Double Doofs

While Platyborg and AJ chased after the Regurgitator, both counterparts of Doofenshmirtz were arguing about the best way to take down a guard in the hallway that was cutting off their escape.

"I say we send the puny platypus in."

Doof put a protective hand over Perry, who was perched on his shoulder. "Why would we do that? He shouldn't have to do all the work!"

Perry gave up trying to get a word in edgewise, and settled for trying to push Doof's hand off from him.

"Why should we help him? He's the good guy."

Doof rolled his eyes. "But this is one of those weird truce scenarios where the good guys and the bad guys have to work together to take down a bigger bad guy. Haven't you been paying attention?"

"Well, yeah, I just haven't been cooperating, and… hey! Wait a minute! What do you mean; a bigger bag guy?"

Perry gave a warning chatter while Doof explained, "I just figured out who he is. I've got one in my dimension too. It's the Regurgitator. Have you ever met that guy? He's huge! And…"

He was cut off by a tiny beaver tail smacking him in the face. "Perry the platypus, I'm trying to talk… oh."

They both looked up at the angry guard that had started the argument.

Alt. Doofenshmirtz grabbed a conveniently nearby vase, and whacked him over the head with it. "Alright fine, I'll help a little, but I m SO not doing all the work!"

"Whatever. You know, I wish we had time to build an un-shrinkinator. It's make things go a whole lot easier."

Alt. Doof rolled his eye. "Well we don't have time, so your itty, bitty nemesis is going to have to make do." He stopped, and put his hand on his chin. "On second thought… that just might work…"

"Building an unshrinkinator?"

"No… follow me."

Doof hesitated. "It wouldn't take that long!"

They followed him down the hall, through a door, and found themselves in the robot assembly room. Alt. Doofenshmirtz immediately began grabbing odds and ends, and slapping them together.

Doof plucked Perry off his shoulder, and set him down on a shelf. 'Are you building an inator?"

"Well, duh!"

"Oh. What are we building?"

Alt Doofehshmirtz ginned evilly, "Something with a big self destruct button!"

Doof nodded. "That, I can do. C'mon, Perry the platypus, you might as well help."

…...

Elsewhere

Platyborg and AJ still hadn't found the Regurgitator, but they'd taken out several of his minions. With everyone freed, the resistance had stopped knocking holes in the building, and were using their giant machinery to take the prisoners into custody.

Platyborg tugged on AJ's pant-leg, and pointed down towards the boys. She caught his meaning, but seemed torn. "They should be safe enough, Puddin'."

They'll never be safe enough to satisfy me.

"But, the Regurgitator…"

He waved it off. I can handle him, no problem.

She sighed. "Alright, but you be careful, or else I'm coming back in there after you." She gave him a quick hug, then stepped onto the lowering platform.

He waved. Then gave a sigh of relief. Now that they're all out of danger, I can focus on taking out the rest of the bad guys.

He hurried off, determined to find the Regurgitator before he could try anything else…

…...

Back in the Robot Room

Neither Doofenshmirtz had ever been slow when it came to inventing, and with Perry small enough to climb inside the machine, it only took them half an hour to get it set up.

"Are you sure that this is connected inside?"

Doof knocked on the machine. "Perry the platypus, is there a green wire connected in there?"

Perry have an affirmative chatter. "Okay, great. How 'bout a blue one?"

The platypus scurried around, then poked his head out, shaking his head no.

Doof turned to his counterpart. "We're missing a blue wire."

He put his hands on his hips. "Well I can see that you Dumkoff!"

"Hey, who're you calling a Dumkoff, you Dumkoff!"

Perry rolled his eyes, climbed down the machine, found the blue wire, and connected it himself. He poked his head back out, and tugged at Doof's sleeve to get his attention.

"…What? Oh, Perry the platypus, you found the blue wire. Great, how about a red one?"

While Perry checked, he turned to ask his other self, "SO, what are we building again? It's not an other-dementioninator, or anything, is it? Because that could be bad."

"Well, personally, I'd rather have these creeps in your dimension than in mine, but it doesn't matter. This isn't one of those. It's a blow itself up-inator. I already told you that."

"No, you said it would have a self destruct button. That's it? That's the best you could come up with?"

He shrugged. "We don't have time fore anything else. Now why don't you two finish up, while I get out of here. I don't want to chance being here when this thing explodes." With that, he raced out of the room.

Doof scratched his head. "Me neither. Any ideas, Perry the platypus?"

Perry pointed to the clock on the wall.

"Is it super time already?"

At Perry's blank stare, he looked back at the clock. "Oh, I get it!"

…...

Alt. Doofenshmirtz passed Platyborg in the hallway, both running. He shouted. "Hey, you might want to clear out of here. We're about to blow the place sky high!"

Platyborg gave a somewhat grateful chatter, and doubled his pace. Looks like I'll have to make this quick…

He located the computer room, and bypassed the security code. It was easy to locate him, they were the only ones left in the building. The Regurgitator was escaping down the stairway. Platyborg set off at a run again, hoping to head him off.

It didn't take him long to find the stairwell. He slid down the railing, and flipped at the bottom. His eye widened in shock as he landed; the Regurgitator had been waiting for him, with a large laser cannon.

The man smiled evilly, and fired.

Platyborg felt the shockwave pulse through him, his circuits taking as much of a beating as the rest of him. He was only barely aware that he was now lying on the cold concrete floor as spasms of electricity continued to flow through him.

The Regurgitator bent over him. "Sweet dreams."

He felt panic rising as Doofenshmirtz's sentence played through his head… "We're about to blow the place sky high!" AJ's voice replaced it. "Be careful, or else I'm coming back in there after you."

He had little doubt that Phineas and Ferb would be right behind her.

He could not black out.

He weakly got his feet, and rammed into the retreating Regurgitator, dodging so that the man couldn't fall on top of him.

I've got to win…

But he knew he was fighting a losing battle.

The Robot Room

Doof and Perry had finished installing the timer, and were on their way out, when Perry pointed across the room.

Doof looked, and saw that he was gesturing to a machine labeled, 'grow'. "Hey, good idea!"

He went back to the blow itself up inator, and stopped the timer, then set him down, then raced over to the machine. "Hold still, Perry the platypus!"

Perry braced himself, closing his eyes tight as he was hit with the beam.

Nothing happened.

"Well that was a letdown."

Perry shrugged, then his eyes widened as the ground started shaking.

In the blink of an eye, he was at his normal height again, but before he could feel relieved, the machine he'd been standing on also expanded, filling the room.

Doof gaped. "I, uh, guess I should have set you down on something else, huh?"

The growth had made the machine much bigger than they'd intended, and started the timer again. "Le… let's get out of here, Perry the platypus! Before this place disintegrates!"

Perry was already pulling him out the door.

….

As they raced out the front door, Doof screamed, "Everybody back! This place is going to blow!" In the uproar that followed, Perry , couldn't tell who had made it out of the building. He gestured that he was going to tell the people out back. Doof nodded, and kept warning people.

Most people had already got the message, and were running for the cars. Only one person was running towards them. "Doof, did Perry make it out?"

Doof grabbed her shoulders, and turned her around. "Of course he did, AJ, he's leaving in a different car. We've got to get these people out of here!"

As she practically melted with relief, Doof had a sickening thought. She'd meant her Perry. And he had no idea if Platyborg had made it out or not…

To be continued…


A/N: I'll try to have the next part up soon. Thanks again for your reviews, guys! They're appreciated!

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