Chapter Fourteen

PLATYBORG

"It's not over," I said, looking over at Perry. We lay in First Dimension Phineas and Ferb's backyard in the waning hours of twilight. "The war is still going on."

"I know," Perry replied.

"Make you nervous?"

"Yeah, it does."

I nodded. "I'll keep tabs on the movements in my dimension, and if anything happens here in yours, let me know."

Perry nodded. "Keep your boys safe for me."

"You, too, and make sure your neck and ribs get better."

"You're never gonna stop with that, are you?"

"You should know me better than that."

"I should, but our dimensions are fundamentally different because of the fact that yours was ruled by a crazy, evil Doof. I know for a fact that changed you beyond what we see on the outside."

I looked away from him, my eye closing and a sigh escaping my bill. For a while, I'd forgotten about what I'd done, but Perry was right. I had been changed fundamentally by Doof's rule. I had become my worst nightmare through his work and desire to conquer. "It's okay," Perry whispered. "Listen to me. We're gonna win, or we're gonna die trying. That's how we roll, especially with our families and towns at stake. You with me?"

"Yes, absolutely."

"Good. We've got a war to fight."