Chapter 13 "The Bonfire"

Phineas POV

(Flynn Fletcher Backyard)

"Help! Help! I'm, trapped in a tower! Someone save me!" said a 4 year old Isabella.

"I'll save you!" I said.

I climbed the tree and went to the branch Isabella sat on.

"This way Princess!" I said.

I hopped on the tire swing with Isabella beside me.

"On the count of 3! 1! 2! 3!"

We swung from the branch, jumped off the tire swing and landed safely on the ground.

"Yay! You saved me!" she hugs me.

"No problem Princess!" I hug her back.

"Ruff! Ruff!" Bucky approaches us.

"Aaah! It's a venom-licking dragon! RUN!" I said.

"AAAAAAAAHHHH! Hehehehehe!"

We ran away from Bucky as we continued screaming and laughing. I was having another great time with Isabella.

"I like the dragon! Let's tame it!" said Isabella.

"Great idea!"

We screeched our heels to a stop and turned to Bucky who stops as well.

"Get him!" yells Isabella.

Hey! Bucky's running away. You're not getting away that easy. Eventually we caught up to him and we jumped on his back.

"Gotcha!" I said.

We pin Bucky to the ground but he tries to escape us by tossing and turning and barking at the same time.

"Whoa! Down boy! Down!" I said to Bucky.

He stops struggling and relaxes on the grass.

"Yay! We tamed the dragon! Hehe! You can kiss me now."

"Huh? Why?"

"Well in every princess story that I heard the story ends with the beautiful princess kissing a handsome prince."

"Really? Umm… Sure. Ok. On the count of 3. 1! 2!-"

"Hehe! Mmmmmmmmwah!"

"*Gasp* Wow!"

"Yay! Hehe! And they all lived happily ever after!"

"Isabella! Time to go home!" called Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro from inside the house.

"Awwwww." We said in unison.

"Well I guess I have to home now! Bye Bucky!" she said.

*LICK*

"Hehe! Bye Phineas!"

"W-wait! Ca-can you…. Kiss me again?"

"Hehe! MMMMMMMMMWAH! Hehe! See you tomorrow!"

(Phineas and Ferb's Room. Tuesday morning.)

"Wwwwowwwww…."

I can't believe Isabella kissed me. Well I was kinda expecting it but I wasn't really expecting it to be THAT electrifying. The kiss had a weird taste to it, which was… DUCKBILL AND LARVA?!

"Grrrrrrrr."

I opened my eyes and…

"Aaaah!"

I sat down on my bed as Perry rolled down from my chest. Oh no! It better not be what I think I did. I checked the room if Ferb was around but his bed was already made. Phew! I held Perry to my eye level.

"Hey Perry! I didn't… kiss you… did I?"

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

"Hey! I had this amazing dream! Isabella was there! And we were still kids! And… Whoa! I better lie down."

What just happened? Did I dream about us kissing at 4? I don't remember kissing her during our golden days. I doesn't ring a bell either so it definitely didn't happen… but why does it feel like I wanted it to? Ok Phineas! Just close your eyes, calm down, and think about it. Try to remember the dream. Where it was, how it happened, and how you felt about it… HEY WAIT A MINUTE! Hmm… how it felt….. Well come to think of it, that was the exact same feeling I felt when we kissed yesterday. I rubbed my lips to bring some of the feeling back and yeah it's definitely the exact same feeling. Wanna know how it felt like?

It felt… NEW! Almost like making another big successful invention except… it's even better! It's like thousands of fireflies or nanobots floating around you in a peaceful darkness. It's like something has melted inside your chest… like cheese. And even if that feeling was short lived that feeling lasts throughout the night, even until now… just…. Wwwwwow!

*RING* *RING*

I picked up my cellphone… hey it's Isabella!

"Hey Isabella!"

"Hey Phineas! What time did you get up?"

"Umm… just now actually."

"Oh! Okay. What time is it?"

"It's…. 7:00 am."

"WHAT?! OH NO!"

"Hey! What's the matter?"

"There's a fireside girl meeting for the last minute patches and it starts at 8:00! If I'm late my "Always on Time Patch" will be stripped of my sash! We have to get there ASAP or my dream is…"

"But Isabella… I thought you gave it up already."

"WHAT?! Oh…. That's…. right."

Awww man! I should've installed a recovery system for deleted photos. Now I broke my promise to Isabella. I feel like such a failure.

"But it doesn't really matter. What we did yesterday would be a waste if we don't show these photos. Besides, I'd love to tell the girls how much fun we had yesterday. Hehe!"

"Oh!...yeah?"

"Yeah! I have no regrets."

"Even the… you know… the k-"

"Ahbupbup! It's still our little secret right?"

"Oh… Yes! Yes it is!"

"Great! I'm gonna have to cut this short. Meet you at my house in a few! Mom's gonna bring us there."

"Sure! See ya!"

Whoo! Well that took a lot of weight off my shoulders. She didn't really mind if she didn't become a "Senior Fireside Girl" all because of that moment. I feel guilty yet happy at the same time…. Why? I mean I should've done everything right to make her dream come true. She had it ever since she was 4. She's been talking about it ever since she joined the Lil Sparks and I was just there to support her. Now she just whiffs it away like it was nothing. I feel guilty. On the other hand, I feel happy that she kept that moment a secret because…. I don't know… I just felt that it should be secret. If she actually didn't delete that photo and showed it to the girls then I wouldn't really mind if they started teasing us… but that's just it. It would be like play time or something. I don't know. Whoops! Time's ticking! I better move!

Well you know how things go in the morning. Breakfast, bath, change of clothes, Hey! Where's Perry? etc. Just skip everything to the part where I'm already at the front door.

"Mom! I'm going with Isabella to the Bonfire today!"

"What's the Bonfire?"

"It's an awarding ceremony for the Fireside Girls. I'm only going to support my best friend."

"Aww that's sweet. You're not bringing Ferb?"

"I really gotta run!"

"Okay sweetie! Have fun!"

"Okay mom!"

I went out the front door and I was about to cross the street until…

"Grrrr."

"Oh there you are Perry! I thought you'd be gone by now."

"Grrrr."

"Well I guess you can come with me."

I put Perry on my head like a hat and I went to Isabella's house. By the time I stepped on their walkway, Isabella, on her Fireside uniform and with her satchel, came out of the front door with Pinky on his leash.

"Oh good! You're here! I was about to- Whoa! Pinky!"

"Ruff! Ruff!"

"Huh?" I exclaimed.

Pinky ran towards me and then he went around my ankles and then around her ankles and then around my ankles… well you get the point. As for our condition… well let's just say that we're pretty tied up.

"Pinky! Whoa!" She was losing her balance but I let her grip my shoulders and I held her waist.

"Whoa! You almost fell." I said.

"Oh! Hehe! Yeah! Umm… I'm sorry about this."

"I don't mind."

"Re-really? You don't?"

"Yeah! I don't"

Okay. Our noses are just inches from each other. Just a little more and we're going to have that nosey moment….

*PERRY WHIPS HIS TAIL*

…. Okay…. NOW we're having that nosey moment thanks to Perry. Hey! That feeling's coming back again. That cheese inside your chest except that it's begging to melt again… and I liked it.

"Meow!" said a stray cat.

"Grrrrr. Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!"

"Uh oh." She said.

I took her hands off my shoulders and held both of them in my hands.

"Hang on!"

"Ruff! Ruff!" Pinky runs to the cat.

"MEEEOOOOWWWW!"

One minute I was tied to a leash with Isabella and now I'm spinning with her with the world disappearing around me. Now the cheese inside my chest is about to burst or melt. Eventually our brains couldn't take it anymore and we just collapsed on the lawn.

"Hehehehehe!"

"Hahahahaha! *Sigh*"

"Let's do that again!" she said.

"Ye-yeah! Ummm…"

Perry POV

Okay. I think I'm gonna be sick. Don't barf! Don't…blrelreraadblldrerll…. *Gulp*… Ugh! That was foul. I almost lost my breakfast.

"Grrr! Ruff?" (Argh! Stupid Cat! Hey you ok?) said Pinky.

*Pant* *Pant*

"Ruff Ruff" (I'll take that as a no.)

We stared at the 2 kids who are just lying there on the lawn.

"Ruff!" (I think it worked.)

"Grrrr." (Hmph! Ya think?)

We looked at the 2 who are now making *snicker* goo goo eyes at each other.

"Ruff!" (Paw 5!)

It's a high 5 for animals so I gave him my paw.

*CLAP*

*BEEP* *BEEP*

"Isa! Time to go!" called Mrs. Garcia Shapiro from the car.

"Okay mom!" said Isabella.

"C'mon Perry!" said Phineas.

"Grrrrrrr!" (I bet Phineas!)

"Ruff!" (You're on!)

Hehe! And whoever loses would have to take a bath in front of the agency.

(At the Fireside Girl lodge.)

"Okay girls! This meeting has come to order!" says Gretchen. "As assistant troop leader of the fireside girls I… someone's coming! Positions girls!"

Isabella POV

*Sigh* that was one of the most romantic moments I've had with Phineas. Too bad that we had to go at that moment. Well it doesn't matter. We arrived at the front door of the lodge. Mom decided to go to the mall to pick up some stuff. I was about to do our secret knock until…

"Let me get the door for you." said Phineas.

"Uhh… Phineas? I don't think that's…"

*Door opens*

"FIRE!" yells Gretchen.

"What the – OOF!" said Phineas.

*SPLASH* *SPLASH* *SPLASH*

"Seize fire! Seize- AAAH! Oh you're going to pay for that Adyson!" I said.

"Seize! Chief! Why didn't you knock?" said Holly.

"Well Phineas was going to get the door for me until you… *Gasp* PHINEAS! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

Oh no! He looks unconscious.

"That was awesome!" he said as he sat up and spread his fists.

"Pfffffff….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Haha! Okay. Hehe! That was funny but cute at the same time. Looks like the girls bought it because all of them are rolling on the floor.

"Hehehehe! Hey! Why'd you bring Phineas?" asked Adyson.

"Oh! You'll see. Right now I'm here to earn those patches." I said.

"So you did earn those patches."

I turned around and Cheyenne was there again, in her Fireside uniform this time, along with her troop.

"Oh. In case you girls are wondering, I'm here for the Fireside meeting for the Bonfire. It's a requirement FYI."

"Yeeeeaaaah." Said the girls with her.

"We know why you're here." said Ginger.

"Oh. Then let me in."

WHAT THE- NO ONE TALKS TO MY GIRLS THAT WAY!

"How dare you!" I exclaimed.

"We haven't got all day princess. Step aside."

"Grrr!"

"Chief! Let's just let her in." said Gretchen.

"*Sigh* fine."

We all stepped inside the lodge. Milly and Holly stood on a corner with blow-dryers on their hands pointing at Phineas. Phineas on the other hand just stood there with arms and legs spread and treating it like it was some sort of pampering.

"Gretchen. Start the meeting." said Ms. Feyersied on the picture frame.

"Right!" said Gretchen on the podium.

*GAVEL POUND 3x*

"As I was saying earlier as assistant troop leader of the Fireside girls I hereby open the meeting for the last minute patches. Now are there any patches that you would like to acknowledge that you've accomplished?"

Looks like that's my cue. I stood up from my seat and-

"Out of the way." Said Cheyenne.

"Hey!"

"You! Take your seat! Isabella stood up first." Said Gretchen.

"Whatever."

"Sit down Fireside Girl or I'll strip your "Courtesy patch" off you." Said Ms. Feyersied.

"Wha-! Fine!"

She mumbles something and then she takes her seat.

"Isabella step forward." said Gretchen.

I stepped forward to the stage and gave Gretchen ARChie.

"What's this?" she asked.

I brought out my manual.

"Just push that button over there and I'll show you the patches I've accomplished." I said.

"Oh! Okay."

She pushes the button and I giant hologram appears before the audience.

"Oooooo." Said the audience.

"Another one of Phineas's inventions I see." said Adyson.

"Hehe! Anyway, this video footage is when we did that Start a Harlem Shake Patch."

Hologram shows a Bird's eye view footage of the park. One minute the center was dancing and now the entire park is dancing. Now the SWAT team has arrived and they start dancing as well.

"*Gasp* Wow!" said Ginger.

"You did that chief?" asked Katie.

"Yes! Yes I did! Next we have that Break the World Record Patch."

We sadly didn't get any shots in action but ARChie showed our shot with Candace in the awarding ceremony.

"YOU BROKE 15 MINS?" asked Milly.

"By a second." said Phineas.

"Next we have that Wrestle a Bully Patch…."

I'm skipping the rest of the presentation since most of their reactions were just "ooo's" and "aaaaa's", except for Cheyenne who just sneered and stopped her troop members from becoming too mesmerized.

"OMG! I can't believe you were able to accomplish these patches yesterday!" said Ginger.

"Well I couldn't have done it without Phineas."

"*Gasp* Ooohhhh…."

They slowly turned to Phineas and smirked at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Hehehehe!"

"Wait! Those are only 8 patches!" said Gretchen.

"I'm not done. I actually have 9 with me."

"Where's the other one?" asked Ginger.

"He's over there. Patch #492." I point to Phineas.

"*Gasp* You mean? You….! IS THAT TRUE PHINEAS?" asked Milly.

He smiles bashfully then does that ear scratch. "Hehe! Yeah. I at least spent the whole day with her yesterday."

"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!" all the girls screamed except Cheyenne.

"Hehe! Anyway that's… pretty much it." I said.

"…."

"WHAT!?" exclaimed Gretchen.

"Uhh... Phineas? Can you go outside for a moment?" asked Holly.

"Sure." He said.

He walks out the front door.

"YOU DIDN'T KISS HIM?" asked Gretchen.

"THAT WAS YOUR CHANCE!" said Milly.

"ISABELLA!" said Holly.

"Whoa whoa! It's actually okay if I didn't kiss him." Okay… I hate lying. I'm actually twirling my hair right now. Fortunately the girls don't know what that means.

"WHAT!?" exclaimed the girls.

"But why?" asked Ginger.

"I thought you said he was to die for." said Katie.

The other girls just whispered to each other. Cheyenne was just sitting there smugging.

"Hehe! Yeah I said that. But here's the thing… If you ever kissed a boy that you liked… wouldn't you want to keep it special?"

"….."

"Well… that's the thing. If I kissed Phineas and I just told you, it would be like it was just something to give away. It's like living in the song of "Last Christmas." If ever I would kiss Phineas I want it to be kept as precious. Besides, I wouldn't want to do that to my best friend if it would hurt him."

"Oh…. Okay. We understand. I guess that means…" said Gretchen.

"WAIT!"

Suddenly Irving barges in without warning.

"INTRUDER!" Holly throws a balloon and so does the other girls.

"AAAHHH!" *SPLASH* "AAAHHH!" *SPLASH* "AAAAHHH!"

"Whoa! Wait! AHHHH! Hey! I just got dry!" said Phineas who steps in front of Irving.

"Seize fire girls!" I said.

"Anyway. Girls… Irving has to show you something."

"Very well then. Step forward Irving." said Gretchen.

He steps forward and walks towards me.

"Can I borrow that camera for a sec?" he asks.

"Uhh… Sure. *Taxi Whistle*." I said.

ARChie descends to my hand and turns off his propeller. I give it to Irving, who starts opening the battery/memory card slot. He brings out a memory card from his pocket and exchanges it with the memory card in the camera.

"Here you go. *laughs geekily*" he said as he gives both the camera and the memory card.

"Aheh. Thanks." I said.

I activate ARChie and he shows a hologram that looks kinda familiar. Oh it's a video! I play it and… Hey it's the Lunar Parlor! Hey It's us on a table for two… with a bowl with our mouths in each end of the banana and… OH NO! The girls are about to realize what's happening…. TAKE COVER ISABELLA!

"Hide me!" I said to Gretchen.

I hid behind her and 3… 2… 1…

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The entire lodge went wild. Even our pets started running around as the girls just squealed.

"HEY! OH NO NO NO NO NO!"

Milly and Holly are trying to pull Phineas away from the front door. The other girls soon joined in and he was overwhelmed.

"C'mon out chief!" said Gretchen as she pulls my arm out of the podium.

"NO NO NO! Hehe!"

Uh oh! The other girls from Cheyenne's troop joined in and I was soon overwhelmed by a lot of arms pulling me. I simply gave in and they pushed my back with my heels just sliding on the floor towards Phineas who had the same treatment. They pushed us until we were just face to face. Hehe! Phineas is so cute when he's bashful.

"Smile!" said Irving.

*CLICK*

"*Gasp* IRVING!" we said in unison.

"HEY! AAAAHHHH! THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN! GIRLS!" Cheyenne cuts in between us. "*Sigh* Never mind. At least I got to 500 patches first."

"Hey! What do you mean you got to 500 patches first? You cheated! You're just wearing those patches for vanity." said Gretchen.

"Please. I did these patches honestly and no sweat. Right girls?"

"Ye-yeah." Said the girls with hesitation.

"Grrr! I've had enough of you girl! You keep on lying about those patches you just took credit!" said Holly.

"You can't prove anything. Girl!"

"No! They can't!" said Mrs. Feyersied from the front door.

"*Gasp* WHAT?!" exclaimed Gretchen.

"But I can prove this. Page 96 Section Alpha of the Fireside hand book. Patch# 125 a.k.a "The Teamwork Patch." A fireside girl should be cooperative and friendly to all Fireside girls in the world. You have failed to appeal to the satisfaction of these girls, therefore you don't deserve to wear that patch. Hand it over."

"WHAT! NO WAY!"

"There's another way though. Just apologize to these girls and you can earn that patch rightfully."

"APOLOGIZE!? TO THEM!?"

"C'mon Cheyenne! Just say you're sorry." said Ginger.

"NO WAY AM I GOING TO SAY SORRY TO YOU LOSERS! YOU KNOW WHAT! YOU'RE ALL LOSERS! I QUIT! TAKE THE SASH AND EVERYTHING! I DON'T CARE! ARGHH!"

Grrr! How dare she! If only there was something I can throw at her! Just this once I would…

"Isabella. The crocodile." whispers Phineas.

I checked my satchel and the baby crocodile was sleeping.

"Ahhh! Hehehe!"

She takes of her sash and thrusts it to Holly's arms then walks away to the front door.

"Hey Cheyenne! A little goodbye present." I throw the crocodile to her.

"WHAT!? *Gasp*"

She catches the crocodile and they are nose to snout from each other.

*SNAP*

"AAAAAHHHHH! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!"

She runs away with the crocodile still stuck on her nose.

"Hahahaha! Nice one Isabella!" said Phineas.

"Yeah!" said Gretchen.

"Phew! I'm glad she's gone!"

"Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. Please step forward." Said Ms. Feyersied who is now on the podium.

Oh my gosh. This is it! My dream is coming true! I step forward fingers crossed and nervous.

(6106 Palindrome Road. Danville Arena.)

"Congratulations… Senior Fireside Girl!" said Ms. Feyersied through the mic as I shake hands with her.

The crowd applauds and some give occasional whistles. Phineas, my friends, and the rest of the Fireside Girls were all applauding for me while I was on stage. Ms. Feyersied gives me a special hat that looks really impressively designed and a badge above all my patches. Wow! I can't believe I did it. I'm Senior Fireside Girl!

-End of Chapter 13-

(Author's Note)

I'll post the last chapter by next week. I can't believe my schedule is becoming busy again. School is starting and my parents are encouraging me to work hard even if it's just the first week. That's not a bad thing I mean I have a target to reach by the end of the semester anyway. Remember to Review! Hope you enjoyed it!