Beta Read by Sabrina 06

I only own my OC's

Phineas's POV

I slowly woke up and noticed I was inside; though I wasn't sure where.

As I tried to get up, my side erupted in pain, more than I could handle. So, I lay back down, raised my head and looked down at my body. I noticed that my shirt had been removed and that a bandage had been wrapped around the lower part of my chest. I put my head down and started to look around. I turned to my left and saw Katie resting in an adjacent bed. Thank god she's still alive, I thought to myself.

"Glad to see you're awake." I heard someone say.

I looked to the right and saw a kid, roughly my age with brown hair and eyes. He was wearing a white shirt with his Dooferalls; pulling a chair alongside my bed. I saw that his left arm had a bunch burn marks and scars.

"Who are you? Where am I? How long have I been out?" I asked as I tried to get up again, but the pain came back. I had so many questions, but I couldn't seem to think straight.

He put a hand on my shoulder and said, "Hey, take it easy. You need to let your wound heal before you start moving around. To answer your questions, my name is Ryan and you're in my house, or rather in a secret room in my house, you've been out cold for a day, I was starting to worry that you wouldn't wake up at all."

"Did you say 'a day'? How did we get here?" I asked him as I laid back down.

"Yes, my mother, sister, and I witnessed the fight outside. We saw one of the Normbots about to execute you two in the street. I quickly grabbed a pistol and shot it. My sister and mother brought you and your friend in, before more Normbots arrived. My mother also tended your wounds." He explained.

I was worried about Isabella and Adyson; I quickly asked him, "There were two more girls with us, did they escape?"

His face saddened a little as he replied, "I'm sorry but I'm not sure, when I saw them they were being chased by a platoon of Normbots."

I sighed sadly; I then looked towards Katie and asked, "How is she?"

He replied, "Your friend's going to be okay, she's just resting now. Luckily those bots can't hit the broadside of a barn. By the way what are your names?

I looked back at him and said, "I'm Phineas and that's Katie. Thank you for saving us Ryan, you took a big risk; we owe you."

He smiled and replied, "Thank my mother for saving you; I'm just a watcher."

"Don't sell yourself short Ryan, you helped a lot in treating their injuries" A brown haired woman, wearing the same outfit as Ryan, said as she entered the room.

"You're the one who knew what to do; you just showed me how to do it properly." He responded, looking at her.

I cleared my throat, to get their attention. Ryan shook his head and said, "Where are my manners, Phineas, this is my mother Margret. Mom, meet Phineas."

I shook hands with her. I then asked, "How long until we can rejoin our friends?"

"Unfortunately, you're both going to be here for another couple of days to heal. Speaking of healing it's time to change both of your dressings." She stated as she walked to the small desk with a cabinet hanging above it.

Margret grabbed a tray of bandages and scissors with a bottle of medicine from a cabinet and walked over to Katie's bed. She reached towards the wall and pulled out a makeshift drape between the beds. Ryan took the scissors and started to cut my bandages.

"So where's your father, am I going to meet him?" I asked.

He stopped cutting and said, "No, nor will you ever. I don't like to talk about him."

He continued cutting and removed the dressings. I saw the burn mark on my side. He dabbed a little medicine on a rag and touched my burn.

"Ouch!" I exclaimed at the stinging sensation.

He gave a small laugh and said, "It's not that bad, compared to what I've seen."

"Are you referring to your arm?" I asked as I nodded towards it.

He looked at it and took a deep breath; I could see the anger in his eyes grow as he looked at me, "Let's just say no one is safe from Doofenshmirtz's minions. Someday, I intend repay them."

"Why don't you join the resistance and help us in our fight? You seem like you can handle yourself." I asked.

He took another deep breath and said, "One of the neighbors was arrested for helping out the resistance. Instead of taking him away like they usually do, the Normbots just executed him in the street and displayed his body as a warning to resistance supporters. As much as I want to join your fight, I have to look after my family. My mom works at the factory, as a nurse, and stays there for most of the week. My father is barely around so, I have to take care of my sister." He replied.

"I can understand that, my sister didn't want my brother and me to join the resistance because she was trying to protect us. Though when we rescued her from a prison we convinced her that we accepted the risk, so she let us stay." I replied.

"I know how she feels about younger protecting siblings. My family is my life; I would give my life, if need be, to protect them."

He then started back on my wound and said, "This may hurt a little." As he put medicine on the wound I hissed in pain, but it slowly died down. He put a fresh cloth over the burn; then bandages around my chest.

"There, good as new." He said.

"Can I get up and walk around?" I asked.

"I'd say wait a day; give that wound some time to recover, before you start moving around. Doctor's orders."

We heard the drape being pulled back as Margret finished up with Katie. She smiled as she walked by and put the tray on the desk, before heading back upstairs. She asked Ryan to come with her, as they exited the room they began to talk, though I couldn't hear what they were saying.

He came back to me and said, "I'd suggest you get some rest. It's been a long day." Then exited the room.

I lay back down, and thought about how lucky Katie and I were that Ryan and Margret saved us. I then started to wonder… can we trust them? I should contact the resistance to tell them that Katie and I are still alive. Candace must be worried sick; I need to get back as soon as possible. I fell asleep thinking about getting back to base.

Please R&R. lmL.