Author Note: The Disney Television Animation characters are in their characters self instead of their Chib-self)
(The story opens with a flashback to 4 years ago... at Phineas is ordering a coffee.)
Phineas: Can I get a halfcaff Americano please?
Girl:(To Phineas)Good choice. I mean, I'm no coffee expert, but I gotta say; I think this place has the best Dark Roast in town.
(Takes a sip of coffee)
Phineas: No arguments here. This is one of my favorite coffee spots.
Girl:Yeah, I love stopping here and then going to the record shop down the street.
Phineas:I know the one! The owner's super chill and they have a huge "Down-Tempo Electronica" section.
Girl: Wait, you like"Down-Tempo Electronica"? Me too!
Phineas: Wow! Cool!
Girl:(Offering to shake hands)I'm Isabella , by the way.
Phineas:(Shakes hands with Isabella )Phineas.
Isabella: Um, do you maybe wanna head over there with me after a coffee?
Phineas: Yeah, sure.
(Cut to the City Record Shop)
Isabella: Everyone says the Photon's Forming is Stereo Fighters' best album, but Tripdic Lullaby is my favorite.
Phineas: Me too!
(Both laugh. Cut to the aquarium.)
Isabella: Whoa, this is so cool.
Phineas: Yeah, there's something about watching animals that makes me feel really peaceful.
Isabella: Yeah... me too.
(Cut to Buffalo Wild Wings)
Isabella: Whoa! This is like the worst thing I've ever tasted.
Phineas: Yeah! Me too!
(Cut back to the Cafe)
Phineas (continued):Today was really fun! I never met anyone I had so much in common with.
Isabella:Me too! I mean, me either.
Phineas:(Blushing)Umm...do you wanna hang out again sometime?
Isabella:Ye-ah!(Realizes something)Oh, well, I'd really like to, but I'm leaving the country tomorrow. I'm going to be studying in Prague. I'd give you my number, but I don't have a cellphone.
Phineas:Hey, me too!
(They both sadden)
Isabella:(Notices a stack of postcards, picks one up)I have an idea. In four years, when I'm back in the states, I'll send this postcard to you. If we're both single, we'll meet up and pick up where we left off. How's that?
Phineas:That seems like the most logical way to stay in touch.
Isabella:(Gives the postcard to Phineas)Here, write your address.
(He does so)
Phineas:I hope I see you in four years.
Isabella:Me too.
(they both hold hands. We are then shown the 'present' day. Phineas, along with Star Luz,Cricket and Kevin are at the Snack over to them)
Dipper: Star! Luz! Another issue of glitter Weekly Magazine came today, which I distinctly remember telling you not to get sent here. They're flooding the mailbox!
Luz: Relax, man. It's natural.
Star: Luz's right. It's not healthy to hold it in.
Dipper:(sighs) Just cancel it already!
Cricket:Yo, is my tax return in there?
Dipper:No, but Phineas this came for you. (Phineas takes the busted card) Now, all of you, stop eating donuts and get back to work! (walks away)
Phineas:(reading the card)"Let's meet..." (suddenly gasps)
Cricket: What is it?
Phineas: It's the postcard from Isabella!
Cricket: Whoa!
Star: Who's Isabella?
Phineas: Only the coolest girl I ever met! Four years ago we made a promise to meet when she was done with school in Prague, and now she's back!
Cricket:Nice bro, nice.
Star:Yeah, that's really awesome.
Luz:So when are you gonna see her?
Phineas:Oh, uhh, (takes a look at the postcard) uhh...uhh...wait! I don't know! I can't read anything else on the card! It's too busted up! What am I gonna do?!
Cricket:Whoa, bro. Don't worry. We just need to take a better look. Let's take it inside.
Phineas:Uhh...uhh...okay, yeah.
(cut to the gangs at the magic kingdom )
Cricket: Uhh...okay. So, how about...(tries looking at different angles of the postcard) I got nothing.
Luz:Dude, what happened to it? It looks like it was in someone's mouth.
Star: (takes the postcard) I don't know. I can't tell with all these change of address stamps.
Phineas: Oh, yeah. I moved around a lot. It probably got stuck in the postal system for a while.
(Star gives the postcard to Luz.)
Luz:Well, I think the first part is:"Dear...Dear Phineas"?
Star:Uh, yeah. I think we got that part.
Luz:"I'm something something, something somethiiiiing you! Best wishes, Isabella."
Cricket: Ugh! Thanks for getting us nowhere.
Star: Here. (Luz gives the postcard back to Star.) Let me try to flatten it out. (flattens the postcard on the table and flips it over.) Hey, there's more writing! (everyone comes over to see)"Let's meet between 6 & 7pm on March 20th."
Phineas: March 20?
(He checks his watch. The time is 21 to 4pm, and the day is, of course, March 20. He gasps and look at the calender. The first 19 days of the month have been crossed off, marking today the 20th. )
Man:(on TV) It's gonna be an awesome March 20! This March 20 get double thumbs up all the way baby! Wooo! It's March 20!
Star:Turn off the TV!
Luz: Oh, sorry. (turns off TV.)
Phineas: Today is March 20!
Star:I hate to say it, (holds up postcard) but we might not be able to figure this out.
Phineas:Then I'll just have to find someone who can.
(Cut to the City police station. Ferb leads the gangs and his brother down the hallways.)
Ferb: These are some of the best forensic guys I know. If they can't decipher the letter, no one can.
Phineas:I really appreciate you help me out.
Ferb: Don't thank me yet. While they're the best forensic guys I know, they're also the best chop-busting guys I know. If you want their help, you're gonna have to chop-bust 'em right back. (enters a room with two men) Hey, Baljeet! Buford!
Baljeet:Hey yo!
Buford: Ferb! Gimme six! (laughs) Just bustin' your chops!
Ferb:(nodding) You guys...
Baljeet:So, Low, what's with all the clowns? (chuckles) Is the circus in town or something?! (he and Buford laugh)Just busting your chops.
Ferb:Ah, this is my brother Phineas and his friends. They need your help reading letters on a postcard.
Buford: Need help reading, huh?
Baljeet and Buford: You guys try opening your eyes?! Eh! (chuckle) Just busting your chop! Eh! Eh! Eh! (chuckle again)
Star:Well, we can't read it 'cause the card's all busted up.
Baljeet:Oh, it's the card that's all busted up, huh? Are you sure it's not yourface?!
Star:(pointing at Baljeet)That's pretty big talk coming from someone that looks likeyou!
Luz:Yeah! Did your mom dress you this morning?
Buford: Sorry, shortstuff, but you must be at least (puts his hand somewhere shorter than Luz)this tall to enter the conversation! (he and Baljeet laugh and give each other multiple Phineas. Luz snarls.)
Cricket: Alright, not bad. Hey Baljeet, how'd you grow a moustache on your butt? Oh, wait, that's your face! Ehhhh!
Baljeet: Well, since you're looking out for me, I gotta tell ya, that you should that lawn mower you've been lettin' cut your hair!
(Short silence)
Phineas: You two just bust chops on guys who have no power so they're invulnerable to your chop-busting. But really you're just a couple of disc jockeys who haven't seen any real action since you left the academy. (Baljeet and Buford are shocked.) Hahaha, just bustin' your chops!
Baljeet:(suddenly stands up) You've gone too far!
Buford: You can't talk to an officer like that!
Phineas:I mean...I... I thought...
Buford:Get on the ground, dirt bag!
(Phineas lies face down on the floor.)
Phineas:Sorry, sorry! (looks up) Uh, is this okay, or-
Baljeet:Did we say you could move?!
Phineas:Oh no, sir! Sorry, sir!
Baljeet:Put your hands where I can see 'em!
(Phineas reveals his arms. Baljeet and Buford look at each other. They chuckle again.)
Baljeet and Buford: Just bustin' your chops!
(Phineas starts chuckling, followed by Luz and Cricket. He stand back up.)
Phineas: Alright, you got me.
Baljeet:You guys can bust chops with the best of 'em. So, let's see that letter.
(Baljeet takes the letter, and he and Buford proceed with the analysation process. They receive a printed piece of paper from the machine.)
Phineas: What does it say? Where am I supposed to meet her?
Buford:I hate to tell you kid, but that's the one thing we can't make out. (hands the paper to Phineas, who starts reading it.)
Phineas:"Dear Phineas, I hope you remember our promise we made four years ago. I back in the states and would love to see you. If you're still single, let meet at Brick Oven Pizza on . If you don't show, I'l assume you've found someone else"? "Best wishes, Isabella".(drops the paper) Oh, no! If I don't show up tonight she'll think I'm not interested! (grabs Cricket) I'll never see her again!
Cricket:Keep it together, bro! (to Baljeet and Buford) Come on, man. There's gotta be something else you can do.
Buford:There area few more tests we could run, but they'll take some time.
Phineas:Time? I don't have time! (seeing the clock) It's almost six o' clock!
Ferb: Cool it, big bro! Look, Brick Oven Pizza'sa chain and there are only a few in the area. We'll start checking them while Baljeet and Buford run the tests. One way or another, we're gonna find her.
Star:You can do it.
Luz:Yeah, man. We'll help you.
Phineas:Thanks, guys.
Ferb:Alright, let's roll!
(The search starts off with Luz marking the chain restrarantsof Brick Oven Pizza on a map. Ferb, his brother and the gangs drive off in his cop car. Luz directs Ferb to the first chain, simply called Brick Oven Fives goes to check, but Isabella is not , he goes back to the car.A call call comes through the walkie talkie from Baljeet, telling them Buford worked through the postcard, and discovered the restuarant is called Brick Oven Pizzanini. At this point, Luz crosses out the Brick Oven Pizza restaurants and marks the Pizzanini ones. It is now quarter past six, and Ferb has driven straight to the first Brick Oven Pizzanini. Phineas comes out, and with a nod, confirms Isabella isn't there either. They head straight to the next chain, and the guys are sad that Isabella isn't at this chain. Back at the station, Buford has further an alysed and printed out something interesting for Baljeet to see. It turns out the restaurant is called Mama's Famous Brick Oven Pizzanini. Buford passes this onto the guys, who take note of it. Phineas check the time worriedly, and it is roughly 23 to 7pm. They stop at a few more chains, and Ferb continues driving. Phineas is more worried.)
Luz:Aaah! Why are they all chain restaurants?
(A call comes in.)
Buford: Hey,I think we got something.
Ferb:(picks up the walkie-talkie) What's the sitch?
Buford:We got another word: Seven. "Mama's Famous Brick Oven Pizzanini on Seven".
Phineas:Seven? You think it's on Seventh Street?
Luz:There's one on Seventh Street in Magnolia!
Ferb: On it!
(He starts the accelerator, drives up to that restaurant, and parks. The guys get out and run up to the door. Star pounds on it, but it won't open.)
Phineas:It's locked!
Cricket:(noticing a sign) Ugh, it says they're fumigating this week.
Luz:Aw, sick!
Phineas:Now what am I gonna do? Guh! (pounds the door) No! (starts repeatedly knocking on the door) Isabellaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
(The gangs are shocked and try to get a hold of Phineas.)
Star: Phineas, take it easy!
Luz: She's not in there, man!
Cricket: She would've waited outside if this was the place!
(Phineas stops knocking and breathes heavily. The guys let go of him.)
Star:Sorry, dude. It's just not the right one.
Ferb:Guys, come here!
(Cut yo inside the cop car, where everyone listens in on a call.)
Baljeet:Alright, we finally got the whole line. She's waiting at: Mama Famous Brick Oven Pizzanini on 7- Goh! Oh man, my chest!
Buford:Oh no, he's having a heart attack! Somebody call a doctor!
(Star, Luz ,Cricket and Phineas gasp.)
Phineas: No! Not now!
(Everyone suddenly glares as they hear Baljeet laughing.)
Baljeet: Eh, just bustin' your chops!(The guys groan)But seriously, it's 'Grain'. "Mama's Famous Brick Oven Pizzanini on Seven Grain".
(They all look at each other.)
Star, Luz and Cricket: Oh yeah!
Cricket:That place is in the shopping centre across town.
(We notice the time in the cop car is 10 to 7.)
Star:But there's only 10 minutes left! We won't make it with the traffic!
Ferb:(with a serious tone) Guess I better start flooring it then.
(He puts his car in acceleration and continues driving though the city, cutting through the traffic.)
Cricket:(pointing)There's the exit!
(Ferb takes the exit and makes a turn, only to find more traffic.)
Luz:How are we gonna get past this?!
(Ferb looks round and see the mall.)
Ferb: Looks like we're gonna have to cut through the mall.
Phineas:But isn't that illegal?
Ferb:(serious tone) Not when you're a cop it isn't. (suddenly makes a break through the mall as Phineas screams. The people at the mall clear the way.) Remain calm, citizens! Routine procedure!
(As he reaches the end of the mall, the gangs scream as he breaks through the door and smashes into a fire hydrant. He groans.)
Cricket:There it is! (We are shown the exact restaurant) There's still time, bro!
(Phineas comes out of the car, picks up a bouquet of roses, and heads for the restuarant. He opens the door to find a whole bunch of people staring at him. He notices an empty seat with change and a cup on the table, indicaing Isabella was there. He heads back to the guys, who are waiting for him.)
Phineas:They said she was there, but it's past 7 now. I was too late.
Buford:(via walkie takie)Guys, we found more to the note. It says, "P.S. One of my buttcheeks gained 600 pounds, and now I have to wear special pants." (laughs) Just bustin your-
Ferb: Dude, not the time.
Buford: Sorry.
Cricket: Look, Phineas, I'm sorry you-
Phineas:Thanks, but, I just wanna be alone right now. (walk off)
Luz:We're still gonna get Pizzanini's, right? (Star punches her) Oww!
(Cut to Phineas going down the street, throwing away his roses along the way. He notices the Cafe, where he and Isabella first met. He heads inside.)
Phineas:Can I get a half caff Americano?
Isabella:(approaching Phineas) Good choice. That's my favorite.
Phineas:Isabella!
Phineas:I didn't know where you were! /
Isabella:I thought you weren't coming.
Phineas:I wasn't sure what to do, and I just wound up here.
Isabella:Me too.
(They both smile and hold hands. Camera zooms out on the two.)
(The End)