All Phineas and Ferb characters, episodes, and locations are Trademarks & Copyright © of the Walt Disney Company 2007-2011. I an in no way affiliated with The Walt Disney Company or any of its subsidiaries.Pop Quiz Answer: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. Which was part of the inspiration for this story.
"What do you mean he is not there?"
Ferb handed her the tablet he was reading. It had the report from Baljeet on it. No no no, he is out hunting for him now. Like he said, neither of them will allow the other to live. She got her phone out and called Baljeet.
"Yes, Isabella?"
"You're sure he is not there."
"I am sure we would see him, since we are in his hideout. There are not many places to hide."
"He must be out hunting the other one. He said that he could only be whole if the other was gone."
"Oh that is not good. You see, while that might be his desire, neither can survive without the other. So if he finds the other and eliminates him, he will only be harming himself."
Her phone buzzed. "Hold on, I have another call," Click.
" Hey Chief, it's Hollie. I saw Phineas on top of a building. He was wearing a cloak like you described; he looked mad."
"Thanks, keep me posted if anyone else sees him," Click. "I just got confirmation that he is out. He must be hunting. There is nothing else he wants."
Ferb spoke up, "I beg to differ."
"Baljeet, I would get out of there. Call ya later." She hung up the phone and stared at the boy sitting off to the side of her. "What do you mean."
"He wants you."
"What good is that? I'm not going to just hang around him, not when the other Phineas is still healing."
Ferb thought for a few minutes. He then turned around and walked back into the work area he had made. His eyes darted from his plans to the device he had been constructing. Isabella got up and walked over to him.
"Well, what are we going to do?"
He pulled out his remote and hit some keys. A small ball came off a table and started orbiting around the work area. It picked up speed till it became one with the light around them, thus vanishing from sight. A second later, a green light shot out and the yard was empty.
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Half an hour later, Baljeet and Buford joined Ferb and Isabella in the HACTA chamber.
"You really need to tell people when you are sending some kind of drone to transport them. Buford nearly swatted it out of the air." The bully growled at the mentioned of his failure to hit the drone.
"Ferb has been trying to decrease the healing time of the tank, to maybe get it down to just a few more hours."
"Why?"
"He thinks he can merge them back together, but he said that he needs them both healed."
"Well, then I am sure my mathematical expertise would be of assistance." Ferb motioned him to take the other terminal. The two worked furiously. They stepped back an hour later, sweating. The counter was down to two hours.
"Great job, boys. That's not long at all. So we wait?"
"I'm going home, my mom is cooking steak for lunch." Buford walked out and headed for the tube station exit.
"I think I will be heading home as well. I need to rest from all the excitement. Call me if you need me." He followed after the bully.
Ferb went back to work on the device he had been working before. Isabella just sat and watched. Soon, she nodded off to sleep.
Two hours later. She woke up to the sound of draining liquid. Looking up, she saw Ferb working the levers on the HACTA tank. The seals on the tank popped as the front panel slid down into the floor. Steam poured out from the heat of the device suddenly cooling. A hand came to the side as he pulled himself out. Phineas smiled as he saw the two standing on the floor.
"Hi everyone."
Isabella smiled and was about to welcome him back, but another voice interrupted her.
"Greetings are in order, aren't they?"
The turned to see the other Phineas standing at the door. His eyes were focused on his positive half.
"It took me a while to find where Ferb hid HACTA, and it seems that I did just in the nick of time. For it ends now." The rockets in his shoes shot him forward, aiming for his other half. As they came together, they vanished.
"GO, I'll follow!" Ferb yelled at her as he turned back to his device and started snapping things together.
She pulled out the small round disc she had been given and thought about the two Phineas', she hit the gemstone. She was then standing back in the Flynn-Fletcher backyard. The two Phineas' were fighting again. Punches and kicks impacted both of them as they hit each other relentlessly. They each fought hard, but the negative Phineas still had the enhancements. After a few more minutes, negative Phineas stood over his counter part. Isabella yelled out as she saw what was about to happen.
"Please don't!"
"There can be only one," Negative said as he brought up his arm.
"Don't watch, my love," Positive yelled.
"You must choose now, my dear." Negative opened up his gloved hand.
She was fighting for control, trying to be strong. The man she loved was standing in front of her tearing himself apart. Neither can survive without the other. "I can only love one man, and that man is the WHOLE Phineas Flynn!"
"Very well, then the worm dies for nothing." Negative prepared to fire.
"STOP!"
Ferb was standing beside her now. He was glaring at the Phineas'. Negative spoke up again.
"YOU of all people know this is the way it should happen. All these years, he has been holding you back. He never has let you really test yourself, never let you reach your full potential. Everyday HE tells you what YOU are going to do, not even bothering to ask you. I will allow you out of my shadow. Allow you to take center stage for once. Be recognized for the great things you really do. Things this wimp never did." He reached down and grabbed the other one. "So tell me, brother, what do you want to do today?"
Ferb reached behind him and pulled the contraption he had been working out. It was in the shape of a hand held cannon. The end the he was now holding behind him had a slightly larger box on it, his arm was wrapped around that end so his right hand could reach the trigger and hold it. A handle stuck out of the side near the front of it where he placed his left hand. He pulled back on that handle and a gentle hum could be heard coming from the cannon. Over the next few seconds, the hum grew loader.
"I'm going to blow your mind." Ferb fired the cannon, a green light came out of the barrel and hit the two Phineas'. They both screamed as they started to merge.
"ISABELLA!...STOP HIM!" Negative yelled.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Positive screamed.
Ferb stepped forward as they both tried to pull away from each other. He turned a knob on the weapon and the beam grew in size, as did the volume of the two it was hitting.
"ISABELLA...HE IS KILLING US!" Her knees hit the ground at the wails. Tears were streaming down her face as she watched the horrible act before her. She looked up at Ferb, who was stone faced. He knows this is the right thing to do, I don't. But Ferb would never do anything to hurt Phineas. "ISABELLA...PLEASE!" Then why do I feel like he is?
Ferb took another set forward as the merging only lacked the heads. He pressed on as the each gave a finally scream of agony. Then a burst of wind rushed away from them, knocking Ferb back four feet. She ducked down and managed to avoid being pushed back. A blinking light followed with a cloud of smoke. As it cleared, she a boy rocking back and forth on his heels. He was wearing his orange and white shirt with his blue shorts. The look in his eyes was distant and wary.
"Ferb," He said, "I don't feel so good." Saying that, he rocked back, closed his eyes, and started to fall to the ground. Isabella rushed forward and caught him, easing him down to earth.
Only one, there is only one now. What will he remember? Will he still love me? Will he just back to being the same guy? Is he even really healed? Could this ordeal done something worse to his mind? Oh, how can I be sure? Ferb was getting up as she turned back to see how he was. She decided to check Phineas' vital signs and make sure his body was OK. Pulse, good. Breathing, clear. No bruising I can see. No blood I can see. He seems alright, but why is he not awake?
Ferb walked over to the pair and sat down on the other side of him, across from Isabella. He looked up at her and gave her a questioning look. She realized he expected her to have already checked to make sure he was alive.
"Vitals are good. No blood or bruises I can see. But he is out cold. Are you sure he is back to normal?" Ferb shrugged. "How can we be sure?"
Ferb placed something on his brothers head that covered his forehead. He pulled out two small pads from both sides of it and placed one on his own forehead. The other he handed to Isabella, she eyed it cautiously. He saw her reaction and answered, "Mind Machine, version 3."
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