Ferb's pov
"they're down there!"
"No, that's just Carter's guards."
"There they are!"
"No, Carter's henchmen."
"Over there! That must be them!"
"No, those are Carter' border patrols."
"I see them!"
"No, those are Carter's undercover agents disguised as forest rangers."
"How many people does Carter have?"
"More than that."
I sat back, exhausted after leaning out of a helicopter door searching the ground for half an hour. Mum and Beka were getting discouraged too. But Mum was sure we would find them. I wasn't. I thought we should save Phineas, then go find the others, but Mum said our chances were better as a group, and I'd do anything to keep my brother safe. If that was even possible now.
"Hey, why are Carter's men in the river without a boat?" Beka asked. Mum and I whipped around to see what she was talking about.
"That's them!" we chorused.
"Get us down there! We can keep up with them on the bank." I said. Beka shook her head.
"the river's moving too fast. By the time I landed the chopper, they'd be gone." She said. I grinned softly. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing. It just feels good to be with people who sound like me for once." I said.
"Well if you two are done talking, how about we save our friends before they're drowned and/or killed on the rocks?" Mum said. Beka and I nodded.
"That's a good idea." Beka said. She grinned at me. "Hold onto somethin'." I grabbed onto the door handle as she took a sharp dive towards the river. She was very good at driving and making you think you were going to die. I didn't even know helicopters could do some of the stuff she did with it.
"Ferb – grab onto one of the kids." Mum told me. I looked at her.
Are you insane? While we're driving like that? She looked at me and I could see how she made a good spy. I meant, um, of course mother. I grabbed the line she gave me and clipped myself to the plane. I hung out of the door and looked at the approaching people who were my friends. Everyone grab onto each other. I said to them, sending it in a very strong telepathic message. I saw them scrambling to hang on to each other, but I wasn't sure if they could do it before we got to them. I grabbed Isabella's outstretched hand and saw everyone being lifted up in a chain as we flew higher.
Everyone except Agent Elina Kim.
"Go back! We forgot someone!" Sammy, my friend in the past, yelled. I knew Elina was her older sister.
"no time! I can't get that close to the rapids in this thing!" Beka yelled back. We landed in an open area of forest and Sammy ran up to the plane.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU LEFT ELINA! YOU ARE SO DEAD REBECCA FLETCHER!" she screamed.
"Sammy, Sammy chill. It's not like someone died." Elina said, coming toward us soaking wet. Sammy ran up to her and hugged her. She looked at my surprised face and grinned. "So you thought Shadows were an endangered species I see. I can control my molecular density, so I can phase through solid objects – like boulders – or withstand the greatest of impacts – like getting hit with boulders. But still, not fun to constantly use your powers." She said. "Now let's save our little Ember."
"you said it." I said. "Carter is going down this time."