Katie… Katie…
Katie tossed and turned, distracted by the echoing sound of an old woman searching for her.
Katie… Katie…
She could ignore it no longer. Her eyes flew open and she sat upright. There, sitting on her wall, was the image of Eliza M. Feyerseid's portrait. "Miss Feyerseid!" she shrieked, knowing full well she wouldn't disturb or be disturbed. She lived alone with Isabella, and she was currently over at Summer's house.
Katie… I hoped my plan would have shown itself by now… you girls disappointed me…
Katie sat against the wall, paralysed by fear. Yet, a small part of her brain was still functioning. She had just learned that Miss Feyerseid had a plan that ought to have come into fruition. Thinking logically, that small piece connected the dots. "What part of 'Phineas is a Fireside Boy' did we miss?" she became aware of asking.
Phineas is just one side of a coin… the other half should be clear… and the full coin will be the greatest of the Fireside Girls… Phineas and Isabella… shall lead the Fireside Girls to new heights… go now, Katie… teach my secret…
Never let it be said that Katie's night was uneventful.
Summer was sitting under the big tree, and Katie knocked on the fence. "Hi Summer! Could I please see Isabella?" she asked. Summer shook her head. "Sorry to disappoint, but she's been exhausted all night. Stress has been getting to her," he said. Katie raised her eyebrow, wondering what sort of stress Isabella would be feeling. "It's been a whole week since she got kidnapped. It shouldn't be like she's that shell-shocked…" she said aloud. Summer's eyes widened. "Oh, you want mom. Yeah, she's in the kitchen. You know, if you want me to tell you where mom is, just call her 'mom'," he said, but Katie was already gone.
"Hey Katie! Whatcha doin'… so sleep deprived?" Isabella asked. "Isabella, Miss Feyerseid's ghost visited me last night, and told me why she let Phineas into the troop," she told her. Isabella tilted her head. "Miss Feyerseid knew who the perfect Fireside Girl would be. A combination of Phineas' ingenuity and your own determination. I think it's time we tried getting Mist a little more involved," Katie elaborated. At the sound of her name, Mist came down the stairs… literally. Isabella picked her up, and made sure she was okay. "Mist… I think it's time we went back to the Fireside Girls!" Isabella exclaimed. Mist groaned under her breath, and pulled out her sash. She tied it around her waist, and Katie raised her eyebrow. She didn't have time to ponder it, however, as she fell asleep right then and there.
Doofenshmirtz purchasing cupcakes!
Dr Doofenshmirtz picked up the last of his Fireside Girl's cupcake logs, paid for it, and demolished the cupcakes within. Lucy looked at him with one eyebrow raised, thinking 'what was he doing?' She had compunctions about her true reward in earning her patch for selling cupcakes. If Lucy had pieced together Dr Doofenshmirtz being Perry's murderer, she'd insist on giving him more.
As it was, Ferb climbed to attack Doofenshmirtz that day to find no response. Doofenshmirtz had become far wider than he was tall. "Oh, Fuhb? I suphus yur wundurung whut uim up tu? Wull… uim tu fut ruight nuw…" Doofenshmirtz garbled through a mouthful of cupcake. He gestured to a pile of empty Fireside cupcake holders, and many Duplicatinators which seemed to have been used on them. Ferb rolled his eyes. Obesity and sphere mechanics ought to win this fight for me. I've never seen him so pathetic in my life, he thought. He decided to fly off. "CUUS YU, FUHB FLUTCHUH!" Doofenshmirtz cried, but his mouth had become deformed.
Mist Flynn looked at the Fireside Girls. "OK, girls! As Troop Leader… err… Lara, could you lead for right now? I've forgotten how to lead the Forestfire Girls…" she said. Lara sighed, and stood at the podium. "OK, girls. I will admit, some of us may have gotten slack in upholding our Fireside tradition," she said, and Bella shrugged. The Fireside Girls were eternal. Getting Summer to see her affections was the chance of a lifetime. "-but we can do this today! So girls, what do you want to do today?" Lara finished. Mist nodded thoughtfully, and grabbed some leftover cupcakes. "I'm going off to sell these. Be back a little later," she said, and left the lodge. "Going to help out Summer in Mist's place!" Bella claimed, and walked off. Lara sighed, and looked at the list of patches. "I'm going for Aquatic Safety. You guys just continue to earn patches," she said. With nothing else in mind, the other girls went to other Fireside patches.
Mist knocked on the door of the penthouse of a high-rise building. She had already sold the cupcakes when she noticed that the tenant was morbidly obese. "Well, I know what I'm going to do today. Mr Doofenshmirtz… I'm going to get you into shape!" she told him. Dr Doofenshmirtz nodded, and took a second to hesitate. Wasn't this that loudmouth I kidnapped a week ago? What's she doing in the Fireside Girls? …Eh, she's wearing her sash wrong, and she's forgotten about me. I say let her help me, and then… OW! Heart attack! he thought to himself.
In other circumstances, you might fail!
Because I know you've got your own tail!
You're not one of us, but I'm going to see you sweat…
I'm going to see how much you can take!
I'm going to work you through your union break!
If you squeeze a silkworm, what do you think you're going to get?
But I know a way we can return you to normal
Even though now you're obese…
It's the way of Ferb's niece!
But that's just the general information. Here are some of the specific things I am going to get you to do.
You're going to roll up a ramp with heavy weights
Swing off a rope somehow!
At some point you'll fall to your knees when it's raining
And look up into the sky!
You'll practice your balance over and over
Hey, those flowers don't grow right now!
You'll wade to a swamp, meet a Fireside friend
And lift big heavy things up high!
But I know a way we can return you to normal
Even though now you're obese…
It's the way of Ferb's niece!
Bella wandered into Summer's yard, where he was looking at his blueprint. "Summer?" she asked, and he looked up. "Hi, Isabella. I'm going to let you decide what we do today. Mist's doing Fireside work, and she really did contribute more than you'd expect…" he told her. Bella swooned, and whispered, "Well…" but was interrupted by a shrill sound.
"Thank you, little Fireside Girl! Thanks to you, I can take another attempt on the entire Tri-State Area!" Dr Doofenshmirtz announced, cackling madly as he fired up what remained of his evil scheme. Mist gasped, and gave a shrill wail. She hoped it would be suitable.
"Summer, I need several hundred logs of cupcakes, stat!" Bella said. Summer nodded, slowly taking a step back. He managed to have some made in about seven seconds, give or take. "Fireside Girls… assemble!" Bella called out, and the Fireside Girls skidded up to her. "Ladies, we have a huge order to deliver. We have to get these to 41 Inator Road, 45th floor!" she encouraged, and the girls grabbed several each and began rushing.
Throughout our lives…
We're told cupcakes are for sometimes!
And yet as this crucial juncture
They're payment for some crimes!
So come on, girls and Summer
We have a pharmacist to thwart!
We can't delay any longer
We can no longer head to court!
Our best friend, our greatest pet
Dead at the hands of an old man…
But with the help of warriors and girl scouts
We can wallop with the frying pan!
So come on, girls and Summer
We have a pharmacist to thwart!
We can't delay any longer
We can no longer head to court!
Come on girls, we're up a couple pounds
Or a couple hundred, it really doesn't matter!
It's thanks to the efforts of this guy
That we no longer wake to Perry's chatter! (Ctrtrtrtr!)
So come on, girls and Summer
We have a pharmacist to thwart!
We can't delay any longer
We can no longer head to court!
"And sold! That's the last of them!" Bella stated, looking at her handiwork. Dr Doofenshmirtz was laying on the ground, obese once again. "Thanks, Bella! I'm promoting you to Troop Leader!" Mist said, hugging her brother's girlfriend. "Why?" Bella asked. Mist looked into Bella's eyes. "Our mothers were wrong. I'm not going to be the greatest Firefighter Girl ever. I haven't even got over my snark!" she said, honest and to the point. Bella giggled. "Well, Mist, if it's not you, then it's Summer! I knew it, deep down!" she cried out. They all walked away, leaving Doofenshmirtz in his trap. You know, one day I'm going to get skinny again with the way of Ferb's niece. And then they'll be the first to pay! But first, some writing. Next time will be my last chance to take down a hero's legacy, and I'm going to do it… Broadway style! Doofenshmirtz thought to himself. He reached for a pen and paper to write songs down while he exercised the weight from him.
And he's right. Since next time will be my final main story for this tale, I'm going to be doing it as a musical! Because I've done the movie, and Summer Belongs to You, so the Musical is the last one. ...No, I will not make musical numbers out of catchphrases.
And for no reason, I feel I should mention that this story brings the combined word total for A Hero's Legacy up to 12999... no joke.
Next time, we shall see Doofenshmirtz's final throw of the dice (and he knows it, too!), and how it'll affect the cast. And musical numbers. So on that note, summer belongs to you!