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Training
Candace was sprawled on her comfy pink and purple bed, chest rising and falling gently. Perry stood in the open doorway, one eyebrow arched in irritation. The teenager was supposed to have been ready for training ten minutes ago and everyone else was already gathered in the backyard. He jumped on top of her stomach and chattered loudly. Candace mumbled in her sleep and swatted at him.
Perry scowled and rubbed his stinging bill. The boys didn't take a swing at him whenever he tried waking them up.
"Having trouble with Sleeping Beauty?"
The teal platypus glanced up. Stacy wandered into the room with a grin. "Here's a hint; she's really ticklish in the sides."
Perry took her advice and jabbed Candace sharply in the side. The reaction was instantaneous-Candace jolted upwards with a strangled shriek and toppled out of bed. Perry jumped off of her just in time and chattered in amusement, staring down at her.
Candace scowled and shoved her tousled red hair out of her dark blue eyes. "What was that for?" she demanded.
"It's six thirty in the morning," Stacy pointed out. "We were told by Carl after the major left to meet him by Phineas and Ferb's tree at six twenty."
Perry glared sternly at Candace. He pointed out to her digital alarm clock, held up five fingers and then gestured towards the window. I want you in the front yard in five minutes. Dawdle around and you'll see why I'm the best agent at O.W.C.A.
Candace grunted, but got up and shuffled towards the bathroom. Stacy giggled and followed the platypus down the stairs and out into the backyard.
"Where is she?" Phineas asked, bouncing up and down from excitement. "I wanna get started!"
Stacy grinned. "She'll be down in a few minutes. She just overslept, that's all."
Carl was leaning against the Flynn-Fletcher's tree, waiting patiently for the last new recruit to join them. Phineas paused in his excited bouncing to stare quizzically at the intern. "I know there's a secret entrance behind the painting in our living room...so why are we out here?"
Perry grinned sheepishly as Carl laughed. "Well, there are actually dozens of secret entrances all around your house."
Phineas was stunned. "Really? Wow, I'm amazed that we haven't found...any..." He trailed off as he suddenly recalled the time he and Ferb had been secret agents and saved their sister from falling to her death. "Oh..."
Ferb gave him a pointed look and Phineas flushed. "Er...sorry, Ferb. Gee, I totally forgot about that day until now."
Isabella was awed. "Are there secret entrances to Pinky's lair at my house?"
"Of course," the intern answered. "There are even a few at Baljeet's house and Buford's house, since the three of you spend some of your time there."
"Wow," was all Baljeet could say.
The sliding glass door leading to the backyard slammed shut and Candace stumbled over to them. Her wet red hair was plastered to her long neck and her eyes displayed the exhaustion she felt. "Okay, I'm here. Can we get started?"
"Yes!" Phineas whooped and Carl opened the tree hatch. Phineas bounded through and cheered with joy as he shot down the twisting tube slides. Ferb was quick to enter after his stepbrother and the rest followed. It was a tight fit for Buford, but he managed to wriggle his way down to Agent P's lair.
"Oof!" he grunted as he struck the ground. "Ow...that hurt."
"Maybe you should lay off the cheeseburgers," Isabella teased.
Before Buford could retort, Carl clapped his hands to get their attention. "I know you're eager to get started, but I'm afraid you'll have to hang here until Major Monogram arrives. Katie, Holly and Milly-you girls can come with me."
The three Fireside Girls saluted and trooped out of the room. Carl glanced at the remaining kids and ordered, "Please, don't touch anything."
"We won't!" Gretchen called as the intern left. Perry reclined in his red chair, watching the group of kids intently as they roamed around.
"Whoa," Isabella whispered as she stared in awe at the various white and teal gadgets. "This is so cool! Hey, Gretchen! We can practice for our Successfully Hitting a Bazooka Target patch!"
Perry chattered sharply. Pinky will kill me if I allow Isabella to touch a bazooka launcher...
The troop leader and her second-in-command sighed in disappointment. "Oh well." Gretchen shrugged. "Come on, Chief. Let's see what other patches we can earn."
Candace and Stacy stared at the Platypus Ship. "It's so cute!" Stacy cooed.
"I wouldn't mind taking this out for a spin," Candace remarked, brushing her hand against the leather interior.
Not on my watch! Perry chattered in protest. Candace was an awful driver and he didn't have much insurance.
The redheaded teen backed away, hands held up in surrender. "Okay, okay! No driving Agent P's extremely cute and cool ship."
Perry grinned slightly and glanced around. His eyes grew wide and he started to panic when Phineas and Ferb didn't appear in his line of vision.
"Do not touch it!" Baljeet shrieked. The cry came from around the corner-where the weapons vault was.
The platypus sprinted towards the vault but wasn't quick enough. There was a loud explosion and smoke quickly started to fill up the lair. Worried, Perry discovered his boys and Buford and Baljeet in burnt clothes leaning against the wall outside the open vault. The platypus peered cautiously around the metal door. There was only one destroyed missile and the explosion hadn't set off the others lining the wall.
Not yet, anyway.
Perry firmly closed the vault. He would deal with the mess later. Turning around, he faced four extremely sheepish boys.
"It was their fault!" Buford exclaimed, pointing at the two stepbrothers.
Phineas flinched. "Thanks, Buford!"
"I tried to stop them!" Baljeet cried. "They discovered the vault and Ferb cracked the lock open. I told them it was not a good idea, but they did not listen to me."
Perry rubbed his forehead and shooed them into the main part of the lair. He would deal with Phineas and Ferb later.
"Agent P! What was that noise?"
Perry groaned and hurried to his console. His boss was on the screen and he didn't look too happy. "It was our fault!" Phineas said quickly, not wanting to get his platypus into trouble. "Carl told us not to touch anything, but...we did."
"Do I want to know?" Monogram asked Agent P.
Perry shook his head.
"Alright then. Kids, today is the day you begin your training. Agent P will take you to the training gym. I'll be with you shortly. Agent P, Doofenshmirtz has agreed to take a few days off until the kids are ready to go into the field, so you don't have to worry about foiling him for a while."
"That was nice of Dr. D," Phineas remarked.
Yeah, nice, but I bet by the time we're done training he's going to have a basket full of evil plans ready to spring on me. And I don't even want to think about the amount of traps he'll probably create...
The screen went black and Agent P motioned for the kids to follow him. They rode an elevator to the O.W.C.A Training Gym, which was a whole floor dedicated to various workout stations. "Wow," Phineas breathed as he stared at the expansive white, gold and teal colour themed gym. "You know, Ferb and I could make a few modifications-"
"Don't even think about it," Candace warned.
The elevator dinged again and Major Monogram climbed out. "For now, I want you kids to run laps around the gym. The rest of your animal agent partners will be here shortly. It doesn't take them long to defeat their nemeses."
"Sure thing," Phineas said enthusiastically. "Come on, guys! First one to hit twenty laps gets to borrow our hoverboard for a week!"
Phineas and Ferb took off with their friends close behind. Candace and Stacy groaned in unison before reluctantly jogging after them. "Are you sure you don't want to pull out now?" Candace asked as they kept pace. "Physical exercise isn't really our thing. And neither is sweat."
Stacy waved a hand dismissively. "It's a good way to keep in shape," she said, looking on the positive side of things.
The girls took their time. Eventually, Baljeet decided that earning a hoverboard for a week was not worth the severe cramp he was developing and slowed down. Phineas and Ferb hung back for the amusement of watching Buford and the Fireside Girls battle it out for first place.
"Out of my way, girlies!" Buford bellowed, charging past. Isabella narrowed her eyes and sped up. She and Buford were neck and neck...
"Yes!"
Isabella pumped her fists in the air as she passed the checkpoint, completing her twentieth lap. The expression on Buford's face caused Phineas, Ferb and Baljeet to break into laughter. Her Fireside companions charged towards her and joined in her victory dance.
"Ugh...guys?" Candace drawled.
The kids turned around and flushed. The animal agents had showed up at some point and were regarding them with amusement. Major Monogram arched an eyebrow. "Join your partner and get started. You all have a lot of work to do."
...
Carl had explained the controls of the consoles to the trio of Fireside Girls. With their various patches, they caught on quickly and were helping Carl monitor the evil doctors of the Tri-State Area, making sure they didn't pull any more evil stunts for the day.
"You know," Milly commented as she stared at her screen, "I should be concerned that there are so many evil guys where we live, but I'm not."
Katie shrugged. "We defeated an army of robots from another dimension. Nothing should be able to surprise us."
Holly stumbled into the room, covered in ink. She had been directed to fix the photocopier and it had put up quite a fight. "Phew! That took longer than I thought."
"Hey, Holly," Katie greeted. "Carl said he would come back later and show me how to brief agents on their missions."
"I thought that was the Major's job?" Holly asked.
"There are so many agents that it takes a while to brief them all. He's agreed to let us help," Katie explained.
Milly pouted. "So does that mean I'm stuck here, watching a bunch of red dots?"
"Sorry, Mill," Katie apologized. Holly smiled and walked over to Milly's console and pushed a button. Another window popped up, streaming video footage.
"At least you'll be entertained," she laughed. Milly grinned as she watched the training session her friends were experiencing.
...
"Come on, Candace!"
Candace clung to her rope, her feet planted firmly on the rock wall. Stacy was already three-quarters of the way up. The redhead had managed to make it halfway before making the mistake of looking down. She was now paralyzed with fear, and Agent S would not let her down until she reached the top.
"I can't do it!" Candace wailed. "You know I'm afraid of heights!"
"Conquer your fear!" Stacy urged.
But Candace did not move.
Stacy thought for a moment. "Candace! There's a spider behind you!"
Her best friend immediately clambered up towards her, slamming her shoe against the wall as she climbed in a desperate attempt to escape the arachnid. Stacy grinned when Candace finally joined her at the top, panting heavily. "Is it gone?"
"I was just messing with you. There's no spider. But it got you up here, didn't it?"
Candace paused and slowly glanced down. The cheering from her brothers barely processed as her stomach churned. "Down! I want to go back down!"
...
Phineas beamed as Candace was lowered to the ground. "She was great!"
Perry chattered in agreement. Ferb and Phineas were practicing backflips on the teal mats stuffed in the corner of the gym. The two boys always ended up falling on their stomachs or into each other and dissolving into hysterical laughter.
Isabella and the Fireside Girls were doing target practice, firing grappling-hooks, laser guns and freeze rays at the painted boards around the room. Pinky and Agent F watched them carefully.
Adyson lined up her shot. As she fired, her foot slipped on the tiled floor and the laser blast flew towards Ginger. "Look-!"
Agent F quickly tackled Ginger to safety seconds before the shot would have struck her. Adyson let out a sigh of relief and grinned apologetically. Gretchen took away her laser gun. "Okay, no guns for Clumsy Adyson."
Isabella smiled sympathetically as Adyson pouted. "Maybe you could try the freeze ray."
"Are you crazy? She nearly fried me to a-" Ginger started to protest when Pinky slapped a paw over her mouth. Adyson brightened and raced to acquire her new weapon.
"If she turns us all into a block of ice, it's your fault," Gretchen warned.
...
Buford and Baljeet were doing target practice in a different sector. But instead of having actual weapons like the Fireside Girls, Agent Peter decided instantly that Buford was not a person you wanted to give a freeze ray to. So the bully and the nerd were practicing with paintball guns.
It wasn't his best idea.
Paint covered the walls and both boys as they tried to outdo each other. No matter how much Peter squeaked, he couldn't get their attention. Exasperated, Agent Peter landed a swift kick to both their backsides.
Baljeet yelped and rubbed his sore behind. Buford scowled. "What was that for?" he demanded.
Peter frowned and gestured around the room. Buford shrugged. "Well, you wanted us to practice. We practiced."
Baljeet groaned. "Buford! You don't backtalk to an agent!"
"Why not?"
Baljeet could not help but smirk as Agent Peter unleashed a barrage of paintballs on the bully. "That's why not."
...
It was around three in the afternoon by the time the group stumbled out of the tree hatch. With the exception of Holly, Katie and Milly, everyone was tired and sore.
"How much more of this do we have to take?" Buford asked, cracking his back and wiping paint off of his face.
Phineas limped towards the back door, his ankle throbbing because of a wrong landing from a backflip. "Another week, at least."
Perry chattered sympathetically, rubbing against Phineas' good ankle. Cheer up, Champ. It'll get better soon.
Phineas smiled and scratched Perry on the head. "Okay, we're all exhausted, sore and hungry. I suggest a slice of pie, a glass of milk, a movie marathon and then a campout in our backyard."
"I second that," Ferb agreed.
"You guys have fun," Candace muttered. "I don't want to be kept up all night by your dweeb-ness. Stace, can I crash at your house?"
"Sure. My mom won't mind."
The group entered the house and Candace collected some things for her stay at Stacy's. "Peace!" she called as she left.
Phineas, Ferb and their best friends grabbed some pie and milk and settled in front of the T.V. Ferb turned off the lights and their pals made some quick phone calls to home.
The group was asleep before the opening credits finished rolling.