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Chapter 14
Adam woke up dazed they had spent the day in Disneyland and he was not sure when he fell asleep.
"Hey Adam." Katie said nearly scaring the crap out of him.
"Whoa wait Katie your dead?" Adam said.
"So? Do you not miss me? I know you have Tempest now but I was a big part of your life for so long." Katie said leaning up on her elbows. "Besides, I have to talk to you about something before you wake up."
"Of course I miss, you. And dreaming would explain a lot. What do you need to talk to me about?" Adam asked.
"It's about Tempest, and what your sister said, about her being evil and the one that killed me." Katie started.
"She wasn't right was she?" Adam asked worried now.
Katie shook her head, "She was wrong and it was important to make that crystal clear. It really was Felicity who killed me. Tempest is a great girl and loves you with all her heart. She's a little timid and won't usually stand up for herself verbally but other than those little flaws she's perfect for you. Don't ever doubt her, okay?"
"Okay, I will never doubt her. Your alright with me moving on?" He asked.
"Of course I am, I hates seeing you sulking around all depressed over me when I first died. You're happy know and that's all that matters."
"I do miss you though," Adam said.
"I know, but you moved on instead of letting it take over your life." Katie reminded. "Felicity may have been evil but she was right on that."
"Okay, I hope where ever you are that you're at least happy," Adam said.
"I am happy, but you need to wake up. Your new girl friend is waiting for you."
"Alright," Adam, said giving her a hug, "Goodbye Katie," Adam said.
"Goodbye, Adam." Katie said disappearing.
Adam woke in his bed and felt someone shift against him. Looking over her found Tempest still fully clothed and still sleeping soundly.
He smiled thinking about what Katie had told him while he ran his fingers through her hair.
She leaned into his hand even while sleeping.
She woke up smiling a few minutes later. "Good morning, Adam."
"Good morning Tempest, sleep well?"
"Yeah." Tempest said smiling. "Did you?"
"Yeah very well," Adam said smiling
"Unfortunately, as fun as yesterday was, we should really get to work today." Tempest said sounding disappointed.
"Yeah you have to call a press conference," Adam said.
Tempest got out of bed with a stretch. "Do you wanna get a shower first or should I?"
"You can I'll wait," Adam said giving her a quick kiss.
"Alright, I'll be quick." Tempest promised before leaving to the bathroom.
"Okay," Adam said
She blew him a kiss in the doorway before disappearing.
"I love that girl," Adam sighed laying down on his bed.
She came back a short while later nicely cleaned and pressed.
"How do I look?" She asked spinning in front of him.
She was definitely dressed to impress, she had a powder blue skirt suit with a white blouse underneath the powder blue blazer, she had white flats since she can't walk in heals to save her life. Her hair was pulled up into a surprisingly neat bun.
"Wow you look incredible!" Adam said.
"Thank you, I kind of have to look professional today or no one will tak me seriously." Tempest said but it still felt awkward from who she is… or at least was.
"Look professional, but be you," Adam said
Tempest nodded, pulling at the suit awkwardly. "I know, and I will be."
"Good," Adam said hugging her.
"Are you sure the general populous will be willing to look past my family and believe and trust me?" Tempest asked nerviously.
"Yes, I believe they will," Adam said
"What if they don't?" She asked.
"We'll keep doing good until they do," Adam said
"True, you can't deny what you see." Tempest said feeling less nerous.
"Exactly, you can do this and you have me," Adam said.
"Yeah, so don't ever leave." She said hugging him.
"Why would I?" He asked.
Tempest shrugged. "I'm not sure."
"Alright then I'll go get ready," Adam said
Tempest gave him a quick kiss. "Alright, I love you, Adam."
"I love you too," Adam said before heading off.
Once he was gone, Tempest frowned and fiddled with her suit more. She felt so restricted in this.
Someone cleared there throat behind her and she turned to find Isabella at her door in a dark purple skirt suit, white blouse, and dark purple blazer. There was no bow in her hair which hung to her shoulders and was curled at the ends.
"Oh, hey Isabella." Tempest said awkwardly.
"Hey, nervous?" She asked.
"A little, but Adam really helped with that." Tempest said.
"Yeah he's good at that," Isabella said.
"I don't know how he can be so good though, he just always knows the right things to say." Tempest said lovingly. "So, what brings you here?"
"I wanted to talk to Adam," She said.
"Well, sorry, he just left to get his shower."
"Oh, okay," She said sitting beside Tempest.
"Are you, okay?" Tempest asked hesitantly.
"Yeah I am now," Isabella said
"It just feels like, like you don't really trust me." Tempest said looking down.
"Well to be honest I didn't but now..." Isabella
"What changed?" Tempest asked.
"You, make Adam happy and you have been amazingly nice to us all, and your impossible to hate," She said smiling
"Thank you, Isabella. That really means a lot." Tempest said smiling back.
"I'm glad," Isabella said.
"Let's just hope the civilians will see it the sameway." Tempest said, her smile faltering slightly.
"I'm sure they will," Isabella said giving her a sisterly hug
Tempest returned it, "Besides, Adam, has a plan if they don't.
"Uh oh!" Isabella said
Tempest raised an eyebrow hoping she was simply joking around.
Isabella smiled, "It's a joke he and I have going," She said
"Oh, okay. If you don't mind my asking, what do you need to talk to him about?" Tempest asked.
"I wanted to talk about you and him," She said carefully.
"Good?" Tempest questioned.
"Yeah, I just wanted to make sure everything is okay," She said.
"Well, as far as I know everything's going great." Tempest said with a shrug.
"Good, I worry," Isabella said.
"I understand that perfectly, he is your brother after all." Tempest said looking down at the ground thinking about Gale.
"I worry about you too," She said.
"Why worry about me?" Tempest asked.
"Why not? I care about you too," Isabella said
"But what's there to worry about?" Tempest asked.
"Your both so nervous," Isabella said
"Well, could you really blame us?" Tempest asked. "It's stressful."
"True, but Adam is never nervous," Isabella said
Tempest gulped, "I guess you're right."
"I'm sure you'll be okay," Isabella said
"But why would Adam be nervous?" Tempest asked.
"He's never done this before," She said
"Well… neither have I." Tempest said honestly.
"You two can do it," She said
Tempest smiled lightly. "We can do anything, right?"
"Exactly, especially you guys," She said.
"Yeah, we make a great team don't we?"
"An incredible team," Isabella said.
Adam came in from his shower, "Uh, what are you two doing here, I only have a towel on," Adam said.
They looked embarrassed and left the room for him to get dressed.
"Thank you!" Adam called through the door.
"You're welcome!" Tempest called back.
"That was awkward," Isabella said.
"Well, he walked in on me in just a towel after my first shower, then again I probably should have closed the door." Tempest said blushing. "At least I had the towel on."
"Yeah at the very least," Isabella said
"It was still awkward as heck."
"I can imagine," Isabella said.
"By the way, is it true what happened with you and Phineas?"
"Oh yeah we broke up," Isabella said.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Tempest said with a frown.
"Well it was for the best," Isabella said.
"Yeah, probably." Tempest said with a shrug. "You'll find someone else."
"Hopefully someone who'll spend more time with me," She said.
"You will, I'm sure if it."
"My personal life can wait until after this," Isabella said
Tempest nodded, "Alright, that's your decision."
"Thanks, Tempest," She said
"It's no problem." She said with a smile.
"Still thanks," Isabella said hugging her.
"You're welcome." Tempest said hugging Isabella back, it was nice having a sister.
The door opened finally and Adam walked dressed in a black suit a white undershirt and a dark red tie.
"Hey Adam, you look great." Tempest said looking over at him.
"Thanks, you two also look amazing," He said smiling.
"Thank you." Tempest said then thought adjusting her suit. 'At least I only have to wear it for today.'
"Yeah, then once people know your the boss wear whatever you want," Adam said
"Good, these clothes feel so restrictive and just… not Tempest Doofenshmirtz." Tempest said awkwardly.
"I understand," Adam said.
"Well, at least I was able to wear flats, I'd be fallin every two seconds on heals."
"Yeah that does not seem like you," Isabella said.
"I was barely myself yesterday, today I'm pretty much a complete stranger." Tempest said finxing her suit. "And I have made my decision on that question you had proposed, Adam."
"Which question?" Adam asked as he had asked a lot of them the past few days.
"On if after the press conference I'll want to go back to not showering."
"Oh so what is the answer?" Adam asked not really caring what she chose he would be with her.
"I'm not going to." Tempest said simply.
"Your not going to go back to not showering?" Adam asked to be clear.
"Okay, that wording was admittedly confusing. I AM going back to not showering."
"Okay," Adam said shrugging.
"You okay with that, Isabella." Tempest asked.
"Sure it's not my choice, but you realize that means no more hair petting right?" She asked
Tempest sighed and nodded, "Yes, I know, and I'm sure on my choice."
"Okay, I won't pretend I personally understand your decision, but I respect it," Isabella said.
"I do too," Adam said.
"Thank you so much, guys. I really do appreciate it."
"I told you I'm not leaving," Adam said
Tempest hugged him tightly. "I really do love you, Adam."
"I love you too, Tempest" Adam said holding her close to him.
"I have to ask though Tempest, what made you choose not to shower?" Isabella asked she was always curious
"It probably started back at the mall when those two goons tried to kidnap me but mostly, like I said earlier, it's just not me anymore than this suit is."
"Well whatever you feel like is alright," Adam said
"Good, because my decision stands." Tempest said.
Adam smiled, "I guess we'll have to find some other way to make you happy other than your hair being stroked,"
"I'm just happy whenever I'm with you." Tempest said cornily but honestly.
Adam smiled kissing her forehead, "Good because you are stuck with me," He said
Tempest shock her head. "Being stuck with you implies that it is unfortunate."
"Maybe it is," Adam said
"That's impossible." Tempest said simply.
"I hope so because I do not want you to leave," Adam said
"And I don't want you to leave either." Tempest said hugging him.
"Come on you two there is a press conference we have to get too," Isabella said.
"Right." Tempest said letting go.
"What building are having it at the Danville branch?" Adam asked.
"The main building in Danville, everyone knows where t is so that way we're not exposing anything." Tempest answered.
"Okay take my arms," Adam said pulling out the teleporter
They both grabbed on and were gone in a flash.
They appeared in the main lobby with the gathered press outside.
"You ready?" Adam asked his girlfriend.
"Stay with me?" She asked them both.
"We will." Adam promised.
"Okay then lets go," She said not letting go of them.
They headed out to the front of the building.
The second they walked out the camera's began to go off.
She stepped up to the podium looking at at the sheer number of reporters and on lookers threatening to tie her stomach in a knot, the number, not the people.
"It will be okay, just remember what you have to say," Adam said
Tempest gulped, letting the sandpaper-coated words out. "Good morning, Tri-State-Area. I'm Tempest Doofenshmirtz, undeniably the one most infamous last names known to man, right up their with Hitler, Mosolini, Stalin, and all the other vastly know dictators and very rightfully so. I know more than anything that my family, my father and older sister in particular, were unimaginably despicable. It's a last name that I'm more than ashamed to hold, and now that so much of my family is dead, I'm expected to take up the company that gave the family so much power but that doesn't mean that I have to or will run the company even remotely the same way as the rest of my family had. I plan not only making sure that the company is not ran as bad as it was but I will make sure that Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorperated will act purely beneficial on the welfare throughout the entire reach of the company."
"How do we know we can trust you?" One reporter asked
"I honestly don't expect you to right away as I wouldn't either but through actions it's exceedingly difficult to deny what you can see."
"Who are these two," Another reporter asked.
"Well, for obvious reason their names cannot be revealed, they are part of Firestorm which has actually already unanimously agreed in a partnership in bettering the company."
"So you are working closely with them?" A reporter asked
"That is correct." Tempest said stifting her feet slightly.
"What about your old partner?"
"If you mean Wolfgang Industries, any connections with them have been cut. They're no less evil than this company was." Tempest explained.
"Can you tell us any immediate plans?" A reporter asked.
"First we are going to address the forced labor factories Tempest answered.
"Do you mean shut them down?"
"I actually feel that they can be turned around, just like the company in general, there's hundreds of good factories that make good things that people need in good working conditions and I don't see why they can't be made the same."
"What would the factories produce then?" A reporter asked.
"I was thinking clothing and general living supplies," Tempest said.
"How exactly would you make the drastic change from weapons to clothing?" The same reporter asked.
"Very carefully, it begins with new machines and firing the workers who will not want to stop weapons making," Tempest said
"What other plans do you have for this supposed 'change'?" Another reporter asked, it was clear from her tone of voice and word choice that she didn't trust Tempest at all.
"Our next step is to send supplies to places and countries that need it. We will be rebuilding the destroyed part of Danville first," She said
"Of course you will." The same reporter muttered not buying a single word as she scribbled down in a notepad.
"Whether you believe me or not, that is what's going to happen," Tempest said.
"There's no way you could do good, it's literally in your blood to be evil." The same reporter said.
"That right there is the problem you hold me to my family I am a different person from them and I can already prove all I say is true as Firestorm and Doofenshmertz Inc construction companies are already working on rebuilding Danville she said. It was true Adam and her had set that in motion.
"You're just trying to get us to let our guard down." She accused through narrowed eyes.
"No I am not, come on up to the top floor and see for yourselves," She said
"Do you really think I'm that stupid?"
"No I think your afraid to be proven wrong, any other questions?"
No one had any others because we can't think of anything else.
"If that's all then we are done here you are free to check out everything I have said," Tempest said.
There were more camera flashes and they dispersed, the cynic still mumbling to herself.
"This will take time," Tempest said
"True, but we can handle it no problem." Adam said confidently.
"I know, but they annoy me," She said
"They're the press, it's their job." Isabella said knowingly.
"You were a reporter once right?" Adam asked Isabella.
"Well, kind of." Isabella said turning red.
"Did you bug people?" Tempest asked.
"Well… not terribly I don't think."
"Oh well okay then," She shrugged
"It was just for a day for a Fireside patch, quite a day to choose, in fact. Even by Danville standards."
"Really?" Adam asked
"Phineas and Ferb were a superhero called 'The Beck', I was too stupid to figure that out though."
"You stupid?" Tempest asked skeptically
Isabella shrugged, "Thanks but we all have our moments."
"I guess so," Tempest said.
"Can we go get changed now?" Tempest asked awkwardly.
"Yeah we can," Adam chuckled
Tempest took his arm. "Then let's go."
"To the same room?" He asked blushing.
"We wouldn't CHANGE in the same room, obviously." Tempest said blushing as well.
"Oh, yeah right," He said and Isabella chuckled.
"It's just for the teleporter." Isabella said taking his arm as well.
"I knew that," Adam said pulling out his teleporter.
He put in the coordinates and they were gone.
They came out in Adams room. Tempest gave him a quick kiss then left to her own room.
"So, Isa," Adam said turning to her.
"Yes?" Isabella asked.
"You trust her now?" He asked
Isabella nodded, "Yeah, I do."
"Really?" He asked smiling.
"Yeah, she, makes you happy and has been amazingly nice to us all, she's impossible to hate," She said smiling.
"I know right?" Adam asked.
"So, yes, she has my sister stamp of approval and she better not let me regret it."
"I know she won't" Adam said.
"You better be right this time, or she's dead."
"I know this time I am right," Adam said.
Isabella nodded, "I'm sure, too."
"Good now I need to change," Adam said
"Alright, so do I." Isabella said leaving.
"Life is good," Adam said.
They all got changed and met back up.
"So now what?" Adam asked.
"Well, we have promises to keep." Tempest said simply.
"Construction first," Adam said.
Tempest nodded, "Exactly."
"This is my favorite part!" Adam said.
Tempest smiled, "Mine, too. That's perfect then."
"Good, Isabella will you call the others?" Adam asked.
"Of course." Isabella said pulling out her phone and dialing away.
"Good now when she's done we can go," Adam said.
"Perfect, I can't wait." Tempest said with a smile.
"Do we need Candace too?" Isabella asked
"It would help, I don't see why not." Tempest said.
"Okay, yes invite her too," Isabella said
After a short while, everyone was called and they were ready to go.
"Lets go!" Adam said happily
They linked up and teleported off.
They arrived on a construction sight
Tempest rubbed her hands together. "Let's get this started."
"I can do more than you," Adam challenged.
"You're on!" Tempest said running off.
"Is everything a contest with them?" James asked
"It's Adam." Isabella said not needing anymore.
"Tempest loves it too," Adyson 1 said.
"Yeah, they're the perfect pair." Isabella said smiling.
"They really are," James said as there was a blur then Feliss was there
"Hey Felicity." Isabella said with a smile.
"Hey Isabella how are you?" She asked
"Good, Tempest, Adam, and I just got back from her press conference." Isabella answered. "How was your time with your father?"
"Amazing! He taught me to drive!" She said
"That's fantastic!" Isabella said.
"Yeah it was fun!" She said.
"Though, I don't know why with your super speed you'd need to know how to drive." Isabella observed confused.
"It was a bonding experience Isabella dad needs someone to be around when I can't be," she said
Isabella nodded understanding better now. "So, like a girlfriend or something?"
"Exactly," Feliss said.
"But it's not your choice who or even if he dates again." Isabella reminded.
"I know but still," she said.
"I know but unfortunately there's not much even you could do." Isabella said.
"You sound like speak from experience," Feliss said.
"Take it from someone who's lived with a single mom since she was only an infant. Never even knowing her dad that she can remember before he died."
"Oh, I'm so sorry...wait what if we introduce them?" She asked
Isabella thought about it. "That just might work."
"Come on it would be good for them," Feliss said
"Alright, but how would we get them to meet?" Isabella asked.
"We could have a dinner," Felicity offered
Isabella nodded with a smile. "That sounds perfect."
"Good this will be fun!" Feliss said
"In the meantime, we should get to work."
"Right lets say dinner tonight?" Isabella offered.
Feliss nodded, "That sounds perfect."
"Good now we have house's to rebuild," Isabella said
And with that, Feliss for gone to work in a blur.
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