Worth Its Weight In Gold

By: xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx

©- Disney

AN: Woo, another chapter.

Well, things start to shape up more in this chapter, and we get to see the Flynn-Fletchers' side of things(well, actually, this is only the Flynn side...) while everything else is going on.

Warning, Phineas might be a bit out of character, but after Mission Marvel, I feel a little better about him being able to show annoyance and almost anger.

Speaking of Mission Marvel, who wants to message me and fangirl?

Hope you enjoy, and leave a review if you so please! :)

Chapter Six- Clip-o-Rama 2.0 Part 1

After about two days of pondering the ideas her troop had written down, several crumpled up pieces off paper, and a ton of ideas that just didn't make the cut, Isabella realized that the idea she'd been waiting for had been staring her right in the face the whole time.

Unfortunately, though, this idea meant that she had to get help from the stalker himself—Irving.

"You're asking me to give you three years worth of footage," Irving said. His eyes were wide, and his face was disbelieving.

Isabella sighed, glancing at the other Fireside Girls desperately. "Yes, Irving, that's what I said," she said calmly. "Can you do it?"

"You do realize that it took Buford, Baljeet, you, and me to edit the footage of what wasn't even an entire summer's worth of Phineas and Ferb's inventions, right?"

"Irving, please," Isabella said with a smirk, "not only do we have Buford, Baljeet, and myself, but we also have the Fireside Girls, Django, and many, many others. Trust me, I think we can do this."

"Oh, alright," Irving conceded. "But only because if Phineas and Ferb leave, I will have absolutely nothing to do with my summer. They can't leave. They just can't."

Isabella smiled sweetly. "Glad that we're on the same page, Irving."

Phineas Flynn was not having a good day.

Scratch that. He wasn't even having a good month, let alone a good day. This summer was supposed to be amazing, and he and Ferb had so many ideas planned out for the break from school, but everything changed when they got the news.

Now, Phineas had always prided himself in being an optimist. After all, what good would it do to dwell on the bad things? Thinking about the negative things in life would only hinder him from doing amazing things, so Phineas always looked on the bright side and did his best to keep moving forward. Granted, there had been some times where he struggled to stay positive and almost gave up, but something always came through and things worked out in the end.

However, it was rather hard to look at the glass as half-full when, at the end of the summer, he would be forced to leave the only town he had ever known.

Phineas had no doubt in his mind that Springfield was a lovely place, but Danville was his home. All of his friends lived in Danville. Most of their big ideas had begun in Danville. He had met Ferb in Danville. There was no way he could just leave this place!

But, on the other hand, at least he wouldn't have to leave his family. He would still have his mom, his dad, Perry, Ferb, and Candace. They could make the move together. Yeah, he would always have his family.

Speaking of his family, it seemed as if everyone had something to do except for himself and Candace. Ferb was currently at a week-long math and science camp designed specifically for teenagers fourteen and up. (Phineas, unfortunately, didn't turn fourteen until early July.) Mom and Dad were taking Perry to an appointment at the vet, and they wouldn't be back for a while. That left only Candace at home with Phineas.

Candace definitely wasn't Ferb, so that ruled out any inventing for the next few days. Even though Candace had participated in quite a few of their big ideas in the last few years, she just wasn't at Ferb's level when it came to building things. (But then again, neither was Phineas.) Still, even though they couldn't make any ridiculously cool inventions, Phineas figured they could hang out today. After all, they hadn't really had a day alone since... well, since before Ferb and their dad came along.

So, with that in mind, Phineas hopped out of bed and ran out of his room to find Candace. Maybe she would be up for a few games of Skiddley Whiffers.

Suffice to say, Isabella was a great leader. She treated everyone fairly, she came up with plenty of good ideas, and she made sure things got done. She was loyal, confident, and she knew what she was doing.

But Isabella had one weakness.

And that weakness was named Phineas Flynn.

Okay, so, she honestly didn't mean to get distracted. But somehow she had ended up with lots of footage of herself and Phineas, and she couldn't resist the temptation. After all, she had gone to all of the trouble of trading DVD after DVD with several of the neighborhood kids until she finally ended up with the disc that she fondly coined, "Phinabella."

Most of the clips in the disc were of Phineas and herself doing things together in the big ideas, and all of it was just too irresistible. The first few days after they had convinced Irving to fork over his footage of Phineas and Ferb was spent watching the discs she ended up with and then trading with someone else until she finally got the one she wanted. Now, instead of getting to work on editing her portion of the clip-show, Isabella found herself watching the videos dreamily and imagining even more possibilities.

...She could work on editing tomorrow.

Phineas stepped into the living room to that Candace was on the phone.

She had the pink phone up to her ear, and she was laying on her stomach, facing away from him. It seemed that his big sister was deep in conversation, and though Phineas didn't want to bother her, he couldn't help but feel disappointment bubble up inside of him. Maybe he could just ask her to hang up...

"Oh my gosh, Stacy, we can totally decorate our apartment to our style!" Candace exclaimed. "I'm sure Mom and Dad will help us out in decorating. Huh? When do they leave? You know, I'm not sure. Probably sometime near the end of August, so the boys can get adjusted before they have to go back to school and all that. No, no, they don't know yet. I don't know, Stacy! I'm sure they'll be fine. They're big boys now; they can handle life without me."

From the time Candace said "our apartment," Phineas froze in his tracks. Surely Candace was talking about an apartment she and Stacy would get later on in life. But then she continued and talked about how they would be moving, and how they wouldn't need her...

Candace wouldn't stay behind in Danville, would she?

The thought of leaving his big sister rocked Phineas to the core. Candace... Candace had always been there. Yes, he loved Ferb to death, and yes, Ferb was just as much his brother as Candace was his sister. But Candace had been there when Phineas was just a little boy and their father had left. For the longest time, it had just been Phineas, his mom, and Candace.

Candace wouldn't just... abandon him, would she?

"Uh, Stacy, I'm gonna have to call you back," Candace said as she ended the call, her eyes widened. She quickly rushed over to Phineas, who was standing perfectly still at the beginning of their living room, his eyes wide and fearful.

"You okay, Phineas?" she asked worriedly.

Phineas stared at her. "Tell me it's not true, Candace," he whispered.

"Tell you what's not true, Phineas?"

"Just tell me it's not true, Candace," the younger boy pleaded. "Tell me you're not staying here in Danville."

"Phineas..."

"You're not coming with us, are you?" Phineas said softly. Candace scratched her ear hesitantly, and Phineas blinked. "You're... you're not coming with us?"

He stared at his big sister in shock for the longest time, and Candace could barely bring herself to look into her little brother's eyes.

She shifted uncomfortably. "Phin, I have a boyfriend and friends here," she said, as gently as possible. "I go to college here, and I'm eighteen. I can't keep following Mommy and Daddy everywhere. I'm sorry, but no, I'm not coming with you guys."

Phineas blinked. "But what about Ferb and me, Candace?" he said quietly. "You're just going to leave us?"

"You're older now," Candace reminded. "You're thirteen—nearly fourteen. You... you don't need your big sister breathing down on your neck the whole time. And you guys will have each other. I think you'll be just fine, Phineas."

"But you're still leaving us behind," Phineas said slowly. "You're leaving me behind."

That was when it hit Candace. Of course Phineas was taking this badly. Though he had just been a young child when their dad had left without so much as a goodbye, he had been an intelligent child and he remembered the aftermath. That, and this would be the longest time she and Phineas would be away from each other.

"Oh, Phineas," Candace sighed, reaching to pull him into a hug, "this is about Dad, isn't it?"

Phineas ducked away from her hug and gave her a very un-Phineas-like glare. "I can't believe you're just going to stay here and let Mom and Dad take Ferb and me away! I thought you cared about me!"

"Phineas, I do. You need to calm down, okay?" Candace said gently as she put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't!" Phineas pushed her hand off. "Just... just don't. I don't... I don't want... I can't... I don't want to do this right now. I'm sorry."

With that, he ran back upstairs before she could get another word in.

Candace sighed heavily, walking back to the couch and flopping down on it with a loud groan. "Way to go, Flynn. Way to go."

AN: My thoughts on Phineas and Candace's debacle is that Phineas isn't angry at her, really, but he's moreover confused and hurt. In this story, Phin and Candy's dad left them and Linda, so Phineas sees Candace moving in with Stacy as similar to that. He's scared it'll tear his family apart.

But yeah. So, review please?