace asked. "Every time I get my mother, Phineas and Ferb always get away with it somehow."

"You do realize they have literally no control over that, right", Lori queried.

"Right", Candace said. "No, this has to be the work of the mysterious force."

Lori cocked an eyebrow. "I'm sorry, the what now?"

"That's what I call the powerful and cosmic entity that keeps removing these inventions from existence, or at least my mom's eyesight."

"You literally think that can actually exist?" Lori asked with major doubts about the existence of the mysterious force.

"Do you have a better explanation", Candace retorted.

"I, um… no", Lori admitted.

"Then, if you excuse me, I'll still insist on the mysterious force, thank you very much", Candace said.

"Look, whatever is responsible, you did prove a point about the inventions disappearing", Lori said. "And…" She sighed. "I suppose I did promise helping you tomorrow, didn't I?"

"You're seriously going to help me bust my brothers?" Candace asked.

"Yep", Lori confirmed. "But, just this once, like I said. Anyway, shall we join back with my sisters in the backyard?"

Candace smiled. Maybe tomorrow would finally be the day, with Lori on her side.


After a day of fun, the Loud siblings had to say goodbye to their new friends, as they and Isabella went back to the other side of the street.

At that moment, Ferb's phone buzzed. He just got a text from Vanessa:

"That pool looks great as always! Monty liked it, too. -Vanessa"

Ferb smiled at the text.


"Hey kids, how was your day", Lynn Sr asked his children.

"Today was great, Dad", Lincoln replied. "Those kids on the other side of the street are gifted!"

"Yeah, today was amazing", Lynn said.

"Glad you liked it, and even made new friends", Rita intervened. "We already assigned rooms for everyone, so all you have left to do is unpack your bags after dinner."


Much later, at night, Lincoln was lying in his bed. The bedrooms were remarkably similar to the rooms he and his sisters slept in back in their actual home in Royal Woods. Even his assigned room was as small as a closet.

The biggest difference is that his parents had padded the rooms with mattresses, so the neighbors wouldn't be annoyed by all the loud noises the kids tend to make.

Today was a great day. Lincoln had a good time in that swimming pool, and he finally performed a cannonball! He couldn't wait to tell Clyde about it when he gets back.

Though, there were still a few questions that lingered in his mind.

For example, how do those inventions disappear? He knew Lisa was going to put research into it in the next few days, so he didn't worry too much about it.

Why would Candace want to bust her brothers, though, and why were they okay with it? He also had a bad feeling about Lori going to her room. Would she team up with Candace?

And where does Perry disappear to in the afternoon?

He had a feeling he'd never get the answer to that one, though.

Lincoln yawned, and started sleeping with a smile on his face.


Author's Notes: Whew, finally done with this thing. Can you believe it's almost been a year since I started this one? Sorry if the last few chapters feel rushed, by the way.

Anyway, while I might make a sequel for this, I'll have to disappoint you that I'm not going to work on one anytime soon. Getting through this has been more of a slog than I initially thought it would be, compared to other stories I've written.

Pretty soon I'll be setting up the beginning of Phineas and Ferb in Dimmsdale Part 3, fulfilling the remaining point on my checklist. And, well, since it's December, I might work on a Christmas oneshot too. One that is not only an idea I had a while ago, but also one in which I delve back into videogames.

Anyway, I hope you liked this fanfic. See you next time!