Chapter 5

"Perry!" Phineas shouted and ran to hug his platypus at the bottom of the stairs. Ferb followed him. "Oh Perry! I'm so glad you're okay. I'm sorry about what happened yesterday; I didn't mean it pal, you know that. Can you ever forgive me?" Perry smiled and gently patted his owner.

"Forgive him for what?" The two let go and looked at Ferb.

"Oh you don't know?" Ferb shook his head. Phineas stood up. "Good!" He went to sit down for breakfast. Ferb shrugged, and sat down by his stepbrother.

Perry smiled again; he knew that it was hard on his owner right now; waking up everyday to realize that it was the same day as before. He knew his owner didn't mean to get out of control and turn the day into probably one of the worst days of his life. He would probably have done the same thing if he was him. The platypus was proud that he wasn't in his owner's shoes; he was already in Cadence's body once before, so he defiantly didn't want to go that route again; he was just happy of just being him, but still he just knew why his owner acted the why he did; so he forgave him.

Meanwhile, he knew what the mystery item was, so he'll just wait until Lynda came back with the groceries to dispose that muffin. So he stayed home as his owners went to the bus.

"That was the best picture ever!" Phineas said to his friends on the bus ride home. "That kid Max finally leaned to eat his lunch somewhere far away from the gymnasium this time!" He punched the air excitedly. "Now I don't have to get another one I hope. Whoo!"

"Wow Phineas," Balgeet observed. "First you caught Agent F before he could escape the box, and now this. I say you had a pretty awesome day."

"Yep!" Phineas agreed. "Somehow I knew it was gonna be a great day. It must be the star I wished on last night."

"Wow!" Balgeet brightened. "So wishing on a star really does grant your wishes!" Buford elbowed him.

"Shut up." He told him. "Just because that cricket in that one movie sang about it, doesn't mean it's true."

"But it might be true. You don't know for sure if…" Buford leaned in his face.

"I say that stuff about wishing upon a star is phony alright?!" He sat back. Balgeet looked ashamed.

"Yes."

"I was Phineas's science partner." Isabella sighed heavenly.

"Yeah who cares?" Buford said. Isabella looked disturbed by that.

"Here!" Lynda handed her son the muffin at dinnertime. "Take it before Perry does." Phineas took it.

"Platypi don't eat muffins do they?" Phineas wondered. He was about to eat it when he saw his pet's expression. He sighed and put his hand back down by his side.

"You want it that bad huh?" Perry nodded. Phineas sighed and offered it to him. "Here take it." Perry took it and went in the hall.

"I don't think you should've done that." Ferb told him.

"Yeah I know." Phineas agreed. "But he wanted it yesterday too. Somehow I get the feeling that he knows what he's doing. " Phineas returned to his spot. Ferb shrugged and went back to his spot as well.

In the hall, Perry checked the left and right to see if no one was looking. They weren't so he took out his ray gun and blasted the muffin into oblivion. He then put it away, went back to pet mode, and crawled back into the kitchen.

"Oh there you are Perry." Phineas said when he saw his pet. Perry chattered innocently.

"I wonder what that sound was." Lynda said.

"Must have been fireworks." Candace suggested. Lynda shrugged and continued eating.

"Hay wait a minute." Lynda realized. "There are no fireworks this late in September."

Meanwhile, Dr. Doofensmirz was eating his supper when he realized something.

"I feel a disturbance like Perry destroyed something that I created." He then knew immediately what it was. "Oh shoot my Repeatinator poison in that muffin. Perry figured it out, he's one smart detective. I hate how he does that, curse you Perry the Platypus!" He continued eating his spaghetti taco.

"MMMMM, that web show/teenaged show was right. This Spaghetti Taco is the bomb! I know, for my next scheme, I should steal all of the Spaghetti Tacos in the whole Tristate Area and force that nemeses of mine to eat until his appatite can no longer handle all that spice; therefore getting rid of him once and for all!" He laughed at his diobocical plan. "Oh Doof you are so evil, yes you are!" He continued to eat.

"Ferb," Phineas told his stepbrother when they both hopped in their beds that night. "Wake me up when September ends so I don't have to repeat this day. Thanks." He closed his eyes.

Ferb just shrugged, turned of their lights, and then the two were fast asleep.

Phineas awoke to some shaking. He opened his eyes to realize it was morning, Ferb was by his bed. Phineas looked at his stepbrother.

"Ferb!" He scolded. "I told you not to wake me up until September ends." He turned around.

"But it did end." Ferb told his younger stepbrother. "It's the first day of October."

"Oh pish posh Ferb! I know you're trying to make me feel better, well it's not working!"

"But I'm serious." Ferb told him. "Would I ever lie to my only stepbrother?" Phineas sat up and eyed the calendar behind Ferb. Indeed it said October 1st."

"WHOOO!" Phineas cheered. He hopped up and danced excitedly with Ferb. "It's October 1st, finally!" He bolted to get ready for breakfast. Ferb got his balance, shrugged, and got ready too.

"Hay Mom." Phineas said as they went downstairs to eat. "It is October 1st today?"

"Correct dear." Lynda answered. "Yes it is."

"WHOOO!" Phineas cheered and hugged his mom. He then bolted to eat his meal: Ferb followed. "Lynda just shrugged.

"WHOO it's October 1st, all right!"

"Settle down." Lawrence told him. "I never saw you this excited over October 1st before. What's so special about it?"

"Oh you don't know what I went through dad." Lawrence looked puzzled.

"I think he's getting it from Candace." Lynda told her husband; Lawrence nodded his head in recogization and continued reading the newspaper.

Suddenly they herd a bus horn outside.

"There's the bus!" Phineas said. The boys hopped out of their chairs and grabbed their stuff.

"Bye mom, bye dad, bye Perry!" Perry followed the boys outside.

"Well Agent P." Phineas said to the sky. "Even though we never met and wherever you are now; I thank you. I don't know if it was the star that did it or you but I thank you both. You really saved me from a permanent repeation of September 30th. I really appreciate all you've done for me. Thanks whoever you are; you're a real pal!" The boys got on the bus, and it zoomed away.

Perry just smiled and chattered.