I look back to the machine.

If watching Ferb get slapped was so hard for me, death would be on another level. But why would I ever even choose different? For my brother, I do anything.

"Uhm... well, the laser thingy. Duh." I say as I lower my head.

"You always were a stupid boy..." He says with a chuckle as he fully walks into the light, glaring me with a smile. But his auburn hair, deep blue eyes, triangle face...

"Wait... dad?" I whisper, now returning his glare. His glare intensifies as his smile no longer present, he almost yells, "You've made your decision." He raises his hand up to the button. "Oh, and don't EVER call me that..." He slams his hand down onto the button.

A brilliant white beams suddenly builds up, and at contact to my body, forces a scream out of my throat. The burning sensation only gets worse, aching and heavy pain present as well, as it almost feels like I'm being ripped to pieces.

And then suddenly, it's over.

I try to push myself up from the... floor? But my arms immediately give in under the weight of my body.

Why... how am I on the floor? I turn my head as best as I can, getting a view of the seemingly forced open restraints. He wouldn't let me out on purpose...

"Dang it dang it dang it!" He yells, not actually yelling 'dang', as I hear the crash of metal and a skidding sound, as though the man was kicking the machine.

I attempt to get up again, it being a bit easier, and I manage to get onto my hands and knees. I look up, but my limited light has been hazed over by some sort of smoke.

I wait until the white smoke clears, looking to the figure, as he pulls out a remote and hits Ferb with some sort of red beam from a remote.

"FERB!" I yell in complete shock and horror, but to my surprise, the man replies with a huff.

"Chill out, Phina-boy. He's at your house." He says as he points it at me.

Just as he hits the button, I notice something... different. The man's irritated expression, for the tiniest sliver of a second, turned to one of... knowing? Triumph? I couldn't exactly tell, as white spread across my vision, and suddenly, I was on my back.