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Perry didn't know how many hours had passed, but eventually, Dr. Tecton arrived again, bringing with him a few agents from O.W.C.A. The animals were completely still, and their eyes did not waver. They were fully under the drug's control.
The evil scientist had some kind of remote on him. He stepped forward, and placed a band around the agent's head. He felt it begin buzz, almost as if it was melting into his brain. He could only compare it to the feeling of the De-Volition-inator Heinz had used to control him earlier that summer.
Heinz.. Perry felt dread creep up his body. If the evil scientists had put the drug in Danville's water supply, then it was likely Heinz was also being controlled. And Vanessa. And Phineas and Ferb, and then rest of his host family.
Anger poured through the agent's system, but it fizzled out inside his mind as Dr. Tecton pushed a button on a little remote in his collar, making Perry stand.
"Now you're all mine." The doctor laughed. "And we have some work to do."
Perry and the other agents were marched through a series of corridors, until they reached the outdoor world. The platypus's face fell as he looked out at Danville. It wasn't the bustling, buzzing city that he knew. It was completely desolate, and burning with smoke. He could see Danville civilians marching in single file towards another building, all with headbands on, being controlled by a different evil scientist.
What exactly was their plan?
Dr. Tecton ordered them all to circle around the city's outer walls, where the harbor surrounded. All of O.W.C.A.'s agents and the police force were stood guarding the city, weapons drawn. The SIG felt comfortable in Perry's hand; he realized it as his own. He swallowed. The agent tried so hard to force his muscles to put the weapon down, but they wouldn't budge.
Suddenly, there was a helicopter that hovered just outside of Danville's borders. A soldier stood, peering out, a loudspeaker in hand.
"SURRENDER THE HOSTAGES!" The soldier cried.
It was then that Perry noticed the giant O.W.C.A. logo on the side of the helicopter. He wondered what sector the recruitments were from, and how many more were just beyond the border.
Of course, it really was no use. As long as all of Danville was being controlled, there was no way to fight back.
Dr. Gevaarlijk, having now taken over city hall, had a huge projection of her face cast over Danville's tallest building. She laughed. Her voice rang throughout the whole city. "I don't care how many agents you have on standby." She cried. "You've lost. I've won. There's not a threat on earth that could convince me to release my prisoners. And soon.. you will be joining them."
"I SAID SURRENDER OR FACE JUSTICE!" The man on the helicopter shouted again.
But Dr. Gevaarlijk simply laughed, and shut off the screen. Perry felt his arms lift the gun towards the harbor, finger on the trigger, ready to shoot. Some agents and policemen were already firing sniper rifles in the helicopter's direction. The pilot had to swerve out of the way and find another tactic.
Perry snarled to himself. Someone had better come up with a plan, and fast.
The agents stood, guarding Danville, all through the day and into the night. Perry felt his limbs growing tired, but he couldn't sit. He sighed to himself, arms still drawn, almost wishing for death at this point.
About midnight, or so it seemed, Perry was suddenly ordered to abandon his position, and sneak down dark alleyways, until he reached his own secret lair under the Flynn-Fletcher household. Strange. Why would Dr. Tecton send him there? But the scientist was already waiting for him when he arrived, still dressed up, smirking. In his hand, he held a shiny new weapon, most likely made of medal. Perry wasn't sure if it was a blaster or some kind of knife. The barrel, or blade, stayed concealed inside the long, metal container.
"Hm, I forgot how much I hated this place." Dr. Tecton laughed as Perry was forced to come forward and unlock his computer. "Unfortunately, O.W.C.A. is all offline, but that's not what I've brought you here for. It's time I enacted my own little score."
Once the computer was unlocked, Perry felt his hands move the mouse and click into a hacking software. Dr. Tecton guided him through, until they finally cracked into an online server. It seemed to be coming from city hall.
"We won't have much time." Dr. Tecton sighed. "Shut down city hall, and then let's book it there in our hover-car."
Perry did as he was told. With city hall's security and wifi hacked through, the agent was able to shut down all of their controls and defenses. He figured Dr. Gevaarlijk would be furious, and already planning her attack, but Perry found that two agents were already attacking city hall when they arrived.
Dr. Tecton pulled out a blaster and shot through the front door, bursting in with Perry in tow. Dr. Gevaarlijk was already on the floor, barely breathing, a broken tea cup in front of her. She screamed when she saw his evil self.
"How.. did you.. get past my.. security.. you.. bastard.."
Zachary Tecton chuckled. "I'm sorry, my dear. I know you really wanted this victory. But unfortunately, I just don't play the minion."
"You.. ugahahh.."
Clearly, the evil scientist was dying. Perry, shamefully, didn't feel much pity for the woman, who was clawing at the floor and at her throat, desperately trying to fight whatever poison Dr. Tecton had given her. However, his evil self hadn't had enough of the fight. He ordered Perry to pull out his SIG and point it at her forehead.
At that moment, the four other evil scientists burst into the room, their own weapons drawn, and civilians under their control at their side. All weapons pointed at Perry and at his evil self, ready to fire. The whole room was still, but the tension could be cut with a knife. Perry tried not to listen to Dr. Gevaarlijk's gurgling.
"Don't move." One of the scientists demanded, going to Dr. Gevaarlijk's side and trying to revive her. But it was already almost too late. At that moment, the whole room broke into a battle.
But Perry was ordered to remain in his position, desperately watching as his fingers began to wrap themselves around the trigger. The scientist held himself in front of the weapon, his own blaster drawn, ready to fire at Perry.
"Don't shoot! Or I'll-"
But the man was stopped by the bullet that was immediately catapulted into his heart. The man fell forwards, blood dripping onto the ground. Dr. Gevaarlijk's eyes widened, but Perry wasted no time in shooting another bullet directly into her head. The woman fell, dead within seconds, right beside the other evil scientists. Perry wrinkled his nose at the smell. He was shaking, but he could not move.
Immediately, Dr. Tecton grabbed Dr. Gevaarlijk's remote control, and switched all of the battling civilians under his control. Shocked and confused, the other evil scientists scattered, probably to abandon Danville now that their leader was gone.
"See, that wasn't so hard, was it?" Dr. Tecton taunted, looking straight at Perry. "Don't look so dejected. You know you wanted to do it."
No, he didn't. As much as he abhorred Dr. Gevaarlijk and all the misery she'd put him through, he'd never wished her dead. He felt guilt rise up in his mind, forced to watch the two people he'd killed bleed out over the floor.
Just as Dr. Tecton was about to turn around and gain control of the rest of Danville, the door to city hall was pushed open, and five human operatives burst into the room. Immediately, the agents under Zachary's control began shooting, but they bounced right off the fighter's bullet-proof vests. All of a sudden, one of the operatives released his mask and revealed his face.
Peter.
"Long time, no see." The panda snickered. "I've missed you, Zachary."
Dr. Tecton swung around, and faced his nemesis for the first time in years. The two stared each other down for a second, years of hate and fighting finally boiling over. Dr. Tecton reacted first, trying to shoot Peter with a blaster, but the human Peter dodged it easily with the rocket boots they'd made, and pounced forward with his own weapon.
Peter managed to swipe the evil scientist with a knife right across the cheek, making him bleed.
Dr. Tecton growled in anger, growled at his nemesis, and pulled out his new weapon. Perry gasped as he realized what it was. The light saber. He'd finally made it. Dr. Tecton held the light saber in his hands, aiming it forward, ready to attack. The blade was glowing blue, and was so hot that even Perry could feel it across the room. The weapon was definitely dangerous. He wondered what material the man had ended up making it out of.
Perry looked awe-struck for a second, but immediately jumped into secret agent mode, pulling out his blaster and fighting back. Zachary swung furiously at the agent, slashing through solid stone and brick. Peter managed to dodge, but just barely.
It was strange, watching a battle between himself and Peter from the sidelines. Was this what they looked like, back in the day. The agent wished he could help, but it was as if his mind was trapped inside a metal cage. He watched helplessly as Peter fought as bravely as he could with the weapons he had. But Dr. Tecton managed to hit one of the rocket boots, crushing them, and knocked Peter to the ground. "I should have killed you when I had the chance." Dr. Tecton growled.
Peter pulled up a piece of metal in the ground, using it as a shield. The light saber pushed through, just barely missing Peter's ears, and got stuck in the metal. Dr. Tecton groaned as he tried to pull it out. Peter took this opportunity to kick his opponent in the legs, knocking him over, and knocking the saber out of his hands.
The agent held the blaster to Dr. Tecton's head, snarling. "You really should have killed me." He cried.
Perry watched as Peter went to shoot his evil self, but was stunned when Dr. Tecton dodged the attack and reached out for the light saber once more. He activated it, and swung it against Peter, hitting him in the arm. The agent cried in immense pain, and fell to the floor. Perry's mind was screaming as his evil self advanced on Peter, ready to end it all.
Suddenly, anger overcame Perry's senses, overtaking him in the moment. The anger was so severe, that he immediately felt the band snap from his head, and his mind become free from whatever was trapping it. Whether by faulty technology or his own will, the platypus pushed forward and knocked Dr. Tecton to the ground. The light saber knocked out of the man's hand.
"No! How did you..?"
But Perry cut him off, picking up the light saber and swinging it at his evil self. It caught Dr. Tecton right underneath his throat, only barely giving the man a chemical burn. The man screamed from the pain, and ordered the agents in his control to grab him and pull him out. Perry went after him, but the agents were too numerous, using blasters to cover their escape.
In the end, Perry decided to run over to Peter and begin applying pressure to his wound.
"Told you that light saber would be awesome.." The panda chuckled weakly.
"Shut up, you absolute dork."