(A/N) I'm sorry! I know, another late chapter:( I'm trying to get them up quickly, but this is obviously not working:P I will be on time! I'll probably extend my deadline... Is it okay if I try to promise every Friday/Saturday? Ok, I can see if I can stick to that! Challenge accepted! Hope you all had a great Halloween! And hope everyone is ready for the 5th! Anyways, enjoy:*

Chapter 12

I was having the time of my life. Playing the game they now were calling 'splash tag' was the most fun I have had in a while. It just made me wonder why Mom was always warning us about humans. And why Vanessa and Candace listened to her. These people seemed so... kind, and good-natured. The Captain was a prime example of how amazing these people are! He was soo sweet and the nicest guy I've ever spoken too. He's also a little cute. I just couldn't see why they thought these people could be bad.

"So, Isabella, you've seriously never played this?" Buford asked me, snapping me back to reality.

"Hm, no. Never." I shook my head.

"So what'd you do for fun then?" He looked around, "All that's down there is water. What can you do for fun?"

"Um, Buford. Swimming?" Baljeet pointed to my tail. "She's a mermaid; swimming is sort of her thing!"

"Actually, the coralside girls and I usually go exploring. It's really fun! We get to see all these cool things, like caves and oh, last week, we found this... this... thing!" I started to get excited over the memory. I never did find out what it was called. I probably should have asked Vanessa, she always had an answer for everything.

"It does sound like fun!" Phineas swam over to the ship and shouted, "Hey, Ferb. I know what we're gonna do today!"

And then I saw Monty, staring what seemed jealously at Ferb, the Captains step-brother. I rushed over to Vanessa, as Buford, Baljeet and Phineas all climbed back on board.

"Vanessa, what is he doing here?" I whispered to my older sister, who was smiling deviously.

"He was looking for me. He saw me and Candace go up to the surface, and I guess he followed us." She shrugged, and then turned her attention to me. "And seriously, I think a certain merman is jealous of a certain human" She whispered to me and then started to laugh, covering her mouth with her hand. "Those two have been the most entertaining thing to watch since Candace's little outburst when she claimed that a bunch of seahorses had made her queen, built her a castle and a crown, but when she took us to her 'castle', there was a little one made of sand!" Vanessa then burst into fits of laughter. I bit my lip, trying to hold in the giggles, but then a thought crossed my mind.

"Hey, Vanessa. Don't you think it's a little too quiet around here?"

"Why yes, yes it is... Wait a second... Where is Candace?!" She stopped laughing and looked around frantically for her.

"Hey, are you okay?" Phineas and Ferb had re-appeared and were looking at Vanessa, who seemed to be going crazy.

"Have you seen Candace anywhere?" I asked them hopefully. 'Maybe she is just chatting too much to that guy and has gotten lost in thought.' I reassured myself.

"No. Not recently." Ferb replied. He called over some of the crew and none of them had seen her.

"Oh no! You don't think she's gone to Mom, do you?" I started to panic. What if she tells? We will be locked away forever!

"Isabella! Isabella, calm down!" Vanessa shook me and snapped me back to reality. I noticed the water seemed to be becoming more active, and the waves seemed to be picking up rapidly.

"Isabella, you need to calm down. Look what's happening to the ocean!" Monty swam next to me and put a hand on my other shoulder.

"Wait, you can control the water?" Phineas asked in what seemed like curiosity and wonder.

"Yes, but I'm not doing that!" I pointed up, but just as I did, the giant wave crashed down over us, hitting the ship as it did.

The crew all clung onto something, holding themselves up above the water. I clutched onto the Captain, keeping him afloat, whilst Monty had hold of Ferb, which Vanessa seemed to be unusually entertained by.

"Buford, get your own piece of wood!" Baljeet cried out as Buford almost pushed him off.

"Quiet, nerd! I was the one who brought you on that boat. I shared my experience with you, now you share your wood with me!" He demanded, pushing him once more.

"Against my will!"

"Well, now we are sharing this against your will."

"Buford, Baljeet. Focus! Our boat has just been destroyed! There are more important things that a piece of wood!" Phineas cried out.

"Yes, another wave to be precise!" Ferb pointed to what seemed like a bigger wave, and once again, it hit us.

Everyone tried to swim away, with mine and Vanessa's help. Then, we saw another ship approaching, and we all called out to it. Eventually, the other ships Captain heard our calls, and stopped to help all the crew onto the ship.

"What about you two?" The Captain asked us.

"Oh, we are fine. But thank you" Vanessa replied, pulling me back. "I think it's time to go, Isabella!" I nodded in agreement. As much as I wanted to spend more time with the Captain, it was either Mom or Candace that was in trouble or panicked and I didn't want to leave it any longer.

"No, no. Stay! I'm sure you must be freezing in that water... Unless... May I see your legs?" He bent down to us. I started to get uncomfortable by the man.

"Why would you ask that?" I questioned him cautiously.

"Because only a certain type of being could survive in this water, and I am curious as to whether you are one of them."

I looked to Vanessa. She shrugged, and lifted her tail. This made the Captain smile. But this wasn't like the smile of Captain Phineas, it seemed wicked. Then, ropes surrounded me and Vanessa, and we were being pulled up onto the boat into a giant tub of water.

"I'm sorry. I don't believe I introduced myself. I am Captain Rodney. Greatest pirate of the seven seas and I..."

"Wait a minute!" A voice came from behind us, and another man came running in. "No, he is not Captain! He is Co-Captain with me!" He looked at Rodney. "And I, Captain Heinz Hookensmirtz, am the greatest pirate ever!"

"Would one of you Captains care to explain what's going on?" Phineas shouted. He and his crew had all been tied up to a pole by a group of pirates. They all looked at him.

"We are going to drain your mermaid of their magic..."

"Using my Mermaid-Power-Drain-Inator!" Hookensmirtz interrupted, and followed with an evil laugh. Then all the pirates on board put their head in their hands, and Rodney scowled at Hookensmirtz.

"Really, Heinz, Really?" Rodney shoved him out of the way and turned to us. "Your magic will soon be ours!" He then turned to his crew and they all started to laugh maniacally.

Mermaid Magic?! What were they talking about?!

Phew, I think my favourite people to write about is Buford and Baljeet and Doof (Hook) and Rodney! I love them!
Review Response!
Monkey Lover 911: Well, I think he will become a Merman, but I have no idea yet... Hoping for some kind of inspiration for that soon:P
Chaos Infinity-X: Yes, sounds like a plan:D Will keep that in mind when it comes to writing that part, thanks:) and oh my god, that would be brilliant. I have a pretty good idea of what could happen with something like this, towards the end of the story!:)
Dora-nichov Russian Werewolf: Thank you:)
Elizabeth: Yes, yes she did! And thank you! I don't think Carl is merman material... So he's a crayfish:P And I don't think Candace knows Perry that well, to her, he's just another guard. And I can see Guard P being very protective over his girls in the not too distant future;) And yeah, I'm sure that Phineas could invent that potion or something, but I doubt that Isabella would use it, it'd be more a Phineas-thing:) and I know! I looked everywhere for some, but to no avail:( I have some more now! Fun times for my cleaner. And yes, Meap and I are great friends. We go way back:P And with the whole bubble thing, I would probably end up like Baljeet; wouldn't be able to relax until the last second, when we head for some sharp architectural thing in the street:/ And my cleaner is now receiving giant balloons, courtesy of Ferb. My cleaner would like to thank you;)
Thank you to all my amazing reviewers! Until the next time folks!:D *Sets off some fireworks and throws confetti over everyone*