Midnight27's request: Transfusion
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LissieFlynn200: Yeessssssss! I can't believe I forgot about that one! And it's even more awesome because the only ones who knew about Candace at that point in the episodes were Isabella, Ferb, and Perry! Let's see if I can go back to writing just that lol. That one will be four chapters from now.
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I don't own Phineas and Ferb. Also, from now on, Percy is still relevant and Jeremy and Ferb know about Perry. I will say otherwise if the one shot takes place before their discoveries.
GENERAL POV
Candace stretched lazily on the buoy, her tail dangling into the water as she leaned back against the algae covered metal and shut her eyes, relaxing for the first time in days.
The water lapped quietly against the side of the large red bell, and the rocking motion started to make Candace drowsy faster than she thought possible.
"Candace!"
The mermaid bolted upright at the sound of Perry's frantic chatter, smacking her head off of the bell with a loud CLANG that sounded across the water. She grumbled and rubbed her head, looking up at Perry in irritation, ready to snap at him for interrupting him.
The words drained from her mouth, forgotten, when she saw the look of utter fear on Perry's normally placid face. He was pale under his fur and, as he landed his jetpack on the buoy, she could see that he was trembling.
"What happened?" Candace demanded, rubbing her fedora charm anxiously.
Perry opened and closed his bill, looking like he was struggling to speak. Finally, after a solid thirty seconds, he managed to sputter out, "It's Phineas."
Candace slipped into the water, turning to face Perry, her eyes hardening and her stomach dissolving into a pit of nervous butterflies. "What happened to Phineas?" she asked, already starting to paddle to shore.
Perry ditched his jetpack and dove in next to her, swimming alongside the mermaid with firm strokes. "He and the others were racing go-carts, and Phineas' spun out of control. He…he's hurt pretty badly. Candace, you're the only person we know with O negative blood."
Candace flinched, knowing that it must be really bad if Phineas needed a blood transfusion. She reached over, grabbed Perry by the wrist, and yanked him onto her back, twisting her hands around her waist so that the sea curved around her, hurtling them towards the beach.
Perry clung on for dear life, his fingers digging into Candace's shoulders. "Jeremy's on the beach waiting for us. He's going to take us over to the hospital."
Candace faltered for just a second, having almost forgotten that Jeremy knew of Perry's double life. She shook it off and slowed the rush of water as she neared the sand.
Jeremy spotted them coming and splashed into the waves, gathering Candace into his arms before she had come to a full stop. He forged his way back onto firm ground, Perry clinging precariously to Candace's tail.
The teens face was set in a grim line, worry showing in his pale blue eyes. Candace wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered her into the passenger seat of the car. Perry leapt into the back as Jeremy darted to the driver's side, slid the key into the ignition, and floored it out of the lot.
"He lost a lot of blood," Jeremy said softly, his eyes cutting over to look at his girlfriend. "He's not quite stable, and they don't have enough O negative blood on hand to give him some immediately."
Candace nodded slowly, pushing the water off of her tail. As her tail turned back to legs, a thought sprang to life in her brain. "Shit," she muttered.
Jeremy whipped his head over to look at her, almost immediately returning his eyes to the road. "What?"
"Jeremy, what's in my blood?"
The boy frowned, his eyebrows furrowing as he searched for an answer. He shook his head slowly, at a loss.
Candace rolled her eyes and gestured to a scratch on Jeremy's arm. She rested her fingers lightly on it, careful to not distract his driving, and seconds later the cut had healed. Jeremy grimaced. "The flower. Crap."
The half mermaid nodded, burying her head in her hands. "Jeremy, what if they study my blood closely? There's got to be some kind of evidence in my blood stream that I have healing abilities."
Jeremy gave a thin smile. "Hopefully if they do that, we can keep the results away from them. Dr. Hirano is over there now, seeing to Phineas."
Candace relaxed enormously, relieved that her brother was in the hands of a woman she had trusted with her life on multiple occasions. "Thank god. If she handles the transfusion, we should be safe."
"Would Phineas get the flower's healing powers?" Perry questioned softly, popping his head up between the seats as Jeremy rounded the corner to the hospital.
Candace shook her head. "I…I don't know," she admitted. "It wouldn't matter if he did, as long as he's okay."
Her voice caught a little and Jeremy reached over, grasping her hand in his and rubbing a soothing thumb over her knuckles. "He'll be okay, Candace," he murmured, pulling into the hospital's valet parking area.
Perry yanked off his hat and leapt into Candace's arms. The teens scrambled from the car, Jeremy tossed the keys to the valet, and took Perry from Candace as they sprinted inside to the reception desk.
"I'm here for Phineas Flynn?" Candace gasped slightly.
The receptionist jumped to her feet. "Are you Candace? The one with the O negative blood he needs?"
"That's her," Dr. Hirano said, striding from the back of the Emergency Room. She winked slightly at Candace. "I'll handle this, Charlotte. Send Jeremy and Perry back to the waiting room where everyone else is."
Jeremy kissed Candace lightly on the cheek and vanished into the waiting room. The orange haired girl followed Dr. Hirano at a quick pace back through the doors. "Were you just swimming?" the doctor asked abruptly.
Candace nodded and the woman chewed on her lip. "Does that effect your hydration at all?"
Tilting her head thoughtfully, Candace pondered the question. "I don't think so. Dr. Hirano, with the blood transfusion…would Phineas….I mean, my powers…?"
Dr. Hirano pursed her lips and shrugged, leading Candace into a room and shutting the door, pulling out the equipment needed for pulling the blood from her body. "I'm not sure. It may be that at first he has the powers and then as his blood replenishes his body, the powers die out."
Candace nodded, sticking her arm out and wincing as Dr. Hirano firmly tied the rubber band around Candace's upper arm. The woman set up the rest of her equipment and held up the syringe, raising an eyebrow. "You good?"
Candace flexed her fingers and squeezed the stress ball in her hands. "Do it."
The family paced the hallway anxiously, waiting with anticipation to see if Phineas would be okay. Jeremy had taken Perry, Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella back to the Garcia-Shapiro household, leaving only the Flynn-Fletchers in the hospital.
Only Ferb and Candace sat still, each slumped in the hard plastic chairs every hospital in the world seemed to be equipped with.
Candace flicked the plastic with a finger, her arm stinging slightly as the bandage pulled on the sensitive arm hairs. "You'd think a hospital could afford better seating for people waiting," she joked softly.
Ferb didn't even smirk. He merely clamped his hands together more tightly and bowed his head further, hiding his eyes from his sister. Candace frowned and turned sideways in the chair so that her left knee was propped against the chair back. "Ferb?"
The Brit glanced at her ever so slightly, enough for Candace to see how red his eyes were. He resembled a bad Christmas advertisement. The girl grimaced and wrapped her arms gently around Ferb, sighing softly as she felt him start shaking.
"Hey," she murmured, pushing him back slightly and leaning over to look into his eyes. "Phineas will be okay. He's too annoying to leave," she laughed softly.
Ferb snorted slightly, turning his head away from her. Candace pulled him back into a hug, resting her chin on his scalp. It was from this position that she caught sight of the doctor coming out of the room.
Candace jumped from her chair, Ferb still clutched in her arms, and the two moved towards their parents quickly to hear what Dr. Hirano had to say.
She smiled lightly, her eyes bright. "Phineas is fine. He's asleep right now, and he's broken several bones, but he'll be okay. He cracked his head open when he hit the pavement, which is what about half of the blood loss was from. If he hadn't been wearing his helmet, it would have been much worse than it was."
Linda broke into a grin and pulled her friend into a hug. Lawrence kissed Dr. Hirano lightly on the cheek and tilted his head. "May we go see him?" the man asked, his voice hoarse as he intertwined his fingers with Linda's.
Dr. Hirano nodded. "Only two at a time. Ferb and Candace will have to wait here. Five minutes," she warned them.
The adults nodded and darted into the room and Dr. Hirano turned to Candace, who had her hands lightly on Ferb's shoulders. He leaned back against his sister's torso heavily, struggling not to cry.
Dr. Hirano knelt and placed a gentle kiss on Ferb's forehead. "Honey, Phineas is fine. You did the right thing, calling 911 and then getting ahold of me here. I'm very proud of you."
Ferb nodded quietly, a smile twitching at his lips, and Dr. Hirano rose, looking at Candace. "As far as I can tell, the powers pulled from your bloodstream were faint enough that he won't be able to actually use them. He may heal a bit faster, but not by much. If I were you, I wouldn't even hint at the possibility. He would just exert an excessive amount of energy attempting to utilize the powers."
Candace nodded slowly, hugging Ferb to her lightly. Dr. Hirano smiled at the two and glanced at her watch. "I have an appointment in about five minutes. Tell Phineas I'll stop by and see him later, all right kids?"
The duo nodded and Dr. Hirano strode off towards the elevator. Candace knelt next to Ferb and hugged him tightly, before pulling back and studying him for a moment.
"Are you okay with this?" she asked.
Ferb tilted his head in bewilderment, giving her a funny look. Candace shook her head. "I mean, with Phineas having some of my powers."
The Brit snorted and leaned his cheek on Candace's shoulder, his worried gaze fixed on his brother's room. "I don't care. As long as he's safe."
I actually really enjoyed this prompt. Thanks for this!
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