CHAPTER 14- Hey guys! The one-shot is posted, if you hadn't figured that out already and reviewed it like you wonderful people should do! Speaking of reviews….

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

GENERAL POV

It didn't take long to run the tube out to the creek in the back, or for Candace to easily move the water out through it, more easily and much cheaper than any plumber.

In fact, it took such a short amount of time that Carl had the memory eraser set up again in a good twenty minutes, once Candace reluctantly got all the water out of it.

Monogram, who had been watching all of this in astonishment, turned to Dipper with a half raised unibrow. "Ready, Dipper?"

Dipper hesitated, glancing over at Candace, and then down at Waddles. "Uh, sir…I'd like to have a word with Waddles, if you wouldn't mind."

Candace wasn't sure who looked more surprised, Monogram or Waddles. But the man nodded slowly. "All right. Come on, Carl, Pinky, Perry, and Candace."

The four glanced at one another and followed Francis out of the room quickly, Candace shutting the door behind them.

Dipper knelt and had almost started talking when Carl darted in. "Wait! Sorry, here Dipper."

The intern tossed something at Dipper and ran from the room almost as quickly as he had entered it.

Dipper, through some crazy, miraculous act, dove and managed to catch the glinting object, recognizing it as soon as he opened his fingers to examine the item.

He grinned slowly, glancing at the door as he fastened Candace's necklace around his neck. Waddles smirked, crossing his hooves over one another.

"So talk, Dipper."

The boy jumped at the sudden Southern voice and looked at Waddles sharply. "Yeesh, don't freak me out like that. This might take some getting used to."

Waddles cocked an eyebrow Dipper didn't even know he'd had. "You've met mermaids, gnomes, and the eighth and a half president, and this is going to take getting used to?"

Dipper smiled thinly. "I guess you have a point."

Waddles grinned and then tilted his head, his eyes softening. "What did you want me for?"

The tween bit his lip and fiddled with his hat gently, pulling it off his head and twisting it in his hands. "I…thanks, Waddles."

The pig looked genuinely surprised. "What for?"

Dipper shrugged. "I mean, I've had a while to think about this. I realized that you do keep us safe, at least in your own way. And Mabel seriously adores you. Like, she'd be heartbroken if someone ever hurt you."

Waddles smiled gently. "And you wouldn't?"

Dipper blinked, his face paling. "What? No, that's not what I meant! I'd feel awful if you got hurt too. I'm also sorry that I said you didn't care about Mabel. I know you do."

The pig rested a light hoof on Dipper's shoulder. "Dipper, I care about both of you. I mean, I wouldn't have attacked Robbie if you hadn't been so upset. Plus, he's a jerk."

Dipper looked up with a grin. "I knew I liked you."

Waddles chuckled and the two shared a quick and awkward hug. Dipper reached to take the necklace off, but Waddles stopped him.

"Just for the record, Dipper, I'm proud of you for being mature enough to do this," the pig oinked, his hoof raised to his forehead in a salute.

Candace stepped carefully out of the mind erasing room, Dipper fast asleep in her arms. Carl assured her that he would stay like that for at least thirty minutes, so that there was no risk of him waking up in the agency.

Monogram stood at the doorway, his arms crossed. Candace hesitated. "I'd salute you, sir, but I kind of have a handful."

Candace could have sworn she saw his mouth twitch up in a smile, but she was probably imagining it. His eyes twinkled lightly as he nodded to Candace. "That's all right, Candace. I'll uh…I'll call you if I need you."

Candace nodded with relief, afraid that Monogram had been about to change his mind about Candace working for the agency.

"Good night, sir," Candace said with a nod, stepping around him lightly, Perry, Pinky, and Waddles on her heels.

Monogram watched her leave through the back exit, nodding her head to the agents that were cleaning up the damage from the water.

Carl stepped up next to him nervously, looking over at the man with anxiety.

"Any other secrets you need to tell me, Carl?" Monogram said without looking over at the intern.

Carl paused, briefly thinking of Monty's relationship with Vanessa, before shaking his head. "No sir, none that I can think of."

Monogram nodded curtly. "Good. Good night, Carl."

He strode off towards the door and Carl smiled thinly. "Good night, sir," he said to nobody.

Phineas, Ferb, and Mabel looked up from underneath the tree as Candace backed into the backyard, Dipper still in her arms and Perry and Waddles at her heels. Pinky had gone home, and Candace assumed from the empty backyard that Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet had done the same.

Mabel jumped to her feet in surprise at the sight of her sleeping brother. "What happened?" she asked, running over to Candace and peering at her brother in concern, brushing a strand of dark brown hair behind her ear so that she could see better.

Candace smiled. "I ran into him on the way home from hanging out at the mall. We went to the park and hung out for a while, and then he fell asleep. He's really tired."

Ferb shot a suspicious glance at his sister but said nothing.

The group trooped inside and Candace carefully climbed the stairs and put Dipper in his cot. She backed out of the room, shut off the lights, and turned around, almost running into Ferb.

"Ferb! Yeesh, don't do that!" the girl yelped, putting a hand to her pounding heart.

Ferb smiled sheepishly and looked at his sister curiously. "You weren't at the mall, were you Candace." It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

Candace blinked in surprise and looked down at her smarter-than-the-average brother. "What makes you say that?"

Ferb crossed his arms. "Because, Jeremy, Stacy, Coltrane, and Jenny stopped by to see where you were because you didn't go to the mall."

Candace winced. "Listen, Ferb, I-"

Ferb held up a hand, a small smile on his face. "Whatever it is, Candace, it's your secret. Just be glad Phineas wasn't in the yard. He was mad enough when you didn't tell him you were a mermaid. If he found out you were hiding anything else…"

Ferb trailed off and shrugged, not needing to finish the sentence. Candace grinned and ruffled his hair. "You rock Ferb, you know that?"

Ferb chuckled lightly. "Yes, yes I do."

Dipper woke up groggily, rubbing his head slowly and glancing around. Phineas and Ferb's room. How had he gotten here?

The door creaked open, the light from the hall creating a strip down the carpet as Mabel poked her head in. She smiled when she saw her brother awake.

"Hey sleepy head," she said with a giggle, stepping into the room and flicking on a desk lamp, flooding the room with soft light.

Dipper yawned and sat up carefully, cracking his back. "What…how did I get here?"

Mabel shrugged. "Candace brought you in, silly. You fell asleep at the park."

Dipper frowned and furrowed his eyebrows. "Park? I don't remember going to the park…"

Mable tilted her head at her brother, her face a mask of confusion and concern. "You ok, Dipper? It's not like you to forget things."

Dipper rubbed his forehead and blinked. "I…I guess I must have this time. I don't remember anything after leaving the house this afternoon. I don't even remember why I left the house."

Mabel looked at her twin in worry, wondering if he had a weird case of amnesia. Dipper sighed and shook his head. "Whatever. It'll come back to me at some point."

Mabel nodded, relieved, and stood up. "Come on. Phineas and Ferb's mom made hot chocolate and their dad got a fire going in the backyard to make s'mores."

Dipper grinned and pulled himself to his feet, trotting out of the room after his sister and into the backyard.

Candace glanced up from her lawn chair when they entered the yard, studying the boy carefully, just to make sure he didn't remember anything. Dipper didn't so much as glance at Perry or Waddles, who were flopped on the grass a few feet away.

She smiled thinly and popped a warm marshmallow into her mouth, chewing it thoughtfully.

Who would have thought? It was crazy, when Candace really thought about it.

She was a mermaid with powers beyond belief and was now working for a secret organization that employed animal agents to protect their city from the disturbing amount of evil scientists in it.

Candace slumped back in her chair, unable to even think about how crazy the last year and a half had been. She couldn't even count how many people knew about her being a mermaid. She was still going to hide it, try to keep it to just family and friends for fear of another possible kidnapping, but it was going to be a lot easier now.

The red head sat back in her seat, enjoying the warmth of the fire and the sounds of the crickets in the background.

The peacefulness was interrupted when Phineas looked up, grinned, and said, "Hey, who wants to have a marshmallow roasting contest?"

Candace smiled as the other three cheered and joined him immediately. As much as she hated to admit it, Candace didn't think things were ever going to be the same.

But she could dream, right?

Poor Candace. Yay Ferb! And the mind erasing worked! But ha-ha, Dipper is so confused.

I started school, and I love all of my classes. My friend Jack (the one the merman is based off of) has my lunch, so I'm not all lonely like I thought I was going to be! :D

Epilogue is next, and then I'll try to get the Stacy and Jordan story up. And that'll be it for the Secret Life of Candace series. :'(

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