After saying goodnight to each other, both Phineas and Isabella went to their houses to get rest before the early morning ahead of them. It was already around 11 at night. Funny how one gets the least sleep right before a trip, thought Phineas as he jumped into bed. He set his alarm clock for 4:15 in the morning.

"Goodnight Ferb."

Silence.

He turned off the lights, and soon enough, he fell asleep.

He really didn't remember what he was dreaming about. It was all a blur after being shaken awake by Ferb. Sleepy, he only managed to ask a groggy "What?"

"Get up mate. It's already 4:30. And please turn off that alarm, its driving me crazy."

The last fuzzy memories of the dream dissipated. He jolted awake, and ran to get ready. He showered and got dressed in less than 10 minutes. Impressive, he thought to himself. As he journeyed downstairs, he noticed that Ms. Garcia-Shapiro and Isabella were already waiting in the living room. "Morning sleepyhead", said Isabella. "I was wondering when you were going to wake up. We were starting to think that I had to leave without you."

Phineas laughed. "Not a chance. I'm not missing out on a good vacation. Let me just eat a quick breakfast." Linda was way ahead of him though. She gave him a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon. "Thanks mom."

When he was done eating, he grabbed his luggage and put it in the back of the Garcias' minivan. He chuckled at Isabella's Hello Kitty suitcase. "Allright, I'm all set."

"Good, we're right on schedule." said Vivian. "I guess it's time to…wait, did you bring your passport?"

"My passport?"

"Yeah, for when you cross to Mexico. We also have family across the border. You won't be able to come back into the country without it."

"Here it is" said Linda as she gave it to Phineas. "Just be careful when you both venture over there."

"I guess we're ready to go" Vivian said. "Said your goodbyes yet?"

"Allright, bye mom, bye Ferb, and bye Candace" said Phineas as he hugged his mom, patted his step-brother's back, and hugged Candace, who had just woken up and looked a little annoyed. "I'll miss you."

"Bye son" Linda said. "Have fun and don't forget to keep in touch."

"I won't forget, promise."

With that Isabella and Phineas got into the back seat of the van. As Vivian pulled out of the driveway, he made sure to give his family one last wave. When the house disappeared from view, he relaxed in his seat.

"Your family means a lot to you, huh?" asked Vivian. Phineas nodded. She smiled, "Yeah. That's a good thing though. Don't worry, they'll be okay."

Vivian then started telling the two about the trip. She stated that they would receive two tickets each, because they had to take two flights to arrive at El Paso. The first plane would arrive at Dallas, the connection city. From there, they would take the second plane to their final destination. She told them the times of each plane's departure, and their approximate arrival at both Dallas and El Paso. Their first flight would leave at 6:30 in the morning, right at the crack of dawn. It seemed awfully early to fly, even to Phineas.

"But Ms. Garcia, why do we have about two hours in Dallas?" asked Phineas. "We arrive at 10 in the morning, but the next plane doesn't leave until 12:15."

"I did that on purpose", she replied. "You won't get to El Paso until 3 in the afternoon, so you will probably be starving on the way. Take that time to eat some lunch and relax a bit. You'll need it."

"Okay, thanks", he said. He looked out the window. They were on the interstate, and he gazed at the cars cruising next to them. He marveled at the skyline, the street lights outlining the sheer size of the city. He watched the cars and trucks outline the highways, which looked like veins in the midst of all the lights. Danville looked beautiful by night. Off in the horizon, the night sky was beginning to turn a lighter shade of violet. The sun was on its way.

About half an hour after leaving the Flynn-Fletcher house, they arrived at the airport. They grabbed the suitcases and headed towards the check-in counter to print the tickets, drop off the suitcases, and get the gate numbers and other information. Despite the early time, there was already a long line of people waiting to get their tickets. Luckily, Vivian reserved their seats online, so they didn't have to get in line. They printed the tickets out in the self-service kiosks, and only had to drop the bags off in the counter specifically for the self-service customers.

As they headed towards the security checkpoint, Vivian told them that she couldn't go with them into the terminal. Phineas and Isabella said goodbye to her, Isabella giving her a hug and a kiss. Phineas just stuck to a simple hug.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you", Vivian said as she snapped her fingers. "When you arrive at El Paso, your cousin Manuel will pick the both of you up. He's 17, so he will drive you to where your uncle Juan lives. Look for an old green Corolla."

"Okay got it", said Phineas. Vivian hugged him goodbye a second time. "Take good care of Isa for me, Phineas."

"I will guard her with my life" he replied, jokingly doing a knightly salute. She chuckled at this.

With that, they got in line for the security checkout. Vivian looked on while they went through the checkpoint, and giggled when Isabella had to go through the checkout again because she forgot to take off her dress belt. When they had passed, and were out of sight, she sighed and shed a tear. She walked back to her van, thinking about how fast her only daughter has grown. It seemed like yesterday when she was a baby.

She drove to the top of the parking garage where she had left the van moments before. The top was uncovered, and allowed a view of the sky and of the airport. Although the view of the terminal was incomplete, there was still a good view of the runway and of the planes taking off. Once parked, Vivian got outside and looked on. The sky was now indigo, the horizon having a slimmer of a red-yellow hue. She waited until the approximate time of departure, watching other planes take off.

At about 6:35, a plane appeared, with the same make and airline that Phineas and Isabella were supposed to take. Vivian was sure that this was their plane. She watched it taxi, speed up on the runway, and take off. The plane rose in the sky, turned towards its destination, and disappeared in the clouds.

When she was sure that she could see the plane no longer, she whispered softly, "Goodbye mi'ja."