I guess a lack of reviews is my fault for taking so long to update a story I'm already done with. Truth be told, I have had to make a number of changes in this story AFTER finishing it to make some parts make sense but in the end it was coincidence, not something that's happened with my other stories (with one exception) or something I saw coming. It's strange but like they say, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Now to the reviews.

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Disclaimer: Phineas and Ferb characters belong to Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh.

Erick and story belongs to me

Beta read by Sabrina06

(Phineas's POV)

I was standing a block away from the Fireside Girls' lodge trying to get my heart to stop racing. "I don't know if I can do this." I said. I began walking over, falling off balance a few times because I still wasn't used to Isabella's center of gravity.

"Don't worry." I heard Isabella respond from the speaker in my ear. "I had Adyson make up something so everyone will be expecting me to be off my game today, just remember the knock I taught you."

I took a deep breath and began knocking ; *knock* *knock* pause *knock* *knock* moment *knock* *knock* *knock* *knock* moment *knock* *knock* moment *knock* pause *knock* moment *knock* moment *knock* *knock* pause moment *knock* *knock* *knock* after I finished I began to wonder exactly why her code knock was my name in morse code but figured that it was just because I was her friend.

The door slowly opened to reveal Gretchen. "Hi Isabella." She said. "Glad you could make it, we heard about … um … you know."

"Could we please not talk about that?" I asked not knowing what exactly she was talking about.

"No problem Isabella." She said as I walked in.

When I got inside I noticed that the rest of the girls were sitting in folding chairs reading the Fireside Girls' manual or discussing what patch to get next. Just as everyone looked at me, I heard Isabella come over the speaker again. "Ask them what patch they think we should earn today."

"So, any ideas what patch we should earn today?" I asked, almost fluently.

"Well, I was thinking we should try for our 'Pyrotechnics' patch." Katie began. "It's one of the few difficult patches we have yet to earn but …"

"But what?" I asked.

Katie looked off to the side. "Well … never mind, pretend I didn't say anything."

"O … kay." I said slowly. "So, does anyone else have any suggestions?"

"Well we could try for our 'Ninja' patch." Gretchen suggested.

"That's an excellent idea!" I responded.

"That's a horrible idea." I heard Isabella in my ear. "How am I supposed to keep an eye on you if you're trying to be stealthy?"

I looked to the side for a moment then back at the troop. "Actually … just to make sure that I'm not leaving anyone out … does anyone else have a patch that they would like us to work on today?" There was no response. "Well … looks like we're going for our 'Ninja' patch."

Everyone cheered as I heard Isabella moan over the speaker. "This is going to make things difficult."

I ignored Isabella for the time being and looked to the girls. "So, how should we get started?"

Gretchen quickly pulled out the manual and began flipping through it. "Well, according to the Fireside Girls' manual, a ninja is sneaky, a master of the art of misdirection, and skilled in many weapons."

"So, all we have to do is follow those guidelines and we're all set, right?" I asked.

Everyone looked at me, in confusion, except Adyson. "Are you feeling all right Isabella?" Katie asked.

I began looking around the room at everyone. "I'm fine … why is everyone looking at me strangely?"

"You're not someone who would second guess so much." Milly said, with a worried look on her face.

There was a moment of silence until Adyson stepped in. "You all remember earlier when I told you that our leader isn't quite herself today, right?"

"Ooooooh." Katie said. "Yeah, something like that and I wouldn't be of right mind either."

"You're never of right mind Katie." Milly accused. "But all the same, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to … pry."

"Um … can we … not talk about this right now?" I asked. Desperately trying to avoid the subject I knew nothing about.

"She's right." Gretchen began. "We should be more focused on getting this patch, not worrying about our leader's love life."

I looked over to Adyson, confused. Adyson didn't respond, she only looked like she was trying to avoid my gaze. When everyone began getting ready I shook the thought from my head. Best not to dwell on it, it was only a cover story; it's not like I suspected that I ever had a chance with Isabella in the first place. I walked over to Gretchen and tried to smile. "So Gretchen, it's your patch idea. What is first on the list?"

Gretchen looked at the book again. "Well, first we have to learn to be sneaky, and in order to do that we will need some black ninja outfits. Then we have to somehow find a willing volunteer."

"Well we have the outfits." Holy said as she pulled out a rack with ninja outfits for everyone. "Now all we need is someone to shadow."

"Won't that be kinda stalkerish?" Milly asked.

"Not if we have their consent." I answered. "All we need is someone who is willing to help without knowing what it is that they are helping with."

"Let's ask Erick." Katie said happily. "Actually, I'm sure that we wouldn't even need to ask him."

"You just want to follow him and make sure that he really didn't get together with you know who." Gretchen said as she looked at Katie.

"That's not true!" Katie retorted. She turned to the side and crossed her arms. "Erick told me that he no longer has feelings for her."

"Did he, by chance, ask why you were asking?" Adyson asked.

Katie turned away. "No, he didn't"

I had no idea what they were talking about, so I just kept nodding.

"Well, we could always ask Baljeet." Ginger added.

"No, that would be too easy." Adyson responded. "We need someone who is observant for this task."

"Actually." I began. "I think we can accomplish the sneaking portion and the misdirection portion at the same time."

"How do you figure?" Holly asked.

"Well, ninja's usually use misdirection for stealing and stealth. I don't think stealing is a good idea, but if we can think of a way to do something similar; we could use misdirection to aid us in stealth." I exclaimed. "We could build a-"

"No building!" I heard Isabella exclaim in my ear. "I don't have the same imagination as you, remember?"

I stood there, frozen, as everyone waited for me to finish my sentence. "Um … what I meant to say was …" I was stuck, I needed to think of something and I needed to do it fast, or everyone would get suspicious. "Ah, what I meant to say was we could do a reverse form of stealing."

Everyone continued to look at me, confused. "Isn't that just giving things away?" Ginger asked.

"No no no, this is different. We can't very well steal but instead of sneaking in and sneaking something out, we sneak something in and then sneak out."

"Oh." Adyson began. "It's the same type of task, only in reverse."

"Exactly." I responded. "We will need something big and flashy that we can bring into a place."

"I got it." Adyson said as she pulled out a giant painting that was about the size of one of us.

"Where did you get that?" Katie asked.

Adyson smiled and leaned against it. "Django attempted to throw it away, he said something about it being terrible."

"Okay, so now all we need is someplace to get it into."

"How about the Danville National Art Museum?" Gretchen asked. "They have an amateur exhibit. If we can get it in without anyone noticing; no one will question what it is doing there."

"And we can enter it under Django's name!" Adyson added happily.

"All right then." I exclaimed. "One of us will hold the painting while the others will create preventing anyone else from noticing the painting. It will be perfect for both mastering the art of stealth and misdirection."

"I think it goes without saying, but if someone catches us; they will know that Django didn't submit this painting." Adyson added.

"Question." Katie said as she held up a hand. "If we are replacing a painting for another, worse one, then isn't that considered bad?"

"Django doesn't have an entry." Adyson responded. "He has a spot in the competition but had nothing to enter, he said they all were horrible but this was the only one I was able to save."

"Then it's settled." I said as I placed my hands on my hips. "We will call this-"

"Operation confidence swap." Isabella said yet again.

"Operation confidence swap." I repeated assuming that the others would know if I came up with a name for the operation. "Now all we need is to elect someone to carry the panting into the museum."

There was an awkward moment of silence before everyone looked at me. "Me?" I asked nervously.

"Yeah." Ginger responded. "You're the best when it comes to sneaking around."

"Yeah." Katie added. "The rest of us will cause various distractions which will allow you to sneak past people."

I began to back up until I heard Isabella over the ear piece. "Don't back out of this Phineas." She began. "They will defiantly know that something is up if you back down."

I became worried. I still wasn't used to Isabella's center of gravity but I wasn't left with much of a choice. "Well then, it looks like I'll be the one to sneak the painting in." I said as I smiled weakly.

(Phineas's POV)

I was wearing Isabella's stealth suit and had the painting strapped to my back; waiting outside the museum. "Damn, why does this have to be so tight?" I asked as I adjusted the suit somewhat. "It was a pain when trying to just move around but now that I have to be sneaky … how does Isabella handle this?"

"I grew up with that body Phineas." I heard her respond. "And that body isn't the only one that's hard to balance; it's very difficult going through life with a triangular head."

"Yeah, I've had some difficulties but I've learned to manage." I replied. "I'm going to have to turn off the mic, I need radio silence for this." I disconnected the mic and got ready to proceed.

Just then, Ginger walked up to one of the security guards and began talking to him. "Guess that's my cue." I said as I made my way over. I easily made my way past the security guard and when I got inside I noticed that Milly was already talking to the desk attendant making it easy for me to get close enough to the desk without her noticing and slip away right under her nose. "So far so good." I said as I made my way down the hall and out of the attendant's sight.

I pulled out my map and gave it a good look over. "Looks like the shortest way to the exhibition hall is down this hall then make a left, then continue down that hall until I get to the exhibition room. From there, I have to find a way into the room which has all the paintings. Thankfully I don't have to worry about security cameras inside, because they are on a loop, thank you Gretchen." I began to make my way down the hall when I saw some tourists admiring the local art around the corner. I quickly hid myself. "This is going to be tough." I said as I looked for a blind spot. I eventually looked up and noticed a heating duct that lead straight from where I was to the room I needed. "Perfect." I said as I walked over to the nearest vent. I opened it quietly and began squeezing my way inside. After I managed to squeeze my top half in I smiled. "This is going to be easy." Just as I was about to calibrate my success, I bumped something on the entrance to the vent which prevented me from continuing. As I looked back I noticed that my hips had caught on the sides of the vent and were too big to squeeze through. "Figures." I said as I made my way out. When I got out I placed my hands on Isabella's hips and began to examine them. "Going to be useful for Isabella when she wants to bear children, but they're not going to do me much good." Moments after I said that, my mind began to wander, I envisioned a newborn baby girl that looked like Isabella; only with red hair. I saw this child sleeping in my arms as I rocked it back and forth. "No." I said as I shook my head. "I can't think about that, I have to resist these feelings for Isabella, or they could ruin our friendship."

I looked back at the tourists and began to think. "Looks like I'm going to have to wait for one of the Fireside Girls." I said to myself. After a minute, Holly and Katie arrived to check up on how things were going. "I'm going to need a distraction." I told them.

"On it chief." Katie responded.

Both Holly and Katie quickly ran over to the tourist and began asking for directions to an exhibit on the far side of the building. After a minute of fruitless explanations, they offered to take them in person.

Following Katie and Holly's removal of threats, I quickly made my way over to the door. Just as I approached it however, it began to open and I began to panic. I quickly noticed that there were bathrooms right next to me and quickly ran into the one marked 'Ladies'. "That was too close." I said as I tried to catch my breath. I took a peek outside and noticed that it was a security guard who was doing a final check on the exhibits. As I continued to watch him, I noticed he had dropped his keys right next to the bathroom. When he took a step away I quickly made a dash for them and was able to get them and make my way back into the bathroom without being spotted.

"Never mess with a Fireside Girl." I said as I held the keys in my hand. "Although I'm not a real Fireside Girl, but still, he isn't allowed in the women's bathroom." It was at that moment that my heart rate began to pick up as I was reminded that I was in the body of the girl that I was in love with. "Damn." I said as I dropped to my knees. "Not now." I whimpered, grasping my head. I wanted to take off the ninja suit and admire Isabella in her every day outfit; thinking about how hot she is. "Stop it Phineas, you can't give in." The urge grew stronger and stronger as I pressed my legs together and attempted to imagine myself back in my own body. "No, you can't. It's wrong and your feelings will never return to normal if you do. You can't fall for her; she's your best friend." It was at that moment that realization hit me. "That's it." I said as I stood up. "Isabella's my best friend and at the moment I am in love with her, but not because of her body." I stood up and turned around. "It's because of her as a person. Because she's smart, a great leader, resourceful, helpful, and my best friend. I'm not going to give into the temptation to admire her body in the middle of earning a patch." I opened the door and made my way out and over to the exhibit.

I inserted the key, unlocked the door and I made my way inside. The lights were off but there was still some dim light coming from the upper windows. I quickly found the table with Django's name; it was so bare that it was sad. "Good luck Django." I said as I placed the painting on the stand. I took a step back to look at it, to see what it might have been about. At first glance it looked like a simple abstract but upon a closer look I noticed something interesting. "This is conveying love … but why did Django say that it's not good enough?" I didn't have time to speculate so I just made a mental note to ask about it later. When I left the room, I locked the door behind me and left the keys in place so that when the guard came back he would think that he forgot them in the keyhole. I made my way back into the bathroom. "Guess I can change back into my normal outfit and walk out the front entrance." I got changed out of my ninja outfit and folded it small enough to fit into my pocket; only to realize that I didn't have any pockets. "Damn, why don't these outfits have pockets?" I placed it under my shirt and folded my arms so that it wouldn't fall.

(Phineas's POV)

I had made it back to the Fireside Girls' clubhouse, along with everyone else. I had also reconnected the mic that Isabella was on.

"All right girls." Gretchen began. "We've accomplished the first two portions of this task and now all we need to do is become a master of various weapons."

There was an awkward moment of silence before Katie finally broke it. "Um … wouldn't that take like … years?"

"Actually not really." Gretchen responded. "Actual ninja masters have mastered many different weapons but all we have to do is become proficient with one each."

"Oh, that sounds easier." Katie said, as she relaxed.

I placed my hands on my hips then smiled. "Well, we are going to need some training weapons."

"No problem chief." Gretchen said as she wheeled out a rack of training weapons. "We just so happen to have some in the back."

"When did we …" I shook my head. "Never mind, everyone pick one and we will get practicing."

Holly immediately pricked up a pair of nunchucks and began twirling them around all willy-nilly. "You should really be careful with those." Katie said as she took a step back.

"Oh, what's the worst that can happen?" Holly asked, before losing control of them and hitting Adyson in the face. "Oh my god, I am so sorry." Holly apologized as she let go of the nunchucks causing them to fly off in Katie's direction. She ducked out of the way before they could cause more damage.

Adyson removed her hands from her nose and revealed that it was bleeding. "Fireside Girls! Time for first aid!" Gretchen hollered. Before long, everyone was near Adyson with a tissue.

"Thanks." Adyson said as she took one at a time. "I'm just glad that it was padded."

"Nunchucks are extremely dangerous when used by someone who's untrained." Katie began, "It's best to get the hang of them for a while before practicing with them." Everyone looked at Katie, shocked. "What? Erick taught me."

Milly looked over to Adyson then walked over to the rack and picked up the bo staff. "Careful with that!" Katie hollered. "It can break a lot of things if you don't know how to use it; even if you do know how to use it."

"Is there anything here that isn't dangerous for beginners?" Adyson asked.

"No." Katie answered. "But so long as you have someone supervising you and a lot of open space then you should be … relatively okay."

"Oh please." Ginger said as she picked up a sai and began spinning it. "What's the worst that could-" She was interrupted when it flew out of her hands and out the window. "Oops."

There was a crack as it flew into a nearby tree causing a branch to fall, as well as Isabella who had apparently been hiding; causing her to hit the ground with a hard thud. "I'm going to be feeling that." I said to myself.

"PHINEAS!" Gretchen hollered as she ran to the window. "GIRLS! WE HAVE A SPY!"

"No no no no no, it's nothing like that" Isabella pleaded as she got to her feet.

"Grab him!" Gretchen demanded. Within second's the Fireside Girls had tackled Isabella to the ground and had proceeded to drag her inside; tying her to a chair. "Now talk Phineas, what were you doing spying on us?"

Isabella looked at me, then at Adyson. "Um … I wasn't spying." She said unconvincingly.

"Yeah right." Katie retorted. "Do you have any idea what the consequences are for spying on the Fireside Girls?"

"I can imagine that they are bad." She said nervously.

"Oh, you have no idea." Gretchen said as she leered at Isabella, in my body. "Especially after what you did to Isabella, we're going to make sure that you won't be forgetting this embarrassment any time soon."

"Wait!" She pleaded. "That's actually the reason I came here, to apologize."

Everyone froze and Ginger put down the makeup kit she was bringing in. "Explain yourself Flynn." Gretchen demanded. "And it had better be good."

Isabella looked at me for a moment then sighed. "I … earlier today I was … working on yet another one of Ph-I mean my projects when Isabella stopped by and asked what I was doing."

Gretchen looked over to me with a frown. "Isabella, can you verify this?"

"What's to verify? That happens almost every day." I responded.

"Good point." Gretchen said. "Continue Phineas."

"Thank you. Thing is, when she got there I was knee-deep in … a … portion of the construction … that had been giving me a lot of trouble, and I was trying to focus on so I didn't answer her … at first."

Gretchen looked at me and I nodded confirming that the story was true; even though I knew it wasn't.

"After that she tried to ask what I was doing again and I told her 'not now'. Then she asked me if I was all right and … I …" She looked away. "I lost my temper."

"You snapped at her?!" Gretchen accused.

"I'm sorry, all right?" She responded. She looked over in my direction. "Isabella, I'm sorry, it was horribly wrong of me to snap at you, I should have been more patient. It was careless, stupid, irresponsible, and mean. I don't deserve a friend like you, and I will do anything if you could just forgive me."

I quickly covered Isabella's mouth to prevent her from doing anything else to embarrass me. "Phineas, stop embarrassing yourself."

"That still doesn't explain why you were spying on us." Gretchen said, with her hands on her hips.

"About that." Isabella began. "I was on my way here and you guys weren't here so … I waited … when you finally got back I panicked and climbed up the tree then someone threw a sai at me."

We all looked at Ginger who was smiling weekly. "Yeah, sorry about that." Gretchen responded. "But you were still spying on us, so you must still be punished."

"Can't we … go easy on him?" I asked. "I mean he did come here to apologize and we did almost kill him."

Everyone looked at Ginger who had a guilty smile on her face. "I guess we should." Gretchen said begrudgingly. "Fireside Girls, huddle!"

We all quickly huddled, away from where Isabella was sitting. "So how should we-" Gretchen stopped then looked at me. "Um … Isabella? Based on your … position with Phineas, I don't think you should go over there."

"What?" I asked. "What? Do you think I'll object to his punishment or something?"

"Yes." They said simultaneously.

I was silent for a moment before I gave up and walked over to where Isabella was seated. "Why did they want me out of the discussion?" I asked. "Even you wouldn't take pity on me if I was spying on you."

"I would totally take pity on you." Isabella responded. "You're my best friend, remember?"

I rolled my eyes and looked back to the other Fireside Girls. "Still, it's not like they would come up with something you wouldn't mind putting me through after I did something like this." I paused and looked at Isabella who was still tied up in the chair. "By the way; when did you come up with that cover story?"

"A is always prepared." She responded. "I thought it up while I was disconnected from you; in case I was caught."

"Good job, now all I have to worry about is the embarrassment from whatever they plan to do."

Just then, the huddle broke and they all smiled suspiciously as they looked over. "We've decided on how you can atone for your actions Phineas." Gretchen said with a smile. "You can assist with getting a patch."

"Great." Isabella responded. "Just untie me and I'll-"

"Oh, there's no need for that." Gretchen interrupted.

"How is he supposed to help us with our ninja patch if he's tied up?" I asked.

"You misunderstand Isabella." Gretchen began. "He's not helping us with our ninja patches, as a matter of fact, he's only going to be helping one of us."

"Okay then; who am I helping and what patch is it?" Isabella asked.

All the girls, save for Adyson and Gretchen, started to giggle. "Why, you're going to help Isabella earn her 'First Kiss' patch."

I felt a cold sensation come over me as I heard what Gretchen had said. 'They want Isabella and I to kiss?! I can't do that; my feelings will go through the roof.'

I looked over to Isabella who seemed confused. "So … you want me to find someone to kiss her?"

There was an awkward silence in the room as I resisted the urge to slap her. 'How oblivious do you think I am Isabella?' I thought to myself. I cleared my throat and tried to look calm. "No Phineas, they want you to kiss me."

"Oh, well that's much easier …" She paused for a moment then looked at me. "Wait, they want me to what?"

"Why are you acting so dense?" I asked as I ground my teeth. "They simply want you to kiss me so that I can earn my 'First Kiss' patch."

"Oh … well …" Isabella looked over to where Ginger was holding the bag of makeup. "It's better than the alternative."

She looked up at me and I looked down at her. This can't end well. I thought. If I do then I will fall in love with her and- I stopped mid thought and remembered something important. I'm in Isabella's body, so if I close my eyes then I will feel her physical stimuli, not mine; and seeing as she only sees me as a friend I won't feel much at all. I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and kneeled down slightly so that I was eye level with Isabella. "So, are you ready for this?" I asked. Isabella glanced over to the makeup kit once more, then back to me and nodded. "Good." I slowly closed my eyes and pressed our lips together. At first it felt awkward, but I wasn't surprised seeing as I was technically kissing myself. Well this is awkward but then again I never imagined kissing myself ever; even if Isabella was in my body … Isabella … Isabella … Isabella's in my … My mind immediately went into overdrive as I began to react more to the fact that it was, in fact, Isabella that I was kissing. As I tried to ignore the thought, I realized that I had immense pulses of pleasure going throughout my body; my arms had somehow found their way around the back of Isabella's neck. Damn it, damn it! Why am I feeling my physical stimuli when I'm in Isabella's body? Why am I even feeling it for my own body? As I tried to rationalize what I was thinking, my leg had begun working its way around Isabella's and now I was working my way onto her lap. As I tried to fight it, I found that it was pointless and somehow Isabella's body seemed to be in control of itself. Damn, what is Isabella thinking? Does she suspect that I may have feelings for her? Is she experiencing my physical stimuli and finding out that I like her? Why can't I control myself? As all these thoughts were racing through my head, I felt someone pull me away from her before I could properly position myself on her lap.

"All right Isabella, that's enough." Adyson said as she pulled me off Isabella. "We were joking when we said you had to make out with him so you can stop now."

As Adyson pulled me away, I finally regained control of my body and began to gasp for air. I hadn't realized just how long I was making out with Isabella. "Oh …" I paused and looked around. Everyone, except Adyson and Isabella, were giggling or whispering. "So, we still have to find a way to practice using these weapons without hurting someone."

"We're out of time for today Isabella." Gretchen said as she pointed at the clock.

"Awe man, I was so hoping that we could finish this in one day." I said, disheartened.

"Don't worry Isabella." Holly began. "We'll find someone who can teach us and we'll be ready to start right away next time."

"All right." I responded. "Looks like we'll have to put this off for now, but next time we will begin with practice and with any luck, we should have our 'Ninja' patch."

"You heard the lady." Gretchen began. "Meeting adjourned."

Everyone slowly began making their way out until only Isabella, Gretchen, and myself were still in the cabin. "I almost forgot." Gretchen said as she ran into the back to get something. "Here is your 'First Kiss' patch." She handed me a Fireside Girls' patch that had a picture of lips on it.

"Thank you Gretchen." I said as I took the patch. "So what do we do about Phineas?" We both looked over to where Isabella was tied up and still waiting for someone to untie her.

"You should walk him home, it will give you two more time to make out."

"Wait, what?" Isabella asked.

"You'll understand someday Phineas." Gretchen said as she walked out of the clubhouse leaving Isabella and myself alone.

I walked over to her and began untying her. "So … what was that about?" I asked.

"I guess she was just joking." Isabella responded. "A better question is; what was that kiss about?"

"I was trying to get you your 'First Kiss' patch." I retorted.

"It seemed a little more than just that."

"It was just a kiss for your patch, that's all." I finished untying her and began to help her out of the chair.

"So, how was your day as a Fireside Girl?"

"Annoying." I responded. "I didn't know what they were talking about half the time and your hips make it difficult to squeeze into vents."

Isabella burst into laughter. "Oh yeah, that can get really uncomfortable from time to time. It makes it difficult to squeeze into dresses, some seats, and apparently vents. I guess I have the better end of this situation, boys don't have it as bad as girls do."

"Excuse me?!" I snapped. "I'll have you know that men go through a few things that are pretty bad as well, albeit, some of them only come into effect when we get older but still."

"I'll believe it when I see it." Isabella responded with a laugh.

"Oh, I have a feeling you will be seeing it a lot sooner than you would expect."

Man that chapter was long and full of errors that I put my beta through. But anyway, Next week is my birthday and you all know what that means, I'm going to change my pen name again. But seriously, I don't think I'll get the next chapter out before then but anything's possible. So until next time, Axis23 is out, peace!

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