A/N Okay, I feel like this story started out pretty cool, but I'm trying to add too many twists, and now it's just…

So, yeah, I've been feeling all depressed.

But please review anyways. I think I know what I'm going to do with the whole Samuel thing, but please either review stating your opinion or answer the poll on my profile.

Thanks guys.

AND OH MY GOD! I'M SO EXCITED! In exactly 1 hour and 23 minutes ASSASSIN's CREED III comes out! I'm going to the midnight release!

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Disclaimer: I don't own PnF.

Enjoy!

Isabella sat breathing heavily underneath the table. That man was really starting to get her nervous, not that she wasn't before. He had been pacing around the table for such a long time. It was almost as if he knew.

After circling it a couple more times, he crept away. Isabella felt herself give a sigh of relief, and she calmly turned to look at Phineas. He was stirring.

'Finally,' she thought, 'he's waking up. I guess I should keep him relaxed for the first little while of consciousness.'

He seemed to wake up, but he still remained still. Isabella carefully put her hand on his and whispered his name.

"Phineas."

He slowly opened his eyes, but he only looked bewildered. "Isabella," he whispered equally quiet.

"Phineas. Ferb and Sam are gone."

Phineas immediately looked around. "G-gone," he said only slightly louder.

She nodded. "What do we do?"

For the first time Isabella had ever seen him, he looked clueless. Confused. Unsure. She wasn't sure what to call it. He just didn't have any ideas, and she had never seen him like that. And she didn't like it.

"But, Phineas, you have to know what to do. You always have some idea. You always know what's best. You-You have to-"

"Isabella, look, I'm sorry. I just- I don't know."

She sighed. This wasn't the Phineas she knew and loved. It just wasn't. 'Phineas, please.' she thought.

"I guess we should just go look for them," he said slowly.

"I guess so."

Phineas quickly slipped his head under the table and looked around. He saw no one and crept out from under the table. Isabella followed him and looked around.

"Where to?" she asked simply.

He looked at her, hopelessness in his eyes. "Let's try this way." he said as calmly as possible.

At first, Isabella was mad at Phineas. He didn't even seem worried. He was calm, almost, but he was clueless. He was unhopeful. And worst of all, he was fresh out of ideas.

But then, sympathy kicked it. She realized exactly how he felt. His best friend could be dead now, and he felt like it was all his fault. Phineas trusted Samuel so much; so now, he feels completely responsible for Ferb. He feels like it should have been him, not Ferb. Now Isabella just feels guilt. She could have jumped in earlier and helped, right? No, of course not. She would have been murdered in a second. If only Isabella knew that. Because now, she felt responsible, just like how Phineas was feeling.

She was absolutely right. Phineas sadly thought of himself being equally guilty as Samuel himself. He felt as if he handed his best friend off on a silver platter. And now, he felt like there was no way to get him back. He would have died just to get him back. Why couldn't it have been him? That's the question he kept asking himself. Now, he felt terrible about himself. Then, he felt complete fury towards Samuel. He couldn't wait to find him, to give him his vengeance, to take out his anger, to-

"Phineas," she began, "what if we don't find them?"

How could he possibly answer that? How could he think of the worst possible scenario and outcome, and then just casually tell her. He shrugged, "I- I don't know."

A single tear formed in her eye, and she turned away from Phineas. She didn't want him to think lower of her in such a crucial moment. She didn't want to break down and start crying, especially in front of Phineas.

Fortunately, he hasn't noticed. He was to preoccupied with pondering her question. What if they really didn't find them? Or worse, what if they found just Samuel, and Ferb was already- already dead? What if Ferb wasn't exactly good, either? Phineas was silently thinking all of these had high likeliness and was panicking. Basically, he was preparing himself for the worst, not even allowing himself to dream that everything would be okay. No one knew if it would be okay. No one. And all Phineas and Isabella could do was look for them. That, and hope they'd find them.

Okay guys, hope you enjoyed.

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I will post one more chapter before the results from my poll plays into affect. If you haven't read any of my author's notes about the poll, please continue reading.

I am wondering if you as a reader think Samuel should be good or bad, because at the moment it could play out to be either. If you're not a member of FanFiction, just leave a review stating your opinion.

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