Welcome to the next chapter of...umm...the story...with a French title...that I can't recall right now.

I DO NOT OWN PHINEAS AND FERB. ANY CHARACTER YOU DO NOT RECOGNIZE IS PROBABLY MINE

(Jeanette's POV)

A loud whoosh woke Jeanette up. She unwillingly opened her eyes when she heard familiar voices. She smiled. Crystal, Peter, and Grace, her and Perry's children, were talking downstairs.

What are they up to this time? she thought, feeling amused. There was another whoosh, and silence followed.

Jeanette sat up. Silence? Although Crystal was pretty good at being quiet, Peter and Grace didn't even seem to understand the concept.

She nudged her mate with her beak. "Perry," she whispered. "Something's wrong."

Perry tossed and turned for a minute before slowly waking and sitting up. "What is it?"

Jeanette quickly- and quietly; they were, after all, the only ones in the room awake- explained what she had just experienced.

That got Perry up. "Let's go check to make sure they're not still downstairs."

The two platypi walked downstairs and looked around. "Peter? Grace?" Jeanette called.

"Crystal, are you here?" Perry asked.

"If you are playing hide-and-seek it's not funny," Jeanette said, looking under the couch.

They must have searched every square inch of the downstairs when Jeanette sighed. "They're not down here, let's check upstairs."

That search came up empty also. They looked out the window on the backyard, and it was empty. Jeanette was definitely getting worried.

"There's one place we haven't checked yet," Perry mused.

But they weren't even in Perry's lair. "Maybe they accidentally took the rocketcar?" Jeanette asked hopefully.

Perry shook his head. "It's still where I left it."

"One of the other vehicles?"

Perry sat on his chair and pulled up a screen on his monitor. "None of the vehicles have left," he sighed.

Jeanette let out a puff of air that was in between a sigh and a weak laugh. "We've checked everywhere!"

That was the last thing that was said until they were back in the dining room. Perry grabbed her paw. "Freaking out isn't going to help anything. Let's sit down and try to clear our minds to figure out where they might be."

That was something Jeanette admired about her mate. He was able to stay calm in nearly any situation.

When Jeanette sat down, she heard the crinkle of paper. She stood up again, and looked where she had sat. Jeanette almost immediately spotted a note on the floor. "Perry!"

He ran over, and Jeanette showed him the note. "Maybe this will help us."

She opened the note and read it aloud.

To Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Perry, and their friends.

Good news first: you get a thank you (maybe again, I'm not sure if we ever thanked you for it before) for helping us take down the Dr. Doofenshmirtz from our dimension.

Now the bad news: Doof managed to escape the prison a few months after you helped us, and now he, Charlene Doofenshmirtz, and Vanessa are in hiding. We need your help to find and re-arrest them.

We opened up a portal in your house, so, if you're reading this, then something came through, collapsing the portal.

The Resistance.

Jeanette stared at the note in confusion. "What does that mean?"

Perry was also staring at the note, but for a different reason. "I know where our children are."

(Perry's POV)

After reading the note, Perry had extremely mixed feelings. On one hand, he was relieved because he knew where Peter, Grace, and Crystal were-most likely in good hands- but on the other hand, the second dimension was twice as dangerous.

Jeanette looked like she didn't have a clue what was going on- probably because she, well, didn't have a clue what was going on. However, after Perry told her he knew where their kids were, her face lit up. "Where?"

Perry sighed and gently led his mate into the living room. He sat on the couch, and she followed his lead. He explained the story of how he, Phineas, and Ferb wound up in the second dimension and how Doof-2 had taken over that Tri-State Area. Perry went through the whole story, up until how they finally defeated him, which brought Perry back to the present.

"The note said that they needed our help with Doof (-2) again, and that they opened up a portal in hopes we'd get through. But at the end of the note, the Resistance said that if we were reading it, something has caused the portal to collapse."

"And that something was our children?" Jeanette asked, quickly catching on- as normal.

Perry nodded. "The thing is, I get why Peter and Grace wandered through the portal, but that doesn't seem like Crystal."

"She was probably following her siblings to try and keep them out of trouble," Jeanette reasoned. "So, we know where they are, but how does that help if we can't get to them?"

Perry smiled. "Because we CAN get to them."

"How?"

"A portal."

(...)

While the platypi had been talking, Phineas and Ferb had come downstairs, eaten breakfast, and walked into the backyard.

The step-brothers were sitting in their spots under the tree when Perry and Jeanette walked outside. "Have you gotten an idea of what to do today?"

Phineas shook his head. "Not a clue, but since Candace is going on school break today and coming over, we were hoping to think of something she'd like."

"I don't think any invention you make will really please her that much," Jeanette replied.

"Well, there have been a few times," Perry murmured to his mate. He turned back to Phineas and Ferb. "We need your help with something."

Perry handed the step-brothers the note and explained everything that had happened that morning. "Of course we'll help," Phineas replied. "You two AND the other dimension." He turned to face Ferb. "Ferb, I know what we're going to do today. We're gonna return to the second dimension!"

(...)

To help them finish faster, Perry helped Phineas and Ferb with building the portal. Jeanette just sat on the sidelines, watching. A few minutes later, Isabella, Baljeet, and Buford walked through the gate. "Whatcha doin?" Isabella asked.

"Oh, hi, guys!" Phineas ran over to them and began explaining everything.

"I was wondering why Peter wasn't attempting to get into Ferb's toolbox again," Isabella commented after he finished.

"Are we all going through this time?" Baljeet asked excitedly.

"If you want."

The sound of a car pulling up in the driveway grabbed everyone's attention. "Candace is here!"

Candace got out of her car and opened up the backyard's gate. "What are you up to this time?"

"We're returning to the second dimension," Phineas replied. He handed Candace the note and began explaining everything- again.

Candace shook her head. "Oh, no. You dweebs aren't returning to the second dimension." She paused. "Without me."

Perry walked over to Jeanette. "Those are the two words which have gotten Candace in danger so many times," he murmured. "I wonder if she'll ever learn."

Jeanette giggled- forcefully, Perry noted- and Perry smiled sympathetically. "Hey, don't worry. We'll find them." He gently placed his paw on Jeanette's cheek.

"I hope you are right," Jeanette sighed, leaning against her mate.

Perry sat down next to her. "Listen, I know where they are. No matter how dangerous the second dimension may be, I know Peter, Grace, and Crystal are in good hands."

"Vraiment?"

Perry smiled. Even though English was Jeanette's second language, she still spoke in French half the time. It definitely helped Perry with HIS French. "Really."

(Doof's POV)

There was something right there; right at the back of his mind. What was it?

"Norm!" Heinz called. "Get in here!"

He waited a couple minutes. "Oh, where is that worthless piece of junk?" he muttered under his breath. "Norm!"

It was another five minutes before Norm came blundering in the room. "I'm sorry I could not come when you called, sir. I was making muffins."

Dr. Doofenshmirtz checked his watch. "Muffin time isn't for another hour, you Dummkopff!"

"Oops!" Norm replied. "I guess I had better start UN-baking the muffins!" He began to walk back in the kitchen.

"Norm!"

"Would you like to change what flavor the muffins are, sir?"

"Listen to me, you big oaf! I need your help remembering something."

Norm walked back to Doof. "Well, sir, usually a tap on the head helps with amnesia." He lifted his arm over Doofenshmirtz's head.

Heinz realized what Norm was going to do a moment too late. He held his arms out. "No! No! Don't!"

Too late. Norm brought his arm down on the scientist's head. Heinz blacked out. The last thing he heard was "What did you say, sir?"

(...)

His voice. That's what Doofenshmirtz heard.

"Well, I just finished it. It can't be broken already."

"I don't get it. Why does their platypus fight so good?"

"PERRY the platypus?"

"If I had a nickel for every time I was doomed by a puppet, I'd have two nickels."

Then there was another voice. A kid's. "Blah, blah, blah, two car garage, etcetera, etcetera."

There was that kid again. "Alright, everyone, follow me! We're going around clockwise!"

Suddenly, Doofenshmirtz was wet and cold. He sat up in his living room, sputtering. Norm stood over him, holding a bucket. "Do you remember what you forgot, now, sir?"

Doof stood up. "Norm, I know what I'm going to do today. I'm going to return to the second dimension!"

So, you may have noticed I have Jeanette talking in more contractions now. It's because she's a fast learner, AND she's lived in America- surrounded by English- for two years.