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"Jack, what were you thinking? You know how hard it is to take care of sleigh!" North complained, stepping off the cloud of gold sand as he arrived inside.
Jack chuckled nervously, knowing the guy would be mad but hoping to get his forgiveness anyway. "Eh, no harm done. It's all in one piece." Jack replied, glancing at the kids behind him.
"Wait, you stole Santa's sleigh? Why did you-oh, that's how you brought them here." Phineas said, realizing how the other children had arrived to help. He had only seen them come running from the park, not when they had come flying in from the sky.
Doofensmirtz was confused, wondering who the boy was talking to. Clearly, there was no one here other than the two kids and the platypuses, but he seemed to be talking to nothing. "Right, I forgot about imaginary friends. Better let him finish his little conversation first, then we can fight." he said to himself, sighing and walking over to his portal. If only he still had his choo choo, maybe then he could enjoy things like friends again. Toys brought friends, right? He sighed, knowing that this would be the only way to avenge his lost toy.
"We will win this time, choo choo. This tri-state area will be mine!" he announced grandly, thinking that the people behind him weren't paying attention. Jack however, was thinking that this guy had just gone crazy.
"Uh, North? Any idea what he's talking about?" Jack asked, curious to know what he was talking about.
"Train, perhaps? Ah yes, I remember now! Heinz Doofenshmirtz, lived in Gimmelstump, good kid until he decided to get revenge for…well long list of things. He asked for a toy train for Christmas one year!" he said, remembering the child from so long ago.
Jack shook his head, knowing that this was crazy. "Would one of his revenge schemes have something to do with that train?" Jack asked, thinking that this was going way overboard for something as small as a toy.
"Jack, do you really think that anyone would do all of this over some toy?" Pitch asked, echoing his thoughts.
"Well, he did turn a platypus into a robot." Ferb commented, watching as Platyborg was defeated by Perry. It was an extreme reaction to having an animal nearby, for anyone really. Even if that Perry had been a secret agent, it did not justify turning him into this.
"Looks like we don't have time to talk about this anymore, though. Watch out!" Jack yelled, seeing the man throw a baseball towards Phineas. Jack acted quickly, throwing his staff to the kid to use to deflect the ball. Phineas caught it, holding it like a bat and preparing to swing. Aiming carefully, Phineas directed the ball straight towards the control dish for the robots. As the two collided, the machine broke and the robots began to fall from the sky, no longer active without the dish to control them.
"Augh! My babies, what have you done?" A/D Doofenshmirtz yelled, watching his robots fall from the sky. Glaring at the boy, Doofensmirtz walks forward and rips the staff from Phineas' grip, snapping it in two over his leg.
"Now that that's out of the way, it is time to reveal the last trick up my sleeve." he announced, walking off towards the balcony. Jack had collapsed on the ground, clutching his stomach as he felt something tear inside of him.
"Sandy, help Jack and get him out of here!" North yelled, seeing the state of the winter spirit.
Pitch shook his head, blocking the Sandman from approaching. "No, that will not help. He needs to figure this out on his own." Pitch told them, grabbing the pieces of Jack's staff and handing them out to the boy. Grimacing, Jack took them and held them close to his chest, wondering how he would get out of this now. Pitch clearly wasn't going to help, thinking he needed to learn some kind of lesson on his own. The Guardians might want to help, but none of them wanted to fight Pitch and this evil scientist at the same time.
As Jack struggled to recover, a giant robot began to rise from the ground, this time with A/D Doof controlling it inside of its sleeve. "You know, he kind of ruined the giant robot for me with his terrible pun." Jack commented weakly, hearing him elaborate further on his joke. It just made it even worse, but Jack was still thinking about what he could do to help. The boys were facing a giant robot that was far more powerful than any of his army had been. Jack had to do something to help them, but without his staff he was powerless.
Glancing at the pieces left of his staff, Jack began to wonder what he had to do to fix it. He had no magic, not anymore. Perhaps if he had kept his grip on it, none of this would have happened. He would have been able to help, creating snow or ice to destroy that robot with ease. Now, he was just as useless as he had been before he got his powers. Glancing at his staff, Jack began to realize that it wasn't quite right. He hadn't been useless before he had magic. He had been able to protect his sister, to make her smile one last time before he died.
That smile, his way of protecting her using fun, it was what finally made it sink in. He had been chosen to receive this gift for a reason. His entire life, he had rejected it and demanded to know why he had it. Finally, he had his answer. He was a Guardian, someone who protected the fun in children around the world. He would never be able to fix himself if he wasn't able to embrace who he was. Standing up, Jack grew determined to regain his magic, the magic he had once hated so much for leaving him alone in this world. As he closed his eyes, frost began to build along the two halves of his staff, freezing them over and making them glow.
"Wait, what is going on over there?" Doofenshmirtz asked, noticing the blue glow from the room. Nothing was there, but the strange glow seemed to only be growing brighter. "Ah, never mind. Hope you got your 3-D glasses, cause I'm coming at you!" A/D Doof yelled, controlling the arm and sending it flying towards the boys. As soon as it gets close to hitting them, a blast of ice is sent flying towards the robot arm, slowing its movement just long enough for Phineas and Ferb to dodge the blow.
"Jack, you're okay!" Tooth cried, flying forward and hugging him. Jack backs up awkwardly, before patting her back and laughing softly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Now, let's take this guy down once and for all." Jack said, stepping out of her grip and readying his now repaired staff. Pitch smiled at him thinly, knowing that the boy had finally gained his confidence back. After all, confidence was required to use your powers to their fullest potential.
"Are you ready, Jack?" Pitch asked, preparing a wave of black sand for the evil man. Jack nodded, ready to freeze it at a moments notice.
"Now!" Pitch yelled, sending his dark wave towards the man followed by an icy blast. Both collided with the robot, freezing it as dark sand rained down in the room. "Sandy, keep this stuff away from the kids!" Pitch yelled, knowing what it could do to their dreams. Nodding, Sandy began using his golden sand to shield Phineas and Ferb.
"This is so awesome, Ferb. We've got to do this again one day." Phineas commented, watching the Guardians fight. North came forward as well, with his swords pulled out and slashing at the robot.
Pitch was focused on finding something else, however. The Guardians were fighting him, but Pitch wanted to know what made this man so evil. Perhaps his greatest fears would tell him something. As Pitch searched through this man's fears, he almost groaned at what he found. His greatest fear was of never finding some stupid toy again! That train really was the reason for this whole mess! "North, just get him a stupid train and we'll be done with this whole mess." Pitch yelled, rubbing his head in annoyance. This man was far too much, even for him.
"Train? Is he serious?" Jack asked, glancing at the Guardian of Wonder who simply shrugged.
"Who knows? I will be back shortly, though. Perhaps he is on to something." North said, pulling out a snow globe. "North Pole." he whispered, shaking it up and throwing it off to the side.
"Come on, mate, don't tell me you're actually listening to this guy! He's Pitch Black, he destroyed Easter and nearly destroyed all of us!" Bunny complained, but North ignored him. He knew this was the right thing to do, he could feel it in his belly.
"Bunny, it's up to us to hold him off while North is gone! Think you can help out a bit?" Jack asked, knowing that he had refused to fight so far. Bunny held grudges more than any other Guardian and he had refused to fight with Pitch so far. Sighing, the rabbit knew that he was going to regret this later.
"Alright, but if I see one sign of black sand near my eggs again, all bets are off." he said, pulling out his boomerangs and throwing them towards the giant robot. This battle was almost over, all they had to do was wait for North to return.
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