Chapter 4

"PERRY!!!!!!!!" Phinias screamed. He, Ferb, and Candace rushed to the motionless platypus. Tears were in his and Ferb's eyes as Phinias picked up Past Perry and held him.

"Oh Perry." Phinias sobbed. "You were very brave." He hugged him to his cheek. "Very very brave." Teardrops fell from his eyes onto Past Perry's body. "What a brave platypus we had."

"Through a platypus doesn't do very much." Ferb said. "That didn't stop Perry." Phinias nodded as he sniffed.

"True Ferb very true." He agreed. "We sure had a special platypus, that Perry."

"Why are you two sobbing like Perry's dead?" Candace wanted to know.

"Because Candace." Phinias told his sis. "He is dead!" He burst out crying.

"What you mean?" Candace asked then glanced at Future Perry. "Our Perry is still live and well, so in that case that means…" Then Future Perry looked at his self as he started to fade away. He looked at the kids and chattered sadly one last time before he vanished.

"Oh my gosh." Candace said. "Now he is dead!" Then like his brother, she started crying as she put her arms around her two stepbrothers.

"Just like Bucky." She sobbed. "Perry's gone to!" The three cried and cried over their dead pet.

"Look what you done now dad!" Vanessa scolded her father. "You got rid of Perry and broke his owner's hearts." She put her arm on Ferb's soldier. Ferb looked up. "I hope you're proud of what you did!" She rubbed Ferb as the green haired boy cried in her arms. Tears fell from her eyes as well.

"I-I can't believe it." Dr. D said surprised. "I did it, I actually did it!" He cheered to himself. "Woo hooooo! I did it! Perry the Platypus is no longer; I'm free from that platypus forever; finally!" He laughed in victory, and then looked at his wife. "Miranda dear." He told her. "Great things have been accomplished tonight. Therefore celebration! Tell everyone the news!" Miranda nodded and walked off. Vanessa glared madly at her father.

"Dad, how could you!" She said to him. "Murdering a platypus like this. Don't you have a heart? I mean, you're be arrested until the day you die which I hope you do!" Dr. D. gasped.

"Vannie, you want me to die?"

"Well, you deserve it after what you've done!"

"Yeah but I'm evil; I'm supposed to be extremely bad!"

"Yeah but Dad, won't you miss him as well? I mean, now you won't fight him, trap him, tell him your evil schemes, or even see him. Doesn't that bother you now that all of that can no longer can be done?" Dr. D now welled tears in his eyes.

"You're right Vannie!" He said. "I will miss my arch nemesis." He burst out crying. "Oh what have I done?!" He put his hands in front of his sobbing face. Her daughter smiled with relief.

"See Dad," She said. "You do care!"

You're right sweetheart." Dr. D said to her as he grabbed a Kleenex from Norm. "I should've never done what I did, but it's too late now." He blew in his Kleenex and handed it back to Norm. Norm grabbed it and put it in the trash.

"The damage is permanent, there's nothing I can do. Perry's dead, it's all my fault."

"But Dad, didn't you build a come back to life inator?" Her dad shook his head sadly.

"No, Perry blew it up years ago." Vanessa rubbed the crying Ferb again.

"But you'll all go to the dungeon." Dr. D said as he snapped for the Robots. Vanessa looked up and ran to her dad's side.

"What?" She asked. The dungeon? I don't get it Dad, why? Why me, your very own daughter?"

"Because you want to be with your lover!" Dr. D answered. "Now Crash, Thunder, take these fools to the dungeon!" The Robots grabbed them all.

"Dad this isn't fair!" Vanessa scolded as Norm held her. Dr. D went to face her daughter.

"Life's not fair sweetie." He told her. He laughed as the robots took them away.

"I'll defiantly tell mom about this." She told her father as they were being taken away. "And when I do you'll be busted for sure!" Dr. D laughed again and then cried when he went away. "I'll miss Perry!"

The robots threw the prisoners in the dungeon. After all of them went in, Thunder locked it.

"You won't get away with this!" Vanessa warned. Thunder bent to Vanessa's level.

"We'll see!" He sneered. Thunder then puffed smoke in her face. Vanessa coughed and fanned it away. Thunder stood up.

"Enjoy your stay!" Crash said as they went away.

"Wile you still can!" Thunder added.

"I'll be on guard in a bit." Norm prominsed. "Just let me get my coffee."

"Come on Phinias!" Candace called to his brother. "Leave it in the past, he's gone now; there's nothing you can do. Now come and help us find a way out!"

"Okay." Phinias agreed sadly. He did a final hug to Perry. "I love you." He sniffed as a teardrop fell and landed on Perry's fur.

"Come on!" Candace ugred.

"Okay, I'm coming!" Phinias put the body on the cold hard floor and went to help the others.

Suddenly, they heard a chattering sound. Phinias stopped and looked around.

"Guys, did you hear a platypus chatter?"

"Yeah." Candace said. "But we must be hearing things, Perry's dead."

"You're right." Phinias sighed. He was about to walk again when he herd the sound again.

"Now I know I herd it." The others looked, and then looked at Ferb. Ferb shrugged.

"Beats me." He said. "I didn't make that sound. I don't know what…" Then Ferb's stomach growled. They still looked at him.

"Now that was me." He told them.

The platypus sound sounded again as they noticed Perry alive and up on all fours.

"PERRY!" Phinias, Ferb, and Candace all rushed up and hugged their beloved pet. Vanessa smiled.

"Oh Perry!" Phinias said to his pet. "We thought you were a goner for sure. Man, I'm glad you're back with us pal." Perry smiled as they hugged them. Ferb's stomach growled again. They stopped hugging and looked at him.

"Well we got to get out of here." Phinias said. "So we can escape and for Ferb to get some food in his belly." They were about to look for a way out again when Future Perry reappeared. Future Perry was on all fours and just chattered. Phinias and Ferb hugged him.

"Present Perry!" Phinias said. "You're back!" Future Perry chattered again. Ferb's stomach growled again.

"Oh yeah." Phinias remembered stepping back. "Finding a way out, I almost forgot." The humans tried to find a way out as the two Perries chatted with each other.

What the heck happened Future me? How am I alive?

"It must have been Phinia's tears that brought you back to life. Love is more powerful then death my boy."

Yeah but, tears that bring people back to life? This isn't a cartoon, this is the real world; it just isn't possible.

"How you know we're not cartoons?" Past Perry hesitated a second and went to the cage door.

Whatever. Let's just find a way out of here. Hmmm, wish we were dogs, then we could just dig our way out.

"Maybe we can get the keys."

How can we get the keys? The keys are not here.

"Look again!" Past Perry looked and sure enough his gaze fell upon the keys that were in Norm's hands as he drank coffee while reading a copy of Evil for Idiots.

Well there are the keys. Perry looked at his future self. But how do we get them? Norm has them.

"Distract him of course! You know he's gullible, he'll believe anything.

Yeah but that was Norm five years ago! If Dr. D turned into an evil genius during all that time, who knows what Norm's like now. He might be a real smart aleck by now.

"He's reading Doofy's idiots guide on how to be evil."

Yeah but… Past Perry didn't know what else to say.

"Past me," He put an arm around him. "How do you know if you don't try?"

"I don't know but…

"Try!"

"Okay." Then Past Perry got an idea.

Hey, I know! We'll hide and you'll talk to him with our Doof impression; we've been around him so much, we should know exactly what he sounds like and you'll convince him to set us all free!

"That's a terrific idea me! I sure wish I thought of it."

You kind of did if you think about it. Then the Perries went to the side as Future Perry talked to Norm in his best Doofenscrirz impression.

"Norm." Norm looked up from his book.

"You want me sir?" He asked.

"Yes I do. Now I have a change of heart. I want you to let the prisoners go free." Norm stood up.

"But sir that won't be evil."

"Well I'm turning over a new leaf." Norm looked puzzled.

"What does this have to do with leaves sir?"

"Just do as I say!"

"But sir…"

"NOW NORM!!" Norm saluted.

"Yes sir; whatever you say." He then went to the cage and slipped the keys into the lock. Parries went to the exit. The others came when the door opened.

"Wait a minute," Candace said to the robot. "You're letting us go?"

"Yes I am!" Norm told them. "You're free to go now children!" They left except Candace.

"But why?" Candace wanted to know. "You work for the evil guy; you know you're risking to get busted here."

"Dr. D told me to."

"Why?"

"He had a change of heart, turning over a new leaf."

"But how you know it was the Doofenscmirz? What if it was someone in here using his voice to think that you heard him and let us escape?"

"I have no idea what you mean."

"But…"

"Come on Candace!" Phinias said. "Let us just be thankful that we can escape even though we don't know why."

"Right." Candace said and followed Phinias and the others.

"Good luck children." Norm waved good bye. "And have a nice day!"

"There's the door!" Phinias told them as they saw the exit. "Now let get out here before…" A bunny could be seen, sniffing and hopping.

"Mr. Cutie Batuty!" Candace called. The bunny looked up and stood on his hunches waiting to be picked up. The girl squealed and picked up the bunny, hugging it.

"Oh Cutie Buatuty! Where have you been the past five years?" The bunny just pricked up his whiskers and nose.

"Oh never mind about that. I'm so glad you're safe. But we got to get out of here, it's not safe in here; now lets…" Then suddenly; Past Perry tackled the bunny out of her arms with his foot. The bunny fell to the ground. The platypus then went into a fighting position.

"Perry!" Candace snapped. "What on earth are you doing?" She put her hands on her hips and was now mad.

"How dare you attack Mr. Cutie Batuty like that! Don't you have any manners?"

I'm trying to save you here! That bunny is Dr. D's henchmen; he's evil! But of course all they herd was chattering.

"Oh don't you innocent chatter me mister! You attacked him; I saw it!" She picked up Dennis again. "Now we're leaving with Mr. Cutie Batuty and you two will be friends weather you like it or not!" Perry just glared at the bunny.

Then Dennis hopped out of Candace's hands and stood up.

"Mr. Cutie Batuty?" Candace asked. "What are you doing?"

Suddenly Miranda came beside her pet. Everyone gasped. Past Perry's eyes went wide.

"Well, it looks like we have some escapers." She patted the bunny. "I must congratulate my bunny for blocking your path." She offered the rabbit a carrot. "Good job Dennis." Dennis swiped it and hopped away with it in his mouth.

"Mr. Cutie Batuty is bad?" Candace wanted to know.

"Oh yeah, he's bad to the bone."

"So Perry was trying to save me when he attacked him out of my arms?"

"Yes he was my girl and you shunned at him for it." Candace looked ashamed. "That's right, you better be ashamed; Mr. Cutie Batuty, what a lame name indeed." Candace narrowed her eyes at that.

"Oh yeah! Well, Care Bears is a lame password!" Miranda wasn't amused.

"Hello?! Care Bears is a cute password!"

"Yeah! A password for a second grader! No one will ever suspect it.'

"Exactly that's why I picked it; because no one will ever suspect it."

"Oh yeah, good point."

"Well honey." Dr. D said. The evil mad scientist came in holding a slice of pineapple pizza and a cup of soda. He took a bite and took a sip. "What's going on?" He looked at the escapers and took another bite of his pizza. "The prisoners are escaping huh?"

He then spit out his soda out of his mouth all over his wife in reorganization. "The prisoners are escaping!?" He then looked serious. "Crash, Thunder, Norm; get them!" He then looked at his glaring wet wife and laughed nervously. "Oopsie, my bad. But honey, come on; the prisoners are escaping!"

"Stop right there platypus." Crash said, blocking Past Perry's path. "You're not going anywhere as long as we're here!"

"Prepare to go down platypus!" Thunder challeged as he punched his hand with his fist. "You can never defeat us." Past Perry glared and chattered madly at them.

"We'll take care of these pieces of junk." Phinias told his pet; he and Ferb were running to the robots. They began to deprogram them. "You just take care of your nemesis pal!" Perry nodded and went to battle Doofenscrirz. Phinias detached the wires from Thunder.

"Hay don't do that kid." Thunder warned. "That'll… make me…stop…working." Thunder then stood still like stone. Ferb did the same to Crash and Norm.

"Hooray!" Phinias cheered. "I always knew that our crazy extreme gadgets and gizmos will pay of someday; we did it. Woo-hooo!"

"Aw, Perry the Platypus." Dr. D. said as they were in a corner. "Think you can defeat me huh?" He took another bite of his pizza. "Well you're so wrong!" He laughed evilly. Past Perry was backed up in a corner.

"Ha!" Dr. D laughed. "You're trapped! Now how are you going to…" Perry slid into him with his foot right into his chin! Dr, D fell back onto the floor, dropping his pizza and spilling his pop. He got up and glared at Perry as he went for his dropped pizza slice.

"You made me drop my food and beverage; now you're going to pay!" He was about to grab it when Ferb snatched it away and ate it.

"Hay no fair!" Dr. D shouted to him, shaking his fist in the air. "That was mine! Besides it had my germs on it and everything. Didn't your mom ever teach you not to eat food off the floor?" Then Ferb burped.

"Yup!" He said relaxed. "Now that hit the spot." He ran someplace else.

"I'll teach you to steal from me kid!" He ran for Ferb when Perry attacked him to the ground. His monocle fell off and fell in the vents.

"Not my monocle!" He then pinned Perry to the ground. "That was a rotten dirty trick Perry the Platypus, now prepare to…" Suddenly Future Perry attacked him. He stumbled to the floor. Perry looked shocked as his Future self helped him up.

I don't get it Future Me. I thought you were too old for action.

"I did.; but you're never too old or too young to make a difference." Perry smiled.

Thanks Future Me.

"No prob. Now go and kick some nemesis butt!"

I will, thank you. Then Past Perry attacked Doofy again.

"Ha you're trapped ladies!" Miranda said as she cornered Vanessa and Candace by some boxes. "Ooh a lady fight! I don't think so." She whistled and then Dennis showed up. "Dennis darling, care to do the honors?" Dennis stood up and headed towards them.

"This is it, this is it!" Candace panicked. "We're going to die, I'll never make it to my wedding day with Jeremy, and I'll never name our kids Amanda and Xavier we'll doomed!" She screamed with fright.

But just then, the two girls were lifted by rope. They looked to see their savor was none other then Ferb.

"You saved us Ferb!" Vanessa said. "You're my hero!" Ferb then quick kissed Vanessa.

"Ooh lah lah!" Candace teased. "Ferb loves Vanessa; how cute!" Ferb unlocked the crate and he and the girls ran away.

About a hundred carrots tumbled out. The bunny couldn't take the temptation; he hopped up to a carrot and began munching it down.

"No no you stupid bunny!" Miranda scolded the rabbit. "This is no time for carrots; they're getting away! ERRR!"

"Well that's it." Phineas said as they were done tying the bad guys up. "That's the last of them, we're out of here!" They then went away.

"CURSE YOU PERRIES THE PLATYPIS!!"

"Well let's get out of here." Phineas said as they went to the exit. Past Perry stopped as he saw Dr. D's time machine. He chattered to get the gang's attention. They turned around.

"What it is Past Perry?" Past Perry chattered again and Phinias looked at the time machine. "Ohhhh, you want back to your time zone." Past Perry nodded. The boy went towards him and put an arm around him.

"Well I guess we shouldn't stop you then." He hugged him. "We'll miss you bud."

"We'll see him again." Ferb reminded him.

"Oh yeah!" Phinias remembered then patted Perry's head. "We'll see you real soon pal." He then got up and backed up. Future Perry went towards him and offered a hand. Past Perry shook it.

"Well so long kid. Your future will only depend on you, so use it wisely."

Thanks I will, I promise. Then the Parries departured.

"Bye Perry!" Phinias called. Perry smiled as he heard their goodbyes then jumped into the time machine.

When Perry got back; Dr. D, Major Monogram, and Carl were all on lawn chairs relaxing in the hot sun. They all had cold lemonades. They were all reading magazines.

Perry chattered to signal that he was back. Startled, the three all fell of their lawn chairs and dropped their magazines.

"Ugh, he's back!" Dr. D said. They all stood up. Monogram went forewords. The platypus looked at him.

"Perry," He began. "I'm so very sorry how I treated you before you fell in Doofy's time machine. I was way too hard on you and I'm sorry. I don't see why you can't have fun with your loving family from time to time. After all they are your family, you should spend time with them. I'm sorry for not understanding that in the beginning. Will you forgive me?" Before Perry had time to think, Monogram pulled out an exact replica of his fedora.

"I can't let you say no, for then this fedora would be a waste of money. You already wasted two of these; I can't afford another one. So what do you say; you want to go back as a secret agent?" Perry looked at the hat Monogram offered then everybody's hopeful faces.

"Please Perry, won't you come back as a spy working for the O.W.C.A?" Perry looked at Monogram's expression one last time before he grabbed the leather hat and placed in on his head. Everyone cheered.

"Woo-hoo!" Dr. D cheered. "Perry the Platypus is back as my permanent nemesis, yeah baby, wooo!"

"Well Agent P," Monogram shook hands with the platypus. "I promise to never ever treat you like that ever again."

"And I'll make sure of it!" Carl added. Monogram looked at Carl.

"Carl, please don't ruin this lovely moment."

"Sorry sir, never again."

"Agent P, it's good to have you back." Then platypus and man hugged and all were forgiven.