I survived my sickness! XD Yee-haw!

Mitchi41: Dun dun DUN! XD Let the suspense build.

CloudwatcherNumbuh7: Why thank you, and no Buford doesn't 'like' Vanessa. He just happened to be there to catch her when she fell...

karly05: Nope, just one knife. I also forgot about that too... lol.

WordNerb93: Ferb arrives in time... there happy? XD

mynameisqwerty: He he he... twists and cliff hangers are just something that I like to do. I hope you're still... uh, alive to read this...

112233: Family channel has nothing to do with this story! lol But thanks anyway! Glad you're liking it. XD

Lummie: Yay I don't suck! :D That makes me happy.

PheonixWormwood137: I'm much better, thank you! XD

blaineandthepips488: Please don't cry... :( I think I'll cry if he hurts Ferb too.

thewolfstar: Very close... but read on...

RosyInkLiv54: Thanks for pointing those out! XD It's nice to have someone to spot those every so often.

GoldenDiamond1995: Wow, thank you fro saying so!

Sierra275: Yep... it's not over yet. I have something planned for later...

reppad98: Really? Wow thank you! I agree, we need more Ferbnessa stories. There's like... less then a hundred last time I checked. I've read quite a few good ones, the one author that comes to mind is 'karly05'. She has a few out there...

Okay I do not own P&F.

Isabella, Buford and Baljeet were asked to leave the room when Vanessa started having a breathing attack. The door to the room was closed and all they could hear was Vanessa crying out for help and the doctor shouting out orders to his nurses.

Isabella sighed and rested her head in the palm of her hand, "How did it come to this?"

Baljeet raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"I mean… remember our summer days when we were younger? We were all so healthy, relaxed and no one would ever dream of hurting anyone of us. What happened to make this all change?"

Buford shrugged, "We grew up… I guess."

Baljeet nodded, "He's right, when you grow up things… well, we've changed."

"You said that I was right."

"That doesn't change the fact that I'm still terrified of you."

"You were scared of me when we were younger as well. Why didn't you get a restraining order then?"

"Because you weren't a criminal then, duh!"

"So," Buford shrugged, "I've made a few mistakes in the past, but I did my time."

"I'm not taking any chances… now back away, you're two inches too close."

Just then, Ferb came running in. His face was red and he was panting from running. Isabella's eyes lit up,

"Ferb did you get the-"

Ferb, still breathing heavily, nodded and pointed to the bag in his hand.

"Alright you did it!" A cry from Vanessa was heard in the other room, "Sounds like you got it just in time too."

The doctor walked out of the room, his coat was stained with fresh blood. Ferb eyes grew wide when he saw the crimson color on the doctor's coat.

"Did you get the cure?" the doctor asked,

Ferb nodded and handed him the bag.

"Good man, I'm going to make up the formula, so you guys have five minutes to talk to your loved ones. I'll be right back."

After the doctor left, the gang walked into the I.C.U room to see Phineas and Vanessa.

Vanessa looked worse then before. Her face was a greenish pale color, her injured arm was wrapped in gauze and you could see her blood beginning to soak through the gauze. Phineas looked about the same as before, only much more weaker.

Ferb went over to Vanessa and gently grabbed her cool hand. She opened her eyes and looked up at him,

"Hey there…" she whispered,

Ferb kneeled down next to her and kissed her hand.

"Did you… find the cure?"

Ferb nodded while still having his warm lips against her soft hand.

"Ferb I'm… I'm so cold and everything hurts."

Ferb nodded again and spoke, "I know, love and I promise that you're going to feel a lot better in a little bit. You just got to hold on a little bit longer."

"Anything for you, and just so you know… my answer is yes."

"Your answer is yes for what?"

Vanessa smiled weakly, "Yes, I will elope with you."

Ferb smiled, "You will? Are you sure?"

"I've never been this sure about anything in my whole life before."

Ferb wore a toothy smile and kissed her hand once again. Soon the doctor came in and asked everyone to wait in the waiting room.

Everyone took a seat and awaited the fate of their friends. Ferb curled up on his seat and closed his eyes. Soon he drifted off to sleep, and was welcomed by another nightmare…

Ferb was standing near the rushing river, waiting for Vanessa to show up. She had asked him to meet her here and didn't explain why. He didn't care though; he just couldn't wait until she got here. No one was around, so they'd have a chance to spend some time alone. To pass the time, he looked around at the beautiful woods. It didn't look familiar, but Ferb didn't care.

He soon heard a rustle in the bushes so he turned his head to see who was approaching. Vanessa popped through slowly her eyes were downcast. Ferb smiled and went running over to her. Suddenly her head snapped up and she cast him a surprised glance,

"Ferb no! Don't come any closer! It's a trap!"

Ferb froze in place, and heard a loud noise. He felt a huge ache in his chest that made him drop to the ground. He groaned and attempted to get up, but another pain in his chest sent him right back down to the ground again.

Vanessa screamed out loud and disappeared. Her image was replaced by… Johnny?

Ferb gasped and once again tried to stand up. He wasn't fast enough though; Johnny took him roughly by the color and led him over to the rivers edge.

Ferb cried out in vain, "Stop this! Where's Vanessa? What have you done to her?"

Johnny snickered and whispered in his ear, "You'll never know, because you won't be here."

"Where am I going? What are going to do to me?"

"I'm going to watch you die with my revenge… goodbye, Fletcher."

With that, Johnny shoved Ferb into the unforgiving river. Ferb felt the waves rush up and over his head just as he went to take a breath. Soon the water began to fill up his ears, then his mouth and lastly his lungs.

Everything was wet and cold; there was no escape from this fate…

Ferb's head snapped up as he awoke. He felt sweat dripping down his face as he glanced around. He wasn't drowning in a river; he was still in the hospital, waiting for Vanessa and Phineas to be healed.

Isabella was right beside him, looking at him with a worried face, "Are you alright? You were yelling in your sleep?"

Ferb groaned, "Yeah, I'm fine uh… how long was I out?"

"About an hour, you really needed the sleep though."

Yeah, Ferb thought, but I didn't need to dream of Johnny taking away Vanessa and DROWNING me.

Just then, the doctor came out. The gang stood to their feet and had hopeful looks written upon their faces.

The doctor smiled, "The treatment worked, your friends are going to be fine."

Everyone let out a relieved breath. At last, they could breathe easily again.

"Can we see them?" Isabella asked,

"Of course, they're both in separate rooms but they're right across from each other. You can't miss them."

Isabella was the first to quickly dart back to I.C.U. She ran into Phineas's room first and started crying tears of happiness while smothering him with kisses. Once Ferb caught up, he decided it best to see his brother after Isabella detangled herself from him… if that were ever possible.

He went to the next room and was smiling wide when he saw Vanessa. She was sitting up in bed and she wore a huge smile when Ferb came in.

"Hey there hot stuff," she spoke jokingly, "it's about time you came in to see me."

Ferb smiled and ran over to her side. She surprised him when she grabbed his coat collar and brought him down for a long awaited kiss. He put his hands around her back and pulled her closer, while she entangled her hand into his hair.

They broke apart when they heard someone behind them making gagging noises. Ferb looked back in annoyance to see Buford and Baljeet standing in the doorway.

Buford stuck out his tongue, "Ick! Why does everyone have to be kissing right now?"

Baljeet covered his eyes in embarrassment, "So sorry, Ferb we didn't think that… well…"

Ferb didn't reply. He just pointed for them to get out. The two intruders took the hint and quickly walked out.

Ferb turned back to Vanessa, a sly smile was written upon his face, "Now where were we?"

Vanessa returned the smile, "I think we were kissing…"

Ferb grinned and leaned down to kiss her again. Before their lips could touch, there was a commotion outside that was getting closer. Ferb rolled his eyes and groaned, which made Vanessa giggle.

Ferb went to turn around to find out what was going on, when he felt someone run into him and knock him to the floor. Ferb gasped when he felt himself hit the ground, and found himself slightly annoyed but glad to find out that Phineas was sitting on top of him. His usual goofy smile was written on his face. Ferb stared blankly up at him, waiting for his brother to say something.

Phineas grabbed Ferb and hugged him tightly, "Thanks for saving me, bro! I owe you one."

Ferb snickered, "Actually, you owe me more then- eh, nevermind."

Instead of continuing, Ferb just returned his brothers hug, he was just glad that Phineas was all right now.

Soon Isabella came running in, "Phineas what were you thinking? You can't just… jump out of a hospital bed when you feel like it! You just went through treatment… you need rest."

Phineas chuckled, "Don't fret, darling I feel so much better. I'm ready to start inventing again!"

Ferb pushed his brother off of him and looked at him sternly, "Go back to bed, Phin."

Phineas sighed, "Okay fine, I'll go back to bed."

Isabella walked over to help Phineas get up and walk him back into his room. Once they were gone, Ferb stood up and sat on Vanessa's bed,

"Okay now where were-"

He glanced down at Vanessa when he heard a small snore. She had her hands folded across her chest and she wore a small smile while she slept. Ferb sighed and smiled at her. He moved her slightly so he could crawl behind her, so her head was resting on his chest. She mumbled his name in her sleep, and then was silent.

He kissed her forehead and whispered in her ear, "I'll be here when you wake up, love so sleep well…"

He closed his eyes and let sleep take over him as well. This time, he had a good dream… about his and Vanessa's bright future without Johnny.

Once again, I don't like this chapter... it feels too... ick. Maybe because there's no action with Johnny or whatever... guess I'll let you guys decide if it's goog or not. Thanks for reading. Review?