(Author's Note)

Honestly, this chapter was quite a challenge for me. I finally got to experience an author's worst nightmare: writer's block. As soon as I was working on this chapter the beginning was just blurry in my mind and the rest of it left my paper blank for hours. I even had to ask suggestions from my friend on how to write the rest of this and thankfully Vanessa was there to tell the rest of the tale. Thankfully my mind is back in fully functional mode. Anyway, the rest of the chapters are pretty easy since they've been on my mind for quite a long time already. The story will pretty much be finished by this week, probably by this Saturday in my timeline, and Friday night or Saturday morning in your timeline. But for now Read, Review, and Enjoy!

Note: I'd really appreciate reviews. Please. I don't really know what you think about this story since I only receive quite a few. It will also encourage other readers to read this story. Doesn't matter if you have an account or not.

Credit goes to: HeinzDoofenshmirtz. Sorry Nightshade but yours is in the next chapter. Error.

Chapter 9 "Poke Ze Goozim Wid Zeh Stick Patch"

Phineas POV

"We're running out of daylight. Looks like we'll need to pick up the pace here." I said.

"Okay! Sure! This patch is pretty easy anyway."

We come out of the manhole in the sidewalk. Isabella helped me up the manhole as soon as she got up. I shut the hole with the lid afterwards.

"Whoo! That was pretty intense!"

"Yeah! I wonder how the girls will react to us riding alligators. ARChie got the complete footage!"

"Wow cool! So what's our next patch?"

"This one." She shows me the page again.

Patch # 498 "Poke Ze Goozim Wid Zeh Stick Patch"

Instruction: Poke the Goozim with a stick.

Goal: Poke the Goozim with a stick. I only created this patch to honor Gimmelshtump culture.

"Hey! I like the sound of that! Poke! Zeh! Goo! Zim! Wid! Zeh! Stick! Patch!"

"Hehe! You have to say it faster" said Isabella.

"Poke Zeh Goosim wid Ze Stick Patch!"

"Much Better."

"I could say it all day if I wanted to."

"Oh you'll get used to it after a few recitations."

"Well might as well enjoy it while it lasts. Poke Zeh Goozim Wid Zeh Stick Patch!"

She just stood there and giggled.

"So where do we find eh zis goozim?"

"Hmmm…. I don't know. Wait! Here's a poster."

The poster is an invitation to the farm fest today. The description says "Explore the farm for different activities with the animals. Also see the Goozim in our attraction "Poke The Goozim with a Stick.""

"Great! Letz Go Getz Zeh Goozim!"

"Wid Zeh Stick! Hehe!"

Isabella POV

He's just cute when he's just being himself. *Sigh*. When we arrived at the farm, there were a lot flags attached to ropes and they were hung from roof to any other object as tall. This kinda reminds me of the Mexican Jewish Cultural Festival. I miss Mexico.

Anyway, we finally saw a big banner that says "Happy Farm Fest!" and the place wasn't as crowded as I expected it to be. There was a girl in a black Goth outfit and was standing on the podium, in a bored manner.

"Last call for the Poke the Goozim attraction. Last call!" she called through the microphone.

"We better hurry" says Phineas.

I remember that her name was Vanessa. I knew her name since we met her during out trip around the world for a day. We ran towards Vanessa to answer the call.

"We'd like to *huff* try the Goozim *huff* attraction" said Phineas.

"Oh! It's you guys! It's only 1$. The Goozim is just inside."

"Great! Thanks!"

We hurriedly went inside the barn. The Goozim was in the middle of the barn, trapped in a cage that perfectly fits it.

"Wait! You forgot these!" said Vanessa who ran up to us.

She gives me a handful of wooden sticks and I take them without hesitation. Phineas was still holding my satchel until now. He's such a gentleman. I opened the satchel and….

"Aaah!" I dropped my sticks as Perry and Pinky pop out of the satchel.

"Haha! I forgot that they were still in there" said Phineas.

They got hopped out of my satchel and I grabbed ARChie. I was too lazy to say "cheese!" at him so I put ARChie in action mode.

"Okay! Let's get this over with!" I said.

I picked up all the sticks and picked one while I lend Phineas the rest. Perry and Pinky were just obediently watching me. The Goozim was tossing and turning everywhere that it made the cage rattle and bounce. It was a young Goozim by the way. As I approached the Goozim, the Goozim acknowledged me and bounced the cage to bite me.

"Careful Isabella."

"I'm on it."

I didn't want to break my stick so I tried encircling it first before making a move. At that moment as I only encircled ¼ of the cage…

*METAL BANG*

"Huh?" exclaimed Phineas.

"Hahahaha!"

We turned around and Cheyenne was at the door holding a slingshot. She shut the door and a click came from the door. Phineas tries to push the door open but it wouldn't budge.

"Looks like we're trapped." He said.

"Arrgh! WHY THAT GOOD FOR NOTHING, BACKSTABBING…"

"Grrr!" growled the goozim.

"WILL YOU KEEP IT DOWN! I'M TRYING TO CURSE CHEYENNE FOR THIS…"

Then I realized the Goozim was already out of the cage.

"Uhh Isabella? Do you have Fireside techniques of calming a Goozim?"

"Ahehe… okay. Nice Goozim." I said.

I kept walking backwards as the Goozim just crawled slowly towards us. Pinky started barking at the Goozim. By the time I looked at Phineas, I was already right beside him.

"Wait! If this is a young Goozim, then wouldn't that mean he's not that dangerous? I asked.

"ROARR!"

While he was roaring like a lion, he was showing his razor sharp teeth.

"Never mind." I said.

"RUN!" shouts Phineas.

Okay, I swear as soon as we started running, the barn was shaking violently. We ran in a circular pattern around the barn, searching for a way to be safe. I looked behind me and Pinky and Perry were chasing the Goozim, while the Goozim was chasing us. By the time we made started our 4th loop I spotted a ladder that's layed on a pile of hay. It can help us get up to the 2nd floor. I looked at Phineas and he nodded.

"Why don't we split up so that one of us can get that ladder." I said.

"Good idea!"

Phineas took a bit of a right and I continued running the same loop we ran a few runs ago. Okay, the Goozim isn't behind Phineas... THAT MEANS THE GOOZIM IS CHASING ME!

"Phineas! Hurry!"

"I'm on it."

Phineas POV

I went for the ladder and tried to pick it up but the ladder is way too long for me to just balance. If only Isabella wasn't too busy to help me.

"PHINEAS!"

I looked at her and the Goozim was already inches away from Isabella. Well I had to do something. I picked up the one end of the ladder and I waited for Isabella to pass by. As soon as she did, I pushed the ladder forward and rammed the Goozim with the other end.

"Whoo! Thanks Phineas!" she runs towards me to pick up the other end.

"No problem."

The Goozim regained its balance but finally Perry and Pinky caught up to it and began biting him everywhere. It pretty much looked like a catfight from a distance.

"Let's not waste time." I said.

Isabella and I set the ladder.

"Good. Now let's climb up before…"

Pinky was now whimpering and he was thrown back towards us. Perry was thrown back as well, not looking so good. They were pretty beat.

"Perry!" I call

"Pinky!" calls Isabella.

They turned around and leapt into our open arms.

"Hang on tight boy!" I put on Perry on my head like a hat and Isabella does the same thing to Pinky. We hastily climb the ladder and we made it without letting our pets fall off the ground. Now the Goozim won't be able to reach us here!... but it's trying to. It makes an attempt by biting step by step but it falls down. It gives up and bites off one of its legs, causing the ladder to fall down to the ground. ARChie kept on flashing photos again like a paparazzi and Isabella whistled for him to stop and return to her satchel. She then takes the satchel off my shoulder.

"How do we get out of here?" she asked. " More importantly how do we poke the Goozim in this situation?"

"I think we should just call for help." I said.

Vanessa POV

Ugh! Can you believe it? I finally get to spend some time with uncle Roger and then he gives me a job by watching over this boring attraction. It's not even attractive to begin with. I mean come on! Wouldn't he even bother to put up a sign? Well it is some sort of Gimmelshtump thing so I guess it's meant to be lame and poorly advertised.

I'm almost done for the day anyway so might as well entertain the last two kids who just entered earlier. Speaking of which, it's been 10-15 minutes already and they're still not back. Is it really that difficult to poke a Goozim? Might as well check on them to find out what they've been doing. I walk towards the barn door… and it's locked? I swear, I did not lock this!

"Hello?! Anybody out there who can help us?" shouted a little girl.

Looks like it's coming from the side of the barn. I followed the voice and the two kids were peeping through a window.

"Hey! What are you doing up there?"

"Oh hey Vanessa!" called the boy.

"Some good for nothing, backstabbing girl trapped us in here with the Goozim on the loose." Said the girl.

"What?! How did the Goozim get loose?!" I asked.

"Long story. Now can you help us?" asked the boy.

"Sure! Don't worry. I'll get you out of there." I said.

"Ok! We'll wait here I guess."

Hmph! Peace of cake. I was trained by uncle Roger how to tame a Goozim before I was given this job. On top of that, the keys are just in the podium. I just hope that it doesn't get attracted to my hair again.

I'm already at the podium. Okay let's see. Ring with keys, check! Spray bottle, check! Hey! Where are the keys? I swear I put them on the podium table. If it fell down I could've heard it.

*Clink*

Wait! That's the sound of the keys! As soon as I heard it, a little girl in a fluffy skirt was standing in front of the podium.

"May I help you?" I asked.

"Oh! No thank you!" she said.

She turned around quite hastily and I heard that clink again. I was able to catch a glimpse of my keys before she could even hide it.

"Hey! Give me back those keys!"

She paused for a while, as if she saw a ghost, and then she sprinted.

"HEY!"

(Olivia Olson: I'm me. From the episode "Vanessary Roughness.")

I chased after her. She passed by a stockpile of bales of hay and she toppled it, sending the bales to topple over me. I grabbed a stray rake and I propelled it in front of me. This girl is not going to get me that easy. She heads towards the cow barn and pulls the doors wide open. Cows stampede towards me and she disappears. There's a bell right by the door and I head towards it, avoiding the stampede. One rope is used to ring it and the other is tied to a small wooden post to keep it above. I kick the post and I grab the rope as the bell falls and the rope pulls me up. I land safely on the flat part of the barn roof. I run towards the other end of the roof and there she is not too far from the barn exit. Now how do I get down? Oh good! There are two ropes with flags that leads the way down. I jump from the roof, with the rake raised above my head, and the teeth of the rake cling to the ropes and I safely slide down towards the little girl.

"Gotcha!"

I sat on her back, thankfully she didn't yelp for pain. Unfortunately she drops the keys in the process and it bounces off to a big horseracing track. There's another little girl riding a horse and she grabs it. For some kids, these girls are really good, whoever they are. But she's not getting away with my keys that easily. I ran to a mini-stable and unstrapped a black horse and ride on it.

"Hyaa!" I said.

I made it jump over the fence surrounding the track and followed the little girl.

"Looks like we have a last minute contestant! It's my niece, Vanessa!" announces Uncle Roger.

The crowd cheers as I cut through the racers. The little girl is actually leading against all of them. I'm just a few meters behind her. We come across a curve and she tosses the keys to the little girl I pounced on earlier and makes a run for it. I steered my horse to obey the curve but I made it run straight for the fence as I approached the other end of the curve. My horse jumps and I grab a lasso from the fence in the process. I wheel it in the air and toss it towards her. C'mon let it reach… HA! SHE'S CAUGHT! But her arms aren't =_=. It was enough to slow her down though. She pushes the rope down her waste as she runs but I block her way by my horse, causing her to turn around rapidly. She drops the keys in the process. YOU ARE NOT GETTING THEM AGAIN! I stand on the saddle of my horse and give him a light kick on the lower neck. My horse catapults me towards the girl by its posterior. I somersault in the air and I land on my two feet on top of the keys before she could take them again.

"You are coming with me." I point at her.

"Grrr! No! No! No!"

She turns around to run but she bumps into the horse. The horse was unfazed fortunately. I pick up the keys and drag her arm with me.

"Don't make me hogtie you." I said.

"No! You can't drag me! This isn't supposed to happen!"

"Ugh. Whatever."

Nothing has happened much except I reported to my uncle that the little girl caused a lot of trouble and she stole my keys. Surprisingly the little girl acted all innocent and if the mayor wasn't my uncle, I would've been sent to pay for these damages I didn't commit. Now to free those two.

Phineas POV

I'm not sure how long we've been in here but I'm sure it was about 30 minutes. Now I'm really starting to hate Cheyenne for this. We heard some clicking and clinking coming from the barn door. The door opens and Vanessa comes out.

"Vanessa!" we yell.

She waves at us but she is soon faced with the Goozim. Oh no! It's going to bite her head!

"VANESSA!"

She pulls out a spray bottle from her pocket and squirts water at the Goozim. The Goozim loses its balance while it was in the air.

"Down! Back in your cage!"

It growls back at her but she repeatedly squirts as it whimpers and retreats back at its cage. She shuts the cage and uses a lock to lock it. She surveys the area a bit and she finally sees the partly broken ladder.

"Oh no. This ladder is useless without it in equal level. Even if we level its legs it's still going to be too short to reach the 2nd floor." She said in a loud voice.

"What do we do now?" I ask.

She turns around to the front door.

"Wait! Go to the front window! I've got and idea!" she said.

We went to the fron window and as we peeked out, we saw Vanessa below a bell.

"When I say jump, you jump!" she said.

"Okay." We said.

She kicks a rope-tied wood stuck on the ground and the rope quickly ascends her. She's on the same level as we are now.

"Jump!"

We jump towards her and she grabs us as we cling to her. We slowly descend as the bell goes back up again.

"Whoo! Thanks Vanessa!" I said.

"No problem. Was the girl in the white fluffy skirt the one that trapped you guys?" she asked.

"Yup." Said Isabella.

"Ugh. I knew it. Well at least you're out of there."

"Wait! I haven't poked the Goozim yet."

"Oh really? Okay I guess I can give you a few more minutes." Said Vanessa.

We tie the rope back to the wood and we head back inside with Vanessa. Isabella picked up a stick on the floor, since I dropped them along our run, and she pokes the Goozim.

"ROARR!"

"Yes! Wait! Do it again!" I said.

"Um… Ok." Said Isabella.

"No wait! ARChie!" I said.

"Oh! Right!"

I run up towards her as she gives me ARChie. I decided to manually take the shot.

"Okay Ready! 1! 2! 3! Poke'em!"

*Flash*

-End of Chapter 9-