CHAPTER 7- Hey guys! I'm here with the next chapter! (What would you do if I said I had the next two done as well?)

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Dipper raised an eyebrow. "They've got some really weird patches."

GENERAL POV

The next few days passed quietly. Candace, with the help of Dipper, continued to hide her secret as best she could from the cameras that were in and around the house.

It wasn't easy, because she couldn't keep pulling a "sick card" whenever the kids wanted to go swimming, but luckily for Candace (she couldn't believe she was saying that) the boys and the other kids had gone back to building giant things in the backyard.

One day it was a house sized-replica of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" made entirely of macaroni noodles, the next it was a fire-breathing dragon-unicorn that flew them around town in a chariot (take a wild guess as to who had a big hand in that project).

Today was the third day since the twins had arrived, and Candace couldn't care less what the boys were doing. But in fact, they weren't doing anything.

She peered out the window and had to do a double take before leaning out it and yelling down to the seven kids gathered in the yard. "Hey! What are you guys doing?"

Phineas looked up and shrugged. "Nothing, right now. We can't think of what to do. What were you going to do, Candace?"

Candace hesitated. "I was actually going to go to the beach with Stacy."

The kids all glanced at one another and grinned. "Can we come?" Isabella asked hopefully.

Candace sighed and texted Stacy rapidly, though she knew her friend would be fine with it. She was easy going like that. Sure enough, Stacy responded that it would be perfectly fine for the kids to tag along.

"It's fine with me and Stacy," Candace called out the window.

She heard the cheering and gave a small smile. A tug on her skirt as the kids got ready to go made her look down to see Perry.

"Hey, Carl wants your necklace so that he can add the rest of the animal translator qualities into it."

Candace blinked and removed the silver fedora charm from her neck slowly. "Why does he want to do that?"

Perry shrugged and carefully put her necklace into his hat. "Well, you did say yesterday that you wished you could understand Waddles."

Candace gave a small smile. "As long as I get it back," she said, going to her closet and pulling out her beach towel and bag.

Perry tilted his hat. "Carl promised me he would have it back to you by no later than the end of tomorrow. Keep in mind he has to do this behind Monogram's back."

Candace shook her head, a smile gracing her face. "Wow, Perry. I never realized how rebellious you were until recently. Tell Carl thank you."

Perry grinned at her and vanished out her window, seconds before Phineas and Ferb ran into her room, their swim trunks on in place of their regular shorts. "Ready to go, Candace?" Phineas asked eagerly.

Candace shrugged. "I suppose. We have to wait for Stacy to get here, though," she told her brothers as she followed them downstairs.

Phineas nodded. "That's ok; Baljeet and Buford had to run home to grab their swim trunks, so we have to wait for them, too."

Ten minutes later, the large group biked out of the Flynn-Fletcher driveway and towards the beach, Candace and Stacy at the back of the group. "So," Stacy said, tucking a wild piece of hair behind her ear and carefully maneuvering her bike with one hand, "will we be able to get that private spot on the beach?"

Candace smirked. "Considering Jenny just got a job as a lifeguard there and I called her earlier to tell her we were coming? No, it shouldn't be a problem at all."

Stacy raised an eyebrow. "Why did Jenny get a job as a life guard?"

Candace laughed. "Isn't it obvious? It makes it easier for her to clean up the beach. And besides, she knows that with me there we don't really need a life guard in our area, so that means she has less to worry about."

Stacy gave a nod. "Makes about as much sense as anything."

Candace snorted. "Boy, I'll say."

The rest of the ride involved showing Dipper and Mabel yet more things that were on the way to the beach (like they hadn't seen enough). Therefore, it took much longer than usual to arrive at the beach.

The group locked their bikes, grabbed their things, and strolled down the beach to meet Jenny. She glanced up from where she was rubbing sunscreen onto a toddler's back and grinned brightly.

She patted the little boy on the head, stood, and walked over to the group, rubbing the leftover sunblock into her palms. "Hey guys. Candace, I made sure you guys had that private corner you asked for," she said, pointing off towards a discreet location located underneath numerous amounts of trees.

Very few people went into that part, because the water under the trees was supposedly muddy. But thanks to Candace and her powers, it was probably now the cleanest water in the area. Only a few brave souls had managed to figure that out, and they weren't too keen on letting anyone else in on their private spot either.

Candace nodded. "Thanks, Jenny. What were you doing?" she asked, gesturing to the kid Jenny had been sun blocking.

Jenny smiled. "Oh, his mom has like six kids. I offered to help put on sunscreen, because it takes forever."

The kids smiled. "Oh, by the way, Jenny, these are our cousins, Dipper and Mabel," Candace said, gesturing to the two. They smiled and waved and Jenny nodded back.

"I'll come by every now and then to make sure you guys are doing ok," Jenny said, "and don't worry; I'll do my best to keep everyone away from that area."

"Thanks so much, Jenny," everyone chorused.

They walked towards the secret spot, Jenny calling after them, "Make sure you throw away your garbage and recycle everything else before you leave!"

Candace chuckled and glanced at Mabel, who was at her side. "She's very environmentally friendly. Don't get on her bad side that way."

Mabel laughed and the kids set up their stuff in the little clearing, glancing around as they did so.

Phineas, Ferb, and their friends had been there multiple times to swim, but Mabel and Dipper were seeing it for the first time. Now that they were in the little area, Dipper could see that the trees actually went into the water, providing a very tall wall that went out for a good fifteen feet before stopping.

He looked over at Candace with a sly grin. "How long did it take you guys to find this spot?" he asked.

Candace snorted. "A while. There were a few close calls too, but eventually Jordan helped us find this spot."

Dipper and Mabel glanced at one another, then at the rest of the kids. "Who's Jordan?" they asked.

Phineas and Ferb looked at each other, then the rest of their friends, and then Candace. All of them had small smiles on their faces, but it was Candace who answered. "You'll just have to find out, won't you?"

Major Monogram lowered his sunglasses slightly, peering over the rims with narrowed eyes. The Flynn-Fletcher children, their friends, and their relatives had just disappeared behind a huge outcropping of trees, and the man was determined to figure out why.

Couldn't they just use the regular beach, like everyone else?

He strode in that direction, his shoed feet treading heavily in the sand and making it difficult for him to walk confidently, unlike all those who had chosen to go barefoot.

He had almost gotten there when a dark haired lifeguard, who Monogram recognized as Candace's friend Jenny, stopped him.

"Sir, I'm sorry, but you can't go into that alcove. It's been rented out by a private party for the afternoon," she said smoothly.

Monogram slowly narrowed his eyes, staring the girl down. She merely raised an eyebrow and pointed silently behind him. "Sorry, sir, but I'm under strict guidelines not to let you in."

The man scoffed slightly. "Strict by whom? I guarantee there is no one renting that area, and you're just trying to help out a bunch of friends who want a secret spot."

For the briefest second, Francis saw surprise flicker in Jenny's eyes and he smirked, knowing that he could use this against her. "I'm right, aren't I? Listen young lady, if you don't allow me in there, I'll find your superior and have you fired. This is a strict violation-"

"Of agency rules," came a dark, harsh, nasally voice behind him.

Monogram spun around to see Carl there, his arms crossed and his eyes so menacing that even Francis was startled for a moment. "Carl? What…what are you doing here?"

Carl raised an eyebrow and gestured to his outfit; for the first time, Monogram realized that the boy was wearing swim trunks and flip flops. "I came to hang out with my family on my day off. It's a good thing I did. Sir, you're interrogating a minor, not to mention black mailing her into letting you go into that alcove. That's just wrong, and she could have you arrested for it. I mean, you are well into your fifties, sir."

Monogram clenched his teeth and turned stiffly to Jenny, whose eyes were wide. "I'm sorry, young lady. I won't bother you again."

She nodded slowly and Monogram sent a piercing glare at Carl before striding away. Carl watched him go, and then turned to Jenny. "Are you ok, Jenny?" he asked.

Jenny opened her mouth, and then blinked in surprise and stared at him. "Well, yeah…but how do you know my name?"

Carl almost slapped his forehead. "Well…I actually know the Flynn-Fletcher family, and they've mentioned you before. Candace one time showed me your picture, so…"

Jenny visibly relaxed and smiled. "Oh. Ok. Wait…"

She looked him over slowly, and then her eyes drifted to where Monogram had been. She lowered her voice. "You know, don't you? That's why you were trying to keep that guy away from that alcove."

Carl blinked in surprise. Man, she was good! "Well….yes, but I stopped him mostly because he was being incredibly rude to you. As far as I can tell, you're not doing anything wrong. I think if your boss knew the….circumstances under which you let them have the alcove, they'd be fine with it."

Jenny grinned brightly. "Thanks, um…"

"Carl," the boy supplied, tipping an imaginary hat.

Jenny nodded. "Thanks Carl."

Carl smiled, waved to the girl, and headed back towards his family, all the while thinking that he had to talk to Candace.

Yeah baby! I love making Carl all menacing like. It's fun. But it could be bad for Carl….dun dun DUN.

And yes, you'll see the return of Jordan and Jack. But only briefly.

Jenny needed more love. She's hardly in the show anymore.

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