-24 HOURS REMAIN-
"So it's settled then!", Phineas smiled. "Today we're going to over come as many impossibilities as possible! I mean, what would be better to have on your grave than, 'died proving the only thing impossible is improbability'?"
"And here's the list.", Perry said as he pulled up a piece of paper from his portable copier attached to his laptop.
Phineas took it and smiled even more.
"Okay, so the first thing is to fly. Well we've already proven that wrong with defying gravity.", he chuckled.
"Off to a great start, Phineas!", Isabella smiled.
"Thank you. The next on the list is to touch your nose with your normal-sized tongue.", Phineas frowned a bit. "Uh... I HAVE tried to do that and there's been a lot of people who said it didn't count till I could reach my nostrils. Otherwise my upper lip IS my nose."
"Oh, Phineas please. That's WAY too easy.", Perry rolled his eyes.
He stuck his tongue out of the side of his bill, reached up, and touched the beginning of his flat snout.
"Well, while that IS impressive, you're a platypus. Your tongue's much longer than a human's."
"Shoot. I thought it'd count for an anthropomorphic platypus.", Perry rolled his eyes. "Cause my tongue's average size for a platypus."
"Sorry. It was a good try.", Phineas smiled.
Everyone gave it a shot but the only successor was Ferb since his nostrils were closer to his mouth than most others.
"Okay then now we have to 'slam a revolving door'.", Phineas read, frowning a bit. "Well how can you do that?"
"I've done it.", Perry said, raising his hand. Ran into the DEI, the door was locked, smacked straight into the door and it moved a bit so it was technically a slam."
"...Yeah I think it qualifies.", Candace gave a nod.
They continued to go through various things that were either already accomplished by some past event such as Football X-7 or were easy to take care of such as licking your elbow (courtesy of Candace). Then one came up to where they had to fold a piece of paper in half, seven times.
"Piece of cake! Ferb's done 28 of those on one piece!"
"Uh, not exactly. I always keep it compressed either by my clothes to my body or with my fingers.", Ferb corrected. "It's not an official fold unless it stays pretty much closed after you folded it. More often than not, it'll just unfold itself entirely."
"Well then let's give it a try!", Phineas said, excited by the number of accomplishments.
They got an ordinary piece of paper, Phineas folded it down, making sure it was even, and when the final fold came, the paper was getting thick and hard for him to hold down. He bit down on it, sat it on a table and everyone watched, waiting to see if it would pop open. After a moment of anticipation, it opened a bit.
"Epic.", Candace said sarcastically.
"Hmm... Well maybe if it was a bigger and thinner sheet?", Phineas asked.
"I don't think-", Isabella began before being cut off as Phineas pulled out his cell phone and began to call a paper factory.
They eventually got a piece of paper that was only half a millimeter thick and was as large as the backyard. It took just about everyone to pull and push it over to fold. But when they came to the last fold, they jumped down hard and finally pressed it down. They began to cheer and give congrats but then the paper unfolded again and sent them flying like a large catapult. As everyone went heading for the park in town, screaming their heads off, Perry quickly pulled out his hat, pulled the ripcord for his parachute and grabbed everyone before they hit the ground. The sudden weight to the chute made the fall a little faster and the landing a bit rougher, but everyone was safe. After they uncovered themselves, Phineas had his normally large, manic grin.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!", he said excitedly. "Let's do it again!"
"NO!", was the answer he received from everyone.
"Phineas, sweetie? No offense but I don't think ANYONE wants to die with you.", Isabella explained.
"Oh... I guess you're right..", Phineas said, feeling a bit discouraged.
He pulled the list out again and looked over it.
"What's next?", Buford asked. "And please don't say 'cheat death'."
"Um.. It says to revive the dead..", Phineas said, turning to Ferb who only looked back in his calm glare.
"Phineas.. We're NOT going to start a zombie apocalypse. It may not be your problem, come tomorrow, but it WILL be OURS."
"Aww.. But Ferb what if-"
"NO.", he said firmly.
"I was just gonna say if it was ME. When I die tomorrow, won't you want to revive me?", he asked with an exaggerated smile.
Ferb held his expression, being unmoved by his brother's plead.
"...Or your mom! Don't you wanna see your mom again?"
Ferb's eyes narrowed dangerously at the mention of his mother and Phineas quickly backtracked.
"Okay! Never mind!", he said quickly, understanding his offense. "No death."
They made their way back to the backyard and have gone through the list except for anything that counted death.
"Okay, well is there anything else that we could think of?", Phineas asked around.
"Yeah. It's impossible for you to be alive tomorrow.", Buford teased.
Everyone groaned and Phineas rolled his eyes.
"Buford, do you have to keep going there?", Baljeet asked.
"Heck yeah.", Buford said, uncaring.
Isabella nuzzled more into Phineas and hugged him tighter, wishing it wasn't true. Phineas leaned his head on hers and after a moment, began to get an idea.
'...Would it be impossible for her to say yes?', he thought to himself. "...Hey, Isabella? Could you stand up for a minute?"
"Hmm? Oh, uh sure.", Isabella said, standing up, slightly confused. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine it'll just be better if you stood up right quick.", Phineas said, getting up.
He took her hand in his and after a moment to try to settle the hard beating in his chest, smiled at her. She was a little surprised, because it wasn't his normal cheerful smile. It had more passion to it, as if he was looking at a favorite memory. And his face was turning red.
"Isabella...", he began before getting down on one knee, making her hair stand on end as he spoke. "will you please marry me?"
Isabella could only describe her following feeling as, she had died inside from the overwhelming excitement, bliss, and ecstasy with what he had just asked of her, in the absolute best and most delightful of ways. Her cheeks became bright red and for a moment she was absolutely speechless. Everyone else was staring shock at the two and Perry fell over, passing out from the shock.
"Wh...What?", she asked, her voice's pitch had risen with the surprise and was much squeakier but there was a smile on her face so Phineas felt more relived and smiled a bit more.
"Well, aside from being young, no place to live, and me dieing tomorrow, will you marry me?", he said a bit more clearly, feeling more confident of the answer.
"Of course!", she squealed, hugging him tightly. "Of course I will Phineas!"
Tears of delight began to flow from her eyes and Phineas hugged her back, equally happy. Perry sat back up, revived from his earlier experience.
"WHOA WHOA WHOA WAIT A MINUTE!", Candace cut in, more shocked at the acceptance than the question. "Phineas, you ARE too young! You're only TEN!"
"Uh, actually Candace, people have been, well pretty much married before their birth. You know, those 'our parents planned it out' sorta things?", Phineas said, standing up with his new fiancee.
Candace seemed beat for a moment but as she thought of it, she still retained her attitude.
"Okay, where on earth are you gonna get a justice of the peace for this anyway? Who is gonna marry a couple of kids?"
"The one that you hired for Aunt Tiana and Uncle Bob's wedding!", Phineas quickly answered.
"Oh please. He would NEVER marry a couple of kids."
"Candace.. It IS Phineas.", Ferb reminded her.
"...The dress! The dress is, like, the most important part!"
"Oh I sewn one up last Spring.", Isabella said, waving a hand aside uncaring.
Everyone stared at her for a moment, including Phineas when she finally caught on to the odd idea of it.
"Uh! J-just to feel pretty of course!", she covered. "I wasn't planning on doing anything with it!"
"RIIIIGHT...", Most of the guys said, not buying it.
Phineas only smiled but Candace shook her head with slight understanding.
"Okay, yeah I can see that.", she shrugged. "Uh.. Cake?"
"You can bake one for us!", Phineas smiled before turning to Isabella. "It doesn't HAVE to be fancy right?"
"Oh no! No no! Just the event will be perfect enough!", Isabella said, shaking her head but still smiling.
"Music? Who's gonna play the music for the bride?", Candace asked, starting to get desperate.
"Yeah deadbeat!", Buford chimed in. "How're ya gonna get around that one?"
Phineas glared over at him but then smirked, giving the silent hint.
"...Augh!", Buford exclaimed, getting the idea HE was to play. "You don't even know if I could the organ! You DO NOT know I could do the music! Not unless you guys are just creepy spies."
"Well do you?", Phineas asked.
"...Yes...", Buford groaned, hanging his head and pouting a bit.
"Buford, get real. You are the SAME person that speaks French fluently.", Baljeet explained. "Not hard to figure out anything else."
"I hate being so versatile!", Buford growled to himself.
"Okay, what about a best man?", Candace asked before the answer was obvious.
"Ferb.", everyone said.
"Of course. Uh.. ring bearer?"
"Perry!", Phineas said, pointing to the platypus.
"Me?"
"I dunno why, I can just see that.", Phineas shrugged.
"Ooh yeah! And Pinky could be the flower dog!", Isabella said happily. "That'd look SO cute!"
"Mm, I'll talk to Pinky about it.", Perry noted to himself.
"Yo- Rrgh! F-Flowers! The bouquet!", she growled.
Perry pulled out his fedora, popped it into a top hat, pulled out a magic wand, waved it over top and tossed it aside before reaching in and pulling out a beautiful assortment of flowers.
"For the lovely bride.", Perry smiled as he handed them to Isabella.
"Aww thank you Perry! They're perfect!", she smiled, taking them and taking a sniff.
"Camera man?", Candace asked, knowing they probably already have something. "Or do you already have cameras hidden everywhere?"
"Umm... Django?", Phineas asked Isabella.
"Oh yeah.", Isabella nodded.
"...Really? Not Irving?", Candace asked, slightly surprised.
"NO.", they said in unison, equally mortified at the thought of a fan-boy at their wedding.
"Girl! Not on MY best day ever!", Isabella said, starting to question Candace's sanity.
"Okay, I'm just checking since he's such a huge fan! Jeez!", she rolled her eyes. "Well what about rings?"
Phineas began to speak but then stopped to think of it. Rings weren't exactly the first thing to come to mind. Isabella waited for him expectantly, thinking he'd have an answer.
"...Ferb?", Phineas asked, looking over at his brother. "How's the account?"
Ferb held up a checkbook and Phineas looked through before smiling again.
"Perfect. I knew those chores would come in handy!", he said. "And Isabella can choose any she wants."
"Okay, then answer me THIS... What about the parents?", she asked.
"My mom's gonna be so proud of me!", the wife-to-be beamed. "I'd be the youngest EVER to find Mr. Right!"
"Yeah, no kidding.", Candace noted to herself. "Okay, what about OUR parents, Phineas?"
Perry had this one covered as he said, "Candace. We have a little saying in the org. What goes on with you and your nemesis, STAYS with you and your nemesis. I could prove this on multiple levels. With us though, it's what goes on with us, stays with US."
"Honeymoon?", she asked.
"Actually, I've already got something planned for that.", Phineas said with a wide smile, earning a curious look from Isabella. "...Honey, I've been thinking about this for a LOOONG time."
She smiled even more and hugged him tighter, letting loose a small squeal.
"...Isn't this just gonna make Isabella more miserable when Phineas has to die tomorrow?", she asked.
"Well...", Phineas felt his heart sink a bit.
"It's... It's okay.", Isabella said, smiling weakly. "I mean yes, I'm gonna cry even harder but there's kind of a plus side to it. I have been married to the one I've always loved before he died."
Phineas smiled again, feeling a skip in his heart beat at 'always loved'. Candace, however, was always one to doubt.
"Okay, but what if Phineas DOESN'T die?", she asked. "You'd be two ten year-olds who have no place to live together on their own, married, and not even physically matured!"
"Candace-", Phineas began.
"Phineas, the one thing you've ever taught me was to never doubt Life. You COULD, somehow, survive. Or be revived. Just suppose you lived. What then?"
There was a moment of silence as the thought settled on them.
"...Well..", Phineas began, looking back at Isabella. "I guess we'll just cross that bridge if we come to it."
Isabella gave a nod, the two smiled and shared another kiss, never wanting to let go.
-16 HOURS REMAIN-
Phineas could feel his heart beating wildly in his chest as everyone waited for the star of the ceremony to arrive. It was both excited, weird, and wonderful for the young inventor. But he was finally going to do it. The one thing he wanted to do before he died. And not just thinking that of the situation. It was something he's always told himself. From the first time he saw her. Finally the music began and Phineas looked up and almost melted right there as Isabella came around after Perry and Pinky. She was wearing a white dress with elbow-length flowing sleeves. The skirt went to her ankles and was simple except for the triangular-shaped frill that covered the front with the red lining on it. Django took a couple of pictures, Buford had to wipe a tear away quickly as he played when he glanced over, and Candace was near to bawling, hoping she would look as good on hers and Jeremy's wedding day and overwhelmed by the joyous occasion. Isabella was just as nervous as Phineas before she walked out there. She almost wondered if everything was just going to turn out as one of her dream-to-nightmares and everything would fall apart. But when she saw him standing there, finally recovering himself from the initial surprise, his passionate smile was still there and it was suddenly, all the comfort she needed about this. All the way she walked up and she couldn't help but smile back, feeling the exact same as him. The ceremony began, the vows were said, and everyone cheered for the happy couple as they kissed. It was perfect. Absolutely perfect.
-14 HOURS REMAIN-
Evening came and after their first dinner alone with each other as a couple, Isabella was excited to see what Phineas had been planning. For a long time now, Phineas had sat aside the majority of his money and bought a good piece of land. There he was planning on creating the best Candy-land ever and he was going to introduce everyone to it just a week later from this time. There were Ice-cream volcanoes that spurted either jelly from doughnuts or bubble-gum balloons for smoke. Cotton-candy clouds hung over the area and candy-corn mountains were pure and sweet. There was the gelatin valley, followed with the fudge plains. Even small candy bits like butterscotches were mechanically enhanced to fly and be the fireflies or flowers to decorate the green icing grass. There was even a chocolate river that flowed through the area with a gingerbread watermill with a wafer-cookie dock at one end and a large lake at the other end with whipped-cream lily-flowers floating along. The only transport Phineas had made for such a place so far was for on the river in a beautifully created...
"...sweet potato boat ride?", Isabella asked as she looked over the side of the hallowed out potato, into the river.
"Yeah! I mean, it has 'sweet', in the name, right...", he explained as he let a hand reach into the river and pick up a flower, offering it to her. "...my Sweet?"
She looked back at him and the flower in confusion but smiled, still letting her fingers play with the wedding ring on her hand as Phineas placed the flower in her hair. He leaned forward then to kiss her as the boat drifted under a licorice-vined, chocolate-barked weeping willow tree.
...Yeah, I am NOT going to let some creep like Irving suddenly take Django's job! Yes, I'm partial.