CHAPTER 12- I am back with Chapter 12, where everyone goes home and lives happily ever after!

Ok, so that's not exactly what happens….but we can pretend right? (-=

Hey, does anyone ever actually read these things, or do you just go straight to the story? What if I told you my Mom new George Bush's granddaughter? (No, it's true)

Can't say I blame ya.

Ok, read on all you awesome rockers!

There's a bright flash, and when I look up, all I can see is smoke.

GENERAL POV

The kids all look towards where they had last seen the platypus, straining their eyes against the smoke. "Perry?" Phineas calls out anxiously.

A loud chatter from across the room relaxes everyone, and they hear a fumbling noise as Dr. Doofenshmirtz wrestles with the balcony door. He wrenches it open and the smoke clears away almost immediately. The kids all look over at Perry and see that he is beating out a surprisingly large fire with his sling. The toilet paper from Baljeets foot had burst into flames when the heat from the ray hit Perry and anything in a five foot ring around him.

Everyone stands there staring at him for a moment before Phineas suddenly cries out "It worked!" Perry looks up in surprise at the kids, and then down at himself. Almost all the cuts and bruises are gone, save for a few large ones, and he is fully using his previously broken wrist to beat out the recently extinguished fire. Perry slowly reaches around behind him and takes the wrappings off his tail, letting it fly out backwards. It's absolutely perfect, with no sign that it had ever been broken. A wide smile splits his bill in two and he drops the wrappings on the floor. Perry darts forward and tackles Phineas in a light hug. Phineas, smiling, hugs back in glee. "Yes, yes, and yes!" he cries out, pumping his unharmed fist in the air.

Perry turns towards Candace, and despite the girl's protests, jumps on her as well. Candace sighs, though she's grinning, and hugs the platypus back. Quickly making sure no one is listening she whispers in Perry's ear "That's my secret agent."

Perry hugs her tightly, and then does a double flip onto the floor. He lands with his arms outstretched on either side of him, and gives a slight bow. "Show off," Isabella mutters, but she's smiling, just as everyone in the room is.

Buford and Baljeet high five each other, Buford declaring, "It worked!"

"Duh!" Baljeet says, rolling his eyes at the bully. There is a slight scuffle as everyone jumps in to break up the impending fight, and then they all turn to look at Phineas.

"Well, now what?" Jeremy asks.

Phineas grins. "Now we get Ferb."

Candace holds her hands up. "Wait. Since we're here, why don't we fix you, too Phin? We know it works."

Phineas ponders this for a split second and then frowns. "But Ferb-"

"Ferb is sleeping," Isabella interrupts, "so we don't want to disturb him just this second."

Phineas sighs and wheels himself in front of the laser. He looks up into its menacing black stare, and though he designed it himself, he still breaks out into a cold sweat at the thought of being hit with it. He gulps back his worries and throws a nervous smile at Vanessa before nodding at her to hit the button.

CANDACE'S POV

I watch Vanessa's finger come down, and then I turn and shield my eyes as the light flashes. Man, that thing is bright! When I'm able to blink without seeing spots, I look around at my brother, who is currently peeling off all his bandages. Like Perry, he only has a few cuts and bruises left. He stands up out of the chair on perfectly healed legs and I grin. Phineas looks at us in shock and delight before flying over and tackling me in a hug. I squeeze him tightly for a few seconds before he is stolen by Perry. The two hug for barely a second before Isabella darts over and pulls Phineas into her arms.

After hugging him for a few seconds, I smile as Isabella crashes her lips into Phineas', kissing him soundly on the mouth. Everyone in the room glances away, smiling knowingly.

Phineas gasps in shock and a wide smile crosses his face. "Isabella!"

Isabella pulls away instantly and blushes furiously. "Sorry!"

Phineas chuckles and shakes his head, taking her hand lightly in his. "Nothing to be sorry for. I'm kinda glad…but we need to focus." He turns to the rest of us, and while Isabella looks like she's going to pass out from delirious joy, the rest of us manage to fix our attention on Phineas.

"OK, now we either got to figure out how to get Ferb out here without bugging him, or how to get this hunk of metal into his room," Phineas says, pacing the floor on his newly healed legs. He turns and looks at Perry. "Perry? Can you go check and see if he's awake?"

Perry nods and darts away…into the kitchen. "Um, Perry the Platypus!" calls Dr. D, who I had almost forgotten about. "That's the kitchen!"

An impatient chatter comes out of the room and Perry walks out a few second later with a glass of water, sipping it greedily. He heads down the hall and the rest of us turn back to figure out what to do with this hunk of metal…and I don't mean Norm.

FERB'S POV

I wake up and hear a lot of talking from down the hall, and it's really loud, which is probably why no one hears me yell out. I suck in my breath through my teeth and clench them together, grinding the tiny bones against one another. My chest is killing me! And I mean quite literally. I grip my dressings with my left hand and drag my knees to my chest, the pain from my broken limbs not even coming close to beating the pain in my rib cage.

Tears are rolling down my cheeks when I just barely manage to hear the door open. I look up and see Perry standing there, holding a glass of water in his hand. He's focusing on not spilling it and closing the door at the same time. He manages to shut it with a foot, and before I'm hit with another wave of pain, I realize that all his bandages are gone.

The searing pain rips through my chest, coursing through my veins in a way I'd never thought possible and I let out a barely audible "Perry."

My voice is quiet and hoarse, but he still manages to hear me and he looks up. His eyes widen in horror and he chucks the glass aside to the floor. The cup shatters with a sharp *CRACK* and Perry runs over to the edge of the bed. "My….my chest," I gasp out, curling into myself more to try and stop the pain.

Perry's eyes dart around the room and he yanks a pair of scissors from the bedside table. He slices the blades smoothly up the bandages on my chest, pulling them apart quickly. He lets out a horrific chatter-yelp type thing and immediately grabs a bunch of gauze. I pull my hand away slightly and realize that it is covered in blood. I shake my head weakly at Perry and push his paw away, shuddering out, "Phineas."

Perry nods, spins on his heel and sprints out the door, not noticing the glass now embedded in his foot.

I lay my head down and sob loudly, clutching both hands to my chest and praying for it to stop, by whatever means necessary.

PERRY'S POV

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Where is everyone?

I skid around the corner, wincing as I burn my webbed foot in the process and as I feel the glass in it. Why the heck can't I find any-OOF!

I run into Dr. Doofenshmirtz, falling to the floor. I'm up again in a second and Dr. D looks at me in concern. "Whoa, Perry the Platypus, what's the-"

I cut him off with the worst chatter I've ever heard myself use in my life and motion frantically behind me. Dr. D frowns. "Ferb? What's wrong with him?"

I jerk my thumb at my chest and then hold my hands up so that he can see the blood on them.

The next thing I know, Doof has sped around the corner behind me at light speed. I shake my head and continue on my search for Phineas, or Candace or someone! Dang it, I never realized how freaking big Dr. D's apartment really is!

DR. D'S POV

I run full force into Ferb's room and stop dead in my tracks.

Geez, I really have got to stop using that phrase!

Ferb is curled up in a ball on Vanessa's bed, now blood soaked and I dart over, though I'm not sure how to handle this. I realize that the boy is only half conscious and I quickly shake him by the shoulder, obtaining blood on my hand as well.

"Ferb? Come on buddy, please wake up!" I quickly slap his face, though I know Perry the Platypus is going to punch me for it, and sigh when his eyes flutter open.

"Dr. D?" he whispers, curling his hand into a fist over his chest.

Tears fly to my eyes as I see the weakness in his. That's the first time the kid ever said my name. I lean over and place a hand on his head gently. "What is it, kid?"

He stutters quietly. "Can you…can you…please…"

"What, can I what?" I cry in frustration.

He chokes out the next few words quickly, speckling his lips with his own blood. "Tell everyone…that I love them."

My eyes widen and I scowl. No. Not on my watch. "Tell them yourself," I growl at the boy. Ferb's eyes grow dim and I scoop him up into my arms, cradling his head on my shoulder and ignoring the blood seeping into my lab coat. I kick open the door and run down the hall, not seeing Candace until she's actually right in front of me. Her eyes widen in horror at the sight of her brother, and due to the excess weight in my arms, she gets ahead of me and starts yelling, "Vanessa, get the machine ready, now!"

I fly around the corner and put Ferb on the floor, basically dumping him there, though I am careful to keep him right side up. I hear gasps from all around, and a brief sound that sounds like someone is vomiting, but that all stops when I realize that the button Vanessa is now pushing is stuck.

Hee hee. I left you with another cliffee. No, DON'T SHOOT! JK. I know you guys won't, you like this story too much. There will be one more chapter and then the Epilogue. Wow, I finished this fast. Thanks guys for all the awesomely inspiring reviews!

Oh, and check out the new story I am writing called Ghostly Problems.

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