Well, after half-a-year, we're three chapters away from the halfway point of what may just be my biggest fanfiction ever.
Like I promised Kilonicycle68 all the way back in the Chapter 5 notes, I am adapting the first Phineas and Ferb movie, Across the Second Dimension.
I know that canonically, Second Dimension takes place sometime around Season 3, or at least, that's what I assume because it was made around the time Season 3 was being aired, but I think this movie fits more as a 50th-episode special.
Enjoy.
Play "Kick it Up a Notch"
Slash plugs in his electric guitar and starts playing music. Phineas, Ferb, Perry, and the gang are all on stage with him, playing in front of a live audience.
Phineas:
If you're looking for fun, baby we're a shoo-in
But we're a little young to be doing what we're doin', yeah
We can do anything, we can go anywhere
We've got our pockets full of rockets, and we're loaded for bear, oh yeah
Not talking about a mundane day of the week
This ain't double dutch, kick the can, hide and seek, or hopscotch
So get yourself a platypus and a dean guitar
'Cause if you think this summer's been great so far, just watch
We'll kick it up a notch
It's just what we're gonna do
Take it up a level or two
Yeah, I know where we're gonna go
'Cause everybody knows summer rocks, but now we're ready to roll
Summertime and the sky is blue
We can do anything we set our minds to
We've got heads full of dreams and sneakers full of feet
The world is our oyster and life is tasting sweet
We're taking off like we're in a supersonic jet
But if you think we've gone about as high as we cna get, just watch
We're gonna kick it up a notch
Oh man, you know it's true
We're gonna push on through
We're not content to go with the flow
'Cause everybody knows summer rocks, but now we're ready to roll
"Alright, Slash, let's roll!" Phineas shouted.
Slash does a big guitar solo.
Doof (Phineas):
(Kick it up a notch) Yeah, cranking up the evil
(Kick it up a notch) I'll cause political upheaval
(Kick it up a notch) Yeah, I'm gonna get medieval on you
Phineas:
Yeah, this is our debut
Can't wait to read the review
Yeah, I can feel it down in my soul
'Cause everybody knows summer rocks, but now we're ready to roll
It's just what we're gonna do
Take it up a level or two
Yeah, I know where we're gonna go
'Cause everybody knows summer rocks, but now we're ready to roll
Oh man, you know it's true
We're gonna push on through
Not gonna go with the flow
'Cause everybody knows summer rocks, but now we're ready to roll
Candace steps on stage.
"Mom, Phineas and Ferb are making an epic 50th-episode special!" she shouts.
"Yeah we are!" Phineas replies. "And what are you gonna do about it?"
Phineas makes one final swish on the guitar, ending the song.
End "Kick it Up a Notch"
104 Days of Summer Vacation
Day 50
Across the Second Dimension
Phineas and Ferb were asleep in their beds.
The clock struck 7:00. A mechanical hand stretched out of the clock and tapped Perry's back. He woke up with a chatter.
That chatter woke up Phineas and Ferb.
"Good morning, Perry," Phineas smiled. "Now that's a way to wake up. This is gonna be the best day ever."
Play "Everything's Better With Perry"
Phineas and Ferb jumped on the bed, making Perry bounce with them.
We consider every day a plus to spend it with a platypus
We're always so ecstatic 'cause he's semi-aquatic
The boys got out of their pajamas and put on their regular clothes.
Our ornithorhynchus anatinus brings smiles to the both of us
Life's never fuddy-duddy with our web-footed buddy
The boys did every one of their morning tasks, and they made sure Perry didn't miss any of them.
When we're brushing our teeth, it's better
Tying our shoes, it's better
Combing our hair, it's better
Like we're a cheese sandwich and he's the cheddar
Blinking our eyes, it's better
Breathing in and out, it's better
Sitting in a chair, it's better
And taking a bath, just a little bit wetter
Every day is such a dream when it's started with a monotreme
He's duck-billed and he's beaver-tailed and hairy
You know that he's hairy
Perry did his signature chatter. Phineas and Ferb did their best to copy it.
Everything's better with Perry
Phineas and Ferb tossed popcorn into each other's mouths. They then tried to toss popcorn into Perry's mouth, but he wouldn't open it.
Everything's better with Perry
Ferb used Perry as a golf club. He hit the ball, and it landed in the cup.
It's better and we just want to tell you, Perry
Ferb slid down the stairs. Phineas let Perry slide down before he slid himself.
Everything's better with you
End "Everything's Better With Perry"
Phineas and Ferb let Perry lay on top of them.
"Good morning, boys," said Lawrence. "And happy anniversary, Perry."
"Oh, that's right," Phineas realized. "I can't believe it's already been five years. I remember the day we first got you."
Flashback
Five years ago, the Flynn-Fletcher family went to the local pet store.
"Pick out whichever one you want," said Lawrence.
Phineas saw a cat looking at him.
Ferb saw a dog looking at him.
Candace looked at some of the fish. The moment she got close, they swam the other way.
"Why won't any of them look at me?" she asked.
Phineas and Ferb noticed one animal that stood out from the rest. Not only did it have a beaver tail and a duck bill, but it had teal fur, and its eyes were positioned in a way where it could look at Phineas and Ferb at the same time.
"That thing?" Candace reacted. "You're kidding, right?"
The runner of the shop approached the family.
"Is there something I can do for you?" she asked.
"Yes, we'd like that one please," Lawrence replied, pointing at Perry.
"You'd like to adopt a platypus?"
"Is that what it is? Well, yes."
"What would you even name a platypus?" asked Candace.
Of course, the boys knew the perfect name for a platypus. "Perry."
End of Flashback
"And when we got home, we made you this locket," Phineas finished.
He showed the locket, which was buried deep in Perry's fur. The locket opened to reveal three pictures. One of Perry, one of Phineas, and one of Ferb.
Candace was in her room talking to Jeremy on the phone.
"Hey Jeremy, wanna go to the mall with me?" she asked.
"I'd love to," Jeremy replied. "But my dad is taking me to his old college. He's already set up an interview with an academic advisor. Can you believe that?"
Candace blushed in embarrassment. "Gee, I forgot you're a whole year older than me. A trip to college? Sounds great. Talk to you later. Bye."
Candace hung up. She picked up a teddy bear with a picture of Jeremy taped onto it.
"Oh, Jeremy, in the blink of an eye, you'll be moving onto the next phase of your life," she said to it. "You'll be going to college, and wearing tweed jackets with patches on the elbows. You'll be so mature, and look at me, I'm a child. Jeremy, you'll see, I can mature."
She started by taking the photo off, revealing the torn-up face of her teddy bear, Mr. Miggins.
Ferb made sure Perry was in the proper position. He then set a ball on Perry's tail.
Phineas was at home base, bat in hand.
"Alright, looks like the pitcher's ready, and batter up!" he announced.
Ferb tickled Perry. His tail flicked like a catapult, launching the ball towards Phineas. Phineas prepared himself, swung the bat, and hit the ball.
"Yes, sports fans!" he went on. "That may be the best hit ever in the history of platypult baseball, and the crowd exhales loudly through their mouths!"
Phineas started imitating a crowd cheering.
Ferb used his baseball gun to summon the ball back to him.
"And Fletcher snags the pop fly," Phineas continued. "He's out!"
That's when Isabella came in.
"Hey Phineas, whatcha doin?" she greeted.
"Turning Perry's involuntary reflex into a sporting event," Phineas replied.
"Cool. Can I try?"
Isabella tickled Perry, making him flick his tail and sent the ball flying over the fence.
"Nice shot, Isabella," Phineas complimented, trying and failing to not blush.
Then Buford, Baljeet, and Django came in with the ball.
"Did someone lose a ball?" Baljeet asked.
"Yeah, we were just playing platypult," Phineas replied.
"Oh, I love platypus-themed sports."
"You know, if we had two Perrys, we could put a net between them and play platypult badminton." Phineas got excited about that idea. "That's it! I know what we're gonna do today!"
It didn't take long for the gang to build two giant Perrys.
"Let's check with the foreman," Phineas said
He turned to where Perry should've been. He was gone.
A long time ago, Phineas would've brushed it off, knowing Perry always came back, but there was always the tiny little thought in his head that feared Perry would never return. It got a bit bigger every day, especially the day Perry disappeared a lot sooner than he should've, and didn't come home until they sang about how much they loved him.
"So, he really slipped away, on his anniversary?" he asked, fighting tears. "Sometimes it seems Perry's missed every single cool thing we've done all summer long. I mean, if I didn't know better, I'd assume he…"
Before Phineas could finish that thought, he heard a small noise. He snapped out of his thoughts to inspect what could've caused it.
Once Perry was sure no one would see him, he snuck inside the house. He went to the living room and pushed a button.
The mirror above the couch raised to reveal a small hatch. Perry jumped inside and slid down the chute.
He passed by Pinky the Puppy along the way. Perry saluted him before he finished his descent.
With that, Perry reached his lair.
"Good morning, Agent P," Monogram greeted. "Quick word, recently you've been having some close calls and your host family has almost caught you sneaking into your lair several times. There's no need to remind you, but I'll do it anyway, that if your cover is blown, you'll have to be transferred to another city with another host family, and we both know you wouldn't like that. I remember the day you were first assigned."
Flashback
The moment the Flynn-Fletcher family left the store, the woman took off her mask to reveal she was actually a thirteen-year-old Carl.
"Agent assignment complete, sir," he said.
"Good job, Carl," Monogram complimented. "If you keep up the good work, you'll make unpaid intern in no time."
End of Flashback
"And I did," Carl butted in.
"Don't get cocky, Carl," Monogram warned before turning back to Perry. "Agent P, as you know, every operative is equipped with an autoscan replication device just like the one in your hat. We've been using this information to replicate each and every one of Doctor Doofenshmirtz's inators. Our top men have been analyzing them to determine if they've been getting smarter or dumber, and to be honest, the jury's still out. Now we find out he's in the process of building an alternate-dimension-related inator. Your assignment is to stop him before he can finish it. Behind you, rising dramatically from the floor, is Carl with some high-tech gadgets that you might find useful."
Perry turned around. The floor opened. Out came a bunch of gadgets, but no Carl.
"Uh, sir, I didn't step onto the platform on time," came Carl's voice.
"Great, let me cue the music again," Monogram said as he lowered the platform.
When the platform came up again, Carl was there. He showed off each and every gadget.
"Well, obviously, this first item is our new wrist communicator," he started, showing the watch. "It has many applications that will help you in the field. For example, a powerful directional electromagnet. It will draw any metal object to you."
To prove his point, Carl activated the device. His glasses stuck to it, and they weren't even metal. They were aluminum.
"Quit goofing around, Carl," said Monogram. "Show him the hologram."
Once Carl got his glasses back on, he pushed another button. A hologram of Doof appeared.
"With this device, you can contact me anywhere at any time," Monogram explained. "But don't call between 3:30 and 4:00. That's when I take a shower."
Carl shut off the hologram before Monogram could be mesmerized by his digital image that was still on the big screen. He then finished by showing off a button that can give enemies an ice cream headache.
Stacy went into Candace's room to see she was emptying her shelves.
"What are you doing?" she asked, confused and concerned.
"Stacy, Jeremy's going to college soon, and here I am, concerned with busting my brother's to my mommy and living in this nursery," Candace explained. "I have a unicorn in my room! A unicorn! It's like I'm still six, when I'm a year away from turning sixteen."
"Wow, bold move."
"Yep. Goodbye childhood folly, hello carefree undemanding adult life."
That's when Linda came in.
"Yeah, good luck with that," she teased before getting serious. "Your father and I are going to the movies. You're in charge while we're gone."
"Okay," Candace replied before turning to Stacy. "And you know, I'm also thinking about giving up on busting my brothers."
"The irony is," Stacy pointed out. "As a grown-up, you don't need to tell your mom. You can just bust them yourself."
Candace really liked that idea, and she berated herself in her head for not coming up with that idea on her own.
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated
"Now, Perry the Platypus," Doof said to a fake Perry. "Quake in terror as I punch a hole to another dimension. Behold, the Other-Dimensionator!"
"Sir, I finished the buffet," Norm interrupted.
Doof sighed in disappointment. "For crying out loud, Norm, I was in the zone!"
That's when Vanessa came in.
"Yeah, Norm," she said sarcastically. "Don't interrupt Dad when he's playing with his doll."
"It's not a doll, it's a stand-in," Doof corrected. "Pretendy the Practicepus."
"You're not normal, Dad."
"Thank you, Vanessa. You're so sweet. See what I did there? I twisted your insult and took it as a compliment. Maddening, isn't it?"
Vanessa walked out. "I'm out of here."
"Tell your mother you had fun today!"
Phineas and Ferb buckled themselves into the giant shuttlecock.
"Alright, we're ready!" Phineas told Isabella and Django. "Prepare to launch on my mark! T-minus 30 and counting!"
As Phineas counted down, Isabella turned the crank while Django made sure everything was steady.
Carl showed the last of the new gadgets. A brand new rocket car.
"Good luck, Agent P," he said as Perry got in the cockpit.
"Carl, did you tell him the accelerator's a little touchy?" Monogram asked.
The car launched into the air at a very fast speed.
"I think he knows, sir," Carl replied.
Phineas finished the countdown. Isabella pushed the 'involuntary reflex' button.
The shuttlecock launched into the air. The platypult rolled out of the backyard.
That's when Candace and Stacy came out.
"Phineas and Ferb, you are so busted!" Candace shouted, only to see there were no boys or invention. "Oh my gosh, where'd it go?" She noticed Isabella and Django were still there. "You there, small children, where's the big contraption?!"
"I don't know," Isabella replied. "It was here just a moment ago."
"It disappeared?" Candace turned to Stacy. "Stacy, do you realize what this means?"
"We're done?" Stacy guessed, hoping it'd be true.
"No, some kind of mysterious force always takes away Phineas and Ferb's inventions before Mom shows up. This time, it took away their invention before I showed up! The mysterious force recognizes that I'm now grown up!"
Stacy was dumbfounded by the very idea. "Mysterious force, really?"
Play "Mysterious Force"
Candace:
Let me explain, though it might seem strange to you
So please refrain from thinking that of me
It gives me pain when I see what my brothers do
But no one else can ever see
I just want the truth known, so I call Mom on the phone
But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears
Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away
No one sees it of course, it's a mysterious force
To my mother, every story's preposterous
Never believes no matter what I do
But though I'm right and she's wrong, I must confess
I probably think I'm crazy too
Stacy didn't want to admit it at first, but Candace's song was catchy.
Candace and Stacy:
I just want the truth known, so I call Mom on the phone
But by the time she gets here, the whole thing disappears
Whatever they build every day, it gets taken away
By some mysterious force, no one sees it of course
It's a mysterious force
It's a mysterious force
It's a mysterious force
It's a mysterious force
End "Mysterious Force"
"As much as I love the song, I'm still not buying it," Stacy said bluntly. "I am a woman of science, at least that's what my horoscope said."
"Well, I'm gonna prove it to you and bust my brothers at the same time," Candace said before turning to the kids. "Where are my brothers?"
"We just launched them towards the park," Django explained. "Buford and Baljeet are there with the other platypult."
"Well, as the adult, I decree we're going to the park. Anyone need to go potty first?"
Stacy raised her hand.
Phineas and Ferb were heading towards the park, but something hit their shuttlecock. They ended up flying towards a strange building which looked vaguely like Ferb's head.
Doof tested the Other Dimensionator. Nothing happened.
"Wait, I just built it," he said. "It can't already be broken."
That's when something crashed into the inator, shattering it.
Doof sighed. "I stand corrected. Alright, what's with the giant shuttlecock?"
Two boys climbed out of the shuttlecock. One had a triangle head, and the other had a rectangle head.
"We're sorry, sir," said the first boy. "We didn't mean for this to happen. One minute we were innocently launching ourselves across the Tri-State Area, the next, we're knocked off course into your deluxe apartment in the sky."
"Well, you completely totaled my Other-Dimensionator," said Doof.
"An Other-Dimensionator? What does it do?"
"Well, at the moment, it apparently just stops giant shuttlecocks, but it's supposed to let me travel to other dimensions."
"That's cool. I'm Phineas and this is my brother, Ferb."
"I'm Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz, but my friends call me…" Doof sighed. "I just got in such a funk."
"Ferb is naturally handy with tools. I bet we could put this thing back together in no time."
"What the heck. Before we start, I have this whole buffet set up. I was expecting someone else, but they seem to be running late."
Meanwhile, Perry crashed into the park. He didn't see what hit him, but whatever it was, it resulted in him landing in the park.
Luckily, he was able to call in a tow truck with a rocket car winch.
Phineas and Ferb were almost done rebuilding the inator.
"Was this working before?" asked Phineas.
"Well, if by working you mean functioning properly, then no," Doof replied.
"Well, I think I see your problem. Everything's wired through this self-destruct button. Do you even need that?"
"Well, of course I…" Doof quickly realized Phineas had a point. "Wait, you're right. I don't need that."
"So Ferb has rigged up this remote control, so if we get separated from the portal, we can open another one."
Ferb showed the remote.
"Alright, we just need to add one more part," said Phineas. "Alright, Ferb, boost me up."
Perry flew into the apartment.
Perry
He was about to attack Doof, but he saw that Phineas and Ferb were there.
Oh no, it's Phineas and Ferb
He quickly took off his hat and assumed his regular position before Phineas could see him.
"Oh, there you are, Perry," he said.
"Perry?" Doof reacted.
"Yeah, he's our pet platypus."
Doof remembered when he was at the yard sale with Linda, and she mentioned having a pet platypus named Perry, which happened to be the name of his own nemesis, and now this platypus happens to be named Perry as well.
"Is every platypus named Perry?" he asked.
"In a perfect world, yes," Phineas replied.
"Well, he's a cute little fellow."
Doof tried to pet Perry, but Perry bit him.
"Perry no," Phineas scolded, pulling Perry away. "Sorry, Doctor D."
"It's alright," Doof replied. "Platypuses don't typically like me."
Phineas turned back to Perry. "Well, Perry, you're just in time to see us open a portal to another dimension."
Once again, Phineas tried to insert the part, but Perry grabbed it. He then ran under the buffet table.
Phineas pulled Perry out from under the table and forced him to let go of the part.
"Perry, this is not Tug-of-War," he said. "What's gotten into you?"
Perry hallucinated Monogram's floating head reminding him, "Remember, if your cover is blown, you'll never see the boys again."
"Hey, does anyone hear someone talking?" asked Doof.
Perry realized it wasn't a hallucination, but a hologram from his watch. He covered it before anyone could realize where the voice was coming from.
Desperate, Perry noticed the couch. He knew what he was about to do was really stupid, but he couldn't think of anything better to come up with.
He got on the couch, braced himself, and let it all out.
Phineas and Ferb saw what he was doing.
"Perry, no!" Phineas yelled. "Not on the sofa!"
Ferb picked up Perry.
"I'm sorry, Doctor D," Phineas apologized. "We should've taken him out."
"No, it's okay," Doof said, flipping the cushion over. "I was planning to replace this couch anyway. Now, come on. Let's light this pop stand, or however it goes."
Doof picked up Phineas so he could insert the part. Ferb held Perry to make sure he couldn't do anything.
Once the part was inserted, Doof started to feel weird.
"This is usually the part where I'm thwarted," he said before brushing it off. "Well, I guess he's not coming." Doof pushed a button, activating the inator. "Behold, the mind-blowing first images from beyond our dimensional reality!"
It took a few seconds, but the portal opened to reveal…
A fancy red and black couch.
"That's a bit anticlimactic," he remarked, before remembering his own old, pee-stained couch. "Hey, I got an idea. Let's swap my couch for that one."
Doof walked through the portal. He grabbed one end of the couch and dragged it.
"Are you boys gonna help me or what?" he asked.
He noticed that the boys seemed fixated on something else. They walked through the portal and walked towards whatever they were fixated on.
Doof went back to carrying the couch through the portal when he heard someone clear their throat. He turned and saw a man that bore a striking resemblance to Monogram sitting at a desk, glaring at him.
Before either of them could say anything, Phineas called, "Doctor D, come look at this!"
Doof found the boys standing on a balcony. They were both looking at something.
"You're famous here," said Phineas.
Doof looked around. Phineas wasn't kidding. At every corner, there were pictures and statues of him, and signs with his name on them. There were even public transportation vehicles with his face on the front.
There was a blimp that read, 'Heinz Doofenshmirtz: Your Leader'.
"This is amazing!" Doof cheered. "A world where I'm already in charge! Hold on, I gotta go check something out."
Doof returned to the man that looked like Monogram.
"Yoo-hoo!" he called.
"Is this some kind of test?" the man asked in Monogram's voice. "Is that really you, sir?"
Doof laughed. "Holy boy! Even the great Francis Monogram is my slave in this universe!"
"I'd prefer the term, 'indentured executive assistant'."
"Well, I want to meet this other me."
"Oh, you're from another dimension? Well, he'll probably want to see you then. He's into all that freaky stuff. Have a seat and let him know you're on your way up."
A small seat appeared. Doof sat in it and grabbed onto the handles. The seat moved forward very quickly.
The ride wasn't very long. Doof reached the end in less than five seconds.
"That was fun!" he cheered.
Doof found himself sitting in front of a desk. The man sitting in front of it turned around to reveal a man who looked just like Doof. The only differences were he wore a black suit with gray gloves, he had an eyepatch (and a scar that went over it), and a goatee.
The moment the two laid eyes on each other, they looked at each other suspiciously.
"Do I know you?" asked the second Doof.
"Yeah, I'm you from another dimension," the first Doof replied.
"Well, that would explain the handsomeness."
"Right back at you, big guy."
"Does this mean you and I are exactly alike?"
"I suppose so."
Play "Brand New Best Friend"
Doof-2 offered a bowl of pudding.
Doof-2:
Do you want some rice pudding?
Doof:
No, that's gross
Doof-2:
That was a test
Doof-2 smacked the bowl of pudding off the desk, before replacing it with something better.
Almond brittle?
Doof:
Ooh, I love it the most
Do you collect coins?
Doof-2 showed a jar full of coins.
Doof-2:
Yeah, just in case
Both:
Vending machines become the dominant race
I've been alone all these years, with my irrational fears
Doof-2:
But not the vending machine thing, that's gonna happen
Both:
But now before me I see, someone with whom I agree
I've found a brand new best friend and it's me
I've found a brand new best friend and it's me
Doof:
Hm, I thought I'd be taller
Doof-2:
I've been told I slouch
Doof:
I thought I'd have both my eyes, y'know
Doof-2 showed a small bag.
Doof-2:
It's in this pouch
Doof was grossed out by what he saw, but he brushed it off.
"You know, it's cool that your scar goes over your eyepatch," he remarked.
"That's what I was intending," said Doof-2.
Doof:
Do Lamas weird you out?
Doof-2:
Yeah, are they camels or sheep?
Doof:
No, no, I meant Lorenzo
He pulled out a picture of Lorenzo Lamas and flipped it around to show Meap.
Both:
He played Meap
Now I know all about you, and you know all about me
Doof-2:
Ooh-wee-ooh
Both:
And now before me I see, someone with whom I agree
I've found a brand new best friend and it's me
I've found a brand new best friend and it's me
Now that I've found you, we can be a duo
Twice the evil, double Doofenshmirtz
Doof:
Coming to you on Fridays
"What's that, are we doing a TV show together?" asked Doof-2.
"It just sort of sounded like that," Doof replied. "Well, I mean, we could. We should!"
"Hmm, maybe we're not so much alike."
"That can be your catchphrase! You're the grumpy one."
"Huh?"
End "Brand New Best Friend"
"Wow, he's done very well for himself," Phineas remarked. "What do you think, Perry?"
Phineas lifted Perry up to show him everything. He didn't show it, but Perry was terrified.
"Hey," Phineas realized. "Where is Doctor D?"
"So, what you're telling me is you're still not the ruler of the Tri-State Area?" asked Doof-2.
"Well, obviously you didn't have to deal with my nemesis, Perry the Platypus," Doof retorted.
"Didn't I? Observe."
Doof-2 opened a hatch to reveal another version of Perry. This Perry was missing a lot of platypus parts, and instead, they were replaced with mechanical parts.
"This is Perry the Platyborg," Doof-2 explained. "He was once my nemesis, but now, he's general of my army!"
"Wow, you're good," Doof remarked.
"Dismissed."
Perry-2 saluted and flew away.
That's when a girl burst into the room. She had long, black hair, and she wore a black dress. Doof could only assume she was this dimension's version of Vanessa.
"Dad, did you outlaw Tony Marzullo?" she asked Doof-2 angrily. "If you keep banishing every boy who shows an interest in me, I'll never have a social life!"
"Done and done," Doof-2 replied nonchalantly.
Vanessa-2 finally noticed the other Doof in the room. "Who are you?"
"Don't mind him. He's just another version of me."
Vanessa-2 rolled her eyes before walking away. "Whatever! I'm heading back to Mom's, and I'm taking the blimp!"
"Okay, tell your mother you had fun!"
That's when Phineas, Perry, and Ferb came in through the same ride Doof went on earlier.
"That was awesome!" Phineas cheered.
"Who is it now?" asked Doof-2. "Remind me to berate my indentured executive assistant."
"It's cool," Doof assured. "They're with me."
Doof-2 aggressively grabbed Doof by the shoulder. "Are you crazy?! That guys a secret agent!"
He pointed at Perry.
"No, he's a platypus," Phineas assured. "They don't do much. I mean, yeah, he does wander off every day, but he always comes back without any injuries, except the one time he did get injured and had to wear a cone for a day, but that's besides the point."
"Do you ever stop to think why he disappears every day? Maybe it's because he doesn't care about you, and is only using you so he has a roof over his head and food on the table when he's not doing his secret agent work."
"Whoa, Perry's not like that!"
Doof-2 could see Phineas sweating a bit. "Well, if you're really THAT sure, let me prove it to you. General Platyborg, come down here at once!"
Perry-2 landed, just barely missing Doof-2's foot.
"See that platypus?" Doof-2 pointed at Perry. "You know what to do."
Perry-2 attacked Perry, sending him flying across the room. Perry just shook it off.
"Perry!" Phineas shouted before angrily turning to the other Perry. "What the hell was that for?!"
Phineas and Ferb quickly made sure Perry wasn't injured in any way.
"Ha, I knew it wasn't that Perry!" Doof laughed.
Doof-2 wasn't convinced, though. "Platyborg, do the same thing to those two boys."
"What?" Phineas and Doof reacted.
Perry-2 tried to attack the boys. Before anyone could react, though, Perry stood up and punched his other self.
Perry
Phineas had no idea how to react to the situation. "Perry?"
"Yes, I knew it!" Doof-2 cheered.
"Wait a minute, I'm confused," said Doof. "Why does their platypus fight so good?"
Perry put on his fedora.
Doof gasped. "Perry the Platypus?"
Doof-2 was just plain disappointed. "Really?"
"What?"
Doof-2 sighed, then he ordered his robots to attack the boys.
Perry grabbed Phineas and Ferb's hands and ran in the opposite direction.
Phineas was still trying to process this new information. A part of him was mad at himself for not figuring that out on his own, as it would've explained a lot, but he was a lot more angry at Perry for hiding this fact.
One of the robots stopped them from reaching the exit. The three ran to find another way out.
One of the robots punched a fossil on display, causing the head to fall off. It slid towards the window.
"Hey, be careful with that!" Doof-2 berated the robot.
Before anyone knew it, Perry and the boys were cornered.
"So this is where you disappear to every day?!" Phineas asked Perry, furious. "You come here and fight this guy?!"
"No, he fights me," Doof corrected. "He doesn't really know this guy."
That just angered Phineas even more. "You fight a pharmacist?! Why would you even do that?!"
"Actually I'm an evil scientist. People get confused by the lab coat."
The trio backed towards the window. Their weight was causing it to crack, but Phineas was too mad at Perry to care.
"So not only have you been leading a double life this whole time, but you sat there and let us help an evil scientist OPEN AN EVIL PORTAL INTO AN EVIL DIMENSION, and you did nothing to stop us?!" he yelled.
"Well, he did pee on the couch," Ferb pointed out.
"No, that wasn't enough! That's when you should've put on your hat and started fighting, not now after we've gone through this whole mess!"
"Oh, for badness sake, you can hash all this out in prison!" Doof-2 yelled. "Guards!"
Perry pushed a button on his watch, making Doof-2 brainfreeze.
That's when the glass finally gave in, causing Perry, the boys, and the fossil head to plummet to the ground.
Luckily, Perry was prepared. He attached his feet to the fossil's eyeholes, then he made Phineas and Ferb hold onto the horns, and then he opened a parachute.
Agent P
"Okay, I'm just having trouble processing this right now," said Phineas.
Perry handed Phineas a pamphlet. He looked at the cover. It read, 'So you discovered your pet is a secret agent'.
Phineas just threw the pamphlet to the ground. "I don't want your stupid pamphlet!"
That's when they saw Perry-2 was flying after them. Perry redirected the parachute so he and the boys would land on the roof of a small building. When Perry-2 cut the parachute, the three were able to land safely.
He then tried to free himself from the fossil. Unfortunately, his feet were too deep in there.
Phineas saw Perry was taking too long, and Perry-2 was gaining on them.
"Of for God's sake!" he shouted before trying to pull Perry out of the trap. "Did they not teach you how to get out of this in spy school?!"
Unfortunately, his and Ferb's attempts to free Perry inadvertently launched him across the roof. Perry-2 landed in front of him.
Before Phineas or Ferb could watch the fight, Perry's parachute landed on top of them. Phineas saw the parachute had a logo on it.
"Wait, he has his own logo too?!" he yelled.
The two Perrys fought in hand-to-hand combat. Perry-2 was much stronger, and he got the upper hand.
Phineas and Ferb covered Perry-2 in the parachute before he could finish Perry off. He fell off the edge and plummeted to the ground.
Unfortunately, Perry's trap got caught in the ropes, making him plummet to the ground too. Phineas and Ferb tried to save him, but they also fell off the roof.
The three were saved by unconventional architecture. Sadly, their worries were still far from over.
Perry-2 managed to free himself from the parachute. He was about to keep fighting…
Then a bus ran him over.
The trio took this opportunity to get as far away from Doof as possible.
Both Doofs saw everything from above.
"Curse you, Perry the Platypus!" they both shouted in unison.
Taking the opportunity, Doof said, "Jinx, you owe me a soda."
Phineas, Ferb, and Perry hid in an alleyway.
Once they knew the coast was clear, Phineas continued letting out his frustration. "You're a secret agent?! Was that evil guy right?! Are we just a cover for you?! I mean, were you ever our pet or part of our family?!" Tears formed around Phineas' eyes. "Well, apparently not, because you don't trust us enough to tell us! Anyone else around here leading a bizarre double life?"
Ferb raised his hand.
"Put your hand down, Ferb," Phineas said, without even taking his eyes off of Perry. "Oh, and I just realized, you could've always cleaned your own litter box, but you chose not to!"
Ferb put a hand on Phineas' shoulder, getting him to stop.
"You're right," Phineas realized. "We've gotta get back to our dimension, and I don't even know where to start."
Ferb showed he still had the portal remote. He pushed the button, opening a portal.
Unfortunately, the portal didn't lead to their dimension. It led to some completely different dimension entirely.
Ferb closed the portal and tried again. It still led to the wrong dimension.
"Ugh, this thing's broken!" Phineas shouted before getting an idea. "I know what we can do! Let's find us!"
The trio left to find this dimension's Phineas and Ferb.
Meanwhile, Doof-2 had Doof sit at a desk that was way too small for him.
"So tell me, other me," he said. "What do you see here?"
Doof-2 pointed at the easel. It showed a picture of a platypus. Just a regular old platypus that wore nothing but its own fur.
"A regular platypus," Doof answered.
"And this?" Doof-2 flipped the page to show a picture of a platypus in a fedora.
"Perry the Platypus?"
"I'm starting to see why you never succeeded in your dimension."
"Alright, Mister 'Eviler-Than-Thou', how did you take over the Tri-State Area anyway?"
"Simple. I used an army of big scary robots."
Doof-2 showcased his army of robots and their two sides. There was the good side, where they had Norm-heads and were just sassy at worst, then there was their evil side, where they had the Darth-Vader-like heads and spoke threateningly.
"Wow, that is scary," Doof remarked. "I tried the scary robot thing once, too. I hid the self-destruct button under their feet so no one could reach them."
"Well, there's your other problem," said Doof-2. "You put self-destruct buttons on all of your inators. I mean, why do you think that's a good idea?"
Doof sighed. "I don't know. Another thing I don't get is how you're so much better at being eviler than me."
"True evil is born through pain and loss." Doof-2 had one of his robots project his memories onto an old movie screen. "You see, I was born with a rare disorder where I had one eye that was one color, and another eye that was a different color. My parents wouldn't dare look at me until the nurses agreed to amputate one of my eyes. After that, my parents forced me into so many things. They made me follow what they wanted me to follow, go to whatever school they wanted me to go to, so on and so forth. The only real comfort I had was a toy choo-choo that my brother gave to me when I was four, but when my parents found out about it, they took it away. That was the day I finally decided I had enough of them. I ran away from home and I spent the rest of my childhood living in the streets working odd jobs until I could buy my ticket to freedom. What about you? What is your backstory?"
Doof didn't know where to begin. "Well, I definitely had it worse than you. I was literally raised by ocelots. I was disowned by my parents and raised by Mesoamerican wildcats. I was forced to work as a lawn gnome! I was looked down upon all because I was too scared to jump off the diving board! My brother got all the attention while I was just put to the side!"
"Well, how did you feel when you lost your toy train?"
"I never lost a toy train, but…"
"Well, maybe if you had lost your toy train, or your eye, you'd have done better. Since you've constantly failed at taking over your Tri-State Area, I think I'll go over there and give it a shot myself."
"Great, we can be a team."
Doof-2 didn't really like that idea. "Yeah, right, a team."
Back in the first dimension, Candace, Stacy, Isabella, and Django reached the park. Buford and Baljeet were just sitting on the bench, minding their own businesses.
"Okay you two, where are Phineas and Ferb?" asked Candace.
"How should we know?" asked Buford. "They never showed up for me to return the serve! That's considered a forfeit in platypult badminton, so I went to get some Victory Gum."
Victory Gum
"Don't play with me, young man," Candace warned. "Where's the platypult they built?"
"I don't know," Buford replied. "It seems to have vanished."
All that did was boost Candace's ego. "Did you hear that, Stacy? The mysterious force took away the platypult before we could show up."
"I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation for this," said Stacy.
Meanwhile, a tow truck driver, the same one that towed Perry's rocket car, was towing a platypult away.
"And they all laughed at me for installing that," he said to himself. "Who's laughing now, Wayne?"
"The logical explanation is the mysterious force," Candace argued. "The real question is why it cares about my little brothers so much. Why doesn't it want them to get busted?"
"Well, why don't you ask it?" Stacy suggested jokingly.
"Wait, you're right! I can just ask it! Maybe I can reason with it!"
"Candace, I was joking! It's a force, one that you made up!"
"I know what I'm talking about, Stacy! Let's go!"
Candace grabbed Stacy's hand and ran out of the park.
"Where are we going?" Stacy asked.
"To the backyard!" Candace replied. "The heart of the mysterious force!"
The kids just stood there, having no idea what was going on.
Phineas, Ferb, and Perry reached the second dimension's equivalent to Maple Street. They couldn't tell which house was the Flynn-Fletcher house since they all looked the same.
Fortunately, it didn't take too long to find out. They saw a man that looked exactly like Lawrence coming out of one of the houses.
"Dad?" asked Phineas.
Lawrence-2 saw the boys. He seemed worried.
"Boys, what are you doing out here?" he asked. "You gotta get inside before the Normbot sees you. I'm heading to the factory. I'll be back next week."
Lawrence-2 let out some sort of hook. A speeding bus passed by and caught the hook, carrying Lawrence-2 away.
"Wow," Phineas reacted. "I guess we better get inside."
Phineas realized Perry was still wearing his hat.
"You might wanna…" he tried to say, but couldn't come up with the right words. "These people might not know that… you know."
It seemed Perry understood what Phineas was trying to say, as he took off his fedora and assumed his regular position.
Phineas rang the doorbell. A woman, one who looked exactly like Linda, answered.
"What are you boys doing out here?" she asked as she pulled the boys inside. "Get inside and put on your Dooferalls before someone sees you. If any of you need me, I'll be in the panic room."
Linda-2 walked towards the basement.
"That was weird," Phineas remarked. "Let's find the other us's."
The trio found two boys in the living room. They both bore striking resemblances to Phineas and Ferb, the only differences being their haircuts and their outfits, likely the 'Dooferalls' Linda-2 was referring to. It seemed they were playing a board game.
Phineas-2 spun a spinner.
"Hey, a one," he said. "Pick a Doofopoly instruction card!" Phineas-2 picked up a card. "'Conform', I can do that."
"Hey guys," Phineas greeted. "What's this?"
Phineas-2 jumped behind the couch.
"Oh no, they're replacing us!" he panicked. "I must not have conformed quick enough!"
"No, it's not like that," Phineas assured. "We're you from another dimension."
"Another dimension? Is that allowed?"
"Apparently."
Phineas-2 got distracted when he saw Perry. "Oh look, Perry's back!"
Phineas-2 hugged Perry and started crying.
"Uh, I don't mean to interrupt a touching moment," Phineas said. "But that one's mine, or at least, he was."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Phineas-2 tried to set Perry down, but he couldn't do it. "But can I hold him a little longer?"
Phineas let it happen.
Both Ferbs started crying. They quickly offered each other tissues.
Phineas-2 set Perry down.
"It's just that, well, he left one day and never came back," he explained. "He's been gone for a long time and I'm really worried."
That's when a teenage girl, who Phineas automatically assumed was Candace-2, entered the room.
"Boys, you know we're only allowed to make noise on Doofens-day, so keep it…" she berated before noticing there were two Phineases and Ferbs. "Are there four of you in this room?"
"Five counting Perry," Phineas-2 replied.
"I see nothing. I have plausible deniability."
Candace-2 left the room.
"Boy, your Candace is much less curious about what you're up to," Phineas remarked.
"What do you mean?" asked Phineas-2.
"Well, all summer, my Candace has been focused on what me and Ferb are doing. It's like she's made it her goal for the summer to get us in trouble for just having a little fun. It's kinda infuriating."
"Summer? I think that was outlawed a long time ago."
"You guys don't have summer? That's terrible."
"Summer. It sounds dangerous, but also compelling. What is summer?"
"Where do we even begin?"
Play "Summer: Where Do We Begin?"
Phineas:
Summer is running through the sprinklers in your T-shirt, shoes and jeans
Rolling down a grassy hill, yeah, that's what summer means to me
It's true, there's so much more to do
The days are longer
The nights are shorter
The sun is shining
Ferb:
It's noticeably warmer
Phineas:
Summer, every single moment is worth its weight in gold
Summer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told
It's ice cream cones and cherry soda dripping down your chin
It's summer, man where do we begin?
Summer is ponds and pools and garden hoses, trying to beat the heat
Summer, bicycles and roller skates and even just bare feet
It's also…
Ferb started hitting the table like it was a drum.
Surfing tidal waves, creating nanobots, or locating Frankenstein's brain
Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent, or driving your sister insane
Phineas noticed that his and Ferb's other selves were starting to shake and shiver in fear.
"Wait, maybe we're going too fast," he realized. "Let's try something else."
Phineas and Ferb started snapping their fingers in a slower beat.
Summer, it's crickets and cicadas and a glass of lemonade
Summer, it's sitting with your brother in the backyard under the shade of a big tree
That's what it means to me
The days are longer
Phineas-2:
The nights are shorter
Both:
The sun is shining
Ferb and Ferb-2:
It's noticeably warmer
All:
Summer, every single moment is worth its weight in gold
Summer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told
It's ice cream cones and cherry soda dripping down your chin
It's summer, man where do we begin?
Phineas:
It's summer, man where do we begin?
End "Summer: Where Do We Begin?"
"Wow, summer sounds like a blast," said Phineas-2.
"That's just the tip of the iceberg," said Phineas. "This summer, Ferb and I built a rollercoaster, became one-hit wonders, gave a monkey a shower, and even defied gravity."
Perry was watching everything from the edge of the room. That's when he heard some voices sing, 'Doofenshmirtz Evil News Update'.
Perry got a bad feeling, so he went to the TV to see what was going on.
"This is a message for Perry the Platypus from the other dimension," said Doof-2. "If you turn yourself in, I promise not to hurt your little friends. If you don't, all bets are off."
Perry saw Phineas and Ferb were still talking with their other selves. He tried to sneak off while he had the chance.
Unfortunately, Phineas saw him. He approached him, even angrier than before.
"Are you kidding me?!" he yelled. "You're seriously sneaking away again?! So, nothing's changed! Did it ever occur to you that we could help you, that we could've made a great team?! Well, teamwork requires trust, and you seem to have none! You can just go, and don't even think about coming back to us this time!"
Perry sadly walked out of the house.
Play "I Walk Away"
I walk away from you, my friend
I hope that this is not the end
Of all the times we figured out how to seize the day
As I walk away
End "I Walk Away"
"You know, I used to think you couldn't spell 'platypus' without 'us'," Phineas sighed, letting out a few tears.
The boys approached their other selves.
"So you can't fix the remote, huh?" asked Phineas. "Well, maybe we can check with Isabella."
"Who's Isabella?" asked Phineas-2.
"The girl who lives across the street."
"Mom says talking to neighbors is dangerous."
"Well, it's time you met her. Come on, you'll like her." Phineas blushed a bit, then added, "Maybe even love her."
"But what about the Normbots?"
The four boys walked outside.
"Relax," Phineas assured. "We've been avoiding them all day. If you're really careful then…"
Before he could finish that, a Normbot appeared in front of them.
"May I please see your identifications?" it asked.
"Uh…" Phineas didn't know what to say.
The bot switched to evil mode. "Show me your travel papers or else…"
That's when the robot collapsed. The boys realized it was the work of a slightly older boy with a mohawk and a skull shirt.
"These things drive me insane," he said.
"It's Buford," Phineas realized.
"Wow, are you part of the resistance?" asked Phineas-2.
"I was," Buford-2 replied. "But I got so good at it that I started resisting them."
"Behold, the Other-Dimensionator!" Doof showcased. "Actually it's the other Other-Dimensionator. The original is back in my dimension. Step one, push this button, step two, stand back in awe."
Unfortunately, nothing happened.
"Really?" Doof-2 asked, unsatisfied.
Doof remembered how Phineas and Ferb got his inator to work. "Oh, the boys made some modifications to my design."
"So I need those boys too?"
That's when one of the Normbots showed up with Perry in a cage.
"Ah, Perry the Platypus," the two Doofs said.
"Jinx!" Doof shouted. "You owe me two sodas, now!"
Doof-2 shrugged it off before turning to Perry. "Listen, Perry the Platypus, I know I told you if you turned yourself in, I wouldn't hurt your friends, but change of plans. Now I need to hunt them down. I know that makes me a liar, but you know, evil!"
Buford-2 led the boys into Isabella's house. Unfortunately for them, a trap door opened under their feet, causing them all to fall.
When they hit the floor, they were all instantly tied up.
When the lights came on, the boys saw none other than this dimension's equivalent to Isabella and the Fireside Girls.
"Whatcha doin?" Isabella-2 said menacingly.
"So you're Isabella?" Phineas-2 asked, blushing a little.
Isabella-2 examined Phineas-2. "Do I know you?"
"Hey, Isabella," said Buford-2.
Isabella-2 groaned. "Him, I know. What do you want, Buford? I thought you left us."
"I was helping Candace's brothers cross the street."
"Wait, Candace has two sets of twin brothers?"
"No," Phineas replied. "Two of us are from another dimension. We're trying to get back."
"Alright, girls, release them," Isabella-2 ordered.
The girls untied the boys in a way where they all formed a pyramid.
"Why did you come here anyway?" asked Isabella-2.
"We didn't mean to," Phineas replied before showing the remote. "We ended up here by mistake, and now we can't go back unless we fix this device."
"Well, we may have someone who can help you, Doctor Baljeet."
Isabella-2 led the boys into the next room, revealing Baljeet-2 sitting in front of a computer.
"Baljeet," Phineas said excitedly.
"That's Doctor Baljeet to you," Baljeet-2 corrected. "Were you not listening? Here's the crux of your problem. Think of the universe and all of the many dimensions as circular. The energy flows the dimensions clockwise." Baljeet used a diagram to showcase his point. "Say this is your dimension and this is ours…"
The dimensions appeared right next to each other.
"I feel it's best if I sing this next part to help you memorize," Baljeet went on.
Play "Baljeet's Explanation"
Baljeet played an accordion to accompany his song.
Baljeet-2:
If you travel through dimensions, going clockwise makes it easy
Going counter-clockwise will take 8-million gigawatts of energy, overloading the local power grid
End "Baljeet's Explanation"
Baljeet-2 received no applause.
He sighed. "I know, it needs more repetition. Anyway, without the 8-million gigawatts, you have to go clockwise, the long way around. Theoretically, you'd get home, but there is no telling how many dimensions you have to go through."
"Well, do you think you can help us get enough power to open the window backwards so we can get home?" asked Phineas.
"Well, we should probably ask our leader."
"Ask your leader what?" asked a deep, menacing voice.
The group turned to see a silhouette of a tough man. He started coughing.
The lights turned on to reveal the man was actually a topiary. Next to them was a teenage girl wearing a black outfit and sunglasses. Phineas realized she was Candace-2.
"Who made the topiary out of wild parsnips?" she asked in a raspy voice. "I'm allergic and it's messing up my voice."
That's when a boy with brown, messy hair came in, obviously this dimension's Django.
"My bad," he apologized. "I didn't know they were parsnips."
He quickly got rid of the topiary.
"Candace, you're the leader of the resistance?" asked Phineas-2.
"What are you two doing here?" Candace-2 cleared her throat, and her voice turned back to normal. "Never mind, I'll deal with you later." She turned to the other Phineas and Ferb. "You two, I've spent five years trying to keep my brothers safe, and suddenly their faces are all over the news!"
"We're just trying to get home," Phineas explained.
"Well, then what's stopping you?"
"Quantum physics."
Candace-2 turned to Baljeet-2 for a better explanation.
"We need to generate 8-million gigawatts for inter-dimensional travel," he explained.
"Then we got work to do," said Candace-2. "Isabella, redirect the power. Gretchen, monitor the Doofen-channel and make sure we're not raising any alarms. Buford, keep resisting."
"No," Buford-2 replied.
"Awesome."
Candace and Stacy stood in the middle of the backyard.
"Oh great and powerful mysterious force!" Candace called. "I know you are just trying to protect my brothers, but I am, too, simply trying to protect them from their dangerous inventions. Show yourself so I may reason with you."
Nothing happened. Stacy rolled her eyes.
"Maybe we should build a shrine around it," Candace suggested.
That's when a portal appeared right in front of the two girls.
"It's the mysterious force!" they screamed as they hid behind the tree.
"What do we do now?" asked Stacy.
"I don't know," Candace replied. "I can't believe that actually worked!"
Doofenshmirtz Evil News Update
"This just in," said a Normbot on screen. "Our supreme leader has announced the imprisonment of public enemy number one, alternate dimension Perry the Platypus. I guess we won't be seeing him anymore, except as a platyborg. It's 3:30. We now conclude our broadcast day." The Normbot switched to evil mode. "Now go to bed, now!"
Phineas saw the look on Ferb's face. He knew Ferb wanted to save Perry.
"You're kidding, right?" he reacted. "You still want to save him after he abandoned us?!"
Ferb slapped Phineas, hard.
"Ow!" Phineas shouted. "What's wrong with you?!"
"What's wrong with me?" Ferb reacted. "What's wrong with you?! Perry wasn't the one that abandoned us! You abandoned him! What, you thought I didn't hear all those things you said to him earlier?!"
"Are you hearing yourself, Ferb?! Perry sneaks away every day to do his secret agent stuff, and he didn't even consider telling us! Aren't you mad at him?!"
"I am mad, but have you ever stopped to think why he never told us about his secret identity?"
Phineas realized that Ferb had a point. "I… didn't."
"Exactly! You're impatient and temperamental, and you always act rashly whenever things don't go the way you expect!"
Phineas looked away, guiltily. "You're right, Ferb. I'm sorry."
Ferb held Phineas' shoulder. "It's alright, Phineas. Now come on, let's save our platypus."
"I don't think I can hold the portal for very long," said Baljeet-2.
"That doesn't matter," said Phineas. "We gotta save him. I gotta save him."
"Well, you're on your own," said Candace-2. "It's too risky for us."
"Fine, just tell us where Doofenshmirtz keeps his prisoners."
"We have to help them," said Phineas-2.
"No we don't!" Candace-2 yelled.
"Candace, remember how you felt when our Perry disappeared?"
Candace-2 did, in fact, remember how she felt. It was the worst day of her life, and it was the reason why she was doing any of this in the first place.
"You're right," she relented. "I'm totally crazy. We can get there through the tunnels. Let's suit up, people!"
"You know what, Stacy?" Candace decided. "I'm tired of letting the mysterious force push me around. I'm gonna show it who's boss."
Candace ran towards the portal.
"Candace, wait!" Stacy yelled, running after Candace.
"I'll try to keep it open," said Baljeet-2. "But the window is very unstable. Even the slightest disturbance will cause it to collapse."
That's when something came through the portal, causing it to close.
Phineas sighed. "Hey, Candace."
"You two are so…" Candace took a moment to take in her surroundings. "Why are there four of you? Are we inside the mysterious force?"
Phineas wasn't expecting that. "What happened to you while we were gone?"
"And why is everyone suddenly fashionable?"
"What do you mean, 'suddenly'?" asked Isabella-2.
"Seriously, what is this place?" asked Candace.
"Candace, I'm sure you have a lot of questions, but for now, all you need to know is that we need to save Perry," said Phineas. "We'll explain on the way."
Candace noticed her other self.
"Is that me?" she asked. "Damn, I look good."
Everyone prepared to leave, including Phineas-2 and Ferb-2.
"Oh no, you stay here," said Candace-2.
"But we want to help," Phineas-2 argued.
"That's an order!"
Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Candace-2, and the resistance were all on a mine tram heading towards Doof-2's headquarters. Phineas just finished explaining everything to Candace. She needed a moment to process it all.
"So, in this dimension, Perry is a secret agent?" Candace asked.
"No, he's a cyborg in this dimension, he's an agent in our dimension," Phineas corrected, snapping his fingers. "Pay attention."
"I'm sorry that this isn't as easy to follow as you're making it out to be," Candace sarcastically remarked. "And why are we in mine cars again?"
"This is the quickest and safest route to Doof's headquarters," Candace-2 explained. "From there, we go up the ventilation shaft. The detainment center is on level 4."
"And the snack bar's on level 5," Buford-2 added, earning a glare from Candace-2. "If there's time."
Candace-2 sighed. "Typical Buford."
She brought out a staff and hit a nearby lever with it, redirecting the track so they were going in the right direction.
"So if there's another me and another them, there must also be a Jeremy Johnson here too, right?" asked Candace
Candace-2 nodded. "Johnson, Jeremy. Leads a three-man strike team on the north side. Good soldier."
"Good soldier? Is that all you think of him? Don't you think he's cool or…" Candace blushed. "Cute?"
"'Cute' doesn't win the war, kid."
"Oh, but what do you guys do here for fun?"
"Look, 'fun' isn't really on my agenda. You know, since Doofenshmirtz took over the Tri-State Area, even though I was a little girl, I've been focused on one thing only, that he's busted, for good."
"I know, but what about BFF's, or slumber parties, or busting your brothers?"
Candace-2 seemed genuinely offended by that statement. "'Busting my brothers'? I spent every day of my life trying to protect my little brothers. I had to grow up pretty quickly so they wouldn't have to."
"Gee, you make growing up sound like a bad thing."
"It is what it is. I'll do whatever it takes to protect the ones I love."
Right after Candace-2 said that, Phineas-2 and Ferb-2 popped out from under a tarp.
"Aw, thanks sis," Phineas-2 smiled.
"What are you doing here?" Candace-2 asked angrily.
"We're here to help."
"Sir, we're nearing the target," said Isabella-2.
Candace-2 groaned before turning to the boys. "Don't move."
She stuck her staff between the wheels of the cart, making it stop.
"Alright, change of plans," she said as everyone got off. "This is as far as we go."
"We're not gonna help them?" asked Phineas-2.
"No, we're gonna get you two home where it's safe. This isn't our fight, it's theirs, and you two shouldn't have gotten involved. Maybe none of us should've." Candace-2 pushed a button, opening the door. "We're out of here."
Candace-2 had her brothers get back on the cart before pushing it back.
The rest of the gang entered the room.
"I don't remember it being so dark around here," Buford-2 remarked.
That's when a light shone above them all. Robots were surrounding all of them.
"That's because it's a trap," Doof said as he and his other self appeared with Perry on a leash.
"Perry," Phineas said, feeling a wave of guilt flooding him. "We… uh, came to rescue you. So far it's not going as well as we hoped. We didn't have a lot of time to plan something elaborate, but in hindsight, we could've created some sort of diversion at least." He sighed. "Yeah, we could've thought this out more."
Doof-2 laughed. "I got you and your little friends too. Game over, you lose, I win. Mark this the hour of your doom, Perry the Platypus, three…" Doof-2 checked his watch, before stopping himself. "I got one of these watches with just the little hash marks. It doesn't even have the number on it. Let's say it's between 3:30 and 4:00."
Perry remembered what Monogram said earlier about that time period. He pushed a button on his watch, revealing a hologram of Monogram taking a shower.
Everyone covered their eyes so they wouldn't have to see such a disgusting site.
Perry used this distraction to get himself and the rest of the gang out of the room.
Luckily, Candace-2 shut the door before any of the robots could chase after them. They all got in the carts.
"Isabella, start the motor!" Candace-2 ordered.
Isabella-2 did as she was told. The tram sped up.
Unfortunately, the robots were able to burn the door down and fly after them.
"You two, keep your heads down!" Candace-2 ordered her brothers. "This is gonna be close. Alright, let's dance."
She used her staff to take down all the robots.
"Isabella, full throttle!" she ordered.
"It's as far as I can make it," Isabella-2 replied.
Candace-2 saw they were reaching a turn. She got an idea. She switched the track, causing the tram to swerve left. It almost tipped over, but they all managed to keep themselves from falling.
Perry was able to free himself from his leash. He used the leash to grab one of the robots and yank its arm off. Unfortunately, the arm fired a laser on one of the carts, setting it on fire.
To make matters worse, Perry-2 showed up and shot one of the wheels off, making the back cart lean a little.
"We're slowing down, sir!" Isabella-2 shouted.
"Keep it on the floor," Candace-2 ordered.
"It's on the floor! There's too much track! I don't think we're gonna make it!"
Candace-2 realized Isabella-2 was right. "Everybody, get to the front! We need to cut back these…"
Before she could finish, she realized the middle cart had too much fire for the other Flynn-Fletchers to cross. Seeing no other choice, Candace-2 decided to prioritize her own brothers' safety over the others', and disconnected the cart.
"Sorry, you're on your own," she said.
With that, the cart disconnected. Candace-2 and her group made it to the exit, while the rest stayed behind.
"Candace, what are you doing?" Phineas-2 berated.
"My job," Candace-2 replied. "Protecting you two."
"But you just abandoned them."
"That's not our fight."
"We could've all made it."
"Or we could've all been captured, and I wasn't gonna take that chance. These are the tough choices, people. Someone's gotta be the adult here. You two are safe and that's what's important."
"But…"
"End, of, discussion."
No one really agreed with what Candace-2 said. She didn't even agree with herself, but the choice had already been made.
Phineas, Ferb, Candace, and Perry were all captured.
"Now you have no choice but to fix my machine," said Doof-2.
"No," Phineas replied bluntly.
"That's not a choice."
"Excuse me," Candace butted in. "If I may, I'm sorta caught up on the 'Perry's an agent' thing, that's kinda the most normal thing that's happened to me all afternoon, but who exactly are ouy?"
Doof-2 ignored that question and turned back to Phineas. "Fix it!"
Phineas kept his straight face. "NO!"
"Look, I would make myself do it but apparently he's an idiot." Doof-2 gestured to his other self, greatly offending him. "Fix the machine!"
"NO!"
"Fine then! You've forced my hand." Doof-2 brought out a sock-puppet and altered his voice to sound like the puppet was speaking. "Fix the machine!"
Phineas still wouldn't budge.
"Wow, when I was your age, I did anything a puppet told me to," Doof-2 replied.
"How old do you think we are?" Phineas asked.
"I don't know. It's hard to tell with one eye. Anyway, I don't get why you're being so uncooperative. All I want is for you to fix this machine so I can invade and conquer your world and enslave your loved ones."
"That's just it! Why would we do something that would lead to our own self-destruction?"
An idea popped into Doof's head. "Wait, self-destruction. They removed the self-destruct button. I don't know why I put it back in, but…"
Doof quickly rewired the machine, making it work.
"Well, look who became redundant," Doof-2 remarked before turning to Perry-2. "Send them to their doom!"
Perry-2 pointed at Candace, questioningly.
"Yes, even her," Doof-2 replied. "Doom, doom, doom!"
Doof stepped in at the last 'Doom', then said, "Jinx, you owe me three sodas now!"
"Okay, doom for him too," Doof-2 decided.
"But I'm you!" Doof argued.
Doof-2 brought out the sock puppet. "Doom!"
"Wow. If I had a nickel for every time I was doomed by a puppet, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice."
Before anyone knew it, Perry, Phineas, Ferb, Candace, and Doof were carried into a room with a pit of boiling lava at the bottom.
"Welcome, doomed guests!" came Doof-2's voice. "Come on, keep trudging. Doom is that way."
"I would say so far, adulthood gets about a three… out of a hundred," said Candace.
"You know, this may be as good as it gets," said Doof.
The pentet were brought in front of a giant cage.
"Now, for my all-time favorite game," said Doof-2. "Poke the Goozim with a stick surrounded by lava."
A claw removed the tarp covering the cage, revealing the monster trapped inside. The robots poked the monster, angering it. Another robot then dramatically turned the crank, slowly opening the cage.
"Well, I'll be honest, Ferb," said Phineas. "I'm having a hard time putting a positive spin on this. One minute, we're having the best day ever, the next, we're being fed to a monster the size of a two-car garage."
"Well, welcome to my life!" said Doof.
Phineas noticed one of the robot's was carrying keys. He lightly kicked Perry to get his attention. He pointed at the keys.
Perry saw the keys, and used the magnet on his watch to pull the keys towards him. Unfortunately, it pulled the robot towards them too.
The robot grabbed everyone. Ferb managed to climb onto the back and hack its systems. They flew around for a bit until the robot crashed and they fell on top of the cage.
Perry tried to use the keys to unlock his restraints. Sadly, the monster was fully let out of the cage. It let out a roar, causing Perry to drop the keys down to the bottom of the cage.
Perry turned towards the boys and gestured to the keys. They figured out what he was trying to say, so the group climbed down the back of the cage.
"Okay, I personally prefer our dimension," said Candace.
"For once, I can agree with you," Phineas remarked.
The pentet managed to climb to the bottom of the cage. Unfortunately, Doof slipped and started falling towards the lava. Everyone else fell too, until Perry was the only one still holding onto the cage. He accidentally let go of the keys.
The keys landed in Candace's hands.
"Great, now you can free me!" Doof cheered.
Candace glared at Doof. "Are you even paying attention right now?"
Doof realized he was still dangling over the lava. "Right. It can wait."
That's when Phineas heard a noise. He turned and saw it was coming from one of the giant gnome statues.
It was Candace-2. She fired a grappling hook and swung across the lava pit.
"Phineas, catch!" she yelled.
Candace-2 tossed Phineas a remote. He caught it, and realized it was the portal remote.
"Yes!" he cheered before turning to Perry. "Perry, let go."
Perry looked at Phineas like he was crazy.
"Trust me!" Phineas yelled. "Let go!"
Perry seemed reluctant, but he did as he was told. They all started plummeting towards the pit.
Phineas closed his eyes, braced himself, then pushed the button.
Phineas felt himself hit the ground. When he opened his eyes, he saw that he and everyone else were in another dimension. It wasn't their dimension, but it wasn't the second dimension either.
They saw that the monster went through the portal as well, but now it was completely cylindrical. It wriggled away like a worm.
Candace used the keys to unlock her restraints, as well as everyone else's.
They all realized too late that Doof-2's robots were able to follow them through the portal. Phineas shut the portal, but it was too late. Some robots already got in.
Seeing no other choice, the gang made a run for it.
"Guys, follow me!" Phineas yelled. "We're going clockwise!"
Play "Brand New Reality"
The gang went through another portal. This time, Phineas made sure to close the portal before the robots could follow them. Now, their only problem was getting back home.
They realized they were in a dimension where everything was gigantic and they were tiny. Phineas opened a portal, leading them into the next dimension.
If there's no hospitality, just get out of town
You can't be lying on formality and saying, "I guess I'll see you around"
Next, they found themselves in a bubble bath dimension. A child in the bath made a splash, causing them all to fly in the air. Phineas opened another portal in the water, creating a whirlpool that sucked them all in.
You've got no obligations, nothing holding you down
Find a new situation, and say, "I guess I'll see you around"
Then, the group found themselves in space. The only difference was, the planets weren't actual planets. They were just tiny little balls they could balance themselves on.
You've got no time to waste on sentimentality
Get out and find yourself a brand new reality
The next dimension was just like any other dimension, only there was a talking zebra. Candace was the only one to take notice of that.
You need to find yourself a brand new reality
Yeah, I guess I'll see you around
The one after that was a world full of giant floating baby heads.
Sometimes it's appropriate to stop for a snack
If you do, then I hope you get back
I guess I'll see you around
After that, the gang found themselves on top of a crystal chandelier in a fancy restaurant.
Hopping clockwise through dimensions is a dangerous thing
But it seems to help a lot if we sing
And we can sing about a brand new reality
Each dimension they went through was weirder than the last. I can't even describe each and every one.
A brand new reality
Brand new reality
I guess I'll see you around
A brand new reality
Brand new reality
Brand-brand-brand-brand-brand-brand
I guess I'll see you around
End "Brand New Reality"
Isabella, Buford, Baljeet, and Django were just sitting in the park trying to entertain themselves. Django happened to bring his paint set with him, so he suggested they could play a game of 'Guess the Painting'.
That's when a portal appeared and Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Perry, and some pharmacist they didn't know came out.
"Wait, I think this is it!" said Phineas.
"Where have you guys been?" asked Isabella.
"Oh, it's a long story."
Before Phineas could explain, though, they heard something coming from the roof of the 'Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated' building. They turned and saw the roof was opening up.
A huge portal opened, and a whole army of robots flew out of it.
"Why's there a portal in the sky?" asked Isabella.
"What's with the robot army?" Buford added.
"Why is Perry wearing a hat?" Baljeet mentioned.
"And who is the pharmacist?" Django finished.
"Scientist!" Doof corrected.
"We don't have time to explain," said Phineas. "But we need to stop that robot army before they take over the Tri-State Area!"
That's when Monogram called Perry.
"Agent P," he said. "All of our agents are currently being overwhelmed by the sheer number of robots coming into our dimension. You must get to Doof's headquarters and stop him."
"Aye-aye, sir," Phineas said, having heard Monogram.
"Oh no, you need to go home where it's safe."
"With all due respect, we've been through a lot together. We're basically a team now."
"Nope, too dangerous, and our insurance won't cover it. Tell them, Agent P."
Perry sadly took off his locket, gave it to Phineas, saluted, then left.
Phineas sighed sadly. "I guess this is what I get for snapping at him. Hey, where's Doctor D?"
Doof ran to his apartment building. He realized he forgot his keys, so he called one of his neighbors.
"Hello, Mrs. Thompson?" he said. "It's your neighbor, Heinz. I lost my keys. Can you buzz me in?"
"Who?"
Doof realized this was gonna take a while.
Candace-2 found herself locked in a cell.
"This is just beautiful," she said to herself. "I decide to do the right thing, and I end up in a cell. Well, at least my brothers are safe. What lesson am I supposed to be learning here?"
That's when someone or something broke down the door. A figure entered, revealing himself to be a blonde boy about a year older than Candace-2.
"I'm Jeremy Johnson, and I'm here to rescue you," he said.
"Johnson, Jeremy?" Candace-2 asked.
"Yes sir, and I picked up a couple of new recruits."
The recruits in question were none other than Phineas-2 and Ferb-2.
"We found a way to bypass the entire security grid," Phineas-2 explained. "It was cool."
"You brought my little brothers?!" Candace-2 yelled. "You should be ashamed of yourself, soldier!"
"I didn't know they were your brothers!" Jeremy-2 defended. "But I should have. They're smart and courageous, like you."
Candace-2 blushed at that statement. "You think I'm smart and courageous."
Jeremy-2 blushed as well. "Well, yeah, uh, sir." He quickly got serious. "We should really get out of here while we can. Most of the Normbots are in the other dimension. We can slip away pretty easily."
"The Normbots are in the other dimension? This isn't the time to escape, this is the time to move!"
"Yes sir," the boys replied.
"And boys," Candace-2 addressed her brothers specifically. "Thanks for rescuing me. I'm really proud of both of you."
The three hugged each other.
Stacy had just finished constructing a shrine for the mysterious force.
"Oh, mysterious force, I'm really sorry for not believing in you," she cried. "Please bring back Candace."
"Oh, hi Stacy," said a voice.
Stacy turned and saw Candace was back. She got a little cocky. "I also want a car!"
Phineas and Ferb were sulking in the kitchen.
"I really want to help Perry," said Phineas. "But then again, I understand why he wants me out of it. It's what I get for yelling at him."
That's when he felt a vibration coming from his pocket. He took out the locket to reveal that's what was vibrating.
He walked into the living room. The locket vibrated faster.
"It's a homing device," Phineas realized.
The vibration was strongest when the locket was close to the mirror. Ferb removed the mirror to reveal a hatch.
"Shall we?" he asked.
The boys let the current suck them in.
They found themselves in a lair under the house. Phineas remembered it as the lair he and Ferb stumbled across earlier in the summer.
"So this is Perry's lair," he assumed. "That explains a lot of things, like how small that flying car was."
"Welcome, Phineas and Ferb," said a voice on the computer. "Please insert the key."
The computer pointed to where the key needed to be inserted. The keyhole was oddly-shaped.
"Wait a minute," Phineas realized.
Phineas took out the locket and inserted it into the keyhole. It fit perfectly.
"Phineas and Ferb, this message is top secret for your ears only," said the computer. "If you are hearing this, the Tri-State Area is at emergency alert level Alpha Red. Agent P needs your help. He knows you two are the only ones capable of helping him because you two are the only ones capable of creating these."
A large door behind them opened. Lasers fired in all directions, 3D-printing every little thing they did that summer.
The rollercoaster.
The treehouse robots.
Even the anti-gravity machine.
"Wait, Perry replicated everything we did this summer?" Phineas asked. "That means he didn't miss out on everything." He cried a little bit as he continued. "He trusted us after all. Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today. We're gonna save the Tri-State Area."
Some of the OWCA agents managed to hide. They waited for the right moment, and they ambushed the robots.
Unfortunately, the robots were stronger than they expected. They all got the upper hand pretty quickly.
Luckily, Perry stepped in. One of the robots tried to shoot him, but he dodged every attack, making the robot shoot its comrades instead.
Then another robot grabbed Perry by the neck and pinned him to the wall. It was about to finish the job when…
A baseball flew towards the robot. It hit the robot's head several times until it was completely bashed.
Phineas appeared with his baseball gun in hand. He summoned the ball back to him.
Perry ran towards Phineas and hugged him tightly.
"Perry, I'm sorry for what I said earlier," Phineas apologized. "I was angry and I acted rashly, and I shouldn't have…"
Perry held Phineas' hand, assuring that he wasn't gonna hold it against him.
That's when Ferb showed up in roller skates. He fired his own baseball gun, taking down some more robots.
Isabella came next, flying like she was Supergirl. She got the robots to fly towards her, then she flew out of the way at the last second, making them hit each other.
Buford and Baljeet then came riding a platy-posterior.
"Heads up!" Buford shouted. "Platy-posterior coming through!"
After that, Django appeared and sprayed more robots with a big bucket of paint. The paint short-circuited them.
Then, Candace and Stacy showed up in giant treehouse mechs.
"Now this is what I call busting!" Candace cheered.
Candace and Stacy made their robots fist-bump.
Other kids from throughout the Tri-State Area showed up controlling other inventions of the boys.
"Alright, everyone, let's kick some robot chassi!" said Phineas.
That's when Love Handel showed up.
"Hey Phineas, is there anything we can do?" asked Danny.
"Yeah," Phineas replied. "Musical accompaniment!"
"You got it."
Play "Robot Riot"
The heroes charged into battle.
Love Handel:
We're gonna kick some robot chassis
So you better tell your robot nation
To say a robot prayer, 'cause you better prepare
For an automaton annihilation
Isabella flew towards city hall. One of the robots already hung a flag of Doof-2 on top of it, so she simply pulled it off and dropped the flag on some robots.
You think you're gonna take us down?
Well, mechanical man, you just try it
You're gonna ride that rail out of town
This is a robot riot
I think I know what you mean
This is a robot riot
Buford used the platy-posterior tail to whack some robots down.
I'm gonna break you down and sell you for metal
But I'll keep enough to build myself a trampoline
'Cause your mama was a blender and your dad was just a washing machine
This is a robot riot
Perry, Phineas, and Ferb both fired their baseball guns. They took down plenty of robots, then they high-fived.
I'm gonna break you up, I'm gonna break you down
I'm gonna take you to a chop shop downtown
You know that you'll be dreading this android armageddon
I think you better check your fluids 'cause I know you're sweating
Candace and Stacy rammed their robots against each other, sandwiching some robots.
You know you're gonna lose and sing the robot blues
You'll blow a fuse and take a robot snooze
I will deactivate you because I kinda hate you
Don't want to beat around the bush
We're gonna decimate you, this is a robot riot
Django created a painting to distract some robots. They were so confused trying to figure out what it was that their brains literally went dead.
And the painting was just a grassy hill on a sunny day.
Oh man, it's on
I'm gonna rip you up and put you back together
In a new configuration just to mow my lawn
'Cause your sister is a fridge and you know your light is always on
This is a robot riot
End "Robot Riot"
No matter how many the heroes destroyed, the robots just kept coming.
"We gotta do something about that portal," said Phineas.
Perry fired his grapple to the roof of the building. Phineas took his hand, and they both flew to the top.
They both hid to make sure Doof-2 wouldn't see them. They tried to sneak attack him, but Perry-2 got in the way. He grabbed both of them and threw them to the ground, making Phineas drop his baseball gun.
Perry handed Phineas his grapple gun, and gestured that he deal with the portal. Phineas nodded and headed towards the portal. Perry stayed behind to hold off his other self.
Phineas tried to grapple towards the portal. Unfortunately, Doof-2 saw him and threw a disc, cutting the rope.
Phineas safely landed on the couch. Doof-2 approached him.
"I just about had enough of you," he said.
Phineas remembered Perry peed on this couch earlier. He grabbed the pee-stained cushion and hit Doof in the face with it.
The two Perrys fought each other. They were both evenly matched, though each punch Perry landed did hurt his fist a little.
After a while, Perry-2 shoved Perry into the closet. He came out wearing his own metal armor. He shoved his other self against the wall. Perry-2 landed another punch, but this time, it actually hurt his fist instead.
When Candace and Stacy crashed their mechs, they realized all they could do now was run.
"I was wrong, Stacy, about everything," Candace admitted. "I'm not a grown-up. I can't control mysterious forces, and I can't even get my mom to see what my brothers are doing." An idea popped into her head. "That's it! I can't get my mom to see what my brothers are doing!"
Candace ran off. Stacy just stood there, confused.
"Candace, where are you going?" she asked.
"I'm gonna 'try' and bust my brothers to my Mom!" Candace explained. "And I am gonna fail!"
Candace reached the movie theater. She saw her parents were the only ones in the theater. A bunch of robots were flying around them, but neither of them were paying attention.
"Pss, Mom," she whispered.
"Candace, what are you doing here?" asked Linda.
"You gotta come outside and see what the boys are doing!"
"I can't leave now. The girl is about to forgive the guy for the cliche misunderstanding. Well, after she battles these robots."
"This 3D is amazing," Lawrence remarked.
Ferb took down another robot.
"Ferb, we'll keep the fight going," Isabella said. The anti-gravity allowing her to fly had worn off by this point, but that didn't mean she was backing down. "Go help Phineas!"
Ferb nodded. He grabbed a couple of plungers, found one of the platypults, and launched himself. He didn't reach the roof, but that's what the plungers were for. He used them to climb the rest of the way up.
Phineas threw the food from the buffet table towards Doof-2. When he ran out of food, he ran off.
Doof-2 tried to whack Phineas with a lamp. Phineas dodged each attack. Doof-2 inadvertently hit a control panel.
The robots froze in place. Doof-2 hit the panel again, making the robots start moving again.
"Wait, that's what's controlling the robots," Phineas realized. "I don't need to close the portal. I just need to destroy the dish, but how?"
Phineas realized his baseball gun was still on the floor. He tried to grab it.
Unfortunately, Doof-2 beat him to it.
"Not so fast," he laughed, pointing the gun at Phineas. "You know, all that's going to happen from you guys coming up here is that I get to have a second platyborg, and maybe even a boyborg. Try saying that five times fast."
Perry-2 swung his tail. The spiky end damaged Perry's armor. He realized it was useless now, so he took it off.
Perry then shoved his other self, making his tail grab onto a turkey from the buffet table. Perry-2 tried and failed to get it off. Perry couldn't help but chuckle.
Perry-2 did not take kindly to that. He shoved Perry to the ground and pinned him there. Unfortunately for him, Perry tickled his other self's weak spot, causing his tail to jolt and for the turkey to cover his face.
Perry then shoved his other self. Perry-2's tail hit a socket, causing him to get electrocuted.
Perry put on his hat, then he noticed Phineas was cornered.
"You know," said Doof-2. "You've been a thorn on my side all day long. Well, that's gonna end right now."
Perry noticed a baseball bat on the floor. He grabbed it and tossed it to Phineas.
Phineas caught the bat. When Doof fired the baseball, Phineas swung the bat. He hit the ball and sent it flying towards the panel. The ball destroyed the panel, making all the robots collapse.
"Mom, if you care one iota about me, your family, and your home, you'll come outside right now!" Candace demanded.
"Well, I guess I could use some more popcorn," Linda relented.
"Awesome, come on!"
Candace grabbed Linda's hand and carried her out of the theater.
Ferb just made it to the roof.
"Ferb, I just hit the best home run ever!" Phineas said.
Ferb gave a thumbs-up.
That's when the ground shook. A platform rose to reveal a large Doof-mech.
"Tremble before me!" Doof-2 shouted. "I have one last trick up my sleeve!"
He revealed that he was actually on the arm of the robot.
"I hope you have your 3D glasses, 'cause I'm coming at you!" he shouted.
He prepared to punch the boys and send them flying across the Tri-State Area.
"Hey!" a voice shouted.
Doof-2 stopped himself right before he could punch anyone. Everyone turned to see the other Doof had just arrived.
"Do you mind?" asked Doof-2. "Can't you see I'm busy?"
"I have something for you," Doof replied. He went into his pocket to reveal a toy train. "I told you I never lost it."
Doof-2 got off of his mech and took the toy.
"Choo-choo, it is you!" he cried. "Heart melting, backstory resolving, evil diminishing. You know, I don't know what I was thinking with the whole 'evil robot' thing. Actually, it's embarrassing. Let me clean this up."
Doof-2 revealed he did have a self-destruct button, only it was a remote, and not on the robots themselves.
"Ah, you," Doof teased.
Doof-2 pushed the button. All the robots disappeared right then and there.
Candace and Linda came out of the theater.
"Do I even need to say 'there's nothing there' anymore?" asked Linda.
"Mom, you can say it all you want!" Candace replied. "There's nothing there! Woo! I saved the world! You can go back to your movie now."
Linda just sighed and went back inside the theater.
"You know, we're totally cool now," said Doof-2. "I'm just gonna return home and live out the rest of my days with my choo-choo."
He walked through the portal and found himself back home…
Only to be welcomed back by the entire resistance. They all surrounded him and carried him away.
"You know, my crimes against humanity had completely slipped my mind," he realized.
Candace met up with the boys.
"Hey, did you guys just see that?" she asked. "I saved Danville!"
Candace-2 and the resistance came through the portal.
"Good job, soldier," Candace-2 complimented.
"So, what are you gonna do now?" asked Candace.
"Wow, I haven't thought about anything but busting Doofenshmirtz for years. I don't know."
"Well, I know what interests I'd pursue." Candace pointed at Jeremy-2.
Candace-2 smiled. "I'll take that into consideration. What about you, Candace?"
"After all of this, I'm gonna give myself a little more time to be young. It's not a bad place to be."
"You know what? Me too."
The two Candaces hugged each other.
"Hey, I just wanted to thank you for telling us all about summer," Phineas-2 told his other self. "You know, opening our horizons, and teaching Ferb how to play guitar."
Ferb-2 showed he was already a pro at guitar.
That's when Perry-2 finally recovered from his electric shock. While it helped, it wasn't until he saw his owners for the first time in forever when he was finally broken out of his evil programming. He assumed his normal pose and chattered.
"Hey, it's our Perry!" Phineas-2 smiled.
He and Ferb-2 hugged Perry-2, crying their eyes out.
"Is there room for one more?" Candace-2 asked.
The boys allowed her to join the group hug.
Everyone else watched and cried themselves.
"Hey, uh, sorry that he's mostly metal now," Phineas apologized, ruining the moment.
"Are you kidding?" Phineas-2 reacted. "That makes him even cooler! Thanks guys."
With that, the second dimension gang walked back through the portal. Perry-2 stopped to salute his other self before joining the rest.
Once everyone was back in their dimension, Ferb shut the portal.
"Man, this has been the greatest day ever," said Phineas. "Imagine how much more fun we can have knowing you're a secret agent."
That's when Monogram and Carl showed up.
"Yes, the next fifteen minutes should be a real hoot," said Monogram. "Of course, Agent P will be sent away forever."
"What?" Phineas reacted.
"Didn't he give you a pamphlet?"
"We threw it away."
Monogram turned towards Carl. "Does anyone read those things?"
"I tried to warn you, sir," Carl replied bluntly.
"Kids, I'm sorry, but now that Agent P's cover has been blown, you'll never be allowed to see him again," Monogram told the kids.
"Oh, that's why you didn't tell us," Phineas realized. "God, I feel like a moron for lashing out at you. So, we'll never see Perry again? There has to be another way."
"Sorry, Phineas, but it isn't safe. You know too much."
"Wait, maybe there is another way," Carl suggested. "What about Doctor Doofenshmirtz's Amnesianator?"
"I never built an Amnesianator," said Doof. "I think I'd remember building something like that."
"That could work," said Monogram. "But you'd all have to agree with it."
"So our choice is to forget the best day ever, forget the biggest adventure we ever had, and forget meeting Agent P, or keep our memories and never see Perry again?" Phineas asked.
Ferb comfortingly held Phineas' shoulder. "Well, we've had a lot of great days, and we'll have even more great days in the future, but we only have one Perry."
Everyone else agreed.
With that, Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Isabella, Buford, Baljeet, Django, Stacy, Doof, and the Fireside Girls were all rallied together at the OWCA organization. They needed to wait a bit for Carl to get things ready.
Phineas and Ferb decided to take the time to have one last moment with Perry.
"Hey buddy," said Phineas. "Ferb and I wanted to say our goodbyes. You know, we thought we'd finally met the real you when we found out you were a secret agent, but the fact is, you were always the real you. You are now, and always have been, a great pet and an amazing friend, and I can't believe it took me this long to fully realize that. We love you, pal."
Phineas and Ferb both hugged Perry.
Candace approached them.
"Is there room for one more?" she asked.
The boys allowed her to join the group hug.
Carl noticed tears forming around Monogram's eyes. "Sir, are you crying?"
"No, I'm sweating through my eyes," Monogram lied.
"Alright sir, we're ready," Phineas said.
Phineas, Ferb, and Candace rejoined the others. Perry assumed his platypus position and walked out of everyone's sight.
An idea randomly came to Isabella's mind. "Major Monogram, we're gonna forget all of today, right?"
"Yes, that's the plan," Monogram replied.
"Good."
Isabella pulled Phineas close and kissed him on the lips.
"Isabella, what…?" Phineas reacted.
At that moment, he felt confused, angry, nervous, but at the same time, he enjoyed the kiss.
"Hit it, Carl!" Isabella shouted.
"Wait, wait!" Phineas yelled.
But by then, it was too late. The inator already went off. It hit Phineas, Isabella, and everyone that witnessed the event, except for Monogram, Carl, and Perry.
Later that night, Perry went into his lair. He made sure the coast was clear. Once he was sure, he took the camera out of his hat and connected it to his computer.
A pop up appeared which read, 'Import Photos?' Perry selected 'Yes'.
Play "Taking Care of Things"
The first photo that appeared was one of Phineas and Ferb trapping Perry-2 in a parachute.
Now me and my bro, we're taking care of things
We're from a pair of jokers to a couple of kings
The second picture showed him and the boys sneaking a 'Reboot Me' sign onto a Normbot on the way to the house of the other Phineas and Ferb.
It goes to show you never know just what a shuffle brings
Me and my bro, we're taking care of things
The third picture was one of the boys singing to their alternate selves what summer was all about.
That's right, we're bros, we're brothers, different father and mother
But don't you diss or slam or slight us, we look after one another
The fourth picture showed the cart chase, and Candace-2 fighting off the Normbots.
'Cause we're thicker than thieves and we're cooler than kings
Yeah you better believe we're taking care of things
The fifth picture was of when the gang was about to be fed to the two-car-garage-sized monster.
I'll tell you up front that I've got your back
And I know that you've got mine
The sixth picture was of the robot riot.
As long as we stick together side by side
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine
The seventh picture showed the group hug he shared with Phineas, Ferb, and Candace before the memory wipe.
Now me and my bro, we're taking care of things
We're from a pair of jokers to a couple of kings
The last picture showed the kiss Isabella was able to sneak in before Carl activated the Anesianator.
It goes to show you never know just what a shuffle brings
Me and my bro, we're taking care of things
When the computer asked if he wanted to save the photos, Perry selected 'Yes'.
End "Taking Care of Things"
A.N.
This took me quite a while to write. I literally skipped two meals so this wouldn't take me two days to write. I know it isn't healthy for me, but hey, at least I can say I (hopefully) lost a few pounds by doing that.
So, like I said at the top, I felt Across the Second Dimension would make a fitting 50th-episode special. I hope y'all can agree with me on that front.
Since I made Django a member of the main gang in this version, I felt it was only fitting to show what the second-dimension version of Django would've been like. I never really planned what to do with him until I started writing this chapter, so I decided to make Django be kind of an artist in the resistance. For example, he's the one that makes the wild parsnip topiary. Recently, I realized I haven't really explored that bit about Django's character in this story outside of his debut episode. I plan to do that in at least one more episode down the line.
One main gripe I had with this movie was the fact Dan and Swampy felt the need to cut out a lot of good moments, mainly the Mysterious Force song and the scenes with Vanessa. To fix that, I decided to put those scenes back in there.
Another thing I didn't really like was Doof-2's backstory. I mean, he only turns evil because he lost his favorite toy one day? It's clear this backstory was only intended as a funny gag. I like funny gags as much as the next guy (if I didn't, I would've gotten rid of every running gag in the show, but I didn't), but this isn't the place for one of those. Doof-2 is supposed to be a worse version of our Doof, but I personally can't believe he got THAT evil because he just lost a toy. To fix that, I made it so Doof-2's parents were even worse than our Doof's parents, having the nurses cut out one of his eyes just because he has heterochromia (which would also explain why he's missing an eye), and straight-up confiscating his toy train for no reason other than they don't want him to have nice things.
The main thing I wanted to change was Phineas' behavior towards Perry. While I wasn't a fan of how Phineas acted when I watched the movie for the first time, looking back, Phineas' behavior was completely understandable, even if he was in the wrong. I decided to explore that conflict a little more by having Phineas completely snap at Perry and wanting to leave him for dead, only for Ferb to step in and call out his idiocy, leading to an argument between them.
Sadly, the gang did lose their memories in the end. I know a lot of people didn't like that aspect, but I personally believe it makes sense. If they kept their memories of the events, it would've changed a lot of things about the story. I felt the memory wipe needed to happen so the story can keep going without any major disruptions.
Sure, it does get rid of any and all character development that could've been gained from this episode (except maybe for Perry), but hey, there's still plenty of summer for our characters to relearn their lessons, and ACTUALLY remember them.
Thanks for reading.