Phineas and Ferb
The New Adventures of Phineas and Ferb
Episode 19: Resolution (Part 2)
Episode Summary: Part 2 of a new 2-part special event. Phineas and Ferb put their most daring plan into action, and the entire Tri-State Area is put on panic mode. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz unleashes his latest plan, but this time, it could actually destroy the Tri-State Area, and Perry is too distracted to stop it. Plus, Candace makes a daring decision that changes her life forever.
Disclaimer: Phineas and Ferb does not belong to me. It belongs to the two geniuses Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh. Keep up the good work, gentlemen!
It was pitch black. At 3 in the morning, all you see outside is black. The setting is perfect for sinister and bleak thoughts, especially those that come from a traumatized and very confused grade-schooler.
Phineas was trying to get some much needed rest for a big plan he had in mind. But throughout the night, he was constantly plagued by nightmares; nightmares that detailed one of his worst dreams come true.
(Cue Dream)
Phineas was running down a seemingly endless hallway; a seemingly endless, dark hallway. He desperately tried to escape the scattering voices of his mother.
"I could care less about what happens to you maggots!"
Every time he heard Linda say something negative about him or Ferb, Phineas cringed, tear swelled up in his eyes, and his increased his running speed.
"Candace is the best daughter a mother could ever ask for!"
The boy was on the brink of tears as images of Linda's face started swirling around him.
"When I'm through with you, you're going to wish you didn't have me for a mother!"
The boy kept running until he could run no more, until his tired, weary legs couldn't carry him at fast speeds anymore. Then the swirling images of his angry mother stopped right in front of him. Then they all combined into one really angry & really big face of Linda, one which stared Phineas down like the dog she thought he was.
"Why are you doing this to me Mom?" He shouted out. "What did Ferb and I ever do to you?"
" SILENCE, you little mutt!" The head shouted. "You and your stepbrother have destroyed this family with your little summer projects! You have broken this bond, and now, you two must pay for what you've done! I want you two to suffer like Candace has suffered, and like I have suffered!"
"But...we didn't mean to-" He was cut off when the floor beneath him seemed to open up. Phineas fell through the floor, and continued to fall for what seemed like forever. Screaming at the top of his lungs, Phineas tried to call for someone to help him, but nobody heard his screams. He continued to fall and fall until...
(End Dream)
BAM! Phineas awakened to find that he had fallen out his bed. His screaming in his sleep along with him falling out of bed woke Ferb up. Phineas stood up and and stared at his brother.
"Was I screaming out loud, again?" Phineas asked. Ferb nodded. "Man, another bad dream. I haven't been able to get to sleep at all tonight." The boy looked at his clock. It read 3:07 A.M. "And it's too late now. Come on, Ferb." Ferb got out of bed and the two boys proceeded to get dressed. "If we don't do this now, nothing's going to change." The two stepbrothers got dressed and sneaked out of their room through the window, taking with them a hobo bindle, carrying nothing in their sacks but a set of extra clothes, some leftover Halloween candy, and Ferb's old toolbox. Before joining Ferb out on the curb to wait for the first morning bus, Phineas went quietly across the street to see his girlfriend, Isabella.
He knocked on the window of her bedroom. The girl was enjoying was a peaceful dream of her and Phineas getting married and having children when he knocked on her window and woke her up. She got out of bed and saw Phineas there, so she opened the window up. "Phineas? What are you doing up this early in the morning?"
"Isabella, there's something I have to do, and I'm not sure how long I'll be gone." He said with tears swelling up in his eyes.
"Phineas, what's going on?"
"I don't have time to explain right now. I'll call you later on and tell you everything. But right now, I've got a bus to catch. I love you, Isabella. You have no idea." He leaned in and gave her a short kiss on the lips before parting and meeting back up with Ferb to catch their bus. Isabella started crying as she waved goodbye to the boy she loved so very much.
There's just so many days of adolescence vacation
'Til adulthood and old age come to end it,
So the problem for children of this generation,
Is finding a good way to spend it
Like maybe...
Building a rocket, or fighting a mummy,
Or climbing up the Eiffel tower,
Discovering something that doesn't exist,
Or giving a monkey a shower
Surfing tidal waves, creating nano-bots,
Or locating Frankenstein's brain,
Finding a Dodo bird, painting a continent,
Or driving the adults insane
This could possibly be the best day ever,
And the forecast says that tomorrow will likely be
a million and six times better,
So make every minute count
jump up, jump in and seize the day,
And let's make sure that in every single possible way,
Today is Gonna to Be a Great Day!
The sun was now up, and Linda and Lawrence were downstairs in the kitchen eating breakfast. They had no idea that Phineas & Ferb had just left hours ago.
"Phineas and Ferb are awfully quiet upstairs." Linda said in a much nicer tone that she had used the previous night, though it did sound exhausted. "Do you think they're still mad at me?"
"I don't think so. I'm sure those two know you were just upset. I'll go check on them." Lawrence stood up and went right upstairs to check on his sons. He opened the door quietly so he wouldn't disturb his sons. The only thing he saw when he opened the door was an open window and two empty beds. "OH MY DEAR!" Lawrence shouted upon seeing the sight. Linda got up from the table and slowly walked upstairs, thinking that it was just another freak out, a part of her daily routine.
"Honey, what is it?" But upon seeing what Lawrence saw, she quickly changed her tune, realizing that it was no laughing matter. She gasped in shock at the empty beds. "Oh my god!" Normally, she was assume that Phineas and Ferb were just outside having fun. But with the argument she had with them last night made her think otherwise. "Phineas and Ferb have been kidnapped! We have to call the cops!"
"Honey, wait. There's a note here." Lawrence went up to Phineas's alarm clock and saw a note attached to it. He grabbed it and opened it. "You might want to read this." He handed the note to his wife, who read the note aloud.
"Dear Mom and Dad, Ferb and I are going off to an undisclosed location. We figured that if we gave Mom enough time to cool down, she wouldn't be so mad at us when we came home. We're sorry that we made you upset, Mom. We never realized that our daily definition of "The Best Day Ever" would make you so angry. All we wanted to do was have fun and enjoy every summer day. But if you can't accept our ways for what they are, then we're gonna go some place where fun is a virtue all the time.
Love, Phineas.
Linda began crying having finished reading the letter. She didn't mean to hurt her son the way she did the previous night. "I didn't mean to hurt them, Lawrence. You know that."
"I know that, darling. But they don't. And you know how sensitive Phineas is to this kind of stuff."
"I know. Oh I have to fix this, honey. But how?"
"We could start by sending out an Amber Alert to the Tri-State Area to let them know that the boys are missing. Now, what do you suppose they meant when they said "some place where fun is a virtue all the time"?"
"Beats me. We'll have to figure that out later. Let's spread the word."
Meanwhile, back at the military school, all of the girls who had signed up for the "Advanced Youth Military Training Program" were awaiting their results, whether or not they were admitted in or not. Candace was extremely nervous.
"Man, I am extremely nervous, Tara." Told you. "I mean, I think I did well enough on the physical and the eye exam. But the mentality test...I'm not so sure."
"Yeah, that one's probably gonna be your "make or break" test."
"I'm not that worried about it, though. I've made some good progress over the course of these past 3 weeks. I'm sure that therapist thinks of my as a nice, calm, talented young lady ready to take on the military-styled world."
But in Spangler's office, a much different conversation was going down.
"That girl is a whack-job." Dr. Phillips said to Spangler, referring to Candace.
"Dr., with all due respect, what seems to be the problem?"
"Well, my first test for her was "patience", and she failed that miserably."
"Understandable."
"Then I gave her the Ink Blot Test, and right when I got to the part where I show her a real picture instead of a blot, she skips right over it, assuming that is was just another ink blot."
"Well, that is cause for concern-"
"And then for my last test, I asked her to give me change for a $5 bill, and what does she do?" He takes out the $5 bill, and reveals that it had been cut...unevenly, for that matter. "She takes out a pair of scissors and cuts the bill into 5 equal pieces. And look, they're not even equal pieces. Seriously!"
Spangler took in all of the information the doctor provided him. But he still refused to believe that Candace was mentally unfit to do something like this. Of all of his cadets, he had the most faith in Candace because he felt she had the longer journey to go onto. "Well, I do admit that there is cause for some concern, but, again with all due respect, I don't think these tests prove much of anything."
"Oh?" Dr. Phillips was preplexed, but was interested in what Spangler thought. "And why is that?"
"Candace Flynn is...a very unique cadet. She is intent on what she calls "busting" her brothers for nefarious and outrageous activities that they perform."
"And have any of these activities been proven?"
"Only everyday of the summer. But, their intentions are not evil or malicious in any sense. But she is truly convinced that all children must behave in a sort of manner she defines as "normal", which is sitting around and watching TV or surfing the web all day or studying."
"And you don't agree with this?"
"It's not that I disagree with it. I disagree with the approach Ms. Flynn has taken with it. It's her attitude and dislike of their ways that have forced her mother to send her to this military school. And-" He was about to continue when one of his assistants came into the room, holding a note in his hand. He handed it nervously to Spangler, whom read it slowly.
"So, what does it say?"
Spangler did not say anything. Instead, he stood up quietly, and left the room to find Candace. He found her waiting patiently (or trying to) in the lobby for her results.
"Candace..." He said quietly, gathering her attention. She stood up quickly.
"Yes sir? What's the news? Did I pass? Do I need to-"
"This doesn't concern the test, Candace." His voice had a hint of compassion and sympathy, something she didn't see in him until now. "I'm afraid I have some bad news." She looked on in confusion, but she could instantly tell that he was serious. "I'm sorry, Candace...your brothers were reported missing early this morning."
Candace's jaw nearly dropped to the ground as Spangler handed her the note. She took it gracefully, but had a hard time holding back the tears in her eyes. The very thought of her two brothers...the two boys that have annoyed her time and time again...were missing...possibly gone forever. The military man offered hands of support to her, but she politely declined, asking for a moment to herself, which he granted. Tara saw that Candace was upset, and she attempted to joke with her to make her feel better. But upon reading the note for herself, she also gave Candace a moment of reflection.
"Good morning, I'm Tom Tucker, reporting live from Maple Drive, where two local creative minds, Phineas Flynn & Ferb Fletcher, went missing early this morning. They were reported missing by their mother, Linda Flynn, when she discovered that their beds were empty. In an interview with her moments ago, she confessed that she had a brutal argument with lots of name-calling the night before, and she believes that may be a key element to their disappearance. She believes they may have run away from home. For now, a massive search across the Tri-State Area has been launched, and we will bring you all of the up-to-the-minute details in this tragic disappearance case."
Perry let down a tear from his face as the screen switched back to his boss. "I'm sorry for this, Agent P. We here at the agency thought it would be best if you at least knew what was happening." Perry nodded his head, as if he was saying "Thank you." "Now I would send you back home to be with your family, but we've got an urgent mission on our hands."
The scene switched yet again to a satellite in outer space, clamping on it what appeared to be an atomic bomb. "Dr. Doofenshmirtz has done it this time. He has set up an atomic bomb and is planning to drop it on the center of the Tri-State Area. If he is successful, it will turn everything into rubble, and every human, dog, cat, bird, and platypus, will cease to exist. The agency is currently working on a way to protect the Tri-State from this impending doom in the event that we cannot disarm the bomb. But we cannot take that luxury. Good luck, Agent P!"
He saluted his boss and went on his way, but the thought of losing two of his best friends in the whole world was always in the back of my mind.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the outskirts of the woods, Phineas and Ferb were hiking through difficult terrain. They were close to their destination, which was just a few yards away. After pushing tree branches out of their way and avoiding bear traps that were somehow set up in the forest, they reached their desired destination: Camp Phineas and Ferb.
"Well, here we are, Ferb." Phineas said, looking at the log cabin where his grandfather and grandmother were residing. "Camp Phineas and Ferb."
They went up to the cabin and knocked on the door a few times. "Boy, I wonder how Grandma and Grandpa are gonna be seeing us here." The door creeked open to reveal his grandfather, Clyde Flynn.
"Phineas, my boy! What a nice surprise." He said taking his two grandkids in his arms. "And Ferb, I see you're still the quiet man. So, what brings you here? And where're your parents?"
"Well, actually, that's what we came here for." Grandpa Clyde led the two boys inside the log cabin where they were met up with their grandmother, Betty Jo Flynn, who embraced them both with open arms. After giving them something to eat for breakfast, Phineas proceeded to explain to the two of them what had happened. He told them everything, from Linda finding out about their summer projects to her starting a fight with them all ending with Linda saying she would prefer one "good child" as she described Candace over two "demon children" as she referred to as Phineas and Ferb. The old grandparents were shocked and saddened to hear it had come to this, and then it became clear why the two children were there.
"Phineas, I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you." Clyde said offering a hand of support. "But I don't think running away is the best route to go down in this kind of situation."
"Don't worry, Grandpa. Ferb and I aren't running away for good. We just thought we would give Mom a little bit of time to cool down. I can't talk to her when she's that upset. I mean, you should've heard what she said to us."
"What did she say?"
Ferb took out a tape recorder and played back what their mother had said. "It's because of you two idiots that I had to yell at my own daughter, my own flesh n' blood, and tell her that she was crazy. Candace is not crazy! But I certainly am for ever doubting her! She's the best daughter a mother could ever have, and YOU TWO...I could care less what happens to you maggots! When I'm through with you, you're gonna wish you didn't have me as a mother!" He shut off the recorder. Clyde and Betty Jo exchanged surprised looks at each other. Never in their lives have they heard their daughter talk to anybody like that.
"Oh my stars, this is serious." Betty Jo said as Phineas began to tear up again. "I'm sorry, Phineas."
"Don't worry about it. I'll be fine with some time." He said as he stood up off of his chair and started walking to the other side of the room. "Excuse me. I need to make a phone call." He took out his cellphone and started dialing up Isabella's cell number so he could explain to her what exactly was going on.
"Boy, I wish I could say I know how you guys feel." Clyde said to Ferb. "I'm sure it must hurt to have someone you look up to very much talk down on you."
"Well, Candace used to do it all the time." Ferb noted.
"Yeah, but she didn't use such a harsh tone with you guys."
"Well, actually..."
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!
Perry shot his grappling hook up the side of the building and latched it onto the balcony, and started climbing it. Slowly but steadily he made his way up the building. He would've been climbing faster had he not been distracted by the thought of Phineas and Ferb missing. They were indubitably his two best friends in the whole world. Phineas picked him out when he was just a baby platypus. He wasn't even a year old. It was one of the best days of his life. He could remember it like it was yesterday...
But then he got up to the balcony and was caught in a trap by Doofenshmirtz. This time around, an indestructible fishing net popped out of nowhere and caught Perry, bringing him. Dr. Doofenshmirtz came out from his lair and discovered the trapped platypus.
"Oh look at that, Perry the Platypus. You're my catch of the day!" He laughed, pointing and mocking Perry. "Get it? 'Cause...'Cause you're in a...fishing net?" Perry did not look amused, but it wasn't because he thought the joke was unfunny. "Uh, Perry the Platypus? Did you even hear me!" The platypus was snapped out of his trance. "Anywho, I am glad you are here. Now you'll be able to see for yourself the destruction of the Tri-State Area! Observe..."
He went back inside and rolled out a TV sccreen, turning it on to show him the satellite up in space that was holding onto the atomic bomb. "You see that atomic bomb attached to the satellite? Well, with the simple push of a button," He pulled out a tiny remote with an even tinier button on it. "It will be dropped and it will plummet towards the Earth. I stole this atomic bomb from the CIA and hooked it up to one of my satellites, which I then launched into space. And more importantly, I have set the coordinates accordingly so the bomb will land right in the center of the Tri-State Area! Upon impact, it will explode covering the entire surface area of the Tri-State, turning every building, every plant, and every human that is unprotected, into rubble. And that includes YOU, Perry the Platypus!" Perry's eyes widened.
"I, however, will be safe. Because I have built a special-" He ripped off his clothes and reveal a silver, titanium suit that covered his entire body. He also took out a helmet and put it on his head. "-Titanium suit that is virtually indestructible to any atomic blasts. And with the explosion that atomic bomb will cause, I'm going to need all the help I can get."
"What about me, sir?" Norm, his robot assistant, asked, coming onto the balcony.
"What about you?"
"What's going to happen to me? Am I going to be destroyed?"
"Um...right now, you would be. But don't worry, Norm. I'll get to work on a titanium suit for you, too."
"Yeah right." Norm said, sarcastically, which got Perry laughing.
"What's that supposed to mean? And stop laughing, Perry the Platypus! This isn't funny."
"You're right. It's just sad." Norm interrupted him. "Every time you say you'll finish something, you leave it half done and you never get back to it. Remember that Jigsaw puzzle?"
"I lost the box cover!"
"Or what about my Popsicle stick bride? You never finished her!"
"My doctor warned me not to eat anymore Popsicles."
"Or what about this dress-" Norm held out a pink frilly dress that Dr. Doofenshmirtz had been making for Vanessa for a few weeks. It was too short for her to wear, though, as the scientist had not finished it yet. "You were knitting for your daughter? She can't wear this to school!"
"It's summer vacation, you idiot. And besides, I ran out of yarn. You know that."
"That was over two months ago."
Again, Perry let out a chuckle.
"Stay out of this, Perry the Platypus!" The scientist yelled to his nemesis. "This doesn't concern you!"
Back in Danville, the search was still going strong. The police were everywhere, searching high and low, far and wide for Phineas and Ferb. But they were unable to find anything on them. Linda and Lawrence, along with the rest of their friends, were starting to get worried, even though they were only supposed to pretend. Even Isabella, who was the only one of their friends let in on the plan, who subsequently let the others in on the plan, was starting to grow concerned.
The news was all over their disappearance. "It is now hour 2 in the desperate search for young boys Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher. Hope for finding them is diminishing rather quickly. The search is now desperate as it is taken by land, by air, and now even by sea as rescue workers go into Lake Nosey to find these boys."
At the home, the family and friends all waited by the phone for someone to call them.
"Oh the wait is unbearable." Linda said, shaking in her shoes. "What if they don't find Phineas and Ferb."
"I'm sure they will, darling. The CIA's on our side, now. They'll surely find them."
"You know, I just thought of something. How is Candace going to handle the fact that her own two brothers are missing? Does she even know?"
"I think she'd know by now. And if not, someone's bound to tell her sooner or later."
"Poor girl. As bad as she must've been feeling before, this is gonna make her feel 10 times worse..."
Candace was sulking in her room, reading the note that Phineas and Ferb had left for their parents to read. It had been delivered from the home to the military school, and it was given to Spangler, who then gave it to Candace. She was truly heartbroken. All those times she had teased them and yelled at them were finally coming back to haunt her.
She was about to start crying again when she heard a bus horn outside. She looked out of the window and saw that a small bus was parking up next to the school. She rushed out of her room to see what the commotion was. Then she saw a girl about her age being transported from the school to the bus by Spanlger. She ran out to see what the commotion was.
"Sir, what's going on out here?" She asked politely.
"Not that it's any of your concern, Ms. Flynn, but I caught this girl defacing my family photos. Heck, she destroyed half of them. So I have officially kicked her out of my military school and sending her back to Danville."
"But you can't just...wait, Danville?"
"Yes. Danville. The place where she comes from."
Candace realized straight away that whoever this person was, she was going right back to the scene of Phineas and Ferb's disappearance. Then a thought popped into her head. This is my chance. Candace thought to herself. This is my chance to right the wrongs that I've caused. I just have to get a ride on this bus. "Got room for one more?" She shouted out and began to climb onto the bus, to Spangler's disdain...or was it?
"Ms. Flynn! What in heaven's name do you think you're doing!"
Candace turned around, and glared at Spangler. But it wasn't a harsh or cruel glare. It was a glare more like "I'm going to do something I need to do, and nobody is going to stop me." "I'm going to find my brothers." She got into the back seat on the bus, completely tuning out Spangler's heed to get off the bus. After the other girl took her seat, the doors closed and the bus took off for Danville.
Even though Spangler was yelling on the outside at her, on the inside, he was thinking something totally different. I knew you could do it, Candace. I knew it all along.
Back in the woods, Phineas and Ferb were enjoying themselves with Grandpa and Grandma Flynn. Having been hurt and stressed the previous night, it was nice to just sit back and relax and hang out with their grandparents. It had been a long time since Phineas and Ferb have actually taken a day to do absolutely nothing. Isabella was constantly egging Phineas to take a lazy day because she was worried about his health and concerned that one day, he would push the envelope and end up in a hospital, but he was always stubborn about it.
"Ah, this is nice." Phineas said, lying down on the floor and relaxing. "Right, Ferb?" He looked over to his left at his stepbrother, who gave him a thumbs up. "Yeah. Isabella was right. This "relaxing" thing isn't as bad as it sounds. I don't know why she's so worried about me."
"Because she loves you 'til death do you part." Ferb commented. "Don't you understand that?"
"Of course I do. I love her like crazy. I want to get back to her as soon as possible. That's why I want this to end as soon as possible. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore..." He looked up at the ceiling again and thought back to one of the worst memories of his life: about a week an a half ago, when Candace came back home and started snapping away at people. That's when Phineas snapped back. Ever since then, he's hated himself for it. "Especially Candace. Ferb, do you think I was too hard on Candace the last time we saw her?"
"I don't think so. You were upset, and it was perfectly understandable. I mean, you believed at the time that the one person you truly looked up to could care less about you. You are entitled to your feelings, you know."
"Yeah, but I didn't mean to make her think I didn't care about her. Now I feel like such a jerk. I wish I could make it right with her."
Phineas's wish would soon come true. It didn't take long for the bus to arrive in Danville. During the bus ride to Danville, Candace had time to read over the note several times, and think about what Phineas was saying. She knew that there was one place that Phineas always loved to go to, one place where he knew he could always have fun no matter what was happening, and it finally hit her when she passed an elderly couple telling stories to young children in a front lawn.
As soon as the bus arrived in Danville, she rushed off and raced back to her home. Upon reaching her home, she saw all the news crews and the police officers inside the home. She knew that the search was getting desperate. So she sprinted inside to see her family.
"Mom! Dad! Everyone! I know where Phineas and Ferb are!" She shouted, immediately getting their attention.
"Candace, what are you doing back here!" Linda, immediately skeptical, asked, walking up to her daughter and putting her hands on her hips.
"Mom, didn't you hear me?"
"Yes, but first, I wanted to tell you something."
"I think it can wait. Unless you didn't catch me the first time, I KNOW where Phineas and Ferb are!"
"It's something I've been meaning to say to you for a while now."
"Mom-"
"I'm just not sure how to put it."
"Mom!"
"Honey, stop interrupting me."
"MOM!" Candace shouted, shutting Linda up. "Can you be quiet for like ten seconds! I have something important to say!"
"Fine, but with that lousy attitude of yours, it better be quick."
"I KNOW WHERE PHINEAS AND FERB ARE, YOU IDIOT!"
This time, Linda heard her loud and clear, as did everybody else.
"You do? Where? Where?" Isabella immediately asked. But Linda was so dense she was focused on the fact that Candace had just called her an idiot.
"Now hold on a minute. You don't talk to me that wa-" She began talking, and very slowly, just to make Candace angry, and was quickly interrupted by Lawrence, who covered her mouth up with her hand.
"They're at Grandma and Grandpa's log cabin in the woods."
"Honey, are you sure?" Lawrence asked.
"In his letter, Phineas said he was going to a place where "fun was a virtue all the time", and what's the one place Phineas and Ferb look forward to every summer?"
"Camp Phineas and Ferb!" Everybody said simultaneously.
"Well, what are we doing here?" Buford asked. "Let's go get them!" And with that, they all ran up to the Flynn-Fletcher's RV, along with some CIA agents, piled in, and drove off to the woods to get their golden boys back.
Over at Doofenshmirtz's evil lair, things were heating up between Norm and Doofenshmirtz.
"And another thing, if your dictator skills were half as big as your giant ego, you would've been overlord of this place by now!" Norm fired at the scientist, angering him even more.
"Oh, so you don't think I can succeed at ruling the world, can you?"
"Please! You can't even rule the Tri-State Area!"
"I'll show you, Norm! I'll show everybody who is boss around here!" Doofenshmirtz pulled out his remote, and pressed the button on it, thus dropping the atomic bomb from the satellite. "And now, in just a few moments, the entire Tri-State Area will be disintegrated, and I, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, will be free to rebuild it in my own...twisted...hey, where did Perry the Platypus go?" He looked over and saw that his nemesis had escaped from his fishing net by cutting a hole with a power saw through the netting. "Oh, I hate it when Perry the Platypus escapes my traps when I'm not paying attention. That's not only annoying, it's just plain rude, too! Where did he go, anyway?"
He was met with an unfortunate twist of fate as Perry came out of nowhere and kicked the daylight out of him in his face. He fell to the ground (mostly due to the enormous weight of the suit he was wearing) and was stared down by his enemy.
"This suit may not be efficient in keeping me up against you, Perry the Platypus. But it matters not. When the bomb hits the ground, BAM! No more Tri-State Area. This plan cannot possibly fail! And there's nothing you can do to stop it!"
Perry, determined to prove Doofenshmirtz wrong, rushed inside to the computer, and started typing in random sequences, in the hopes of overriding the command. The scientist cackled triumphantly at Perry's pitiful attempts. "Type in whatever you want, Perry the Platypus. It's no use. Once the bomb has been activated, there's no way to stop it from going off. It is over, Perry the Platypus. So now, all you can do is sit back and wait for your utter death."
He didn't want to admit it, but Doofenshmirtz was right. So Perry backed away from the computer slowly, and sat down, that being his way of surrender.
"That's a good platypus. Now, it shouldn't be too long before you're all doomed, but...considering the bomb's over a million feet in the air...and it's only dropping at like 50,000 feet per minute...hmm, it appears that it's going to take a bit longer for your destruction to come than I first expected...uh, while we wait, can I offer you a spot of tea? Oh great, listen to me. Spot of tea. I'm turning into my brother."
The car sped right up the hill and parked itself in the open space next to the log cabin of Camp Phineas and Ferb. Everyone immediately sprinted out of the car and towards the front door; Candace knew that the boys were close.
"Candace, are you absolutely sure that Phineas and Ferb are here?" Linda asked.
"I'm positive, mother. If I know Phineas and Ferb as well as I think I do, they should be around here somewhere. Hang on." She heard some voices coming from inside the log cabin, and could immediately tell that it was Phineas talking with Grandpa Clyde. "I hear them. They're inside." She proceeded to calmly knock on the door, and wait for an answer. Upon knocking, she heard the voices stop in the log cabin, and could hear footsteps headed towards the door. Grandma Betty Jo answered the door, and her face told them that she was quite surprised to see them all there.
"Oh, hello everyone." She said, with a hint of hesitation in her voice. "I didn't expect to see you all here."
"Hi Mom." Linda said calmly; it was evident to her that Betty Jo was already informed by Phineas and Ferb by what had happened. Along the car ride there, Lawrence told Candace about the fight that had occurred the night before, and was now even more angry at her mom than ever. "Are Phineas and Ferb here?"
"Well yes, yes they are, but are you sure you want to talk to them? Are you sure you're-"
"I'm fine, Mom. At least now I am." Her voice slowly became more enraged. "Now where are those two boys?"
"Now I'm not so sure I like your tone-"
"Where are my sons, Mom! This is no time for your useless head games!"
"OK, OK, they're right in here." She was abrasive about leading her daughter to her boys, considering the fight they had, and considering the level of impatience Linda just demonstrated to her. Phineas and Ferb were both also abrasive about that upon seeing their family & friends there. "Boys, your family is here."
Phineas looked right at her mother, and his mind automatically switched to survival mode, ducking behind his grandfather. "H-H-Hi M-Mom." He stuttered, almost crying again.
"Phineas, I'm not mad at you." Linda said calmly, trying to inch her way up to her son.
"How can I be sure?"
"You don't have to hug me yet if you don't want to. I just wanted to say how sorry I am for making you and Ferb so upset." Linda said, following a loud and long yawn. Ever since she found out that Candace was right all along, she has had a hard time sleeping at night. Three nights of horrible, restless sleep, all agonizing over what to do with her daughter; she knew that her yelling and screaming at them the night before was partly attributed to her sleep deprivation. "I just...I feel really bad about it. Ever since I found out about you and Ferb, I haven't been able to sleep that well. Now it's just impossible knowing that I've hurt you."
"It's true. She actually fell asleep on the ride here." Lawrence said, taking some ear plugs he had out of his ears. "I had to wear these to save my hearing."
"Boys, what I'm trying to say here is...I'm sorry."
The boy, seeing that his mother was genuinely sorry, slowly inched away from Grandpa and towards his mother. But he was still hesitant. Candace realized that this might be her only chance to make things right with her brothers. So she walked calmly up to Phineas, and brought Ferb up into the picture too.
"She's not the only one who's hurt you guys." She started, finding it really hard to apologize, but not because she didn't want to. She just had a hard time finding the right words. "I'm sorry, too. I really am. What I said to you the last time we saw each other...it wasn't right of me to do it."
"Candace, can I ask you something?" Phineas inquired.
"Sure, Phineas. What's the matter?"
"Why did you feel that you had to get Ferb and I in trouble in the first place? I mean, all we were doing was having fun and enjoying summer. I-If we were doing something bad, like breaking furniture or writing on the walls, I could understand that. But we never really thought that what we were doing was bad at all."
"That's the thing, Phineas. It's not bad at all. What you do everyday...the fact that you can actually build a working time machine or a vehicle that can ride on all kinds of terrain (The Secret of Success, hasn't been aired in the US yet) is just amazing. Creativity is not a bad thing. It's a good thing. You guys just have a different way of expressing it."
"Y-You really think that, Candace? Or are you just saying that to make me feel better?"
"I really mean it. Y-You two can do anything, and even though I was always driven to bust you guys to Mom for it, it's secretly because I was always jealous of you."
"Jealous?"
"Not everybody can build a rocket ship to space, you know. Look, the truth is, everyday I've wanted to just join in and help you guys enjoy summer the best way you know how, but my jealousy of you always got the better of me, and I just always had to tell on you to Mom, but every single time, she thought I had lost my marbles-"
"I only thought you were marbles because-" Once again, Linda demonstrated her rude and cranky attitude by interrupting Candace.
"Mom, please! I'm talking to my brothers." She ignored her Mom and turned back to her brothers, and she immediately saw that Phineas was starting to cry. "Phineas, what's the matter?"
"Candace, I'm sorry for saying that I hated you!" He shouted, embracing her sister and letting tears flow down his face. The guilt was killing him. "I don't hate you at all! I always looked up to you, and I still do! But if you want to hate me, you can! All I ask is that you please forgive me." He let out a few cries as Candace patted his back to calm him down.
"It's OK, Phineas. Shh, please stop crying. I hate seeing you like this." Seeing his own brother cry made her tear up as well. Ferb soon joined in on the hug.
"I love you, Candace. Y-You know that, right? Even if you hate me."
"I don't hate you, Phineas. I love you too. And you too, Ferb. I love both of you guys."
Seeing the three of them finally make amends made everyone around them, even the sleep-deprived Linda, smile. Finally, things were OK between them.
"Now that's what I want to see." Lawrence remarked. "My three children being happy with themselves and with each other.
"It was really great to see you again, Candace."
"Same here, little brother."
Soon there was a slow and rather ominous clapping that was coming from the door. They all turned around to see that it was Commandant Edwin Spangler standing there, applauding Candace for her achievement.
"Sir!" She shouted, standing up and saluting him. "What brings you here, sir?"
"At ease, cadet." She lowered her hand slowly.
"Sir, what are you doing here?"
"I came back to get you and bring you back to the school, and I was...rather surprised at what I saw. Surprised, but proud."
"Huh?"
"Candace," He walked up to the girl. "When you first walked into my school, I saw a girl who was confused, alone, with an edge that proved to be not only your greatest weakness, but your greatest downfall as well. But over the course of this past month, you have shown immense progress in your goal to stop the urge to "bust your brothers". You've gone from a crazy, uptight, arrogant teenager who thought she was better than everybody else to a focused, determined young lady who would make a great asset to this country."
"Wow, thank you sir. Wait...so does this mean..."
"Yes."
"But I thought I had failed the mentality test..."
"Originally, you had failed. But, in light of these recent events, and the focus and determined you showed for wanting to reconcile with your family, what kind of man would I be to not let you through?"
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"Candace Flynn, you have passed all of your tests. You are now a part of the "Advanced Youth Military Training Program". Congratulations." He held out his hand for her to shake, which she did gladly.
"Oh, thank you, sir! Thank you!" After shaking his hand, she couldn't help but be jittery with excitement. "Yes! I'm in!"
But Linda, seeing that Candace had finally learned her lesson, went up to him to try and speak for her. "Sorry, Eddie."
"It's Edwin." He hated it when people he didn't know or just didn't really like called him "Eddie".
"Whatever. Seeing that Candace has learned her lesson, I see no more need to keep her under your wing. I'm taking Candace home tonight." She grabbed Candace's arm only to have her pull it away. "Candace, what are you doing? Didn't you hear me? I said you could come home."
"Who do you think you are?" Candace immediately asked. "What gives you the right to just decide that I'm not doing this program?"
"Candace, the only reason I put you there in the first place was because I thought you were crazy."
"And now that you've been proven wrong, I don't think you have the right to decide my future."
"But why would you want to serve our country. Face it, Candace. It sucks!"
Everybody gasped at what Linda had just said. But Candace wasn't really paying attention. She didn't care at all at what her mother said. "Mom, when I first got to the school, all I thought about was getting out and getting revenge on Phineas and Ferb. But now that I'm here, I finally realize that there's really no point in getting revenge on them now because they're not doing anything that really needs revenge. They're just having the time of their lives and that's what I should be doing."
"And you honestly think this program will help you do that?"
"Yes. Yes I do. Face it, I'm always going to have the urge to bust Phineas and Ferb because I'm always going to be a little bit jealous that they can do this kind of stuff and I can't. But I think this program will be key in helping me rid myself of that urge."
"Candace, I'm sorry, but I forbid it."
"Mom, I'm sorry, but I really, really don't care what you think. I'm doing this program, and nothing you or anybody else says will stop me."
"Well, if you really are serious about this program, then you have my full support." Lawrence said.
"Me too!" Phineas agreed, and pretty soon, everybody but Linda was on her side.
"Thanks guys." She turned back to Spangler. "So, when do we leave, sir?"
"We're leaving in a few minutes. I'll take you back to the school so you can board the bus that takes the other volunteers to the airport where we'll fly out to your new training headquarters. So if you would like to say goodbye to your family, now would be a good time to do it."
"How long will we be gone for?"
"I don't really know."
Candace sighed and turned back to her family, going up to each and every one of them, and hugging them goodbye. They were all truly going to miss her, but they all seemed to feel that this was the best for her right now because it would really help her out. Before she left with Spangler, she sat down with her Mom on the big couch that was convenient located in the cabin (which Grandpa Clyde and Grandma Betty Jo had apparently won at an auction earlier in the year). It was so comfortable that Linda just wanted to use it to take a nap, but she knew that Candace wouldn't be happy with it.
"Mom, I know what you're thinking. I know you don't want me to just run off and join this program because you're worried about me. But you've got to trust me and let me make my own decisions. You also have to understand that I'm only doing this just to spite you."
"But I thought we were all OK."
"No. Phineas, Ferb, and I were OK. I still have a bit of a problem with you."
"Why?" Linda was getting a bit edgy as she yawned again.
"Mom, I haven't forgotten about the times you've called me insane when clearly I was always right about them. I haven't forgotten about the times you've yelled at me for getting upset at them just because I'm trying to prove to you that I'm right."
"Oh."
"So I'll tell you what: If you apologize to me right now for never believing me about Phineas & Ferb, and for always thinking that I was crazy, then I won't go with Spangler."
"S-Seriously?"
"Seriously. So what's it gonna be, Mom?"
Linda thought about it for a second. For one thing, she really just wanted to take a nap. Those restless nights were finally getting to her. But she also knew that she owed Candace for all those times she didn't believe her and Candace suffered for no reason. "OK, Candace. Here goes." She took in a deep breath, and looked her daughter straight in the eye. "Candace, I'm...sorry. I'm sorry for everything. Now I understand that everything you've said about them is true. But...my god, those boys, they're practically prodigies. I can't possibly punish them for it."
"I'm not asking you to."
"You know, I would really like for you to come home. But...you say you still have the urge to bust them?"
"I guess it's all out of jealousy."
"Well, Candace, to be honest, I don't exactly feel comfortable letting you back in the house with your "bust urge" still there. So...if you truly believe this program will help you get rid of it for good, then I'll support you 100%."
"Really, Mom?"
"Really. Now go out there and make us proud."
"I will, Mom!" The two embraced warmly before Spangler coughed up, alerting Candace that it was time for them to leave. She said her final goodbyes to her family and then left with Spangler, off to begin the next chapter of her journey.
Back at Doofenshmirtz's evil lair, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Norm, and Perry were all awaiting for the inevitable. "In just a few more minutes, the entire Tri-State Area will be a pile of rubble and I will be able to build it back up in my own...twister...image! Ha ha ha!"
But one of them, Norm, was not focused on the plan at hand. He was listening to his built in radio as a new cast was coming in.
"Breaking news on the desperate search for two young Danville boys. They have been found. I repeat. They have been found." Diane Simmons was heard saying on the other end. "They were stowing away at their grandparents' cabin in the woods, but they are safe and headed back to Danville now."
"Norm, shut that thing off!" Doofenshmirtz yelled.
"I can't. This is such a happy story! They found those two lost boys." Norm retaliated, loving happy endings. Perry, overhearing this, smiled, knowing that Phineas and Ferb were once again safe.
"Ugh, who cares, Norm! It doesn't matter! So they found two obnoxious boys!" Suddenly, Perry's expression turned to shock and then to anger. "It won't make a difference. They, along with everyone in the Tri-State Area will feel the wrath of my atomic bomb!" Perry became angrier and angrier the more hateful things the scientist said about Phineas and Ferb. "I bet those two boys were trouble-making, ungrateful little pests, and I bet their mother kicked them out of the house for disobeying her one too many times. I would've done that, too, if I was their father. Isn't that right, Perry the Platypus?" He looked over at his nemesis, who, by now, was boiling over with rage. "Perry the Platypus? Are you OK? That's a whole new shade of red for you."
Finally, Perry just lost it, and tackled Doofenshmirtz to the ground. Suddenly, it was as if Perry was overtaken by the Incredible Hulk. With massive strength, he actually managed to rip the titanium suit off of him, and then go for him. He smashed every part of his body, and by the time he was done, Doofenshmirtz had a few bruised bones, and looked like he had been crippled by a car accident. After he was done with him, Perry marched up to Norm.
Knowing immediately what Perry wanted, he pulled out a small box with a button on it. This was the button that would shut off the atomic bomb. Perry pressed it, shutting it off, and then made his way to the balcony. Doofenshmirtz, though, wasn't finished with him, as he struggled to stand up.
"Hey, hey, Perry the Platypus! Come back! We're not finished here yet. Why did you - Perry the Platypus! Did you just-" And with that, Perry took off on his hang glider, heading back home to await the return of his family. "Norm, did you see that!"
"Yes. Yes I did."
"I can't believe it. You know, it's one thing to foil my plan but it's another to rub in my face! I can't believe Perry the Platypus just flipped my off! Man, what did I say?"
End of Episode 19!
UGH! I am so UPSET right now! I just found out that I had failed my Geometry Regents! Luckily, I passed the class for the year, so if I pass the re-take I have to take in August, I'll be fine. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this episode. And don't worry, the next chapter of "Dark Ages" is just around the corner. I promise!
Next Time: Another 2-part special event begins! It's the biggest event for the Fireside Girls of the summer, and everyone in the neighborhood is gonna be rocked by it. I can't give away much, but much shipping awaits!
Expected Update: Sometime in the first week of July. Latest July 8th.