When the Platypus Cry Part 5

By Lolitafreak88

Jenny had faced several tough obstacles in her life, usually because of how much she cared for the earth and sky. She had faced them with a face that showed no fear and a determination that was to be admired. Though seeing the sheer amount of Dark Perry's standing their ground and looking like they wanted to blast her to smithereens and the imposing man with a bad case of hunchback, she had to gulp. This situation looked very dangerous, and also threatening. For a moment she thought of abandoning this mission to stop the O.W.A.C.A for their tampering with Danville but then Candace spoke,

"UGH... so... tired. How does one even handle walking up... all those steps? I need a glass of water." Her voice reflected her desire. But then to her amazement, a glass of fresh-looking water appeared in mid-air. Candace took it and gulped down its contents before wiping her mouth and going 'Ahh'!

"Thanks Mysterious Force. You've been awfully convenient lately." She said, setting the glass down. She then got back up onto her feet. Jenny was surprised that Candace had simply just consumed water that had appeared out of thin air and didn't even get scared. Perhaps that busting habit of hers really has affected her brain activity, Jenny thought. Although what the man said next actually was what renewed Jenny's fighting spirit.

"WHAT?! ConjureInator, why are you listening to some teenage girl's demands? I programmed you to not talk to strangers! 'Stranger danger' remember?" He shouted, as though he expected the 'Inator' to respond back. This was clearly enough evidence to prove that he did know something. The mention of 'Conjure' suggested creation and if it was a machine that could create things like that glass of water in accordance with someone's demands, it was rather plausible that it was responsible for the lockdown, red sky, and these monstrous monotremes. Also he sounded quite threatening and the whole 'scientist' look was definitely cause for suspicion. Jenny stepped forward and pointed at the strange man.

"You are responsible for all this chaos aren't you Mr. Scientist?" She declared. At least she didn't call me a pharmacist like that other teenage girl, Dr. Doofensmirtz thought, recalling the Asian girl who had spurred a discussion about how everyone called him a pharmacist. He was a bit surprised to see these two random girls show up and especially surprised now after hearing the words from the brunette (Who was clearly a hippie). The red-head looked strangely familiar...

"Hey... that's the costume Vanessa dressed up in that one time!" Dr. Doofensmirtz said as he pointed at Candace's outfit. Candace finally took notice of her present situation and looked a bit "Derpy" at his statement. Then a bit offended after she went over how he described her look.

"This is trendy modern-day fashions bucko! But, wait... Vanessa?" Candace's annoyance faded away when he had mentioned Vanessa. Vanessa was one of her acquaintances and was a gothic girl who was quite the beauty. She and Vanessa had a few things in common, including the fact they switched clothes, and she even joined along for the trip to Paris (That permanently tarnished Paris's reputation in her eyes). So how did this strange guy know her?

"Yes, Vanessa Doofensmirtz. She's my daughter, and one of the joys in my life. When there are so few you have to pick really good ones. Do you see the resemblance?" Dr. Doofensmirtz asked as he gestured towards himself in a way that showed he was expecting an answer. Candace just raised an eyebrow. Vanessa was GORGEOUS and this guy... eh...

"Uh... yeah. I totally see it. Glad she has such a... um... proud dad?" Candace lied in a very wimpy way. Perry was definitely getting nervous at this conversation. He was a bit amused by Candace's blatant lie about Dr. Doofensmirtz and Vanessa's resemblance to one another but that was nothing compared to what this meant. Candace was still here and with someone else. It wasn't Stacy for sure but Candace didn't have many other friends who were girls. So who was this sweet yet determined-sounding person that he heard earlier? Also, not only were Candace and the unknown girl here and could spot him, but they were also in grave danger. It was the worst worst-case scenario he had been in SINCE the 2nd Dimension. Stacy had hid behind the couch and had unexpectedly driven off Doofy in that encounter but the ConjureInator was proving to be a major menace and Candace and the other girl were not Stacy. Fortunately, he was hidden among the huge crowd of Dark Perry's so they hadn't spotted him and although he could've used this chance to sneak towards the ConjureInator and blast it, it was far too risky. Dr. Doofensmirtz caught the lie and folded his arms in annoyance. Jenny, who had no idea what they were talking about, asked curiously.

"Candace? Who's Vanessa?" Candace face-palmed. Once again she had brought up someone or something that Jenny was foreign to because she hadn't hung out with them.

"Vanessa is this Goth girl I know. She's hung out with us a few times and she gets along best with Ferb. She even asked me what 'Ferb' stood for. She's a smart one." Candace explained, feeling Jenny deserved to know. Jenny's face grew a bit suspicious. She didn't like Goths that much. They didn't give a care about anything, and especially not the enviroment. Plus all that black was kind of depressing and reminded her of oil spills and other miserable things. Although from what the strange scientist, who apparently had the last name of Doofensmirtz (That sounded like some foreign town), said she seemed to be different. Anyways, Jenny thought, I need to focus on what's at stake here. Shaking her head, Jenny resumed focus.

"Ok. Thank you Candace. But now Mr. Doofensmirtz who are you? What is this ConjureInator? Are you affiliated with O.W.A.C.A?" Jenny asked. Perry's mouth dropped open. HOW DOES SHE KNOW? He thought in complete shock and also some anger. If he wanted someone to know find out about them he'd prefer it to be one of his family members, not some random friend of Candace's that he didn't know about. But then he suddenly shook his head and took a deep breath. The Dark Perry's were branded with his organization's initials on their stomachs so it was clear that she had seen those initials and gotten curious. But still, she sounded fairly smart and composed. If Dr. Doofensmirtz blurted out something scandalous or at the very least top secret information, this girl sounded like she would catch that instantly. Dr. Doofensmirtz was just as stunned at the hippie's knowledge of his nemesis's organization.

"How would a teenage hippie girl like you know about them?" He asked. It was now Perry's turn to face-palm. The Dark Perry's were watching carefully over the discussion, waiting for further instruction from Dr. Doofensmirtz. Jenny smiled.

"Ah ha! So you are with them! So why have you done this?! These platypuses are innocent creatures of Gaia! They are semi-aquatic, egg-laying, masterpieces of mammals. There's absolutely no reason for you to do such gruesome experimentation on them! Especially when they are protected by law!" She went on a rant. Candace did her best not to roll her eyes at Jenny's obvious display of nature love but she managed. Mostly because she had been such a great friend this whole day. Plus she eventually figured that Jenny's true love of nature and animals was just a big part of Jenny and was part of what made her special. Dr. Doofensmirtz put a hand on his hip and held his finger up as he responded,

"First of all, I haven't done any sort of experimenting. I am strictly 'Pro-Inators' hippie. Second of all, why would I be aligned with an organization that acts like they run the place. The only redeeming quality about them is... nothing actually." Jenny tensed up and Candace stood up straighter, both prepared for anything. Jenny continued.

"Then are you responsible for the creation of these... things, the red sky, and the lockdown?"

"Of course I am! The red sky came with the army though and I have no idea why. The lockdown is to keep intruders like you out! How did you even escape the lockdown?"

"We were outside silly. If you wanted to keep everyone under lockdown you should've first teleported everyone into a nearby building and then lock it." Candace pointed out. Dr. Doofensmirtz frowned at this.

"Eh that kind of makes sense. Anyways you are starting to bore me and if you are going to stand in the way of my 'Inator' and my daily routine then you will have be escorted roughly off this building." He threatened with a point of his own. The Dark Perry's took action and started heading towards the two girls. Jenny suddenly gulped again and adopted a withdrawn pose but to her amazement Candace stepped forward. Jenny looked awe-struck and quite frankly puzzled.

"C-Candace? Do you have a plan?" She asked. Candace smiled confidently. She had a plan indeed. It was an outrageous, ridiculous plan that relied on a lot of factors but that glass of water proved that the ConjureInator could work for her. Also there was another factor...

"Jenny, you told me you saw action going on at this rooftop before we got here. That means somewhere out there is someone fighting against this pharmacist. If we give that someone a power boost, then the odds will be ever in our favor! Are you ready?" Candace asked confidently, holding her arm with her other arm as though she was ready to do something. Oh Jenny! Perry finally figured it out as soon as Candace said her name. Jenny was someone Candace had talked about before. She was supposedly some kind of hippie who was always occupied when Candace wanted to hang out with her. If Jenny truly loved animals, then he could potentially win her over or at least convince her to also keep his secret safe if he was ever busted. Though he was a bit nervous. Candace was clearly talking about him being the other 'someone' in her plan. What plan did that eccentric teen have in mind?

"You did that on purpose." Dr. Doofensmirtz grumbled. He was referring to Candace calling him a 'pharmacist'. As Jenny nodded, trusting Candace most at this moment, Candace made one more statement.

"Yes, yes I did." She then take a deep breath, composing herself before turning to the ConjureInator. She looked at with an intense authority, the same authority of an adult. She was specifically asking it to do something she wanted.

"ConjureInator! Transform the main fighting force in Danville into it's true and most powerful form! A form that only the Mysterious Force and all that other invisible stuff has seen. A creature that can dominate the battle-field and flip the chessboard over! Break through reality and summon a fantasy!" Candace demanded with a certain poetic tone to her voice. I hope I was poetic enough, Candace thought as she was unsure about how the ConjureInator listened to people. At the conclusion of her command, Perry suddenly flinched and felt a searing heat building within himself. It was rather painful but then he suddenly felt a bizarre change start to take over him, causing him to drop his weapon. Dark Perry's who had been around him stepped back to avoid what might happen. Perry was enveloped in an energy the same color as Candace's hair. He felt himself grow bigger, stronger, bat-like wings forming on his back, his tail becoming more defined and gaining almost the same qualities of a dinosaur's tail, his teeth growing sharper and more pronounced, and scales developed on his head. A creature only seen in the times of wizards, potions, and monsters. He had become Parable the Dragonpus!

"I... I can hardly believe it... it's... real!" Jenny exclaimed completely surprised. She put her hands to her face and gasped. It was astounding! Candace had summoned a creature that Jenny had never seen before and it looked like something out of a fairy tale. Dr. Doofensmirtz was completely surprised.

"... ConjureInator you both please and scare me." He muttered. It was a rather back-handed compliment from him. Candace, who had still been keeping an eye on the ConjureInator, finally looked towards where everyone else was looking and gasped.

"WHOA! First the Science Fair and now this! Maybe I really do have magical powers." She said. During a science fair where she had tried to collect a very rare Ducky Momo plate, she wound up dressed up as Ducky Mom and uttered some random words that made Phineas and Ferb's invention disappeared. Of course she didn't know it had shut off on command but she assumed she had magically made it disappear that time. Candace looked at the creature she had summoned in wonder. It looked incredible and somewhat godly. At that moment though, Dr. Doofensmirtz had decided on a course of action.

"Army! I command you to split your forces up and attack that summoning teenage witch and her summoned familiar thingy!" He ordered. The Dark Perry's proceeded to do just that. Perry had lost some of his speed though but he had enough to divert the flow of battle and protect Candace and Jenny and so he took flight and led some of the Dark Perry's away from the rooftop. The other half stayed and headed towards Candace. Candace gulped in worry at the imposing mechanical platypuses.

"Uh Jen? If we are going to put a stop to this we should get to work now." She said. But when she looked at Jenny, to her surprise, Jenny had simply turned to look at the creature. Her hands had never left her face and she was staring at the creature with a... hypnotized expression.

"What a marvelous specimen..." She stated. She spoke with a strangely light and almost self-absorbed voice that gave Candace the chills. Maybe this ConjureInator has side effects, Candace decided, or the constant reasoning got to her.

"Specimen? Uh Jen, we're... ACK!" Candace was interrupted as two Dark Perry's attempted to strike her and she narrowly stepped backwards to avoid the attack. Dr. Doofensmirtz had made no orders to attack Jenny so Jenny was not considered a target. Dr. Doofensmirtz was currently cheering for the Dark Perry's who were after Parable. Jenny continued to monologue, this time making vivid descriptions about the creature's characteristics.

"It's so unique, far beyond any normal creature. It's tail is so defined with that fine texture of a beaver, mixed with a teal fur that shows great resilience. It's muscles so defined and strong, like that of a mountain range. The scales glistening in this... red light, producing such an addictive effect. It's wings shadowing the world with their size and bat-like quality. Truly a spliced phenomenon. And it's so-" As Jenny was speaking in a slow, proud way that evil scientists in a scary sci-fi movie would talk about their creations, Candace had to deal with many Dark Perry's in the background. At last she could take no more and interrupted Jenny's bizarre speech.

"Uh Jenny! Now is not the time for fantasizing! My brothers are locked up in the house remember?!" She yelled out. This broke Jenny out of whatever trance she was in and she took her hands off her face and turned to look at Candace. Realizing what she was doing, she blushed and scratched the back of her head with an embarrassed expression.

"Oh, sorry Candace. I wasn't fantasizing. I was just admiring the physical characteristics of the creature. Like how a painter marvels over a masterpiece. Or how a chef describes a delectable dish." She admitted. Candace expression showed serious doubt but she shook it off.

"Ok! Now onto step 2." Candace commanded. Jenny side-stepped an attempted attack by a Dark Perry who apparently considered her a threat more than the other two and ran towards Candace, boomerang still at the ready.

"Step 2? I thought you made that fantastic creature to destroy the ConjureInator." Jenny noted, puzzled. That was what she had assumed Candace was talking about. Candace wagged her finger in front of her.

"Uh-uh-uh, Candace Flynn has much more resourcefulness than that. I summoned that beast to get the army to focus on something else so that we can take care of the ConjureInator ourselves. The best way to destroy this machine is to push it over the edge of the rooftop. Then everything should go back to normal." Candace explained. Parable in the meantime was demolishing the hordes of Dark Perry's. It smashed them with it's tail, bit into them with his teeth if they got too close, blew them with mighty gusts of wind generate from flapping his wings, and burnt them to a crisp with his fiery breath. Perry was definitely making the most of his Parable form and quite frankly enjoying it. He also seemed to understand what Candace and Jenny were up to and let them proceed with their plans. Dr. Doofensmirtz groaned as he saw his army get battered to bits but then he noticed what Candace and Jenny were doing. Jenny nodded, likely to what Candace's plan was and the two of them started pushing the machine towards the edge of the rooftop.

"Hey, what are you girls doing? Do you know how long I took to perfect this machine?!" He shouted out and started running towards the two girls. But Parable spotted this and flying quickly, he flew over the rooftop and picked up Dr. Doofensmirtz along the way, who started wailing in fear.

"Let go of me you poor excuse for a monster! You are not my nemesis! I have more formidable foes to attend to than you!" Dr. Doofensmirtz yelled, and started pounding on Parable's fist. Even in this form I still need a hat for him to recognize me, Perry thought with mild disbelief. Meanwhile, Candace and Jenny were almost finished. Some of the Dark Perry's headed towards them but Jenny would keep them at bay with her boomerang.

"Don't give up Jenny! Remember that camera!" Candace said with motivation, panting with exhaustion. The ConjureInator was fairly heavy but the two of them were relatively stronger than the typical teenage girl so they were handling themselves ok. Jenny pushed with all her might, pushing it forward with her hands while Candace was pushing against it with her back.

"I know Candace! I will free those tortured souls... and your brothers!" Jenny declared. Finally, with one mighty heave, the two girls managed to push the ConjureInator over the side of the building. Dr. Doofensmirtz screamed in terror,

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The ConjureInator crashed into the street and smashed to bits. In that moment, the sky instantly changed back into a beautiful blue, the sounds of things unlocking echoed throughout the city, the Dark Perry's vanished into thin air, and Parable changed back into Perry. Perry had rested on the rooftop for he knew that the changes would be undone if the machine was destroyed so he landed safely on the rooftop and Dr. Doofensmirtz fell safely on to the rooftop but on his butt.

"Drats! At least this was worth two Inators in one. Curse you Perry the Platypus!" Dr. Doofensmirtz complained as usual. He then stomped off, towards the stairs that went down into the building complex. Perry adjusted his hat and picked up the cracker jack gun that he had left on the rooftop and smiled. I definitely need to thank Major Monogram and Carl for this, he thought. Just at that moment,

"YES! We did it Jen! We totally saved the day! And we're going to receive absolutely no credit for it, like the coolest superheroes!" Candace cheered as she hi-fived an equally excited Jenny.

"That was AWESOME! I can't believe I was right. We were the only ones who could save the day and we did it! I mean, Django would be so proud of me!" Jenny admitted happily. The two friends were too busy being really happy to notice Perry so Perry quickly took his leave and the singers even sang their verses quietly as he departed.

"Agent P..." The two friends did a happy dance for a little bit before finally realizing the full extent of what this meant.

"Now my brothers should be free! And we can finally look into that camera! Just like the Narrator wanted me to!" Candace pointed out.

"Compared to what just happened, that camera shouldn't be too surprising. My curiosity has reached its peak! It's time to see what that camera is about." Jenny said, sounding extremely confident and proud in herself. Mr. Narrator, Candace thought, the moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived.

When the two girls headed home, after using an elevator this time as opposed to climbing up all the stairs, that had seen many residents in the open talking about all the weird things that had happened. Some had been locked inside their bathrooms while others were locked in places they didn't want to be in like the dentist's office. Only a few had seen the strange platypus robots and they dismissed it as some sort of strange prank. Some even thought it was Phineas and Ferb's doing for the two brothers had gained a very pleasant reputation in Danville. Candace and Jenny arrived at the Flynn-Fletcher household where Phineas leapt into Candace's arms, extremely happy.

"Candace! There you are! Where have you been? Did you get your prize? It was Ferb's idea to do a music box." Phineas confirmed Candace's suspicions about the music box. Candace smiled, though was a bit confused that the music box was Phineas's biggest concern.

"I did receive it and thanks for that by the way. We were just taking care of things, because that's what grown-ups do. Uh Phineas, weren't you locked in with no way of getting out?" Candace asked. Ferb answered Candace's concerns.

"We were taking a nap so we didn't notice anything." He said. Jenny gasped and said awestruck,

"I forgot you have a British accent. That's very regal."

"And it seems to be a hit with the ladies! So, what were you two up to? Mom just came back! She's making tacos and nachos which surprisingly sound awesome together. It's a bit much but she felt she need to make up for being late from her trip to the supermarket. They were commencing a lockdown drill for some reason." Phineas explained. I think I know why they were on lockdown, Candace thought but knew it was best to keep quiet about that. Besides, the last thing she needed was another person not believing her stories. So instead she focused on what Phineas said Mom was making.

"I'm allergic to dairy though." Candace admitted. This allergy to dairy hadn't really been as active compared to her allergy to parsnips and it came in handy when finding a lyric to rhyme with "Perry". Jenny also had to reject the offering, scratching her left arm with her right.

"And I don't eat meat." Phineas smiled big though as he had something else to add.

"Don't worry, she made some tomato soup for you two." He said. That cheered up Candace and Jenny a bit. Just then, a melodious sound came out of nowhere. To be more specifically, it sounded like a ringtone that was set to play a very romantic song that was famously played in an animated movie.

"And can you feel the love tonight?" Sang the ringtone. Jenny reacted with a surprised expression and put a hand to her mouth before reaching into her pockets to dig something out. Clearly it was the ringtone of her own phone. She pulled out a cell-phone that seemed like a well-priced, not too flashy kind of phone. She answered it,

"Hello? Oh dad! Hi! I'm sorry if I've been staying too long, me and Candace... oh thank you dad. I'm almost done too, Candace has something she needs to show me... Yes the Australian boomerang is still in perfect condition and came in handy as well..." As she continued her conversation on the phone, she went upstairs. Candace watched her go upstairs with a smile. Jenny sounded very happy and comfortable talking to her dad. She sounded like such a positive happy girl who had genuinely experienced a great day with her friend. She probably would've still been able to have fun if Stacy could've come over though Jenny brought a whole new dimension to this whole day. There was also the benefit of getting to know her better as a friend and as a person. Candace followed Jenny up the stairs and Phineas and Ferb looked briefly confused but then they heard a very familiar growl. Looking behind them, they did see the familiar source of that sound.

"Oh there you are Perry." As Candace entered her room, she saw Jenny finishing up the conversation with her dad on the bed. She had found the camera and had already plugged it into Candace's computer so that they could extract the photos from it and look at them on a bigger screen. Her boomerang was set next to her on the bed as well. That girl is always prepared, Candace realized.

"... I'm glad the lockdown drill is over for you guys too, it was a real pain. I'm also glad to hear my brother is safe... thank you dad. Candace is here, mind if I depart? As soon as Candace and I are done investigating what she has to show me I'll return home as soon as possible. Thank you dad, good bye. I love you with all of Gaia's love." And with a smile that looked at ease, she hung up the phone and placed in back in her pocket.

"If only my brothers were as peaceful as your brother. I always get so worried whenever they build those crazy contraptions." Candace said softly. Jenny placed her hands in her lap.

"But those 'crazy contraptions' are truly marvels among inventions. They are the kind of people who can change the future if they really wanted to. I predict a great future of success for both of them. Do they have any lovers?" Jenny asked, feeling enlightened. That was a no-brainer question for Candace.

"Well Phineas may not realize it, or maybe he does but just doesn't understand it, but Isabella has a HUGE crush on him. Also, Vanessa might have a thing for Ferb too, but there is a gap in ages so I don't know." Candace replied.

"I heard of this one time where a female student fell in love with her teacher and he promised to marry her when she grew old enough. Though I think it was in a story I read." Jenny pointed out. Candace stuck her tongue in disgust. She preferred simple, textbook, but still romantic relationships and nothing... disturbing.

"Well anyways, the camera's waited long enough, let's look into these pictures. Thanks for setting it up by the way." Candace said as she headed to the computer and started clicking away on the mouse. Jenny got up from the bed and approached Candace.

"Certainly." Jenny said. After some clicking and looking, they found a folder that had the images that they downloaded from the camera. Jenny spotted the number of photos that were present.

"There are nine photos in this camera." She said. Candace raised an eyebrow. Nine was such a strange amount for pictures. Plus if they were really supposed to make her reality true, wouldn't there be an even amount of pictures as opposed to odd? I guess it's all in the significance, Candace decided. Gulping, Candace decided it was now or never. She clicked on the first photo and watched as it enlarged and...

"OHHH!" Jenny exclaimed, putting a hand to her mouth and her eyes widening.

"Bust my buffers! Is that...?" Candace began.

Finally, after four chapters of befriending, Dark Perry's, and mayhem, the camera has been viewed. This chapter I think is my favorite thus far cause it went exactly as how I envisioned it but I was also able to add a touching and sentimental bit to it with Jenny's phone call. I also think this has some of my best comedic jokes XD. BTW, in case you haven't noticed. I like to use a lot of references in my Phineas and Ferb stories, not just to other episodes but also other media. If you have a good eye you've probably caught some of them by now and it's part of the reason I am proud of them. I think references is a very original way to add humor into a story and it's a technique I think I use profoundly. Also, after this is the last chapter and then the storyline continues in a new story. So get hyped up for that my readers ^_^. There's no turning back for Candace and Jenny, they have finally looked into the white camera and have seen the secrets it holds. What will their observations produce? Will they find an answer or find more questions? Is Perry's cover in jeopardy? And whatever become of Major Monogram's group in the park? Find out on the thrilling conclusion to 'When the Platypus Cry' in Chapter 6! Again I take no ownership of copyright and all rights belong respectfully and eloquently to Phineas and Ferb and Disney. Thank you ^_^!