Authors Note: This ISN'T a dream peeps. This is reality…but reality…is about to take a turn for the worst…and if there are any similarities to anything it is completely coincidental and not on purpose. We can't control our thoughts right? My brains been hazy lately...I remade this chapter 3 times...I FINALLY worked up a reasonable (and evil) cliffhanger for you guys. "It'll knock your socks off!" I'm pretty sure Doof said that somewhere in the series but again, my brain...is hazy. And is now off the clock. Yay math. Carpe Diem YOLO popcorn peanut butter pimps.

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Feelings: Chapter 7

Perry's POV.

I walked into the elevator and began ascending up to the penthouse apartment of my nemesis. He had been acting strange lately. He was more jumpy and the bags under his eyes were worse than usual. He was yawning a lot and the man could barely look at me! The scientist was also being a tad bit over protective.

"PERRY THE PLATYPUS! Don't you know how dangerous it is to get out of a trap with scissors? And you were also running with them! Give me those!" Doofenshmirtz took them from my hand, I noticed he did it carefully so they wouldn't cut me "Are you TRYING to get yourself killed? You could have fallen on them or worse! Why're you so reckless? Don't ever do that again! Understand me? Don't do it!"

The doctor had never yelled at me like that before so I was a little taken back by the screaming. He noticed this however and quickly apologized.

"Oh my gosh…I'm so sorry Perry the Platypus I- I didn't mean to yell at you. I- *sigh* I just…haven't been sleeping these past few nights and- I- I shouldn't have yelled at you like that…" He paused before continuing "Look, why- why don't we call it a day huh?"

I nodded and began to head for the door.

"No, wait! Uh, are you going home or to the agency?"

I turned and raised an eyebrow before signing the letter 'A' in the air. There was a meeting there that I had to attend.

"NO! Don't go to the agency! Uh- I- I'll drive you home ok?"

I shook my head, he couldn't drive me home for my covers sake and I couldn't skip the meeting. It was important. I started to the door again.

"Wait! I- I'll come with you!" He stared at my quizzical expression and continued "I was a former agent after all! They won't let me in but…I'll wait outside! Yeah! Please let me come with you!"

I rolled my eyes and reluctantly nodded. The idiot cheered and got his car keys, as we were walking to the car he insisted on informing me on the dangers of "giant monitors" and made me promise to never sit under one. I explained to him via hand signals that I sat under a monitor every day for my mission briefings but he slammed on the gas pedal, screamed a "WHAT?" and we nearly crashed. Luckily we hit a manly woman's car to stop us from swerving off the road. I was relieved that we didn't fly off the road but the woman wasn't too happy about her car. I spent the next 10 minutes trying to explain to the woman that the doctor wasn't in his 'right mind' to which Dr. D shouted a "HEY!" trying to reassure her that he was perfectly healthy in his brain, while holding his newly formed black eye. I also tried to explain to her that punching him wasn't necessary and charges could be filed. The woman then claimed that she could have us charged for wrecking her car. Doofenshmirtz immediately apologized and gave her a lump sum of what she estimated would cover the damages. I didn't dare tell the doctor that he was jipped and that the damages weren't nearly as much as she had said. I also didn't tell him that I saw the woman pull into the junkyard and the car being smashed from out the rearview mirror. I was late as it is and that money could have easily funded his next scheme. That's one less thing for him to build and for me to destroy. This is how I see it, no funding equals no invention. No invention equals nothing for him to build. Nothing for him to build equals nothing for me to destroy. Nothing for me to destroy equals making my job easier and nothing to threaten the sake of the Tri State Area. That's a good thing isn't it?

Anyways, the rest of the ride was in silence and finally we got to the agency. I was a whole 25 minutes late! And if that wasn't enough, I spent another 5 minutes trying to make him let go of my leg as the man pleaded for me to sneak him in. I angrily signed to him that I couldn't do that, he was evil and I'd possibly be fired. He replied that that would be a good thing and I would no longer be in constant danger. I stopped and stared at him. Doofenshmirtz quickly told me to forget what he just said and go enjoy the meeting. I rolled my eyes and FINALLY entered the conference room. I was scolded for being late and I signed that I was sorry and I had trouble with my nemesis. Major Monogram accepted my apology and told me not to let it happen again. I sighed and nodded and took my seat. I listened contently to the remainder of the meeting. I was completely lost and didn't know what was going on. After a few minutes of trying to listen and trying to scrape up any information I could, there was a squeaking noise and we all turned to Doofenshmirtz who was unscrewing the monitor from the wall. I face palmed and angrily pointed for him to get out. Then he and Major Monogram had an argument on how we should get the monitors triple checked by an inspector. The whole thing ended with security throwing the scientist out and him cursing Major Monogram.

Anyways, as I was saying before this huge flashback; the doctor wasn't himself.

Doof had even slept in a few times. The traps were too easy and the inators- Don't even get me started about the inators. They were barely put together and barely functioning. I mean the self-destruct button didn't even work! One day he had even forgotten to put one on the machine. He ALWAYS puts a self-destruct button on for me to push. I was getting worried. He didn't even look like he had eaten let alone showered….

Today he had even called the agency and told them not to send me today. THAT was a complete waste of time because Monogram sent me anyways and here I am.

Something was wrong, very wrong and today I intended to find out what it was.

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When I walked into the apartment my eyes went wide at the sight of my nemesis. Doofenshmirtz was on his knees and clutching his head. His teeth were clenched in obvious pain and his eyes were squeezed shut. I began walking towards him and I chattered to get his attention. He forced his eyes open and held a hand out signaling for me to stop.

"No Perry the Platypus, don't come any closer."

I raised an eyebrow at the request and ignored it. I narrowed my eyes and walked towards him.

"Please...just stay where you are."

I walked closer.

"Perry the Platypus, stay back!" He raised his voice.

No, there was something wrong with him and I was going to find out what. I took another determined step towards him.

"OKAY! I'll tell you what's going on, just please stay there...and don't come near me"

I nodded and stayed where I was, and as he promised- he began telling me the story.

So, apparently he had been having nightmares. He told me how the nightmares were always about something bad happening to me like drowning or rocks caving in on top of me and even me getting crushed by a monitor. I finally understood why he was acting so weird. He didn't want me to get hurt like in his dreams. I thanked him for his sympathy and reassured him I was fine. I began to help him up but he stopped me and told me he wasn't finished and that what he told me wasn't even half of the whole thing. I nodded and listened as he explained more. My eyes widened at every word. Doofenshmirtz told me about his final dream that happened last night. He had chased the mystery man and caught him. The man- the one who had caused everything in his nightmare was him. I started to think that he was dreaming about Alt. Doof and the memory wipe was just wearing off but my assumption was wrong. He said it was like he was staring in a mirror. They looked exactly the same, from his hair to his lab coat to his pants and shoes. The scientist told me that even he was shocked by this. He talked with it and found out that it was the evil part inside of him and that it was completely ruthless and blood thirsty. It would kill me in a heartbeat if it meant taking over not just the Tri State Area but the entire world. It wanted him to stop being a "love struck teenager" and get rid of me once and for all; Doofenshmirtz had refused, explaining to him that we had a complicated love/hate relationship and he wouldn't dare hurt me. It became angry and attacked him. The second it did however, the scientist had awoken and even then, his voice echoed in his head that if he didn't do what was asked then it would take over his mind and carry out the deed itself.

The scientist said that he didn't want to risk it happening and that he couldn't live with that slim chance of it gaining control and possibly harming me. He immediately ran to his lab and began building an Extractionator so that he could take that part out of him forever and destroy it, but the extraction went horribly wrong. It extracted the part from him yes but it was too powerful and escaped the containment unit. It over powered him with ease and continually slammed him against the wall with a mysterious invisible force of sorts. It somehow got back into his body and now he was struggling to keep full control of himself. When he finished talking I noticed that he wasn't in pain anymore and looked back to normal.

"I'm such an idiot…I'm so sorry Perry the Platypus…I just couldn't risk him taking over and making me hurt you…I guess I just made a bigger mess of everything. I'm such a failure…"

I shook my head and gave him a smile.

You're not a failure; you were just trying to protect me.

The scientist smiled and hugged me.

"Thank you Perry the Platypus…I just couldn't stand the thought of something terrible happening to you…especially if I'm the one who caused it. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you got hurt on the count of my doings. I don't know what I'd do without you if- Ah!" Heinz pulled away from our embrace and clutched his head "No...Perry the Platypus get out of here. Get as far away from me as you can!"

I shook my head no. There was no way I was leaving him here like this, he needed help. I grabbed his hand and began pulling him towards the door.

"Please...just leave me here. I- I don't want to hurt you." Doofenshmirtz pleaded and clutched his head as another blast of pain hit him even harder than all the rest combined.

I wasn't listening to him however; I was too busy thinking of where I could take him for help.

Now, looking back on this in the near future I realize I should have listened to the doctor and stayed away. The incident that followed changed everything between us and separated us for a long time...I still blame myself. It wasn't his fault and I'm the only one to this day who doesn't blame him for what happened. This day...shouldn't have happened.

We could go to the OWCA, that's it! Maybe Carl could-

The scientist slammed me hard against the door and I looked up at him in shock. His eyes were dark and soulless, completely different from his normal turquoise and life-filled eyes that had a certain glint that could never be replaced- at least not in my eyes they couldn't. I was staring at the face of pure evil.

"Oh there you are Perry" He spoke my name in disgust.

I chattered to try and 'talk' some sense into him and make him stop. This wasn't him; he wasn't this type of person.

His eyes seemed to soften at my chatter so I did it again. I kept doing it until the scientist I knew was back in those eyes.

"Perry the Platypus..." Doofenshmirtz murmured my name.

That's it, you have to fight it. I know you can do it Doof, I believe in you.

"Perry the Platypus...I'm so sorry..."

Doof's POV.

I woke up to the sound of sirens and someone breaking down my door. I sat up and rubbed my head in agony, trying to make sense of the person in the doorway.

"Major Monobrow?" Was all I could say before a duck slapped handcuffs on my wrists and I was surrounded by animals that were leading me out the door "Hey, w-what's going on?"

"Doofenshmirtz..." Monogram glared "You are under arrest for the murder of Agent P."

There was a cry from Dr. Coconut "Why? Why'd you do it?"

I didn't pay attention as they read my rights; I could only wonder one thing.

How?

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To Be Continued…

A/N: Me being the evil person that I am, I am going to continue this once I get back from my Vacation for 2-3 weeks. Unless that writing urge gets the best of me like it always does cuz I'm also bringing my laptop with me. You can all take a minute to absorb what just happened because NattyMc is out, PEACE. (VACATION, YES!)