Hi, friends! Get ready because this is a VERY long chapter! Hurray for half-hour long episodes! ^^; This is also my episode with an actual song in it, so it was very fun to incorporate. I hope you all like it!
Also, for you Avatar: The Last Airbender fans out there, I'm planning a long fanfic that I'll publish sometime after I finish this story. I have a brief summary on my profile, so if you want to look at it and let me know what you think, that'd be awesome. Thanks! And now, on with the show!
4. One Good Scare Ought to Do It
Another bright, sunny day in Danville, and Ferb and I were going about our usual business of executing some stunt to make our day the best ever. We had gotten up early and decided to do something with Mexican themed music; I knew Isabella would love it, since she's Mexican. We were going to put on a show for her when she came over for the day, so Ferb and I decided to practice with Perry as our audience.
I put on my sombrero on and began the rehearsal. "Ladies and platypuses, introducing the latest party craze to sweep the nation: the amazing Mariachi Tree!" I glanced at up at the tree where Ferb and several Mexican musicians were perched among the branches. I waved my baton and the song began. When it came to Ferb's trumpet solo, he belted it out as loud and dramatic as possible, but lost his balance in the process. Being the highest in the tree, Ferb knocked every other musician from their branches as he fell; I winced as they landed in a heap at the bottom.
"I think the lesson here is never drink so much chocolate milk before planning our daily activity," I said, walking up to my brother. The Mexican men stood and made their way out of our backyard; I guess this meant that Isabella wouldn't get to see the show. Oh well, maybe next time. "By guys, sorry, good work there, though! There's that smile, (yeah, there was a name here that I couldn't make out… ^^). Gracias!"
That's when Isabella walked up to us, however we no longer had anything for her to see.
"Hi, Phineas," she said, clasping her hands together. Wait, you heard that too, right? She only addressed me and not Ferb!
"Oh, hi, Isabella," I replied, remembering to keep my cool.
"Whatcha do-HU!" Isabella cut herself off with a loud gasp and she quickly covered her mouth.
"Are you okay?" I asked, suddenly worried. She's not having breathing problems, is she, or is she not feeling well? I was peering at her, looking for symptoms, when she answered and I realized what it was.
"Yeah, I just came by to see watcha do-HU-ing."
"Wow, that's a bad case of the hiccups you've got there," I said, sympathetically. Poor Isabella! Though, I suppose it could've been worse.
"I know, they're driving me crazy-HU." Suddenly, I knew what else we were going to do today. We, or at least I, would do anything necessary to save Isabella from the torture of hiccups! Though, I guess hiccups are more annoying that torturous…
"Not to fear, Isabella! Ferb and I will help you cure your hiccups," I announced and she answered with another, "HU!"
"Hey, where's Perry?" I wondered out loud. He was here earlier watching the show…
Anyway, down to business. "Okay, Isabella," I asked. "The best way to cure the hiccups is to scare them away." I wiggled my fingers in a creepy fashion. "So, what scares you?"
"Hmm… HU!" Isabella thought for the moment, not ceasing to be interrupted by her hiccups. "Well, there was this haunted house at the state fair-HU-that was pretty scary." Perfect! I just had yet another idea about how this plan could cure her hiccups and allow us to spend time together. Better not let it show though…
"That's it!" I said, and reminded myself again not to give anything away. "Ferb and I are going to make you the scariest haunted house ever! With zombies! And werewolves! And ghosts and vampires! And witches!" At least she could think that I was overly excited about the haunted house, rather than spending time with her.
Candace cleared her throat and I turned around, having not noticed that she was there. "Oh, hey, Candace."
"Phineas! The only way you're building a haunted house in this backyard is over my dead body!" she said in her 'I'm in charge' voice.
"That's the idea… WAH!" I said in my creepiest voice. I just couldn't resist; the set up was perfect.
Unfortunately, my big sis didn't take it so well. "That's it, you little psycho! I'm calling mom." As she ran into the house, I wondered if I really was psycho. Then, when Candace poked her head back out and said, "and I'm not using the banana this time!" I wondered if she was the psycho one.
"You guys heard that, right? It wasn't just me?" I asked quietly.
Partway through the construction, Candace reappeared, dressed in some rather odd clothing that I won't describe. "I'm off to the Johnson's book club; Jeremy invited me over," she said in a dreaming voice.
I let it pass and got straight to the point; I was holding a rather heavy zombie head. "Um, when you see Mom, could you tell her some snakes got lost in the house?" I braced myself to get shouted at again, but it was not to be.
Instead, Candace said a simple "okay!" and set off with a grin on her face and a final "you boys have fun!"
I turned back to the crowd that I had called together, which consisted of Baljeet, Buford, and the Fireside Girls. "Okay, troops, thanks for coming on such short notice," I started. "Buford, I know this is cutting into your game."
The bully responded with a, "This better be good, Pointy!"
"Oh, it is," I reassured him in an urgent voice. "Isabella has been cursed," I earned several gasps that dissipated when I continued, "with hiccups!" I continued anyway. They didn't have to be excited; all I was worried about was helping my cute friend. "Worst case I've ever seen. We're building this haunted house to scare the hiccups out of her. To do so, we must dig deep into those terrible places any sane man shoves into the darkest, twisted corners of his mind. Each of you must find out what scares you the most!" The ominous mood of my speech faded as I described the main idea. I explained how the organ worked and accidentally shot Ferb into the roof of the house. Finally, I closed with a dramatic statement: "So, with your help, my friends, we can build this house and destroy the involuntary contraction of Isabella's diaphragm muscle once and for all!"
Ferb came up behind me and I said accordingly, "Oh, there you are, Ferb." I turned back to the crowd. "Okay, people, let's get our scare on!"
At last, Isabella returned to our yard and everyone went to their stations, ready for the scare of the century. Isabella didn't know what was coming and started to greet us in her usual way.
"Hi, Phineas! Watcha do… Ph-Phineas? HU!" I watched as she stared in awe at the creepy purple house that we'd built and I knew that was my cue.
Concealed in my monster costume, I slowly crept up behind my friend, though I regretted that I would frighten her. When she saw me, her eyes widened with fear and she screamed, as sound that I loathed hearing. But I kept coming and she began to back towards the haunted house, only to be interrupted by another hiccup. I sighed with relief that I hadn't scared her too much, even though her hiccups still hadn't vanished.
"Darn," she said, recovering quickly. "It didn't work, Phineas." Hey, how'd she know it was me? "What else you got?"
"Oh," I answered as I stepped out of my costume, "we've got plenty. If you're up for it." I offered her my hand and was pleased to see her face light up as she took it.
"I-HU-g-guess so," she answered, and we were off through the house. I had composed a song for this occasion and it went a little something like this:
"Come, let's tiptoe into the dark. One good scare ought to do it!"
We entered into a room that went black and then lit up to reveal an array of monsters. I sang the next verse as we raced past the werewolves and down a line of ghosts that popped up like in whack-a-mole.
"You'll find our bite much worse then our bark! One good scare ought to do you some good!"
I led Isabella up a spiral staircase, where a giant jack-in-the-box waited at the top, and we continued down a long hall.
"If you should find the daily grind a tad bit taxing on my mind to help unwind it so inclined, I have a small suggestion!
That if you dare into my lair you should prepare for QUITE A SCARE!"
A suit of armor brought his axe down directly in front of us, causing us to break apart for a moment. I didn't want it to last though, so I offered Isabella my hand again. I'm pretty sure I saw her smile when she took my hand again!
"But will you share in this nightmare, will be my only question."
We were heading on to the next section of the house when Baljeet appeared in front of us. And, if I'm not mistaken, he was dressed as a giant piece of paper. Now, I had planned this whole out, so I knew that he was going to show up, but he still caught me off guard.
"Boo! Boo, I say!" the Indian boy said in a not very scary voice.
I just stood there, bewildered. "Baljeet?"
"Oh, I am not Baljeet. I am the scariest thing known to man: a faaaaailed math test!" I think he was trying to be spooky, but I just couldn't see it.
"Yeah, right…" I glanced at Isabella and pulled her towards the next door. "We're just going to move on now."
"You can run, but it won't lead to the college of your choice, I tell you!" Baljeet shouted after us.
I tried to block out the last thirty seconds as Isabella and I continued, encountering a giant robot, more flashing lights, screaming banshees, and a load of spiders. I almost blushed when, at the spider part, Isabella moved closer to me and gripped my hand tighter. Meanwhile, I continued my song.
"If your hair lies lifeless and limp, one good scare ought do you are. Come with me now DON'T BE A WIMP! One little scare ought to do you some good."
I hoped that Isabella didn't think I was calling her a wimp, but it was in the lyrics… My thoughts were interrupted when we entered the room where Buford was supposed to be. "Hello, Buford?" I called, seeing something shifting in the corner of the dark room.
"Behold," the bully said, stepping into the light, "the face of evil!" I could only gape. What was he wearing? A blonde wig with pigtails? A blue skirt and a purple blouse? And what was with the fake poodle?
"Buford, are you supposed to be Jeremy's little sister?" I asked incredulously. "You said you were going to be something scary!"
"She is scary, man! She gives me the willies!"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I mean, being afraid of a giant squid is one thing, I can understand that, but a little girl half his size? "Little Suzy Johnson gives you the willies?"
Buford just shook his head and whimpered, "You don't know, man, you don't know!"
"Uh, we'll catch up with you later, okay?" I said, trying not to be rude. Buford turned back to his corner and began mumbling something that I couldn't make out. I quickly took Isabella's hand and led her out
I held her, much to my delight, as a rope lifted us up to my favorite part of the house: the indoor rollercoaster. It was a rollercoaster, but still had monsters and other creepy things popping up everywhere.
"That is quite right, I would delight it taking flight into the night and finally give you such a fright you know I surely would!"
When we got into the rollercoaster car, she let go of my hand. I wasn't letting her off that easy, though. I offered her my hand again and she took it, but lost her grip again when the ride started, so I inched closer to her and held onto her arm.
"But if I seem a bit extreme at my attempts to make you scream. Remember that this spooky scheme will cure your hiccups for good! One little, one little, one little, one little… One little scare, ought to do you some good!"
On the last line, we burst into the room where Ferb was operating the organ. My brother, dressed as Frankenstein, turned around and emitted an evil laugh to close out the song.
"So, Isabella, did it work?" I asked, turning to gaze at her. Not that this was a very good time for gazing… Unfortunately, Isabella hiccupped, indicating that all our screams and spooks hadn't work. "I was afraid she'd say that," I said sadly. I couldn't fail her now! We'd worked so hard! "Well, there's one more thing we could try."
I told Ferb to raise the antenna, which, if we got a lightning strike, would severely up the scariness factor. But as he did so, our machines began to spark, and then the whole building began to shake.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Too much, Ferb, too much! Look out!" I shouted as electricity began to flash around us. Ferb lowered the antenna and things calmed down a millisecond before Candace burst through the door on the rollercoaster car. "Candace?" I exclaimed. This sure was a lot of action for one day.
Candace, of course, immediately went off on a busting rant. "Phineas! When Mom sees that you built a haunted house in the back yard with werewolves and vampires and a giant floating baby head… What's that even about?" The giant floating baby head nudged her and she shouted, "Not now! And then there was a giant jack-in-the-box and a suit of armor that nearly took my head off! And you-you you just drive me crazy! When I tell Mom what you're doing, you are going down! Down, down, down!" With that she stormed off towards the elevator, followed by the giant floating baby head.
"Is there any chance that cured your hiccups?" I asked Isabella, but she answered with a hiccup. I sighed. I didn't know what else we could do! We tried upping the scariness factor and Candace yelling, but nothing had worked. More than anything, I did not want to fail Isabella, but I was at a loss. My poor girl was cursed with hiccups and there was nothing I could do!
Suddenly I felt the house jerk and, from one look at Ferb and Isabella, I knew they had too. The house began to rip, as and unknown force yanked it off the ground, and everyone raced towards the exit. I pushed Isabella in front of me as we were running and I yelled, "What's happening?"
It was too late. Everyone else had gotten out, but I was still trapped inside the house when it lifted off the ground. "Uh, guys? A little help!" I said. I was scared, very scared, but at least Isabella was safe. Just I thought that, I heard her voice shouting, "Phineas!" She does care! But I was too frightened to dwell on it at the moment.
Just then, when I thought things couldn't get worse, the board I was leaning on snapped. I screamed as I plummeted towards our backyard. The only thing that I could of was how I was going to die and Isabella would never know how I feel about her.
The ground was almost upon me and I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the impact. Then I landed on something soft and bounced off. You won't believe where I landed: right in Isabella's arms!
"Now that was scary," she announced. "Hey, my hiccups are gone!"
Even as I heard the news about her hiccups, I could hardly stop myself from blushing. She was so close! I probably could have leaned forward and kissed her right then and there, if I hadn't been so stunned. Ferb walked up beside us and gave me a thumbs up. Oh no, the blush again. Ferb figured out that I like Isabella, I guess.
The day ended with Ferb and me sitting under our tree. I leaned back and put my hands behind my head, images of Isabella's concern and closeness running through my head. It certainly had been a good day.
"That was a great day, Ferb," I said, voicing my thoughts. Or part of my thoughts, anyway. "What do you think the scariest thing was?"
"Definitely the giant floating baby head."
"Yeah…" I agreed. "Hey where did that come from?"
And there we go! The super long chapter comes to a close. Did you like it? I hope so because school starts in two days, at which point the amount of time it takes me to update will increase. :( But on a happier note, here are the the responses to my amazing reviewers! ^_^
sistergrimm97 ~ Thank you again! I'm so glad that you've kept up with the story; keep reading! :)
BurritoTown ~ Ah, thanks for reminding me of that episode! It's on my list! I've considered doing the kiss scene from the movie, though I'm still not sure how I'd go about it... Either way, I'm saving that and Summer Belongs to You until later. ;)
NeoPhisabella ~ Thank you! I looked at Tree to Get Ready and I honestly don't think that there's enough to work with. Sorry. :( Thanks for the suggestion, though!
ApostolicPrincessinGod ~ I love your username! God truly is the reason that I am able to write this, or write at all. Thank you for the review and encouragement! :D
MidnightMoonshyne ~ I most certainly will do for Summer Belongs to You! Not till later, though. :P Thanks for the review!
Princess Isabella Flynn ~ Thank you! I promise, the episodes will keep coming! :)
Angie J Trifid ~ Yes, Isabella is definitely a ninja! ;) Thank you so much for the review, I hope you keep reading!
Phinbella bmaster715 ~ Thanks! The thing about Candace Disconnected, is that there's only really one part that I can work with. I was thinking, maybe I'll do a chapter, where I do scenes from episodes where there's only one scene to use. If I do that, then I'll probably put the nose to nose scene in there.
popcorn1001 ~ You read my mind because this episode was on my list for next! It's one of my favorites, so i was really excited about it. Thanks for the review! :)
Midnight4568 ~ Heehee, thanks! I probably won't use your half and half POV idea for the regular episodes, but I do have an idea of how I can incorporate it later on.
thewolfstar ~ WOLVES! Yeah, but Phineas has so many things happen to him that I'm sure he has a pretty strong heart. (Poor Isabella if she kills her crush by giving him a heart attack!) :P Thank you for the review!
writer-person2 ~ I completely agree. ^^ Thanks for reading!
Stinkfly3 ~ Sorry, not in this story, but I did do something like that in my last fanfic, Phineas and Love Don't Mix. Thanks for the review, though! :)
FrankandJoe3 ~ Heehee, yup! It was a good idea and I needed someone to tell me, or I would have forgotten to do that episode! So thank you for the review and the idea! :D
xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx ~ Oh! Thanks for reminding me! I will definitely do the Beak soon, but not yet. I want to take a break from writing out half-hour episodes. ^^; Also, thanks for the idea with finding episodes; it really helped! I have an idea for the kiss scene, so you'll have to wait and see. Thank you for the review, ideas, and compliment! And also, Jesus is AMAZING! 3