Hearts Failing, Hopes Falling Chapter 2: Sadness Lurks, a phineas and ferb fanfic

Hearts Failing, Hopes Falling

A Brandie Delanie Creation

Disclaimer: I don't own Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Perry or any other character seen on Phineas and Ferb. The only thing I own is the laptop I'm typing on. Oh, wait; it's my family's laptop!

Author's Note: This is a story of troubles of living with a family member in the hospital, barely clinging to life. If you've been in that situation, you'll understand the meaning of the story.

Spoiler: Perry is very worried about Phineas, since he's known him for a long time. Doofenshmirtz, Monogram and Karl are all worried about Perry and, to some extent, Phineas. Even though they barely know him, they were worried just the same.

Phineas woke up to a misty morning. He looked over at his brother, Ferb, who was still asleep. Phineas took his rubber ball and threw it at his brother, saying, "Hey, wake up, sleepy!" Ferb sat up in bed and looked at his brother with a reproachful look.

Perry looked at Phineas and Ferb staring at each other. Phineas apologized, "Sorry, buddy. I just wanted you to wake up!" The sleepy 15-year old replied, "It's ok. You just wanted someone to talk to. So, I'm all ears!"

The red-haired 13-year old said, "Ferb, I've been feeling really weak and tired lately, our dad just says it's a side effect of growing up. Is he right? Should I tell mom?" Ferb replied, "Well, you should tell both parents and compare their opinions. Then you should try to figure it out yourself if your question's still not answered,"

Phineas said, "Well, I've been feeling fatigued in the heart area. And I often have to be pulled out of some soccer games because of that," Now Ferb was getting worried. Could it be…? No, it can't be. Ferb, stop thinking that! You don't need to worry Phineas right now.

Candace sat down to her breakfast, waffles with syrup. As she wolfed down her breakfast, she noticed her step-brother, Ferb, coming down the steps. He seemed worried for some reason.

"Hey, Ferb, what's wrong?" Ferb whispered something to his sister. "Gasp! No! He can't! I'm gonna tell mom!" Ferb said while holding his step-sister back, "We can't tell her just yet. We'll need proof first. By the way, have you seen Perry?"

Perry stood next to a shelf that was really a secret entrance as he put on his hat. (DUN dun. DUN dun!) He dialed a number on a secret number-pad. Then he entered his secret hideout, waiting for the secret mission to be told.

(Great, I'm being redundant.)

Monogram looked at Karl and said, "Did you remember, dry-clean only?" Karl sweatdropped and laughed embarrassedly. "You forgot, didn't you?" Karl replied, "Sir, who has their underwear dry-cleaned?! It's ridiculous! Look, it's Agent P!"

Perry looked at the screen, waiting. "Oh, Agent P! Well, this is embarrassing," said Monogram.

Perry wasn't paying any attention. Ferb's words to Candace (Perry has excellent hearing) echoed in his head: Heart failure…heart failure…heart failure…

"Agent P. Agent P! Agent P!" Perry snapped back to reality. He looked at Monogram expectantly. "Agent P, what were you thinking about?" Perry looked down at his feet, upset about Phineas' situation.

"What's wrong? We'll understand. Right, Karl?" Karl took out a translator. "Right, sir!" Perry thought, Well, I'm afraid that Phineas has heart failure! He might die. And the chances that he'll get a heart transplant are one in a million. I think… Karl repeated the message in third person.

Monogram glanced at Perry, then at Karl. Karl seemed worried, too. Monogram realized that Perry really cared about his owner. What should I do? Start a fundraiser? How will I do it? Bake sale? I'm terrible at baking.

Karl said, "Um, sir? I think we could start a fundraiser. A doggy day-care! And we could hand out fliers to help support Agent P's owner." Karl is on the right track, but is it a good idea? We need to meet Agent P's owner first for it to make sense. But we can't say something like, 'Your platypus told us.' That'd be stupid!

Perry looked up at the lights that lit up the little room. He was thinking that maybe he could go on a mission to watch Phineas, making sure that he doesn't have a stroke, and if he does, he could call 911.

Karl looked at Perry's thoughts on the translator. He said, "Um, sir, maybe Agent P could watch his owner to make sure he doesn't have a stroke. And if he does, Agent P could call 911."

Monogram thought about that for a while. It seemed okay. Almost flawless. But, what could a platypus do? Certainly not mouth-to-mouth!

Karl and Perry looked desperately at Monogram. He was outnumbered on opinion. Perry used the puppy eyes. Monogram sighed in defeat. "Oh, all right. Just be careful!"

Karl shouted, "YES! Did you hear that Agent P? You get to go take care of your owner!" Monogram blamingly looked at Karl. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Monogram replied, "It's fun."

Perry ran out, eager to watch over Phineas.

Monogram said to Karl, "Do you think you can handle Doofenshmirtz?" The 17-year old intern replied, "Yep. I'm ready as I've ever been!" Karl skipped off, singing, "I'm gonna stop Doofenshmirtz! I'm gonna stop Doofenshmirtz!"

Karl drove to Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated as the jingle played. "Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporateeeeeeeed!" (Rofl) Doofenshmirtz was apparently up to something.

Uh…DUH! Karl looked nervously around. He knew Doofenshmirtz was frustrated of all the crashing through walls and windows. So, he just knocked.

Doofenshmirtz answered with a, "Perry the--wait, you're not Perry the Platypus! Who the heck are you?"

Phineas was walking to the soccer field, being watched by Perry. Perry was hiding on a power line. Don't worry; he's not touching both of them!

Perry slipped while walking on it, and fell. Good thing he landed in a bush. Perry stepped out of the bush, coughing. Note to self, power lines are slippery!

Phineas heard the coughing. "Hello?" Perry put on the mindless pet act. "Oh, there you are Perry! Whoa, that was fast." Perry made the growly noise.

Perry looked at Phineas nervously. This didn't seem too bad. He looked just fine. But looks can be deceiving. Phineas said, "Come on, let's go to the soccer game! I'm their star player!"

Perry's eyes widened in fear. That, he didn't know. That would mean that Phineas is gonna be in the game more than ever! Perry thought, Phineas, don't do it! Don't play! But his efforts were futile, Phineas can't understand platypus talk!

Meanwhile Karl was having problems of his own. Doofenshmirtz was tougher than he thought! It didn't look so good for Karl.

Karl slipped on a puddle of water and landed painfully on his stomach. Doofenshmirtz: 1 Karl: 0 The odds were against him. So, he figured that to have a fighting chance against Doofenshmirtz, he'd need some sort of weapon.

Karl dug through his pockets, but the only thing he could find was a water gun. Great, now I can squirt him and say, "Bad doggy!" That's…not a bad plan! Karl filled the squirt toy with water and squirted Doofenshmirtz. "Bad doggy!"

Doofenshmirtz took out a real gun! "Okay, bad plan!" Karl dodged a very precise gunshot. He ran, dodging gunshots left and right. It seemed that for once, Doofenshmirtz would win.

The score: Doofenshmirtz: 2 Karl: 0

Phineas was seconds from scoring the winning shot. He dodged the rival team, called his shots, and KICKED! The ball flew through the air and hit the goal. The ref blew the whistle, all the kids but Phineas ran off the field.

Phineas walked. Then, after a pep-talk from the coach, walked home. Perry followed, still nervous for Phineas. Phineas tripped and fell. Remember, this is hard pavement! He didn't get up. Perry started panicking. He checked Phineas' pulse, it was rapid and weak.

Perry dialed 911. "Hello?" Perry answered with the noise he does. The operator said, "Hello? Who is this? Oh, Agent P. What's happened?" Perry thought desperately, Phineas fell and he's not getting up. And I checked his pulse and it was rapid and weak! Help! "Don't worry! I'll send an ambulance right away!" (Oooh, now it's getting dramatic!) Perry sat next to Phineas. Phineas muttered weakly, "Perry?" Don't worry, Phineas. Help is on it's way.

Karl had just narrowly escaped death by dropping an anvil on Doofenshmirtz. Then his phone rang, "Hello?" "Karl? Are you there?" Karl replied, "Yes. So, what's wrong?" "Agent P was right. Something happened. He thinks that Phineas had a stroke!" Karl gasped. Could it be happening? The very thing that Agent P wanted to prevent? "Um, sir? I'm gonna go see how Agent P is doing."

Doofenshmirtz looked up, "WHAT? What's happening?!" Karl replied, "Agent P's owner had a stroke and I'm gonna go check on them." Doofenshmirtz stuttered, "I-I-I'm gonna c-come t-too!"

To be continued…

Chapter One Complete

Now for Chapter Two

Phineas was getting weaker and weaker by the minute. Perry was trying not to panic, but if the ambulance didn't get there soon, Phineas was a goner.

The stroke, combined with the intense heat, spelled death for Phineas. A siren wailed in the distance. The ambulance was nearly there. Perry calmed down a little. Phineas muttered, "P-Perry?"

Perry had a feeling that Phineas knew that he was trying the best he could to help. Phineas, don't worry. They're nearly here. Phineas looked at Perry and a weak smile crossed his face. "I love you, P-Perry…" (I mean that in a family love way)

A teardrop fell onto the sidewalk. Perry was very worried. Even if the ambulance did make it in time, there still wouldn't be enough time to save Phineas. Perry had just about given up when the ambulance pulled up.

Karl and Doofenshmirtz ran as fast as they could, which was not very fast for Doofenshmirtz. Karl panted, "I'd better get a donut out of this!" Doofenshmirtz replied, "I don't care about no donuts, but if I run any longer I will have a stroke!"

Karl shouted, "Stop complaining! I'm the one who's the most worried! And I'm starting to think that only Agent P and I seem to be worried about Phineas!" Doofenshmirtz was surprised. He had never had anyone care about him like that! He looked at Karl. Karl seemed really worried about Perry and Phineas.

Karl's P.O.V.

I saw how emotional Agent P was about this. He didn't seem his perky self, so I knew that something was wrong immediately. I had done my best to help Agent P, and now the world's racing me against time.

I didn't think that I would make it. I slipped on the pavement at the top of the hill, and I took a tumble. By the time I reached the bottom, I was bloodied up really bad. I had a severe pain on my right arm, and I had sprained my ankle.

A couple kids, a boy and a girl, raced past me. The boy had lime-green hair, and a cream-colored shirt. Did I mention he had purple pants? The girl had orange hair, a red shirt, and a white skirt.

The boy paused. The girl shouted, "Come on, Ferb! We've gotta hurry!" Ferb just looked around at me. He seemed pretty worried. And he didn't even know me. Ferb said in a British accent, "Candace, you know I care about Phineas, but he's awful hurt too! We've got to help him!"

I'd never seen a kid care so much about a stranger. I decided that they didn't need to take care of me when their friend, Phineas, was in greater danger. I said, "Oh, don't worry about me. I'll just walk to the hospital. It's only one mile."

End Karl's P.O.V.

Perry paced, worried about Phineas more than ever. Phineas was really weak when the ambulance arrived, so the question was, was Phineas still alive? Doctor Tisdale walked out and said, "Perry, Phineas is still alive. Just barely clinging to life." Then Doctor Sangster came over and said, "But you can visit!"

Perry, worried enough, ran to see Phineas. As Perry sat next to Phineas, the red-haired boy said, "Perry, I'm so glad you were there. If you weren't who knows what might've happened. I might not even be here." Perry knew this.

Perry all of a sudden had a realization. No questions about the hat or how I called 911? Phineas weakly replied, "Yeah. But I'm just not gonna bother with that right now." Perry sighed, I don't think you're gonna get through this… Phineas replied, "What? Why not?"

He had to tell Phineas sooner or later. Sooner it was. I hate to tell you this, but you might have heart failure. "Heart failure?! But, Perry, why?" Perry sighed. He had no clue as to why. "You-you don't know, do you?" The little platypus shook his head sadly. I'm sorry, Phineas. I'm so sorry.

Karl was only twenty yards away from the hospital when he collapsed, too tired to go on. He held on to his injured arm as a pain shot through it. The pain was unbearable. Karl winced as another pain shot through his arm.

His cell phone rang. Karl answered it with a weak, "Hello?" "Karl? Are you okay?" He answered, "Not really. I took a really bad tumble and injured my arm and sprained my ankle. And it hurts real bad." "Don't worry. I'm on my way." "That's what the operator said before the victim died." Karl said as a dial tone hummed. He hung up his phone and put it back in his pocket.

A very sharp pain ran through his injured leg. Things were not going well for the 17-year old, today. Not going well at all. The lime-green haired boy from before ran back. "Are you okay?" he asked with the familiar British accent.

"N-no. I can't-I can't bear the pain much longer." Ferb looked worriedly at Karl. He was not gonna lie, but Karl did look in a lot of pain. Ferb said, "I know I have a first aid kit in my backpack somewhere…" and started digging through his backpack.

First, Ferb pulled out a cell phone. Then a laptop. "You keep a laptop in your backpack?" questioned Karl. "Yes. Don't act so surprised!" At last, the first aid kit was pulled out of the bag. A small smile crossed Karl's face. Ferb was really prepared for anything.

Major Monogram walked from a forest path onto the sidewalk. He couldn't believe what he was seeing! A cell phone, laptop, and first aid kit lying on the ground next to Karl and a green-haired kid. No way! Snap out of it. You're seeing things. No, this is real. A pedestrian going out of his way to help someone he doesn't even know?!

He looked back at the scene to see the kid walking off with his stuff, and Karl waving farewell. "Bye, Ferb!" said the intern, apparently feeling a little better. The kid, apparently named Ferb, said, "I'm gonna go see my brother Phineas now!" Could it be the Phineas that Karl and Agent P keep talking about?

Major Monogram looked at the scene, more confused as he's ever been. "Uh…Karl? Who was that kid?" Karl jumped, startled. "Oh, don't scare me like that! Well, that was Ferb. Phineas' step-brother. He seemed pretty worried the last time." Monogram looked at Karl, still a bit confused. "Last time? What are you talking about?" Karl started to explain slowly…

Perry looked around the hospital lobby as he prepared to exit. He looked behind him as Candace and Ferb fell in through the door. Ferb shouted, "Candace! Don't be mad! I didn't know it would be this serious!" Candace protested, "I don't care! I knew we should've told mom! Don't you tell me you didn't know it'd be serious!"

Perry made himself known by clearing his throat. Ferb muttered, "Perry?! What are you doing here?" Dr. Tisdale said, "He's here because he called 911 when Phineas had a stroke." Candace and Ferb shouted, "A STROKE?!" Perry nodded. It was the sad truth, and he knew it. He walked out the door as a sad music played.

(Get ready, cuz here's the musical number!)

You were my friend for a long, long, long time. And it's really hard, doing this in rhyme. You may be gone soon, and I'm not so happy. I guess I might have to learn to let go…

Perry walked the long way home, crying inside. He could never have imagined his life being like this. Perry never knew that Phineas would have heart failure.

Letting go! Is the hardest thing to do! If I do it, I end up feeling blue! Oh, I'll miss you…

Perry looked back at the hospital. He thought, I hope you get through this, Phineas. Because my life is nothing without you. Perry looked back on the past, to when he first met Phineas…

Flashback

A little 5-year old boy smiled as he pulled a blue platypus out of a box. "Wow! A platypus! Thanks Candace!" Candace replied/muttered, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Feed it, love it, brush it. Just don't bug me!" Phineas looked back at the platypus and said, "I'm going to name you Perry!"Perry growled. He thought, I guess I could live with this family. This kid seems okay…

Phineas cuddled Perry. "Oh, Perry, you're gonna be the best pet ever! I'm gonna teach you how to roll over!" I really like this kid. The only way I would leave forever is if they give me away. But that's very unlikely. The 5-year old Phineas laughed. "This is the best birthday present ever!"

End Flashback

Perry sighed. His life would be empty without Phineas. Phineas was the only reason he felt at home in this place. He sadly walked back into the house. Mr. and Mrs. Flynn were out. Probably visiting Phineas. Perry figured that he'd better tell Monogram.

So he went down to his little hideout. Monogram was tapping a microphone. "Is this thing on?" Tap, tap. Perry cleared his throat. "Oh, Agent P! Don't scare me like that!" A cat yowled off screen. Karl, also off screen, shouted, "OW! It doesn't have to be this difficult! You can settle your cat-dog differences a different way! YOW! Don't bite my butt!"

Perry just stared. Monogram muttered, "I'd better go stop those two from mutilating Karl. Be right back, Agent P." He walked off screen. "ALL RIGHT YOU TWO! Kitty, go cough up hairballs! Doggy, go chew on some shoes or something! OW! NOT MY SHOES!" Karl said, "I don't think they're gonna do that. OW!" Monogram replied, "You-OW!- think?!"

Perry just stared as Karl stumbled past the camera. Karl had the cat's agent hat on his head. The cat ran past, followed by Agent D. Karl shouted, "HEY! Don't chew on his tail! Sigh. Sometimes I hate my job." Monogram walked by, grumbling, "I hear ya. Breaking up a cat-fight isn't any piece of cake!"

Karl looked at Perry and said, "Agent P, is Phineas doing okay?" He's doing a little better, but not much. "Oh. But, do you think you could come over here and help with things. First you might wanna break up Agent D and the cat agent's fight?" Perry nodded. He figured that he needed something to do to get his mind off Phineas.

Karl sighed, "He'd better get here soon or we're gonna have a cat casserole for lunch tomorrow!" Perry ran in, apparently eager to break up the fight. He jumped in between Agent D and the cat agent. (Whom I haven't come up with a name for) The two glared at Perry, then they all started fighting. Karl muttered, "I guess it's a bad day for all of us."

Monogram walked over. "And to make matters worse, Agent C has been turned into take-out, Agent W is now bird food and Agent P is the one being mutilated by Agent D and the cat agent!" Karl groaned. This was not his day. "I'll go rescue Agent P." Perry plopped out of the fight, covered in scrapes and scratches. "Agent P, are you okay?" Been better. Been worse, too.

Karl and Monogram exchanged looks. "I guess Agent P couldn't do it, huh?" "Yep. He couldn't. I guess I'll try one last time…" Then Karl pounced onto Agent D, then grabbed Agent Kitty. "LISTEN! You two are gonna settle your differences the RIGHT way! And that's to go on Dr. Phil!" Monogram groaned. This was definitely Karl's most awkward moment. Agent D yelped.

He'd seen the show. Agent D did not like it at all! Swearing and yelling! And some scary things. Agent Kitty mewed. No! Not Dr. Phil! I hate that show! Karl set them down and smirked. Agent D barked at Agent Kitty. Then they shook, er, paws. Karl walked back over and said, "Now tell me my ideas are dumb!"

Monogram had never realized that Karl has a few tricks up his sleeve. This was the weirdest thing he'd ever seen. Just threatening to put them on Dr. Phil worked. "I hate to say it, but Agent D is so stupid to get along with a CAT!" Karl just stared. "You just said you didn't want them to fight!" "Well, yeah! Because they're fellow agents! Plus they might tear the place apart."

Agent P, still exhausted from the fight, panted. I guess I'll go stop Doofenshmirtz. Karl said, "Ok, because I just found out that Doofenshmirtz is trying to make it night forever!" Perry ran to Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated.

Not caring about Doofenshmirtz's being upset, Agent P crashed through the wall. "Perry the Platypus, what an unpredictable surprise! And by unpredictable I mean COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE!" Agent P glared at Doofenshmirtz. "Perry, just let me win for once! Please! Just this once? Plus, I don't like it when you look at me like that!" Agent P tapped his foot to get the point across. "Oh, you're looking for a plot point. We don't always need a plot point, you know! I'm just doing this for fun!"

Yeah, right! Agent P ran and slid past Doofenshmirtz, and tripped him with his tail. Doofenshmirtz fell over, apparently not expecting this tactic. "All right, Perry, you want hard? I'll give you hard!" The evil doctor pulled out a gun! Agent P stared at the weapon in fear. But he didn't let fear stop him. He leapt at Doofenshmirtz, apparently determined to defeat Doofenshmirtz. The brown-haired doctor dodged the attack, which sent Agent P slamming into the wall.

Before his nemesis could recover, Doofenshmirtz aimed the gun at Agent P and pulled the trigger. BANG! Agent P ducked just in time. Weak and tired from the cat-dog fight, he barely had time to dodge the second shot. Doofenshmirtz smirked evilly at the platypus and shot at him. Agent P dodged again, his fatigue showing a little too much. I don't think I can go on like this… Doofenshmirtz lunged at Perry, determined to win for once. He had pinned the little platypus to the ground. Perry squirmed frantically. He had to escape somehow. The platypus smacked Doofenshmirtz with his tail, then bolted toward the door. "Oh no you DON'T!" Doofenshmirtz shouted and threw the gun at the blue platypus.

SMACK! It hit Agent P right in the head. Perry collapsed, it was too much. One more hit and he was finished. As Doofenshmirtz raised the gun for a second strike, he noticed how weak the little platypus was. Perry thought desperately, Someone…help…please…I can't go on. Doofenshmirtz was having second thoughts about throwing the gun again. He saw that Perry was badly hurt by the first strike.

"Perry the Platypus, are you okay?" Doofenshmirtz knew that he wasn't, but asked anyway. Perry replied, What do you care? You're the one who wants to finish me off! Doofenshmirtz protested, "I was going to, but then I noticed how weak you were and had second thoughts. Maybe fighting you isn't the best thing to do." Perry then realized that Doofenshmirtz may be turning over a new leaf. You finally realized that? sarcasm What a great time to do that!

Doofenshmirtz sighed. "We'd better get you to the vet." He set down the gun and picked up the little platypus. "I just hope we get there in time…"

Doofenshmirtz shouted, "TAXI! Hey, TAXI! Ugh! What's a guy got to do to get a cab in this city?" A taxi finally pulled up. Doofenshmirtz got in and said, "Danville Veterinary Clinic, and hurry!" The (formerly) evil doctor held Perry closer to his body, for heat transference. Perry's weak shivering stopped after a few minutes. The little platypus gripped onto Doofenshmirtz's shirt and whimpered. I don't feel so good.

Doofenshmirtz looked down at Perry, worried now more than ever! "Perry the platypus, it's gonna be all right." Perry hugged the doctor, very forgivingly. Doofenshmirtz whispered to himself, "I just hope so…"

Karl paced, very nervous, and said, "Agent P has been gone way too long! Much longer that he should've been! I think that something must be wrong!" Monogram said, "Relax. He probably wanted to get some take-out on the way back! To see what happened to Agent C!" (He became Popcorn Chicken at KFC) Agent D suggested, Maybe Agent P is in trouble. I hear that Doofenshmirtz has gotten way tougher lately! Monogram looked at Karl, who was starting to get really upset. "Agent D! Don't say that! I'm sure that Agent P is fine!"

Karl's cell phone rang for the third time that day. "Hello?" "Yes. Do you know a Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz?" "Yes, why?" "Well, he came into our clinic carrying a badly injured platypus. Do you have any knowledge of this?" Karl looked up in fright. "No, I didn't! Until now. What happened?!" The person over the phone said, "Well, it appears that the platypus was struck in the head by something." Karl gasped. No, not Agent P. Please, no… "I'm on my way." Karl hung up and placed the phone back in his pocket.

Monogram and the other agents looked at Karl as he began to cry. "Karl, what's wrong?" Karl sniffed. "Agent-Agent P has-has been taken to the vet because-because he was struck in the head by some-something!" The intern starting sobbing. Apparently, he had some sort of deep friendship with Agent P. Monogram gasped. Could it be true? Could Agent P be in the same situation as Phineas? Barely clinging to life? "Karl, we'd better go make sure that Agent P is okay." Deep down, Monogram knew that Agent P was not okay, but he couldn't stand to see Karl this depressed.

Karl looked up, "Well, if it means I get to see Agent P, ok."

Doofenshmirtz sat in the waiting room, still hugging Perry to him. The little blue platypus whimpered, still in pain. The brown-haired doctor just looked down at Perry, then looked back up. The other pets there weren't injured as seriously as Perry. The vet walked up and said, "Well, the blow dealt by the gun caused a minor concussion. And the platypus had broken his left leg. But a few days of rest, he should be fine." The platypus gripped Doofenshmirtz's white lab coat and cuddled it.

Doofenshmirtz exited the clinic and stepped outside, still holding the little platypus. Very carefully, Doofenshmirtz took off the lab coat and wrapped it around Perry's body, attempting to keep him warm in the cold night. Doofenshmirtz, is this for real? Could you actually be turning good? Doofenshmirtz replied, "I don't know. I just felt that helping you was the right thing to do. (Wow, that rhymes.)" Perry sighed. For the first time in his life, he felt comfortable near Doofenshmirtz.

(Now, another musical number)

You used to be my nemesis, now you are my friend.

We always fought and fought and fought, but in the end we'd make amends. We never got along, but in the end we knew it was wrong. In the past we were worst enemies, but now we are best friends…

Doofenshmirtz sighed, "I guess we're stuck at a hotel for the night because the taxi drivers are off the clock." He started to step off the curb, then Perry thought, THAT'S NOT A CROSSWALK! Doofenshmirtz replied, "Oops, sorry."

Enemies turned friends are now not just pretend. It's reality, but not just you and me…There are other people who are enemies, and now they're turning friends for good…

Doofenshmirtz sighed, he had walked 6 miles looking for a cross walk. No luck.

You're my friend.

(that was the end of that musical number)

Chapter Two Complete. (dang, it was long.)

(Now for Chapter Three)

The next day…

Phineas had made a full recovery from the accident on the sidewalk. (That was fast) He was coming home today. Ferb, exited to see his step-brother out of the hospital, starting talking more than usual. They had never realized that Perry had gone "missing".

Candace had ordered a pizza to eat while waiting for Phineas to arrive. "Guys, I'm home!" shouted Phineas. He had snuck up on them. Ferb jumped and Candace accidentally slapped the pizza slice onto her face. She wiped the sauce and said, "Phineas, you're back! I missed you! Gasp! Did I say that out loud?" Ferb replied, "Yes, you did." Phineas hugged his sister and step-brother. "I thought I'd never see you again!" admitted Phineas.

Before Ferb or Candace could ask why, the door-bell rang. Candace answered it as she grumbled, "For the last time, it's been over 30 minutes! That pizza is FREE!" A red-haired 17-year old with glasses just stared at Candace as if she were insane. "Uh…what?" "Oops. I thought you were the pizza guy."

Karl blinked. "Anyways, have you noticed a little blue platypus anywhere?" Candace glanced at Phineas. "Well, the only blue platypus I know is Perry. He's just…" Candace ran throughout the house shouting for Perry. "Um…he's not here right now. He's…"

"MISSING?!" shouted Monogram. Agent P was missing?! Karl replied, "Yep. That's what she said." "Missing. How could he be missing?" Karl said, "I don't know, but Candace was really cute." (This is when the love triangles start: JeremyxCandacexKarl) Monogram looked at Karl. "What?" Karl, laughing nervously, replied, "Oh, nothing."

"I hope not. We know Agent P isn't with them. So, that means we'll have to go see Doofenshmirtz!" Karl looked around nervously. "Er…I have to…go to the doctor's tomorrow. I've been a little pale lately and they're gonna see if I'm anemic!" Monogram looked at Karl suspiciously. "Are you trying to get out of seeing Doofenshmirtz?" Karl sighed, "Yes, I am! And you would too if he tried to kill you with a gun just like he did with me!"

Monogram sighed. Karl did have a point. But, why would Doofenshmirtz start using a gun all of a sudden? Maybe he was tired of being beaten up all the time? "Well, you can stay here. I'm going to go." As Monogram started to walk off, Karl said, "Oh, thanks!" Then, Monogram grabbed the back of Karl's shirt and dragged the intern off, whom was struggling and kicking and shouting, "No! No! No! I'm not going! You can't make me! No!"

Knock! Knock! "Hello? Anybody home?!" No answer. KNOCK! KNOCK! "HELLOOOOO?!" Still no answer. Karl muttered, "Well, he must be out. Goodbye!" Then he started to sneak off. "Karl, wait. I think jiggling the doorknob would loosen the lock." Monogram did just that. The door creaked open. Karl said, "Oh, how about that! A loose lock! sarcasm Great!" The two peeked inside. Nobody there. They stepped in. Still nobody.

Squish! Karl flinched. Carpet didn't normally make that noise. He stepped back and looked down. There was a damp spot on the carpet. Karl looked at it more closely and noticed a reddish tint to the stain. He gasped. A bloodstain. Oh-no. This couldn't be… "Um…sir? You should see this…" Monogram walked over. "Is that…blood?" "Yeah. I think so. But it's still wet, so it must be recent." Squish! "It's stained pretty deep, so it must've been heavy bleeding." Monogram looked at Karl again. The 17-year old was walking toward a window. "Tell the police that it was suicide." Then Karl prepared to jump. "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa, now! Don't go killing yourself just yet! What if Agent P is just fine? Then killing yourself is just a waste of time!" Karl thought for a while. Monogram was making sense, but the odds of Agent P being okay were one in a million. "Well, I'll hold suicide off…for now…"

Doofenshmirtz sighed. They had ended up sleeping on a park bench. Now, he was trying to find Perry's owners. "Perry the platypus, are you feeling okay?" Just a little better. But not much. Doofenshmirtz looked around. "Which house is your house?" Perry looked at Doofenshmirtz. WHAT?! No! We can't go there! That'd be awkward! Doofenshmirtz looked at Perry. "Oh, yeahhhh. It would be awkward."

Perry nodded. So…why don't we go back to Doofenshmirtz Not-So-Evil Incorporated? Doofenshmirtz stared. "Hey, don't think that this is permanent. It's only until this whole mess has been cleaned up!" Perry sighed. Oh, well. There's always a chance that Doofenshmirtz will get tired of being evil. Doofenshmirtz sighed. Well, he could try to not be evil. But he doubted that he could.

Phineas was sitting on the couch, as a silent teardrop fell onto the brown vinyl. "Perry's…missing?" Candace sighed and replied, "I'm afraid so, Phineas." The red-haired boy sniffed. "But…there's so much we didn't get to do with each other." Ferb remarked, "You almost never paid attention to him since I arr…ived…" Ferb realized something. I'm the problem! I'm the one who's diverted Phineas' attention away from Perry! It's my fault! Phineas looked at his step-brother in awe. He realized it as much as Ferb did!

Candace said, "Well, Phineas. He's been missing for a day. One more and…well…there's cars and buses. There are a lot of things that can do harm to a platypus in the city." Ferb glared at Candace. "Oh…er…sorry!" Then the orange-haired teenager vamoosed out of there. Ferb decided to be opposite with Candace. "Phineas, maybe Candace is wrong. Maybe some nice person found him and took him to the kennel. Remember, he has a Home Again microchip!" Phineas looked up. "Really?" Ferb replied in that British accent you love(that was for all the Ferb fans), "I'm positive."

Ferb looked from Phineas to Perry's empty food dish. It would remain empty unless he found Perry. Then again, Phineas would probably never be happy again without Perry or Ferb! Ferb sighed. The choice was inevitable. "Phineas. Pack your bags! We're going to go find Perry if it's the last thing we do!" Unbeknownst to Ferb, it would be the last thing he did. (SUSPENCE!!)

Three days later…

"Hey, mom? Have you seen Phineas or Ferb? I can't find them anywhere!" Candace's mom gasped. "WHAT?" Candace repeated, "I can't find Phineas and Ferb anywhere!" Mrs. Flynn looked at Candace. "They must've gone looking for Perry! Oh, I knew we should've called the police first thing!" Mr. Flynn sighed. "They must think we don't care about Perry at all! We do! He's the one who saved Phineas out there on the sidewalk!" Candace looked at her parents. Maybe they did go looking for Perry. They really care about him. I didn't even like him until now! Mrs. Flynn interrupted Candace's thoughts by saying, "They must have left when Perry disappeared! We have to go look for them! Lawrence, call the police!" Mr. Flynn replied, "Way ahead of you," while dialing on the phone. "Hello? Is this the Danville Police Department? I'm calling to report three missing persons. Well, the first two are people. The first one has red hair, a white and orange shirt, and blue pants. Oh, his head looks like a triangle. The second one has green hair, a cream-colored shirt, and purple pants. And now, the third one. He's not a person, but a platypus. He has blue fur, brown eyes, and has a blank expression on his face most of the time." Mrs. Flynn and Candace heard a flash of chatter before…"NO! I am NOT crazy!" Mr. Flynn hung up, annoyed that this person was not taking him seriously. "I'm sorry, Candace. They're not listening to me."

Meanwhile…

Phineas sighed. They were halfway through town and still no sign of Perry. Ferb said, "Well, there's only one place to go." The looked at each other and said in unison, "The forest!" The two looked at the forest. It wasn't to far. Only two blocks! Phineas started off towards the forest. "Come on, Ferb!" Ferb took off after Phineas. "Hey! Wait for me!"

(Sorry, couldn't wait to get back to Perry)

Perry sighed. Well, he felt better. Doofenshmirtz, I think I'd better go home now. I can go alone. Suddenly he heard a shout. "PHINEAS! FERB! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Perry gasped. What? They…They ran away? What? When? How? Doofenshmirtz muttered, "I have no idea who or what you're talking about. Could you care to explain?" Perry decided it was better than leaving Doofenshmirtz clueless. Phineas and Ferb are my owners. And I think they ran away looking for me. They could get killed! I have to find them! Then he dashed full-tilt toward the rest of his family. Candace remarked, "Oh, look! It's Perry!" Perry thought desperately, I'm gonna go find Phineas and Ferb! Don't worry! I will find them! Candace considered it. "Well, if it means so much to you, you can go looking for them, too!" Perry replied, Okay. You search the town! I'll search the forest! Then the little group split to search for Phineas and Ferb.

Perry waited until the rest of the family to leave before calling Major Monogram with this shocking development. "Agent P! You're okay!" said the oh-so-familiar voice of Major Monogram. Karl shouted, "WHAT?! He's okay?! Lemme see!" Perry sighed. He hadn't been gone very long. Oh, wait. Four days is long. He looked at Monogram, whom was muttering, "Agent P leaves for four days and Karl gets overexcited." Perry decided, I'd better tell them. Monogram looked at Perry, "Tell us what?" Perry thought, Well, Phineas and Ferb ran away looking for me. They were apparently that worried. Why do they always get into trouble like this? "Well, I dunno. But you'd better go look for them. I don't think they should be out there." Perry thought, You have no idea…

Phineas and Ferb stood next to a cliff, clinging onto each other. "Ferb, I never thought it would end this way. These dogs have outsmarted us. I don't think that anybody can save us now!" Phineas was dang wrong! At that instant, Perry jumped in between Phineas and Ferb and the wild dogs. Phineas stated, "Perry! You're okay!" Perry thought, Of course I'm okay! I can take care of myself! What do you take me for? Candace? Ferb muttered, "Yeah, you have a point. She can't last a day without modern food like McDonald's!" The dogs growled. Oh, look. We've got ourselves a little meal-to-go! growled one. Another one thought, First we'll eat the little bite-sized one. Then we'll wash him down with the two lost kids!

Perry gathered all his courage and stated, You will not hurt Phineas and Ferb! I care about them. I've known them longer than you! Why don't you go pilfer food from trash cans?! The first dog said, We used to do that, but since these two kids stumbled in, we figured, humans must taste yummy! Bears sure like 'em! Perry realized the only way to save Phineas and Ferb was to fight. But one platypus against 15 dogs? Not very good odds. Ferb decided to do something drastic. "I can't believe I'm doing this but…I'll help you Perry!" What? No! It's to dangerous for a kid! "It's dangerous for a platypus, too, but you're doing it!" Perry sighed. Ferb did have a point. I guess safety in numbers is the best thing. So…I hope you know what you're doing. Ferb sighed. "I do, Perry. I'm saving my family!" Then the 15-year old pointed into the trees. "Look! Steak!" All the dogs turned their heads. "Phineas, run!" Phineas dashed away, looking for help. Perry sighed. Ferb was being foolish. But he made that choice, not Perry. Ferb and Perry each went at a dog. Perry slid under the dog that appeared to be the head, er…brain, of the group. Then, using the same tactic as with Doofenshmirtz, tripped the dog with his tail.

Ferb was trying to make himself taller than the dog that he was facing. That did not work out as well as Perry's tactic. Ferb shouted, "Perry! I could use a little help over here!" Perry ran and knocked the dog off of Ferb. Okay. Now you go, too. It's too dangerous. I can't risk losing any member of my family. Ferb said in protest, "Well, neither can I! I've had enough losses. I can't afford to lose another one of my family!" He tugged on one dog's tail. Big mistake. The dog turned and growled at Ferb. Thinking fast, Ferb grabbed a stick and started whacking it to and fro!

Perry was amazed at this tactic. He had to try it sometime! He had hesitated for too long. During this distraction, the dog that Perry had tripped had come in for an attack. Ferb saw the dog sneaking up on Perry. "Perry! Look out!" It was too late, the dog and Perry tumbled down a small hill. Perry was cornered against a rock. Okay. If you're going to kill me, just do it fast. I don't want to suffer. The dog growled. Oh, don't worry. I promise that it'll be a swift, almost painless death. "Perry!" Perry closed his eyes, expecting the end. Nothing. Go ahead. Kill me. What are you waiting for? The dog replied, Witnesses. I need more than one witness for it to be fun. At that moment, Karl stumbled in. "Agent P!" The dog smirked. Perfect timing. Perry prepared for his swift death. The dog yelped. What the-?! A stick?! Hey! Stop poking me with that thing! Perry opened his eyes. Karl was poking the dog with a stick. "Agent P? Are you okay." Perry, still frightened from this near death experience, stuttered, I-I-I guess. B-b-but I d-d-dunno about Ferb! Karl looked up at the top of the hill. All he saw were a bunch of dogs moving in on something. "Um…I don't see him." CLANG! The dog was hit in the head with a frying pan. Karl looked at Perry, "You're welcome!"

Perry ran as fast as he could, determined to see if Ferb was okay. As he got to the top of the hill, all the other dogs were running off. Ferb was lying on the ground, bleeding really bad. Oh my gosh. Ferb! (Ferb fans, stop reading if you don't wanna know what happens next) Perry ran to his owner. Oh, Ferb. Ferb, are you okay? "Not really. Just don't blame yourself, Perry. It was all my idea to stay and help." Yeah, but I let you! "Perry, listen to me. I know you didn't want me to stay behind, but I couldn't risk losing you. Not again. Phineas was sad enough when you were just missing. Think about how sad he would be if you died." But, Ferb, he'll be sad about you, too! "Well, it doesn't matter. I was causing him to pay almost no attention to you. The only time he took notice was when you disappear every day."

Perry sighed. He didn't know that Ferb felt like an obstruction between Phineas and Perry. I'm sorry, Ferb. I-I didn't realize- "Perry, just tell Phineas that I-that I loved him. He was a great brother." With that, Ferb gave one last breath, then he was gone. Ferb…Ferb…Ferb, no! No, not Ferb. Ferb! Perry realized that it was too late. Ferb wouldn't have survived even if he did make it to the hospital. "Agent P, you did what you had to do. Everyone must suffer losses in life. Trust me, I know." Perry sighed. But, Karl, he felt like he was causing Phineas to pay more attention to him than to me. He thinks that's why I disappeared! So it's really my fault! Karl sighed. It would be hard to get Perry through this loss. Little did Perry know, that Phineas was on his way to his house to find Candace, his mom, and his step-dad.

"Mom! Dad! Candace! Anybody home?" Phineas had made it. He had made it all the way home. "Hey, Perry, Ferb! We made it! We made it all the way-" He looked behind him. "Perry? Ferb? Hello?" Phineas had no clue that right now, Perry was crying, walking home, thinking about Ferb and how much he liked the boy. Phineas heard a familiar chatter. Perry. The red-haired boy whirled around and ran to Perry. "Perry! I'm so glad you're alive! It's good to see you again!" Perry sniffed. "Perry, what's wrong?" It's-It's Ferb. He-He died while fending off those dogs. He-He said he felt like he was obstructing our relationship. I-I tried to help, b-but- but… Phineas gasped. "Ferb? Dead? How?" A voice said, "Well, he died while trying to help Perry against those dogs." Phineas looked up. Karl was looking right depressed. "Well, I'll be going now…" Phineas, I'm sorry. It wasn't my fault. It was Ferb's decision to stay and help! Phineas put Perry back on the ground and said, "Perry, you don't know how much I liked him! You wouldn't know even if the answer hit you in the face!" Phineas, wait! SLAM! The door slammed shut. Perry gave up. You'll never get over it, will you? "No! I won't!" Perry walked away as he thought, Neither will I…

(Another musical number this time by Miley Cyrus)

Sha-la-la-la-laSha-la-la-la-la

You used to call me your angelSaid I was sent straight down from HeavenYou'd hold me close in your armsI loved the way you felt so strongI never wanted you to leaveI wanted you to stay here holding me

Perry sadly walked into the kitchen, he needed to think things over. The kitchen was the quietest place to go. As Perry listened to the rhythmic tapping of water from the faucet, he slowly drifted to sleep.

Perry sighed. Sleeping is hard when you've suffered a loss in your life. Phineas crept into the kitchen, making sure that Perry didn't take his words seriously. "Whew," Phineas whispered, ", he's asleep. I just hope he's okay…"

You used to call me your dreamerAnd now I'm livin' out my dreamOh how I wish you could seeEverything that's happening for meI'm thinking back on the pastIt's true that time is flying by too fast

Mr. and Mrs. Flynn and Candace entered the house. They noticed Perry fast asleep next to the table, and Phineas stroking his fur lovingly. "Oh, there's Phineas." said Mr. Flynn. Candace pointed out, "But Phineas does look a little upset." Phineas whispered, "It's Ferb…He's dead…"

"Ferb…dead?" Candace muttered. Mr. Flynn gasped. "But how?" Phineas replied, "That's the question. How?"

I know your in a better place, (yeah)But I wish that I could see your face (oh)I know you're where you need to beEven though it's not here with me

I miss you, I miss your smileAnd I still shed a tear every once and a whileAnd even though it's different nowYou're still here somehowMy heart won't let you go, and I need you to knowI miss you, sha-la la la laI miss you, I miss your smileAnd I still shed a tear every once and a whileAnd even though it's different nowYou're still here somehowMy heart won't let you go, and I need you to knowI miss you, sha-la la la la, I miss you

(that musical number is over)

Chapter Three Complete. (Whew! Very long!)