Chapter 24 This is my jam

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The next day Perry flew over to Heinz Doofenshmirtz home again, hoping to be able to do something to make his friend feel better.

As Perry arrived he was confused as to why he saw billions of crates filled with apples, oranges, lemons, cherries, strawberries and many more fruits.

"Heinz? What... What's going on?" Perry asked as he walked carefully around the boxes.

Heinz poked his head out of the kitchen, "Hi Perry. Well... I... I just decided to re-create my old family jam recipe. And make the perfect jam as a goodbye present. Here you can be my tester to my jams."

Heinz then activated a button and Perry was strapped to a baby chair, all fitted with a baby bib and he was now the same height as Heinz.

Perry smiled, "I'd be honoured... but Heinz, please let me get professional help for you. Then... Then you can live, please darling."

But Heinz shook his head, "I've already ordered everything, the funeral church, the gravestone, my coffin and so on. So here the first flavour, cheery with strawberries."

Perry opened his beak and tried it. He gave Heinz a smile and a thumbs up. Heinz gave him one back and packed the jar on the side with the positive tests.

"Second, Banana and Watermelon," Heinz explained.

Just saying the name Perry could tell this won't work out. And as he tasted it his beak turned almost green and he barfed it back up.

Heinz cleaned round Perry's beak and nodded, "No I take it?"

Perry nodded and then looked around the room for something to drink, Heinz handed Perry a glass of water and the Platypus cleaned his mouth out.

"Ok, still want to continue?" Heinz asked unsure.

Perry nodded and wagged his tail back and forth, 'Next flavour, next flavour.'

"Will do Perry the Platypus, so... how about Apple with grapes," Heinz suggested.

Heinz fed that to Perry. Perry's entire face lit up and he almost swallowed the spoon. Heinz chuckled and gave him another spoon full.

"So good Perry?" Heinz asked.

Perry nodded his head, 'Perfect.'

Heinz smiled and checked his list off, "Blackcurrant and Blackberry."

Perry opened his beak and tried that also, his face lit also up and he beamed, nodding his head over and over again.

"Another bull's eye, superb." Heinz smiled.

Perry gave him another nod, 'Next, next, next.'

"Ok, 5th test: Breadfruit with Cherimoya," Heinz said.

Just hearing that name Perry backed his beak back, but he tried it anyway,... and he was right. Perry barfed the mixture back out and Heinz washed the Platypusses mouth out with some water.

"No again. Ok. Lemon and Lime." Heinz said whiles picking the next bowl up.

Perry tried that and he gave him a slight wag of the head. Heinz didn't know what to make of that. Perry took a notepad out.

"Good but more sugar alright Perry." Heinz smiled.

Perry nodded his head, 'Next?'

"Blueberry and Prune," Heinz said picking the 7th bowl up.

Despite 7 being a good and lucky number, Perry tried it and gave him a thumbs down. Yuck. Heinz nodded and crossed that off the list also.

"Can you cope with one more Perry? Or should we stop?" Heinz asked.

Perry wagged his head a bit left and right, 'Maybe.'

Heinz thought it over and left his dining room, he returned a short while later with some water and Perry cleaned his mouth out as well as having a drink to calm his raging stomach.

Heinz filled the last spoon up and handed it to Perry. Perry looked at the orange substance on it and smiled, looked trustworthy.

Perry tried it and read the note underneath it: Clementine and Orange. He beamed and gave that construction another thumbs up.

Heinz whipped his tears out of happiness, "Thank you so much, Perry. Now I know what to do for my 'guests'. Oh, I have another idea, wait there, I'll be back in a bit."

Perry raised a confused eyebrow, Heinz left next door and returned with some yellow paint and a photo of Perry. Perry looked confused as Heinz designed the label.

Perry left into the kitchen and began helping Heinz with cooking all his construction ideas, as well as filling them into jars, labelling them, placing the lids on and then sorting them into packages for the funeral.

As they were done it was already dark, Heinz leads Perry to the door and hugged his best friend.

"Thank you for coming today, Perry. You are my best friend." Heinz said as tears streamed out of his eyes.

Perry almost began crying again, he nodded and had to leave back home. Heinz cleaned up, packed up and then left to bed. Placing over his face a breathing mask to try and survive until the next day.

'Thank you, Perry.' Heinz thought and fell asleep.

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