CHAPTER 13- Ok, wow. There was a serious explosion of reviews. Not that I'm complaining (:

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Ok. Phew. That took a while. And like, a page on Word. I don't own Phineas and Ferb.

The Major smiled thinly and opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted when the door burst open and in rushed Perry, Pinky, Waddles, and Dipper.

GENERAL POV

Candace felt her face pale as the group ran into the room, and Monogram slowly narrowed his eyes. "Please explain what is going on," he said darkly.

The agents all glanced at one another, and then Perry chattered softly. "We figured out that something must have happened down here, and we came down to see what was going on."

Pinky barked gently. "Agent R told us you guys were in here," he said, referring to Ralph the Raccoon, a sometimes but not always nocturnal agent.

Candace sighed and glanced at Monogram. "They figured out that something was going on down here," she told him.

Perry and Pinky looked at one another in surprise, and then looked over at Candace. "Does…does he know?" Perry whispered.

Candace nodded slowly. "Yeah."

Monogram laced his fingers together, looking at Dipper with a slightly annoyed expression. "And what, exactly Candace, is your cousin doing here?" he questioned.

Candace looked at Dipper in exasperation. "Yeah, what are you doing here?" she demanded.

Waddles oinked, putting a hoof to the boy's shoulder. "He needed to talk to Monogram, so we let him come."

Dipper sighed. "Sir, I do know about the agency," he admitted, "but it was totally my fault. Besides, I've come to ask you if you can erase my memory of it."

Candace looked over at him in surprise, as did Monogram. "What?" the man said, flabbergasted.

Dipper gave Candace a gentle smile. "Sir, I don't want to hide this from my sister. I know how much she loves Waddles, and knowing a secret about him that my sister can't know…I can't do it. Is it possible to just take away my memories of Waddles?"

The pig looked up at Dipper with a grin and Carl nodded before Monogram could answer. "Yeah, it is Dipper."

Francis glanced at Carl in surprise. "Wait…it is? I didn't know that."

Carl smirked slightly but said nothing. Perry and Pinky, now very confused, looked at Monogram.

"So what's happened here, exactly?" Perry questioned.

Candace smiled. "Monogram agreed to let us keep you guys, so long as I agree to help out at the OWCA whenever I'm needed."

Perry and Pinky grinned brightly. "That's good," Pinky barked, "because we were going to quit if he tried to relocate us."

Candace gave them a smile, not willing to translate that part to Monogram.

The Major sighed. "But now we have the problem of the entire agency being underwater to deal with."

Carl glanced out the door and winced. "Uh, sir…it's coming down the hallway."

Monogram nearly banged his head on the table. "Ugh. Of course it is. All right, I'll call the plumber and-"

"Actually, sir," Carl interrupted, putting a hand on Candace's shoulder, "maybe you should let Candace handle this."

Candace grinned at the intern and looked at Monogram pleadingly. Francis studied her for a moment before smiling gently and nodding. "All right. Give it a shot."

Candace turned quickly and looked at Carl. "Carl, you can still shut off the water, right? That area hasn't been flooded?"

Carl frowned. "Actually, it has. We passed it on the way up here. I didn't even think to turn it off at the time."

Candace shrugged. "Ok, no big deal. Just tell me what room to go to and how to shut it off."

The group trooped through the area until the water was lapping at their heels. Candace glanced down briefly, knowing she could only go about thigh deep before she'd lose her legs, and then she looked at Carl. "Ok, so down the hall, to the right, down that first staircase, and the third door on the left?"

Carl nodded and handed her a pair of pliers. "I don't know if you'll need these, but you might. Good luck, Candace."

Perry glanced up at her with a raised eyebrow. "Want some help, Candace?"

Candace knelt next to her pet and lowered her voice. "That's sweet of you, Perry, but I need to do this on my own so that Monogram knows that he can count on me."

Perry smiled and saluted the girl. Candace stood, saluted him back and started wading further into the water.

At about knee level, Candace glanced down, spotted the smaller staircase they had gone up earlier, and dove down to the floor below.

As she vanished down the hall, Monogram turned to Carl a bit sheepishly. The man rubbed his neck slowly. "Listen, Carl. I've been thinking…you were only keeping her secret because it wasn't your place to tell. Now that I know how huge that secret is…I'm sorry. Would you like to come back to work at the OWCA?"

Carl smiled brightly. "Of course! I wouldn't think of being an intern anywhere else!"

Monogram crossed his arms a bit gruffly. "You're still not being paid."

Carl rolled his eyes. "Of course not sir."

Candace almost missed the door, being that it was so dark in the hallways. She found it, though, and swam in through the door carefully, making sure there were no floating items anywhere.

The water level in the room was about three or four feet from the ceiling and still rising. Candace looked around carefully, looking for the shut off valve that Carl had described. She found it quite easily (it was labeled) and swam over to it, gripping onto a pipe to keep herself from floating away.

She had the wrench tucked under her arm, but the knob turned easily in her fingers, and Candace rapidly spun it until it stuck.

The orange haired mermaid pulled herself out of the room and swam back to Perry's lair quickly, just to make sure it had actually stopped flooding. She pulled her head above water and smiled; the pipe was no longer spewing water. It was barely dripping.

Candace sighed slightly, ducked back under the water, and swam back to the hallway where she had left everyone.

The group had been joined by Carla, and as soon as Candace surfaced, she and Carl waded into the water and helped pull Candace out.

She stood up after a few moments and looked over at Monogram. "So, I shut off the water…we're going to need a really long tube and a creek."

The man looked very bewildered, but he nodded slowly and walked back into the meeting room to use a phone that wasn't completely soaked through.

That reminded Candace…

She glanced over at Carl. The boy was still very wet, so Candace squinted one eye shut and waved a hand. The water basically poured off of Carl, leaving his clothes bone dry and his hair so dry that it started frizzing. The intern jumped in surprise, but smiled gratefully at Candace.

The girl did the same to Carla, though she wasn't all that wet, and then did it again when Monogram came out of the office, scaring him half to death.

"All right," said the Major, as soon as his heart started up again, "I called the weapons department, and they're going to bring over some tubing in a few minutes. Luckily, there's a creek out back."

"That's convenient," Carla commented.

"Tell me about it," Candace muttered.

Monogram turned sternly to Dipper. "Once we get this water problem all sorted out, young man, you're getting your memory erased."

Dipper smiled thinly and nodded. "I know, sir. I did ask you to do it."

Monogram's eyes softened just a bit. "Well, yes. And I must admit, that was very mature of you."

He clapped a gentle hand on Dipper's shoulder. "Well done, Dipper."

The man strode off down the hall and Carl and Carla stared open mouthed at Dipper. The boy looked at them in confusion, fixing his hat. "What?"

"He just complimented you," Carl choked out.

Carla shook her head, a grin on her face. "He never does that. You did good, kid."

She chucked Dipper under the chin and nodded to Candace. "I got to go. Good luck with everything, guys."

Candace smiled to her and the group waved as Carla trotted down the hall after Monogram. As she left, Candace slumped to the floor in relief. Dipper and Carl looked over at her in concern. "You all right there, Candace?" Carl asked, pushing his glasses up his nose.

Candace thumped her head back against the wall, a smile creeping up her face. "I am so glad that you guys don't have to sneak around anymore. You have no idea how happy I am."

Carl shrugged and leaned back against the opposite wall. "You know you still can't tell Monogram about your necklace. So that you'll have to hide from him."

Candace glanced over at him, absentmindedly stroking Pinky's back. "Yeah, but so long as I don't take it off or lose it, I'm fine."

Carl rolled his eyes and glanced down the hall. "I'm going to go see what's taking Monogram so long."

Candace jumped to her feet and walked over to the boy quickly. "Hey, Carl, I'm glad you got your job back. If Monogram had let me into the agency and hadn't offered to give you back your internship…I would have really felt guilty then."

Carl smiled lightly. "Candace, like I said, don't worry about it."

He started down the hallway, hesitated, and glanced back. "But thanks. I'm glad you care."

He vanished around the corner and Candace turned to Dipper, Perry, Pinky, and Waddles. "So," she said, putting her hands on her hips. "What do we do until they get back?"

Dipper shrugged. "I don't know, but you better get it done and over with quickly. The water thing, I mean. Phineas and Ferb were wondering where you were, and where I was going."

Candace raised an eyebrow. "What did you tell them?"

Dipper chewed on his lip for a moment. "I told Ferb that I needed to go for a walk by myself. He uh…he understood that."

Candace cocked her head curiously, but didn't pry. "Ok. I guess it worked then."

Dipper nodded, a small smile on his face. Carl came trotting back around the corner, backwards, and Candace saw why a moment later.

Several agents carrying a large piece of tubing between them rounded the corner, watching their paws and hooves carefully so as not to trip over them.

Carl smirked. "How's this for tubing, Candace?"

I had no idea how to end this chapter. Like, seriously. No clue.

I start school on Monday, and tomorrow I'm going to a wedding, so I don't know when I'll next update. It won't be too long, though.

The next chapter will be kind of a wrap up of everything, and then the epilogue, where Mabel and Dipper leave *sad face*

BTW, have the Candace/Stacy/Perry one-shot ready. If you want me to put it up, better let me know with that there review box.

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