A/N Hey guys. It's been a long time, I know. Sorry, it's just I've been getting so much homework lately and I've had to do a lot of stuff lately. Not to mention I've had to start high school class choice and registration and stuff…

Anyways, I feel awful about not updating lately, so I'm going to make this chapter as long as I can. I'm supposed to be working on my honors English registration, but you know what… screw it. I'll do it later or something.

Also, I feel so depressed because I keep getting reviews and PM's asking if it's over. It is NOT over. I just haven't updated it… several… several… months. I actually had to go back and read the last 8 chapters or so just to get back into the story and pick up my train of thought, if you know what I mean.

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Again, I'm sorry. But don't forget to review. Just saying.

Disclaimer: I do not own PnF.

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'But what if he is dead? What if I'm too late? What if I can't even find him? That would be awful. What kind of friend would I be if I let him die to some person I willingly let come with us?'

These words painfully went through Phineas as he feared the worst.

'What if Samuel killed him? … No. No, he wouldn't do that. He wouldn't. If his intention was to kill him, he would have let Ferb die earlier. Unless, he also wanted to kill us…'

Phineas looked regretfully towards Isabella, who was trying not to look straight at him. He could tell that she was scared, how couldn't she be? But she also looked dreadfully worried. He was too, but it was just in his nature to put others before himself. He wanted to run to her and comfort her, just whisper in her ear that it would be okay, but he restrained from doing so. Something just told him not to.

'No. Sam would never do that. He just wanted out of the society. But what if an assassin found and killed him? No, surely they would have taken Isabella and me. Or would they have? Is it possible they just hadn't seen us? No. We were standing right there in the open. There's no way an assassin wouldn't have seen us. So, either Samuel took Ferb somewhere, a guard deliberately chose not to take Isabella and I, or… Ferb took Samuel somewhere.'

Phineas couldn't help but wonder whether Samuel was capable of tricking Ferb into going somewhere with him and killing him. Something deep down told him that it's possible, but he could not bring himself to believe it.

'Poor Ferb,' Isabella thought. 'I knew there was something about Samuel. I just knew it. I should have done something about it. I could have told Phineas. I could have said something, anything. I would have looked stupid, but at least Ferb would be safe. There's no doubt in my mind that he did this. Who else would? An assassin? Right. Because an assassin would definitely leave Phineas and me.'

'I just hope they're not worried about me,' Ferb miserably thought.

He was looking everywhere for them. He could only hope they would have the sense to stay where they were in a hidden spot. No, he couldn't expect them to do that. Of course they would go looking for him. He would do the same for them. He just hoped that they hadn't been spotted by an unfriendly group of assassins.

'I'm started to wonder if he's still alive. What if he's not? I wonder if I'd feel something. A great sense of sadness or something. Probably not, but I truly don't believe he's dead. He wouldn't die. He was much stronger that Samuel, assuming it was in fact Sam that took them,' he thought sadly about his friend.

Ferb ran towards the spot Samuel had taken him from. He frantically looked around for them. "Phineas? Isabella?" he whispered. "Guys?" he said only slightly louder.

'Oh no…'

He frantically ran up and down the hallway leading to the torture chamber Sam had hidden him in. There was no sight of Phineas or Isabella anywhere. He began to creep down another hallway, still no sign of them.

'Oh no. Where are they? I hope they weren't taken.'

Ferb knew that Phineas and Isabella were fully capable of defending themselves, or did he? Phineas and he were fairly equal in experience and fighting skills, but Isabella was different. She was raised in a castle without a care in the world. She had guards that would fight for her if necessary. She had only begun training a few weeks before. Phineas would be able to fight for himself usually, but with Isabella there, he would do anything to protect her. He would die for her. Ferb knew this. He knew it for a fact.

You see, Phineas and Isabella believe their friend is dead, and Ferb is beginning to worry about them. Will they ever meet up? Or will they come to the conclusion that the other(s) is/are dead?

I'll try to update soon. Sorry if this chapter isn't as good as some of my recent ones. I haven't really been writing lately and I've kind of gotten out of the mood, if you know what I mean.

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