Chapter 3

"Class was boring!" Buford complained as they fluffed their pillows for their sleeping bags that night.

"That's not a surprise coming from you." Baljeet said. "You say that class is a snooze fest everyday." Buford glared at Baljeet.

"I know what I said." The bully explained. "But this time, it was mega boring! They taught us our ABCs."

"But we learned our ABCs in Kindergarten!" Phineas reminded them.

"I know, that's why it was pointless; we already know them by heart."

"And in Math," Baljeet added. "They retaught us our 123s."

"In Science, they taught us another word for precipitation was rain." Isabella said. "Along with hail, sleet, and snow."

"And in History." Ferb concluded. "They taught us that the first U.S. President us…."

"George Washington?" Phineas guessed.

"Right!" Ferb said.

"Hmmm." Phineas wondered out loud. "I wonder why they're reteaching things we learned long ago."

"It's craziness man." Buford said. "I tell you, its craziness!"

The kids had just finished getting ready for bad when Perry walked in on all fours in pet form.

"Perry!" Phineas shouted running and hugging his pet.

"Shhhh!" Isabella whispered. "You'll wake up the other kids."

"Oh sorry." Phineas sat down the platypus and looked at him. Perry looked at him too. "Boy m I glad to see you bud. But you know you shouldn't be here; you should leave before…"

"A platypus?" Dr. D asked, coming beside the kids. Dr. D glared at the kids.

"Busted!" Buford said.

"You know the rules." Dr. D told them. "No pets on school grounds, ever!"

"But we didn't bring him here!" The red pinched boy told him. "He came here by himself."

"Blah, blah, blah! Like I'm going to believe that1"

"I'm telling you the truth. He came himself, honest!"

"Look, I don't have time for your stories!"

"It's not a story! I'm telling you, he…" The doctor sighed.

"Maybe this can be better explained through song." He began his quiet song.

"No pets allowed, no pets allowed!" he sang. "I thought I made it clear, so why did this animal suddenly appear? I want you to make me proud, so why am I telling you this rule extra loud? Why didn't you listen, why did you ears fail? Bring him in here, learning; you won't know what you been missin! Sure you might get an F, but you have no excuse to wail! It's your fault that you didn't listen, not mine! No pets allowed, no pets allowed! Disobeying me has lost its prime! You got to listen, because you'll have to learn to follow my rules all the time, and if you don't, it's my version of the perfect crime! No pets allowed, no pets allowed!" He grabbed Perry by his neck.

"Hay!" Phineas and his friends shouted. Perry squirmed in the seemingly impossible grip of the doctor.

"This here platypus reminds me of a mammal I hate." He continued. "So please, especially no platypi for goodness sake!" He went to the window, and opened it. He held him out, ready to drop at any minute. The kids all gasped. "A certain platypus and I share a huge animosity, so why can't you accept this one simple policy? No pets allowed, no pets allowed!" He dropped Perry. The kids all gasped again, and went over to where the doctor dropped the animal. Dr. D closed the window.

"So, no pets allowed, no pets allowed, NO PETSSSSS ALLLLOOWWWWEDDDDD!" He finished. "Boo yah!"

Phineas looked up angrily at his new principal.

"Why did you do that?" He commanded to know. "He's just an innocent mindless pet, what did he ever do to you? I'm reporting you!" He was about to go to a phone to call 911, when the doctor stopped him.

"Go to bad." He said.

"No! You hurt my pet. There's no way I'm…"

"GO TO BED!" The doctor erupted.

"Phineas." Isabella told him. "Let's just go to bed." Phineas hesitated, and then followed his friends to the bedrooms. Dr. D laughed.

"Man, I love this power." He told himself. "I absolutely LOVE it!" he went to the window, and opened it. He peeked out and shouted.

"If that's you I dropped Perry the Platypus," he called. "Then, WHOO-HOO!" He closed the window, and laughed as he went to bed inside.

The platypus flew home on his hang- glider.

As soon as the platypus entered the house, his stomach growled, He was hungry! He went to the kitchen. Linda wasn't there, either were Lawrence. The two were at work.

He saw the fish container on top of the fridge. It was way too high up for him to reach! He decided that he better wait until one of the parents came home.

He was about to go sleep in his bed for a while, until he heard his stomach again. He looked down at the container on the fridge. He was really hungry!

No! He better wait until Lawrence or Linda came home to fix him something. He was about to go when he herd his stomach a third time, then a forth, and a fifth.

That's it; he couldn't hold it in any longer! He went closer to the refrigerator.

He went on two feet, and pulled the drawers back. He then climbed his way to the counter.

When he got to the counter, he went to the fridge; He then extended his hand, trying to grab the fish container. He stood on his tiptoes to get to reach better.

He almost could grab it. He touched it, and lost his footing. He tried to balance himself, but fell to the floor instead.

Drawers flew, and silverware crashed on the floor. The cup on a nearby milk jug came off, forcing milk to spill all over! Perry fell to the ground.

Linda and Lawence came in the kitchen then because of the sudden noise. They looked around, shocked. They then saw Perry under some drawers that fell on him.

The adults helped the pet get free. Perry shook of the spilled milk like a dog when wet, and looked at them.

I'm sorry! He seemed to be saying with his expression. I didn't mean to make a mess. I was just hungry and you weren't home so I… Please, can you forgive me?

"Oh Perry!" Linda told him. "Just look at you; you're a mess!" Perry then looked down as if saying, 'I know.'

"I know you were just hungry Perry." Linda said. "But this what it's going to be like from now on. The kids will be at school all the time and we'll be working late at our jobs every night. So, you'll going to have to wait until one of us comes home and feed you, understand? Perry gave a look that he understood. I understand.

"Or we'll come home everyday after work to clean your messes." Lawrence added. Linda patted the platypus and stood up.

The platypus ate his supper near his bed while the parents cleaned up his mess. He was eating slowly. He kept thinking of Phineas and Ferb. No matter what he tried, he couldn't get them out of his mind.

He missed them. He wished they could come home, and play with him. True, their parents were home, but they worked late recently, and it wasn't enough. He needed his real owners. The platypus couldn't help but think that this whole mess was partly his fault. He wanted his owners to get a good enough education, but not like this. He sighed, and laid on his bed, looking gloomy.

The days passed by. Each day, Perry grew sadder, missing his owners terribly. He had lost his job temporary because Doof was too busy being principal to be his nemesis, and fight with him.

At school, everybody was teaching the exact same stuff they did before. Phineas asked one day why this was, and Doof said if they didn't, the kids were likely to forget. Phineas disagreed with this, but Doof just told him to shut his yak, and pay attention. The boy just listened, and didn't complain after that.

Perry tried to break in everyday just to see his owners, but he was immediately thorn out every time. Phineas grew heartbroken each time.

The semi-aquatic mammal eventually gave up. He decided to face facts; he will not see his family together again for a long time, or maybe even never.

The next morning, Perry was sleeping under the shade. Pinky came into the yard; the dog was pushing Buford's goldfish, Biff with his head.

The Mexican dog stood in front of the sleeping platypus. Perry woke up when he heard panting, and looked up at the dog.

"Whatha' doin'?" Pinky asked.

"Uh, sleeping." Perry answered. "Now if you don't mind, I like to get back to it!" He was about to snooze again when Pinky spoke.

"Wait!" The platypus looked at the Chihuahua. "Can I play with you?"

"Why?" Perry asked.

"Oh please! I'm lonely without Isabella around, and since you are Phineas's pet, you the closet I could find. So, can I play with you instead?"

"Okay!" Perry stood on all fours, and looked at the goldfish in the bowl, then back at the dog.

"Why is Biff here then? You know it will be a challenge to play with a goldfish."

"Buff asked to come, and he just wants to watch."

"Okay."

So, the pets played, while Biff watched. The two kicked a purple ball to each other on their two feet, and played soccer. Biff was the referee. Perry won 4 games, and lost 3.

After, the 7th game it was getting late. Perry and Pinky both laid on the grass exhausted.

Pinky got up.

"I miss Isabella." Perry stood up next to her.

"Yeah, and I miss Phineas and Ferb." He answered. "The agency fired me again since Doof is the principal." Pinky began to sniff back tears.

"I miss her so much!" The Chihuahua sobbed. "She's always on my mind. The fact that she I won't see her in a long time really hurts!" Tears streamed down the dog's face, and onto the cool grass.

"Yeah." The platypus agreed. "Since a platypus only lives for 15 years; I don't know if I'll ever see my owners again."

"I miss Buford!" Biff added.

Pinky looked at the moon, and stated to sing.

"Whenever I wanted to play fetch." He sang. "She would always get the catch. And whenever a thunderstorm would come, she would always say 'Pinky, don't be scared; the Angels are only playing bowling. Don't need to cry!' My owner, that's who I need." The dog looked away. It was Biff's turn to look at the sky.

"When those bigger bullies came and took me away." He sang. "I was weak, and all I heard was laughing from those fish stealing freaks. My owner showed his inner bully on them. He beat them up just for me. That day, I was Buford's precious gem. I felt like a zero, but he was a true hero, don't you agree? My owner, that's who I need." The fish looked away, and it was Perry's turn.

"I still remember when they adopted me." Perry sang. "It was when they started their summer. They saved me, and gosh; I swear if they didn't, it would be a real bummer. Together we live in harmony. Even though I'm supposed to protect my title, if they're in danger I do my best to save them because…because we're family. My owners, that who I need." The pets all got together for the finale.

"My owner(s) that who I need." They sang together. "My owner(s), that's who I need." Then Pinky and Biff had to leave.

"Bye Perry!" The dog said. He pushed Biff's bowl, and both disappeared in the bushes. Perry looked at the moon again.

"My owners," He sang. "That's who I need." He then laid back down, and slept under the bright round moon.

The next morning, Pinky and Biff came again. Perry awoke to Pinky's pant, and looked at him.

"What now?" The platypus wanted to know.

"Biff and I wondered if we could go to the kids' school and visit them." The dog answered.

"Sorry." Perry told him. "But I tried a million times to see Phineas and Ferb, but each time, Doof threw me out."

"Oh please!" Pinky begged. "I can't live without Isabella. I keep having nightmares about her; I have to see if she's all right."

"Sorry, no can do." Perry said.

"Come on!" Biff jumped in his water repeatedly. "I want to see Buford!"

"Please!" Pinky sounded desperate. He began to cry again. "I can't live without her, please?" Biff stopped jumping in his bowl, and began to cry too. Perry felt sad for them.

"Okay." He decided, turning to face them. He stood up on all fours. "We'll go."

"Yay!" Pinky and Biff cheered.

"I knew you would come to your senses!" Pinky told Perry.

"Yeah, yeah." Perry said. "Let's just go before Doof sees us."

So, the pets went to the school. Pinky pushing Biff's bowl all the way with his nose.

Maybe, Perry thought to himself. Maybe with Pinky on my side, I might pull it off. Maybe, just maybe.