In this chapter, Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet are going to undergo training at the hands of Numbuh 60. As you may know, some kids excel at physical combat...others do well in a laboratory along with the KND scientists.
Either way, they're going to end up on the same team. That way they're balanced.
However, the Ice Cream Men are going to show up...yes, I'm going to feature them second after the Toiletnator...after all, they tend to attack as a group rather than as a single adversary...so I suppose they're actually weaker than the Toiletnator individually. Heh heh.
Chapter 3: Give Me Twenty
Unsurprisingly, the outside of the Arctic Base was very cold indeed. Phineas and Ferb were glad that they had brought coats. Otherwise they would be freezing, that was for sure.
Even so, Baljeet's teeth appeared to be chattering. Perhaps he wasn't as tough as the rest of the five...especially not Buford.
As soon as they entered the Arctic Base, Numbuh 60 greeted them. As always, he was looking forward to training KND cadets so that they would be ready to fight adult tyranny.
"Greetings...I take it you're here for training? If so, you had better not take all day! I've got a schedule to keep!" exclaimed Numbuh 60. There were other cadets that needed to be trained as well, after all.
Unsurprisingly, Numbuh 60 was a tough military instructor. He wore a backpack and some gloves, as well as a hat. Suffice to say, he appeared to be dressed for cold weather, which was appropriate considering where he worked.
Phineas and Ferb nodded, and they both went to the training room.
Overall, the arctic base wasn't quite as impressive as the treehouse on the moon they had seen earlier...but it was quite impressive nonetheless. It wasn't much of a surprise that this was the most important KND building after the moon base.
Anyways, it was time for them to get started. Numbuh 60 wanted to get this over with quickly, so why make him wait?
"Now drop and give me twenty!" exclaimed the KND military officer.
Phineas and Ferb nodded and did so without complaint. Though Buford excelled at it, the same cannot be said for Baljeet, who appeared to be about to collapse from exhaustion.
"I cannot take it anymore!" bellowed Baljeet, giving up after only five pushups. At this rate he was going to pass out on the floor. This training session was proving to be quite grueling.
"Oh, c'mon! You've got to be tougher than that!" exclaimed Numbuh 60. He didn't become an instructor to train babies.
"I do a lot better in science than I do in gym class!" shouted the boy. Oddly enough, he did get good grades in gym class like the rest of the classes he attended...though it was mainly due to effort rather than anything else.
"Well then, why don't you join the scientists? They could use an assistant!" bellowed the instructor. Perhaps some agents were better off being scientists than being fighters.
Whatever was their profession, he supposed.
"Yes, sir!" nodded Baljeet.
Immediately, he went to join the KND scientists.
"Anyone else got any complaints?" asked Numbuh 60.
"No, we're good." nodded Phineas. They were looking forward to become official KND operatives rather than simply cadets.
"Good! I like your spirit!" exclaimed the KND military leader.
Fortunately for them, though Numbuh 60 was tough, he was also fair. He applauded the four when they completed their pushups.
"I think you may have what it takes to be on the KND! Why don't you go talk to Numbuh 362 at the Moon Base?" asked Numbuh 60.
Suddenly, an alarm went off.
"What's going on?" inquired the officer.
"The ice cream storage is under attack!" bellowed Numbuhs 44 and 44. Incidentally, Numbuhs 44 and 44 were both twins.
"That storage has been under attack ever since it opened..." answered Numbuh 53, an arctic prison security guard. It had in fact been destroyed by Father once so that it couldn't potentially be used against him...but it had been rebuilt since then.
In this case, it was a group of ice cream men. Apparently, they wanted the ice cream for themselves.
According to them, only adults deserved ice cream. As such, they never allowed children into their ice cream factory. The KND were unhappy with them as a result. Ice cream was for everyone!
Quickly, the agents inside the KND Arctic Base got ready to fight.
Fortunately, they happened to have weapons with them, so they could fight back against the ice cream men.
However, they happened to have weapons of their own.
In this case, they were ice cream launchers.
Immediately, they opened fire at the KND operatives defending the Arctic Base.
Unsurprisingly, they were forced to take cover. Apparently, Father was smart enough not to make them go in unarmed.
Curious, Phineas and Ferb wondered if they should pitch in.
But...what exactly could they do against them?
At that very moment, Baljeet showed up.
"Hey there, Baljeet...how are you doing with the scientists?" asked Phineas.
"Pretty good, actually. They started to panic once the alarm went off though..." answered Baljeet.
"Apparently they're under attack by evil ice cream men..." noted the boy who always knew what he was going to do today.
"Yeah...it's a good thing it's cold at the Arctic or the ice cream would melt..." acknowledged Buford's frenemy.
This gave Phineas an idea.
"That's it! Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!" exclaimed Phineas.
Sure enough, Phineas had come up with a plan to defeat the evil Ice Cream Men.
A few minutes later...
While the Ice Cream Men were occupied with fighting the KND, Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet began to carry out their plan.
"You sure about this, Phineas?" asked Isabella.
"We have to do something! We don't want the KND Arctic Base to fall! They're our friends!" exclaimed Phineas.
"Good point." nodded Baljeet.
"Can't we just beat them up with our bare hands?" asked Buford.
"That's not a good idea...there are more than a dozen of them and only five of us..." pointed out the leader of the group.
Ferb nodded. They needed a better strategy.
Suddenly, they noticed the ice cream trucks they were using.
Phineas went over to the thermostat. Due to the fact that the ice cream needed cold temperatures to thrive, it was set very low.
What would happen if they decided to change the thermostat to something that was very high?
Immediately, Phineas cranked up the thermostat to about 85 degrees.
Shortly afterward, the ice cream began to melt.
"Mission accomplished!" exclaimed Phineas.
Phineas and Ferb then went to do the same thing to the other ice cream trucks.
A few more minutes later...
As it turned out, the ice cream men were still battling the KND, unaware as to what had happened recently.
"Isn't this great? We're going to get to conquer the KND Arctic Base!" exclaimed one of the evil ice cream man.
"I know! I guess we'll be going after the Moon Base next..." answered his partner.
Suddenly, he realized that he was out of ammunition.
It was time for him to reload.
"Be right back..." stated the ice cream man.
Immediately, he went back to his ice cream truck to get more ammo.
However, he quickly realized that something was wrong.
"Why is the ice cream leaking?" asked the man.
Curious, he went inside the ice cream truck to investigate.
He then realized what had happened.
"Oh no! The ice cream! What happened to the ice cream?!" bellowed the ice cream man.
The ice cream had completely melted! Without the ice cream, they had no ammunition!
How were they going to fight the Kids Next Door now?
Suddenly, he found himself being attacked by Buford.
"Aah! Get off me!" bellowed the ice cream man.
Shortly afterwards, he found himself knocked out cold. Buford was simply too strong, even if he was younger than he was.
"Got him!" exclaimed Buford.
More ice cream men showed up, realizing that their supply of ammunition was now little more than a puddle on the floor.
Immediately, they began to panic. What was going on?
Naturally, this made them easy targets for Phineas and Ferb and their friends, who wasted no time attacking.
Well, except for Baljeet.
"I'm scared..." noted Baljeet.
Unfortunately for Baljeet, one of the ice cream men was furious that he would do such a thing. So much delicious ice cream had gone to waste...especially since they could be weaponizing it against the KND.
"I'm going to get you for this, you brat!" exclaimed the ice cream man.
Immediately, he attempted to grab Baljeet.
However, at that very moment, he tripped over the ice.
The ice cream man tripped as well...and he ended up crashing into one of the ice cream trucks.
"Ow..." murmured the ice cream man. All of a sudden, he had a head concussion.
"Got him, I guess..." stated Baljeet.
Later still...
The leader of the evil ice cream men was starting to feel worried. None of his men had returned since they went to reload their weapons.
At this rate, the KND were going to overpower them.
Maybe it was best for his men to retreat. Sure, Father would be disappointed...but it would probably be better than being arrested by the KND operatives and sent to prison.
After all, they wouldn't be able to make ice cream for the adults.
Sighing, he decided to blow a whistle.
"Fall back! Retreat!" exclaimed the ice cream man leader.
Reluctantly, the other ice cream men followed him back to their ice cream trucks.
Immediately, they drove off, leaving behind several ice cream men to be arrested in the process.
The KND wondered what was going on, but they decided not to question it. They had won!
Then again, they did win most of the time...except for the time that they went up against Grandfather. Everyone ended up becoming senior citizombies and the Moon Base was destroyed!
At least the NEW Moon Base was a lot better.
At that very moment, Numbuh 60 noticed Phineas and Ferb. They had not remained in the arctic base while the KND agents were fighting.
"You there! Why weren't you inside the arctic base? We were in the middle of a battle!" exclaimed Numbuh 60.
"We just wanted to help..." answered Phineas.
"We managed to destroy their ammunition..." stated Ferb.
"You're only cadets! You're not supposed to be on the battlefield!" bellowed the instructor.
"We're sorry! We couldn't let you fight them alone!" apologized Phineas.
"Well, at least you managed to destroy their ammunition...we shouldn't have to worry about them for a while. I think you're ready to see Numbuh 362 again...," answered Numbuh 60.
"Alright!" bellowed the boy.
To be honest, he was rather impressed that Phineas and Ferb managed to find the ice cream men's weakness and exploit it so quickly...though he was dismayed that they had gone off on their own.
Still, they COULD use members that thought outside the box like those two did along with their friends. Creativity was one of their greatest strengths. How else would they have so many inventions?
Meanwhile...
At a manor across a lane, a very evil man was sitting on a chair in front of a fireplace.
This man in question was known as Father, a man who was typically surrounded with shadows. In addition, he typically had a pipe in his mouth.
Currently, he was watching TV to see how the attack went. Maybe if he was lucky, the Arctic Base would now be under his control...and he could have access to the KND Code Module.
"So, how goes the attack on the Kids Next Door Arctic Base?" asked Father.
"Not very well. Someone sabotaged our ice cream supply line and we ran out of ammo...we were forced to retreat..." answered the leader of the Ice Cream Men.
In addition, several of them had been captured and sent to prison. They were learning the hard way why they should give ice cream to children instead of merely adults.
"Ugh! Curse those meddlesome Kids Next Door..." stated the evil adult. Once again, it appeared that they had prevailed over him. Sometimes it got rather frustrating.
Oh well. He could always attack them again later. Besides, he had plenty more adults at his disposal than mere ice cream men. Perhaps he could find some more adults that would be willing to attack the KND Arctic Base...or maybe even the KND Moon Base.
For now, he wanted to see how the Teen Ninjas were doing. They mentioned that they wanted to recruit in order to counter the KND's efforts in finding more kids that were foolish enough to join forces with his enemies.
That seemed like a good idea. The more Teen Ninjas they had, the harder it would be for the KND to stop them. Perhaps they had the right idea about strength in numbers.
As such, he decided to switch the channel to consult Cree on the matter.
"Did you manage to get any Teen Ninjas on your side?" asked Father.
"Just one...but she's a doozy!" exclaimed Cree.
"You don't say?" inquired the man.
"Yeah...I think I'll make her my second-in-command!" bellowed the teen ninja.
"Really? She must be something..." answered Father.
"She sure is! She managed to take down an entire sector of those snot-nosed brats single-handedly!" exclaimed Cree.
"That IS impressive..." stated the evil adult leader.
"She also mentioned something about wanting to bust her brothers..." answered the teen ninja. Perhaps they were KND agents themselves. Her sister was a KND operative, after all.
"Well, that's all for now. Maybe I'll snack on some Rocky Road..." stated Father. It's a shame that the ice cream men failed to conquer the Arctic Base. They made such delicious ice cream...even if it was technically his weakness.
Cree saluted Father with respect.
Father turned off the TV. Perhaps the Delightful Children From Down The Lane had something in mind.
The Delightful Children From Down The Lane were the sworn enemies of Sector V. They were always wearing dorky outfits...one of them had blonde hair, another had a bow and long hair, yet another had glasses and was a brunette, the fourth one wore a football helmet, and the last one had hair that went down his eyes.
Incidentally, they had fallen victim to Father's delightfulization chamber. Unfortunately, it happened to be quite permanent. Who knew if they would eventually be cured from it?
As it was, they were dangerous adversaries to the Kids Next Door indeed. They were rather skilled at making and operating machines, to say the very least.
Of course, if it weren't for their so-called father, they likely wouldn't have the money to make those machines in the first place.
Currently, they were building one right now. Their names were David, Lenny, Ashley, Constance, and Bruce.
Suddenly, Father had an idea. If the Teen Ninja were recruiting more members to their cause, maybe he could try recruiting more adults? That way he could launch attacks on more KND treehouses.
After all, he didn't want the KND to outnumber them...as they occasionally did.
Fortunately, he had an idea for an advertisement to get more adults to join his cause against the KND.
Immediately, he began to air it on TV.
Meanwhile...
At a large skyscraper known as Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, a hunchbacked scientist by the name of Dr. Doofenshmirtz was feeling rather disappointed. He hadn't been able to come up with any schemes to conquer the Tri-State Area lately.
It was rather disappointing.
Perhaps he needed to do something else for a change.
But as for that, he had no idea.
Sighing, he decided to watch TV. Maybe that would give him some ideas. You never knew what exactly you would find on television.
Personally, he liked Dr. Frankenstein. He must be the oldest mad scientist in the book...or the movie theater...or whatever.
Suddenly, he noticed what appeared to be some sort of shadow man on TV.
"Huh?" asked Dr. Doofenshmirtz. What was he doing on TV?
Currently, he was sitting on a chair, addressing the audience.
"Are you an evildoer who wishes to inflict harm on those around you?" inquired Father.
"Uh-huh!" bellowed the evil scientist. Normally he hated infomercials...but this one seemed quite interesting. Perhaps they weren't so bad after all.
"Do you hate children with every fiber of your being?" asked the man.
"Well, those Fireside Girls do get annoying after a while..." answered the evil genius. Why wouldn't they stop giving him those cookies? Granted, they did prove to be surprisingly delicious...but they were really distracting when he tried to work on an evil scheme.
"Do you wish to do something REALLY evil?" inquired Father.
"I do, I do, I do!" exclaimed Dr. Doofenshmirtz. He was feeling pretty excited all of a sudden.
"Then stop by my mansion!" bellowed the leader of the evil adults.
Immediately, the address of the Delightful Mansion appeared onscreen.
Dr. Doofenshmirtz was feeling quite excited. This could be the opportunity that he was waiting for!
Quickly, he went into his car and drove towards the Delightful Mansion.
He couldn't wait to work with someone so evil.
Well, that's it for Phineas and Ferb's training...in the next chapter, they're going to become official KND agents.
Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz is going to get some help in taking down Perry the Platypus...can you guess who it's going to be? I'll give you a hint...she uses platypuses in her recipes.