fandom: Phineas and Ferb
characters: Perry, Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Animal Agents, Dr. Doof, Major Monogram, Isabella
rating: T or PG-13
summary: Perry is upset that the boys don't remember, so he confiscates an unused blueprint of a rememberinator from his nemesis's house. Also, LOVEMUFFIN has now amped up their game and are after the agents of the Tri-State area! Why?
genre: friendship/family
author's note: Setting is after the movie, Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension, and has references to it, so if you haven't seen the movie, and want to, don't read unless you want to.
(With Phineas, After His Capture)
"A whole army of robots and we can't capture one little platypus?!" the evil leader shouted in his English accent, causing Phineas to smile, as they watched Perry, Pinky and Ferb fly away in the hovercar. "No matter, bring me the child. He might be of some use."
The robot holding Phineas started moving through the mass of robots and scientists and then down a dark hallway. At the end was an open doorway, which the robot went through. Once in the dark room, the robot stopped and waited. Phineas looked around, trying to see if maybe this is where the other agents were, but no such luck. He crossed his left hand nonchalantly over his right wrist, hiding his orange plastic watch. After a few silent moments, Phineas heard footsteps walk towards him, and he got his first look of the evil leader. The leader looked about six feet tall with a thin, somewhat bony body structure; he had thinning brown hair, a large nose, thin lips, pointy ears, brown eyes and light skin. He was dressed in a black lab coat over a blue long-sleeve turtleneck, black slacks and black shoes.
"Look through his pockets, take away anything that could be tracked." The leader said, talking to someone behind him.
When the mystery person stepped forward, Phineas held in a gasp. It was Dr. Doofenschmirtz! Phineas knew Dr. D didn't remember who he was, but he also knew this was a different Dr. D than the one he met before. He'd probably be more like the alternate dimension Dr. D, before his backstory got resolved that is. Phineas carefully kept his face blank, imitating Ferb, as Dr. D dug through his pockets and took everything electronic with him. But, and this was a relief, he left the watch. Phineas wanted to smile, but stayed stoic. He couldn't give himself away. He had to wait and see if this evil leader would put him with the other agents, and if he does, then he can activate his watch's GPS signal. But for now, he waits.
"My name is Doctor Gregory Walt." The evil leader said. "And what is yours?"
Phineas stayed quiet.
Dr. Walt narrowed his eyes, but continued on. "What were you doing with Agent P?"
"Agent who?" Phineas said back.
"You can play dumb all you want, but I know you know who I'm talking about." He said, eyes still narrowed.
"I really don't." Phineas said, keeping up with his act. It doesn't matter what this guy does to him, he will not give anything up about Perry. His pet's safety depends on it.
"He sure seemed to know you." He continued, circling around the robot that held Phineas. "He was very...protective of you. You and that other child with the green hair."
Phineas just shrugged.
Dr. Walt almost growled. "Tell me what you know or things won't end well for you."
"No." Phineas said, feeling a flash of déjà vu.
"Tell me!" He snapped.
"No." Phineas repeated.
Dr. Walt walked up close to Phineas, getting right up in his face. "Why do you bother to protect him? He's a secret agent, he doesn't care for a child like you. He only cares for his agency."
Phineas almost smiled. Oh how wrong he was. Phineas thought, staying silent.
Dr. Walt threw his hands up in exasperation before twirling around and stalking towards the back of the room. Phineas, still in the robot's tight (almost painful) grasp, stayed still and waited. Hopefully this Dr. Walt would get tired of talking to him and throw him into whatever place he was using as a prison. Or he would get rid of him. Phineas, always the optimist, hoped for the former. After five silent minutes, Dr. Walt stalked back over to Phineas, staring him down.
"No one is going to find you." He said, walking over to a desk where the items from Phineas's pockets were laid. Dr. D walked over to him, handed him a mallet, and Phineas watched as Dr. Walt smashed everything into tiny pieces. "See, you will not be found."
"Those two Agents now know where this place is." Phineas pointed out.
"Ah, but you won't be here." Dr. Walt said with a sinister smile. "You will be kept in our prison. Come robot."
Dr. Walt and Phineas, held by the robot, entered a secret entrance in the wall and walked for ten minutes through dark, damp tunnels until they reached another door. He opened it and they entered another building with metal cages set up in it. This must be the jail he was talking about. Phineas thought, looking around. In each of the cages were different animals, all wearing brown 1940's fedoras, like Perry's. He held in another smile. He found it! As they entered, all the animals swiveled their heads to look and immediately the noise level in the building went up.
"Oh be quiet!" Dr. Walt shouted. The animals didn't listen. He groaned. "See what I have to deal with. All these stupid animals!" Dr. Walt shook his head before punching in a code in a keypad on an empty cage, Phineas watching him closely, and opening it. "Throw him in."
The robot flew over and literally chucked Phineas in, causing Phineas to let out a "oomph!" and groan. He'll definitely have a bruise on his side later. Dr. Walt slammed the cage shut and started walking away.
"No one will find you here, boy." Dr. Walt said. "Not even the great Agent P." He laughed manically. "Though I do know where he will look for you." He then left, with the robot, through the secret tunnel.
Phineas gingerly sat up, wincing as he shook his arm out. Perry will not be happy to see him hurt. He walked around the medium-sized cage, kicking places every so often, trying to find any weak points, but he found none. He heard a squirrel chatter and chicken cluck to his left and turned to see. They stared at each other before Phineas looked around at all the other animals he could see. Each were looking at him with a strange, almost hopeful expression.
"What?" Phineas asked them, kinda confused.
When he spoke to them, they each started speaking, in animal, and Phineas could understand none of it.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Phineas said, holding his hands up. "Slow down, I don't speak animal."
The squirrel stepped forward, closer to his cage, and pointed to his fedora, giving a look of confusion.
Phineas took a minute to get what the agent was trying to convey, but then he got it. "Oh, you're wondering why I'm not questioning why you animals are wearing fedoras."
The squirrel nodded.
Phineas looked around, but knew he couldn't keep this secret. He sent a silent sorry to Perry before speaking. "I know." The unspoken know what was visible on each of the animal's faces. "I know that you're agents, I know about the O.W.C.A. and I know about all this." Phineas waved his arms around, wincing when that jarred his hurt arm. "The evil leader and your more evil nemeses, that they have some evil plan, that all of you have been missing."
The squirrel shrugged, asking how?
"Perry told me." Phineas said, then reconsidered. "Actually, he let me and my brother, Ferb, remember." Phineas shrugged. "We remember everything about the alternate dimension adventure and that he's an agent."
He watched as a lot of the animals face-palmed at that.
"He chose to, and I'm glad he did." Phineas said, defending his pet. "He'll find us. Him and my brother." Phineas didn't even have to look at the animals to see them asking how? "With this." Phineas pointed to his watch. The animals just looked confused. "Before we left to go scouting out locations, Ferb and I tricked two of our watches out, just in case something, something like this, happened. My watch has a GPS chip in it, and if I know Perry and Ferb, they're waiting for me to activate it."
The agents each made motions of so do it with their paws, and in some cases, wings.
Phineas nodded and pushed the GPS button, activating it. "Now we wait." Phineas looked around his cage again before riffling through his pockets. It seemed Dr. D didn't grab a few things in there. "I can work with this." Then he remembered the other function of his watch. He slapped his forehead. "I totally forgot. There's a laser in my watch. Not as strong as the one Perry has, didn't have a lot of time for that, but I might be able to use it, if I can combine it with a few other things..." He was really just talking to himself now.
He heard a few confused animal sounds.
Phineas looked up. "Do any of you have anything with you that I could use?"
Almost all the agents took off their fedoras and started rooting through them, but shook their heads. No luck.
Phineas sighed, but wouldn't be deterred. He starting looking around, seeing if there was anything in reach he could use. "Maybe, if I could reach the keypad, I could get a few wires and things and make something with that." Phineas stretched up on his tip toes and tried to reach the keypad.
A warning cluck came from the chicken. Phineas looked at him and he motioned to the door. Phineas backed up and sat down, just in time too. The door to the building opened and a few robots came flying in, followed by Dr. D. The robots circled around the animals' cages while Dr. D came up to his cage. They locked eyes and then he did something totally unexpected. Dr. D winked at him!
"No more talking." Dr. D said in a stern voice, but then threw a few things into Phineas's cage before turning and walking away, robots following.
Phineas looked down at the things Dr. D threw to him and smiled. These are just the things he needs. He knew Perry and Ferb would be back to get him, he knew his two best friends that well, but that doesn't mean he should just sit on his butt and do nothing but wait. That's not who he was. Carpe diem. That's his motto. He'd try to figure out Dr. D's weird behavior later. But right now, he was grateful for it.
Phineas looked up at the animal agents and smiled. "I know what we're gonna do today." He sat down, took his watch off and accessed the area the laser was in. "We're breaking out of here."